Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year OnMarch 20, 2020 ,Boston Properties, Inc. (the "Company") amended its Third Amended and Restated By-laws (the "By-laws") to allow for increased flexibility in setting the location of, and appointing the presiding officer for, annual and special meetings of stockholders. The Company adopted this amendment primarily to enable it to better address uncertainties relating to the Company's ability to hold an in-person annual meeting arising from public health considerations relating to the coronavirus (COVID-19). After giving effect to the amendment, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the President is authorized to change the place of any annual or special meeting once it has already been established. Additionally, the amendment provides procedures for the designation of a presiding officer at any annual or special meeting should each of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer and the President be unable to attend. The foregoing description of the amendment to the By-laws is qualified in its entirety by reference to a copy of the amendment filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which is incorporated by reference herein. Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits. Exhibit No. Description *3.1 Amendment No. 1 to Third Amended and Restated By-laws ofBoston Properties, Inc. , effective as ofMarch 20, 2020 *101.SCH Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document. *101.CAL Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document. *101.LAB Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document. *101.PRE Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document. *101.DEF Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document. *104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL with applicable taxonomy extension information contained in Exhibits 101.*). ______________ * Filed herewith.
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