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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 six months ended June 30, 2014 and the five years ended December 31, 2013 were as follows:

 

    Six
Months
Ended
June 30,
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2014     2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  
    (Dollars in thousands)   

Earnings:

           

Add:

           

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

  $ 162,058      $ 254,536      $ 244,561      $ 225,277      $ 148,921      $ 254,946   

Gains on sales of real estate

    —          —          —          —          2,734        11,760   

Amortization of interest capitalized

    3,173        5,522        5,278        4,188        2,660        2,498   

Distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures

    2,205        17,600        20,565        22,451        10,733        6,676   

Fixed charges (see below)

    260,440        522,070        465,586        446,633        419,881        372,465   

Subtract:

           

Interest capitalized

    (32,586     (68,152     (44,278     (48,178     (40,981     (48,816

Noncontrolling interest in income of a subsidiary that has not incurred fixed charges

    (13,429     (5,818     —          —          —          —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total earnings

  $ 381,861      $ 725,758      $ 691,712      $ 650,371      $ 543,948      $ 599,529   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fixed charges:

           

Interest expensed

  $ 224,531      $ 447,240      $ 413,564      $ 394,131      $ 378,079      $ 322,833   

Interest capitalized

    32,586        68,152        44,278        48,178        40,981        48,816   

Portion of rental expense representative of the interest factor

    3,323        6,678        7,744        4,324        821        816   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fixed charges

  $ 260,440      $ 522,070      $ 465,586      $ 446,633      $ 419,881      $ 372,465   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Preferred distributions

    6,146        14,103        3,497        3,339        3,343        3,594   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total combined fixed charges and preferred distributions

  $ 266,586      $ 536,173      $ 469,083      $ 449,972      $ 423,224      $ 376,059   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

    1.47        1.39        1.49        1.46        1.30        1.61   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred distributions

    1.43        1.35        1.47        1.45        1.29        1.59