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                                                                   Exhibit 10.21

                                  AMENDMENT TO
                              INFORMIX CORPORATION
                      1997 NON-STATUTORY STOCK OPTION PLAN
                       APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
                                  JULY 12, 2000

SECTION 3 - STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN. The maximum number of shares of Common
Stock available for grant under the 1997 Plan was increased by one million two
hundred thousand (1,200,000) shares to one million seven hundred thousand
(1,700,000) shares.*

* Share numbers do not reflect the one-for-four reverse stock split effected
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Exhibit 10.18  

 
 

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
  THE MILLS CORPORATION
  AMENDED AND RESTATED 1994 EXECUTIVE EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN    
    

        This Amendment No. 1 (the "Amendment") to The Mills Corporation Amended and Restated 1994 Executive Equity Incentive Plan (the
"Plan") is adopted as of December 23, 2003 by the Board of Directors (the "Board") of The Mills
Corporation (the "Company"). 

 
 

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        WHEREAS, the Board has determined that it is desirable and in the best interests of the Company to amend the Plan
to provide that the gain from the exercise of stock options granted under the Plan may be deferred by the optionee subject to the terms of the Company's Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan; and 

        WHEREAS, Section 24 of the Plan provides that the Plan may be amended by the Board. 

        NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Plan is amended as follows: 

	1.
	A
new Section 4.6 is hereby added to the Plan to read as follows: 

        4.6    Deferrals.    Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, the
Committee may permit an Optionee to defer such Optionee's receipt of the Shares that would otherwise be due to such Participant by virtue of the exercise of an Option. If any such deferral election is
permitted, the
Committee shall, in its sole discretion, establish rules and procedures for such stock option gain deferrals. Such deferral may be accomplished under the Company's Non-Qualified Deferred
Compensation Plan ("DCP") or pursuant to terms and conditions contained in the relevant Option Agreement. The Company may, but is not obligated to,
contribute the Shares that would otherwise be issuable pursuant to the exercise of the Option to a rabbi trust. Shares issued to a rabbi trust pursuant to this Section 4.6 may ultimately be
issued to the Optionee in accordance with the terms of the DCP. In addition, Shares that would otherwise be issued to the Optionee at the time the Option is exercised but for a proper deferral under
this Section 4.6 shall still be charged against the total number of Shares reserved under Section 3.1 of the Plan and shall be treated as issued for the purpose of Section 6.2 of
the Plan. 

	2.
	All
capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Plan.

	3.
	Except
as expressly amended hereby, the Plan remains in full force and effect. 

 

        IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Amendment to be signed by the undersigned, a duly authorized officer of the Company, as of December 23, 2003. 

	 	 	THE MILLS CORPORATION
 
	

 	
 	

By:	

/s/  THOMAS E. FROST      
 Thomas E. Frost

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

	

Attest:	

/s/  MARY ELLEN SERAVALLI      
 Mary Ellen Seravalli

Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary	

 

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Exhibit 10.19  

 
 

AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO
  THE MILLS CORPORATION
  AMENDED AND RESTATED 1994 EXECUTIVE EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN    
    

        This Amendment No. 2 (the "Amendment") to The Mills Corporation Amended and Restated 1994 Executive Equity
Incentive Plan (the "Plan") is adopted as of February 19, 2004 by the Board of Directors (the
"Board") of The Mills Corporation (the "Company"). 

 
 

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        WHEREAS, the Board has determined that it is desirable and in the best interests of the Company to amend the Plan
to provide for the award of Restricted Stock Units (as defined in the Amendment); and 

        WHEREAS, Section 25 of the Plan provides that the Plan may be amended by the Board. 

        NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Plan is amended, effective as of February 19, 2004, as follows: 

	1.
	SECTION
1 ("DEFINITIONS") is hereby amended as follows:

	

	(a)  The
definition of "AGREEMENT" in SECTION 1.1 is hereby replaced in its entirety with the following: "AGREEMENT" means a written agreement
implementing a grant of an Option or an award of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units.

	

	(b)  The
definition of "DATE OF GRANT" in SECTION 1.9 is hereby replaced in its entirety with the following: "DATE OF GRANT" means the date on
which an Option is granted or Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units are awarded by the Committee (or such later date as specified in advance by the Committee) or, in the case of a Nonstatutory
Stock Option granted to an Outside Director, the date on which such Nonstatutory Stock Option is granted pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of SECTION 11 hereof.

	

	(c)  A
new SECTION 1.30 (A) is hereby added after SECTION 1.30 as follows: "RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT" means a notional Share awarded
pursuant to the provisions of SUBSECTION 7.6 hereof.

	2.
	The
first sentence of SECTION 3.1 shall be deleted and replaced with the following:

	

	An
aggregate of 4,500,000 Shares is hereby made available and shall be reserved for issuance under the Plan with respect to the exercise of Options, the
award of Restricted Stock and the award of Restricted Stock Units, provided that no more than 1,500,000 Shares may be issued pursuant to awards of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units.

	3.
	The
last sentence of SECTION 3.2 is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:

	

	Any
Shares of Restricted Stock forfeited by the Grantee, and all Shares underlying any award of Restricted Stock Units forfeited by the Grantee will (unless
the Plan shall have terminated) become available under the Plan for other grants or awards.

	4.
	SUBSECTIONS
(a)-(c) in SECTION 4.2 are hereby deleted and replaced with the following:

	

	(a)  to
grant Options and make awards of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units;

	

	(b)  subject
to SECTIONS 7 and 11, to determine (a) the Option Price of the Shares subject to each Option, (b) the Employees and
Outside Directors to whom, and the time or times at which, Options shall be granted, Restricted Stock shall be awarded or, in the case of Employees, Restricted Stock Units shall be awarded, and
(c) subject to SECTION 3, the number of Shares subject to an Option and the number of Shares of Restricted Stock, or the 

 

number
of Restricted Stock Units, to be granted to each Optionee and Grantee thereof, respectively; 

	

	(c)  to
determine all other terms and provisions of each Agreement (which may, but need not be identical), and with the consent of the Optionee
or Grantee, as the case may be, to modify any Agreement (including, without limitation, the vesting of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units subject to such Agreement);

	5.
	SUBSECTIONS
(ii)-(iii) in SECTION 4.2(d) are hereby deleted and replaced with the following:

	

	(ii)  for
restrictions on the transfer, sale or other disposition of Shares issued to the Optionee upon the exercise of an Option, and for other
restrictions permitted by SUBSECTION 7.6 hereof with respect to Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units awarded to a Grantee;

	

	(iii)  for
an agreement by the Optionee or a Grantee, as the case may be, to resell to the Company, under specified conditions, Shares issued
upon the exercise of an Option or awarded as Restricted Stock or upon settlement of an award of Restricted Stock Units;

	6.
	SUBSECTIONS
(f)-(h) and (m) of SECTION 4.2 are hereby deleted and replaced with the following:

	

	(f)  to
prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, including, without limitation and subject to SECTION 15 hereof,
the rules with respect to the exercisability of Options and the vesting of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units;

	

	(g)  to
require, whether or not provided for in the pertinent Agreement, of any person exercising an Option or acquiring Restricted Stock or
Shares upon settlement of Restricted Stock Units, at the time of such exercise or acquisition, the making of any representations or agreements which the Committee may deem necessary or advisable in
order to comply with the securities laws of the United States or of any state;

	

	(h)  to
prescribe the method by which grants of Options and awards of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units shall be evidenced;

	

	(m)  to
impose such additional conditions, restrictions and limitations upon the exercise, vesting or retention of Options, Restricted Stock or
Restricted Stock Units as the Committee may, prior to or concurrently with the grant or award thereof, deem appropriate, including, but not limited to, limiting the percentage of Options which may
from time to time be exercised by an Optionee.

	7.
	SECTION
5 is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:

	

	Options,
Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units may be granted or awarded, as the case may be, only to Outside Directors and Employees in accordance
with the restrictions set forth in Section 7, except that Limited Partnership Employees are not eligible to receive Incentive Stock Options and Outside Directors and other members of the
Committee are not eligible to receive Options, Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units other than pursuant to SECTIONS 7.7 AND 11. Subject to the provisions of SECTION 3 and 28 hereof, an Employee
who has been granted an Option or awarded Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units may be granted additional Options or awarded additional Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units, and an Outside
Director who has been granted Options or awarded Restricted Stock may be granted additional Options or awarded additional Restricted Stock; provided, however, that grants of Restricted Stock and
Nonstatutory Stock Options to Outside Directors are subject to the limitations set forth in SECTIONS 7.7 AND 11, respectively. In selecting the individuals to whom Options, Restricted Stock or
Restricted Stock Units shall be granted 

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or
awarded, as the case may be, as well as in determining the number of Shares subject to each Option, Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit to be granted or awarded, the Committee shall take into
consideration such factors as it deems relevant in connection with promoting the purposes of the Plan. 

	8.
	The
first sentence of SECTION 6.1 shall be deleted and replaced with the following:

	

	All
Shares issued under the Plan pursuant to the exercise of an Option, an award of Restricted Stock or upon settlement of an award of Restricted Stock
Units shall be issued by the Company. 

        9.     SECTION
6.3 shall be renamed "SECTION 6.3. RESTRICTED STOCK AND RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARDS" and shall be amended to insert the letter "(a)" before the phrase "Upon the
award" in the first line thereof and to include a new SUBSECTION (b) as follows: 

	

	(b)  Upon
the award of Restricted Stock Units, the Limited Partnership shall issue to the Company the contractual right to receive a number of
restricted Units, equal to (i) the number of Shares issuable upon settlement of the Restricted Stock Units awarded to the Grantee, divided by (ii) the Conversion Multiple, which
contractual right shall be subject to the same restrictions as those applicable to the Restricted Stock Units. Upon the lapse of restrictions applicable to the Restricted Stock Units and the issuance
of the Shares issuable upon settlement of the Restricted Stock Units, the restrictions applicable to the contractual right referred to in this SUBSECTION 6.3 (b) also shall lapse, and the
Company's capital account in the Limited Partnership shall be adjusted, as appropriate, to reflect the additional Units. 

        10.   The
last sentence of SECTION 7.1 is hereby deleted and replaced with the following: 

	

	Subject
to the provisions of SECTIONS 3 and 28 hereof, an individual who has been granted an Option, or awarded Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units
may, if such individual is otherwise eligible, be granted additional Options or awarded additional Restricted Stock or additional Restricted Stock Units if the Committee shall so determine. Subject to
the other provisions of this Plan, the Committee may grant Options or award Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units with terms and conditions which differ among the Optionees or Grantees thereof,
respectively. 

        11.   The
title of SECTION 7.6 is hereby renamed "AWARDS OF RESTRICTED STOCK AND RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS" and the phrase "and Restricted Stock Units to Employees" shall be
inserted after the phrase "Directors and Employees" and before the phrase "in accordance with the following provisions" in the third line. 

        12.   The
title of SECTION 7.6 (a) is hereby renamed "GENERAL NATURE OF RESTRICTIONS ON RESTRICTED STOCK" and a new SUBSECTION (b) shall be added as follows: 

	

	(b)  GENERAL
NATURE OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS. Restricted Stock Unit awards under the Plan shall consist of an unfunded and unsecured promise of
the Company to deliver to the Grantee, on the settlement date specified in the Agreement relating to such award, one Share for each Restricted Stock Unit covered by the award, as specified in the
Agreement relating to such award, subject to the forfeiture and other terms and conditions specified in the Plan and in the Agreement relating to such award. 

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        13.   SUBSECTION
7.6 (b) shall be re-lettered SUBSECTION 7.6 (c) and the following new SUBSECTION 7.6 (d) shall be added: 

	

	7.6  (d)
TERMS OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENTS. Restricted Stock Unit awards shall be evidenced by Agreements containing provisions
setting forth the terms and conditions governing such awards. Each such Agreement shall contain the settlement date of such award and the vesting provisions applicable to such award. The Committee
may, in its discretion, include in any such Agreement prohibitions against the sale, assignment, transfer, exchange, pledge, hypothecation or other encumbrance of the Restricted Stock Units or the
right to receive dividends or dividend equivalents with respect to the award, and such other terms, conditions and restrictions as the Committee in its sole discretion may specify, including
provisions relating to the forfeiture of such award or any portion thereof. 

        14.   SUBSECTION
7.6 (c) shall be re-lettered SUBSECTION 7.6 (d), the phrase "or an award of Restricted Stock Units" shall be inserted in the third line
after the phrase "an award of Restricted Stock", the phrase "on awards of Restricted Stock or the vesting of Restricted Stock Units" shall be inserted in the fifth line after the phrase "lapse of
restrictions" and before the comma, and the phrase "and all Restricted Stock Units" shall be inserted in the sixth line after the phrase "Shares of Restricted Stock". 

        15.   SUBSECTION
7.6 (d) shall be re-lettered SUBSECTION 7.6 (e). 

        16.   A
new SUBSECTION 7.6 (f) shall be added after SECTION 7.6(e), as re-lettered pursuant to Section 16 hereof, as follows: 

	

	(f)  RESTRICTED
STOCK UNITS—DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS. The Committee may establish terms and conditions under which the Grantee of a
Restricted Stock Unit award shall be entitled to receive dividend equivalents with respect to the Shares underlying such Restricted Stock Unit award. 

        17.   SUBSECTION
7.6 (e) shall be re-lettered SUBSECTION 7.6 (g) and the second sentence shall be deleted and replaced with the following: 

	

	With
respect to the grant of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units, the Committee may establish performance goals applicable to Restricted Stock or
Restricted Stock Units granted to Grantees in such a manner as shall permit the Grant to qualify as "performance-based compensation" as described in Section 162 (m)(4)(c) of the Code. 

        In
addition, clause (ii) in existing SUBSECTION 7.6 (e) shall be deleted and replaced with the following: 

	

	(ii)  the
maximum number of Shares of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units which may be granted to any Grantee in any one calendar year
shall not exceed 200,000 Shares.

	18.
	SECTION
8 shall be deleted and replaced with the following:

	

	Unless
otherwise provided in the applicable Agreement, each Option granted and each award of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units made hereunder shall
not be assignable or transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and Options may be exercised and Restricted Stock Units may be settled, during the Optionee's or Grantee's
lifetime, only by the Optionee or Grantee, as the case may be. 

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        19.   SECTION
10 shall be amended by inserting the letter "(a)" before the existing paragraph and inserting a new SUBSECTION 10 (b) as follows: 

	

	Notwithstanding
any other provisions of the Plan, all outstanding non-vested Restricted Stock Unit awards made hereunder shall vest on the date
of a Change of Control, as defined in SECTION 16 hereof, and all such previously non-vested and all vested Restricted Stock Unit awards made hereunder that are outstanding on the date of a
Change in Control shall be settled on the date of such Change of Control in accordance with the provisions of this Plan and the Agreements relating to such awards. 

        20.   SECTION
14.1 shall be deleted and replaced with the following: 

	

	An
Optionee or Grantee may, subject to Committee approval, elect the withholding ("Share Withholding") by the Company of a portion of the Shares otherwise
deliverable to such Optionee or Grantee upon his or her exercise of an Option, vesting of a Restricted Stock award, or settlement of a Restricted Stock Unit award, in each case having a Fair Market
Value equal to either (a) the amount necessary to satisfy such Optionee's or Grantee's required federal, state or other governmental withholding tax liability with respect thereto, or
(b) a greater amount, not to exceed the estimated total amount of such Optionee's or Grantee's tax liability with respect thereto. 

        21.   The
introductory clause after the title "FORFEITURE" and prior to the letter "(a)" in SECTION 15 is hereby deleted and replaced with the following: 

	

	Subject
to the provisions of SUBSECTION 7.4 hereof with respect to Incentive Stock Options and the provisions of SUBSECTION 7.6(b) hereof with respect to
Restricted Stock, unless otherwise provided in an applicable Agreement, an unexercised Option or non-vested Restricted Stock award or Restricted Stock Unit award shall terminate and/or be
forfeited upon the date on which the Optionee or Grantee thereof, as the case may be, is no longer an Employee ("Termination of Employment"), except that 

        22.   SECTION
21 is hereby deleted and replaced with the following: 

	

	An
Optionee or Grantee shall not, by reason of any right granted hereunder, have any right as a stockholder of the Company with respect to the Shares which
may be deliverable upon exercise of such Option, vesting of Restricted Stock or settlement of Restricted Stock Units, until such Shares have been delivered to him or her. 

        23.   The
second sentence of SECTION 23 shall be deleted and replaced with the following: 

	

	Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee shall be entitled, among other things, to make non-uniform and selective
determinations, to enter into non-uniform and selective Option Agreements, Restricted Stock Agreements and Restricted Stock Unit Agreements as to (a) the persons to receive awards
under the Plan, (b) the terms and provisions of awards under the Plan, and (c) the treatment, under SECTION 15 hereof, of leaves of absence. 

        24.   The
first line of SECTION 24 shall be revised to insert the phrase ", Restricted Stock Unit Agreement" after the phrase "Any Option" and before the phrase "Restricted
Stock Agreement." 

        25.   All
capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Plan. 

        26.   Except
as expressly amended hereby, the Plan remains in full force and effect. 

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        IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Amendment to be signed by the undersigned, a duly authorized officer of the Company, as of February 19, 2004. 

	 	 	THE MILLS CORPORATION
 
	

 	
 	

By:	

/s/  THOMAS E. FROST      
 Thomas E. Frost

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

	

Attest:	

/s/  MARY ELLEN SERAVALLI      
 Mary Ellen Seravalli

Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary	

 

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