Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 15, 2012

 

 

BOSTON PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   0-50209   04-3372948

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

800 Boylston Street, Suite 1900, Boston, Massachusetts 02199-8103

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(617) 236-3300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Boston Properties, Inc. (the “Company”), the sole general partner of Boston Properties Limited Partnership, held its 2012 annual meeting of stockholders (the “2012 Annual Meeting”) on May 15, 2012. At the 2012 Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company approved the Boston Properties, Inc. 2012 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the “2012 Plan”). The 2012 Plan replaces the Second Amendment and Restatement of the Company’s 1997 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the “1997 Stock Plan”). The 2012 Plan provides flexibility to the Company’s Compensation Committee to use various equity-based incentive awards as compensation tools to motivate the Company’s workforce.

The material features of the 2012 Plan are:

 

   

The maximum number of shares of common stock reserved and available for issuance under the 2012 Plan is the sum of (i) 13,000,000 newly authorized shares, plus (ii) the number of shares available for grant under the 1997 Stock Plan immediately prior to the effective date of the 2012 Plan, plus (iii) any shares underlying grants under the 1997 Stock Plan that are forfeited, cancelled or are terminated (other than by exercise) in the future;

 

   

“Full-value” awards (i.e., awards other than stock options) are multiplied by a 2.32 conversion ratio to calculate the number of shares available under the 2012 Plan that are used for each full-value award, as opposed to a 1.0 conversion ratio for each stock option awarded under the 2012 Plan;

 

   

Shares tendered or held back for taxes will not be added back to the reserved pool under the 2012 Plan;

 

   

The award of stock options (both incentive and non-qualified options), restricted stock, performance shares, deferred stock, other stock-based awards, cash-based awards and dividend equivalent rights is permitted;

 

   

Minimum vesting periods for grants of restricted stock, deferred stock awards and other stock-based awards are required;

 

   

Any material amendment (other than an amendment that curtails the scope of the 2012 Plan) is subject to approval by the Company’s stockholders;

 

   

Stock options may not be repriced without stockholder approval; and

 

   

The term of the 2012 Plan is for ten years from the date of stockholder approval.

A description of the 2012 Plan can be found in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A for the 2012 Annual Meeting that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2012 (the “Proxy Statement”) in the section entitled “Proposal 3: Approval of the Boston Properties, Inc. 2012 Stock Option and Incentive Plan,” which is incorporated herein by reference. This description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the 2012 Plan attached as Annex A to the Proxy Statement and incorporated by reference herein.


Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the 2012 Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company were asked to (1) elect Lawrence S. Bacow, Zoë Baird Budinger, Douglas T. Linde, Matthew J. Lustig, Alan J. Patricof, Martin Turchin and David A. Twardock to the Company’s Board of Directors, (2) cast an advisory vote on named executive officer compensation, as described in the Proxy Statement, (3) approve the 2012 Plan and (4) ratify the Audit Committee’s appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PWC”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012.

The stockholders elected all seven director nominees, approved the advisory resolution on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, approved the 2012 Plan and ratified the appointment of PWC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012.

The following is a statement of the number of votes cast for or against each matter or director nominee. In addition, the following also sets forth the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter or director nominee, as applicable.

 

     For      Against      Abstain      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Election of Directors:

           

Lawrence S. Bacow

     127,323,736         2,892,135         8,664         3,677,622   

Zoë Baird Budinger

     121,609,739         8,606,587         8,209         3,677,622   

Douglas T. Linde

     126,847,686         3,366,355         10,494         3,677,622   

Matthew J. Lustig

     127,770,163         2,443,575         10,797         3,677,622   

Alan J. Patricof

     126,607,819         3,606,041         10,675         3,677,622   

Martin Turchin

     126,761,217         3,453,132         10,186         3,677,622   

David A. Twardock

     127,327,256         2,886,810         10,469         3,677,622   
     For      Against      Abstain      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Non-binding, advisory vote on named executive officer compensation

     123,071,451         3,957,699         3,195,385         3,677,622   
     For      Against      Abstain      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Proposal to approve the 2012 Plan

     103,018,970         27,100,859         104,706         3,677,622   
     For      Against      Abstain      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Ratification of appointment of PWC

     132,260,808         1,621,748         19,601         N/A   

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
No.

 

Description

10.1   Boston Properties, Inc. 2012 Stock Option and Incentive Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to Boston Properties, Inc.’s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on March 30, 2012.)


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  BOSTON PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
  By: Boston Properties, Inc., its General Partner
Date: May 16, 2012   By:  

/s/ Michael E. LaBelle

  Name:   Michael E. LaBelle
  Title:   Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
    Officer & Treasurer