EX-10.1


 Exhibit 10.1 
 PARKWAY PROPERTIES, INC. 
 AND PARKWAY PROPERTIES, L.P. 

2013 OMNIBUS EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN 
 1. Introduction. 
 Parkway Properties, Inc. (the “Company”)
established the Parkway Properties, Inc. and Parkway Properties, L.P. 2013 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), effective on the date on which the Board (as defined below) initially adopts the Plan, subject to approval of the Plan
by the Company’s stockholders. As of the date on which the Company’s shareholders approve the Plan, no further awards may be granted under the Parkway Properties, Inc. 2010 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan, as restated to incorporate
Amendment No. 1 (the “Prior Plan”); however, any awards under the Prior Plan that are outstanding as of such date shall continue to be subject to the terms and conditions of the Prior Plan. 

2. Purpose. 
 The purposes of the Plan are to promote the growth and success of the Company and Parkway Properties, L.P. (the “Partnership”) by aligning the interests of Employees, Directors and Consultants
with those of the Company’s shareholders and to attract, retain, and reward Employees, Directors and Consultants. To serve these purposes, the Plan offers equity-based incentive awards. 

3. Definitions.
 As used in this Plan: 
 (a) “Award Agreement” shall mean a written
agreement entered into between the Company and a Participant or other documentation issued by the Company, in either case setting forth the terms and conditions applicable to an award granted under the Plan. An Award Agreement shall be subject
to the terms of the Plan. 
 (b) “Board of Directors” or “Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the
Company. 
 (c) “Committee” shall mean a committee of the Board of Directors of the Company, which committee shall be
composed of those members of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors who are non-employee directors as that term is defined under Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 16b-3 and outside directors as that term is defined for the
purposes of the Internal Revenue Code section 162(m), provided that, should there be fewer than two members of the Compensation Committee who are both non-employee directors and outside directors, the Committee shall be composed of two or more
members of the Board of Directors designated by the Board who are non-employee directors and outside directors, including anyone who is a member of the Compensation Committee. 
 (d) “Common Shares” or “Shares” shall mean the shares of common stock, $0.001 par value, of the Company. 






 (e) “Consultant” shall mean any consultant or advisor of the Company, the
Partnership or any Subsidiary who qualifies as a consultant or advisor under the applicable rules of Form S-8 Registration Statement. 
 (f) “Director” shall mean a member of the Board of Directors of the Company. 
 (g) “Dividend Equivalent” shall mean a right to receive the equivalent value (in cash or Shares) of dividends paid on Shares, awarded under Section 12(b) hereof. 

(h) “Employee” shall mean an employee of the Company, the Partnership or a Subsidiary. 

(i) “Fair Market Value” of a Common Share shall mean, on a given date, 

(i) If the Common Shares are (A) listed on any established securities exchange (such as the New York Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ
Global Market and the NASDAQ Global Select Market), (B) listed on any national market system or (C) listed, quoted or traded on any automated quotation system, the Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for a Share as quoted on
such exchange or system for such date or, if there is no closing sales price for a Share on the date in question, the closing sales price for a Share on the last preceding date for which such quotation exists, as reported in The Wall Street
Journal or such other source as the Committee deems reliable; 
 (ii) If the Common Shares are not listed on an established
securities exchange, national market system or automated quotation system, but the Common Shares are regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer, the Fair Market Value shall be the average of the mean of the high bid and low asked prices for
such date or, if there are no high bid and low asked prices for a Share on such date, the high bid and low asked prices for a Share on the last preceding date for which such information exists, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such
other source as the Committee deems reliable; or 
 (iii) If the Common Shares are neither listed on an established securities
exchange, national market system or automated quotation system nor regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer, its Fair Market Value shall be established by the Committee in good faith. 

(j) “Full Value Award” shall mean any award that is settled in Shares other than: (A) an Option or (B) a Stock
Appreciation Right. 
 (k) “Internal Revenue Code” or “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended from time to time. 

  
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 (l) “Misconduct” shall mean conduct of a Participant that, in the Committee’s
judgment, constitutes: 
 (i) a commission of an act of theft, embezzlement, fraud, dishonesty, or other criminal act, harmful
to the Company, the Partnership or a Subsidiary, 
 (ii) a breach of a fiduciary duty owed to the Company, the Partnership or a
Subsidiary, 
 (iii) a deliberate and serious disregard of rules of the Company, the Partnership or a Subsidiary, 

(iv) an unauthorized disclosure of any of the trade secrets or confidential information of the Company, the Partnership or a Subsidiary,
or 
 (v) competition with the Company, the Partnership or a Subsidiary. 

(m) “Option” shall mean an option awarded pursuant to Section 8 to purchase a Common Share and may refer to an incentive
stock option (“ISO” or “incentive stock option”) as defined in Internal Revenue Code section 422, or a nonstatutory stock option (that is, an option that is not an ISO). 

(n) “Participant” shall mean an Employee, Director or Consultant who holds an outstanding award under the Plan. 

(o) “Partnership Agreement” shall mean the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Parkway Properties, L.P.,
as amended from time to time. 
 (p) “Performance Goal” shall mean an objective test of performance based on one
or more of the following criteria: revenue; earnings; net earnings; operating earnings; earnings before taxes; earnings before income tax expense, interest expense, and depreciation and amortization expense (“EBITDA”); earnings
per Share; stock price; costs; return on equity; return on assets; assets management; asset quality; asset growth; budget achievement; net operating income (“NOI”); average occupancy; year-end occupancy; funds from operations
(“FFO”); adjusted funds from operations (“AFFO”); funds available for distribution (“FAD”); dividend or FAD payment; total shareholder return on an absolute basis or a relative basis measured against comparable peers or
a real estate index; leverage ratios; capital expenditures; customer satisfaction survey results; property operating expense savings; design, development, permitting, or other progress on designated properties; third-party fee generation;
leasing goals; goals relating to acquisitions or divestitures, targeted financing, or capital market objectives; lease retention; liability management; credit management; certain levels of operating expense; growth in assets, unit volume, revenue,
sales, or market share; or strategic business criteria consisting of one or more objectives based on meeting specified revenue goals, market penetration goals, geographic business expansion goals, or cost targets. Performance Goals may differ
from Participant to Participant and award to award and may be established for the Company as a whole, on a per Share basis, or for the Company’s various properties, groups, divisions, or Subsidiaries or the Partnership, or a combination of
them. Performance Goals may be based on absolute performance or on performance relative to performance of unrelated businesses specified by the Committee, on other external measures of the selected performance criteria, or on comparison to any
prior period or to budget or target. All calculations and financial accounting matters relevant to this Plan and to which GAAP applies shall be determined in accordance with GAAP as in effect on the date of an award, except as otherwise
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Committee may specify that the measurement of performance shall include or exclude particular items, such as losses from discontinued operations, debt prepayment penalties, extraordinary gains or
losses, the cumulative effect of accounting changes, acquisitions or divestitures, or nonrecurring gains or loss. 
 (q)
“Permanent Disability” shall mean a medically determinable physical or mental impairment that may be expected to result in death or to last at least a year and that renders a Participant incapable of performing that Participant’s
duties with the Company. A determination of disability shall be made by the Committee in a uniform, nondiscriminatory manner on the basis of medical evidence. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a determination that would
accelerate payment of Restricted Share Units or other awards or amounts that are deferred compensation subject to Code section 409A, a Participant shall be considered to have a “Permanent Disability” only if the Participant is
“disabled” within the meaning of Code section 409A or the regulations issued under that section. 
 (r) “Profits
Interest Unit” or “LTIP Unit” shall mean, to the extent authorized by the Partnership Agreement (as either a “Profits Interest Unit” or an “LTIP Unit”), a unit of the Partnership that is granted pursuant to
Section 12(c) and is intended to constitute a “profits interest” within the meaning of the Code. 
 (s)
“Restricted Period” shall mean the period described in Section 10(b)(i) or Section 11(b)(i). 
 (t)
“Restricted Share” shall mean an award granted pursuant to Section 10. 
 (u) “Restricted Share Unit”
or “RSU” shall mean an award granted pursuant to Section 11. 
 (v) “Stock Appreciation Right” or
“SAR” shall mean an award granted pursuant to Section 9. 
 (w) “Subsidiary” shall mean a corporation,
partnership, joint venture, or other entity in which the Company has an equity, profit, or voting interest of at least 50 percent. 
 4. Administration.
 The Committee shall administer the Plan. The
Committee shall have all the powers vested in it by the terms of the Plan. The Committee shall have full authority to interpret the Plan and Award Agreements, to prescribe, amend, and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, and to
make any determinations it finds necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. The Committee may correct any defect or supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or in any Award Agreement in the manner and to
the extent the Committee deems desirable. Any decision of the Committee in the administration of the Plan shall be in its sole discretion and conclusive. The Committee may act only by a majority of its members in office, except that:

 (a) The Committee may authorize any one or more of its members or any officer of the Company to execute and deliver documents
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 (b) The Committee may delegate ministerial duties and authority to interpret the Plan and
respond to claims to a Senior Vice President or an Executive Vice President, provided that the Committee may not delegate authority to (i) grant or amend awards that are (A) held by individuals who are subject to Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (B) intended to qualify for the performance based exception under Code section 162(m), or (C) held by officers of the Company (or Directors) to whom authority to
grant or amend awards has been delegated, or (ii) with respect to the certification of the satisfaction of Performance Goals. 
 No Committee member and no delegate of the Committee shall be liable for any determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan, an award, or a Participant. 

5. Shares Subject to Plan and Limits on Awards. 
 (a) Share Available. Subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 14, the maximum number of Common Shares with respect to which awards may be granted under the Plan is three million two
hundred fifty thousand (3,250,000) (the “Share Limit”); provided, however, that the maximum aggregate number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan in settlement of any Full Value Award shall be one
million two hundred fifty thousand (1,250,000) and provided, further, that the maximum aggregate number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan in settlement of Options and Stock Appreciation Rights shall be two million
(2,000,000). Any Shares distributed pursuant to an award may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued Common Shares or Common Shares purchased on the open market. 

(b) Limits on Awards. Subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 14, the following additional limits shall apply to
awards under the Plan: 
 (i) The maximum aggregate number of Common Shares that may be issued pursuant to incentive stock
options granted under the Plan is two million (2,000,000). 
 (ii) The aggregate number of Common Shares that may be made
subject to awards granted under the Plan to any individual Participant during any one calendar year may not exceed one million two hundred fifty thousand (1,250,000). 
 (c) Grant of Awards. If any Shares subject to an award are forfeited or expire or such award is settled for cash (in whole or in part), the Shares subject to such award shall, to the extent of such
forfeiture, expiration or cash settlement, again be available for future grants of award under the Plan. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the following Shares shall not be added to the Share Limit and shall not be available
for future grants of award: (A) Shares tendered by a Participant or withheld by the Company in payment of the exercise price of an Option; (B) Shares tendered by a Participant or withheld by the Company to satisfy any tax withholding
obligation with respect to an Option or a Stock Appreciation Right; (C) Shares subject to a Stock Appreciation Right that are not issued in connection with the stock settlement of the Stock Appreciation Right on exercise thereof; and
(D) Shares purchased on the open market with the cash proceeds from the exercise of Options. Any Shares repurchased by the Company at the same price paid by the Participant so that such Shares are returned to the Company shall again be
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counted against the Shares available for issuance under the Plan. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5(c), no Shares may again be optioned, granted or awarded if such action
would cause an ISO to fail to qualify as an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the Code. 
 (d) Full Value
Award Vesting Limitations. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, Full Value Awards made to Employees shall become vested over a period of not less than three years (or, in the case of vesting based upon the attainment
of Performance Goals or other performance-based objectives, over a period of not less than one year measured from the commencement of the period over which performance is evaluated) following the date the award is made; provided,
however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may provide that such vesting restrictions may lapse or be waived upon the Participant’s death, disability, retirement, any other specified termination of service or the
consummation of a Change in Control (as defined below). 
 6. Eligibility. 

Employees, Directors and Consultants shall be eligible to receive awards under the Plan, provided that no Employee, Director or
Consultant shall be entitled to an award except as determined by the Committee or as provided by any Independent Director Compensation Policy described in Section 13. 
 7. Awards. 
 (a) Types of Awards. Awards under the Plan may be
in the form of: Options (either incentive stock options, within the meaning of Code section 422, or nonstatutory stock options), Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Shares, Restricted Share Units, Profits Interest Units, Dividend Equivalent
Rights and other Share based awards (as described in Section 12). 
 (b) Award Agreements. The Committee shall
set forth the terms of each award in an Award Agreement. An Award Agreement may contain any provision approved by the Committee, subject to the terms of the Plan. An Award Agreement may make provision for any matter that is within the
discretion of the Committee or may reserve for the Committee discretion to approve or authorize any action with respect to the award. 
 (c) Nonuniform Determinations. The Committee’s determinations under the Plan or Award Agreements, including, without limitation, the selection of Participants to receive awards, the type,
form, amount, and timing of awards, and the terms of specific Award Agreements, need not be uniform, regardless of whether Participants are similarly situated. 
 (d) Qualification for Section 162(m) Exception. 
 (i)
Committee’s Certification of Satisfaction of Performance Goals. If the exercisability, payment, or vesting of an award is conditioned upon the satisfaction of Performance Goals, and the award is intended to qualify for the exception
under Code section 162(m) for performance-based pay, the condition shall not be considered satisfied, and the award shall not be exercisable, payable, or vest, as applicable, unless the Committee certifies that the Performance Goal has been
satisfied. 

  
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 (ii) Satisfaction of Other Requirements. To the extent an award is intended to
qualify for the exception under Code section 162(m) for performance-based pay, the Committee shall make such provisions in Award Agreements and follow such procedures as may be required to satisfy the conditions of the exception. By way of
example, the Committee shall establish any Performance Goal associated with such an award by the time within the performance period required for such exception, and the payment terms for such an award shall conform to the requirements of the
exception. 
 (e) Discretion. The Committee shall have no discretion to increase the amount of an outstanding award
but may reserve discretion to decrease the amount of an outstanding award or the extent to which it is exercisable or payable. 

(f) Provisions Governing All Awards. All awards will be subject to the following provisions: 

(i) Transferability. An award shall not be transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and
distribution. Awards requiring exercise shall be exercisable during the lifetime of a Participant only by the Participant or, in the event the Participant becomes legally incompetent, by the Participant’s guardian or legal representative.

 (ii) Employment Rights. Neither the adoption of the Plan nor the grant of an award shall confer on a Participant
the right to continued employment with the Company, the Partnership or a Subsidiary, nor shall it interfere with the right of the Company, the Partnership or a Subsidiary to terminate a Participant’s employment at any time for any reason, with
or without cause. 
 (g) Prohibition on Repricing of Options and Stock Appreciation Rights. Except for adjustments
pursuant to Section 14, the exercise price of an Option or a Stock Appreciation Right may not be repriced. For purposes of this Section, repricing means any of the following or any other action that has the same effect: 

(i) reduction of the exercise price after the grant of the Option or Stock Appreciation Right; 

(ii) any other action that is treated as a repricing under generally accepted accounting principles; or 

(iii) cancellation of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right when its exercise price exceeds the Fair Market Value of the underlying
Common Shares, in exchange for cash or another Option, Stock Appreciation Right or stock-based award, unless the cancellation and exchange occur in connection with a merger, acquisition, spin-off or other similar corporate transaction. 

(h) Misconduct. Should the Committee determine that a Participant has committed Misconduct, then the Participant shall
forfeit all rights under outstanding awards and all further benefits under or attributable to the Plan, so neither the Participant nor his estate or successors shall be entitled to exercise outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights, become
vested in Restricted Shares, Restricted Share Units, Profits Interest Units, Dividend Equivalents or other awards, be paid any Shares or amounts remaining to be paid upon settlement of an award or


  
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due under a deferred payment arrangement with respect to an award, or otherwise be entitled to any further benefit under or attributable to the Plan. Before making such a determination, the
Committee shall give the Participant a reasonable opportunity to be heard. 
 (i) Recoupment of Awards.

(i) The Committee may provide in an Award Agreement or in a policy applicable to an award under this Plan that, under conditions
specified in the Award Agreement or policy, the Participant shall forfeit all rights under the award and all further benefits under or attributable to the award or the Plan, and the Participant shall be obliged to pay back or return to the Company
amounts or Shares previously paid, distributed, or vested under the award, including dividends and Dividend Equivalents. Such conditions may include, by way of illustration and not by way of limitation, the occurrence of an error in financial
statements that results in the payment of a greater amount of performance-based compensation than would have been paid based on correct financial statements.
 (ii) All awards (including any proceeds, gains or other economic benefit actually or constructively received by the Participant upon any receipt or exercise of any award or upon the receipt or resale of
any Shares underlying the award) shall be subject to the provisions of any claw-back policy implemented by the Company, including without limitation, any claw-back policy adopted to comply with the requirements of applicable law, including without
limitation the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder, to the extent set forth in such claw-back policy and/or in the applicable Award Agreement. 

(iii) This paragraph and Paragraph 7(h) shall be construed independently of each other; one shall not limit the application of the
other. 
 8. Options. 
 (a) Option Grants. The Company shall grant Options to Participants under the Plan in such number, upon such terms, and at such times as the Committee shall determine. 

(b) Terms of Options. The Award Agreement for an Option shall set forth such terms and conditions as the Committee shall
determine and as are consistent with the Plan, including the following: 
 (i) Exercise Price. The Committee shall
determine the exercise price of each Common Share subject to an Option, which price shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the Option is granted. 
 (ii) Exercise Period. An Option may be exercised in whole or in part from time to time during such period as the Option shall specify, provided that no Option shall be exercisable more than
ten years after the date of the grant of the Option. 

  
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 (iii) Payment of Price. The exercise price of each Share as to which an Option
is exercised must be paid in full at the time of exercise. The Committee may, in its discretion, provide in an Award Agreement that payment of the exercise may be made: 
 (1) in cash; 
 (2) by tender of Common Shares owned by the Participant valued at
Fair Market Value as of the date of exercise; 
 (3) in Common Shares otherwise issuable to the Participant upon exercise of
the Option valued at Fair Market Value as of the date of exercise (“net exercise”); 
 (4) in such other form of
consideration as the Committee deems appropriate; or 
 (5) in a combination of cash, Shares (whether then owned or issuable on
exercise), and such other consideration as the Committee deems appropriate. 
 (iv) Conditions on Exercise. An
Option shall be exercisable at such times and subject to such restrictions and conditions as the Committee shall determine. The Committee may in its discretion accelerate or waive any condition applicable to the exercise of an Option.

 (v) Termination of Employment or Service. The Award Agreement shall specify whether and, if so, the extent to
which an Option shall remain exercisable after the termination of the Participant’s employment or service with the Company and its Subsidiaries, whether by death or otherwise, provided that nothing in this paragraph (v) shall authorize the
exercise of an Option later than ten years after the date of the grant of the Option. 
 (vi) ISO or Non-ISO. The
Award Agreement for an Option granted to an Employee shall state whether any part of the Option is intended to be an incentive stock option. 
 (c) Additional Terms of Incentive Stock Options. An incentive stock option may be granted only to an Employee of the Company or a subsidiary (within the meaning of Code section 424) and shall
be subject to the following additional terms and conditions: 
 (i) 10 Percent Shareholder. The exercise price of
each Common Share subject to an incentive stock option granted to an Employee who, at the time the Option is granted, owns (directly and within the meaning of Code section 424(d)) Shares possessing more than 10 percent of the combined voting power
of all classes of Shares of the Company shall not be less than 110 percent of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the Option is granted, and the Option shall not be exercisable more than five years after the date of grant. 

(ii) ISO Limit. To the extent the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the date an Option is granted) of the Common
Shares for which an Employee is granted Options designated incentive stock options first exercisable in any calendar year (under this Plan and under all plans of the Company and its Subsidiaries) exceeds $100,000, the Option shall be treated as an
Option that is not an incentive stock option. 

  
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 (iii) Disqualified Disposition. If a Participant disposes of Common Shares
acquired pursuant to the exercise of an incentive stock option in a disqualifying disposition within the time periods identified in Code section 422, the Participant shall notify the Company of such disposition and provide the Company with
information as to the date of disposition, sales price, number of Shares involved, and any other information about the disposition that the Company may reasonably request. 
 9. Stock Appreciation Rights. 
 (a) Grant of Stock Appreciation
Rights. A Stock Appreciation Right shall entitle a Participant to receive from the Company, on the exercise date of the SAR, with respect to each Share for which the SAR is exercised, an amount equal to any excess of the Fair Market Value
of a Share on the exercise date over the exercise price of the SAR. The Company shall grant SARs to Participants under the Plan in such number, upon such terms, and at such times as the Committee shall determine. 

(b) Terms of Stock Appreciation Rights. The Award Agreement for a Stock Appreciation Right shall set forth such terms
and conditions as the Committee shall determine and as are consistent with the provisions of the Plan, including the following: 
 (i) Exercise Price. The Committee shall determine the exercise price of each Common Share subject to the Stock Appreciation Right, which price shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of a
Common Share on the date the SAR is granted. 
 (ii) Exercise Period. A Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised
in whole or in part from time to time during such period as the Award Agreement shall specify, provided that no SAR shall be exercisable more than ten years after the date of the grant of the SAR. 

(iii) Conditions on Exercise. A Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercisable at such times and subject to such restrictions
and conditions as the Committee shall determine. The Committee may in its discretion accelerate or waive any condition applicable to the exercise of an SAR. 
 (iv) Termination of Employment or Service. The Award Agreement shall specify whether and, if so, the extent to which a Stock Appreciation Right shall remain exercisable after the termination
of the Participant’s employment or service with the Company and its Subsidiaries, whether by death or otherwise, provided that nothing in this paragraph (iv) shall authorize the exercise of an SAR later than ten years after the date of the
grant of the SAR. 
 (c) Settlement of Stock Appreciation Right. On the exercise date of a Stock Appreciation Right
the Company shall settle the SAR, to the extent exercised, by payment of the amount due in the form of cash, Common Shares valued at their Fair Market Value on the exercise date, or a combination of cash and Shares, as the Committee may determine.


  
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 10. Restricted Shares. 

(a) Grant of Restricted Shares. The Company shall grant Restricted Shares to Participants under the Plan at such times, in such
numbers, and upon such terms as the Committee shall determine. 
 (b) Terms of Restricted Shares. The Award
Agreement for a grant of Restricted Shares shall set forth such terms, conditions, restrictions, and limits on the Restricted Shares as the Committee shall determine and as are consistent with the provisions of the Plan, including the following:

 (i) Conditions on Vesting. The Participant’s interest in a Restricted Share award shall be forfeitable when
the award is granted. In the Award Agreement, the Committee shall prescribe conditions that must be satisfied and the time by which, or time period during which, the conditions must be satisfied, in order for the Participant’s interest to
become vested. The conditions may include one or more of the following: 
 (1) the satisfaction of specified Performance
Goals by a specified time or during a specified period, 
 (2) the continuance of the Participant’s employment or service
for a specified period, or 
 (3) the satisfaction of other specified conditions. 

The Award Agreement may provide that the extent of the Participant’s vested interest shall be determined by the extent to which a
condition is satisfied. The limited period of time provided for the satisfaction of the conditions on an award shall be referred to as the “Restricted Period”. 
 (ii) Vesting. Upon the satisfaction, within the Restricted Period, of the conditions established by the Committee, or as provided in paragraph (vi), the Participant’s interest in the
Restricted Shares shall become vested to the extent provided in the Award Agreement. The restrictions applicable to those vested Restricted Shares shall lapse at that time, and the Company shall deliver a certificate for those vested Shares to
the Participant or the Participant’s estate or the person to whom the Participant’s rights are transferred by will or under the laws of descent and distribution, as the case may be, free of all restrictions, subject to the satisfaction of
the Company’s withholding obligations as described in Section 19(c). 
 (iii) Forfeiture. Except as
provided by the Committee in accordance with paragraph (vi), the Participant shall forfeit Restricted Shares upon the expiration of the Restricted Period, to the extent the conditions prescribed by the Committee have not been satisfied. Upon such a
forfeiture, all of the Participant’s interest in the forfeited Restricted Shares shall automatically revert to the Company. 
 (iv) Retention of Certificate. The Company shall issue, for the benefit of the Participant, the number of Common Shares subject to a Restricted Shares award, but the Company shall retain
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 (v) Voting and Dividend Rights. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in
the Award Agreement, the Participant to whom Restricted Shares have been granted shall be entitled, during the Restricted Period, to vote those Shares and to receive the dividends payable with respect to those Shares. If the vesting of an award
is conditioned on the satisfaction of a Performance Goal or other performance-related condition, the Committee shall provide in the Award Agreement that no dividends shall be payable with respect to the Restricted Shares during the Restricted
Period, but the Committee may make provision for dividend equivalents under Paragraph 10(b)(vii). 
 (vi) Death or
Disability. The Committee may provide that upon the termination of the Participant’s employment or service during the Restricted Period by reason of death or Permanent Disability, the conditions and restrictions on all or a portion of
the Restricted Shares shall lapse and the Participant’s interest in those Shares shall become vested. 
 (vii) Dividend
Equivalents. Subject to Section 12(b)(i), the Committee may provide in the Award Agreement that the Participant shall receive, rather than the dividends payable with respect to specified Restricted Shares, a credit equivalent to the
amount of such dividends, which shall be payable to the Participant only if the Participant’s interest in the specified Restricted Shares becomes vested; if the Participant forfeits the specified Restricted Shares, the Participant shall
simultaneously forfeit the Dividend Equivalents attributable to such Restricted Shares. The Award Agreement shall specify the time for payment of Dividend Equivalents, which shall not be later than March 15th following the calendar year in
which the Restricted Shares to which the Dividend Equivalents are attributable become vested, subject to Section 19(b) with respect to deferrals. 
 11. Restricted Share Units. 
 (a) Grant of Restricted Share
Units. A Restricted Share Unit shall entitle a Participant to a Share, the Fair Market Value of a Share in cash, or a combination of the two, at a future date, subject to the satisfaction of any terms and conditions specified by the
Committee. The Company shall grant Restricted Share Units to Participants under the Plan at such times, in such numbers, and upon such terms as the Committee shall determine. 

(b) Terms of Restricted Share Units. The Award Agreement for Restricted Share Units shall set forth such terms, conditions,
restrictions, and limits on the Units as the Committee shall determine and as are consistent with the provisions of the Plan, including the following: 
 (i) Conditions on Vesting. The Participant’s interest in a Restricted Share Unit award shall be forfeitable when the award is granted. In the Award Agreement, the Committee shall
prescribe conditions that must be satisfied and the time by which, or time period during which, the conditions must be satisfied, in order for the Participant’s interest to become vested. The conditions may include one or more of the
following: 
 (1) the satisfaction of specified Performance Goals by a specified time or during a specified period, 


  
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 (2) the continuance of the Participant’s employment or service for a specified period,
or 
 (3) the satisfaction of other specified conditions. 

The Award Agreement may provide that the extent of the Participant’s vested interest shall be determined by the extent to which a
condition is satisfied. The limited period of time provided for the satisfaction of the conditions on an award shall be referred to as the “Restricted Period”. 
 (ii) Vesting. Upon the satisfaction, within the Restricted Period, of the conditions established by the Committee, or as provided in paragraph (v), the Participant’s interest in the
Restricted Share Units shall become vested to the extent provided in the Award Agreement. 
 (iii)
Forfeiture. Except as provided by the Committee in accordance with paragraph (v), the Participant shall forfeit Restricted Share Units upon the expiration of the Restricted Period, to the extent the conditions prescribed by the Committee
have not been satisfied. Upon such a forfeiture, all of the Participant’s interest in the forfeited Restricted Share Units shall automatically revert to the Company. 

(iv) No Dividends or Voting Rights. A Restricted Share Unit shall carry with it no voting or dividend or other rights
associated with Common Share ownership. 
 (v) Death or Disability. The Committee may provide that upon the
termination of the Participant’s employment or service during the Restricted Period by reason of death or Permanent Disability, the conditions and restrictions on all or a portion of the Restricted Share Units shall lapse and the Restricted
Period with respect to those Units shall expire. 
 (vi) Dividend Equivalents. Notwithstanding paragraph (iv), and
subject to Section 12(b)(i), the Committee may but need not provide that a bookkeeping account established for a Participant shall be credited with an amount equivalent to the amount of dividends that would be payable with respect to a
number of Shares equal to the number of Restricted Share Units awarded to the Participant. The Committee may provide for the crediting of interest on any Dividend Equivalents credited to a Participant’s account or may provide that the
Dividend Equivalent credit be adjusted for hypothetical investment experience in such manner as the Committee may determine. If the Participant forfeits his or her interest in a Restricted Share Unit, the Participant shall simultaneously
forfeit any Dividend Equivalents (as adjusted) attributable to those Restricted Share Units. 
 (c) Payment of Vested
Restricted Share Units.
 (i) Payment of vested Restricted Share Units and other amounts credited to a Participant’s
account shall be made at such time or times after the expiration of the Restricted Period as the Committee may establish. The Committee may but need not provide that a Participant may elect to defer payment until such time or times as the
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shall establish procedures for its establishment of the time of payment and for the form and timing of a Participant’s deferral and payment elections. All elections shall conform to the
Committee’s procedures. The Committee’s procedures shall conform to the requirements of Code section 409A. 

(ii) The Committee may, in its discretion, change the procedures for elections, change the time to which payment may be deferred, and
change the availability of lump sum or installment payments. The Committee may provide that such changes will apply to Restricted Share Units and other amounts already credited to a Participant’s account, with respect to which a
Participant may have already made deferral and payment elections, but only to the extent such changes would not cause the Plan to fail to conform to the requirements of Code section 409A. 

(iii) The Company shall not establish any special fund with respect to a Participant’s account. Any credit entries made to a
Participant’s account shall constitute a mere promise by the Company to make payments to the Participant, subject to and in accordance with the Plan, from the general assets of the Company, when the payments become due. 

(iv) To the extent that any person acquires a right to receive payments from the Company under this Plan, such right shall be no greater
than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the Company. 
 12. Other Awards. 

(a) General. The Committee may determine, subject to the terms of the Plan, that the Company shall grant awards that are not
described in Sections 8 through 11, but that provide for the issuance of Common Shares, or that are denominated in or measured by the Fair Market Value of a Share, or that provide for payment in the form of Shares rather than cash under any Company
bonus or incentive program. The Committee shall determine the terms and conditions of any such other awards and the Participants to whom and the numbers in which such other awards shall be granted. The Committee may condition the
exercisability, vesting, and payment of such other awards upon the satisfaction of Performance Goals. 
 (b) Dividend
Equivalents. 
 (i) Subject to Section 12(b)(ii), Dividend Equivalents may be granted by the Committee, either alone or
in tandem with another award, based on dividends declared on the Common Shares, to be credited as of dividend payment dates during the period between the date the Dividend Equivalents are granted to a Participant and the date such Dividend
Equivalents terminate or expire, as determined by the Committee. Such Dividend Equivalents shall be converted to cash or additional Shares by such formula and at such time and subject to such limitations as may be determined by the Committee.
Dividend Equivalents with respect to Shares covered by an award whose vesting is conditioned on the satisfaction of a Performance Goal or other performance-related condition shall only be paid out to the Participant at the same time or times and to
the same extent that such vesting conditions are subsequently satisfied and the award vests with respect to such Shares. 

(ii) No Dividend Equivalents shall be payable with respect to Options or SARs. 

  
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 (c) Profits Interest Units (LTIP Units). The Committee is authorized to grant Profits
Interest Units in such amount and subject to such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Committee; provided, however, that Profits Interest Units may only be issued to a Participant for the performance of services to
or for the benefit of the Partnership (i) in the Participant’s capacity as a partner of the Partnership, (ii) in anticipation of the Participant becoming a partner of the Partnership, or (iii) as otherwise determined by the
Committee, provided that the Profits Interest Units are intended to constitute “profits interests” within the meaning of the Code, including, to the extent applicable, Revenue Procedure 93-27, 1993-2 C.B. 343 and Revenue Procedure
2001-43, 2001-2 C.B. 191. The Committee shall specify the conditions and dates upon which the Profits Interest Units shall vest and become nonforfeitable. Profits Interest Units shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Partnership
Agreement and such other restrictions, including restrictions on transferability, as the Committee may impose. These restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such times, pursuant to such circumstances, in such installments, or
otherwise, as the Committee determines at the time of the grant of the award or thereafter. 
 13. Awards to Independent
Directors. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the grant of any award to a Director who is not also an Employee (an “Independent Director”) shall be made by the Board only pursuant to a written nondiscretionary
formula established by the Board (an “Independent Director Compensation Policy”). An Independent Director Compensation Policy shall set forth the type of awards to be granted to Independent Directors, the number of Shares to be
subject to Independent Director awards, the conditions on which such awards shall be granted, become exercisable, payable, and expire, and such other terms and conditions as the Board determines in its discretion. Awards granted to Independent
Directors shall be subject to all of the limits set forth in this Plan. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the Plan or in an Independent Director Compensation Policy, the maximum aggregate grant date fair value of one or more
awards granted to an Independent Director during any calendar year shall be $1,000,000. 
 14. Required Adjustments in
Authorized Shares. In the event of any change in corporate capitalization, such as a stock split, or a corporate transaction, such as a merger, consolidation, separation, including a spin off, or other distribution of stock or property of the
Company, any reorganization (whether or not such reorganization comes within the definition of such term in Code section 368), or any partial or complete liquidation of the Company, such adjustment shall be made in the number and class of Shares
available for awards under Section 5, in the number of Shares subject to outstanding awards, in the exercise or purchase price under outstanding awards, and in the limits on awards and the issuance of Shares set forth in Section 5, as
determined by the Committee to be appropriate and equitable to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits available under the Plan and of the rights of Participants, provided, however, that the number of Shares subject to an award shall always
be a whole number. In a stock-for-stock acquisition of the Company, the Committee may, in its discretion, substitute securities of another issuer for any Shares subject to outstanding awards. 

Except as expressly provided in this Section, the issuance by the Company of shares of any class or securities convertible into shares
of any class, for cash, property, labor or services, upon direct sale, upon the exercise of rights or warrants, or upon the conversion of shares or obligations of the Company convertible into such shares or other securities, and in any case whether
or not for fair value, shall not affect, and no adjustment shall be made with respect to, the number of Shares subject to awards previously granted or the purchase or exercise price per Share under outstanding awards. 

  
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 15. Change in Control. 

(a) Impact of Event. The following provisions shall apply in the event of a Change in Control: 

(i) If and to the extent that outstanding awards under the Plan (A) are assumed by the successor corporation (or an affiliate of
the successor) or continued or (B) are replaced with equity awards that preserve the existing value of the awards at the time of the Change in Control and provide for subsequent payout in accordance with a vesting schedule and Performance
Goals, as applicable, that are the same or more favorable to the Participants than the vesting schedule and Performance Goals applicable to the awards, then all such awards or such substitutes for them shall remain outstanding and be governed by
their respective terms and the provisions of the Plan subject to Section 15(a)(iv). 
 (ii) If and to the extent that
outstanding awards under the Plan are not assumed, continued, or replaced in accordance with Section 15(a)(i), then upon the Change in Control the Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide that: (A) outstanding Options and SARs shall
immediately vest and become exercisable; and (B) the restrictions and other conditions applicable to outstanding Restricted Shares, Restricted Share Units, and other Share-based awards, including vesting requirements, shall immediately lapse,
and any Performance Goals relevant to such awards shall be deemed to have been achieved at the target performance level; such awards shall be free of all restrictions and fully vested; and, with respect to Restricted Share Units, shall be payable
immediately in accordance with their terms or, if later, as of the earliest permissible date under Code section 409A (collectively, the “Change in Control Treatment”). 

(iii) In addition, if and to the extent that outstanding awards under the Plan are not assumed, continued, or replaced in accordance
with Section 15(a)(i) above, then in connection with the Committee determination in Section 15(a)(ii) above, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide for cancellation of such outstanding awards at the time of the Change in
Control in which case a payment of cash, property, or a combination of cash and property shall be made to each such Participant upon the consummation of the Change in Control that is determined by the Committee in its sole discretion and that is at
least equal to the excess (if any) of the value of the consideration that would be received in such Change in Control by the holders of the Company’s securities relating to such awards over the exercise or purchase price (if any) for such
awards (except that, in the case of an Option or SAR, such payment shall limited as necessary to prevent the Option or SAR from being subject to Code section 409A). 
 (iv) If and to the extent that (A) outstanding awards are assumed, continued or replaced in accordance with Section 15(a)(i) above and (B) a Participant’s employment with, or
performance of services for, the Company is terminated by the Company for any reasons other than Cause or by such Participant for Good Reason, in each case, within the two (2)-year period commencing on the Change in Control, then, as of the date of
such Participant’s termination, the Change-in-Control Treatment set forth in Section 15(a)(ii) above shall automatically apply to all assumed or replaced awards of such Participant then outstanding. 

  
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 (v) Outstanding Options or SARs that are assumed, continued, or replaced in accordance with
Section 15(a)(i) may be exercised by the Participant in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions of such award as set forth in the applicable Award Agreement or elsewhere; provided, however, that Options or SARs that become
exercisable in accordance with Section 15(a)(iv) may be exercised until the expiration of the original full term of such Option or SAR notwithstanding the other original terms and conditions of such award. 

(b) Definitions.
 (i) A “Change in Control” of the Company shall mean and shall be deemed to have occurred if (A) any person (as such term is used in section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act
is or becomes beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing forty five percent (45%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding
securities; or (B) the Company closes on a merger or consolidation with any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation that would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately before the merger or
consolidation continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of such surviving entity) more than fifty five percent (55%) of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company or
of such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation; or (C) the Company closes on an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets; or
(D) during any period of twelve (12) consecutive months, individuals who, at the beginning of such period constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof; provided however,
that any TPG Nominated Director (as defined in that certain Stockholders Agreement entered into on June 5, 2012 between the Company, TPG VI Pantera Holdings, L.P. and TPG VI Management, LLC, as may be amended from time to time) shall be considered a
member of the Incumbent Board; provided, further, that for purposes of this Section 15(b)(i)(D), the Chief Executive Officer of the Company on the date of the Board’s initial adoption of the Plan shall not be counted in determining the number
of directors in office or the number of directors that cease to be a director.
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Change in
Control constitutes a payment event with respect to any award (or any portion of an award) that provides for the deferral of compensation that is subject to Section 409A of the Code, to the extent required to avoid the imposition of additional taxes
under Section 409A of the Code, the transaction or event described in subsection (A), (B), (C) or (D) with respect to such award (or portion thereof) shall only constitute a Change in Control for purposes of the payment timing of such award if such
transaction also constitutes a “change in control event,” as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5). Consistent with the terms of this Section 15(b)(i), the Committee shall have full and final authority to determine
conclusively whether a Change in Control of the Company has occurred pursuant to the above definition, the date of the occurrence of such Change in Control and any incidental matters relating thereto. 

(ii) For the purposes of this Section 15, “Cause” shall mean (A) the continued failure by the Participant to perform
material responsibilities and duties toward the Company (other than any such failure resulting from the Participant’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness), (B) the engaging by the Participant in willful or reckless conduct that is
demonstrably injurious to the Company monetarily or otherwise, (C) the conviction of the Participant of a felony, or (D) the commission or omission of any act by the Participant that is materially inimical to the best interests of the
Company and that constitutes on the part of the Participant common law fraud or malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance of duty; provided, however, that Cause shall not include the Participant’s lack of professional qualifications. For
purposes of the Plan, an act, or failure to act, on the Participant’s part shall be considered “willful” or “reckless” only if done, or omitted, by the Participant not in good faith and without reasonable belief that the
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 (iii) For the purposes of this Section 15, “Good Reason” shall mean:

 (1) the material diminution, following a Change in Control, of the Participant’s authority, duties or responsibilities;

 (2) a material diminution by the Company in the Participant’s base salary in effect immediately before the Change in
Control; or 
 (3) the Company’s requiring the Participant, without the Participant’s written consent, to be based at
any office or location materially distant from the Participant’s office location immediately before the Change in Control, except for travel reasonably required in the performance of the Participant’s responsibilities. 

A termination for Good Reason must be communicated by the Participant to the Company by written notice that specifies the event or events claimed to
provide a basis for termination for Good Reason; provided that the Participant’s written notice must be tendered within ninety (90) days of the occurrence of such event or events and provided further that the Company shall have failed to
remedy such act or omission within thirty (30) days following its receipt of such notice and the Participant actually terminates employment within fourteen (14) days after the Company’s failure to timely remedy. 

  
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 16. Approval of Shareholders; Term of Awards. If
shareholder approval of the Plan, as amended and restated, is not obtained within twelve months of the Board’s initial adoption of the Plan, any awards granted under the Plan following the date of the Board’s initial adoption of the Plan
shall automatically be cancelled. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no ISO shall be granted under the Plan after the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Board’s initial adoption of the Plan. 

17. Amendment of Awards. Subject to Paragraph 7(g) (prohibition against repricing of Options and Stock Appreciation Rights),
the Committee may at any time unilaterally amend any outstanding award to the extent the Committee determines necessary or desirable, provided, however, that an amendment that would be adverse to the interests of the Participant or, with respect to
an incentive stock option, that would prevent the Option from qualifying as an ISO, shall not be effective without the holder’s consent.
 18. Amendment and Termination of Plan. The Board may amend, suspend, or terminate the Plan or any portion of the Plan at any time, provided no amendment may be made without stockholder
approval if such approval is required by applicable law or the requirements of an applicable stock exchange, or if such amendment would allow the grant of Options or Stock Appreciation Rights at an exercise price below Fair Market Value at date of
grant. 
 19. Miscellaneous. 
 (a) Beneficiary Designation. Each Participant may, from time to time, name any beneficiary or beneficiaries (who may be named contingently or successively) to whom any benefit under the Plan
is to be paid in case of the Participant’s death before the Participant receives any or all of such benefit. Each such designation shall revoke all prior designations by the same Participant with respect to such benefit, shall be in a form
prescribed by the Company, and shall be effective only when filed by the Participant in writing with the Company during the Participant’s lifetime. In the absence of any such designation, any benefits remaining payable under the Plan at
the Participant’s death shall be paid when due to the Participant’s estate unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement. 
 (b) Deferrals. Pursuant to the applicable requirements of Code section 409A, the Committee may permit or require a Participant to defer receipt of the payment of cash or the delivery of Shares
that would otherwise be due pursuant to the lapse or waiver of restrictions with respect to Restricted Shares or Restricted Share Units, or in connection with any other awards. If any such deferral is required or permitted, the Committee shall
establish rules and procedures for such deferrals in compliance with the requirements of Code section 409A. 
 (c)
Satisfaction of Tax Liabilities. 
 (i) The Company, the Partnership and its Subsidiaries shall have the power and the
right to deduct or withhold, or to require a Participant to remit to the Company, the Partnership or to a Subsidiary, an amount that the Company or a Subsidiary reasonably determines to be required to comply with federal, state, local, or foreign
tax withholding requirements with respect to the settlement or vesting of an award. The Company, the Partnership or a Subsidiary may require the payment of such taxes before Shares deliverable pursuant to such award are transferred to the
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 (ii) The Committee may allow a Participant to elect to pay the Company’s, the
Partnership’s or a Subsidiary’s minimum statutory withholding tax obligation with respect to an award to be settled in Shares by the withholding of Shares from the total number of Shares deliverable pursuant to the award, or by delivering
to the Company a sufficient number of previously acquired Shares, in each case in accordance with rules and procedures established by the Committee. Previously owned Shares delivered in payment for such taxes may be subject to such conditions
as the Committee may require. The value of each Share withheld, or delivered, shall be the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date an award becomes taxable. 
 (d) No Alienation. Except to the extent required by law, the right of a Participant or beneficiary to payment under this Plan shall not be subject to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer,
assignment, pledge, encumbrance, attachment, or garnishment by creditors of the Participant or beneficiary. 
 20.
Restrictions on Issuance of Common Shares. 
 Should the Board of Directors determine that the listing, registration, or
qualification of Common Shares upon any securities exchange or under any state or federal law or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory body is necessary or desirable as a condition to or in connection with the issuance or delivery
of Common Shares under the Plan, no such Common Shares shall be issued or delivered unless such listing, registration, qualification, consent, or approval has been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Board of Directors.

 The certificates representing Common Shares issued by the Company under the Plan may bear a legend describing any
restrictions on resale of such Common Shares under applicable securities laws, and stop transfer orders with respect to such certificates may be entered on the Company’s stock transfer records. 

21. Construction. 
 The Plan shall be construed in accordance with the law of the State of Maryland. With respect to Options granted under the Plan that are intended to qualify as incentive stock options as defined in
Code section 422, the terms of the Plan and of each incentive stock option granted pursuant to the Plan shall be construed to give effect to such intention. With respect to awards granted under the Plan that are intended to qualify for the
exception under Code section 162(m) for performance-based pay, the terms of the Plan and the Award Agreement shall be construed and administered to give effect to such intention, unless the Committee determines to waive the application of such
exception. With respect to awards granted under the Plan that provide for the payment of deferred compensation (within the meaning of Code section 409A), the terms of the Plan and the Award Agreement shall be construed to conform to the
requirements of Code section 409A for the deferral (until payment) of the inclusion of the compensation in gross income. 
 22.
Section 83(b) Election. No Participant may make an election under Code section 83(b) with respect to any award under the Plan without the consent of the Committee, which the Committee may grant or withhold in its sole discretion. If,
with the consent of the Committee, a Participant makes an election under Code section 83(b) to be taxed with respect to an award as of the date of transfer of the award rather than as of the date or dates upon which the award would otherwise be
taxable under Code section 83(a), the Participant shall be required to deliver a copy of such election to the Company promptly after filing such election with the Internal Revenue Service. 

  
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 23. Grant of Awards to Certain Employees or Consultants. The Company, the Partnership
or any Subsidiary may provide through the establishment of a formal written policy or otherwise for the method by which Shares or other securities and/or payment therefor may be exchanged or contributed among such entities, or may be returned upon
any forfeiture of Shares or other securities by the Participant, for the purpose of ensuring that the relationship between the Company and its affiliates remain at arm’s-length. 

24. REIT Status. The 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 any award granted under the Plan, such award shall not vest, be exercisable or be settled: 
 (a) to the extent that the grant, vesting, exercise or settlement of such award could cause the Participant or any other person to be in violation of the Ownership Limit (as defined in the Company’s
Articles of Incorporation, dated May 6, 1996, as amended and supplemented from time to time) or any other provision of the Company’s charter, including without limitation Section 2 thereof; or 

(b) if, in the discretion of the Committee, the grant, vesting, exercise or settlement of such award could impair the Company’s
status as a REIT. 

  
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