Douglas Emmett, Inc. 2006 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan



 EXHIBIT 10.1 
 DOUGLAS EMMETT, INC. 
 2006 OMNIBUS STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN 
 SECTION 1. GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE PLAN; DEFINITIONS 
 The name of the plan is the Douglas Emmett, Inc. 2006 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The purpose of the Plan is to encourage and enable the officers, employees, Non-Employee Directors and consultants of Douglas Emmett,
Inc. (the “Company”) and its Subsidiaries upon whose judgment, initiative and efforts the Company largely depends for the successful conduct of its business to acquire a proprietary interest in the Company. It is anticipated that providing
such persons with a direct stake in the Company’s welfare will assure a closer identification of their interests with those of the Company and its stockholders, thereby stimulating their efforts on the Company’s behalf and strengthening
their desire to remain with the Company. 
 The following terms shall be defined as set forth below: 
 “Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder. 
 “Award” or “Awards,” except where referring to a particular category of grant under the Plan, shall include Incentive
Stock Options, Non-Qualified Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Deferred Stock Awards, Restricted Stock Awards, Other Stock-Based Awards and Dividend Equivalent Rights. 
 “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company. 
 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any successor Code, and related rules, regulations and interpretations. 
 “Committee” means the compensation committee of the Board or a similar committee performing the functions of the compensation committee
and which is comprised of not less than two Non-Employee Directors who meet the independence requirements imposed by the New York Stock Exchange, who are “outside directors” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code and
“non-employee directors” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act. 
 “Covered Employee” means an
employee who is a “Covered Employee” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code. 
 “Deferred Stock
Award” means Awards granted pursuant to Section 8. 
 “Dividend Equivalent Right” means Awards granted
pursuant to Section 10. 
 “Effective Date” means the date on which the Plan is approved by stockholders as set forth
in Section 19. 







 “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
regulations thereunder. 
 “Fair Market Value” of the Stock on any given date means the fair market value of the Stock
determined in good faith by the Committee; provided, however, that if the Stock is admitted to quotation on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System (“NASDAQ”), NASDAQ National System or a national
securities exchange, the determination shall be made by reference to the closing price on such date. If there are no market quotations for such date, the determination shall be made by reference to the last date preceding such date for which there
are market quotations; provided further, however, that if the date for which Fair Market Value is determined is the first day when trading prices for the Stock are reported on NASDAQ or on a national securities exchange, the Fair Market Value shall
be the “Price to the Public” (or equivalent) set forth on the cover page for the final prospectus relating to the Company’s Initial Public Offering. 
 “Incentive Stock Option” means any Stock Option designated and qualified as an “incentive stock option” as defined in Section 422 of the Code. 
 “Initial Public Offering” means the consummation of the first fully underwritten, firm commitment public offering pursuant to an
effective registration statement under the Act covering the offer and sale by the Company of its equity securities, or such other event as a result of or following which the Stock shall be publicly held. 
 “Non-Employee Director” means a member of the Board who is not also an employee of the Company or any Subsidiary. 
 “Non-Qualified Stock Option” means any Stock Option that is not an Incentive Stock Option. 
 “Other Stock-Based Awards” means Awards granted pursuant to Section 9. 
 “Operating Partnership” means Douglas Emmett Properties, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, the entity through which the Company
conducts its business and an entity that elected to be treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. 
 “Option”
or “Stock Option” means any option to purchase shares of Stock granted pursuant to Section 5. 
 “Performance-based Award” means any Restricted Stock Award, Deferred Stock Award or Other Stock-based Award granted to a Covered Employee that is intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under
Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder. 
 “Performance Criteria” means the criteria
that the Committee selects for purposes of establishing the Performance Goal or Performance Goals for an individual for a Performance Cycle. The Performance Criteria (which shall be applicable to the organizational level specified by the Committee,
including, but not limited to, the Company, the Operating Partnership or a unit, division, group, or Subsidiary of the Company) that will be used to establish Performance Goals are limited to the following: earnings before interest, taxes,
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net income (loss) (either before or after interest, taxes, depreciation and/or amortization), changes in the market price of the Stock, economic value-added,
funds from operations or similar measure, sales or revenue, acquisitions or strategic transactions, operating income (loss), cash flow (including, but not limited to, operating cash flow and free cash flow), return on capital, assets, equity, or
investment, stockholder returns, return on sales, gross or net profit levels, productivity, expense, margins, operating efficiency, customer satisfaction, working capital, earnings (loss) per share of Stock, sales or market shares and number of
customers, any of which may be measured either in absolute terms or as compared to any incremental increase or as compared to results of a peer group. 
 “Performance Cycle” means one or more periods of time, which may be of varying and overlapping durations, as the Committee may select, over which the attainment of one or more Performance Criteria
will be measured for the purpose of determining a grantee’s right to and the payment of a Restricted Stock Award, Deferred Stock Award or Other Stock-based Award. 
 “Performance Goals” means, for a Performance Cycle, the specific goals established in writing by the Committee for a Performance Cycle based upon the Performance Criteria. 
 “REIT” means a real estate investment trust within the meaning of Sections 856 through 860 of the Code. 
 “Restricted Stock Award” means Awards granted pursuant to Section 7. 
 “Section 409A” means Section 409A of the Code and the regulations and other guidance promulgated thereunder. 
 “Stock” means the Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company, subject to adjustments pursuant to Section 3.

 “Stock Appreciation Right” means any Award granted pursuant to Section 6. 
 “Subsidiary” means any corporation or other entity (other than the Company) in which the Company or the Operating Partnership has at
least a 50 percent interest, either directly or indirectly. 
 “Ten Percent Owner” means an employee who owns or is deemed
to own (by reason of the attribution rules of Section 424(d) of the Code) more than 10 percent of the combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any “parent corporation” or “subsidiary corporation,” as
defined in Sections 424(e) and (f), respectively, of the Code. 
 SECTION 2. ADMINISTRATION OF PLAN; COMMITTEE AUTHORITY TO SELECT GRANTEES AND DETERMINE
AWARDS 
 (a) Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee; provided, however, that any Awards granted prior to the
Initial Public Offering may be made by the Board. 
  

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 (b) Powers of Committee. The Committee (or the Board prior to the Initial Public Offering) shall
have the power and authority to grant Awards consistent with the terms of the Plan, including the power and authority: 
 (i)
to select the individuals to whom Awards may from time to time be granted; 
 (ii) to determine the time or times of grant,
and the extent, if any, of Incentive Stock Options, Non-Qualified Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock Awards, Deferred Stock Awards, Other Stock-Based Awards and Dividend Equivalent Rights, or any combination of the foregoing,
granted to any one or more grantees; 
 (iii) to determine the number of shares of Stock to be covered by any Award;

 (iv) to determine and modify from time to time the terms and conditions, including restrictions, not inconsistent with the
terms of the Plan, of any Award, which terms and conditions may differ among individual Awards and grantees, and to approve the form of written instruments evidencing the Awards; 
 (v) to accelerate at any time the exercisability or vesting of all or any portion of any Award; 
 (vi) subject to the provisions of Section 5(a)(ii), to extend at any time the period in which Stock Options may be exercised; and

 (vii) at any time to adopt, alter and repeal such rules, guidelines and practices for administration of the Plan and for
its own acts and proceedings as it shall deem advisable; to interpret the terms and provisions of the Plan and any Award (including related written instruments); to make all determinations it deems advisable for the administration of the Plan; to
decide all disputes arising in connection with the Plan; and to otherwise supervise the administration of the Plan. 
 All decisions and
interpretations of the Board and the Committee shall be binding on all persons, including the Company and Plan grantees. 
 (c)
Indemnification. Neither the Board nor the Committee, nor any member of either or any delegate thereof, shall be liable for any act, omission, interpretation, construction or determination made in good faith in connection with the Plan, and
the members of the Board and the Committee (and any delegate thereof) shall be entitled in all cases to indemnification and reimbursement by the Company in respect of any claim, loss, damage or expense (including, without limitation, reasonable
attorneys’ fees) arising or resulting therefrom to the fullest extent permitted by law and/or under the Company’s articles or bylaws, any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage which may be in effect from time to
time and/or any indemnification agreement between such individual and the Company. 
 SECTION 3. STOCK ISSUABLE UNDER THE PLAN; MERGERS; SUBSTITUTION

 (a) Stock Issuable. The maximum number of shares of Stock reserved and available for issuance under the Plan shall be 16,500,000,
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provided that not more than half of the authorized number shall be issued in the form of Incentive Stock Options. For purposes of this limitation, each unit
underlying an Other Stock-based Award shall count as one share and the shares of Stock underlying any Awards that are forfeited, canceled or otherwise terminated (other than by exercise) shall be added back to the shares of Stock available for
issuance under the Plan. Shares tendered or held back upon exercise of an Option or settlement of an Award to cover the exercise price or tax withholding shall not be available for future issuance under the Plan. In addition, upon exercise of Stock
Appreciation Rights, the gross number of shares exercised shall be deducted from the total number of shares remaining available for issuance under the Plan. Subject to such overall limitations, shares of Stock may be issued up to such maximum number
pursuant to any type or types of Award; provided, however, that from and after the end of the Code Section 162(m) transition period applicable to the Company, Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights with respect to no more than half of the
total number of shares of Stock authorized to be issued under this Plan may be granted to any one individual grantee during any one calendar year period. The shares available for issuance under the Plan may be authorized but unissued shares of Stock
or shares of Stock reacquired by the Company. 
 (b) Changes in Stock. Subject to Section 3(c) hereof, if, as a result of any
reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split or other similar change in the Company’s capital stock, the outstanding shares of Stock are increased or decreased or are exchanged for a
different number or kind of shares or other securities of the Company, or additional shares or new or different shares or other securities of the Company or other non-cash assets are distributed with respect to such shares of Stock or other
securities, or, if, as a result of any merger or consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, the outstanding shares of Stock are converted into or exchanged for a different number or kind of securities of the
Company or any successor entity (or a parent or subsidiary thereof), the Committee shall make an appropriate or proportionate adjustment in (i) the maximum number of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan, (ii) the number of Stock
Options or Stock Appreciation Rights that can be granted to any one individual grantee and the maximum number of shares that can be granted under a Performance-based Award, (iii) the number and kind of shares or other securities subject to any
then outstanding Awards under the Plan, (iv) the repurchase price, if any, per share subject to each outstanding Restricted Stock Award, (v) the number of Stock Options automatically granted to Non-Employee Directors, and (vi) the
price for each share subject to any then outstanding Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights under the Plan, without changing the aggregate exercise price (i.e., the exercise price multiplied by the number of Stock Options and Stock Appreciation
Rights) as to which such Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights remain exercisable. The Committee shall also adjust the number of shares subject to outstanding Awards and the exercise price and the terms of outstanding Awards to take into
consideration extraordinary dividends, acquisitions or dispositions of stock or property or any other similar corporate event to the extent necessary to avoid distortion in the value of the Awards. The adjustment by the Committee shall be final,
binding and conclusive. No fractional shares of Stock shall be issued under the Plan resulting from any such adjustment, but the Committee in its discretion may make a cash payment in lieu of fractional shares. 
 No adjustment shall be made under this Section 3(b) in the case of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right, without the consent of the grantee, if it
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extension or renewal of the Option within the meaning of Section 424(h) of the Code or a modification of the Option or Stock Appreciation Right such
that the Option or Stock Appreciation Right becomes treated as “nonqualified deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A. 
 (c) Mergers and Other Transactions. In the case of and subject to the consummation of (i) the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, (ii) the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company on a
consolidated basis to an unrelated person or entity, (iii) a merger, reorganization or consolidation in which the outstanding shares of Stock are converted into or exchanged for securities of the successor entity and the holders of the
Company’s outstanding voting power immediately prior to such transaction do not own a majority of the outstanding voting power of the successor entity immediately upon completion of such transaction, or (iv) the sale of all of the Stock of
the Company to an unrelated person or entity (in each case, a “Sale Event”), the Committee reserves the right to accelerate the vesting and /or exercisability of all outstanding Awards. Upon the effective time of the Sale Event, the Plan
and all outstanding Awards granted hereunder shall terminate, unless provision is made in connection with the Sale Event in the sole discretion of the parties thereto for the assumption or continuation of Awards theretofore granted by the successor
entity, or the substitution of such Awards with new Awards of the successor entity or parent thereof, with appropriate adjustment as to the number and kind of shares and, if appropriate, the per share exercise prices, as such parties shall agree
(after taking into account any acceleration hereunder). In the event of such termination, each grantee shall be permitted, within a specified period of time prior to the consummation of the Sale Event as determined by the Committee, to exercise all
outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights held by such grantee, including those that will become exercisable upon the consummation of the Sale Event; provided, however, that the exercise of Options and Stock Appreciation Rights not
exercisable prior to the Sale Event shall be subject to the consummation of the Sale Event. 
 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
this Section 3(c), in the event of a Sale Event pursuant to which holders of the Stock of the Company will receive upon consummation thereof a cash payment for each share surrendered in the Sale Event, the Company shall have the right, but not
the obligation, to make or provide for a cash payment to the grantees holding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights, in exchange for the cancellation thereof, in an amount equal to the difference between (A) the value as determined by the
Committee of the consideration payable per share of Stock pursuant to the Sale Event (the “Sale Price”) times the number of shares of Stock subject to outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights (to the extent then exercisable at
prices not in excess of the Sale Price) and (B) the aggregate exercise price of all such outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights. 
 (d) Substitute Awards. The Committee may grant Awards under the Plan in substitution for stock and stock based awards held by employees, directors or other key persons of another corporation in connection with the merger or
consolidation of the employing corporation with the Company or a Subsidiary or the acquisition by the Company or a Subsidiary of property or stock of the employing corporation. The Committee may direct that the substitute awards be granted on such
terms and conditions as the Committee considers appropriate in the circumstances. Any substitute Awards granted under the Plan shall not count against the share limitation set forth in Section 3(a). 
  

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 SECTION 4. ELIGIBILITY 
 Grantees under the Plan will be such full or part-time officers and other employees, Non-Employee Directors and consultants of the Company and its Subsidiaries as are selected from time to time by the Committee in its
sole discretion. 
 SECTION 5. STOCK OPTIONS 
 (a) Any Stock Option granted under the Plan shall be in such form as the Committee may from time to time approve. 
 Stock Options
granted under the Plan may be either Incentive Stock Options or Non-Qualified Stock Options. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to employees of the Company, a “parent corporation” within the meaning of Section 424(e) of the
Code or any Subsidiary that is a “subsidiary corporation” within the meaning of Section 424(f) of the Code. To the extent that any Option does not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, it shall be deemed a Non-Qualified Stock Option.

 Stock Options granted pursuant to this Section 5(a) shall be subject to the following terms and conditions and shall contain such
additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as the Committee shall deem desirable. 
 (b) Exercise
Price. The exercise price per share for the Stock covered by a Stock Option granted pursuant to this Section 5 shall be determined by the Committee at the time of grant but shall not be less than 100 percent of the Fair Market Value on the
date of grant. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option that is granted to a Ten Percent Owner, the option price of such Incentive Stock Option shall be not less than 110 percent of the Fair Market Value on the grant date. 
 (c) Option Term. The term of each Stock Option shall be fixed by the Committee, but no Stock Option shall be exercisable more than ten years after
the date the Stock Option is granted. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option that is granted to a Ten Percent Owner, the term of such Stock Option shall be no more than five years from the date of grant. 
 (d) Exercisability; Rights of a Stockholder. Stock Options shall become exercisable at such time or times, whether or not in installments, as
shall be determined by the Committee at or after the grant date. The Committee may at any time accelerate the exercisability of all or any portion of any Stock Option. An optionee shall have the rights of a stockholder only as to shares acquired
upon the exercise of a Stock Option and not as to unexercised Stock Options. 
 (e) Method of Exercise. Stock Options may be exercised
in whole or in part, by giving written notice of exercise to the Company, specifying the number of shares to be purchased. Payment of the purchase price may be made by one or more of the following methods to the extent provided in the Option Award
agreement: 
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 (ii) Through the delivery (or attestation to the ownership) of shares of Stock that have
been purchased by the optionee on the open market or that are beneficially owned by the optionee and are not then subject to restrictions under any Company plan. Such surrendered shares shall be valued at Fair Market Value on the exercise date. To
the extent required to avoid variable accounting treatment under FAS 123R or other applicable accounting rules, such surrendered shares shall have been owned by the optionee for at least six months; or 
 (iii) By the optionee delivering to the Company a properly executed exercise notice together with irrevocable instructions to a broker to
promptly deliver to the Company cash or a check payable and acceptable to the Company for the purchase price; provided that in the event the optionee chooses to pay the purchase price as so provided, the optionee and the broker shall comply with
such procedures and enter into such agreements of indemnity and other agreements as the Committee shall prescribe as a condition of such payment procedure. 
 Payment instruments will be received subject to collection. The transfer to the optionee on the records of the Company or of the transfer agent of the shares of Stock to be purchased pursuant to the exercise of a Stock Option will be
contingent upon receipt from the optionee (or a purchaser acting in his stead in accordance with the provisions of the Stock Option) by the Company of the full purchase price for such shares and the fulfillment of any other requirements contained in
the Option Award agreement or applicable provisions of laws (including the satisfaction of any withholding taxes that the Company is obligated to withhold with respect to the optionee). In the event an optionee chooses to pay the purchase price by
previously-owned shares of Stock through the attestation method, the number of shares of Stock transferred to the optionee upon the exercise of the Stock Option shall be net of the number of shares attested to. 
 (f) Annual Limit on Incentive Stock Options. To the extent required for “incentive stock option” treatment under Section 422 of the
Code, the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the time of grant) of the shares of Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options granted under this Plan and any other plan of the Company or its parent and subsidiary corporations
become exercisable for the first time by an optionee during any calendar year shall not exceed $100,000. To the extent that any Stock Option exceeds this limit, it shall constitute a Non-Qualified Stock Option. 
 SECTION 6. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS 
 (a) Nature
of Stock Appreciation Rights. A Stock Appreciation Right is an Award entitling the recipient to receive shares of Stock having a value equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the date of exercise over the exercise price of
the Stock Appreciation Right, which price shall not be less than 100 percent of the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the date of grant (or more than the option exercise price per share, if the Stock Appreciation Right was granted in tandem with a
Stock Option) multiplied by the number of shares of Stock with respect to which the Stock Appreciation Right shall have been exercised. 
 (b) Grant and Exercise of Stock Appreciation Rights. Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted by the Committee in tandem with, or independently of, any Stock Option granted pursuant to Section 5 of the Plan. In the case of a
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after the time of the grant of such Option. In the case of a Stock Appreciation Right granted in tandem with an Incentive Stock Option, such Stock
Appreciation Right may be granted only at the time of the grant of the Option. 
 A Stock Appreciation Right or applicable portion thereof
granted in tandem with a Stock Option shall terminate and no longer be exercisable upon the termination or exercise of the related Option. 
 (c) Terms and Conditions of Stock Appreciation Rights. Stock Appreciation Rights shall be subject to such terms and conditions as shall be determined from time to time by the Committee, subject to the following: 
 (i) Stock Appreciation Rights granted in tandem with Options shall be exercisable at such time or times and to the extent that the
related Stock Options shall be exercisable. 
 (ii) Upon exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, the applicable portion of
any related Option shall be surrendered. 
 SECTION 7. RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS 
 (a) Nature of Restricted Stock Awards. A Restricted Stock Award is an Award entitling the recipient to acquire, at such purchase price (which may
be zero) as determined by the Committee, shares of Stock subject to such restrictions and conditions as the Committee may determine at the time of grant (“Restricted Stock”). Conditions may be based on continuing employment (or other
service relationship) and/or achievement of pre-established performance goals and objectives. The grant of a Restricted Stock Award is contingent on the grantee executing the Restricted Stock Award agreement. The terms and conditions of each such
agreement shall be determined by the Committee, and such terms and conditions may differ among individual Awards and grantees. 
 (b)
Rights as a Stockholder. Upon execution of a written instrument setting forth the Restricted Stock Award and payment of any applicable purchase price, a grantee shall have the rights of a stockholder with respect to the voting of the
Restricted Stock, subject to such conditions contained in the written instrument evidencing the Restricted Stock Award. Unless the Committee shall otherwise determine, (i) uncertificated Restricted Stock shall be accompanied by a notation on
the records of the Company or the transfer agent to the effect that they are subject to forfeiture until such Restricted Stock are vested as provided in Section 7(d) below, and (ii) certificated Restricted Stock shall remain in the
possession of the Company until such Restricted Stock is vested as provided in Section 7(d) below, and the grantee shall be required, as a condition of the grant, to deliver to the Company such instruments of transfer as the Committee may
prescribe. 
 (c) Restrictions. Restricted Stock may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered or disposed
of except as specifically provided herein or in the Restricted Stock Award agreement. Except as may otherwise be provided by the Committee either in the Award agreement or, subject to Section 16 below, in writing after the Award agreement is
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termination shall automatically and without any requirement of notice to such grantee from or other action by or on behalf of, the Company be deemed to have
been reacquired by the Company at its original purchase price from such grantee or such grantee’s legal representative simultaneously with such termination of employment (or other service relationship), and thereafter shall cease to represent
any ownership of the Company by the grantee or rights of the grantee as a stockholder. Following such deemed reacquisition of unvested Restricted Stock that are represented by physical certificates, a grantee shall surrender such certificates to the
Company upon request without consideration. 
 (d) Vesting of Restricted Stock. The Committee at the time of grant shall specify the
date or dates and/or the attainment of pre-established performance goals, objectives and other conditions on which the non-transferability of the Restricted Stock and the Company’s right of repurchase or forfeiture shall lapse. Subsequent to
such date or dates and/or the attainment of such pre-established performance goals, objectives and other conditions, the shares on which all restrictions have lapsed shall no longer be Restricted Stock and shall be deemed “vested.” Except
as may otherwise be provided by the Committee either in the Award agreement or, subject to Section 16 below, in writing after the Award agreement is issued, a grantee’s rights in any shares of Restricted Stock that have not vested shall
automatically terminate upon the grantee’s termination of employment (or other service relationship) with the Company and its Subsidiaries and such shares shall be subject to the provisions of Section 7(c) above. 
 SECTION 8. DEFERRED STOCK AWARDS 
 (a) Nature of
Deferred Stock Awards. A Deferred Stock Award is an Award of phantom stock units to a grantee, subject to restrictions and conditions as the Committee may determine at the time of grant. Conditions may be based on continuing employment (or other
service relationship) and/or achievement of pre-established performance goals and objectives. The grant of a Deferred Stock Award is contingent on the grantee executing the Deferred Stock Award agreement. The terms and conditions of each such
agreement shall be determined by the Committee, and such terms and conditions may differ among individual Awards and grantees. At the end of the deferral period, the Deferred Stock Award, to the extent vested, shall be paid to the grantee in the
form of shares of Stock. 
 (b) Election to Receive Deferred Stock Awards in Lieu of Compensation. The Committee may, in its sole
discretion, permit a grantee to elect to receive a portion of future cash compensation otherwise due to such grantee in the form of a Deferred Stock Award. Any such election shall be made in writing and shall be delivered to the Company no later
than the date specified by the Committee and in accordance with Section 409A and such other rules and procedures established by the Committee. The Committee shall have the sole right to determine whether and under what circumstances to permit
such elections and to impose such limitations and other terms and conditions thereon as the Committee deems appropriate. Any such deferred compensation shall be converted to a fixed number of phantom stock units based on the Fair Market Value of
Stock on the date the compensation would otherwise have been paid to the grantee but for the deferral. 
 (c) Rights as a Stockholder.
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Rights with respect to the phantom stock units underlying his Deferred Stock Award, subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee may determine.

 (d) Termination. Except as may otherwise be provided by the Committee either in the Award agreement or, subject to Section 16
below, in writing after the Award agreement is issued, a grantee’s right in all Deferred Stock Awards that have not vested shall automatically terminate upon the grantee’s termination of employment (or cessation of service relationship)
with the Company and its Subsidiaries for any reason. 
 SECTION 9. OTHER STOCK-BASED AWARDS 
 (a) Nature of Other Stock-Based Awards. Other Stock-Based Awards that may be granted under the Plan include Awards that are valued in whole or in
part by reference to, or otherwise calculated by reference to or based on, shares of Stock, including without limitation: (i) convertible preferred stock, convertible debentures and other convertible, exchangeable or redeemable securities or
equity interests, (ii) partnership interests in a Subsidiary or operating partnership (iii) Awards valued by reference to book value, fair value or Subsidiary performance, and (iv) any class of profits interest or limited liability
company interest created or issued pursuant to the terms of a partnership agreement, limited liability company operating agreement or otherwise by the Operating Partnership or a Subsidiary that has elected to be treated as a partnership for federal
income tax purposes and qualifies as a “profits interest” within the meaning of IRS Revenue Procedure 93-27 with respect to a grantee in the Plan who is rendering services to or for the benefit of the issuing Operating Partnership or
Subsidiaries. 
 (b) Calculation of Reserved Shares. For purposes of calculating the number of shares of Stock underlying an Other
Stock-Based Award relative to the total number of shares of Stock reserved and available for issuance under Section 3(a) of the Plan, the Committee shall establish in good faith the maximum number of shares of Stock to which a grantee receiving
such Award may be entitled upon fulfillment of all applicable conditions set forth in the relevant award documentation, including vesting conditions, partnership capital account allocations, value accretion factors, conversion ratios, exchange
ratios and other similar criteria. If and when any such conditions are no longer capable of being met, in whole or in part, the number of shares of Stock underlying Other Stock-Based Awards shall be reduced accordingly by the Committee and the
related shares of Stock shall be added back to the shares of Stock otherwise available for issuance under the Plan. Other Stock-Based Awards may be granted either alone or in addition to other Awards granted under the Plan. The Committee shall
determine the eligible grantees to whom, and the time or times at which, Other Stock-Based Awards shall be made; the number of Other Stock-Based Awards to be granted; the price, if any, to be paid by the grantee for the acquisition of such Other
Stock-Based Awards; and the restrictions and conditions applicable to such Other Stock-Based Awards. Conditions may be based on continuing employment (or other service relationship), computation of financial metrics and/or achievement of
pre-established performance goals and objectives, with related length of the service period for vesting, minimum or maximum performance thresholds, measurement procedures and length of the performance period to be established by the Committee at the
time of grant in its sole discretion. The Committee may allow Other Stock-Based Awards to be held through a limited partnership, or similar “look-through” entity, and the Committee may require such limited partnership or similar entity to
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with the provisions of this Section 9. The provisions of the grant of Other Stock-Based Awards need not be the same with respect to each grantee.

 (c) Restrictions on Transfer. Awards made pursuant to this Section 9 may be subject to transfer restrictions, with conditions
and limitations as to when Other Stock-Based Awards can be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered prior to the date on which any applicable vesting, performance or deferral period lapses to be established by the Committee at
the time of grant in its sole discretion. 
 (d) Dividend Equivalents. The award agreement, other award documentation in respect of an
Other Stock-Based Award, or a separate agreement if required by Section 409A, may provide that the recipient of an Award under this Section 9 shall be entitled to receive, currently or on a deferred or contingent basis, dividends or
Dividend Equivalents with respect to the number of shares of Stock underlying the Award or other distributions from the Operating Partnership prior to vesting (whether based on a period of time or based on attainment of specified performance
conditions), as determined at the time of grant by the Committee in its sole discretion, and the Committee may provide that such amounts (if any) shall be deemed to have been reinvested in additional shares of Stock or otherwise reinvested.

 (e) Consideration. Other Stock-Based Awards granted under this Section 9 may be issued for no cash consideration. 

SECTION 10. DIVIDEND EQUIVALENT RIGHTS 
 (a)
Dividend Equivalent Rights. A Dividend Equivalent Right is an Award entitling the grantee to receive credits based on cash dividends that would have been paid on the shares of Stock specified in the Dividend Equivalent Right (or other award
to which it relates) if such shares had been issued to and held by the grantee. A Dividend Equivalent Right may be granted hereunder to any grantee as a component of another Award or as a freestanding award. The terms and conditions of Dividend
Equivalent Rights shall be specified in the Award agreement. Dividend equivalents credited to the holder of a Dividend Equivalent Right may be paid currently or may be deemed to be reinvested in additional shares of Stock, which may thereafter
accrue additional equivalents. Any such reinvestment shall be at Fair Market Value on the date of reinvestment or such other price as may then apply under a dividend reinvestment plan sponsored by the Company, if any. Dividend Equivalent Rights may
be settled in cash or shares of Stock or a combination thereof, in a single installment or installments. A Dividend Equivalent Right granted as a component of another Award may provide that such Dividend Equivalent Right shall be settled upon
exercise, settlement, or payment of, or lapse of restrictions on, such other award, and that such Dividend Equivalent Right shall expire or be forfeited or annulled under the same conditions as such other award. A Dividend Equivalent Right granted
as a component of another Award may also contain terms and conditions different from such other award. 
 (b) Interest Equivalents.
Any Award under this Plan that is settled in whole or in part in cash on a deferred basis may provide in the grant for interest equivalents to be credited with respect to such cash payment. Interest equivalents may be compounded and shall be paid
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 (c) Termination. Except as may otherwise be provided by the Committee either in the Award
agreement or, subject to Section 16 below, in writing after the Award agreement is issued, a grantee’s rights in all Dividend Equivalent Rights or interest equivalents granted as a component of another Award that has not vested shall
automatically terminate upon the grantee’s termination of employment (or cessation of service relationship) with the Company and its Subsidiaries for any reason. 
 SECTION 11. PERFORMANCE-BASED AWARDS TO COVERED EMPLOYEES 
 (a) Performance-based Awards. Any
Covered Employee providing services to the Company and who is selected by the Committee may be granted one or more Performance-based Awards in the form of a Restricted Stock Award, Deferred Stock Award or Other Stock-based Award payable upon the
attainment of Performance Goals that are established by the Committee and relate to one or more of the Performance Criteria, in each case on a specified date or dates or over any period or periods determined by the Committee. The Committee shall
define in an objective fashion the manner of calculating the Performance Criteria it selects to use for any Performance Period. Depending on the Performance Criteria used to establish such Performance Goals, the Performance Goals may be expressed in
terms of overall Company performance or the performance of a division, business unit, or an individual. The Committee, in its discretion, may adjust or modify the calculation of Performance Goals for such Performance Period in order to prevent the
dilution or enlargement of the rights of an individual (i) in the event of, or in anticipation of, any unusual or extraordinary corporate item, transaction, event or development, or (ii) in recognition of, or in anticipation of, any other
unusual or nonrecurring events affecting the Company, or the financial statements of the Company, or (iii) in response to, or in anticipation of, changes in applicable laws, regulations, accounting principles, or business conditions provided
however, that the Committee may not exercise such discretion in a manner that would increase the Performance-based Award granted to a Covered Employee. Each Performance-based Award shall comply with the provisions set forth below. 
 (b) Grant of Performance-based Awards. With respect to each Performance-based Award granted to a Covered Employee, the Committee shall select,
within the first 90 days of a Performance Cycle (or, if shorter, within the maximum period allowed under Section 162(m) of the Code) the Performance Criteria for such grant, and the Performance Goals with respect to each Performance Criterion
(including a threshold level of performance below which no amount will become payable with respect to such Award). Each Performance-based Award will specify the amount payable, or the formula for determining the amount payable, upon achievement of
the various applicable performance targets. The Performance Criteria established by the Committee may be (but need not be) different for each Performance Cycle and different Performance Goals may be applicable to Performance-based Awards to
different Covered Employees. 
 (c) Payment of Performance-based Awards. Following the completion of a Performance Cycle, the
Committee shall meet to review and certify in writing whether, and to what extent, the Performance Goals for the Performance Cycle have been achieved and, if so, to also calculate and certify in writing the amount of the Performance-based Awards
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Performance-based Award for a Covered Employee if, in its sole judgment, such reduction or elimination is appropriate. 
 (d) Maximum Award Payable. The maximum Performance-based Award payable to any one Covered Employee under the Plan for a Performance Cycle is half
of the total number of shares of Stock authorized to be issued under this Plan. 
 SECTION 12. TRANSFERABILITY OF AWARDS 
 (a) Transferability. Except as provided in Section 12(b) below, during a grantee’s lifetime, his or her Awards shall be exercisable only
by the grantee, or by the grantee’s legal representative or guardian in the event of the grantee’s incapacity. No Awards shall be sold, assigned, transferred or otherwise encumbered or disposed of by a grantee other than by will or by the
laws of descent and distribution. No Awards shall be subject, in whole or in part, to attachment, execution, or levy of any kind, and any purported transfer in violation hereof shall be null and void. 
 (b) Committee Action. Notwithstanding Section 12(a), the Committee, in its discretion, may provide either in the Award agreement regarding a
given Award or by subsequent written approval that the grantee (who is an employee or director) may transfer his or her Awards (other than any Incentive Stock Options) to his or her immediate family members, to trusts for the benefit of such family
members, or to partnerships in which such family members are the only partners, provided that the transferee agrees in writing with the Company to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this Plan and the applicable Award. 
 (c) Family Member. For purposes of Section 12(b), “family member” shall mean a grantee’s child, stepchild, grandchild, parent,
stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, sibling, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, including adoptive relationships, any person sharing the grantee’s household
(other than a tenant of the grantee), a trust in which these persons (or the grantee) have more than 50 percent of the beneficial interest, a foundation in which these persons (or the grantee) control the management of assets, and any other entity
in which these persons (or the grantee) own more than 50 percent of the voting interests. 
 (d) Designation of Beneficiary. Each
grantee to whom an Award has been made under the Plan may designate a beneficiary or beneficiaries to exercise any Award or receive any payment under any Award payable on or after the grantee’s death. Any such designation shall be on a form
provided for that purpose by the Committee and shall not be effective until received by the Committee. If no beneficiary has been designated by a deceased grantee, or if the designated beneficiaries have predeceased the grantee, the beneficiary
shall be the grantee’s estate. 
 SECTION 13. TAX WITHHOLDING 
 (a) Payment by Grantee. Each grantee shall, no later than the date as of which the value of an Award or of any Stock or other amounts received thereunder first becomes includable in the gross income of the
grantee for Federal income tax purposes, pay to the Company, or make arrangements satisfactory to the Committee regarding payment of, any Federal, state, or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld by the Company with respect to such
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The Company and its Subsidiaries shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment of any kind otherwise due to
the grantee. The Company’s obligation to deliver evidence of book entry (or stock certificates) to any grantee is subject to and conditioned on tax withholding obligations being satisfied by the grantee. 
 (b) Payment in Stock. Subject to approval by the Committee, a grantee may elect to have the Company’s minimum required tax withholding
obligation satisfied, in whole or in part, by (i) authorizing the Company to withhold from shares of Stock to be issued pursuant to any Award a number of shares with an aggregate Fair Market Value (as of the date the withholding is effected)
that would satisfy the withholding amount due, or (ii) transferring to the Company shares of Stock owned by the grantee with an aggregate Fair Market Value (as of the date the withholding is effected) that would satisfy the withholding amount
due. 
 SECTION 14. ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION UNDER SECTION 409A. 
 In the event any Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right under the Plan is materially modified and deemed a new grant at a time when the Fair Market
Value exceeds the exercise price, or any other Award is otherwise determined to constitute “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A (a “409A Award”), the following additional conditions shall
apply and shall supersede any contrary provisions of this Plan or the terms of any agreement relating to such 409A Award. 
 (a) Exercise
and Distribution. Except as provided in Section 14(b) hereof, no 409A Award shall be exercisable or distributable earlier than upon one of the following: 
 (i) Specified Time. A specified time or a fixed schedule set forth in the written instrument evidencing the 409A Award.

 (ii) Separation from Service. Separation from service (within the meaning of Section 409A) by the 409A Award
grantee; provided, however, that if the 409A Award grantee is a “key employee” (as defined in Section 416(i) of the Code without regard to paragraph (5) thereof) and any of the Company’s Stock is publicly traded on an
established securities market or otherwise, exercise or distribution under this Section 14(a)(ii) may not be made before the date that is six months after the date of separation from service. 
 (iii) Death. The date of death of the 409A Award grantee. 
 (iv) Disability. The date the 409A Award grantee becomes disabled (within the meaning of Section 14(c)(ii) hereof).

 (v) Unforeseeable Emergency. The occurrence of an unforeseeable emergency (within the meaning of
Section 14(c)(iii) hereof), but only if the net value (after payment of the exercise price) of the number of shares of Stock that become issuable does not exceed the amounts necessary to satisfy such emergency plus amounts necessary to pay
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liquidation of the grantee’s other assets (to the extent such liquidation would not itself cause severe financial hardship). 
 (vi) Change in Control Event. The occurrence of a Change in Control Event (within the meaning of Section 14(c)(i) hereof),
including the Company’s discretionary exercise of the right to accelerate vesting of such grant upon a Change in Control Event or to terminate the Plan or any 409A Award granted hereunder within 12 months of the Change in Control Event to the
extent permitted by Section 409A. 
 (b) No Acceleration. A 409A Award may not be accelerated or exercised prior to the time
specified in Section 14(a) hereof, except in the case of one of the following events: 
 (i) Domestic Relations
Order. The 409A Award may permit the acceleration of the exercise or distribution time or schedule to an individual other than the grantee as may be necessary to comply with the terms of a domestic relations order (as defined in
Section 414(p)(1)(B) of the Code). 
 (ii) Conflicts of Interest. The 409A Award may permit the acceleration of
the exercise or distribution time or schedule as may be necessary to comply with the terms of a certificate of divestiture (as defined in Section 1043(b)(2) of the Code). 
 (iii) Change in Control Event. The Committee may exercise the discretionary right to accelerate the vesting of such 409A Award
upon a Change in Control Event or to terminate the Plan or any 409A Award granted thereunder within 12 months of the Change in Control Event and cancel the 409A Award for compensation to the extent permitted by Section 409A. 
 (c) Definitions. Solely for purposes of this Section 14 and not for other purposes of the Plan, the following terms shall be defined as set
forth below: 
 (i) “Change in Control Event” means the occurrence of a change in the ownership of the Company, a
change in effective control of the Company, or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company (as defined in the most recent authoritative guidance (as determined by the Committee in good faith) from the Department
of the Treasury). 
 (ii) “Disabled” means a grantee who (i) is unable to engage in any substantial gainful
activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, or (ii) is, by reason of any medically
determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three months under
an accident and health plan covering employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries. 
 (iii) “Unforeseeable
Emergency” means a severe financial hardship to the grantee resulting from an illness or accident of the grantee, the grantee’s spouse, or a dependent (as defined in Section 152(a) of the Code) of the grantee, loss of the
grantee’s property due to casualty, or similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the grantee. 
  

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 SECTION 15. TRANSFER, LEAVE OF ABSENCE, ETC. 
 For purposes of the Plan, the following events shall not be deemed a termination of employment: 
 (a) a transfer to the employment of the Company from a Subsidiary or from the Company to a Subsidiary, or from one Subsidiary to another; or 

(b) an approved leave of absence for military service or sickness, or for any other purpose approved by the Company, if the employee’s right to
re-employment is guaranteed either by a statute or by contract or under the policy pursuant to which the leave of absence was granted or if the Committee otherwise so provides in writing. 
 SECTION 16. AMENDMENTS AND TERMINATION 
 The Board
may, at any time, amend or discontinue the Plan and the Committee may, at any time, amend or cancel any outstanding Award for the purpose of satisfying changes in law or for any other lawful purpose, but no such action shall adversely affect rights
under any outstanding Award without the holder’s consent. The Committee may exercise its discretion to reduce the exercise price of outstanding Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights or effect repricing through cancellation and re-grants
without approval of stockholders. Any material Plan amendments (other than amendments that curtail the scope of the Plan), including any Plan amendments that (i) increase the number of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan,
(ii) expand the type of Awards available under, materially expand the eligibility to participate in, or materially extend the term of, the Plan, or (iii) materially change the method of determining Fair Market Value, shall be subject to
approval by the Company stockholders entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders. In addition, to the extent determined by the Committee to be required by the Code to ensure that Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan are qualified under
Section 422 of the Code or to ensure that compensation earned under Awards qualifies as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code, Plan amendments shall be subject to approval by the Company stockholders entitled to
vote at a meeting of stockholders. Nothing in this Section 16 shall limit the Committee’s authority to take any action permitted pursuant to Section 3(b) or 3(c). 
 SECTION 17. STATUS OF PLAN 
 With respect to the portion of any Award that has not been exercised and
any payments in cash, Stock or other consideration not received by a grantee, a grantee shall have no rights greater than those of a general creditor of the Company unless the Committee shall otherwise expressly determine in connection with any
Award or Awards. In its sole discretion, the Committee may authorize the creation of trusts or other arrangements to meet the Company’s obligations to deliver Stock or make payments with respect to Awards hereunder, provided that the existence
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 SECTION 18. GENERAL PROVISIONS 
 (a) No Distribution; Compliance with Legal Requirements. The Committee may require each person acquiring Stock pursuant to an Award to represent to and agree with the Company in writing that such person is
acquiring the shares without a view to distribution thereof. 
 No shares of Stock shall be issued pursuant to an Award until all applicable
securities law and other legal and stock exchange or similar requirements have been satisfied. The Committee may require the placing of such stop-orders and restrictive legends on certificates for Stock and Awards as it deems appropriate.

 (b) Delivery of Stock Certificates. Stock certificates to grantees under this Plan shall be deemed delivered for all purposes when
the Company or a stock transfer agent of the Company shall have mailed such certificates in the United States mail, addressed to the grantee, at the grantee’s last known address on file with the Company. Uncertificated Stock shall be deemed
delivered for all purposes when the Company or a Stock transfer agent of the Company shall have given to the grantee by electronic mail (with proof of receipt) or by United States mail, addressed to the grantee, at the grantee’s last known
address on file with the Company, notice of issuance and recorded the issuance in its records (which may include electronic “book entry” records). 
 (c) Other Compensation Arrangements; No Employment Rights. Nothing contained in this Plan shall prevent the Board from adopting other or additional compensation arrangements, including trusts, and such
arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases. The adoption of this Plan and the grant of Awards do not confer upon any employee any right to continued employment with the Company or any Subsidiary. 

(d) Trading Policy Restrictions. Option exercises and other Awards under the Plan shall be subject to such Company’s insider trading
policy and procedures, as in effect from time to time. 
 (e) Forfeiture of Awards under Sarbanes-Oxley Act. If the Company is
required to prepare an accounting restatement due to the material noncompliance of the Company, as a result of misconduct, with any financial reporting requirement under the securities laws, then any grantee who is one of the individuals subject to
automatic forfeiture under Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 shall reimburse the Company for the amount of any Award received by such individual under the Plan during the 12-month period following the first public issuance or filing
with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, as the case may be, of the financial document embodying such financial reporting requirement. 
 (f) Section 409A. If any distribution or settlement of an Award pursuant to the terms of this Plan or an Award agreement would subject a grantee to tax under Section 409A, the Company shall modify the
Plan or applicable Award agreement in the least restrictive reasonable manner (as determined by the Committee in good faith) necessary in order to comply with the provisions of Section 409A, other applicable provisions of the Code and/or any
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 SECTION 19. EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN 
 This Plan was adopted by the Board on October 23, 2006 and was approved by the stockholders on October 23, 2006. No grants will be made under the Plan after the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date.

 SECTION 20. GOVERNING LAW 
 This Plan
and all Awards and actions taken thereunder shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Maryland, applied without regard to conflict of law principles. 
 SECTION 21. RESTRICTIONS ON AWARDS 
 This Plan shall
be interpreted and construed in a manner consistent with the Company’s status as a REIT. No Award shall be granted or awarded, and with respect to an Award already granted under the Plan, such Award shall not be exercisable or payable, if, in
the discretion of the Committee, the grant or exercise of such Award could impair the Company’s status as a REIT. 
  

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