Exhibit 10.45

AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
(Scott D. Peters)
This AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered
into as of January 3, 2013, by and between Healthcare Trust of America, Inc., a
Maryland corporation (the “Company”), and Scott D. Peters (the “Executive”).
WHEREAS, the parties hereto had previously entered into that initial letter
employment agreement dated November 14, 2008 (the “Initial Agreement”), which
set forth the initial compensation package and employment arrangement of the
Executive with the Company;
WHEREAS, the parties then entered into an Employment Agreement dated July 1,
2009, which was amended as of May 20, 2010 and as of May 16, 2012 (the “Existing
Agreement”), which superseded the Initial Agreement (except as specified in the
Existing Agreement) and set forth the then-existing compensation package and
employment arrangements of the Executive with the Company; and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto wish to supersede and replace the Existing Agreement
(except as specified herein) and enter into the arrangements set forth herein
with respect to the terms and conditions of the Executive's continued employment
with the Company from and after January 1, 2013 (the “Effective Date”).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set
forth herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
SECTION 1
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This Agreement shall supersede and replace the Existing Agreement as of the
Effective Date, which shall be of no further force and effect as of the
Effective Date (except as specifically provided herein). On the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company agrees to employ the
Executive, and the Executive agrees to be employed by the Company, for the
Employment Period set forth in Section 2 and in the positions and with the
duties set forth in Section 3. Terms used herein with initial capitalization are
defined in Section 11.
SECTION 2
EMPLOYMENT PERIOD
Unless earlier terminated pursuant to Section 7, the term of the Executive's
employment hereunder in the positions referenced under Section 3 shall begin as
of the Effective Date and shall conclude on the fourth (4th) anniversary of the
Effective Date (the “Original Term”). The parties may agree to extend this
Agreement for two additional one (1) year terms (the “Renewal Terms”); provided,
however, that not later than one (1) year before the expiration of the Original
Term or the Renewal Term, as the case may be, each party shall notify the other
party of its intent whether the Agreement will be extended beyond such term. The
period of the Executive's employment under this Agreement consisting of the
Original Term and any Renewal Term, except as may be terminated early pursuant
to Section 7, is herein referred to as the “Employment Period.”

SECTION 3
POSITION AND DUTIES; BOARD SERVICE
3.1    Position and Duties. The Executive shall serve as President and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company during the Employment Period. As President and
Chief Executive Officer of the Company, the Executive shall render executive,
policy and other management services to the Company of the type customarily
performed by persons serving in a similar capacity and as reasonably determined
by the Board with regard to the Executive's status and position within the
Company. The Company shall provide the Executive with all necessary authority
and resources to discharge the Executive's responsibilities under laws and
regulations applicable to the Company and the Executive.

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3.2    Nomination for Election to the Board. Provided that the Executive is in
compliance with the material terms of this Agreement, the Board shall nominate
the Executive to serve on the Board every year during the term of this Agreement
and the Executive shall serve on the Board subject to election by the Company's
stockholders.
3.3    Reporting. The Executive shall report directly to the Board. The
Executive shall not be required to take direction from or report to any other
person.
3.4    Commitment; Outside Interests. The Executive shall devote the Executive's
good faith efforts and full business time to the performance of the Executive's
duties hereunder and the advancement of the business and affairs of the Company
during the Employment Period. It is understood that the Executive may,
consistent with the other provisions of this Agreement, pursue other outside
interests, including, but not limited to, devoting time to (A) serving on
corporate, civic or charitable boards or committees, (B) delivering lectures,
fulfilling speaking engagements or teaching at educational institutions and (C)
managing the Executive's personal investments, so long as such activities do not
interfere with the performance of Executive's responsibilities as President and
Chief Executive Officer of the Company in accordance with this Agreement.
SECTION 4
PLACE OF PERFORMANCE
During the Employment Period, the Executive's primary place of employment and
work location shall be Scottsdale, Arizona, except for reasonable travel on
Company business and as otherwise consented to by the Executive, in the
Executive's sole discretion.
SECTION 5
COMPENSATION
5.1    Base Salary. During the Employment Period, the Company shall pay to the
Executive an annual base salary (the “Base Salary”), which initially shall be
$800,000.00. The Base Salary shall be reviewed by the Compensation Committee of
the Board (the “Compensation Committee”) no less frequently than annually and
may be increased (but not decreased) at the discretion of the Compensation
Committee. If the Executive's Base Salary is increased, the increased amount
shall be the Base Salary for the remainder of the Employment Period. The Base
Salary shall be payable semi-monthly or in such other installments as shall be
consistent with the Company's payroll procedures in effect from time to time.
5.2    Annual Bonus. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall be
eligible to earn an annual performance bonus in an amount determined at the sole
discretion of the Compensation Committee for each year, with a target of 200% of
the Base Salary (the “Target Bonus”). It is the intention of the parties hereto
that the Company shall establish bonus parameters for the Executive with respect
to each fiscal year of the Employment Period. Executive acknowledges and agrees
that the Executive's annual bonus is not guaranteed at any level, rather it is
to be determined solely by the Compensation Committee, in its sole discretion.
The Compensation Committee shall establish the performance goals and objectives
on which the annual bonus shall be based.
5.3    Equity Compensation.
(a)    Prior Grants. The Executive has previously received grants of (1) 40,000
restricted shares of the Company's Common Stock (the “Shares”) on November 14,
2008, (2) 25,000 restricted Shares and a $250,000 restricted cash award on July
1, 2009, (3) 50,000 restricted Shares and a $500,000 restricted cash award on
July 1, 2009, (4) 50,000 restricted Shares and a $500,000 restricted cash award
on May 24, 2010, (5) 60,000 restricted Shares and a $600,000 restricted cash
award on July 1, 2010, (6) 100,000 restricted Shares and a $1,000,000 restricted
cash award on January 3, 2011, (7) 60,000 restricted Shares and a $600,000
restricted cash award on July 1, 2011, (8) 75,000 restricted Shares and $750,000
a restricted cash award on January 1, 2012, (9) 60,000 restricted Shares and a
$600,000 restricted cash award on June 6, 2012, and (10) 1,450,000 Series C
Units of Healthcare Trust of America Holdings, LP, a wholly-owned subsidiary of
the Company, on May 16, 2012, that may be converted into Shares if certain
conditions are met (the “LTIP Grant,” and together with the awards referred to
in clauses (1) through (9), the “Prior Grants”). Such Prior Grants shall vest in
the time and manner as set forth in the documents evidencing such grants. The
Prior Grants were granted pursuant to, and shall remain subject to the terms and
conditions of the Company's Amended and Restated 2006 Incentive Plan (or its
predecessor plan), as in effect on the dates of such grants (the “Plan”).
(b)    New Restricted Stock Grant. Subject to the approval of the Compensation
Committee and the conditions and restrictions herein, within thirty (30) days
after the Effective Date, the Company shall grant to the Executive an award of
250,000 restricted shares of the Company's Common Stock (the “New Grant”). The
New Grant shall vest (i) as to one-fourth of the shares subject to the New Grant
on the Effective Date, and (ii) as to the remaining three-fourths of the shares
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in three (3) substantially equal installments on each of the first three (3)
anniversaries of the Effective Date. The New Grant shall be made pursuant to,
and, except as expressly set forth herein, shall be subject to the terms and
conditions of, the Plan and the Company's standard form of Restricted Stock
Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the New Grant contemplated by this
Section 5.3(b) replaces, and is not in addition to, any future grants that the
Executive would have been entitled to receive under the Existing Agreement.
(c)    Lock-Up Period.
(i) The Executive agrees that without the prior written consent of the Board,
the Executive shall not, during the period beginning on the Effective Date and
ending on the earlier of (i) the completion of a Corporate Transaction or Asset
Sale, (ii) the date on which the applicable shares of the Company's Class B
common stock (“Class B Shares”) are converted into shares of Class A common
stock as provided in Section 5.2.6(b) of the Company's Fourth Articles of
Amendment and Restatement, (iii) the termination by the Company of the Executive
without Cause or the termination by Executive with Good Reason, or (iv) the
termination of the Executive as a result of death or Disability, (1) offer,
pledge, announce the intention to sell, sell, contract to sell, sell any option
or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any
option, right or warrant to purchase, submit a request for repurchase to the
Company pursuant to the Company's share repurchase plan, or otherwise transfer
or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any Class B Shares or any securities
convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Class B Shares (including,
without limitation, Class B Shares or such other securities which may be deemed
to be beneficially owned by the Executive in accordance with the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and securities which may
be issued upon exercise of a stock option or warrant) or (2) enter into any swap
or other agreement that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic
consequences of ownership of such Class B Shares, whether any such transaction
described in clause (1) or (2) above is to be settled by delivery of Shares or
such other securities, in cash or otherwise or (3) make any demand for or
exercise any right with respect to the registration of any Shares.
(ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive may transfer the Executive's
Class B Shares (or, in the case of clause (6) below, warrants, options or other
securities convertible or exchangeable therefor): (1) as a bona fide gift or
gifts; (2) to any trust, partnership or limited liability company for the direct
or indirect benefit of the Executive or the immediate family of the Executive;
(3) (A) to a member of the Executive's immediate family or (B) if such transfer
occurs by operation of law, including, without limitation, pursuant to a
domestic relations order of a court of competent jurisdiction; (4) to a nominee
or custodian of a person or entity to whom a disposition or transfer would be
permissible under clauses (1) through (3) above; (5) to the Company in
connection with the exercise of stock options or warrants or securities
convertible into or exchangeable for Class B Shares (provided that the Class B
Shares issued upon such exercise is subject to the restrictions set forth
herein); or (6) to the Company in connection with the exchange or surrender of
Class B Shares in satisfaction or payment of the exercise price of stock
options, to satisfy any tax withholding obligations of the Executive in respect
of such option; provided, however, (A) in case of any such transfer, except for
bona fide gifts to charitable organizations pursuant to clause (1) and transfers
to the Company pursuant to clauses (5) and (6), it shall be a condition to the
transfer that such donee or transferee execute an agreement stating that such
donee or transferee is receiving and holding the Class B Shares subject to the
provisions of this Agreement, and (B) any such transfer shall not involve a
disposition for value (except for transfers to the Company pursuant to clauses
(5) and (6)), and (C) no filing by any party (donor, donee, transferor or
transferee) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or other
public announcement shall be required or shall be made voluntarily in connection
with such transfer or distribution (other than a filing on a Form 5). For
purposes of this Section 5.3(c), “immediate family” shall mean the spouse,
children, parents, grandchildren or grandparents of the Executive.
5.4    Benefits. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall be entitled
to all employee benefits and perquisites made available to senior executives of
the Company, including, without limitation, group medical, dental, vision, life
insurance, long-term disability insurance, retirement, pension, 401(k) savings
plans and/or prescription drug plan coverage, subject to the condition that the
Executive is eligible for participation in any such plans. The Company shall pay
100% of the premium cost of the Company's health insurance coverage provided to
the Executive (and the Executive's dependants, if applicable) by the Company
from time to time. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall prevent the Company
from terminating plans, changing carriers or effecting modifications in employee
benefits coverage for the Executive as long as such modifications affect all
similarly situated senior executives of the Company.
5.5    Vacation; Holidays. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall be
entitled to all public holidays observed by the Company and vacation days in
accordance with the applicable vacation policies for senior executives of the
Company, which vacation days shall be taken at a reasonable time or times. The
Executive shall be entitled to five (5) weeks vacation per year, and the accrual
of vacation time is capped at a maximum of five (5) weeks. A maximum of one (1)
week of any unused vacation may carry over from calendar year to calendar year
in accordance with the general policies of the Company and subject to applicable
law.

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5.6    Directors and Officers Insurance and Indemnification. The Company shall
maintain insurance to insure the Executive against claims arising out of an
alleged wrongful act by the Executive while acting as a director or officer of
the Company or one of its subsidiaries. The Company shall further indemnify and
exculpate the Executive from money damages incurred as a result of claims
arising out of an alleged wrongful act by the Executive while acting as an
officer, director or employee of the Company, or of its subsidiaries, to the
fullest extent permitted under applicable law, subject to the terms of the
Amended and Restated Indemnification Agreement between the Company and Executive
dated as of December 20, 2010, as such agreement may be amended from time to
time.
5.7    Withholding Taxes and Other Deductions. To the extent required by law,
the Company shall withhold from any payments due to the Executive under this
Agreement any applicable federal, state or local taxes and such other deductions
as are prescribed by law or authorized by the Executive. The Executive may,
subject to prior approval by the Compensation Committee, elect that any
withholding required upon any taxable event in connection with an award granted
under the Plan be satisfied, in whole or in part, by withholding from any Shares
otherwise delivered or deliverable in respect of the award a number of Shares
having a Fair Market Value (as defined in the Plan) on the date of withholding
equal to the minimum amount (and not any greater amount) required to be withheld
for tax purposes, all in accordance with such procedures as the Compensation
Committee establishes. All such elections shall be subject to any restrictions
or limitations that the Compensation Committee, in its sole discretion, deems
appropriate.
5.8    Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan. The Company may, at the
discretion of the Board, establish a nonqualified deferred compensation plan for
the Executive. Under such plan, the Executive may defer payment of certain
portions of the Executive's compensation (including, without limitation, Base
Salary and bonuses) specified by the Executive, which is otherwise payable to
the Executive, in accordance with the terms established by the Company and the
requirements of Section 409A of the Code.
SECTION 6
EXPENSES
During the Employment Period, the Executive is expected and is authorized,
subject to the business expense policies as determined by the Company, to incur
reasonable expenses in the performance of the Executive's duties hereunder,
including the costs of entertainment, travel, and similar business expenses.
During the Employment Period, the Company shall promptly reimburse the Executive
for all such expenses upon periodic presentation by the Executive of an
accounting of such expenses on terms applicable to senior executives of the
Company.
SECTION 7
TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT
7.1    Notice of Termination. Any termination of the Executive's employment by
the Company or by the Executive shall be communicated by written Notice of
Termination to the other party hereto in accordance with Section 11. For
purposes of this Agreement, a “Notice of Termination” shall mean a notice which
shall indicate the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon,
if any, and shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances
claimed to provide a basis for termination of the Employment Period under the
provision so indicated. Termination of the Employment Period shall take effect
on the Date of Termination (as defined in Section 11.14 hereof). The Employment
Period may be terminated under the following circumstances only:
7.2    Death. The Executive's employment shall terminate immediately upon the
Executive's death.
7.3    By the Company. The Company may terminate the Executive's employment:
(a) if the Executive shall have been unable to perform, in the opinion of a
competent physician selected by the Board (provided that Executive shall also be
able to select a physician and an independent review in the event there is a
dispute), any or all of the Executive's material duties hereunder, either with
or without reasonable accommodation, by reason of illness, physical or mental
disability or other similar incapacity, which inability shall continue for more
than three consecutive months, or any six months in a twelve-month period (a
“Disability”); or
(b) with or without Cause (as defined in Section 11.14 hereof).
7.4    By the Executive. The Executive may terminate the Executive's employment
at any time for Good Reason or without Good Reason (as defined in Section 11.14
hereof).

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7.5    Return of Information. The Executive agrees to deliver to the Company at
the termination of the Executive's employment, or at any other time so demanded
by the Company in writing, all records, files, software, software code,
memoranda, reports, price lists, customer lists, drawings, plans, sketches,
documents, technical information, contracts, sales or marketing materials,
personnel information, financial information, and the like (together with all
copies of such documents and things) relating to the business of the Company and
its Affiliates and their predecessors which the Executive may then possess or
have under the Executive's control.
SECTION 8
COMPENSATION UPON TERMINATION
The Executive's employment must be terminated during the Employment Period in
order for the Executive to receive any payment or other benefit under this
Section 8.
8.1    Death. If the Executive's employment terminates during the Employment
Period as a result of the Executive's death, the Company shall pay to the
Executive's estate, or as may be directed by the legal representatives of such
estate, within thirty (30) days following the Date of Termination, any accrued
but unpaid Base Salary through the Date of Termination. All other unpaid
amounts, if any, which the Executive has accrued and is entitled to as of the
Date of Termination in connection with any fringe benefits or under any bonus or
incentive compensation plan or program of the Company pursuant to
Section 5 shall be paid in accordance with the terms of such arrangements. In
addition, if the Employment Period terminates as a result of the Executive's
death, then all equity-based awards granted by the Company (other than the LTIP
Grant and any similar awards that may hereafter be granted to the Executive)
that are outstanding and unvested on the Date of Termination shall become fully
vested on the Date of Termination. The Company shall have no further obligations
to the Executive under this Agreement or otherwise (other than pursuant to any
employee benefit plan and any life insurance, death in service or other
equivalent policy for the benefit of the Executive).
8.2    Disability. If the Company terminates the Executive's employment during
the Employment Period because of the Executive's Disability, the Company shall
pay to the Executive within thirty (30) days following the Date of Termination
any accrued but unpaid Base Salary through the Date of Termination. All other
unpaid amounts, if any, which the Executive has accrued and is entitled to as of
the Date of Termination in connection with any fringe benefits or under any
bonus or incentive compensation plan or program of the Company pursuant to
Section 5 shall be paid in accordance with the terms of such arrangements. In
addition, if the Company terminates the Executive's employment during the
Employment Period because of the Executive's Disability, then all equity-based
awards granted by the Company (other than the LTIP Grant and any similar awards
that may hereafter be granted to the Executive) that are outstanding and
unvested on the Date of Termination shall become fully vested on the Date of
Termination, and the Executive shall be entitled to the COBRA payments provided
under Section 8.6(b). Except as otherwise set forth herein, the Company shall
have no further obligations to the Executive under this Agreement or otherwise
(other than pursuant to any employee benefit plan and any disability or other
medical insurance policy for the benefit of the Executive).
8.3    By the Company for Cause; By the Executive Without Good Reason. If the
Company terminates the Executive's employment during the Employment Period for
Cause or if the Executive terminates the Executive's employment during the
Employment Period without Good Reason, the Company shall pay to the Executive
within thirty (30) days following the Date of Termination any accrued but unpaid
Base Salary through the Date of Termination. All other unpaid amounts, if any,
which the Executive has accrued and is entitled to as of the Date of Termination
in connection with any fringe benefits or under any bonus or incentive
compensation plan or program of the Company pursuant to Section 5 shall be paid
in accordance with the terms of such arrangements. Other than as set forth in
this Section 8.3 or otherwise set forth herein, the Company shall have no
further obligations to the Executive under this Agreement or otherwise (other
than pursuant to any employee benefit plan).
8.4    By the Company Without Cause; By the Executive for Good Reason. If the
Company terminates the Executive's employment during the Employment Period other
than for Cause, Disability or death, or the Executive terminates the Executive's
employment during the Employment Period for Good Reason, the Company shall pay
to the Executive within thirty (30) days following the Date of Termination any
accrued but unpaid Base Salary through the Date of Termination. All other unpaid
amounts, if any, which the Executive has accrued and is entitled to as of the
Date of Termination in connection with any fringe benefits or under any bonus or
incentive compensation plan or program of the Company pursuant to
Section 5 shall be paid in accordance with the terms of such arrangements. In
addition, Executive shall be entitled to the Separation Benefits as defined in
Section 8.6, upon the conditions set forth therein. The Company shall have no
further obligations to the Executive under this Agreement or otherwise (other
than pursuant to any employee benefit plan).
8.5    General Release. The Executive shall execute a customary general release
in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company in furtherance of this
Agreement and as a condition to the receipt of any Separation Benefits (the
“Release”). Nothing

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in this Section 8 shall be deemed to operate or shall operate as a release,
settlement or discharge of any liability of the Executive to the Company or
others for any action or omission by the Executive, including, without
limitation, any actions which formed, or could have formed, the basis for
termination of the Executive's employment for Cause.
8.6    Separation Benefits. For purposes of this Agreement, “Separation
Benefits” shall mean:
(a)     payment by the Company to the Executive of:
(1)
the product of (x) the Executive's Target Bonus for the year in which the Date
of Termination occurs, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number
of days in the current fiscal year through the Date of Termination, and the
denominator of which is 365; and

(2)
a severance benefit, in the amount equal to three (3) times the sum of (i) the
Executive's Base Salary at the rate in effect on the Date of Termination and
(ii) the Executive's Target Bonus for the fiscal year in which the Date of
Termination occurs.

Subject to Section 11.13 hereof, the cash payments provided in Section 8.6(a)
above shall be made by the Company in a lump sum on the sixtieth (60th) day
following the Date of Termination.
     (b)     if the Executive elects to continue participation in any group
medical, dental, vision and/or prescription drug plan benefits to which the
Executive and/or the Executive's eligible dependents would be entitled under
Section 4980B (“COBRA”) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
“Code”), then the Company shall pay or reimburse any applicable premium under
COBRA for participation in such plans for a period of eighteen (18) months
beginning on the Date of Termination, subject to the condition that the
Executive remains eligible for participation in such plans; and
(c)     all equity-based awards granted by the Company (other than the LTIP
Grant and any similar awards that may hereafter be granted to the Executive)
that are outstanding and unvested on the Date of Termination shall become fully
vested on the Date of Termination.
Notwithstanding any other provisions herein to the contrary, the Executive's
receipt of the Separation Benefits shall be subject to and conditioned upon
Executive's compliance with the terms and conditions of Section 9 of this
Agreement and the Executive having executed, within forty-five (45) days after
the Date of Termination, the Release and such Release having not been revoked
within any revocation period provided by applicable law.
8.7    Termination Upon Expiration of the Original Term or any Renewal Term
without Renewal. If the Executive's employment terminates upon the normal
expiration of the Original Term or the then-current Renewal Term, the Company
shall pay to the Executive within thirty (30) days following the Date of
Termination any accrued but unpaid Base Salary through the Date of Termination.
All other unpaid amounts, if any, which the Executive has accrued and is
entitled to as of the Date of Termination in connection with any fringe benefits
or under any bonus or incentive compensation plan or program of the Company
pursuant to Section 5 shall be paid in accordance with the terms of such
arrangements. Except as otherwise set forth herein, the Company shall have no
further obligations to the Executive under this Agreement or otherwise (other
than pursuant to any employee benefit plan).
8.8    Termination Following Change in Control. In the event of a Corporate
Transaction or an Asset Sale (other than a Non-Qualifying Transaction), the
Executive may, at any time on or within the period of ninety (90) days following
the consummation of such transaction, voluntarily terminate his employment with
the Company (or its successor or any of their respective affiliates) for any
reason or no reason, and following such a termination of his employment, the
Executive will be entitled to the following: (a) payment by the Company within
thirty (30) days following the Date of Termination of any accrued but unpaid
Base Salary through the Date of Termination; (b) payment of all other unpaid
amounts, if any, which the Executive has accrued and is entitled to as of the
Date of Termination in connection with any fringe benefits or under any bonus or
incentive compensation plan or program of the Company pursuant to Section 5 in
accordance with the terms of such arrangements; and (c) the Separation Benefits
as defined in Section 8.6, upon the conditions set forth therein. The Company
shall have no further obligations to the Executive under this Agreement or
otherwise (other than pursuant to any employee benefit plan).
SECTION 9
RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS
9.1    Confidential and Trade Secret Information. The Company has developed or
possesses certain confidential and proprietary and/or trade secret information,
including but not limited to customer lists; business practices; know-how;
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information; personnel information for employees and independent contractors of
the Company; management information, practices and strategies; information
related to the self-management program and implementation of same; asset
acquisition, management and disposition strategies; and marketing and
advertising strategies (collectively, the “Information”). Executive shall be
provided with and have access to the Information in connection with the
Executive's employment with the Company.

9.2    Protection and Ownership of the Information. The Executive acknowledges
and understands that the Information that has been provided, or may in the
future be provided, is highly valuable, proprietary and secret to the Company
and that all such Information is solely the property of the Company.
Accordingly, the Executive agrees, both during and after the Executive's
employment with the Company:

(i)    to not use or disclose any of the Information for any reason other than
for the benefit of the Company as reasonably contemplated by the Executive's
duties as set forth in this Agreement. The Executive also agrees to use the
Executive's commercially reasonable efforts to seek to prevent the use and/or
disclosure of the Information by any unauthorized person or entity;

(ii)    to not use or disclose the Information for the Executive's own benefit
nor for the benefit of any third party;

(iii)    upon such time as the Executive has no further employment or other
relationship with the Company, or at any time upon request, to return to the
Company, in good condition, the original and all copies of any documents, discs,
tapes, other electronic data storage media, blueprints, drawings, diagrams,
manuals, memoranda, records, books, files, papers, or any other documents or
things containing confidential and/or trade secret information (collectively,
the “Documents”). The Executive shall have no right to copy or otherwise
reproduce the Documents and shall not retain any copies or reproductions of
same; and

(iv)    not to take from the Company any written, printed, or copies of the
Information without the prior written permission of the Company. Nothing in this
Section 9, however, shall prohibit the Executive from using or disclosing the
Information to the extent required by law, or to the extent necessary in
furtherance of the Executive's duties to the Company. If the Executive is
required by applicable law to disclose any Information, the Executive shall (a)
provide the Company with prompt written notice before such disclosure so that
the Company may seek to obtain a protective order or other assurance that
confidential treatment shall be accorded such Information; and (b) reasonably
cooperate with the Company (at the Company's expense) in attempting to obtain
such order or assurance.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no documentation or information
shall be deemed Information, as defined herein, if such information has become
generally available to the public by the act of one who has the right to
disclose such information without violating any statutory or common law,
contractual obligation or right or privilege of the Company. This definition
shall not limit any definition of “confidential information,” “trade secret” or
any equivalent term under applicable state or federal law.

9.3    Non-Competition. The Executive agrees, for the duration of the Time Limit
(defined below) that the Executive shall not, either directly or indirectly, or
in any individual or representative capacity, promote, sell or otherwise
provide, within the Geographical Limit (as defined below), products or services
that are competitive with those of the Company, including, without limitation,
products or services relating to the acquisition, leasing, operation or
management of medical office buildings or healthcare-related facilities or
similar assets, in a capacity that involves the execution of job duties or
responsibilities that are the same as or similar to the job duties and
responsibilities that the Executive executed on behalf of the Company (and, for
the avoidance of doubt, including without limitation the provision of products
or services to Duke Realty Corp., Griffin-American Healthcare REIT, HCP, Inc.,
Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated, Health Care REIT, Inc., or Ventas Inc.).

The term “Geographical Limit” herein shall mean the United States. In the event
a court of competent jurisdiction determines the geographic area as set forth
herein is too broad, the parties agree to narrow such restriction to the
geographic area of the United States west of the Mississippi River. In the event
a court of competent jurisdiction determines the geographic area as set forth
herein is too broad, the parties hereto agree to narrow such restriction to the
state of Arizona. In the event a court of competent jurisdiction determines the
geographic area as set forth herein is too broad, the parties hereto agree to
narrow such restriction to Maricopa County, Arizona.

9.4    Non-Solicitation of Customers, Vendors and Others. The Executive agrees,
for the duration of the Time Limit that the Executive, either directly or
indirectly, or in any individual or representative capacity, shall not request
or solicit any of the Company's investors, prospective investors, shareholders,
tenants, clients, business contacts, brokers, dealers, agents, customers

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or vendors to withdraw, curtail, cancel, or decrease the level of their business
with and/or referrals to the Company or request that they do business with or
provide referrals to any third party in competition with the Company.

9.5    Non-Solicitation of the Company's Employees. The Executive agrees, for
the duration of the Time Limit that the Executive, either directly or
indirectly, or in any individual or representative capacity, shall not request
or solicit any of the Company's employees to terminate his/her employment with
the Company or to accept employment with any third party in competition with the
Company. Nothing herein shall prevent the Executive, directly or indirectly
through the use of agents, employees or other representatives, from placing
general advertisements in any widely-distributed media (such as newspapers and
Internet postings) for employment directed at the public at large (as opposed to
directed specifically at the Company's employees) that have the effect of
inducing or influencing any of the Company's employees to terminate his/her
employment with the Company.

9.6.    Time Limit.

(a)    The term “Time Limit” shall mean during the Executive's employment with
the Company and continuing until the effective time of a Corporate Transaction
or Asset Sale (as defined in Section 11.13 hereof). In the event of a violation
of any of the covenants contained in this Section 9, the Time Limit shall be
extended by a period of time equal to that period beginning when the activities
constituting the violation commenced, and ending when those activities
terminated. In the event a court of competent jurisdiction determines that a
temporal restriction herein is too broad, the parties hereto agree to reduce
such restriction to the Executive's employment with the Company and one (1) year
from the Date of Termination of any such employment, for any reason. In the
event a court of competent jurisdiction determines that a temporal restriction
herein is too broad, the parties hereto agree to reduce such restriction to the
Executive's employment with the Company and nine (9) months from the Date of
Termination of any such employment, for any reason. In the event a court of
competent jurisdiction determines that a temporal restriction herein is too
broad, the parties hereto agree to reduce such restriction to the Executive's
employment with the Company and six (6) months from the Date of Termination of
any such employment, for any reason.

(b)    The Company shall have a one-time option to extend the Time Limit for up
to twelve (12) months following a Corporate Transaction or Asset Sale by giving
written notice to the Executive not less than sixty (60) days prior to the
effective time of the Corporate Transaction or Asset Sale, as the case may be
(the “Covenant Extension Notice Date”); provided, however, that if the Company
exercises such option, the Company shall pay to the Executive, for each month
that the Time Limit is extended, an amount equal to (A) the sum of (i) the
Executive's then-current Base Salary, or, if the Executive is not employed by
the Company on the Covenant Extension Notice Date, the Executive's Base Salary
as of the Date of Termination; (ii) the annual bonus that the Executive earned
in the year immediately preceding the year in which the Covenant Extension
Notice Date occurs, or, if the Executive was not employed during such year, the
most recent annual bonus earned by the Executive, and (iii) if any restricted
Shares were granted to the Executive in the year in which the Covenant Extension
Notice Date occurs, the dollar value of such restricted Shares, or, if the
Executive is not employed by the Company on the Covenant Extension Notice Date,
then, if any restricted Shares were granted to the Executive in the year in
which the Date of Termination occurred, the dollar value of any such restricted
Shares, divided by (B) twelve (12) (the “Covenant Extension Payment”). For
purposes of (iii) above, the dollar value shall be based on the per Share price
on the grant date. The Covenant Extension Payment shall be payable in a lump sum
within thirty (30) days following the Corporate Transaction or Asset Sale, as
applicable.

9.7.    Reasonableness of Limitations; Severability. The Executive hereby
acknowledges and agrees that the covenants and obligations made and undertaken
in this Section 9 are fair and reasonable in all respects, including, without
limitation, with respect to duration, geographic area and scope of activity, and
do not (and shall not) prevent the Executive from earning a livelihood. In the
event that one or more of the provisions of the covenants made and undertaken in
this Section 9 is held invalid, void or unenforceable by any court of competent
jurisdiction, such invalidity, voidness or unenforceability shall not render
invalid, void or unenforceable any other part or provision of this Agreement.
Further, if any of the provisions of the covenants made and undertaken in this
Section 9 are found to be invalid or unenforceable by a court or competent
jurisdiction, such provisions shall be severed, modified or redefined by
consideration of the reasonable concerns and needs of the Company such that the
intent of the parties in agreeing to the provisions of this Agreement shall not
be impaired and the provision in question shall be enforceable to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable laws.

9.8.    Enforcement of Agreement. The parties hereto agree that a violation by
the Executive of any part of this Section 9 shall cause irreparable damage to
the Company which cannot be easily and fairly quantified. For that reason, the
Executive agrees that the Company shall be entitled, as a matter of right, to
seek an injunction from any court of competent jurisdiction, without the
necessity of posting bond, restraining any further violation of this Section 9.
This remedy shall be in addition to any other rights and remedies the Company
may have pursuant to this Agreement, or law, including, specifically, the
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9.9    Survival. This Section 9 shall survive termination of this Agreement for
any reason.
SECTION 10
SECTION 4999 OF THE CODE
(a)    Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event
it shall be determined that any payment or distribution by the Company to or for
the benefit of the Executive (whether paid or payable or distributed or
distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise) (a
“Payment”) would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the
Code (the “Excise Tax”), then, prior to the making of any Payment to the
Executive, a calculation shall be made comparing (i) the net benefit to the
Executive of the Payment after payment of the Excise Tax, to (ii) the net
benefit to the Executive if the Payment had been limited to the extent necessary
to avoid being subject to the Excise Tax. If the amount calculated under (i)
above is less than the amount calculated under (ii) above, then the Payment
shall be limited to the extent necessary to avoid being subject to the Excise
Tax (the “Reduced Amount”). The reduction of the Payments due hereunder, if
applicable, shall be made by first reducing cash Payments and then, to the
extent necessary, reducing those Payments having the next highest ratio of
Parachute Value to actual present value of such Payments as of the date of the
change of control, as determined by the Determination Firm (as defined in
Section 10(b) below). For purposes of this Section 10, present value shall be
determined in accordance with Section 280G(d)(4) of the Code. For purposes of
this Section 10, the “Parachute Value” of a Payment means the present value as
of the date of the change of control of the portion of such Payment that
constitutes a “parachute payment” under Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code, as
determined by the Determination Firm for purposes of determining whether and to
what extent the Excise Tax shall apply to such Payment.
(b)    The determination of whether an Excise Tax would be imposed, the amount
of such Excise Tax, and the calculation of the amounts referred to
Section 10(a)(i) and (ii) above shall be made by an independent, nationally
recognized accounting firm or compensation consulting firm mutually acceptable
to the Company and Executive (the “Determination Firm”) which shall provide
detailed supporting calculations. Any determination by the Determination Firm
shall be binding upon the Company and the Executive. As a result of the
uncertainty in the application of Section 4999 of the Code at the time of the
initial determination by the Determination Firm hereunder, it is possible that
Payments which the Executive was entitled to, but did not receive pursuant to
Section 10(a), could have been made without the imposition of the Excise Tax
(“Underpayment”). In such event, the Determination Firm shall determine the
amount of the Underpayment that has occurred and any such Underpayment shall be
promptly paid by the Company to or for the benefit of the Executive but no later
than March 15 of the year after the year in which the Underpayment is determined
to exist, which is when the legally binding right to such Underpayment arises.

(c)    In the event that the provisions of Code Section 280G and 4999 or any
successor provisions are repealed without succession, this Section 10 shall be
of no further force or effect.

SECTION 11
MISCELLANEOUS
11.1    Notices. All notices, demands, requests or other communications required
or permitted to be given or made hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
delivered by overnight courier, telecopied or mailed by first class registered
or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:
(a)     If to the Company:
Healthcare Trust of America, Inc.
The Promenade, Suite 320
16435 North Scottsdale Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85254
Fax: (480) 991-0755
Attention: Board of Directors
With a copy to:
O'Melveny & Myers LLP

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Two Embarcadero Center
28th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111-3823
Fax: (415) 984-8701
Attention: Peter T. Healy, Esq.
(b)    If to the Executive:
Scott D. Peters
c/o The Promenade, Suite 320
16435 North Scottsdale Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85254
Fax: (480) 991-0755
or at the address on the books and records of the Company at the time of such
notice, or to such other address as may be designated by either party in a
notice to the other. Each notice, demand, request or other communication that
shall be given or made in the manner described above shall be deemed
sufficiently given or made for all purposes three days after it is deposited in
the U.S. mail, postage prepaid, or at such time as it is delivered to the
addressee (with the return receipt, the delivery receipt, the answer back or the
affidavit of messenger being deemed conclusive evidence of such delivery) or at
such time as delivery is refused by the addressee upon presentation.
11.2    Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any one or more
provisions of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of
the other provisions of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and
effect.
11.3    Survival. It is the express intention and agreement of the parties
hereto that the provisions of Sections 8 and 9 shall survive the termination of
employment of the Executive. In addition, all obligations of the Company to make
payments hereunder shall survive any termination of this Agreement on the terms
and conditions set forth herein.
11.4    Assignment. The rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall not
be assignable or delegable, except that (i) in the event of the Executive's
death, the personal representative or legatees or distributees of the
Executive's estate, as the case may be, shall have the right to receive any
amount owing and unpaid to the Executive hereunder, and (ii) the rights and
obligations of the Company hereunder shall be assignable and delegable in
connection with any merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of
the assets of the Company and any similar event with respect to any successor
corporation. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the rights and
obligations of the Company hereunder shall inure to the benefit of, and shall be
binding upon, any successor to the Company or its business by merger or
otherwise, whether or not there is an express assignment, delegation or
assumption of such rights and obligations.
11.5    Dispute Resolution. In the event that any dispute or disagreement arises
between the parties in connection with any provision of this Agreement, the
parties shall first submit such disagreements to mediation, which mediation
shall occur in Scottsdale, Arizona. Either party may commence mediation by
providing to Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, Inc. (“JAMS”) and the
other party hereto a written request for mediation, setting forth the subject of
the dispute and the relief requested. The parties hereto shall cooperate with
JAMS and with one another in selecting a mediator from JAMS panel of neutrals,
and in scheduling the mediation proceedings. The parties hereto shall share
equally in the costs of mediation. All offers, promises, conduct and statements,
whether oral or written, made in the course of the mediation by any of the
parties, their agents, employees, experts and attorneys, and by the mediator or
any JAMS employees, are confidential, privileged and inadmissible for any
purpose, including impeachment, in any proceeding involving the parties,
provided that evidence that is otherwise admissible or discoverable shall not be
rendered inadmissible or non-discoverable as a result of its use in the
mediation. Either party may commence a legal action with respect to the matters
submitted to mediation at any time following the initial mediation session or
forty-five (45) days after the date of filing the written request for mediation,
whichever occurs first.

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11.6    Binding Effect. Subject to any provisions hereof restricting assignment,
this Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto and shall inure to the
benefit of the parties and their respective heirs, devisees, executors,
administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns.
11.7    Amendment; Waiver. This Agreement shall not be amended, altered or
modified except by an instrument in writing duly executed by the parties hereto.
No waiver by either of the parties hereto of a breach of or a default under any
of the provisions of this Agreement shall thereafter be construed as a waiver of
any subsequent breach or default of a similar nature. The failure of either of
the parties hereto, on one or more occasions, to enforce any of the provisions
of this Agreement or to exercise any right or privilege hereunder shall not be
construed as a waiver of any such provisions, rights or privileges hereunder, or
a waiver of any subsequent breach or default of a similar nature.
11.8    Headings. Section and subsection headings contained in this Agreement
are inserted for convenience of reference only, shall not be deemed to be a part
of this Agreement for any purpose, and shall not in any way define or affect the
meaning, construction or scope of any of the provisions hereof.  
11.9    Governing Law. This Agreement, the rights and obligations of the parties
hereto, and any claims or disputes relating thereto, shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Arizona (but not including
the choice of law rules thereof). The parties hereto further agree that the sole
and exclusive forum for litigating any disputes arising under the terms of this
Agreement shall be a court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Arizona.

11.10    Integrated Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement
between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. There have been
no offers or inducements regarding the making of this Agreement except as set
forth herein.

11.11    Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall be
deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.
11.12    Legal Expenses. The Company shall pay or reimburse the Executive during
the Employment Period for reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by the Executive
in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement. Any such reimbursement
shall be made no later than thirty (30) days after the Executive delivers the
applicable invoice to the Company.
11.13    Provisions Regarding Code Section 409A.
(a)    This Agreement shall be interpreted and administered in a manner so that
any amount or benefit payable hereunder shall be paid or provided in a manner
that is either exempt from or compliant with the requirements Section 409A of
the Code and applicable Internal Revenue Service guidance and Treasury
Regulations issued thereunder (and any applicable transition relief under
Section 409A of the Code).
(b)    Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, to the extent
that any amount or benefit that would constitute non-exempt “deferred
compensation” for purposes of Section 409A of the Code (“Non-Exempt Deferred
Compensation”) would otherwise be payable or distributable hereunder by reason
of the Executive's termination of employment, such Non-Exempt Deferred
Compensation shall not be payable or distributable to the Executive by reason of
such circumstance unless the circumstances giving rise to such termination of
employment meet any description or definition of “separation from service” in
Section 409A of the Code and applicable regulations (without giving effect to
any elective provisions that may be available under such definitions). If this
provision prevents the payment or distribution of any Non-Exempt Deferred
Compensation, such payment or distribution shall be made on the date, if any, on
which an event occurs that constitutes a Section 409A-compliant “separation from
service,” or such later date as may be required by subsection (c) below.
(c)    Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if any amount
or benefit that would constitute Non-Exempt Deferred Compensation would
otherwise be payable or distributable under this Agreement by reason of the
Executive's separation from service during a period in which the Executive is a
“specified employee” (as defined in Section 409A of the Code and applicable
regulations), then payment or commencement of such Non-Exempt Deferred
Compensation shall be delayed until the earlier of (i) thirty (30) days
following the Executive's death, or (ii) the first day of the seventh month
following the Executive's separation from service.
(d)    Whenever in this Agreement a payment or benefit is conditioned on the
Executive's execution of a release of claims, such release must be executed and
all revocation periods shall have expired within 60 days after the Date of
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(e)    If the Executive (or the Executive's spouse or eligible dependents) is
entitled to be paid or reimbursed for any taxable expenses under this Agreement,
including, but not limited to, those expenses provided in Sections 5, 6 and 11,
and such payments or reimbursements are includible in the Executive's federal
gross taxable income, the amount of such expenses reimbursable in any one
calendar year shall not affect the amount reimbursable in any other calendar
year, and the reimbursement of an eligible expense must be made no later than
December 31 of the year after the year in which the expense was incurred. No
right of the Executive to reimbursement of expenses under this Agreement,
including, but not limited to, those provided in Sections 5 and 6, shall be
subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.
11.14    Definitions.
“Affiliate” means any entity from time to time designated by the Board and any
other entity directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under common
control with the Company. For purposes of this definition: “control” means the
power to direct the management and policies of such entity, whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms
“controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.  
“Asset Sale” means the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of
the Company's assets for cash or other consideration, unless such Asset Sale is
a Non-Qualifying Transaction (as defined herein).

“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

“Cause” means: (i) the Executive's conviction of or entering into a plea of
guilty or no contest to a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude, (ii) the
intentional commission of any other act or omission involving dishonesty or
fraud that is materially injurious to the Company or any of its Affiliates, as
reasonably determined by the Board, or (iii) the Executive's substantial and
repeated failure to perform duties of the office(s) held by the Executive, as
reasonably directed by the Board, if such failure is not cured within thirty
(30) days after the Executive receives written notice thereof from the Board.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Corporate Transaction” means the consummation of a merger, consolidation,
statutory share exchange, stock purchase or similar form of corporate
transaction involving the Company that provides the Company's stockholders with
a combination of cash and/or securities of a company that are traded on a
National Securities Exchange, unless such Corporate Transaction is a
Non-Qualifying Transaction (as defined herein).

“Date of Termination” means: (i) if the Executive's employment is terminated by
the Executive's death, the date of the Executive's death; (ii) if the
Executive's employment is terminated because of the Executive's Disability,
thirty (30) days after Notice of Termination, provided that the Executive shall
not have returned to the performance of the Executive's duties on a full-time
basis during such thirty (30) day period; (iii) if the Executive's employment is
terminated by the Company for Cause, the date specified in the Notice of
Termination; (iv) if the Executive's employment is terminated during the
Employment Period, either by the Company or the Executive, for any other reason,
the date specified in the Notice of Termination; or (v) if the Executive's
employment is terminated by reason of expiration of the Employment Period by its
terms, the date on which the Employment Period expires by its terms.
“Good Reason” means, in the absence of the written consent of the Executive:
(i) a material diminution in the Executive's authority, duties or
responsibilities, as contemplated by Section 3 of this Agreement (including
removal from the position of Chief Executive Officer and President); (ii) a
material diminution in the Executive's Base Salary; (iii) a material change in
the geographic location at which Executive must perform services, which for
purposes of this Agreement shall mean the Company's requiring the Executive to
be based at any office or location more than thirty-five (35) miles from that
identified in Section 4 of this Agreement; (iv) a requirement that the Executive
report to a corporate officer or employee instead of reporting directly to the
Board; or (iv) any other action or inaction that constitutes a material breach
by the Company of this Agreement, including, without limitation, any failure by
the Company to comply with and satisfy Section 11.4 of this Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) the Executive shall notify the Company in
writing of any event or condition described in subsection (i), (ii), (iii) or
(iv) hereof within ninety (90) days of the initial existence of such event or
condition, (B) the Company shall have at least thirty (30) days after receipt of
such notice from the Executive to cure such initial event or condition, and
(C) the Executive must separate from service with the Company within ninety
(90) days after the end of the cure period described in (B) hereof, but no later
than one (1) year following the initial existence of any event or condition
described in subsection (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) hereof.
“National Securities Exchange” means (i) the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Amex
Equities, or the Global Market or the Global Select Market of the NASDAQ Stock
Market (or any successor to such entities), or (ii) a national securities
exchange (or tier or segment thereof) that has listing standards that the
Securities and Exchange Commission has determined by rule are substantially
similar to the listing standards applicable to securities described in Section
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“Non-Qualifying Transaction” means, with respect to a Corporate Transaction or
an Asset Sale, immediately following such Corporate Transaction or Asset Sale:
(A) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the
“beneficial owners” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the General Rules and
Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), respectively, of the
outstanding Company Common Stock and the Company's then outstanding securities
eligible to vote for the election of directors (the “Company Voting Securities”)
immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction or Asset Sale, beneficially own,
directly or indirectly, more than 50% of, respectively, the then outstanding
shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding
voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as
the case may be, of the entity resulting from such Corporate Transaction or
Asset Sale (including, without limitation, an entity which as a result of such
transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company's assets
or stock either directly or through one or more subsidiaries, the “Surviving
Entity”) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately
prior to such Corporate Transaction or Asset Sale, of the outstanding Company
Common Stock and the outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be,
and (B) no person (other than (x) the Company or any subsidiary, (y) the
Surviving Entity or its ultimate parent entity, or (z) any employee benefit plan
(or related trust) sponsored or maintained by any of the foregoing) is the
“beneficial owner,” directly or indirectly, of 50% or more of the total common
stock or 50% or more of the total voting power of the outstanding voting
securities eligible to elect directors of the Surviving Entity, and (C) at least
a majority of the members of the board of directors of the Surviving Entity were
Incumbent Directors at the time of the Board's approval of the execution of the
initial agreement providing for such Corporate Transaction or Asset Sale. For
purposes of this definition, “Incumbent Directors” means, during any consecutive
12-month period, individuals who, at the beginning of such period, constitute
the Board.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have duly executed this Agreement, or have
caused this Agreement to be duly executed on their behalf, as of the day and
year first hereinabove written.

“COMPANY”

HEALTHCARE TRUST OF AMERICA, INC.,
a Maryland corporation

By: /s/ Kellie S. Pruitt
Name: Kellie S. Pruitt
Title: Chief Financial Officer

“EXECUTIVE”

/s/ Scott D. Peters
Scott D. Peters