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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 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
 
$
318,058

 
$
345,249

 
$
242,583

 
$
236,378

 
$
217,054

 
$
140,698

Gains on sales of real estate
 
294,563

 
168,039

 

 

 

 
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)
 
355,810

 
515,891

 
528,116

 
469,083

 
449,972

 
423,224

Subtract:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest capitalized
 
(25,915
)
 
(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
 
(30,045
)
 
(28,958
)
 
(5,818
)
 

 

 

Total earnings
 
$
926,485

 
$
962,305

 
$
713,805

 
$
683,529

 
$
642,148

 
$
535,725

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

Preferred distributions of consolidated subsidiaries
 
6

 
1,023

 
6,046

 
3,497

 
3,339

 
3,343

Total fixed charges
 
$
355,810

 
$
515,891

 
$
528,116

 
$
469,083

 
$
449,972

 
$
423,224

        Preferred dividends
 
7,854

 
10,500

 
8,057

 

 

 

Total combined fixed charges and preferred dividends
 
$
363,664

 
$
526,391

 
$
536,173

 
$
469,083

 
$
449,972

 
$
423,224

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
 
2.60

 
1.87

 
1.35

 
1.46

 
1.43

 
1.27

Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred dividends
 
2.55

 
1.83

 
1.33

 
1.46

 
1.43

 
1.27