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 15, 2015
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)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On December 15, 2015, Boston Properties, Inc. (the “Company”), the general partner of Boston Properties Limited Partnership, issued a press release announcing that it legally defeased the mortgage loan secured by 100 & 200 Clarendon Street in Boston, Massachusetts. On December 17, 2015, the Company issued a press release announcing that it completed the sale of Innovation Place in San Jose, California and that its Board of Directors declared regular quarterly and special dividends. Copies of those press releases are filed herewith as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| *99.1 | Press release dated December 15, 2015 | |
| *99.2 | Press release dated December 17, 2015 | |
| * | Filed herewith. |
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: December 18, 2015 | By: | /s/ Michael E. LaBelle | ||||
| Michael E. LaBelle | ||||||
| Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| *99.1 | Press release dated December 15, 2015 | |
| *99.2 | Press release dated December 17, 2015 | |
| * | Filed herewith. |