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Stockholders' Equity / Partners' Capital | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018
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Stockholders' Equity / Partners' Capital | 8. Stockholders’ Equity / Partners’ Capital As of September 30, 2018, Boston Properties, Inc. had 154,440,239 shares of Common Stock outstanding. As of September 30, 2018, Boston Properties, Inc. owned 1,722,375 general partnership units and 152,717,864 limited partnership units of Boston Properties Limited Partnership. On June 2, 2017, 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. This program replaced the Company’s prior $600.0 million ATM stock offering program that was scheduled to expire on June 3, 2017. The Company 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 nine months ended September 30, 2018, Boston Properties, Inc. issued 61,021 shares of Common Stock 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 in 2018:
Record Date |  | Payment Date |  | Dividend (Per Share) |  |  | Distribution (Per Unit) |
September 28, 2018 |  | October 31, 2018 |  |  | $0.95 |  |  |  | $0.95 |
June 29, 2018 |  | July 31, 2018 |  |  | $0.80 |  |  |  | $0.80 |
March 29, 2018 |  | April 30, 2018 |  |  | $0.80 |  |  |  | $0.80 |
December 29, 2017 |  | January 30, 2018 |  |  | $0.80 |  |  |  | $0.80 |
Preferred Stock As of September 30, 2018, 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 Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock with a liquidation preference of $2,500.00 per share ($25.00 per depositary share). Boston Properties, Inc. pays 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, may 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 is not redeemable by the holders, has no maturity date and is not convertible into any other security of Boston Properties, Inc. or its affiliates. The following table presents Boston Properties Inc.’s dividends per share on its outstanding Series B Preferred Stock paid during 2018:
Record Date |  | Payment Date |  | Dividend (Per Share) |
November 2, 2018 |  | November 15, 2018 |  |  | $32.8125 |
August 3, 2018 |  | August 15, 2018 |  |  | $32.8125 |
May 4, 2018 |  | May 15, 2018 |  |  | $32.8125 |
February 2, 2018 |  | February 15, 2018 |  |  | $32.8125 |

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- Definition The entire disclosure for shareholders' equity comprised of portions attributable to the parent entity and noncontrolling interest, including other comprehensive income. Includes, but is not limited to, balances of common stock, preferred stock, additional paid-in capital, other capital and retained earnings, accumulated balance for each classification of other comprehensive income and amount of comprehensive income. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2208762 + Details
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