8-K

BXP, Inc. (BXP)

8-K 2022-05-20 For: 2022-05-19
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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<br>of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer<br>Identification No.)
Boston Properties Limited Partnership Delaware 0-50209 04-3372948
(State or Other Jurisdiction<br>of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer<br>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:

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

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

For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
Joel I. Klein 140,045,142 1,207,598 383,307 3,164,332
Kelly A. Ayotte 130,164,193 11,089,528 382,326 3,164,332
Bruce W. Duncan 139,742,853 1,509,592 383,602 3,164,332
Carol B. Einiger 136,915,908 4,339,461 380,678 3,164,332
Diane J. Hoskins 140,004,649 1,247,910 383,488 3,164,332
Mary E. Kipp 140,544,113 711,108 380,826 3,164,332
Douglas T. Linde 139,452,685 1,799,806 383,556 3,164,332
Matthew J. Lustig 128,047,252 13,204,625 384,170 3,164,332
Owen D. Thomas 116,323,785 17,174,848 8,137,414 3,164,332
David A. Twardock 134,412,910 6,839,376 383,761 3,164,332
William H. Walton, III 140,151,206 1,100,771 384,070 3,164,332

Proposal 2 - Non-binding, Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation

For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
127,254,624 13,977,344 404,079 3,164,332

Proposal 3 - Boston Properties, Inc. Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan

For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
139,880,122 1,364,738 391,187 3,164,332

Proposal 4 - Ratification of Appointment of PWC

For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
138,696,364 5,879,859 224,156 0

Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No. Description
10.1 Boston Properties, Inc. Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan (Incorporated by reference to Appendix B to Boston Properties, Inc.'s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on April 6, 2022.
*101.SCH Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
*101.CAL Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
*101.LAB Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
*101.PRE Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
*101.DEF Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
*104 Cover 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