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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 20, 2020
BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC.
BOSTON PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
(Exact Name of Registrants As Specified in its Charter)
Boston Properties, Inc.
Delaware
1-13087
04-2473675
 
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
Boston Properties Limited Partnership
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
(Registrants’ telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrants under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))





Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Registrant
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Boston Properties, Inc.
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
BXP
New York Stock Exchange
Boston Properties, Inc.
Depository Shares Each Representing 1/100th of a share
BXP PRB
New York Stock Exchange
of 5.25% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
  
Boston Properties, Inc.:
Emerging growth company

Boston Properties Limited Partnership:
Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Boston Properties, Inc. ☐         Boston Properties Limited Partnership ☐









Item 5.07.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Boston Properties, Inc. (the “Company”), the sole general partner of Boston Properties Limited Partnership, held its 2020 annual meeting of stockholders (the “2020 Annual Meeting”) in a virtual meeting format via live audio webcast on May 20, 2020. At the 2020 Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company were asked to (1) elect Kelly A. Ayotte, Bruce W. Duncan, Karen E. Dykstra, Carol B. Einiger, Diane J. Hoskins, Joel I. Klein, Douglas T. Linde, Matthew J. Lustig, Owen D. Thomas, David A. Twardock and William H. Walton, III to the Company’s Board of Directors, (2) cast a non-binding, advisory vote on named executive officer compensation, as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, and (3) 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, 2020.
At the 2020 Annual Meeting, the stockholders elected all eleven director nominees, approved the advisory resolution on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers and ratified the appointment of PWC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020.
The following is a statement of the number of votes cast for and against each director nominee and each other matter voted upon, as applicable. In addition, the following sets forth the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each director nominee and each other matter, as applicable.
Proposal 1 - Election of Directors
 
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
Joel I. Klein
 
137,303,766
 
2,382,082
 
82,893
 
3,376,674
Kelly A. Ayotte
 
135,629,067
 
4,056,015
 
83,659
 
3,376,674
Bruce W. Duncan
 
123,589,762
 
16,096,006
 
82,973
 
3,376,674
Karen E. Dykstra
 
139,600,711
 
84,837
 
83,193
 
3,376,674
Carol B. Einiger
 
136,359,902
 
3,325,968
 
82,871
 
3,376,674
Diane J. Hoskins
 
139,591,619
 
93,950
 
83,172
 
3,376,674
Douglas T. Linde
 
137,808,430
 
1,879,223
 
81,088
 
3,376,674
Matthew J. Lustig
 
138,188,273
 
1,485,505
 
94,963
 
3,376,674
Owen D. Thomas
 
139,042,568
 
645,207
 
80,966
 
3,376,674
David A. Twardock
 
132,677,757
 
6,980,771
 
110,213
 
3,376,674
William H. Walton, III
 
139,597,341
 
86,617
 
84,783
 
3,376,674
Proposal 2 - Non-binding, Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
123,698,424
 
15,911,869
 
158,448
 
3,376,674
Proposal 3 - Ratification of Appointment of PWC
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
138,327,163
 
4,736,949
 
81,303
 
0






SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC.
 
 
By:
/s/    MICHAEL E. LABELLE        
 
Michael E. LaBelle
 
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
 
 
 
 
 
 
BOSTON PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
By: Boston Properties, Inc., its General Partner
 
 
By:
/s/    MICHAEL E. LABELLE        
 
Michael E. LaBelle
 
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

    

Date: May 20, 2020