Exhibit 10.581
 


EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT


 


THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of August 15,
2008, but shall be effective, nunc pro tunc,
as of January 1, 2008, by and between INLAND WESTERN RETAIL
REAL ESTATE TRUST, INC., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), and Niall J.
Byrne (the “Executive”).


 


RECITALS:


 


A.            The Company is a real
estate investment trust which owns, operates and acquires primarily retail real
estate throughout the United States (the “Business”).


 


B.            Executive has served
as the Company’s President of Property Management and has demonstrated certain
unique and particular talents and abilities with regard to the Business.


 


C.            The Company desires to
continue to assure itself of the availability of the talents and abilities of
Executive, by entering into a new employment agreement to become effective as
of January 1, 2008.


 


D.            Executive desires to
continue to be employed by the Company, subject to the terms, conditions and
covenants hereinafter set forth.


 


E.             As a condition for
the Company to enter into this Agreement, Executive has agreed to restrict his
ability to enter into competition with the Company.


 


NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the agreements,
covenants and conditions set forth herein, Executive and the Company hereby
agree as follows:


 


ARTICLE I


EMPLOYMENT


 


1.1           Employment.


 


(a)           The
Company hereby employs and engages Executive, and Executive hereby accepts
employment, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
Effective as of January 1, 2008 (the “Effective Date”), Executive shall
serve as President of Property Management, with duties commensurate with such
positions and such other duties and responsibilities as assigned from time to
time by the Company


 


(b)           In
addition, Executive shall provide advice, consultation and services to any
other entities which control, are controlled by or are under common control
with the Company now or in the future (collectively, “Affiliates”), as may be
requested by the Company.


 


1.2           Activities and
Duties During Employment. Executive represents and warrants to the Company
that he is free to engage in full-time employment with the Company, and that he
has no prior or other commitments or obligations of any kind to anyone else
which would hinder or interfere with his acceptance of his obligations under
this Agreement, or the exercise of his reasonable commercial efforts as an
employee of the Company. During the Employment Term (as defined below),
Executive agrees:


 

















 


(a)           to
faithfully serve and further the interests of the Company in every lawful way,
giving honest, diligent, loyal and cooperative service to the Company and its
Affiliates;


 


(b)           to
comply with all reasonable rules and policies which are consistent with
the terms of this Agreement and which, from time to time, may be adopted by the
Company or its Affiliates; and


 


(c)           to
devote all of his business time, attention and efforts to the faithful and
diligent performance of his services to the Company and its Affiliates.


 


ARTICLE II


TERM


 


2.1           Term.  The term of employment under this Agreement
shall commence on the Effective Date and shall last through and including December 31,
2008 (the “Employment Term”) except as this Agreement may be terminated as
provided in Section 2.2.


 


2.2           Termination.  The Employment Term and employment of
Executive may be terminated as follows:


 


(m)          By
the Company immediately for Cause (as hereinafter defined).


 


(n)           By
the Company immediately without Cause.


 


(o)           Automatically,
without the action of either party, upon the death of the Executive.


 


(d)           By
either party upon a determination of Total Disability (as hereinafter defined)
of Executive.


 


(e)           Voluntarily
by Executive, upon two (2) weeks prior written notice.


 


(f)            By
Executive, immediately for Good Reason (as hereinafter defined).


 


(g)           On
expiration of the Employment Term if not extended by the mutual consent of the
Company and Executive.


 


2.3           Definitions of “Cause,”
“Total Disability,” “Good Reason” and “Change of Control.”


 


(a)           For
the purpose of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean: (i) conduct amounting
to fraud, embezzlement, disloyalty or illegal misconduct in connection with
Executive’s duties under this Agreement and as an employee of the Company; (ii) conduct
that the Company reasonably believes has brought the Company into substantial
public disgrace or disrepute; (iii) failure to perform his duties
hereunder as reasonably directed by the Company after providing written notice
of the failure to Executive and Executive has failed to cure within ten (10) days
of receiving notice; (iv) gross negligence or willful misconduct by the
Executive with respect to the Company, its clients, its employees and its
activities; or (v) material breach by the Executive of this Agreement or
any other agreement to which Executive and the Company are a party or any
material breach by the Executive 


 

















 


of any written policy adopted by the Company concerning conflicts of
interest, standards of business conduct or fair employment practices and any
other similar matter, provided that the Company has provided written notice of
the breach to Executive and Executive has failed to cure the breach within ten (10) days
of receiving notice.


 


(b)           For
purposes of this Agreement, Executive shall be determined to have a “Total
Disability” upon the determination of a physician, acceptable to the Company
and Executive that Executive is unable, by reason of accident or illness, to
substantially perform his duties or is expected to be in the condition for
periods totaling six (6) months (whether or not consecutive) during any
period of twelve (12) months. Nothing herein shall limit Executive’s right to
receive any payments to which Executive may be entitled under any disability or
employee benefit plan of the Company or under any disability or insurance
policy or plan. During a period of Total Disability prior to termination
hereunder, Executive shall continue to receive his full compensation (including
base salary) and benefits.


 


(c)           “Good
Reason” will mean any of the following events which have not been cured within
ten (10) days following the Company’s receipt of Executive’s written
notice specifying the events or factors constituting Good Reason:


 


(i)            the Company requires Executive to relocate
his principal residence to a location outside the Greater Chicago Metropolitan
Area in order to perform his duties and responsibilities hereunder;


 


(ii)           the
Executive’s base salary or other compensation and benefits is reduced to less
than the amount of the Base Salary and other compensation and benefits as set
forth in Section 3.1 below;


 


(iii)          a material breach by the Company of the
provisions of this Agreement; or


 


(iv)          following a Change of Control, the assignment
to Executive of duties which constitute a material reduction in Executive’s
title or authority and which are materially inconsistent with Executive’s
position as contemplated by this Agreement.


 


(d)           “Change
of Control” shall mean any of the following events:


 


(i)            the
members of the Company’s board of directors as of the date of this Agreement
fail to constitute a majority of the members of the board; provided, however,
that any individual becoming a member of the board who is nominated or
appointed to the board seat on the recommendation and approval of the Company’s
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall be treated as if he or she
were a member of the board as of the date of this Agreement;


 


(ii)           the
disposition by the Company of all, or substantially all, of the assets of the
Company; or


 


(iii)          the
termination and liquidation of the Company.


 

















 


ARTICLE III


COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS


 


3.1           Compensation.


 


(a)           Base
Salary. 
During the Employment Term, the Company shall pay Executive a base
salary (the “Base Salary”) of $250,000.00 per annum.


 


(b)           Annual
Incentive Bonus.  The Company shall, in addition to Executive’s
Base Salary, pay Executive an Annual Incentive Bonus of up to twenty five (25%)
percent of Base Salary, which shall be payable within 120 days of the end of
each fiscal year.  One half of the Annual
Incentive Bonus may be payable at the discretion of the President and Chief
Executive Officer, with the approval of the Executive Compensation Committee
and the Board of Directors; and one half of the Annual Incentive Bonus shall be
payable in accordance with the formula set forth on Exhibit A, attached
hereto and made a part hereof.


 


(c)           Annual
Stock Option Award.  Subject to
approval of the 2008 Long-Term Equity Compensation Plan (the “2008 Equity Award
Plan”) by the Company’s stockholders, no later than June 30 of each fiscal
year during the Employment Term, the Company shall grant Executive an Annual
Stock Option Award to purchase shares of the common stock of the Company (“Annual
Stock Options”), subject to the conditions set forth below and in accordance
with the schedule set forth on Exhibit B, attached hereto and made a part
hereof. Twenty percent (20%) of any Annual Stock Options granted hereunder
shall vest on each successive yearly anniversary of the grant of the Annual
Stock Options.  In the event that the
2008 Equity Award Plan is approved after June 30 of the fiscal year in
question, the Annual Stock Option Award for such year shall be granted as soon
as practicable after such approval.


 


(i)            All
Annual Stock Options shall be issued under, and in accordance with, the 2008
Equity Award Plan; to the extent the terms of any Annual Stock Options awarded
pursuant to this Agreement conflict with the terms of the 2008 Equity Award
Plan, the terms of the 2008 Equity Award Plan shall apply to the minimum extent
necessary to eliminate the conflict. Any Annual Stock Options that have not yet
vested shall be forfeited and redeemed by the Company, without any further
action on the part of the Company or the Executive, if Executive is no longer
employed by the Company for any reason, other than in connection with a
termination as described in Sections 2.2(b), (c) or (d). Executive
may not sell, transfer, hypothecate, pledge or assign any Annual Stock Options
which have not vested.


 


(ii)           Upon
the occurrence of any forfeiture of Annual Stock Options, Executive shall
immediately take all actions necessary to permit the Company to redeem any
forfeited Annual Stock Options.


 


(iii)          All
Annual Stock Options which may be issuable hereunder shall be issued in
reliance upon the following representations, warranties and agreements of
Executive, each of which shall be true and correct as of the date of issuance
and each of which shall survive the termination of this Agreement.


 


(A)          Executive
acknowledges that the common stock underlying any Annual 


 

















 


Stock Options will be required to be registered under
the Securities Act pursuant to an effective registration statement subsequent
to stockholder approval of the 2008 Equity Plan;


 


(B)           Executive
acknowledges that once the common stock underlying any Annual Stock Options has
been issued to Executive, the common stock may not be subsequently transferred
or sold by Executive except in compliance with the registration requirements of
federal and state securities law or exemptions therefrom;


 


(C)           Executive
acknowledges that an investment in the Company’s common stock is subject to
significant risk, including the risks described, from time to time, in the
Company’s annual reports on Form 10-K. Executive represents and warrants
that he has such knowledge and expertise in financial and business matters as
to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the
Company’s common stock and the ability to bear the economic risk of the
investment; and


 


(D)          Executive
represents and warrants that he has had the opportunity to ask questions of the
Company concerning its business and to obtain any information which he
considers necessary to verify the accuracy of or to amplify upon the Company’s
disclosures and that all questions which have been asked have been answered by
the Company to Executive’s satisfaction


 


3.2           Payment.  All Base Salary due Executive hereunder shall
be paid in accordance with the general payroll payment practice of the Company
for executive level employees; except that any payment relating to the
termination of Executive shall be paid as a lump sum payment within fifteen
(15) days of termination.


 


3.3           Business Expenses.


 


(a)           Reimbursement.   The Company shall
reimburse Executive for all ordinary and necessary business expenses incurred
by him in connection with the performance of his duties hereunder. The
reimbursement of business expenses will be governed by the policies for the
Company as they are in effect from time to time during the term of this
Agreement.


 


(b)           Accounting.  Executive shall
provide the Company with an accounting of any expenses, for which reimbursement
is sought including a description of the purpose for which each expense was
incurred. Executive shall provide the Company with such other supporting
documentation and other substantiation of reimbursable expenses as may be
required by Company to conform to Internal Revenue Service or other
requirements. All such reimbursements shall be payable by the Company to
Executive within a reasonable time after receipt by the Company of appropriate
documentation required by the Company.


 


3.4           Other Benefits.  The Company shall provide Executive with such
retirement benefits and group health and other insurance coverage at such
levels and on such terms as the  Company
generally provides to its executive level employees in accordance with its
Company sponsored benefit plans as they are in effect from time to time during
the term of the Agreement.


 


3.5           Compensation Upon
Termination.  If Executive’s
employment hereunder and this Agreement 


 

















 


is terminated
in accordance with the provisions of Article II, the Company will
be obligated to provide to Executive compensation and benefits, in lieu of any
severance under any severance plan that the Company may then have in effect,
and subject to setoff for any amounts owed by Executive to the Company or any
affiliate of the Company by reason of any contract, agreement, promissory note,
advance, failure to return Company property or loan document, as follows:


 


(a)           Upon
Termination for Death or Total Disability. 
If Executive’s employment hereunder and this Agreement is terminated by
reason of his death or Total Disability, under Sections 2.2(c) or (d),
then within thirty (30) days of the date of termination the Company will pay
Executive (or his estate or beneficiaries):


 


(v)           any Base Salary that has been accrued but not paid as of the
date of termination (the “Accrued Base Salary”);


 


(ii)           any
compensation for unused vacation days accrued as of the termination date in an
amount equal to Executive’s Base Salary multiplied by a fraction, the numerator
of which is the number of accrued unused vacation days and the denominator of
which is 360 (the “Accrued Vacation Payment”);


 


(iii)          any expenses incurred by Executive prior to
the date of termination that may be reimbursed pursuant to this Agreement (the “Accrued
Reimbursable Expenses”);


 


(iv)          any
accrued and vested benefits required to be provided upon death or Total
Disability by the terms of any Company-sponsored benefit plans or programs
exclusive of any Annual Stock Options (the “Accrued Benefits”), together with
any benefits required to be paid or provided in the event of Executive’s death
or Total Disability under applicable law; and


 


(v)           an
amount equal to either the prorated portion of the Annual Incentive Bonus that
Executive received for the last fiscal year completed prior to termination
equal to the relevant Annual Incentive Bonus multiplied by a fraction, the
numerator of which is the number of days in the year prior to the date of death
or Total Disability and the denominator of which is 360, or if the termination
occurs in the first year of the Employment Term, then the prorated portion of
the Annual Incentive Bonus as if the Target bonus was received for that year
(the “Accrued Bonus”) calculated in the same fashion.


 


In addition, if Executive’s employment and this Agreement is terminated
under Sections 2.2(c) or (d), any Annual Stock Options issued to
Executive under this Agreement which have not yet vested shall immediately vest
and shall no longer be subject to forfeiture.


 


(b)           Upon
Termination by Company for Cause or Voluntarily by Executive.  If Executive’s employment hereunder and this
Agreement is terminated under Sections 2.2(a) or (e), within
fifteen (15) days of the date of such termination, the Company will pay
Executive:


 


(i)            any Accrued Base Salary;


 


(ii)           any Accrued Vacation Payment;


 


(iii)          any Accrued Reimbursable Expenses; and


 

















 


(iv)          any
Accrued Benefits, together with any benefits required to be paid or provided
under applicable law.


 


In addition, if Executive’s employment and this Agreement is terminated
under Sections 2.2(a) or (e), any Stock Option Awards issued to
Executive which have not yet vested shall immediately be forfeited by
Executive.


 


(c)           Upon
Termination by the Company Without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason.  If Executive’s employment hereunder and this
Agreement is terminated under Sections 2.2(b) or (f), the Company
will pay Executive:


 


(i)            any
Accrued Base Salary;


 


(ii)           any
Accrued Vacation Payment;


 


(iii)          any
Accrued Reimbursable Expenses;


 


(iv)          any
Accrued Benefits, together with any benefits required to be paid or provided
under applicable law;


 


(v)           any
Accrued Bonus; and


 


(vi)          an
amount equal to 1.00 times the sum of: (A) Executive’s then current per
annum base salary; plus (B) an amount equal to the Annual Incentive Bonus
which was paid to Executive for the fiscal year immediately preceding the year
of termination; provided, however, that the payment to Executive
pursuant to this Section 3.5(c)(vi) shall in no event exceed
an amount which would cause Executive to receive an “excess parachute payment”
as defined in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”); provided,
however that if the termination occurs within one year of a Change of
Control, then in addition to the amounts described in clauses (i) through (v) above,
the Company will pay Executive an amount equal to 1.5 times the sum of: (A) Executive’s
then current per annum base salary; plus (B) an amount equal to the Annual
Incentive Bonus which was paid to Executive for the fiscal year immediately
preceding the year of termination; plus (C) the aggregate dollar value of
each of the Annual Stock Option Award that was granted to Executive for the
fiscal year immediately preceding the year of termination; provided, however,
that the payment to Executive pursuant to this Section 3.5(c)(vi) shall
in no event exceed an amount which would cause Executive to receive an “excess
parachute payment” as defined in the Code.


 


In addition, if Executive’s employment
hereunder and this Agreement is terminated under Section 2.2(b),
any Annual Stock Options issued to Executive which have not yet vested shall
immediately vest and shall no longer be subject to forfeiture by Executive. If
Executive’s employment hereunder is terminated under Section 2.2(f),
any Annual Stock Options issued to Executive which have not vested shall
immediately be forfeited by Executive; provided that if this Agreement
is terminated under Section 2.2(f) within one year of a Change of Control,
then any Annual Stock Options issued to Executive under this Agreement shall
immediately vest and shall no longer be subject to forfeiture by Executive.


 


3.6           Cessation
of Rights and Obligations: Survival of Certain Provisions. On the date of
expiration


 

















 


or earlier
termination of the Employment Term for any reason, all of the respective
rights, duties, obligations and covenants of the parties, as set forth herein,
shall, except as specifically provided herein to the contrary, cease and become
of no further force or effect as of the date of termination, and shall only
survive as expressly provided for herein.


 


ARTICLE IV


CONFIDENTIALITY AND NON-COMPETE AGREEMENT


 


4.1           Non-Disclosure
of Confidential Information. Executive hereby acknowledges and agrees that
the duties and services to be performed by Executive under this Agreement are
special and unique and that as a result of his employment by the Company
hereunder Executive has developed over time and will acquire, develop and use
information of a special and unique nature and value that is not generally
known to the public or to the Company’s industry, including but not limited to,
certain records, secrets, documentation, software programs, price lists,
ledgers and general information, employee records, mailing lists, stockholder
lists, tenant lists and profiles, prospective customer, acquisition candidate
or tenant lists, accounts receivable and payable ledgers, financial and other
records of the Company or its Affiliates, information regarding its stockholders,
tenants or joint venture partners, and other similar matters (all such
information being hereinafter referred to as “Confidential Information”).
Executive further acknowledges and agrees that the Confidential Information is
of great value to the Company and that the restrictions and agreements
contained in this Agreement are reasonably necessary to protect the
Confidential Information and the goodwill of the Company and the
Affiliates.  Accordingly, Executive
hereby agrees that:


 


(a)           Executive
will not, during the Employment Term or at any time thereafter, directly or
indirectly, except in connection with Executive’s performance of his duties
under this Agreement, or as otherwise authorized in writing by the Company for
the benefit of the Company or any Affiliate, divulge to any person, firm,
corporation, limited liability company, partnership or organization, or any
affiliated entity (hereinafter referred to as “Third Parties”), or use or cause
or authorize any Third Parties to divulge or use, the Confidential Information,
except as required by law; and


 


(b)           Upon
the termination of the Employment Term and this Agreement for any reason
whatsoever, Executive shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company any
and all Confidential Information, including drawings, notebooks, keys, data and
other documents and materials belonging to the Company or its Affiliates which
is in his possession or under his control relating to the Company or its
Affiliates, regardless of the medium upon which it is stored, and will deliver
to the Company upon termination, any other property of the Company or its
Affiliates which is in his possession or under his control.


 


4.2           Non-Solicitation and Covenant Not to Compete.


 


(a)           General.
Executive acknowledges that the covenants set forth in this Section 4.2
are reasonable in scope and essential to the preservation of the business and
the goodwill of the Company, and are consideration for the amounts to be paid
to Executive hereunder. Executive also acknowledges that the enforcement of the
covenants set forth in this Section 4.2 will not preclude Executive
from being gainfully employed in such manner and to the extent as to provide a
standard of living for himself, the members of his family and the others
dependent upon him of at least the level provided by this Agreement. In
addition, Executive acknowledges that the Company and its Affiliates have
obtained an advantage over their competitors that is characterized by
relationships with clients, principals, tenants and other contacts.


 
















 


(b)           Covenants.
Executive hereby covenants and agrees that, except as permitted by the Company,
during the Employment Term, and any extensions thereof, and for a period of one
(1) year following the expiration, termination or extension of this
Agreement, Executive shall not, directly or indirectly: (i) alone,
together or in association with others, either as a principal, agent, owner,
stockholder, officer, director, partner, employee, lender, investor or in any
other capacity, engage in, have any financial interest in or be in any way
connected or affiliated with, or render advice or services to, Developers
Diversified Realty Corp., Kimco Realty Corporation or Regency Centers
Corporation; (ii) directly or indirectly divert, take away, solicit or
interfere with or attempt to divert, take away, solicit or interfere with any
present or prospective customer, except on behalf of the Company as an employee
thereof; (iii) directly or indirectly solicit, induce, influence or
attempt to solicit, induce or influence any employee or agent of the Company to
leave his employment or engagement with the Company, or offer employment or
engagement to or employ or engage any such employee of the Company, or assist
or attempt to assist any such employee of the Company in seeking other
employment; (iv) in any manner slander, libel or by other means take
action which is or intended, or could reasonably be expected, to be detrimental
to the Company or an Affiliate or their respective employees or operations; (v) knowingly
make or participate in any “solicitation” of “proxies” or “consents” (as such
terms are used in the proxy rules of the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission) or make proposals for approval of the Company’s
stockholders; (vi) knowingly form, join or participate in a “group”
(within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) with
respect to the Company’s securities; (vii) otherwise knowingly act to
control or seek to control the management, board of directors or policies of
the Company (except with respect to actions taken solely in Executive’s
capacity as an officer of the Company in the exercise of his fiduciary duties;
or (viii) make any agreement to do any of the foregoing to the extent
restricted thereby. As used in this Section 4.2, the term “Company”
shall mean the Company or any Affiliate thereof. As used in this Section 4.2(b),
“customer” and “prospective customer” shall include: (i) any tenant of the
Company’s properties or any other person or entity with whom the Company is
negotiating for the leasing of real property from the Company or an Affiliate
at the time of the termination of this Agreement or during the six month period
immediately prior to such termination; (ii) any owner or prospective owner
of real property the purchase or sale of which is being negotiated by the
Company at the time of the termination of this Agreement or during the six
month period immediately prior to such termination; or (iii) any joint
venture partner of the Company. The restrictions imposed by this subparagraph
4.2(b) shall not apply to the ownership of one percent (1%) or less of
all of the outstanding securities of any entity whose securities are listed on
a national securities exchange, or included for quotation on any interdealer
quotation system.


 


4.3           Remedies.


 


(a)           Injunctive
Relief. Executive expressly acknowledges
and agrees that the business of the Company is highly competitive and that a
violation of any of the provisions of Sections 4.1 or 4.2 would cause
immediate and irreparable harm, loss and damage to the Company or an Affiliate
not adequately compensable by a monetary award. Executive further acknowledges
and agrees that the time periods and territorial areas provided for herein are
the minimum necessary to adequately protect the business of the Company, the
enjoyment of the Confidential Information and the goodwill of the Company.
Without limiting any of the other remedies available to the Company at law or
in equity, or the Company’s light or ability to collect money damages,
Executive agrees that any actual or threatened violation of any of the
provisions of Sections 4.1 or  4.2
may be immediately restrained or enjoined by any court of competent
jurisdiction, and that a temporary restraining order or 


 

















 


emergency, preliminary or final injunction may be
issued in any court of competent jurisdiction, upon twenty-four (24) hour
notice and without bond.


 


(b)           Enforcement.
Executive expressly acknowledges and agrees that the provisions of Sections
4.1 or 4.2 shall be enforced to the fullest extent permissible under the
laws and public policies in each jurisdiction in which enforcement might be
sought. Accordingly, if any particular portion of Sections 4.1 or 4.2
shall ever be adjudicated as invalid or unenforceable, or if the application
thereof to any party or circumstance shall be adjudicated to be prohibited by
or invalidated by such laws or public policies, such section or sections shall
be: (i) deemed amended to delete therefrom such portions so adjudicated;
or (ii) modified as determined appropriate by such a court, such deletions
or modifications to apply only with respect to the operation of such section or
sections in the particular jurisdictions so adjudicating on the parties and
under the circumstances as to which so adjudicated.


 


ARTICLE V


MISCELLANEOUS


 


5.1           Notices.  All notices or other communications required
or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given or
delivered: (i) when delivered personally or by commercial messenger; (ii) one
(1) business day following deposit with a recognized overnight courier
service; provided such deposit occurs prior to the deadline imposed by
such service for overnight delivery; (iii) when transmitted, if sent by
facsimile copy, provided confirmation of receipt is received by sender and such
notice is sent by an additional method provided hereunder, in each case above
provided such communication is addressed to the intended recipient thereof as
set forth below:


 


	
  To Executive
  at his home address.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  To the
  Company at:

  	
   

  	
  Inland
  Western Retail Real Estate Trust, Inc.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  2901
  Butterfield Road

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Oak Brook,
  Illinois 60523

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Attn:
  Michael J. O’Hanlon

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  President and Chief Executive Officer

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Telephone: (630) 368-2323

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Fax: (630) 645-7229

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  With a copy
  to:

  	
   

  	
  Inland
  Western Retail Real Estate Trust, Inc.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  2901 Butterfield Road

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Oak Brook, Illinois 60523

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Attn: Dennis K. Holland

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  General Counsel and Secretary

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Telephone: (630) 368-2861

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Fax: (630) 586-6446

  



 


Any party may
change its address for purposes of this paragraph by giving the other party
written notice of the new address in the manner set forth above.


 


5.2           Entire Agreement;
Amendments. Etc. This Agreement contains the entire agreement and
understanding of the parties hereto, and supersedes all prior agreements and
understandings relating to the 


 

















 


subject matter
thereof. No modification, amendment, waiver or alteration of this Agreement or
any provision or term hereof shall in any event be effective unless the same
shall be in writing, executed by both parties hereto, and any waiver so given
shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose
for which given.


 


5.3           Benefit.  This Agreement shall be binding upon, and
inure to the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, the heirs, successors and
legal representatives of Executive and the successors, assignees and
transferees of the Company and its current or future Affiliates. This Agreement
or any right or interest hereunder may not be assigned by Executive.


 


5.4           No Waiver. No
failure or delay on the part of any party hereto in exercising any right, power
or remedy hereunder or pursuant hereto shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor
shall any single or partial exercise of any such right, power or remedy
preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other
right, power or remedy hereunder or pursuant thereto.


 


5.5           Severability.
Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in
such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law but, if any provision
of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such
provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity,
without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining
provisions of this Agreement. If any part of any covenant or other provision in
this Agreement is determined by a court of law to be overly broad thereby
making the covenant unenforceable, the parties hereto agree, and it is their
desire, that the court shall substitute a judicially enforceable limitation in
its place, and that as so modified the covenant shall be binding upon the
parties as if originally set forth herein.


 


5.6           Compliance and
Headings.  The headings in this
Agreement are intended to be for convenience and reference only, and shall not
define or limit the scope, extent or intent or otherwise affect the meaning of
any portion hereof.


 


5.7           Governing Law.  The parties agree that this Agreement shall
be governed by, interpreted and construed in accordance with the internal laws
of the State of Illinois without regard to its conflicts of law provisions, and
the parties agree that any suit, action or proceeding with respect to this
Agreement shall be brought in the state courts in Chicago, Illinois or in the
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The parties hereto
hereby accept the exclusive jurisdiction of those courts for the purpose of any
such suit, action or proceeding. Venue for any such action, in addition to any
other venue permitted by statute, will be in Chicago, Illinois.


 


5.8           Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will
be deemed an original and all of which together will constitute one and the
same instrument.


 


5.9           No Presumption
Against Drafter. Each of the parties hereto has jointly participated in the
negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or a
question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed
as if drafted jointly by each of the parties hereto and no presumptions or
burdens of proof shall arise favoring any party by virtue of the authorship of
any provisions of this Agreement.


 


5.10         Enforcement. In
the event either of the parties to this Agreement shall bring an action against
the other party with respect to the enforcement or breach of any provision of
this Agreement, the prevailing party in such action shall recover from the
non-prevailing party the costs incurred by the prevailing party 


 

















 


with respect
to sopuch action including court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees.


 


5.11         Recitals. The
Recitals set forth above are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this
Agreement by this reference.


 


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this
Agreement to be executed and delivered as of the day and year first above
written.


 


	
   

  	
  INLAND WESTERN RETAIL REAL ESTATE TRUST, INC.,

  
	
   

  	
  a Maryland corporation

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Michael J. O’Hanlon

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Name:

  	
  Michael J. O’Hanlon

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Its:

  	
  President and Chief Executive Officer

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  EXECUTIVE

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Niall J. Byrne

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Name:

  	
  Niall J. Byrne

  



 

















 


EXHIBIT A


(FORMULA FOR DETERMINING ANNUAL INCENTIVE
BONUS)


 


I.              One
half of the Executive’s Annual Incentive Bonus Opportunity (“FFO AIBO”) shall
be determined based on performance of the Company, measured to either a
Threshold, Target, or High level of performance.


 


·      The Company will have
achieved a Threshold level of performance if the Company’s annual growth in FFO
per fully-diluted share for the completed fiscal year immediately preceding the
year in which the FFO AIBO is calculated, when compared to FFO per
fully-diluted share for the next preceding completed fiscal year, is not less
than 80% of the median FFO growth rate for the applicable year as published by
NAREIT for the Retail REIT Shopping Center subsector of the NAREIT Equity REIT
Total Return Index (or, if not then in existence, a comparable retail REIT
shopping center index mutually agreeable to the Company and Executive).


 


·      The Company will have
achieved a Target level of performance if the Company’s annual growth in FFO
per fully-diluted share for the completed fiscal year immediately preceding the
year in which the FFO AIBO is calculated, when compared to FFO per fully-diluted
share for the next preceding completed fiscal year, is not less than 100% of
the median FFO growth rate for the applicable year as published by NAREIT for
the Retail REIT Shopping Center subsector of the NAREIT Equity REIT Total
Return Index (or, if not then in existence, a comparable retail REIT shopping
center index mutually agreeable to the Company and Executive).


 


·      The Company will have
achieved a High level of performance if the Company’s annual growth in FFO per
fully-diluted share for the completed fiscal year immediately preceding the
year in which the FFO AIBO is calculated, when compared to FFO per
fully-diluted share for the next preceding completed fiscal year, is not less
than 130% of the median FFO growth rate for the applicable year as published by
NAREIT for the Retail REIT Shopping Center subsector of the NAREIT Equity REIT
Total Return Index (or, if not then in existence, a comparable retail REIT
shopping center index mutually agreeable to the Company and Executive).


 


For purposes
of calculating FFO AIBO, “FFO” shall have the same meaning ascribed to that
term in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC for
the year in which the bonus is to be calculated, but excluding therefrom the
performance of Inland Western I (Common and Preferred) Stock Portfolio, and
Western Dedicated (Preferred) Stock Portfolio.


 


Subject to Section II.
below, if the Company achieves a Threshold level of performance, the Executive’s
FFO AIBO will be equal to one half of 15% of Executive’s Base Salary for the
applicable year. If the Company achieves a Target level of performance, the
Executive’s FFO AIBO will be equal to one half of 20% of Executive’s Base
Salary for the applicable year. If the Company achieves a High level of
performance, the Executive’s FFO AIBO will be equal to one half of 25% of
Executive’s Base Salary for the applicable year.


 


II.            The
amount of any Annual Incentive Bonus determined pursuant to this Exhibit A
shall be non-discretionary on the part of the Company, and shall be paid to the
Executive in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.I(b) of
the Agreement.


 

















 


EXHIBIT B


(FORMULA FOR DETERMINING ANNUAL STOCK OPTION
AWARD)


 


I.              The
Executive will be awarded an Annual Stock Option Award only if the Company shall
have achieved a Threshold level of performance in the completed fiscal year
immediately preceding the award. For these purposes, the Company will have
achieved a Threshold level of performance if the Company’s annual growth in FFO
per fully-diluted share for the completed fiscal year immediately preceding the
year in which the award of Annual Stock Options is calculated, when compared to
FFO per fully-diluted share for the next preceding completed fiscal year, is
not less than 80% of the median FFO growth rate for the applicable year as
published by NAREIT for the Retail REIT Shopping Center subsector of the NAREIT
Equity REIT  Total Return Index (or, if not then in existence, a
comparable retail REIT shopping center index mutually agreeable to the Company and
Executive).


 


II.            If
the Company achieves a Threshold level of performance, the Executive’s Annual
Stock Option Award will authorize the Executive to purchase the number of
shares equal to 1,500 shares. The strike price for each share underlying each
Annual Stock Option Award will be equal to (i) until such time, if ever,
that the Company’s shares are listed on a national exchange, the market value
of shares established annually by the Company for the purposes of the ERISA
valuation; or (ii) after the Company’s shares are listed on a national
exchange, if ever, the market value of such shares.