Stockholders' Equity / Partners' Capital

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Equity [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity / Partners' Capital

12. Stockholders’ Equity / Partners’ Capital

Boston Properties, Inc.

As of December 31, 2021, Boston Properties, Inc. had 156,544,849 shares of Common Stock outstanding.

As of December 31, 2021, Boston Properties, Inc. owned 1,745,914 general partnership units and 154,798,935 limited partnership units in Boston Properties Limited Partnership.

On May 22, 2020, Boston Properties, Inc. renewed its “at the market” (“ATM”) stock offering program through which it may sell from time to time up to an aggregate of $600.0 million of its Common Stock through sales agents over a three-year period. Under the ATM stock offering program, Boston Properties, Inc. may also engage in forward sale transactions with affiliates of certain sales agents for the sale of its Common Stock on a forward basis. This program replaced Boston Properties, Inc.’s prior $600.0 million ATM stock offering program that was scheduled to expire on June 2, 2020. Boston Properties, Inc. intends to use the net proceeds from any offering for general business purposes, which may include investment opportunities and debt reduction. No shares of Common Stock have been issued under this ATM stock offering program.

During the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, Boston Properties, Inc. issued 247,920 and 43,792 shares of Common Stock, respectively, upon the exercise of options to purchase Common Stock.

During the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, Boston Properties, Inc. issued 523,969 and 856,811 shares of Common Stock, respectively, in connection with the redemption of an equal number of redeemable OP Units from limited partners.

The following table presents Boston Properties, Inc.’s dividends per share and Boston Properties Limited Partnership’s distributions per OP Unit and LTIP Unit paid or declared during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019:

Record Date	Payment Date	Dividend (Per Share)	Distribution (Per Unit)
December 31, 2021	January 28, 2022	$0.98	$0.98
September 30, 2021	October 29, 2021	$0.98	$0.98
June 30, 2021	July 30, 2021	$0.98	$0.98
March 31, 2021	April 30, 2021	$0.98	$0.98
December 31, 2020	January 28, 2021	$0.98	$0.98
September 30, 2020	October 30, 2020	$0.98	$0.98
June 30, 2020	July 31, 2020	$0.98	$0.98
March 31, 2020	April 30, 2020	$0.98	$0.98
December 31, 2019	January 30, 2020	$0.98	$0.98
September 30, 2019	October 31, 2019	$0.95	$0.95
June 28, 2019	July 31, 2019	$0.95	$0.95
March 29, 2019	April 30, 2019	$0.95	$0.95
December 31, 2018	January 30, 2019	$0.95	$0.95

Preferred Stock

At December 31, 2020, Boston Properties, Inc. had 80,000 shares (8,000,000 Depositary Shares each representing 1/100th of a share) outstanding of its 5.25% Series B Preferred Stock with a liquidation preference of $2,500.00 per share ($25.00 per Depositary Share). Boston Properties, Inc. paid cumulative cash dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock at a rate of 5.25% per annum of the $2,500.00 liquidation preference per share. Boston Properties, Inc. did not have the right to redeem the Series B Preferred Stock prior to March 27, 2018, except in certain circumstances relating to the preservation of Boston Properties, Inc.’s REIT status. On and after March 27, 2018, Boston Properties, Inc., at its option, could redeem the Series B Preferred Stock for a cash redemption price of $2,500.00 per share ($25.00 per Depositary Share), plus all accrued and unpaid dividends. The Series B Preferred Stock was not redeemable by the holders, had no maturity date and was not convertible into any other security of Boston Properties, Inc. or its affiliates.

On March 2, 2021, Boston Properties, Inc. issued a redemption notice for 80,000 shares of its Series B Preferred Stock, which constituted all of the outstanding Series B Preferred Stock, and the corresponding Depositary Shares, each representing 1/100th of a share of Series B Preferred Stock. The redemption price per share of Series B Preferred Stock was $2,500, plus all accrued and unpaid dividend to, but not including, the redemption date, totaling $2,516.41 per share. On March 31, 2021, the Company transferred the full redemption price for all outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock of approximately $201.3 million, including approximately $1.3 million of accrued and unpaid dividends to, but not including, the redemption date, to the redemption agent. The excess of the redemption price over the carrying value of the Series B Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Units of approximately $6.4 million relates to the original issuance costs and is reflected as a reduction to Net Income Attributable to Boston Properties, Inc. common shareholders and Net Income Attributable to Boston Properties Limited Partnership common unitholders on the Consolidated Income Statement.

On April 1, 2021, Boston Properties, Inc. redeemed 80,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock (including the corresponding 8,000,000 Depositary Shares), which represented all of the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock and all of the outstanding Depositary Shares. In connection with the redemption of the Series B Preferred Stock, all of the Series B Preferred Units, which had terms and preferences generally mirroring those of the Series B Preferred Stock, were redeemed by Boston Properties Limited Partnership.

The following table presents Boston Properties, Inc.’s dividends per share on its Series B Preferred Stock paid or declared during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019:

Record Date	Payment Date	Dividend (Per Share)
February 5, 2021	February 16, 2021	$32.8125
November 4, 2020	November 16, 2020	$32.8125
August 3, 2020	August 17, 2020	$32.8125
May 1, 2020	May 15, 2020	$32.8125
February 4, 2020	February 18, 2020	$32.8125
November 1, 2019	November 15, 2019	$32.8125
August 2, 2019	August 15, 2019	$32.8125
May 3, 2019	May 15, 2019	$32.8125
February 4, 2019	February 15, 2019	$32.8125