SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* RITCHEY RAYMOND A (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC. 2200 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW (Street) WASHINGTON DC 20037 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BOSTON PROPERTIES INC [ BXP ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Senior EVP
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/13/2020
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock, par value $0.01	02/13/2020		C(1)		35,600	A	(1)	35,600	I	By RAR/BP LLC

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Common OP Units(2)	(1)	02/13/2020		C(1)			35,600	(1)	(1)	Common Stock, par value $0.01	35,600	(1)	0	I	By RAR/BP LLC
Common OP Units(2)	(2)							(2)	(2)	Common Stock, par value $0.01	31,265		31,265	I	By The Raymond A. Ritchey 2008 Family Trust
Common OP Units(2)	(2)							(2)	(2)	Common Stock, par value $0.01	99,305		99,305	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. RAR/BP LLC redeemed 35,600 common units of limited partnership ("Common OP Units") in Boston Properties Limited Partnership ("BPLP"), of which the Issuer is the sole general partner, for an equal number of shares of the Issuer's common stock in accordance with BPLP's partnership agreement.

2. Represents Common OP Units in BPLP. Each Common OP Unit may be presented for redemption, at the election of the holder, for cash equal to the fair market value of a share of the Issuer's Common Stock, except that the Issuer may, at it's election, acquire each Common OP Unit so presented for redemption for one share of Common Stock. Common OP Units have no expiration date.

Remarks:

	/s/ Kelli A. DiLuglio, as Attorney-in-Fact	02/13/2020
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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