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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 19, 2022
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 PartnershipDelaware
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):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
RegistrantTitle of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Boston Properties, Inc.Common Stock, par value $0.01 per shareBXPNew York Stock Exchange

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 2022 annual meeting of stockholders (the “2022 Annual Meeting”) on May 19, 2022. At the 2022 Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company were asked to (1) elect Kelly A. Ayotte, Bruce W. Duncan, Carol B. Einiger, Diane J. Hoskins, Mary E. Kipp, 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 Proxy Statement pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, (3) approve the Boston Properties, Inc. Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan (the “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, 2022.
At the 2022 Annual Meeting, the stockholders elected all eleven director nominees, approved the advisory resolution on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, approved the Plan and ratified the appointment of PWC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022.
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
ForAgainstAbstain
Broker Non-Votes
Joel I. Klein140,045,1421,207,598 383,307 3,164,332 
Kelly A. Ayotte130,164,193 11,089,528 382,326 3,164,332 
Bruce W. Duncan139,742,853 1,509,592 383,602 3,164,332 
Carol B. Einiger136,915,908 4,339,461 380,678 3,164,332 
Diane J. Hoskins140,004,649 1,247,910 383,488 3,164,332 
Mary E. Kipp140,544,113 711,108 380,826 3,164,332 
Douglas T. Linde139,452,685 1,799,806 383,556 3,164,332 
Matthew J. Lustig128,047,252 13,204,625 384,170 3,164,332 
Owen D. Thomas116,323,785 17,174,848 8,137,414 3,164,332 
David A. Twardock134,412,910 6,839,376 383,761 3,164,332 
William H. Walton, III140,151,206 1,100,771 384,070 3,164,332 
Proposal 2 - Non-binding, Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation
ForAgainstAbstain
Broker Non-Votes
127,254,62413,977,344404,0793,164,332
Proposal 3 - Boston Properties, Inc. Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan
ForAgainstAbstain
Broker Non-Votes
139,880,1221,364,738391,1873,164,332



Proposal 4 - Ratification of Appointment of PWC
ForAgainstAbstain
Broker Non-Votes
138,696,3645,879,859224,1560



Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No.Description
10.1
*101.SCHInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
*101.CALInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
*101.LABInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
*101.PREInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
*101.DEFInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
*104Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL with applicable taxonomy extension information contained in Exhibits 101.*).

*Filed herewith.




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, 2022