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EXHIBIT 12.1
BOSTON PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
CALCULATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
CALCULATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND
PREFERRED DISTRIBUTIONS
Boston Properties Limited Partnership’s ratios of earnings to fixed charges and ratios of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred distributions for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and the five years ended December 31, 2014 were as follows:
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 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
 
$
324,053

 
$
353,758

 
$
254,536

 
$
244,561

 
$
225,277

 
$
148,921

Gains on sales of real estate
 
294,807

 
174,686

 

 

 

 
2,734

Amortization of interest capitalized
 
7,536

 
8,211

 
5,522

 
5,278

 
4,188

 
2,660

Distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures
 
6,484

 
7,372

 
17,600

 
20,565

 
22,451

 
10,733

Fixed charges (see below)
 
355,804

 
514,868

 
522,070

 
465,586

 
446,633

 
419,881

Subtract:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest capitalized
 
(25,915
)
 
(52,476
)
 
(68,152
)
 
(44,278
)
 
(48,178
)
 
(40,981
)
Noncontrolling interests in income of subsidiaries that have not incurred fixed charges
 
(30,045
)
 
(28,958
)
 
(5,818
)
 

 

 

Total earnings
 
$
932,724

 
$
977,461

 
$
725,758

 
$
691,712

 
$
650,371

 
$
543,948

Fixed charges:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expensed
 
$
326,018

 
$
455,743

 
$
447,240

 
$
413,564

 
$
394,131

 
$
378,079

Interest capitalized
 
25,915

 
52,476

 
68,152

 
44,278

 
48,178

 
40,981

Portion of rental expense representative of the interest factor
 
3,871

 
6,649

 
6,678

 
7,744

 
4,324

 
821

Total fixed charges
 
$
355,804

 
$
514,868

 
$
522,070

 
$
465,586

 
$
446,633

 
$
419,881

         Preferred distributions
 
7,860

 
11,523

 
14,103

 
3,497

 
3,339

 
3,343

Total combined fixed charges and preferred distributions
 
$
363,664

 
$
526,391

 
$
536,173

 
$
469,083

 
$
449,972

 
$
423,224

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
 
2.62

 
1.90

 
1.39

 
1.49

 
1.46

 
1.30

Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred distributions
 
2.56

 
1.86

 
1.35

 
1.47

 
1.45

 
1.29