SEC FORM 3

SEC FORM 3 SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Otteni Peter V

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

2200 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW

SUITE 200W

(Street)

WASHINGTON

20037

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/17/2021

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BOSTON PROPERTIES INC [ BXP ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Senior Vice President

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
LTIP Units⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	Common Stock, par value $0.01	18,300	⁽¹⁾	D
Common OP Units⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	Common Stock, par value $0.01	5,027	⁽²⁾	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents units of limited partnership interest in Boston Properties Limited Partnership, of which the Issuer is the general partner, ("BPLP") issued as long term incentive compensation ("LTIP Units") 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 the Issuer's common stock. LTIP Units have no expiration date.

2. Represents Common OP Units in BPLP. Each Common OP Unit may be presented for redemption, at the election of the holder, for cash equal to the fair market value of a share of the Issuer's common stock, except that the Issuer may, at it's election, acquire each Common OP Unit so presented for redemption for one share of its common stock. Common OP Units have no expiration date.

Remarks:

Exhibit 24 Power of Attorney

	/s/ Kelli A. DiLuglio, as Attorney-in-Fact	05/26/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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SEC Form 3 filed by Otteni Peter V