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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 six months ended June 30, 2015 and the five years ended December 31, 2014 were as follows:

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2015
    Year Ended December 31,  
       2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
     (dollars in thousands)  

Earnings:

            

Add:

            

Income from continuing operations before income from unconsolidated joint ventures and gains on consolidation of joint ventures

   $ 196,913      $ 345,249      $ 242,583      $ 236,378      $ 217,054      $ 140,698   

Gains on sales of real estate

     95,084        168,039        —          —          —          2,734   

Amortization of interest capitalized

     4,978        8,211        5,522        5,278        4,188        2,660   

Distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures

     5,769        7,372        17,600        20,565        22,451        10,733   

Fixed charges (see below)

     236,805        515,891        528,116        469,083        449,972        423,224   

Subtract:

            

Interest capitalized

     (16,815     (52,476     (68,152     (44,278     (48,178     (40,981

Preferred distributions of consolidated subsidiaries

     (6     (1,023     (6,046     (3,497     (3,339     (3,343

Noncontrolling interests in income of subsidiaries that have not incurred fixed charges

     (20,258     (28,958     (5,818     —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total earnings

   $ 502,470      $ 962,305      $ 713,805      $ 683,529      $ 642,148      $ 535,725   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fixed charges:

            

Interest expensed

   $ 217,291      $ 455,743      $ 447,240      $ 413,564      $ 394,131      $ 378,079   

Interest capitalized

     16,815        52,476        68,152        44,278        48,178        40,981   

Portion of rental expense representative of the interest factor

     2,693        6,649        6,678        7,744        4,324        821   

Preferred distributions of consolidated subsidiaries

     6        1,023        6,046        3,497        3,339        3,343   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fixed charges

   $ 236,805      $ 515,891      $ 528,116      $ 469,083      $ 449,972      $ 423,224   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Preferred dividends

     5,207        10,500        8,057        —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total combined fixed charges and preferred dividends

   $ 242,012      $ 526,391      $ 536,173      $ 469,083      $ 449,972      $ 423,224   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

     2.12        1.87        1.35        1.46        1.43        1.27   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred dividends

     2.08        1.83        1.33        1.46        1.43        1.27