Form 8-K

 

 

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): June 27, 2013

 

 

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 June 27, 2013, Boston Properties, Inc.’s operating partnership, Boston Properties Limited Partnership (the “Company”), completed the issuance and sale of $700 million aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 3.800% Senior Notes due 2024 (the “Notes”). The net proceeds to the Company from the sale of the Notes, after deducting underwriting discounts and estimated transaction expenses, are estimated to be approximately $691.9 million. The Company plans to use the net proceeds from the offering for general business purposes, which may include investment opportunities and debt reduction.

The Notes were issued under the Indenture, dated as of December 13, 2002, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (as successor to The Bank of New York), as supplemented by Supplemental Indenture No. 14 (“Supplemental Indenture No. 14”) dated as of June 27, 2013.

The offer and sale of the Notes were registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-176157-01) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The material terms of the Notes are described in a prospectus supplement filed by the Company with the Commission on June 19, 2013 pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) under the Securities Act.

Copies of the Supplemental Indenture No. 14 and the form of the Notes are filed herewith as Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number

   

Exhibit

4.1    Supplemental Indenture No. 14, dated as of June 27, 2013, between Boston Properties Limited Partnership and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Boston Properties Limited Partnership filed on July 1, 2013).
4.2    Form of 3.800% Senior Notes due 2024 attached as Exhibit A to Supplemental Indenture No. 14 filed as Exhibit 4.1 hereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Boston Properties Limited Partnership filed on July 1, 2013).

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: July 1, 2013   By:  

/s/ Michael E. LaBelle

    Michael E. LaBelle
    Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer