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 |
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| Election of Directors: |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Proposal to approve the 2012 Plan |
103,018,970 | 27,100,859 | 104,706 | 3,677,622 | ||||||||||||
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
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| 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 |
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 | ||||