Exhibit 10.15


 


OPTION
AGREEMENT


 


THIS OPTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is
executed this 28th day of November, 2005 by and
between (i) 25 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE PROPERTY LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (“Republic Square I Owner”), (ii) 660 NORTH CAPITOL
STREET PROPERTY LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Republic Square II
Owner”, and together with Republic Square I Owner, sometimes herein each
referred to as a “Property Owner”), and (iii) REPUBLIC PROPERTY LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP, a Delaware limited partnership (“RPLP”).


 


WHEREAS, Republic Square I Owner is the owner
of certain real property in the District of Columbia that is more fully
described in Exhibit A attached hereto on which an office building is
presently being constructed, which property, together with the office building
and other improvements ultimately constructed thereon, is herein referred to as
the “Republic Square I Property”).


 


WHEREAS, Republic Square II Owner is the
owner of certain real property in the District of Columbia that is more fully
described in Exhibit B attached hereto on which Republic Square II Owner
intends to construct an office building, which property, together with the
office building and other improvements ultimately constructed thereon, is
herein referred to as the “Republic Square II Property”) (each of the Republic
Square I Property and the Republic Square II Property is herein sometimes
referred to as a “Property” and, collectively, the “Properties”).


 


WHEREAS, RPLP and its general partner,
Republic Property Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust (“RPT”), are
engaging in various related transactions pursuant to which, among other things,
(i) RPLP will acquire interests in various entities that own real estate
properties in which certain persons affiliated with RPT and the Property Owners
have interests and (ii) RPT will effect an initial public offering (the “IPO”,
and together with the related transactions, the “IPO Transactions”) of its
common shares of beneficial interest (the “RPT Shares”) and contribute the
proceeds therefrom to RPLP for units of partnership interest in RPLP.


 


WHEREAS, as part of the IPO
Transactions,  each Property Owner
desires to grant to RPLP an option to purchase the Property owned by such
Property Owner and RPLP desires to obtain from each Property Owner an option to
purchase the Property owned by such Property Owner, all in accordance with the
terms and conditions hereinafter set forth:


 


NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
mutual promises herein contained and for other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, it is agreed as
follows:


 


1.                                       Grant of Option by Property Owner  Each Property Owner hereby irrevocably grants
to RPLP an exclusive option (the “Option”) to purchase the Property owned by
such Property Owner at the Purchase Price (hereafter defined) and upon the
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2.                                       Consideration for Grant of Option.  As consideration for the grant of each
Option, RPLP shall pay to each Property Owner, upon execution of this
Agreement, the sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) for each Property (being
an aggregate consideration to both Property Owners of Ten Thousand Dollars
($10,000)).


 


3.                                       Term of Option.  The Option with respect to each Property
shall be exercisable by RPLP delivering written notice to the Property Owner
owning such Property at any time during the period (the “Initial Option Period”)
commencing on the date on which a certificate of occupancy for the base
building of such Property is issued by the applicable District of Columbia
authorities and, with respect to the Republic Square I Property, expiring on
the date that is sixty (60) days prior to the date of maturity (without
acceleration but including extensions thereof) (the “Construction Loan Maturity
Date”) of the construction loan or construction loans obtained by or on behalf
of the Republic Square I Property Owner for such Property.   As of the date of this Agreement, the
Construction Loan Maturity Date for the Republic Square I Property is August 1,
2007.  For the Republic Square II
Property, the Initial Option Period shall expire at the later of sixty (60)
days prior to the Construction Loan Maturity Date or thirty-six (36) months
from the date construction begins for such Property.  In the event that RPLP does not exercise the
Option with respect to any Property prior to the expiration of the Initial
Option Period and either (i) such Property’s Property Owner has
consummated a Refinancing (as hereafter defined) of the construction loan(s)
for such Property prior to the date (the “Interim Period Expiration Date”) that
is one hundred eighty (180) days after the expiration of the Initial Option
Period,  or (ii) if such Refinancing
has not been consummated prior to the Interim Period Expiration Date,  such Property Owner has not, prior to the
Interim Period Expiration Date,  executed
a Binding Contract (hereafter defined) for the sale of such Property to an
unaffiliated third party, then the Option may be exercised by RPLP during the
period (the “Second Option Period”) commencing on the earlier of (i) the
date of consummation of the Refinancing of the construction loan(s) for such
Property and (ii) the Interim Period Expiration Date and expiring on the date
that is four (4) years after the date on which a certificate of occupancy
for the base building of such Property is issued by the applicable District of
Columbia authorities; provided, however, that (A) if such Property Owner
has executed one or more Binding Contracts for the sale of such Property to an
unaffiliated third party prior to the Interim Period Expiration Date and on the
Interim Period Expiration Date all of such sale contracts have terminated
without such Property having been conveyed to an unaffiliated third party, then
the Option may be exercised by RPLP during the Second Option Period; (B) if
such Property Owner has executed one or more Binding Contracts for the sale of
such Property to an unaffiliated third party prior to the Interim Period
Expiration Date and on the Interim Period Expiration Date all of such sale
contracts have not terminated but prior to the expiration of three hundred
sixty (360) days from the expiration of the Initial Option Period such Property
has not been conveyed to an unaffiliated third party pursuant to a Binding
Contract executed prior to the Interim Period Expiration Date, then the Option
may be exercised by RPLP during the remainder of the Second Option Period, and (C) if
on the Interim Period Expiration Date less than eighty five percent (85%) of
the rentable area of such Property is not Rent Paying Space but thereafter at
least eighty five percent (85%) of the rentable area of the Property becomes
Rent Paying Space at a time when such Property Owner has not executed a Binding
Contract for the sale of such Property to an unaffiliated third party that has
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Option may be exercised by RPLP during such portion of the remainder of
the Second Option Period during which such Property Owner has not executed a
contract for the sale of such Property to an unaffiliated third party that has
not been terminated without such Property having been conveyed to an
unaffiliated third party.  For purposes
hereof, a “Refinancing” of the construction loan(s) for such Property means the
replacement of the construction loan(s) for such Property by new financing
(whether or not with the same lender or lenders that provided the prior
financing) that has a maturity date of at least five (5) years after the
Construction Loan Maturity Date. Time is of the essence in exercising the
Option and failure to exercise the Option during the Initial Option Period or
(if the Second Option Period becomes applicable) during the Second Option
Period shall result in the termination and lapse of the Option.  For purposes hereof, a “Binding Contract”
shall mean a contract that is not terminable by the purchaser without the
payment of liquidated damages other than (i) by reason of a default by the
seller or the nonfulfillment of any closing conditions or the exercise of
termination rights (such as in the case of casualty or condemnation) that are
of a type that have been included in some, although not necessarily all or
most, arms-length transactions or are appropriate in an arms length transaction
by reason of factors related to the property or the property’s financing rather
than to internal matters relating to the purchaser or (ii) by reason of a
due diligence termination right for a period of not more than ninety (90) days
(extendable for a period of not more than an additional sixty days).


 


4.                                       Purchase Price if Property Attains 85% Rent Paying
Space.  In the event that
as of the date of conveyance of a Property to RPLP at least eighty five percent
(85%) of the rentable area of such Property is Rent Paying Space (hereafter
defined), then the Purchase Price payable for such Property shall be the sum of
the Initial Purchase Price (hereafter defined) and the Earn-Out Purchase Price
(hereafter defined).  For all purposes of
this Agreement, Rent Paying Space shall mean rentable space that has been
leased, pursuant to a lease having a term of at least three (3) years that
has been approved by such Property’s first mortgage lender, where the lease
commencement date has occurred and the obligation to pay rent (excluding any
rent abatement period) has commenced under the applicable lease.  For all purposes of this Agreement, the
rentable area of such Property shall be determined in accordance with the
Building Owners and Managers Association International Standard Method for
Measuring Floor Area in Office Buildings, ANSI/BOMA Z65.1-1996  excluding any area of the garage not used for
rentable office or retail space and any area of storage space not included
within a tenant’s rentable office or retail space.


 


(a)                                  For purposes hereof,
the “Initial Purchase Price” of a Property shall be the amount equal to, at
RPLP’s option (exercisable as hereinafter provided),  either (1)  the Annualized Net Operating
Income (hereafter defined) of such Property divided by the then prevailing
market capitalization rate for such Property, determined as provided in
paragraph (b) below (the “Market Capitalization Rate”), or  (2) the Annualized Net Operating Income
divided by six and one half percent (6.5%). 
For purposes hereof:


 


(i)                                     The “Applicable
Percentage Rate” shall mean (1) the Market Capitalization Rate in the
event that the Initial Purchase Price is determined pursuant to clause (1) of
Section (4a) or (2) six and one half percent (6.5%) in the event that
the Initial Purchase Price is determined pursuant to clause (2) of Section 4(a).


 


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(ii)                                  The “Annualized Net
Operating Income” of a Property shall mean the Net Operating Income (hereafter
defined) of such Property projected from executed leases and garage income for
the twelve (12) month period commencing on the first day of the month following
the date of conveyance of such Property to RPLP, but treating any period of
rent abatement as if such rent abatement did not exist and that the rent during
each month of such rent abatement period equaled the rent for the first month
during which full rent becomes payable; provided, however, that Annualized Net
Operating Income shall not include Annualized Net Operating Income from Rent
Paying Space constituting more than ninety five percent (95%) of the rentable
area of such Property.


 


(iii)                               The “Net Operating
Income” of a Property shall mean the excess of actual rents, parking garage
income, storage space income and other operating revenues from such Property
over the real estate taxes and operating expenses (excluding capital
expenditures) for such Property.


 


(iv)                              In computing Annualized
Net Operating Income, (A) projected income (other than garage income)  from space that is not Rent Paying Space as
of the date of conveyance of such Property to RPLP shall not be included, (B) if
the real estate taxes for the applicable twelve (12) month period do not
reflect a tax assessment based upon improvements producing revenues based on
the Rent Paying Leases then in effect, such real estate taxes shall be deemed
equal to the real estate taxes that would be payable based upon a tax
assessment that reflects the Rent Paying Leases then in effect, and (C) there
shall be a deduction for property management fees equal to what the property
management fees would be based upon the property management fee rate payable by
such Property Owner prior to the date of conveyance of such Property to RPLP.


 


(v)                                 RPLP shall engage
either its independent auditor or another accounting or valuation firm that is
not then providing, and has not performed during the prior three years, services
for the Property Owner whose Property is subject to the exercise of the Option,
RPT or any of their respective affiliates (the “Third Party Reviewer”) to
review the calculations of Annualized Net Operating Income and make its
recommendations to RPLP and such Property Owner with respect thereto; provided,
however, that this sentence shall not be construed to require such Property
Owner or RPLP to accept the recommendations of the Third Party Reviewer and
shall not result in any delay in the date required for Closing of the sale of
such Property Owner’s Property or the date required for payment of the Initial
Purchase Price or any installment of the Earn-Out Purchase Price.


 


(b)                                 The Market
Capitalization Rate shall be determined pursuant to the following procedures:


 


(i)                                     At any time after
the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the base building of a Property
and prior to exercise of the Option with respect to such Property, RPLP may
send written notice (the “MCR Determination Notice”) to such Property’s
Property Owner requesting a determination of the Market Capitalization Rate for
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than thirty (30) days prior to the date of such MCR Determination
Notice, obtained by RPLP from a independent appraiser setting forth such
appraiser’s determination of the Market Capitalization Rate for such Property
(the “RPLP MCR Determination”).  Prior to
the expiration of sixty (60) days from the date of receipt by such Property’s
Property Owner of the MCR Determination Notice and RPLP MCR Determination, such
Property Owner shall send written notice (the “Property Owner Reply Notice”) to
RPLP whether such Property Owner accepts the RPLP MCR Determination as the
Market Capitalization Rate or whether such Property Owner objects to such
determination and in the event of such objection, such Property Owner shall
include in the such Property Owner Reply Notice an executed copy of an
appraisal, dated no earlier than thirty (30) days prior to the date of the MCR
Determination Notice, obtained by such Property Owner from an independent
appraiser setting forth such appraiser’s determination of the Market Capitalization
Rate for the Property (the “Property Owner MCR Determination”).  In the event that prior to the expiration of
the aforesaid sixty (60) day period, such Property Owner does not send a
Property Owner Reply Notice to RPLP objecting to the RPLP MCR Determination and
containing a Property Owner MCR Determination, the Market Capitalization Rate,
and therefore the Applicable Percentage Rate, shall be deemed to be the RPLP
MCR Determination.


 


(ii)                                  In the event that the
Applicable Percentage Rate was not determined pursuant to clause (i) and
the RPLP MCR Determination and Property Owner MCR Determination are within ten
percent (10%) of the lower of such determinations, then the Market
Capitalization Rate shall be the average of the RPLP MCR Determination and the
Property Owner MCR Determination.  In the
event that the Applicable Percentage Rate was not determined pursuant to clause
(i) and the RPLP MCR Determination and the Property Owner MCR
Determination are not within ten percent (10%) of the lower of such determinations,
then prior to the expiration of thirty (30) days after RPLP’s receipt of the
Property Owner Reply Notice and the Property Owner MCR Determination, RPLP
shall send written notice (the “RPLP Second Notice”) to such Property Owner
advising such Property Owner whether (1) RPLP accepts the Property Owner
MCR Determination as the Market Capitalization Rate and the Applicable
Percentage Rate (the “Property Owner MCR Acceptance Determination”), or (2) RPLP
elects to determine that the Applicable Percentage Rate shall be six and one
half percent (6.5%) (the “6.5% Acceptance Determination”) or (3) RPLP
elects to determine that the Market Determination Rate and the Applicable
Percentage Rate shall be determined by a third appraiser as hereinafter
provided (the “Third Appraiser Approach Determination”).  In the event that RPLP does not deliver the
RPLP Second Notice to such Property Owner prior to the expiration of such
thirty (30) day period, or such RPLP Second Notice does not elect either the
6.5% Acceptance Determination or the Third Appraiser Approach
Determination,  RPLP shall be deemed to
have elected the Property Owner MCR Acceptance Determination.


 


(iii)                               In the event that
pursuant to the RPLP Second Notice RPLP elects the Third Appraiser Approach Determination,
then within thirty (30) days after delivery of the RPLP Second Notice, RPLP and
such Property Owner shall jointly appoint a third appraiser or if they fail to
agree upon the appointment of a third party, either party may send written
notice to the first two appraisers requesting them to jointly appoint a third
appraiser.  A copy of each of the RPLP
MCR Determination and the Property Owner MCR Determination shall be delivered
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to RPLP and such Property Owner the third appraiser’s written
determination of the Market Capitalization Rate (the “Third Appraiser MCR
Determination”).  The Third Appraiser MCR
Determination shall govern the Market Determination Rate and the Applicable
Percentage Rate; provided, however that in the event that the Third Appraiser
MCR Determination is lower than the lower determination of the first two
appraisers, the lower determination of the first two appraisers shall govern
the Market Determination Rate and the Applicable Percentage Rate and in the
event that the Third Appraiser MCR Determination is higher than the higher
determination of the first two appraisers, the higher determination of the
first two appraisers shall govern the Market Determination Rate and the
Applicable Percentage Rate.


 


(iv)                              All appraisers shall be
MAI appraisers with at least ten (10) years experience appraising office
building properties in the District of Columbia.  The fees and expenses of the appraiser
appointed by each party shall be paid by the party appointing such
appraiser.  The fees and expenses of the
third appraiser shall be paid in equal shares by RPLP and such Property Owner.


 


(c)                                  For purposes hereof,
the “Earn-Out Purchase Price” of a Property shall mean the amount determined by
dividing (1) the Annualized Net Operating Income to be realized from space
(“Earn-Out Space”) in such Property that was not Rent Paying Space on the date
of conveyance of such Property to RPLP but which becomes Rent Paying Space
prior to the expiration of the Lease-Up Date (hereafter defined) by (2) the
Applicable Percentage Rate and then subtracting from such amount the leasing
costs (leasing commissions and landlord contributions for tenant improvements)
incurred by RPLP in leasing such space. 
For purposes hereof, the “Lease-Up Date” for such Property shall be the
date that is the earlier of (1) the date that ninety five percent (95%) of
the rentable area of such Property has first become Rent Paying Space or (2) the
expiration of two (2) years after the date of conveyance of such Property
to RPLP.  The Annualized Net Operating
Income for each Earn-Out Space shall be calculated, in accordance with Sections
4(a)(ii), (iii) and (iv) and reviewed in accordance with Section 4(a)(v),
for the twelve (12) month period commencing on the first day of the month on or
after which such Earn-Out Space becomes Rent Paying Space and shall equal the
aggregate amount of rent and other revenue payable during such twelve (12)
month period with respect to such Earn-Out Space (including, without
limitation, parking revenues), but treating any period of rent abatement as if
such rent abatement did not exist, reduced by the amount of incremental
operating expenses (such as janitorial service) incurred by reason of the
leasing of such Earn-Out Space that would not have been incurred if such
Earn-Out Space did not become Rent Paying Space.


 


(d)                                 Notwithstanding the
foregoing, in no event shall the Initial Purchase Price for any Property be
less than the sum, as of the date of conveyance of such Property to RPLP, of (i) the
unpaid indebtedness secured by a first mortgage or deed of trust on such
Property, (ii) the unpaid indebtedness secured by a pledge of the
ownership interests in the entity that, directly or indirectly through one or
more intermediary entities, owns such Property, (iii) any third party
obligations with respect to funds advanced with respect to such Property to the
extent not included in the preceding clauses (i) and (ii) (the
amounts referred to in the preceding clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) being
herein collectively referred to as “Property Indebtedness”), and (iv) the
amount of unpaid equity invested in such Property by parties other than Richard
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equal to the actual rate of return on such equity funds that such parties
are entitled to receive under the applicable investment and ownership
documents.


 


(e)                                  The
Initial Purchase Price shall be paid by RPLP assuming, and agreeing to
indemnify the Property Owner and its affiliates and guarantors from, such
Property’s Property Indebtedness (or if and to the extent that such assumption
of Property Indebtedness is not permitted by the applicable lender, by RPLP
discharging such Property Indebtedness) and by paying the balance of such
Initial Purchase Price to the selling Property Owner by delivering to the
selling Property Owner units in RPLP in accordance with the provisions of Section 5;


 


(f)                                    The
Earn-Out Purchase Price shall be paid by RPLP in quarterly installments,
commencing as of the first day of each quarterly period commencing on or after
the expiration of three (3) months from the date of conveyance of such
Property to RPLP, based upon the amount of Earn-Out Space leased prior to the
expiration of such quarterly period. 
Installments of the Earn-Out Purchase Price shall be paid by RPLP by
delivering to the selling Property Owner units in RPLP in accordance with the
provisions of Section 5. RPLP shall provide to the selling Property Owner,
within thirty (30) days after the close of each calendar month, information
(including a copy of any executed leases and any applicable leasing brokerage
commission agreement) as to the additional leases executed for which an
Earn-Out Purchase Price will be payable and on a quarterly basis information
and supporting documentation necessary to enable the selling Property Owner to
determine and verify the calculation of the Earn-Out Purchase Price.


 


(g)                                 Examples
illustrating the calculation of the Initial Purchase Price and the Earn-Out
Purchase Price are attached hereto as Exhibit C.


 


5.                                       Purchase Price Consideration Payable in Units of RPLP.   At the Closing (as defined below) with
respect to a Property, the Initial Purchase Price (net of any Property
Indebtedness being assumed pursuant to Section 4(e) above) shall be
payable by RPLP in units of limited partnership interest in RPLP (“Units”).  Each installment of an Earn-Out Purchase
Price payable with respect to any quarter annual period shall be payable by
RPLP in Units. The value of Units payable at the Closing or with respect to any
installment of an Earn-Out Purchase Price shall be their “Market Value” as
defined in this Section 5, and the number of Units shall be rounded to the
nearest whole number of Units to avoid the issuance of fractional Units.  The term “Market Value” for purposes of this Section 5
shall mean the average closing price of the RPT Shares for the ten (10) consecutive
trading days immediately preceding, but not including, (i) in the case of
the Initial Purchase Price, the date of Closing, or (ii) in the case of
any installment of the Earn-Out Purchase Price, the date as of which such
quarterly installment of the Earn-Out Purchase Price is due and payable.  For purposes of determining Market Value, one
Unit shall equal one RPT Share, subject to any adjustments required under the
Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Republic Property
Limited Partnership, as may be amended and/or restated from time to time, or to
reflect stock splits, reclassifications, dividends in-kind and the like.


 


6.                                       Purchase Price if Property Does Not Attain 85% Rent
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of the rentable area of such Property is not Rent Paying Space, then
the purchase price payable for such Property shall be such amount as is
mutually determined by the selling Property Owner and by RPLP in the sole
discretion of each of them.


 


7.                                       Approval of Independent Members of Republic Property
Trust Board of Trustees. 
The exercise of the option to purchase any Property shall be subject to
obtaining the approval of a majority of the independent members of the Board of
Trustees of RPT (the “RPT Board”).  Prior
to or concurrently with the exercise of the option to purchase the Property,
RPLP shall deliver to the selling Property Owner evidence of compliance with
the provisions of this Section 7.


 


8.                                       Additional Agreements and Covenants.


 


(a)                                  Sale of Property
to Third Party.   From the date
hereof and continuing until the expiration of the term of the Option as
described in Section 3,  each
Property Owner shall not  consummate the
closing of any sale, conveyance or transfer of all or any portion of such
Property Owner’s Property (other than the sale of such Property pursuant to
RPLP’s exercise of the Option or in accordance with the terms hereof) without
the prior written consent of RPLP, unless the transferee is an entity in
which  Richard L. Kramer, Steven A. Grigg
and/or Mark Keller have an ownership and management interest and such
transferee agrees to assume all of such Property Owner’s obligations hereunder.


 


(b)                                 Consent to
Alternative Transaction.  The parties
understand that a party may desire to effectuate a transfer of the such
Property Owner’s Property other than through the direct acquisition of such
Property as contemplated hereby, and that such party may determine that it is
more desirable or appropriate to accomplish the transfer of such Property
through one or more alternative transactions, including, without limitation,
the acquisition of 100% of a Property Owner’s interest (“Property Owner’s
Interests”) in an entity created or existing for the purpose of holding the
right, title and interest in such Property (a “Property Owner Interest Acquisition”).   The parties agree to cooperate with one
another to effect and carry out any and all transactions necessary to
effectuate a Property Owner Interest Acquisition or any other alternative
transaction pursuant to this Section 8(b); provided that such Property
Owner receives, in the aggregate, the Purchase Price which such Property Owner
would have been entitled under Section 4 upon the sale of such Property
pursuant to this Agreement and RPLP receives a 100% direct or indirect interest
in such Property.


 


(c)                                  Further Assurance.  Each party shall execute and deliver to the
other party all such other and further instruments and documents and take or
cause to be taken all such other and further actions as any of them may
reasonably request in order to effect the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, including, without limitation, instruments or documents reasonably
deemed necessary or desirable by RPLP to effect and evidence the acquisition of
such Property Owner’s Property in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.


 


(d)                                 Inspection.  During the term of this Agreement, Property
Owner shall permit RPLP and its agents to enter upon Property Owner’s Property
after issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the base building for such
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reasonable times and after reasonable advance notice to such Property
Owner to make such surveys, inspections and tests as may reasonably be
necessary in connection with its examination of such Property, provided that (i) no
drilling or other invasive inspections or tests may be made without Property
Owner’s consent, which may be withheld in Property Owner’s sole discretion, and
(ii) Property Owner may require that a representative of such Property
Owner or its management company accompany RPLP and its agents conducting any
such inspection.  RPLP hereby agrees to
repair any damage it or its agents may cause to the applicable Property as a
result of any such inspections or tests or any other related damage caused by
RPLP or its agents, and further shall indemnify, defend and hold such Property
Owner and such Property Owner’s managers harmless from and against any and all
claims, losses, damages and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable
attorneys’ fees, suffered by such Property Owner and such Property Owner’s
managers as a direct result of the entry by RPLP or its agents upon, or acts
upon, such Property Owner’s Property in connection with any such inspections or
tests or any other related damage caused by RPLP or its agents.  In addition, each Property Owner shall permit
RPLP and its agents to review all books, records and other documentation
relating to the Property owned by such Property Owner which are in such
Property Owner’s possession and control and are reasonably requested by RPLP.


 


(e)  Each Property Owner will advise
RPLP of the material terms of any financing relating to such Property Owner’s
Property and material changes thereto at least fifteen (15) days before such
financing is effectuated or such changes occur, as the case may be.


 


9.                                       Representations, Warranties and Covenants.  As a material inducement to RPLP to enter
into this Agreement, each Property Owner hereby makes to RPLP, severally and
not jointly, each of the representations and warranties set forth in this Section 9,
which representations and warranties are true and correct as of the date
hereof, and hereby covenants as follows:


 


(a)                                  Organization;
Authority; Noncontravention. 
Property Owner is duly formed, validly existing and in good standing (to
the extent applicable) under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation.  Property Owner has full right, authority,
power and capacity: (i) to enter into this Agreement and each agreement,
document and instrument to be executed and delivered by or on behalf of
Property Owner pursuant to this Agreement, and (ii) to carry out the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. 
This Agreement and each agreement, document and instrument executed and
delivered by or on behalf of Property Owner pursuant to this Agreement
constitutes, or when executed and delivered will constitute, the legal, valid
and binding obligation of Property Owner, each enforceable in accordance with
its respective terms.    Nether the entry
into not the performance of, or compliance with, this Agreement by Property
Owner has resulted, or will result, in any violation of, or default under, or
result in the acceleration of, any obligation under its charter or any material
mortgage, indenture, lien, agreement, note, contract, permit, judgment, decree,
order, restrictive covenant, statute, rule or regulation applicable to
Property Owner.


 


(b)                                 Status as a United
States Person.  Property Owner is not
a foreign person within the meaning of Section 1445 of the Internal
Revenue Code (“Section 1445”). 
Property Owner’s U.S. taxpayer identification number that has previously
been provided to RPLP is correct. 
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RPLP.  Upon request by RPLP,
Property Owner shall complete and provide to RPLP a certificate of non-foreign
status substantially in the form provided in Section 1.1445-5(b)(3)(ii)(D) of
the Treasury regulations.


 


(c)                                  No Brokers.  Property Owner has not entered into, and
covenants that it will not enter into, any agreement, arrangement or
understanding with any person or firm which will result in the obligation of
RPLP to pay any finder’s fee, brokerage commission or similar payment in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.


 


(d)                                 Securities Law
Matters; Transfer Restrictions.


 


(i)                                     Property Owner
acknowledges that RPLP intends the offer and issuance of any Units pursuant to
this Agreement to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the “Securities Act”) and applicable state securities laws by
virtue of (1) the status of Property Owner as an “accredited investor”
within the meaning of the federal securities laws, and (2) Regulation D
promulgated under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act (“Regulation D”),
and that RPLP will rely in part upon the representations and warranties made by
the Property Owners in this Agreement in making the determination that the
offer and issuance of the Units qualify for exemption under Rule 506 of
Regulation D as an offer and sale only to “accredited investors.”


 


(ii)                                  Property Owner is an “accredited
investor” within the meaning of the federal securities laws.


 


(iii)                               Property Owner will
acquire the Units for its own account and not with a view to, or for sale in
connection with, any “distribution” thereof within the meaning of the Securities
Act.  Property Owner does not intend or
anticipate that Property Owner will rely on this investment as a principal
source of income.


 


(iv)                              Property Owner has
sufficient knowledge and experience in financial, tax and business matters to
enable it to evaluate the merits and risks of investment in the Units.  Property Owner has the ability to bear the
economic risk of acquiring the Units. Property Owner acknowledges that (1) the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement involve complex tax consequences
for Property Owner, and Property Owner is relying solely on the advice of
Property Owner’s own tax advisors in evaluating such consequences, (2) RPLP
has not made (nor shall it be deemed to have made) any representations or
warranties as to the tax consequences of such transaction to Property Owner,
and (3) references in this Agreement to the intended tax effect of the
transactions contemplated hereby shall not be deemed to imply any
representation by RPLP as to a particular tax effect that may be obtained by Property
Owner.  Each Property Owner remains
solely responsible for all tax matters relating to Property Owner.


 


(vi)                              Property Owner has been
supplied with, or had access to, information to which a reasonable investor
would attach significance in making an investment decision to acquire the Units
and any other information Property Owner has requested.  Property Owner has had an opportunity to ask
questions of, and receive information and answers from, RPLP and is affiliates
concerning RPLP, its affiliates, the Units, the IPO of Republic and the IPO
Transactions and the RPT Shares into which the Units may be redeemed, and to
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evaluate any information supplied to Property Owner by RPLP or its affiliates,
and all such questions have been answered, and all such information has been
provided to the full satisfaction of Property Owner.


 


(vii)                           Property Owner acknowledges
that it is aware that there are substantial restrictions on the transferability
of the Units and that the Units will not be registered under the Securities Act
or any state securities laws, and the Property Owner has no right to require
that they be so registered.  Property
Owner agrees that any Units it acquires will not be sold in the absence of
registration unless such sale is exempt from registration under the Securities
Act and applicable state securities laws.


 


(viii)                        Property Owner understands that
no federal agency (including the Securities and Exchange Commission) or state
agency has made or will make any finding or determination as to the fairness of
an investment in the Units.


 


(ix)                                Property Owner
understands that there is no established public, private or other market for
the Units acquired by Property Owner hereunder and it is not anticipated that
there will be any public, private or other market for such Units in the
foreseeable future.


 


(x)                                   Property Owner
understands that Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act is not
currently available with respect to the sale of Units.


 


10.                                 Change of Control of RPT.  Upon the occurrence of any Change of Control
(hereafter defined) of RPT, each Option granted by a Property Owner shall, if
not previously exercised by RPLP, be terminable by such Property Owner by
delivering written notice of termination to RPLP at any time prior to, or
within thirty (30) days after, the exercise of such option by RPLP.  For purposes hereof, a “Change of Control” of
RPT shall mean:


 


(a)                                  Any
“Person” (having the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(a)(9) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and used
in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, including a “group” within the
meaning of Section 13(d)(3)) has or acquires beneficial ownership (within
the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of fifty
percent (50%) percent or more of the combined voting power of  RPT’s then outstanding voting securities
entitled to vote generally in the election of trustees (“Voting Securities”);
provided, however, that in determining whether a Change in Control has
occurred, Voting Securities which are held or acquired by the following: (i) RPT,
Richard L. Kramer (“Kramer”), Steven A. Grigg (“Grigg”) or Mark Keller or any
of their Affiliates (as defined below) or (ii) an employee benefit plan
(or a trust forming a part thereof) maintained by RPT or any of its Affiliates
(the persons or entities described in (i) and (ii) shall collectively
be referred to as the “Excluded Group”), shall not constitute a Change in
Control.


 


(b)                                 Kramer
or Grigg ceases to be a member of the RPT Board for any reason other than (1) death
or voluntary resignation by Kramer or Grigg, as the case may be, (2) removal
of Kramer or Grigg for cause in accordance with RPT’s charter, or (3) resignation
following a termination by RPT of the employment of Kramer or Grigg, as the
case may be, for “Cause” pursuant to any Employment Agreement executed by
Kramer or Grigg, as the case may be.


 


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(c)                                  The
individuals who are members of the RPT Board as of date of the IPO of the RPT
Shares (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute more than
fifty (50%) percent of the RPT Board; provided, however, that any individual
who becomes a member of the RPT Board subsequent to the IPO, whose election, or
nomination for election by RPT’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at
least two-thirds of those individuals who are members of the RPT Board and who
were also members of the Incumbent Board (or deemed to be such pursuant to this
provision) shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the
Incumbent Board; and provided further, however, that any such individual whose
initial assumption of office occurs as a result of or in connection with an
actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a
Person other than the RPT Board shall not be considered a member of the
Incumbent Board.


 


(d)                                 A
consummation of a merger, consolidation or reorganization or similar event
involving RPT, whether in a single transaction or in a series of transactions (“Business
Combination”), unless, following such Business Combination:


 


(i)                                     the
Persons with Beneficial Ownership of RPT, immediately before such Business
Combination, have Beneficial Ownership of more than fifty (50%) percent of the
combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to
vote generally in the election of directors of the corporation (or in the
election of a comparable governing body of any other type of entity) resulting
from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, an entity which
as a result of such transaction owns RPT or all or substantially all of RPT’s
assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) (the “Surviving
Company);


 


(ii)                                  the
individuals who were members of the Incumbent Board immediately prior to the
execution of the initial agreement providing for such Business Combination
constitute more than fifty (50%) percent of the members of the board of
directors (or comparable governing body of a noncorporate entity) of the
Surviving Company; and


 


(iii)                               no
Person (other than a member of the Excluded Group or any Person who immediately
prior to such Business Combination had Beneficial Ownership of thirty percent
(30%) or more of the then Voting Securities) has Beneficial Ownership of fifty
percent (50%) percent or more of the then combined voting power of the
Surviving Company’s then outstanding voting securities;


 


(e)                                  The
assignment, sale, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the assets of RPT to any Person (other than RPT or any of
its Affiliates, or one or more members of the Excluded Group and their
respective Affiliates) unless, immediately following such disposition, the
conditions set forth in paragraph (d)(i), (ii) and (iii) above will
be satisfied with respect to the entity which acquires such assets.  For purposes of this Agreement, “Affiliate”
shall mean any entity that is directly or indirectly controlled by, in control
of or under common control with RPT or one or more members of the Excluded
Group; or


 


(f)                                    The
occurrence of a liquidation or dissolution of RPT not in connection with any
transaction described in paragraphs (d) and (e) above.


 


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Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 10,
neither the IPO or the IPO Transactions shall be considered a Change in
Control.


 


11.                                 Information to be Provided by Property Owners.  Each Property Owner shall deliver to RPLP
with respect to the Property owned by such Property Owner the following
information:


 


(a)                                  A copy of the
certificate of occupancy for the base building of such Property issued by the
applicable District of Columbia authorities, within thirty (30) days after the
delivery thereof to such Property Owner.


 


(b)                                 Notice of any change
in the Construction Loan Maturity Date for Republic Square I within ten (10) days
after the occurrence of any such change.


 


(c)                                  Notice of the
Construction Loan Maturity Date for the Republic Square II Property and any
change in the Construction Loan Maturity Date for such Property, within ten (10) days
after the determination of such Construction Loan Maturity Date or change
thereto.


 


(d)                                 A monthly leasing
report and the Property Owner’s computation of the Property’s Annualized Net
Operating Income based upon executed leases, within thirty (30) days after the
expiration of each calendar month commencing after the date of issuance by the
applicable District of Columbia authorities of the certificate of occupancy for
the base building of such Property.


 


(e) Such other information relating to
the Property as RPLP may reasonably request from time to time, within thirty
(30) days after each such request.


 


12.                                 Taxes.  If the Option is exercised with respect to
any Property and the Closing of the purchase of such Property is consummated,
then the following shall apply with respect to such Property:


 


(a)                                  Acquisition is
Treated as Contribution.  The
transfer, assignment and exchange contemplated by this Agreement shall
constitute a “Capital Contribution” to RPLP pursuant to Article IV of the
Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Republic Property
Limited Partnership, as may be amended and/or restated from time to time (the “Partnership
Agreement”), and is intended to be governed by Section 721(a) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and Property Owner and
RPLP shall report this transaction consistent with such treatment.


 


(b)                                 Cooperation and Tax
Disputes.  Property Owner, on the one
hand, and RPLP, on the other hand, shall provide each other with such
cooperation and information relating to such Property Owner’s Property as the
parties reasonably may request in (i) filing any tax return, amended tax
return or claim for tax refund, (ii) determining any liability for taxes
or a right to a tax refund, or (iii) conducting or defending any
proceeding in respect of taxes.  RPLP
shall promptly notify Property Owner in writing upon receipt by RPLP or any of
its affiliates of notice of (i) any pending or threatened tax audits or
assessments with respect to Property Owner’s Property, and (ii) any
pending or threatened federal, state, local or foreign tax audits or
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taxes of
Property Owner with respect to any tax period ending on or before the
Closing.  Property Owner shall promptly
notify RPLP in writing upon receipt by Property Owner of notice of any pending
or threatened federal, state, local or foreign tax audits or assessments
relating to the income, properties or operations of the Property Owner.  RPLP, on the one hand, and Property Owner, on
the other hand, may participate at its own expense in the prosecution of any
claim or audit with respect to taxes attributable to any taxable period ending
on or before the Closing, provided, that Property Owner shall have the right to
control the conduct of any such audit or proceeding or portion thereof for
which Property Owner has acknowledged liability for the payment of any
additional tax liability, and RPLP shall have the right to control any other
audits and proceedings.  Notwithstanding
the foregoing, neither RPLP, on the one hand, nor Property Owner, on the other
hand, may settle or otherwise resolve any such claim, suit or proceeding which
could have an adverse tax effect on the other party or its direct or indirect
owners without the written consent of the other party, such written consent not
to be unreasonably withheld or delayed. 
RPLP and Property Owner shall retain all tax returns, schedules and work
papers, and all material records and other documents relating thereto, until
the expiration of the statute of limitations (and, to the extent notified by
any party, any extensions thereof) of the taxable years to which such tax
returns and other documents relate and until the final determination of any tax
in respect of such years.


 


(c)                                  Tax Allocations.  With respect to a Property that is directly
or indirectly contributed to RPLP as provided in Section 12(a) above,
RPLP shall use the “traditional method”, as described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-3(b),
to make allocations of taxable income and loss among the partners of RPLP with
a provision for a “curative” allocation of gain to the Property Owner of such
Property (or their successors in interest) upon a taxable disposition of a
Property in an amount sufficient to eliminate any remaining disparities between
the book items and tax items of any other partners of RPLP with respect to such
Property attributable to the application of the “ceiling rule” under the “traditional
method.”


 


(d)                                 Survivability.  The provisions of this Section 12
applicable to each Property that is conveyed pursuant to this Agreement shall
survive the Closing of the acquisition of such Property for such period of time
that RPLP and the Property Owner of such Property are required to maintain
their respective tax returns,  records
and other documents with respect to such Property pursuant to the last sentence
of Section 12(b).


 


(e)                                  Withholding.  Property Owner shall execute, upon the
conveyance of such Property Owner’s Property, such certificates or affidavits
reasonably necessary to document the inapplicability of any federal or state
tax withholding provisions, including, without limitation, those referred to in
Section 9(b) hereof.  If
Property Owner fails to provide such certificates or affidavits, RPLP may
withhold a portion of the Initial Purchase Price as required by the Code or
applicable state law.


 


13.                                 Confidentiality of Information Provided by Property
Owners.  All information
provided by each Property Owner to RPLP with respect to the Property owned by
such Property Owner shall be deemed proprietary, privileged and confidential
and shall not be disclosed by RPLP to any other person or entity except to RPT
and to each of RPT’s and RPLP’s trustees, employees, attorneys, accountants,
consultants and other representatives and to any prospective investor or lender
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who shall in each case  maintain
the confidentiality of such information. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Purchaser shall not be deemed to have violated the provisions of this Section 13
with respect to any information that is in the public domain or if RPLP or any
permitted recipient thereof is required to disclose such information pursuant
to a judicial order served upon such party by a court of competent jurisdiction
or to the extent that such disclosure is required by applicable securities
laws.  In the event that RPLP purchases
any Property from a Property Owner the provisions of this Section 13 shall
terminate with respect to such Property upon the conveyance of such Property to
RPLP.


 


14.                                 Sale Terms and Conditions.  In the event that RPLP exercises any Option
to purchase a Property, the following provisions shall apply to the purchase of
such Property:


 


(a)                                  Closing of the purchase
of the sale and purchase of the Property (the “Closing”) shall occur upon the
expiration of thirty (30) days after the date of exercise of such Option.  Time shall be of the essence of the
obligations of the parties to consummate the Closing.


 


(b)                                 At the Closing, the
selling Property Owner (the “Seller”) shall deliver to RPLP or any RPLP
Permitted Designee (hereafter defined) (“Purchaser”) the following documents,
duly executed (and if required, acknowledged) by Seller:


 


(i)                                     A special warranty
deed conveying all of Seller’s right, title and interest in the Property to
Purchaser;


 


(ii)                                  A bill of sale
transferring to Purchaser all of Seller’s right, title and interest in any
personal property owned by Seller and used in connection with the ownership or
operation of the Property;


 


(iii)                               An affidavit (in the
form required by the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder) that
the Seller is not a “foreign person” within the meaning of the withholding
provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations issued thereunder;
and


 


(iv)                              An assignment of all of
Seller’s right, title and interest (to the extent assignable) in and to any
plans, specifications, permits, licenses and governmental approvals relating to
the Property.


 


(c)                                  At the Closing, Seller
and Purchaser shall execute an Assignment and Assumption of Leases and Contract
pursuant to which (i) Seller assigns and transfers to Purchaser all of
Seller’s right, title and interest in and to all leases and contracts relating
to the Property, including all tenant security deposits thereunder held by
Seller, and (ii) Purchaser shall assume, and indemnify Seller from, all
obligations arising under such leases and contracts on and after the date of
Closing, it being agreed that all property management agreements relating to
the Property shall be terminated as of the date of Closing without penalty or
cost to Purchaser.


 


(d)                                 At or prior to the
Closing, the Seller shall deliver to Purchaser and the title insurance company
(the “Title Insurer”) that has issued to Purchaser a title commitment with
respect to Purchaser’s purchase of the Property such documentation that
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Insurer may reasonably request to establish that Seller is a legal
entity in good standing in the state of its organization and in the District of
Columbia and that the individual executing all of the closing documents on
behalf of Seller has been duly authorized to do so by Seller.


 


(e)                                  After the exercise of
the Option by RPLP, the Seller shall not execute any document that would affect
title to the Property other than (i) any modification, extension or
increase in any financing related to the Property, (ii) any leases
relating to the Property, and (iii) any contracts relating to the Property
that are terminable on not more than sixty (60) days notice without penalty or
cost to Purchaser.


 


(f)                                    Rents (including
reimbursements for taxes and operating expenses or increases thereof) paid or
payable by tenants of the Property, real estate taxes, and other items of
income and expense shall be adjusted between Seller and Purchaser as of the
date of Closing.  Cash security deposits
of tenants under the leases held by Seller shall be delivered by Seller to
Purchaser (or credited against the Purchase Price) and non-cash security
deposits of tenants held by Seller (such as letters of credit) shall be
delivered and transferred to Purchaser. At the Closing, Seller and Purchaser
shall execute and deliver to each other and to the Title Insurer a closing
statement setting forth the Purchase Price and the adjustments and credits
provided for in this Agreement.


 


(g)                                 RPLP shall not have
the right to assign any Option but RPLP shall have the right to designate any
entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with RPLP (an
“RPLP Permitted Designee”) as the entity that will acquire title to the
Property as the Purchaser, but no such designation shall relieve RPLP of any of
its obligations under this Agreement.


 


(h)                                 The Closing shall be
consummated through an escrow closing conducted by the Title Insurer with all
documents and funds delivered to the Title Insurer.  Seller and Purchaser shall execute,
acknowledge and deliver to the Title Insurer the District of Columbia deed recordation
tax and transfer tax return required to be executed in respect of the
transaction.


 


(i)                                     The District of
Columbia transfer and recordation taxes and fees in respect of the deed of
conveyance shall be paid by Purchaser. 
The premium for any title insurance requested by Purchaser and any title
examination and settlement fees (if any) required to be paid to the Title
Insurer shall be paid by Purchaser. Each party shall pay the legal fees and
expenses of the attorneys engaged by such party in respect of the transaction.


 


(j)                                     At or prior to the
Closing, Seller and Purchaser shall execute a tax protection agreement on
substantially the terms set forth in the Form of Tax Protection Agreement
attached hereto as Exhibit D.


 


(k)                                  In the event that
Seller or Purchaser fail to perform any of their obligations with respect to
the purchase of the Property after the Option to purchase such Property has
been exercised by RPLP, the non-defaulting party shall be entitled to exercise
all remedies available to the non-defaulting party under applicable law,
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15.                                 Miscellaneous.


 


(a)                                  Nothing contained in
this Agreement shall be construed to obligate any Property Owner to commence or
complete, as applicable, the construction of any office building or other
improvements on the Property owned by such Property Owner.


 


(b)                                 The provisions of this
Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, the parties
hereto and their successors and assigns; provided, however, that without the
consent of each Property Owner affected by any assignment, this Agreement shall
not be assignable by RPLP except as otherwise provided in Section 14(g).


 


(c)                                  In the event that any
lender providing financing to any Property Owner or to any entity that owns,
directly or indirectly through intermediary entities, any Property Owner
requires as a condition of providing such financing that the Option with
respect to such Property be subordinated to the financing provided by such
lender, RPLP agree to execute and deliver to such lender such documents as may
be required by such lender to effectuate such subordination.


 


(d)                                 This Agreement and the
Exhibits attached hereto constitutes the entire agreement between the parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements
and understandings among the parties with respect thereto.  No addition to or modification of this
Agreement by RPLP or any Property Owner shall be binding upon RPLP or  Property Owner unless made in writing and
signed by RPLP and such Property Owner.


 


(e)                                  This Agreement shall
be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the District of
Columbia.


 


(f)                                    This Agreement may
be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when
so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all such counterparts shall
together constitute one and the same instrument.  Each counterpart may consist of a number of
copies hereof, each signed by less than all, but together signed by all of the
parties hereto.


 


(g)                                 Headings of the
Articles and Sections of this Agreement are for the convenience of the parties
only, and shall be given no substantive or interpretive effect whatsoever.


 


(h)                                 All Exhibits attached
hereto and referred to herein are hereby incorporated herein and made a part
hereof for all purposes as if fully set forth herein.


 


(i)                                     Any term or
provision of this Agreement which is invalid or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of
such invalidity or unenforceability without rendering invalid or unenforceable
the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity
or enforceability of any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement in any
other jurisdiction.  If any provision of
this Agreement is so broad as to be unenforceable, the provision shall be
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(j)                                     RPLP represents
and warrants to each Property Owner that RPLP has not entered into, and
covenants that it will not enter into, any agreement, arrangement or
understanding with any person or firm which will result in the obligation of
each Property Owner to pay any finder’s fee, brokerage commission or similar
payment in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.


 


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have
executed this Option Agreement as of the day and year first above written.


 


	
   

  	
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  Name:

  	
  Steven A. Grigg

  
	
   

  	
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  660 NORTH CAPITOL STREET PROPERTY LLC

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
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  REPUBLIC PROPERTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
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  Republic Property Trust, its General Partner

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
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EXHIBIT A


 


LEGAL
DESCRIPTION OF REPUBLIC SQUARE I PROPERTY


 


All of Lot 61 in Square numbered 625,
District of Columbia, as per subdivision recorded in the Office of the Surveyor
for the District of Columbia in Plat Book 198 at Page 84; being more
particularly described as follows:


 


Beginning for the same at a point on the west
line of North Capitol Street, said point being the northeast corner of Lot 60
in Square 625; thence leaving said North Capitol Street and running with the
north line of said Lot 60.


 


1.                                       Due West 141.98
feet (per Record) to the northwest corner of said Lot 60; thence running with
the west line of said lot,


 


2.                                       South 27° 32’ 53”
West, 111.50 feet (per Record) to the northeast line of Massachusetts Avenue,
N.W.; thence running with said northeast line,


 


3.                                       North 62° 30’ 25”West,
316.83 (per Record) feet to the southeast corner of Lot 806 in Square 625;
thence running with the east lines of said Lot 806 and on the west lines of
aforesaid Lot 61,


 


4.                                       North 27° 29’ 35”
East, 75.31 feet (per Record); and thence,


 


5.                                       Due North, 45.29
feet (per Record) to the south line of G Street, N.W.; thence running with said
south line of G Street,


 


6.                                       Due East, 217.33
feet (per Record) to a point; thence leaving said G Street and running with the
lines of division between Lots 61 and 62 in Square 625,


 


7.                                       Due South 99.77
feet (per Record); thence,


 


8.                                       South 62° 27’ 50”East,
85.94 feet (per Record); and thence,


 


9.                                       Due East, 146.30
feet (per Record) to the west line of North Capitol Street; thence running with
said west line,


 


10.                                 Due South, 20.0 feet
(per Record) to the point of beginning, containing 53,217 square feet (per
Record) or 1.2217 acres of land, more or less.


 


NOTE:  At the date hereof, the above described
property is designated among the records of the Assessor of the District of
Columbia, for assessment and taxation purposes, as Lot 61 in
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EXHIBIT B


 


LEGAL
DESCRIPTION OF REPUBLIC SQUARE II PROPERTY


 


All of Lot 62 in Square numbered 625,
District of Columbia, as per subdivision recorded in the Office of the Surveyor
for the District of Columbia in Plat Book 198 at Page 84; being more
particularly described as follows:


 


Beginning for the same at the northeast
corner of Square 625, being also the northeast corner of aforesaid Lot 62, and
lying at the intersection of the south line of G Street and the west line
of North Capitol Street; thence running with said west line of North Capitol
Street.


 


1.                                       Due South,
139.50 feet (per Record); thence leaving said street and running with the lines
of division between Lots 61 and 62 in Square 625.


 


2.                                       Due West, 146.30
feet (per Record); thence,


 


3.                                       North 62° 27’ 50”
West, 85.94 feet (per Record); and thence


 


4.                                       Due North, 99.77
feet (per Record) to the south line of G Street, N.W.; thence running with said
south line of G Street;


 


5.                                       Due East, 222.50
feet (per Record) to the point of beginning, containing 29.525 square feet (per
Record) of 0.6778 of an acre of land, more or less.


 


NOTE:  At the date hereof, the above described
property is designated among the records of the Assessor of the District of
Columbia, for assessment and taxation purposes, as Lot 62 in
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EXHIBIT C


 


EXAMPLES
ILLUSTRATING CALCULATION OF INITIAL PURCHASE PRICE AND EARN-OUT PURCHASE PRICE


 


Assumptions Applicable to All Examples:  The Property
Indebtedness to be assumed  is
$152,000,000 and the Market Value of the Units is $20.


 


Example One:  Assume that on the date of conveyance of the
Property to RPLP the Annualized Net Operating Income from Rent Paying Space
equal to 95% of the rentable area of the Property is $15,390,000, and that the
Market Capitalization Rate is 6.5%.  The
Initial Purchase Price would be $ 236,769,231 and the number of Units issued
would be  $4,238,462.  There would be no Earn-Out Purchase Price
since the Lease-Up Date has occurred.


 


Example Two  Assume that on the date of conveyance of the
Property to RPLP the Annualized Net Operating Income from Rent Paying Space
equal to 95% of the rentable area of the Property is $15,390,000,  and that the Market Capitalization Rate is
7%.  The Initial Purchase Price would be
$219,857,143 and the number of Units issued would be 3,392,857. There would be
no Earn-Out Purchase Price since the Lease-Up Date has occurred.


 


Example Three. Assume
that on the date of conveyance of the Property to RPLP the Annualized Net
Operating Income from Rent Paying Space equal to 85% of the rentable area of
the Property is $13,770,000, and that the Market Capitalization Rate is 6.5%.
The Initial Purchase Price would be $211,846,154 and the number of units issued
with respect to the Initial Purchase Price would be $2,992,308.   Assume that prior to the Lease-Up Date an
additional 10% of the rentable area of the property has become Rent Paying
Space producing additional Annualized Net Operating Income of $1,620,000; and
that the amount of additional leasing costs incurred by reason of leasing such
additional Rent Paying Space is $5,000,000. 
The Earn-Out Purchase Price would be $19,923,077 and the number of Units
issued with respect to the Earn-Out Purchase Price would be 996,154.


 





















 


EXHIBIT D


 


FORM OF
TAX PROTECTION AGREEMENT


 


THIS FORM OF TAX PROTECTION AGREEMENT
(this “Agreement”) is dated as of                           ,
20[    ], by and between REPUBLIC PROPERTY LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”), and [25
MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE PROPERTY LLC] [660 NORTH CAPITOL STREET PROPERTY LLC], a
Delaware limited liability company, a Delaware limited liability company (the “LLC”).  All capitalized terms used herein without
definition shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Option Agreement,
dated as of                             ,
20[    ], by and between the Partnership and the
Contributor (the “Option Agreement”). 
Covenants made herein by the Partnership shall be deemed to be made by
all of its Subsidiaries (as defined herein), as well.


 


WITNESSETH:


 


WHEREAS, pursuant to the Option Agreement,
the Partnership has agreed to enter into this Agreement if the Option is
exercised as an inducement for the LLC to enter into the Option Agreement and
to make the transfer to the Partnership contemplated by the Option Agreement;
and


 


WHEREAS, the Partnership and the other
parties hereto desire to enter into this Agreement regarding certain matters
with respect to the property identified on [Exhibit A] [Exhibit B]
to the Option Agreement that is being transferred, indirectly, to the
Partnership pursuant to the exercise of the Option pursuant to the Option
Agreement (the “Protected Property”) and other matters.


 


NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the
foregoing and the mutual benefits to be derived from the covenants and
agreements herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the
parties hereto agree as follows:


 


1.                                       Definitions.


 


1.1                                 “Adjustment Amount”
means, for each Contributor, the amount that shall equal the sum of (a) the
Current Tax Cost and (b) the Gross-up Amount.


 


1.2                                 “Affected Person”
has the meaning set forth in Section 5.


 


1.3                                 “Closing Date”
means                           
[the date upon which the Partnership acquires title to the Protected Property
pursuant to the exercise of the Option].


 


1.4                                 “Code” means
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.


 





















 


1.5                                 “Consent” means
the prior written consent to do the act or thing for which the consent is
required or solicited, which consent shall be executed by a duly authorized
officer or agent of the party granting such consent.


 


1.6                                 “Contributor”
means the LLC and it also includes any individual or entity who, with the
Consent of the Partnership, which consent is granted by the Partnership, in its
sole and absolute discretion, acquires any of the Partnership Units issued to
the LLC pursuant to the exercise of the Option from a Contributor in a
transaction in which gain is not required to be recognized, in whole or in
part, and in which the successor’s adjusted tax basis in such Partnership Units
is determined by reference to either the Contributor’s adjusted tax basis in
such Partnership Units or such successor’s adjusted tax basis in its ownership
interest in the transferring Contributor. 
No person or entity who acquires Partnership Units that were issued to
the LLC pursuant to the exercise of the Option either (i) without the
consent of the Partnership or (ii) in a transaction or as the result of an
event in which the acquiring party takes a basis in such Partnership Units
equal to either the consideration paid therefor or the fair market value
thereof shall in any event be treated as a Contributor (or have the rights as a
Contributor) under this Agreement with respect to such Partnership Units.  For purposes of this definition, the
Partnership has consented to the transfer of the Partnership Units to Indirect
Owners of the LLC.


 


1.7                                 “Current Tax Cost”
means, for each Contributor or Indirect Owner, with respect to any Gain Event,
the amount, which amount shall be determined pursuant to Sections 3(b) and
3(c), equal to the aggregate of the federal, state and city income taxes, net
of the benefit of the deduction from federal income taxes for state and local
income taxes assumed paid, that would be incurred by such Contributor or
Indirect Owner as a result of the Gain Event, provided that for purposes
hereof, that parties shall only take into account income or gain required to be
recognized by a Contributor or Indirect Owner under Section 704(c) of
the Code as a result of, and in connection with, the acquisition of the
Property by the Partnership pursuant to the Option Agreement.  For purposes of this Section 1.7,
(x) all income arising from the Gain Event that is required to be
recognized under Section 704(c) of the Code as a result of, and in
connection with, the acquisition of the Property by the Partnership pursuant to
the Option Agreement and is treated as ordinary income under the applicable
provisions of the Code and all payments under Section 3(a) shall be
treated as subject to federal, state and city income taxes at an effective tax
rate imposed on ordinary income of individuals residing in the city and state
of residence of such Contributor (or Indirect Owner thereof), determined using
the maximum federal rate of tax on ordinary income and the maximum state and
city rates of tax on ordinary income then in effect in such city and state,
(y) all other income arising from the Gain Event that is required to be recognized
under Section 704(c) of the Code as a result of, and in connection
with, the acquisition of the Property by the Partnership pursuant to the Option
Agreement shall be subject to federal, state and city income tax at the
effective tax rate imposed on long-term capital gains of individuals residing
in the city and state of residence of such Contributor (or Indirect Owner
thereof), determined using the maximum federal, city and state rates on
long-term capital gains then in effect (including for this purpose with respect
to any Code Section 1245 or Section 1250 


 





















 


recapture, the maximum tax rate imposed on such income), and
(z) any amounts giving rise to a payment pursuant to this provision will
be determined assuming the Gain Event was the only transaction or event
reported on Contributor’s (or Indirect Owner’s) tax return (i.e.,
without giving effect to any loss carryforwards or other deductions
attributable to such Contributor or Indirect Owner).


 


1.8                                 “Debt Protection”
means either (A) an opportunity for an Affected Person to undertake one or
more of the following, as selected by the Partnership, in its sole discretion: (i) a
guarantee of indebtedness of the Partnership (as selected by the Partnership,
in its sole discretion), (ii) an indemnification of the general partner of
the Partnership with respect to recourse liabilities of the Partnership, (iii) an
agreement to restore a deficit in the negative capital account of such Affected
Person upon a liquidation of the Partnership or a disposition of such Affected
Person’s interest in the Partnership or (iv) another arrangement with
respect to indebtedness of the Partnership that, in the good faith judgment of
the Partnership, can reasonably be expected to cause the Affected Person to be
allocated such indebtedness for purposes of Section 752 of the Code, or (B) in
the sole discretion of the Partnership, an agreement by the Partnership to
maintain nonrecourse indebtedness of the Partnership (as selected by the
Partnership, in its sole discretion) that would be allocated to such Affected
Person under Treasury Regulations § 1.752-3.


 


1.9                                 “Gain Event”
means the sale or disposition of all or any part of the Protected Property that
would be in violation of Section 2 of this Agreement.


 


1.10                           “Gross-up Amount”
means an amount equal to the federal, state and city income taxes payable by a
Contributor (determined as set forth in Section 1.7) as the result of the
receipt of an amount equal to the Current Tax Cost pursuant to Section 3(a),
so that, after the payment by such Contributor (or Indirect Owner thereof) of
all taxes on amounts received pursuant to Section 3(a), such Contributor
(or Indirect Owner thereof) retains an amount equal to its total tax liability
as a result of such Gain Event.  Schedule A
sets forth an example of a calculation of the Gross-up Amount.


 


1.11                           “Indirect Owner”
means, in the case of a Contributor that is an entity that is classified as a
partnership, a disregarded entity or a subchapter S corporation for federal
income tax purposes, any person owning an equity interest in such Contributor,
and in the case of any Indirect Owner that itself is an entity that is
classified as a partnership, a disregarded entity or a subchapter S
corporation for federal income tax purposes, any person owning an equity
interest in such entity.


 


1.12                           “Option” means the
Option referred to in Section 1 of the Option Agreement.


 


1.13                           “Option Agreement”
means the Option Agreement dated October [    ], 2005
between the LLC, [25 Massachusetts Avenue Property LLC] [660 North Capitol
Street Property LLC] and the Partnership.


 





















 


1.14                           “Partnership” means
Republic Property Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership.


 


1.15                           “Partnership Agreement”
means the Agreement of Limited Partnership of Republic Property Partnership, dated
as of [                  ],
2005, as amended, and as the same may be further amended in accordance with the
terms thereof.


 


1.16                           “Partnership Units”
means the units of partnership interest in the Partnership issued to the
Contributors pursuant to the exercise of the Option.


 


1.17                           “Protected Property”
means the property identified on [Exhibit A][Exhibit B]
of the Option Agreement.


 


1.18                           “Subsidiary” means
any subsidiary of the Partnership that owns, directly or indirectly, the
Protected Property on the Closing Date, after giving effect to the transactions
contemplated by the Contribution Agreement, or that thereafter during the Term
is a successor to the Partnership’s direct or indirect interests in the
Protected Property.


 


1.19                           “Term of the Agreement”
means, the period commencing on the Closing Date and terminating on the earlier
of (i) the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Closing Date, and (ii) the
first date by which such Contributor (and any permitted transferees thereof)
shall have disposed of, in one or more taxable transactions (including upon
foreclosure with respect thereto), at least 90% of such Contributor’s
Partnership Units received pursuant to the exercise of the Option.


 


2.                                       Restrictions
on Sale of the Protected Property. 
Without the Consent of each Contributor and each Indirect Owner who
would be required to recognize gain for federal income tax purposes pursuant to
Section 704(c) of the Code as a result thereof (taking into account
only gain recognized pursuant to Section 704(c) as a result of, and
in connection with, the acquisition of the Property by the Partnership pursuant
to the Option Agreement), the Partnership shall not, directly or indirectly,
sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of all or any portion of the Protected
Property (or any interest therein, including any interest in any Subsidiary)
during the Term of the Agreement, except as follows:


 


i.                  As permitted
pursuant to Section 3(a);


 


ii.               As a result of an
event described in Section 1033 of the Code, other than a disposition resulting
from the mere threat or imminence of a requisition or condemnation, provided
that the Partnership has first used commercially reasonable efforts to
structure such disposition as either a tax-free like-kind exchange under Section 1031
of the Code or a tax-free reinvestment under Section 1033 of the Code; or


 


iii.            Pursuant to a
transaction in which no gain is required to be recognized with respect to the
Protected Property by a Contributor or by the 


 





















 


Partnership
(which gain would be required to be allocated to a Contributor (or Indirect
Owner thereof) pursuant to Section 704(c) of the Code as a result of,
and in connection with, the acquisition of the Property by the Partnership
pursuant to the Option Agreement), including, without limitation, a disposition
of the Protected Property in a transaction that qualifies for nonrecognition of
gain pursuant to Section 1031 of the Code, provided that (x) in the
event of a disposition under Section 1031 of the Code, any property that
is acquired in exchange for the Protected Property shall thereafter be
considered the Protected Property for the balance of the Term of the Agreement,
and (y) if the Protected Property is transferred to another entity in a
transaction in which gain or loss is not required to be recognized, the direct
and indirect interest of the Partnership in such entity thereafter also shall
be considered the Protected Property, and if the acquiring entity’s disposition
of the Protected Property would cause a Contributor to be required to recognize
gain pursuant to Section 704(c) of the Code as a result thereof, the
transferred Protected Property shall continue to be considered the Protected
Property for purposes of this Agreement.


 


3.                                       Exception to
Limitations in Section 2; Determination of Adjustment Amount.


 


(a)                                  Notwithstanding any
of the foregoing, Section 2 shall not apply to prohibit any transaction
not otherwise permitted under Section 2 if, within 90 days after the
consummation of such transaction (or if later, 90 days after the
determination that a transaction otherwise would not have been permitted under Section 2
if the Partnership believed in good faith that the transaction reasonably could
be expected to be permitted under Section 2 without regard to this Section 3),
the Partnership pays to each affected Contributor (or Indirect Owner thereof,
as applicable) an amount of cash equal to the Adjustment Amount, if any,
attributable to the Gain Event resulting from such transaction.


 


(b)                                 If a Gain Event is
contemplated by the Partnership or otherwise is determined to have occurred,
the Partnership shall select, with the Consent of Portals Development
Associates Limited Partnership, provided its partners are affected by the Gain
Event (which Consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or
delayed), a qualified nationally recognized independent expert (the “Expert”)
to determine the applicable Adjustment Amount for each such affected
Contributor or Indirect Owner thereof. 
The Partnership shall pay the fees and expenses of the Expert.


 





















 


4.                                       Section 704(c) Value;
Allocation of “Excess Nonrecourse Liabilities.”


 


(a)                                  The Contributor and
the Partnership agree that, for purposes of determining gain required to be
allocated under Section 704(c) of the Code and all related
allocations with respect to depreciation, the initial “book value” of the
Protected Property shall be the “Purchase Price” of the Protected Property as
determined in accordance with the Option Agreement, taking into account the
value of the Units received thereunder on the Closing Date.


 


(b)                                 With respect to the
Protected Property, the Partnership shall allocate (and cause any entity in
which Partnership has a direct or indirect interest to allocate) “excess non-recourse
liabilities,” as defined in Treasury Reg. § 1.752-3(a)(3), attributable to
the Protected Property according to the built-in gain under Section 704(c) of
the Code with respect to the Protected Property as of the Closing Date, to
extent of the amount of such built-in gain, reduced by the amount of any
liabilities attributable to the Property that are allocated pursuant to
Treasury Reg. § 1.752-3(a)(2).


 


5.                                       Debt
Protection.


 


At the time the Partnership exercises the
Option, if a Contributor or an Indirect Owner would have a “negative capital
account” with respect to the Units received in exchange for the Property upon
exercise of the Option (each an “Affected Person”), the Partnership shall
negotiate in good faith with such Affected Person to provide Debt Protection
for the Term (with such terms and exceptions as shall be determined by the
Partnership in good faith) so as to permit such Contributor or Indirect Owner
to avoid recognizing gain with respect to such “negative capital account”
during the Term (except upon a disposition of part or all such Contributor’s or
Indirect Owner’s direct or indirect interest in the Units issued by the
Partnership on the Closing Date).  As
used herein, the term “negative capital account” means, in the case of the
Contributor, the amount by which the Contributor’s allocable share (under Section 752
of the Code) of the liabilities to which the Property is subject or that are
assumed by the Partnership on the Closing Date exceed the Contributor’s
adjusted tax basis in the Property on the Closing Date (and in the case of an
Indirect Owner, such Indirect Owner’s proportionate share of such excess,
determined in accordance with the applicable income tax regulations).


 





















 


6.                                       No
Limitations After Expiration of Term of the Agreement; Sole and Exclusive
Remedy; No Representations or Warranties.


 


(a)                                  After the expiration
of the Term of the Agreement, (i) the restrictions set forth in Section 2
with respect to the Protected Property shall be null and void and of no further
force and effect, (ii) neither the Partnership nor its general partner nor
any Subsidiary shall be under any restriction or limitation as to the actions
it can take with respect to the Protected Property or any indebtedness of the
Partnership or any Subsidiary, whether by reason of fiduciary duty or
otherwise, regardless of the tax consequences that such action (or any failure
to act) might have for one or more Contributors or Indirect Owners, (iii) the
undertaking set forth in Section 5 shall be of no force and effect, and (iv) the
Partnership and its general partner shall have no duty to consider the tax
consequences to the Contributors or any Indirect Owner of any action (or
failure to act) with respect to the Protected Property or any indebtedness of
the Partnership or any Subsidiary.


 


(b)                                 The sole and exclusive
remedy of the Contributors or the Indirect Owners against the Partnership and
its general partner and any affiliates thereof with respect to any breach or
alleged or prospective breach of the covenants set forth in Section 2
shall be to receive the payment from the Partnership provided in Section 3(a) hereof,
it being intended by the parties that in no event shall any Contributor have
any right to specific performance or equitable relief with respect to any
obligation of the Partnership under this Agreement or any right to money
damages of any nature, consequential or otherwise, for any breach under this
Agreement, except for the specific payment provided for in Section 3(a) hereof.


 


(c)                                  Each Contributor
acknowledges that neither the Partnership nor Republic Property Trust has made
or hereby makes any representation or warranty to any Contributor regarding the
federal income tax treatment of the Partnership (other than to the extent set
forth in the Option Agreement) or the federal income tax consequences of any of
the transactions contemplated by the Option Agreement, including, without
limitation (i) whether or not the transfer of the Protected Property to
the Partnership as contemplated under the Option Agreement will be effective to
avoid the recognition of all or any portion of the gain that otherwise would be
required to be recognized for federal income tax purposes upon a fully taxable
disposition of the Protected Property, and (ii) the tax consequences of
any attempted Debt Protection, and the Contributors shall bear the cost of
all income taxes associated therewith (except to the extent expressly provided
in this Agreement).


 


6.                                       Waiver and
Amendment.  Any party hereto may
waive its rights under this Agreement at any time, and no such waiver shall
operate to waive any party’s rights under this Agreement with respect to any
subsequent event.  Any agreement on the
part of any such party to any such waiver shall be valid only if set forth in
an instrument in writing signed by such party. 
This Agreement may be amended only by a written instrument signed by the
parties hereto.


 





















 


7.                                       Invalid
Provision.  The invalidity or
unenforceability of any particular provision of this Agreement shall not affect
the other provisions hereof, and this Agreement shall be construed in all respects
as if such invalid or unenforceable provisions were omitted.


 


8.                                       Notices and
Addresses.  Notices and other
communications to be given under the terms of this Agreement shall be in
writing and shall be either (i) delivered by hand against receipt, (ii) sent
by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, or (iii) sent
by a nationally recognized commercial delivery service or by “fax” machine
(provided that, in either case, a confirmatory copy is thereafter sent by
certified or registered mail):


 


	
   

  	
  If to the
  Partnership:   Republic Property

  Limited Partnership

  
	
   

  	
  1280
  Maryland Avenue, SW

  
	
   

  	
  Suite 280

  
	
   

  	
  Washington,
  DC 20024

  
	
   

  	
  Attention:
  Mark R. Keller

  
	
   

  	
  Telecopy:
  (202) 863-0300

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  with a copy
  to: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

  
	
   

  	
  555 Thirteenth
  Street, N.W.

  
	
   

  	
  Washington,
  DC 20004

  
	
   

  	
  Attention:
  Stuart Barr, Esq.

  
	
   

  	
  Telecopy:
  (202) 637-5910

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  If to the
  Contributor: [25 Massachusetts

  Avenue Property LLC] [660 North Capitol

  Street Property LLC]

  
	
   

  	
  [                                      ]

  
	
   

  	
  [                                      ]

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  With a copy
  to
  [                            ]

  
	
   

  	
  [                                        ]

  
	
   

  	
  [                                        ]

  



 


or at such other address as is from time to time designated by the
party receiving the notice.   Any such
notice which is properly mailed, as described above, shall be deemed to have
been served as of three (3) business days after said posting.


 


9.                                       Governing
Laws; Binding Effect.  This Agreement
is governed by the laws of Delaware and shall be construed in accordance
therewith.  All parties to this 


 





















 


Agreement hereby consent to personal jurisdiction of the courts located
in Delaware.  This Agreement shall be
binding upon the heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns of the
parties hereto.


 


10.                                 Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in any number
of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and which shall
together constitute one and the same instrument.


 


11.                                 Successors and
Assigns.  This Agreement shall be
binding upon any successors and assigns of the Partnership who succeed directly
or indirectly to any interest in the Property, whether by a merger of the
Partnership or otherwise, unless and to the extent that the Term shall have
expired or such transaction shall have resulted in the recognition for federal
income tax purposes of all gain that could be required to be recognized
pursuant to Section 704(c) of the Code as a result of, and in
connection with, the acquisition of the Property by the Partnership pursuant to
the Option Agreement, and the Partnership shall have made all payments required
to be made under Section 3 hereof.


 





















 


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned
has executed, or caused this Agreement to be duly executed on its behalf, as of
the date first written above.


 


	
   

  	
  REPUBLIC PROPERTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  Republic Property Trust, its sole general
  partner

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name:

  	
  Mark R. Keller

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
  Chief Executive Officer

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  [25 Massachusetts Avenue Property LLC]

  
	
   

  	
  [660 North Capitol Street Property LLC]

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name:

  	
  Steven A. Grigg

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
  President

  



 





















 


Schedule A
to Form of Tax Protection Agreement


 


[Example
of Gross-up Calculation for Tax Indemnity]


 


	
  Total Gain
  Recognized

  	
   

  	
  7,000,000

  	
   

  
	
  Unrecaptured Section 1250 Gain

  	
   

  	
  3,000,000

  	
   

  
	
  Federal Tax Rate – Ordinary Income

  	
   

  	
  35

  	
  %

  
	
  Federal Tax Rate – Unrecaptured Section 1250
  Gain

  	
   

  	
  25

  	
  %

  
	
  Federal Tax Rate – Regular Capital Gain

  	
   

  	
  15

  	
  %

  
	
  Hypothetical Applicable State and Local Tax
  Rate

  	
   

  	
  6

  	
  %

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  State and Local Tax Due from Sale of
  Property ($7,000,000 * 6%)

  	
   

  	
  420,000

  	
   

  
	
  Federal Tax Benefit from State and Local
  Tax Deduction ($420,000 * 35%)

  	
   

  	
  (147,000

  	
  )

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Federal Tax Due from Sale of Property
  ($3,000,000 * 25% plus $4,000,000*15%)

  	
   

  	
  1,350,000

  	
   

  
	
  Less: Federal Tax Benefit from State and
  Local Tax Deduction

  	
   

  	
  (147,000

  	
  )

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Federal Tax Due

  	
   

  	
  1,203,000

  	
   

  
	
  State and Local Tax Due

  	
   

  	
  420,000

  	
   

  
	
  Total Tax Due

  	
   

  	
  1,623,000

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Gross–Up Calculation

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Total Tax Due by Contributors (net of any
  applicable deductions)

  	
   

  	
  1,623,000

  	
   

  
	
  Div by (1 – Federal, State and Local
  effective tax rate (1))

  	
   

  	
  61.1

  	
  %

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Result

  	
   

  	
  2,656,301

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Payment for Federal, State and Local Tax
  Due

  	
   

  	
  1,623,00

  	
   

  
	
  Gross–Up Payment

  	
   

  	
  1,033,301

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Total Payment

  	
   

  	
  2,656,301

  	
   

  



 


This Schedule A is intended to provide an example of the
gross up calculation used to determine the Gross-up Amount only and does not
reflect the actual tax due from the sale of the Protected Property.


 










(1)                                  The
foregoing assumes solely for purposes of the illustration that any tax payments
pursuant to Section 4 would be taxed as ordinary income.  The Expert shall be responsible for
determining the tax rate applicable to such payments.