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EXHIBIT 12.2
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, 2017 and the five years ended December 31, 2016 were as follows:
 
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2017
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
(dollars in thousands)
Earnings:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Add:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from continuing operations before income from unconsolidated joint ventures, gains on consolidation of joint ventures and gain on sale of investment in unconsolidated joint venture
 
$
422,638

 
$
433,554

 
$
409,246

 
$
353,758

 
$
254,536

 
$
244,561

Gains on sales of real estate
 
7,368

 
82,775

 
377,093

 
174,686

 

 

Amortization of interest capitalized
 
8,188

 
10,685

 
10,203

 
8,211

 
5,522

 
5,278

Distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures
 
8,563

 
24,955

 
8,469

 
7,372

 
17,600

 
20,565

Fixed charges (see below)
 
329,536

 
456,710

 
471,435

 
514,868

 
522,070

 
465,586

Subtract:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest capitalized
 
(43,286
)
 
(39,237
)
 
(34,213
)
 
(52,476
)
 
(68,152
)
 
(44,278
)
Noncontrolling interests in income of subsidiaries that have not incurred fixed charges
 
(29,149
)
 
(37,171
)
 
(40,248
)
 
(28,958
)
 
(5,818
)
 

Total earnings
 
$
703,858

 
$
932,271

 
$
1,201,985

 
$
977,461

 
$
725,758

 
$
691,712

Fixed charges:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expensed
 
$
282,709

 
$
412,849

 
$
432,196

 
$
455,743

 
$
447,240

 
$
413,564

Interest capitalized
 
43,286

 
39,237

 
34,213

 
52,476

 
68,152

 
44,278

Portion of rental expense representative of the interest factor (one-third of rental expense)
 
3,541

 
4,624

 
5,026

 
6,649

 
6,678

 
7,744

Total fixed charges
 
$
329,536

 
$
456,710

 
$
471,435

 
$
514,868

 
$
522,070

 
$
465,586

         Preferred distributions
 
7,875

 
10,500

 
10,506

 
11,523

 
14,103

 
3,497

Total combined fixed charges and preferred distributions
 
$
337,411

 
$
467,210

 
$
481,941

 
$
526,391

 
$
536,173

 
$
469,083

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
 
2.14

 
2.04

 
2.55

 
1.90

 
1.39

 
1.49

Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred distributions
 
2.09

 
2.00

 
2.49

 
1.86

 
1.35

 
1.47