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): August 13, 2008
BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its 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 02199-8103
(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 August 13, 2008, Boston Properties, Inc. announced that its operating partnership, Boston Properties Limited Partnership, had commenced a private placement to qualified institutional buyers of $500 million (or $575 million if the initial purchasers’ over-allotment option is exercised in full) in aggregate principal amount of exchangeable senior notes due 2014 to be issued pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. For additional information concerning this private placement, refer to Exhibit 99.1 contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated August 13, 2008 regarding the private placement of exchangeable senior notes due 2014. |
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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: August 13, 2008 | By: | /s/ Michael E. LaBelle | ||
| Name: | Michael E. LaBelle | |||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer | |||