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FORM OF EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 Exhibit 10.4 
  
 EAGLE HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES TRUST, INC. 
 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
  
 THIS AGREEMENT is made effective as of the                      day of     , 2005, by and between EAGLE
HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES TRUST, INC., a real estate investment trust formed under the laws of the state of Maryland (referred to hereinafter as the “REIT” or the “Company”), and Raymond D. Martz (“Employee”). 

 
 WITNESSETH: 
  
 WHEREAS, the parties desire to provide for Employee’s employment by the REIT and to provide him with compensation
incident thereto; 
  
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
foregoing premises and the mutual covenants herein set forth, the parties hereby covenant and agree as follows: 
  
 1. Employment. The REIT agrees to employ the Employee, and the Employee agrees to be employed by the REIT, upon the following terms and conditions.

  
 2. Term. The initial term of Employee’s employment
pursuant to this Agreement shall begin on the date first written above and shall continue for a period of three (3) years thereafter, unless terminated earlier pursuant to the provisions of Section 10, provided that Sections 8, 9, 10(b), 11, if
applicable, and 12, if applicable, shall survive the termination of such employment and shall expire in accordance with the terms set forth therein. 
  
 3. Renewal Term. The term of Employee’s employment shall automatically renew for additional consecutive renewal terms of one (1) year unless
either party gives written notice of his/its intent not to renew the terms of the Agreement sixty (60) days prior to the expiration of the then expiring term. Employee’s base salary for each renewal, term shall be negotiated and mutually agreed
upon by and between the REIT and Employee. 
  
 4. Duties.
Employee shall serve as the Chief Financial Officer of the REIT. Employee shall be responsible to and report directly to the Chief Executive Officer of the REIT. Employee shall devote his best efforts and substantially all his time to the diligent,
faithful and loyal discharge of the duties of his employment and towards the proper, efficient and successful conduct of the REIT’s affairs. Employee further agrees to refrain, during the term of this Agreement, from profiting from any
transaction or initiative involving any other real estate investment trust or other transaction or initiative that could be considered competitive in nature with the REIT without the express written consent of the Board of Directors. 
  
 5. Compensation. For all services rendered by the Employee under this
Agreement, compensation shall be paid to Employee as follows: 
  
 (a) Base Salary. Employee’s base annual salary shall be Two Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($225,000.00); Employee’s base salary shall be paid to him on a semi-monthly basis in accordance with the REIT’s standard and
customary payroll practices. 
  
 (b) Incentive Compensation/Bonus.
To be determined by the Board of Directors in its sole and complete discretion. The objective of this Section 5(b) is and shall be to provide Employee with an opportunity to earn additional incentive compensation in the form of cash and/or
performance stock based upon the REIT’s attainment of certain stated financial results under the approved business plan for the REIT and the Employee’s performance in fulfilling his duties and obligations to the REIT. Employee understands
that the Company’s payment of any cash bonus and/or any such award of performance stock will be contingent upon the REIT and Employee’s attainment of the goals/criteria/benchmarks which have yet to be established by the REIT’s Board
of Directors. Once the Board of Directors has specified terms and conditions for the above described incentive compensation/bonus, same shall be reduced to writing each year and signed by both the REIT and Employee and made a part of this Agreement.

 (c) Restricted Stock. In addition to the annual base compensation and bonus compensation provided in
sections 5(a) and 5(b) herein above, Employee shall receive Twenty Thousand (20,000) shares of REIT common stock, which shall be restricted and subject to a five (5) year vesting schedule. The aforesaid five (5) year vesting schedule shall be in
equal amounts of 20% per year at the end of each 12 month period, provided Employee is then employed by the REIT. In addition, the vesting schedule shall include provisions that allow for the acceleration of vesting of the restricted stock not
sooner than three years in the event the REIT and Employee exceed a certain 15% performance threshold to be established by the Governance and Compensation Committee and approved by the Board of Directors. Employee understands and acknowledges that
any and all restricted stock awarded to him hereunder shall be made subject to any and all terms and conditions contained in the REIT’s 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan. 
  
 (d) Employee shall be responsible for any and all tax consequences incident to the restricted stock award, which is
contemplated herein above, in accordance with the legal requirements and voluntary elections for recognizing the value conferred to Employee thereunder as ordinary income to him, 
  
 6. Fringe Benefits. 
  
 (a) Employee shall be entitled to paid time and holiday pay in accordance with the REIT’s policies in effect from time to time and shall be eligible
to participate in such life, health and disability insurance, pension, deferred compensation and incentive plans, stock options and awards, performance bonuses and other benefits as the REIT extends, as a matter of policy, to its executive
employees. The REIT shall maintain a disability insurance policy or plan covering the Employee during the Employment Period. 
  
 (b) Life Insurance. During the term of this Agreement, the REIT shall maintain on the life of Employee a term life insurance policy in the amount of two
times his base salary. Employee shall have the right to designate the beneficiary of such policy. Employee agrees to take any and all physicals that are necessarily incident to the issuance and/or renewal of said policy. In addition, Employee agrees
to take any and all physicals that are necessarily incident to the procurement of key person insurance upon his life by the REIT. 
  
 (c) Employee shall be responsible for any and all taxes, owed, if any, on the fringe benefits provided to him pursuant to this Section 6. 
  
 7. Expenses. During the term of Employee’s employment hereunder,
Employee shall be entitled to receive prompt reimbursement for all reasonable and customary business expenses incurred by Employee in fulfilling Employee’s duties and responsibilities hereunder, provided that such expenses are incurred and
accounted for in accordance with the policies and procedures established by the REIT. 
  
 8. Non-Competition & Non-Solicitation. In connection with the diligent, faithful and loyal discharge of the duties of Employee’s employment under this Agreement, Employee agrees that so long as he is
employed by the REIT (whether or not pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement) he will not, directly or indirectly, be employed by, or otherwise give assistance to or be affiliated with (as an employee, consultant, independent contractor of any
type, director or otherwise) any person, firm, corporation, trust or entity which is directly or indirectly engaged in a competitive business with (i) that carried on by the REIT or any of its investment properties or subsidiaries or affiliates
and/or (ii) the hotel business of Corporex Companies and any subsidiaries or affiliates of the REIT or Corporex Companies (the “Corporex Business”). Employee agrees that so long as he is employed by the REIT, he will not own, engage in,
conduct, manage, operate, participate in, be employed by or be connected in any manner whatsoever with any competitive business with that carried on by the REIT or any of its investment properties or subsidiary or affiliate, and/or the Corporex
Business or become associated with, in any capacity, or employ or attempt to employ any current or future employee of the REIT or any of its investment properties or subsidiary or affiliate and/or current or future employees of Corporex Companies
and any subsidiaries or affiliates of Corporex Companies engaged in the Corporex Business or induce any such employee to leave any such entity’s employ. 

 In addition, as an inducement for and as additional consideration for the REIT entering into this
Agreement, Employee agrees that for a period of one (1) year commencing on the termination of employment, he will not, with any other person, corporation or entity, directly or indirectly, by stock or other ownership, investment, employment, or
otherwise, or in any relation whatsoever: 
  
 (a) solicit, divert
or take away or attempt to solicit, divert or take away any of the business or investors of the REIT or any of its investment properties or subsidiary or affiliate and/or the Corporex Business; 
  
 (b) attempt to seek or cause any vendor or investor of the REIT or its
investment properties or subsidiary or affiliate and/or the Corporex Business to refrain from continuing their relationship with the REIT or any of its investment properties and/or the Corporex Business; 
  
 (c) engage in any other business activity which is competitive with the REIT
or its investment properties or subsidiary or affiliate and/or the Corporex Business; provided, however, that mere employment with any owner and/or operator of hotels other than the Restricted Entities (as defined herein) shall not be deemed to be
competitive with the REIT or its investment properties or subsidiary or affiliate and/or the Corporex Business; or 
  
 (d) knowingly employ or attempt to employ in any capacity any employee or agent of REIT, any of its investment properties or subsidiary or affiliate
and/or the Corporex Business. 
  
 For purposes of this Section 8,
a competitive real estate investment trust or business shall mean any person, corporation, partnership or other legal entity engaged, directly or indirectly, through subsidiaries or affiliates, in any other business activity which can reasonably be
determined to be competitive with the principal business activity being engaged in by the REIT, its investment properties or subsidiary or affiliate and/or the Corporex Business; and any other business activity which the REIT subsequently becomes
involved in after the date of this Agreement. 
  
 For purposes of
Section 8(c), the term “Restricted Entities” shall include: (i) Highland Hospitality Corporation; (ii) Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.; (iii) Strategic Hotel Capital, Inc.; (iv) each other real estate investment trust that becomes listed on
any national securities exchange after the date hereof and which is designated by the REIT’s Governance and Compensation Committee, in its sole discretion, to be a peer competitor for purposes of the REIT’s annual bonus program; and (v)
any affiliate or successor of any of the foregoing. 
  
 Employee
has carefully read and has given careful consideration to all the terms and conditions of this Agreement and agrees that they are necessary for the reasonable and proper protection of the REIT’s business, The Employee acknowledges that the REIT
has entered into this Agreement because of Employee’s promise that he will abide by and be bound by each of the terms contained in this Section 8. The Employee agrees that REIT shall be entitled to injunctive relief to enforce these terms in
addition to all other legal remedies. Employee acknowledges that each and every one of the terms of this provision is reasonable in all respects including their subject matter, duration, scope and the geographical area embraced herein and waives any
and all right to compensation and/or benefits herein mentioned or referred to if Employee violates the provisions of this Section 8. 
  
 9. Non-Disclosure and of Confidential Information. The Employee acknowledges that the REIT’s trade secrets and confidential and proprietary
information, including without limitation: 
  
 (a) unpublished
information concerning the REIT’s: 
  
 (i)
research activities and plans, 
  
 (ii) marketing
or sales plans, 

 (iii) operational techniques, 
  
 (iv) supplier lists, and 
  
 (v) strategic plans; 
  
 (b) unpublished financial information, including unpublished information
concerning revenues, profits and profit margins; 
  
 (c) internal
confidential manuals; and 
  
 (d) any “material inside
information” as such phrase is used for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; 
  
 all constitute valuable, special and unique proprietary and trade secret information of the REIT. In recognition of this tact, the Employee agrees that the Employee will not disclose any such trade secrets or
confidential or proprietary information (except (i) information which becomes publicly available without violation of this Employment Agreement, (ii) information of which the Employee did not know and should not have known was disclosed to the
Employee in violation of any other person’s confidentiality obligation, and (iii) disclosure required in connection with any legal process), nor shall the Employee make use of any such information for the benefit of any person, firm, operation
or other entity except the REIT and its subsidiaries or affiliates. The Employee’s obligation to keep all of such information confidential shall be in effect during and for a period of five (5) years after the termination of his employment;
provided, however, that the Employee will keep confidential and will not disclose any trade secret or similar information protected under law as intangible property (subject to the same exceptions set forth in the parenthetical clause above) for so
long as such protection under law is extended. 
  
 10.
Termination. 
  
 (a) The Employee’s employment with
the REIT may be terminated at any time as follows: 
  
 (i) By
the Employee at his discretion, upon ninety (90) days written notice to REIT; 
  
 (ii) By Employee’s death; 
  
 (iii) By Employee’s physical or mental disability which renders Employee unable to perform his duties hereunder. 
  
 (iv) By the REIT, for cause upon three (3) days written notice to Employee. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Cause” shall mean
termination upon: (i) the failure by Employee to substantially perform his direct duties and responsibilities with the REIT; (ii) the engaging by Employee in conduct which is materially injurious to the REIT, monetarily or otherwise, (iii) any
material or repetitious misrepresentation related to the performance of his duties, including, but not limited to reporting and/or communicating misinformation to the Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors and/or failing to report and/or
communicate material information to the Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors; (iv) the conviction of Employee of a felony or other crime involving theft or fraud, (v) Employee’s neglect or misconduct in carrying out his duties
hereunder resulting, in either case, in material harm to the REIT; (vi) insubordination; (vii) demonstrably willful and deliberate act, or failure to act committed in bad faith, without reasonable belief that such action or inaction is in the best
interest of the REIT, which causes material harm to the REIT; and (viii) any material breach by Employee of this Agreement. 
  
 (v) By the Chief Executive Officer or Board of Directors without cause. 
  
  

 (b) Compensation upon Termination: 
  
 (i) In the event of termination of employment, the Employee or his estate, in the event of death, shall be entitled to his
annual base salary and other benefits provided hereunder to the date of his termination. If applicable, Employee or his estate shall be entitled to receive any restricted stock awarded that is deemed vested as of the date of such termination of
employment as a result of Employee’s death, 
  
 (ii) In the
event the REIT terminates Employee’s employment hereunder without Cause pursuant to paragraph 10(a)(v), Employee shall continue to receive his base annual salary compensation, then in effect, for a period of twelve (12) months commencing on the
date of said termination, provided he is not employed by a competitor or otherwise in breach of this Agreement. Payment of such base compensation shall be made in the ordinary course of the REIT’s business in accordance with its usual and
customary payroll practices. Employee shall also be entitled to any restricted stock awarded to him by the REIT hereunder, which is deemed vested as of the date of Employee’s termination. Any restricted stock that has not otherwise vested as of
the date of Employee’s termination shall be forfeited and Employee shall have no right, interest or claim to same. 
  
 (iii) In the event Employee terminates this Agreement prior to the end of the initial term or during any renewal term hereof, Employee shall forfeit and
waive his right to any compensation provided to him hereunder which is not deemed due and undisputed, earned and/or vested as of the date of such termination, including any stock options, restricted and/or performance stock. 
  
 (iv) In the event the REIT terminates Employee’s employment hereunder
for Cause pursuant to Section 10(a)(iv), Employee shall be entitled to his annual base salary, any restricted or performance stock that is vested on the date upon which notice of termination for Cause is given to Employee, and other benefits
provided hereunder up to and through his date of termination only. In the event Employee’s employment hereunder is terminated for Cause, Employee shall forfeit any and all such restricted stock awarded to him hereunder, which is not otherwise
vested at the time of Employee’s termination for cause under section 10(a)(iv) and any right, interest or claim to such restricted stock by Employee shall be waived. 
  
 (v) If, during the Employment Period and within 12 months following a Change in Control, (to the extent employee is
unaffiliated with and did not cause or cooperate to cause the event of change) the REIT (or its successor) terminates the Employee’s employment without Cause pursuant to Section 10(a)(v) or the Employee terminates his employment within 12
months following a Change in Control for Good Reason pursuant to Section 10(d), or the employee is expected to relocate his home to a location which is more than 50 miles from the then existing corporate headquarters location, the Employee shall be
entitled to receive the following: 
  
 (1) continued payment of
his Base Salary, at the rate in effect on his last day of employment, for a period of 12 months (the “Control Change Severance Payment”). The Control Change Severance Payment shall be paid in approximately equal installments on the
REIT’s regularly scheduled payroll dates, subject to all legally required payroll deductions and withholdings for sums owed by the Employee to the REIT; 
  
 (2) continued payment by the REIT for the Employee’s life, health and disability insurance coverage during the 12 month severance period referenced
in Section 6(a) and (c) to the same extent that the REIT paid for such coverage immediately prior to the termination of the Employee’s employment and subject to the eligibility requirements and other terms and conditions of such insurance
coverage, provided that if any such insurance coverage shall become unavailable during the 12 month severance period, the REIT thereafter shall be obligated only to pay to the Employee an amount which, after reduction for income and employment
taxes, is equal to the employer premiums for such insurance for the remainder of such severance period; 
  
 (3) vesting as of the last day of his employment in any unvested portion of any stock option and any restricted stock previously issued to the Employee
by the REIT. 

 (4) In the event that any Control Change Severance Payment, insurance benefits, accelerated vesting,
pro-rated bonus or other benefit payable to the Employee (under this Agreement or otherwise), shall (A) constitute “parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G (as it may be amended or replaced) of the Internal Revenue Code (the
“Code”) (“Parachute Payments”) and (B) be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 (as it may be amended or replaced) of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then the REIT shall pay to the Employee an additional amount
(the “Gross-Up Amount”) such that the net benefits retained by the Employee after the deduction of the Excise Tax (including interest and penalties) upon the Gross-Up Amount shall be equal to the benefits that would have been delivered
hereunder had the Excise Tax not been applicable and the Gross-Up Amount not been paid. The calculation of such gross up amount shall be provided by the accountant at the time of the event of change. 
  
 None of the benefits described in this Section 10(b) will be payable unless the Employee has
signed a general release which has become irrevocable, satisfactory to the REIT in the reasonable exercise of its discretion, releasing the REIT and its affiliates and their respective officers, directors and employees, from any and all claims or
potential claims arising from or related to the Employee’s employment or termination of employment. 
  
 (c) For purposes of this Agreement, a “Change in Control” shall mean any of the following events: 
  
 (i) The ownership or acquisition (whether by a merger contemplated by
Section 10(c)(ii) below, or otherwise) by any Person (other than a Qualified Affiliate (as defined below)), in a single transaction or a series of related or unrelated transactions, of Beneficial Ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of (1) the
REIT’s outstanding common stock (the “Common Stock”) or (2) the combined voting power of the REIT’s outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Voting Securities”);

  
 (ii) The merger or consolidation of the REIT with or into any
other Person other than a Qualified Affiliate, if, immediately following the effectiveness of such merger or consolidation, Persons who did not Beneficially Own Outstanding Voting Securities immediately before the effectiveness of such merger or
consolidation directly or indirectly Beneficially Own more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding shares of voting stock of the surviving entity of such merger or consolidation (including for such purpose in both the numerator and denominator,
shares of voting stock issuable upon the exercise of then outstanding rights (including then exercisable conversion rights), options or warrants) (“Resulting Voting Securities”), provided that, for purposes of this Section 10(c)(ii), if a
Person who Beneficially Owned Outstanding Voting Securities immediately before the merger or consolidation Beneficially Owns a greater number of the Resulting Voting Securities immediately after the merger or consolidation than the number the Person
received solely as a result of the merger or consolidation, that greater number will be treated as held by a Person who did not Beneficially Own Outstanding Voting Securities before the merger or consolidation, and provided further that such merger
or consolidation would also constitute a Change in Control if it would satisfy the foregoing test if rights, options and warrants were not included in the calculation; 
  
 (iii) Any one or a series of related sales or conveyances to any Person or Persons (including a liquidation) other than any
one or more Qualified Affiliates of all or substantially all of the assets of the REIT; 
  
 (iv) A Change in Control shall also be deemed to have occurred immediately before the completion of a tender offer for the REIT’s securities representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the Outstanding Voting
Securities, other than a tender offer by a Qualified Affiliate. 
  
 (v) For purposes of this Agreement, the following definitions shall apply: 
  
 (1) “Beneficial Ownership,” “Beneficially Owned” and “Beneficially Owns” shall have the meanings provided in Exchange Act Rule 13d-3; 

 (2) “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; 
  
 (3) “Person” shall mean any individual, entity, or group (within
the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act), including any natural person, corporation, trust, association, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, legal entity of any kind, government, or political subdivision,
agency or instrumentality of a government, as well as two or more Persons acting as a partnership, limited partnership, syndicate or other group for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of the REIT’s securities; and 
  
 (4) “Qualified Affiliate” shall mean (i) any directly or
indirectly wholly owned subsidiary of the REIT; (ii) any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the REIT or by any entity controlled by the REIT; or (iii) any Person consisting or controlled in whole or in part of or by
the Employee or one or more individuals who are then the REIT’s Chief Executive Officer or any other named executive officer (as defined in Item 402 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act of 1933) of the REIT as indicated in its most recent
securities filing made before the date of the transaction. 
  
 (d)
Within 12 months of a Change of Control the Employee may terminate his employment under this Agreement at any time for Good Reason, upon written notice by the Employee to the REIT. For purposes of Section 10(b)(iv) and this Section 10(d), “Good
Reason” for termination shall mean, without the Employee’s consent: (i) the assignment to the Employee of substantial duties or responsibilities inconsistent with the Employee’s position at the REIT, or any other action by the Chief
Executive Officer or the Board which results in a substantial diminution of the Employee’s duties or responsibilities other than any such reduction which is remedied by the REIT within 30 days of receipt of written notice thereof from the
Employee; or (ii) a substantial reduction in the Employee’s aggregate Base Salary and other compensation taken as a whole, excluding any reductions caused by the failure to achieve directed responsibilities or performance targets. 

 
 11. Payments to Extend Covenant Not to Compete of Employee. In the
event the REIT does not renew this Agreement upon the expiration of the initial term of this Agreement or any renewal term, the REIT shall have the option to pay Employee an amount equal to his base annual salary that was in effect prior to such
non-renewal of his Employment Agreement in twelve (12) consecutive equal monthly installments commencing thirty (30) days after the date of termination of employment in consideration for Employee not competing with the REIT for a period of twelve
(12) months from the date of the termination of his employment for any of the reasons set forth above, as applicable. 
  
 12. Disability. In the event that Employee becomes temporarily disabled and/or totally and permanently disabled, physically or mentally, which
renders him unable to perform his duties hereunder, Employee shall receive one hundred percent (100%) of his base annual salary (in effect at the time of such disability) for a period of one (1) year following the initial date of such disability
(offset by any payments to the Employee received pursuant to disability benefit plans, if any, maintained by the REIT.) Such payments shall be payable in twelve consecutive equal monthly installments and shall commence thirty (30) days after the
determination by the physicians of such disability as set forth below. 
  
 For purposes of this Agreement, Employee shall be deemed to be temporarily disabled and/or totally and permanently disabled if attested to by two qualified physicians, (one to be selected by REIT and the other by Employee) competent to give
opinions in the area of the disabled Employee’s physical and/or mental condition. If the two physicians disagree, they shall select a third physician, whose opinion shall control. Employee shall be deemed to be temporarily disabled and/or
totally and permanently disabled if he shall become disabled as a result of any medically determinable impairment of mind or body which renders it impossible for such Employee to perform satisfactorily his duties hereunder, and the qualified
physician(s) referred to above certify that such disability does, in fact, exist. The opinion of the qualified physician(s) shall be given by such physician(s), in writing directed to the REIT and to Employee. The physician(s) decision shall include
the date that disability began, if possible, and the 12th month of such disability, if possible. The decision of such physician(s) shall be final and conclusive and the cost of such examination shall be paid by the REIT. 

 13. Severability. In case any one or more of the provisions or part of a provision contained in
this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision or part of a provision of this Agreement. In such a situation, this Agreement
shall be reformed and construed as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision, or part of a provision, had never been contained herein, and such provision or part shall be reformed so that it will be valid, legal and enforceable to the
maximum extent possible. 
  
 14. Governing Law. This
Agreement shall be governed and construed under the laws of the State of Kentucky and shall not be modified or discharged, in whole or in part, except by an agreement in writing signed by the parties. 
  
 15. Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications
relating to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered personally or mailed by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid: 
  

			
	 If to REIT, to:
	 	Eagle Hospitality Properties Trust, Inc.
	 	 	Attention: Chief Executive Officer
	 	 	100 East RiverCenter Boulevard, Suite 480
	 	 	Covington, KY 41011
		
	 With a copy to:
	 	DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary LLP
	 	 	Attention: Jeffrey D. Miller
	 	 	4700 Six Forks Road, Second Floor
	 	 	Raleigh, North Carolina 27609

  
 If to Employee, to the
Employee’s residential address, as set forth in the REIT’s records, 
  
 16. Enforcement of Rights. The parties expressly recognize that any breach of this Agreement by either party is likely to result in irrevocable injury to the other party and agree that such other party shall be
entitled, if it Co elects, to institute and prosecute proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction, either in law or in equity, to obtain damages for any breach of this Agreement, or to enforce the specific performance of this Agreement by
each party or to enjoin any party from activities in violation of this Agreement. Should either party engage in any activities prohibited by this Agreement, such party agrees to pay over to the other party all compensation, remuneration, monies or
property of any sort received in connection with such activities. Such payment shall not impair any rights or remedies of any non-breaching party or obligations or liabilities of any breaching party pursuant to this Agreement or any applicable law.

  
 17. Entire Agreement, This Agreement contains the
entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter contained herein and may be altered, amended or superseded only by an agreement in writing, signed by the party against whom enforcement of any waiver, change, modification,
extension or discharge is sought. 
  
 18. Parties in
Interest. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit and shall be binding upon the REIT, the Employee, and their respective successors, assigns and heirs. The rights of Employee under this Agreement shall not be assignable. The REIT, however,
reserves the right to assign this Agreement, without Employee’s consent. Any assignee of the REIT shall be entitled to all rights and benefits of The REIT contained in this Agreement and shall also be required to perform any and all duties,
responsibilities and obligations to Employee as prescribed hereunder. 
  
 19. Representation of Employee, Employee represents and warrants that he is not party to or bound by any agreement or contract or subject to any restrictions including without limitation any restriction imposed in connection with
previous employment which prevents Employee from entering into and performing his obligations under this Agreement. 

 20. Relocation Expenses. REIT shall reimburse the actual costs of moving Employee’s household
goods upon his relocation to the greater Cincinnati/northern Kentucky area. 
  
 21. COBRA Reimbursement. REIT shall reimburse Employee’s COBRA medical insurance premiums for the period from May 2005 until the REIT is reasonably capable of providing medical insurance. 
  
 22. Prior Agreement. This Agreement shall supersede and cancel any
previous agreement entered into by and between the Employee and the REIT regarding the subject matter. 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed effective as of the day and year first above
written. 
  

			
	EAGLE HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES TRUST, INC.
		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ J. William Blackham

	 	 	 J. William Blackham
 President and Chief Executive
Officer

	
	EMPLOYEE:
	  
 /s/ Raymond D. Martz

	Raymond D. MartzEmployment letter to Christopher E Rivera dated March 31, 2005

 Exhibit 10.9U 
 

 
  

 March 31, 2005 
  
 Chris E. Rivera 
 22016 238th Place SE 
 Maple Valley, WA 98038

  
 Dear Chris: 
  
 We are pleased to offer you a position with Tercica, Inc., as its Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations, reporting to
the Chief Operating Officer. If you decide to join us, you will receive an annual salary of $250,000, less standard payroll deductions and all required withholdings. Your salary will be paid semi-monthly in accordance with our normal payroll
procedures, and, as an employee, you will also be eligible to receive standard employee benefits, including the benefits detailed in Exhibit A. 
  
 We currently anticipate that your annual bonus may be up to 30% of your annual salary, at the Company’s discretion, dependent upon both Company and
individual performance. 
  
 In addition, if you decide to join us,
you will receive a grant for an option to purchase 130,000 shares of common stock of Tercica. The option will have an exercise price equal to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the Nasdaq market on your employment start date
(i.e., your first day of employment with us). During the term of your employment, 25% of the shares subject to the option will vest on the one-year anniversary of your start date, and the remaining shares will vest ratably over the next thirty-six
(36) months. All option grants will be subject to the terms and conditions of our stock option plan and form of stock option agreement. 
  
 The Company will pay you $6,000 per month, less standard payroll deductions and all required withholdings, for the cost of temporary housing expenses and
travel to and from the San Francisco Bay Area. You will be eligible for this monthly payment until eighteen (18) months from your start date. 
  
 

 
  
  

 

 
  

 In addition, if the Company terminates your employment without Cause (as defined in Exhibit B)
and not within 12 months after a Change of Control (as defined in Exhibit B), then, subject to your entering into and not revoking the Company’s standard form of release of claims in favor of the Company, you will receive a severance
payment equal to three (3) months of your base salary in effect at the time of termination, the shares subject to your stock options will not continue to vest after the date of termination, and you will have ninety (90) days to exercise all those
stock option shares that have vested as of the date of termination. 
  
 If the Company terminates your employment without Cause or you terminate your employment for Good Reason (as defined in Exhibit B) in either case within 12 months after a Change of Control, then, subject to your entering into and not
revoking the Company’s standard form of release of claims in favor of the Company, you will receive a severance payment equal to six (6) months of your base salary in effect at the time of termination, the vesting for 50% of the unvested stock
option shares will be accelerated so as to vest as of the date of termination, and you will have ninety (90) days to exercise all those stock option shares that have vested as of the date of termination. 
  
 We are excited about your joining Tercica and we look forward to a beneficial
and productive relationship. Please note, however, that your employment with the Company constitutes at-will employment and is subject to all the Terms and Conditions of Employment set forth in Exhibit C, including the provisions of the
Company’s At-Will Employment, Confidential Information, Invention Assignment, and Arbitration Agreement (the “Agreement”), a copy of which is attached to this letter as Annex 1. Please read both those documents carefully. A
duplicate original of this letter, including Exhibit A, Exhibit B, Exhibit C and the Agreement attached as Annex 1, is enclosed for your records. 
  
 This offer of employment is contingent upon demonstration of citizenship or resident alien status. If visa is required, the
granting of employment authorization through the USCIS must be received prior to your employment. The Company’s H1-B visa petition will be filed on your behalf, the costs of which will be paid by Tercica. Your first day of employment will be
within three (3) business days of receiving such USCIS approval. 
  
 To accept the Company’s offer, please sign and date both this letter and the Agreement in the spaces provided and return both to the Company. This offer of employment will terminate if we do not receive your signatures to both this
letter and the Agreement by Wednesday, April 6, 2005. If you accept our offer, your first day of employment will be Monday, April 11, 2005. You understand that, by signing this letter, you are also agreeing to the Terms and Conditions of Employment
set forth in Exhibit C. 

 

 
  

 This letter, including Exhibit A, Exhibit B, Exhibit C and the Agreement
attached as Annex 1, sets forth the entire terms of your employment with the Company and supersedes any prior representations or agreements, whether written or oral, and may not be modified or amended except by a written agreement signed by
you and approved by the Company’s Board of Directors. 
  
 We
look forward to your favorable reply and to working with you at Tercica, Inc. 
  

	
	 Sincerely,

	
	 TERCICA, INC.

	
	 /s/ Thomas H. Silberg

	 Thomas H. Silberg

	 Chief Operating Officer

  
 Agreed to and accepted:

  

			
	Signature:	 	 /s/ Chris E. Rivera

	Printed Name:	 	 Chris E. Rivera

  
 Date: 4/1/05 
  
 Enclosures 
  
     Duplicate letter, with Exhibit A, Exhibit B, Exhibit C and Annex 1 

 

 
  

 Exhibit A 
 Benefits 
  
 Employee Benefits: You
shall be entitled to all benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life & disability and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan benefits, for which you are or may become eligible under the terms and conditions of the standard Company benefits plans
that may be in effect from time to time and provided by the Company to its employees generally. You shall be entitled to participate in the Company’s 401(k) plan, with no matching contribution. 
  
 Vacation Accrual: You will be entitled to vacation at a rate of four (4) weeks per
year. Vacation accrual shall be limited to five (5) weeks in the aggregate. 

 

 
  

 Exhibit B 
 Definitions 
  
 1.
Definition of Cause for Termination. “Cause” for termination means: (i) your conviction of any felony, (ii) your participation in any fraud or act of dishonesty against the Company resulting in material damage to the Company,
(iii) your material breach of this offer letter or the At-Will Employment, Confidential Information, Invention Assignment, and Arbitration Agreement between you and the Company, or (iv) other wrongful conduct by you that in the good faith and
reasonable determination of the Company’s Board of Directors demonstrates your gross unfitness to serve; provided, that in the case of any termination pursuant to the preceding clause (iii) or clause (iv), unless the Company’s Board
of Directors determines that such conduct cannot be cured within thirty (30) days, you will be given written notice of the occurrence of such ground for termination and a period of thirty (30) days in which to cure. 
  
 2. Definition of Resignation for Good Reason. “Good
Reason” for resignation means the occurrence of any of the following events, without your express written consent: (i) a significant reduction of your duties, position or responsibilities relative to your duties, position or responsibilities in
effect immediately prior to such reduction, provided, however, that a reduction in duties, position or responsibilities solely by virtue of the Company being acquired by and made part of a larger entity (as, for example, when,
following a Change of Control, the Chief Financial Officer of the Company remains the Chief Financial Officer of a division or subsidiary of the acquirer that contains the Company’s business) shall not constitute a “Good Reason,” (ii)
a reduction by the Company of your base salary as in effect immediately prior to such reduction (except as part of a base salary reduction generally applicable to executives), or (iii) a material reduction by the Company in the kind or level of
employee benefits to which your are entitled immediately prior to such reduction with the result that your overall benefits package is significantly reduced (except as part of a reduction generally applicable to executives); provided, that
with respect to the preceding clauses (i) through (iii), the Company shall have a period of thirty (30) days following receipt of written notice from you specifying the grounds for a purported voluntary termination for Good Reason to cure any event
or failure that would otherwise constitute Good Reason. 
  
 3.
Change of Control. “Change of Control” means the consummation of any of the following transactions: 
  
 (i) a business combination (such as a merger or consolidation) of the Company with any other corporation or other type of business entity (such as a
limited liability company), other than a business combination that would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting
securities of the surviving entity) at least fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the voting securities of the surviving entity or its parent outstanding immediately after such business combination, or 
  
 (ii) the sale, lease, exchange or other transfer or disposition by the
Company to a non-affiliate of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets by value. 

 

 
  

 Exhibit C 
 Terms and Conditions of Employment 
  
 You should be aware that your employment with the Company is for no specified period and constitutes at-will employment. As a result, you are free to resign at any time, for any reason or for no reason. Similarly, the
Company is free to conclude its employment relationship with you at any time, with or without cause, and with or without notice. We request that, in the event of resignation, you give the Company at least two weeks notice. In addition, the Company
reserves the right to modify job titles, salaries and benefits from time to time as it deems necessary. 
  
 As we’re sure you can understand, we need to reserve the right to conduct background investigations and/or reference checks on all of our potential
employees, and we must condition our offers of employment on clearance of such inquiries, if any. In this regard, for purposes of federal immigration law, you will be required to provide us with documentary evidence of your identity and eligibility
for employment in the United States. This documentation must be provided to us within three (3) business days of your date of hire, or we may have to terminate our employment relationship with you. 
  
 We also ask that, if you have not already done so, you disclose to us any and
all agreements relating to your prior employment that may affect your eligibility to be employed by Tercica. By signing this letter you represent to Tercica that no agreements prevent you from performing the duties of your position. 
  
 As a condition of your employment, you are required to sign and comply with
the Company’s At-Will Employment, Confidential Information, Invention Assignment, and Arbitration Agreement (the “Agreement”), a copy of which attached to this letter as Annex 1. The Agreement requires, among other
provisions, the assignment to Tercica of patent rights to any inventions made during your employment with us, the non-disclosure of Tercica proprietary information, and the arbitration of all disputes relating to our employment relationship under
this letter or otherwise. Please read the Agreement carefully. Please note that we must receive your signed Agreement before your first day of employment. 
  
 As a Company employee, you will be expected to abide by the Company’s rules and standards. Specifically, you will be required to sign an
acknowledgment that you have read and that you understand the Company’s rules of conduct that are included in the Company Handbook, which the Company will soon complete and distribute to you. 
  
 In the event of any dispute or claim relating to or arising out of our
employment relationship, whether under this letter, the Agreement or otherwise, you and the Company agree that (i) any and all disputes between you and the Company shall be fully and finally resolved by binding arbitration, (ii) you are waiving any
and all rights to a jury trial but all court remedies will be available in arbitration, (iii) all disputes shall be 

 

 
  

 resolved by a neutral arbitrator who shall issue a written opinion, (iv) the arbitration shall provide for adequate
discovery, and (v) the Company shall pay all arbitration fees except that you shall pay the first $200.00 of any filing fees associated with any arbitration you initiate. 

 

 
  

 Annex 1 
 At-Will Employment, Confidential Information, Invention Assignment, and 
 Arbitration Agreement

  
 Attached.

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