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): November 8, 2010
BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 1-13087 | 04-2473675 | ||
| (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 8.01. | Other Events. |
On November 8, 2010, Boston Properties, Inc. announced that its operating partnership, Boston Properties Limited Partnership, agreed to sell $850.0 million of 4.125% senior unsecured notes due 2021 in an underwritten public offering through Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, US Bancorp Investments, Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as joint book-running managers. The notes were priced at 99.26% of the principal amount to yield 4.213% to maturity. The notes will mature on May 15, 2021, unless earlier redeemed. The offering is expected to close on November 18, 2010.
A copy of the press release announcing the pricing of the public offering is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit |
Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Press release announcing Boston Properties Limited Partnership’s pricing of a public offering of senior notes due in 2021, dated November 8, 2010. |
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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, INC. | ||||
| Date: November 9, 2010 | By: | /s/ Michael E. LaBelle | ||
| Michael E. LaBelle | ||||
| Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | ||||