SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* POWERS JOHN FRANCIS (Last) (First) (Middle) BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC. 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BOSTON PROPERTIES INC [ BXP ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Executive Vice President
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/17/2016
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock, par value $0.01	08/17/2016		S		10,000	D	$141.9025(1)	274.19(2)	D
Common Stock, par value $0.01								2,685	I	by trust
Depositary Shares of Series B Preferred Stock(3)	08/17/2016		P		7,272	A	$25.9964(4)	7,272	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents the weighted average sale price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at sale prices ranging from $141.90 to $141.935 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.

2. Includes an aggregate of 274.19 shares which the Reporting Person acquired in January 2015, July 2015 and July 2016 pursuant to the Boston Properties, Inc. 1999 Non-Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

3. Complete Title of Security: Depositary Shares Each Representing 1/100th of a Share of 5.25% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Series B Preferred Stock"). The Issuer pays cumulative cash dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock at a fixed rate of 5.25% per annum of the liquidation preference per share of the Series B Preferred Stock (equivalent to a fixed annual amount of $1.3125 per Depositary Share). The Depositary Shares are not redeemable by the holders thereof, have no maturity date, are not convertible into or exchangeable for any other property or any security of the Issuer or any of its affiliates, and generally have no voting rights.

4. Represents the weighted average purchase price per share. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at purchase prices ranging from $25.94 to $26.00 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 purchased at each separate price.

Remarks:

	Kelli A. DiLuglio, as Attorney-in-Fact	08/18/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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