Sec Form 4 Filing - BACOW LAWRENCE S @ BOSTON PROPERTIES INC - 2012-08-20

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FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
BACOW LAWRENCE S
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BOSTON PROPERTIES INC [ BXP]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X __ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last) (First) (Middle)
HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, 420 GUTMAN HALL, 13 APPIAN WAY
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
08/20/2012
(Street)
CAMBRIDGE, MA02138
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
__ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 $.01 08/20/2012 C( 1 ) 585 A 585 D
Common Stock, par value $.01 08/20/2012 S 585 D $ 110.93 0 D
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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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
(MM/DD/YY)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: 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
LTIP Units ( 2 ) 08/20/2012 C( 1 ) 585 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Common Units 585 $ 0.25 1,646 D
Common OP Units ( 2 ) 08/20/2012 C( 1 ) 585 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Common Stock 585 ( 2 ) 585 D
Common OP Units ( 2 ) 08/20/2012 C( 1 ) 585 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Common Stock 585 ( 2 ) 0 D
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
BACOW LAWRENCE S
HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
420 GUTMAN HALL, 13 APPIAN WAY
CAMBRIDGE, MA02138
X
Signatures
/s/ Kelli A. DiLuglio, Attorney-in-Fact 08/20/2012
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )585 of the Reporting Person's units of limited partnership interest in Boston Properties Limited Partnership (BPLP), of which the Issuer is the sole general partner, were converted into common units of limited partnership interest (Common OP Units) in BPLP by the Reporting Person and the Common OP Units were immediately redeemed for an equal number of shares of the Issuer's Common Stock in accordance with BPLP's Partnership Agreement.
( 2 )Represents units of limited partnership interest in Boston Properties Limited Partnership (BPLP), of which the Issuer is the general partner, issued as long term incentive compensation pursuant to the Issuer's equity based incentive programs. Conditioned upon minimum allocations to the capital accounts of the LTIP Units for federal income tax purposes, each LTIP Unit may be converted, at the election of the holder, into a common unit of limited partnership interest in BPLP (Common OP Unit). Each Common OP Unit acquired upon conversion of an LTIP Unit may be presented for redemption, at the election of the holder, for cash equal to the then fair market value of a share of the Issuer's Common Stock, except that the Issuer may, at its election, acquire each Common OP Unit so presented for one share of Common Stock.

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