EX-12.1 2 bxpbplp93017-ex121.htm EXHIBIT 12.1
EXHIBIT 12.1
BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC.
CALCULATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
CALCULATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DIVIDENDS
Boston Properties, Inc.’s ratios of earnings to fixed charges and ratios of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred dividends for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and the five years ended December 31, 2016 were as follows:

|  | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 |  | Year Ended December 31,
|  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
|  | (dollars in thousands)
Earnings: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Add: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income from continuing operations before income from unconsolidated joint ventures, gains on consolidation of joint ventures and gain on sale of investment in unconsolidated joint venture |  | $ | 416,452 |  |  | $ | 421,927 |  |  | $ | 401,253 |  |  | $ | 345,249 |  |  | $ | 242,583 |  |  | $ | 236,378 |
Gains on sales of real estate |  | 6,791 |  |  | 80,606 |  |  | 375,895 |  |  | 168,039 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Amortization of interest capitalized |  | 8,188 |  |  | 10,685 |  |  | 10,203 |  |  | 8,211 |  |  | 5,522 |  |  | 5,278 |
Distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures |  | 8,563 |  |  | 24,955 |  |  | 8,469 |  |  | 7,372 |  |  | 17,600 |  |  | 20,565 |
Fixed charges (see below) |  | 329,536 |  |  | 456,710 |  |  | 471,441 |  |  | 515,891 |  |  | 528,116 |  |  | 469,083 |
Subtract: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest capitalized |  | (43,286 | ) |  | (39,237 | ) |  | (34,213 | ) |  | (52,476 | ) |  | (68,152 | ) |  | (44,278 | )
Preferred distributions of consolidated subsidiaries |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (6 | ) |  | (1,023 | ) |  | (6,046 | ) |  | (3,497 | )
Noncontrolling interests in income of subsidiaries that have not incurred fixed charges |  | (29,149 | ) |  | (37,171 | ) |  | (40,248 | ) |  | (28,958 | ) |  | (5,818 | ) |  | — |
Total earnings |  | $ | 697,095 |  |  | $ | 918,475 |  |  | $ | 1,192,794 |  |  | $ | 962,305 |  |  | $ | 713,805 |  |  | $ | 683,529 |
Fixed charges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expensed |  | $ | 282,709 |  |  | $ | 412,849 |  |  | $ | 432,196 |  |  | $ | 455,743 |  |  | $ | 447,240 |  |  | $ | 413,564 |
Interest capitalized |  | 43,286 |  |  | 39,237 |  |  | 34,213 |  |  | 52,476 |  |  | 68,152 |  |  | 44,278 |
Portion of rental expense representative of the interest factor (one-third of rental expense) |  | 3,541 |  |  | 4,624 |  |  | 5,026 |  |  | 6,649 |  |  | 6,678 |  |  | 7,744 |
Preferred distributions of consolidated subsidiaries |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6 |  |  | 1,023 |  |  | 6,046 |  |  | 3,497 |
Total fixed charges |  | $ | 329,536 |  |  | $ | 456,710 |  |  | $ | 471,441 |  |  | $ | 515,891 |  |  | $ | 528,116 |  |  | $ | 469,083 |
Preferred dividends |  | 7,875 |  |  | 10,500 |  |  | 10,500 |  |  | 10,500 |  |  | 8,057 |  |  | — |
Total combined fixed charges and preferred dividends |  | $ | 337,411 |  |  | $ | 467,210 |  |  | $ | 481,941 |  |  | $ | 526,391 |  |  | $ | 536,173 |  |  | $ | 469,083 |
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |  | 2.12 |  |  | 2.01 |  |  | 2.53 |  |  | 1.87 |  |  | 1.35 |  |  | 1.46 |
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred dividends |  | 2.07 |  |  | 1.97 |  |  | 2.47 |  |  | 1.83 |  |  | 1.33 |  |  | 1.46 |