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                            ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT

                                 BY AND BETWEEN

                             WONDERWARE CORPORATION
                                AS THE PURCHASER,
                                ON THE ONE HAND,

                                       AND

                                   SPSS INC.,
                                 AS THE SELLER,
                                ON THE OTHER HAND

                               DATED: MAY 11, 2000

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ARTICLE I - SALE AND PURCHASE OF ASSETS...........................................................................5
         1.1      Assets..........................................................................................5
                  1.1.1     Intellectual Property.................................................................5
                  1.1.2     Tangible Assets.......................................................................6
                  1.1.3     Inventory.............................................................................6
                  1.1.4     Production and Promotional Assets.....................................................6
                  1.1.5     Assigned Contracts....................................................................6
                  1.1.6     Books and Records.....................................................................6
                  1.1.7     Goodwill..............................................................................6
         1.2      Exclusions......................................................................................7
                  1.2.1     Excluded Liabilities..................................................................7
                  1.2.2     Excluded Contracts....................................................................8
         1.3      Closing and Effective Date......................................................................8
                  1.3.1     Time and Place........................................................................8
                  1.3.2     Transfer..............................................................................8
         1.4      Allocation of Purchase Price....................................................................9
         1.5      Purchase Price..................................................................................9
ARTICLE II - REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER.............................................................9
         2.1      Existence and Rights............................................................................9
         2.2      Agreement Authorized............................................................................9
         2.3      No Conflict....................................................................................10
         2.4      Title..........................................................................................10
         2.5      Financial Matters..............................................................................10
                  2.5.1     Financial Condition..................................................................10
                  2.5.2     No Undisclosed Liabilities...........................................................10
         2.6      No Subsequent Changes..........................................................................10
         2.7      Inventory......................................................................................11
         2.8      Product Liability..............................................................................11
         2.9      Intellectual Property..........................................................................11
                  2.9.1     Licenses.............................................................................11
                  2.9.2     Copyrights...........................................................................12
                  2.9.3     Trademarks...........................................................................12
                  2.9.4     Non-Infringement and Litigation......................................................12
         2.10     Assigned Contracts.............................................................................12
         2.11     Litigation.....................................................................................12
         2.12     Compliance with Laws...........................................................................12
         2.13     Assets.........................................................................................13
         2.14     No Other Acquisition Agreement.................................................................13
         2.15     Commissions....................................................................................13
         2.16     Accuracy of Information Furnished..............................................................13
         2.17     Permits and Consents...........................................................................13
         2.18     Termination or Release of Security Interests...................................................13
         2.19     Termination or Release of Affiliate Agreements.................................................13
         2.20     Condition of Products..........................................................................13
         2.21     Y2K Compliance.................................................................................14
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ARTICLE III - REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF WONDERWARE.......................................................14
         3.1      Existence and Rights...........................................................................14
         3.2      Agreement Authorized...........................................................................14
         3.3      No Conflict....................................................................................14
         3.4      Commissions....................................................................................14
         3.5      Permits........................................................................................15
         3.6      Accuracy of Information Furnished..............................................................15
ARTICLE IV - COVENANTS OF SELLER.................................................................................15
         4.1      Assignment of Assigned Agreements..............................................................15
         4.2      Transfer, Assignment and Registration of Intellectual Property.................................15
         4.3      Transfer of Business Relationships.............................................................15
         4.4      Technical Support; Warranties; Product Returns.................................................15
                  4.4.1     Obligation to Provide Technical Support..............................................16
                  4.4.2     Standards of Technical Support Provided..............................................16
                  4.4.3     Indemnification for Claims Arising From Technical Support............................16
                  4.4.4     Division of Support Revenue..........................................................17
                  4.4.5     Product Returns......................................................................17
         4.5      QI Analyst Products Knowledge Transfer.........................................................17
         4.6      Technical Support Knowledge Transfer...........................................................17
         4.7      Statistical Consulting.........................................................................17
         4.8      Sales or Use Taxes.............................................................................18
         4.9      Non-Competition................................................................................18
ARTICLE V - COVENANTS OF WONDERWARE..............................................................................18
         5.1      Access to Books and Records After Closing Date.................................................18
ARTICLE VI - INDEMNIFICATION.....................................................................................18
         6.1      Indemnification................................................................................18
         6.2      Procedure for Indemnification..................................................................19
ARTICLE VII - CONDITIONS PRECEDENT...............................................................................20
         7.1      Conditions to Each Party's Obligation..........................................................20
                  7.1.1     No Injunctions; Orders...............................................................20
                  7.1.2     Approvals............................................................................20
                  7.1.3     No Litigation........................................................................20
         7.2      Conditions to Seller's Obligations.............................................................20
                  7.2.1     Representations and Warranties True..................................................20
                  7.2.2     Performance..........................................................................21
         7.3      Conditions to Wonderware's Obligations.........................................................21
                  7.3.1     Representations and Warranties True..................................................21
                  7.3.2     Performance..........................................................................21
                  7.3.3     Employment Agreements with Seller's Personnel........................................21
                  7.3.4     Provision of Materials for Product Due Diligence.....................................21
                  7.3.5     Completion of Product Due Diligence..................................................21
                  7.3.6     Provision of Technical Support Call Logs.............................................21
         7.4      Effect of Consummation of the Closing..........................................................21
ARTICLE VIII - TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER.................................................................22
         8.1      Grounds for Termination........................................................................22
                  8.1.1     Mutual Consent.......................................................................22
                  8.1.2     Breach of Warranties or Covenants; Misrepresentation.................................22
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                  8.1.3     Expiration Date......................................................................22
                  8.1.4     Illegality...........................................................................22
                  8.1.5     Government Action....................................................................22
         8.2      Effect of Termination..........................................................................22
         8.3      Waiver.........................................................................................22
ARTICLE IX - MISCELLANEOUS.......................................................................................23
         9.1      Announcements..................................................................................23
         9.2      Cooperation....................................................................................23
         9.3      Complete Agreement: Modifications..............................................................23
         9.4      Expenses.......................................................................................23
         9.5      Remedies Not Exclusive: No Termination.........................................................23
         9.6      Notices........................................................................................23
         9.7      Third-Party Benefits...........................................................................24
         9.8      Governing Law..................................................................................24
         9.9      Dispute Resolution and Arbitration.............................................................24
                  9.9.1     Negotiation Between Executives.......................................................24
                  9.9.2     Arbitration..........................................................................25
         9.10     Waivers Strictly Construed.....................................................................25
         9.11     Illegality.....................................................................................25
         9.12     Successors and Assigns.........................................................................25
         9.13     Rules of Construction..........................................................................25
                  9.13.1    Headings.............................................................................25
                  9.13.2    Tense and Case.......................................................................25
                  9.13.3    Severability.........................................................................26
                  9.13.4    Agreement Negotiated.................................................................26
         9.14     Counterparts...................................................................................26
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                            ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT

         This ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), is made and entered
into as of the 11th day of May, 2000 (the "Effective Date"), by and between
Wonderware Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Wonderware"), on the one hand,
and SPSS Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Seller"), on the other hand.

                                 R E C I T A L S

         A. Seller has a line of products known as, and referred to herein, as
the "QI Analyst Product" or "QI Analyst Products", all as more particularly
described on the attached Exhibit A. Seller's business with respect to the QI
Analyst Products, involves the development, marketing, selling and servicing of
such QI Analyst Products, and said business, insofar as it relates to the QI
Analyst Products, will be herein referred to as the "QI Analyst Business."

         B. Wonderware desires to buy, through the payment of cash and certain
other consideration set forth herein, and Seller desires to sell, substantially
all of the Assets (as that term is defined below) of the QI Analyst Business,
all on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

         C. In conjunction with the transactions contemplated hereby, Seller has
agreed that Wonderware may hire Richard Marcell and James Cheever from Seller's
staff without payment or other consideration to Seller.

         D. In conjunction with the transactions contemplated hereby, Seller has
agreed to provide, at no additional cost, certain QI Analyst Product related
training and resources to Wonderware all as more particularly described herein.

                                A G R E E M E N T

         NOW, THEREFORE, based on the above premises and in consideration of the
mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties agree as follows:

                                    ARTICLE I
                           SALE AND PURCHASE OF ASSETS

1.1 Assets. On the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, on the
Closing Date, Seller agrees to sell to Wonderware, and Wonderware agrees to
purchase from Seller, the following assets (collectively, the "Assets"), free
and clear of any and all liens, charges, security interests, options, claims or
other encumbrances of any nature whatsoever ("Liens and Encumbrances").

                  1.1.1 Intellectual Property. All right, title and interest in
and to all of the intellectual property of every nature whatsoever related
solely to the QI Analyst Products or QI Analyst Business, including without
limitation the following: (i) the object code and source code (in machine and
human readable forms) of all computer programs, data bases and other software
solely relating to or constituting a part of the QI Analyst Products (including,
but not limited to

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the software known as "QI Analyst Gage R&R"), (ii) all registered and
unregistered copyrights related to the QI Analyst Products, (iii) all rights in
and to the trade name and trade mark "QI Analyst" and all derivations thereof,
(iv) all other patents, trademarks, trade names, service marks and copyrights
(whether registered or unregistered) relating solely to or used solely in
connection with the QI Analyst Products or Business, (v) all registrations and
applications therefor, (vi) all research, notes, diagrams, flowcharts,
inventions, know-how, processes, ideas, trade secrets and other research and
development relating solely to the QI Analyst Products or QI Analyst Business or
any future versions thereof, (vii) all Seller's customer, technical support and
prospect lists and databases relating solely to the QI Analyst Products or QI
Analyst Business, (viii) all technical, marketing, promotional and other
information and documentation relating to the QI Analyst Products or QI Analyst
Business, (ix) all goodwill, if any, appurtenant to the foregoing, and (x) all
post-Closing rights, claims or choses in action relating to or deriving from any
of the foregoing (collectively, the "Intellectual Property"). Without limiting
the foregoing the Intellectual Property is further described on Exhibit A and
Schedules 1.1.4, 2.10.2 and 2.10.3 attached hereto;

                  1.1.2 Tangible Assets. All computer equipment used in the
development of the QI Analyst Products listed on Schedule 1.1.2 attached hereto
(the "Tangible Assets");

                  1.1.3 Inventory. All inventories of Seller of every nature
whatsoever, related solely to the QI Analyst Products including, without
limitation, all instruction manuals and other materials related thereto on all
media; all finished materials, work-in-process and raw materials, packaging
materials and miscellaneous supplies of Seller related solely to the QI Analyst
Products of every nature whatsoever and wherever located, including without
limitation at warehouses, depositories, printers or any of Seller's facilities
(the "Inventory") including but not limited to the Inventory Assets listed on
Schedule 1.1.3 attached hereto;

                  1.1.4 Production and Promotional Assets. All development,
production, sales, marketing, advertising and promotional materials of Seller of
every nature whatsoever relating solely to the QI Analyst Products, whether pre-
or post-production or publication, including without limitation: (i) license
agreements for computer software used solely in connection with the QI Analyst
Business and loaded on any of the tangible assets that are included in this
transaction, and (ii) text, manuscripts, catalogues, artwork, photographs,
transparencies, recording masters, reproduction (or gold) master disks, and
digitized masters principally committed to the QI Analyst Products, (the
"Production Assets"), including without limitation those Assets listed on
Schedule 1.1.4 attached hereto;

                  1.1.5 Assigned Contracts. Except for any Excluded Liabilities
(as defined in Section 1.2.2 hereof) all Seller's right, title and interest in
and to those specific contracts (the "Assigned Contracts"), set forth on
Schedule 1.1.5 hereto;

                  1.1.6 Books and Records. Subject to Section 5.1 below, all
books and records, files, documents, papers and agreements (including, without
limitation, information relating to technical support, customers, manufacturers,
contractors, suppliers and vendors) pertaining solely to the Assets (the "Books
and Records"); and

                  1.1.7 Goodwill. All goodwill of Seller, in any, related solely
to the QI Analyst Products or QI Analyst Business.

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1.2      Exclusions.

                  1.2.1 Excluded Liabilities. Except as specifically set forth
in this Agreement, Wonderware does not assume or accept any of Seller's
liabilities. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Wonderware shall
not assume or accept any of the following liabilities (the "Excluded
Liabilities"):

                           (a) for taxes, whether federal, state, local or
         foreign or assessments of any kind, including interest, additions to
         tax or penalties applicable thereto with respect to the operation of
         the QI Analyst Business prior to the Closing Date;

                           (b) arising out of any transactions between Seller
         and any employee or shareholder of Seller, or any person or entity
         affiliated with such employee or shareholder (except to the extent it
         is an Assigned Contract);

                           (c) arising out of any performance, nonperformance or
         improper performance of the Assigned Contracts prior to the Closing
         Date, including any royalties and commissions payable on sales made
         prior to the Closing Date;

                           (d) for warranty claims made after the Closing Date
         for service, repair, replacement and similar work with respect to
         Assets sold, licensed or leased or services provided prior to the
         Closing Date;

                           (e) for product liabilities arising with respect to
         Assets sold, licensed or leased or services provided prior to the
         Closing Date, whether arising in tort or in contract including, without
         limitation, claims based on defective products, claims for product
         support, and any claims based on any warranty or guaranty, whether
         express or implied;

                           (f) arising out of any alleged damage to the
         environment or any liability for environmental cleanup costs arising
         out of occurrences, circumstances or actions commencing or in existence
         prior to the Closing Date;

                           (g) for any judicial or administrative action, suit,
         proceeding or investigation, pending or threatened on, or based on
         events occurring prior to, the Closing Date, relating to Seller, its
         shareholders or the Assets;

                           (h) for noncompliance with or violations of any law,
         rule, regulation, statute, ordinance, permit, judgment, injunction,
         order, decree, license or other governmental authorization or approval
         prior to the Closing Date applicable to Seller, the QI Analyst Business
         or the Assets;

                            (i) for any agreements, contracts or arrangements
         entered into prior to the Closing Date with Seller's employees (except
         to the extent any such agreement is an Assigned Contract);

                           (j) arising out of or related to any Excluded
         Contracts either before or after the Closing Date, except as
         specifically set forth herein;

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                           (k) for any notes payable or other obligations of
         Seller occurring prior to the Closing Date (except to the extent any
         such note or other obligation is an Assigned Contract); and

                           (l) for any trade liabilities of Seller (except to
         the extent any such trade liability is an Assigned Contract).

                  1.2.2 Excluded Contracts. For purposes of this Agreement, the
term "Excluded Contracts" shall be those contracts, agreements, leases and
licenses that are not Assigned Contracts pursuant to Section 1.1.5 above. To the
extent related solely to the QI Analyst Business, Seller shall use its
commercially reasonable efforts to terminate or give notice of termination
regarding each Excluded Contract on or before the Closing Date.

1.3 Closing and Effective Date.

                  1.3.1 Time and Place. The closing of the transactions (the
"Transactions") contemplated under this Agreement (the "Closing") shall take
place simultaneously at the principal offices of Wonderware, 100 Technology,
Irvine, CA 91618 and at the offices of Seller, 233 South Wacker Drive, 11th
Floor, Chicago, IL 60606, as provided herein. The Transactions shall be
consummated on May 31, 2000, or as soon thereafter as the conditions to closing
set forth in Article VII below are satisfied or waived (the "Closing Date").

                  1.3.2 Transfer.

                           (a) Purchase Price and Assets. At the Closing,
         simultaneously with the delivery by Wonderware of the Purchase Price
         (as defined in, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 1.5),
         Seller shall deliver and transfer to Wonderware the Assets, free and
         clear of any and all Liens and Encumbrances.

                           (b) Seller Deliveries. In addition to that set forth
         in Section 1.3.2(a), at the Closing, Seller shall execute and deliver
         to Wonderware (i) a Bill of Sale in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
         B, (ii) an Assignment and Assumption Agreement in the form attached
         hereto as Exhibit C, (iii) an executed officer's certificate from
         Seller in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D-1, (iv) mutually
         acceptable software license agreements for the software known as
         Gencode.exe, Gencodew.exe and Helptag.dot, executed by an authorized
         representative of Seller, and in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E,
         (v) a good standing certificate from the State of Delaware with respect
         to Seller and dated within ten (10) days prior to the Closing Date, and
         (vii) such other bills of sale, instruments of assignment and other
         appropriate documents as may be reasonably requested by Wonderware and
         agreed to by Seller in order to carry out the Transactions.

                           (c) Wonderware Deliveries. In addition to that set
         forth in Section 1.3.2(a), at the Closing, Wonderware shall execute and
         deliver to Seller (i) an Assignment and Assumption Agreement in the
         form attached hereto as Exhibit C, (ii) an executed officer's
         certificate in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D-2 and (iii) such
         other documents as may be reasonably requested by Seller in order to
         carry out the Transactions.

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1.4 Allocation of Purchase Price. Wonderware and Seller agree that the Purchase
Price shall be allocated among the Purchased Assets in accordance with the
allocation set forth in Schedule 1.4 hereto. Wonderware and Seller agree that
each will report the federal, state and local income and other tax consequences
of the purchase and sale contemplated hereby in a manner consistent with such
allocation and that neither will take any position inconsistent therewith upon
examination of any tax return, in any refund claim, in any litigation, or
otherwise.

1.5 Purchase Price. The purchase price (the "Purchase Price") for the sale by
Seller to Wonderware of the Assets is Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00).
Wonderware shall pay Seller the Purchase Price as follows:

                           (a) One Million Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars
         ($1,700,000.00) shall be delivered on the Closing Date by cashiers
         check, wire transfer or other method resulting in immediately available
         funds;

                           (b) An amount equal to (i) Three Hundred Thousand
         Dollars ($300,000.00) (the "Holdback Amount"); less (ii) any amount
         deducted therefrom in satisfaction of Seller's obligations to pay for
         warranty and repair claims under Section 4.1, indemnity claims under
         Section 6.1, or otherwise to reimburse Wonderware for any breach of
         Seller's obligations or representations or warranties hereunder shall
         be paid by Wonderware to Seller on the date that is six (6) months
         after the Closing.

                                   ARTICLE II
                    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER

         For purposes of this Article II, the phrase "Materially Adverse" means,
with respect to any event, circumstance, inaccuracy, error, obligation, breach,
default, liability, loss, damage or amount ("Breaches"), that such Breaches
individually or in the aggregate have had, or in the future could reasonably be
expected to have (assuming that the QI Analyst Business is conducted as
presently conducted), a material adverse impact on the financial condition,
results of operations, properties, assets, liabilities or businesses of the QI
Analyst Business. Seller represents and warrants that each of the following
statements is true and correct as of the date hereof, and will be true and
correct as of the Closing Date, except as expressly set forth in the Disclosure
Schedule attached hereto as Schedule 2, specifying by number the representation
qualified, provided that any specific disclosure made with reference to one or
more sections below shall be deemed disclosed with respect to each other section
as to which such disclosure is relevant provided that such relevance is clearly
apparent:

2.1 Existence and Rights. Seller (i) is a corporation duly organized and validly
existing in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and (ii) has
the corporate power and authority, licenses and rights to own its properties, to
carry on its QI Analyst Business as now conducted and to make and carry out the
Transactions (as defined in Section 1.3.1). Seller is duly qualified and in good
standing in each jurisdiction in which the character of its QI Analyst Business
makes such qualification necessary, except for such jurisdictions in which
Seller's failure to be so qualified would not be Materially Adverse.

2.2 Agreement Authorized. The execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement and Transactions by Seller have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate and other action and do not require notice to, or the consent or
approval of, any governmental or other regulatory

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authority or any other person or entity except as disclosed on Schedule 2. This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Seller and is a legal, valid
and binding obligation of Seller, enforceable against Seller in accordance with
its terms. The Bill of Sale, Assignment and Assumption Agreement and all other
agreements and documents contemplated hereunder (the "Related Agreements"), when
delivered at Closing, will have been duly executed and delivered by Seller, and
will be legal, valid and binding obligations of Seller enforceable against
Seller in accordance with each of their respective terms.

2.3 No Conflict. The execution, delivery and performance by Seller of this
Agreement and the Related Agreements will not (i) to the best of Seller's
knowledge, violate any provision of law or any regulation or any order,
judgment, or decree of any court or other agency of government; (ii) violate any
provision of the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of Seller; or (iv) result
in the creation or imposition of (or the obligation to create or impose) any
Lien or Encumbrance on any of the Assets.

2.4 Title. Seller has good, clear and marketable title to all of the Assets, in
each case free and clear of any and all Liens and Encumbrances. None of the
Assets are located outside the United States. Except as set forth in the
Disclosure Schedule, no person has the power to terminate any of the Assigned
Contracts as a result of the execution of this Agreement or performance of the
Transactions.

2.5 Financial Matters. Prior to the date hereof, Seller has delivered to
Wonderware QI Analyst Product revenue reports for 1998, 1999 and the first
quarter of 2000 (collectively the "Financial Statements").

                  2.5.1 Financial Condition. The Financial Statements and all
other financial statements and historical data submitted in writing by Seller to
Wonderware in connection with the Transactions: (i) are true and correct in all
material respects as of the date thereof, (ii) were prepared in accordance with
accounting principles consistently applied by Seller, and (iii) fairly and
accurately present the financial condition of the QI Analyst Business as of the
dates thereof and the results of the QI Analyst Business related operations of
Seller for the periods covered thereby. Except as disclosed on Schedule 2.5.1,
Seller does not have knowledge of any material liabilities or guarantees related
directly to the QI Analyst Business, matured or unmatured, contingent or
otherwise, as of the respective dates of the Financial Statements not accurately
reflected in the Financial Statements, and none have arisen since that time
except in the ordinary course of business, all of which are reflected in the
Asset-related Financial Statements of Seller.

                  2.5.2 No Undisclosed Liabilities. There are no outstanding
material claims, liabilities or obligations of any nature, whether absolute,
accrued, known or unknown, contingent or otherwise related solely to the QI
Analyst Business, other than: (i) liabilities and obligations that are fully
reflected, accrued or reserved against on the Financial Statements, for which
the reserves are appropriate and reasonable; or (ii) other liabilities and
obligations incurred since March 31, 2000, in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practices, none of which are material.

2.6 No Subsequent Changes. Since March 31, 2000, Seller has conducted Seller's
QI Analyst Business in the ordinary course and consistent with past practices.
There has not been, with respect solely to the QI Analyst Business, (i) any
transfer, lease or other disposition of any of the Assets or the acquisition of
any assets or properties, except in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practices; (ii) any cancellation or compromise of any debt or claim,
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business consistent with past practices; (iii) any waiver or release of any
rights under any Assigned Contract, except for any such waiver or release which
will not be Materially Adverse and except for the termination of the affiliate
agreements required under Section 2.20 below; (iv) any transfer or grant of any
rights under any Intellectual Property; (v) any damage to, or destruction or
loss of Assets (whether or not covered by insurance) in excess of $25,000; (vi)
any actual or threatened in writing cancellations by customers, suppliers or
manufacturers of any material Assigned Contract; (vii) any change in any
accounting principle or method used by Seller for either income tax or financial
reporting purposes; (viii) any write-offs or write-downs of the Inventory or the
receivables of QI Analyst Products other than in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practices; (ix) any agreement to take any action described
in this Section 2.6; and (x) any Materially Adverse change (whether or not
covered by insurance), or any occurrence or event which could reasonably be
expected to result in a Materially Adverse change.

2.7 Inventory. The Inventory consists of items of a quantity and quality usable
or salable in the ordinary course of business consistent with sales over the
last year. Seller is not under any material liability or obligation with respect
to the return of Inventory in the possession of other parties (whether or not
affiliated with Seller). Seller has not received written or oral notice that it
will experience in the foreseeable future any difficulty in obtaining, in the
desired quantity and quality and at a reasonable price and upon reasonable terms
and conditions, the finished goods, raw materials, services, supplies or
component products required for its QI Analyst Business. Seller has recorded any
additions to or depletion of its Inventory in accordance with prior practices
and maintained accurate records thereof.

2.8 Product Liability. There are (i) no statements, citations or decisions by
any governmental or regulatory body and (ii) no notices from any other party
suggesting that the QI Analyst Product is or may be defective. There is no (a)
fact known to Seller relating to any QI Analyst Products that impose, or that
may reasonably be expected to impose, upon Seller (or Wonderware upon
consummation of the Transactions) a duty to recall any QI Analyst Product or a
duty to warn its customers or any other consumer of a defect in any QI Analyst
Product, or (b) latent or overt design, manufacturing or other defect known to
Seller in any QI Analyst Product (except as previously disclosed by Seller to
Wonderware on April 25, 2000, in response to Wonderware's Technical Due
Diligence Request).

2.9 Intellectual Property.

                  2.9.1 Licenses. Except for the Production Asset license
agreements listed on Schedule 1.1.4, no other licenses or agreements are
necessary to continue the development, production and distribution of the QI
Analyst Products. True and complete copies of all such licenses (as amended to
date) have been delivered to Wonderware. All costs, expenses, royalties,
payments and commissions required to be paid in connection with the foregoing
through the date hereof have been paid in full by Seller. Any and all licenses
related thereto are fully assignable and to the extent assignable such licenses
shall be assigned from Seller to Wonderware on the Closing Date. There are no
other third party products or intellectual property embedded in, incorporated in
or otherwise used or distributed as a part of the QI Analyst Product. Seller and
its distributors and licensees have (and after the Closing Date, Wonderware will
have) proper and effective licenses or grants of authority to use the work
product of programmers, writers, artists, photographers, consultants and other
persons connected with the design, development,

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recording, programming, duplication, publication and distribution of the QI
Analyst Products to the extent necessary for the QI Analyst Business.

                  2.9.2 Copyrights. A true and complete listing of all of
Seller's copyrights, whether registered, unregistered or pending registration,
which comprise a portion of the Intellectual Property is set forth in Schedule
2.10.2. Good and sufficient copyright notice, in keeping with reasonable
business practices, has been affixed to each piece of copyrighted Intellectual
Property.

                  2.9.3 Trademarks. A true and complete listing of all of
Seller's Trademarks (whether registered or under common law) which comprise a
portion of the Intellectual Property are set forth in Schedule 2.10.3. Seller
has not granted any options, licenses or rights therein. Seller possesses (and
after the Closing Date, Wonderware will possess) the license or right to use for
the duration granted by applicable law (and without the need for royalty or
similar payments) all Trademarks listed on Schedule 2.10.3.

                  2.9.4 Non-Infringement and Litigation. Except as disclosed in
the Disclosure Schedule, Seller owns all right, title and interest in and to the
QI Analyst Products free and clear of any and all Liens and Encumbrances (except
nonexclusive, end user customer license agreements granted in the ordinary
course of business) and Seller (i) is not violating, infringing on or otherwise
acting adversely with respect to, any intellectual property or any right of
privacy of any party (whether or not an affiliate) in development, production or
distribution of the QI Analyst Products or otherwise in the operations of the QI
Analyst Business, (ii) has not received any notice from any third party and does
not know of any third party who has asserted any claim concerning such an
infringement, violation or adverse acts, or (iii) does not know of any
reasonable basis for any such claims by a third party. To Seller's knowledge, no
person or entity is violating, infringing on or otherwise acting adversely with
respect to any of the Intellectual Property.

2.10 Assigned Contracts. Schedule 1.1.5 lists all Assigned Contracts. True and
complete copies of all such Assigned Contracts (as amended to date) have been
delivered to Wonderware. All Assigned Contracts are fully executed, have been
performed to the extent required on or prior to the date hereof in all material
respects, are in full force and effect and are enforceable in accordance with
their respective terms. To Seller's knowledge, Seller is not in default under
any Assigned Contract, and no defaults (not subsequently cured) by Seller have
been alleged thereunder.

2.11 Litigation. There is no litigation, governmental investigation, arbitration
or other proceedings (formal or informal) pending or, to Seller's knowledge,
threatened, against or affecting the QI Analyst Products or QI Analyst Business,
or the Assets; Seller is not aware of any reasonable basis for any litigation,
governmental investigation, arbitration or other proceedings (formal or
informal) affecting the QI Analyst Products or QI Analyst Business, or the
Assets.

2.12 Compliance with Laws. The QI Analyst Business and operations of Seller with
respect thereto are and have been in compliance with all laws, except where the
failure to so comply would not be Materially Adverse to the QI Analyst Business.
To Seller's knowledge Seller has all permits, licenses, orders, authorizations,
registrations, approvals and other analogous instruments (each of which is in
full force and effect and to Seller's knowledge can be

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transferred without any consent or filing), and Seller has made all filings and
registrations and the like, which are necessary or proper to conduct the QI
Analyst Business, except where the failure to maintain such permits and other
instruments or to make such filings and registrations is not Materially Adverse.

2.13 Assets. The Assets constitute all of the assets and properties used solely
in connection with the QI Analyst Business (except for ordinary furniture,
fixtures and equipment) as of the date hereof, except as to the assets sold,
licensed, leased, disposed of or consumed in the ordinary course of business
prior to the Effective Date. No other entity or person controlled by,
controlling or under common control with Seller holds any assets used in or
necessary for the operation of the QI Analyst Business as currently conducted.

2.14 No Other Acquisition Agreement. Seller is not a party to any agreement,
contract, license, lease or other arrangement, formal or informal, written or
oral, with any entity other than Wonderware concerning a merger, consolidation,
asset or stock acquisition, disposition or other business acquisition or
business combination transaction involving Seller and the QI Analyst Products or
QI Analyst Business.

2.15 Commissions. Seller has not employed or incurred any liability to any
broker, finder or agent for any brokerage fees, finder's fees, commissions or
other similar payments with respect to this Agreement and the Transactions.
Seller shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless Wonderware and its affiliates
from and against any and all brokerage fees, finder's fees, commissions or other
similar payments which arise because of the act or agreement of Seller.

2.16 Accuracy of Information Furnished. To Seller's knowledge, no statement or
information contained in any schedule, certificate or other document or
information furnished, or to be furnished, in writing by or on behalf of Seller
to Wonderware contains any untrue statement of a material fact as of the date
made. Seller is not aware of any facts or circumstances not disclosed in this
Agreement or the schedules hereto which should be disclosed to Wonderware in
order to make any of the representations or warranties made by Seller herein not
misleading in any material respect.

2.17 Permits and Consents. Seller has made all filings with governmental bodies
and other regulatory authorities and has obtained all permits, approvals,
authorizations and consents of all third parties (including, without limitation,
any lender that has made a loan to Seller) necessary for it to consummate the
Transactions without being in violation of any law or otherwise adversely
affecting any of the Assets.

2.18 Termination or Release of Security Interests. Where applicable, Seller has
obtained the termination or release of all security interests in any and all of
the Assets on or before the Closing Date.

2.19 Termination or Release of Affiliate Agreements. Seller has obtained the
termination or release of all affiliate, distributor and other similar
agreements and any and all related rights of affiliates in any and all of the
Assets (including, without limitation, the right to use or sell all or any part
of the Assets).

2.20 Condition of Products. The QI Analyst Products shall perform substantially
in accordance with the product documentation provided by Seller to Wonderware.
EXCEPT AS

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OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS ARTICLE II OF THE AGREEMENT, SELLER MAKES NO
WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE QI ANALYST PRODUCTS,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE WHICH ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED AND EXCLUDED.

2.21 Y2K Compliance. The QI Analyst Products are and will be capable of
correctly processing, providing and/or receiving date data (including, but not
limited to, date data within and between the twentieth and twenty-first
centuries) and are and will be capable of accurately accounting for leap years,
provided that all products (for example, hardware, software, and firmware) used
with the QI Analyst Products properly exchange accurate date data with them.

                                   ARTICLE III
                  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF WONDERWARE

         Wonderware hereby represents and warrants that each of the following
statements is true and correct as of the date hereof, and will be true and
correct as of the Closing Date:

3.1 Existence and Rights. Wonderware (i) is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware
and (ii) has the corporate power and authority, licenses and rights to own its
properties, to carry on its business as now conducted and to make and carry out
the Transactions.

3.2 Agreement Authorized. The execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement and the Transactions by Wonderware have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate and other action and do not require notice to, or the
consent or approval of, any governmental or other regulatory authority or any
other person. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Wonderware
and is a legal, valid and binding obligation of Wonderware, enforceable against
it in accordance with its terms. The Related Agreements, when delivered at
Closing, will have been duly executed and delivered by Wonderware and will be
legal, valid and binding obligations of Wonderware, enforceable against it in
accordance with each of their respective terms.

3.3 No Conflict. The execution, delivery and performance by Wonderware of this
Agreement and the Related Agreements will not (i) modify, breach or constitute
grounds for the occurrence or declaration of a default under or allow another
party a right to terminate any agreement, indenture, undertaking or other
instrument to which Wonderware is a party or by which they or any of the Assets
may be bound or affected, except for any such modification, breach or default
which would not have a material adverse effect, individually or in the
aggregate, on the condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations,
properties, assets, liabilities, businesses or prospects of Wonderware; (ii)
violate any provision of law or any regulation or any order, judgment, or decree
of any court or other agency of government; or (iii) violate any provision of
the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of Wonderware.

3.4 Commissions. Wonderware has not employed or incurred any liability to any
broker, finder or agent for any brokerage fees, finder's fees, commissions or
other similar payments with respect to this Agreement and the Transactions.
Wonderware shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless Seller and its affiliates
from and against any and all brokerage fees, finder's fees,

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commissions or other similar payments which arise because of the act or
agreement of Wonderware.

3.5 Permits. Wonderware has made all filings with governmental bodies and other
regulatory authorities and has obtained all permits, approvals, authorizations
and consents of all third parties, necessary for Wonderware to consummate the
Transactions without being in violation of any law.

3.6 Accuracy of Information Furnished. To Wonderware's knowledge, no statement
or information contained in any schedule, certificate or other document or
information furnished, or to be furnished, in writing by or on behalf of
Wonderware to Seller contains any untrue statement of a material fact as of the
date made. Wonderware is not aware of any facts or circumstances not disclosed
in this Agreement or the schedules hereto which should be disclosed to Seller in
order to make any of the representations or warranties made by Wonderware herein
not misleading in any material respect.

                                   ARTICLE IV
                               COVENANTS OF SELLER

4.1 Assignment of Assigned Agreements. Seller shall use its commercially
reasonable efforts, at Seller's sole cost and expense, to cause assignment to
Wonderware, effective at Closing, of all Assigned Contracts that, by their terms
or by law, may not be assigned or transferred to Wonderware without the consent
(written or otherwise) of any party to such Assigned Contract.

4.2 Transfer, Assignment and Registration of Intellectual Property. Seller shall
use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause transfer and assignment to
Wonderware, effective at closing, of all right, title and interest in and to all
Intellectual Property. In addition to the foregoing, Seller shall use its
commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with and assist Wonderware to (i)
at Wonderware's sole cost and expense, cause copyright registrations to be filed
with the United States Library of Congress for all Assets for which Seller holds
unregistered copyrights (if any) and (ii) cause such affidavits of use and other
documents to be filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office as
necessary to preserve and perfect Wonderware's right, title and interest in and
to all Intellectual Property that are trademarks, trade names or service marks.

4.3 Transfer of Business Relationships. From the Closing Date and for a period
of twelve (12) months thereafter, Seller shall use its commercially reasonable
efforts to cause its customers, suppliers, vendors and third-party product
providers to transfer their business relationships, with respect to the QI
Analyst Products and QI Analyst Business only, from Seller to Wonderware. Such
duty shall include, without limitation, the obligation of Seller to direct to
Wonderware any and all persons calling Seller's telephone numbers regarding
matters concerning the QI Analyst Products (or any other of the Assets), and to
advise all such persons that Wonderware is now the owner of the QI Analyst
Products, and advising them to direct their inquiries to Wonderware in a manner
mutually agreed to by the parties.

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4.4      Technical Support; Warranties; Product Returns.

                  4.4.1 Obligation to Provide Technical Support. Beginning on
the Closing Date, and continuing for a period of six (6) months thereafter (the
"Handover Period"), Seller shall provide all reasonably necessary technical
support to any and all users of the QI Analyst Products ("Technical Support")
who are the beneficiaries of, or otherwise entitled to, Technical Support under
valid, enforceable QI Analyst Product warranties or technical support
agreements; provided, however, that upon receipt of a written notice from
Wonderware that Wonderware will assume responsibility for the provision of the
Technical Support (the "Handover Notice"), Seller shall immediately stop
providing Technical Support to any party other than Wonderware and, in an
orderly fashion, shall transfer existing Technical Support customers to
Wonderware, and shall direct all subsequent Technical Support inquiries to
Wonderware. If so requested in writing by Wonderware prior to, or
contemporaneously with, Wonderware's issuance of the Handover Notice, Seller
will continue to provide "backup" Technical Support directly to Wonderware
during any time that should remain between the date Wonderware sends the
Handover Notice to Seller and the end of the Handover Period.

                  4.4.2 Standards of Technical Support Provided. All Technical
Support provided by Seller pursuant to Section 4.5.1 above will be provided in a
professional, workmanlike manner fully consistent with Seller's pre-Closing Date
technical support practices (including, but not limited to, the amount of time
and resources dedicated by Seller to provision of technical support for the QI
Analyst Products). On a weekly basis, beginning on the Closing Date and
terminating six (6) months thereafter, Seller shall provide Wonderware with
written reports detailing the number of phone calls received that week
requesting Technical Support for the QI Analyst Products and, for those requests
that Seller was unable to answer in the first call, a description of the
Technical Support sought.

                  4.4.3 Indemnification for Claims Arising From Technical
Support. Seller will promptly indemnify and hold Wonderware (including its
affiliates, officers, directors, employees and agents) harmless from and against
any and all costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable
attorneys' fees and expenses and court costs incident to any claim, suit,
action, investigation or other proceeding), damages and losses (net of any tax
adjustments, settlements, reductions or other effects which actually result from
the loss and its payment) which result from i) claims arising out of, or
otherwise related to Seller's provision of Technical Support during the Handover
Period (the "Technical Support Claims") and ii) returns, replacements, repairs
or warranties with respect to any products sold, licensed, leased, shipped or
distributed by Seller prior to the Effective Date; provided, however, that
Seller shall have no liability to the extent there is a problem with a product
attributable to upgrades done by Wonderware after the Effective Date, and
provided further that Seller shall have no further liability to indemnify
Wonderware under this Section 4.5.3 for customer returns, replacements, repairs
or warranty claims made more than two (2) years after the Effective Date. To
make a claim for such indemnity, Wonderware shall send written notice to Seller
requesting such indemnity, after which Seller shall have ten (10) days to either
pay such costs in full (to avoid any reduction of the Holdback Amount), or to
contest its liability for such costs based upon a claim that the problem is
attributable to upgrades done by Wonderware or others after the Effective Date
or because the claim is based upon an event that occurred more than one (1) year
after the Effective Date. To the extent that Seller does not pay such claim
within such ten (10) day period, Wonderware shall thereafter have the right to
offset the amount of such claim against the Holdback Amount (or such amount is
insufficient to pursue a claim against the Seller) under the indemnity and
dispute resolution provisions contained herein.

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                  4.4.4 Division of Support Revenue. Any and all revenue
received by Seller, or by Wonderware during the Handover Period, as payment for
the provision of Technical Support during or after the Handover Period (the
"Support Revenue"), shall be prorated in increments of days, and divided between
Seller and Wonderware according to the following provisions:

                           (a) Seller shall be entitled to 100 percent of the
         Support Revenue received prior to Wonderware's issuance of the Handover
         Notice.

                           (b) to the extent Wonderware requests that Seller
         provide "backup" support to Wonderware during the period following
         issuance of a Handover Notice but prior to the end of the Handover
         Period (the "Backup Period"), Seller shall be entitled to fifty (50)
         percent of the Support Revenue received during the Backup Period.

                           (c) Seller shall not be entitled to any Support
         Revenue after the end of the Handover Period.

                  4.4.5 Product Returns. From and after the Closing Date, in
conjunction with Seller during the Handover Period and in its sole discretion
following the end of the Handover Period, Wonderware, in accordance with
reasonable business practices, shall determine whether to accept returns of
products sold by Seller, to supply replacement products, to repair products or
to perform any warranty work with respect to the products, including with
respect to products sold, licensed, leased, shipped or distributed by Seller
prior to the Closing Date.

4.5 QI Analyst Products Knowledge Transfer. From and after the Closing Date and
terminating six (6) months thereafter, at no additional cost to Wonderware,
Seller shall make available to Wonderware, at mutually convenient times and
locations, and for multiple, non-consecutive periods totaling not less than ten
(10) cumulative days, a sufficient number of individuals (but no fewer than one
(1)) who are qualified to train Wonderware personnel regarding the use,
features, and functionality of the QI Analyst Products.

4.6 Technical Support Knowledge Transfer. Upon Wonderware's request, and for no
more than two (2) sessions of two days duration each, Seller shall, at no
additional cost to Wonderware and at a mutually convenient location, make
available to Wonderware a sufficient number of individuals (but no fewer than
one (1)) qualified to train Wonderware personnel to provide Technical Support
for the QI Analyst Products and to teach other Wonderware personnel to provide
Technical Support for the QI Analyst Products (the "Knowledge Transfer
Meetings"). The first Knowledge Transfer Meeting shall occur within four (4)
months after the Closing Date and the second Knowledge Transfer Meeting shall
occur within six (6) months after the Closing Date.

4.7 Statistical Consulting. From and after the Closing Date, at no additional
cost to Wonderware and terminating six (6) months thereafter, Seller shall make
available to Wonderware, at a mutually convenient time and location, and for
multiple, non-consecutive periods totaling not less than eighty (80) cumulative
hours, a sufficient number of statisticians (but no fewer than one (1))
qualified to assist Wonderware personnel in resolving any statistical questions
or problems arising from Wonderware's use or further development of the QI
Analyst Products.

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4.8 Sales or Use Taxes. Seller agrees to pay all sales, use, property and other
taxes, duties and assessments related to the sale and transfer of the QI Analyst
Products and QI Analyst Business and the Assets (other than state or federal
income taxes imposed upon Wonderware), and Seller agrees to indemnify, defend
and hold Wonderware harmless against any such liabilities.

4.9 Non-Competition. Neither Seller nor any affiliate controlled by Seller will
develop, market or distribute any software program that performs or is intended
to perform functions substantially the same as those performed by the QI Analyst
Products.

                                    ARTICLE V
                             COVENANTS OF WONDERWARE

5.1 Access to Books and Records After Closing Date. Wonderware shall maintain,
for a period of two (2) years, all original pre-closing Books and Records. After
the Closing Date, Wonderware shall provide Seller, during ordinary business
hours and upon reasonable notice, with access to the original Books and Records
for review and copying.

                                   ARTICLE VI
                                 INDEMNIFICATION

6.1 Indemnification. Wonderware, on the one hand, and Seller on the other hand,
each agree to indemnify and hold the other (including their affiliates,
officers, directors, employees and agents) harmless from and against any and all
costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees
and expenses and court costs incident to any claim, suit, action, investigation
or other proceeding), damages and losses, net of any tax adjustments,
settlements, reductions or other effects which actually result from the loss and
its payment ("Losses") arising out of or resulting from a breach of any
representation, warranty or covenant made by, or obligation or agreement of,
such party to this Agreement. Seller further agrees to indemnify and hold
Wonderware (including its affiliates, officers, directors, employees and agents)
harmless from and against any and all Losses arising out of or resulting from
(i) the Excluded Liabilities and (ii) non-compliance by the Seller with any
applicable bulk transfer laws in connection with the sale of the Assets
hereunder. Wonderware further agrees to indemnify and hold Seller (including its
affiliates, officers, directors, employees and agents) harmless from and against
any and all Losses arising out of the QI Analyst Business acquired by Wonderware
after the Closing Date, to the extent arising out of transactions entered into,
actions taken or events occurring after the Closing Date, and including without
limitation those arising from the Assigned Contracts, but not including without
limitation those arising from the Excluded Contracts, Excluded Liabilities, or
Technical Support Claims. Seller's indemnification of Wonderware shall be
subject to satisfaction from the Purchase Price, including but not limited to
the Holdback Amount, and shall specifically include, without limitation, any
Losses arising out of (a) taxes (including, without limitation, payroll and
social security taxes) related to the QI Analyst Business prior to the Closing
Date, or which are otherwise the obligation of the Seller; (b) sales, use,
property and other taxes, duties and assessments related to the sale and
transfer of the QI Analyst Products and QI Analyst Business and the Assets
(other than state or federal income taxes imposed upon Wonderware) arising from
or related to the Transactions; (c) noncompliance (including, without
limitation, environmental noncompliance) with laws, rules, regulations,
statutes, ordinances, permits, judgments, injunctions, orders, decrees, licenses
or other governmental authorizations or approvals applicable to the QI Analyst
Business prior to the Closing Date and (d) any failure of

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Seller to fully perform its obligations hereunder with respect to product
returns, product warranties, and product repairs on products sold by Seller
and/or Seller's failure to comply with its obligations (through offset of the
Holdback Amount or otherwise) with respect thereto under Section 4.4 of this
Agreement. With the exception of breach by Seller of its representations and
warranties with respect to Section 2.4 above, each party's aggregate liability
to the other party hereunder shall not exceed the Purchase Price. Seller's
representations and warranties set forth in Article II and its obligations of
indemnification pursuant to this Section 6.1 shall survive the Closing Date and,
with the exception of Seller's obligations under Sections 6.1(a) and (b) above,
will expire on the date that is eighteen (18) months after the Closing Date.
Seller's obligations of indemnification under Sections 6.1(a) and (b) shall not
expire.

6.2 Procedure for Indemnification.

                  6.2.1 The provisions of this Section 6.2 shall govern any
claim for indemnification by Wonderware or by Seller pursuant to Section 6.1
(each such party an "Indemnitee") against the party or parties agreeing to
provide indemnification hereunder (the "Indemnitor").

                  6.2.2 The Indemnitee shall promptly give notice hereunder
to the Indemnitor, after obtaining notice of any claim as to which recovery may
be sought against the Indemnitor, and, if such indemnity shall arise from the
claim of a third party, the Indemnitee shall consent to the Indemnitor assuming
the defense of any such claim; provided that the Indemnitee shall not be
required to permit the Indemnitor to assume the defense of any third party claim
(i) which, if not first paid, discharged or otherwise complied with, would
result in a material interruption or cessation of the conduct of the business of
the Indemnitee ("An Exigent Claim"), or (ii) if the Indemnitee, reasonably
concludes that there may be a conflict of interest between the Indemnitor, on
the one hand, and the Indemnitee, on the other hand, in the conduct of the
defense of such action ("A Conflict of Interest Claim"). Failure by the
Indemnitor to notify the Indemnitee of its election to defend any such claim or
action within fourteen (14) days of the date of notice from the Indemnitee shall
be deemed to constitute its consent to the Indemnitee's assumption of such
defense. If the Indemnitor assumes the defense of such claim or litigation
resulting therefrom, the obligations of the Indemnitor hereunder as to such
claim shall include taking all steps necessary in the defense or settlement of
such claim or litigation resulting therefrom including the retention of counsel,
which counsel must be to the Indemnitee's reasonable satisfaction, and holding
the Indemnitee harmless from and against any and all Damage resulting from,
arising out of, or incurred with respect to any settlement approved by the
Indemnitor or any judgment in connection with such claim or litigation resulting
therefrom. The Indemnitor shall not, in the defense of such claim or litigation,
(a) consent to the entry of any judgment (other than a judgment of dismissal on
the merits without costs) except with the written consent of the Indemnitee,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, or (b) enter into any
settlement (except with the written consent of the Indemnitee, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld), unless the Indemnitee is released and held
harmless from and against any and all Losses resulting from, arising out of or
incurred with respect to such judgment or settlement.

                  6.2.3 If the Indemnitor shall not assume the defense of any
such claim by a third party or litigation resulting therefrom, the Indemnitee
may defend against such claim or litigation in such manner as it deems
appropriate, and the Indemnitee may settle such claim or litigation on such
terms as it may deem appropriate (except that in the event of A Conflict of
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which the Indemnitee is defending itself, the Indemnitee shall not settle unless
it has first obtained the written consent of the Indemnitor, which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld; and except with respect to An Exigent Claim, the
Indemnitee shall endeavor to give notice of such terms of the settlement, but
may settle the claim without the written consent of the Indemnitor if the
Indemnitee reasonably determines that such settlement is necessary to avoid a
material interruption or cessation of the conduct of the business of the
Indemnitee) and the Indemnitor shall promptly reimburse the Indemnitee for the
amount of such settlement and for all Losses incurred by the Indemnitee in
connection with the defense against or settlement of such claim or litigation.

                                   ARTICLE VII
                              CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

7.1 Conditions to Each Party's Obligation. The obligations of Seller and
Wonderware to consummate the Closing are subject to the satisfaction, at or
before the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions:

                  7.1.1 No Injunctions; Orders. No preliminary or permanent
injunction or other order shall have been issued by any federal, state,
municipal, domestic, foreign, or other governmental tribunal (the "Court"), or
by any federal, state, municipal, domestic, foreign, or other administrative,
regulatory, or licensing agency or entity, licensing department, commission,
board, bureau or other governmental or quasi-governmental authority or
instrumentality (the "Governmental Entity") nor shall any statute, rule,
regulation, or executive order be promulgated or enacted by any Governmental
Entity that prevents the consummation of the Transactions.

                  7.1.2 Approvals. Except as otherwise provided herein, all
authorizations, consents, orders, or approvals of, or declarations or filings
with, or expiration of waiting periods imposed by, any Governmental Entity
necessary for the consummation of the Transactions shall have been filed,
occurred or been obtained, all of which have been disclosed pursuant to Section
2.2 above.

                  7.1.3 No Litigation. No action or proceeding before any Court
or any Governmental Entity shall be pending and no investigation by any
Governmental Entity shall have been commenced, and no action or proceeding by
any Governmental Entity shall have been threatened against the Seller or
Wonderware or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents
seeking to prevent or delay the Transactions or challenging any of the terms or
provisions of this Agreement or seeking material damages in connection
therewith.

7.2 Conditions to Seller's Obligations. The obligations of the Seller to
consummate the Closing are subject to the satisfaction on or prior to the
Closing Date, of the following conditions, in addition to the other deliveries
of Wonderware required hereunder:

                  7.2.1 Representations and Warranties True. The representations
and warranties of Wonderware shall be in all material respects true and correct
as of the Closing Date as though such representations and warranties were made
at and as of such date, except for changes expressly permitted or contemplated
by this Agreement, and Seller shall have received a certificate from an officer
of Wonderware in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D-2, attesting to such
fact.

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                  7.2.2 Performance. Wonderware shall have performed and
complied with, in all material respects, all agreements, obligations and
conditions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on
or prior to the Closing Date, and Seller shall have received a certificate from
an officer of Wonderware in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D-2, attesting
to such fact.

7.3 Conditions to Wonderware's Obligations. The obligations of Wonderware to
consummate the Closing are subject to the satisfaction on or prior to the
Closing Date, of the following conditions, in addition to the other deliveries
of Seller required hereunder.

                  7.3.1 Representations and Warranties True. The representations
and warranties of Seller shall be in all material respects true and correct as
of the Closing Date as though such representations and warranties were made at
and as of such date, except for changes expressly permitted or contemplated by
this Agreement, and Wonderware shall have received a certificate from an officer
of Seller in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D-1, attesting to such fact.

                  7.3.2 Performance. Seller shall have performed and complied
with, in all material respects, all agreements, obligations and conditions
required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to
the Closing Date, and Wonderware shall have received a certificate from an
officer of Seller in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D-1, attesting to such
fact.

                  7.3.3 Employment Agreements with Seller's Personnel. James
Cheever and Richard Marcell shall have accepted employment offers from
Wonderware and shall have indicated such acceptance by countersigning Wonderware
offer letters and returning them to Wonderware.

                  7.3.4 Provision of Materials for Product Due Diligence. Seller
shall have provided to Wonderware copies of the QI Analyst Products, associated
source code and such other documentation, materials and cooperation that
Wonderware may reasonably request to allow Wonderware to fully satisfy itself
that the QI Analyst Products will be compatible with other Wonderware software
and that the QI Analyst Products will be suitable for Wonderware's intended
purposes.

                  7.3.5 Completion of Product Due Diligence. Wonderware shall
have completed all testing and examination reasonably necessary to fully satisfy
itself that no material incompatibilities or other material issues regarding the
suitability of the QI Analyst Products for Wonderware's intended uses exist and
Wonderware shall have provided written notice to Seller that Wonderware
satisfactorily completed its product due diligence.

                  7.3.6 Provision of Technical Support Call Logs. Seller shall
have provided to Wonderware any and all QI Analyst Products technical support
call logs and any other similar documents containing information regarding
technical support questions or issues associated with the QI Analyst Products.

7.4 Effect of Consummation of the Closing. Upon the condition that the Closing
occurs, (i) the failure of any condition or (ii) the breach of any
representation, warranty, or covenant of any party hereto of which the other
party has received written notice from the breaching party prior

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to the Closing Date and which breach is waived in writing by the non-breaching
party, shall be deemed waived as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date
and all conditions to Closing specified in this Agreement shall be deemed
satisfied.

                                  ARTICLE VIII
                        TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER

8.1 Grounds for Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior
to the Closing Date:

                  8.1.1 Mutual Consent. By mutual written consent of Wonderware
and Seller.

                  8.1.2 Breach of Warranties or Covenants; Misrepresentation. By
either Wonderware or Seller if there has been a material breach of any
representation, warranty, covenant, or agreement contained in this Agreement on
the part of the other party set forth in this Agreement and such breach of a
covenant or agreement has not been cured within thirty (30) days following
written notice from the other party of the alleged breach.

                  8.1.3 Expiration Date. By either Wonderware or Seller if the
Closing shall not have been consummated within three (3) months of the Effective
Date (the "Expiration Date"), unless such date is extended by mutual written
agreement of Wonderware and Seller. Termination on or after the Expiration Date
pursuant to this Section 8.1.3 shall be without prejudice to the rights and
remedies available to the nonbreaching party if one party is in breach hereof as
of the Expiration Date.

                  8.1.4 Illegality. By either Wonderware or Seller if there
shall be a final nonappealable order of a Court of competent jurisdiction in
effect preventing the Closing.

                  8.1.5 Government Action. By Wonderware, if there shall be any
action taken, or any statute, rule, regulation, or order enacted, promulgated,
or issued that would prohibit Wonderware from owning all or a material portion
of the QI Analyst Product or QI Analyst Business as a result of the transactions
contemplated herein.

8.2 Effect of Termination. If this Agreement is terminated by either Wonderware
or Seller as provided above, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and
there shall be no liability or obligation on the part of Wonderware or Seller or
their respective officers, directors, employees, or agents; provided, however,
that termination by either Wonderware or Seller pursuant to Sections 8.1.2 or
8.1.3 above shall be without prejudice to the rights and remedies available to
the nonbreaching party if one party is in breach hereof as of the date of
termination.

8.3 Waiver. Any party hereto may, to the extent legally allowed: (i) extend the
time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other
party; (ii) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties made to
such party; or (iii) waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions
for the benefit of such party. No such agreement shall be effective unless in
writing.

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                                   ARTICLE IX
                                  MISCELLANEOUS

9.1 Announcements. Except to the extent required by law, neither party shall
make, or cause to be made, any news releases or other public announcements
pertaining to the Transactions prior to the Closing Date without first
consulting the other party and attempting to formulate a mutually satisfactory
arrangement for such disclosure.

9.2 Cooperation. Each party hereto agrees, both before and after the Closing
Date, to execute any and all further documents and writings and perform such
other reasonable actions which may be or become necessary or expedient to
effectuate and carry out the Transactions (which shall not include any
obligation to make payments).

9.3 Complete Agreement: Modifications. This Agreement, and any documents
referred to herein or executed contemporaneously herewith, constitute the
parties' entire agreement with respect to the subject matter hereof and
supersede all agreements, representations, warranties, statements, promises and
understandings, whether oral or written, with respect to the subject matter
hereof. This Agreement may not be amended, altered or modified except by a
writing signed by Wonderware and Seller to be bound by such amendment,
alteration or modification.

9.4 Expenses. The parties hereto will each pay all of their own expenses
incurred in connection with the authorization, preparation, execution and
performance of this Agreement and the Transactions, including, without
limitation, all fees and expenses of their respective agents, representatives,
counsel and accountants.

9.5 Remedies Not Exclusive: No Termination. No remedy conferred by any of the
specific provisions of this Agreement is intended to be exclusive of any other
remedy, and each and every remedy will be cumulative and will be in addition to
every other remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in
equity or by statute or otherwise. The election of any one or more remedies will
not constitute a waiver of the right to pursue other available remedies.

9.6 Notices. All notices or other communications required or permitted hereunder
shall be in writing and shall be given or made by personal delivery, by a
nationally recognized courier service for overnight delivery, by facsimile (with
a confirming copy by regular mail) or by registered or certified mail, postage
prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed

                  if to Seller, at:

                           SPSS Inc.
                           233 South Wacker Drive, 11th Floor
                           Chicago, IL 60606
                           Attention: Mr. Edward Hamburg
                           Telephone  (312) 651-3000
                           Facsimile:  (312) 651-3558

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                  with a copy to:

                           Ross & Hardies
                           150 North Michigan Ave., Ste. 2500
                           Attention Lawrence K. Samuels, Esq.
                           Telephone: (312) 558-1000
                           Facsimile:  (312) 750-8600

                  if to Wonderware, at:

                           Wonderware Corporation
                           100 Technology
                           Irvine, CA 92618
                           Attention: Philip C. Maynard, General Counsel
                           Telephone: (949) 727-3200
                           Facsimile:  (949) 453-6543

or at such other place as the party to whom such notice of communication is to
be addressed may have designated to the other parties by notice conforming to
this Section 9.6. Notices shall be deemed effective and received (i) on the
actual receipt in the case of hand delivery or facsimile, (ii) on the next
business day after deposit in the case of notices by nationally recognized
overnight courier services, or (iii) on the third business day after the date of
mailing in the manner set forth herein. As used herein, notice to a party shall
include concurrent notice to that party's counsel as set forth herein.

9.7 Third-Party Benefits. None of the provisions of this Agreement will be for
the benefit of, or enforceable by, any third-party beneficiary.

9.8 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the substantive laws of the State of Delaware without giving
effect to the conflicts of law or choice of law provisions thereof.

9.9 Dispute Resolution and Arbitration.

                  9.9.1 Negotiation Between Executives. The parties shall
attempt in good faith to resolve any dispute arising out of, or relating to,
this Agreement promptly by negotiation between executives who have authority to
settle the controversy and who are at a higher level of management than the
persons with direct responsibility for administration of this contract. Any
party may give the other party written notice of any dispute not resolved in the
normal course of business. Within 15 days after delivery of the notice the
receiving party shall submit to the other a written response. The notice and the
response shall include (i) a statement of each party's position and a summary of
arguments supporting that position, and (ii) the name and title of the executive
who represents that party and of any other person who will accompany the
executive. Within ten days after delivery of the receiving party's response, the
executives of both parties shall meet at a mutually acceptable time and place,
and thereafter as often as they reasonably deem necessary, to attempt to resolve
the dispute. All reasonable requests for information made by one party to the
other will be honored. If the matter has not been resolved within 45 days of the
disputing party's notice, or if the parties fail to meet within ten days, either
party may initiate arbitration of the controversy or claim as provided
hereinafter. All negotiations pursuant to this

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clause are confidential and shall be treated as compromise and settlement
negotiations for purposes of the Federal Rules of Evidence and other states'
rules and codes of evidence.

                  9.9.2 Arbitration. Any dispute arising out of or relating to
this Agreement or the breach, termination or the validity thereof, which has not
been resolved by the nonbinding meet and confer provisions provided in Section
9.9.1 above shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the then-current
American Arbitration Association rules for arbitration of business disputes by a
sole arbitrator who shall be a former superior court or appellate court judge or
justice with significant experience in resolving business disputes. Judgment
upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered by any court having
jurisdiction thereof; provided, however, that any award issued as a result of
arbitration shall be reviewable de novo by a court of competent jurisdiction for
errors of law. The place of arbitration shall be Wilmington, Delaware. THE
ARBITRATOR SHALL AWARD TO THE PREVAILING PARTY SUCH PARTY'S COSTS INCURRED IN
CONNECTION WITH THE ARBITRATION, INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS' FEES AND EXPERT
WITNESS FEES. The arbitrator may award equitable relief in those circumstances
where monetary damages would be inadequate. The arbitrator shall be required to
follow the applicable law as set forth in the governing law section of this
Agreement.

9.10 Waivers Strictly Construed. With regard to any power, remedy or right
provided herein or otherwise available to any party hereunder (i) no waiver or
extension of time will be effective unless expressly contained in a writing
signed by the waiving party; and (ii) no alteration, modification or impairment
will be implied by reason of any previous waiver, extension of time, delay or
omission in exercise, or other indulgence.

9.11 Illegality. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to require the
performance by either party of any act contrary to law. In the event of any
conflict between any provision hereof and any law or governmental regulation,
the latter shall prevail, but in such event the affected provisions of this
Agreement shall be curtailed only to the extent necessary to bring them within
the requirement of such law or regulation requirement.

9.12 Successors and Assigns. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights
hereunder shall be assignable by Wonderware, on the one hand, or Seller on the
other hand, without the prior written consent of the other party, except that,
after the Closing Date, Wonderware shall have the right to assign its
post-Effective Date rights under this Agreement to any affiliate of Wonderware.
Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, this Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of and shall be binding on the parties, and their respective successors
and permitted assigns.

9.13 Rules of Construction.

                  9.13.1 Headings. The Article and Section headings in this
Agreement are inserted only as a matter of convenience, and in no way define,
limit, or extend or interpret the scope of this Agreement or of any particular
Article or Section.

                  9.13.2 Tense and Case. Throughout this Agreement, as the
context may require, references to any word used in one tense or case shall
include all other appropriate tenses or cases.

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                  9.13.3 Severability. The validity, legality or enforceability
of the remainder of this Agreement will not be affected even if one or more of
the provisions of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable
in any respect.

                  9.13.4 Agreement Negotiated. The parties hereto are
sophisticated and have been represented by lawyers throughout this transaction
who have carefully negotiated the provisions hereof.

9.14 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more
counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which
together will constitute one and the same instrument.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as
of the date first above written.

"Wonderware"                           Wonderware Corporation

                                       By: /s/ Sam M. Auriemma
                                          -------------------------------------
                                          Sam M. Auriemma, Vice President,
                                          Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

"Seller"                               SPSS Inc.

                                       By: /s/ Mark Battaglia
                                          -------------------------------------
                                          Mark Battaglia,
                                          Executive Vice President

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                             EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES

Exhibits
--------
Exhibit A - Description of QI Analyst Product and Business
Exhibit B - Bill of Sale
Exhibit C - Assignment and Assumption Agreement
Exhibit D-1 - Form of Seller's Officer's Certificate
Exhibit D-2 - Form of Wonderware's Officer's Certificate
Exhibit E - Form of License Agreements for Gencode.exe, Gencodew.exe and
Helptag.dot

Schedules
---------
Schedule 1.1.2             Tangible Assets
Schedule 1.1.3             Inventory
Schedule 1.1.4             Production Assets
Schedule 1.1.5             Assigned Contracts
Schedule 1.4               Allocation of Purchase Price
Schedule 2                 Disclosure Schedule
Schedule 2.5.1             QI Analyst Liability Disclosure
Schedule 2.10.2            Copyrights
Schedule 2.10.3            Trademarks<PAGE>   1
                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.1

                              AMENDED AND RESTATED

                      UNSECURED REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

                            DATED AS OF June 30, 2000

                                      AMONG

                       FIRST INDUSTRIAL, L.P., AS BORROWER

             FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST, INC., AS GENERAL PARTNER

                                       AND

                                  BANK ONE, NA,

                            UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH,

                             BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

                            AND CERTAIN OTHER BANKS,

                                   AS LENDERS

                                       AND

                                  BANK ONE, NA,

                             AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

                                       AND

                                UBS WARBURG LLC,

                              AS SYNDICATION AGENT

                             BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

                             AS DOCUMENTATION AGENT

                                       AND

                              WACHOVIA BANK, N.A.,

                                AS MANAGING AGENT

<PAGE>   2

            AMENDED AND RESTATED UNSECURED REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

         THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED UNSECURED REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT is
entered into as of June 30, 2000 by and among the following:

         FIRST INDUSTRIAL, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership having its
principal place of business at 311 South Wacker Drive, Suite 4000, Chicago,
Illinois 60606 ("Borrower"), the sole general partner of which is First
Industrial Realty Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation;

         FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST, INC., a Maryland corporation that is
qualified as a real estate investment trust whose principal place of business is
311 South Wacker Drive, Suite 4000, Chicago, Illinois 60606 ("General Partner");

       BANK ONE, NA ("Bank One"), a national bank organized under the laws of
the United States of America having an office at 1 Bank One Plaza, Chicago,
Illinois 60670;

       UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH ("UBS"), the Stamford Branch of a Swiss banking
corporation, having an office at 677 Washington Boulevard, Stamford, Connecticut
06901;

         BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., ("Bank of America") as Documentation Agent
("Documentation Agent");

         Bank One, as Administrative Agent ("Administrative Agent") for the
Lenders (as defined below); and

         Those Lenders identified on the signature pages hereto.

                                    RECITALS

         A. Borrower is primarily engaged in the business of acquiring,
developing, owning and operating bulk warehouse and light industrial properties.

         B. Borrower, the General Partner, the Administrative Agent and certain
of the Lenders are parties to the "Existing Credit Agreement" (as defined
below).

         C. The Borrower has requested that the Existing Credit Agreement be
replaced to change the maximum aggregate principal amount of $300,000,000 to
$300,000,000 or such higher amount up to $400,000,000 if additional commitments
are offered by any existing or new Lender and such commitments are accepted by
Borrower and Arranger (the "Facility"), to extend the maturity date of the
Facility and to amend certain other provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement
further as hereinafter set forth. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders have
agreed to do so.

         D. General Partner is fully liable for the obligations of Borrower
hereunder by virtue of its status as the sole general partner of Borrower and as
guarantor under the Guaranty.

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

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                                   Article I.

                        DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

         1.1 Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have
the meanings set forth below:

         "Absolute Interest Period" means, with respect to a Competitive Bid
Loan made at an Absolute Rate, a period of up to 180 days as requested by
Borrower in a Competitive Bid Quote Request and confirmed by a Lender in a
Competitive Bid Quote but in no event extending beyond the Maturity Date. If an
Absolute Interest Period would end on a day which is not a Business Day, such
Absolute Interest Period shall end on the next succeeding Business Day.

         "Absolute Rate" means a fixed rate of interest (rounded to the nearest
1/100 of 1%) for an Absolute Interest Period with respect to a Competitive Bid
Loan offered by a Lender and accepted by the Borrower at such rate under Section
2.16.

         "Adjusted EBITDA" means for any Person the sum of EBITDA for such
Person and such Person's reported corporate overhead for itself and its
Subsidiaries; provided that "Adjusted EBITDA" shall not include overhead related
to specific properties.

         "Adjusted LIBOR Rate" means, with respect to a LIBOR Advance for the
relevant LIBOR Interest Period, the sum of (i) the quotient of (a) the Base
LIBOR Rate applicable to such LIBOR Interest Period, divided by (b) one minus
the Reserve Requirement (expressed as a decimal) applicable to such LIBOR
Interest Period, plus, in the case of ratable LIBOR Advances, the LIBOR
Applicable Margin in effect from time to time during such LIBOR Interest Period,
or in the case of LIBOR Advances made as Competitive Bid Loans, the Competitive
LIBOR Margin established in the Competitive Bid Quote applicable to such
Competitive Bid Loan.

         "Adjusted Prime Rate" means a floating interest rate equal to the Prime
Rate plus Prime Applicable Margin changing when and as the Prime Rate and Prime
Applicable Margin changes.

         "Adjusted Prime Rate Advance" means an Advance that bears interest at
the Adjusted Prime Rate.

         "Administrative Agent" means Bank One, acting as agent for the Lenders
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and its
successors in such capacity.

         "Advance" means a Loan to the Borrower hereunder by one or more of the
Lenders pursuant to Section 2.1(a) hereof (including Swingline Loans and
Competitive Bid Loans), including the initial Advance and all subsequent
Advances, whether such Advances are from time to time, Adjusted Prime Rate
Advances, LIBOR Advances, Swingline Loans or Competitive Bid Loans.

         "Affiliate" means any Person directly or indirectly controlling,
controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with any other Person.
A Person shall be deemed to control another Person if the controlling Person
owns ten percent (10%) or more of any class of voting securities of the
controlled Person or possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or

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cause the direction of the management or policies of the controlled Person,
whether through ownership of stock, by contract or otherwise.

         "Aggregate Commitment" means, as of any date, the sum of all of the
Lenders' then-current Commitments, which initially shall be $300,000,000,
subject to Borrower's right to reduce the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to
Section 2.17 and to increase the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to Section 2.18.

         "Agreement" means this Amended and Restated Unsecured Revolving Credit
Agreement and all amendments, modifications and supplements hereto.

         "Agreement Execution Date" shall mean June 30, 2000, the date on which
all of the parties hereto have executed this Agreement.

         "Allocated Facility Amount" means, at any time, the sum of all then
outstanding Advances (including all Swingline Loans and Competitive Bid Loans),
and the then outstanding Facility Letter of Credit Obligations.

         "Applicable Margin" means the applicable margins set forth in the table
in Section 2.6 used in calculating the interest rate applicable to the various
types of Advances, which shall vary from time to time in accordance with the
long term, senior unsecured debt ratings of Borrower and General Partner in the
manner set forth in Section 2.6.

         "Arranger" means Banc One Capital Markets, Inc. and UBS Warburg LLC,
collectively.

         "Bank One" means Bank One, NA.

         "Base LIBOR Rate" means, with respect to a LIBOR Advance for the
relevant LIBOR Interest Period, the rate determined by the Administrative Agent
to be the rate at which deposits in immediately available funds in Dollars are
offered by the Administrative Agent to first-class banks in the London interbank
eurodollar market at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time two Business Days
prior to the first day of such LIBOR Interest Period, in the approximate amount
of the relevant LIBOR Advance and having a maturity approximately equal to such
LIBOR Interest Period.

         "Borrower" means First Industrial, L.P., along with its permitted
successors and assigns.

         "Borrowing Date" means a Business Day on which an Advance is made to
the Borrower.

         "Borrowing Notice" is defined in Section 2.10(a) hereof.

         "Business Day" means a day, other than a Saturday, Sunday or holiday,
on which banks are open for business in Chicago, Illinois and, where such term
is used in reference to the selection or determination of the Adjusted LIBOR
Rate, in London, England.

         "Capital Stock" means any and all shares, interests, participations or
other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any
and all equivalent ownership interests

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in a Person which is not a corporation and any and all warrants or options to
purchase any of the foregoing.

         "Cash Equivalents" shall mean (i) short-term obligations of, or fully
guaranteed by, the United States of America, (ii) commercial paper rated A-1 or
better by Standard and Poor's Corporation or P-1 or better by Moody's Investors
Service, Inc., or (iii) certificates of deposit issued by and time deposits with
commercial banks (whether domestic or foreign) having capital and surplus in
excess of $100,000,000.

         "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended from time to
time, or any replacement or successor statute, and the regulations promulgated
thereunder from time to time.

         "Collateral Letter of Credit" means any irrevocable unconditional
Letter of Credit issued in the name of the Administrative Agent for the benefit
of the Lenders in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent
and drawn on a bank having a rating of at least AA by S&P and otherwise
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

         "Commitment" means the obligation of each Lender, subject to the terms
and conditions of this Agreement and in reliance upon the representations and
warranties herein, to make Advances not exceeding in the aggregate the amount
set forth opposite its signature below, or the amount stated in any subsequent
amendment hereto.

         "Competitive Bid Borrowing Notice" is defined in Section 2.16(f).

         "Competitive Bid Lender" means a Lender which has a Competitive Bid
Loan outstanding.

         "Competitive Bid Loan" is a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.16 hereof.

         "Competitive Bid Note" means the promissory note payable to the order
of each Lender in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B-2 to be used to evidence
any Competitive Bid Loans which such Lender elects to make (collectively, the
"Competitive Bid Notes").

         "Competitive Bid Quote" means a response submitted by a Lender to the
Administrative Agent with respect to a Competitive Bid Quote Request in the form
attached as Exhibit C-3.

         "Competitive Bid Quote Request" means a written request from Borrower
to Administrative Agent in the form attached as Exhibit C-1.

         "Competitive LIBOR Margin" means, with respect to any Competitive Bid
Loan for a LIBOR Interest Period, the percentage established in the applicable
Competitive Bid Quote which is to be used to determine the interest rate
applicable to such Competitive Bid Loan.

         "Consolidated Operating Partnership" means the Borrower, the General
Partner and any other subsidiary partnerships or entities of either of them
which are required under GAAP to be consolidated with the Borrower and the
General Partner for financial reporting purposes.

         "Consolidated Secured Debt" means as of any date of determination, the
sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness of the
Consolidated Operating Partnership

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outstanding at such date which is secured by a Lien on any asset or Capital
Stock of Consolidated Operating Partnership, including without limitation loans
secured by mortgages, stock, or partnership interests, but excluding Defeased
REMIC Debt, and the Senior Preferred Stock so long as the PS Guaranty is
outstanding and (b) the amount by which the aggregate principal amount of all
Indebtedness of the Subsidiaries of the Borrower or General Partner outstanding
at such date exceeds $5,000,000, without duplication of any Indebtedness
included under clause (a).

         "Consolidated Senior Unsecured Debt" means as of any date of
determination, the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness of the
Consolidated Operating Partnership outstanding at such date other than (a)
Indebtedness which is contractually subordinated to the Indebtedness of the
Consolidated Operating Partnership under the Loan Documents on terms acceptable
to the Administrative Agent and (b) that portion of Consolidated Secured Debt
described in clause (a) of that definition.

         "Consolidated Total Indebtedness" means as of any date of
determination, all Indebtedness of the Consolidated Operating Partnership
outstanding at such date, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with
GAAP, after eliminating intercompany items; provided that for purposes of
defining "Consolidated Total Indebtedness" the term "Indebtedness" shall not
include the short term debt (e.g. accounts payable, short term expenses) of
Borrower or General Partner or Defeased REMIC Debt.

         "Controlled Group" means all members of a controlled group of
corporations and all trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under
common control which, together with all or any of the entities in the
Consolidated Operating Partnership, are treated as a single employer under
Sections 414(b) or 414(c) of the Code.

         "Debt Service" means for any period, (a) Interest Expense for such
period plus (b) the aggregate amount of regularly scheduled principal payments
of Indebtedness (excluding optional prepayments and balloon principal payments
due on maturity in respect of any Indebtedness) required to be made during such
period by the Borrower, or any of its consolidated Subsidiaries plus (c) a
percentage of all such regularly scheduled principal payments required to be
made during such period by any Investment Affiliate on Indebtedness (excluding
optional prepayments and balloon principal payments due on maturity in respect
of any Indebtedness) taken into account in calculating Interest Expense, equal
to the greater of (x) the percentage of the principal amount of such
Indebtedness for which the Borrower or any consolidated Subsidiary is liable and
(y) the percentage ownership interest in such Investment Affiliate held by the
Borrower and any consolidated Subsidiaries, in the aggregate, without
duplication plus (d) Senior Preferred Stock Expense of the General Partner for
such period.

         "Default" means an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both,
would become an Event of Default.

         "Default Rate" means with respect to any Advance, a rate equal to the
interest rate applicable to such Advance plus three percent (3%) per annum.

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         "Defaulting Lender" means any Lender which fails or refuses to perform
its obligations under this Agreement within the time period specified for
performance of such obligation, or, if no time frame is specified, if such
failure or refusal continues for a period of five Business Days after written
notice from the Administrative Agent; provided that if such Lender cures such
failure or refusal, such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender.

         "Defeased REMIC Debt" means that portion of Second REMIC Loan which has
already been defeased, and such portion or portions of the Second REMIC Loan
which may in the future be defeased, by depositing collateral in the form of
obligations supported by the credit of the United States government in such
amounts as are required and permitted under the terms of the Second REMIC Loan.

         "Designated Lender" means any Person who has been designated by a
Lender to fund Competitive Bid Loans pursuant to a Designation Agreement in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit K.

         "Dollars" and "$" mean United States Dollars.

         "EBITDA" means, with respect to any Person, income before extraordinary
items and after adjustment for any gains or losses from sales of assets (reduced
to eliminate any income from Investment Affiliates of such Person, any interest
income and, with respect to the Consolidated Operating Partnership, any income
from the assets used for Defeased REMIC Debt), as reported by such Person and
its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, plus Interest
Expense, depreciation, amortization and income tax (if any) expense plus a
percentage of such income (adjusted as described above) of any such Investment
Affiliate equal to the allocable economic interest in such Investment Affiliate
held by such Person and any Subsidiaries, in the aggregate (provided that no
item of income or expense shall be included more than once in such calculation
even if it falls within more than one of the foregoing categories).

         "Effective Date" means each Borrowing Date and, if no Borrowing Date
has occurred in the preceding calendar month, the first Business Day of each
calendar month.

         "Environmental Laws" means any and all Federal, state, local or
municipal laws, rules, orders, regulations, statutes, ordinances, codes,
decrees, requirements of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the
Borrower, its Subsidiaries or Investment Affiliates, or their respective assets,
and regulating or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning
protection of human health or the environment, as now or may at any time
hereafter be in effect, in each case to the extent the foregoing are applicable
to the operations of the Borrower, any Investment Affiliate, or any Subsidiary
or any of their respective assets or Properties.

         "Equity Value" is defined in Section 10.10 hereof.

         "ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended, and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time.

         "Event of Default" means any event set forth in Article X hereof.

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         "Existing Credit Agreement" means that certain Unsecured Revolving
Credit Agreement dated as of December 15, 1997, as amended.

         "Exit Markets" means (i) Cleveland, Ohio, (ii) Columbus, Ohio, (iii)
Dayton, Ohio, (iv) Des Moines, Iowa, (v) Grand Rapids, Michigan, (vi) Hartford,
Connecticut, (vii) Long Island, New York, and (viii) Louisiana.

         "Extension Notice" is defined in Section 2.2 hereof.

         "Facility" means the unsecured revolving credit facility described in
Section 2.1.

         "Facility Fee" and "Facility Fee Rate" are defined in Section 2.7(b).

         "Facility Letter of Credit" means a Financial Letter of Credit or
Performance Letter of Credit issued hereunder.

         "Facility Letter of Credit Fee" is defined in Section 3.8.

         "Facility Letter of Credit Obligations" means, as at the time of
determination thereof, all liabilities, whether actual or contingent, of the
Borrower with respect to Facility Letters of Credit, including the sum of (a)
the Reimbursement Obligations and (b) the aggregate undrawn face amount of the
then outstanding Facility Letters of Credit.

         "Federal Funds Effective Rate" means, for any day, an interest rate per
annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds
transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal
funds brokers on such day, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a
Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a
Business Day, the average of the quotations at approximately 10 a.m. (Chicago
time) on such day on such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from
three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the
Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.

         "FIMC" means First Industrial Mortgage Corporation, a Delaware
corporation, and the sole general partner of the Mortgage Partnership. FIMC is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the General Partner.

         "Financial Letter of Credit" means any standby Letter of Credit which
represents an irrevocable obligation to the beneficiary on the part of the
Issuing Bank (i) to repay money borrowed by or advanced to or for the account of
the account party or (ii) to make any payment on account of any indebtedness
undertaken by the account party, in the event the account party fails to fulfill
its obligation to the beneficiary.

         "Financing Partnership" means First Industrial Financing Partnership,
L.P., a Delaware limited partnership. Borrower and General Partner, either
directly or indirectly, collectively own 100% of the partnership interests of
the Financing Partnership.

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         "FISC" means First Industrial Securities Corporation, a Delaware
corporation, and the sole general partner of the Guaranteeing Partnership. FISC
is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the General Partner.

         "Fitch" means Fitch, Inc.

         "Funded Percentage" means, with respect to any Lender at any time, a
percentage equal to a fraction the numerator of which is the amount of the
Aggregate Commitment actually disbursed and outstanding to Borrower by such
Lender at such time, and the denominator of which is the total amount of the
Aggregate Commitment disbursed and outstanding to Borrower by all of the Lenders
at such time.

         "Funds From Operations" for any period means GAAP net income, as
adjusted by (i) excluding gains and losses from property sales (unless they are
the result of Borrower's Integrated Industrial Solutions activities, which
primarily involve merchant development activities and land sales, as reported by
the Borrower), debt restructurings and property write-downs and adjusted for the
non-cash effect of straight-lining of rents, (ii) straight-lining various
ordinary operating expenses which are payable less frequently than monthly
(e.g., real estate taxes) and (iii) adding back depreciation, amortization and
all non-cash items. Annualized Funds From Operations for any Person will be
calculated by annualizing actual Funds From Operations for the most recently
ended fiscal quarter. In calculating Funds From Operations, no deduction shall
be made from net income for closing costs and other one-time charges associated
with the formation and capitalization of such Person.

         "GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles in the United
States of America consistent with those utilized in preparing the audited
financial statements of the Borrower required hereunder.

         "General Partner" means First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc., a Maryland
corporation that is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is qualified as a
real estate investment trust. General Partner is the sole general partner of
Borrower.

         "Gross Revenues" means total revenues, calculated in accordance with
GAAP.

         "Guarantee Obligation" means as to any Person (the "guaranteeing
person"), any obligation (determined without duplication) of (a) the
guaranteeing person or (b) another Person (including, without limitation, any
bank under any letter of credit) to induce the creation of which the
guaranteeing person has issued a reimbursement, counter indemnity or similar
obligation, in either case guaranteeing or in effect guaranteeing any
Indebtedness, leases, dividends or other obligations (the "primary obligations")
of any other third Person (the "primary obligor") in any manner, whether
directly or indirectly, including, without limitation, any obligation of the
guaranteeing person, whether or not contingent, (i) to purchase any such primary
obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor,
(ii) to advance or supply funds (1) for the purchase or payment of any such
primary obligation or (2) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the
primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the
primary obligor, (iii) to purchase property, securities or services primarily
for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the
ability of the primary

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obligor to make payment of such primary obligation or (iv) otherwise to assure
or hold harmless the owner of any such primary obligation against loss in
respect thereof; provided, however, that the term Guarantee Obligation shall not
include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary
course of business. The amount of any Guarantee Obligation of any guaranteeing
person shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of the primary obligation
relating to such Guarantee Obligation (or, if less, the maximum stated liability
set forth in the instrument embodying such Guarantee Obligation), provided, that
in the absence of any such stated amount or stated liability, the amount of such
Guarantee Obligation shall be such guaranteeing person's maximum reasonably
anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the Borrower in good
faith.

         "Guaranteeing Partnership" means First Industrial Securities L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership. FISC is the sole general partner of the
Guaranteeing Partnership and Borrower is the sole limited partner.

         "Guaranty" means the Guaranty executed by the General Partner in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit D.

         "Implied Capitalization Value" means for any Person for any quarter,
the sum of (i) the quotient of (x) the Adjusted EBITDA for such Person during
such quarter (which Adjusted EBITDA shall be annualized as described in the
definition of "Funds From Operations", but shall exclude any Adjusted EBITDA
attributable to Preleased Assets Under Development), and (y) 9.5%, plus (ii) an
amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of the value of all Preleased Assets Under
Development, provided that in no event shall the aggregate amount added to
Implied Capitalization Value pursuant to this clause (ii) exceed the lesser of
(A) five percent (5%) of the Implied Capitalization Value or (B) $100,000,000,
plus (iii) an amount equal to 100% of unrestricted cash and unrestricted cash
equivalents, including any cash on deposit with a qualified intermediary with
respect to a deferred tax-free exchange (and specifically excluding any cash or
cash equivalents being used to support Defeased REMIC Debt), plus (iv) an amount
equal to 100% of the then-current book value, determined in accordance with
GAAP, of all first mortgage receivables on income producing commercial
properties, provided that in no event shall the aggregate amount added to
Implied Capitalization Value pursuant to this clause (iv) exceed ten percent
(10%) of Implied Capitalization Value. For purposes of computing the Implied
Capitalization Value, (A) Adjusted EBITDA may be increased from quarter to
quarter by the amount of net cash flow from new leases of space at the
Properties approved by Administrative Agent (where such net cash flow has not
then been included in EBITDA) which have a minimum term of one year and (B)
Properties which either (i) were acquired during the quarter and/or (ii) were
previously assets under development under GAAP but which have been completed
during the quarter and have at least some tenants in possession of the
respective leased spaces and conducting business operations therein each will be
included in the calculation of Implied Capitalization Value using Pro Forma
EBITDA for the quarter, so long as a "new acquisition/opening summary" form is
submitted to, and approved by, Administrative Agent for each new acquisition or
newly-opened Property during such quarter.

         "Indebtedness" of any Person at any date means without duplication, (a)
all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such
Person for the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than
current trade liabilities and other accounts payable, and

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accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business and payable in
accordance with customary practices), to the extent such obligations constitute
indebtedness for the purposes of GAAP, (c) any other indebtedness of such Person
which is evidenced by a note, bond, debenture or similar instrument, (d) all
obligations of such Person under financing leases and capital leases, (e) all
obligations of such Person in respect of acceptances issued or created for the
account of such Person, (f) all Guarantee Obligations of such Person (excluding
in any calculation of consolidated indebtedness of the Consolidated Operating
Partnership, Guarantee Obligations of any member of the Consolidated Operating
Partnership in respect of primary obligations of any other member of the
Consolidated Operating Partnership), (g) all reimbursement obligations of such
Person for letters of credit and other contingent liabilities, (h) all
liabilities secured by any Lien (other than Liens for taxes not yet due and
payable) on any property owned by such Person even though such Person has not
assumed or otherwise become liable for the payment thereof, (i) any repurchase
obligation or liability of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries with respect
to accounts or notes receivable sold by such Person or any of its Subsidiaries,
(j) Senior Preferred Stock, and (k) such Person's pro rata share of debt in
Investment Affiliates and any loans where such Person is liable as a general
partner. The liquidation preference of the Senior Preferred Stock will be
considered as Indebtedness and Consolidated Total Indebtedness, provided,
however, that the obligations of the General Partner created by the issuance of
Senior Preferred Stock and the obligations of the Guaranteeing Partnership
created by the execution and delivery of the PS Guaranty shall be deemed to
constitute a single, combined liability on a consolidated basis.

         "Insolvency" means insolvency as defined in the United States
Bankruptcy Code, as amended. "Insolvent" when used with respect to a Person,
shall refer to a Person who satisfies the definition of Insolvency.

         "Interest Expense" means all interest expense of the Consolidated
Operating Partnership determined in accordance with GAAP plus (i) capitalized
interest not covered by an interest reserve from a loan facility, plus (ii) the
allocable portion (based on liability) of any accrued or paid interest incurred
on any obligation for which the Consolidated Operating Partnership is wholly or
partially liable under repayment, interest carry, or performance guarantees, or
other relevant liabilities, plus (iii) the allocable percentage of any accrued
or paid interest incurred on any Indebtedness of any Investment Affiliate,
whether recourse or non-recourse, equal to the applicable economic interest in
such Investment Affiliate held by the Consolidated Operating Partnership, in the
aggregate, provided that no expense shall be included more than once in such
calculation even if it falls within more than one of the foregoing categories;
provided, however, that "Interest Expense" shall not include (i) dividends paid
on Senior Preferred Stock or payments made pursuant to the PS Guaranty or (ii)
interest on the Second REMIC Loan after it became Defeased REMIC Debt.

         "Interest Period" means either an Absolute Interest Period or a LIBOR
Interest Period.

         "Investment Affiliate" means any Person in which the Consolidated
Operating Partnership, directly or indirectly, has an ownership interest, whose
financial results are not consolidated under GAAP with the financial results of
the Consolidated Operating Partnership on the consolidated financial statements
of the Consolidated Operating Partnership.

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         "Invitation for Competitive Bid Quotes" means a written notice to the
Lenders from the Administrative Agent with respect to a Competitive Bid Quote
Request in the form attached as Exhibit C-2 hereto.

         "Issuance Date" is defined in Section 3.4(a)(3).

         "Issuance Notice" is defined in Section 3.4(c).

         "Issuing Bank" means, with respect to each Facility Letter of Credit,
the Lender which issues such Facility Letter of Credit. Bank One shall be the
sole Issuing Bank.

         "Lenders" means, collectively, Bank One, UBS, Bank of America and the
other Persons executing this Agreement in such capacity, or any Person which
subsequently executes and delivers any amendment hereto in such capacity and
each of their respective permitted successors and assigns. Where reference is
made to "the Lenders" in any Loan Document it shall be read to mean "all of the
Lenders".

         "Lending Installation" means any U.S. office of any Lender authorized
to make loans similar to the Advances described herein.

         "Letter of Credit" of a Person means a letter of credit or similar
instrument which is issued upon the application of such Person or upon which
such Person is an account party or for which such Person is in any way liable.

         "Letter of Credit Collateral Account" is defined in Section 3.9.

         "Letter of Credit Request" is defined in Section 3.4(a).

         "LIBOR Advance" means an Advance that bears interest at the Adjusted
LIBOR Rate, whether a ratable Advance based on the LIBOR Applicable Margin or a
Competitive Bid Loan based on a Competitive LIBOR Margin.

         "LIBOR Applicable Margin" means, as of any date with respect to any
LIBOR Advance, the Applicable Margin in effect for such LIBOR Advance as
determined in accordance with Section 2.6 hereof.

         "LIBOR Interest Period" means, with respect to a LIBOR Advance, a
period of one, two, three or six months (to the extent that periods in excess of
three months are generally available from the Lenders), as selected in advance
by the Borrower.

         "Lien" means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien
or charge of any kind (including, without limitation, any conditional sale or
other title retention agreement or lease in the nature thereof, any filing or
agreement to file a financing statement as debtor under the Uniform Commercial
Code on any property leased to any Person under a lease which is not in the
nature of a conditional sale or title retention agreement, or any subordination
agreement in favor of another Person).

         "Loan" means, with respect to a Lender, such Lender's portion of any
Advance.

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         "Loan Documents" means this Agreement, the Notes, the Guaranty and any
and all other agreements or instruments required and/or provided to Lenders
hereunder or thereunder, as any of the foregoing may be amended from time to
time.

         "Market Value Net Worth" means at any time, the Implied Capitalization
Value of a Person at such time minus the Indebtedness of such Person at such
time.

         "Material Adverse Effect" means, with respect to any matter, that such
matter in the Required Lenders' good faith judgment may (x) materially and
adversely affect the business, properties, condition or results of operations of
the Consolidated Operating Partnership taken as a whole, or (y) constitute a
non-frivolous challenge to the validity or enforceability of any material
provision of any Loan Document against any obligor party thereto.

         "Material Adverse Financial Change" shall be deemed to have occurred if
the Required Lenders, in their good faith judgment, determine that a material
adverse financial change has occurred which could prevent timely repayment of
any Advance hereunder or materially impair Borrower's ability to perform its
obligations under any of the Loan Documents.

         "Materials of Environmental Concern" means any gasoline or petroleum
(including crude oil or any fraction thereof) or petroleum products or any
hazardous or toxic substances, materials or wastes, defined or regulated as such
in or under any Environmental Law, including, without limitation, asbestos,
radon, polychlorinated biphenyls and urea-formaldehyde insulation.

         "Maturity Date" means June 30, 2003, subject to extension pursuant to
the terms and conditions of Section 2.2 hereof or such earlier date on which the
principal balance of the Facility and all other sums due in connection with the
Facility shall be due as a result of the acceleration of the Facility.

         "Monetary Default" means any Default involving Borrower's failure to
pay any of the Obligations when due.

         "Moody's" means Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and its successors.

         "Mortgage Partnership" means First Industrial Mortgage L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership. FIMC is the sole general partner of the Mortgage
Partnership and Borrower is the sole limited partner.

         "Note" means the promissory note payable to the order of each Lender in
the amount of such Lender's maximum Commitment in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit B-1 (collectively, the "Notes").

         "Obligations" means the Advances, the Facility Letter of Credit
Obligations and all accrued and unpaid fees and all other obligations of
Borrower to the Administrative Agent or any or all of the Lenders arising under
this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.

         "Payment Date" means the last Business Day of each calendar quarter.

         "Participants" is defined in Section 13.2.1 hereof.

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         "PBGC" means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any entity
succeeding to any or all of its functions under ERISA.

         "Percentage" means, with respect to each Lender, the applicable
percentage of the then-current Aggregate Commitment represented by such Lender's
then-current Commitment.

         "Performance Letter of Credit" means any standby Letter of Credit which
represents an irrevocable obligation to the beneficiary on the part of the
Issuing Bank to make payment on account of any default by the account party in
the performance of a nonfinancial or commercial obligation.

         "Permitted Liens" are defined in Section 9.6 hereof.

         "Person" means an individual, a corporation, a limited or general
partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other entity or
organization, including a governmental or political subdivision or an agent or
instrumentality thereof.

         "Plan" means an employee benefit plan as defined in Section 3(3) of
ERISA, whether or not terminated, as to which the Borrower or any member of the
Controlled Group may have any liability.

         "Preleased Assets Under Development" means, as of any date of
determination, any Project which (i) is under construction and then treated as
an asset under development under GAAP, and (ii) has, as of such date, at least
fifty percent (50%) of its projected total rentable area leased at market rates
to third party tenants similar to those at Borrower's other properties, both
such land and improvements under construction to be valued for purposes of this
Agreement at then-current book value, as determined in accordance with GAAP;
provided, however, in no event shall Preleased Assets Under Development include
any Project for more than 270 days from the date such Project is initially so
designated under GAAP.

         "Prime Applicable Margin" means the Applicable Margin in effect for an
Adjusted Prime Rate Advance as determined in accordance with Section 2.6 hereof.

         "Prime Rate" means a rate per annum equal to the prime rate of interest
announced by Bank One from time to time, changing when and as such prime rate
changes.

         "Project" means any real estate asset which is 100% owned by the
Borrower or by any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary and which is operated as an
industrial property.

         "Property" means each parcel of real property owned or operated by the
Borrower, any Subsidiary or Investment Affiliate.

         "Property Operating Income" means, with respect to any Property, for
any period, earnings from rental operations (computed in accordance with GAAP
but without deduction for reserves) attributable to such Property plus
depreciation, amortization and interest expense with respect to such Property
for such period, and, if such period is less than a year, adjusted by straight
lining various ordinary operating expenses which are payable less frequently
than once during every such period (e.g. real estate taxes and insurance). The
earnings from rental operations reported

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for the immediately preceding fiscal quarter shall be adjusted to include pro
forma earnings (as substantiated to the satisfaction of the Administrative
Agent) for an entire quarter for any Property acquired or placed in service
during such fiscal quarter and to exclude earnings during such quarter from any
property not owned as of the end of the quarter.

         "PS Guaranty" means the existing guaranty of Senior Preferred Stock by
the Guaranteeing Partnership.

         "Purchasers" is defined in Section 13.3.1 hereof.

         "Purpose Credit" has the meaning ascribed to it in Regulation U of the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

         "Qualified Officer" means, with respect to any entity, the chief
financial officer, chief accounting officer or controller of such entity if it
is a corporation or of such entity's general partner if it is a partnership.

         "Rate Option" means the Adjusted Prime Rate, the Adjusted LIBOR Rate or
the Absolute Rate (only as applicable to Competitive Bid Loans). The Rate Option
in effect on any date shall always be the Adjusted Prime Rate unless the
Borrower has properly selected the Adjusted LIBOR Rate pursuant to Section 2.10
hereof or a Competitive Bid Loan pursuant to Section 2.16 hereof.

         "Rating Period" means any period during the term of the Facility during
which the Borrower's or General Partner's long-term, senior unsecured debt has
been rated by at least two of S&P, Moody's, and Fitch and the lower of the
highest two ratings is at least BBB- (S&P) or Baa3 (Moody's) or an equivalent
rating from Fitch.

         "Regulation D" means Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor or other
regulation or official interpretation of said Board of Governors relating to
reserve requirements applicable to member banks of the Federal Reserve System.

         "Reimbursement Obligations" means at any time, the aggregate of the
Obligations of the Borrower to the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the
Administrative Agent in respect of all unreimbursed payments or disbursements
made by the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent under or in
respect of the Facility Letters of Credit.

         "REMIC Lender" means Nomura Asset Capital Corporation or any successor
thereto.

         "Reportable Event" means a reportable event as defined in Section 4043
of ERISA and the regulations issued under such section, with respect to a Plan,
excluding, however, such events as to which the PBGC by regulation waived the
requirement of Section 4043(a) of ERISA that it be notified within 30 days of
the occurrence of such event, provided that a failure to meet the minimum
funding standard of Section 412 of the Code and of Section 302 of ERISA shall be
a Reportable Event regardless of the issuance of any such waivers in accordance
with either Section 4043(a) of ERISA or Section 412(d) of the Code.

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         "Required Lenders" means Lenders in the aggregate having at least 66
2/3% of the Aggregate Commitment or, if the Aggregate Commitment has been
terminated, Lenders in the aggregate holding at least 66 2/3% of the aggregate
unpaid principal amount of the outstanding Advances.

         "Reserve Requirement" means, with respect to a LIBOR Interest Period,
the maximum aggregate reserve requirement (including all basic, supplemental,
marginal and other reserves) which is imposed under Regulation D on Eurocurrency
liabilities.

         "S&P" means Standard & Poor's Ratings Group and its successors.

         "Second REMIC Loan" means the up to $42,600,000 mortgage loan made by
REMIC Lender to Mortgage Partnership pursuant to the terms of a Loan Agreement
dated as of December 29, 1995 (the "Second REMIC Loan Agreement") of which only
$40,200,000 was actually funded.

         "Senior Preferred Stock" means for any Person, any preferred stock
issued by such Person which is not typical preferred stock but instead is both
(i) redeemable by the holders thereof on any fixed date or upon the occurrence
of any event and (ii) as to payment of dividends or amounts on liquidation,
either guaranteed by any direct or indirect subsidiary of such Person or secured
by any property of such Person or any direct or indirect subsidiary of such
Person.

         "Senior Preferred Stock Expense" means for any period for any Person,
the aggregate dividend payments due to the holders of Senior Preferred Stock of
such Person, whether payable in cash or in kind, and whether or not actually
paid during such period.

         "Subsidiary" means as to any Person, a corporation, partnership or
other entity of which shares of stock or other ownership interests having
ordinary voting power (other than stock or such other ownership interests having
such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) to elect a majority
of the board of directors or other managers of such corporation, partnership or
other entity are at the time owned, or the management of which is otherwise
controlled, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both,
by such Person, and provided such corporation, partnership or other entity is
consolidated with such Person for financial reporting purposes under GAAP.

         "Swingline Advances" means, as of any date, collectively, all Swingline
Loans then outstanding under this Facility.

         "Swingline Commitment" means the obligation of the Swingline Lender to
make Swingline Loans not exceeding $30,000,000.

         "Swingline Lender" shall mean Bank One, in its capacity as a Lender.

         "Swingline Loan" means a Loan made by the Swingline Lender under the
special availability provisions described in Sections 2.15 hereof.

         "Total Liabilities" means all Indebtedness plus all other GAAP
liabilities of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.

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         "Transferee" is defined in Section 13.4 hereof.

         "Unencumbered Asset" means any Project which as of any date of
determination, (a) is not subject to any Liens other than Permitted Liens set
forth in Sections 9.6(i) through 9.6(v), (b) is not subject to any agreement
(including any agreement governing Indebtedness incurred in order to finance or
refinance the acquisition of such asset) which prohibits or limits the ability
of the Borrower, or its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries, as the case may be, to
create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any assets or Capital
Stock of the Borrower, or any of its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries, (c) is not
subject to any agreement (including any agreement governing Indebtedness
incurred in order to finance or refinance the acquisition of such asset) which
entitles any Person to the benefit of any Lien (but not subject to any Liens
other than Permitted Liens set forth in Sections 9.6(i) through 9.6(v) on any
assets or Capital Stock of the Borrower or any of its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries
or would entitle any Person to the benefit of any Lien (but excluding the
Permitted Liens set forth in Sections 9.6(i) through 9.6(v) on such assets or
Capital Stock upon the occurrence of any contingency (including, without
limitation, pursuant to an "equal and ratable" clause), (d) is not the subject
of any material architectural/engineering issue, as evidenced by a certification
of Borrower, and (e) is materially compliant with the representations and
warranties in Article VI below. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Project is
a "Superfund" site under federal law or a site identified in writing by the
jurisdiction in which such Project is located as having significant
environmental contamination under applicable state law, Borrower shall so advise
the Lenders in writing and the Required Lenders shall have the right to request
from Borrower a current detailed environmental assessment (or one which is not
more than two years old for Unencumbered Assets owned as of the Agreement
Execution Date), and, if applicable, a written estimate of any remediation costs
from a recognized environmental contractor and to exclude any such Project from
Unencumbered Assets at their election. No Project of a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary
shall be deemed to be unencumbered unless both such Project and all Capital
Stock of such Wholly-Owned Subsidiary is unencumbered and neither such
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary nor any other intervening Wholly-Owned Subsidiary
between the Borrower and such Wholly-Owned Subsidiary has any Indebtedness for
borrowed money (other than Indebtedness due to the Borrower). The Borrower
acknowledges that Projects owned by the Guaranteeing Partnership will not
constitute Unencumbered Assets until the PS Guaranty is released.

         "Unimproved Land" means land which constitutes a single tax parcel or
separately platted lot and on which construction of an industrial building has
not commenced.

         "Value of Unencumbered Assets" means, as of any date, the amount
determined by dividing the Property Operating Income for each Project which is
an Unencumbered Asset as of such date for a calculation period which shall be
either the immediately preceding full fiscal quarter or, if so requested by
Borrower or the Administrative Agent, the then current partial fiscal quarter
(as annualized) by 9.5%. If a Project has been acquired during such calculation
period then Borrower shall be entitled to include pro forma Property Operating
Income from such property for the entire calculation period in the foregoing
calculation, except for purposes of the financial covenant comparing the
Property Operating Income from Unencumbered Assets during a quarter to Debt
Service for such quarter. If a Project is no longer owned as of the date of
calculation, then no value shall be included based on capitalizing Property
Operating Income

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from such Project, except for purposes of such financial covenant comparing the
Property Operating Income from Unencumbered Assets during a quarter to Debt
Service for such quarter.

         "Wholly-Owned Subsidiary" means a member of the Consolidated Operating
Partnership 100% of the ownership interests in which are owned, directly or
indirectly, by the Borrower and the General Partner in the aggregate.

         The foregoing definitions shall be equally applicable to both the
singular and the plural forms of the defined terms.

         1.2  Financial Standards. All financial computations required of a
Person under this Agreement shall be made, and all financial information
required under this Agreement shall be prepared, in accordance with GAAP, except
that if any Person's financial statements are not audited, such Person's
financial statements shall be prepared in accordance with the same sound
accounting principles utilized in connection with the financial information
submitted to Lenders with respect to the Borrower or the General Partner or the
Properties in connection with this Agreement and shall be certified by an
authorized representative of such Person.

                                  Article II.

                                 THE FACILITY

         2.1  The Facility.

              (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and
         in reliance upon the representations and warranties of Borrower and
         General Partner contained herein, Lenders agree, severally and not
         jointly, to make Advances through the Administrative Agent to Borrower
         from time to time prior to the Maturity Date, provided that the making
         of any such Advance will not cause the then Allocated Facility Amount
         to exceed the then-current Aggregate Commitment. The Advances may be
         ratable Adjusted Prime Rate Advances, ratable LIBOR Advances, non-pro
         rata Swingline Loans or non-pro rata Competitive Bid Loans. Except as
         provided in Sections 2.15 and 2.16 hereof, each Lender shall fund its
         Percentage of each such Advance and no Lender will be required to fund
         any amounts which when aggregated with such Lender's Percentage of (i)
         all other Advances (other than Competitive Bid Loans) then outstanding,
         (ii) all Swingline Advances and (iii) all Facility Letter of Credit
         Obligations would exceed such Lender's then-current Commitment. This
         facility ("Facility") is a revolving credit facility and, subject to
         the provisions of this Agreement, Borrower may request Advances
         hereunder, repay such Advances and reborrow Advances at any time prior
         to the Maturity Date.

              (b) The Facility created by this Agreement, and that Commitment
         of each Lender to lend hereunder, shall terminate on the Maturity Date,
         unless sooner terminated in accordance with the terms of this
         Agreement.

              (c) In no event shall the Aggregate Commitment exceed Four Hundred
         Million Dollars ($400,000,000).

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         2.2 Principal Payments and Extension Option. Any outstanding Advances
(other than Competitive Bid Loans) and all other unpaid Obligations shall be
paid in full by the Borrower on the Maturity Date. Each Competitive Bid Loan
shall be paid in full on the last day of the applicable Interest Period as
described in Section 2.16 below. The Maturity Date can be extended for extension
periods of one year each upon notice to the Administrative Agent not later than
the date which is two years prior to the Maturity Date with respect to the first
such extension of the Maturity Date and not later than each anniversary of such
date thereafter for each subsequent extension of the Maturity Date (each an
"Extension Notice"), if (i) no Default has occurred and is continuing at the
time of such notice and at the time of the then applicable Maturity Date, (ii)
all of the Lenders agree to such extension, (iii) all prior extensions have been
elected by the Borrower and accepted by the Lenders, and (iv) the Borrower pays,
on the first business day of such extension period, an extension fee to the
Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender equal to (i) if such Lender
was a party to this Agreement as of the Agreement Execution Date, one-third
(1/3) of the upfront fee (expressed as a percentage) paid to such Lender
pursuant to the amount of such Lender's Commitment on that date, as applied to
the Commitment of such Lender that will be in effect during such extension or
(ii) if such Lender first became a Lender after the Agreement Execution Date,
one-third (1/3) of the upfront fee that would have been paid to such Lender
pursuant to such Lender's Commitment if such Lender had been a party to this
Agreement as of the Agreement Execution Date and had committed to and been
allocated a Commitment equal to the Commitment of such Lender that will be in
effect during such extension. The upfront fees paid to each Lender pursuant to
this Agreement are as set forth in Schedule 2.2. If the Borrower gives an
Extension Notice to the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall
notify the Lenders within 10 days of receipt of such request. The Lenders shall
have 30 days after receipt by each such Lender of an Extension Notice to notify
Administrative Agent as to whether they accept or reject such extension request
and Administrative Agent shall notify Borrower and the Lenders promptly
thereafter of the acceptance or rejection of the Lenders of Borrower's request
to extend the Maturity Date. If the foregoing conditions are satisfied other
than the condition requiring the consent of all Lenders, then Borrower shall
have the right to replace any Lender that does not agree to the extension
provided that Borrower notifies such Lender that it has elected to replace such
Lender and notifies such Lender and the Administrative Agent of the identity of
the proposed replacement Lender no later than the date six (6) months after the
date of the applicable Extension Notice. The Lender being replaced shall assign
its Percentage of the Aggregate Commitment and its rights and obligations under
this Facility to the replacement Lender in accordance with the requirements of
Section 13.3 hereof and the replacement Lender shall assume such Percentage of
the Aggregate Commitment and the related obligations under this Facility prior
to the Maturity Date to be extended, all pursuant to an assignment and
assumption agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit J hereto. The purchase
by the replacement Lender shall be at par (plus all accrued and unpaid interest
and any other sums owed to such Lender being replaced hereunder) which shall be
paid to the Lender being replaced upon the execution and delivery of the
assignment.

         2.3 Requests for Advances; Responsibility for Advances. Ratable
Advances shall be made available to Borrower by Administrative Agent in
accordance with Section 2.1(a) and Section 2.10(a) hereof. The obligation of
each Lender to fund its Percentage of each ratable Advance shall be several and
not joint.

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         2.4 Evidence of Credit Extensions. The Advances of each Lender
outstanding at any time (other than Competitive Bid Loans) shall be evidenced by
the Notes. Each Note executed by the Borrower shall be in a maximum principal
amount equal to each Lender's Percentage of the current Aggregate Commitment.
Each Lender shall record Advances and principal payments thereof on the schedule
attached to its Note or, at its option, in its records, and each Lender's record
thereof shall be conclusive absent Borrower furnishing to such Lender conclusive
and irrefutable evidence of an error made by such Lender with respect to that
Lender's records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the failure to make, or an
error in making, a notation with respect to any Advance shall not limit or
otherwise affect the obligations of Borrower hereunder or under the Notes to pay
the amount actually owed by Borrower to Lenders.

         2.5 Ratable and Non-Pro Rata Loans. Each Advance hereunder shall
consist of Loans made from the several Lenders ratably in proportion to their
Percentages, except for Swingline Loans which shall be made by the Swingline
Lender in accordance with Section 2.15 and Competitive Bid Loans which may be
made on a non-pro rata basis by one or more of the Lenders in accordance with
Section 2.16. The ratable Advances may be Adjusted Prime Rate Advances, LIBOR
Advances or a combination thereof, selected by the Borrower in accordance with
Sections 2.9 and 2.10.

         2.6 Applicable Margins. The Prime Applicable Margin and the LIBOR
Applicable Margin to be used in calculating the interest rate applicable to
different types of Advances shall vary from time to time in accordance with the
ratings for Borrower's or General Partner's long-term, senior unsecured debt as
follows:

Rating Period:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
---------------------------------------- ------------------------- ------------------------ ------------------------
                                                  LIBOR                                              Prime
 Rating Level of Lower of Two Highest       Applicable Margin                                     Applicable
               Ratings*                                                 Facility Fee                Margin
---------------------------------------- ------------------------- ------------------------ ------------------------
<S>                                     <C>                       <C>                       <C>
                 A-/A3                            0.65%                     0.15%                      0
---------------------------------------- ------------------------- ------------------------ ------------------------
               BBB+/Baa1                          0.70%                     0.20%                      0
---------------------------------------- ------------------------- ------------------------ ------------------------
               BBB/Baa2                           0.80%                     0.20%                      0
---------------------------------------- ------------------------- ------------------------ ------------------------
               BBB-/Baa3                          0.95%                     0.25%                      0
---------------------------------------- ------------------------- ------------------------ ------------------------
          Below BBB- or Baa3                      1.25%                     0.30%                    0.25%
---------------------------------------- ------------------------- ------------------------ ------------------------
</TABLE>

*        The letter categories used above are established by reference to S&P
         and Moody's categories, respectively. At least one of S&P or Moody's
         ratings must always be included in the two ratings used.

         All margins and fees change as and when the applicable rating level
changes. In the event an agency issues different ratings for the Borrower and
the General Partner, then the higher rating of the two entities shall be deemed
to be the rating from such agency.

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         2.7  Other Fees.

              (a) The Borrower shall pay the fee due to the Administrative Agent
         in connection with Competitive Bid Loans as described in Section 2.16.
         The Borrower agrees to pay all other fees payable to the Administrative
         Agent and Banc One Capital Markets, Inc. pursuant to the Borrower's
         prior letter agreements with them.

              (b) The Borrower shall pay a fee ("Facility Fee") to the
         Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders equal to the
         applicable Facility Fee Rate in effect from time to time, as shown in
         Section 2.6 hereof, times the then Aggregate Commitment, to be shared
         among the Lenders based on their respective Percentages. The Facility
         Fee shall be paid quarterly in arrears.

         2.8  Minimum Amount of Each Advance. Each LIBOR Advance shall be in the
minimum amount of $2,000,000 (and in multiples of $100,000 if in excess
thereof), and each Adjusted Prime Rate Advance shall be in the minimum amount of
$1,000,000 (and in multiples of $100,000 if in excess thereof), provided,
however, that any Adjusted Prime Rate Advance may be in the amount of the unused
Aggregate Commitment.

         2.9  Interest.

              (a) The outstanding principal balance under the Notes shall bear
         interest from time to time at a rate per annum equal to:

                 (i) the Adjusted Prime Rate; or

                 (ii) at the election of Borrower with respect to all or
              portions of the Obligations, the Adjusted LIBOR Rate.

              (b) All interest shall be calculated for actual days elapsed on
         the basis of a 360-day year. Interest accrued on each Advance shall be
         payable on the first day of each calendar month in arrears from time to
         time while such Advance is outstanding and on the Maturity Date or the
         effective date of any termination in full of the Aggregate Commitment
         under Section 2.17. Interest shall not be payable for the day of any
         payment on the amount paid if payment is received by Administrative
         Agent prior to noon (Chicago time). If any payment of principal or
         interest under the Notes shall become due on a day that is not a
         Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding
         Business Day and, in the case of a payment of principal, such extension
         of time shall be included in computing interest due in connection with
         such payment; provided that for purposes of Section 10.1 hereof, any
         payments of principal described in this sentence shall be considered to
         be "due" on such next succeeding Business Day.

         2.10 Selection of Rate Options and LIBOR Interest Periods.

              (a) Borrower, from time to time, may select the Rate Option and,
         in the case of each LIBOR Advance, the commencement date (which shall
         be a Business Day) and the length of the LIBOR Interest Period
         applicable to each LIBOR Advance. Borrower shall give Administrative
         Agent irrevocable notice (a "Borrowing Notice" not later than

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         11:00 a.m. (Chicago time) (i) at least one Business Day prior to an
         Adjusted Prime Rate Advance, (ii) at least three (3) Business Days
         prior to a ratable LIBOR Advance, and (iii) not later than 11:00 a.m.
         (Chicago time) on the Borrowing Date for each Swingline Loan,
         specifying:

                      (i)     the Borrowing Date, which shall be a Business Day,
                              of such Advance,

                      (ii)    the aggregate amount of such Advance,

                      (iii)   the type of Advance selected, and

                      (iv)    in the case of each LIBOR Advance, the LIBOR
                              Interest Period applicable thereto.

         The Borrower shall also deliver together with each Borrowing Notice the
compliance certificate required in Section 5.2 and otherwise comply with the
conditions set forth in Section 5.2 for Advances. Administrative Agent shall
provide each Lender by facsimile with a copy of each Borrowing Notice and
compliance certificate on the same Business Day it is received.

         Not later than noon (Chicago time) on each Borrowing Date, each Lender
shall make available its Loan or Loans, in funds immediately available in
Chicago to the Administrative Agent. Administrative Agent will promptly make the
funds so received from the Lenders available to the Borrower.

                  (b) Administrative Agent shall, as soon as practicable after
         receipt of a Borrowing Notice, determine the Adjusted LIBOR Rate
         applicable to the requested ratable LIBOR Advance and inform Borrower
         and Lenders of the same. Each determination of the Adjusted LIBOR Rate
         by Administrative Agent shall be conclusive and binding upon Borrower
         in the absence of manifest error.

                  (c) If Borrower shall prepay a LIBOR Advance other than on the
         last day of the LIBOR Interest Period applicable thereto, Borrower
         shall be responsible to pay all amounts due to Lenders as required by
         Section 4.4 hereof. The Lenders shall not be obligated to match fund
         their LIBOR Advances.

                  (d) As of the end of each LIBOR Interest Period selected for a
         ratable LIBOR Advance, the interest rate on the LIBOR Advance will
         become the Adjusted Prime Rate, unless Borrower has once again selected
         a LIBOR Interest Period in accordance with the timing and procedures
         set forth in Section 2.10(g).

                  (e) The right of Borrower to select the Adjusted LIBOR Rate
         for an Advance pursuant to this Agreement is subject to the
         availability to Lenders of a similar option. If Administrative Agent
         determines that (i) deposits of Dollars in an amount approximately
         equal to the LIBOR Advance for which the Borrower wishes to select the
         Adjusted LIBOR Rate are not generally available at such time in the
         London interbank eurodollar market, or (ii) the rate at which the
         deposits described in subsection (i) herein are being

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         offered will not adequately and fairly reflect the costs to Lenders of
         maintaining an Adjusted LIBOR Rate on an Advance or of funding the
         same in such market for such LIBOR Interest Period, or (iii)
         reasonable means do not exist for determining an Adjusted LIBOR Rate,
         or (iv) the Adjusted LIBOR Rate would be in excess of the maximum
         interest rate which Borrower may by law pay, then in any of such
         events, Administrative Agent shall so notify Borrower and Lenders and
         such Advance shall bear interest at the Adjusted Prime Rate.

                  (f) In no event may Borrower elect a LIBOR Interest Period
         which would extend beyond the Maturity Date. Unless Lenders agree
         thereto, in no event may Borrower have more than ten (10) different
         LIBOR Interest Periods for LIBOR Advances outstanding at any one time.

                  (g) Conversion and Continuation.

                              (i) Borrower may elect from time to time, subject
                  to the other provisions of this Section 2.10, to convert all
                  or any part of a ratable Advance into any other type of
                  Advance; provided that any conversion of a ratable LIBOR
                  Advance shall be made on, and only on, the last day of the
                  LIBOR Interest Period applicable thereto.

                             (ii) Adjusted Prime Rate Advances shall continue as
                  Adjusted Prime Rate Advances unless and until such Adjusted
                  Prime Rate Advances are converted into ratable LIBOR Advances
                  pursuant to a Conversion/Continuation Notice from Borrower in
                  accordance with Section 2.10(g)(iv). Ratable LIBOR Advances
                  shall continue until the end of the then applicable LIBOR
                  Interest Period therefor, at which time each such Advance
                  shall be automatically converted into an Adjusted Prime Rate
                  Advance unless the Borrower shall have given the
                  Administrative Agent a Conversion/Continuation Notice in
                  accordance with Section 2.10(g)(iv) requesting that, at the
                  end of such LIBOR Interest Period, such Advance either
                  continue as an Advance of such type for the same or another
                  LIBOR Interest Period.

                           (iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
                  contained in Sections 2.10(g)(i) or (g)(ii), no Advance may be
                  converted into a LIBOR Advance or continued as a LIBOR Advance
                  (except with the consent of the Required Lenders) when any
                  Monetary Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
                  continuing.

                             (iv) The Borrower shall give the Administrative
                  Agent irrevocable notice (a "Conversion/Continuation Notice")
                  of each conversion of an Advance or continuation of a LIBOR
                  Advance not later than 11:00 a.m. (Chicago time) on the
                  Business Day immediately preceding the date of the requested
                  conversion, in the case of a conversion into an Adjusted Prime
                  Rate Advance, or 11:00 a.m. (Chicago time) at least three (3)
                  Business Days prior to the date of the requested conversion or
                  continuation, in the case of a conversion into or continuation
                  of a ratable LIBOR Advance, specifying: (1) the requested date
                  (which shall be a

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                  Business Day) of such conversion or continuation; (2) the
                  amount and type of the Advance to be converted or continued;
                  and (3) the amounts and type(s) of Advance(s) into which
                  such Advance is to be converted or continued and, in the
                  case of a conversion into or continuation of a ratable LIBOR
                  Advance, the duration of the LIBOR Interest Period
                  applicable thereto.

         2.11 Method of Payment. All payments of the Obligations hereunder shall
be made, without set-off, deduction, or counterclaim, in immediately available
funds to Administrative Agent at Administrative Agent's address specified
herein, or at any other Lending Installation of Administrative Agent specified
in writing by Administrative Agent to Borrower, by noon (local time) on the date
when due and shall be applied ratably by Administrative Agent among Lenders.
Each payment delivered to Administrative Agent for the account of any Lender
shall be delivered promptly by Administrative Agent to such Lender in the same
type of funds that Administrative Agent received at its address specified herein
or at any Lending Installation specified in a notice received by Administrative
Agent from such Lender. Administrative Agent is hereby authorized to charge the
account of Borrower maintained with Bank One for each payment of principal,
interest and fees as it becomes due hereunder.

         2.12 Default. Notwithstanding the foregoing, during the continuance of
a Monetary Default or an Event of Default, Borrower shall not have the right to
request a LIBOR Advance, request a Competitive Bid Loan, select a new LIBOR
Interest Period for an existing ratable LIBOR Advance or convert any Adjusted
Prime Rate Advance to a ratable LIBOR Advance. During the continuance of a
Monetary Default or an Event of Default, at the election of the Required
Lenders, by notice to Borrower, outstanding Advances shall bear interest at the
applicable Default Rates until such Monetary Default or Event of Default ceases
to exist or the Obligations are paid in full.

         2.13 Lending Installations. Each Lender may book its Advances at any
Lending Installation selected by such Lender and may change its Lending
Installation from time to time. All terms of this Agreement shall apply to any
such Lending Installation and the Notes shall be deemed held by each Lender for
the benefit of such Lending Installation. Each Lender may, by written or telex
notice to the Administrative Agent and Borrower, designate a Lending
Installation through which Advances will be made by it and for whose account
payments are to be made.

         2.14 Non-Receipt of Funds by Administrative Agent. Unless Borrower or a
Lender, as the case may be, notifies Administrative Agent prior to the date on
which it is scheduled to make payment to Administrative Agent of (i) in the case
of a Lender, an Advance, or (ii) in the case of Borrower, a payment of
principal, interest or fees to the Administrative Agent for the account of the
Lenders, that it does not intend to make such payment, Administrative Agent may
assume that such payment has been made. Administrative Agent may, but shall not
be obligated to, make the amount of such payment available to the intended
recipient in reliance upon such assumption. If such Lender or Borrower, as the
case may be, has not in fact made such payment to Administrative Agent, the
recipient of such payment shall, on demand by Administrative Agent, repay to
Administrative Agent the amount so made available together with interest thereon
in respect of each day during the period commencing on the date such amount was
so made available by Administrative Agent until the date Administrative Agent
recovers such

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amount at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of payment by a Lender, the
Federal Funds Effective Rate (as determined by Administrative Agent) for such
day or (ii) in the case of payment by Borrower, the interest rate applicable to
the relevant Advance.

         2.15 Swingline Loans. In addition to the other options available to
Borrower hereunder, the Swingline Commitment shall be available for Swingline
Loans subject to the following terms and conditions. Swingline Loans shall be
made available for same day borrowings provided that notice is given in
accordance with Section 2.10 hereof. All Swingline Loans shall bear interest at
the Adjusted Prime Rate and shall be deemed to be Adjusted Prime Rate Advances.
In no event shall the Swingline Lender be required to fund a Swingline Loan if
it would increase the total aggregate outstanding Loans by Swingline Lender
hereunder plus its Percentage of Facility Letter of Credit Obligations to an
amount in excess of its Commitment. Upon request of the Swingline Lender made to
all the Lenders, each Lender irrevocably agrees to purchase its Percentage of
any Swingline Loan made by the Swingline Lender regardless of whether the
conditions for disbursement are satisfied at the time of such purchase,
including the existence of an Event of Default hereunder provided no Lender
shall be required to have total outstanding Loans (other than Competitive Bid
Loans) plus its Percentage of Facility Letters of Credit to be in an amount
greater than its Commitment. Such purchase shall take place on the date of the
request by Swingline Lender so long as such request is made by noon (Chicago
time), otherwise on the Business Day following such request. All requests for
purchase shall be in writing. From and after the date it is so purchased, each
such Swingline Loan shall, to the extent purchased, (i) be treated as a Loan
made by the purchasing Lenders and not by the selling Lender for all purposes
under this Agreement and the payment of the purchase price by a Lender shall be
deemed to be the making of a Loan by such Lender and shall constitute
outstanding principal under such Lender's Note, and (ii) shall no longer be
considered a Swingline Loan except that all interest accruing on or attributable
to such Swingline Loan for the period prior to the date of such purchase shall
be paid when due by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of
the Swingline Lender and all such amounts accruing on or attributable to such
Loans for the period from and after the date of such purchase shall be paid when
due by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the
purchasing Lenders. If prior to purchasing its Percentage of a Swingline Loan
one of the events described in Section 10.10 shall have occurred and such event
prevents the consummation of the purchase contemplated by preceding provisions,
each Lender will purchase an undivided participating interest in the outstanding
Swingline Loan in an amount equal to its Percentage of such Swingline Loan. From
and after the date of each Lender's purchase of its participating interest in a
Swingline Loan, if the Swingline Lender receives any payment on account thereof,
the Swingline Lender will distribute to such Lender its participating interest
in such amount (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to
reflect the period of time during which such Lender's participating interest was
outstanding and funded); provided, however, that in the event that such payment
was received by the Swingline Lender and is required to be returned to the
Borrower, each Lender will return to the Swingline Lender any portion thereof
previously distributed by the Swingline Lender to it. If any Lender fails to so
purchase its Percentage of any Swingline Loan, such Lender shall be deemed to be
a Defaulting Lender hereunder. No Swingline Loan shall be outstanding for more
than five (5) days at a time and Swingline Loans shall not be outstanding for
more than a total of ten (10) days during any month.

         2.16 Competitive Bid Loans.

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                  (a) Competitive Bid Option. In addition to ratable Advances
         pursuant to Section 2.5, but subject to the terms and conditions of
         this Agreement (including, without limitation the limitation set forth
         in Section 2.1(a) as to the maximum Allocated Facility Amount), the
         Borrower may, as set forth in this Section 2.16, but only during a
         Rating Period, request the Lenders, prior to the Maturity Date, to make
         offers to make Competitive Bid Loans to the Borrower. Each Lender may,
         but shall have no obligation to, make such offers and the Borrower may,
         but shall have no obligation to, accept any such offers in the manner
         set forth in this Section 2.16. Competitive Bid Loans shall be
         evidenced by the Competitive Bid Notes.

                  (b) Competitive Bid Quote Request. When the Borrower wishes to
         request offers to make Competitive Bid Loans under this Section 2.16,
         it shall transmit to the Administrative Agent by telecopy a Competitive
         Bid Quote Request substantially in the form of Exhibit C-1 hereto so as
         to be received no later than (i) 10:00 a.m. (Chicago time) at least
         five Business Days prior to the Borrowing Date proposed therein, in the
         case of a request for a Competitive LIBOR Margin or (ii) 9:00 a.m.
         (Chicago time) at least one Business Day prior to the Borrowing Date
         proposed therein, in the case of a request for an Absolute Rate
         specifying:

                              (i) the proposed Borrowing Date for the proposed
                  Competitive Bid Loan,

                              (ii) the requested aggregate principal amount of
                  such Competitive Bid Loan,

                              (iii) whether the Competitive Bid Quotes requested
                  are to set forth a Competitive LIBOR Margin or an Absolute
                  Rate, or both, and

                              (iv) the LIBOR Interest Period, if a Competitive
                  LIBOR Margin is requested, or the Absolute Interest Period, if
                  an Absolute Rate is requested.

The Borrower may request offers to make Competitive Bid Loans for more than one
Interest Period (but not more than five Interest Periods) in a single
Competitive Bid Quote Request. No Competitive Bid Quote Request shall be given
within five Business Days (or such other number of days as the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent may agree) of any other Competitive Bid Quote Request. A
Competitive Bid Quote Request that does not conform substantially to the form of
Exhibit C-1 hereto shall be rejected, and the Administrative Agent shall
promptly notify the Borrower of such rejection by telecopy.

                  (c) Invitation for Competitive Bid Quotes. Promptly and in any
         event before the close of business on the same Business Day of receipt
         of a Competitive Bid Quote Request that is not rejected pursuant to
         Section 2.16(b), the Administrative Agent shall send to each of the
         Lenders by telecopy an Invitation for Competitive Bid Quotes
         substantially in the form of Exhibit C-2 hereto, which shall constitute
         an invitation by the Borrower to each Lender to submit Competitive Bid
         Quotes offering to make the Competitive Bid Loans to which such
         Competitive Bid Quote Request relates in accordance with this Section
         2.16.

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                  (d) Submission and Contents of Competitive Bid Quotes.

                              (i) Each Lender may, in its sole discretion,
                  submit a Competitive Bid Quote containing an offer or offers
                  to make Competitive Bid Loans in response to any Invitation
                  for Competitive Bid Quotes. Each Competitive Bid Quote must
                  comply with the requirements of this Section 2.16(d) and must
                  be submitted to the Administrative Agent by telex or telecopy
                  at its offices not later than (a) 2:00 p.m. (Chicago time) at
                  least four Business Days prior to the proposed Borrowing Date,
                  in the case of a request for a Competitive LIBOR Margin or (b)
                  9:00 a.m. (Chicago time) on the proposed Borrowing Date, in
                  the case of a request for an Absolute Rate (or, in either case
                  upon reasonable prior notice to the Lenders, such other time
                  and rate as the Borrower and the Administrative Agent may
                  agree); provided that Competitive Bid Quotes submitted by Bank
                  One may only be submitted if the Administrative Agent or Bank
                  One notifies the Borrower of the terms of the Offer or Offers
                  contained therein no later than 30 minutes prior to the latest
                  time at which the relevant Competitive Bid Quotes must be
                  submitted by the other Lenders. Subject to the Borrower's
                  compliance with all other conditions to disbursement herein,
                  any Competitive Bid Quote so made shall be irrevocable except
                  with the written consent of the Administrative Agent given on
                  the instructions of the Borrower.

                            (ii) Each Competitive Bid Quote shall be in
                  substantially the form of Exhibit C-3 hereto and shall in any
                  case specify:

                  (e) the proposed Borrowing Date, which shall be the same as
         that set forth in the applicable Invitation for Competitive Bid Quotes,

                  (f) the principal amount of the Competitive Bid Loan for which
         each such offer is being made, which principal amount (1) may be
         greater than, less than or equal to the Commitment of the quoting
         Lender, (2) must be at least $10,000,000 and an integral multiple of
         $1,000,000, and (3) may not exceed the principal amount of Competitive
         Bid Loans for which offers are requested,

                  (g) as applicable, the Competitive LIBOR Margin and Absolute
         Rate offered for each such Competitive Bid Loan,

                  (h) the minimum amount, if any, of the Competitive Bid Loan
         which may be accepted by the Borrower, and

                  (i) the identity of the quoting Lender, provided that such
         Competitive Bid Loan may be funded by such Lender's Designated Lender
         as provided in Section 2.16(j), regardless of whether that is specified
         in the Competitive Bid Quote.

                              (iii) The Administrative Agent shall reject any
                  Competitive Bid Quote that:

                  (j) is not substantially in the form of Exhibit C-3 hereto or
         does not specify all of the information required by Section
         2.16(d)(ii),

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                  (k) contains qualifying, conditional or similar language,
         other than any such language contained in Exhibit C-3 hereto,

                  (l) proposes terms other than or in addition to those set
         forth in the applicable Invitation for Competitive Bid Quotes, or

                  (m) arrives after the time set forth in Section 2.16(d)(i).

                  If any Competitive Bid Quote shall be rejected pursuant to
                  this Section 2.16(d)(iii), then the Administrative Agent shall
                  notify the relevant Lender of such rejection as soon as
                  practical.

                  (n) Notice to Borrower. The Administrative Agent shall
         promptly notify the Borrower of the terms (i) of any Competitive Bid
         Quote submitted by a Lender that is in accordance with Section 2.16(d)
         and (ii) of any Competitive Bid Quote that amends, modifies or is
         otherwise inconsistent with a previous Competitive Bid Quote submitted
         by such Lender with respect to the same Competitive Bid Quote Request.
         Any such subsequent Competitive Bid Quote shall be disregarded by the
         Administrative Agent unless such subsequent Competitive Bid Quote
         specifically states that it is submitted solely to correct a manifest
         error in such former Competitive Bid Quote. The Administrative Agent's
         notice to the Borrower shall specify the aggregate principal amount of
         Competitive Bid Loans for which offers have been received for each
         Interest Period specified in the related Competitive Bid Quote Request
         and the respective principal amounts and Competitive LIBOR Margins or
         Absolute Rate, as the case may be, so offered.

                  (o) Acceptance and Notice by Borrower. Not later than (i) 6:00
         p.m. (Chicago time) at least four Business Days prior to the proposed
         Borrowing Date in the case of a request for a Competitive LIBOR Margin
         or (ii) 10:00 a.m. (Chicago time) on the proposed Borrowing Date, in
         the case of a request for an Absolute Rate (or, in either case upon
         reasonable prior notice to the Lenders, such other time and date as the
         Borrower and the Administrative Agent may agree), the Borrower shall
         notify the Administrative Agent of its acceptance or rejection of the
         offers so notified to it pursuant to Section 2.16(e); provided,
         however, that the failure by the Borrower to give such notice to the
         Administrative Agent shall be deemed to be a rejection of all such
         offers. In the case of acceptance, such notice (a "Competitive Bid
         Borrowing Notice") shall specify the aggregate principal amount of
         offers for each Interest Period that are accepted. The Borrower may
         accept any Competitive Bid Quote in whole or in part (subject to the
         terms of Section 2.16(d)(iii)); provided that:

                              (i) the aggregate principal amount of all
                  Competitive Bid Loans to be disbursed on a given Borrowing
                  Date may not exceed the applicable amount set forth in the
                  related Competitive Bid Quote Request,

                              (ii) acceptance of offers may only be made on the
                  basis of ascending Competitive LIBOR Margins or Absolute
                  Rates, as the case may be, and

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                              (iii) the Borrower may not accept any offer that
                  is described in Section 2.16(d)(iii) or that otherwise fails
                  to comply with the requirements of this Agreement.

                  (p) Allocation by Administrative Agent. If offers are made by
         two or more Lenders with the same Competitive LIBOR Margins or Absolute
         Rates, as the case may be, for a greater aggregate principal amount
         than the amount in respect of which offers are accepted for the related
         Interest Period, the principal amount of Competitive Bid Loans in
         respect of which such offers are accepted shall be allocated by the
         Administrative Agent among such Lenders as nearly as possible (in such
         multiples, not greater than $1,000,000, as the Administrative Agent may
         deem appropriate) in proportion to the aggregate principal amount of
         such offers provided, however, that no Lender shall be allocated any
         Competitive Bid Loan which is less than the minimum amount which such
         Lender has indicated that it is willing to accept. Allocations by the
         Administrative Agent of the amounts of Competitive Bid Loans shall be
         conclusive in the absence of manifest error. The Administrative Agent
         shall promptly, but in any event on the same Business Day, notify each
         Lender of its receipt of a Competitive Bid Borrowing Notice and the
         principal amounts of the Competitive Bid Loans allocated to each
         participating Lender.

                  (q) Administration Fee. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay to
         the Administrative Agent an administration fee of $2,500 per each
         Competitive Bid Quote Request transmitted by the Borrower to the
         Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.16(b). Such administration
         fee shall be payable monthly in arrears on the first Business Day of
         each month and on the Maturity Date (or such earlier date on which the
         Aggregate Commitment shall terminate or be cancelled) for any period
         then ending for which such fee, if any, shall not have been theretofore
         paid.

         (i) Other Terms. Any Competitive Bid Loan shall not reduce the
Commitment of the Bid Lender making such Competitive Bid Loan (except as the
availability of other Advances is reduced by the increase in the Allocated
Facility Amount due to such Competitive Bid Loan) and each such Bid Lender shall
continue to be obligated to fund its full percentage of all pro rata Advances
under the Facility. In no event can the aggregate amount of all Competitive Bid
Loans at any time exceed the lesser of (i) 50% of the then Aggregate Commitment,
or (ii) Two Hundred Million Dollars ($200,000,000.00). Competitive Bid Loans may
not be continued and, if not repaid at the end of the Interest Period applicable
thereto, shall (subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement) be
replaced by new Competitive Bid Loans made in accordance with this Section 2.16
or by ratable Advances in accordance with Section 2.10.

                  (r) Designated Lenders. A Lender may designate its Designated
         Lender to fund a Competitive Bid Loan on its behalf as described in
         Section 2.16(d)(ii)(e). Any Designated Lender which funds a Competitive
         Bid Loan shall on and after the time of such funding become the obligee
         under such Competitive Bid Loan and be entitled to receive payment
         thereof when due. No Lender shall be relieved of its obligation to fund
         a Competitive Bid Loan, and no Designated Lender shall assume such
         obligation, prior to the time such Competitive Bid Loan is funded.

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         2.17 Voluntary Reduction of Aggregate Commitment Amount. Upon at least
five (5) days prior irrevocable written notice (or telephonic notice promptly
confirmed in writing) to the Administrative Agent, Borrower shall have the
right, without premium or penalty, to terminate the Aggregate Commitment in
whole or in part provided that (a) Borrower may not reduce the Aggregate
Commitment below the Allocated Facility Amount at the time of such requested
reduction, and (b) any such partial termination shall be in the minimum
aggregate amount of Five Million Dollars (U.S. $5,000,000.00) or any integral
multiple of Five Million Dollars (U.S. $5,000,000.00) in excess thereof. Any
partial termination of the Aggregate Commitment shall be applied pro rata to
each Lender's Commitment.

         2.18 Increase in Aggregate Commitment. The Borrower shall also have the
right from time to time to increase the Aggregate Commitment up to a maximum of
$400,000,000 by either adding new banks as Lenders (subject to the
Administrative Agent's prior written approval of the identity of such new banks)
or obtaining the agreement, which shall be at such Lender's or Lenders' sole
discretion, of one or more of the then current Lenders to increase its or their
Commitments. Such increases shall be evidenced by the execution and delivery of
an Amendment Regarding Increase in the form of Exhibit L attached hereto by the
Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the new bank or existing Lender providing
such additional Commitment, a copy of which shall be forwarded to each Lender by
the Administrative Agent promptly after execution thereof. On the effective date
of each such increase in the Aggregate Commitment, the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent shall cause the new or existing Lenders providing such
increase, by either funding more than its or their Percentage of new ratable
Advances made on such date or purchasing shares of outstanding ratable Loans
held by the other Lenders or a combination thereof, to hold its or their
Percentage of all ratable Advances outstanding at the close of business on such
day. The Lenders agree to cooperate in any required sale and purchase of
outstanding ratable Advances to achieve such result. In no event will such new
or existing Lenders providing the increase be required to fund or purchase a
portion of any Competitive Bid Loan or Swingline Loan to comply with this
Section on such date. In no event shall the Aggregate Commitment exceed
$400,000,000 without the approval of all of the Lenders.

         2.19 Application of Moneys Received. All moneys collected or received
by the Administrative Agent on account of the Facility directly or indirectly,
shall be applied in the following order of priority:

                              (i) to the payment of all reasonable costs
                  incurred in the collection of such moneys of which the
                  Administrative Agent shall have given notice to the Borrower;

                              (ii) to the reimbursement of any yield protection
                  due to any of the Lenders in accordance with Section 4.1;

                              (iii) first to the payment of any fee due pursuant
                  to Section 3.8(b) in connection with the issuance of a
                  Facility Letter of Credit to the Issuing Bank until such fee
                  is paid in full, then next to the payment of the Facility Fee
                  and Facility Letter of Credit Fee to the Lenders, if then due,
                  in that order on a pro rata

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                  basis in accordance with the respective amounts of such fees
                  due to the Lenders and then finally to the payment of all
                  fees then due to the Administrative Agent;

                              (iv) to payment of the full amount of interest and
                  principal on the Swingline Loans;

                              (v) first to interest until paid in full and then
                  to principal for all Lenders (other than Defaulting Lenders)
                  (i) as allocated by the Borrower (unless an Event of Default
                  exists) between Competitive Bid Loans and ratable Advances
                  (the amount allocated to ratable Advances to be distributed in
                  accordance with the Percentages of the Lenders) or (ii) if an
                  Event of Default exists, in accordance with the respective
                  Funded Percentages of the Lenders;

                              (vi) any other sums due to the Administrative
                  Agent or any Lender under any of the Loan Documents; and

                              (vii) to the payment of any sums due to each
                  Defaulting Lender as their respective Percentages appear
                  (provided that Administrative Agent shall have the right to
                  set-off against such sums any amounts due from such Defaulting
                  Lender).

         2.20 Withholding Tax Exemption. At least five Business Days prior to
the first date on which interest or fees are payable hereunder for the account
of any Lender, each Lender that is not incorporated under the laws of the United
States of America, or a state thereof, agrees that it will deliver to each of
the Borrower and the Administrative Agent two duly completed copies of an
appropriate United States Internal Revenue Service form, certifying that such
Lender is entitled to receive payments under this Agreement and the Notes
without deduction or withholding of any United States federal income taxes. Each
Lender which so delivers a form further undertakes to deliver to each of the
Borrower and the Administrative Agent two additional copies of such form (or a
successor form) on or before the date that such form expires or becomes obsolete
or after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent forms
so delivered by it, and such amendments thereto or extensions or renewals
thereof as may be reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative
Agent, in each case certifying that such Lender is entitled to receive payments
under this Agreement and the Notes without deduction or withholding of any
United States federal income taxes, unless an event (including without
limitation any change in treaty, law or regulation) has occurred prior to the
date on which any such delivery would otherwise be required which renders all
such forms inapplicable or which would prevent such Lender from duly completing
and delivering any such form with respect to it and such Lender advises the
Borrower and the Administrative Agent that it is not capable of receiving
payments without any deduction or withholding of United States federal income
tax.

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                                  Article III.

                        THE LETTER OF CREDIT SUBFACILITY

         3.1 Obligation to Issue. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement and in reliance upon the representations and warranties of the
Borrower and the General Partner herein set forth, the Issuing Bank hereby
agrees to issue for the account of Borrower, one or more Facility Letters of
Credit in accordance with this Article III, from time to time during the period
commencing on the Agreement Execution Date and ending on a date one Business Day
prior to the Maturity Date. The Issuing Bank has, as of the Agreement Execution
Date, issued three letters of credit under the Borrower's Existing Credit
Agreement in the face amounts of $979,678.50, $20,000.00, and $96,695.00 which
letters of credit shall be deemed Facility Letters of Credit hereunder.

         3.2 Types and Amounts. The Issuing Bank shall not have any obligation
to:

                     (i) issue any Facility Letter of Credit if the aggregate
         maximum amount then available for drawing under Letters of Credit
         issued by such Issuing Bank, after giving effect to the Facility Letter
         of Credit requested hereunder, shall exceed any limit imposed by law or
         regulation upon such Issuing Bank;

                     (ii) issue any Facility Letter of Credit if, after giving
         effect thereto, either (1) the then applicable Allocated Facility
         Amount would exceed the then current Aggregate Commitment, or (2) the
         Facility Letter of Credit Obligations would exceed $30,000,000;

                     (iii) issue any Facility Letter of Credit having an
         expiration date, or containing automatic extension provision to extend
         such date, to a date which is after the Business Day immediately
         preceding the Maturity Date; or

                     (iv) issue any Facility Letter of Credit having an
         expiration date, or containing automatic extension provisions to extend
         such date, to a date which is more than twelve (12) months after the
         date of its issuance.

         3.3 Conditions. In addition to being subject to the satisfaction of the
conditions contained in Article V hereof, the obligation of the Issuing Bank to
issue any Facility Letter of Credit is subject to the satisfaction in full of
the following conditions:

                  (i) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Issuing Bank at
         such times and in such manner as the Issuing Bank may reasonably
         prescribe such documents and materials as may be reasonably required
         pursuant to the terms of the proposed Facility Letter of Credit (it
         being understood that if any inconsistency exists between such
         documents and the Loan Documents, the terms of the Loan Documents shall
         control) and the proposed Facility Letter of Credit shall be reasonably
         satisfactory to the Issuing Bank as to form and content;

                  (ii) as of the date of issuance, no order, judgment or decree
         of any court, arbitrator or governmental authority shall purport by its
         terms to enjoin or restrain the

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         Issuing Bank from issuing the requested Facility Letter of Credit and
         no law, rule or regulation applicable to the Issuing Bank and no
         request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any
         governmental authority with jurisdiction over the Issuing Bank shall
         prohibit or request that the Issuing Bank refrain from the issuance of
         Letters of Credit generally or the issuance of the requested Facility
         Letter of Credit in particular; and

                  (iii)  there shall not exist any Default or Event of Default.

         3.4 Procedure for Issuance of Facility Letters of Credit.

                  (a) Borrower shall give the Issuing Bank and the
         Administrative Agent at least two (2) Business Days' prior written
         notice of any requested issuance of a Facility Letter of Credit under
         this Agreement (a "Letter of Credit Request"), a copy of which shall be
         sent immediately to all Lenders (except that, in lieu of such written
         notice, the Borrower may give the Issuing Bank and the Administrative
         Agent telephonic notice of such request if confirmed in writing by
         delivery to the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent (i)
         immediately (A) of a telecopy of the written notice required hereunder
         which has been signed by an authorized officer, or (B) of a telex
         containing all information required to be contained in such written
         notice and (ii) promptly (but in no event later than the requested date
         of issuance) of the written notice required hereunder containing the
         original signature of an authorized officer); such notice shall be
         irrevocable and shall specify:

         (1)      whether the requested Facility Letter of Credit is, in
                  Borrower's belief, a Financial Letter of Credit or a
                  Performance Letter of Credit;

         (2)      the stated amount of the Facility Letter of Credit requested
                  (which stated amount shall not be less than $50,000);

         (3)      the effective date (which day shall be a Business Day) of
                  issuance of such requested Facility Letter of Credit (the
                  "Issuance Date");

         (4)      the date on which such requested Facility Letter of Credit is
                  to expire;

         (5)      the purpose for which such Facility Letter of Credit is to be
                  issued;

         (6)      the Person for whose benefit the requested Facility Letter of
                  Credit is to be issued; and

         (7)      any special language required to be included in the Facility
                  Letter of Credit.

At the time such request is made, the Borrower shall also provide the
Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank with a copy of the form of the
Facility Letter of Credit that the Borrower is requesting be issued. Such
notice, to be effective, must be received by such Issuing Bank and the
Administrative Agent not later than 2:00 p.m. (Chicago time) on the last
Business Day on which notice can be given under this Section 3.4(a).

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                  (b) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Article III
         and provided that the applicable conditions set forth in Article V
         hereof have been satisfied, the Issuing Bank shall, on the Issuance
         Date, issue a Facility Letter of Credit on behalf of the Borrower in
         accordance with the Letter of Credit Request and the Issuing Bank's
         usual and customary business practices unless the Issuing Bank has
         actually received (i) written notice from the Borrower specifically
         revoking the Letter of Credit Request with respect to such Facility
         Letter of Credit, (ii) written notice from a Lender, which complies
         with the provisions of Section 3.6(a), or (iii) written or telephonic
         notice from the Administrative Agent stating that the issuance of such
         Facility Letter of Credit would violate Section 3.2.

                  (c) The Issuing Bank shall give the Administrative Agent (who
         shall promptly notify Lenders) and the Borrower written or telex
         notice, or telephonic notice confirmed promptly thereafter in writing,
         of the issuance of a Facility Letter of Credit (the "Issuance Notice"),
         which shall indicate the Issuing Bank's reasonable determination as to
         whether such Facility Letter of Credit is a Financial Letter of Credit
         or a Performance Letter of Credit, which determination shall be
         conclusive absent manifest error.

                  (d) The Issuing Bank shall not extend or amend any Facility
         Letter of Credit unless the requirements of this Section 3.4 are met as
         though a new Facility Letter of Credit was being requested and issued.

         3.5 Reimbursement Obligations; Duties of Issuing Bank.

                  (a) The Issuing Bank shall promptly notify the Borrower and
         the Administrative Agent (who shall promptly notify Lenders) of any
         draw under a Facility Letter of Credit. Any such draw shall constitute
         an Advance of the Facility in the amount of the Reimbursement
         Obligation with respect to such Facility Letter of Credit and shall
         bear interest from the date of the relevant drawing(s) under the
         pertinent Facility Letter of Credit at a rate selected by Borrower in
         accordance with Section 2.10 hereof; provided that if a Monetary
         Default or an Event of Default exists at the time of any such
         drawing(s), then the Borrower shall reimburse the Issuing Bank for
         drawings under a Facility Letter of Credit issued by the Issuing Bank
         no later than the next succeeding Business Day after the payment by the
         Issuing Bank and until repaid such Reimbursement Obligation shall bear
         interest at the Default Rate.

                  (b) Any action taken or omitted to be taken by the Issuing
         Bank under or in connection with any Facility Letter of Credit, if
         taken or omitted in the absence of willful misconduct or gross
         negligence, shall not put the Issuing Bank under any resulting
         liability to any Lender or, provided that such Issuing Bank has
         complied with the procedures specified in Section 3.4 and such Lender
         has not given a notice contemplated by Section 3.6(a) that continues in
         full force and effect, relieve that Lender of its obligations hereunder
         to the Issuing Bank. In determining whether to pay under any Facility
         Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank shall have no obligation relative to
         the Lenders other than to confirm that any documents required to be
         delivered under such Letter of Credit appear to have been delivered in
         compliance, and that they appear to comply on their face, with the
         requirements of such Letter of Credit.

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         3.6 Participation.

                  (a) Immediately upon issuance by the Issuing Bank of any
         Facility Letter of Credit in accordance with the procedures set forth
         in Section 3.4, each Lender shall be deemed to have irrevocably and
         unconditionally purchased and received from the Issuing Bank, without
         recourse, representation or warranty, an undivided interest and
         participation equal to such Lender's Percentage in such Facility Letter
         of Credit (including, without limitation, all obligations of the
         Borrower with respect thereto) and all related rights hereunder and
         under the Guaranty and other Loan Documents; provided that a Letter of
         Credit issued by the Issuing Bank shall not be deemed to be a Facility
         Letter of Credit for purposes of this Section 3.6 if the Issuing Bank
         shall have received written notice from any Lender on or before the
         Business Day prior to the date of its issuance of such Letter of Credit
         that one or more of the conditions contained in Section 5.2 is not then
         satisfied, and in the event the Issuing Bank receives such a notice it
         shall have no further obligation to issue any Facility Letter of Credit
         until such notice is withdrawn by that Lender or the Issuing Bank
         receives a notice from the Administrative Agent that such condition has
         been effectively waived in accordance with the provisions of this
         Agreement. Each Lender's obligation to make further Loans to Borrower
         (other than any payments such Lender is required to make under
         subparagraph (b) below) or to purchase an interest from the Issuing
         Bank in any subsequent letters of credit issued by the Issuing Bank on
         behalf of Borrower shall be reduced by such Lender's Percentage of the
         undrawn portion of each Facility Letter of Credit outstanding.

                  (b) In the event that the Issuing Bank makes any payment under
         any Facility Letter of Credit and the Borrower shall not have repaid
         such amount to the Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 3.7 hereof, the
         Issuing Bank shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent, which
         shall promptly notify each Lender of such failure, and each Lender
         shall promptly and unconditionally pay to the Administrative Agent for
         the account of the Issuing Bank the amount of such Lender's Percentage
         of the unreimbursed amount of such payment, and the Administrative
         Agent shall promptly pay such amount to the Issuing Bank. Lender's
         payments of its Percentage of such Reimbursement Obligation as
         aforesaid shall be deemed to be a Loan by such Lender and shall
         constitute outstanding principal under such Lender's Note. The failure
         of any Lender to make available to the Administrative Agent for the
         account of the Issuing Bank its Percentage of the unreimbursed amount
         of any such payment shall not relieve any other Lender of its
         obligation hereunder to make available to the Administrative Agent for
         the account of such Issuing Bank its Percentage of the unreimbursed
         amount of any payment on the date such payment is to be made, but no
         Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make
         available to the Administrative Agent its Percentage of the
         unreimbursed amount of any payment on the date such payment is to be
         made. Any Lender which fails to make any payment required pursuant to
         this Section 3.6(b) shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender
         hereunder.

                  (c) Whenever the Issuing Bank receives a payment on account of
         a Reimbursement Obligation, including any interest thereon, the Issuing
         Bank shall promptly pay to the Administrative Agent and the
         Administrative Agent shall promptly

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         pay to each Lender which has funded its participating interest
         therein, in immediately available funds, an amount equal to such
         Lender's Percentage thereof.

                  (d) Upon the request of the Administrative Agent or any
         Lender, the Issuing Bank shall furnish to such Administrative Agent or
         Lender copies of any Facility Letter of Credit to which the Issuing
         Bank is party and such other documentation as may reasonably be
         requested by the Administrative Agent or Lender.

                  (e) The obligations of a Lender to make payments to the
         Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Bank with respect
         to a Facility Letter of Credit shall be absolute, unconditional and
         irrevocable, not subject to any counterclaim, set-off, qualification or
         exception whatsoever other than a failure of any such Issuing Bank to
         comply with the terms of this Agreement relating to the issuance of
         such Facility Letter of Credit, and such payments shall be made in
         accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement under all
         circumstances.

         3.7 Payment of Reimbursement Obligations.

                  (a) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for
         the account of the Issuing Bank the amount of all Advances for
         Reimbursement Obligations, interest and other amounts payable to the
         Issuing Bank under or in connection with any Facility Letter of Credit
         when due, irrespective of any claim, set-off, defense or other right
         which the Borrower may have at any time against any Issuing Bank or any
         other Person, under all circumstances, including without limitation any
         of the following circumstances:

                              (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of this
                  Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents;

                              (ii) the existence of any claim, setoff, defense
                  or other right which the Borrower may have at any time against
                  a beneficiary named in a Facility Letter of Credit or any
                  transferee of any Facility Letter of Credit (or any Person for
                  whom any such transferee may be acting), the Administrative
                  Agent, the Issuing Bank, any Lender, or any other Person,
                  whether in connection with this Agreement, any Facility Letter
                  of Credit, the transactions contemplated herein or any
                  unrelated transactions (including any underlying transactions
                  between the Borrower and the beneficiary named in any Facility
                  Letter of Credit);

                              (iii) any draft, certificate or any other document
                  presented under the Facility Letter of Credit proving to be
                  forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect of
                  any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any
                  respect;

                              (iv) the surrender or impairment of any security
                  for the performance or observance of any of the terms of any
                  of the Loan Documents; or

                              (v) the occurrence of any Default or Event of
                  Default.

                  (b) In the event any payment by the Borrower received by the
         Issuing Bank or the Administrative Agent with respect to a Facility
         Letter of Credit and distributed by the

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         Administrative Agent to the Lenders on account of their participations
         is thereafter set aside, avoided or recovered from the Administrative
         Agent or Issuing Bank in connection with any receivership, liquidation,
         reorganization or bankruptcy proceeding, each Lender which received
         such distribution shall, upon demand by the Administrative Agent,
         contribute such Lender's Percentage of the amount set aside, avoided or
         recovered together with interest at the rate required to be paid by the
         Issuing Bank or the Administrative Agent upon the amount required to be
         repaid by the Issuing Bank or the Administrative Agent.

         3.8 Compensation for Facility Letters of Credit.

                  (a) The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for
         the ratable account of the Lenders, based upon the Lenders' respective
         Percentages, a per annum fee (the "Facility Letter of Credit Fee") with
         respect to each Facility Letter of Credit that is equal to (i) the
         LIBOR Applicable Margin in effect from time to time in the case of
         Financial Letters of Credit, and (ii) the LIBOR Applicable Margin from
         time to time minus 0.25% in the case of Performance Letters of Credit.
         The Facility Letter of Credit Fee relating to any Facility Letter of
         Credit shall be due and payable in arrears in equal installments on the
         first Business Day of each month following the issuance of any Facility
         Letter of Credit and, to the extent any such fees are then due and
         unpaid, on the Maturity Date. The Administrative Agent shall promptly
         remit such Facility Letter of Credit Fees, when paid, to the other
         Lenders in accordance with their Percentages thereof. The Borrower
         shall not have any liability to any Lender for the failure of the
         Administrative Agent to promptly deliver funds to any such Lender and
         shall be deemed to have made all such payments on the date the
         respective payment is made by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent,
         provided such payment is received by the time specified in Section 2.11
         hereof.

                  (b) The Issuing Bank also shall have the right to receive
         solely for its own account an issuance fee of 0.15% of the face amount
         of each Facility Letter of Credit, payable by the Borrower on the
         Issuance Date for each such Facility Letter of Credit. The Issuing Bank
         shall also be entitled to receive its reasonable out-of-pocket costs
         and the Issuing Bank's standard charges of issuing, amending and
         servicing Facility Letters of Credit and processing draws thereunder.

         3.9 Letter of Credit Collateral Account. The Borrower hereby agrees
that it will, until the Maturity Date, maintain a special collateral account
(the "Letter of Credit Collateral Account") at the Administrative Agent's office
at the address specified pursuant to Article XV, in the name of the Borrower but
under the sole dominion and control of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit
of the Lenders, and in which the Borrower shall have no interest other than as
set forth in Section 11.1. In addition to the foregoing, the Borrower hereby
grants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, a security
interest in and to the Letter of Credit Collateral Account and any funds that
may hereafter be on deposit in such account, including income earned thereon.
The Lenders acknowledge and agree that the Borrower has no obligation to fund
the Letter of Credit Collateral Account unless and until so required under
Section 11.1 hereof.

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                                  Article IV.

                             CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES

         4.1 Yield Protection. If the adoption of or change in any law or any
governmental or quasi-governmental rule, regulation, policy, guideline or
directive (whether or not having the force of law), or any interpretation
thereof, or the compliance of any Lender therewith,

                              (i) subjects any Lender or any applicable Lending
                  Installation to any tax, duty, charge or withholding on or
                  from payments due from Borrower (excluding federal and state
                  taxation of the overall net income of any Lender or applicable
                  Lending Installation), or changes the basis of such taxation
                  of payments to any Lender in respect of its Advances, its
                  interest in the Facility Letters of Credit or other amounts
                  due it hereunder, or

                              (ii) imposes or increases or deems applicable any
                  reserve, assessment, insurance charge, special deposit or
                  similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for
                  the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender or any
                  applicable Lending Installation (other than reserves and
                  assessments taken into account in determining the interest
                  rate applicable to LIBOR Advances), or

                              (iii) imposes any other condition, and the result
                  is to increase the cost of any Lender or any applicable
                  Lending Installation of making, funding or maintaining loans
                  or reduces any amount receivable by any Lender or any
                  applicable Lending Installation in connection with loans, or
                  requires any Lender or any applicable Lending Installation to
                  make any payment calculated by reference to the amount of
                  loans held, Letters of Credit issued or participated in or
                  interest received by it, by an amount deemed material by such
                  Lender,

then, within fifteen (15) days of demand by such Lender, Borrower shall pay such
Lender that portion of such increased expense incurred or reduction in an amount
received which such Lender determines is attributable to making, funding and
maintaining its Advances and its Commitment.

         4.2 Changes in Capital Adequacy Regulations. If a Lender determines the
amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by such Lender, any
Lending Installation of such Lender or any corporate entity controlling such
Lender is increased as a result of a Change (as defined below), then, within
fifteen (15) days of demand by such Lender, Borrower shall pay such Lender the
amount necessary to compensate for any shortfall in the rate of return on the
portion of such increased capital which such Lender determines is attributable
to this Agreement, its Advances, its interest in the Facility Letters of Credit,
or its obligation to make Advances hereunder or participate in or issue Facility
Letters of Credit hereunder (after taking into account such Lender's policies as
to capital adequacy). "Change" means (i) any change after the date of this
Agreement in the Risk-Based Capital Guidelines (as defined below) or (ii) any
adoption of or change in any other law, governmental or quasi-governmental rule,
regulation, policy, guideline, interpretation, or directive (whether or not
having the force of law) after the date of this Agreement which affects the
amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by any

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Lender or any Lending Installation or any corporation controlling any Lender.
"Risk-Based Capital Guidelines" means (i) the risk-based capital guidelines in
effect in the United States on the date of this Agreement, including transition
rules, and (ii) the corresponding capital regulations promulgated by regulatory
authorities outside the United States implementing the July 1988 report of the
Basle Committee on Banking Regulation and Supervisory Practices Entitled
"International Convergence of Capital Measurements and Capital Standards",
including transition rules, and any amendments to such regulations adopted prior
to the date of this Agreement. Without in any way affecting the Borrower's
obligation to pay compensation actually claimed by a Lender under this Section
4.2, the Borrower shall have the right to replace any Lender which has demanded
such compensation provided that Borrower notifies such Lender that it has
elected to replace such Lender and notifies such Lender and the Administrative
Agent of the identity of the proposed replacement Lender not more than six (6)
months after the date of such Lender's most recent demand for compensation under
this Section 4.2. The Lender being replaced shall assign its Percentage of the
Aggregate Commitment and its rights and obligations under this Facility to the
replacement Lender in accordance with the requirements of Section 13.3 hereof
and the replacement Lender shall assume such Percentage of the Aggregate
Commitment and the related obligations under this Facility prior to the Maturity
Date to be extended, all pursuant to an assignment agreement substantially in
the form of Exhibit J hereto. The purchase by the replacement Lender shall be at
par (plus all accrued and unpaid interest and any other sums owed to such Lender
being replaced hereunder) which shall be paid to the Lender being replaced upon
the execution and delivery of the assignment.

         4.3 Availability of LIBOR Advances. If any Lender determines that
maintenance of any of its LIBOR Loans at a suitable Lending Installation would
violate any applicable law, rule, regulation or directive of any Governmental
Authority having jurisdiction, the Administrative Agent shall suspend by written
notice to Borrower the availability of LIBOR Advances and require any LIBOR
Advances to be repaid; or if the Required Lenders determine that (i) deposits of
a type or maturity appropriate to match fund LIBOR Advances are not available,
the Administrative Agent shall suspend by written notice to Borrower the
availability of LIBOR Advances with respect to any LIBOR Advances made after the
date of any such determination, or (ii) an interest rate applicable to a LIBOR
Advance does not accurately reflect the cost of making a LIBOR Advance, and, if
for any reason whatsoever the provisions of Section 4.1 are inapplicable, the
Administrative Agent shall suspend by written notice to Borrower the
availability of LIBOR Advances with respect to any LIBOR Advances made after the
date of any such determination.

         4.4 Funding Indemnification. If any payment of a ratable LIBOR Advance
or a Competitive Bid Loan occurs on a date which is not the last day of the
applicable Interest Period, whether because of acceleration, prepayment or
otherwise, or a ratable LIBOR Advance or a Competitive Bid Loan is not made on
the date specified by Borrower for any reason other than default by one or more
of the Lenders, Borrower will indemnify each Lender for any loss or cost
incurred by such Lender resulting therefrom, including, without limitation, any
loss or cost in liquidating or employing deposits acquired to fund or maintain
the ratable LIBOR Advance or Competitive Bid Loan, as the case may be.

         4.5 Lender Statements; Survival of Indemnity. To the extent reasonably
possible, each Lender shall designate an alternate Lending Installation with
respect to its LIBOR

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Advances to reduce any liability of Borrower to such Lender under Sections 4.1
and 4.2 or to avoid the unavailability of a LIBOR Advance, so long as such
designation is not disadvantageous to such Lender. Each Lender shall deliver a
written statement of such Lender as to the amount due, if any, under Sections
4.1, 4.2 or 4.4 hereof. Such written statement shall set forth in reasonable
detail the calculations upon which such Lender determined such amount and shall
be final, conclusive and binding on Borrower in the absence of manifest error.
Determination of amounts payable under such Sections in connection with a LIBOR
Advance shall be calculated as though each Lender funded its LIBOR Advance
through the purchase of a deposit of the type and maturity corresponding to the
deposit used as a reference in determining the Adjusted LIBOR Rate applicable to
such Advance, whether in fact that is the case or not. Unless otherwise provided
herein, the amount specified in the written statement shall be payable on demand
after receipt by Borrower of the written statement. The obligations of Borrower
under Sections 4.1, 4.2 and 4.4 hereof shall survive payment of the Obligations
and termination of this Agreement.

                                   Article V.

                              CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

         5.1 Conditions Precedent to Closing. The Lenders shall not be required
to make the initial Advance hereunder, nor shall the Issuing Bank be required to
issue the initial Facility Letter of Credit hereunder, unless (i) the Borrower
shall have paid all fees then due and payable to the Lenders, Banc One Capital
Markets, Inc. and the Administrative Agent hereunder, (ii) all of the conditions
set forth in Section 5.2 are satisfied, and (iii) the Borrower shall have
furnished to the Administrative Agent, in form and substance satisfactory to the
Lenders and their counsel and with sufficient copies for the Lenders, the
following:

                  (a) Certificates of Limited Partnership/Incorporation. A copy
         of the Certificate of Limited Partnership for the Borrower and a copy
         of the articles of incorporation of General Partner, each certified by
         the appropriate Secretary of State or equivalent state official.

                  (b) Agreements of Limited Partnership/Bylaws. A copy of the
         Agreement of Limited Partnership for the Borrower and a copy of the
         bylaws of the General Partner, including all amendments thereto, each
         certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the General
         Partner as being in full force and effect on the Agreement Execution
         Date.

                  (c) Good Standing Certificates. A certified copy of a
         certificate from the Secretary of State or equivalent state official of
         the states where the Borrower and General Partner are organized, dated
         as of the most recent practicable date, showing the good standing or
         partnership qualification (if issued) of (i) Borrower, and (ii) General
         Partner.

                  (d) Foreign Qualification Certificates. A certified copy of a
         certificate from the Secretary of State or equivalent state official of
         the state where the Borrower and General Partner maintain their
         principal place of business, dated as of the most recent

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         practicable date, showing the qualification to transact business in
         such state as a foreign limited partnership or foreign corporation, as
         the case may be, for (i) Borrower, and (ii) General Partner.

                  (e) Resolutions. A copy of a resolution or resolutions adopted
         by the Board of Directors of the General Partner, certified by the
         Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the General Partner as being in
         full force and effect on the Agreement Execution Date, authorizing the
         Advances provided for herein and the execution, delivery and
         performance of the Loan Documents by the General Partner to be executed
         and delivered by it hereunder on behalf of itself and Borrower.

                  (f) Incumbency Certificate. A certificate, signed by the
         Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the General Partner and dated
         the Agreement Execution Date, as to the incumbency, and containing the
         specimen signature or signatures, of the Persons authorized to execute
         and deliver the Loan Documents to be executed and delivered by it and
         Borrower hereunder.

                  (g) Loan Documents. Originals of the Loan Documents (in such
         quantities as the Lenders may reasonably request), duly executed by
         authorized officers of the appropriate entity.

                  (h) Opinion of Borrower's Counsel. A written opinion, dated
         the Agreement Execution Date, from outside counsel for the Borrower
         which counsel is reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent,
         substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E.

                  (i) Opinion of General Partner's Counsel. A written opinion,
         dated the Agreement Execution Date, from outside counsel for the
         General Partner which counsel is reasonably satisfactory to
         Administrative Agent, substantially in the form attached hereto as
         Exhibit F.

                  (j) Insurance. Original or certified copies of insurance
         policies or binders therefor, with accompanying receipts showing
         current payment of all premiums, evidencing that Borrower carries
         insurance on the Unencumbered Assets which satisfies the Administrative
         Agent's insurance requirements, including, without limitation:

                              (i) Property and casualty insurance (including
                  coverage for flood and other water damage for any Unencumbered
                  Assets located within a 100-year flood plain) in the amount of
                  the replacement cost of the improvements at the Unencumbered
                  Assets;

                              (ii) Loss of rental income insurance in the amount
                  not less than one year's Gross Revenues from the Unencumbered
                  Assets; and

                              (iii) Comprehensive general liability insurance in
                  the amount of $1,000,000 per occurrence.

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         All insurance must be carried by companies with a Best Insurance
Reports (1992) Policyholder's and Financial Size Rating of "A-VII" or better.

                  (k) Prior Facility. The Lenders acknowledge that the Borrower
         has properly terminated the Existing Credit Agreement effective as of
         the Agreement Execution Date and shall immediately pay all outstanding
         obligations thereunder with the proceeds of the initial Advance
         hereunder. The Borrower has received letters from those Lenders under
         the Existing Credit Agreement that are not parties to this Agreement
         confirming their withdrawal from the Facility.

                  (l) Financial and Related Information. The following
         information:

                              (i) A certificate, signed by an officer of the
                  Borrower, stating that on the Agreement Execution Date no
                  Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and
                  that all representations and warranties of the Borrower
                  contained herein are true and correct as of the Agreement
                  Execution Date as and to the extent set forth herein;

                              (ii) The most recent financial statements of the
                  Borrower and General Partner and a certificate from a
                  Qualified Officer of the Borrower that no change in the
                  Borrower's financial condition that would have a Material
                  Adverse Effect has occurred since March 31, 2000;

                              (iii) Evidence of sufficient Unencumbered Assets
                  (which evidence may include pay-off letters (together with
                  evidence of payment or a direction of Borrower to use a
                  portion of the proceeds of the Advances to repay such
                  Indebtedness), mortgage releases and/or title policies) to
                  assist the Administrative Agent in determining the Borrower's
                  compliance with the covenants set forth in Article IX herein;

                              (iv) Written money transfer instructions, in
                  substantially the form of Exhibit G hereto, addressed to the
                  Administrative Agent and signed by a Qualified Officer,
                  together with such other related money transfer authorizations
                  as the Administrative Agent may have reasonably requested; and

                              (v) Operating statements for the Unencumbered
                  Assets and other evidence of income and expenses to assist the
                  Administrative Agent in determining Borrower's compliance with
                  the covenants set forth in Article IX herein.

                  (m) Other Evidence as any Lender May Require. Such other
         evidence as any Lender may reasonably request to establish the
         consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the taking of all
         necessary actions in any proceedings in connection herewith and
         compliance with the conditions set forth in this Agreement.

         When all such conditions have been fulfilled (or, in the Lenders' sole
discretion, waived by Lenders), the Lenders shall confirm in writing to Borrower
that the initial Advance is then available to Borrower hereunder.

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         5.2  Conditions Precedent to Subsequent Advances. Advances after the
initial Advance shall be made from time to time as requested by Borrower, and
the obligation of each Lender to make any Advance (including Swingline Loans and
Competitive Bid Loans) and the obligation of the Issuing Bank to issue a
Facility Letter of Credit is subject to the following terms and conditions:

              (a)  prior to each such Advance no Default or Event of Default
         shall have occurred and be continuing under this Agreement or any of
         the Loan Documents and, if required by Administrative Agent, Borrower
         shall deliver a certificate of Borrower to such effect; and

              (b)  The representations and warranties contained in Article VI
         and VII are true and correct as of such borrowing date, Issuance Date,
         or date of conversion and/or continuation as and to the extent set
         forth therein, except to the extent any such representation or warranty
         is stated to relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such
         representation or warranty shall be true and correct on and as of such
         earlier date.

         Subject to the last grammatical paragraphs of Article VI and VII
hereof, each Borrowing Notice, Letter of Credit Request, and
Conversion/Continuation Notice shall constitute a representation and warranty by
the Borrower that the conditions contained in Sections 5.2(a) and (b) have been
satisfied.

                                  Article VI.

                         REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

         Borrower hereby represents and warrants that:

         6.1  Existence. Borrower is a limited partnership duly organized and
existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with its principal place of
business in the State of Illinois, and is duly qualified as a foreign limited
partnership, properly licensed (if required), in good standing and has all
requisite authority to conduct its business in each jurisdiction in which it
owns Properties and, except where the failure to be so qualified or to obtain
such authority would not have a Material Adverse Effect, in each other
jurisdiction in which its business is conducted. Each of its Subsidiaries is
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its
jurisdiction of organization and has all requisite authority to conduct its
business in each jurisdiction in which it owns Property, and except where the
failure to be so qualified or to obtain such authority would not have a Material
Adverse Effect, in each other jurisdiction in which it conducts business.

         6.2  Corporate/Partnership Powers. The execution, delivery and
performance of the Loan Documents required to be delivered by Borrower hereunder
are within the partnership authority of such entity and the corporate powers of
the general partners of such entity, have been duly authorized by all requisite
action, and are not in conflict with the terms of any organizational instruments
of such entity, or any instrument or agreement to which Borrower or General
Partner is a party or by which Borrower, General Partner or any of their
respective assets may be bound or affected.

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         6.3  Power of Officers. The officers of the General Partner executing
the Loan Documents required to be delivered by such entities hereunder have been
duly elected or appointed and were fully authorized to execute the same at the
time each such agreement, certificate or instrument was executed.

         6.4  Government and Other Approvals. No approval, consent, exemption or
other action by, or notice to or filing with, any governmental authority is
necessary in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of the Loan
Documents required hereunder.

         6.5  Solvency.

                       (i)  Immediately after the Agreement Execution Date and
              immediately following the making of each Loan and after giving
              effect to the application of the proceeds of such Loans, (a) the
              fair value of the assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a
              consolidated basis, at a fair valuation, will exceed the debts and
              liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, of the
              Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis; (b) the
              present fair saleable value of the Properties of the Borrower and
              its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis will be greater than the
              amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of the
              Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis on their
              debts and other liabilities, subordinated, contingent or
              otherwise, as such debts and other liabilities become absolute and
              matured; (c) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated
              basis will be able to pay their debts and liabilities,
              subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and
              liabilities become absolute and matured; and (d) the Borrower and
              its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis will not have
              unreasonably small capital with which to conduct the businesses in
              which they are engaged as such businesses are now conducted and
              are proposed to be conducted after the date hereof.

                       (ii)  Borrower does not intend to, or to permit any of
              its Subsidiaries to incur debts beyond its ability to pay such
              debts as they mature, taking into account the timing of and
              amounts of cash to be received by it or any such Subsidiary and
              the timing of the amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect
              of its Indebtedness or the Indebtedness of any such Subsidiary.

         6.6  Compliance With Laws. There is no judgment, decree or order or any
law, rule or regulation of any court or governmental authority binding on
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries which would be contravened by the execution,
delivery or performance of the Loan Documents required hereunder.

         6.7  Enforceability of Agreement. This Agreement is the legal, valid
and binding agreement of the Borrower, and the Notes when executed and delivered
will be the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower, enforceable
against the Borrower in accordance with their respective terms, and the Loan
Documents required hereunder, when executed and delivered, will be similarly
legal, valid, binding and enforceable except to the extent that such enforcement
may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other
similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally.

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         6.8  Title to Property. To the best of Borrower's knowledge after due
inquiry, Borrower or its Subsidiaries has good and marketable title to the
Properties and assets reflected in the financial statements as owned by it or
any such Subsidiary free and clear of Liens except for the Permitted Liens. The
execution, delivery or performance of the Loan Documents required to be
delivered by the Borrower hereunder will not result in the creation of any Lien
on the Properties. No consent to the transactions contemplated hereunder is
required from any ground lessor or mortgagee or beneficiary under a deed of
trust or any other party except as has been delivered to the Lenders.

         6.9  Litigation. There are no suits, arbitrations, claims, disputes or
other proceedings (including, without limitation, any civil, criminal,
administrative or environmental proceedings), pending or, to the best of
Borrower's knowledge, threatened against or affecting the Borrower or any of the
Properties, the adverse determination of which individually or in the aggregate
would have a Material Adverse Effect on the Borrower and/or would cause a
Material Adverse Financial Change of Borrower or materially impair the
Borrower's ability to perform its obligations hereunder or under any instrument
or agreement required hereunder, except as disclosed on Schedule 6.9 hereto, or
otherwise disclosed to Lenders in accordance with the terms hereof.

         6.10  Events of Default. No Default or Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing or would result from the incurring of obligations by the
Borrower under any of the Loan Documents or any other document to which Borrower
is a party.

         6.11  Investment Company Act of 1940. Borrower is not and will by such
acts as may be necessary continue not to be, an investment company within the
meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

         6.12  Public Utility Holding Company Act. The Borrower is not a
"holding company" or a "subsidiary company" of a "holding company," or an
"affiliate" of a "holding company," or of a "subsidiary company" of a "holding
company," within the definitions of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of
1935, as amended.

         6.13  Regulation U. The proceeds of the Advances will not be used,
directly or indirectly, in a manner which would cause the Facility to be treated
as a "Purpose Credit."

         6.14  No Material Adverse Financial Change. To the best knowledge of
Borrower, there has been no Material Adverse Financial Change in the condition
of Borrower since the date of the financial and/or operating statements most
recently submitted to the Lenders.

         6.15  Financial Information. All financial statements furnished to the
Lenders by or at the direction of the Borrower and all other financial
information and data furnished by the Borrower to the Lenders are complete and
correct in all material respects as of the date thereof, and such financial
statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and fairly present the
consolidated financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower as of
such date. The Borrower has no contingent obligations, liabilities for taxes or
other outstanding financial obligations which are material in the aggregate,
except as disclosed in such statements, information and data.

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         6.16  Factual Information. All factual information heretofore or
contemporaneously furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Lenders for
purposes of or in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents
and the transactions contemplated therein is, and all other such factual
information hereafter furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Lenders
will be, true and accurate (taken as a whole) in all material respects on the
date as of which such information is dated or certified and not incomplete by
omitting to state any material fact necessary to make such information (taken as
a whole) not misleading at such time.

         6.17  ERISA. (i) Borrower is not an entity deemed to hold "plan assets"
within the meaning of ERISA or any regulations promulgated thereunder of an
employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) which is subject to
Title I of ERISA or any plan within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code, and
(ii) the execution of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereunder
do not give rise to a prohibited transaction within the meaning of Section 406
of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.

         6.18  Taxes. All required tax returns have been filed by Borrower with
the appropriate authorities except to the extent that extensions of time to file
have been requested, granted and have not expired or except to the extent such
taxes are being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves, in
accordance with GAAP, are being maintained.

         6.19  Environmental Matters. Except as disclosed in Schedule 6.19, each
of the following representations and warranties is true and correct except to
the extent that the facts and circumstances giving rise to any such failure to
be so true and correct, in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect:

                      (i)   To the knowledge of the Borrower, the Properties of
               Borrower, its Subsidiaries, and Investment Affiliates do not
               contain any Materials of Environmental Concern in amounts or
               concentrations which constitute a violation of, or could
               reasonably give rise to liability under, Environmental Laws.

                      (ii)  Borrower has not received any written notice
               alleging that any or all of the Properties of Borrower and its
               Subsidiaries and Investment Affiliates and all operations at the
               Properties are not currently in compliance with all applicable
               Environmental Laws. Further, Borrower has not received any
               written notice alleging the current existence of any
               contamination at or under such Properties in amounts or
               concentrations which constitute a violation of any Environmental
               Law, or any violation of any Environmental Law with respect to
               such Properties for which Borrower, its Subsidiaries or
               Investment Affiliates is or could be liable.

                      (iii) Neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries or
               Investment Affiliates has received any written notice of current
               non-compliance, liability or potential liability regarding
               Environmental Laws with regard to any of the Properties, nor does
               it have knowledge that any such notice will be received or is
               being threatened.

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                      (iv)  To the knowledge of Borrower during the ownership of
               the Properties by any or all of Borrower, its Subsidiaries and
               Investment Affiliates, Materials of Environmental Concern have
               not been transported or disposed of from the Properties of
               Borrower and its Subsidiaries and Investment Affiliates in
               violation of, or in a manner or to a location which could
               reasonably give rise to liability of Borrower, any Subsidiary, or
               any Investment Affiliate under, Environmental Laws, nor during
               the ownership of the Properties by any or all of Borrower, its
               Subsidiaries and Investment Affiliates have any Materials of
               Environmental Concern been generated, treated, stored or disposed
               of at, on or under any of such Properties in violation of, or in
               a manner that could give rise to liability of Borrower, any
               Subsidiary or any Investment Affiliate under, any applicable
               Environmental Laws.

                      (v)   No judicial proceedings or governmental or
               administrative action is pending, or, to the knowledge of
               Borrower, threatened, under any Environmental Law to which
               Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, or any Investment Affiliate,
               is named as a party with respect to the Properties of such
               entity, nor are there any consent decrees or other decrees,
               consent orders, administrative order or other orders, or other
               administrative or judicial requirements outstanding under any
               Environmental Law with respect to such Properties for which
               Borrower, its Subsidiaries, or any Investment Affiliate is or
               could be liable.

                      (vi)  To the knowledge of Borrower during the ownership of
               the Properties by any or all of Borrower, its Subsidiaries and
               Investment Affiliates, there has been no release or threat of
               release of Materials of Environmental Concern at or from the
               Properties of Borrower and its Subsidiaries and Investment
               Affiliates, or arising from or related to the operations of such
               entity in connection with the Properties in violation of or in
               amounts or in a manner that could give rise to liability under
               Environmental Laws.

         6.20  Insurance. Borrower has obtained the insurance which Borrower is
required to furnish to Lenders under Section 5.1(j) hereof.

         6.21  No Brokers. Borrower has dealt with no brokers in connection with
this Facility, and no brokerage fees or commissions are payable by or to any
Person in connection with this Agreement or the Advances. Lenders shall not be
responsible for the payment of any fees or commissions to any broker and
Borrower shall indemnify, defend and hold Lenders harmless from and against any
claims, liabilities, obligations, damages, costs and expenses (including
reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements) made against or incurred by
Lenders as a result of claims made or actions instituted by any broker or Person
claiming by, through or under Borrower in connection with the Facility.

         6.22  No Violation of Usury Laws. No aspect of any of the transactions
contemplated herein violate or will violate any usury laws or laws regarding the
validity of agreements to pay interest in effect on the date hereof.

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         6.23  Not a Foreign Person. Borrower is not a "foreign person" within
the meaning of Section 1445 or 7701 of the Internal Revenue Code.

         6.24  No Trade Name. Except for the name "First Industrial," and except
as otherwise set forth on Schedule 6.24 attached hereto, Borrower does not use
any trade name and has not and does not do business under any name other than
their actual names set forth herein. The principal place of business of Borrower
is as stated in the recitals hereto.

         6.25  Subsidiaries. Schedule 6.25 hereto contains an accurate list of
all of the presently existing Subsidiaries of Borrower, setting forth their
respective jurisdictions of formation, the percentage of their respective
Capital Stock owned by it or its Subsidiaries and the Properties owned by them.
All of the issued and outstanding shares of Capital Stock of such Subsidiaries
have been duly authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable.

         6.26  Unencumbered Assets. Schedule 6.26 hereto contains a complete and
accurate description of Unencumbered Assets as of the March 31, 2000 and as
supplemented from time to time including the entity that owns each Unencumbered
Asset. With respect to each Project identified from time to time as an
Unencumbered Asset, Borrower hereby represents and warrants as follows except to
the extent disclosed in writing to the Lenders and approved by the Required
Lenders (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld):

               (a)  No portion of any improvement on the Unencumbered Asset is
         located in an area identified by the Secretary of Housing and Urban
         Development or any successor thereto as an area having special flood
         hazards pursuant to the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 or the
         Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, or any successor
         law, or, if located within any such area, Borrower has obtained and
         will maintain the insurance prescribed in Section 5.1(j) hereof.

               (b)  To the Borrower's knowledge, the Unencumbered Asset and the
         present use and occupancy thereof are in material compliance with all
         applicable zoning ordinances (without reliance upon adjoining or other
         properties), building codes, land use and Environmental Laws, and other
         similar laws ("Applicable Laws").

               (c)  The Unencumbered Asset is served by all utilities required
         for the current or contemplated use thereof. All utility service is
         provided by public utilities and the Unencumbered Asset has accepted or
         is equipped to accept such utility service.

               (d)  All public roads and streets necessary for service of and
         access to the Unencumbered Asset for the current or contemplated use
         thereof have been completed, are serviceable and all-weather and are
         physically and legally open for use by the public.

               (e)  The Unencumbered Asset is served by public water and sewer
         systems or, if the Unencumbered Asset is not serviced by a public water
         and sewer system, such alternate systems are adequate and meet, in all
         material respects, all requirements and regulations of, and otherwise
         complies in all material respects with, all Applicable Laws with
         respect to such alternate systems.

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               (f)  Borrower is not aware of any latent or patent structural or
         other significant deficiency of the Unencumbered Asset. The
         Unencumbered Asset is free of damage and waste that would materially
         and adversely affect the value of the Unencumbered Asset, is in good
         repair and there is no deferred maintenance other than ordinary wear
         and tear. The Unencumbered Asset is free from damage caused by fire or
         other casualty. There is no pending or, to the actual knowledge of
         Borrower threatened condemnation proceedings affecting the Unencumbered
         Asset, or any material part thereof.

               (g)  To Borrower's knowledge, all liquid and solid waste
         disposal, septic and sewer systems located on the Unencumbered Asset
         are in a good and safe condition and repair and to Borrower's
         knowledge, in material compliance with all Applicable Laws with respect
         to such systems.

               (h)  All improvements on the Unencumbered Asset lie within the
         boundaries and building restrictions of the legal description of record
         of the Unencumbered Asset, no such improvements encroach upon easements
         benefiting the Unencumbered Asset other than encroachments that do not
         materially adversely affect the use or occupancy of the Unencumbered
         Asset and no improvements on adjoining properties encroach upon the
         Unencumbered Asset or easements benefiting the Unencumbered Asset other
         than encroachments that do not materially adversely affect the use or
         occupancy of the Unencumbered Asset. All amenities, access routes or
         other items that materially benefit the Unencumbered Asset are under
         direct control of Borrower, constitute permanent easements that benefit
         all or part of the Unencumbered Asset or are public property, and the
         Unencumbered Asset, by virtue of such easements or otherwise, is
         contiguous to a physically open, dedicated all weather public street,
         and has the necessary permits for ingress and egress.

         (i)   There are no delinquent taxes, ground rents, water charges, sewer
rents, assessments, insurance premiums, leasehold payments, or other outstanding
charges affecting the Unencumbered Asset except to the extent such items are
being contested in good faith and as to which adequate reserves have been
provided.

A breach of any of the representations and warranties contained in this Section
6.26 with respect to a Project shall disqualify such Project from being an
Unencumbered Asset for so long as such breach continues (unless otherwise
approved by the Required Lenders) but shall not constitute a Default (unless the
elimination of such Property as an Unencumbered Asset results in a Default under
one of the other provisions of this Agreement).

         Borrower agrees that all of its representations and warranties set
forth in Article VI of this Agreement and elsewhere in this Agreement are true
on the Agreement Execution Date, and will be true on each Effective Date in all
material respects (except with respect to matters which have been disclosed in
writing to and approved by the Required Lenders), and will be true in all
material respects (except with respect to matters which have been disclosed in
writing to and approved by the Required Lenders) upon each request for
disbursement of an Advance, provided that the Borrower shall only be obligated
to update any Schedules referred to in this Article VI on a quarterly basis,
along with the quarterly financial statements required under Section 8.2(i),
unless any change otherwise required to be disclosed could reasonably be
expected to have a

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Material Adverse Effect. Each request for disbursement hereunder shall
constitute a reaffirmation of such representations and warranties as deemed
modified in accordance with the disclosures made and approved, as aforesaid, as
of the date of such request and disbursement.

                                  Article VII.

                    ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

         The General Partner hereby represents and warrants that:

         7.1  Existence. The General Partner is a corporation duly organized and
existing under the laws of the State of Maryland, with its principal place of
business in the State of Illinois, is duly qualified as a foreign corporation
and properly licensed (if required) and in good standing in each jurisdiction
where the failure to qualify or be licensed (if required) would constitute a
Material Adverse Financial Change with respect to the General Partner or have a
Material Adverse Effect on the business or properties of the General Partner.

         7.2  Corporate Powers. The execution, delivery and performance of the
Loan Documents required to be delivered by the General Partner hereunder are
within the corporate powers of the General Partner, have been duly authorized by
all requisite corporate action, and are not in conflict with the terms of any
organizational instruments of the General Partner, or any instrument or
agreement to which the General Partner is a party or by which General Partner or
any of its assets is bound or affected.

         7.3  Power of Officers. The officers of the General Partner executing
the Loan Documents required to be delivered by the General Partner hereunder
have been duly elected or appointed and were fully authorized to execute the
same at the time each such agreement, certificate or instrument was executed.

         7.4  Government and Other Approvals. No approval, consent, exemption or
other action by, or notice to or filing with, any governmental authority is
necessary in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of the Loan
Documents required hereunder.

         7.5  Compliance With Laws. There is no judgment, decree or order or any
law, rule or regulation of any court or governmental authority binding on the
General Partner which would be contravened by the execution, delivery or
performance of the Loan Documents required hereunder.

         7.6  Enforceability of Agreement. This Agreement is the legal, valid
and binding agreement of the General Partner, as the general partner of
Borrower, enforceable against the General Partner in accordance with its
respective terms, and the Loan Documents required hereunder, when executed and
delivered, will be similarly legal, valid, binding and enforceable except to the
extent that such enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the rights of
creditors generally.

         7.7  Liens; Consents. The execution, delivery or performance of the
Loan Documents required to be delivered by the General Partner hereunder will
not result in the creation of any Lien on the Properties other than in favor of
the Lenders. No consent to the transactions

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hereunder is required from any ground lessor or mortgagee or beneficiary under a
deed of trust or any other party except as has been delivered to the Lenders.

         7.8   Litigation. There are no suits, arbitrations, claims, disputes or
other proceedings (including, without limitation, any civil, criminal,
administrative or environmental proceedings), pending or, to the best of General
Partner's knowledge, threatened against or affecting the General Partner or any
of the Properties, the adverse determination of which individually or in the
aggregate would have a Material Adverse Effect on the General Partner and/or
would cause a Material Adverse Financial Change with respect to the General
Partner or materially impair the General Partner's ability to perform its
obligations hereunder or under any instrument or agreement required hereunder,
except as disclosed on Schedule 7.8 hereto, or otherwise disclosed to Lenders in
accordance with the terms hereof.

         7.9   Events of Default. No Default or Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing or would result from the incurring of obligations by the
General Partner under any of the Loan Documents or any other document to which
General Partner is a party.

         7.10  Investment Company Act of 1940. The General Partner is not, and
will by such acts as may be necessary continue not to be, an investment company
within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

         7.11  Public Utility Holding Company Act. The General Partner is not a
"holding company" or a "subsidiary company" of a "holding company," or an
"affiliate" of a "holding company," or of a "subsidiary company" of a "holding
company," within the definitions of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of
1935, as amended.

         7.12  No Material Adverse Financial Change. There has been no Material
Adverse Financial Change in the condition of the General Partner since the last
date on which the financial and/or operating statements were submitted to the
Lenders.

         7.13  Financial Information. All financial statements furnished to the
Lenders by or on behalf of the General Partner and all other financial
information and data furnished by or on behalf of the General Partner to the
Lenders are complete and correct in all material respects as of the date
thereof, and such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with
GAAP and fairly present the consolidated financial condition and results of
operations of the General Partner as of such date. The General Partner has no
contingent obligations, liabilities for taxes or other outstanding financial
obligations which are material in the aggregate, except as disclosed in such
statements, information and data.

         7.14  Factual Information. All factual information heretofore or
contemporaneously furnished by or on behalf of the General Partner to the
Lenders for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents and the transactions contemplated therein is, and all other such
factual information hereafter furnished by or on behalf of the General Partner
to the Lenders will be, true and accurate in all material respects (taken as a
whole) on the date as of which such information is dated or certified and not
incomplete by omitting to state any material fact necessary to make such
information (taken as a whole) not misleading at such time.

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         7.15  ERISA. (i) General Partner is not an entity deemed to hold "plan
assets" within the meaning of ERISA or any regulations promulgated thereunder of
an employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) which is subject
to Title I of ERISA or any plan within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code,
and (ii) the execution of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereunder do not give rise to a prohibited transaction within the meaning of
Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.

         7.16  Taxes. All required tax returns have been filed by the General
Partner with the appropriate authorities except to the extent that extensions of
time to file have been requested, granted and have not expired or except to the
extent such taxes are being contested in good faith and for which adequate
reserves, in accordance with GAAP, are being maintained.

         7.17  No Brokers. General Partner has dealt with no brokers in
connection with this Facility, and no brokerage fees or commissions are payable
by or to any Person in connection with this Agreement or the Advances. Lender
shall not be responsible for the payment of any fees or commissions to any
broker and General Partner shall indemnify, defend and hold Lender harmless from
and against any claims, liabilities, obligations, damages, costs and expenses
(including reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements) made against or
incurred by Lender as a result of claims made or actions instituted by any
broker or Person claiming by, through or under the General Partner in connection
with the Facility.

         7.18  Subsidiaries. Schedule 7.18 hereto contains an accurate list of
all of the presently existing Subsidiaries of General Partner, setting forth
their respective jurisdictions of formation, the percentage of their respective
Capital Stock owned by it or its Subsidiaries and the Properties owned by them.
All of the issued and outstanding shares of Capital Stock of such Subsidiaries
have been duly authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable.

         7.19  Status. General Partner is a corporation listed and in good
standing on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") and is currently qualified as a
real estate investment trust under the Code.

         General Partner agrees that all of its representations and warranties
set forth in Article VII of this Agreement and elsewhere in this Agreement are
true on the Agreement Execution Date, and will be true on each Effective Date in
all material respects (except with respect to matters which have been disclosed
in writing to and approved by the Required Lenders), and will be true in all
material respects (except with respect to matters which have been disclosed in
writing to and approved by the Required Lenders) upon each request for
disbursement of an Advance, provided that the General Partner shall only be
obligated to update any Schedules referred to in this Article VII on a quarterly
basis, along with the quarterly financial statements required under Section
8.2(i), unless any change otherwise required to be disclosed could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each request for disbursement
hereunder shall constitute a reaffirmation of such representations and
warranties as deemed modified in accordance with the disclosures made and
approved, as aforesaid, as of the date of such request and disbursement.

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                                 Article VIII.

                              AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

         The Borrower (and the General Partner, if expressly included in
Sections contained in this Article) covenant and agree that so long as the
Commitment of any Lender shall remain available and until the full and final
payment of all Obligations incurred under the Loan Documents they will:

         8.1   Notices. Promptly give written notice to Administrative Agent
(who will promptly send such notice to Lenders) of:

               (a)  all litigation or arbitration proceedings affecting the
         Borrower, the General Partner or any Subsidiary where the amount
         claimed is $5,000,000 or more;

               (b)  any Default or Event of Default, specifying the nature and
         the period of existence thereof and what action has been taken or been
         proposed to be taken with respect thereto;

               (c)  all claims filed against any property owned by the Borrower
         or the General Partner which, if adversely determined, could have a
         Material Adverse Effect on the ability of the Borrower or the General
         Partner to meet any of their obligations under the Loan Documents;

               (d)  the occurrence of any other event which might have a
         Material Adverse Effect or cause a Material Adverse Financial Change on
         or with respect to the Borrower or the General Partner;

               (e)  any Reportable Event or any "prohibited transaction" (as
         such term is defined in Section 4975 of the Code) in connection with
         any Plan or any trust created thereunder, which may, singly or in the
         aggregate materially impair the ability of the Borrower or the General
         Partner to repay any of its obligations under the Loan Documents,
         describing the nature of each such event and the action, if any, the
         Borrower or the General Partner, as the case may be, proposes to take
         with respect thereto;

               (f)  any notice from any federal, state, local or foreign
         authority regarding any Hazardous Material, asbestos, or other
         environmental condition, proceeding, order, claim or violation
         affecting any of the Properties.

         8.2   Financial Statements, Reports, Etc. The Borrower and the General
Partner each shall maintain, for itself and each Subsidiary, a system of
accounting established and administered in accordance with GAAP, and shall
furnish to the Lenders:

                           (i) quarterly financial statements (including a
               balance sheet and income statement) and related reports in form
               and substance satisfactory to the Lenders not later than 45 days
               after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters, and not
               later than ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year,
               all certified by Borrower's chief financial officer or chief
               accounting officer,

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               including a statement of Funds From Operations for the General
               Partner, calculation of the financial covenants described below,
               a description of Unencumbered Assets, a listing of capital
               expenditures (in the level of detail as currently disclosed in
               Borrower's "Supplemental Information"), a report listing and
               describing all newly acquired Properties, including their cash
               flow, cost and secured or unsecured Indebtedness assumed in
               connection with such acquisition, if any, summary Property
               information for all Properties, including, without limitation,
               their Property Operating Income, occupancy rates, square footage,
               property type and date acquired or built, and such other
               information as may be requested to evaluate the quarterly
               compliance certificate delivered as provided below;

                           (ii)  copies of all Form 10Ks, 10Qs, 8Ks, and any
               other public information filed with the Securities Exchange
               Commission by Borrower or the General Partner once a quarter
               simultaneously with delivering the compliance certificate
               described below, along with any other materials distributed to
               the shareholders of the General Partner or the partners of the
               Borrower from time to time, including a copy of the General
               Partner's annual report. To the extent any of such reports
               contains information required under the other subsections of this
               Section 8.2, the information need not be furnished separately
               under the other subsections;

                           (iii)  not later than forty-five (45) days after the
               end of the first three fiscal quarters, and not later than ninety
               (90) days after the end of the fiscal year, a report certified by
               the entity's chief financial officer or chief accounting officer,
               containing Property Operating Income from individual properties
               owned by the Borrower or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary and included
               as Unencumbered Assets.

                           (iv)  Not later than forty-five (45) days after the
               end of each of the first three fiscal quarters, and not later
               than ninety (90) days after the end of the fiscal year, a
               compliance certificate in substantially the form of Exhibit H
               hereto signed by the Borrower's chief financial officer or chief
               accounting officer confirming that Borrower is in compliance with
               all of the covenants of the Loan Documents, showing the
               calculations and computations necessary to determine compliance
               with the financial covenants contained in this Agreement
               (including such schedules and backup information as may be
               necessary to demonstrate such compliance) and stating that to
               such officer's best knowledge, there is no other Default or Event
               of Default exists, or if any Default or Event of Default exists,
               stating the nature and status thereof;

                           (v)  As soon as possible and in any event within 10
               Business Days after the Borrower knows that any Reportable Event
               has occurred with respect to any Plan, a statement, signed by the
               chief financial officer of Borrower, describing said Reportable
               Event and within 20 days after such Reportable Event, a statement
               signed by such chief financial officer describing the action
               which Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto; and (b)
               within 10 Business Days of receipt, any notice from the Internal
               Revenue Service, PBGC or Department of

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               Labor with respect to a Plan regarding any excise tax, proposed
               termination of a Plan, prohibited transaction or fiduciary
               violation under ERISA or the Code which could result in any
               liability to Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group in
               excess of $100,000; and (c) within 10 Business Days of filing,
               any Form 5500 filed by Borrower with respect to a Plan, or any
               member of the Controlled Group which includes a qualified
               accountant's opinion.

                           (vi)   As soon as possible and in any event within 30
               days after receipt by the Borrower, a copy of (a) any notice or
               claim to the effect that the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
               is or may be liable to any Person as a result of the release by
               such entity, or any of its Subsidiaries, or any other Person of
               any toxic or hazardous waste or substance into the environment,
               and (b) any notice alleging any violation of any federal, state
               or local environmental, health or safety law or regulation by the
               Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or Investment Affiliates,
               which, in either case, could be reasonably likely to have a
               Material Adverse Effect;

                           (vii)  Promptly upon the furnishing thereof to the
               shareholders of the Borrower, copies of all financial statements,
               reports and proxy statements so furnished;

                           (viii) Promptly upon the distribution thereof to the
               press or the public, copies of all press releases;

                           (ix)   As soon as possible, and in any event within
               10 days after the Borrower knows of any fire or other casualty or
               any pending or threatened condemnation or eminent domain
               proceeding with respect to all or any material portion of any
               Unencumbered Asset, a statement signed by the Chief Financial
               Officer of Borrower, describing such fire, casualty or
               condemnation and the action Borrower intends to take with respect
               thereto; and

                           (x)    Such other information (including, without
               limitation, non-financial information) as the Administrative
               Agent or any Lender may from time to time reasonably request.

         8.3   Existence and Conduct of Operations. Except as permitted herein,
maintain and preserve its existence and all rights, privileges and franchises
now enjoyed and necessary for the operation of its business, including remaining
in good standing in each jurisdiction in which business is currently operated.
The Borrower and the General Partner shall carry on and conduct their respective
businesses in substantially the same manner and in substantially the same fields
of enterprise as presently conducted. The Borrower will do, and will cause each
of its Subsidiaries to do, all things necessary to remain duly incorporated
and/or duly qualified, validly existing and in good standing as a real estate
investment trust, corporation, general partnership, limited liability company or
limited partnership, as the case may be, in its jurisdiction of
incorporation/formation. The Borrower will maintain all requisite authority to
conduct its business in each jurisdiction in which the Properties are located
and, except where the failure to be so qualified would not have a Material
Adverse Effect, in each jurisdiction required to carry

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on and conduct its businesses in substantially the same manner as it is
presently conducted, and, specifically, neither the Borrower nor its
Subsidiaries will undertake any business other than the acquisition,
development, ownership, management, operation and leasing of industrial
properties and ancillary businesses specifically related thereto, except that
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and Investment Affiliates may invest in other
assets subject to the certain limitations contained herein with respect to the
following specified categories of assets: (i) Unimproved Land; (ii) other
property holdings (excluding cash, Cash Equivalents, non-industrial Properties
and Indebtedness of any Subsidiary to the Borrower); (iii) stock holdings other
than in Subsidiaries; (iv) mortgages; and (v) joint ventures and partnerships.
The total investment in any one of categories (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v)
shall not exceed 10% of Implied Capitalization Value and the total investment in
all the foregoing investment categories in the aggregate shall be less than or
equal to twenty percent (20%) of Market Value Net Worth. In addition to the
foregoing restrictions, investments in Unimproved Land which is not adjacent to
existing improvements and not under active planning for near term development as
evidenced to the reasonable satisfaction of Administrative Agent shall not
exceed in the aggregate 5% of Implied Capitalization Value, and no single
industrial property shall exceed 5% of Implied Capitalization Value. For the
purposes of this Section 8.3, all investments shall be valued in accordance with
GAAP.

         8.4  Maintenance of Properties. Maintain, preserve, protect and keep
the Properties in good repair, working order and condition, and make all
necessary and proper repairs, renewals and replacements, normal wear and tear
excepted.

         8.5  Insurance. Provide a certificate of insurance from all insurance
carriers who maintain policies with respect to the Properties within thirty (30)
days after the end of each fiscal year, evidencing that the insurance required
to be furnished to Lenders pursuant to Section 5.1(j) hereof is in full force
and effect. Borrower shall timely pay, or cause to be paid, all premiums on all
insurance policies required under this Agreement from time to time. Borrower
shall promptly notify its insurance carrier or agent therefor (with a copy of
such notification being provided simultaneously to Administrative Agent) if
there is any occurrence which, under the terms of any insurance policy then in
effect with respect to the Properties, requires such notification.

         8.6  Payment of Obligations. Pay all taxes, assessments, governmental
charges and other obligations when due, except such as may be contested in good
faith or as to which a bona fide dispute may exist, and for which adequate
reserves have been provided in accordance with sound accounting principles used
by Borrower on the date hereof.

         8.7  Compliance with Laws. Comply in all material respects with all
applicable laws, rules, regulations, orders and directions of any governmental
authority having jurisdiction over Borrower, General Partner, or any of their
respective businesses.

         8.8  Adequate Books. Maintain adequate books, accounts and records in
order to provide financial statements in accordance with GAAP and, if requested
by any Lender, permit employees or representatives of such Lender at any
reasonable time and upon reasonable notice to inspect and audit the properties
of Borrower and of the Consolidated Operating Partnership, and to examine or
audit the inventory, books, accounts and records of each of them and make copies
and memoranda thereof.

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         8.9   ERISA. Comply in all material respects with all requirements of
ERISA applicable to it with respect to each Plan.

         8.10  Maintenance of Status. General Partner shall at all times (i)
remain as a corporation listed and in good standing on the New York Stock
Exchange (NYSE), and (ii) take all steps maintain General Partner's status as a
real estate investment trust in compliance with all applicable provisions of the
Code (unless otherwise consented to by the Required Lenders).

         8.11  Use of Proceeds. Use the proceeds of the Facility for the general
business purposes of the Borrower, including without limitation working capital
needs, closing costs, and interim funding for property acquisitions and
construction of new industrial properties, and/or payment of other debts and
obligations of Borrower.

         8.12  Pre-Acquisition Environmental Investigations. Cause to be
prepared prior to the acquisition of each project that it intends to acquire an
environmental report pursuant to a standard scope of work attached as Exhibit I
hereto and made a part hereof.

         8.13  Distributions. Provided there is no Monetary Default then
existing and provided there is not an Event of Default relating to a breach of
the financial covenants contained in Section 9.10 below, the General Partner may
make distributions to its shareholders provided that the aggregate amount of
distributions in any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters is not in excess
of 95% of its Funds From Operations for such period. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, unless at the time of distribution there is a Monetary Default, the
General Partner shall be permitted at all times to distribute whatever amount is
necessary to maintain its tax status as a real estate investment trust.

                                   Article IX.

                               NEGATIVE COVENANTS

         The Borrower covenants and agrees that, so long as the Commitment shall
remain available and until full and final payment of all obligations incurred
under the Loan Documents, without the prior written consent of either all of the
Lenders pursuant to Section 14.13(a)(vii) or the consent of the Required Lenders
in all other cases, it will not, and the General Partner will not and, in the
case of Sections 9.5 and 9.11, Borrower's Subsidiaries will not:

         9.1   Change in Business. Engage in any business activities or
operations other than (i) the ownership and operation of the Properties, or (ii)
other business functions and transactions related to the financing, ownership,
acquisition, development and/or management of bulk warehouse and light
industrial properties, or without obtaining the prior written consent of the
Required Lenders materially change the nature of the use of the Properties.

         9.2   Change of Management of Properties. Change the management of the
Properties, except that any Affiliate of Borrower or the General Partner shall
be permitted to manage any of the Properties.

         9.3   Change of Borrower Ownership or Financing Partnership Ownership.
Allow (i) the General Partner to own less than fifty-one percent (51%) of the
partnership interests in

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Borrower or 100% of the stock in FIMC and in FISC, (ii) the Borrower to be
controlled by a Person other than the General Partner, (iii) any pledge of,
other encumbrance on, or conversion to limited partnership interests of, any of
the general partnership interests in the Borrower, or (iv) any pledge,
hypothecation, encumbrance, transfer or other change in the ownership or the
partnership interests in the Financing Partnership or Mortgage Partnership
(except for the pledge of such partnership interests to the REMIC Lender).

         9.4   Use of Proceeds. Apply or permit to be applied any proceeds of
any Advance directly or indirectly, to the funding of any purchase of, or offer
for, any share of capital stock of any publicly held corporation unless the
board of directors of such corporation has consented to such offer prior to any
public announcements relating thereto and the Lenders have consented to such use
of the proceeds of the Facility.

         9.5   Transfers of Unencumbered Assets. Transfer or otherwise dispose
of (other than the creation or incurrence of Liens permitted under Section 9.6)
an Unencumbered Asset without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders
if the Value of such Unencumbered Asset, together with the Value of any other
Unencumbered Assets which have been transferred or disposed of during the
then-current fiscal quarter and the immediately preceding three (3) full fiscal
quarters, would exceed twenty percent (20%) of the sum of the Value of
Unencumbered Assets at the beginning of such period plus the increase therein as
a result of all Projects added to Unencumbered Assets during such period,
provided that such percentage shall be increased to twenty-five percent (25%)
for such period if the aggregate Value of Unencumbered Assets in the Exit
Markets which are sold during such period exceeds five percent (5%) of such sum.

         9.6   Liens. Create, incur, or suffer to exist (or permit any of its
Subsidiaries to create, incur, or suffer to exist) any Lien in, of or on the
Property of any member of the Consolidated Operating Partnership other than:

                      (i)   Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges
               or levies on their Property if the same shall not at the time be
               delinquent or thereafter can be paid without penalty, or are
               being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and
               for which adequate reserves shall have been set aside on their
               books;

                      (ii)  Liens which arise by operation of law, such as
               carriers', warehousemen's, landlords', materialmen and mechanics'
               liens and other similar liens arising in the ordinary course of
               business which secure payment of obligations not more than 30
               days past due or which are being contested in good faith by
               appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves shall
               have been set aside on its books;

                      (iii) Liens arising out of pledges or deposits under
               worker's compensation laws, unemployment insurance, old age
               pensions, or other social security or retirement benefits, or
               similar legislation;

                      (iv)  Utility easements, building restrictions, zoning
               restrictions, easements and such other encumbrances or charges
               against real property as are of

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               a nature generally existing with respect to properties of a
               similar character and which do not in any material way affect the
               marketability of the same or interfere with the use thereof in
               the business of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries;

                      (v)   Liens of any Subsidiary in favor of the Borrower or
               General Partner; and

                      (vi)  Liens arising in connection with any Indebtedness
               permitted hereunder to the extent such Liens will not result in a
               violation of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

Liens permitted pursuant to this Section 9.6 shall be deemed to be "Permitted
Liens".

         9.7   Regulation U. Use any of the proceeds of the Facility in a manner
which would cause the Facility to be treated as a "Purpose Credit."

         9.8   Indebtedness and Cash Flow Covenants. Permit or suffer:

               (a)  as of March 31, 2000 or the last day of any fiscal quarter
         ending thereafter, the ratio of (A) the sum of (1) EBITDA of the
         Consolidated Operating Partnership plus (2) interest income (other than
         any interest income from assets being used to support Defeased REMIC
         Debt) to (B) the sum of (1) Debt Service plus, without duplication, (2)
         all payments on account of preferred stock or preferred partnership
         units of any member of the Consolidated Operating Partnership for such
         quarter plus (3) all ground lease payments due from any member of the
         Consolidated Operating Partnership to the extent not deducted as an
         expense in calculating EBITDA of the Consolidated Operating
         Partnership, to be less than 1.75 to 1.0, based on annualizing the
         results of such fiscal quarter;

               (b)  as of any day, Consolidated Total Indebtedness to exceed 55%
         of Implied Capitalization Value of the Consolidated Operating
         Partnership;

               (c) as of any day, Indebtedness which does not bear interest at a
         fixed rate or is not subject to interest rate protection products
         reasonably approved by the Administrative Agent to exceed, in the
         aggregate, twenty percent (20%) of the Implied Capitalization Value of
         the Consolidated Operating Partnership.

               (d)  as of any day, the ratio of Value of Unencumbered Assets to
         outstanding Consolidated Senior Unsecured Debt to be less than 1.75;

               (e)  as of March 31, 2000 or the last day of any fiscal quarter
         ending thereafter, the ratio obtained by dividing (a) Property
         Operating Income from Unencumbered Assets qualifying for inclusion in
         the calculation of Value of Unencumbered Assets for such quarter by (b)
         Debt Service on all Consolidated Senior Unsecured Debt for such quarter
         to be less than 1.75 to 1;

               (f)  as of any day, the sum of (1) Consolidated Secured Debt plus
         (2) Senior Preferred Stock of the General Partner to exceed 35% of
         Implied Capitalization Value of

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         the Consolidated Operating Partnership. Senior Preferred Stock of the
         General Partner will be dropped from this ratio when the PS Guaranty is
         eliminated, as evidenced by the Administrative Agent's receipt of
         satisfactory evidence thereof;

               (g)  as of March 31, 2000 or the last day of any fiscal quarter
         ending thereafter, Market Value Net Worth of the Consolidated Operating
         Partnership to be less than the sum of (i) $1,400,000,000 plus (ii)
         seventy-five percent (75%) of the aggregate proceeds received (net of
         customary related fees and expenses) in connection with any equity
         offering (including any issuance of shares in the General Partner or
         units in the Borrower) after the Agreement Execution Date.

To the extent the Consolidated Operating Partnership has Defeased REMIC Debt,
both the underlying debt and interest payable thereon and the financial assets
used to defease such debt and interest earned thereon shall be excluded from
calculations of the foregoing financial covenants.

         9.9  Mergers and Dispositions. Enter into any merger, consolidation,
reorganization or liquidation or transfer or otherwise dispose of all or a
substantial portion of its properties, except for: such transactions that occur
between wholly-owned Subsidiaries; transactions where Borrower and the General
Partner are the surviving entities and there is no change in business conducted
or loss of an investment grade credit rating, and no Default or Event of Default
under the Loan Documents results from such transaction; or as otherwise approved
in advance by the Lenders. Borrower will notify the Administrative Agent (who
will promptly notify Lenders) of any acquisitions, dispositions, mergers or
asset purchases involving assets valued in excess of 10% of the Consolidated
Operating Partnership's then-current Market Value Net Worth and certify
compliance with covenants after giving effect to such proposed acquisition,
disposition, merger, or asset purchase regardless of whether any consent is
required.

         9.10  Negative Pledge. Borrower agrees that throughout the term of this
Facility, no "negative pledge" on any Project then included in Unencumbered
Assets restricting Borrower's (or wholly-owned Subsidiary's) right to sell or
encumber such Project shall be given to any other lender or creditor or, if such
a "negative pledge" is given, the Project affected shall be immediately excluded
from Unencumbered Assets.

         9.11  Maximum Revenue from Single Tenant. Permit the rent revenue
(exclusive of tenant reimbursements) received from a single tenant during any
quarter (as annualized), to exceed 7.5% of the Consolidated Operating
Partnership's total rent revenue (as annualized) as of the last day of such
quarter, except where the Consolidated Operating Partnership's noncompliance
arises from a merger of tenants or other causes outside of the Consolidated
Operating Partnership's control.

                                   Article X.

                                    DEFAULTS

         The occurrence of any one or more of the following events shall
constitute an Event of Default:

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         10.1  Nonpayment of Principal. The Borrower fails to pay any principal
portion of the Obligations when due, whether on the Maturity Date or otherwise.

         10.2  Certain Covenants. The Borrower, General Partner and/or
Consolidated Operating Partnership, as the case may be, is not in compliance
with any one or more of Sections 8.10, 8.13, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 9.6, 9.8, 9.9, 9.10
or 9.11 hereof.

         10.3  Nonpayment of Interest and Other Obligations. The Borrower fails
to pay any interest or other portion of the Obligations, other than payments of
principal, and such failure continues for a period of five (5) days after the
date such payment is due.

         10.4  Cross Default. Any monetary default occurs (after giving effect
to any applicable cure period) under any other Indebtedness (which includes
liability under Guaranties) of Borrower or the General Partner, singly or in the
aggregate, in excess of Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000), other than (i)
Indebtedness arising from the purchase of personal property or the provision of
services, the amount of which is being contested by Borrower or (ii)
Indebtedness (other than the Second REMIC Loan which is the subject of Section
10.13 below) which is "non-recourse", i.e., which is not recoverable by the
creditor thereof from the general assets of the Borrower, the General Partner or
any of their Affiliates, but is limited to the proceeds of certain real estate,
improvements and related personal property.

         10.5  Loan Documents. Any Loan Document is not in full force and effect
or a default has occurred and is continuing thereunder after giving effect to
any cure or grace period in any such document.

         10.6  Representation or Warranty. At any time or times hereafter any
representation or warranty set forth in Articles VI or VII of this Agreement or
in any other Loan Document or in any statement, report or certificate now or
hereafter made by the Borrower or the General Partner to the Lenders or the
Administrative Agent is not true and correct in any material respect.

         10.7  Covenants, Agreements and Other Conditions. The Borrower or the
General Partner fails to perform or observe any of the other covenants,
agreements and conditions contained in Articles VIII and IX (except for Sections
8.10, 8.13, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 9.6, 9.8, 9.9, 9.10 or 9.11 hereof) and elsewhere in
this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents in accordance with the terms
hereof or thereof, not specifically referred to herein, and such Default
continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice from
Administrative Agent, provided, however, that if such Default is susceptible of
cure but cannot by the use of reasonable efforts be cured within such thirty
(30) day period, such Default shall not constitute an Event of Default under
this Section 10.7 so long as (i) the Borrower or the General Partner, as the
case may be, has commenced a cure within such thirty-day period and (ii)
thereafter, Borrower or General Partner, as the case may be, is proceeding to
cure such default continuously and diligently and in a manner reasonably
satisfactory to Lenders and (iii) such default is cured not later than sixty
(60) days after the expiration of such thirty (30) day period.

         10.8  No Longer General Partner. The General Partner shall no longer be
the sole general partner of Borrower.

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         10.9   Material Adverse Financial Change. The Borrower or General
Partner has suffered a Material Adverse Financial Change or is Insolvent.

         10.10  Bankruptcy.

                (a) The General Partner, the Borrower or any Subsidiary having
         more than $10,000,000 of Equity Value (as defined below) shall (i) have
         an order for relief entered with respect to it under the Federal
         bankruptcy laws as now or hereafter in effect, (ii) make an assignment
         for the benefit of creditors, (iii) apply for, seek, consent to, or
         acquiesce in, the appointment of a receiver, custodian, trustee,
         examiner, liquidator or similar official for it or any substantial
         portion of its Property, (iv) institute any proceeding seeking an order
         for relief under the Federal bankruptcy laws as now or hereafter in
         effect or seeking to adjudicate it as a bankrupt or insolvent, or
         seeking dissolution, winding up, liquidation, reorganization,
         arrangement, adjustment or composition of it or its debts under any law
         relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of
         debtors or fail to file an answer or other pleading denying the
         material allegations of any such proceeding filed against it, (v) take
         any corporate action to authorize or effect any of the foregoing
         actions set forth in this Section 10.10(a), (vi) fail to contest in
         good faith any appointment or proceeding described in Section 10.10(b)
         or (vii) not pay, or admit in writing its inability to pay, its debts
         generally as they become due. As used herein, the term "Equity Value"
         of a Subsidiary shall mean (1) Property Operating Income of such
         Subsidiary's Properties owned as of the Agreement Execution Date
         capitalized at a 10.5% rate, plus (2) the purchase price of any of such
         Subsidiary's Properties acquired after the Agreement Execution Date
         less (3) any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary;

               (b)  A receiver, trustee, examiner, liquidator or similar
         official shall be appointed for the General Partner, Borrower or any
         Subsidiary having more than $10,000,000 of Equity Value or any
         substantial portion of any of their Properties, or a proceeding
         described in Section 10.10(a)(iv) shall be instituted against the
         General Partner, the Borrower or any such Subsidiary and such
         appointment continues undischarged or such proceeding continues
         undismissed or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days.

         10.11 Legal Proceedings. Borrower or General Partner is enjoined,
restrained or in any way prevented by any court order or judgment or if a notice
of lien, levy, or assessment is filed of record with respect to all or any part
of the Properties by any governmental department, office or agency, which could
materially adversely affect the performance of the obligations of such parties
hereunder or under the Loan Documents, as the case may be, or if any proceeding
is filed or commenced seeking to enjoin, restrain or in any way prevent the
foregoing parties from conducting all or a substantial part of their respective
business affairs and failure to vacate, stay, dismiss, set aside or remedy the
same within ninety (90) days after the occurrence thereof.

         10.12 ERISA. Borrower or General Partner is deemed to hold "plan
assets" within the meaning of ERISA or any regulations promulgated thereunder of
an employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) which is subject
to Title I of ERISA or any plan (within the meaning of Section 4975 of the
Code).

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         10.13 Second REMIC Loan. Any "Event of Default" (as such term is
defined in the Second REMIC Loan Agreement) occurs under the Second REMIC Loan
Agreement with respect to the Second REMIC Loan.

         10.14 Failure to Satisfy Judgments. The General Partner, the Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries shall fail within sixty (60) days to pay, bond or
otherwise discharge any judgments or orders for the payment of money in an
amount which, when added to all other judgments or orders outstanding against
the General Partner, the Borrower or any Subsidiary would exceed $10,000,000 in
the aggregate, which have not been stayed on appeal or otherwise appropriately
contested in good faith, unless the liability is insured against and the insurer
has not challenged coverage of such liability.

         10.15 Environmental Remediation. Failure to remediate within the time
period required by law or governmental order, (or within a reasonable time in
light of the nature of the problem if no specific time period is so
established), environmental problems in violation of applicable law related to
Properties of Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries where the estimated cost of
remediation is in the aggregate in excess of $20,000,000, in each case after all
administrative hearings and appeals have been concluded.

                                   Article XI.

                 ACCELERATION, WAIVERS, AMENDMENTS AND REMEDIES

         11.1 Acceleration.

         If any Event of Default described in Section 10.10 hereof occurs, the
obligation of the Lenders to make Advances and of the Issuing Bank to issue
Facility Letters of Credit hereunder shall automatically terminate and the
Obligations shall immediately become due and payable. If any other Event of
Default described in Article X hereof occurs, such obligation to make Advances
and to issue Facility Letters of Credit shall be terminated and at the election
of the Required Lenders, the Obligations may be declared to be due and payable.

         In addition to the foregoing, following the occurrence of an Event of
Default and so long as any Facility Letter of Credit has not been fully drawn
and has not been cancelled or expired by its terms, upon demand by the Required
Lenders the Borrower shall deposit in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account
cash in an amount equal to the aggregate undrawn face amount of all outstanding
Facility Letters of Credit and all fees and other amounts due or which may
become due with respect thereto. The Borrower shall have no control over funds
in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account, which funds shall be invested by the
Administrative Agent from time to time in its discretion in certificates of
deposit of Bank One having a maturity not exceeding thirty (30) days. Such funds
shall be promptly applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the Issuing
Bank for drafts drawn from time to time under the Facility Letters of Credit and
to pay any fees or other amounts due with respect thereto. Such funds, if any,
remaining in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account following the payment of
all Obligations in full shall, unless the Administrative Agent is otherwise
directed by a court of competent jurisdiction, be promptly paid over to the
Borrower.

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         11.2 Preservation of Rights; Amendments. No delay or omission of the
Lenders in exercising any right under the Loan Documents shall impair such right
or be construed to be a waiver of any Default or an acquiescence therein, and
the making of an Advance notwithstanding the existence of a Default or the
inability of the Borrower to satisfy the conditions precedent to such Advance
shall not constitute any waiver or acquiescence. Any single or partial exercise
of any such right shall not preclude other or further exercise thereof or the
exercise of any other right, and no waiver, amendment or other variation of the
terms, conditions or provisions of the Loan Documents whatsoever shall be valid
unless in writing signed by the Administrative Agent and the number of Lenders
required hereunder and then only to the extent in such writing specifically set
forth. All remedies contained in the Loan Documents or by law afforded shall be
cumulative and all shall be available to the Lenders until the Obligations have
been paid in full.

                                  Article XII.

                            THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

         12.1 Appointment. Bank One is hereby appointed Administrative Agent
hereunder and under each other Loan Document, and each of the Lenders authorizes
the Administrative Agent to act as the agent of such Lender. The Administrative
Agent agrees to act as such upon the express conditions contained in this
Article XII. The Administrative Agent shall not have a fiduciary relationship in
respect of any Lender by reason of this Agreement, except to the extent the
Administrative Agent acts as an agent with respect to the receipt or payment of
funds hereunder.

         12.2 Powers. The Administrative Agent shall have and may exercise such
powers under the Loan Documents as are specifically delegated to the
Administrative Agent by the terms of each thereof, together with such powers as
are reasonably incidental thereto. The Administrative Agent shall have no
implied duties to the Lenders, or any obligation to the Lenders to take any
action thereunder except any action specifically provided by the Loan Documents
to be taken by the Administrative Agent.

         12.3 General Immunity. Neither the Administrative Agent (in its
capacity as Administrative Agent) nor any of its directors, officers, agents or
employees shall be liable to the Borrower, the Lenders or any Lender for any
action taken or omitted to be taken by it or them hereunder or under any other
Loan Document or in connection herewith or therewith, except for its or their
own gross negligence or willful misconduct. Subject to the express terms hereof,
the Administrative Agent will, unless otherwise instructed as described in
Section 12.5, endeavor to administer the Facility in substantially the same
manner as it administers similar credit facilities held for its own account.

         12.4 No Responsibility for Loans, Recitals, etc. Neither the
Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) nor any of its
directors, officers, agents or employees shall be responsible for or have any
duty to ascertain, inquire into, or verify (i) any statement, warranty or
representation made in connection with any Loan Document or any borrowing
hereunder; (ii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants or
agreements of any obligor under any Loan Document; (iii) the satisfaction of any
condition specified in Article V,

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except receipt of items required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent; or
(iv) the validity, effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document or any
other instrument or writing furnished in connection therewith.

         12.5 Action on Instructions of Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall
in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting,
hereunder and under any other Loan Document in accordance with written
instructions signed by the Required Lenders or all Lenders, as the case may be,
and such instructions and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto
shall be binding on all of the Lenders and on all holders of Notes. The
Administrative Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any
action hereunder and under any other Loan Document unless it shall be
indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders pro rata against any and all
liability, cost and expense that it may incur by reason of taking or continuing
to take any such action.

         12.6 Employment of Administrative Agents and Counsel. The
Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties as Administrative Agent
hereunder and under any other Loan Document by or through employees, agents, and
attorneys-in-fact and shall not be answerable to the Lenders, except as to money
or securities received by it or its authorized agents, for the default or
misconduct of any such agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with
reasonable care. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to advice of counsel
concerning all matters pertaining to the agency hereby created and its duties
hereunder and under any other Loan Document.

         12.7 Reliance on Documents; Counsel. The Administrative Agent shall be
entitled to rely upon any Note, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter,
telegram, statement, paper or document believed by it to be genuine and correct
and to have been signed or sent by the proper person or persons, and, in respect
to legal matters, upon the opinion of outside counsel selected by the
Administrative Agent.

         12.8 Administrative Agent's Reimbursement and Indemnification. The
Lenders agree to reimburse and indemnify the Administrative Agent ratably in
accordance with their respective Percentages (i) for any amounts not reimbursed
by the Borrower for which the Administrative Agent is entitled to reimbursement
by the Borrower under the Loan Documents, (ii) for any other reasonable expenses
incurred by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders, in connection
with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration and enforcement of the
Loan Documents, if not paid by Borrower, and (iii) for any liabilities,
obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs,
expenses or disbursements of any kind and nature whatsoever which may be imposed
on, incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as
Administrative Agent and not as a Lender) in any way relating to or arising out
of the Loan Documents or any other document delivered in connection therewith or
the transactions contemplated thereby, or the enforcement of any of the terms
thereof or of any such other documents, provided that no Lender shall be liable
for any of the foregoing to the extent they arise from the gross negligence or
willful misconduct of the Administrative Agent.

         12.9 Rights as a Lender. With respect to the Commitment, Advances made
by it and the Note issued to it, the Administrative Agent shall have the same
rights and powers hereunder and under any other Loan Document as any Lender and
may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent, and the
term "Lender" or "Lenders" shall, unless the context

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otherwise indicates, include the Administrative Agent in its individual
capacity. The Administrative Agent, in its individual capacity, may accept
deposits from, lend money to, and generally engage in any kind of trust, debt,
equity or other transaction, in addition to those contemplated by this Agreement
or any other Loan Document, with the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in
which the Borrower or such Subsidiary is not restricted hereby from engaging
with any other Person.

         12.10 [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]

         12.11 Lender Credit Decision. Each Lender acknowledges that it has,
independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other
Lender and based on the financial statements prepared by the Borrower and such
other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own
credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without
reliance upon the Administrative Agent 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 and the other Loan Documents.

         12.12 Successor Administrative Agent. Each Lender agrees that Bank One
shall serve as Administrative Agent at all times during the term of this
Facility, except that Bank One may resign as Administrative Agent in the event
(x) Bank One and Borrower shall mutually agree in writing or (y) an Event of
Default shall occur under the Loan Documents (irrespective of whether such Event
of Default subsequently is waived), or (z) Bank One shall determine, in its sole
reasonable discretion, that because of its other banking relationships with
Borrower and/or Borrower's Affiliates at the time of such decision Bank One's
resignation as Administrative Agent would be necessary in order to avoid
creating an appearance of impropriety on the part of Bank One. Bank One (or any
successor Administrative Agent) may be removed as Administrative Agent by
written notice received by Administrative Agent from all of the other Lenders
(i) at any time with cause (i.e., a breach by Bank One (or any successor
Administrative Agent) of its duties as Administrative Agent hereunder), or (ii)
without cause if Bank One (or any successor Administrative Agent) assigns a
portion of Bank One's (or such successor Administrative Agent's) then applicable
Commitment in an amount such that following such assignment Bank One's (or such
successor Administrative Agent's) then remaining Commitment is less than the
then applicable Commitment of any other Lender hereunder. Upon any such
resignation or removal, UBS shall be the successor Administrative Agent (unless
objected to by the Required Lenders) or, if UBS declines or is so objected to,
the Required Lenders shall have the right to appoint, on behalf of the Borrower
and the Lenders, a successor Administrative Agent. If no successor
Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and
shall have accepted such appointment within thirty days after the retiring
Administrative Agent's giving notice of resignation, then the retiring
Administrative Agent may appoint, on behalf of the Borrower and the Lenders, a
successor Administrative Agent. Such successor Administrative Agent shall be a
commercial bank having capital and retained earnings of at least $100,000,000.
Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a
successor Administrative Agent, such successor Administrative Agent shall
thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges
and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent (including the right to receive
any fees for performing such duties

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which accrue thereafter), and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be
discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan
Documents. After any retiring Administrative Agent's resignation hereunder as
Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Article XII shall continue in
effect for its benefit and that of the other Lenders in respect of any actions
taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was acting as the Administrative
Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents.

         12.13 Notice of Defaults. If a Lender becomes aware of a Default or
Event of Default, such Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent of such
fact. Upon receipt of such notice that a Default or Event of Default has
occurred, the Administrative Agent shall notify each of the Lenders of such
fact.

         12.14 Requests for Approval. If the Administrative Agent requests in
writing the consent or approval of a Lender, such Lender shall respond and
either approve or disapprove definitively in writing to the Administrative Agent
within ten Business Days (or sooner if such notice specifies a shorter period,
but in no event less than five Business Days for responses based on
Administrative Agent's good faith determination that circumstances exist
warranting its request for an earlier response) after such written request from
the Administrative Agent. If the Lender does not so respond, that Lender shall
be deemed to have approved the request. Upon request, the Administrative Agent
shall notify the Lenders which Lenders, if any, failed to respond to a request
for approval.

         12.15 Copies of Documents. Administrative Agent shall promptly deliver
to each of the Lenders copies of all notices of default and other formal notices
sent or received and according to Section 15.1 of this Agreement. Administrative
Agent shall deliver to Lenders within 15 Business Days following receipt, copies
of all financial statements, certificates and notices received regarding the
General Partner's ratings except to the extent such items are required to be
furnished directly to the Lenders by Borrower hereunder. Within fifteen Business
Days after a request by a Lender to the Administrative Agent for other documents
furnished to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent
shall provide copies of such documents to such Lender except where this
Agreement obligates Administrative Agent to provide copies in a shorter period
of time.

         12.16 Defaulting Lenders. At such time as a Lender becomes a Defaulting
Lender, such Defaulting Lender's right to vote on matters which are subject to
the consent or approval of the Required Lenders, such Defaulting Lender or all
Lenders shall be immediately suspended until such time as the Lender is no
longer a Defaulting Lender. If a Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its
Percentage of any Advance and until such time as such Defaulting Lender
subsequently funds its Percentage of such Advance, all Obligations owing to such
Defaulting Lender hereunder shall be subordinated in right of payment, as
provided in the following sentence, to the prior payment in full of all
principal of, interest on and fees relating to the Loans funded by the other
Lenders in connection with any such Advance in which the Defaulting Lender has
not funded its Percentage (such principal, interest and fees being referred to
as "Senior Loans" for the purposes of this section). All amounts paid by the
Borrower and otherwise due to be applied to the Obligations owing to such
Defaulting Lender pursuant to the terms hereof shall be distributed by the
Administrative Agent to the other Lenders in accordance with their respective
Percentages (recalculated for the purposes hereof to exclude the Defaulting
Lender) until all

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Senior Loans have been paid in full. At that point, the "Defaulting Lender"
shall no longer be deemed a Defaulting Lender. After the Senior Loans have been
paid in full equitable adjustments will be made in connection with future
payments by the Borrower to the extent a portion of the Senior Loans had been
repaid with amounts that otherwise would have been distributed to a Defaulting
Lender but for the operation of this Section 12.16. This provision governs only
the relationship among the Administrative Agent, each Defaulting Lender and the
other Lenders; nothing hereunder shall limit the obligation of the Borrower to
repay all Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The provisions
of this Section 12.16 shall apply and be effective regardless of whether a
Default occurs and is continuing, and notwithstanding (i) any other provision of
this Agreement to the contrary, (ii) any instruction of the Borrower as to its
desired application of payments or (iii) the suspension of such Defaulting
Lender's right to vote on matters as provided above.

                                 Article XIII.

                BENEFIT OF AGREEMENT; ASSIGNMENTS; PARTICIPATIONS

         13.1 Successors and Assigns.

         The terms and provisions of the Loan Documents shall be binding upon
and inure to the benefit of Borrower and the Lenders and their respective
successors and assigns, except that the Borrower shall not have the right to
assign its rights or obligations under the Loan Documents without the consent of
all the Lenders and any assignment by any Lender must be made in compliance with
Section 13.3. The Administrative Agent may treat the payee of any Note as the
owner thereof for all purposes hereof unless and until such payee complies with
Section 13.3 in the case of an assignment thereof or, in the case of any other
transfer, a written notice of the transfer is filed with the Administrative
Agent. Any assignee or transferee of a Note agrees by acceptance thereof to be
bound by all the terms and provisions of the Loan Documents. Any request,
authority or consent of any Person who at the time of making such request or
giving such authority or consent is the holder of any Note, shall be conclusive
and binding on any subsequent holder, transferee or assignee of such Note or of
any Note or Notes issued in exchange therefor.

         13.2 Participations.

                  13.2.1 Permitted Participants; Effect. Any Lender may, in the
         ordinary course of its business and in accordance with applicable law,
         at any time sell to one or more banks or other entities
         ("Participants") participating interests in any Advance owing to such
         Lender, any Note held by such Lender, any Commitment of such Lender or
         any other interest of such Lender under the Loan Documents. In the
         event of any such sale by a Lender of participating interests to a
         Participant, such Lender's obligations under the Loan Documents shall
         remain unchanged, such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the
         other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations, such
         Lender shall remain the holder of any such Note for all purposes under
         the Loan Documents, all amounts payable by Borrower under this
         Agreement shall be determined as if such Lender had not sold such
         participating interests, and Borrower and the Administrative Agent and
         the

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         other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such
         Lender in connection with such Lender's rights and obligations under
         the Loan Documents.

                  13.2.2 Voting Rights. Each Lender shall retain the sole right
         to vote its Percentage of the Aggregate Commitment, without the consent
         of any Participant, for the approval or disapproval of any amendment,
         modification or waiver of any provision of the Loan Documents, provided
         that such Lender may grant such Participant the right to approve any
         amendment, modification or waiver which forgives principal, interest or
         fees or reduces the interest rate or fees payable hereunder, postpones
         any date fixed for any regularly-scheduled payment of principal of or
         interest on the Obligations, or extends the Maturity Date.

         13.3 Assignments.

                  13.3.1 Permitted Assignments. Any Lender may, with the prior
         written consent of Administrative Agent, Arranger and Borrower (which
         consents shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), in accordance
         with applicable law, at any time assign to one or more banks or other
         entities (collectively, "Purchasers") either all or a portion equal to
         or greater than $5,000,000 of its rights and obligations under the Loan
         Documents, except that no consent of Borrower shall be required if an
         Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and that no consent of
         Administrative Agent, Arranger or Borrower shall ever be required for
         (i) any assignment to a Person directly or indirectly controlling,
         controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the
         assigning Lender or (ii) the pledge or assignment by a Lender of such
         Lender's Note and other rights under the Loan Documents to any Federal
         Reserve Bank in accordance with applicable law. Such assignments and
         assumptions shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit J hereto. The
         Borrower shall execute any and all documents which are customarily
         required by such Lender (including, without limitation, a replacement
         promissory note or notes in the forms provided hereunder) in connection
         with any such assignment, but Borrower shall not be obligated to pay
         any fees and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any
         assignment pursuant to this Section. Any Lender selling all or any part
         of its rights and obligation hereunder in a transaction requiring the
         consent of the Administrative Agent shall pay to the Administrative
         Agent a fee of $3,500.00 per assignee to reimburse Administrative Agent
         for its involvement in such assignment.

                  13.3.2 Effect; Effective Date of Assignment. Upon delivery to
         the Administrative Agent of a notice of assignment executed by the
         assigning Lender and the Purchaser, such assignment shall become
         effective on the effective date specified in such notice of assignment.
         The notice of assignment shall contain a representation by the
         Purchaser to the effect that none of the consideration used to make the
         purchase of the Commitment and the Loan under the applicable assignment
         agreement are "plan assets" as defined under ERISA and that the rights
         and interests of the Purchaser in and under the Loan Documents will not
         be "plan assets" under ERISA. On and after the effective date of such
         assignment, such Purchaser shall for all purposes be a Lender party to
         this Agreement and any other Loan Document executed by the Lenders and
         shall have all the rights and obligations of a Lender under the Loan
         Documents, to the same extent as if it

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         were an original party hereto, and no further consent or action by
         Borrower, the Lenders or the Administrative Agent shall be required to
         release the transferor Lender with respect to the percentage of the
         Commitment and Advances assigned to such Purchaser. Upon the
         consummation of any assignment to a Purchaser pursuant to this Section
         13.3.2, the transferor Lender, the Administrative Agent and Borrower
         shall make appropriate arrangements so that replacement Notes are
         issued to such transferor Lender and new Notes or, as appropriate,
         replacement Notes, are issued to such Purchaser, in each case in
         principal amounts reflecting their respective Commitments, as adjusted
         pursuant to such assignment.

         13.4 Dissemination of Information. Borrower authorizes each Lender to
disclose to any Participant or Purchaser or any other Person acquiring an
interest in the Loan Documents by operation of law (each a "Transferee") and any
prospective Transferee any and all information in such Lender's possession
concerning the creditworthiness of Borrower and General Partner. Each Transferee
shall agree in writing to keep confidential any such information which is not
publicly available.

         13.5 Tax Treatment. If any interest in any Loan Document is transferred
to any Transferee which is organized under the laws of any jurisdiction other
than the United States or any State thereof, the transferor Lender shall cause
such Transferee, concurrently with the effectiveness of such transfer, to comply
with Section 7(vii) of the Assignment Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit J.

                                  Article XIV.

                               GENERAL PROVISIONS

         14.1 Survival of Representations. All representations and warranties
contained in this Agreement shall survive delivery of the Notes and the making
of the Advances herein contemplated.

         14.2 Governmental Regulation. Anything contained in this Agreement to
the contrary notwithstanding, no Lender shall be obligated to extend credit to
the Borrower in violation of any limitation or prohibition provided by any
applicable statute or regulation.

         14.3 Taxes. Any recording and other taxes (excluding franchise, income
or similar taxes) or other similar assessments or charges payable or ruled
payable by any governmental authority incurred in connection with the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be paid by
the Borrower, together with interest and penalties, if any.

         14.4 Headings. Section headings in the Loan Documents are for
convenience of reference only, and shall not govern the interpretation of any of
the provisions of the Loan Documents.

         14.5 No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall not be
construed so as to confer any right or benefit upon any Person other than the
parties to this Agreement and their respective successors and assigns.

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         14.6 Expenses; Indemnification. Subject to the provisions of this
Agreement, Borrower will pay (a) all out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred
by the Administrative Agent and the Arranger (including the reasonable fees,
out-of-pocket expenses and other reasonable expenses of counsel, which counsel
may be employees of Administrative Agent) in connection with the preparation,
execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Notes, the Loan Documents and any
other agreements or documents referred to herein or therein and any amendments
thereto, (b) all out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders (including the reasonable fees, out-of-pocket expenses and
other reasonable expenses of counsel to the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders, which counsel may be employees of Administrative Agent or the Lenders)
in connection with the enforcement and protection of the rights of the Lenders
under this Agreement, the Notes, the Loan Documents or any other agreement or
document referred to herein or therein, and (c) all reasonable and customary
costs and expenses of periodic audits by the Administrative Agent's personnel of
the Borrower's books and records provided that prior to an Event of Default,
Borrower shall be required to pay for only one such audit during any year. The
Borrower further agrees to indemnify the Lenders, their directors, officers and
employees against all losses, claims, damages, penalties, judgments, liabilities
and reasonable expenses (including, without limitation, all expenses of
litigation or preparation therefor whether or not the Lenders is a party
thereto) which any of them may pay or incur arising out of or relating to this
Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the transactions contemplated hereby or the
direct or indirect application or proposed application of the proceeds of any
Advance hereunder, except that the foregoing indemnity shall not apply to a
Lender to the extent that any losses, claims, etc. are the result of such
Lender's gross negligence or willful misconduct. The obligations of the Borrower
under this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

         14.7 Severability of Provisions. Any provision in any Loan Document
that is held to be inoperative, unenforceable, or invalid in any jurisdiction
shall, as to that jurisdiction, be inoperative, unenforceable, or invalid
without affecting the remaining provisions in that jurisdiction or the
operation, enforceability, or validity of that provision in any other
jurisdiction, and to this end the provisions of all Loan Documents are declared
to be severable.

         14.8 Nonliability of the Lenders. The relationship between the Borrower
and the Lenders shall be solely that of borrower and lender. The Lenders shall
not have any fiduciary responsibilities to the Borrower. The Lenders undertake
no responsibility to the Borrower to review or inform the Borrower of any matter
in connection with any phase of the Borrower's business or operations.

         14.9 Choice of Law. THE LOAN DOCUMENTS (OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINING A
CONTRARY EXPRESS CHOICE OF LAW PROVISION) SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE INTERNAL LAWS (AND NOT THE LAW OF CONFLICTS) OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, BUT
GIVING EFFECT TO FEDERAL LAWS APPLICABLE TO NATIONAL BANKS.

         14.10 Consent to Jurisdiction. THE BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS
TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY UNITED STATES FEDERAL OR ILLINOIS STATE
COURT SITTING IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR
RELATING TO ANY LOAN

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DOCUMENTS AND THE BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT
OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN ANY SUCH COURT AND
IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE AS TO THE VENUE OF
ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN SUCH A COURT OR THAT SUCH COURT
IS AN INCONVENIENT FORUM. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL LIMIT THE RIGHT OF THE LENDERS TO
BRING PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE BORROWER IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.
ANY JUDICIAL PROCEEDING BY THE BORROWER AGAINST THE LENDERS OR ANY AFFILIATE OF
THE LENDERS INVOLVING, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ANY MATTER IN ANY WAY ARISING OUT
OF, RELATED TO, OR CONNECTED WITH ANY LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN A
COURT IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

         14.11 Waiver of Jury Trial. THE BORROWER, THE GENERAL PARTNER, THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE LENDERS HEREBY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY JUDICIAL
PROCEEDING INVOLVING, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ANY MATTER (WHETHER SOUNDING IN
TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE) IN ANY WAY ARISING OUT OF, RELATED TO, OR CONNECTED
WITH ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED THEREUNDER.

         14.12 Successors and Assigns. The terms and provisions of the Loan
Documents shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower and the
Lenders and their respective successors and assigns, except that the Borrower
shall not have the right to assign its rights or obligations under the Loan
Documents. Any assignee or transferee of the Notes agrees by acceptance thereof
to be bound by all the terms and provisions of the Loan Documents. Any request,
authority or consent of any Person, who at the time of making such request or
giving such authority or consent is the holder of the Notes, shall be conclusive
and binding on any subsequent holder, transferee or assignee of such Notes or of
any note or notes issued in exchange therefor.

         14.13 Entire Agreement; Modification of Agreement. The Loan Documents
embody the entire agreement among the Borrower, General Partner, Administrative
Agent, and Lenders and supersede all prior conversations, agreements,
understandings, commitments and term sheets among any or all of such parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof. Any provisions of this Agreement may
be amended or waived if, but only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and
is signed by the Borrower, and Administrative Agent if the rights or duties of
Administrative Agent are affected thereby, and

                  (a) each of the Lenders if such amendment or waiver

                           (i) reduces or forgives any payment of principal or
                  interest on the Obligations or any fees payable by Borrower to
                  such Lender hereunder; or

                           (ii) postpones the date fixed for any payment of
                  principal of or interest on the Obligations or any fees
                  payable by Borrower to such Lender hereunder; or

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                           (iii) changes the amount of such Lender's Commitment
                  (other than pursuant to an assignment permitted under Section
                  13.3 or a reduction in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to
                  Section 2.17 hereof) or the unpaid principal amount of such
                  Lender's Note; or

                           (iv) extends the Maturity Date; or

                           (v) releases or limits the liability of the General
                  Partner under the Loan Documents; or

                           (vi) changes the definition of Required Lenders or
                  modifies any requirement for consent by each of the Lenders;
                  or

                           (vii) modifies or waives any covenant contained in
                  Sections 8.13, 9.3, 9.5, 9.6, 9.8 or 9.10 hereof; or

                  (b) the Required Lenders, to the extent expressly provided for
         herein and in the case of all other waivers or amendments if no
         percentage of Lenders is specified herein.

         14.14 Dealings with the Borrower. The Lenders and their affiliates may
accept deposits from, extend credit to and generally engage in any kind of
banking, trust or other business with the Borrower or the General Partner or any
of their Affiliates regardless of the capacity of the Lenders hereunder.

         14.15 Set-Off.

                  (a) If an Event of Default shall have occurred, each Lender
         shall have the right, at any time and from time to time without notice
         to the Borrower, any such notice being hereby expressly waived, to
         set-off and to appropriate or apply any and all deposits of money or
         property or any other indebtedness at any time held or owing by such
         Lender to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against and
         on account of all outstanding Obligations and all Obligations which
         from time to time may become due hereunder and all other obligations
         and liabilities of the Borrower under this Agreement, irrespective of
         whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand hereunder and
         whether or not said obligations and liabilities shall have matured.

                  (b) Each Lender agrees that if it shall, by exercising any
         right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise, receive payment of a
         proportion of the aggregate amount of principal, interest or fees due
         with respect to any Note held by it which is greater than the
         proportion received by any other Lender in respect of the aggregate
         amount of principal, interest or fees due with respect to any Note held
         by such other Lender, the Lender receiving such proportionately greater
         payment shall purchase such participations in the Notes held by the
         other Lenders and such other adjustments shall be made as may be
         required so that all such payments of principal, interest or Fees with
         respect to the Notes held by the Lenders shall be shared by the Lenders
         pro rata according to their respective Commitments.

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         14.16 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one agreement, and
any of the parties hereto may execute this Agreement by signing any such
counterpart. This Agreement shall be effective when it has been executed by the
Borrower and each of the Lenders shown on the signature pages hereof.

                                   Article XV.

                                     NOTICES

         15.1 Giving Notice. All notices and other communications provided to
any party hereto under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be in
writing or by telex or by facsimile and addressed or delivered to such party at
its address set forth below or at such other address as may be designated by
such party in a notice to the other parties. Any notice, if mailed and properly
addressed with postage prepaid, shall be deemed given when received; any notice,
if transmitted by telex or facsimile, shall be deemed given when transmitted
(answerback confirmed in the case of telexes). Notice may be given as follows:

                  To the Borrower:

                           First Industrial, L.P.
                           c/o First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.
                           311 South Wacker Drive
                           Suite 4000
                           Chicago, Illinois  60606
                           Attention:  Mr. Scott Musil
                           Telecopy:   (312) 895-9380

                  To General Partner:

                           First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.
                           311 South Wacker Drive
                           Suite 4000
                           Chicago, Illinois  60606
                           Attention:  Mr. Michael Havala
                           Telecopy:   (312) 922-9851

                  Each of the above with a copy to:

                           Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Perlman
                           333 W. Wacker Drive
                           Suite 2700
                           Chicago, Illinois  60606
                           Attention:  Howard A. Nagelberg, Esq.
                           Telecopy:   (312) 984-3150

                  To each Lender:

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                           As shown below the Lenders' signatures.

                  To the Administrative Agent:

                           Bank One, NA
                           1 Bank One Plaza
                           Chicago, Illinois  60670
                           Attention:  Corporate Real Estate
                           Telecopy:   (312) 732-1117

                  With a copy to:

                           Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal
                           8000 Sears Tower
                           Chicago, Illinois  60606
                           Attention:  Patrick G. Moran, Esq.
                           Telecopy:  (312) 876-7934

                  To the Syndication Agent:

                           UBS Warburg LLC
                           c/o UBS AG, New York Branch
                           299 Park Avenue
                           New York, New York  10171-0026
                           Attention:  Xiomara Martez
                           Telecopy:  (212) 821-4138

                  To the Documentation Agent:

                           Bank of America, N.A.
                           901 Main Street
                           51st Floor
                           Mail Code:  TX1-492-51-01
                           Dallas, Texas  75202-3714
                           Attention:  Will T. Bowers, Jr.
                           Telecopy:  214-209-0085

         15.2 Change of Address. Each party may change the address for service
of notice upon it by a notice in writing to the other parties hereto.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of
the date first above written.

BORROWER:                  FIRST INDUSTRIAL, L.P.

                           By:     FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY
                                   TRUST, INC., its General Partner

                                   By:
                                      -----------------------------------------
                                   Title:
                                         --------------------------------------

GENERAL PARTNER:           FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST, INC.

                           By:
                              -----------------------------------------
                           Title:
                                 --------------------------------------

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LENDERS:                          BANK ONE, NA

                                  By:
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                  Title:
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                  Commitment: $35,000,000
                                  Percentage of
                                  Aggregate Commitment:  11.666666666667%

                                  Address for Notices:
                                  1 Bank One Plaza
                                  Chicago, Illinois  60670
                                  Attention:  Corporate Real Estate
                                  Telephone:  312/732-3044
                                  Telecopy:  312/732-1117

                                  AMSOUTH BANK

                                  By:
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                  Title:
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                  Commitment: $31,000,000
                                  Percentage of
                                  Aggregate Commitment:  10.333333333333%

                                  Address for Notices:
                                  1900 5th Avenue, North
                                  AmSouth Sonat Tower, 9th Floor
                                  Birmingham, Alabama  35203
                                  Attention:  Bill Dobbins
                                  Telephone:  205/801-0621
                                  Telecopy:  205/326-4075

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                                  BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

                                  By:
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                  Title:
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                  Commitment: $35,000,000
                                  Percentage of
                                  Aggregate Commitment:  11.666666666667%

                                  Address for Notices:

                                  Bank of America, N.A.
                                  901 Main Street, 51st Floor
                                  Mail Code: TX1-492-51-01
                                  Dallas, Texas 75202-3714
                                  Attention:  Will T. Bowers, Jr.
                                  Telephone: 214/209-0276
                                  Telecopy: 214/209-0085

                                  BANK OF MONTREAL

                                  By:
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                  Title:
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                  Commitment: $22,000,000
                                  Percentage of
                                  Aggregate Commitment:  7.333333333333%

                                  Address for Notices:
                                  115 South LaSalle Street, 12 West
                                  Chicago, Illinois  60603
                                  Attention:  Greg Steele and David Rubin
                                  Telephone:  312/750-3489
                                  Telecopy:  312/750-6057

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                                  CHEVY CHASE BANK

                                  By:
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                  Title:
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                  Commitment: $18,000,000
                                  Percentage of
                                  Aggregate Commitment:  6.000000000000%

                                  Address for Notices:
                                  8401 Connecticut Avenue, 9th Floor
                                  Chevy Chase, Maryland  20815
                                  Attention:  Eric Lawrence
                                  Telephone:  301/986-7216
                                  Telecopy:  301/986-7516

                                  COMERICA BANK

                                  By:
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                  Title:
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                  Commitment: $18,000,000
                                  Percentage of
                                  Aggregate Commitment:  6.000000000000%

                                  Address for Notices:
                                  500 Woodward
                                  Detroit, Michigan  48226-3256
                                  Attention:  Leslie Vogel
                                  Telephone:  313/222-9290
                                  Telecopy:  313/222-9295

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                                  COMMERZBANK AG, New York and Grand Cayman
                                  Branches

                                  By:
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                  Title:
                                        ----------------------------------------

                                  By:
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                  Title:
                                        ----------------------------------------

                                  Commitment: $31,000,000
                                  Percentage of
                                  Aggregate Commitment:  10.333333333333%

                                  Address for Notices:
                                  Two World Financial Center, 34th Floor
                                  New York, New York  10281
                                  Attention:  Doug Traynor
                                  Telephone:  212/266-7206
                                  Telecopy:  212/266-7565

                                  THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY

                                  By:
                                     ----------------------------------------
                                  Title:
                                        -------------------------------------
                                  Commitment: $18,000,000
                                  Percentage of
                                  Aggregate Commitment:  6.000000000000%

                                  Address for Notices:
                                  50 South LaSalle Street
                                  Chicago, Illinois 60675
                                  Attention: Robert Wiarda
                                  Telephone: 312/444-3380
                                  Telecopy: 312/444-7028

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                                  SOUTHTRUST BANK

                                  By:
                                     ----------------------------------------
                                  Title:
                                        -------------------------------------
                                  Commitment: $22,000,000
                                  Percentage of
                                  Aggregate Commitment:  7.333333333333%

                                  Address for Notices:
                                  420 North 20th Street
                                  Birmingham, Alabama 35290
                                  Attention: Ronnie Brantley
                                  Telephone: 205/254-4438
                                  Telecopy: 205/254-8270

                                  UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH

                                  By:
                                     ----------------------------------------
                                  Title:
                                        -------------------------------------

                                  By:
                                     ----------------------------------------
                                  Title:
                                        -------------------------------------
                                  Commitment: $35,000,000
                                  Percentage of
                                  Aggregate Commitment:  11.666666666667%

                                  Address for Notices:
                                  c/o UBS AG, New York Branch
                                  299 Park Avenue
                                  New York, New York  10171-0026
                                  Attention:  Xiomara Martez
                                  Telephone:  212/821-3872
                                  Telecopy:  212/821-4138

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                                  WACHOVIA BANK, N.A.

                                  By:
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                  Title:
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                  Commitment: $35,000,000
                                  Percentage of
                                  Aggregate Commitment:  11.666666666667%

                                  Address for Notices:
                                  191 Peachtree Street N.E.
                                  Atlanta, Georgia 30303
                                  Attention: Cathy Casey
                                  Telephone:
                                  Telecopy: 404/332-4066

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:             BANK ONE, NA

                                  By:
                                     ----------------------------------------
                                  Title:
                                        -------------------------------------

                                  Address for Notices:
                                  1 Bank One Plaza
                                  Chicago, Illinois 60670
                                  Attention:  Corporate Real Estate
                                  Telephone:  312/732-3044
                                  Telecopy:  312/732-1117

SYNDICATION AGENT:                UBS WARBURG LLC

                                  By:
                                     ----------------------------------------
                                  Title:
                                        -------------------------------------

                                  By:
                                     ----------------------------------------
                                  Title:
                                        -------------------------------------

DOCUMENTATION AGENT:              BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

                                  By:
                                     ----------------------------------------
                                  Title:
                                        -------------------------------------

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                                                                       EXHIBIT A

                                   PERCENTAGES

                  See Percentages on Preceding Signature Pages

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                                                                     EXHIBIT B-1

                                  FORM OF NOTE

                                                                          , 2000
                                                               -----------

         On or before the Maturity Date, as defined in that certain Amended and
Restated Unsecured Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of June 30, 2000 (the
"Agreement") between FIRST INDUSTRIAL, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
("Borrower"), First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation, UBS
AG, Stamford Branch, UBS Warburg LLC, as Syndication Agent, Bank of America,
N.A., individually and as Documentation Agent, Bank One, NA, individually and as
Administrative Agent for the Lenders (as such terms are defined in the
Agreement), and the other Lenders listed on the signature pages of the
Agreement, Borrower promises to pay to the order of                        (the
"Lender"), or its successors and assigns, the principal sum of
AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($        ) or the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all
Loans (other than Competitive Bid Loans) made by the Lender to the Borrower
pursuant to Section 2.1 of the Agreement, in immediately available funds at the
office of the Administrative Agent in Chicago, Illinois, together with interest
on the unpaid principal amount hereof at the rates and on the dates set forth in
the Agreement. The Borrower shall pay this Promissory Note ("Note") in full on
or before the Maturity Date in accordance with the terms of the Agreement.

         The Lender shall, and is hereby authorized to, record on the schedule
attached hereto, or to otherwise record in accordance with its usual practice,
the date and amount of each Advance and the date and amount of each principal
payment hereunder; provided, however, that the failure of the Lender to so
record shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower hereunder or under the
other Loan Documents.

         This Note is issued pursuant to, and is entitled to the security under
and benefits of, the Agreement and the other Loan Documents, to which Agreement
and Loan Documents, as they may be amended from time to time, reference is
hereby made for, inter alia, a statement of the terms and conditions under which
this Note may be prepaid or its maturity date accelerated. Capitalized terms
used herein and not otherwise defined herein are used with the meanings
attributed to them in the Agreement.

         If there is an Event of Default or Default under the Agreement or any
other Loan Document and Lender exercises its remedies provided under the
Agreement and/or any of the Loan Documents, then in addition to all amounts
recoverable by the Lender under such documents, Lender shall be entitled to
receive reasonable attorneys fees and expenses incurred by Lender in exercising
such remedies.

         Borrower and all endorsers severally waive presentment, protest and
demand, notice of protest, demand and of dishonor and nonpayment of this Note
(except as otherwise expressly provided for in the Agreement), and any and all
lack of diligence or delays in collection or

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enforcement of this Note, and expressly agree that this Note, or any payment
hereunder, may be extended from time to time, and expressly consent to the
release of any party liable for the obligation secured by this Note, the release
of any of the security of this Note, the acceptance of any other security
therefor, or any other indulgence or forbearance whatsoever, all without notice
to any party and without affecting the liability of the Borrower and any
endorsers hereof.

         This Note shall be governed and construed under the internal laws of
the State of Illinois.

         BORROWER AND LENDER, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, EACH HEREBY WAIVE ANY
RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY
RIGHT UNDER THIS PROMISSORY NOTE OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR RELATING THERETO
OR ARISING FROM THE LENDING RELATIONSHIP WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF THIS NOTE AND
AGREE THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT
BEFORE A JURY.

                                 FIRST INDUSTRIAL, L.P.

                                 By:    First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc., its
                                        general partner

                                        By:
                                           ------------------------------

                                        Its:
                                            -----------------------------

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                                                                     EXHIBIT B-2

                          FORM OF COMPETITIVE BID NOTE

                                                                          , 2000
                                                             -------------

         On or before the last day of each "Interest Period" applicable to a
"Competitive Bid Loan", as defined in that certain Amended and Restated
Unsecured Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of June 30, 2000 (the "Agreement")
between FIRST INDUSTRIAL, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Borrower"),
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation, UBS AG, Stamford
Branch, Bank of America, N.A., Bank One, NA, individually and as Administrative
Agent for the Lenders (as such terms are defined in the Agreement), Borrower
promises to pay to the order of                           (the "Lender"), or its
successors and assigns, the unpaid principal amount of such Competitive Bid Loan
made by the Lender to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.16 of the Agreement, in
immediately available funds at the office of the Administrative Agent in
Chicago, Illinois, together with interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof
at the rates and on the dates set forth in the Agreement. The Borrower shall pay
any remaining unpaid principal amount of such Competitive Bid Loans under this
Competitive Bid Note ("Note") in full on or before the Maturity Date in
accordance with the terms of the Agreement.

         The Lender shall, and is hereby authorized to, record on the schedule
attached hereto, or to otherwise record in accordance with its usual practice,
the date, amount and due date of each Competitive Bid Loan and the date and
amount of each principal payment hereunder; provided, however, that the failure
of the Lender to so record shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower
hereunder or under the other Loan Documents.

         This Note is issued pursuant to, and is entitled to the security under
and benefits of, the Agreement and the other Loan Documents, to which Agreement
and Loan Documents, as they may be amended from time to time, reference is
hereby made for, inter alia, a statement of the terms and conditions under which
this Note may be prepaid or its maturity date accelerated. Capitalized terms
used herein and not otherwise defined herein are used with the meanings
attributed to them in the Agreement.

         If there is an Event of Default or Default under the Agreement or any
other Loan Document and Lender exercises its remedies provided under the
Agreement and/or any of the Loan Documents, then in addition to all amounts
recoverable by the Lender under such documents, Lender shall be entitled to
receive reasonable attorneys fees and expenses incurred by Lender in exercising
such remedies.

         Borrower and all endorsers severally waive presentment, protest and
demand, notice of protest, demand and of dishonor and nonpayment of this Note
(except as otherwise expressly provided for in the Agreement), and any and all
lack of diligence or delays in collection or enforcement of this Note, and
expressly agree that this Note, or any payment hereunder, may be

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extended from time to time, and expressly consent to the release of any party
liable for the obligation secured by this Note, the release of any of the
security of this Note, the acceptance of any other security therefor, or any
other indulgence or forbearance whatsoever, all without notice to any party and
without affecting the liability of the Borrower and any endorsers hereof.

         This Note shall be governed and construed under the internal laws of
the State of Illinois.

         BORROWER AND LENDER, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, EACH HEREBY WAIVE ANY
RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY
RIGHT UNDER THIS PROMISSORY NOTE OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR RELATING THERETO
OR ARISING FROM THE LENDING RELATIONSHIP WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF THIS NOTE AND
AGREE THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT
BEFORE A JURY.

                              FIRST INDUSTRIAL, L.P.

                              By:   First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.,
                                    its general partner

                                    By:
                                       ----------------------------------
                                    Its:
                                        ---------------------------------

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                                                                     EXHIBIT C-1

                      FORM OF COMPETITIVE BID QUOTE REQUEST
                                (Section 2.16(b))

To:           Bank One, NA
              as administrative agent (the "Agent")

From:         First Industrial, L.P. (the "Borrower")

Re:           Amended and Restated Unsecured Revolving Credit Agreement dated as
              of June 30, 2000 among the Borrower, First Industrial Realty
              Trust, Inc., the lenders from time to time party thereto, UBS AG,
              Stamford Branch, Bank of America, N.A. and Bank One, NA, as Agent
              for such lenders (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified
              from time to time through the date hereof, the "Agreement")

         1. Capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in
the Agreement.

         2. We hereby give notice pursuant to Section 2.16(b) of the Agreement
that we request Competitive Bid Quotes for the following proposed Competitive
Bid Loan(s):

         Borrowing Date:                , 20
                        ----------------    ---

            Principal Amount(1)                           Interest Period(2)

         3. Such Competitive Bid Quotes should offer [a Competitive LIBOR
Margin] [an Absolute Rate].

         4. Upon acceptance by the undersigned of any or all of the Competitive
Bid Loans offered by Lenders in response to this request, the undersigned shall
be deemed to affirm as of the Borrowing Date thereof the representations and
warranties made in Article VI of the Agreement.

                               FIRST INDUSTRIAL, L.P.

                               By:  First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc., its
                                    general partner

                                    By:
                                       ----------------------------------
                                    Title:
                                          -------------------------------

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(1)        Amount must be at least $10,000,000 and an integral multiple of
$1,000,000.
(2)        One, two, three or six months (Competitive LIBOR Margin) or up to 180
days (Absolute Rate), subject to the provisions of the definitions of LIBOR
Interest Period and Absolute Interest Period.

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                                                                     EXHIBIT C-2

                      INVITATION FOR COMPETITIVE BID QUOTES
                                (Section 2.16(c))

To:           Each of the Lenders party to
              the Agreement referred to below

From:         Invitation for Competitive Bid Quotes to
              First Industrial, L.P. (the "Borrower")

         Pursuant to Section 2.16(c) of the Amended and Restated Unsecured
Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of June 30, 2000 among the Borrower, First
Industrial Realty Trust, Inc., the lenders from time to time party thereto, UBS
AG, Stamford Branch, Bank of America, N.A. and Bank One, NA, as Administrative
Agent for such lenders (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time
to time through the date hereof, the "Agreement"), we are pleased on behalf of
the Borrower to invite you to submit Competitive Bid Quotes to the Borrower for
the following proposed Competitive Bid Loan(s):

Borrowing Date:                 , 20
               -----------------    ---

           Principal Amount                            Interest Period

         Such Competitive Bid Quotes should offer [a Competitive LIBOR Margin]
[an Absolute Rate]. Your Competitive Bid Quote must comply with Section 2.16(d)
of the Agreement and the foregoing. Capitalized terms used herein have the
meanings assigned to them in the Agreement.

         Please respond to this invitation by no later than 9:00 a.m. (Chicago
time) on                , 20   .
         ---------------    ---
                                 BANK ONE, NA, as Administrative Agent

                                 By:
                                    ----------------------------------
                                 Title:
                                       -------------------------------

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                                                                     EXHIBIT C-3

                              COMPETITIVE BID QUOTE
                                (Section 2.16(d))

                                           , 20
                                -----------    ---

To:           Bank One, NA,
              as Administrative Agent

Re:           Competitive Bid Quote to First Industrial, L.P.
              (the "Borrower")

         In response to your invitation on behalf of the Borrower dated
               , 20   , we hereby make the following Competitive Bid Quote
pursuant to Section 2.16(d) of the Agreement hereinafter referred to and on the
following terms:

1.       Quoting Lender:
                        --------------------------------------------------------

2.       Person to contact at Quoting Lender:
                                             -----------------------------------

3.       Borrowing Date:                                                     (3)
                        --------------------------------------------------------

4.       We hereby offer to make Competitive Bid Loan(s) in the following
         principal amounts, for the following Interest Periods and at the
         following rates:

-------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------
                               [Competitive
   Principal      Interest         LIBOR        [Absolute         Minimum
    Amount(4)     Period(5)       Margin(6)]      Rate(7)]        Amount(8)
-------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------

       We understand and agree that the offer(s) set forth above, subject to the
satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in the Amended and Restated
Unsecured Revolving Credit

---------------------------
(3)     As specified in the related Invitetion For Competetive Bid Quotes.
(4)      Principal amount bid for each Interest Period may not exceed the
principal amount requested. Buds must be made for at least $10,000,000 and
integral multiples of $1,000,000.
(5)      One, two, three or six months or up to 180 days, as specified in the
related Invitation Competetive Bid Quotes.
(6)      Competetive LIBOR Margin for the applicable LIBOR Interest Period.
Specify percentage (rounded to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) and specify whether
"PLUS" or "MINUS".
(7)      Specify rate of interest per annum (rounded to the nearest 1/100 of
1%).
(8)      Specify minimum amount, if any, which the Borrower may accept (see
Section 2.16(d)(II)(D).

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Agreement dated as of June 30, 2000, among the Borrower, First Industrial Realty
Trust, Inc., the lenders from time to time party thereto, UBS AG, Stamford
Branch, Bank of America, N.A. and Bank One, NA, as Administrative Agent for such
lenders (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time
through the date hereof, the "Agreement"), irrevocably obligates us to make the
Competitive Bid Loan(s) for which any offer(s) are accepted, in whole or in
part. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have
their meanings as defined in the Agreement.

                                       Very truly yours,

                                       [NAME OF LENDER]

                                       By:
                                          ---------------------------------
                                       Title:
                                             ------------------------------

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                                                                       EXHIBIT D

                                FORM OF GUARANTY

         This Guaranty is made as of June 30, 2000, by First Industrial Realty
Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation ("Guarantor"), to and for the benefit of UBS
AG, Stamford Branch, Bank of America, N.A., Bank One, NA, a national banking
association, individually ("Bank One"), and as administrative agent for itself
and the lenders listed on the signature pages of the Revolving Credit Agreement
(as defined below) and their respective successors and assigns (collectively,
"Lender").

                                    RECITALS

         A. First Industrial, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Borrower"),
and Guarantor have requested that Lender make an unsecured revolving credit
facility available to Borrower in the aggregate principal amount of up to
$             , subject to future increase up to $400,000,000 ("Facility").

         B. Lender has agreed to make available the Facility to Borrower
pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in an Amended and Restated
Unsecured Revolving Credit Agreement bearing even date herewith between
Borrower, the Lenders and Guarantor ("Revolving Credit Agreement"). All
capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings
ascribed to such terms in the Revolving Credit Agreement.

         C. Borrower has executed and delivered to Lender one or more Promissory
Notes each of even date in the aggregate principal amount of $              as
evidence of its indebtedness to Lender with respect to the Facility (the
promissory notes described above, together with any amendments or allonges
thereto, or restatements, replacements or renewals thereof, and/or new
promissory notes to new Lenders under the Revolving Credit Agreement, are
collectively referred to herein as the "Note"). Borrower has also executed and
delivered to each Lender a note ("Competitive Loan Note") which evidences any
Competitive Bid Loans which may be made by such Lender under the Revolving
Credit Agreement.

         D. Guarantor is the sole general partner of Borrower and, therefore,
Guarantor will derive financial benefit from the Facility evidenced by the Note,
Revolving Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The execution and
delivery of this Guaranty by Guarantor is a condition precedent to the
performance by Lender of its obligations under the Revolving Credit Agreement.

                                   AGREEMENTS

         NOW, THEREFORE, Guarantor, in consideration of the matters described in
the foregoing Recitals, which Recitals are incorporated herein and made a part
hereof, and for other good and valuable consideration, hereby agrees as follows:

         1. Guarantor absolutely, unconditionally, and irrevocably guarantees to
Lender:

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              (a) the full and prompt payment of the principal of and interest
         on the Note and/or any Competitive Bid Loan Note when due, whether at
         stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise, and at all times
         thereafter, and the prompt payment of all sums which may now be or may
         hereafter become due and owing under the Note, any Competitive Bid Loan
         Note, the Revolving Credit Agreement, and the other Loan Documents;

              (b) the payment of all Enforcement Costs (as hereinafter defined
         in Paragraph 7 hereof); and

              (c) the full, complete, and punctual observance, performance, and
         satisfaction of all of the obligations, duties, covenants, and
         agreements of Borrower under the Revolving Credit Agreement and the
         Loan Documents.

              (d) All amounts due, debts, liabilities, and payment obligations
         described in subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this Paragraph 1 are referred
         to herein as the "Facility Indebtedness." All obligations described in
         subparagraph (c) of this Paragraph 1 are referred to herein as the
         "Obligations."

         2. In the event of any default by Borrower in making payment of the
Facility Indebtedness, or in performance of the Obligations, as aforesaid, in
each case beyond the expiration of any applicable grace period, Guarantor
agrees, on demand by Lender or the holder of the Note, to pay all the Facility
Indebtedness and to perform all the Obligations as are or then or thereafter
become due and owing or are to be performed under the terms of the Note, any
Competitive Bid Loan Note, the Revolving Credit Agreement and the other Loan
Documents, and to pay any reasonable expenses incurred by Lender in protecting,
preserving, or defending its interest in the Property or in connection with the
Facility or under any of the Loan Documents, including, without limitation, all
reasonable attorneys' fees and costs. Lender shall have the right, at its
option, either before, during or after pursuing any other right or remedy
against Borrower or Guarantor, to perform any and all of the Obligations by or
through any agent, contractor or subcontractor, or any of their agents, of its
selection, all as Lender in its sole discretion deems proper, and Guarantor
shall indemnify and hold Lender free and harmless from and against any and all
loss, damage, cost, expense, injury, or liability Lender may suffer or incur in
connection with the exercise of its rights under this Guaranty or the
performance of the Obligations, except to the extent the same arises as a result
of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Lender.

         All of the remedies set forth herein and/or provided by any of the Loan
Documents or law or equity shall be equally available to Lender, and the choice
by Lender of one such alternative over another shall not be subject to question
or challenge by Guarantor or any other person, nor shall any such choice be
asserted as a defense, set-off, or failure to mitigate damages in any action,
proceeding, or counteraction by Lender to recover or seeking any other remedy
under this Guaranty, nor shall such choice preclude Lender from subsequently
electing to exercise a different remedy. The parties have agreed to the
alternative remedies hereinabove specified in part because they recognize that
the choice of remedies in the event of a failure hereunder will necessarily be
and should properly be a matter of business judgment, which the passage of time
and events may or may not prove to have been the best choice to maximize
recovery by Lender

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at the lowest cost to Borrower and/or Guarantor. It is the intention of the
parties that such choice by Lender be given conclusive effect regardless of such
subsequent developments.

         3. Guarantor does hereby waive (i) notice of acceptance of this
Guaranty by Lender and any and all notices and demands of every kind which may
be required to be given by any statute, rule or law, (ii) any defense, right of
set-off or other claim which Guarantor may have against the Borrower or which
Guarantor or Borrower may have against Lender or the holder of the Note or the
holder of any Competitive Bid Loan Note (other than defenses relating to payment
of the Facility Indebtedness or the correctness of any allegation by Lender that
Borrower was in default in the performance of the Obligations), (iii)
presentment for payment, demand for payment (other than as provided for in
Paragraph 2 above), notice of nonpayment (other than as provided for in
Paragraph 2 above) or dishonor, protest and notice of protest, diligence in
collection and any and all formalities which otherwise might be legally required
to charge Guarantor with liability, (iv) any failure by Lender to inform
Guarantor of any facts Lender may now or hereafter know about Borrower, the
Facility, or the transactions contemplated by the Revolving Credit Agreement, it
being understood and agreed that Lender has no duty so to inform and that the
Guarantor is fully responsible for being and remaining informed by the Borrower
of all circumstances bearing on the existence or creation, or the risk of
nonpayment of the Facility Indebtedness or the risk of nonperformance of the
Obligations, and (v) any and all right to cause a marshalling of assets of the
Borrower or any other action by any court or governmental body with respect
thereto, or to cause Lender to proceed against any other security given to
Lender in connection with the Facility Indebtedness or the Obligations. Credit
may be granted or continued from time to time by Lender to Borrower without
notice to or authorization from Guarantor, regardless of the financial or other
condition of the Borrower at the time of any such grant or continuation. Lender
shall have no obligation to disclose or discuss with Guarantor its assessment of
the financial condition of Borrower. Guarantor acknowledges that no
representations of any kind whatsoever have been made by Lender to Guarantor. No
modification or waiver of any of the provisions of this Guaranty shall be
binding upon Lender except as expressly set forth in a writing duly signed and
delivered on behalf of Lender. Guarantor further agrees that any exculpatory
language contained in the Revolving Credit Agreement, the Note and any
Competitive Bid Loan Note shall in no event apply to this Guaranty, and will not
prevent Lender from proceeding against Guarantor to enforce this Guaranty.

         4. Guarantor further agrees that Guarantor's liability as guarantor
shall in nowise be impaired by any renewals or extensions which may be made from
time to time, with or without the knowledge or consent of Guarantor of the time
for payment of interest or principal under the Note or any Competitive Bid Loan
Note or by any forbearance or delay in collecting interest or principal under
the Note or any Competitive Bid Loan Note, or by any waiver by Lender under the
Revolving Credit Agreement or any other Loan Documents, or by Lender's failure
or election not to pursue any other remedies it may have against Borrower, or by
any change or modification in the Note, Revolving Credit Agreement, any
Competitive Bid Loan Note or any other Loan Documents, or by the acceptance by
Lender of any additional security or any increase, substitution or change
therein, or by the release by Lender of any security or any withdrawal thereof
or decrease therein, or by the application of payments received from any source
to the payment of any obligation other than the Facility Indebtedness, even
though Lender might lawfully have elected to apply such payments to any part or
all of the Facility

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Indebtedness, it being the intent hereof that Guarantor shall remain liable as
principal for payment of the Facility Indebtedness and performance of the
Obligations until all indebtedness has been paid in full and the other terms,
covenants and conditions of the Revolving Credit Agreement and other Loan
Documents and this Guaranty have been performed, notwithstanding any act or
thing which might otherwise operate as a legal or equitable discharge of a
surety. Guarantor further understands and agrees that Lender may at any time
enter into agreements with Borrower to amend and modify the Note, Revolving
Credit Agreement, any Competitive Bid Loan Note or other Loan Documents, or any
thereof, and may waive or release any provision or provisions of the Note, the
Revolving Credit Agreement, any Competitive Bid Loan Note and other Loan
Documents or any thereof, and, with reference to such instruments, may make and
enter into any such agreement or agreements as Lender and Borrower may deem
proper and desirable, without in any manner impairing this Guaranty or any of
Lender's rights hereunder or any of the Guarantor's obligations hereunder.

         5. This is an absolute, unconditional, complete, present and continuing
guaranty of payment and performance and not of collection. Guarantor agrees that
this Guaranty may be enforced by Lender without the necessity at any time of
resorting to or exhausting any other security or collateral given in connection
herewith or with the Note, any Competitive Bid Loan Note, the Revolving Credit
Agreement, or any of the other Loan Documents, or resorting to any other
guaranties, and Guarantor hereby waives the right to require Lender to join
Borrower in any action brought hereunder or to commence any action against or
obtain any judgment against Borrower or to pursue any other remedy or enforce
any other right. Guarantor further agrees that nothing contained herein or
otherwise shall prevent Lender from pursuing concurrently or successively all
rights and remedies available to it at law and/or in equity or under the Note,
Revolving Credit Agreement, any Competitive Bid Loan Note or any other Loan
Documents, and the exercise of any of its rights or the completion of any of its
remedies shall not constitute a discharge of any of Guarantor's obligations
hereunder, it being the purpose and intent of the Guarantor that the obligations
of such Guarantor hereunder shall be primary, absolute, independent and
unconditional under any and all circumstances whatsoever. Neither Guarantor's
obligations under this Guaranty nor any remedy for the enforcement thereof shall
be impaired, modified, changed or released in any manner whatsoever by any
impairment, modification, change, release or limitation of the liability of
Borrower under the Note, Revolving Credit Agreement, any Competitive Bid Loan
Note or other Loan Documents or by reason of Borrower's bankruptcy or by reason
of any creditor or bankruptcy proceeding instituted by or against Borrower. This
Guaranty shall continue to be effective and be deemed to have continued in
existence or be reinstated (as the case may be) if at any time payment of all or
any part of any sum payable pursuant to the Note, Revolving Credit Agreement,
any Competitive Bid Loan Note or any other Loan Document is rescinded or
otherwise required to be returned by the payee upon the insolvency, bankruptcy,
or reorganization of the payor, all as though such payment to Lender had not
been made, regardless of whether Lender contested the order requiring the return
of such payment. The obligations of Guarantor pursuant to the preceding sentence
shall survive any termination, cancellation, or release of this Guaranty.

         6. This Guaranty shall be assignable by Lender to any assignee of all
or a portion of Lender's rights under the Loan Documents.

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         7. If: (i) this Guaranty, the Note, any Competitive Bid Loan Note, or
any other Loan Document is placed in the hands of an attorney for collection or
is collected through any legal proceeding; (ii) an attorney is retained to
represent Lender in any bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership, or other
proceedings affecting creditors' rights and involving a claim under this
Guaranty, the Note, any Competitive Bid Loan Note, the Revolving Credit
Agreement, or any Loan Document; (iii) an attorney is retained to provide advice
or other representation with respect to the Loan Documents in connection with an
enforcement action or potential enforcement action; or (iv) an attorney is
retained to represent Lender in any other legal proceedings whatsoever in
connection with this Guaranty, the Note, any Competitive Bid Loan Note, the
Revolving Credit Agreement, any of the Loan Documents, or any property subject
thereto (other than any action or proceeding brought by any Lender or
participant against the Administrative Agent (as defined in the Revolving Credit
Agreement) alleging a breach by the Administrative Agent of its duties under the
Loan Documents), then Guarantor shall pay to Lender upon demand all reasonable
attorney's fees, costs and expenses, including, without limitation, court costs,
filing fees, recording costs, expenses of foreclosure, title insurance premiums,
survey costs, minutes of foreclosure, and all other costs and expenses incurred
in connection therewith (all of which are referred to herein as "Enforcement
Costs"), in addition to all other amounts due hereunder.

         8. The parties hereto intend that each provision in this Guaranty
comports with all applicable local, state and federal laws and judicial
decisions. However, if any provision or provisions, or if any portion of any
provision or provisions, in this Guaranty is found by a court of law to be in
violation of any applicable local, state or federal ordinance, statute, law,
administrative or judicial decision, or public policy, and if such court should
declare such portion, provision or provisions of this Guaranty to be illegal,
invalid, unlawful, void or unenforceable as written, then it is the intent of
all parties hereto that such portion, provision or provisions shall be given
force to the fullest possible extent that they are legal, valid and enforceable,
that the remainder of this Guaranty shall be construed as if such illegal,
invalid, unlawful, void or unenforceable portion, provision or provisions were
not contained therein, and that the rights, obligations and interest of Lender
or the holder of the Note or any Competitive Bid Loan Note under the remainder
of this Guaranty shall continue in full force and effect.

         9. Any indebtedness of Borrower to Guarantor now or hereafter existing
is hereby subordinated to the Facility Indebtedness. Guarantor agrees that until
the entire Facility Indebtedness has been paid in full, (i) Guarantor will not
seek, accept, or retain for Guarantor's own account, any payment from Borrower
on account of such subordinated debt, and (ii) any such payments to Guarantor on
account of such subordinated debt shall be collected and received by Guarantor
in trust for Lender and shall be paid over to Lender on account of the Facility
Indebtedness without impairing or releasing the obligations of Guarantor
hereunder.

         10. Guarantor waives and releases any claim (within the meaning of 11
U.S.C. ss. 101) which Guarantor may have against Borrower arising from a payment
made by Guarantor under this Guaranty and agrees not to assert or take advantage
of any subrogation rights of Guarantor or Lender or any right of Guarantor or
Lender to proceed against (i) Borrower for reimbursement, or (ii) any other
guarantor or any collateral security or guaranty or right of offset held by
Lender for the payment of the Facility Indebtedness and performance of the
Obligations, nor shall Guarantor seek or be entitled to seek any contribution or
reimbursement from Borrower or any

                                      -98-
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other guarantor in respect of payments made by Guarantor hereunder. It is
expressly understood that the waivers and agreements of Guarantor set forth
above constitute additional and cumulative benefits given to Lender for its
security and as an inducement for its extension of credit to Borrower. Nothing
contained in this Paragraph 10 is intended to prohibit Guarantor from making all
distributions to its constituent shareholders which are required by law from
time to time in order for Guarantor to maintain its status as a real estate
investment trust in compliance with all applicable provisions of the Code (as
defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement).

         11. Any amounts received by Lender from any source on account of any
indebtedness may be applied by Lender toward the payment of such indebtedness,
and in such order of application, as Lender may from time to time elect.

         12. The Guarantor hereby submits to personal jurisdiction in the State
of Illinois for the enforcement of this Guaranty and waives any and all personal
rights to object to such jurisdiction for the purposes of litigation to enforce
this Guaranty. Guarantor hereby consents to the jurisdiction of either the
Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, or the United States District Court for
the Northern District of Illinois, in any action, suit, or proceeding which
Lender may at any time wish to file in connection with this Guaranty or any
related matter. Guarantor hereby agrees that an action, suit, or proceeding to
enforce this Guaranty may be brought in any state or federal court in the State
of Illinois and hereby waives any objection which Guarantor may have to the
laying of the venue of any such action, suit, or proceeding in any such court;
provided, however, that the provisions of this Paragraph shall not be deemed to
preclude Lender from filing any such action, suit, or proceeding in any other
appropriate forum.

         13. All notices and other communications provided to any party hereto
under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be in writing or by telex
or by facsimile and addressed or delivered to such party at its address set
forth below or at such other address as may be designated by such party in a
notice to the other parties. Any notice, if mailed and properly addressed with
postage prepaid, shall be deemed given when received; any notice, if transmitted
by telex or facsimile, shall be deemed given when transmitted (answerback
confirmed in the case of telexes). Notice may be given as follows:

                To the Guarantor:

                         First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.
                         311 South Wacker Drive, Suite 4000
                         Chicago, Illinois  60606
                         Attention:  Mr. Michael Havala
                         Telecopy:  (312) 922-9851

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                With a copy to:

                         Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Perlman
                         333 W. Wacker Drive, Suite 2700
                         Chicago, Illinois  60606
                         Attention:  Howard A. Nagelberg, Esq.
                         Telecopy:   312-984-3150

                To the Lender:

                         c/o Bank One, NA, as agent
                         1 Bank One Plaza
                         Chicago, Illinois  60670
                         Attention:  Corporate Real Estate
                         Telecopy:   (312) 732-1117

                With a copy to:

                         Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal
                         8000 Sears Tower
                         Chicago, Illinois  60606
                         Attention:  Patrick G. Moran, Esq.
                         Telecopy:   (312) 876-7934

or at such other address as the party to be served with notice may have
furnished in writing to the party seeking or desiring to serve notice as a place
for the service of notice.

         14. This Guaranty shall be binding upon the heirs, executors, legal and
personal representatives, successors and assigns of Guarantor and shall inure to
the benefit of Lender's successors and assigns.

         15. This Guaranty shall be construed and enforced under the internal
laws of the State of Illinois.

         16. GUARANTOR AND LENDER, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, EACH HEREBY WAIVE
ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND
ANY RIGHT UNDER THIS GUARANTY OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR RELATING THERETO OR
ARISING FROM THE LENDING RELATIONSHIP WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF THIS GUARANTY AND
AGREE THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT
BEFORE A JURY.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Guarantor has delivered this Guaranty in the State
of Illinois as of the date first written above.

                                        FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST, INC., a
                                        Maryland corporation

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                                        By:
                                           -------------------------------------
                                        Its
                                           -------------------------------------

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STATE OF ILLINOIS )
                  )  SS.
COUNTY OF COOK    )

         I, the undersigned, a Notary Public, in and for said County, in the
State aforesaid, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, that           ,        of First Industrial
Realty Trust, Inc., personally known to me to be the same person whose name is
subscribed to the foregoing instrument, appeared before me this day in person
and acknowledged that he signed and delivered the said instrument as his own
free and voluntary act and as the free and voluntary act of said corporation,
for the uses and purposes therein set forth.

         GIVEN under my hand and Notarial Seal, this    day of June, 2000.

                                                       -------------------------
                                                       Notary Public

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                                                                       EXHIBIT E

                          OPINION OF BORROWER'S COUNSEL

                                     -103-
<PAGE>   104
                                                                       EXHIBIT F

                      OPINION OF GENERAL PARTNER'S COUNSEL

                              Included in Exhibit E

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                                                                       EXHIBIT G

                               WIRING INSTRUCTIONS

To:      Bank One, NA, as Administrative Agent (the "Agent") under the Credit
         Agreement Described Below

         Re:  Amended and Restated Unsecured Revolving Credit Agreement, dated
              as of June 30, 2000 (as amended, modified, renewed or extended
              from time to time, the "Agreement"), among First Industrial, L.P.
              (the "Borrower"), First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. ("General
              Partner"), Bank One, NA, individually and as Administrative Agent,
              UBS AG, Stamford Branch, UBS Warburg LLC, as Syndication Agent,
              Bank of America, N.A., individually and as Documentation Agent,
              and the Lenders named therein. Terms used herein and not otherwise
              defined shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Credit
              Agreement.

         The Administrative Agent is specifically authorized and directed to act
upon the following standing money transfer instructions with respect to the
proceeds of Advances or other extensions of credit from time to time until
receipt by the Administrative Agent of a specific written revocation of such
instructions by the Borrower, provided, however, that the Administrative Agent
may otherwise transfer funds as hereafter directed in writing by the Borrower in
accordance with Section 15.1 of the Agreement or based on any telephonic notice
made in accordance with the Agreement.

Facility Identification Number(s)
                                 -----------------------------------------------

Customer/Account Name               First Industrial, L.P.
                     -----------------------------------------------------------

Transfer Funds To                   First Industrial, L.P.
                 ---------------------------------------------------------------

For Account No.                     5266610         (Bank One)
               -----------------------------------------------------------------

Reference/Attention To              Jon Fedler
                      ----------------------------------------------------------

Authorized Officer (Customer Representative) Date
                                                  ------------------------

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(Please Print)                                              Signature

Bank Officer Name

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(Please Print)                                              Signature

    (Deliver Completed Form to Credit Support Staff For Immediate Processing)

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                                                                       EXHIBIT H

                         FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

To:      The Administrative Agent and the Lenders
         who are parties to the Agreement described below

         This Compliance Certificate is furnished pursuant to that certain
Amended and Restated Unsecured Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30,
2000 (as amended, modified, renewed or extended from time to time, the
"Agreement") among First Industrial, L.P. (the "Borrower"), First Industrial
Realty Trust, Inc. (the "General Partner"), Bank One, NA, individually and as
Administrative Agent, UBS AG, Stamford Branch, UBS Warburg LLC, as Syndication
Agent, Bank of America, N.A., individually and as Documentation Agent, and the
Lenders named therein. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used
in this Compliance Certificate have the meanings ascribed thereto in the
Agreement.

         THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY CERTIFIES THAT:

         1. I am the duly elected [Chief Financial Officer] [Chief Accounting
Officer] [Controller] of the [Borrower] [General Partner].

         2. I have reviewed the terms of the Agreement and I have made, or have
caused to be made under my supervision, a detailed review of the transactions
and conditions of the General Partner, the Borrower and their respective
Subsidiaries and Investment Affiliates during the accounting period covered by
the financial statements attached (or most recently delivered to the
Administrative Agent if none are attached).

         3. The examinations described in paragraph 2 did not disclose, and I
have no knowledge of, the existence of any condition or event which constitutes
a Material Adverse Financial Change, Event of Default or Default during or at
the end of the accounting period covered by the attached financial statements or
as of the date of this Compliance Certificate, except as set forth below.

         4. Schedule I (if attached) attached hereto sets forth financial data
and computations and other information evidencing the General Partner's and the
Borrower's compliance with certain covenants of the Agreement, all of which
data, computations and information (or if no Schedule I is attached, the data,
computations and information contained in the most recent Schedule I attached to
a prior Compliance Certificate) are true, complete and correct in all material
respects.

         5. The financial statements and reports referred to in Section 8.2(i),
8.2(iii) or 8.2(vii), as the case may be, of the Agreement which are delivered
concurrently with the delivery of this Compliance Certificate, if any, fairly
present in all material respects the consolidated financial condition and
operations of the General Partner, the Borrower and their respective
Subsidiaries at such date and the consolidated results of their operations for
the period then-ended, in accordance with GAAP applied consistently throughout
such period and with prior periods and correctly state the amounts of
Consolidated Total Indebtedness, Consolidated Secured Debt, Consolidated Senior
Unsecured Debt and the Values of all Unencumbered Assets as determined pursuant
to the Agreement.

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         Described below are the exceptions, if any, to paragraph 3 by listing,
in detail, the nature of the condition or event, the period during which it has
existed and the action which the Borrower has taken, is taking, or proposes to
take with respect to each such condition or event:

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         The foregoing certifications, together with the computations and
information set forth in Schedule I hereto and the financial statements
delivered with this Compliance Certificate in support hereof, are made and
delivered this       day of                , 20   .

                                FIRST INDUSTRIAL, L.P.

                                By:  FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST, INC.,
                                     General Partner

                                     By:
                                        ----------------------------------------

                                     Print Name:
                                                --------------------------------

                                     Title:
                                           -------------------------------------

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                                   SCHEDULE I

                            CALCULATION OF COVENANTS

                                                                       [QUARTER]
1.    Permitted Investments (Section 8.3)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
------------------------------------------- --------------------------- --------------------- -------------------
                                                                                                     Maximum
                                                                              Percent of            Percent of
                                                    Investment                 Implied               Implied
                                                    ----------              Capitalization        Capitalization
                 Category                        (i.e. Book Value)              Value                 Value
                 --------                                                       -----                 -----
------------------------------------------- --------------------------- --------------------- -------------------
<S>                                         <C>                         <C>                   <C>
(a)   Unimproved Land                                                                                 10%
------------------------------------------- --------------------------- --------------------- -------------------
(b)   other property holdings (excluding                                                              10%
      cash, Cash Equivalents,
      non-industrial Properties and
      Indebtedness of any Subsidiary to
      the Borrower)
------------------------------------------- --------------------------- --------------------- -------------------
(c)   stock holdings other than in                                                                    10%
      Subsidiaries
------------------------------------------- --------------------------- --------------------- -------------------
(d)   mortgages                                                                                       10%
------------------------------------------- --------------------------- --------------------- -------------------
(e)   joint ventures and partnerships                                                                 10%
------------------------------------------- --------------------------- --------------------- -------------------
(f)   total investments in                                                                    20% of Market Value
                  (a)-(e)                                                                          Net Worth
------------------------------------------- --------------------------- --------------------- -------------------
(g)   investments in Unimproved Land not                                                               5%
      adjacent to existing improvements
      and not under active planning for
      near term development as a
      percentage of Implied
      Capitalization Value
----------------------------------------- --------------------------- --------------------- ---------------------
(h)   Identify any single industrial property in excess of 5% of Implied Capitalization Value (If none, insert
      "none"):
              --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

2.    Dividends (Section 8.13)

      (a) Amount paid during most recent quarter
                                                                    ------------

      (b) Amount paid during preceding three quarters
                                                                    ------------

      (c) Funds From Operation during such four quarter period
                                                                    ------------

          (i)   GAAP net income for such period
                                                                    ------------

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<PAGE>   109

          (ii)   adjustments to GAAP net income per definition
                 of Funds From Operation (See Schedule)
                                                                    ------------

          (iii)  Funds From Operation
                                                                    ------------

TOTAL DIVIDEND PAY OUT RATIO [(a) PLUS (b), DIVIDED BY (c)(iii)]

Must be less than or equal to:                                      95%

3.    EBITDA To Fixed Charges (Section 9.8(a))

      (a) EBITDA for the quarter most recently ended

          (i)    Borrower and its Subsidiaries
                                                                    ------------

          (ii)   less GAAP income from Investment Affiliate
                                                                    ------------

          (iii)  Allocable EBITDA of Investment Affiliates
                                                                    ------------
                 (See Schedule)

          (iv)   EBITDA [(i) minus (ii) plus (iii)]
                                                                    ------------

      (b) Interest income deducted from (a) (other than as to
                                                                    ------------
          Defeased REMIC Debt)

      (c) Debt Service for the quarter most recently ended

          (i)    GAAP interest expense (Borrower and Subsidiaries)
                                                                    ------------

          (ii)   Capitalized interest not covered by interest
                 reserve
                                                                    ------------

          (iii)  Interest on Guaranteed Obligations
                                                                    ------------

          (iv)   Allocable Interest (Investment Affiliates)
                                                                    ------------

          (v)    Scheduled principal payments (including
                 Investment Affiliates)
                                                                    ------------

          (vi)   Interest Expense [SUM OF (i)-(v)]
                                                                    ------------

      (d) Preferred stock and partnership payments
                                                                    ------------

      (e) Ground lease payments (to the extent not deducted
          as an expense in calculating EBITDA)
                                                                    ------------

      (f) Total Fixed Charges
                                                                    ------------
          [c (vi) PLUS (d) PLUS (e)]

                                     -109-
<PAGE>   110
RATIO
[(a)(v) PLUS (b) DIVIDED BY (g)]:

Must be greater than or equal to:                                   1.75

4.    Consolidated Total Indebtedness Ratio (Section 9.8(b))

      (a) Consolidated Total Indebtedness (See Schedule)
                                                                    ------------

      (b) Implied Capitalization Value

          (i)    Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter most recently
                 ended
                                                                    ------------

          (ii)   less Adjusted EBITDA from Preleased Assets
                 Under Development and from Projects acquired or
                 completed during quarter
                                                                    ------------

          (iii)  plus full quarter pro forma adjustment for
                 Projects acquired or completed during quarter
                                                                    ------------

          (iv)   annualized (x4)
                                                                    ------------

          (v)    9.5%

          (vi)   (item (iv) divided by item (v))
                                                                    ------------

          (vii)  GAAP value of Preleased Assets Under Development
                                                                    ------------

          (viii) GAAP value of those over 270 days in category
                                                                    ------------

          (ix)   50% of item (vii) less item (viii)
                                                                    ------------

          (x)    lesser of 5% of Implied Capitalization Value
                 or $100,000,000
                                                                   ------------

          (xi)   lesser of item (ix) and item (x)
                                                                    ------------

          (xii)  Unrestricted Cash and Unrestricted Cash
                 Equivalents (including any cash on deposit
                 with a qualified intermediary and excluding
                 any cash or cash equivalents used to support
                 Defeased REMIC Debt)
                                                                    ------------

          (xiii) first mortgage receivables
                                                                    ------------

          (xiv)  10% of Implied Capitalization Value
                                                                    ------------

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          (xv)   sum of (vi), (xi), (xii) and lesser of
                                                                    ------------
                (xiii) or (xiv) is "Implied Capitalization Value"

CONSOLIDATED TOTAL INDEBTEDNESS RATIO
[(a) DIVIDED BY (b) EXPRESSED AS A PERCENTAGE]:

Must be less than or equal to:                                      55%

5.    Floating Rate Indebtedness Ratio (Section 9.8(c))

      (a) Total Indebtedness not bearing interest at
          a fixed rate or not subject to approved
          interest rate protection products
                                                                    ------------
      (b) Implied Capitalization Value
          [LINE (xv) IN ITEM 4(b) ABOVE]
                                                                    ------------
FLOATING RATE INDEBTEDNESS RATIO
[(a) DIVIDED BY (b) EXPRESSED AS A PERCENTAGE]:

Must be less than or equal to:                                      20%

6.    Value of Unencumbered Assets Ratio (Section 9.8(d))

      (a) Value of Unencumbered Assets

          (i)    Property Operating Income attributable to
                 Unencumbered Assets owned by Borrower and
                 wholly-owned Subsidiaries as of end of
                 quarter as appropriately annualized (including
                 pro forma Property Operating Income for entire
                 quarter for Unencumbered Assets acquired during
                 the quarter) (attach schedule noting Property
                 Operating Income for each Unencumbered Asset
                 as appropriately annualized)
                                                                    ------------

          (ii)   9.5%

          (ii)   item (i) divided by item (ii) is "Value of
                 Unencumbered Assets"
                                                                    ------------

      (b) Consolidated Senior Unsecured Debt (provide schedule of
          such Debt)

                                                                    ------------

VALUE OF UNENCUMBERED ASSETS RATIO [(a) DIVIDED BY (b)]:

Must be greater than or equal to:                                   1.75

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7.    Property Operating Income Ratio (Section 9.8(e))

      (a) Property Operating Income from all Unencumbered Assets
          owned for any part of the preceding quarter
                                                                    ------------
      (b) Debt Service on Consolidated Senior Unsecured Debt for
          the preceding quarter

          (i)    Interest Expense (Borrower and Subsidiaries only)
                                                                    ------------

          (ii)   Regular principal payments (Borrower
                 and Subsidiaries)
                                                                    ------------

          (iii)  Debt Service [SUM OF (i) AND (ii)]
                                                                    ------------

UNENCUMBERED PROPERTY OPERATING INCOME RATIO [(a) DIVIDED BY (b)]

Must be greater than or equal to:                                   1.75

8.    Consolidated Secured Debt and Senior Preferred Stock
      to Implied Capitalization Value (Section 9.8(f))

      (a) Consolidated Secured Debt

          (i)    Secured Indebtedness of Borrower and Subsidiaries
                                                                    ------------

          (ii)   Unsecured Indebtedness of Subsidiaries in
                 excess of $5,000,000
                                                                    ------------

          (iii)  Consolidated Secured Debt [SUM OF (i) PLUS (ii)]
                                                                    ------------

      (b) Senior Preferred Stock (excluded after release of PS
          Guaranty)
                                                                    ------------

      (c) Implied Capitalization Value
                                                                    ------------
          [LINE (xv) IN ITEM 4(b) ABOVE]

      (d) (a) plus (b) divided by (c)
                                                                    ------------

Must be less than or equal to:                                      35%

9.    Minimum Market Value Net Worth (Section 9.8(g))

      (a) Market Value Net Worth

          (i)    Implied Capitalization Value
                                                                    ------------
                 [LINE (xv) IN ITEM 4(b) ABOVE]

          (ii)   Indebtedness of Borrower and Subsidiaries
                                                                    ------------

          (iii)  Market Value Net Worth [(i) MINUS (ii)]
                                                                    ------------

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      (b) $1,400,000,000

      (c) product of .75 and net proceeds of stock and unit
          offerings since June 30, 2000                             ------------

      (d) sum of (b) plus (c)
                                                                    ------------

(a)(iii) must be greater than or equal to (d)

10.   Maximum Revenue From a Single Tenant (Section 9.11)

      (a) 7.5% of Consolidated Operating Partnership's total rent
          revenue as of last day of quarter, annualized
                                                                    ------------

      (b) Identify any tenant for which rent revenue
          (exclusive of tenant reimbursements) as
          annualized exceeds amount shown in (a)
                                                                    ------------

11.   Transfers of Unencumbered Assets (Section 9.5)

      (a) Aggregate Value of all Unencumbered Assets transferred
          during measuring period
                                                                    ------------

      (b) Aggregate Value of Unencumbered Assets at start of
          current measuring period (trailing 4 quarters)
                                                                    ------------

      (c) Aggregate Value of Unencumbered Assets added during
          current measuring period
                                                                    ------------

      (d) 20% of sum of (b) and (c)
                                                                    ------------

      (e) 25% of sum of (b) and (c)
                                                                    ------------

      (f) Aggregate Value of Unencumbered Assets Sold in
          Exit Markets during current measuring period
                                                                    ------------

      (g) Aggregate Value of Unencumbered Assets Sold
          during current measuring period                           ------------

      (h) Item (f) divided by sum of (b) and (c)

If Item (h) is less than or equal to 5%, Item (a) must be less than or equal to
Item (d). If Item (h) is greater than 5%, Item (a) must be less than or equal to
Item (e).

NOTE:    To the extent of any inconsistency between the form
         of this Compliance Certificate and the terms of the
         Agreement, the terms of the Agreement shall prevail.

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                                                                       EXHIBIT I

                 SCOPE OF WORK FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS

                                     -114-
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                                                                       EXHIBIT J

                          FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT

         This Assignment Agreement (this "Assignment Agreement") between
       (the "Assignor") and         (the "Assignee") is dated as of          ,
20  . The parties hereto agree as follows:

         1. PRELIMINARY STATEMENT. The Assignor is a party to an Amended and
Restated Unsecured Revolving Credit Agreement (which, as it may be amended,
modified, renewed or extended from time to time is herein called the "Credit
Agreement") described in Item 1 of Schedule 1 attached hereto ("Schedule 1").
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings attributed to them in the Credit Agreement.

         2. ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION. 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 such that after giving effect to such assignment the Assignee shall
have purchased pursuant to this Assignment Agreement the percentage interest
specified in Item 3 of Schedule 1 of all outstanding rights and obligations
under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The aggregate
Commitment (or Loans, if the applicable Commitment has been terminated)
purchased by the Assignee hereunder is set forth in Item 4 of Schedule 1.

         3. EFFECTIVE DATE. The effective date of this Assignment Agreement (the
"Effective Date") shall be the later of the date specified in Item 5 of Schedule
1 or two (2) Business Days (or such shorter period agreed to by the
Administrative Agent) after a Notice of Assignment substantially in the form of
Exhibit "I" attached hereto has been delivered to the Agent. In no event will
the Effective Date occur if the payments required to be made by the Assignee to
the Assignor on the Effective Date under Sections 4 and 5 hereof are not made on
the proposed Effective Date, unless otherwise agreed to in writing by Assignor
and Assignee. The Assignor will notify the Assignee of the proposed Effective
Date no later than the Business Day prior to the proposed Effective Date. As of
the Effective Date, (i) the Assignee shall have the rights and obligations of a
Lender under the Loan Documents with respect to the rights and obligations
assigned to the Assignee hereunder and (ii) the Assignor shall relinquish its
rights and be released from its corresponding obligations under the Loan
Documents with respect to the rights and obligations assigned to the Assignee
hereunder.

         4. PAYMENTS OBLIGATIONS. On and after the Effective Date, the Assignee
shall be entitled to receive from the Administrative Agent all payments of
principal, interest and fees with respect to the interest assigned hereby. The
Assignee shall advance funds directly to the Administrative Agent with respect
to all Loans and reimbursement payments made on or after the Effective Date with
respect to the interest assigned hereby. [In consideration for the sale and
assignment of Loans hereunder, (i) the Assignee shall pay the Assignor, on the
Effective Date, an amount equal to the principal amount of the portion of all
Adjusted Prime Rate Loans assigned to the Assignee hereunder and (ii) with
respect to each ratable LIBOR Advance and Competitive Bid Loan made by the
Assignor and assigned to the Assignee hereunder which is

                                     -115-
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outstanding on the Effective Date, (a) on the last day of the Interest Period
therefor or (b) on such earlier date agreed to by the Assignor and the Assignee
or (c) on the date on which any such Loan either becomes due (by acceleration or
otherwise) or is prepaid (the date as described in the foregoing clauses (a),
(b) or (c) being hereinafter referred to as the "Fixed Due Date"), the Assignee
shall pay the Assignor an amount equal to the principal amount of the portion of
such Loan assigned to the Assignee which is outstanding on the Fixed Due Date.
If the Assignor and the Assignee agree that the applicable Fixed Due Date for
such Loan shall be the Effective Date, they shall agree, solely for purposes of
dividing interest paid by the Borrower on such Loan, to an alternate interest
rate applicable to the portion of such Loan assigned hereunder for the period
from the Effective Date to the end of the related Interest Period (the "Agreed
Interest Rate") and any interest received by the Assignee in excess of the
Agreed Interest Rate, with respect to such Loan for such period, shall be
remitted to the Assignor. In the event a prepayment of any Loan which is
existing on the Effective Date and assigned by the Assignor to the Assignee
hereunder occurs after the Effective Date but before the applicable Fixed Due
Date, the Assignee shall remit to the Assignor any excess of the funding
indemnification amount paid by the Borrower under Section 4.4 of the Credit
Agreement an account of such prepayment with respect to the portion of such Loan
assigned to the Assignee hereunder over the amount which would have been paid if
such prepayment amount were calculated based on the Agreed Interest Rate and
only covered the portion of the Interest Period after the Effective Date. The
Assignee will promptly remit to the Assignor (i) the portion of any principal
payments assigned hereunder and received from the Administrative Agent with
respect to any such Loan prior to its Fixed Due Date and (ii) any amounts of
interest on Loans and fees received from the Administrative Agent which relate
to the portion of the Loans assigned to the Assignee hereunder for periods prior
to the Effective Date, in the case of ratable Adjusted Prime Rate Loans or Fees,
or the Fixed Due Date, in the case of LIBOR Loans and Competitive Bid Loans, and
not previously paid by the Assignee to the Assignor.]* In the event that either
party hereto receives any payment to which the other party hereto is entitled
under this Assignment Agreement, then the party receiving such amount shall
promptly remit it to the other party hereto.

         5. FEES PAYABLE BY THE ASSIGNEE. The Assignee shall pay to the Assignor
a fee on each day on which a payment of interest or Commitment Fees or Facility
Fees is made under the Credit Agreement with respect to the amounts assigned to
the Assignee hereunder (other than a payment of interest or Commitment Fees or
Facility Fees attributable to the period prior to the Effective Date or, in the
case of LIBOR Loans and Competitive Bid Loans, the Payment Date, which the
Assignee is obligated to deliver to the Assignor pursuant to Section 4 hereof).
The amount of such fee shall be the difference between (i) the interest or fee,
as applicable, paid with respect to the amounts assigned to the Assignee
hereunder and (ii) the interest or fee, as applicable, which would have been
paid with respect to the amounts assigned to the Assignee hereunder if each
interest rate was calculated at the rate of   % rather than the actual
percentage used to calculate the interest rate paid by the Borrower or if the
Commitment Fee or Facility Fee was calculated at the rate of   % rather than the
actual percentage used to calculate the Commitment Fee or Facility Fee paid by
the borrower, as applicable. In addition, the Assignee agrees to pay    % of the
fee required to be paid to the Agent in connection with this Assignment
Agreement. [THIS SENTENCE CAN BE REVISED APPROPRIATELY BASED ON HOW THE FEE IS
BEING PAID.]

                                     -116-
<PAGE>   117
*EACH ASSIGNOR MAY INSERT ITS STANDARD PROVISIONS IN LIEU OF THE PAYMENT TERMS
INCLUDED IN SECTIONS 4 AND 5 OF THIS EXHIBIT.

         6. REPRESENTATIONS OF THE ASSIGNOR; LIMITATIONS ON THE ASSIGNOR'S
LIABILITY. The Assignor 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 created by the Assignor. It is
understood and agreed that the assignment and assumption hereunder are made
without recourse to the Assignor and that the Assignor makes no other
representation or warranty of any kind to the Assignee. Neither the Assignor nor
any of its officers, directors, employees, agents or attorneys shall be
responsible for (i) the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability,
genuineness, sufficiency or collectability of any Loan Document, including
without limitation, documents granting the Assignor and the other Lenders a
security interest in assets of the Borrower or any guarantor, (ii) any
representation, warranty or statement made in or in connection with any of the
Loan Documents, (iii) the financial condition or creditworthiness of the
Borrower or any guarantor, (iv) the performance of or compliance with any of the
terms or provisions of any of the Loan Documents, (v) inspecting any of the
Property, books or records of the Borrower, its Subsidiaries or Investment
Affiliates, (vi) the validity, enforceability, perfection, priority, condition,
value or sufficiency of any collateral securing or purporting to secure the
Loans or (vii) any mistake, error of judgment, or action taken or omitted to be
taken in connection with the Loans or the Loan Documents.

         7. REPRESENTATIONS OF THE ASSIGNEE. The Assignee (i) confirms that it
has received a copy of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents,
together with copies of the financial statements requested by the Assignee and
such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its
own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment Agreement, (ii)
agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative
Agent, the Documentation Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender and based on
such documents and information at 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) appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to
take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under the
Loan Documents as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms
thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, (iv)
agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the
obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be
performed by it as a Lender, (v) agrees that its payment instructions and notice
instructions are as set forth in the attachment to Schedule 1, (vi) confirms
that none of the funds, monies, assets or other consideration being used to make
the purchase and assumption hereunder are "plan assets" as defined under ERISA
and that its rights, benefits and interests in and under the Loan Documents will
not be "plan assets" under ERISA, [AND (vii) ATTACHES THE FORMS PRESCRIBED BY
THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES CERTIFYING THAT THE ASSIGNEE
IS ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS UNDER THE LOAN DOCUMENTS WITHOUT DEDUCTION OR
WITHHOLDING OF ANY UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAXES].**

**TO BE INSERTED IF THE ASSIGNEE IS NOT INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE
UNITED STATES, OR A STATE THEREOF.

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<PAGE>   118
         8. INDEMNITY. The Assignee agrees to indemnify and hold the Assignor
harmless against any and all losses, costs and expenses (including, without
limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees) and liabilities incurred by the Assignor
in connection with or arising in any manner from the Assignee's non-performance
of the obligations assumed under this Assignment Agreement.

         9. SUBSEQUENT ASSIGNMENTS. After the Effective Date, the Assignee shall
have the right pursuant to Section 13.3.1 of the Credit Agreement to assign the
rights which are assigned to the Assignee hereunder to any entity or person,
provided that (i) any such subsequent assignment does not violate any of the
terms and conditions of the Loan Documents or any law, rule, regulation, order,
writ, judgment, injunction or decree and that any consent required under the
terms of the Loan Documents has been obtained and (ii) unless the prior written
consent of the Assignor is obtained, the Assignee is not thereby released from
its obligations to the Assignor hereunder, if any remain unsatisfied, including,
without limitation, its obligations under Sections 4, 5 and 8 hereof.

         10. REDUCTIONS OF AGGREGATE COMMITMENT. If any reduction in the
Aggregate Commitment occurs between the date of this Assignment Agreement and
the Effective Date, the percentage interest specified in Item 3 of Schedule 1
shall remain the same, but the dollar amount purchased shall be recalculated
based on the reduced Aggregate Commitment.

         11. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Assignment Agreement and the attached Notice
of Assignment embody the entire agreement and understanding between the parties
hereto and supersede all prior agreements and understandings between the parties
hereto relating to the subject matter hereof.

         12. GOVERNING LAW. This Assignment Agreement shall be governed by the
internal law, and not the law of conflicts, of the State of Illinois.

         13. NOTICES. Notices shall be given under this Assignment Agreement in
the manner set forth in the Credit Agreement. For the purpose hereof, the
addresses of the parties hereto until notice of a change is delivered) shall be
the address set forth in the attachment to Schedule 1.

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<PAGE>   119
         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Assignment
Agreement by their duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.

                                        [NAME OF ASSIGNOR]

                                 By:
                                    --------------------------------------------
                                 Title:
                                       -----------------------------------------

                                        [NAME OF ASSIGNEE]

                                 By:
                                    --------------------------------------------
                                 Title:
                                       -----------------------------------------

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<PAGE>   120
                                  SCHEDULE 1 TO
                              ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT

1.    Description and Date of Credit Agreement:

2.    Date of Assignment Agreement:               , 20
                                        -------------    --

3.    Amounts (As of Date of Item 2 above):

           a. Aggregate Commitment
              (Loans)* under
              Credit Agreement                                    $
                                                                   ------------

           b. Assignee's Percentage
              of the Aggregate Commitment
              purchased under this
              Assignment Agreement**                                           %
                                                                   ------------

     4.       Amount of Assignee's Commitment (Loan Amount)*
              Purchased under this Assignment Agreement:          $
                                                                   ------------

     5.       Amount of Assignor's Commitment (Loan Amount)
              After Purchase under this Assignment Agreement
                                                                   ------------

     6.       Proposed Effective Date:
                                                                   ------------

Accepted and Agreed:

[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]                          [NAME OF ASSIGNEE]

By:                                         By:
   --------------------------------            ---------------------------------
Title:                                      Title:
      -----------------------------               ------------------------------

*    If a Commitment has been terminated, insert outstanding Loans in place of
     Commitment
**   Percentage taken to 10 decimal places

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                           ATTACHMENT TO SCHEDULE 1 TO
                              ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT

         Attach Assignor's Administrative Information Sheet, which must
include notice address and account information for the Assignor and the Assignee

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                                 EXHIBIT "I" TO
                              ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT

                              NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT

                                                                          , 20
                                                             -------------    --

To:       [NAME OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT]

From:     [NAME OF ASSIGNOR] (the "Assignor")

          [NAME OF ASSIGNEE] (the "Assignee")

         1. We refer to that Amended and Restated Unsecured Revolving Credit
Agreement (the "Credit Agreement") described in Item 1 of Schedule 1 attached
hereto ("Schedule 1"). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined
herein shall have the meanings attributed to them in the Credit Agreement.

         2. This Notice of Assignment (this "Notice") is given and delivered to
the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 13.3.1 of the Credit Agreement.

         3. The Assignor and the Assignee have entered into an Assignment
Agreement, dated as of         , 20  (the "Assignment"), pursuant to which,
among other things, the Assignor has sold, assigned, delegated and transferred
to the Assignee, and the Assignee has purchased, accepted and assumed from the
Assignor the percentage interest specified in Item 3 of Schedule 1 of all
outstandings, rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement. From and after
such purchase, the Assignee's Commitment shall be the amount specified in Item 4
of Schedule 1 and the Assignor's Commitment shall be the amount specified in
Item 5 of Schedule 1. The Effective Date of the Assignment shall be the later of
the date specified in Item 5 of Schedule 1 or two (2) Business Days (or such
shorter period as agreed to by the Administrative Agent) after this Notice of
Assignment and any fee required by Section 13.3.1 of the Credit Agreement have
been delivered to the Administrative Agent, provided that the Effective Date
shall not occur if any condition precedent agreed to by the Assignor and the
Assignee or set forth in Section 13 of the Credit Agreement has not been
satisfied.

         4. The Assignor and the Assignee hereby give to the Administrative
Agent notice of the assignment and delegation referred to herein. The Assignor
will confer with the Administrative Agent before the date specified in Item 6 of
Schedule 1 to determine if the Assignment Agreement will become effective on
such date pursuant to Section 3 hereof, and will confer with the Administrative
Agent to determine the Effective Date pursuant to Section 3 hereof if it occurs
thereafter. The Assignor shall notify the Administrative Agent if the Assignment
Agreement does not become effective on any proposed Effective Date as a result
of the failure to satisfy the conditions precedent agreed to by the Assignor and
the Assignee. At

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<PAGE>   123
the request of the Administrative Agent, the Assignor will give the
Administrative Agent written confirmation of the satisfaction of the conditions
precedent.

         5. The Assignor or the Assignee shall pay to the Administrative Agent
on or before the Effective Date the processing fee of $3,500 required by Section
13.3.1 of the Credit Agreement.

         6. If Notes are outstanding on the Effective Date, the Assignor and the
Assignee request and direct that the Administrative Agent prepare and cause the
Borrower to execute and deliver new Notes or, as appropriate, replacements
notes, to the Assignor and the Assignee. The Assignor and, if applicable, the
Assignee each agree to deliver to the Administrative Agent the original Note
received by it from the Borrower upon its receipt of a new Note in the
appropriate amount.

         7. The Assignee advises the Administrative Agent that notice and
payment instructions are set forth in the attachment to Schedule 1.

         8. The Assignee hereby represents and warrants that none of the funds,
monies, assets or other consideration being used to make the purchase pursuant
to the Assignment are "plan assets" as defined under ERISA and that its rights,
benefits, and interests in and under the Loan Documents will not be "plan
assets" under ERISA.

         9. The Assignee authorizes the Administrative Agent to act as its agent
under the Loan Documents in accordance with the terms thereof. The Assignee
acknowledges that the Administrative Agent has no duty to supply information
with respect to the Borrower or the Loan Documents to the Assignee until the
Assignee becomes a party to the Credit Agreement.*

*May be eliminated if Assignee is a party to the Credit Agreement prior to the
Effective Date.

[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]                          [NAME OF ASSIGNEE]

By:                                         By:
   ------------------------------              ---------------------------------
Title:                                      Title:
      ---------------------------                 ------------------------------

ACKNOWLEDGED AND CONSENTED TO
BY BANK ONE, NA,
as Administrative Agent

By:
   ------------------------------
Title:
      ---------------------------

                 [ATTACH PHOTOCOPY OF SCHEDULE 1 TO ASSIGNMENT]

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<PAGE>   124
                                                                       EXHIBIT K

                          FORM OF DESIGNATION AGREEMENT

                            Dated              , 20
                                 --------------    --

         Reference is made to the Amended and Restated Unsecured Revolving
Credit Agreement dated as of June 30, 2000 (as amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement") among First
Industrial, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the "Borrower"), First
Industrial Realty Trust, Inc., the Lenders parties thereto, UBS Warburg LLC, as
Syndication Agent, Bank of America, N.A., as Documentation Agent and Bank One,
NA, as Administrative Agent (the "Administrative Agent") for the Lenders. Terms
defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein with the same meaning.

         [NAME OF DESIGNOR] (the "Designor"), [NAME OF DESIGNATED LENDER] (the
"Designee"), the Administrative Agent and the Borrower agree as follows:

         1. The Designor hereby designates the Designee, and the Designee hereby
accepts such designation, to have a right to make Competitive Bid Loans pursuant
to Section 2.16 of the Credit Agreement. Any assignment by Designor to Designee
of its rights to make a Competitive Bid Loan pursuant to such Section 2.16 shall
be effective at the time of the funding for such Competitive Bid Loan and not
before such time.

         2. Except as set forth in Section 7 below, the Designor makes no
representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility pursuant to this
Designation Agreement with respect to (a) 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 any Loan Document or any other instrument and document furnished pursuant
thereto and (b) the financial condition of the Borrower or General Partner or
the performance or observance by the Borrower or General Partner of any of their
respective obligations under any Loan Document or any other instrument or
document furnished pursuant thereto. (It is acknowledged that the Designor may
make representations and warranties of the type described above in other
agreements to which the Designor is a party).

         3. The Designee (a) confirms that it has received a copy of each Loan
Document, together with copies of the financial statements referred to in
Section 8.2 of the Credit Agreement and such other documents and information as
it has deemed appropriate to make its own independent credit analysis and
decision to enter into this Designation Agreement, (b) agrees that it will,
independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Designor
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 any Loan Document; (c) confirms that it is a Designated
Lender; (d) appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action
as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers and discretion under any Loan
Document as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms thereof,
together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto,
and (e) agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the
obligations which by the terms of any Loan Document are required to be performed
by it as a Lender.

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<PAGE>   125
         4. The Designee hereby appoints the Designor as the Designee's agent
and attorney in fact, and grants to the Designor an irrevocable power of
attorney, to deliver and receive all communications and notices under the Credit
Agreement and other Loan Documents and to exercise on the Designee's behalf all
rights to vote and to grant and make approvals, waivers, consents or amendment
to or under the Credit Agreement or other Loan Documents. Any document executed
by the Designor on the Designee's behalf in connection with the Credit Agreement
or other Loan Documents shall be binding on the Designee. The Borrower, the
Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders may rely on and are beneficiaries
of the preceding provisions.

         5. Following the execution of this Designation Agreement by the
Designor and its Designee, it will be delivered to the Administrative Agent for
acceptance and recording by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower. The
effective date for this Designation Agreement (the "Effective Date") shall be
the date of acceptance hereof by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower,
unless otherwise specified on the signature page thereto.

         6. The Administrative Agent shall not institute or join any other
person in instituting against the Designee any bankruptcy, reorganization,
arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceeding, or other proceeding under any
federal or state bankruptcy or similar law, for one year and a day after the
Maturity Date.

         7. The Borrower shall not institute or join any other person in
instituting against the Designee any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement,
insolvency or liquidation proceeding, or other proceeding under any federal or
state bankruptcy or similar law, for one year and a day after the Maturity Date.

         8. The Designor unconditionally agrees to pay or reimburse the Designee
and save the Designee harmless against all liabilities, obligations, losses,
damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements
of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed or asserted by any of the
parties to the Loan Documents against the Designee, in its capacity as such, in
any way relating to or arising out of this Designation Agreement or any other
Loan Documents or any action taken or omitted by the Designee hereunder or
thereunder, provided that the Designor shall not be liable for any portion of
such liabilities, obligations, losses, damage, penalties, actions, judgments,
suits, costs, expenses or disbursements if the same results from the Designee's
gross negligence or willful misconduct.

         9. Upon such acceptance and recording of this Designation Agreement by
the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, as of the Effective Date, the
Designee shall be entitled to the benefits of the Credit Agreement with a right
to fund and receive payment of the principal and interest on Competitive Bid
Loans pursuant to Section 2.16 of the Credit Agreement and otherwise with the
rights and obligations of a Participant of Designor thereunder.

         10. This Designation Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of Illinois, without reference to the
provisions thereof regarding conflicts of law.

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<PAGE>   126
         11. This Designation 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 Designation Agreement by facsimile
transmission shall be effective as of delivery of a manually executed
counterpart of this Designation Agreement.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Designor and the Designee, intending to be
legally bound, have caused this Designation Agreement to be executed by their
officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written.

Effective Date9                     ,    , 20
                -------------------- ----    --

                                               [NAME OF DESIGNOR], as Designor

                                               By:
                                               ---------------------------------
                                               Title:
                                               ---------------------------------

                                               [NAME OF DESIGNATED LENDER],
                                               as Designee

                                               By:
                                               ---------------------------------
                                               Title:
                                               ---------------------------------

                                               Applicable Lending Office (and
                                               address for notices):

                                                            [ADDRESS]

Accepted this      day of                , 20
              ----        ---------------    --

[AGENT], as Administrative Agent               [FIRST INDUSTRIAL, L.P.]
                                               By:  FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY
                                               TRUST, INC., its general partner

By:                                            By:
   ---------------------------------              ------------------------------
Title:                                         Title:
      ------------------------------                 ---------------------------

------------------------
9       This date should be no earlier than five Business Days after the
delivery of this Designation Agreement to the Administrative Agent.

                                     -126-

<PAGE>   127

                                    EXHIBIT L

                        AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED
                      UNSECURED REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

         This Amendment to the Amended and Restated Unsecured Revolving Credit
Agreement (the "Agreement") is made as of             ,    , by and among First
Industrial, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Borrower") First Industrial
Realty Trust, Inc., Bank One, NA, individually and as "Administrative Agent,"
and one or more new or existing "Lenders" shown on the signature pages hereof.

RECITALS

A. Borrower, Administrative Agent and certain other Lenders have entered into an
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 30, 2000 (as amended, the
"Credit Agreement"). All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined
shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

B. Pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, the Lenders initially agreed
to provide Borrower with a revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal
amount of up to $          .  The Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders now desire to amend the Credit Agreement in order to, among other things
(i) increase the Aggregate Commitment to $                  ; and (ii) admit
[name of new banks] as "Lenders" under the Credit Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing Recitals and for other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

AGREEMENTS

1. The foregoing Recitals to this Amendment hereby are incorporated into and
made part of this Amendment.

2. From and after          ,      (the "Effective Date") (i) [name of new banks]
shall be considered as "Lenders" under the Credit Agreement and the Loan
Documents, and (ii) [name of existing lenders] shall each be deemed to have
increased its Commitment to the amount shown next to their respective signatures
on the signature pages of this Amendment, each having a Commitment in the amount
shown next to their respective signatures on the signature pages of this
Amendment. The Borrower shall, on or before the Effective Date, execute and
deliver to each of such new or existing Lenders a new or amended and restated
Note in the amount of such Commitment (and in the case of a new Lender, a
Competitive Bid Note as well).

3. From and after the Effective Date, the Aggregate Commitment shall equal
           Million Dollars ($   ,000,000).

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<PAGE>   128

4. For purposes of Section 15.1 of the Credit Agreement (Giving Notice), the
address(es) and facsimile number(s) for [name of new banks] shall be as
specified below their respective signature(s) on the signature pages of this
Amendment.

5. The Borrower hereby represents and warrants that, as of the Effective Date,
there is no Default or Event of Default, the representations and warranties
contained in Articles VI and VII of the Credit Agreement are true and correct as
of such and the Borrower has no offsets or claims against any of the Lenders.

6. As expressly modified as provided herein, the Credit Agreement shall continue
in full force and effect.

7. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which
taken together shall constitute one agreement, and any of the parties hereto may
execute this Amendment by signing any such counterpart.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this Amendment as of
the date first written above.

FIRST INDUSTRIAL, L.P.

By:  FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST, INC., its general partner

By:
Print Name:
Title:

First Industrial, L.P.
c/o First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.
311 South Wacker Drive, Suite 400
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Attention:  Mr. Scott Musil
Facsimile:  (312) 895-9380

FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST, INC.

By:
Print Name:
Title:

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BANK ONE, NA, Individually and as Administrative Agent

By:
Print Name:
Title:

1 Bank One Plaza
Chicago, Illinois  60670
Facsimile:  312/732-1117
Attention:  Corporate Real Estate
Amount of Commitment:  $

[NAME OF NEW LENDER]

By:
Print Name:
Title:

[Address of New Lender]
Phone:
Facsimile:
Attention:

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                                  SCHEDULE 2.2

                                  UPFRONT FEES

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                Lender's Commitment Amount                                     Lender's Upfront Fee
               (based on Commitment Offered)                         (applied to final allocated Commitment)
            ----------------------------------                       ---------------------------------------
            <S>                                                      <C>

                        $40,000,000                                                   0.65%
            $35,000,000 or more, but less than                                        0.60%
                        $40,000,000
            $25,000,000 or more, but less than                                        0.50%
                        $35,000,000
                   Less than $25,00,000                                               0.40%

</TABLE>

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                                  SCHEDULE 6.9

                              LITIGATION (BORROWER)

                                      NONE

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<PAGE>   132

                                  SCHEDULE 6.19

                            ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE

                                 (see attached)

                                     -132-

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                                  SCHEDULE 6.24

                                   TRADE NAMES

                First Industrial (Michigan), Limited Partnership

                First Industrial (Minnesota), Limited Partnership

                       First Industrial (Tennessee), L.P.

                          First Industrial Realty, Inc.

                 First Industrial (Alabama), Limited Partnership

                      First Industrial, Limited Partnership

      First Industrial Financing Partnership (Alabama), Limited Partnership

           First Industrial Financing Partnership, Limited Partnership

     First Industrial Financing Partnership (Minnesota), Limited Partnership

     First Industrial Financial Partnership (Wisconsin), Limited Partnership

    First Industrial MP, L.P. dba First Industrial Mortgage Partnership, L.P.

                                     -133-

<PAGE>   134

                                  SCHEDULE 6.25

                             SUBSIDIARIES (BORROWER)

First Industrial Financing Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership*

First Industrial Pennsylvania, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership*

First Industrial Harrisburg, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership*

First Industrial Securities, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership*

First Industrial Mortgage Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership*

First Industrial Indianapolis Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership*

First Industrial Development Services, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership*

TK-SV, Ltd.*

* Borrower owns 99% limited partnership interest in this entity.

                                     -134-

<PAGE>   135

                                  SCHEDULE 6.26

                    UNENCUMBERED ASSETS AS OF MARCH 31, 2000

FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST, INC.
SCHEDULE OF UNENCUMBERED ASSETS
@ 3/31/00

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                  ACQUIRED/   YEAR BUILT/      BUILDING       LAND AREA   # OF      GLA
     BUILDING ADDRESS            LOCATION         DEVELOPED    RENOVATED         TYPE          (ACRES)  BUILDINGS  SQ FT
-------------------------- --------------------- ------------ ------------ -----------------  ----------  -----   ----------
<S>                        <C>                   <C>          <C>          <C>                <C>         <C>     <C>

  ATLANTA
  -------
  1650 GA Highway 155            McDonough, GA       Acquired     1991      Bulk Warehouse      12.80       1      228,400
  14101 Industrial Park
  Boulevard                      Covington, GA       Acquired     1984      Light Industrial     9.25       1       92,160
  801-804 Blacklawn Road          Conyers, GA        Acquired     1982      Bulk Warehouse       6.67       1      111,185
  1665 Dogwood Drive              Conyers, GA        Acquired     1973       Manufacturing       9.46       1      198,000
  1715 Dogwood Drive              Conyers, GA        Acquired     1973       Manufacturing       4.61       1      100,000
  11235 Harland Drive            Covington, GA       Acquired     1988      Light Industrial     5.39       1       32,361
  700 Westlake Parkway            Atlanta, GA        Acquired     1990      Light Industrial     3.50       1       56,400
  800 Westlake Parkway            Atlanta, GA        Acquired     1991      Bulk Warehouse       7.40       1      132,400
  4050 Southmeadow Parkway        Atlanta, GA        Acquired     1991      Reg. Warehouse       6.60       1       87,328
  4051 Southmeadow Parkway        Atlanta, GA        Acquired     1989      Bulk Warehouse      11.20       1      171,671
  4071 Southmeadow Parkway        Atlanta, GA        Acquired     1991      Bulk Warehouse      17.80       1      209,918
  4081 Southmeadow Parkway        Atlanta, GA        Acquired     1989      Bulk Warehouse      12.83       1      254,172
  1875 Rockdale Industrial
  Blvd.                           Conyers, GA        Acquired     1966       Manufacturing       5.70       1      121,600
  3312 N. Berkeley Lake Road       Duluth, GA        Acquired     1969      Bulk Warehouse      52.11       1    1,040,296
  370 Great Southwest Parkway     Atlanta, GA        Acquired     1986     Light Industrial      8.06       2      150,536
  3495 Bankhead                   Atlanta, GA        Acquired     1986      Bulk Warehouse      20.50       2      408,819
  955 Cobb Place                  Kennesaw, GA       Acquired     1991      Reg. Warehouse       8.73       1       97,518
  6105 Boatroack                  Atlanta, GA        Acquired     1972      Light Industrial     1.79       1       32,000
  1640 Sands Place                Marietta, GA       Acquired     1977      Light Industrial     1.97       1       35,425
  7000 Highland Parkway            Smyrna, GA        Acquired     1998      Bulk Warehouse      10.00       1      123,808
  2084 Lake Industrial Court      Conyers, GA        Acquired     1998      Bulk Warehouse      13.74       1      180,000
1 1005 Sigman Road                Conyers, GA        Acquired     1986      Bulk Warehouse       9.12       1      127,338
1 2050 East Park Drive            Conyers, GA        Acquired     1998      Reg. Warehouse       5.46       1       90,289
  1003 Sigman Road                Conyers, GA        Acquired     1996      Bulk Warehouse      11.30       1      123,457
1 201 Greenwood                  McDonough, GA      Developed     1999      Bulk Warehouse      39.00       1      800,000
                                                                                              -------     ----------------
                                                                          Subtotal or Average  294.99      27    5,005,081
                                                                                              -------     ----------------

  BALTIMORE
  ---------
2 3431 Benson                    Baltimore, MD       Acquired     1988     Light Industrial      3.48       1       60,227
3 1801 Portal                    Baltimore, MD       Acquired     1987     Light Industrial      3.72       1       57,600
3 1811 Portal                    Baltimore, MD       Acquired     1987     Light Industrial      3.32       1       60,000
3 1831 Portal                    Baltimore, MD       Acquired     1990     Light Industrial      3.18       1       46,522
4 1821 Portal                    Baltimore, MD       Acquired     1986     Light Industrial      4.63       1       86,234
1 6615 Tributary                 Baltimore, MD       Acquired     1987     Light Industrial      4.36       1       65,860
1 7340 Executive                 Frederick, MD       Acquired     1988         R&D/Flex          9.38       1       78,418
5 4845 Governers Way             Frederick, MD       Acquired     1988     Light Industrial      5.47       1       83,064
6 8900 Yellow Brick Road         Baltimore, MD       Acquired     1982     Light Industrial      5.80       1       60,000
7 7476 New Ridge                  Hanover, MD        Acquired     1987     Light Industrial     18.00       1       71,866
8 8779 Greenwood Place             Savage, MD        Acquired     1978      Bulk Warehouse       8.00       1      142,140
                                                                                              -------     ----------------
                                                                          Subtotal or Average   69.34       11     811,931
                                                                                              -------     ----------------

  BATON ROUGE
  -----------
  11200 Industiplex Blvd        Baton Rouge, LA      Acquired     1986     Light Industrial      3.00       1       42,355
  11441 Industriplex Blvd       Baton Rouge, LA      Acquired     1987     Light Industrial      2.40       1       35,596
  11301 Industriplex Blvd       Baton Rouge, LA      Acquired     1985     Light Industrial      2.50       1       38,396
  6565 Exchequer Drive          Baton Rouge, LA      Acquired     1986      Bulk Warehouse       5.30       1      108,800
                                                                                              -------     ----------------
                                                                          Subtotal or Average   13.20       4      225,147
                                                                                              -------     ----------------

  CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
  --------------------
1 1214-B Freedom Road        Cranberry Township, PA  Acquired     1982      Reg. Warehouse       5.99       1       32,779
1 401 Russell Drive              Middletown, PA     Developed     1990      Reg. Warehouse       5.20       1       52,800
1 2700 Commerce Drive            Middletown, PA     Developed     1990      Reg. Warehouse       3.60       1       32,000
1 2701 Commerce Drive            Middletown, PA     Developed     1989     Light Industrial      6.40       1       48,000
1 2780 Commerce Drive            Middletown, PA     Developed     1989     Light Industrial      2.00       1       21,600
1 7125 Grayson Road              Harrisburg, PA      Acquired     1991      Bulk Warehouse      17.17       1      300,000

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<S>                            <C>                   <C>          <C>         <C>                    <C>      <C>      <C>
 1 7253 Grayson Road            Harrisburg, PA        Acquired      1990        Bulk Warehouse         12.42     1       198,386
 9 400 First Street             Middletown, PA        Acquired    1963/1996     Bulk Warehouse         14.88     1       167,500
 9 401 First Street             Middletown, PA        Acquired    1963/1996     Bulk Warehouse         43.55     1       490,140
 9 500 Industrial Lane          Middletown, PA        Acquired    1970/1996     Bulk Warehouse         10.29     1       115,890
 9 600 Hunter Lane              Middletown, PA       Developed      1996        Bulk Warehouse         14.77     1       216,387
 9 300 Hunter Lane              Middletown, PA       Developed      1996        Bulk Warehouse         16.71     1       321,333
 9 Fruehauf Building #6         Middletown, PA       Developed      1998        Bulk Warehouse          0.00     1       242,824
10 3380 Susquehanna Trail
   North                           York, PA           Acquired      1990        Bulk Warehouse         10.00     1       112,500
10 495 East Locust Lane            York, PA           Acquired      1993        Bulk Warehouse         15.00     1       200,000
10 350 Old Silver Springs
   Road                        Mechanicsburg, PA      Acquired      1968       Light Industrial        20.00     1       264,120
10 4500 Westport Drive         Mechanicsburg, PA      Acquired      1996        Bulk Warehouse         11.20     1       178,600
10 10 Weaver Road                 Denver, PA          Acquired      1974        Bulk Warehouse         85.00     1       623,832
                                                                                                    --------  ------------------
                                                                              Subtotal or Average     294.18    18     3,618,691
                                                                                                    --------  ------------------

   CHICAGO
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   2300 Hammond Drive           Schaumburg, IL        Acquired       1970      Light Industrial         4.13     1        77,000
   6500 North Lincoln Avenue   Lincolnwood, IL        Acquired     1965/88     Light Industrial         2.52     1        63,050
   3600 West Pratt Avenue      Lincolnwood, IL        Acquired     1953/88      Bulk Warehouse          6.35     1       205,481
   917 North Shore Drive        Lake Bluff, IL        Acquired       1974      Light Industrial         4.27     1        84,575
   6750 South Sayre Avenue     Bedford Park, IL       Acquired       1975      Light Industrial         2.51     1        63,383
   85 Slawin Court            Mount Prospect, IL      Acquired       1992          R&D/Flex             3.71     1        38,150
   2300 Windsor Court            Addison, IL          Acquired       1986       Bulk Warehouse          6.80     1       105,100
   3505 Thayer Court              Aurora, IL          Acquired       1989      Light Industrial         4.60     1        64,220
   3600 Thayer Court              Aurora, IL          Acquired       1989      Light Industrial         6.80     1        66,958
   736-776 Industrial Drive      Elmhurst, IL         Acquired       1975      Light Industrial         3.79     1        80,520
 1 480 East 14th St.         Chicago, Heights, IL     Acquired       1958       Bulk Warehouse         11.66     1       284,135
   305-311 Era Drive            Northbrook, IL        Acquired       1978      Light Industrial         1.82     1        27,549
   700-714 Landwehr Road        Northbrook, IL        Acquired       1978      Light Industrial         1.99     1        41,835
   4330 South Racine Avenue       Chicago, IL         Acquired       1978        Manufacturing          5.57     1       168,000
   13040 S. Crawford Ave.          Alsip, IL          Acquired       1976       Bulk Warehouse         15.12     1       400,076
   12241 Melrose Street        Franklin Park, IL      Acquired       1969      Light Industrial         2.47     1        77,301
   12301-12325 S Laramie Ave      Alsip, IL           Acquired       1975       Bulk Warehouse          8.83     1       204,586
   6300 W. Howard Street          Niles, IL           Acquired    1956/1964      Manufacturing         19.50     1       364,000
   301 Hintz                     Wheeling, IL         Acquired       1960        Manufacturing          2.51     1        43,636
   301 Alice                     Wheeling, IL         Acquired       1965      Light Industrial         2.88     1        65,450
   410 W 169th St             South Holland, IL       Acquired       1974       Bulk Warehouse          6.40     1       151,436
   1001 Commerce Court        Buffalo Grove, IL       Acquired       1989      Light Industrial         5.37     1        84,956
   11939 S Central Avenue         Alsip, IL           Acquired       1972       Bulk Warehouse         12.60     1       320,171
   405 East Shawmut              LaGrange, IL         Acquired       1965      Light Industrial         3.39     1        59,075
   5555 West 70th Place        Bedford Park, IL       Acquired       1973        Manufacturing          2.50     1        41,531
   3200-3250 South St. Louis     Chicago, IL          Acquired       1968      Light Industrial         8.66     2        74,685
   3110-3130 South St. Louis     Chicago, IL          Acquired       1968      Light Industrial         4.00     1        23,254
   7301 South Hamlin              Chicago, IL         Acquired    1975/1986    Light Industrial         1.49     1        56,017
   7401 South  Pulaski            Chicago, IL         Acquired    1975/1986     Bulk Warehouse          5.36     1       213,670
   3900 West 74th Street          Chicago, IL         Acquired    1975/1986     Reg. Warehouse          2.13     1        66,000
   7501 S. Pulaski                Chicago, IL         Acquired    1975/1986     Bulk Warehouse          3.88     1       159,728
   385 Fenton Lane             West Chicago, IL       Acquired       1990       Bulk Warehouse          6.79     1       182,000
   335 Crossroad Parkway       Bolingbrook, IL        Acquired       1996       Bulk Warehouse         12.86     1       288,000
   10435 Seymour Avenue       Franklin Park, IL       Acquired       1967      Light Industrial         1.85     1        53,500
   905 Paramount                 Batavia, IL          Acquired       1977      Light Industrial         2.60     1        60,000
   1005 Paramount                Batavia, IL          Acquired       1978      Light Industrial         2.50     1        64,574
   34-45 Lake Street            Northlake, IL         Acquired       1978       Bulk Warehouse          5.71     1       124,804
   2120-24 Roberts              Broadview, IL         Acquired       1960      Light Industrial         2.30     1        60,009
   4309 South Morgan Street      Chicago, IL          Acquired       1975        Manufacturing          6.91     1       200,000
   405-17 University Drive    Arlington Hts., IL      Acquired       1977      Light Industrial         2.42     1        56,400

                                                                                                     -------   -----------------
                                                                              Subtotal or Average     217.55    41     4,864,815
                                                                                                     -------   -----------------

   CINCINNATI
   ----------
   4860 Duff Drive              Cincinnati, OH        Acquired      1979       Light Industrial         1.02     1        15,986
   4866 Duff Drive              Cincinnati, OH        Acquired      1979       Light Industrial         1.02     1        16,000
   4884 Duff Drive              Cincinnati, OH        Acquired      1979       Light Industrial         1.59     1        25,000
   4890 Duff Drive              Cincinnati, OH        Acquired      1979       Light Industrial         1.59     1        25,018
   636-9643 Interocean  Drive   Cincinnati, OH        Acquired      1983       Light Industrial         4.13     1        29,371
   12072 Best Place             Springboro, OH        Acquired      1984        Bulk Warehouse          7.80     1       112,500
   901 Pleasant Valley Drive    Springboro, OH        Acquired      1984       Light Industrial         7.70     1        69,220
   4440 Mulhauser Road          Cincinnati, OH       Developed      1999        Bulk Warehouse         15.26     1       240,000
                                                                                                     -------  -------------------
                                                                              Subtotal or Average      40.11     8       333,095
                                                                                                     -------  -------------------
   CLEVELAND
   ---------
   6675 Parkland Blvd              Salon, OH          Acquired      1991           R&D/Flex            10.41     1       102,500
   21510-21600 Alexander
   Road (af)                       Oakwood, OH        Acquired      1985       Light Industrial         5.70     3       106,721

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<S>                            <C>                   <C>        <C>      <C>                     <C>          <C>         <C>
5405 & 5505 Valley Belt         Independence, OH      Acquired    1983    Light Industrial           6.23            2        62,395
Road (ad)
                                                                                                 --------     ----------------------
                                                                         Subtotal or Average        22.34            6       271,616
                                                                                                 --------     ----------------------

COLUMBUS
6911 Americana Parkway            Columbus, OH        Acquired    1980    Light Industrial           4.05            1        57,255
3800 Lockbourne                   Columbus, OH        Acquired    1986     Bulk Warehouse           22.12            1       404,734
Industrial Pkwy
3880 Groveport Road                 Obetz, OH         Acquired    1986     Bulk Warehouse           43.41            1       705,600
1819 North Walcutt Road           Columbus, OH        Acquired    1973     Bulk Warehouse           11.33            1       243,000
4300 Cemetery Road                 Hillard, OH        Acquired    1968     Manufacturing            62.71            1       255,470
4115 Leap Road                     Hillard, OH        Acquired    1977        R&D/Flex              18.66            2       217,612
3300 Lockbourne                   Columbus, OH        Acquired    1964     Bulk Warehouse           17.00            1       300,200
                                                                                                 --------     ----------------------
                                                                         Subtotal or Average       179.28            8     2,183,871
                                                                                                 --------     ----------------------

DALLAS
1275-1281 Roundtable Drive         Dallas, TX         Acquired    1966    Light Industrial           1.75            1        30,642
2406-2416 Walnut Ridge             Dallas, TX         Acquired    1978    Light Industrial           1.76            1        44,000
12750 Perimiter Drive              Dallas, TX         Acquired    1979     Bulk Warehouse            6.72            1       178,200
1324-1343 Roundtable Drive         Dallas, TX         Acquired    1972    Light Industrial           2.09            1        47,000
1405-1409 Avenue II East        Grand Prairie, TX     Acquired    1969    Light Industrial           1.79            1        36,000
2651-2677 Manana                   Dallas, TX         Acquired    1966    Light Industrial           2.55            1        82,229
2401-2419 Walnut Ridge             Dallas, TX         Acquired    1978    Light Industrial           1.20            1        30,000
4248-4252 Simonton              Farmers Ranch, TX     Acquired    1973     Bulk Warehouse            8.18            1       205,693
900-906 Great Southwest Pkwy      Arlington, TX       Acquired    1972    Light Industrial           3.20            1        69,761
2179 Shiloh Road                   Garland, TX        Acquired    1982     Reg. Warehouse            3.63            1        65,700
2159 Shiloh Road                   Garland, TX        Acquired    1982        R&D/Flex               1.15            1        20,800
2701 Shiloh Road                   Garland, TX        Acquired    1981     Bulk Warehouse            8.20            1       214,650
12784 Perimeter Drive              Dallas, TX         Acquired    1981    Light Industrial           4.57            3        95,671
3000 West Commerce                 Dallas, TX         Acquired    1980     Manufacturing            11.23            1       128,478
3030 Hansboro                      Dallas, TX         Acquired    1971     Bulk Warehouse            3.71            1       100,000
5222 Cockrell Hill                 Dallas, TX         Acquired    1973     Manufacturing             4.79            1        96,506
405-407 113th                     Arlington, TX       Acquired    1969    Light Industrial           2.75            1        60,000
816 111th Street                  Arlington, TX       Acquired    1972    Light Industrial           2.89            1        65,000
1017-25 Jacksboro Highway        Fort Worth, TX       Acquired    1970    Light Industrial           1.49            1        30,000
7341 Dogwood Park              Richland Hills, TX     Acquired    1973    Light Industrial           1.09            1        20,000
7427 Dogwood Park              Richland Hills, TX     Acquired    1973    Light Industrial           1.60            1        27,500
7348-54 Tower Street           Richland Hills, TX     Acquired    1978    Light Industrial           1.09            1        20,000
7370 Dogwood Park              Richland Hills, TX     Acquired    1980    Light Industrial           1.18            1        18,500
7339-41 Tower Street           Richland Hills, TX     Acquired    1980    Light Industrial           0.95            1        17,600
7437-45 Tower Street           Richland Hills, TX     Acquired    1977    Light Industrial           1.16            1        20,000
7331-59 Airport Freeway        Richland Hills, TX     Acquired    1987        R&D/Flex               2.63            1        37,800
7338-60 Dogwood Park           Richland Hills, TX     Acquired    1978        R&D/Flex               1.51            1        26,208
7450-70 Dogwood Park           Richland Hills, TX     Acquired    1985    Light Industrial           0.88            1        18,000
7423-49 Airport Freeway        Richland Hills, TX     Acquired    1985        R&D/Flex               2.39            1        33,810
7400 Whitehall Street          Richland Hills, TX     Acquired    1994    Light Industrial           1.07            1        21,750
1602-1654 Terre Colony             Dallas, TX         Acquired    1981     Bulk Warehouse            5.72            1       130,949
                                                                                                 --------     ----------------------
                                                                         Subtotal or Average        94.92           33     1,992,447
                                                                                                 --------     ----------------------

DAYTON
6094-6104 Executive Blvd        Huber Heights, OH     Acquired    1975    Light Industrial           3.33            1        43,200
6202-6220 Executive Blvd        Huber Heights, OH     Acquired    1996    Light Industrial           3.79            1        64,000
6268-6294 Executive Blvd        Huber Heights, OH     Acquired    1989    Light Industrial           4.03            1        60,800
5749-5753 Executive Blvd        Huber Heights, OH     Acquired    1975    Light Industrial           1.15            1        12,000
6230-6266 Executive Blvd        Huber Heights, OH     Acquired    1979    Light Industrial           5.30            1        84,000
2200-2224 Sandridge Road           Moriane, OH        Acquired    1983    Light Industrial           2.96            1        58,746
8119-8137 Uehling Lane             Dayton, OH         Acquired    1978        R&D/Flex               1.15            1        20,000
                                                                                                 --------     ----------------------
                                                                         Subtotal or Average        21.71            7       342,746
                                                                                                 --------     ----------------------

DENVER
7100 North Broadway - 1            Denver, CO         Acquired    1978    Light Industrial          16.80            1        32,269
7100 North Broadway - 2            Denver, CO         Acquired    1978    Light Industrial          16.90            1        32,500
7100 North Broadway - 3            Denver, CO         Acquired    1978    Light Industrial          11.60            1        22,259
7100 North Broadway - 5            Denver, CO         Acquired    1978    Light Industrial          15.00            1        28,789
7100 North Broadway - 6            Denver, CO         Acquired    1978    Light Industrial          22.50            1        38,255
20100 East 32nd Avenue Parkway     Aurora, CO         Acquired    1997        R&D/Flex               4.10            1        51,300
15700-15820 West 6th Avenue        Golden, CO         Acquired    1978    Light Industrial           1.92            1        52,767
15850-15884 West 6th Avenue        Golden, CO         Acquired    1978    Light Industrial           1.92            1        31,856
5454 Washington                    Denver, CO         Acquired    1985    Light Industrial           4.00            1        34,740
5801 West 6th Avenue              Lakewood, CO        Acquired    1980    Light Industrial           1.03            1        15,500
5805 West 6th Avenue              Lakewood, CO        Acquired    1980    Light Industrial           1.03            1        20,358
5815 West 6th Avenue              Lakewood, CO        Acquired    1980    Light Industrial           1.03            1        20,765
5825 West 6th Avenue              Lakewood, CO        Acquired    1980        R&D/Flex               1.03            1        20,748
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<CAPTION>
<S>                           <C>                 <C>            <C>       <C>                     <C>              <C>   <C>
5835 West 6th Avenue           Lakewood, CO        Acquired      1980      Light Industrial         1.03            1      20,490
525 East 70th Street            Denver, CO         Acquired      1985      Light Industrial         5.18            1      12,000
565 East 70th Street            Denver, CO         Acquired      1985      Light Industrial         5.18            1      29,990
605 East 70th Street            Denver, CO         Acquired      1985      Light Industrial         5.18            1      34,000
625 East 70th Street            Denver, CO         Acquired      1985      Light Industrial         5.18            1      24,000
665 East 70th Street            Denver, CO         Acquired      1985      Light Industrial         5.18            1      24,000
700 West 48th Street            Denver, CO         Acquired      1984      Light Industrial         5.40            1      53,431
702 West 48th Street            Denver, CO         Acquired      1984      Light Industrial         5.40            1      23,820
800 East 73rd Street            Denver, CO         Acquired      1984          R&D/Flex             4.50            1      49,360
850 East 73rd Street            Denver, CO         Acquired      1984          R&D/Flex             4.50            1      38,962
6425 North Washington           Denver, CO         Acquired      1983          R&D/Flex             4.05            1      82,120
3370 North Peoria Street        Aurora, CO         Acquired      1978          R&D/Flex             1.64            1      25,520
3390 North Peoria Street        Aurora, CO         Acquired      1978          R&D/Flex             1.46            1      22,699
3508-3538 North Peoria Street   Aurora, CO         Acquired      1978          R&D/Flex             2.61            1      40,653
3568 North Peoria Street        Aurora, CO         Acquired      1978          R&D/Flex             2.24            1      34,937
4785 Elati                      Denver, CO         Acquired      1972      Light Industrial         3.34            1      34,777
4770 Fox Street                 Denver, CO         Acquired      1972      Light Industrial         3.38            1      26,565
1550 W. Evans                   Denver, CO         Acquired      1975      Light Industrial         3.92            1      78,788
3751-71 Revere Evans            Denver, CO         Acquired      1980       Reg. Warehouse          2.41            1      55,027
3871 Revere                     Denver, CO         Acquired      1980       Reg. Warehouse          3.19            1      75,265
5454 Havana Street              Denver, CO         Acquired      1980          R&D/Flex             2.68            1      42,504
5500 Havana Street              Denver, CO         Acquired      1980          R&D/Flex             2.19            1      34,776
4570 Ivy Street                 Denver, CO         Acquired      1985      Light Industrial         1.77            1      31,355
5855 Stapleton Drive North      Denver, CO         Acquired      1985      Light Industrial         2.33            1      41,268
5885 Stapleton Drive North      Denver, CO         Acquired      1985      Light Industrial         3.05            1      53,893
5200-5280 North Broadway        Denver, CO         Acquired      1977      Light Industrial         1.54            1      31,780
5977-5995 North Broadway        Denver, CO         Acquired      1978      Light Industrial         4.96            1      50,280
2952-5978 North Broadway        Denver, CO         Acquired      1978      Light Industrial         7.91            1      88,977
6400 North Broadway             Denver, CO         Acquired      1982      Light Industrial         4.51            1      69,430
875 Parfet                     Lakewood, CO        Acquired      1975      Light Industrial         3.06            1      49,216
4721 Ironton Street             Denver, CO         Acquired      1969          R&D/Flex             2.84            1      50,160
833 Parfet Street              Lakewood, CO        Acquired      1974          R&D/Flex             2.57            1      24,800
11005 West 8th Avenue          Lakewood, CO        Acquired      1974      Light Industrial         2.57            1      25,672
7100 North Broadway - 7         Denver, CO         Acquired      1985          R&D/Flex             2.30            1      24,822
7100 North Broadway - 8         Denver, CO         Acquired      1985          R&D/Flex             2.30            1       9,107
6804 East 48th Avenue           Denver, CO         Acquired      1973          R&D/Flex             2.23            1      46,464
445 Bryant Street               Denver, CO         Acquired      1960      Light Industrial         6.31            1     292,472
East 47th Drive - A             Denver, CO        Developed      1997          R&D/Flex             3.00            1      51,200
7025 South Revere Parkway       Denver, CO        Developed      1997          R&D/Flex             3.20            1      59,270
9500 West 49th Street - A     Wheatridge, CO      Developed      1997      Light Industrial         1.74            1      19,217
9500 West 49th Street - B     Wheatridge, CO      Developed      1997      Light Industrial         1.74            1      16,441
9500 West 49th Street - C     Wheatridge, CO      Developed      1997          R&D/Flex             1.74            1      29,174
9500 West 49th Street - D     Wheatridge, CO      Developed      1997      Light Industrial         1.74            1      41,615
8100 South Park Way -   A     Littleton, CO        Acquired      1997          R&D/Flex             3.33            1      52,581
8100 South Park Way -   B     Littleton, CO        Acquired      1984          R&D/Flex             0.78            1      12,204
8100 South Park Way -   C     Littleton, CO        Acquired      1984      Light Industrial         4.28            1      67,520
451-591 East 124th Avenue     Littleton, CO        Acquired      1979      Light Industrial         4.96            1      59,711
14100 East Jewell               Aurora, CO         Acquired      1980          R&D/Flex             3.67            1      58,553
14190 East Jewell               Aurora, CO         Acquired      1980          R&D/Flex             1.84            1      29,442
608 Garrison Street            Lakewood, CO        Acquired      1984          R&D/Flex             2.17            1      25,075
610 Garrison Street            Lakewood, CO        Acquired      1984          R&D/Flex             2.17            1      24,965
1111 West Evans (A&C)           Denver, CO         Acquired      1986      Light Industrial         2.00            1      36,894
1111 West Evans (B)             Denver, CO         Acquired      1986      Light Industrial         0.50            1       4,725
15000 West 6th Avenue           Golden, CO         Acquired      1985          R&D/Flex             5.25            1      69,279
14998 West 6th Avenue Bldg E    Golden, CO        Developed      1995          R&D/Flex             2.29            1      42,832
14998 West 6th Avenue Bldg F   Englewood, CO      Developed      1995          R&D/Flex             2.29            1      20,424
12503 East Euclid Drive         Denver, CO         Acquired      1986          R&D/Flex            10.90            1      97,871
6547 South Racine Circle       Englewood, CO      Developed      1996      Light Industrial         3.92            1      60,112
7800 East Iliff Avenue          Denver, CO         Acquired      1983          R&D/Flex             3.06            1      22,296
2369 South Trenton Way          Denver, CO         Acquired      1983          R&D/Flex             4.80            1      33,267
2370 South Trenton Way          Denver, CO         Acquired      1983          R&D/Flex             3.27            1      22,735
2422 S. Trenton Way             Denver, CO         Acquired      1983          R&D/Flex             3.94            1      27,413
2452 South Trenton Way          Denver, CO         Acquired      1983          R&D/Flex             6.78            1      47,931
651 Topeka Way                  Denver, CO         Acquired      1985          R&D/Flex             4.53            1      24,000
680 Atchison Way                Denver, CO         Acquired      1985          R&D/Flex             4.53            1      24,000
8122 South Park Lane - A       Littleton, CO       Acquired      1986          R&D/Flex             5.09            1      43,987
8122 South Park Lane - B       Littleton, CO       Acquired      1986      Light Industrial         2.28            1      20,389
1600 South Abilene              Aurora, CO         Acquired      1986          R&D/Flex             3.53            1      47,930
1620 South Abilene              Aurora, CO         Acquired      1986      Light Industrial         2.04            1      27,666
1640 South Abilene              Aurora, CO         Acquired      1986      Light Industrial         2.80            1      37,948
13900 East Florida Ave          Aurora, CO         Acquired      1986          R&D/Flex             1.44            1      19,493
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<S>                             <C>                  <C>           <C>         <C>                   <C>     <C>        <C>
   4301 South Federal Boulevard     Englewood, CO        Acquired   1997       Reg. Warehouse          2.80     1        35,381
   14401-14492 East 33rd Place        Aurora, CO         Acquired   1979       Bulk Warehouse          4.75     1       100,100
   11701 East 53rd Avenue             Denver, CO         Acquired   1985       Reg. Warehouse          4.19     1        81,981
   5401 Oswego Street                 Denver, CO         Acquired   1985       Reg. Warehouse          2.80     1        53,838
   3811 Joliet                        Denver, CO         Acquired   1977          R&D/Flex            14.24     1       124,290
   2630 West 2nd Avenue               Denver, CO         Acquired   1970      Light Industrial         0.50     1         8,260
   2650 West 2nd Avenue               Denver, CO         Acquired   1970      Light Industrial         2.80     1        36,081
   14818 West 6th Avenue Bldg A       Golden, CO         Acquired   1985          R&D/Flex             2.54     1        39,776
   14828 West 6th Avenue Bldg B       Golden, CO         Acquired   1985          R&D/Flex             2.54     1        41,805
   12055 E 49th Ave/4955 Peoria       Denver, CO         Acquired   1984          R&D/Flex             3.09     1        49,575
   4940-4950 Paris                    Denver, CO         Acquired   1984          R&D/Flex             1.58     1        25,290
   4970 Paris                         Denver, CO         Acquired   1984          R&D/Flex             0.98     1        15,767
   5010 Paris                         Denver, CO         Acquired   1984          R&D/Flex             0.92     1        14,822
   7367 South Revere Parkway        Englewood, CO        Acquired   1997       Bulk Warehouse          8.50     1       102,839
   10311 W Hampden Ave.              Lakewood, CO        Developed  1999      Light Industrial         4.40     1        52,183
   1500 Garden of The Gods Rd. - A Colorado Springs, CO  Developed  1999         R&D/Flex             44.00     1        50,760
   9195 6th Avenue                   Lakewood, CO        Developed  2000      Light Industrial         1.44     1        16,500
   1500 Garden of The Gods Rd. - B Colorado Springs, CO  Developed  1999         R&D/Flex              0.00     1        59,970

                                                                                                 -----------  ------------------
                                                                                Subtotal or
                                                                                  Average            442.62   102     4,342,864
                                                                                                 -----------  ------------------
   DES MOINES
   1500 East Washington Avenue   Des Moines, IA      Acquired       1987       Bulk Warehouse         13.25     1       192,466
   1600 East Washington Avenue   Des Moines, IA      Acquired       1987       Bulk Warehouse          6.78     1        81,866
   4121 McDonald Avenue          Des Moines, IA      Acquired       1977       Bulk Warehouse         11.02     1       177,431
   4141 McDonald Avenue          Des Moines, IA      Acquired       1976       Bulk Warehouse         11.03     1       263,196
   4161 McDonald Avenue          Des Moines, IA      Acquired       1979       Bulk Warehouse         11.02     1       164,084
 1 3100 Justin                   Des Moines, IA      Acquired       1970      Light Industrial         2.16     1        30,000
 1 3101 104th St.                Des Moines, IA      Acquired       1970      Light Industrial         2.16     1        30,072
 1 3051 104th St.                Des Moines, IA      Acquired       1993      Light Industrial         1.08     1        15,000
 1 2250 Delaware Ave.            Des Moines, IA      Acquired       1975       Reg. Warehouse          4.20     1        88,000
                                                                                                 -----------  ------------------
                                                                                Subtotal or
                                                                                  Average             62.70     9     1,042,115
                                                                                                 -----------  ------------------
   DETROIT
   238 Executive Drive              Troy, MI         Developed      1973      Light Industrial         1.32     1        13,740
   256 Executive Drive              Troy, MI         Developed      1974      Light Industrial         1.12     1        11,273
   301 Executive Drive              Troy, MI         Developed      1974      Light Industrial         1.27     1        20,411
   449 Executive Drive              Troy, MI         Developed      1975       Reg. Warehouse          2.12     1        33,001
   501 Executive Drive              Troy, MI         Developed      1984      Light Industrial         1.57     1        18,061
   451 Robbins Drive                Troy, MI         Developed      1975      Light Industrial         1.88     1        28,401
   700 Stephenson Highway           Troy, MI         Developed      1978          R&D/Flex             3.13     1        29,344
   800 Stephenson Highway           Troy, MI         Developed      1979          R&D/Flex             4.39     1        48,200
   1150 Stephenson Highway          Troy, MI         Developed      1982          R&D/Flex             1.70     1        18,107
   1200 Stephenson Highway          Troy, MI         Developed      1980          R&D/Flex             2.65     1        25,025
   1035 Crooks Road                 Troy, MI         Developed      1980      Light Industrial         1.74     1        23,320
   1095 Crooks Road                 Troy, MI         Developed      1986          R&D/Flex             2.83     1        35,042
   1416 Meijer Drive                Troy, MI         Developed      1980      Light Industrial         1.20     1        17,944
   1624 Meijer Drive                Troy, MI         Developed      1984      Light Industrial         3.42     1        44,040
   1972 Meijer Drive                Troy, MI         Developed      1985       Reg. Warehouse          2.36     1        37,075
   2112 Meijer Drive                Troy, MI         Developed      1980       Reg. Warehouse          4.12     1        34,558
   1621 Northwood Drive             Troy, MI         Developed      1977       Bulk Warehouse          1.54     1        24,900
   1707 Northwood Drive             Troy, MI         Developed      1983      Light Industrial         1.69     1        28,750
   1749 Northwood Drive             Troy, MI         Developed      1977       Bulk Warehouse          1.69     1        26,125
   1788 Northwood Drive             Troy, MI         Developed      1977      Light Industrial         1.55     1        12,480
   1821 Northwood Drive             Troy, MI         Developed      1977       Reg. Warehouse          2.07     1        35,050
   1826 Northwood Drive             Troy, MI         Developed      1977      Light Industrial         1.22     1        12,480
   1864 Northwood Drive             Troy, MI         Developed      1977      Light Industrial         1.55     1        12,480
   1921 Northwood Drive             Troy, MI         Developed      1977      Light Industrial         2.33     1        42,000
   2230 Elliott Avenue              Troy, MI         Developed      1974      Light Industrial         0.90     1        12,612
   2237 Elliott Avenue              Troy, MI         Developed      1974      Light Industrial         0.96     1        12,612
   2277 Elliott Avenue              Troy, MI         Developed      1975      Light Industrial         0.96     1        12,612
   2291 Elliott Avenue              Troy, MI         Developed      1974      Light Industrial         1.06     1        12,200
   2451 Elliott Avenue              Troy, MI         Developed      1974      Light Industrial         1.68     1        24,331
   2730 Research Drive        Rochester Hills, MI    Developed      1988       Reg. Warehouse          3.52     1        57,850
   2791 Research Drive        Rochester Hills, MI    Developed      1991       Reg. Warehouse          4.48     1        64,199
   2871 Research Drive        Rochester Hills, MI    Developed      1991       Reg. Warehouse          3.55     1        49,543
   2911 Research Drive        Rochester Hills, MI    Developed      1992       Reg. Warehouse          5.72     1        80,078
   3011 Research Drive        Rochester Hills, MI    Developed      1988       Reg. Warehouse          2.55     1        32,637
   2870 Technology Drive      Rochester Hills, MI    Developed      1988      Light Industrial         2.41     1        24,445
   2890 Technology Drive      Rochester Hills, MI    Developed      1991      Light Industrial         1.76     1        24,410
   2900 Technology Drive      Rochester Hills, MI    Developed      1992       Reg. Warehouse          2.15     1        31,047
   2920 Technology Drive      Rochester Hills, MI    Developed      1992      Light Industrial         1.48     1        19,011

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<S>                            <C>                   <C>            <C>        <C>                   <C>       <C>       <C>
    2930 Technology Drive      Rochester Hills, MI    Developed      1991      Light Industrial       1.41       1        17,994
    2950 Technology Drive      Rochester Hills, MI    Developed      1991      Light Industrial       1.48       1        19,996
    2960 Technology Drive      Rochester Hills, MI    Developed      1992       Reg. Warehouse        3.83       1        41,565
    23014 Commerce Drive       Farmington Hills, MI   Developed      1983          R&D/Flex           0.65       1         7,200
    23028 Commerce Drive       Farmington Hills, MI   Developed      1983      Light Industrial       1.26       1        20,265
    23035 Commerce Drive       Farmington Hills, MI   Developed      1983      Light Industrial       1.23       1        15,200
    23042 Commerce Drive       Farmintgon Hills, MI   Developed      1983          R&D/Flex           0.75       1         8,790
    23065 Commerce Drive       Farmington Hills, MI   Developed      1983      Light Industrial       0.91       1        12,705
    23070 Commerce Drive       Farmington Hills, MI   Developed      1983          R&D/Flex           1.43       1        16,765
    23079 Commerce Drive       Farmington Hills, MI   Developed      1983      Light Industrial       0.85       1        10,830
    23093 Commerce Drive       Farmington Hills, MI   Developed      1983       Reg. Warehouse        3.87       1        49,040
    23135 Commerce Drive       Farmington Hills, MI   Developed      1986      Light Industrial       2.02       1        23,969
    23149 Commerce Drive       Farmington Hills, MI   Developed      1985       Reg. Warehouse        6.32       1        47,700
    23163 Commerce Drive       Farmington Hills, MI   Developed      1986      Light Industrial       1.51       1        19,020
    23177 Commerce Drive       Farmington Hills, MI   Developed      1986      Light Industrial       2.29       1        32,127
    23206 Commerce Drive       Farmington Hills, MI   Developed      1985      Light Industrial       1.30       1        19,822
    23290 Commerce Drive       Farmington Hills, MI   Developed      1980       Reg. Warehouse        2.56       1        42,930
    23370 Commerce Drive       Farmington Hills, MI   Developed      1980      Light Industrial       0.67       1         8,741
    24492 Indoplex Circle      Farmington Hills, MI   Developed      1976      Light Industrial       1.63       1        24,000
    24528 Indoplex Circle      Farmington Hills, MI   Developed      1976      Light Industrial       2.26       1        34,650
    21477 Bridge Street           Southfield, MI      Acquired       1986      Light Industrial       3.10       1        41,500
    32450 N Avis Drive         Madison Heights, MI    Acquired       1974      Light Industrial       3.23       1        55,820
    32200 N Avis Drive         Madison Heights, MI    Acquired       1973      Light Industrial       6.15       1        88,700
    11813 Hubbard                  Livonia, MI        Acquired       1979      Light Industrial       1.95       1        33,300
    11866 Hubbard                  Livonia, MI        Acquired       1979      Light Industrial       2.32       1        41,380
    12050-12300 Hubbard            Livonia, MI        Acquired       1981      Light Industrial       6.10       2        85,086
    38200 Plymouth Road            Livonia, MI        Developed      1997       Bulk Warehouse       11.43       1       140,365
    38220 Plymouth Road            Livonia, MI        Developed      1988       Bulk Warehouse       13.14       1       145,232
    38300 Plymouth Road            Livonia, MI        Developed      1997       Bulk Warehouse        6.95       1       127,800
    12707 Eckles Road         Plymouth Township, MI   Acquired       1990      Light Industrial       2.62       1        42,300
    9300-9328 Harrison Rd          Romulus, MI        Acquired       1978      Light Industrial       2.53       1        29,286
    9330-9358 Harrison Rd          Romulus, MI        Acquired       1978      Light Industrial       2.53       1        29,280
    28420-28448 Highland Rd        Romulus, MI        Acquired       1979      Light Industrial       2.53       1        29,280
    28450-28478 Highland Rd        Romulus, MI        Acquired       1979      Light Industrial       2.53       1        29,340
    28421-28449 Highland Rd        Romulus, MI        Acquired       1980      Light Industrial       2.53       1        29,285
    28451-28479 Highland Rd        Romulus, MI        Acquired       1980      Light Industrial       2.53       1        29,280
    28825-28909 Highland Rd        Romulus, MI        Acquired       1981      Light Industrial       2.53       1        29,284
    28933-29017 Highland Rd        Romulus, MI        Acquired       1982      Light Industrial       2.53       1        29,280
    28824-28908 Highland Rd        Romulus, MI        Acquired       1982      Light Industrial       2.53       1        29,280
    28932-29016 Highland Rd        Romulus, MI        Acquired       1982      Light Industrial       2.53       1        29,280
    9710-9734 Harrison Rd          Romulus, MI        Acquired       1987      Light Industrial       2.22       1        25,925
    9740-9772 Harrison Rd          Romulus, MI        Acquired       1987      Light Industrial       2.53       1        29,548
    9840-9868 Harrison Rd          Romulus, MI        Acquired       1987      Light Industrial       2.53       1        29,280
    9800-9824 Harrison Rd          Romulus, MI        Acquired       1987      Light Industrial       2.22       1        25,620
    29265-29285 Airport Dr         Romulus, MI        Acquired       1983      Light Industrial       2.05       1        23,707
    29185-29225 Airport Dr         Romulus, MI        Acquired       1983      Light Industrial       3.17       1        36,658
    29149-29165 Airport Dr         Romulus, MI        Acquired       1984      Light Industrial       2.89       1        33,440
    29101-29115 Airport Dr         Romulus, MI        Acquired       1985          R&D/Flex           2.53       1        29,287
    29031-29045 Airport Dr         Romulus, MI        Acquired       1985      Light Industrial       2.53       1        29,280
    29050-29062 Airport Dr         Romulus, MI        Acquired       1986      Light Industrial       2.22       1        25,837
    29120-29134 Airport Dr         Romulus, MI        Acquired       1986      Light Industrial       2.53       1        29,282
    29200-29214 Airport Dr         Romulus, MI        Acquired       1985      Light Industrial       2.53       1        29,282
    9301-9339 Middlebelt Rd        Romulus, MI        Acquired       1983          R&D/Flex           1.29       1        15,414
    21405 Trolley Industrial Drive  Taylor, MI        Acquired       1971       Bulk Warehouse       11.25       1       180,986
    26980 Trolley Industrial Drive  Taylor, MI        Acquired       1997       Bulk Warehouse        5.43       1       102,400
    28055 S. Wick Road             Romulus, MI        Acquired       1989      Light Industrial       6.79       1        42,060
 11 12050-12200 Farmington Road    Livonia, MI        Acquired       1973      Light Industrial       1.34       1        25,470
 11 33200 Capitol Avenue           Livonia, MI        Acquired       1977      Light Industrial       2.16       1        40,000
 12 32975 Capitol Avenue           Livonia, MI        Acquired       1978          R&D/Flex           0.99       1        18,465
 12 2725 S. Industrial Highway    Ann Arbor, MI       Acquired       1997      Light Industrial       2.63       1        37,875
 13 32920 Capitol Avenue           Livonia, MI        Acquired       1973       Reg. Warehouse        0.47       1         8,000
 13 32940 Capitol Avenue           Livonia, MI        Acquired       1971      Light Industrial       0.45       1         8,480
 13 11862 Brookfield Avenue        Livonia, MI        Acquired       1972      Light Industrial       0.92       1        14,600
 14 11923 Brookfield Avenue        Livonia, MI        Acquired       1973      Light Industrial       0.76       1        14,600
 14 11965 Brookfield Avenue        Livonia, MI        Acquired       1973      Light Industrial       0.88       1        14,600
 15 34005 Schoolcraft Road         Livonia, MI        Acquired       1981      Light Industrial       1.70       1        26,100
 15 13405 Stark Road               Livonia, MI        Acquired       1980      Light Industrial       0.65       1         9,750
 14 1170 Chicago Road                Troy, MI         Acquired       1983      Light Industrial       1.73       1        21,500
 14 1200 Chicago Road                Troy, MI         Acquired       1984      Light Industrial       1.73       1        26,210
 14 450 Robbins Drive                Troy, MI         Acquired       1976      Light Industrial       1.38       1        19,050
    556 Robbins Drive                Troy, MI         Acquired       1974      Light Industrial       0.63       1         8,760

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<S>                             <C>                  <C>           <C>         <C>                <C>      <C>        <C>
   1230 Chicago Road                Troy, MI         Acquired       1996       Reg. Warehouse      2.10       1        30,120
16 12886 Westmore Avenue          Livonia, MI        Acquired       1981      Light Industrial     1.01       1        18,000
16 12898 Westmore Avenue          Livonia, MI        Acquired       1981      Light Industrial     1.01       1        18,000
16 33025 Industrial Road          Livonia, MI        Acquired       1980      Light Industrial     1.02       1         6,250
   2002 Stephenson Highway          Troy, MI         Acquired       1986          R&D/Flex         1.42       1        21,850
16 47711 Clipper Street     Plymouth Township, MI    Acquired       1996       Reg. Warehouse      2.27       1        36,926
17 32975 Industrial Road          Livonia, MI        Acquired       1984      Light Industrial     1.19       1        21,000
17 32985 Industrial Road          Livonia, MI        Acquired       1985      Light Industrial     0.85       1        12,040
17 32995 Industrial Road          Livonia, MI        Acquired       1983      Light Industrial     1.11       1        14,280
17 12874 Westmore Avenue          Livonia, MI        Acquired       1984      Light Industrial     1.01       1        16,000
17 33067 Industrial Road          Livonia, MI        Acquired       1984      Light Industrial     1.11       1        18,640
17 1775 Bellingham                  Troy, MI         Acquired       1987          R&D/Flex         1.88       1        28,900
17 1785 East Maple                  Troy, MI         Acquired       1985      Light Industrial     0.80       1        10,200
17 1807 East Maple                  Troy, MI         Acquired       1984          R&D/Flex         2.15       1        28,100
17 9800 Chicago                     Troy, MI         Acquired       1985      Light Industrial     1.09       1        14,280
17 1840 Enterprise Drive      Rochester Hills, MI    Acquired       1990          R&D/Flex         2.42       1        33,240
18 1885 Enterprise Drive      Rochester Hills, MI    Acquired       1990      Light Industrial     1.47       1        19,604
18 1935-55 Enterprise Drive   Rochester Hills, MI    Acquired       1990          R&D/Flex         4.54       1        53,400
19 5500 Enterprise Court           Warren, MI        Acquired       1989          R&D/Flex         3.93       1        53,900
19 5800 Enterprise Court           Warren, MI        Acquired       1987       Manufacturing       1.48       1        17,240
20 750 Chicago Road                 Troy, MI         Acquired       1986      Light Industrial     1.54       1        26,709
21 800 Chicago Road                 Troy, MI         Acquired       1985      Light Industrial     1.48       1        24,340
22 850 Chicago Road                 Troy, MI         Acquired       1984      Light Industrial     0.97       1        16,049
23 2805 S. Industrial Highway    Ann Arbor, MI       Acquired       1990          R&D/Flex         1.70       1        24,458
   6833 Center Drive          Sterling Heights, MI   Acquired       1998       Reg. Warehouse      4.42       1        66,132
   22731 Newman Street            Dearborn, MI       Acquired       1985          R&D/Flex         2.31       1        48,000
   32201 North Avis Drive     Madison Heights, MI    Acquired       1974          R&D/Flex         4.19       1        50,000
   1100 East Mandoline Road   Madison Heights, MI    Acquired       1967       Bulk Warehouse      8.19       1       117,903
   30081 Stephenson Highway   Madison Heights, MI    Acquired       1967      Light Industrial     2.50       1        50,750
   1120 John A. Papalas Drive   Lincoln Park, MI     Acquired       1985      Light Industrial    10.30       3       120,410
   36555 Ecorse                   Romulus, MI        Developed      1998       Bulk Warehouse     18.00       1       268,800
   6340 Middlebelt                Romulus, MI        Developed      1998      Light Industrial    11.03       1        77,508
   4872 S. Lapeer Road        Lake Orion Twsp, MI    Developed      1999       Bulk Warehouse      9.58       1       125,605
   775 James L. Hart Parkway     Ypsilanti, MI       Developed      1999       Reg. Warehouse      7.65       1        55,535
                                                                                                -------  --------------------
                                                                                Subtotal or
                                                                                  Average        395.01     146     5,182,696
                                                                                                -------  --------------------

   GRAND RAPIDS
   2 84th Street SW             Byron Center, MI     Acquired       1986      Light Industrial      3.01      1        30,000
   100 84th Street SW           Byron Center, MI     Acquired       1979      Light Industrial      4.20      1        81,000
   511 76th Street SW           Grand Rapids, MI     Acquired       1986       Bulk Warehouse      14.44      1       202,500
   553 76th Street SW           Grand Rapids, MI     Acquired       1985          R&D/Flex          1.16      1        10,000
   555 76th Street SW           Grand Rapids, MI     Acquired       1987       Bulk Warehouse      12.50      1       200,000
   2925 Remico Avenue SW         Grandville, MI      Acquired       1988      Light Industrial      3.40      1        66,505
   2935 Walkent Court NW        Grand Rapids, MI     Acquired       1991      Light Industrial      6.13      1        64,961
   3300 Kraft Avenue SE         Grand Rapids, MI     Acquired       1987       Bulk Warehouse      11.57      1       200,000
   3366 Kraft Avenue SE         Grand Rapids, MI     Acquired       1987       Bulk Warehouse      12.35      1       200,000
   5001 Kendrick Court SE       Grand Rapids, MI     Acquired       1983      Light Industrial      4.00      1        61,500
   5050 Kendrick Court SE       Grand Rapids, MI     Acquired       1988       Manufacturing       26.94      1       413,500
   5015 52nd Street SE          Grand Rapids, MI     Acquired       1987      Light Industrial      4.11      1        61,250
   5025 28th Street             Grand Rapids, MI     Acquired       1967      Light Industrial      3.97      1        14,400
   5079 33rd Street SE          Grand Rapids, MI     Acquired       1990       Bulk Warehouse       6.74      1       109,875
   5333 33rd Street SE          Grand Rapids, MI     Acquired       1991       Bulk Warehouse       8.09      1       101,250
   5130 Patterson Avenue SE     Grand Rapids, MI     Acquired       1987      Light Industrial      6.57      1        30,000
   3395 Kraft Avenue            Grand Rapids, MI     Acquired       1985      Light Industrial      3.70      1        42,600
   3427 Kraft Avenue            Grand Rapids, MI     Acquired       1985      Light Industrial      2.40      1        32,600
                                                                                                --------  -------------------
                                                                                Subtotal or
                                                                                  Average         135.28     18     1,921,941
                                                                                                --------  -------------------

   HARTFORD
   20 Utopia Road                Manchester, CT      Acquired       1989      Light Industrial      3.96      1        36,000
   50 Utopia Road                Manchester, CT      Acquired       1987      Light Industrial      3.97      1        60,000
   135 Sheldon Road              Manchester, CT      Acquired       1987      Light Industrial      6.17      1        60,000
   169 Progress Road             Manchester, CT      Acquired       1987       Manufacturing       11.25      1        84,000
   227 Progress Drive            Manchester, CT      Acquired       1986      Light Industrial      2.51      1        19,800
   249 Progress Drive            Manchester, CT      Acquired       1985      Light Industrial      3.73      1        30,000
   428 Hayden Station Road        Windsor, CT        Acquired       1988      Light Industrial      5.47      1        36,000
   430 Hayden Station Road        Windsor, CT        Acquired       1987      Light Industrial      4.34      1        48,000
   436 Hayden Station Road        Windsor, CT        Acquired       1988      Light Industrial     10.96      1        60,000
   460 Hayden Station Road        Windsor, CT        Acquired       1985      Light Industrial      4.71      1        42,000
   345 MacCausland Court          Cheshire, CT       Developed      1998       Bulk Warehouse      13.14      1       143,391
                                                                                                --------  -------------------
                                                                                Subtotal or
                                                                                 Average           70.21     11       619,191
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<S>                             <C>                  <C>           <C>         <C>                   <C>      <C>        <C>
   HOUSTON
   2102-2314 Edwards Street       Houston, TX        Acquired       1961       Bulk Warehouse          5.02        1       115,248
   4545 Eastpark Drive            Houston, TX        Acquired       1972       Reg. Warehouse          3.80        1        81,295
   3351 Rauch St                  Houston, TX        Acquired       1970       Reg. Warehouse          4.04        1        82,500
   3851 Yale St                   Houston, TX        Acquired       1971       Bulk Warehouse          5.77        1       132,554
   3337-3347 Rauch Street         Houston, TX        Acquired       1970       Reg. Warehouse          2.29        1        60,085
   8505 N Loop East               Houston, TX        Acquired       1981       Bulk Warehouse          4.99        1       107,769
   4749-4799 Eastpark Dr          Houston, TX        Acquired       1979       Bulk Warehouse          7.75        1       182,563
   4851 Homestead Road            Houston, TX        Acquired       1973       Bulk Warehouse          3.63        1       142,250
   3365-3385 Rauch Street         Houston, TX        Acquired       1970       Reg. Warehouse          3.31        1        82,140
   5050 Campbell Road             Houston, TX        Acquired       1970       Bulk Warehouse          6.10        1       121,875
   4300 Pine Timbers              Houston, TX        Acquired       1980       Bulk Warehouse          4.76        1       113,400
   10600 Hampstead                Houston, TX        Acquired       1974      Light Industrial         1.26        1        19,063
   2300 Fairway Park Dr           Houston, TX        Acquired       1974      Light Industrial         1.25        1        19,008
   7901 Blankenship               Houston, TX        Acquired       1972      Light Industrial         2.17        1        48,000
   2500-2530 Fairway Park Drive   Houston, TX        Acquired       1974       Bulk Warehouse          8.72        1       213,638
   6550 Longpointe                Houston, TX        Acquired       1980       Bulk Warehouse          4.13        1        97,700
   1815 Turning Basin Dr          Houston, TX        Acquired       1980       Bulk Warehouse          6.34        1       139,630
   1819 Turning Basin Dr          Houston, TX        Acquired       1980      Light Industrial         2.85        1        65,494
   4545 Mossford Dr               Houston, TX        Acquired       1975       Reg. Warehouse          3.56        1        66,565
   1805 Turning Basin Drive       Houston, TX        Acquired       1980       Bulk Warehouse          7.60        1       155,250
   9835A Genard Road              Houston, TX        Acquired       1980       Bulk Warehouse         39.20        1       417,350
   9835B Genard Road              Houston, TX        Acquired       1980       Reg. Warehouse          6.40        1        66,600
   16134 West Hardy               Houston, TX        Acquired       1984      Light Industrial         3.60        1        34,177
   16216 West Hardy               Houston, TX        Acquired       1984      Light Industrial         3.12        1        29,631
   10161 Harwin Drive             Houston, TX        Acquired       1979          R&D/Flex             5.27        1        73,052
   10165 Harwin Drive             Houston, TX        Acquired       1979          R&D/Flex             2.31        1        31,987
   10175 Harwin Drive             Houston, TX        Acquired       1979      Light Industrial         2.85        1        39,600
                                                                                                 -----------  ---------------------
                                                                                Subtotal or
                                                                                  Average            152.09       27     2,738,424
                                                                                                 -----------  ---------------------

   INDIANAPOLIS
   2400 North Shadeland         Indianapolis, IN     Acquired       1970       Reg. Warehouse          2.45        1        40,000
   2402 North Shadeland         Indianapolis, IN     Acquired       1970       Bulk Warehouse          7.55        1       121,539
   7901 West 21st St.           Indianapolis, IN     Acquired       1985       Bulk Warehouse         12.00        1       353,000
   6951 E 30th St               Indianapolis, IN     Developed      1995      Light Industrial         3.81        1        44,000
   6701 E 30th St               Indianapolis, IN     Acquired       1995      Light Industrial         3.00        1         7,820
   6737 E 30th St               Indianapolis, IN     Developed      1995       Reg. Warehouse         11.01        1        87,500
   1225 Brookville Way          Indianapolis, IN     Developed      1997      Light Industrial         1.00        1        10,000
   6555 E 30th St               Indianapolis, IN     Acquired     1969/1981    Bulk Warehouse         22.00        1       331,826
   2432-2436 Shadeland          Indianapolis, IN     Acquired       1968      Light Industrial         4.57        1        70,560
   8402-8440 E 33rd St          Indianapolis, IN     Acquired       1977      Light Industrial         4.70        1        55,200
   8520-8630 E 33rd St          Indianapolis, IN     Acquired       1976      Light Industrial         5.30        1        81,000
   8710-8768 E 33rd St          Indianapolis, IN     Acquired       1979      Light Industrial         4.70        1        43,200
   3316-3346 N. Pagosa Court    Indianapolis, IN     Acquired       1977      Light Industrial         5.10        1        81,000
   3331 Raton Court             Indianapolis, IN     Acquired       1979      Light Industrial         2.80        1        35,000
24 4430 Airport Expressway      Indianapolis, IN     Acquired       1970       Bulk Warehouse         32.00        1       486,394
   6751 E 30th St               Indianapolis, IN     Acquired       1997       Bulk Warehouse          6.34        1       100,000
24 9200 East 146th Street       Noblesville, IN      Acquired       1961       Bulk Warehouse         21.65        1       150,488
   9210 East 146th Street       Noblesville, IN      Acquired       1978       Reg. Warehouse         11.91        1        23,950
24 6575 East 30th Street        Indianapolis, IN     Developed      1998       Bulk Warehouse          4.00        1        60,000
24 6585 East 30th Street        Indianapolis, IN     Developed      1998       Bulk Warehouse          6.00        1       100,000
                                                                                                 -----------  ---------------------
                                                                                Subtotal or
                                                                                  Average            171.89       20     2,282,477
                                                                                                 -----------  ---------------------
   LONG ISLAND
   1140 Motor Parkway            Hauppauge, NY       Acquired       1978       Bulk Warehouse          8.00        1       153,500
   10 Edison Street              Amityville, NY      Acquired       1971      Light Industrial         1.40        1        34,400
   120 Secatogue Ave            Farmingdale, NY      Acquired       1957       Reg. Warehouse          2.60        1        58,850
   100 Lauman Lane               Hicksville, NY      Acquired       1968       Reg. Warehouse          1.90        1        36,880
   200 Finn Court               Farmingdale, NY      Acquired       1965       Bulk Warehouse          5.00        1       105,573
   717 Broadway Ave               Holbrook, NY       Acquired       1967       Bulk Warehouse         12.30        1       150,000
   725 Broadway                   Holbrook, NY       Acquired       1967       Bulk Warehouse          8.00        1       122,160
   270 Duffy Avenue              Hicksville, NY      Acquired       1956          R&D/Flex             8.40        1       133,647
   280 Duffy Avenue              Hicksville, NY      Acquired       1956      Light Industrial         2.60        1        49,200
   575 Underhill Boulevard        Syossett, NY       Acquired       1967          R&D/Flex            16.60        1       234,427
   5 Sidney Court               Lindenhurst, NY      Acquired       1962      Light Industrial         1.70        1        29,300
   7 Sidney Court               Lindenhurst, NY      Acquired       1964      Light Industrial         5.10        1        34,000
   450 Commack Road              Deer Park, NY       Acquired       1964      Light Industrial         5.10        1        60,005
   99 Layfayette Drive            Syosset, NY        Developed      1964       Bulk Warehouse         10.90        1       219,954
   65 East Bethpage Road         Plainview, NY       Acquired       1960      Light Industrial         1.40        1        25,401
   171 Milbar Boulevard         Farmingdale, NY      Acquired       1961       Reg. Warehouse          2.30        1        62,265
   95 Horseblock Road             Yaphank, NY        Acquired       1971       Bulk Warehouse         20.00        1       180,906
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<S>                            <C>                   <C>            <C>       <C>                 <C>          <C>    <C>
   151-171 East 2nd Street       Huntington, NY      Developed      1968      Light Industrial      2.70        1        44,155
   171-175 East 2nd Street       Huntington, NY      Developed      1969      Light Industrial      2.60        1        42,374
   35 Bloomingdale Road          Hicksville, NY      Developed      1962      Light Industrial      1.40        1        31,950
   15-39 Tec Street              Hicksville, NY      Acquired       1965      Light Industrial      1.10        1        17,350
   100 Tec Street                Hicksville, NY      Acquired       1965      Light Industrial      1.20        1        25,000
   51-89 Tec Street              Hicksville, NY      Acquired       1965      Light Industrial      1.20        1        21,741
   502 Old Country Road          Hicksville, NY      Acquired       1965      Light Industrial      0.50        1        10,000
   80-98 Tec Street              Hicksville, NY      Acquired       1965      Light Industrial      0.75        1        13,025
   201-233 Park Avenue           Hicksville, NY      Developed      1962      Light Industrial      1.70        1        36,787
   One Fairchild Court           Plainview, NY       Acquired       1959          R&D/Flex          5.75        1        57,620
   79 Express Street             Plainview, NY       Acquired       1972      Light Industrial      4.70        1        71,126
   92 Central Avenue            Farmingdale, NY      Acquired       1961      Light Industrial      4.70        1        70,231
   160 Engineer Drive            Hicksville, NY      Developed      1966      Light Industrial      1.90        1        29,500
   260 Engineers Drive           Hicksville, NY      Developed      1966      Light Industrial      2.80        1        52,580
   87-119 Engineers Dr.          Hicksville, NY      Developed      1966      Light Industrial      1.70        2        36,400
   185 Price Parkway            Farmingdale, NY      Acquired       1969       Bulk Warehouse       6.40        1       100,000
   62 Alpha Plaza                Hicksville, NY      Acquired       1968      Light Industrial      2.64        1        34,600
   90 Alpha Plaza                Hicksville, NY      Acquired       1969      Light Industrial      1.36        1        34,175
   325 Duffy Avenue              Hicksville, NY      Acquired       1970      Light Industrial      6.64        1       100,000
   600 West John Street          Hicksville, NY      Developed      1955      Light Industrial      9.00        1       210,841
   939 Motor Parkway             Hauppauge, NY       Acquired       1977      Light Industrial      1.50        1        21,900
   200 13th Avenue               Ronkonkoma,NY       Acquired       1979      Light Industrial      4.70        1        72,089
   100 13th Avenue               Ronkonkoma,NY       Acquired       1979       Manufacturing        4.14        1        62,898
   1 Comac Loop                  Ronkonkoma,NY       Acquired       1980      Light Industrial      5.18        1        63,853
   80 13th Avenue                Ronkonkoma,NY       Acquired       1983      Light Industrial      6.22        1        87,102
   90 13th Avenue                Ronkonkoma,NY       Acquired       1982      Light Industrial      6.95        1       104,313
   33 Comac Loop                 Ronkonkoma,NY       Acquired       1983      Light Industrial      5.37        1        71,904
   101-125 Comac Street          Ronkonkoma,NY       Acquired       1985      Light Industrial      8.42        1        99,539
   360 Smith Street             Farmingdale, NY      Acquired       1965      Light Industrial      3.00        1        60,000
   700 Dibblee Drive            Garden City, NY      Acquired       1965       Bulk Warehouse      12.24        1       325,000
   275 Marcus Blvd               Hauppauge, NY       Acquired       1985      Light Industrial      5.00        1        52,329
                                                                                                 -------- ----------------------
                                                                                Subtotal or
                                                                                  Average         236.76       49     3,750,850
                                                                                                 -------- ----------------------
   LOUISVILLE
   ----------
24 1251 Port Road              Jeffersonville, IN    Developed      1998       Bulk Warehouse      33.00        1       532,400
   9001 Cane Run Road            Louisville, KY      Developed      1998       Bulk Warehouse      39.60        1       212,500
   9101 Cane Run Road            Louisville, KY      Developed      2000       Bulk Warehouse      14.00        1       231,000
                                                                                                 -------- ----------------------
                                                                                Subtotal or
                                                                                  Average          86.60        3       975,900
                                                                                                 -------- ----------------------

   MILWAUKEE
   ---------
   6523 N Sydney Place            Glendale, WI       Acquired       1978      Light Industrial      4.00        1        43,440
   8800 W Bradley                Milwaukee, WI       Acquired       1982      Light Industrial      8.00        1        77,621
   1435 North 113th St           Wauwatosa, WI       Acquired       1993      Light Industrial      4.69        1        51,950
   11217-43 W. Becher St         West Allis, WI      Acquired       1979      Light Industrial      1.74        1        29,099
   2152  S 114th Street          West Allis, WI      Acquired       1980      Light Industrial      3.30        1        63,716
   4560 N 124th Street           Wauwatosa, WI       Acquired       1976      Light Industrial      1.31        1        25,000
25 Science Drive                 Sturtevant, WI      Developed      1997       Manufacturing       35.00        1       468,000
   12221 W Feerick Street        Wauwatosa, WI       Acquired       1971       Reg. Warehouse       1.90        1        39,800
   4410-80 North132nd Street       Butler, WI        Developed      1999       Bulk Warehouse       4.90        1       100,000
                                                                                                 -------- ----------------------
                                                                                Subtotal or
                                                                                  Average          64.84        9       898,626
                                                                                                 -------- ----------------------

   MINNEAPOLIS
   -----------
   6507-6545 Cecilia Circle     Bloomington, MN      Acquired       1980       Manufacturing        9.65        1        74,118
   1275 Corporate Center Drive     Eagan, MN         Acquired       1990      Light Industrial      1.50        1        19,675
   1279 Corporate Center Drive     Eagan, MN         Acquired       1990      Light Industrial      1.50        1        19,792
   2815 Eagandale Boulevard        Eagan, MN         Acquired       1990      Light Industrial      2.20        1        29,106
   6201 West 111th Street       Bloomington, MN      Developed      1987       Bulk Warehouse      37.00        1       424,866
   6403-6545 Cecilia Drive      Bloomington, MN      Acquired       1980      Light Industrial      9.65        1        87,198
   6925-6943 Washington Avenue     Edina, MN         Acquired       1972       Manufacturing        2.75        1        37,625
   6955-6973 Washington Avenue     Edina, MN         Acquired       1972       Manufacturing        2.25        1        31,189
   7251-7267 Washington Avenue     Edina, MN         Acquired       1972      Light Industrial      1.82        1        26,250
   7301-7325 Washington Avenue     Edina, MN         Acquired       1972      Light Industrial      1.92        1        27,297
   7101 Winnetka Avenue North  Brooklyn Park, MN     Developed      1990       Bulk Warehouse      14.18        1       252,978
   7600 Golden Triangle Drive   Eden Prairie, MN     Developed      1989          R&D/Flex          6.79        1        74,148
   7900 Main Street Northeast     Fridley, MN        Acquired       1973       Manufacturing        6.09        1        97,020
   7901 Beech Street Northeast    Fridley, MN        Acquired       1975       Manufacturing        6.07        1        97,020
   9901 West 74th Street        Eden Prairie, MN     Developed     1983/88     Reg. Warehouse       8.86        1       150,000
   11201 Hampshire Avenue South Bloomington, MN      Developed      1986       Manufacturing        5.90        1        60,480
   12220-12222 Nicollet Avenue   Burnsville, MN      Developed     1989/90    Light Industrial      1.80        1        17,116
   12250-12268 Nicollet Avenue   Burnsville, MN      Developed     1989/90    Light Industrial      4.30        1        42,465
   12224-12226 Nicollet Avenue   Burnsville, MN      Developed     1989/90        R&D/Flex          2.40        1        23,607
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<S>                            <C>                   <C>            <C>       <C>                 <C>          <C>    <C>
   305 2nd Street Northwest     New Brighton, MN     Acquired       1991      Light Industrial      5.43        1        62,293
   980 Lone Oak Road               Eagan, MN         Acquired       1992       Reg. Warehouse      11.40        1       154,950
   990 Lone Oak Road               Eagan, MN         Acquired       1989       Reg. Warehouse      11.41        1       153,608
   1030 Lone Oak Road              Eagan, MN         Acquired       1988      Light Industrial      6.30        1        83,076
   1060 Lone Oak Road              Eagan, MN         Acquired       1988      Light Industrial      6.50        1        82,728
   5400 Nathan Lane               Plymouth, MN       Acquired       1990      Light Industrial      5.70        1        72,089
   6464 Sycamore Court          Maple Grove, MN      Acquired       1990       Manufacturing        6.40        1        79,702
   10120 W 76th Street          Eden Prairie, MN     Acquired       1987      Light Industrial      4.52        1        57,798
   7615 Golden Triangle         Eden Prairie, MN     Acquired       1987      Light Industrial      4.61        1        52,816
   7625 Golden Triangle         Eden Prairie, MN     Acquired       1987      Light Industrial      4.61        1        73,125
   2605 Fernbrook Lane North      Plymouth, MN       Acquired       1987          R&D/Flex          6.37        1        80,769
   12155 Nicollet Ave.           Burnsville, MN      Developed      1995       Reg. Warehouse       5.80        1        48,000
   73rd Avenue North           Brooklyn Park, MN     Acquired       1995          R&D/Flex          4.46        1        59,782
   1905 W Country Road C         Roseville, MN       Acquired       1993          R&D/Flex          4.60        1        47,735
   2720 Arthur Street            Roseville, MN       Acquired       1995          R&D/Flex          6.06        1        74,337
   10205 51st Avenue North        Plymouth, MN       Acquired       1990       Reg. Warehouse       2.00        1        30,476
   4100 Peavey Road                Chaska, MN        Acquired       1988       Manufacturing        8.27        1        78,029
   11300 Hamshire Ave South     Bloomington, MN      Acquired       1983       Bulk Warehouse       9.94        1       145,210
   375 Rivertown Drive            Woodbury, MN       Developed      1996       Bulk Warehouse      11.33        1       251,968
   5205 Highway 169               Plymouth, MN       Acquired       1960      Light Industrial      7.92        1        97,770
   6451-6595 Citywest Parkway   Eden Prairie, MN     Acquired       1984          R&D/Flex          6.98        1        83,189
   7100-7190 Shady Oak Rd       Eden Prairie, MN     Acquired       1982      Light Industrial     14.44        3       187,777
   7500-7546 Washington Square  Eden Prairie, MN     Acquired       1975      Light Industrial      5.40        1        46,200
   7550-7558 Washington Square  Eden Prairie, MN     Acquired       1975      Light Industrial      2.70        1        29,739
   5240-5300 Valley
   Industrial Blvd S              Shakopee, MN       Acquired       1973      Light Industrial      9.06        1        80,001
   1565 First Avenue NW         New Brighton, MN     Acquired       1978       Manufacturing        8.87        1       112,083
   7125 Northland Terrace      Brooklyn Park, MN     Acquired       1996          R&D/Flex          5.89        1        79,958
   6900 Shady Oak Road          Eden Prairie, MN     Acquired       1980          R&D/Flex          4.60        1        49,190
   6477-6525 City West Parkway  Eden Prairie, MN     Acquired       1984          R&D/Flex          7.00        1        89,456
   1157 Valley Park Drive         Shakopee, MN       Developed      1997       Bulk Warehouse       9.97        1       126,382
   500-530 Kasota Avenue SE     Minneapolis, MN      Acquired       1976       Manufacturing        4.47        1        85,442
   770-786 Kasota Avenue SE     Minneapolis, MN      Acquired       1976       Manufacturing        3.16        1        56,388
   800 Kasota Avenue SE         Minneapolis, MN      Acquired       1976       Manufacturing        4.10        1       100,250
   2530-2570 Kasota Avenue        St. Paul, MN       Acquired       1976       Manufacturing        4.56        1        75,426
   504 Malcolm Ave              Minneapolis, MN      Developed      1999      Light Industrial      7.50        1       143,066
   553 North Fairview           Minneapolis, MN      Developed      1999       Bulk Warehouse      10.75        1       124,800
   1150 Gateway Drive             Shakopee, MN       Developed      1999       Bulk Warehouse       9.75        1       153,454
                                                                                                 -------- ----------------------
                                                                                Subtotal or
                                                                                  Average         379.46       58     5,001,012
                                                                                                 -------- ----------------------

   NASHVILLE
   ---------
   417 Harding Industrial Drive  Nashville, TN       Acquired       1972       Bulk Warehouse      13.70        1       207,440
   3099 Barry Drive               Portland, TN       Acquired       1995       Manufacturing        6.20        1       109,058
   3150 Barry Drive               Portland, TN       Acquired       1993       Bulk Warehouse      26.32        1       268,253
   5599 Highway 31 West           Portland, TN       Acquired       1995       Bulk Warehouse      20.00        1       161,500
   1650 Elm Hill Pike            Nashville, TN       Acquired       1984      Light Industrial      3.46        1        41,228
   1821 Air Lane Drive           Nashville, TN       Acquired       1984      Light Industrial      2.54        1        25,300
   1102 Appleton Drive           Nashville, TN       Acquired       1984      Light Industrial      1.73        1        28,022
   1920 Air Lane Drive           Nashville, TN       Acquired       1985      Light Industrial      3.19        1        49,922
   1931 Air Lane Drive           Nashville, TN       Acquired       1984      Light Industrial     10.11        1        87,549
   470 Metroplex Drive           Nashville, TN       Acquired       1986      Light Industrial      8.11        2       102,040
   1150 Antiock Pike             Nashville, TN       Acquired       1987       Bulk Warehouse       9.83        1       146,055
   1630 Corporate Place           LaVergne, TN       Developed      1999       Bulk Warehouse       7.60        1       122,000
   4640 Cummings Park            Nashville, TN       Acquired       1986       Bulk Warehouse      14.69        1       100,000
   211 Nesbitt North             Nashville, TN       Acquired       1983       Bulk Warehouse       6.12        1       135,625
   211 Nesbitt South             Nashville, TN       Acquired       1983       Bulk Warehouse       6.10        1       135,926
   211 Nesbitt West              Nashville, TN       Acquired       1985       Bulk Warehouse       3.05        1        67,500
                                                                                                 -------- ----------------------
                                                                                Subtotal or
                                                                                  Average         142.75       17      1,787,418
                                                                                                 -------- ----------------------

   NEW ORLEANS
   -----------
   520-524 Elmwood Park          Jefferson, LA       Acquired       1986      Light Industrial      5.32        2       102,209
   Blvd
   161 James Drive                St. Rose, LA       Acquired       1986      Light Industrial      2.80        1        47,474
   West
   150 James Drive                St. Rose, LA       Acquired       1986      Light Industrial      3.60        1        49,275
   East
   150 Canvasback                 St. Rose, LA       Acquired       1986       Reg. Warehouse       2.80        1        40,500
   Dr
                                                                                                 -------- ----------------------
                                                                                SUBTOTAL OR
                                                                                  AVERAGE          14.52        5       239,458
                                                                                                 -------- ----------------------

   NORTHERN NEW JERSEY
   -------------------
   60 Ethel Road West            Piscataway, NJ      Acquired       1982      Light Industrial      3.93        1        42,802
   70 Ethel Road West            Piscataway, NJ      Acquired       1979      Light Industrial      3.78        1        61,500
   105 Neptune Boulevard          Neputne, NJ        Developed      1989      Light Industrial     10.00        1        20,440
   140 Hanover Avenue             Hanover, NJ        Acquired     1964/1988       R&D/Flex          2.95        1        24,905
   601-629 Montrose Avenue    SouthPlainfield, NJ    Developed      1974      Light Industrial      5.83        1        75,000
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<S>                            <C>                   <C>            <C>       <C>                 <C>          <C>    <C>
   3 Marlen                       Hamilton, NJ       Developed      1981      Light Industrial      1.11        1        13,174
   5 Marlen                       Hamilton, NJ       Developed      1981      Light Industrial      1.56        1        21,000
   7 Marlen                       Hamilton, NJ       Developed      1982      Light Industrial      2.05        1        28,400
   8 Marlen                       Hamilton, NJ       Developed      1982       Reg. Warehouse       4.36        1        60,001
   15 Marlen                      Hamilton, NJ       Developed      1982      Light Industrial      1.19        1        13,562
   17 Marlen                      Hamilton, NJ       Developed      1981      Light Industrial      1.32        1        20,065
   1 South Gold Drive             Hamilton, NJ       Developed      1973      Light Industrial      1.50        1        20,009
   5 South Gold Drive             Hamilton, NJ       Developed      1974      Light Industrial      1.97        1        24,000
   6 South Gold Drive             Hamilton, NJ       Developed      1975      Light Industrial      1.00        1        13,580
   7 South Gold Drive             Hamilton, NJ       Developed      1976      Light Industrial      1.00        1        10,220
   8 South Gold Drive             Hamilton, NJ       Developed      1977      Light Industrial      1.14        1        16,907
   9 South Gold Drive             Hamilton, NJ       Developed      1980      Light Industrial      1.00        1        13,583
   11 South Gold Drive            Hamilton, NJ       Developed      1979      Light Industrial      1.97        1        33,114
   12 South Gold Drive            Hamilton, NJ       Developed      1980      Light Industrial      1.29        1        20,240
   9 Princess Road             Lawrenceville, NJ     Developed      1985          R&D/Flex          2.36        1        24,375
   11 Princess Road            Lawrenceville, NJ     Developed      1985          R&D/Flex          5.33        1        55,000
   15 Princess Road            Lawrenceville, NJ     Developed      1986          R&D/Flex          2.00        1        20,625
   17 Princess Road            Lawrenceville, NJ     Developed      1986          R&D/Flex          1.82        1        18,750
   220 Hanover Avenue             Hanover, NJ        Developed      1987       Bulk Warehouse      29.27        1       158,242
   244 Shefield Street          Mountainside, NJ     Acquired     1965/1986   Light Industrial      2.20        1        23,000
   30 Troy Road                   Hanover, NJ        Developed      1972      Light Industrial      1.31        1        17,500
   15 Leslie Court                Hanover, NJ        Developed      1971      Light Industrial      3.08        1        18,000
   20 Leslie Court                Hanover, NJ        Developed      1974      Light Industrial      1.38        1        17,997
   25 Leslie Court                Hanover, NJ        Developed      1975      Light Industrial      1.30        1        70,800
   130 Algonquin Parkway          Hanover, NJ        Developed      1973      Light Industrial      5.50        1        29,008
   150 Algonquin Parkway          Hanover, NJ        Developed      1973      Light Industrial      2.47        1        17,531
   55 Locust Ave                  Roseland, NJ       Acquired       1980       Reg. Warehouse      13.63        1        79,750
   31 West Forest Street         Englewood, NJ       Developed      1978      Light Industrial      6.00        2       110,000
   25 World's Fair Drive          Franklin, NJ       Developed      1986          R&D/Flex          1.81        1        20,000
   14 World's Fair Drive          Franklin, NJ       Developed      1980          R&D/Flex          4.53        1        60,000
   16 World's Fair Drive          Franklin, NJ       Developed      1981      Light Industrial      3.62        1        43,400
   18 World's Fair Drive          Franklin, NJ       Developed      1982          R&D/Flex          1.06        1        12,809
   23 World's Fair Drive          Franklin, NJ       Developed      1982      Light Industrial      1.20        1        16,000
   12 World's Fair Drive          Franklin, NJ       Developed      1981      Light Industrial      3.85        1        65,000
   49 Napoleon Court              Franklin, NJ       Developed      1982      Light Industrial      2.06        1        32,500
   50 NapoleanCourt               Franklin, NJ       Developed      1982      Light Industrial      1.52        1        20,158
   22 World's Fair Drive          Franklin, NJ       Developed      1983      Light Industrial      3.52        1        50,000
   26 World's Fair Drive          Franklin, NJ       Developed      1984      Light Industrial      3.41        1        47,000
   24 World's Fair Drive          Franklin, NJ       Developed      1984      Light Industrial      3.45        1        47,000
   12 Wright Way                  Oakland, NJ        Acquired       1981       Reg. Warehouse       6.52        1        52,402
                                                                                                 -------- ----------------------
                                                                                Subtotal or
                                                                                  Average         163.15       46     1,659,349
                                                                                                 -------- ----------------------

   PHILADELPHIA
   ------------
10 212 Welsh Pool Road             Exton, PA         Acquired       1975      Light Industrial      6.56        1        25,361
10 230-240 Welsh Pool Road         Exton, PA         Acquired       1975       Manufacturing        6.56        1        30,000
10 264 Welsh Pool Road             Exton, PA         Acquired       1975          R&D/Flex          2.84        1        11,256
10 254 Welsh Pool Road             Exton, PA         Acquired       1975      Light Industrial      2.84        1        28,180
10 256 Welsh Pool Road             Exton, PA         Acquired       1975      Light Industrial      2.84        1        12,038
10 213 Welsh Pool Road             Exton, PA         Acquired       1975      Light Industrial      3.01        1        22,095
10 251 Welsh Pool  Road            Exton, PA         Acquired       1975          R&D/Flex          4.10        1        25,546
10 253-255 Welsh Pool Road         Exton, PA         Acquired       1975      Light Industrial      4.10        1        20,800
10 151-161 Philips Road            Exton, PA         Acquired       1975      Light Industrial      3.82        1        30,065
10 210 Philips Road                Exton, PA         Acquired       1975       Manufacturing        6.56        1        26,827
10 215 Welsh Pool Road             Exton, PA         Acquired       1975      Light Industrial      2.12        1        14,041
10 102 Pickering Way               Exton, PA         Acquired       1980          R&D/Flex          8.87        1        81,071
10 217 Welsh Pool Road             Exton, PA         Acquired       1975      Light Industrial      2.12        1        11,293
10 216 Philips Road                Exton, PA         Acquired       1985      Light Industrial      2.99        1        39,037
10 202 Philips Road                Exton, PA         Acquired       1972       Reg. Warehouse       2.94        1        46,750
10 110 Thousand Oaks Blvd        Morgantown, PA      Acquired       1987       Bulk Warehouse       7.89        1       110,000
10 20 McDonald Blvd                Aston, PA         Acquired       1988      Light Industrial      2.22        1        28,900
10 30 McDonald Blvd                Aston, PA         Acquired       1988      Light Industrial      1.68        1        22,000
 1 219 Welsh Pool Road             Exton, PA         Acquired       1980      Light Industrial      3.00        1        19,965
10 2994-96 Samuel Drive           Bensalem, Pa       Acquired       1974       Bulk Warehouse      10.06        1       214,320
                                                                                                 -------- ----------------------
                                                                                SUBTOTAL OR
                                                                                  AVERAGE          87.12       20       819,545
                                                                                                 -------- ----------------------

   PHOENIX
   -------
   7340 South Kyrene Road          Tempe, AZ         Acquired       1996       Reg. Warehouse       7.20        1        63,720
   7350 South Kyrene Road          Tempe, AZ         Acquired       1996       Reg. Warehouse       5.36        1        99,384
   7360 South Kyrene Road          Tempe, AZ         Acquired       1996          R&D/Flex          5.42        1        99,418
   7343 South Hardy Drive          Tempe, AZ         Acquired       1997       Bulk Warehouse       7.84        1       174,854
   7333 South Hardy Drive          Tempe, AZ         Acquired       1997       Reg. Warehouse       7.90        1        98,052
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<S>                            <C>                   <C>            <C>       <C>                 <C>          <C>    <C>
   1045 South Edward Drive         Tempe, AZ         Acquired       1976      Light Industrial      2.12        1        38,560
                                                                                                 -------- ----------------------
                                                                                Subtotal or
                                                                                  Average          35.84        6       573,988
                                                                                                 -------- ----------------------

   PORTLAND
   --------
   5795 SW Jean Road            Lake Oswego, OR      Acquired       1985      Light Industrial      3.02        3        37,352
   12130 NE Ainsworth Circle      Portland, OR       Developed      1986          R&D/Flex          4.39        2        53,021
   6105-6113 NE 92nd Avenue       Portland, OR       Developed      1978      Light Industrial      7.42        4       132,800
   8727 NE Marx Drive             Portland, OR       Developed      1987      Light Industrial      6.59        3       111,000
   3388 SE 20th Street            Portland, OR       Acquired       1981      Light Industrial      0.25        1        11,810
   5962-5964 NE 87th Avenue       Portland, OR       Developed      1979      Light Industrial      1.28        1        14,000
   116 SE Yamhill                 Portland, OR       Acquired       1974      Light Industrial      0.23        1         7,500
   9106 NE Marx Drive             Portland, OR       Acquired       1969      Light Industrial      0.53        1         7,500
   11620 NE Ainsworth             Portland, OR       Developed      1992      Light Industrial      1.55        1        10,000
   11824 NE Ainsworth Circle      Portland, OR       Developed      1992      Light Industrial      2.13        1        20,812
   12124 NE Ainsworth Circle      Portland, OR       Developed      1984      Light Industrial      2.52        1        29,040
   2715 SE Raymond                Portland, OR       Developed      1971      Light Industrial      1.28        1        35,000
   1645 NE 72nd Avenue            Portland, OR       Acquired       1972      Light Industrial      0.73        1        21,600
   1630 SE 8th Avenue             Portland, OR       Developed      1968      Light Industrial      0.92        1         5,000
   9044 NE Marx Drive             Portland, OR       Developed      1986      Light Industrial      0.35        1        19,500
   2443 SE 4th Avenue             Portland, OR       Acquired       1964      Light Industrial      0.76        1        27,128
   711 SE Stark Street            Portland, OR       Developed      1972      Light Industrial      0.23        1         8,000
   11632 NE Ainsworth Circle      Portland, OR       Developed      1990      Light Industrial      9.63        1       124,610
   NE 138th & Airport Way         Portland, OR       Developed      1990      Light Industrial     12.91        1        49,624
   14699 NE Airport Way           Portland, OR       Developed      1998      Light Industrial      4.75        1        20,000
                                                                                                 -------- ----------------------
                                                                                Subtotal or
                                                                                  Average          61.47       28       745,297
                                                                                                 -------- ----------------------

   SALT LAKE CITY
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   2255 South 300 West         Salt Lake City, UT    Acquired       1980      Light Industrial      4.56        7       103,018
   512 Lawndale Drive          Salt Lake City, UT    Acquired       1981      Light Industrial     35.00       29       395,291
   1270 West 2320 South         West Valley, UT      Acquired       1986          R&D/Flex          1.49        1        13,025
   1275 West 2240 South         West Valley, UT      Acquired       1986          R&D/Flex          2.06        1        38,227
   1288 West 2240 South         West Valley, UT      Acquired       1986          R&D/Flex          0.97        1        13,300
   2235 South 1300 West         West Valley, UT      Acquired       1986      Light Industrial      1.22        1        19,000
   1293 West 2200 South         West Valley, UT      Acquired       1986          R&D/Flex          0.86        1        13,300
   1279 West 2200 South         West Valley, UT      Acquired       1986          R&D/Flex          0.91        1        13,300
   1272 West 2240 South         West Valley, UT      Acquired       1986      Light Industrial      3.07        1        34,870
   1149 West 2240 South         West Valley, UT      Acquired       1986      Light Industrial      1.71        1        21,250
   1142 West 2320 South         West Valley, UT      Acquired       1997      Light Industrial      1.52        1        17,500
                                                                                                 -------- ----------------------
                                                                                Subtotal or
                                                                                  Average          53.37       45       682,081
                                                                                                 -------- ----------------------

   SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY
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   2-5 North Olnev Ave.         Cherry Hill, NJ      Acquired       1963      Light Industrial      2.10        1        58,139
   2 Springdale Road            Cherry Hill, NJ      Acquired       1968      Light Industrial      1.44        1        21,008
   4 Springdale Road            Cherry Hill, NJ      Acquired       1963      Light Industrial      3.02        2        58,189
   6 Springdale Road            Cherry Hill, NJ      Acquired       1964      Light Industrial      1.44        1        23,037
   8 Springdale Road            Cherry Hill, NJ      Acquired       1966      Light Industrial      3.02        1        45,054
   12 Springdale Road           Cherry Hill, NJ      Acquired       1965      Light Industrial      3.40        1        49,259
   1 Esterbrook Lane            Cherry Hill, NJ      Acquired       1965      Light Industrial      1.71        1         8,610
   16 Springdale Road           Cherry Hill, NJ      Acquired       1967      Light Industrial      5.30        1        48,922
   5 Esterbrook Lane            Cherry Hill, NJ      Acquired       1966       Reg. Warehouse       5.45        1        39,167
   2 Pin Oak Lane               Cherry Hill, NJ      Acquired       1968      Light Industrial      4.45        1        51,230
   6 Esterbrook Lane            Cherry Hill, NJ      Acquired       1966      Light Industrial      3.96        1        32,914
   3 Computer Drive             Cherry Hill, NJ      Acquired       1966       Bulk Warehouse      11.40        1       181,000
   28 Springdale Road           Cherry Hill, NJ      Acquired       1967      Light Industrial      2.93        1        38,949
   3 Esterbrook Lane            Cherry Hill, NJ      Acquired       1968      Light Industrial      2.15        1        32,844
   4 Esterbrook Lane            Cherry Hill, NJ      Acquired       1969      Light Industrial      3.42        1        39,266
   26 Springdale Road           Cherry Hill, NJ      Acquired       1968      Light Industrial      3.25        1        31,652
   1  Keystone Ave.             Cherry Hill, NJ      Acquired       1969      Light Industrial      4.15        1        60,983
   1919 Springdale Road         Cherry Hill, NJ      Acquired       1970      Light Industrial      5.13        1        49,300
    21 Olnev Ave.               Cherry Hill, NJ      Acquired       1969       Manufacturing        1.75        1        22,738
   19 Olnev Ave.                Cherry Hill, NJ      Acquired       1971      Light Industrial      4.36        1        53,962
   2 Keystone Ave.              Cherry Hill, NJ      Acquired       1970      Light Industrial      3.47        1        50,922
   18 Olnev Ave.                Cherry Hill, NJ      Acquired       1974      Light Industrial      8.85        1        62,542
   22 Springdale Road           Cherry Hill, NJ      Acquired       1977      Light Industrial      6.24        1        88,872
   1998 Springdale Road         Cherry Hill, NJ      Acquired       1971      Light Industrial      0.95        1        14,000
   55 Carnegie Drive            Cherry Hill, NJ      Acquired       1988       Reg. Warehouse      15.20        1        90,804
   57 Carnegie Drive            Cherry Hill, NJ      Acquired       1987       Bulk Warehouse      13.70        1       142,750
   111 Whittendale Drive         Morrestown, NJ      Acquired       1991       Reg. Warehouse       5.00        1        79,329
                                                                                                 -------- ----------------------
                                                                                Subtotal or
                                                                                  Average         127.24       28     1,475,442
                                                                                                 -------- ----------------------

   ST. LOUIS
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<TABLE>
<S>                             <C>                  <C>          <C>       <C>                 <C>          <C>         <C>
   2121 Chapin Industrial
   Drive                        Vinita Park, MO      Acquired     1969/87     Bulk Warehouse         23.40          1       281,105
   1200 Andes Boulevard           Olivette, MO       Acquired      1967      Light Industrial         2.77          1        66,600
   1248 Andes Boulevard           Olivette, MO       Acquired      1967      Light Industrial         3.15          1        60,708
   1208-1226 Ambassador
   Boulevard                      Olivette, MO       Acquired      1966      Light Industrial         2.11          1        49,600
   1503-1525 Fairview
   Industrial                     Olivette, MO       Acquired      1967      Light Industrial         2.18          1        46,481
   2462-2470 Schuetz Road        St. Louis, MO       Acquired      1965      Light Industrial         2.28          1        43,868
   10431-10449 Midwest
   Industrial Blvd                Olivette, MO       Acquired      1967      Light Industrial         2.40          1        55,125
   10751 Midwest Industrial
   Boulevard                      Olivette, MO       Acquired      1965      Light Industrial         1.70          1        44,100
   11652-11666 Fairgrove
   Industrial Blvd               St. Louis, MO       Acquired      1966      Light Industrial         1.92          1        31,500
   11674-11688 Fairgrove
   Industrial Blvd               St. Louis, MO       Acquired      1967      Light Industrial         1.53          1        31,500
   2337 Centerline Drive      Maryland Heights, MO   Acquired      1967      Light Industrial         3.46          1        75,600
   6951 N Hanley                 Hazelwood, MO       Acquired      1965       Bulk Warehouse          9.50          2       129,614
   4560 Anglum Road              Hazelwood, MO       Acquired      1970      Light Industrial         2.60          1        35,114
   2760 South 1st Street         St. Louis, MO       Developed     1997       Bulk Warehouse         11.00          1       178,800
                                                                                                -----------  -----------------------
                                                                           SUBTOTAL OR AVERAGE       70.00         15     1,129,715
                                                                                                -----------  -----------------------

   TAMPA
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   6614 Adamo Drive                Tampa, FL         Acquired      1967       Reg. Warehouse          2.78          1        41,377
   202 Kelsey                      Tampa, FL         Acquired      1989       Bulk Warehouse          6.30          1       112,000
   6202 Benjamin Road              Tampa, FL         Developed     1981          R&D/Flex             2.04          1        29,845
   6204 Benjamin Road              Tampa, FL         Developed     1982      Light Industrial         4.16          1        60,975
   6206 Benjamin Road              Tampa, FL         Developed     1983      Light Industrial         3.94          1        57,708
   6302 Benjamin Road              Tampa, FL         Developed     1983          R&D/Flex             2.03          1        29,747
   6304 Benjamin Road              Tampa, FL         Developed     1984          R&D/Flex             2.04          1        29,845
   6306 Benjamin Road              Tampa, FL         Developed     1984      Light Industrial         2.58          1        37,336
   6308 Benjamin Road              Tampa, FL         Developed     1984      Light Industrial         3.22          1        47,256
   5313 Johns Road                 Tampa, FL         Developed     1991          R&D/Flex             1.36          1        25,690
   5602 Thompson Center Court      Tampa, FL         Developed     1972          R&D/Flex             1.39          1        14,914
   5411 Johns Road                 Tampa, FL         Developed     1997      Light Industrial         1.98          1        30,204
   5525 Johns Road                 Tampa, FL         Developed     1993          R&D/Flex             1.46          1        24,139
   5607 Johns Road                 Tampa, FL         Developed     1991          R&D/Flex             1.34          1        13,500
   5709 Johns Road                 Tampa, FL         Developed     1990      Light Industrial         1.80          1        25,480
   5711 Johns Road                 Tampa, FL         Developed     1990      Light Industrial         1.80          1        25,455
   4410 E Adamo Drive              Tampa, FL         Developed     1990       Bulk Warehouse          5.60          1       101,744
   4420 E Adamo Drive              Tampa, FL         Developed     1990       Reg. Warehouse          1.40          1        26,650
   4430 E Adamo Drive              Tampa, FL         Developed     1987       Reg. Warehouse          3.75          1        64,551
   4440 E Adamo Drive              Tampa, FL         Developed     1988       Reg. Warehouse          3.75          1        64,800
   4450 E Adamo Drive              Tampa, FL         Developed     1969       Reg. Warehouse          4.00          1        46,462
   5453 W Waters Avenue            Tampa, FL         Developed     1987          R&D/Flex             0.66          1         7,200
   5455 W Waters Avenue            Tampa, FL         Developed     1987          R&D/Flex             2.97          1        32,424
   5553 W Waters Avenue            Tampa, FL         Developed     1987      Light Industrial         2.97          1        32,424
   5501 W Waters Avenue            Tampa, FL         Developed     1990          R&D/Flex             1.53          1        15,870
   5503 W Waters Avenue            Tampa, FL         Developed     1990          R&D/Flex             0.68          1         7,060
   5555 W Waters Avenue            Tampa, FL         Developed     1990          R&D/Flex             2.31          1        23,947
   5557 W Waters Avenue            Tampa, FL         Developed     1990          R&D/Flex             0.57          1         5,860
   5903 Johns Road                 Tampa, FL         Developed     1987      Light Industrial         1.20          1        11,600
   4107 N Himes Avenue             Tampa, FL         Developed     1990          R&D/Flex             1.86          1        25,436
   5461 W Waters                   Tampa, FL         Developed     1998      Light Industrial         1.84          1        21,778
   10040 18th Street North         Tampa, FL         Developed     1999       Bulk Warehouse          5.15          1        82,469
   5471 W. Waters                  Tampa, FL         Developed     1999          R&D/Flex             2.00          1        23,778
   5505 John's Rd #7               Tampa, FL         Developed     1999      Light Industrial         2.12          1        30,019
   5481 W. Waters Avenue           Tampa, FL         Developed     1999          R&D/Flex             3.60          1        41,861
   5483 W. Waters Avenue           Tampa, FL         Developed     1999          R&D/Flex             2.92          1        33,861
26 6702-6712 Benjamin Road         Tampa, FL         Acquired      1982      Light Industrial         9.20          6       107,540
                                                                                                -----------  -----------------------
                                                                           Subtotal or Average      100.30         42     1,412,805
                                                                                                -----------  -----------------------

   OTHER
   -----
   2800 Airport Road               Denton, TX        Acquired      1968       Manufacturing          29.91          5       222,403
   3501 Maple Street              Abilene, TX        Acquired      1980       Manufacturing          34.42          1       123,700
   4200 West Harry Street         Wichita, KS        Acquired      1972       Bulk Warehouse         21.45          3       177,655
   Industrial Park No. 2        West Lebanon, NH     Acquired      1968       Bulk Warehouse         10.27          1       156,200
   931 Discovery Road            Green Bay, WI       Acquired      1997      Light Industrial         4.22          1        25,254
   2675 Valley View Drive        Shreveport, LA      Developed     1997       Bulk Warehouse         12.00          1       250,000
   300 10th Street NW             Clarion, IA        Developed     1997       Bulk Warehouse          8.63          1       126,900
   6601 S. 33rd Street            McAllen, TX        Acquired      1975       Bulk Warehouse          3.31          1        50,000
 1 9601 A Dessau Road              Austin TX         Developed     1999      Light Industrial                       1
                                                                                                      3.28                   33,000
 1 9601 B Dessau Road              Austin, TX        Developed     1999      Light Industrial                       1
                                                                                                      3.28                   33,000
                                                                                                -----------  -----------------------
                                                                           Subtotal or Average      130.77         16     1,198,112
                                                                                                -----------  -----------------------

   TOTAL                                                                                          4,431.61        883    60,328,746
                                                                                                ===========  =========  ============

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NOTES:

    1 These properties are owned by First Industrial Financing Partnership, L.P.

    2 This property is owned by Benson Avenue Land, LLC

    3 These properties are owned by First Industrial Maryland, LLC

    4 This property is owned by Portal Street Land, LLC

    5 This property is owned by FR Maryland I, LLC

    6 This property is owned by FR Maryland III, LLC

    7 This property is owned by New Ridge, LLC

    8 This property is owned by FR Maryland IV, LLC

    9 These properties are owned by First Industrial Harrisburg, L.P.

   10 These properties are owned by First Industrial Pennsylvania, L.P.

   11 These properties are owned by Shamie & Shamie Development, LLC

   12 These properties are owned by S. Shamie Development, LLC

   13 These properties are owned by Shamie-Baloh Development, LLC

   14 These properties are owned by Shamie Zimmerman Development, LLC

   15 These properties are owned by Shazim, LLC

   16 These properties are owned by S&P Development, LLC

   17 These properties are owned by Shamie Pomeroy Development, LLC

   18 These properties are owned by SPD Development, LLC

   19 These properties are owned by Mound Technology Center, LLC

   20 This property is owned by Troy Saks, LLC

   21 This property is owned by 800 Chicago, LLC

   22 This property is owned by IKS Troy, LLC

   23 This property is owned by Eisenhower Corporate Park, LLC

   24 These properties are owned by First Industrial Indianapolis, L.P.

   25 This property is owned by First Industrial Development Services, L.P.

   26 This property is owned by FR Acquisition Fund, LLC

      In the case of the LLCs that hold title to properties,

      First Industrial, L.P. is the sole member.  In the case of

      the other partnerships that hold title to properties, First

      Industrial, L.P. is the limited partner and a wholly owned

      subsidiary of First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. is the general partner.

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                                  SCHEDULE 7.8

                          LITIGATION (GENERAL PARTNER)

                                      NONE

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                                  SCHEDULE 7.18

                         SUBSIDIARIES (GENERAL PARTNER)

1.  FI Development Services Corporation, a Maryland corporation

2.  First Industrial Finance Corporation, a Maryland corporation

3.  FR Acquisitions, Inc., a Maryland corporation

4.  First Industrial Pennsylvania Corporation, a Maryland corporation

5.  First Industrial Harrisburg Corporation, a Maryland corporation

6.  First Industrial Securities Corporation, a Maryland corporation

7.  First Industrial Mortgage Corporation, a Maryland corporation

8.  First Industrial Indianapolis Corporation, a Maryland corporation

9.  First Industrial Florida Finance Corporation

NOTE:

1.  Each of these entities is 100% wholly owned by the General Partner.

2.  None of these entities owns any properties.

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EXHIBITS

A       -       Percentages
B-1     -       Form of Note
B-2     -       Form of Competitive Bid Note
C-1     -       Form of Competitive Bid Quote Request
C-2     -       Invitation for Competitive Bid Quotes
C-3     -       Competitive Bid Quote
D       -       Form of Guaranty
E       -       Opinion of Borrower's Counsel
F       -       Opinion of General Partner's Counsel
G       -       Wiring Instructions
H       -       Form of Compliance Certificate
I       -       Scope of Work for Environmental Investigations
J       -       Form of Assignment Agreement
K       -       Form of Designation Agreement
L       -       Form of Amendment

SCHEDULES

         6.9    Litigation (Borrower)
         6.19   Environmental Compliance
         6.24   Trade Names
         6.25   Subsidiaries (Borrower)
         6.26   Unencumbered Assets
         7.8    Litigation (General Partner)
         7.18   Subsidiaries (General Partner)

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