Document:

Credit Agreement with exhibits and schedules

 Exhibit 10.4 
  
  
 CREDIT AGREEMENT 
 Dated as of March 3, 2009 
 between

 HEXION SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, INC., 
 as U.S. Borrower, and 
 BORDEN LUXEMBOURG S. À R. L., 
 as Foreign Borrower, 
 and 
 EURO V (BC) S. À R. L., 
 EURO VI (BC) S. À R. L., and 
 AAA CO-INVEST VI (EHS-BC) S. À R. L., 
 as Lenders 
  
  

 TABLE OF CONTENTS 

							
	 	 	 	  	 	  	Page
	 Article I
	 	          DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
	  	1
				
		 	 Section 1.01.
	  	Certain Defined Terms	  	1
				
		 	 Section 1.02.
	  	Computation of Time Periods	  	5
				
		 	 Section 1.03.
	  	Accounting Terms	  	5
				
		 	 Section 1.04.
	  	Other Interpretive Provisions	  	5
			
	 Article II
	 	         AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE LOANS
	  	5
				
		 	 Section 2.01.
	  	The Loans	  	5
				
		 	 Section 2.02.
	  	Making the Loans	  	5
				
		 	 Section 2.03.
	  	Repayment	  	6
				
		 	 Section 2.04.
	  	Evidence of Indebtedness	  	6
				
		 	 Section 2.05.
	  	Interest on Loans	  	7
				
		 	 Section 2.06.
	  	Prepayments of Loans	  	7
				
		 	 Section 2.07.
	  	Payments and Computations	  	7
				
		 	 Section 2.08.
	  	Taxes	  	8
			
	 Article III
	 	         CONDITIONS TO LOANS
	  	9
			
	 Article IV
	 	         EVENTS OF DEFAULT
	  	10
				
		 	 Section 4.01.
	  	Events of Default	  	10
			
	 Article V
	 	         MISCELLANEOUS
	  	11
				
		 	 Section 5.01.
	  	Amendments, Etc.	  	11
				
		 	 Section 5.02.
	  	Notices, Etc.	  	11
				
		 	 Section 5.03.
	  	No Waiver; Remedies	  	11
				
		 	 Section 5.04.
	  	Costs and Expenses	  	11
				
		 	 Section 5.05.
	  	Right of Set-off	  	13
				
		 	 Section 5.06.
	  	Binding Effect	  	13
				
		 	 Section 5.07.
	  	Assignments and Participations	  	13
				
		 	 Section 5.08.
	  	Confidentiality	  	16
				
		 	 Section 5.09.
	  	Governing Law	  	16

  

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS 
 (continued) 

							
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		 	Section 5.10.	  	Severability	  	16
				
		 	Section 5.11.	  	Execution in Counterparts	  	16
				
		 	Section 5.12.	  	Jurisdiction, Etc.	  	16
				
		 	Section 5.13.	  	Waiver of Jury Trial	  	17
				
		 	Section 5.14.	  	Survival	  	17

 SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS 
  

			
	Schedule 2.01	  	Commitments and Lenders
	EXHIBIT A	  	Form of Assignment and Acceptance
	EXHIBIT B	  	Form of Note
	EXHIBIT C	  	Form of Notice of Borrowing

  

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 CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of March 3, 2009 (this “Agreement”), among Hexion
Specialty Chemicals, Inc., a New Jersey corporation (the “U.S. Borrower”), Borden Luxembourg S. à r. l., a Luxembourg société à responsabilité limitée (the “Foreign
Borrower” and, together with the U.S. Borrower, the “Borrowers”), and Euro V (BC) S. à r. l., Euro VI (BC) S. à r. l., and AAA Co-Invest VI (EHS-BC) S. à r. l., each, a Luxembourg
société à responsabilité limitée, as Lenders (together with their permitted successors and assigns, the “Lenders”). 
 PRELIMINARY STATEMENT: 
 WHEREAS, the Borrowers have requested, and the Lenders
have agreed to provide, a term loan in the amount of $100,000,000 in favor of the Borrowers, which may be used by the Borrowers for general corporate purposes; and 
 WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Lenders are willing to enter into this Agreement subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and make the requested term loan in favor of
the Borrowers. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties
hereto hereby agree as follows: 
 ARTICLE I 
 DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS 
 SECTION 1.01. Certain Defined Terms. As used in this
Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined): 
 “Accounting Principles” has the meaning specified in Section 1.03. 
 “Adjusted LIBO Rate” shall mean, with respect to any Loans for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next  1/16 of 1%) equal to (a) the LIBO Rate divided by (b) one minus the Statutory Reserves applicable to such Loans, if any. 
 “Affiliate” means, as to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under common
control with such Person. For purposes of this definition, the term “control” (including the terms “controlling”, “controlled by” and “under common control with”) of a Person means the possession, direct or
indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of Voting Stock, by contract or otherwise. 
 “Applicable Law” means, with respect to any Person, (i) all common law applicable to such Person and (ii) all
provisions of all (A) constitutions, statutes, rules, regulations and orders of governmental bodies, domestic or foreign (including, without limitation, ERISA), applicable to such Person, (B) Governmental Approvals applicable to such
Person and (C) orders, decisions, judgments and decrees of all courts (whether at law or in equity or admiralty) and arbitrators applicable to such Person. 

 “Applicable Margin” shall mean 2.25% per annum. 
 “Assignment and Acceptance” means an assignment and acceptance entered into by a Lender and an assignee of such Lender in
substantially the form of Exhibit A. 
 “Borrowers” has the meaning specified in the recital of parties to this
Agreement. 
 “Business Day” means a day of the year on which banks are not required or authorized by law to close in
New York City. 
 “Closing Date” shall mean the date on which all the conditions set forth in Article III
shall have been satisfied or waived and the Loans were originally made. 
 “Commitment” means, with respect to each
Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Loans hereunder as set forth on Schedule 2.01. The initial aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Commitment is $100,000,000. 
 “Confidential Information” means written information furnished to the Lenders or their Related Parties by or on behalf of the Borrowers or any of their Related Parties in connection with the
transactions contemplated by or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or information obtained by the Lenders or any of their Related Parties in the course of any review of the books or records of the Borrowers or any of
their Related Parties, but does not include any such information that, to the knowledge of such recipient party, is or becomes generally available to the public through no act or omission by the Lenders or any of their Related Parties or any Person
acting on their behalf or that, to the knowledge of such recipient party, is or becomes available to the Lenders from a source other than the Borrowers or any of their Related Parties or any Person acting on their behalf without a duty of
confidentiality to the Borrowers or any of their Related Parties being violated. 
 “Default” means any Event of
Default or any event that would constitute an Event of Default but for the requirement that notice be given or time elapse or both. 
 “Default Rate” shall mean the interest rate otherwise applicable to the applicable Loan plus 2.0% per annum, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. 
 “Dollars” and the symbol “$” mean lawful currency of the United States of America. 
 “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated
and rulings issued thereunder. 
 “Events of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 4.01. 
 “Flow Through Entity” means an entity that is treated as a partnership not taxable as a corporation, a grantor trust or a
disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes subject to treatment on a comparable basis for purposes of state, local or foreign tax law. 
 “GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time to time in the United States. 
  

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 “Governmental Approval” means any authorization, consent, approval, license or
exemption of, registration or filing with, or report or notice to, any governmental body. 
 “Indemnified Party” has
the meaning specified in Section 5.04(b). 
 “Interest Payment Date” means the last day of each Interest Period.

 “Interest Period” shall mean as to any Loans, the period commencing on the date of such Loans or on the last day
of the immediately preceding Interest Period applicable to such Loans, as applicable, and ending on the numerically corresponding day (or, if there is no numerically corresponding day, on the last day) in the calendar month that is three months
thereafter; provided, that if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next
calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day. Interest shall accrue from and including the first day of an Interest Period to but excluding the last day of such Interest Period. 
 “Lender Tax” means (i) any Tax imposed on the net income of a Lender (or its equityholder in the case of a Flow Through
Entity), and franchise taxes imposed on any such Person in lieu of net income taxes, by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such Person is organized, or, any political subdivision thereof or (ii) any Tax imposed by reason of any connection
between the jurisdiction imposing such Tax and such Lender (or its equityholder in the case of a Flow Through Entity), or any Affiliate of such Lender, other than a connection arising from such Lender (or its equityholder in the case of a Flow
Through Entity) having executed, delivered, performed its obligations under, or received payment under or enforced, this Agreement. 
 “Lenders” has the meaning specified in the recital of parties to this Agreement. 
 “LIBO
Rate” shall mean, with respect to the Loans for any Interest Period, the rate per annum determined by the Lenders at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on the date that is two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest
Period by reference to the British Bankers’ Association Interest Settlement Rates for deposits in Dollars (as set forth by any service selected by the Lenders that has been nominated by the British Bankers’ Association as an authorized
information vendor for the purpose of displaying such rates) with a three-month maturity; provided that, to the extent that an interest rate is not ascertainable pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this definition, the “LIBO
Rate” shall be the interest rate per annum determined by the Lenders to be the average of the rates per annum at which deposits in Dollars are offered for three-month maturity in the London interbank market in London, England, as selected
by the Lenders at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the date that is two Business Days prior to the beginning of such Interest Period. 
 “Loans” means the term loans made by the Lenders to the Borrowers pursuant to Section 2.01 of this Agreement. 
 “Loan Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement and the Notes, if any. 
 “Maturity
Date” means December 31, 2011. 
  

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 “Note” means a promissory note issued at the request of the Lenders pursuant to
Section 2.04(d), in substantially the form of Exhibit B. 
 “Notice of Borrowing” has the meaning specified in
Section 2.02. 
 “Other Taxes” has the meaning specified in Section 2.08(b). 
 “Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation (including a business trust), joint stock company, trust, unincorporated
association, joint venture, limited liability company or other entity, or a government or any political subdivision or agency thereof. 
 “Register” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(b). 
 “Related Parties”
means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and any respective directors, officers, controlling persons, employees, agents, advisors and representatives of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates. 
 “Required Lenders” means the Lender or Lenders which, at any time, are owed more than 50% of the then aggregate unpaid principal
amount of Loans. 
 “Second Secured Notes Indenture” means the Indenture dated as of November 3, 2006, as
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, among Hexion U.S. Finance Corp. and Hexion Nova Scotia Finance, ULC, as Issuers, the Guarantors named therein (including the U.S. Borrower), and Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee.

 “Senior Secured Credit Agreement” means the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of
November 3, 2006, as further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, among Hexion LLC, as Holdings, the U.S. Borrower, as U.S. Borrower, Hexion Specialty Chemicals Canada, Inc., as Canadian Borrower, Hexion Specialty
Chemicals B.V., as Dutch Borrower, and Hexion Specialty Chemicals UK Limited and Borden Chemical UK Limited, as U.K. Borrowers, the Lenders from time to time parties thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for the Lenders
thereunder, and Credit Suisse, as Syndication Agent. 
 “Statutory Reserves” shall mean, with respect to any
currency, the aggregate of the maximum reserve, liquid asset, fees or similar requirements (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves or other requirements) established by any central bank, monetary authority, the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America, the Financial Services Authority, the European Central Bank or other Governmental Authority for any category of deposits or liabilities customarily used to fund loans in such
currency, expressed in the case of each such requirement as a decimal. Such reserve percentages shall include those imposed pursuant to Regulation D of the Board. Loans shall be deemed to be subject to such reserve, liquid asset or similar
requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to the Lender under any applicable law, rule or regulation, including Regulation D. Statutory Reserves shall be adjusted
automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve, liquid asset or similar requirement. 
  

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 “Tax” means any levy, impost, deduction, charge or withholding, and all
liabilities with respect thereto, imposed by any governmental authority upon a Person or upon its assets, revenues, income, capital or profits. 
 “Voting Stock” means capital stock issued by a corporation, or equivalent equity interests in any other Person, the holders of which are ordinarily, in the absence of contingencies, entitled to vote for the election
of directors (or persons performing similar functions) of such Person, even if the right to vote has been suspended by the happening of such a contingency. 
 SECTION 1.02. Computation of Time Periods. In this Agreement in the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and
including” and the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding”. 
 SECTION 1.03. Accounting
Terms. All accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP (the “Accounting Principles”). 
 SECTION 1.04. Other Interpretive Provisions. As used herein, except as otherwise specified herein, (i) references to any Person include its successors and assigns and, in the case of any
governmental authority, any Person succeeding to its functions and capacities; (ii) references to any Applicable Law include amendments, supplements and successors thereto; (iii) references to specific sections, articles, annexes,
schedules and exhibits are to this Agreement; (iv) words importing any gender include the other gender; (v) the singular includes the plural and the plural includes the singular; (vi) the words “including”,
“include” and “includes” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (vii) captions and headings are for ease of reference only and shall not affect the construction hereof; and
(viii) references to any time of day shall be to New York City time unless otherwise specified. 
 ARTICLE II 
 AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE LOANS 
 SECTION 2.01. The Loans. 
 (a) Each Lender having a Commitment severally agrees to make a Loan or
Loans on the Closing Date to the Borrowers in Dollars in an initial aggregate principal amount equal to such Commitment. 
 (b) The Commitment shall automatically terminate at 5:00 P.M. on the Closing Date. 
 (c) The Loans (i) shall be
made on the Closing Date, (ii) may be repaid or prepaid in accordance with the provisions hereof, but once repaid or prepaid, may not be reborrowed, (iii) shall not on the Closing Date exceed for any such Lender the Commitment of such
Lender and (iv) shall not on the Closing Date exceed in the aggregate the total of all Commitments. On the Maturity Date, all then unpaid Loans shall be repaid in full. 
 SECTION 2.02. Making the Loans. Each Borrower requesting Loans shall give notice to the Lenders not later than 2:00 P.M. on the Business
Day prior to the borrowing of the Loans. Each notice of a borrowing shall be made by telephone, confirmed promptly by a notice in substantially the form of Exhibit C (a “Notice of Borrowing”) delivered in writing or via
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(i) the requested date of the borrowing (which shall be the Closing Date) and (ii) the aggregate amount of such borrowing. Upon fulfillment of the
applicable conditions set forth in Article III, the Lenders shall, before 2:00 P.M. on the Closing Date, make the Loans available to the requesting Borrower in an account of such Borrower previously specified to the Lenders. 
 SECTION 2.03. Repayment of the Loans. 
 (a) The Borrowers shall repay to the Lenders (or as directed by the Lenders) on the Maturity Date the then-unpaid Loans in Dollars. 
 (b) On each date that is five Business Days prior to the date on which the U.S. Borrower has determined to deliver the certificate of
compliance required by Section 5.04(c) of the Senior Secured Credit Agreement which certificate would, but for the exercise of the U.S. Borrower’s rights under Section 7.03 of the Senior Secured Credit Agreement, disclose a breach of
the financial maintenance covenant contained in the Senior Secured Credit Agreement, each Borrower shall repay its pro rata share of a portion of the Loans outstanding on such date to the Lenders (or as directed by the Lenders) in an amount that
would be sufficient (or if such amounts exceed the amount of the Loans, the entire amount of the Loans), upon investment by the Lenders of such amount in the equity capital of the U.S. Borrower’s immediate parent pursuant to Section 7.03
of the Senior Secured Credit Agreement, to cure such breach. 
 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, as of any date, no repayment shall
be required so long as the principal amount of the outstanding Loans together with any other debt securities and bank indebtedness issued by the U.S. Borrower or any of its subsidiaries (other than indebtedness issued by a foreign subsidiary that is
not a Foreign Subsidiary Loan Party (as defined in the Senior Secured Credit Agreement) that is denominated in currencies other than the Dollar in the form of bank financings or notes offered or arranged outside the United States and not placed with
investors that regularly invest in the U.S. financial markets) with a final maturity within 91 days of such date is greater than or equal to $200,000,000. 
 SECTION 2.04. Evidence of Indebtedness. 
 (a) The Lenders shall maintain in
accordance with customary practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness to the Lenders resulting from the Loans made by the Lenders, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to the Lenders from time to time
under this Agreement. 
 (b) The Lenders shall maintain in a register (the “Register”) accounts in
which they will record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrowers to the Lenders hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum
received by the Lenders hereunder from the Borrowers and each Lender’s share thereof. 
  

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 (c) The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to subsections (a) and
(b) above shall, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations therein recorded; provided, however, that the failure of the Lenders to maintain such accounts or
any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligations of the Borrowers to repay the Loans made to the Borrowers and interest thereon in accordance with the terms hereof. 
 (d) Each Lender may request that the Loans made by it be evidenced by one or more Notes. In such event, the Borrowers shall prepare,
execute and deliver to such Lender one or more Notes payable to the order of such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its permitted assignees). Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by Notes and interest thereon shall at all times
(including after assignment pursuant to Section 5.07) be represented by one or more Notes in such form payable to the order of the payee named therein. 
 SECTION 2.05. Interest on Loans. 
 (a) Subject to Section 2.05(b),
interest shall accrue on the unpaid principal amount of each Loan for each day following the last Interest Payment Date in respect of such Loan at a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the Adjusted LIBO Rate plus the Applicable Margin. All accrued
interest on the Loans shall be paid in arrears on each Interest Payment Date. 
 (b) Each Borrower agrees to pay interest on
past due amounts under this Agreement at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. Accrued and unpaid interest on past due amounts (including interest on past due
interest) shall be due and payable upon demand. 
 SECTION 2.06. Prepayments of Loans. Each Borrower may, upon same day notice
given not later than 2:00 P.M. to the Lenders stating the proposed date and aggregate principal amount of the prepayment (and, if such notice is given, such Borrower shall), prepay such aggregate principal amount of the Loans made to such Borrower
in whole or ratably in part, together with accrued interest to the date of such prepayment on the principal amount prepaid. 
 SECTION
2.07. Payments and Computations. 
 (a) Each Borrower shall make each payment to be made by it hereunder by depositing
same day funds in the account designed by the Lenders in an amount equal to each payment due hereunder no later than 5:00 P.M. on the day when due in Dollars, and the Lenders shall set-off and apply any and all deposits held in such account against
such amounts due and payable hereunder. 
 (b) All computations of interest shall be made by the Lenders on the basis of a
year of 360 days for the actual number of days (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring in the period for which such interest is payable. 
 (c) Whenever any payment hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be deemed due, and
shall be made, on the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of payment of interest. 
  

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 SECTION 2.08. Taxes. 
 (a) Any and all payments by each Borrower hereunder shall be made, in accordance with Section 2.07, free and clear of and without
deduction for any and all present or future Taxes, except as required by Applicable Law. If a Borrower shall be required by law to deduct any Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable hereunder to the Lenders, (i) except in the case of Lender
Taxes and taxes in lieu of United States withholding taxes that are considered excluded from Taxes pursuant to subsection (e) below, the sum payable shall be increased as may be necessary so that after making all required deductions (including
deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) each Lender receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) such Borrower shall make such deductions and (iii) such
Borrower shall, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, pay the full amount deducted to the relevant taxation authority or other authority in accordance with Applicable Law. 
 (b) In addition, each Borrower agrees to pay any present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes,
charges or similar levies that arise from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or registration of, performing under, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement (hereinafter referred to as “Other
Taxes”). 
 (c) Each Borrower agrees to indemnify each Lender for and hold it harmless against the full amount of
Taxes or Other Taxes (including, without limitation, taxes of any kind imposed by any jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section), but excluding Lender Taxes and taxes in lieu of United States withholding taxes that are considered excluded
from Taxes pursuant to subsection (e) below, imposed on or paid by the Lenders and any liability (including penalties, interest and expenses that do not arise from any Lender’s failure to give timely notice thereof or request payment
pursuant to this Section) arising therefrom or with respect thereto. This indemnification shall be made within 30 days from the date any Lender makes written demand therefor. 
 (d) As soon as practicable after the date of any payment of Taxes to a taxing authority by a Borrower, such Borrower shall furnish to the
Lenders, at the address referred to in Section 5.02, the original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing such payment. 
 (e) In the event that a Lender is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States, on the date of the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which it becomes the Lender, and from time to time thereafter as requested in
writing by the Borrowers (but only so long as such Lender remains lawfully able to do so), shall provide the Borrowers with two original duly completed Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8ECI (or any other form prescribed by applicable law as
a basis for claiming exemption from or reduction in United States federal withholding tax), as appropriate, or any successor or other form prescribed by the Internal Revenue Service, certifying that such Lender is exempt from or entitled to a
reduced rate of United States withholding tax on payments pursuant to this Agreement. If the form provided by such Lender at the time such Lender first becomes a party to this Agreement indicates a United States interest withholding tax rate in
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withholding tax all United States withholding taxes, shall be considered excluded from Taxes unless and until the Lender provides the appropriate forms
certifying that a lesser rate applies, whereupon withholding tax at such lesser rate only shall be considered excluded from Taxes for periods governed by such form; provided, however, that, if at the date of the Assignment and Acceptance
pursuant to which a Lender assignee becomes a party to this Agreement, the Lender assignor was entitled to payments under subsection (a) above in respect of United States withholding tax with respect to interest paid at such date, then, to such
extent, the term Taxes shall include (in addition to withholding taxes that may be imposed in the future or other amounts otherwise includable in Taxes) United States withholding tax, if any, applicable with respect to the Lender assignee on such
date. 
 (f) For any period with respect to which any Lender has failed to provide the Borrowers with the appropriate form
described in subsection (e) above (other than if such failure is due to a change in law occurring subsequent to the date on which a form originally was required to be provided, or if such form otherwise is not required under subsection
(e) above), such Lender shall not be entitled to indemnification under subsection (a) or (c) above with respect to Taxes imposed by the United States; provided, however, that should such Lender become subject to Taxes because
of its failure to deliver a form required hereunder, the Borrowers shall take such steps as such Lender shall reasonably request to assist such Lender to recover such Taxes. 
 (g) If a Borrower is required to pay additional amounts to any Lender pursuant to subsection (a) above, then such Lender shall use
its reasonable efforts (consistent with legal and regulatory restrictions) to change its jurisdiction so as to eliminate or minimize any such additional payment by such Borrower that may thereafter accrue, if such change is deemed by such Lender, in
its sole discretion, to be not otherwise disadvantageous to such Lender. 
 ARTICLE III 
 CONDITIONS TO LOANS 
 The obligations of the Lenders to
make the Loans hereunder shall be subject to the conditions set forth below being satisfied on the Closing Date: 
 (a) the
Lender shall have received a Notice of Borrowing as required by Section 2.02; 
 (b) the representations and warranties
of the Borrowers contained in Article III of the Senior Secured Credit Agreement, as in effect on the Closing Date, and to the extent applicable to the Borrowers, are true and correct in all material respects, before and after giving effect to the
making of the Loans and the application of the proceeds therefrom, as though made on and as of such date (except to the extent such representations and warranties relate to a particular date, in which case they are true and correct in all material
respects on and as of such particular date); and 
 (c) no Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the
making of the Loans or the application of the proceeds therefrom. 
  

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 ARTICLE IV 
 EVENTS OF DEFAULT 
 SECTION 4.01. Events of Default. If any of the following events
(“Events of Default”) shall occur and be continuing: 
 (a) any representation or warranty made or
deemed made by the Borrowers in any Loan Document, or any representation, warranty, statement or information contained in any report, certificate, financial statement or other instrument (including a Notice of Borrowing) furnished in connection with
or pursuant to any Loan Document, shall prove to have been false or misleading in any material respect when so made, deemed made or furnished by the Borrowers; 
 (b) default shall be made in the payment of (i) any principal of the Loans, (ii) any interest on the Loans or (iii) any
other amount due under any Loan Document, in each case when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment thereof or by acceleration thereof or otherwise, and such default shall
continue unremedied for a period of five Business Days; 
 (c) default shall be made in the due observance or performance by
the Borrowers of any covenant, condition or agreement contained in any Loan Document (other than those specified in paragraph (b) above) and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after notice thereof from the Lenders to
the Borrowers; 
 (d) any Event of Default (as defined in the Second Secured Notes Indenture as in effect on the date of
determination) shall occur and be continuing; or 
 (e) any Loan Document shall for any reason be asserted in writing by the
Borrowers not to be a legal, valid and binding obligation of any party thereto; 
 then, and in every such event (other than an event with
respect to the Borrowers described in paragraph (g) or (h) of Section 6.01 of the Second Secured Notes Indenture), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, upon the vote of the Required Lenders, the Lender
shall, by notice to the Borrowers, take any or all of the following actions, at the same or different times: declare the Loans then outstanding to be forthwith due and payable in whole or in part, whereupon the principal of the Loans then
outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all other liabilities of the Borrowers accrued hereunder and under any other Loan Document, shall become forthwith due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of
any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrowers, anything contained herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding; and in any event with respect to the Borrowers described in paragraph (g) or
(h) of Section 6.01 of the Second Secured Notes Indenture, the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all other liabilities of the Borrowers accrued hereunder and under any other Loan Document,
shall automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrowers, anything contained herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary
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 ARTICLE V 
 MISCELLANEOUS 
 SECTION 5.01. Amendments, Etc. No amendment or waiver of any provision
of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, nor consent to any departure by the Borrowers therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Required Lenders and the Borrowers, and then such waiver or
consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided, however, that no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by all the Lenders, do any of the following:
(i) subject any Lender to any additional obligations, (ii) reduce the principal of, or interest on, the outstanding Loans or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder, (iii) postpone any date fixed for any payment of principal of,
or interest on, the outstanding Loans, reimbursement obligations or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder, (iv) change the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the outstanding Loans, or the number of Lenders, that shall be required for
the Lenders or any of them to take any action hereunder, or (vi) amend or waive this Section 5.01 or Section 5.06. 
 SECTION 5.02. Notices, Etc All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including telecopier communication) and mailed, telecopied or delivered, if to the U.S. Borrower, at Hexion Specialty
Chemicals, Inc., 180 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215, Attention: Treasurer; if to the Foreign Borrower, at Borden Luxembourg S. à r. l. c/o Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc., 180 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215, Attention:
Treasurer; if to the Lenders, c/o Apollo Management, L.P., One Manhattanville Road, Suite 201, Purchase, New York 10577, Attention: General Counsel; if to any other Lender, at its address specified in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which
it became a Lender; or, as to the Borrowers or the Lender, at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other party. All such notices and communications shall be effective when delivered or received at the
appropriate address or number to the attention of the appropriate individual or department, except that notices and communications to any Lender pursuant to Article II or IV shall not be effective until received by such Lender. Delivery by
telecopier of an executed counterpart of any amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or of any exhibit hereto to be executed and delivered hereunder shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed
counterpart thereof. 
 SECTION 5.03. No Waiver; Remedies. No failure on the part of any Lender to exercise, and no delay in
exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The remedies provided in the Loan
Documents are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law. 
 SECTION 5.04. Costs and Expenses. 
 (a) The Borrowers agree to pay, no later than 30 days after the date hereof (and, thereafter, in the case of items listed in clause
(ii) below, within ten days after demand therefor, to the extent not previously paid), all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Lenders in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification and
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this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the other documents to be delivered hereunder, including, without limitation, (i) all due diligence,
transportation, computer, duplication, appraisal, consultant, and audit expenses and (ii) the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Lenders with respect thereto and with respect to advising the Lenders as to their rights and
responsibilities under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The Borrowers further agree to pay within ten Business Days of demand all costs and expenses of the Lenders, if any (including, without limitation, counsel fees and expenses), in
connection with the enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the other documents to be delivered hereunder, including, without limitation, reasonable fees and expenses
of counsel for the Lenders in connection with the enforcement of rights under this subsection (a). 
 (b) The Borrowers agree
to indemnify and hold harmless the Lenders and each of their Affiliates and their officers, directors, controlling persons, employees, agents, advisors and representatives (each, an “Indemnified Party”) from and against any
and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities and reasonable expenses, joint or several, to which any such Indemnified Party may become subject (other than Taxes and Other Taxes, which shall be governed solely by Section 2.08), in each case
arising out of or in connection with or relating to (including, without limitation, in connection with any investigation, litigation or proceeding or preparation of a defense in connection therewith) this Agreement and the other the Loan Documents,
any of the transactions contemplated herein or therein or the actual or proposed use of the proceeds of the Loans, and to reimburse any Indemnified Party for any and all reasonable expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable fees and
expenses of counsel) incurred in connection with the investigation of or preparation for or defense of any such pending or threatened claim or any action or proceeding arising therefrom, whether or not such Indemnified Party is a party and whether
or not such claim, action or proceeding is initiated or brought by or on behalf of the Borrowers or any of their Affiliates and whether or not any of the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated or any of the Loan Documents are terminated,
except to the extent such claim, damage, loss, liability or expense is found in a judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted (i) in the event such damages are solely the result of such Indemnified Party’s or any of its
Related Parties’ failure to perform any term, covenant or agreement under Section 5.08 or otherwise to honor any written confidentiality undertaking made by it for the benefit of the Borrowers (whether in the Loan Documents or otherwise),
such Indemnified Party’s or any of its Related Parties’ negligence, (ii) in all other cases, from such Indemnified Party’s or any of its Related Parties’ gross negligence or willful misconduct. In the case of an
investigation, litigation or other proceeding to which the indemnity in this subsection (b) applies, such indemnity shall be effective whether or not such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by the Borrowers, their directors,
shareholders or creditors or an Indemnified Party or any other Person or any Indemnified Party is otherwise a party thereto and whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated. The Borrowers also agree not to assert any claim
against the Lenders, any of their Affiliates, or any of their directors, officers, employees, attorneys and agents, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages arising out of or otherwise relating to the Loan
Documents, any of the transactions contemplated herein or the actual or proposed use of the proceeds of the Loans. 
  

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 (c) The Borrowers agree that no Indemnified Party shall have any liability (whether
direct or indirect, in contract or tort or otherwise) to the Borrowers or their security holders or creditors related to or arising out of or in connection with the Loan Documents, the Loans or the use or proposed use of the proceeds thereof, any of
the transactions contemplated by any of the foregoing or in the loan documentation and the performance by an Indemnified Party by any of the foregoing except to the extent that any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense is found in a judgment by
a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from (i) in the event that such damages are the result of any Indemnified Party’s or any of its Related Parties’ failure to comply with Section 5.08 or otherwise to honor any
written confidentiality undertaking made by it for the benefit of the Borrowers (whether in the Loan Documents or otherwise), such Indemnified Party’s or any of its Related Parties’ negligence, or (ii) in all other cases, such
Indemnified Party’s or any of its Related Parties’ gross negligence or willful misconduct. 
 SECTION 5.05. Right of
Set-off. Upon (i) the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default and (ii) the declaration by the Lenders with the consent of the Required Lenders that the outstanding Loans are due and payable, the Lenders and
each of their Affiliates are hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set-off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other
indebtedness at any time owing by the Lenders or any such Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Borrowers against any and all of the obligations of the Borrowers now or hereafter existing under this Agreement and any other Loan
Document held by the Lenders, whether or not the Lenders shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such obligations may be unmatured. The Lenders agree promptly to notify the Borrowers after any such
set-off and application, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application. The rights of the Lenders and their Affiliates under this Section are in addition to other rights and
remedies (including, without limitation, other rights of set-off) that the Lenders and their Affiliates may have. 
 SECTION 5.06.
Binding Effect. This Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Borrowers and the Lenders and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrowers and the Lenders and their respective
successors and permitted assigns, except that the Borrowers shall not have the right to assign their rights hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of the Lenders. 
 SECTION 5.07. Assignments and Participations. 
 (a) Each Lender may assign to one or more of its Affiliates all or a portion of its rights and obligations under the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, all or a portion of the Loans owing to it);
provided, however, that (i) each such assignment shall be of a constant, and not a varying, percentage of all rights and obligations under the Loan Documents and (ii) the parties to each such assignment shall execute and deliver to
the Lender which maintains the Register, for its acceptance and recording in the Register, an Assignment and Acceptance. Upon such execution, delivery, acceptance and recording, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and
Acceptance, (x) the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned to it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, have 

  

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the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder and (y) the Lender assignor thereunder shall, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have
been assigned by it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all or the remaining portion of an assigning
Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto). 
 (b) By executing
and delivering an Assignment and Acceptance, the Lender assignor thereunder and the assignee thereunder confirm to and agree with each other and the other parties hereto as follows: (i) other than as provided in such Assignment and Acceptance,
such assigning Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with any Loan Document or the execution, legality, validity,
enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto; (ii) such assigning Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no
responsibility with respect to the financial condition of the Borrowers or the performance or observance by the Borrowers of any of their obligations under this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other instrument or document furnished
pursuant hereto; (iii) such assignee confirms that it has received a copy of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and
decision to enter into such Assignment and Acceptance; (iv) such assignee will, independently and without reliance upon such assigning Lender or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the
time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; and (v) such assignee agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations that by the
terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document are required to be performed by it as a Lender. 
 (c) Upon its receipt of
an Assignment and Acceptance executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee the Lender which maintains the Register shall, if such Assignment and Acceptance has been completed, accept such Assignment and Acceptance, record the information contained
therein in the Register and forward a copy thereof to the Borrowers. 
 (d) The Lender which maintains the Register shall
maintain at its address referred to in Section 5.02 a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to and accepted by it. 
 (e) The Lenders may, in connection with any assignment or participation or proposed assignment or participation pursuant to this Section, disclose to the assignee, designee or participant or proposed assignee or participant, any information
relating to the Borrowers furnished to the Lenders by or on behalf of the Borrowers; provided that, prior to any such disclosure, the assignee or participant or proposed assignee or participant shall agree in writing in favor of (and
delivered to) the Borrowers to preserve the confidentiality of any Confidential Information received by it on terms substantially similar to those set forth in Section 5.08. 
  

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 (f) Notwithstanding any other provision set forth in this Agreement, each Lender may at
any time create a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under the Loan Documents in favor of any Federal Reserve Bank in accordance with Regulation A of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. 
 (g) In the event that the Borrowers shall be required to make additional payments to any Lender under Section 2.08, the Borrowers
shall have the right, at their own expense, upon notice to such Lender, to require such Lender to transfer and assign without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in this Section) all of such Lender’s
interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to another Lender identified by the Borrowers and approved by the continuing Lenders (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), which financial institution
shall assume such obligations of such Lender for consideration equal to the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Loans, and if satisfactory arrangements are made for the payment to such Lender of interest and fees accrued hereunder to
the date of such transfer and all other amounts payable hereunder to such Lender on or prior to the date of such transfer; provided that (i) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) no such assignment shall conflict
with any law, rule or regulation or order of any governmental authority and (iii) the Borrowers shall have paid to the assignor in immediately available funds on or prior to the date of such assignment all amounts accrued for the account of
such Lender or owed to it under Section 2.08. 
 (h) The Foreign Borrower may assign to one or more of its Affiliates
which is a subsidiary of the U.S. Borrower all or a portion of its rights and obligations under the Loan Documents; provided, however, that (i) the parties to such assignment shall execute and deliver to the Lender which maintains the
Register a copy of such assignment. Upon such execution and delivery, from and after the effective date specified in such assignment, (x) the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder
have been assigned to it pursuant to such assignment, have the rights and obligations of the Foreign Borrower hereunder and (y) the Foreign Borrower assignor thereunder shall, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been
assigned by it pursuant to such assignment, relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an assignment covering all or the remaining portion of the assigning Foreign Borrower’s rights and
obligations under this Agreement, such Foreign Borrower shall cease to be a party hereto). 
  

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 SECTION 5.08. Confidentiality. Each Lender agrees, on behalf of itself and each of its
Related Parties, to keep confidential all Confidential Information and not to disclose such Confidential Information to any other Person without the prior written consent of the Borrowers, other than (i)(A) to such Lender’s Affiliates and their
respective officers, directors, employees, agents and advisors on a need-to-know basis (provided that any such Person is informed of the confidential nature of such information and is instructed to keep such information confidential),
(B) to the other Lenders, (C) as contemplated by Section 5.07, to actual or prospective assignees and participants (provided that prior to any such disclosure, any such Person shall deliver to such Lender a written agreement to
keep such information confidential and the assignee or participant or proposed assignee or participant shall agree in a writing in favor of (and delivered to) the Borrowers to preserve the confidentiality of any Confidential Information received by
it on terms substantially similar to those set forth in this Section), and in each case in this clause (i) on a confidential basis only, (ii) as required by any law, rule or regulation or judicial process and (iii) as requested or
required by any state, federal or foreign authority or examiner regulating banks or banking. 
 Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, each Lender (and each officer, director, employee, agent and advisor of such Person) may disclose to any and all other Persons, without limitation of any kind, the “tax treatment” and “tax structure” (in each case
within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4) of the transactions contemplated hereby and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to such Person relating to such “tax
treatment” and “tax structure”. 
 SECTION 5.09. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. 
 SECTION 5.10. Severability. In the event any one or more of
the provisions contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not in any way be
affected or impaired thereby. 
 SECTION 5.11. Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart
of a signature page to this Agreement by telecopier shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. 
 SECTION 5.12. Jurisdiction, Etc. 
 (a) Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of any New York State court or federal court of the United States of America sitting in New York, New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any
action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect
of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in any such New York State court or, to the extent permitted by law, in such federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final 

  

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judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner
provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall affect any right that any party may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document in the courts of any jurisdiction.

 (b) Each of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively
do so, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document in any New York State or federal court located in the Borough of
Manhattan. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court. 
 SECTION 5.13. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR
COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO
REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES
HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION. 
 SECTION 5.14. Survival. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Borrowers herein and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to
this Agreement shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of the Loans, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on
its behalf and notwithstanding that the Lenders may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the
principal of or any accrued interest on the Loans or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding and unpaid. The provisions of Sections 2.08, 5.04 and 5.08 shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof. 
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective
authorized representatives as of the day and year first above written. 
  

			
	HEXION SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, INC., as the U.S. Borrower
		
	By	 	  

	Name:	 	George F. Knight
	Title:	 	Senior Vice President
	
	BORDEN LUXEMBOURG S. À R. L., as the Foreign Borrower
		
	By	 	  

	Name:	 	Ellen German Berndt
	Title:	 	Manager

			
	EURO V (BC) S. À R. L., as a Lender
		
	By	 	  

	Name:	 	Laurie D. Medley
	Title:	 	Class A Manager
	
	EURO VI (BC) S. À R. L., as a Lender
		
	By	 	  

	Name:	 	Laurie D. Medley
	Title:	 	Class A Manager
	
	AAA CO-INVEST VI (EHS-BC) S. À R. L., as a Lender
		
	By	 	  

	Name:	 	Laurie D. Medley
	Title:	 	Class A Manager

 SCHEDULE 2.01 
 COMMITMENTS AND LENDERS 
  

				
	 Lenders
	  	Commitments
	 Euro VI (BC) S. à r. l.
	  	$	67,812,500
	 Euro V (BC) S. à r. l.
	  	$	22,500,000
	 AAA Co-Invest VI (EHS-BC) S. à r. l.
	  	$	9,687,500
	 Total:
	  	$	100,000,000

 EXHIBIT A 
 Form of Assignment and Acceptance 
 ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE 
 Reference is made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2009 (as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time, the “Credit
Agreement”; capitalized terms used herein without definition being used as therein defined), among Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc., a New Jersey corporation (the “U.S. Borrower”), Borden Luxembourg S. à
r. l., a Luxembourg société à responsabilité limitée (the “Foreign Borrower” and, together with the U.S. Borrower, the “Borrowers”), and Euro V (BC) S. à r.
l., Euro VI (BC) S. à r. l., and AAA Co-Invest VI (EHS-BC) S. à r. l., each, a Luxembourg société à responsabilité limitée, as Lenders (together with their permitted successors and assigns, the
“Lenders”). 
 The “Assignor” and the “Assignee” referred to on
Schedule I hereto agree as follows: 
 1. The Assignor hereby sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby purchases and
assumes from the Assignor, an interest in and to the Assignor’s rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement as of the date hereof equal to the percentage interest specified on Schedule 1 hereto of all outstanding rights and
obligations under the Loan Documents. After giving effect to such sale and assignment, the Loans owing to the Assignee will be as set forth on Schedule 1 hereto. 
 2. The Assignor (i) represents and warrants that it is the legal and beneficial owner of the interest being assigned by it hereunder and that such interest is free and clear of any adverse claim; (ii) makes
no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Loan Documents or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency
or value of the Loan Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto; and (iii) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of the Borrowers or the
performance or observance by the Borrowers of any of their obligations under the Loan Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto. 
 3. The Assignee (i) confirms that it has received a copy of the Loan Documents, together with copies of such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and
decision to enter into this Assignment and Acceptance; (ii) agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Assignor or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time,
continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents; (iii) agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations that by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to
be performed by it as a Lender; and (iv) attaches any U.S. Internal Revenue Service forms required under Section 2.08 of the Credit Agreement. 
 4. Following the execution of this Assignment and Acceptance, (i) it will be delivered to the Lender which maintains the Register for acceptance and recording by such 

  

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Lender and (ii) promptly upon receipt of this Assignment and Acceptance such Lender shall deliver a copy to the Borrowers. The effective date for this
Assignment and Acceptance (the “Effective Date”) shall be the date of acceptance hereof by such Lender, unless otherwise specified on Schedule 1 hereto. 
 5. Upon such acceptance and recording by the Lender which maintains the Register, as of the Effective Date, (i) the Assignee shall be a party to the
Credit Agreement and, to the extent provided in this Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under the Loan Documents and (ii) the Assignor shall, to the extent provided in this Assignment and Acceptance,
relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under the Loan Documents. 
 6. Upon such acceptance and recording by the Lender
which maintains the Register, from and after the Effective Date, the Borrowers shall make all payments under the Loan Documents in respect of the interest assigned hereby (including, without limitation, all payments of principal, interest and
facility fees with respect thereto) to the Assignee. The Assignor and Assignee shall make all appropriate adjustments in payments under the Loan Documents for periods prior to the Effective Date directly between themselves. 
 7. This Assignment and Acceptance shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. 
 8. This Assignment and Acceptance may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which
when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of Schedule 1 to this Assignment and Acceptance by telecopier shall be effective
as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Acceptance. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Assignor and the Assignee have
caused Schedule 1 to this Assignment and Acceptance to be executed by their officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date specified thereon. 
  

			
	[NAME OF ASSIGNOR], as Assignor
		
	By	 	  

	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	
		
	Date: 	 	                    , 20    
	
	[NAME OF ASSIGNEE], as Assignee

  

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	By	 	  

	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	
		
	Date: 	 	                     , 20    
	
	Address:

  

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 Schedule 1 
 to 
 Assignment and Acceptance 
  

					
	Aggregate outstanding principal amount of Loans assigned by Assignor:	  	$                	  	
			
	Effective Date:	  	                    ,         
	  	

  

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 EXHIBIT B 
 Form of Note 
 NOTE 
  

			
	$ [                    ]	 	[Date]

 FOR VALUE RECEIVED, [HEXION SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, INC., a New Jersey corporation (the
“U.S. Borrower”)]/[BORDEN LUXEMBOURG S. À R. L., a Luxembourg société à responsabilité limitée (the “Foreign Borrower”)] hereby promises to pay to the order of
[NAME OF LENDER] as the registered holder hereof (the “Lender”), in accordance with Section 2.04 of the Credit Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2009 (as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time, the
“Credit Agreement”), among the Borrowers and the Lenders, the principal sum of [AMOUNT OF LENDER’S LOANS IN WORDS] ($[AMOUNT OF LENDER’S LOANS IN NUMBERS]) (or such lesser amount as shall equal the aggregate unpaid
principal amount of the Loans made by the Lender to such Borrower), in lawful money of the United States of America and in immediately available funds, on the dates and in the principal amounts provided in the Credit Agreement, and to pay interest
on the unpaid principal amount the Loans, at such office, in like money and funds, for the period commencing on the date of the Loans until the Loans shall be paid in full, at the rates per annum and on the dates provided in the Credit
Agreement. 
 The date, amount, interest rate and maturity of the Loans made by the Lender to the Borrower, and each payment made on account
of the principal thereof, shall be recorded by the Lender on its books and, prior to any transfer of this Note, endorsed by the Lender on the schedules attached hereto or any continuation thereof. 
 This Note is one of the Notes referred to in the Credit Agreement, and evidences Loans made by the Lender thereunder. Capitalized terms used in this Note
have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement. 
 This Note is issued pursuant to the Credit Agreement and is
entitled to the benefits provided for in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The Credit Agreement provides for the acceleration of the maturity of this Note upon the occurrence of certain events, for prepayments of Loans upon the
terms and conditions specified therein and other provisions relevant to this Note. 
  

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 THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

  

			
	[BORROWER],
		
	By	 	  

	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	

  

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 EXHIBIT C 
 Form of Notice of Borrowing 
 [Date] 
 Euro V (BC) S. à r. l., 
 Euro VI (BC) S. à r. l., and 
 AAA Co-Invest VI (EHS-BC) S. à r. l., as Lenders 
 under the Credit
Agreement referred to below 
 c/o Apollo Management, L.P. 
 One
Manhattanville Road 
 Suite 201 
 Purchase, New York 10577

 Ladies and Gentlemen: 
 The undersigned,
[HEXION SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, INC., a New Jersey corporation (the “U.S. Borrower”)]/[BORDEN LUXEMBOURG S. À R. L., a Luxembourg société à responsabilité limitée (the
“Foreign Borrower”)], refers to the Credit Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2009 (as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”; capitalized terms used herein
without definition being used as therein defined), among Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc., a New Jersey corporation (the “U.S. Borrower”), Borden Luxembourg S. à r. l., a Luxembourg société à
responsabilité limitée (the “Foreign Borrower” and, together with the U.S. Borrower, the “Borrowers”), and Euro V (BC) S. à r. l., Euro VI (BC) S. à r. l., and AAA Co-Invest
VI (EHS-BC) S. à r. l., each, a Luxembourg société à responsabilité limitée, as Lenders, and hereby gives you notice, irrevocably, pursuant to Section 2.02 of the Credit Agreement, that the undersigned
hereby requests the Loans under the Credit Agreement, and in that connection sets forth below the information relating to such Loans (the “Proposed Borrowing”) as required by Section 2.02 of the Credit Agreement:

 (i) The Business Day of the Proposed Borrowing is
                    , 20    . 
 (ii) The Proposed Borrowing is a Loan in the amount of $                    . 
 The undersigned hereby certifies that the following statements are true on the date hereof, and will be true on the date of the Proposed Borrowing:

 (a) the representations and warranties of the Borrowers contained in Article III of the Senior Secured Credit Agreement, as
in effect on the date hereof, and to the extent applicable to the Borrowers, are true and correct in all material respects, before and after giving effect to the making of the Proposed Borrowing to be made on such date and the application of the
proceeds therefrom, as though made on and as of the date hereof (except to the extent such representations and warranties relate to a particular date, in which case they are true and correct in all material respects on and as of such particular
date); and 
  

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 (b) no Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the making of the
Loans or the application of the proceeds therefrom. 
  

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	Very truly yours,
	
	[BORROWER],
		
	By	 	  

	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	

  

 C-3Employment Agreement

 Exhibit 10.1 
 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
 This Employment Agreement (this
“Agreement”) is made and entered into on August 7, 2009, by and between BRE Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), and John A Schissel, an individual (“Executive”) and
memorializes the terms and conditions of Executive’s employment by the Company from and after October 5, 2009 (the “Effective Date”). 
 AGREEMENT 
 In consideration of the mutual covenants set forth in this Agreement, the parties
agree as follows: 
 1. Term. Executive shall be employed at will by the Company commencing on the Effective Date and
continuing thereafter until terminated (the “Term”). Executive’s at-will status means that the Executive may terminate his employment at any time, with or without reason, subject only to the notice provisions set forth in
Sections 7.1 and 8.2(b), and that the Company may terminate Executive at any time, with or without reason, subject only to the notice provision in Section 7.3. The Compensation Upon Termination provisions in Section 8 do not alter
Executive’s at-will status. 
 2. Duties. The Company shall employ Executive as its Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer. The Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) shall direct and supervise the employment of Executive and shall determine the powers and duties incident to the position of Chief Financial Officer. Executive shall perform his duties
as Chief Financial Officer diligently and to the best of his ability and devote his full business time and best efforts to the Company. Executive shall not, except for incidental management of his personal financial affairs, engage in any other
business, nor shall he serve in any position with or as a consultant or adviser to any other corporation or entity (including as a member of such entity’s board of directors or similar governing or advising body), without the prior written
consent of the Board of Directors (“Board”). 
 3. Compensation. During the Term, Executive shall be entitled
to receive compensation in accordance with this Section 3. 
 3.1 Base Salary. Executive shall receive an annual base
salary (“Base Salary”) of $290,000 commencing as of the Effective Date. The Board, in its discretion, may review the Base Salary periodically and adjust the Base Salary in its sole discretion based on relevant circumstances. The
Base Salary shall be payable by the Company to Executive in equal installments on the dates payments of salary are regularly made by the Company to its executive employees subject to all required tax withholdings. 
  

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 3.2 Annual Bonus. In addition to the Base Salary, Executive shall be eligible to receive an
annual incentive bonus (the “Annual Bonus”) targeted at 80% of Base Salary (the “Target Bonus”) for the achievement of the management by objective criteria established by the Compensation Committee of the Board (the
“Committee”) in its sole discretion (the “MBO Criteria”). It is anticipated that, for any given year, the amount of the Annual Bonus could range from 0% of Target Bonus (in the event of a failure to achieve any of
the MBO Criteria), to 100% of Target Bonus (in the event of achievement of the MBO Criteria), to between 100% and 200% of Target Bonus (in the event that a substantial number of the MBO Criteria are significantly exceeded). The determination of
whether Executive has achieved or significantly exceeded the MBO Criteria shall be in the Committee’s sole discretion. The Committee may in its discretion determine that the MBO Criteria on balance as a whole have been met notwithstanding the
fact that certain of the MBO Criteria may not have been met if other MBO Criteria are exceeded. Except as otherwise specified in this Agreement, Executive shall earn the Annual Bonus only at the end of each of the Company’s fiscal years during
the Term. The Annual Bonus, if earned, shall be paid within two and one-half months after the end of each fiscal year. For the period from the Effective Date through December 31, 2009, Executive shall receive as his Annual Bonus an amount equal
to 50% of the Target Bonus ($116,000). 
 3.3 Long-Term Incentive Awards. During the Term, Executive shall be eligible to
receive long-term incentive awards at the sole discretion of the Board. It is contemplated that such awards will take into account financial, operating, and other results achieved as well as future long-term performance goals. Such awards may be in
the form of options, restricted shares which vest over time or upon satisfaction of performance metrics, SARs, stock grants, or any other form of long-term compensation, as determined by the Board in its sole discretion. 
 4. Life Insurance. During the Term, the Company agrees to pay the premiums on a term life insurance policy covering and for the benefit of
Executive with a face amount equal to 100% of the Base Salary. 
 5. Benefits. During the Term, Executive shall be entitled to
receive such other benefits and to participate in such benefit plans as are generally provided by the Company to its executive employees, including parking and profit sharing and insurance plans. Executive shall be entitled to four weeks vacation
for each calendar year which shall accrue in accordance with the Company’s standard policies and procedures. 
 6.
Expenses. The Company shall pay or reimburse Executive for all reasonable travel and other expenses incurred by Executive in performing his duties as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of the Company in accordance with the
Company’s standard policies and procedures. 
 7. Termination of Agreement. The date that Executive’s employment and this
Agreement is terminated is referred to in this Agreement as the “Termination Date.” 
 7.1 Termination Due to
Death or Disability; Voluntary Termination. If, at any time during the Term, Executive shall die, suffer any Disability (as defined below), or voluntarily terminate his employment with the Company, then, in any such event, this Agreement shall
automatically terminate on the date of death, upon any Disability or of the Executive’s voluntary termination, as the case may be. As used in this Agreement, the term “Disability” shall mean the inability of Executive to
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hundred eighty (180) consecutive days or for one hundred eighty (180) days in any twelve month period because of physical or mental illness or
incapacity as determined by the Board. If Executive shall voluntarily terminate his employment with the Company, Executive shall provide the Company with at least 30-days’ prior written notice of such termination, which notice period the
Company may elect to shorten. 
 7.2 Termination by the Company for Good Cause. During the term, the Company may terminate this
Agreement and Executive’s employment at any time for Good Cause. In such event, this Agreement shall terminate on such date as shall be specified in writing by the Company. As used in this Agreement, the term “Good Cause” shall
mean (i) any act or omission of gross negligence, willful misconduct, dishonesty, or fraud by Executive in the performance of his duties hereunder or in material violation of the Company’s employment policies and practices, (ii) the
material failure or refusal of Executive to timely perform the duties or to render the services reasonably assigned to him from time to time by the Board (other than failures to perform duties or render services substantially due to circumstances
beyond the control of Executive, including force majeure events), (iii) Executive’s conviction of or plea of nolo contendere to a crime which has or reasonably would be expected to have a material adverse impact on his
ability to perform his duties as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, including any crime involving dishonesty or moral turpitude or (iv) the material breach by Executive of this Agreement or the material breach of
Executive’s fiduciary duty or duty of trust to the Company as reasonably determined by the Company. 
 7.3 Termination by the
Company Other Than for Good Cause. During the Term, the Company may terminate this Agreement and Executive’s employment for any reason other than for Good Cause with at least 30-days’ prior written notice. 
 7.4 Termination by the Company Incident to a Change in Control. Any termination of this Agreement and the Executive’s employment by
the Company for any reason other than Good Cause, death, or Disability before a Change in Control (which Change in fact subsequently occurs), but after (a) the Company enters into an agreement, the consummation of which would result in the
occurrence of a Change in Control, or (b) the Company or any Person publicly announces an intention to take or to consider taking actions which, if consummated, would constitute a Change in Control shall be deemed conditioned on a Change in
Control for purposes of 8.2(c) below. 
 8. Compensation upon Termination. 
 8.1 Termination Other Than in Connection With a Change in Control. 
 (a) In the event of termination of this Agreement and Executive’s employment pursuant to Section 7.1 or 7.2, the Company shall not be obligated, from and after the Termination Date, to provide to Executive,
and Executive shall not be entitled to receive from the Company, any compensation (including any payments of Base Salary, Annual Bonus, or other awards) or other benefits; except that if termination pursuant to Section 7.1 is due to death or
Disability, Executive or his estate shall receive, within two and one-half months after the close of the fiscal year in which the death or Disability occurred, a lump-sum payment equal to the 

  

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estimated Annual Bonus that Executive would have earned for the fiscal year in question (based on actual performance relative to MBO Criteria for the fiscal
year and Executive’s contribution, in each case up to the date of death or Disability), calculated on a pro-rated basis to the Termination Date. In addition, Executive shall be entitled to the vesting benefits set forth in any performance stock
award agreement or other equity award agreement whether now in existence or entered into during the term of this Agreement. 
 (b) In the
event of termination of this Agreement and Executive’s employment pursuant to Section 7.3, the Company shall provide Executive with the following compensation within 15 days after the Company’s receipt of the release of Executive
described in Section 8.1(c): 
 (i) Executive shall be entitled to a lump-sum payment equal to the estimated Annual Bonus that
Executive would have earned for the fiscal year in question (based on actual performance relative to MBO Criteria for the fiscal year and Executive’s contribution, in each case up to the date of termination, calculated on a pro-rated basis to
the Termination Date. 
 (ii) Executive shall be entitled to receive a lump-sum payment from the Company equal to the sum of: (1) his
final Base Salary and (2) the average of the Annual Bonuses awarded to Executive for the two fiscal years prior to the year in which Executive terminates. If Executive terminates before having been employed for two full fiscal years, then the
lump sum payment shall be equal to: (1) the sum of his final Base Salary and his Target Bonus if he terminates before his first full fiscal year of employment; or (2) the sum of his final Base Salary and the amount of the Annual Bonus
awarded in the immediately preceding year if he terminates after his first full fiscal year of employment but before the end of his second full fiscal year of employment; and 
 (iii) Executive shall be entitled to the vesting benefits set forth in any performance stock award agreement or other equity award agreement whether now
in existence or entered into during the term of this Agreement. 
 (c) Executive’s right to receive any of the payments or other
compensation to be made to Executive pursuant to this Section 8.1 shall be contingent on Executive providing the Company a full and complete release of all known and unknown claims against the Company and its representatives in the form set
forth on Exhibit A to this Agreement to be executed no later than forty-five (45) days after the Termination Date. 
 8.2 Termination
Following a Change in Control. 
 (a) If within 12 months after the effective date of a Change in Control (as defined below) this
Agreement and Executive’s employment is terminated due to Executive’s death or Disability, then Executive or his estate shall receive, within two and one-half months after the close of the fiscal year in which the death or Disability
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average annualized Annual Bonus that Executive received during the Term pro-rated based on the number of days between the effective date of the Change in
Control and the date of death or Disability. If the date of death or Disability is before the Executive has been employed for one full fiscal year, then the lump-sum payment shall be equal to his Target Bonus pro-rated based on the number of days
between the effective date of the Change in Control and the date of Death or Disability. In addition, (i) Executive shall be entitled to a lump-sum payment equal to the estimated Annual Bonus that Executive would have earned for the fiscal year
in question (based on actual performance relative to MBO Criteria for the fiscal year and Executive’s contribution, in each case up to the date of termination), calculated on a pro-rated basis to the Termination Date; and (ii) Executive
shall be entitled to the vesting benefits set forth in any performance stock award agreement or other equity award agreement whether now in existence or entered into during the term of this Agreement. 
 (b) If within 12 months after the effective date of a Change in Control, Executive terminates his employment with the Continuing Employer without Good
Reason (as defined below), then Executive shall receive the amounts set forth in Section 8.2(a) and, provided if Executive gives the Company not less than 90-days’ prior written notice of such voluntary termination and uses his
reasonable efforts to assist the Company with the necessary transition during the period between the notice of termination and the termination itself, then the Company shall pay Executive, within 15 days after the Company’s receipt from
Executive of the release described in Section 8.2(g) (provided that such release is received within 45 days of the Termination Date), a lump-sum payment from the Company equal to: (i) if Executive resigns after having been employed through
two full fiscal years, the sum of his final Base Salary and the average Annual Bonus awarded in the prior two years; (ii) if Executive resigns after having been employed more then one but less than two full fiscal years, the sum of his final
Base Salary and the Annual Bonus he was awarded in the immediately preceding year; or (iii) if the Executive resigns before having been employed through one full fiscal year, the sum of his final Base Salary and his Target Bonus. As used in
this Agreement, the term “Good Reason” means (i) a material reduction in Executive’s target pay, duties, responsibilities, or authority of Executive immediately prior to such Change in Control, without Executive’s
consent, or (ii) the relocation of Executive, without Executive’s consent, to a location more than 50 miles from the Executive’s work location as of the Termination Date, provided in each case that, within 90 business days
of the event set forth in (i) or (ii), Executive presents the Company or the Continuing Employer, as the case may be, with at least 30-days’ prior written notice of his termination of employment stating that such termination was for a
reason set forth in (i) or (ii) and the Company or the Continuing Employer, as the case may be, did not cure such material reduction or relocation within 30 days after receipt of such notice. 
 (c) If within 12 months after the effective date of a Change in Control, Executive terminates his employment with the Continuing Employer for Good
Reason or the Continuing Employer terminates this Agreement and Executive’s employment without Good Cause, then the Continuing Employer shall provide Executive with the following compensation within 15 days after the Company’s receipt from
Executive of the release described in Section 8.2(g) (provided that such release is received within 45 days of the Termination Date): 
 (i) In the event of a termination after the execution date of this Agreement, the Continuing Employer shall pay Executive a lump-sum payment equal to the estimated Annual Bonus that Executive would have earned for the fiscal year in
question (based on actual performance relative to MBO Criteria for the fiscal year and Executive’s contribution, in each case up to the date of termination), calculated on a pro-rated basis to the Termination Date; 
  

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 (ii) the Continuing Employer shall pay Executive a lump-sum payment equal to: (a) if the
termination occurs after Executive has been employed through two full fiscal years, two times the sum of (A) his final Base Salary and (B) the average of the Annual Bonuses awarded to Executive for the two fiscal years prior to the year in
which Executive terminates; (b) if the termination occurs after Executive has been employed more then one but less than two full fiscal years, two times the sum of (C) his final Base Salary and (D) the Annual Bonus he was awarded in
the immediately preceding year; or (c) if the termination occurs before Executive has been employed through one full fiscal year, two times the sum of (E) his final Base Salary and (F) his Target Bonus; 
 (iii) all restrictions (except applicable federal and state securities law) on any restricted shares or share equivalents (including, but not limited
to, stock units or performance units) of Common Stock, other securities of the Continuing Employer or, if such shares of Common Stock or other securities shall have been exchanged or converted into the right to receive other securities, cash or
property, such other securities, cash or property received upon such exchange or conversion, including restrictions which lapse with the passage of time or the satisfaction of performance criteria, to the extent there are any, would lapse and be
eliminated and such securities, cash or property would be unrestricted (except with respect to restrictions imposed by applicable federal and state securities law); 
 (iv) all options to purchase shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Continuing Employer that are subject to vesting shall become fully vested and exercisable for a period of three months after the date of
termination; and 
 (d) For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Continuing Employer” means (A) the Company,
(B) an affiliate of the Company (as such term is defined in the Exchange Act) or (C) such entity that the Company has merged or consolidated with or an affiliate (as such term is defined in the Exchange Act) of such entity that employs
Executive immediately after or in connection with such Change in Control. 
 (e) For purposes of this Agreement, a “Change in
Control” shall be deemed to have occurred when any of the following events occur: 
 (i) the consummation of a merger or consolidation
of the Company with any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent, directly or indirectly, either by remaining
outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity, more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity thereof outstanding
immediately after such merger or consolidation; or 
 (ii) any sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, or any liquidation or
dissolution of the Company, other than as part of a transaction or series of transactions immediately after which the beneficial holders of the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto hold, directly or indirectly, more
than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the voting securities of any acquirer or successor corporation or entity; or 
  

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 (iii) any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), as in effect on the Effective Date, (a “Person”)) acquiring “beneficial ownership” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), of securities of the Company representing
50% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding voting securities; or 
 (iv) a change in the Board that is
the result of a proxy solicitation(s) or other action(s) to influence voting at a shareholders’ meeting of the Company (other than by voting one’s own stock) by a Person or group of Persons who has Beneficial Ownership of 5% or more of the
combined voting power of the securities of the Company and which causes the Continuing Directors (as defined below) to cease to constitute a majority of the Board; provided, however, that none of the events described in (i) through (iv) of
this Section 8.2(e) shall be deemed to be a Change in Control if the event(s) or election(s) causing such change shall have been approved specifically for purposes of this Agreement by the affirmative vote of at, least a majority of the members
of the Continuing Directors. For these purposes, a “Continuing Director” shall mean a member of the Board (A) who is a member of the Board on the Effective Date, or (B) who subsequently becomes a member of the Board and who
either (x) is appointed or recommended for election with the affirmative vote of a majority of the Directors then in office who are Directors on the Effective Date, or (y) is appointed or recommended for election with the affirmative vote
of a majority of the Directors then in office who are described in clauses (A) and (B) (including clause (B)(y)), as applicable. 
 (f) In the event that the benefits provided for in the Agreement, when aggregated with any other payments or benefits received by Executive (the “Aggregate Benefits”), would (i) constitute “parachute payments”
within the meaning of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and (ii) would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then
Executive’s Aggregate Benefits will be either: (a) delivered in full, or (b) delivered as to such lesser extent as would result in no portion of such Aggregate Benefits being subject to the Excise Tax, whichever of the foregoing
amounts, taking into account the applicable federal, state and local income taxes and the Excise Tax, results in the receipt by Executive on an after-tax basis of the greatest amount of Aggregate Benefits, notwithstanding that all or some portion of
such Aggregate Benefits may be taxable under Section 4999 of the Code. Unless the Company and Executive otherwise agree in writing, any determination required under this paragraph will be made in writing by the independent public accountants
mutually agreeable to the Company and Executive (the “Accountants”) whose determination will be conclusive and binding upon Executive and the Company for all purposes. For purposes of making the calculations required by this paragraph, the
Accountants may make reasonable assumptions and approximations concerning applicable taxes and may rely on reasonable, good faith interpretations concerning the application of Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code. The Company and Executive will
furnish to the Accountants such information and documents as the Accountants may reasonably request in order to make a determination under this paragraph. To the extent any reduction in Aggregate Benefits is required by this paragraph, Aggregate
Benefits shall be reduced or eliminated in reverse order of time of payment (that is, Aggregate Benefits payable later shall be reduced or eliminated before any reduction or elimination of Aggregate Benefits payable sooner), Aggregate Benefits
payable at the same time shall be reduced or eliminated in accordance with the Executive’s instructions provided the Company has no reasonable objection thereto, and all reductions or eliminations shall be based on the value of the Aggregate
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 (g) Executive’s right to receive any of the payments or other compensation to be made to Executive
pursuant to this Section 8.2 shall be contingent on Executive providing the Continuing Employer a full and complete release of all known and unknown claims against the Continuing Employer and its affiliates and representatives, in the form set
forth on Exhibit A to this Agreement. 
 9. Confidentiality. It is specifically understood and agreed that the Company
possesses trade secrets, data and information regarding customers, suppliers and stockholders, development, acquisition and other business plans, strategies and records, methods of business and operations, “know-how,” property and
financial analyses and reports, techniques, processes and other confidential or proprietary information of the Company and other persons (all such information, “Proprietary Information”). All Proprietary Information is and shall be
the sole property of the Company for its own exclusive use and benefit, and Executive agrees that upon termination of his employment for any reason whatsoever, he shall return to the Company all Proprietary Information in his possession or under his
control. Executive further agrees that he shall hold all Proprietary Information in strictest confidence and shall not at any time, either during or after his employment by the Company, use or disclose, or permit the use or disclosure of, the same
for his own benefit or for the benefit of others, unless authorized to do so by the Company’s written consent or by a contract or agreement to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound. The provisions of this Section 9 shall
perpetually survive the termination of the Agreement, and Executive shall likewise be bound by all other agreements between his and the Company relating in any way to the protection of Proprietary Information. 
 10. Non-Solicitation. For a period of one year following any termination of this Agreement, Executive shall not directly or indirectly
recruit, attempt to hire, direct, assist others in recruiting- or hiring, or encourage any employee of or consultant to the Company to terminate his or her employment or consulting relationship with the Company or to accept employment or enter into
a consulting relationship with any subsequent employer or business with whom Executive is affiliated in any way. 
 11.
Arbitration. 
 11.1 In consideration of the Company employing Executive and the wages and benefits provided under this
Agreement, Executive and the Company each agree that all claims arising out of or relating to Executive’s employment, including its termination, shall be resolved by binding arbitration in San Francisco, California. This agreement does not
prohibit either party from seeking provisional injunctive relief, pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1281.8. 
 11.2 The dispute will be arbitrated in accordance with the then-current rules of the American Arbitration Association applicable to employment disputes. The Company agrees to pay the fees and expenses for the arbitration, except
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costs, the arbitrator may award reasonable fees and costs to the prevailing party, under the standards for an award of fees and costs provided by law. The
parties agree to file any demand for arbitration within the time limit established by the applicable statute of limitations for the asserted claims or within one year of the conduct that forms the basis of the claim if the claim asserts a breach of
express or implied contract. The failure to demand arbitration within the prescribed time period shall result in waiver of said claims. 
 11.3 This arbitration agreement will cover all matters directly or indirectly related to Executive’s recruitment, employment or termination of employment by the Company, including but not limited to claims involving laws against
any form of discrimination whether brought under federal or state law, and claims involving present and former Executives, officers and directors of the Company, but excluding workers’ compensation and unemployment insurance claims. THE PARTIES
UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THEY ARE WAIVING THEIR RIGHTS TO BRING SUCH CLAIMS TO COURT, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL. 
 12. Taxes;
Withholdings. All compensation payable by the Company to Executive under this Agreement which is or may become subject to withholding under the Code or other pertinent provisions of laws or regulation shall be reduced for all applicable income
and/or employment taxes required to be withheld whether with respect to amounts payable under this Agreement or otherwise. If any payment otherwise due hereunder would be, when otherwise due, subject to additional taxes and interest under
Section 409A of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), for example, and not by way of limitation, because of the prohibition under Section 409A against the payment of deferred compensation on
account of separation of service within six months of separation in the case of any key employee of a public company, then such payment shall be deferred to the extent required to avoid such additional taxes and interest. 
 13. Upon Termination of the Term. The Company shall have the right, without any notice to Executive, to offset any amounts payable to the Company
against any amount payable to Executive pursuant to this Agreement. 
 14. Miscellaneous. 
 14.1 Notices. All notices and other communications required by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if properly addressed:
(i) if delivered personally or via a nationally recognized commercial delivery service, on the day of delivery; or (ii) if delivered by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested), three business days after mailing. Notices
shall be deemed to be properly addressed if addressed to the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice): 
  

					
	 If to the Company:    
	  	BRE Properties, Inc.	  	
		  	525 Market Street, Fourth Floor	  	
		  	San Francisco, CA 94105	  	
		  	Attn: General Counsel	  	
		
	 If to Executive:    
	  	To the contact address of Executive maintained in the Company’s Human Resources records

  

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 14.2 Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the full and complete understanding of the parties
and supersede all prior representations, promises, agreements, and warranties, whether oral or written, on the subject matters covered herein. 
 14.3 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted according to the laws of the State of California. 
 14.4 Successors and Assigns. With respect to the Company, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon any successors or assigns of the Company. With respect to Executive, this Agreement shall not be assignable
but shall inure to the benefit of estate of Executive or his legal successor upon death or disability. 
 14.5 Headings. The captions
of the various sections of this Agreement are inserted only for convenience and shall not be considered in construing this Agreement. 
 14.6 Amendments. Except with respect to adjustments to the Base Salary or Executive’s duties pursuant to the terms of Sections 2 and 3.1, this Agreement may be modified or amended only by a writing signed by both parties.

 14.7 Waivers. No failure on the part of either party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement, and no delay on the part
of either party in exercising any right or remedy under this Agreement, shall operate as a waiver of such right or remedy; and no single or partial exercise of any such right or remedy shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or of any
other right or remedy. Neither party shall be deemed to have waived any claim arising out of this Agreement, or any right, condition or remedy under this Agreement, unless the waiver of such right, condition or remedy is expressly set forth in a
written instrument executed by such party and any such waiver shall only be applicable and effective in the specific instance in which it is given. 
 14.8 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, and the invalid, illegal, or unenforceable
provision shall be limited or eliminated only to the extent necessary to remove such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability in accordance with the applicable law at that time. 
 14.9 Attorneys’ Fees. Without limiting the provisions of Section 11, if either party institutes arbitration proceedings pursuant to
Section 11 or an action to enforce the terms of this Agreement, the prevailing party in such proceeding or action shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs, and expenses except as otherwise required by law. 

14.10 Non-Exclusivity of Remedies. No remedy made available to the Company by any of the provisions of this Agreement is intended to be
exclusive of, any other remedy. Each and every remedy shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every other remedy given hereunder as well as those remedies, existing at law, in equity, by statute, or otherwise. 
  

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 14.11 Interpretation and Advice of Counsel. Executive was advised to seek the advice of counsel in
connection with the negotiation of this Agreement. Executive has done so. Any uncertainty or ambiguity shall not be construed for or against any party based on attribution of drafting to any party. 
 14.12 Survival. Sections 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 and Section 7 or 8, as the case may be, if this Agreement shall be terminated pursuant to
Section 7, shall survive the termination of this Agreement and remain in full force and effect. 
 14.13 No Conflict. Executive
represents that the execution of this Agreement by Executive will not violate any other agreement to which Executive is a party. 
 IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed as of the Effective Date. 
  

					
	 BRE PROPERTIES, INC.
	 		  	EXECUTIVE
			
	 /s/    Constance B. Moore
	 		  	 /s/    John A. Schissel

	Constance B. Moore	 		  	John A. Schissel
	Chief Executive Officer	 		  	

  

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 EXHIBIT A 
 RELEASE 
 THIS RELEASE (“Release”), is entered into by and between John A. Schissel
(referred to herein as “Executive”), and BRE Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), as of this     , day of         ,
        . 
 RECITALS 
 WHEREAS, the Executive and the Company are parties to an Amended and Restated Employment Agreement (“Agreement”) entered on
                    ; 
 WHEREAS,
the provisions in the Agreement are incorporated into this Release as if fully re-written herein; 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
foregoing promises, the mutual covenants and promises contained herein and in the Agreement, the releases set forth herein, other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, it is hereby agreed by the Executive and the
Company as follows: 
 AGREEMENT 
 1.
RELEASE OF CLAIMS. 
 A. Executive’s Release Of Claims. In consideration
of the benefits under Section 9 of the Employment Agreement and any reference to rights or benefits set forth therein, the Executive hereby waives all rights under Section 1542 of the Civil Code of the State of California.
Section 1542 provides: 
 A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his or
her favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him or her must have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor. 
 Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1542 of the Civil Code of the State of California, the Executive hereby irrevocably and unconditionally releases and forever discharges the Company, and each and all of its related entities and
its officers, directors, employees, agents, and representatives and their successors and assigns, and all persons acting by, through, under, or in concert with any of them, from any and all charges, complaints, claims, and liabilities of any kind or
nature whatsoever, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected (hereinafter referred to as “Executive Claims”), which the Executive at any time had or claims to have or which the Executive at any time may have or claim to have regarding
incidents that have occurred as of the date of this Release, including, without limitation, any and all Executive Claims relating to the Executive’s employment or the termination of the 

  

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Executive’s employment with the Company. It is expressly understood by the Executive that among the various rights and claims being waived in this
Release are those arising under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the United States and California Constitutions, California common law, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Americans with
Disabilities Act, state and federal family leave acts, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, and any and all federal and state executive orders and other statutes and regulations. The parties
understand that the waived Executive Claims include all actions, claims and grievances, whether actual or potential, known or unknown, and specifically but not exclusively, all claims regarding offenses that have occurred as of the date of this
Release, including claims arising out of the Executive’s employment and the termination of that employment with the Company. All such claims (including related attorneys’ fees and costs) are forever barred by this Release without regard to
whether those claims are based on any alleged breach of a duty arising in contract or tort, or any alleged unlawful act, including, without limitation, discrimination or harassment, any other claim or cause of action, and regardless of the forum in
which it might be brought. The foregoing notwithstanding, the parties understand and agree that the following Executive Claims are not released: (a) claims for indemnification due under Section 7237 of the California Corporations Code;
(b) claims for indemnification due under Section 2802 of the California Labor Code; (c) claims for indemnification under the Company’s By-Laws, or otherwise; (d) any rights to coverage under any Company Director’s and
Officers liability policy; (e) claims for workers’ compensation benefits; (f) claims for unemployment insurance benefits; (g) claims for vested retirement benefits; and (h) claims for any benefits that the Executive has
under the Employment Agreement. 
 B. Company’s Release Of Claims. The Company hereby waives all rights under
Section 1542 of the Civil Code of the State of California. Section 1542 provides: 
 A general release does not extend to claims
which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him or her must have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor. 
 Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1542 of the Civil Code of the State of California, the Company hereby irrevocably and unconditionally releases and forever
discharges the Executive, and each of the Executive’s agents, representatives, successors and assigns, from any and all charges, complaints, claims, and liabilities of any kind or nature whatsoever, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected
(hereinafter referred to as “Company Claims”), which the Company at any time had or claims to have or which the Company at any time may have or claim to have regarding incidents that have occurred as of the date of this Release, including,
without limitation, any and all charges relating to the Executive’s employment relationship with the Company. The released Company Claims include all actions, claims and grievances, whether actual or potential, known or unknown, and
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of the Executive’s employment relationship with the Company. All such Company Claims (including related attorneys’ fees and costs) are forever
barred by this Release without regard to whether those claims are based on any alleged breach of a duty arising in contract or tort, any alleged unlawful act, any other claim or cause of action, and regardless of the forum in which it might be
brought. 
 2. KNOWING AND VOLUNTARY RELEASE. 
 The Executive understands and agrees that the Executive: 
 A. Is entitled to, but need not take, a full twenty-one (21) days within which to consider this Release before executing it; 
 B. Has carefully read and fully understands all the provisions of this Release; 
 C. Is, through this
Release, releasing the Company, its related entities, and each and all of its officers, directors, employees, agents, and representatives, of any and all claims the Executive may have against them; 
 D. Knowingly and voluntarily agrees to all the terms set forth in this Release; 
 E. Knowingly and voluntarily intends to be legally bound to this Release; 
 F. Was advised and hereby is advised in writing to consider the terms of this Release and consult with an attorney of the Executive’s choice prior to execution of this Release; 
 G. Has a full seven (7) days following the execution of this Release to revoke this Release and has been advised in writing that the Release shall
not become effective or enforceable until the revocation period has expired; and 
 H. Understands that rights or claims under the Age
Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 that may arise after the date of this Release is executed are not waived. 
 3. MISCELLANEOUS.

 3.1 No effect. This Release shall not affect any claim which cannot be waived by private agreement. 
 3.2 Binding Effective Agreement. This Release shall be binding on the Executive, and upon the Executive’s heirs,
administrators, representatives, executors, successors and permitted assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of the Company, its related entities, and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and representatives, and to its administrators,
executors, successors and assigns. The Executive expressly warrants that the Executive has not transferred to any person or entity any rights, causes of action, or claims released in the Release. 
  

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 3.3. Entire Agreement. The Agreement and this Release set forth the entire agreement
between the parties and fully supersede any and all prior agreements or understandings, written or oral, between the parties pertaining to the subject matter of the Agreement and this Release. This Release may not be modified or amended. If any
provision of this Release or the application thereof is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect the other provisions or applications of this Release which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications, and to this end the
provisions of this Release are declared to be severable. This Release may not be assigned without the express written consent of the non-assigning party. In the event any dispute arises in regard to the interpretation of this Release, the parties
agree this Release shall not be deemed to have been drafted by one or the other, and that any rules of construction to the affect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be applicable. 
 4. PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. 
 Any agreements the Executive may have signed with the Company concerning trade secrets, secrecy, new products, ideas, inventions, business plans,
inventions, and confidential data will remain in full force and effect. The Executive shall return to the Company on or before the Executive’s final date of employment with the Company, and not take, copy, use, or distribute in an form or
manner, Company documents or information which is proprietary and/or confidential, including, but not limited to, lists of customers or potential customers, lists of investors or potential investors, financial information, business and strategic
plans, software programs and codes, access codes, and other similar confidential materials or information. The Executive further agrees to return all Company property by the Executive’s final date of employment. It is understood and agreed that
any unauthorized use of Company proprietary or confidential information under this provision voids the Company’s obligation to provide Compensation Upon Termination as described in Section 8 of the Agreement. 
 5. COOPERATION. 
 The Executive agrees
to assist the Company in defending or prosecuting any claim which arose or may arise or continue after the Executive’s cessation of employment with the Company. Such assistance shall include, but not be limited to the Executive being reasonably
available as a witness for the Company regardless of the location of the deposition or trial, being reasonably prepared for testimony, and providing the Company and its counsel with information or materials within the Executive’s knowledge
related to the Executive’s employment or pertinent to the claim. The Company agrees to reimburse the Executive only for out-of-pocket expenses (including travel) actually incurred by the Executive in providing assistance at the Company’s
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 6. ARBITRATION. 
 6.1 Executive and the Company each agree that any and all controversy pertaining to the subject matter of this Release, including but not limited to, those involving construction or application or performance of any
terms, provisions, or conditions of this Release, shall be resolved by binding arbitration in San Francisco, California. This Release does not prohibit either party from seeking provisional injunctive relief, pursuant to California Code of Civil
Procedure Section 1281.8. 
 6.2 The dispute will be arbitrated in accordance with the then-current rules of the American Arbitration
Association applicable to employment disputes. The Company agrees to pay the fees and expenses for the arbitration, except those related to the Executive’s legal fees and costs. The parties agree to file any demand for arbitration within the
time limit established by the applicable statute of limitations for the asserted claims or within one year of the conduct that forms the basis of the claim if the claim asserts a breach of express or implied contract. The failure to demand
arbitration within the prescribed time period shall result in waiver of said claims. THE PARTIES UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THEY ARE WAIVING THEIR RIGHTS TO BRING SUCH CLAIMS TO COURT, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Release has been executed as of the date first above written. 
  

					
	BRE PROPERTIES, INC.	  		 	EXECUTIVE
			
	  
	  		 	  

  

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