Douglas T. Linde - Nov 23, 2021 Form 4 Insider Report for BOSTON PROPERTIES INC (BXP)

Signature
/s/ Kelli A. DiLuglio, as Attorney-in-Fact
Stock symbol
BXP
Transactions as of
Nov 23, 2021
Transactions value $
-$614,080
Form type
4
Date filed
11/24/2021, 12:54 PM
Next filing
Feb 1, 2022

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction BXP Common Stock, par value $0.01 Options Exercise $3.47M +34.5K +19.07% $100.77 215K Nov 23, 2021 Direct
transaction BXP Common Stock, par value $0.01 Sale -$2.77M -23.4K -10.89% $118.32 192K Nov 23, 2021 Direct F1
transaction BXP Common Stock, par value $0.01 Sale -$1.32M -11K -5.76% $119.14 181K Nov 23, 2021 Direct F2
holding BXP Common Stock, par value $0.01 2.1K Nov 23, 2021 By children
holding BXP Common Stock, par value $0.01 700 Nov 23, 2021 By spouse

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Underlying Class Amount Exercise Price Ownership Footnotes
transaction BXP Employee Stock Option (right to buy) Options Exercise $0 -34.5K -100% $0.00* 0 Nov 23, 2021 Common Stock, par value $0.01 34.5K $100.77 Direct F3, F4, F5
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 Represents the weighted average sale price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at sale prices ranging from $117.690 to $118.685, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide upon request by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
F2 Represents the weighted average sale price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at sale prices ranging from $118.690 to $119.615, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide upon request by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
F3 In (1) January 2014, the Issuer paid a special dividend of $2.25 per share of Common Stock to all stockholders of record as of the close of business on December 31, 2013, (2) January 2015, the Issuer paid a special dividend of $4.50 per share of Common Stock to all stockholders of record as of the close of business on December 31, 2014 and (3) January 2016, the Issuer paid a special dividend of $1.25 per share of Common Stock to all stockholders of record as of the close of business on December 31, 2015. In connection with these special dividends, the Issuer's Board of Directors adjusted all options that were awarded, but not exercised, prior to the ex-dividend date for each special dividend to account for the effect of each special dividend. The number of shares subject to each such option was increased and the exercise price correspondingly decreased such that each option had the same fair value to the holder before and after giving effect to the payment of each special dividend.
F4 Pursuant to the adjustments described in Footnote 3, the number of shares underlying Mr. Linde's options increased by (1) 714 from 32,295 to 33,009 in January 2014, (2) 1,135 from 33,009 to 34,144 in January 2015 and (3) 332 from 34,144 to 34,476 in January 2016 and the per share exercise price was correspondingly decreased.
F5 The option vested in four equal annual installments beginning on January 15, 2013.