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EXHIBIT
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PS BUSINESS PARKS, INC.

2003 STOCK OPTION AND INCENTIVE PLAN

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT




     This Stock Option Agreement (the “Option Agreement”) is made as of the ____ day of ______,
200__ (the “Grant Date”), by and between PS Business Parks, Inc. (the “Corporation”) and
______________, an Outside Director of the Corporation (the “Optionee”). Capitalized terms not
otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Corporation’s 2003 Stock
Option and Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).



     WHEREAS, the assumption and adoption of the Plan as a new plan of the Corporation has been
duly approved by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board”) and the shareholders of
the Corporation;



     WHEREAS, the Plan provides for the grant to Outside Directors of options for the purchase of a
specified number of shares of the Corporation’s Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the “Common
Stock”), following the first Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Corporation held after the
Effective Date, upon initial election to the Board thereafter and following each subsequent Annual
Meeting of Shareholders of the Corporation;



     WHEREAS, the Optionee was [re-]elected to the Board at the 200_ Annual Meeting of Shareholders
held on __________________ ___, 200__;



     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants contained herein, the
parties hereto do hereby agree as follows:



     1. GRANT OF OPTION.



          Subject to the terms of the Plan (the terms of which are incorporated by reference herein),
the Corporation hereby grants to the Optionee the right and option (the “Option”) to purchase, on
the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth, _________ shares of Common Stock.
This Option shall not constitute an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.



     2. PRICE.



          The purchase price (the “Option Price”) of the shares of Common Stock subject to the Option
evidenced by this Option Agreement is $______ per share (the Fair Market Value on the Grant Date).



     3. EXERCISE OF OPTION.



          Except as otherwise provided herein, the Option granted pursuant to this Option Agreement
shall be subject to exercise as follows:



          3.1 Time of Exercise of Option.



               The Optionee may exercise the Option (subject to the limitations on exercise set forth in the
Plan or in this Option Agreement), in installments as follows:



 









 




(i) prior to the first anniversary of the Grant Date, the Option shall not be exercisable; (ii) on the first anniversary of the Grant
Date, the Option shall become exercisable with respect to one-fifth of the shares of Common Stock
subject to the Option; (iii) on the second anniversary of the Grant Date, the Option shall become
exercisable with respect to an additional one-fifth of the shares of Common Stock subject to the
Option; (iii) on the third anniversary of the Grant Date, the Option shall become exercisable with
respect to an additional one-fifth of the shares subject to the Option; (iv) on the fourth
anniversary of the Grant Date, the Option shall become exercisable with respect to an additional
one-fifth of the shares subject to the Option; and (v) on the fifth anniversary of the Grant Date,
the Option shall become exercisable with respect to the remaining shares of Common Stock subject to
the Option. The foregoing installments, to the extent not exercised, shall accumulate and be
exercisable, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, after becoming exercisable and
prior to the termination of the Option; provided, that no single exercise of the Option shall be
for less than 100 shares, unless the number of shares purchased is the total number at the time
available for purchase under this Option.




               Notwithstanding the foregoing vesting schedule, in the event that the Optionee is not
re-nominated for election to the Board because he or she would attain the age of 70 during such
subsequent Board term, the Option granted hereunder shall immediately vest and become exercisable
effective as of the Optionee’s retirement date, which shall be the date of the Corporation’s next
annual meeting (the “Retirement Date”), and shall remain exercisable for one years from the
Retirement Date unless the Option otherwise expires pursuant to its original term.



          3.2 Exercise by Optionee.



               During the lifetime of the Optionee, only the Optionee (or, in the event of the Optionee’s
legal incapacity or incompetency, the Optionee’s guardian or legal representative) or a person or
entity to whom the Optionee has transferred the Option in accordance with Section 5 hereof may
exercise the Option.



          3.3 Term of Option.



               The Option shall have a term of ten years, subject to earlier termination in accordance with
this Agreement or the terms of the Plan.



          3.4 Limitations on Exercise of Option.



               In no event may the Option be exercised, in whole or in part, after ten years following the
Grant Date, or after the occurrence of an event referred to in Section 7 below which results in
termination of the Option. In no event may the Option be exercised for a fractional Share.



          3.5 Termination of Service.



               Subject to Sections 3.1, 3.6 and 3.7 hereof, upon the termination of service (a “Service
Termination”) of the Optionee as a director of the Corporation, other than by reason of the
retirement, death or permanent and total disability of the Optionee, the Optionee shall have the
right at any time within 30 days after such Service Termination and prior to termination of the
Option pursuant to Section 3.4 above, to exercise, in whole or in



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part, any Option held by such Optionee at the date of such Service Termination, to the extent such Option was exercisable
immediately prior to such Service Termination.




          3.6 Rights in the Event of Death.



               If the Optionee dies while in service as a director of the Corporation, the executors or
administrators or legatees or distributees of the Optionee’s estate shall have the right, at any
time within one year after the date of the Optionee’s death and prior to termination of the Option
pursuant to Section 3.4 above, to exercise the Option with respect to all shares subject to the
Option, whether or not the Option was exercisable immediately prior to the Optionee’s death.



          3.7 Rights in the Event of Disability.



               If there is a Service Termination by reason of the permanent and total disability of the
Optionee, then the Optionee shall have the right, for a period of one year after such Service
Termination and prior to termination of the Option pursuant to Section 3.4 above, to exercise the
Option to the extent such Option was exercisable immediately prior to such Service Termination or
becomes exercisable within such one year period pursuant to Section 3.1 above. Whether a Service
Termination is to be considered by reason of permanent and total disability for purposes of this
Option Agreement shall be determined by the Committee, which determination shall be final and
conclusive.



          3.8 Reduction in Number of Shares Subject to Option.



               The number of shares which may be purchased upon exercise of the Option pursuant to this
Section 3 shall be reduced by the number of shares previously purchased upon exercise of the Option
pursuant to this Section 3.



     4. METHOD OF EXERCISE OF OPTION.



          The Option may be exercised to the extent that it has become exercisable hereunder by delivery
to the Corporation on any business day, at its principal office addressed to the attention of the
Committee, of written notice of exercise, which notice shall specify the number of shares for which
the Option is being exercised, and shall be accompanied by payment in full of the Option Price of
the shares for which the Option is being exercised. Payment of the Option Price for the shares of
Common Stock purchased pursuant to the exercise of the Option shall be made (a) in cash or by check
payable to the order of PS Business Parks, L.P. (the “Partnership”) or such other person or entity
as may be specified by the Corporation (the “Payee”); (b) through the tender to the Payee of shares
of Common Stock, which shares shall be valued, for purposes of determining the extent to which the
Option Price has been paid thereby, at their Fair Market Value on the date of exercise; or (c) by a combination of the methods described in (a) and (b). Payment in full of
the Option Price need not accompany the written notice of exercise provided the notice directs that
the Common Stock certificate or certificates for the shares for which the Option is exercised be
delivered to a specified licensed broker acceptable to the Corporation as the agent for the
Optionee and, at the time such Common Stock certificate or certificates are delivered, the broker
tenders to the Payee cash (or cash equivalents acceptable to the Payee) equal to the Option Price
plus the amount, if any, of federal and/or other taxes which the Corporation or the Payee may, in
its judgment, be required to withhold with respect to the exercise of the



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Option. An attempt to exercise the Option granted other than as set forth above shall be invalid and of no force or
effect. Promptly after the exercise of the Option and the payment in full of the Option Price of
the shares of Common Stock covered thereby, the Optionee shall be entitled to the issuance of a
Common Stock certificate or certificates evidencing the Optionee’s ownership of such shares.




     5. LIMITATIONS ON TRANSFER.



          The Option is not transferable by the Optionee, other than by will or the laws of descent and
distribution in the event of death of the Optionee, and except that the Optionee may transfer the
Option in whole or in part, for no consideration, to (i) the spouse, children (including
step-children and adopted children) or grandchildren of the Optionee (“Family Members”), (ii) a
trust for the exclusive benefit of one or more Family Members, or (iii) a partnership of which the
Optionee and/or one or more Family Members are the only partners, provided that the transferee, in
connection with the transfer, agrees in writing to be bound by all of the terms of this Option
Agreement and the Plan and further agrees not to transfer the Option other than by will or the laws
of descent and distribution in the event of the death of the transferee. Following any transfer
permitted by this Section 5, the transferee shall have all of the rights of the Optionee hereunder,
and the Option shall be exercisable by the transferee only to the extent that the Option would have
been exercisable by the Optionee had the Option not been transferred. The Option shall not be
pledged or hypothecated (by operation of law or otherwise) or subject to execution, attachment or
similar processes.



     6. RIGHTS AS SHAREHOLDER.



          Neither the Optionee nor any executor, administrator, distributee or legatee of the Optionee’s
estate shall be, or have any of the rights or privileges of, a shareholder of the Corporation in
respect of any shares issuable hereunder unless and until such shares have been fully paid and
certificates representing such shares have been endorsed, transferred and delivered, and the name
of the Optionee (or of such personal representative, administrator, distributee or legatee of the
Optionee’s estate) has been entered as the shareholder of record on the books of the Corporation.



     7. EFFECT OF CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION.



          7.1 Changes in Shares.



               If the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is increased or decreased or changed into
or exchanged for a different number or kind of stock or other securities of the Corporation by
reason of any recapitalization, reclassification, stock split, reverse split, combination of
shares, exchange of shares, stock dividend or other distribution payable in capital stock, or other increase or decrease in such shares effected without
receipt of consideration by the Corporation occurring after the date the Option is granted, a
proportionate and appropriate adjustment shall be made by the Corporation in the number and kind of
shares subject to the Option, so that the proportionate interest of the Optionee immediately
following such event shall, to the extent practicable, be the same as immediately prior to such
event. Any such adjustment in the Option shall not change the total Option Price with respect to
shares subject to the unexercised portion of the Option but shall include a corresponding
proportionate adjustment in the Option Price per share.



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          7.2 Reorganization in Which the Corporation Is the Surviving Entity and in Which No Change of
Control Occurs.



               Subject to Section 7.3 hereof, if the Corporation shall be the surviving entity in any
reorganization, merger or consolidation of the Corporation with one or more other entities, the
Option shall pertain to and apply to the securities to which a holder of the number of shares
subject to the Option would have been entitled immediately following such reorganization, merger or
consolidation, with a corresponding proportionate adjustment of the Option Price per share so that
the aggregate Option Price thereafter shall be the same as the aggregate Option Price immediately
prior to such reorganization, merger or consolidation.



          7.3 Reorganization, Sale of Assets or Sale of Stock Which Involves a Change of Control.



               Subject to the exceptions set forth in the last sentence of this Section 7.3, fifteen days
prior to the scheduled consummation of a Change of Control, the Option shall become immediately
exercisable with respect to all shares subject to the Option and shall remain exercisable for a
period of fifteen days. Any exercise of the Option during such fifteen-day period shall be
conditioned upon the consummation of the Change of Control and shall be effective only immediately
before the consummation of the Change of Control. Upon consummation of any Change of Control,
unless exercised the Option shall terminate. The Committee shall send written notice of an event
that will result in such a termination to the Optionee not later than the time at which the
Corporation gives notice thereof to its shareholders. For purposes of this Section 7.3, a “Change
of Control” shall be deemed to occur upon (i) the dissolution or liquidation of the Corporation or
upon a merger, consolidation, or reorganization of the Corporation with one or more other entities
in which the Corporation is not the surviving entity, (ii) a sale of substantially all of the
assets of the Corporation to another entity, or (iii) any transaction (including without limitation
a merger or reorganization in which the Corporation is the surviving corporation) which results in
any person or entity owning 50% or more of the combined voting power of all classes of stock of the
Corporation. This Section 7.3 shall not apply to any Change of Control to the extent that (A)
provision is made in writing in connection with such Change of Control for the assumption of the
Option, or for the substitution for the Option of a new option covering the stock of a successor
corporation, or a parent, subsidiary or affiliate thereof, with appropriate adjustments as to the
number and kind of shares and exercise prices, in which event the Option shall continue in the
manner and under the terms so provided or (B) a majority of the full Board determines that such
Change of Control shall not trigger application of the provisions of this Section 7.3.



          7.4 Adjustments.



          Adjustments specified in this Section 7 relating to shares of Common Stock or securities of
the Corporation shall be made by the Committee, whose determination in that respect shall be final,
binding and conclusive. No fractional shares shall be issued pursuant to any such adjustment, and
any fractions resulting from any such adjustment shall be eliminated in each case by rounding
downward to the nearest whole share.



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     8. GENERAL RESTRICTIONS.



          The Corporation shall not be required to sell or issue any shares of Common Stock under the
Option if the sale or issuance of such shares would constitute a violation by the individual
exercising the Option or by the Corporation of any provision of any law or regulation of any
governmental authority, including without limitation any federal or state securities laws or
regulations. If at any time the Corporation shall determine, in its discretion, that the listing,
registration or qualification of any shares of Common Stock subject to the Option upon any
securities exchange or under any state or federal law, or the consent or approval of any government
regulatory body, is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the issuance
or purchase of shares hereunder, the Option may not be exercised in whole or in part unless such
listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained free
of any conditions not acceptable to the Corporation, and any delay caused thereby shall in no way
affect the date of termination of the Option. Specifically, in connection with the Securities Act
of 1933, upon notice of exercise of the Option, unless a registration statement under such Act is
in effect with respect to the shares covered by the Option, the Corporation shall not be required
to sell or issue such shares unless the Committee has received evidence satisfactory to the
Committee that the holder of the Option may acquire such shares pursuant to an exemption from
registration under such Act. Any determination in this connection by the Committee shall be final,
binding, and conclusive. The Corporation shall not be obligated to take any affirmative action in
order to cause the exercise of the Option or the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant
thereto to comply with any law or regulation of any governmental authority. As to any jurisdiction
that expressly imposes the requirement that the Option shall not be exercisable unless and until
the shares covered by the Option are registered or are subject to an available exemption from
registration, the exercise of the Option (under circumstances in which the laws of such
jurisdiction apply) shall be deemed conditioned upon the effectiveness of such registration or the
availability of such an exemption.



     9. DISCLAIMER OF RIGHTS.



          No provision in this Option Agreement shall be construed to confer upon the Optionee the right
to continue as a director of the Corporation.



     10. WITHHOLDING TAXES



          Upon the request of the Corporation or the Payee, the Optionee shall promptly pay to the
Corporation or the Payee, or make arrangements satisfactory to the Corporation or the Payee
regarding payment of, any federal, state or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld
as a result of the Optionee’s exercise of the Option. The Corporation or the Payee shall have the
right to deduct from payments of any kind otherwise due to the Optionee any such taxes. The Optionee shall make any such payments in cash or cash
equivalents or, subject to the prior approval of the Committee, which may be withheld in the
Committee’s sole discretion, the Optionee may elect to satisfy the withholding obligation, in whole
or in part, (i) by causing the Corporation or the Payee to withhold shares of Common Stock
otherwise issuable to the Optionee pursuant to the Option or (ii) by delivering to the Corporation
or the Payee shares of Common Stock already owned by the Optionee. The shares of Common Stock so
delivered or withheld shall have an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the applicable withholding
obligations. The Optionee may deliver or have



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withheld only shares of Common Stock that are not subject to any repurchase, forfeiture, unfulfilled vesting, or other similar requirements.




     11. INTERPRETATION OF THIS OPTION AGREEMENT.



          All decisions and interpretations made by the Committee with regard to any question arising
under the Plan or this Option Agreement shall be binding and conclusive on the Corporation and the
Optionee and any other person entitled to exercise the Option as provided for herein. In the event
that there is any inconsistency between the provisions of this Option Agreement and of the Plan,
the provisions of the Plan shall govern.



     12. GOVERNING LAW.



          This Option Agreement is executed pursuant to and shall be governed by the laws of the State
of California (but not including the choice of law rules thereof).



     13. BINDING EFFECT.



          Subject to all restrictions provided for in this Option Agreement and by applicable law
relating to assignment and transfer of this Option Agreement and the option provided for herein,
this Option Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and
their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns.



     14. NOTICE.



          Any notice hereunder by the Optionee to the Corporation shall be in writing and shall be
deemed duly given if mailed or delivered to the Corporation at its principal office, addressed to
the attention of the Corporate Secretary, or if so mailed or delivered to such other address as the
Corporation may hereafter designate by notice to the Optionee. Any notice hereunder by the
Corporation to the Optionee shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly given if mailed or
delivered to the Optionee at the address specified below by the Optionee for such purpose, or if so
mailed or delivered to such other address as the Optionee may hereafter designate by written notice
given to the Corporation.



     15. ENTIRE AGREEMENT.



          This Option Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all prior understandings
and agreements, written or oral, of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.
Neither this Option Agreement nor any term hereof may be amended, waived, discharged or terminated
except by a written instrument signed by the Corporation and the Optionee; provided, however, that the Corporation unilaterally may
waive any provision hereof in writing to the extent that such waiver does not adversely affect the
interests of the Optionee hereunder, but no such waiver shall operate as or be construed to be a
subsequent waiver of the same provision or a waiver of any other provision hereof.



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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Option Agreement, or caused
this Option Agreement to be duly executed on their behalf, as of the day and year first above
written.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	PS BUSINESS PARKS, INC.


 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	David Goldberg 	 
	 	 	Vice President 	 
	 



	 	 	 

	 

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