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Second Amendment to Senior Executive Severance Agreement

 EXHIBIT 10.46 
  
 SECOND AMENDMENT 
 TO 

SENIOR EXECUTIVE SEVERANCE AGREEMENT 
  
 Second Amendment (“Amendment”) made as of the 15th day of December, 2008 to the Senior Executive Severance Agreement (“Severance Agreement”) dated as of July 30, 1998, as subsequently
amended as of November 1, 2007, by and among Boston Properties, Inc., a Delaware corporation with its principal executive office in Boston, Massachusetts (the “Company”), Boston Properties Limited Partnership, a Delaware
limited partnership with its principal place of business in Boston, Massachusetts (“BPLP”) (the Company and BPLP shall be hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Employers”), and Mortimer B. Zuckerman of New York, New York
(the “Executive”). 
  
 WHEREAS, the parties
hereto desire to amend the Severance Agreement further to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; and 
  
 WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire that this Amendment be deemed a modification and an amendment to the Severance Agreement.

  
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants
contained herein, the Employers and the Executive agree as follows: 
  
 1. Section 4(a) of the Severance Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the last sentence thereof and substituting therefor the following: 
  
 “Such amount shall be paid in one lump sum payment no later than thirty-one (31) days following the Date of Termination; provided, however, that
if the Change in Control does not constitute a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company, within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, such amount
shall be paid in equal installments in accordance with the Company’s then payroll practice over a twelve (12) month period beginning with the first payroll date that occurs at least thirty (30) days after the Date of Termination.
Solely for purposes of Section 409A of the Code, each installment payment is considered a separate payment.” 
  
 2. The Severance Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following sentence immediately following the first sentence of Section 17: 
  
 “If any such delayed cash payment is otherwise payable on an
installment basis, the first payment shall include a catch-up payment covering amounts that would otherwise have been paid during the six-month period but for the application of this provision, and the balance of the installments shall be payable in
accordance with their original schedule.” 

 3. All other provisions of the Severance Agreement shall remain in full force and effect according to
their respective terms, and nothing contained herein shall be deemed a waiver of any right or abrogation of any obligation otherwise existing under the Severance Agreement except to the extent specifically provided for herein. 
  
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been executed as a sealed instrument
by the Employers and by Executive as of the date first above written. 
  

					
	BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC.
		
	By:	 	/s/ Douglas T. Linde
		 	Name:	 	Douglas T. Linde
		 	Title:	 	President
	
	 BOSTON PROPERTIES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

		
	By:	 	Boston Properties, Inc.
	Its:	 	General Partner
		
	By:	 	/s/ Douglas T. Linde
		 	Name:	 	Douglas T. Linde
		 	Title:	 	President
	
	 /s/ Mortimer B. Zuckerman

	 MORTIMER B. ZUCKERMAN

  

 2Second Amendment to Senior Executive Severance Agreement

 EXHIBIT 10.49 
  
 SECOND AMENDMENT 
 TO 

SENIOR EXECUTIVE SEVERANCE AGREEMENT 
  
 Second Amendment (“Amendment”) made as of the 15th day of December, 2008 to the Senior Executive Severance Agreement (“Severance Agreement”) dated as of July 30, 1998, as subsequently
amended as of November 1, 2007, by and among Boston Properties, Inc., a Delaware corporation with its principal executive office in Boston, Massachusetts (the “Company”), Boston Properties Limited Partnership, a Delaware
limited partnership with its principal place of business in Boston, Massachusetts (“BPLP”) (the Company and BPLP shall be hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Employers”), and Edward H. Linde of Weston, Massachusetts (the
“Executive”). 
  
 WHEREAS, the parties hereto
desire to amend the Severance Agreement further to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; and 
  
 WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire that this Amendment be deemed a modification and an amendment to the Severance Agreement. 
  
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein,
the Employers and the Executive agree as follows: 
  
 1.
Section 4(a) of the Severance Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the last sentence thereof and substituting therefor the following: 
  
 “Such amount shall be paid in one lump sum payment no later than thirty-one (31) days following the Date of Termination; provided, however, that
if the Change in Control does not constitute a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company, within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, such amount
shall be paid in equal installments in accordance with the Company’s then payroll practice over a twelve (12) month period beginning with the first payroll date that occurs at least thirty (30) days after the Date of Termination.
Solely for purposes of Section 409A of the Code, each installment payment is considered a separate payment.” 
  
 2. The Severance Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following sentence immediately following the first sentence of Section 17: 
  
 “If any such delayed cash payment is otherwise payable on an
installment basis, the first payment shall include a catch-up payment covering amounts that would otherwise have been paid during the six-month period but for the application of this provision, and the balance of the installments shall be payable in
accordance with their original schedule.” 

 3. All other provisions of the Severance Agreement shall remain in full force and effect according to
their respective terms, and nothing contained herein shall be deemed a waiver of any right or abrogation of any obligation otherwise existing under the Severance Agreement except to the extent specifically provided for herein. 
  
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been executed as a sealed instrument
by the Employers and by Executive as of the date first above written. 
  

					
	 BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC.

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ E. Mitchell Norville

		 	 Name:
	 	 E. Mitchell Norville

		 	 Title:
	 	 Executive Vice President,
 Chief Operating Officer

	
	 BOSTON PROPERTIES LIMITED
 PARTNERSHIP

		
	 By:
	 	 Boston Properties, Inc.

	 Its:
	 	 General Partner

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ E. Mitchell Norville

		 	 Name:
	 	 E. Mitchell Norville

		 	 Title:
	 	 Executive Vice President,
 Chief Operating Officer

	
	 /s/ Edward H. Linde

	 EDWARD H. LINDE

  

 2Second Amendment to Boston Properties, Inc. Senior Executive Severance Agreement

 EXHIBIT 10.52 
  
 SECOND AMENDMENT 
 TO 

BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC. 
 SENIOR
EXECUTIVE SEVERANCE PLAN 
  
 A. The Boston Properties, Inc. Senior Executive
Severance Plan, as adopted as of July 30, 1998 (the “Plan”), as subsequently amended, is further amended as follows: 
  
 1. Section 4(a) of the Plan is hereby amended by deleting the last sentence thereof and substituting therefor the following: 
  
 “Such amount shall be paid in one lump sum payment no later than
thirty-one (31) days following the Date of Termination; provided, however, that if the Change in Control does not constitute a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the
assets of the Company, within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, such amount shall be paid in equal installments in accordance with the Company’s then payroll practice over a twelve (12) month period beginning with the first
payroll date that occurs thirty (30) days after the Date of Termination. Solely for purposes of Section 409A of the Code, each installment payment is considered a separate payment.” 
  
 2. The Plan is hereby further amended by adding the following sentence
immediately following the first sentence of Section 16: 
  
 “If any such delayed cash payment is otherwise payable on an installment basis, the first payment shall include a catch-up payment covering amounts that would otherwise have been paid during the six-month period but for the application
of this provision, and the balance of the installments shall be payable in accordance with their original schedule.” 
  
 B. Except as amended hereby, the Plan shall remain in full force and effect. 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Second Amendment has been
executed on behalf of the Company by its duly authorized officer this 15th day of December, 2008. 
  

					
	 BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC.

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ E. Mitchell Norville

		 	 Name:
	 	 E. Mitchell Norville

		 	 Title:
	 	 Executive Vice President,
 Chief Operating Officer

  

 2Second amendment to the Boston Properties Officer Severance Plan

 EXHIBIT 10.57 
  
 SECOND AMENDMENT 
 TO 

BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC. 
 OFFICER
SEVERANCE PLAN 
  
 A. The Boston Properties, Inc. Officer Severance Plan, as
adopted as of July 30, 1998 (the “Plan”), as subsequently amended, is further amended as follows: 
  
 1. Section 5(a)(ii) is hereby amended by deleting the last sentence thereof and substituting therefor the following: 
  
 “In such event, the Severance Payments shall be reduced in the
following order: (1) cash payments not subject to Section 409A of the Code; (2) cash payments subject to Section 409A of the Code; (3) equity-based payments; and (4) non-cash form of benefits. To the extent any payment
is to be made over time (e.g., in installments), then the payments shall be reduced in reverse chronological order.” 
  
 B. Except as amended hereby, the Plan shall remain in full force and effect. 
  
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
this Second Amendment has been executed on behalf of the Company by its duly authorized officer this 15th day of December, 2008. 
  

					
	 BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC.

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ E. Mitchell Norville

		 	 Name:
	 	 E. Mitchell Norville

		 	 Title:
	 	 Executive Vice President,
 Chief Operating Officer

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