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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, 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

   $ 200,910      $ 353,758      $ 254,536      $ 244,561      $ 225,277      $ 148,921   

Gains on sales of real estate

     95,084        174,686        —          —          —          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)

     236,799        514,868        522,070        465,586        446,633        419,881   

Subtract:

            

Interest capitalized

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

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

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total earnings

   $ 506,467      $ 977,461      $ 725,758      $ 691,712      $ 650,371      $ 543,948   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fixed charges

   $ 236,799      $ 514,868      $ 522,070      $ 465,586      $ 446,633      $ 419,881   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Preferred distributions

     5,213        11,523        14,103        3,497        3,339        3,343   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total combined fixed charges and preferred distributions

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

     2.14        1.90        1.39        1.49        1.46        1.30   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred distributions

     2.09        1.86        1.35        1.47        1.45        1.29