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Exhibit 10.15




MIDLANTIC OFFICE TRUST, INC.




2005 EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN





 









 








TABLE OF CONTENTS




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section	 	 	 	Page
	ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS	 	 	1	 
	1.01.
	 	Acquiring Person	 	 	1	 
	1.02.
	 	Affiliate	 	 	1	 
	1.03.
	 	Aggregate Limit	 	 	1	 
	1.04.
	 	Agreement	 	 	1	 
	1.05.
	 	Award	 	 	1	 
	1.06.
	 	Board	 	 	1	 
	1.07.
	 	Cause	 	 	1	 
	1.08.
	 	Change in Control	 	 	2	 
	1.09.
	 	Code	 	 	3	 
	1.10.
	 	Committee	 	 	3	 
	1.11.
	 	Common Stock	 	 	3	 
	1.12.
	 	Company	 	 	3	 
	1.13.
	 	Continuing Director	 	 	3	 
	1.14.
	 	Control Change Date	 	 	3	 
	1.15.
	 	Conversion Factor	 	 	3	 
	1.16.
	 	Corresponding SAR	 	 	4	 
	1.17.
	 	Deferred Compensation Plan	 	 	4	 
	1.18.
	 	Deferred Stock Benefit	 	 	4	 
	1.19.
	 	Exchange Act	 	 	4	 
	1.20.
	 	Fair Market Value	 	 	4	 
	1.21.
	 	Incentive Award	 	 	5	 
	1.22.
	 	Initial Public Offering	 	 	5	 
	1.23.
	 	Initial Value	 	 	5	 
	1.24.
	 	LTIP Units	 	 	5	 
	1.25.
	 	Midlantic Partnership, LP	 	 	5	 
	1.26.
	 	Named Executive Officer	 	 	5	 
	1.27.
	 	Option	 	 	5	 
	1.28.
	 	OP Unit	 	 	6	 
	1.29.
	 	Participant	 	 	6	 
	1.30.
	 	Partnership Agreement	 	 	6	 
	1.31.
	 	Performance Shares	 	 	6	 
	1.32.
	 	Person	 	 	6	 
	1.33.
	 	Plan	 	 	6	 
	1.34.
	 	Related Entity	 	 	6	 
	1.35.
	 	SAR	 	 	7	 
	1.36.
	 	Stock Award	 	 	7	 






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	Section	 	 	 	Page
	ARTICLE II PURPOSES	 	 	8	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE III ADMINISTRATION	 	 	9	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE IV ELIGIBILITY	 	 	11	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE V COMMON STOCK SUBJECT TO PLAN	 	 	12	 
	5.01.
	 	Common Stock Issued	 	 	12	 
	5.02.
	 	Aggregate Limit	 	 	12	 
	5.03.
	 	Individual Limit	 	 	12	 
	5.04.
	 	Reallocation of Shares	 	 	12	 
	5.05.
	 	Deferred Shares	 	 	13	 
	5.06.
	 	LTIP Units	 	 	13	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VI OPTIONS	 	 	14	 
	6.01.
	 	Grant	 	 	14	 
	6.02.
	 	Option Price	 	 	14	 
	6.03.
	 	Maximum Option Period	 	 	14	 
	6.04.
	 	Nontransferability	 	 	14	 
	6.05.
	 	Transferable Options	 	 	14	 
	6.06.
	 	Exercise	 	 	15	 
	6.07.
	 	Payment	 	 	15	 
	6.08.
	 	Employee Status	 	 	15	 
	6.09.
	 	Change in Control	 	 	15	 
	6.10.
	 	Stockholder Rights	 	 	16	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VII SARS	 	 	17	 
	7.01.
	 	Grant	 	 	17	 
	7.02.
	 	Maximum SAR Period	 	 	17	 
	7.03.
	 	Nontransferability	 	 	17	 
	7.04.
	 	Transferable SARs	 	 	17	 
	7.05.
	 	Exercise	 	 	17	 
	7.06.
	 	Change in Control	 	 	18	 
	7.07.
	 	Employee Status	 	 	18	 
	7.08.
	 	Settlement	 	 	19	 
	7.09.
	 	Stockholder Rights	 	 	19	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VIII STOCK AWARDS	 	 	20	 
	8.01.
	 	Award	 	 	20	 
	8.02.
	 	Vesting	 	 	20	 
	8.03.
	 	Performance Objectives	 	 	20	 
	8.04.
	 	Employee Status	 	 	20	 
	8.05.
	 	Change in Control	 	 	21	 
	8.06.
	 	Stockholder Rights	 	 	21	 






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	Section	 	 	 	Page
	ARTICLE IX PERFORMANCE SHARE AWARDS	 	 	22	 
	9.01.
	 	Grant	 	 	22	 
	9.02.
	 	Earning the Award	 	 	22	 
	9.03.
	 	Maximum Performance Share Award Period	 	 	22	 
	9.04.
	 	Payment	 	 	22	 
	9.05.
	 	Stockholder Rights	 	 	23	 
	9.06.
	 	Nontransferability	 	 	23	 
	9.07.
	 	Transferable Performance Shares	 	 	23	 
	9.08.
	 	Employee Status	 	 	23	 
	9.09.
	 	Change in Control	 	 	23	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE X INCENTIVE AWARDS	 	 	25	 
	10.01.
	 	Grant	 	 	25	 
	10.02.
	 	Terms and Conditions	 	 	25	 
	10.03.
	 	Maximum Incentive Award Period	 	 	25	 
	10.04.
	 	Nontransferability	 	 	25	 
	10.05.
	 	Transferable Incentive Awards	 	 	26	 
	10.06.
	 	Employee Status	 	 	26	 
	10.07.
	 	Change in Control	 	 	26	 
	10.08.
	 	Stockholder Rights	 	 	26	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE XI ADJUSTMENT UPON CHANGE IN COMMON STOCK	 	 	28	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE XII COMPLIANCE WITH LAW AND APPROVAL OF REGULATORY BODIES	 	 	29	 
	12.01.
	 	Compliance	 	 	29	 
	12.02.
	 	Postponement of Exercise or Payment	 	 	29	 
	12.03.
	 	Forfeiture of Payment	 	 	30	 
	12.04.
	 	Compliance with Section 409A	 	 	30	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE XIII GENERAL PROVISIONS	 	 	31	 
	13.01.
	 	Effect on Employment and Service	 	 	31	 
	13.02.
	 	Unfunded Plan	 	 	31	 
	13.03.
	 	Rules of Construction	 	 	31	 
	13.04.
	 	Tax Withholding and Reporting	 	 	31	 
	13.05.
	 	Reservation of Shares	 	 	32	 
	13.06.
	 	Governing Law	 	 	32	 
	13.07.
	 	Other Actions	 	 	32	 
	13.08.
	 	Other Conditions	 	 	32	 
	13.09.
	 	Forfeiture Provisions	 	 	33	 






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	Section	 	 	 	Page
	ARTICLE XIV DEFERRED BENEFITS	 	 	34	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE XV AMENDMENT	 	 	35	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE XVI DURATION OF PLAN	 	 	36	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE XVII EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN	 	 	37	 







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ARTICLE I



DEFINITIONS




1.01. Acquiring Person




     Acquiring Person means that a Person, considered alone or as part of a “group” within the
meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act, is or becomes directly or indirectly the
beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of securities representing more
than 50 percent of the Company’s then outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the
election of the Board.



1.02. Affiliate




     Affiliate means any Related Entity after “50 percent” is substituted for “80 percent” in the
regulations under Code Section 414(c) for purposes of defining Related Entity.



1.03. Aggregate Limit




     Aggregate Limit has the meaning given in Section 5.02.



1.04. Agreement




     Agreement means a written agreement (including any amendment or supplement thereto) between
the Company and a Participant specifying the terms and conditions of an Award granted to such
Participant.



1.05. Award




     Award means an Incentive Award, Option, Performance Share, SAR or Stock Award granted under
this Plan.



1.06. Board




     Board means the Board of Directors of the Company.



1.07. Cause




     Cause has the same definition as under any employment or service agreement between the Company
or any Affiliate and the Participant or, if no such employment or service agreement exists or if
such employment or service agreement does not contain any such definition, Cause means that the
Participant (i) has committed fraud or misappropriated, stolen or embezzled funds or property from
the Company or an Affiliate or secured or attempted to secure personally any profit in connection
with any transaction entered into on behalf of the Company or any Affiliate, (ii) has been
convicted of, or entered a plea of guilty or “nolo contendere” to, any criminal act or has
committed any other act of willful misconduct which brings the Participant into disrepute or



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is likely to cause material harm to the Company’s (or any Affiliate’s) reputation, business,
customer or supplier relations, financial condition or prospects, (iii) has, notwithstanding not
less than 30 days’ prior written notice, willfully failed to perform (other than by reason of
illness or temporary disability ) his or her material duties or to comply with any lawful
directives of the Board, the Board of Directors of any Affiliate or any supervisory personnel of
the Participant, (iv) has violated or breached any material law or regulation to the material
detriment of the Company or any Affiliate or its or their business, (v) has breached any
confidentiality, non-competition, non-disclosure or non-solicitation agreement which causes or is
reasonably likely to cause material harm to the Company or any Affiliate or (vi) has committed any
act of willful malfeasance or gross negligence in a matter of material importance to the Company or
any Affiliate. For purposes of the Plan, other than where the definition of Cause is determined
under any employment or service agreement between the Company or any Affiliate and the Participant,
in which case such employment or service agreement shall control, in no event shall any termination
of employment or service be deemed for Cause unless the Company’s Chief Executive Officer concludes
that the situation warrants a determination that the Participant’s employment or service terminated
for Cause; in the case of the Chief Executive Officer, any determination that the Chief Executive
Officer’s employment terminated for Cause shall be made by the Board acting without the Chief
Executive Officer.




1.08. Change in Control




     “Change in Control” means (i) a Person is or becomes an Acquiring Person; (ii) a transfer of
all or substantially all of the Company’s total assets on a consolidated basis, as reported in the
Company’s consolidated financial statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
other than a transfer of all or substantially all of such assets to an entity, at least 50 percent
of the combined voting power of the voting securities of which are owned by Persons in
substantially the same proportion as their ownership of the Company immediately prior to such
transfer; (iii) a merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange or similar event with a Person,
regardless of whether the Company is intended to be the surviving or resulting entity after the
merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange or similar event, other than a transaction that
results in the voting securities of the Company carrying the right to vote in elections of persons
to the Board outstanding immediately prior to the closing of the transaction continuing to
represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the
surviving entity) at least 50 percent of the Company’s voting securities carrying the right to vote
in elections of persons to the Company’s Board, or such securities of such surviving entity,
outstanding immediately after the closing of such transaction; (iv) the Continuing Directors cease
for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board; (v) the liquidation of the Company or the
commencement of actions constituting a plan of liquidation or the closing of a liquidation
agreement; or (vi) the Board adopts a resolution to the effect that, in its judgment, as a
consequence of any one or more transactions or events or series of transactions or events, a change
in control of the Company has effectively occurred. The Board shall be entitled to exercise its
sole and absolute discretion in exercising its judgment and in the adoption of such resolution,
whether or not any such transaction(s) or event(s) might be deemed, individually or



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collectively, to satisfy any of the criteria set forth in subparagraphs (i) through (v) above.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no event resulting from the Initial Public Offering shall
constitute a Change in Control.




1.09. Code




     Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and any amendments thereto.



1.10. Committee




     Committee means the Compensation Committee of the Board if the Board appoints one to
administer the Plan, or the Board itself if no such Compensation Committee is appointed. If such
Compensation Committee is appointed, if and to the extent deemed necessary by the Board, such
Compensation Committee shall consist of two or more directors, all of whom are “non-employee
directors” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act and, after the transition period
prescribed by the regulations under Code Section 162(m), “outside directors” within the meaning of
Code Section 162(m).



1.11. Common Stock




     Common Stock means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company.



1.12. Company




     Company means Midlantic Office Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation or any successor thereto.



1.13. Continuing Director




     Continuing Director means any member of the Board, while a member of the Board and (i) who was
a member of the Board on the closing date of the Company’s Initial Public Offering or (ii) whose
nomination for or election to the Board was recommended or approved by a majority of the Continuing
Directors.



1.14. Control Change Date




     Control Change Date means the date on which a Change in Control occurs. If a Change in
Control occurs on account of a series of transactions or events, the “Control Change Date” is the
date of the last of such transactions or events.



1.15. Conversion Factor




     Conversion Factor has the meaning given in the Partnership Agreement.



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1.16. Corresponding SAR




     Corresponding SAR means an SAR that is granted in relation to a particular Option and that can
be exercised only upon the surrender to the Company, unexercised, of that portion of the Option to
which the SAR relates.



1.17. Deferred Compensation Plan




     Deferred Compensation Plan means the Midlantic Office Trust, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan
that the Company established to constitute a deferred compensation plan for a select group of
management and highly compensated employees of the Company and its Affiliates, pursuant to which
eligible individuals may elect to defer the receipt of specified benefits or to which specified
benefits otherwise deferred will be credited (whether or not such benefits are deferred in
connection with Awards granted under this Plan).



1.18. Deferred Stock Benefit




     Deferred Stock Benefit means an Award under the Plan that a Participant elected to defer under
the Deferred Compensation Plan that must be distributed or paid, if at all, in shares of Common
Stock. A Deferred Stock Benefit will be paid pursuant to the terms of the Deferred Compensation
Plan and at such time or times as are set forth therein (which may be more than 10 years from the
date of grant of the Award in connection with which the receipt of Common Stock or cash or other
consideration was deferred).



1.19. Exchange Act




     Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.



1.20. Fair Market Value




     Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock means, on any given date, the fair market value
of a share of Common Stock as the Committee in its discretion shall determine; provided, however,
that the Committee shall determine Fair Market Value without regard to any restriction other than a
restriction which, by its terms, will never lapse and, if the shares of Common Stock are traded on
any national stock exchange or quotation system, the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock
shall be the closing price of a share of Common Stock as reported on such stock exchange or
quotation system on such date, or if the shares of Common Stock are not traded on such stock
exchange or quotation system on such date, then on the next preceding day that the shares of Common
Stock were traded on such stock exchange or quotation system, all as reported by such source as the
Committee shall select. The Fair Market Value that the Committee determines shall be final,
binding and conclusive on the Company, any Affiliate and each Participant.



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1.21. Incentive Award




     Incentive Award means an award stated with reference to a specified dollar amount which,
subject to such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the Committee, entitles the
Participant to receive shares of Common Stock from the Company or an Affiliate.



1.22. Initial Public Offering




     Initial Public Offering
means the initial public offering of the Company’s securities as
contemplated by the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-II,
as amended (Registration No. 333-124933) initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”)
on May 13, 2005.



1.23. Initial Value




     Initial Value means, with respect to a Corresponding SAR, the option price per share of the
related Option and, with respect to an SAR granted independently of an Option, the Fair Market
Value of one share of Common Stock on the date of grant.



1.24.LTIP Units




     LTIP Units have the meaning given in the Partnership Agreement.



1.25. Management LTIP Vesting Agreement


     Management LTIP Vesting Agreement
means the Management LTIP Vesting Agreement by and between
Midlantic Partnership, LP and holders of LTIP Units who are executive officers of the Company upon the completion of the
Initial Public Offering.





1.25.  Midlantic Partnership, LP




     Midlantic Partnership, LP means Midlantic Partnership, LP, a limited partnership formed under
the laws of the State of Delaware, by and among Midlantic Office Properties, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company and Midlantic Office Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation, as well as the
other limited partners who from time to time may execute the Partnership Agreement or counterparts
thereof as limited partners.



1.26. Named Executive Officer




     Named Executive Officer means a Participant who, as of the last day of a taxable year, is the
Chief Executive Officer of the Company (or is acting in such capacity) or one of the four highest
compensated officers of the Company (other than the Chief Executive Officer) or is otherwise one of
the group of “covered employees,” as defined in the Treasury Regulations promulgated under Code
Section 162(m).



1.27. Option




     Option means a stock option that entitles the holder to purchase from the Company a stated
number of shares of Common Stock at the price set forth in an Agreement.



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1.28. OP Unit




     OP Unit has the meaning given in the Partnership Agreement.



1.29. Participant




     Participant means an employee of the Company or an Affiliate, a non-employee member of the
Board, or a person or entity that provides services to the Company or an Affiliate and who
satisfies the requirements of Article IV and is selected by the Committee to receive an Award.



1.30. Partnership Agreement




     Partnership Agreement means the
Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of
Midlantic Partnership, LP and any amendments thereto.



1.31. Performance Shares




     Performance Shares means an award, in the amount determined by the Committee, stated with
reference to a specified number of shares of Common Stock, that in accordance with the terms of an
Agreement entitles the holder to receive a cash payment or shares of Common Stock or a combination
thereof.



1.32. Person




     “Person” means any human being, firm, corporation, partnership, or other entity. “Person”
also includes any human being, firm, corporation, partnership, or other entity as defined in
Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act. The term “Person” does not include the Company
or any Related Entity, and the term Person does not include any employee-benefit plan maintained by
the Company or any Related Entity, or any person or entity organized, appointed, or established by
the Company or any Related Entity for or pursuant to the terms of any such employee-benefit plan,
unless the Board determines that such an employee-benefit plan or such person or entity is a
“Person”.



1.33. Plan




     Plan means the Midlantic Office Trust, Inc. 2005 Equity Compensation Plan, in its current form
and as hereafter amended.



1.34. Related Entity




     Related Entity means any entity that is part of a controlled group of corporations or is under
common control with the Company within the meaning of Sections 1563(a), 414(b) or 414(c) of the
Code.



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1.35. SAR




     SAR means a stock appreciation right that in accordance with the terms of an Agreement
entitles the holder to receive a number of shares of Common Stock, or in the discretion of the
Committee, a cash award, or a combination of shares of Common Stock and cash, based on the increase
in the Fair Market Value of the shares underlying the stock appreciation right during a stated
period specified by the Committee. References to “SARs” include both Corresponding SARs and SARs
granted independently of Options, unless the context requires otherwise.



1.36. Stock Award




     Stock Award means shares of Common Stock granted to a Participant under Article VIII.



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ARTICLE II



PURPOSES




     The Plan is intended to assist the Company and its Affiliates in recruiting and retaining
individuals and other service providers with ability and initiative by enabling such persons or
entities to participate in the future success of the Company and its Affiliates and to associate
their interests with those of the Company and its stockholders. The Plan is intended to permit the
grant of Options not qualifying under Section 422 of the Code, and the grant of SARs, Stock Awards,
Performance Shares and Incentive Awards in accordance with the Plan and procedures that may be
established by the Committee. The proceeds received by the Company from the sale of shares of
Common Stock pursuant to this Plan shall be used for general corporate purposes.



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ARTICLE III



ADMINISTRATION




     The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall have authority to grant
Awards upon such terms (not inconsistent with the provisions of this Plan) as the Committee may
consider appropriate. Such terms may include conditions (in addition to those contained in this
Plan) on the exercisability of all or any part of an Option or SAR, the transferability or
forfeitability of a Stock Award, or the grant or settlement of Performance Shares or an Incentive
Award. Notwithstanding any such conditions, the Committee may, in its discretion, accelerate the
time at which any Option or SAR may be exercised, or the time at which a Stock Award may become
transferable or nonforfeitable or the time at which an Incentive Award or award of Performance
Shares may be settled. In addition, the Committee shall have complete authority to interpret all
provisions of this Plan; to prescribe the form of Agreements; to adopt, amend, and rescind rules
and regulations pertaining to the administration of the Plan; and to make all other determinations
necessary or advisable for the administration of this Plan. The express grant in the Plan of any
specific power to the Committee shall not be construed as limiting any power or authority of the
Committee. Any decision made, or action taken, by the Committee in connection with the
administration of this Plan shall be final and conclusive. The members of the Committee shall not
be liable for any act done in good faith with respect to this Plan or any Agreement or Award. All
expenses of administering this Plan shall be borne by the Company.



     To the extent applicable law so permits, the Committee, in its discretion, may delegate to one
or more officers of the Company all or part of the Committee’s authority and duties with respect to
Awards to be granted to individuals who are not subject to the reporting and other provisions of
Section 16 of the Exchange Act and, after the transition period prescribed by the regulations under
Code Section 162(m), who are not Named Executive Officers. The Committee may revoke or amend the
terms of a delegation at any time but such action shall not invalidate any prior actions of the
Committee’s delegate or delegates that were consistent with the terms of the Plan and the
Committee’s prior delegation. If and to the extent deemed necessary by the Board, all Awards
granted to any individual who is subject to the reporting and other provisions of Section 16 of the
Exchange Act shall be made by a Committee comprised solely of two or more directors, all of whom
are “non-employee directors” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, and, after
the transition period prescribed by the regulations under Code Section 162(m), all Awards granted
to any individual who is a Named Executive Officer shall be made by a Committee comprised solely of
two or more directors, all of whom are “outside directors” within the meaning of Code Section
162(m).



     The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each person who is or shall have been a member
of the Committee acting as administrator of the Plan, or any delegate of such, against and from any
cost, liability, loss or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by such person in
connection with or resulting from any action, claim, suit, or proceeding to which such person may
be a party or in which such person may be involved by reason of any action taken or not taken under
the Plan and against and from any and all amounts paid by such person



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in settlement thereof, with the Company’s approval, or paid by such person in satisfaction of
any judgment in any such action, suit, or proceeding against such person, provided he or she shall
give the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before he or she
undertakes to handle and defend it on his or her own behalf. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Company shall not indemnify and hold harmless any such person if (i) applicable law or the
Company’s Charter or Bylaws prohibit such indemnification or (ii) such person did not act in good
faith and in a manner that such person believed to be consistent with the Plan or such person’s
conduct constituted gross negligence or willful misconduct. The foregoing right of indemnification
shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons may be entitled
under the Company’s Charter or Bylaws, as a matter of law or otherwise, or under any other power
that the Company may have to indemnify such person or hold him or her harmless. The provisions of
the foregoing indemnity shall survive indefinitely the term of this Plan.





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ARTICLE IV



ELIGIBILITY




     Any employee of the Company or an Affiliate (including an entity that becomes an Affiliate
after the adoption of this Plan) and any non-employee member of the Board is eligible to
participate in this Plan. In addition, any other person or entity that provides services to the
Company or an Affiliate is eligible to participate in this Plan if the Board, in its sole
discretion, determines that it is in the best interest of the Company. For purposes of this Plan,
a person shall be treated as an employee or service provider of the Company or an Affiliate to the
extent such person or entity is an employee or service provider of a disregarded entity under Code
Section 7701 that is treated as part of the Company or an Affiliate.



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ARTICLE V



COMMON STOCK SUBJECT TO PLAN




5.01. Common Stock Issued




     Upon the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to an Award, the Company may deliver to
the Participant shares of Common Stock or treasury shares from its authorized but unissued Common
Stock. On the distribution or payment of Deferred Stock Benefits, the Company may issue shares of
Common Stock or treasury shares from its authorized but unissued Common Stock.



5.02. Aggregate Limit




     Subject to Sections 5.04, 5.05 and 5.06, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common
Stock that may be issued under this Plan (i) pursuant to Awards granted under the Plan, (ii) upon
distribution or payment of Deferred Stock Benefits and (iii) upon the conversion of LTIP Units (after
conversion of LTIP Units into OP Units) (the “Aggregate Limit”) is the lesser of 615,825, or 3.5%
percent of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding upon completion of the Company’s
Initial Public Offering, taking into account any exercise by the underwriters in the Initial Public
Offering of their over-allotment option (an “IPO Over-Allotment Adjustment”). In addition, the
Aggregate Limit shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Article XI.



5.03. Individual Limit




     In any calendar year, no Participant may receive Options, SARs, Stock Awards, Performance
Shares or any combination thereof that relate to more than 150,000 shares. This Section 5.03
applies only with respect to Awards that are made after the transition period prescribed by the
regulations under Code Section 162(m).



5.04. Reallocation of Shares




     If an Option is terminated, in whole or in part, for any reason other than its exercise or the
exercise of a Corresponding SAR that is settled with shares of Common Stock, the number of shares
of Common Stock allocated to the Option or portion thereof shall be available again for use under
the Plan. If an SAR is terminated, in whole or in part, for any reason other than its exercise
that is settled with shares of Common Stock or the exercise of a related Option, the number of
shares of Common Stock allocated to the SAR or portion thereof shall be available again for use
under the Plan. If an award of Performance Shares is terminated, in whole or in part, for any
reason other than its settlement with shares of Common Stock, the number of shares allocated to the
Performance Shares or portion thereof shall be available again for use under the Plan. If a Stock
Award is forfeited, in whole or in part, for any reason, the number of shares of Common Stock
allocated to the Stock Award or portion thereof shall be available again for use under the Plan.



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5.05. Deferred Shares




     Shares of Common Stock issued in settlement of Deferred Stock Benefits and shares of Common
Stock subject to Awards with respect to which there is a Deferred Stock Benefit shall be counted
against the Aggregate Limit unless and until such shares of Common Stock shall not be issued
because of the surrender, lapse, expiration, forfeiture or termination of any rights in such shares
of Common Stock or the Deferred Stock Benefits; provided, however, that shares of Common Stock
shall be counted toward the Aggregate Limit only once (so that in the case of shares of Common
Stock subject to Awards that are cancelled in connection with Deferred Stock Benefits, such shares
of Common Stock shall only be counted once). If a Deferred Stock Benefit is forfeited, in whole or
in part, the number of shares of Common Stock allocated to such Deferred Stock Benefit or portion
thereof shall be available again for use under the Plan. However, shares of Common Stock issued in
settlement of or representing Deferred Stock Benefits that constitute earnings on deferred shares
of Common Stock shall be counted separately towards the Aggregate Limit.



5.06. LTIP Units




     Except
as provided in this Section 5.06, the Aggregate Limit shall be reduced by the number of
shares of Common Stock into which outstanding LTIP Units or OP Units resulting from the conversion of
LTIP Units could be converted (assuming all appropriate conditions are met), based on the then-current
Conversion Factor and assuming the outstanding LTIP Units are first converted into OP Units. In the
event the Conversion Factor is later adjusted pursuant to the Partnership Agreement, the number of
shares of Common Stock available at that time under the Aggregate Limit shall be increased or
decreased based on the change in the number of shares of Common Stock into which the outstanding
LTIP Units or OP Units resulting from the conversion of LTIP Units could be converted (assuming all
appropriate conditions are met), based on the then-current Conversion Factor and assuming the
outstanding LTIPS are first converted into OP Units.



     If any of
the outstanding LTIP Units are forfeited pursuant to the terms of the Partnership
Agreement the Management LTIP Vesting Agreement, or otherwise, the number of shares of Common Stock into which such LTIP Units could have been converted
(assuming all appropriate conditions are met), shall be available again for use under the Plan. In
the event that outstanding LTIP Units are converted into OP Units and such OP Units are redeemed in
return for cash and not for Common Stock, then the number of shares of Common Stock into which such
OP Units could have been converted shall not be available again for use under the Plan.



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ARTICLE VI



OPTIONS




6.01. Grant




     In accordance with the provisions of Article IV, the Committee will designate each individual
or entity to whom an Option is to be granted and will specify the number of shares of Common Stock
covered by such grant.



6.02. Option Price




     The price per share of Common Stock purchased on the exercise of an Option shall be determined
by the Committee on the date of grant, but shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of a share
of Common Stock on the date the Option is granted.



6.03. Maximum Option Period




     The maximum period in which an Option may be exercised shall be determined by the Committee on
the date of grant, except that no Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten years
from the date such Option was granted.



6.04. Nontransferability




     Except as provided in Section 6.05, each Option granted under this Plan shall be
nontransferable except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. In the event of any
transfer of an Option (by the Participant or his transferee), the Option and any Corresponding SAR
that relates to such Option must be transferred to the same person or persons or entity or
entities. Except as provided in Section 6.05, during the lifetime of the Participant to whom the
Option is granted, the Option may be exercised only by the Participant. No right or interest of a
Participant in any Option shall be liable for, or subject to, any lien, obligation, or liability of
such Participant.



6.05. Transferable Options




     Section 6.04 to the contrary notwithstanding, if the Agreement so provides, an Option may be
transferred by a Participant to the Participant’s children, grandchildren, spouse, one or more
trusts for the benefit of such family members or a partnership in which such family members are the
only partners, on such terms and conditions as appropriate so that such transferees are included in
the class of transferees who may rely on a Form S-8 Registration Statement under the Securities Act
of 1933 to sell shares issuable upon exercise of Options granted under the Plan. The holder of an
Option transferred pursuant to this Section shall be bound by the same terms and conditions that
governed the Option during the period that it was held by the Participant; provided, however, that
such transferee may not transfer the Option except by will or the laws of descent and distribution.
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(by the Participant or his transferee), the Option and any Corresponding SAR that relates to
such Option must be transferred to the same person or persons or entity or entities.




6.06. Exercise




     Subject to the provisions of this Plan and the applicable Agreement, an Option may be
exercised in whole at any time or in part from time to time at such times and in compliance with
such requirements as the Committee shall determine. An Option granted under this Plan may be
exercised with respect to any number of whole shares less than the full number for which the Option
could be exercised. A partial exercise of an Option shall not affect the right to exercise the
Option from time to time in accordance with this Plan and the applicable Agreement with respect to
the remaining shares subject to the Option. The exercise of an Option shall result in the
termination of any Corresponding SAR to the extent of the number of shares with respect to which
the Option is exercised.



6.07. Payment




     Subject to rules established by the Committee and unless otherwise provided in an Agreement,
payment of all or part of the Option price may be made (i) in cash or certified check, (ii) by
tendering shares of Common Stock (which, if acquired from the Company, have been held by the
Participant for at least six months) with an aggregate Fair Market Value on the date of exercise
equal to the Option price, (iii) by a broker-assisted cashless exercise in accordance with
procedures established by the Federal Reserve Board or (iv) such other method approved by the
Committee. If shares of Common Stock are used to pay all or part of the Option price, the sum of
the cash and cash equivalent and the Fair Market Value (determined as of the day preceding the date
of exercise) of the shares surrendered must not be less than the Option price of the shares for
which the Option is being exercised.



6.08. Employee Status




     In the event that the terms of any Option provide that it may be exercised only during
employment or continued service or within a specified period of time after termination of
employment or continued service, the Committee may decide to what extent leaves of absence for
governmental or military service, illness, temporary disability, or other reasons shall not be
deemed interruptions of continuous employment or service.



6.09. Change in Control




     Notwithstanding any provision of any Agreement, in the event of or in anticipation of a Change
in Control, the Committee in its discretion (i) may declare that some or all outstanding Options
previously granted under the Plan, whether or not then exercisable, shall terminate as of a date
before or on the Control Change Date without any payment to the holder of the Option, provided the
Committee gives prior written notice to the Participants of such termination and gives such
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extent then exercisable or (ii) may terminate before or on the Control Change Date some or all
outstanding Options previously granted under the Plan, whether or not then exercisable, in
consideration of payment to the holder of the Option, with respect to each share of Common Stock
for which the Option is then exercisable, of the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value on such
date of the Common Stock subject to the exercisable portion of the Option over the Option price.
The payment described in (ii) above may be made in any manner the Committee determines, including
in cash, stock or other property. The Committee may take the actions described in (i) or (ii)
above with respect to Options that are not then exercisable whether or not the Participant will
receive any payment therefor. The Committee in its discretion may take the actions described in
(i) or (ii) above contingent on consummation of the Change in Control and with respect to some or
all outstanding Options, whether or not then exercisable, or on an Option-by-Option basis, which
actions need not be uniform with respect to all outstanding Options. However, the Options shall
not be terminated to the extent that written provision is made for their continuance, assumption or
substitution by the Company or a successor employer or its parent or subsidiary in connection with
the Change in Control. The Committee may provide in an applicable Agreement that a Participant’s
outstanding Options shall be fully exercisable on and after a Control Change Date or immediately
before the date the Options will be terminated in connection with the Change in Control, as
described above.




6.10. Stockholder Rights




     No Participant shall have any rights as a stockholder with respect to shares subject to his
Option until the date of exercise of such Option.



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ARTICLE VII



SARS




7.01. Grant




     In accordance with the provisions of Article IV, the Committee will designate each individual
or entity to whom SARs are to be granted and will specify the number of shares of Common Stock
covered by such grant. For purposes of the foregoing limit, an Option and Corresponding SAR shall
be treated as a single Award.



7.02. Maximum SAR Period




     The term of each SAR shall be determined by the Committee on the date of grant, except that no
SAR shall have a term of more than ten years from the date such SAR was granted.



7.03. Nontransferability




     Except as provided in Section 7.04, each SAR granted under this Plan shall be nontransferable
except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. In the event of any such transfer, a
Corresponding SAR and the related Option must be transferred to the same person or persons or
entity or entities. Except as provided in Section 7.04, during the lifetime of the Participant to
whom the SAR is granted, the SAR may be exercised only by the Participant. No right or interest of
a Participant in any SAR shall be liable for, or subject to, any lien, obligation, or liability of
such Participant.



7.04. Transferable SARs




     Section 7.03 to the contrary notwithstanding, if the Agreement so provides, an SAR may be
transferred by a Participant to the Participant’s children, grandchildren, spouse, one or more
trusts for the benefit of such family members or a partnership in which such family members are the
only partners, on such terms and conditions as appropriate so that such transferees are included in
the class of transferees who may rely on a Form S-8 Registration Statement under the Securities Act
of 1933 to sell shares received pursuant to Awards granted under the Plan. The holder of an SAR
transferred pursuant to this Section shall be bound by the same terms and conditions that governed
the SAR during the period that it was held by the Participant; provided, however, that such
transferee may not transfer the SAR except by will or the laws of descent and distribution. In the
event of any transfer of a Corresponding SAR (by the Participant or his transferee), the
Corresponding SAR and the related Option must be transferred to the same person or person or entity
or entities.



7.05. Exercise




     Subject to the provisions of this Plan and the applicable Agreement, an SAR may be exercised
in whole at any time or in part from time to time at such times and in compliance with



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such requirements as the Committee shall determine; provided, however, that an SAR may be
exercised (i) only to the extent that the related Option is exercisable and (ii) only when the Fair
Market Value of the Common Stock that is subject to the exercise exceeds the Initial Value of the
SAR. An SAR granted under this Plan may be exercised with respect to any number of whole shares
less than the full number for which the SAR could be exercised. A partial exercise of an SAR shall
not affect the right to exercise the SAR from time to time in accordance with this Plan and the
applicable Agreement with respect to the remaining shares subject to the SAR. The exercise of a
Corresponding SAR shall result in the termination of the related Option to the extent of the number
of shares with respect to which the SAR is exercised.




7.06. Change in Control




     Notwithstanding any provision of any Agreement, in the event of or in anticipation of a Change
in Control, the Committee in its discretion (i) may declare that some or all outstanding SARs
previously granted under the Plan, whether or not then exercisable, shall terminate as of a date
before or on the Control Change Date without any payment to the holder of the SAR, provided the
Committee gives prior written notice to the Participants of such termination and gives such
Participants the right to exercise their outstanding SARs at least 15 days before such termination
date to the extent then exercisable or (ii) may terminate before or on the Control Change Date some
or all outstanding SARs previously granted under the Plan, whether or not then exercisable, in
consideration of payment to the holder of the SAR, with respect to each share of Common Stock for
which the SAR is then exercisable, of the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of such Common
Stock on such date over the Initial Value of the SAR. The payment described in (ii) above may be
made in any manner the Committee determines, including in cash, stock or other property. The
Committee may take the actions described in (i) or (ii) above with respect to SARs that are not
then exercisable whether or not the Participant will receive any payment therefor. The Committee
in its discretion may take the actions described in (i) or (ii) above contingent on consummation of
the Change in Control and with respect to some or all outstanding SARs, whether or not then
exercisable, or on an SAR-by-SAR basis, which actions need not be uniform with respect to all
outstanding SARs. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no payment shall be made with respect to a
Corresponding SAR to the extent the Committee made a payment with respect to the Option that
relates to the Corresponding SAR. No SARs shall be terminated to the extent that written provision
is made for their assumption, continuance or substitution by the Company or a successor employer or
its parent or subsidiary in connection with the Change in Control. The Committee may provide in an
applicable Agreement that a Participant’s outstanding SARs shall be fully exercisable on and after
a Control Change Date or immediately before the date the SARs will be terminated in connection with
the Change in Control, as described above.



7.07. Employee Status




     If the terms of any SAR provide that it may be exercised only during employment or continued
service or within a specified period of time after termination of employment or continued service,
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or military service, illness, temporary disability or other reasons shall not be deemed
interruptions of continuous employment or service.




7.08. Settlement




     At the Committee’s discretion, the amount payable as a result of the exercise of an SAR may be
settled in cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination of cash and Common Stock. No fractional
share will be deliverable upon the exercise of an SAR but a cash payment will be made in lieu
thereof.



7.09. Stockholder Rights




     No Participant shall, as a result of receiving an SAR, have any rights as a stockholder of the
Company or any Affiliate until the date that the SAR is exercised and then only to the extent that
the SAR is settled by the issuance of Common Stock.



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ARTICLE VIII



STOCK AWARDS




8.01. Award




     In accordance with the provisions of Article IV, the Committee will designate each individual
or entity to whom a Stock Award is to be granted and will specify the number of shares of Common
Stock covered by such grant.



8.02. Vesting




     The Committee, on the date of grant, may prescribe that a Participant’s rights in the Stock
Award shall be forfeitable and nontransferable for a period of time and subject to such conditions
as may be set forth in the Agreement. By way of example and not of limitation, the Committee may
prescribe that a Participant’s rights in a Stock Award shall be forfeitable and nontransferable
subject to (a) the attainment of objectives stated with reference to the Company’s, an Affiliate’s
or a business unit’s attainment of objectives stated with respect to performance criteria listed in
Section 8.03, (b) the Participant’s completion of a specified period of employment or service with
the Company or an Affiliate, (c) the Participant’s death, disability or retirement or (d)
satisfaction of a combination of any of the foregoing factors. To the extent the Participant’s
rights in a Stock Award are forfeitable and nontransferable for a period of time, the Committee on
the date of grant shall determine the maximum period over which the rights may become
nonforfeitable and transferable, except that such period shall not exceed ten years.



8.03. Performance Objectives




     In accordance with Section 8.02, the Committee may prescribe in an applicable Agreement that
Stock Awards will become nonforfeitable and transferable based on objectives stated with respect to
the Company’s, an Affiliate’s or a business unit’s (a) total stockholder return, (b) total
stockholder return as compared to total return (on a comparable basis) of a publicly available
index, (c) net income, (d) pretax earnings, (e) funds from operations, (f) earnings before interest
expense, taxes, depreciation and amortization, (g) operating margin, (h) earnings per share, (i)
return on equity, capital, assets or investment, (j) operating earnings, (k) working capital, (l)
ratio of debt to stockholders equity and (m) revenue. If the Committee, on the date of grant,
prescribes that a Stock Award shall become nonforfeitable and transferable only upon the attainment
of any of the above performance objectives, the shares of Common Stock subject to such Stock Award
shall become nonforfeitable and transferable only to the extent that the Committee certifies in
writing that such objectives have been achieved.



8.04. Employee Status




     In the event that the terms of any Stock Award provide that shares may become nonforfeitable
and transferable thereunder only after completion of a specified period of employment or continuous
service, the Committee may decide in each case to what extent leaves



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of absence for governmental or military service, illness, temporary disability, or other
reasons shall not be deemed interruptions of continuous employment or service.




8.05. Change in Control




     Notwithstanding any provision of any Agreement, in the event of or in anticipation of a Change
in Control, the Committee in its discretion may terminate before or on the Control Change Date
outstanding Stock Awards previously granted under the Plan that are not then nonforfeitable and
transferable without any payment to the holder of the Stock Awards. The Committee in its
discretion may take the action described in this Section 8.05 contingent on the consummation of the
Change in Control and with respect to some or all outstanding Stock Awards or on a Stock
Award-by-Stock Award basis, which actions need not be uniform with respect to all outstanding Stock
Awards. The preceding sentences to the contrary notwithstanding, the Stock Awards shall not be
terminated to the extent that written provision is made for their assumption, continuance or
substitution by the Company or a successor employer or its parent or subsidiary in connection with
the Change in Control. The Committee may provide in an applicable Agreement that a Participant’s
outstanding Stock Awards shall be nonforfeitable and transferable on and after a Control Change
Date or immediately before the date the Stock Awards would otherwise be terminated in connection
with the Change in Control, as described above.



8.06. Stockholder Rights




     Prior to their forfeiture (in accordance with the applicable Agreement and while the shares of
Common Stock granted pursuant to the Stock Award may be forfeited and are nontransferable), a
Participant will have all rights of a stockholder with respect to a Stock Award, including the
right to receive dividends and vote the shares; provided, however, that during such period (i) a
Participant may not sell, transfer, pledge, exchange, hypothecate, or otherwise dispose of shares
granted pursuant to a Stock Award, (ii) the Company shall retain custody of the certificates
evidencing shares granted pursuant to a Stock Award, and (iii) the Participant will deliver to the
Company a stock power, endorsed in blank, with respect to each Stock Award. The limitations set
forth in the preceding sentence shall not apply after the shares granted under the Stock Award are
transferable and are no longer forfeitable.



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ARTICLE IX



PERFORMANCE SHARE AWARDS




9.01. Grant




     In accordance with the provisions of Article IV, the Committee will designate each individual
or entity to whom a grant of Performance Shares is to be made and will specify the number of shares
covered by such grant.



9.02. Earning the Award




     The Committee, on the date of grant of the Performance Shares, shall prescribe that the
Performance Shares will be earned and become payable subject to such conditions as are set forth in
the Agreement. By way of example and not of limitation, the Committee may prescribe that the
Performance Shares will be earned and become payable upon (a) the satisfaction of performance
objectives as described below, (b) the Participant’s completion of a specified period of employment
or service with the Company or an Affiliate, (c) the Participant’s death, disability or retirement
or (d) satisfaction of a combination of any of the foregoing factors. The performance objectives
may be stated with respect to the Company’s, an Affiliate’s or a business unit’s (a) total
stockholder return, (b) total Stockholder return as compared to total return (on a comparable
basis) of a publicly available index, (c) net income, (d) pretax earnings, (e) funds from
operations, (f) earnings before interest expense, taxes, depreciation and amortization, (g)
operating margin, (h) earnings per share, (i) return on equity, capital, assets or investment, (j)
operating earnings, (k) working capital, (l) ratio of debt to stockholders equity and (m) revenue.
If the Committee, on the date of grant, prescribes that Performance Shares will be earned and
payable only upon the attainment of such performance objectives, no Performance Shares will be
considered earned and no payments will be made with respect to such Performance Shares unless, and
then only to the extent that, the Committee certifies in writing that such objectives have been
achieved.



9.03. Maximum Performance Share Award Period




     The Committee, on the date of grant, shall determine the maximum period over which Performance
Share Awards may be earned, except that such period shall not exceed ten years.



9.04. Payment




     In the discretion of the Committee, the amount payable when an award of Performance Shares is
earned may be settled in cash, by the issuance of shares of Common Stock, or a combination thereof.
A fractional share of Common Stock shall not be deliverable when an award of Performance Shares is
earned, but a cash payment will be made in lieu thereof.



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9.05. Stockholder Rights




     No Participant shall, as a result of receiving a grant of Performance Shares, have any rights
as a stockholder until and then only to the extent that the Performance Shares are earned and
settled in shares of Common Stock. After Performance Shares are earned and settled in shares, a
Participant will have all the rights of a stockholder with respect to such shares including the
right to receive dividends and vote the shares.



9.06. Nontransferability




     Except as provided in Section 9.07, Performance Shares granted under this Plan shall be
nontransferable except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. No right or interest of
a Participant in any Performance Shares shall be liable for, or subject to, any lien, obligation,
or liability of such Participant.



9.07. Transferable Performance Shares




     Section 9.06 to the contrary notwithstanding, if the Agreement so provides, an award of
Performance Shares may be transferred by a Participant to the Participant’s children,
grandchildren, spouse, one or more trusts for the benefit of such family members or a partnership
in which such family members are the only partners, on such terms and conditions as appropriate so
that such transferees are included in the class of transferees who may rely on a Form S-8
Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933 to sell shares received pursuant to Awards
granted under the Plan. The holder of Performance Shares transferred pursuant to this Section
shall be bound by the same terms and conditions that governed the Performance Shares during the
period that they were held by the Participant; provided, however that such transferee may not
transfer Performance Shares except by will or the laws of descent and distribution.



9.08. Employee Status




     In the event that the terms of any Performance Share award provide that no payment will be
made unless the Participant completes a stated period of employment or continued service, the
Committee may decide to what extent leaves of absence for government or military service, illness,
temporary disability, or other reasons shall not be deemed interruptions of continuous employment
or service.



9.09. Change in Control




     Notwithstanding any provision of any Agreement, in the event of or in anticipation of a Change
in Control, the Committee in its discretion may terminate before or on the Control Change Date some
or all outstanding Performance Shares previously granted under the Plan that are not then earned
and payable without any payment to the holder of the Performance Shares. The Committee in its
discretion may take the action described in this Section 9.09 contingent on consummation of the
Change in Control and with respect to some or all outstanding Performance



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Shares or on a Performance Share-by-Performance Share basis, which actions need not be uniform
with respect to all outstanding Performance Shares. The Performance Shares shall not be terminated
to the extent that written provision is made for their assumption, continuance or substitution by
the Company or a successor employer or its parent or subsidiary in connection with the Change in
Control. The Committee may provide in an applicable Agreement that a Participant’s outstanding
Performance Shares shall be deemed earned (and any shares of Common Stock to be paid in settlement
of such Performance Shares shall be nonforfeitable and transferable) as of a Control Change Date or
immediately before the date the Performance Shares would otherwise be terminated in connection with
the Change in Control, as described above.





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ARTICLE X



INCENTIVE AWARDS




10.01. Grant




     The Committee shall designate Participants to whom Incentive Awards are to be granted. All
Incentive Awards shall be finally determined exclusively by the Committee under the procedures
established by the Committee; provided, however, that no Participant may receive an Incentive Award
payment in any calendar year that exceeds $2,000,000.



10.02. Terms and Conditions




     The Committee, on the date of grant of an Incentive Award, shall specify in the applicable
Agreement the terms and conditions which govern the grant. By way of example and not of
limitation, the Committee may prescribe that the Incentive Award shall be earned and payable upon
(a) the satisfaction of performance objectives as described below, (b) the Participant’s completion
of a specified period of employment or service with the Company or an Affiliate, (c) the
Participant’s death, disability or retirement or (d) satisfaction of a combination of any of the
foregoing factors. The performance objectives may be stated with respect to the Company’s, an
Affiliate’s or a business unit’s (a) total stockholder return, (b) total Stockholder return as
compared to total return (on a comparable basis) of a publicly available index, (c) net income, (d)
pretax earnings, (e) funds from operations, (f) earnings before interest expense, taxes,
depreciation and amortization, (g) operating margin, (h) earnings per share, (i) return on equity,
capital, assets or investment, (j) operating earnings, (k) working capital, (l) ratio of debt to
stockholders equity and (m) revenue. If the Committee, on the date of grant, prescribes that the
Incentive Awards will be earned and payable only upon the attainment of such performance
objectives, no Incentive Awards will be considered earned and no payments will be made with respect
to such Incentive Awards unless, and then only to the extent that, the Committee certifies in
writing that such objectives have been achieved.



10.03. Maximum Incentive Award Period




     The Committee, at the time an Incentive Award is made, shall determine the maximum period over
which the Incentive Award may be earned, except that such period shall not exceed ten years.



10.04. Nontransferability




     Except as provided in Section 10.05, Incentive Awards granted under this Plan shall be
nontransferable except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. No right or interest of
a Participant in an Incentive Award shall be liable for, or subject to, any lien, obligation, or
liability of such Participant.



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10.05. Transferable Incentive Awards




     Section 10.04 to the contrary notwithstanding, if so provided in an Agreement, an Incentive
Award may be transferred by a Participant to the Participant’s children, grandchildren, spouse, one
or more trusts for the benefit of such family members or to a partnership in which such family
members are the only partners, on such terms and conditions as appropriate so that such transferees
are included in the class of transferees who may rely on a Form S-8 Registration Statement under
the Securities Act of 1933 to sell shares received pursuant to Awards granted under the Plan. The
holder of an Incentive Award transferred pursuant to this Section shall be bound by the same terms
and conditions that governed the Incentive Award during the period that it was held by the
Participant; provided, however, that such transferee may not transfer the Incentive Award except by
will or the laws of descent and distribution.



10.06. Employee Status




     If the terms of an Incentive Award provide that a payment will be made thereunder only if the
Participant completes a stated period of employment or continuous service, the Committee may decide
to what extent leaves of absence for governmental or military service, illness, temporary
disability or other reasons shall not be deemed interruptions of continuous employment or service.



10.07. Change in Control




     Notwithstanding any provision of any Agreement, in the event of or in anticipation of a Change
in Control, the Committee in its discretion may terminate before or on the Control Change Date some
or all outstanding Incentive Awards previously granted under the Plan that are not then earned and
payable without any payment to the holder of the Incentive Award. The Committee in its discretion
may take the action described in this Section contingent on consummation of the Change in Control
and with respect to some or all outstanding Incentive Awards or on an Incentive Award-by-Incentive
Award basis, which actions need not be uniform with respect to all outstanding Incentive Awards.
The Incentive Awards shall not be terminated to the extent that written provision is made for their
assumption, continuance or substitution by the Company or a successor employer or its parent or
subsidiary in connection with the Change in Control. The Committee may provide in an applicable
Agreement that a Participant’s outstanding Incentive Awards shall be deemed earned (and any shares
of Common Stock to be paid in settlement of such Incentive Awards shall be nonforfeitable and
transferable) as of a Control Change Date or immediately before the date the Incentive Awards would
otherwise be terminated in connection with the Change in Control, as described above.



10.08. Stockholder Rights




     No Participant shall, as a result of receiving an Incentive Award, have any rights as a
stockholder of the Company or any Affiliate on account of such Incentive Award, unless and until
that the Incentive Award is earned and shares of Common Stock paid in settlement thereof.



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After an Incentive Award is earned and settled in shares, a Participant will have all the
rights of a stockholder with respect to such shares, including the right to receive dividends and
vote the shares.





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ARTICLE XI



ADJUSTMENT UPON CHANGE IN COMMON STOCK




     The Aggregate Limit and the per individual limitations on the number of shares of Common Stock
that may be issued pursuant to Awards shall be adjusted as the Board shall determine to be
equitably required in the event that (i) the Company (a) effects one or more stock dividends, stock
split-ups, subdivisions or consolidations of shares or (b) engages in a transaction described under
Section 424 of the Code or (ii) there occurs any other transaction or event which, in the judgment
of the Board necessitates such action. In addition, the Committee may make such other adjustments
to the terms of any Awards or Deferred Stock Benefits to the extent equitable and necessary to
prevent an enlargement or dilution of the Participant’s rights thereunder as a result of any such
event or similar transaction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee in its sole discretion
may elect not to adjust the terms of any Award or Deferred Stock Benefit that is intended to
qualify as performance-based compensation under Code Section 162(m) if it determines that such
adjustment would cause such Award or Deferred Stock Benefit to fail to qualify as performance-based
compensation. Any determination made under this Article XI by the Board shall be final and
conclusive.



     The issuance by the Company of stock of any class, or securities convertible into stock of any
class, for cash or property, or for labor or services, either upon direct sale or upon the exercise
of rights or warrants to subscribe therefor, or upon conversion of stock or obligations of the
Company convertible into such stock or other securities, shall not affect, and no adjustment by
reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the Aggregate Limit, the per individual limitations
on the number of shares that may be issued pursuant to Awards or the terms of outstanding Awards or
Deferred Stock Benefits.



     The Committee may grant Awards in substitution for performance shares, incentive awards, stock
awards, stock options, stock appreciation rights, or similar awards held by an individual who
becomes an employee of the Company or an Affiliate, or a non-employee member of the Board, in
connection with a transaction described in the first paragraph of this Article XI. Notwithstanding
any provision of the Plan (other than the limitation of Section 5.02), the terms of such
substituted Awards shall be as the Committee, in its discretion, determines is appropriate.



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ARTICLE XII



COMPLIANCE WITH LAW AND APPROVAL OF REGULATORY BODIES




12.01. Compliance




     No Option or SAR shall be exercisable, no shares of Common Stock shall be issued, no
certificates for shares of Common Stock shall be delivered, and no payment shall be made under this
Plan except in compliance with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations (including,
without limitation, withholding tax requirements), any listing agreement to which the Company is a
party, and the rules of all domestic stock exchanges on which the Company’s shares may be listed.
The Company shall have the right to rely on an opinion of its counsel as to such compliance. Any
stock certificate evidencing shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to an Award may bear such
legends and statements as the Committee may deem advisable to assure compliance with federal and
state laws and regulations. No Option or SAR shall be exercisable, no Stock Award or Performance
Share shall be granted, no shares of Common Stock shall be issued, no certificate for shares of
Common Stock shall be delivered, and no payment shall be made under this Plan until the Company has
obtained such consent or approval as the Committee may deem advisable from regulatory bodies having
jurisdiction over such matters.



     No Option or SAR shall be exercisable, no shares of Common Stock shall be issued, no
certificates for shares of Common Stock shall be delivered, and no payment shall be made under this
Plan, that would result in a Participant or other person owning, directly or indirectly, shares of
Common Stock, or any other class of capital stock which would be inconsistent with (i) the Real
Estate Investment Trust ownership rules contained in the Code and regulations or (ii) the
restrictions contained in the Company’s Charter that are in effect to preserve the Company’s status
as a Real Estate Investment Trust. Among other things, with enumerated exceptions, the Company’s
Charter provides that (a) generally no person may own, or be deemed to own by virtue of the
attribution provisions of the Code, either (i) more than 9.9 percent in value of the Company’s
capital stock or (ii) more than 9.9 percent in value or in number of shares, whichever is more
restrictive, of the outstanding shares of Common Stock and (b) no person may beneficially or
constructively own or transfer shares of the Company’s capital stock if that ownership or transfer
would result in the Company being “closely held” under Section 856(h) of the Code.



12.02. Postponement of Exercise or Payment




     The Committee may postpone any grant, exercise, vesting or payment of an Award for such time
as the Committee in its sole discretion may deem necessary in order to permit the Company (i) to
effect, amend or maintain any necessary registration of the Plan or the shares of Common Stock
issuable pursuant to the Award under the securities laws; (ii) to permit any action to be taken in
order to (A) list such shares of Common Stock or other shares of stock of the Company on a stock
exchange if shares of Common Stock or other shares of stock of the Company are not then listed on
such exchange or (B) comply with restrictions or regulations incident to the maintenance of a
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stock of the Company, including any rules or regulations of any stock exchange on which the
shares of Common Stock or other shares of stock of the Company are listed; (iii) to determine that
such shares of Common Stock in the Plan are exempt from such registration or that no action of the
kind referred to in (ii)(B) above needs to be taken; (iv) to comply with any other applicable law,
including without limitation, securities laws; (v) during any such time the Company or any
Affiliate is prohibited from doing any of such acts under applicable law, including without
limitation, during the course of an investigation of the Company or any Affiliate, or under any
contract, loan agreement or covenant or other agreement to which the Company or any Affiliate is a
party; (vi) to otherwise comply with any prohibition on such acts or payments during any applicable
blackout period; (vii) to maintain its Real Estate Investment Trust status under the Code or (viii)
to enforce the shareholder ownership restrictions under the Company’s Charter; and the Company
shall not be obligated by virtue of any terms and conditions of any Agreement or any provision of
the Plan to recognize the grant, exercise, vesting or payment of an Award or to grant, sell or
issue shares of Common Stock or make any such payments in violation of the securities laws or the
laws of any government having jurisdiction thereof or any of the provisions hereof. Any such
postponement shall not extend the term of the Award and neither the Company nor its directors and
officers nor the Committee shall have any obligation or liability to any Participant or to any
other person with respect to shares of Common Stock or payments as to which the Award shall lapse
because of such postponement.




12.03. Forfeiture of Payment




     A Participant shall be required to forfeit any and all rights under Awards or to reimburse the
Company for any payment under any Award (with interest as necessary to avoid imputed interest or
original issue discount under the Code or as otherwise required by applicable law) to the extent
applicable law requires such forfeiture or reimbursement.



12.04. Compliance with Section 409A




     If any provision of the Plan or any Agreement would result in a Participant becoming subject
to any penalty under Section 409A of the Code, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, modify or
limit any rights of the Participant or other terms of the Award to the extent necessary to avoid
imposition of such penalty; it being intended that any Awards granted under the Plan comply with
the requirements of Section 409A of the Code so as to avoid such penalty, unless the Committee
specifically provides otherwise.



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ARTICLE XIII



GENERAL PROVISIONS




13.01. Effect on Employment and Service




     Neither the adoption of this Plan, its operation, nor any documents describing or referring to
this Plan (or any part thereof), shall confer upon any individual or entity any right to continue
in the employ or service of the Company or an Affiliate or in any way affect any right and power of
the Company or an Affiliate to terminate the employment or service of any individual or entity at
any time with or without assigning a reason therefor.



13.02. Unfunded Plan




     This Plan, insofar as it provides for Awards, shall be unfunded, and the Company shall not be
required to segregate any assets that may at any time be represented by Awards under this Plan.
Any liability of the Company to any person with respect to any Award under this Plan shall be based
solely upon any contractual obligations that may be created pursuant to this Plan. No such
obligation of the Company shall be deemed to be secured by any pledge of, or other encumbrance on,
any property of the Company.



13.03. Rules of Construction




     Headings are given to the articles and sections of this Plan solely as a convenience to
facilitate reference. The reference to any statute, regulation, or other provision of law shall be
construed to refer to any amendment to or successor of such provision of law.



13.04. Tax Withholding and Reporting




     Unless an Agreement provides otherwise, each Participant shall be responsible for satisfying
in cash or cash equivalent acceptable to the Committee any income and employment (including
without limitation Social Security and Medicare) tax withholding obligations attributable to
participation in the Plan and the grant, exercise, vesting or payment of Awards granted thereunder.
In accordance with procedures that the Committee establishes, the Committee, to the extent
applicable law permits, may allow a Participant to pay such amounts (i) in cash, (ii) by certified
check, (iii) by tendering shares of Common Stock (which, if acquired from the Company, have been
held by the Participant for at least six months) and which do not exceed the Company’s minimum
statutory withholding obligation, (iv) by a broker-assisted cashless exercise or (v) by any
combination of the aforementioned methods of payment. The Company shall comply with all such
reporting and other requirements relating to the administration of this Plan and the grant,
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13.05. Reservation of Shares




     The Company, during the term of this Plan, shall at all times reserve and keep available such
number of shares of Common Stock as shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.
Additionally, the Company, during the term of this Plan, shall use its best efforts to seek to
obtain from appropriate regulatory agencies any requisite authorizations needed in order to issue
and to sell such number of shares of Common Stock as shall be sufficient to satisfy the
requirements of the Plan. However, the inability of the Company to obtain from any such regulatory
agency the requisite authorizations the Company’s counsel deems to be necessary for the lawful
issuance and sale of any shares of Common Stock hereunder, or the inability of the Company to
confirm to its satisfaction that any issuance and sale of any shares of Common Stock hereunder will
meet applicable legal requirements, shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect to the
failure to issue or to sell such shares of Common Stock as to which such requisite authority shall
not have been obtained.



13.06. Governing Law




     This Plan and all Awards granted hereunder shall be governed by the laws of the State of
Maryland, except to the extent federal law applies.



13.07. Other Actions




     Nothing in the Plan shall be construed to limit the authority of the Company to exercise its
corporate rights and powers, including, by way of illustration and not by way of limitation, the
right to grant options, stock appreciation rights, stock awards, incentive awards or performance
shares for proper corporate purposes otherwise than under the Plan to any employee or to any other
person, firm, corporation, association or other entity, or to grant options, stock appreciation
rights, stock awards, incentive awards or performance shares to, or assume such awards of any
person in connection with, the acquisition, purchase, lease, merger, consolidation, reorganization
or otherwise, of all or any part of the business and assets of any person, firm, corporation,
association or other entity.



13.08. Other Conditions




     The Committee, in its discretion, may, as a condition to the grant, exercise, payment or
settlement of an Award, require the Participant on or before the date of grant, exercise, payment
or settlement of the Award to enter into (i) a covenant not to compete (including a
confidentiality, non-solicitation, non-competition or other similar agreement) with the Company or
any Affiliate, which may become effective on the date of termination of employment or service of
the Participant with the Company or any Affiliate or any other date the Committee may specify and
shall contain such terms and conditions as the Committee shall otherwise specify and/or (ii) an
agreement to cancel any other employment agreement, service agreement, fringe benefit or
compensation arrangement in effect between the Company or any Subsidiary and such Participant. If
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Committee’s request, then no Award shall be granted, exercised, paid or settled and the number
of shares of Common Stock that would have been subject to such Award, if any, shall be added to the
remaining shares of Common Stock available under the Plan.




13.09. Forfeiture Provisions




     Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan or any Agreement, all rights to any Award
that a Participant has will be immediately discontinued and forfeited, and the Company shall not
have any further obligation hereunder to the Participant with respect to any Award and the Award
will not be exercisable (whether or not previously exercisable) or become vested or payable on and
after the time the Participant is discharged from employment or service with the Company or any
Affiliate for Cause.



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ARTICLE XIV



DEFERRED BENEFITS




     In accordance with rules the Committee prescribes, a Participant who is eligible to
participate in the Deferred Compensation Plan may elect to defer the receipt of Common Stock
issuable or cash or other consideration payable to the Participant pursuant to any Award to the
extent prescribed by the Committee. The Committee in its discretion may prescribe the types of
Awards that are subject to deferral under the Deferred Compensation Plan, the Participants eligible
to participate in the Deferred Compensation Plan and all other administrative rules thereto
relating to Awards.



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ARTICLE XV



AMENDMENT




     The Board may amend or terminate this Plan at any time; provided, however, that no amendment
may adversely impair the rights of a Participant with respect to outstanding Awards without the
Participant’s consent. In addition, an amendment will be contingent on approval of the Company’s
stockholders, to the extent required by law or by the rules of any stock exchange on which the
Company’s securities are traded or if the amendment would (i) permit a repricing or a decrease in
the exercise price of any outstanding Options (which is not currently permitted under the Plan),
(ii) increase the Aggregate Limit, (iii) modify the requirements as to eligibility for
participation in the Plan or, (iv) after the transition period prescribed by the regulations under
Code Section 162(m), change the performance objectives set forth in Sections 8.03, 9.02 or 10.02.
Additionally, if and to the extent the Board deems appropriate to comply with Code Section 162(m)
and the regulations thereunder, the performance objectives set forth in Sections 8.03, 9.02 and
10.02 shall be disclosed to and reapproved by the Company’s stockholders no later than the first
stockholders meeting that occurs in the fifth year following the year in which the stockholders
previously approved the Plan or the performance objectives.



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ARTICLE XVI



DURATION OF PLAN




     No Award may be granted under this Plan after 10 years following the effective date of the
Plan as set forth in Article XVII. Awards granted before that date shall remain valid in
accordance with their terms.



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ARTICLE XVII



EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN




     Awards may be granted under this Plan after its effective date; provided that, this Plan shall
not be effective and no Common Stock may be issued unless and until the Plan is approved by
unanimous consent of the Company’s stockholders or by a majority of the votes cast by the Company’s
stockholders, voting either in person or by proxy, at a duly held stockholders’ meeting at which a
stockholder quorum is present, within one year after the Plan is adopted by the Board. The
effective date of the Plan shall be date of the adoption of the Plan by the Board.




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