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): December 23, 2014
BOSTON PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in 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
(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. |
As contemplated by Section 1(b) of that certain Transition Benefits Agreement, dated March 10, 2013, by and between Boston Properties, Inc. (the “Company”), a Delaware corporation and the sole general partner of Boston Properties Limited Partnership, and Mortimer B. Zuckerman, Mr. Zuckerman has notified the Company that he will complete his transition from Executive Chairman to non-executive Chairman of the Board of the Company effective as of the close of business on December 31, 2014. As a result, he will no longer be an officer or employee of the Company after such time; however, his term as a director will remain unchanged by such transition.
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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: December 30, 2014 | By: | /s/ Michael E. LaBelle | ||||
| Michael E. LaBelle | ||||||
| Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | ||||||