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EXHIBIT 10.2

 

AMENDED AND
RESTATED ADVISORY AGREEMENT

 

THIS
AMENDED AND RESTATED ADVISORY AGREEMENT, dated as of _________, 2016, is between RICH UNCLES NNN REIT, INC., a real estate
investment trust organized under the laws of the State of Maryland (the “Company”) and RICH
UNCLES NNN REIT OPERATOR, LLC (the “Advisor”).

 

WITNESSETH

 

WHEREAS,
the Company intends to qualify as a REIT (as defined below), and to invest its funds in investments permitted by the terms of the
Prospectus, Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company and Sections 856 through 860 of the Code (as defined below);

 

WHEREAS,
the Company desires to avail itself of the experience, knowledge, sources of information, advice, assistance and contacts available
to the Advisor and to have the Advisor undertake the duties and responsibilities hereinafter set forth, on behalf of, and subject
to the supervision, of the Board of Directors of the Company all as provided herein;

 

WHEREAS,
the Advisor is willing to undertake to render such services, subject to the supervision of the Board of Directors, on the terms
and conditions hereinafter set forth; and

 

WHEREAS,
the Company and the Advisor have previously entered into that certain Advisory Agreement, dated as of January 27, 2016 (the “Prior
Agreement”) and desire to amend and restate the Prior Agreement and to accept the rights and obligations created pursuant
hereto in lieu of the rights and obligations created under the Prior Agreement;

 

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

 

1.                 
Definitions. As used in this Advisory Agreement (the “Agreement”), the
following terms have the definitions hereinafter indicated:

 

Acquisition
Expenses. Any and all expenses incurred by the Company, the Advisor, or any Affiliate of either in connection with the selection,
acquisition or making of any investment, including any Property or other Permitted Investment, whether or not acquired, including,
without limitation, legal fees and expenses, travel and communication expenses, costs of appraisals, nonrefundable option payments
on property not acquired or made, accounting fees and expenses, and title insurance.

 

Acquisition
Fees. Any and all fees and commissions, exclusive of Acquisition Expenses, paid by any Person or entity to any other Person
or entity (including any fees or commissions paid by or to any Affiliate of the Company or the Advisor) in connection with making
an investment including making or investing in Properties or the purchase, development or construction of a Property, including,
without limitation, real estate commissions, acquisition fees, finder’s fees, selection fees, consulting fees, points, or any other
fees or commissions of a similar nature. Excluded shall be development fees and construction fees paid to any Person or entity
not Affiliated with the Advisor in connection with the actual development and construction of any Property. Further, Acquisition
Fees will not be paid in connection with temporary short-term investments acquired for purposes of cash management.

 

Advisor.
Rich Uncles NNN REIT Operator, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, any successor Advisor to the Company, or any Person or
entity to which Rich Uncles NNN REIT Operator, LLC, or any successor advisor subcontracts substantially all of its functions. The
Advisor will have responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the Company.

 

Affiliate
or Affiliated (or any derivation thereof). An affiliate of another Person, which is defined as: (i) any Person directly or
indirectly owning, controlling, or holding, with power to vote 10% or more of the outstanding voting securities of such other Person;
(ii) any Person 10% or more of whose outstanding voting securities are directly or indirectly owned, controlled or held, with power
to vote, by such other Person; (iii) any Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with
such other Person; (iv) any executive officer, director, trustee or general partner of such other Person; and (v) any legal entity
for which such Person acts as an executive officer, director, trustee or general partner.

 

    	 

    	 

    

Articles
of Incorporation. The Articles of Incorporation of the Company as filed with the Secretary of State of Maryland, as amended
and/or restated from time to time.

 

Asset
Management Fee. The fee payable to the Advisor for day-to-day professional management services in connection with the Company
and its investments in Properties pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Assets.
The Company’s investments in Properties plus cash and cash equivalents.

 

Average
Invested Assets. For a specified period, the average of the aggregate book value of the assets of the Company invested, directly
or indirectly, in equity interests in Properties, before reserves for depreciation or bad debts or other similar non-cash reserves,
computed by comparing such values at the end of each month to such values at the end of the immediately preceding month.

 

Board
of Directors or Board. The Board of Directors of the Company.

 

Bylaws.
The bylaws of the Company, as the same are in effect and may be amended from time to time.

 

Cause.
With respect to the termination of this Agreement, fraud, criminal conduct, willful misconduct or willful or grossly negligent
breach of fiduciary duty by the Advisor, breach of this Agreement, or the bankruptcy of the Sponsor.

 

Code.
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or any successor statute thereto. Reference to any provision of the
Code shall mean such provision as in effect from time to time, as the same may be amended, and any successor provision thereto,
as interpreted by any applicable regulations as in effect from time to time.

 

Company.
Rich Uncles NNN REIT, Inc., a real estate investment trust organized under the laws of the State of Maryland.

 

Company
Property. Any and all property, real, personal or otherwise, tangible or intangible, including Properties, which is transferred
or conveyed to the Company (including all rents, income, profits and gains therefrom), and which is owned or held by, or for the
account of, the Company.

 

Competitive
Real Estate Commission. A real estate or brokerage commission for the purchase or sale of property, which is reasonable, customary,
and competitive in light of the size, type, and location of the property. The total of all real estate commissions paid by the
Company to all Persons (not including the Subordinated Participation Fee payable to the Advisor) in connection with any Sale of
one or more of the Company’s Properties shall not exceed the lesser of (i) a Competitive Real Estate Commission or (ii) six
percent of the gross sales price of the Property or Properties.

 

Contract
Purchase Price. The amount actually paid or allocated (as of the date of purchase) to the purchase, development, construction
or improvement of property, exclusive of Acquisition Fees and Acquisition Expenses.

 

Contract
Sales Price. The total consideration received by the Company for the sale of Company Property.

 

Director.
A member of the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

Distributions.
Any distribution of money or other property by the Company to owners of Securities, including distributions that may constitute
a return of capital for federal income tax purposes.

 

Highest
Prior NAV per share. The highest previous offering price to the public for our Shares, after adjustment to reflect all return
of capital distributions.

 

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Independent
Director. A Director who is not and within the last two years has not been directly or indirectly associated with the Advisor
by virtue of (i) ownership of an interest in the Advisor or its Affiliates, (ii) employment by the Advisor or its Affiliates, (iii)
service as an officer or director of the Advisor or its Affiliates, (iv) performance of services, other than as a Director, for
the Company, (v) service as a director or trustee of more than three real estate investment trusts advised by the Advisor, or (vi)
maintenance of a material business or professional relationship with the Advisor or any of its Affiliates. A business or professional
relationship is considered material if the gross revenue derived by the Director from the Advisor and Affiliates exceeds 5% of
either the Director’s annual gross revenue during either of the last two years or the Director’s net worth on a fair market value
basis. An indirect relationship shall include circumstances in which a Director’s spouse, parents, children, siblings, mothers-
or fathers-in-law, sons- or daughters-in-law, or brothers- or sisters-in-law are or have been associated with the Advisor, any
of its Affiliates, or the Company.

 

Joint
Ventures. The joint venture or general partnership arrangements in which the Company is a co-venturer or general partner which
are established to acquire Properties.

 

Net
Asset Value or NAV. The total value of all Assets minus the total value of all liabilities. For the purposes of determining
Net Asset Value, the Properties shall be valued as of the date specified by the Board of Directors.

 

NAV
Per Share. As of any date, the NAV as established by our Board of Directors divided by the number of Shares outstanding as
of the date of such determination.

 

Offering.
The initial offering of Shares pursuant to a registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form S-11.

 

Organizational
and Offering Expenses. Any and all costs and expenses incurred by the Company, the Advisor or any Affiliate of either in connection
with the formation, qualification and registration of the Company and the marketing and distribution of Shares, including, without
limitation, the following: legal, and accounting fees; printing, amending, supplementing, mailing and distributing costs; filing,
registration and qualification fees and taxes; telegraph and telephone costs; all advertising and marketing expenses; and the total
direct costs paid by the Advisor for persons employed by the Company who respond to prospective investor inquiries.

 

Person.
An individual, corporation, partnership, estate, trust (including a trust qualified under Section 401(a) or 501(c)(17) of the Code),
a portion of a trust permanently set aside for or to be used exclusively for the purposes described in Section 642(c) of the Code,
association, private foundation within the meaning of Section 509(a) of the Code, joint stock company or other entity, or any government
or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

 

Preferred
Return. At any time, a 6.5.% cumulative, non-compounded return on Highest Prior NAV per share.

 

Preliminary
NAV. The Net Asset Value of the Company calculated annually by the directors, including a majority of the Independent Directors,
for the purpose of determining whether the Advisor is entitled to receive a Subordinated Participation Fee for an annual period.
The Preliminary NAV consists of (i) the value of the Company’s real estate assets and liabilities reported by an independent
valuation firm, as it may be adjusted by the directors, (ii) plus all other assets held (iii) minus all accrued liabilities of
the Company.

 

Property
or Properties. Interests in (i) the real properties, including the buildings and equipment located thereon: or (ii) the real
properties only; or (iii) the buildings only, including equipment located therein; any of which are acquired by the Company, either
directly or indirectly through joint ventures, or other partnerships, or other legal entities.

 

Prospectus.
Any document by whatever name known, utilized for the purpose of offering and selling securities to the public.

 

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REIT.
A “real estate investment trust” as defined pursuant to Sections 856 through 860 of the Code.

 

Sale
or Sales. (i) Any transaction or series of transactions whereby: (A) the Company sells, grants, transfers, conveys or relinquishes
its ownership of any Property or portion thereof, including the lease of any Property or other asset consisting of the building
only, and including any event with respect to any Property which gives rise to a significant amount of insurance proceeds or condemnation
awards; (B) the Company sells, grants, transfers, conveys or relinquishes its ownership of all or substantially all of the interest
of the Company in any Joint Venture in which it is a co-venturer or partner; (C) any Joint Venture in which the Company as a co-venturer
or partner sells, grants, transfers, conveys or relinquishes its ownership of any Property or other Permitted Investment or portion
thereof, including any event with respect to any Property or other Permitted Investment which gives rise to insurance claims or
condemnation awards; or (D) the Company sells, grants, conveys or relinquishes its interest in any Property or other Permitted
Investment, or portion thereof, including any event with respect to any Property or other Permitted Investment, which gives rise
to a significant amount of insurance proceeds or similar awards.

 

Securities.
Any common shares or preferred shares, as such terms are defined in the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, any other Company
stock, shares or other evidences of equity or beneficial or other interests, voting trust certificates, bonds, debentures, notes
or other evidences of indebtedness, secured or unsecured, convertible, subordinated or otherwise, or in general any instruments
commonly known as “securities” or any certificates of interest, shares or participations in, temporary or interim certificates
for, receipts for, guarantees of, or warrants, options or rights to subscribe to, purchase or acquire, any of the foregoing.

 

Shares.
The up to 100,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share, of the Company to be sold in the Company’s initial
public offering of Securities.

 

Sponsor.
Any Person directly or indirectly instrumental in organizing, wholly or in part, the Company or any Person who will control, manage
or participate in the management of the Company, and any Affiliate of such Person. Not included is any Person whose only relationship
with the Company is that of an independent property manager of the Company’s Properties and whose only compensation is as
such. Sponsor does not include independent third parties such as attorneys and accountants whose only compensation is for professional
services. A Person may also be deemed a Sponsor of the Company by:

 

(a)taking
the initiative, directly or indirectly, in founding or organizing the business or enterprise of the Company, either alone or in
conjunction with one or more other Persons;

 

(b)receiving
a material participation in the Company in connection with the founding or organizing of the business of the Company, in consideration
of services or property, or both services and property;

 

(c)having
a substantial number of relationships and contacts with the Company;

 

(d)possessing
significant rights to control the Company’s Properties;

 

(e)receiving
fees for providing services to the Company which are paid on a basis that is not customary in the industry; or

 

(f)providing
goods or services to the Company on a basis which was not negotiated at arms length with the Company.

 

Stockholders.
The registered holders of the Company’s Securities.

 

Subordinated
Participation Fee. The Subordinated Participation Fee as defined in Paragraph 9(g).

 

Termination
Date. The date of termination of this Agreement whether pursuant to (i) the non-renewal of this Agreement under Paragraph 15
below or (ii) written notice of termination under Paragraph 16 below.

 

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2.                 
Appointment. The Company hereby appoints the Advisor to serve as its advisor on the
terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, and the Advisor hereby accepts such appointment.

 

3.                 
Duties of the Advisor. The Advisor undertakes to use its best efforts to present to
the Company potential investment opportunities and to provide a continuing and suitable investment program consistent with the
investment objectives and policies of the Company as determined and adopted from time to time by the Directors. In performance
of this undertaking, subject to the supervision of the Directors and consistent with the provisions of the Prospectus, Articles
of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company, the Advisor shall, either directly or by engaging an Affiliate:

 

(a)                                 
serve as the Company’s investment and financial advisor and provide research and economic
and statistical data in connection with the Company’s assets and investment policies;

 

(b)                                
provide the daily management of the Company and perform and supervise the various administrative
functions reasonably necessary for the management of the Company;

 

(c)                                 
investigate, select, and, on behalf of the Company, engage and conduct business with such
Persons as the Advisor deems necessary to the proper performance of its obligations hereunder, including but not limited to consultants,
accountants, correspondents, lenders, technical advisors, attorneys, corporate fiduciaries, escrow agents, depositaries, custodians,
agents for collection, insurers, insurance agents, banks, builders, developers, property owners, mortgagors, and any and all agents
for any of the foregoing, including Affiliates of the Advisor, and Persons acting in any other capacity deemed by the Advisor necessary
or desirable for the performance of any of the services herein, including but not limited to entering into contracts in the name
of the Company with any of the foregoing;

 

(d)                               
consult with the officers and Directors of the Company and assist the Directors in the formulation
and implementation of the Company’s financial policies, and, as necessary, furnish the Directors with advice and recommendations
with respect to the making of investments consistent with the investment objectives and policies of the Company and in connection
with any borrowings proposed to be undertaken by the Company; subject to the provisions of Paragraphs 3(g) and 4 hereof, (i) locate,
analyze and select potential investments in Properties, (ii) structure and negotiate the terms and conditions of transactions pursuant
to which investment in Properties; (iii) make investments in Properties in compliance with the investment objectives and policies
of the Company; (iv) arrange for financing and refinancing and make other changes in the asset or capital structure of, and dispose
of, reinvest the proceeds from the sale of, or otherwise deal with the investments in, Properties; and (v) enter into leases and
service contracts for Company Property and, to the extent necessary, perform all other operational functions for the maintenance
and administration of such Company Property;

 

(e)               
provide the Directors with periodic reports regarding prospective investments in Properties;

 

(f)               
obtain the prior approval of the Directors (including a majority of all Independent Directors)
for any and all investments in Properties excluding de minimis investment standards established by the Directors;

 

(g)              
negotiate on behalf of the Company with banks or lenders for loans to be made to the Company;
and provided that any fees and costs payable to third parties incurred by the Advisor in connection with the foregoing shall be
the responsibility of the Company;

 

(h)              
obtain reports (which may be prepared by the Advisor or its Affiliates), where appropriate,
concerning the value of investments or contemplated investments of the Company;

 

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(i)                
from time to time, or at any time reasonably requested by the Directors, make reports to the
Directors of its performance of services to the Company under this Agreement;

 

(j)                
provide the Company with all necessary cash management services;

 

(k)              
do all things necessary to assure its ability to render the services described in this Agreement;

 

(l)                
deliver to or maintain on behalf of the Company copies of all appraisals obtained in connection
with the investments in Properties; and

 

(m)            
notify the Board of all proposed material transactions before they are completed.

 

4.                 
Authority of Advisor.

 

(a)               
Pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (including the restrictions included in this Paragraph
4 and in Paragraph 7), and subject to the continuing and exclusive authority of the Directors over the management of the Company,
the Directors hereby delegate to the Advisor the authority to (1) locate, analyze and select investment opportunities, (2) structure
the terms and conditions of transactions pursuant to which investments will be made or acquired for the Company, (3) acquire Properties
in compliance with the investment objectives and policies of the Company, (4) arrange for financing or refinancing with respect
to Properties, (5) enter into leases and service contracts for the Company’s Property, and perform other property management
services, (6) oversee non-affiliated property managers and other non-affiliated Persons who perform services for the Company; and
(7) undertake accounting and other record-keeping functions at the Property level.

 

(b)              
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any investment in Properties, including any acquisition of
Property by the Company (as well as any financing acquired by the Company in connection with such acquisition), will require the
prior approval of the Directors (including a majority of the Independent Directors), provided, that a majority of the Directors,
including a majority of the Independent Directors may establish de minimis acquisition standards not requiring approval of the
Directors for transactions other than transactions with a Director, the Sponsor, the Advisor or their Affiliates.

 

(c)                                 
If a transaction requires approval by the Independent Directors, the Advisor will deliver
to the Independent Directors all documents required by them to properly evaluate the proposed investment in the Property.

 

(d)              
The prior approval of a majority of the Independent Directors and a majority of the Directors
not otherwise interested in the transaction will be required for each transaction with the Advisor or its Affiliates.

 

(e)               
The Directors may, at any time upon the giving of notice to the Advisor, modify or revoke
the authority set forth in this Paragraph 4. If and to the extent the Directors so modify or revoke the authority contained herein,
the Advisor shall henceforth submit to the Directors for prior approval such proposed transactions involving investments which
thereafter require prior approval, provided, however, that such modification or revocation shall be effective upon receipt by the
Advisor and shall not be applicable to investment transactions to which the Advisor has committed the Company prior to the date
of receipt by the Advisor of such notification.

 

5.                 
Bank Accounts. The Advisor may establish and maintain one or more bank accounts in
its own name for the account of the Company or in the name of the Company and may collect and deposit into any such account or
accounts, and disburse from any such account or accounts, any money on behalf of the Company, under such terms and conditions as
the Directors may approve, provided that no funds shall be commingled with the funds of the Advisor; and the Advisor shall from
time to time render appropriate accountings of such collections and payments to the Directors and to the auditors of the Company.

 

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6.                 
Records; Access. The Advisor shall maintain appropriate records of all its activities
hereunder and make such records available for inspection by the Directors and by counsel, auditors and authorized agents of the
Company, at any time or from time to time during normal business hours. The Advisor shall at all reasonable times have access to
the books and records of the Company.

 

7.                 
Limitations on Activities. Anything else in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding,
the Advisor shall refrain from taking any action which, in its sole judgment made in good faith, would (a) adversely affect the
status of the Company as a REIT, (b) subject the Company to regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940, or (c) violate
any law, rule, regulation or statement of policy of any governmental body or agency having jurisdiction over the Company or its
Securities, or otherwise not be permitted by the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, except if such action shall
be ordered by the Directors, in which case the Advisor shall notify promptly the Directors of the Advisor’s judgment of the potential
impact of such action and shall refrain from taking such action until it receives further clarification or instructions from the
Directors. In such event the Advisor shall have no liability for acting in accordance with the specific instructions of the Directors
so given. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Advisor, its Directors, officers, employees and stockholders, and stockholders, Directors
and officers of the Advisor’s Affiliates shall not be liable to the Company or to the Directors or Stockholders for any act
or omission by the Advisor, its Directors, officers or employees, or stockholders, Directors or officers of the Advisor’s
Affiliates except as provided in Paragraphs 20 and 21 of this Agreement.

 

8.                 
Relationship with Directors. Directors, officers and employees of the Advisor or an
Affiliate of the Advisor or any corporate parents of an Affiliate, or Directors, officers or stockholders of any director, officer
or corporate parent of an Affiliate may serve as a Director and as officers of the Company, except that no director, officer or
employee of the Advisor or its Affiliates who also is a Director or officer of the Company shall receive any compensation from
the Company for serving as a Director or officer of the Company other than reasonable reimbursement for travel and related expenses
incurred in attending meetings of the Directors of the Company.

 

9.                 
Fees.

 

(a)               
Asset Management Fee. The Company shall pay to the Advisor as compensation for the
advisory services rendered to the Company under Paragraph 3 above, a monthly fee in an amount equal to 0.1% of the Company’s
Average Invested Assets (the “Asset Management Fee”), as of the end of the preceding month. The Asset Management Fee
shall be payable monthly on the last day of such month, or the first business day following the last day of such month. The Asset
Management Fee, which must be reasonable in the determination of the Company’s Independent Directors at least annually, may
or may not be taken, in whole or in part as to any year, in the sole discretion of the Advisor. All or any portion of the Asset
Management Fee not taken as to any fiscal year shall be deferred without interest and may be taken in such other fiscal year as
the Advisor shall determine.

 

(b)              
Acquisition Fees. The Company shall pay the Advisor a fee in the amount equal 3.0%
of Company’s Contract Purchase Price of its Properties, as Acquisition Fees. The total of all Acquisition Fees shall be reasonable,
and shall not exceed 6.0% of the contract price of the property.  However, a majority of the directors (including a majority
of the independent directors) not otherwise interested in the transaction may approve fees in excess of these limits if they determine
the transaction to be commercially competitive, fair and reasonable to the Company.

 

(c)               
Financing Coordination Fee. Other than with respect to any mortgage or other financing
related to a property concurrent with its acquisition, if an Advisor or an Affiliate provides a substantial amount of the services
(as determined by a majority of the Independent Directors) in connection with the post-acquisition financing or refinancing of
any debt that the Company obtains relative to a Property, then the Company shall pay to the Advisor or such Affiliate a financing
coordination fee equal to 1.0% of the amount of such financing.

 

(d)              
Property Management Fee. If an Advisor or an Affiliate provides a substantial amount
of the property management services (as determined by a majority of the Independent Directors) for the Company’s Properties,
then Company shall pay to the Advisor or such Affiliate a property management fee equal to 1.5% of gross revenues from the properties
managed. The Company also will reimburse the Advisor and any of its Affiliates for property-level
expenses that such Person pays or incurs on behalf of the Company, including salaries, bonuses and benefits of Persons employed
by such Person, except for the salaries, bonuses and benefits of Persons who also serve as one of the Company’s executive
officers or as an executive officer of such Person. The Advisor or its Affiliate may subcontract the performance of its property
management duties to third parties and pay all or a portion of its property management fee to the third parties with whom it contracts
for these services.

 

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(e)               
Leasing Commissions. If an Advisor or an Affiliate provides a substantial amount of
the services (as determined by a majority of the Independent Directors) in connection with the Company’s leasing of a Property
or Properties to unaffiliated third parties, then the Company shall pay to the Advisor or such Affiliate leasing commissions equal
to 6.0% of the rents due pursuant to such lease for the first ten years of the lease term; provided, however (i) if the term of
the lease is less than ten years, such commission percentage will apply to the full term of the lease and (ii) any rents due under
a renewal of a lease of an existing tenant upon expiration of the initial lease agreement (including any extensions provided for
thereunder) shall accrue a commission of 3.0% in lieu of the aforementioned 6.0% commission.

 

(f)               
Disposition Fee. For substantial assistance in connection with the sale of Properties,
the Company shall pay to its Advisor or one of its Affiliates 3.0% of the Contract Sales Price of each Property sold; provided,
however, that if, in connection with such disposition, commissions are paid to third parties unaffiliated with our advisor or its
affiliates, the disposition fees paid to our advisor, our sponsors, their affiliates and unaffiliated third parties may not exceed
the lesser of the Competitive Real Estate Commission or 6% of the Contract Sales Price. 

 

(g)              
Subordinated Participation Fee. The Company shall pay to the Advisor or one of its
affiliates a subordinated participation fee calculated as of December 31 of each year and paid (if at all) in the immediately following
January. The subordinated participation fee is only due if the Preferred Return is achieved and is equal to the sum of:

 

(i)                
40% of the product of (a) the difference of (x) the Preliminary NAV per share minus
(y) the Highest Prior NAV per share, multiplied by (b) the number of shares outstanding as of December 31 of the relevant
annual period, but only if this results in a positive number, plus

 

(ii)              
40% of the product of: (a) the amount by which aggregate cash distributions to stockholders
during the annual period, excluding return of capital distributions, divided by the weighted average number of shares outstanding
for the annual period, exceed the Preferred Return, multiplied by (b) the weighted average number of shares outstanding
for the annual period calculated on a monthly basis.

 

(h)              
Liquidation Fee. 

 

(i)                
The Company shall pay the Advisor a Liquidation Fee calculated from the value per share resulting
from a liquidation event, including but not limited to a sale of all of the properties, a public listing, or a merger with a public
or non-public company, equal to 40.0% of the increase, if any, in the resultant value per share as compared to the Highest Prior
NAV per share, multiplied by the number of outstanding shares as of the liquidation date, subordinated to payment to Stockholders
of the Preferred Return, pro-rated for the year in which the liquidation event occurs.

 

(ii)              
Upon termination of this Agreement by the Company without cause or by the Advisor at a time
when no cause for termination exists, the Advisor may be entitled to a termination fee if (based upon an independent NAV Per Share
calculation) it would have been entitled to a Liquidation Fee had the portfolio been liquidated on the termination date.

 

(i)                                    
Loans from Affiliates. The Company may not borrow money from the Advisor or any Affiliate
of the Advisor, unless a majority of the Directors (including a majority of the Independent Directors) not otherwise interested
in such transaction approve the transaction as being fair, competitive, and commercially reasonable and no less favorable to the
Company than loans between unaffiliated parties under the same circumstances.

 

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10.             
Expenses.

 

(a)               
In addition to the compensation paid to the Advisor pursuant to Paragraph 9 hereof, the Company
shall pay directly or reimburse the Advisor for all of the expenses paid or incurred by the Advisor in connection with the services
it provides to the Company pursuant to this Agreement, including, but not limited to:

 

(i)                
the Company’s Organizational and Offering Expenses (together with any Organizational
and Offering Expenses reimbursed to the Sponsor) not to exceed 3.0% of the proceeds raised from the Offering;

 

(ii)              
the Acquisition Expenses incurred in connection with the selection and acquisition of Properties;

 

(iii)            
the actual cost of goods and materials used by the Company and obtained from entities not
affiliated with the Advisor, other than Acquisition Expenses;

 

(iv)            
interest and other costs for borrowed money, including discounts, points and other similar
fees;

 

(v)              
taxes and assessments on income or Property and taxes as an expense of doing business;

 

(vi)            
costs associated with insurance required or deemed necessary by the Directors in connection
with the business of the Company or by the Directors;

 

(vii)          
expenses of managing and operating Properties owned by the Company, whether payable to an
Affiliate of the Company or a non-affiliated Person;

 

(viii)        
all expenses in connection with payments to the Directors and meetings of the Directors and
Stockholders;

 

(ix)            
expenses associated with listing or with the issuance and distribution of Shares and Securities,
such as advertising expenses, taxes, legal and accounting fees, and listing and registration fees;

 

(x)              
expenses connected with payments of Distributions in cash or otherwise made or caused to be
made by the Directors to the Stockholders;

 

(xi)            
expenses of organizing, revising, amending, converting, modifying, or terminating the Company
or the Articles of Incorporation;

 

(xii)          
expenses of maintaining communications with Stockholders, including the cost of preparation,
printing, and mailing annual reports and other Stockholder reports, proxy statements and other reports required by governmental
entities;

 

(xiii)        
expenses related to negotiating and servicing loans;

 

(xiv)        
administrative service expenses (including personnel costs; provided, however, that no reimbursement
shall be made for costs of personnel to the extent that such personnel perform services in transactions for which the Advisor receives
a separate fee at the lesser of actual cost or 90% of the competitive rate charged by unaffiliated persons providing similar goods
and services in the same geographic location); and

 

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(xv)          
audit, accounting and legal fees.

 

(b)              
Expenses incurred by the Advisor on behalf of the Company and payable pursuant to this Paragraph
10 shall be reimbursed no less often than monthly to the Advisor. The Advisor shall prepare a statement documenting the expenses
of the Company during each quarter, and shall deliver such statement to the Company within 45 days after the end of each quarter.

 

11.             
Limitation on Payments. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the
Advisor shall not be entitled to receive, and the Company shall not pay to the Advisor, any of its Affiliates or any third party,
any amounts that would result in the Company violating the Articles of Incorporation, including, without limitation, the provisions
of Section 6.4 (pr any successor provision) to the Articles of Incorporation. If the Advisor or any of its Affiliates receive any
payments that would cause any provision of the Articles of Incorporation to be violated, and the receipt of such payment is not
approved in the manner, if any, provided in the Articles of Incorporation that would result in such payment being permitted, then
the Advisor or such Affiliate shall promptly, upon request by the Company reimburse the Company the amount by which the aggregate
amount received by the Advisor or its Affiliates exceed the amounts permitted by the Articles of Incorporation.

 

12.             
Other Services. Should the Directors request that the Advisor or any director, officer
or employee thereof render services for the Company other than set forth in Paragraph 3, such services shall be separately compensated
at such rates and in such amounts as are agreed by the Advisor and the Independent Directors of the Company, subject to the limitations
contained in the Articles of Incorporation, and shall not be deemed to be services pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

 

13.             
Other Activities of the Advisor. 

 

(a)               
Nothing herein contained shall prevent the Advisor from engaging in other activities, including,
without limitation, the rendering of advice to other Persons (including other REITs) and the management of other programs advised,
sponsored or organized by the Advisor or its Affiliates; nor shall this Agreement limit or restrict the right of any director,
officer, employee, or stockholder of the Advisor or its Affiliates to engage in any other business or to render services of any
kind to any other partnership, corporation, firm, individual, trust or association. The Advisor may, with respect to any
investment in which the Company is a participant, also render advice and service to each and every other participant therein. The
Advisor shall report to the Directors the existence of any condition or circumstance, existing or anticipated, of which it has
knowledge, which creates or could create a conflict of interest between the Advisor’s obligations to the Company and its obligations
to or its interest in any other partnership, corporation, firm, individual, trust or association. The Advisor or its Affiliates
shall promptly disclose to the Directors knowledge of such condition or circumstance. If the Sponsor, Advisor, Director or Affiliates
thereof have sponsored other investment programs with similar investment objectives which have investment funds available at the
same time as the Company, it shall be the duty of the Directors (including the Independent Directors) to adopt the method, if any,
set forth in the Prospectus or another reasonable method by which properties are to be allocated to the competing investment entities
and to use their best efforts to apply such method fairly to the Company.

 

(b)              
The Advisor shall be required to use its best efforts to present a continuing and suitable
investment program to the Company which is consistent with the investment policies and objectives of the Company, but neither the
Advisor nor any Affiliate of the Advisor shall be obligated generally to present any particular investment opportunity to the Company
even if the opportunity is of character which, if presented to the Company, could be taken by the Company.

 

(c)               
In the event that the Advisor or its Affiliates is presented with a potential investment which
might be made by the Company and by another investment entity which the Advisor or its Affiliates advises or manages, the Advisor
and its Affiliates shall consider the investment portfolio of each entity, cash flow of each entity, the effect of the acquisition
on the diversification of each entity’s portfolio, rental payments during any renewal period, the estimated income tax effects
of the purchase on each entity, the policies of each entity relating to leverage, the funds of each entity available for investment
and the length of time such funds have been available for investment. In the event that an investment opportunity becomes available
which is suitable for both the Company and a public or private entity which the Advisor or its Affiliates are Affiliated, then
the entity which has had the longest period of time elapse since it was offered an investment opportunity will first be offered
the investment opportunity. For purposes of this conflict resolution procedure, an investment opportunity will be considered “offered”
to the Company when an opportunity is presented to the Board of Directors for its consideration.

 

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14.             
Relationship of Advisor and Company. The Company and the Advisor are not partners or
joint venturers with each other, and nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to make them such partners or joint venturers
or impose any liability as such on either of them.

 

15.             
Term; Termination of Agreement. This Agreement shall continue in force for one year
from the date of this Agreement, subject to an unlimited number of successive one-year renewals upon mutual consent of the parties.
It is the duty of the Directors to evaluate the performance of the Advisor annually before renewing the Agreement, and each such
agreement shall have a term of no more than one year.

 

16.             
Termination by Either Party. This Agreement shall be terminable by a majority of the
Independent Directors, or the Advisor, in either case on 60 days’ written notice and with or without Cause; provided, however,
that if this Agreement is terminated by the Independent Directors for Cause or by the Advisor at a time when Cause for termination
exists, then the Advisor shall not be entitled to the value of its Liquidation Fee as provided under Paragraph 9(h) above. In the
event of the termination of this Agreement, the Advisor will cooperate with the Company and take all reasonable steps requested
to assist the Directors in making an orderly transition of the advisory function.

 

17.             
Assignment to an Affiliate. This Agreement may be assigned by the Advisor to an Affiliate
with the approval of a majority of the Directors (including a majority of the Independent Directors). The Advisor may assign any
rights to receive fees or other payments under this Agreement without obtaining the approval of the Directors. This Agreement shall
not be assigned by the Company without the consent of the Advisor, except in the case of an assignment by the Company to a corporation
or other organization which is a successor to all of the assets, rights and obligations of the Company, in which case such successor
organization shall be bound hereunder and by the terms of said assignment in the same manner as the Company is bound by this Agreement.

 

18.             
Subcontracts with Affiliates. The Advisor may subcontract with an Affiliate for a portion
of the services and duties to be performed under this Agreement without obtaining the approval of the Directors to the extent such
services or duties are primarily administrative in nature. The Advisor may further subcontract any rights to receive fees or other
payments for such services or duties under this Agreement without obtaining the approval of the Directors.

 

19.             
Payments to and Duties of Advisor Upon Termination.

 

(a)              
After the Termination Date, the Advisor shall not be entitled to compensation for further
services hereunder except it shall be entitled to receive from the Company within 30 days after the effective date of such termination
all unpaid reimbursements of expenses and all earned but unpaid fees payable to the Advisor prior to termination of this Agreement,
exclusive of disputed items arising out of possible unauthorized transactions.

 

(b)              
Upon termination, the Advisor shall be entitled to payment of the Liquidation Fee on the basis
as described above in Paragraph 9(g). The Advisor shall be entitled to receive all accrued but unpaid compensation and expense
reimbursements in cash within 30 days of the Termination Date.

 

(c)              
The Advisor shall promptly upon termination:

 

(i)                
pay over to the Company all money collected and held for the account of the Company pursuant
to this Agreement, after deducting any accrued compensation and reimbursement for its expenses to which it is then entitled;

 

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(ii)              
deliver to the Directors a full accounting, including a statement showing all payments collected
by it and a statement of all money held by it, covering the period following the date of the last accounting furnished to the Directors;

 

(iii)            
deliver to the Directors all assets, including Properties, and documents of the Company then
in the custody of the Advisor; and

 

(iv)            
cooperate with the Company to provide an orderly management transition.

 

20.             
Indemnification by the Company. The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Advisor
and its Affiliates, including their respective officers, directors, partners and employees, from all liability, claims, damages
or losses arising in the performance of their duties hereunder, and related expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, to
the extent such liability, claims, damages or losses and related expenses are not fully reimbursed by insurance, subject to any
limitations imposed by the laws of the State of Maryland or the Articles of Incorporation of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the Advisor shall not be entitled to indemnification or be held harmless pursuant to this Paragraph 20 for any activity for which
the Advisor shall be required to indemnify or hold harmless the Company pursuant to Paragraph 21. Any indemnification of the Advisor
may be made only out of the net assets of the Company and not from Stockholders.

 

21.             
Indemnification by Advisor. The Advisor shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company
from contract or other liability, claims, damages, taxes or losses and related expenses including attorneys’ fees, to the extent
that such liability, claims, damages, taxes or losses and related expenses are not fully reimbursed by insurance and are incurred
by reason of the Advisor’s bad faith, fraud, misconduct, or gross negligence, but the Advisor shall not be held responsible for
any action of the Board of Directors in following or declining to follow any advice or recommendation given by the Advisor.

 

22.             
Notices. Any notice, report or other communication required or permitted to be given
hereunder shall be in writing unless some other method of giving such notice, report or other communication is required by the
Articles of Incorporation, the Bylaws, or accepted by the party to whom it is given, and shall be given by being delivered by hand
or by overnight mail or other overnight delivery service to the addresses set forth herein:

 

	To the Directors and to the Company:	
        Rich Uncles NNN REIT, Inc. 

        3080 Bristol Street, Suite 550 

        Costa Mesa, CA 92626 

        Attn: Harold Hofer

         

	 	 
	To the Advisor:	
        Rich Uncles NNN REIT Operator,
LLC 

        3080 Bristol Street, Suite 550 

        Costa Mesa, CA 92626 

        Attn: Harold Hofer

 

Either
party may at any time give notice in writing to the other party of a change in its address for the purposes of this Paragraph 22.

 

23.             
Modification. This Agreement shall not be changed, modified, terminated, or discharged,
in whole or in part, except by an instrument in writing signed by both parties hereto, or their respective successors or assignees.

 

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24.             
Severability. The provisions of this Agreement are independent of and severable from
each other, and no provision shall be affected or rendered invalid or unenforceable by virtue of the fact that for any reason any
other or others of them may be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part.

 

25.             
Construction. The provisions of this Agreement shall be interpreted, construed and
enforced in all respects in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland applicable to contracts to be made and performed
entirely in said state.

 

26.             
Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding among
the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, understandings,
inducements and conditions, express or implied, oral or written, of any nature whatsoever with respect to the subject matter hereof.
The express terms hereof control and supersede any course of performance and/or usage of the trade inconsistent with any of the
terms hereof. The Prior Agreement is hereby amended
and restated its entirety as set forth herein. All provisions of, rights granted and covenants made in the Prior Agreement are
hereby waived, released and superseded in their entirety and shall have no further force and effect.

 

27.             
Indulgences, Not Waivers. Neither the failure nor any delay on the part of a party
to exercise any right, remedy, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single
or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege preclude any other or further exercise of the same or of any other
right, remedy, power or privilege, nor shall any waiver of any right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any occurrence
be construed as a waiver of such right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any other occurrence. No waiver shall be effective
unless it is in writing and is signed by the party asserted to have granted such waiver.

 

28.             
Gender. Words used herein regardless of the number and gender specifically used, shall
be deemed and construed to include any other number, singular or plural, and any other gender, masculine, feminine or neuter, as
the context requires.

 

29.             
Headings Not to Affect Interpretation. The headings of paragraphs and subparagraphs
contained in this Agreement are for convenience only and they neither form a part of this Agreement nor are they to be used in
the construction or interpretation hereof.

 

30.             
Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed to be an original as against any party whose signature appears thereon, and all of which shall together
constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement shall become binding when one or more counterparts hereof, individually
or taken together, shall bear the signatures of all of the parties reflected hereon as the signatories.

 

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

 

	 	Rich Uncles NNN REIT, Inc.
	 	 	 
	 	By:	 	 
	 	Name:	_____, Independent  Director
	 	 	 
	 	Rich Uncles NNN REIT Operator, LLC
	 	 	 
	 	By:	 	 
	 	Name:	Harold Hofer, Manager

 

 

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ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.

2013 STOCK AWARD AND INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

Amended and Restated Non-Employee Director Equity Award Program

May 17, 2016

The undersigned, Angela L. Kleiman, hereby certifies that:

1.           She is the duly elected and acting Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary of Essex Property Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”).

2.           The Company’s Non-Employee Director Equity Award Program was adopted on September 10, 2013, and, effective as of May 17, 2016, it is amended and restated to provide as follows:

Article I

ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM

	1.01	Establishment of Program

The Non-Employee Director Equity Award Program (as amended and restated, the “Program”) was adopted pursuant to the Essex Property Trust, Inc. 2013 Stock Award and Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”), and, in addition to the terms and conditions set forth below, is subject to the provisions of the Plan.

	1.02	Purpose of Program

The purpose of the Program is to enhance the ability of the Company to attract and retain directors who are not Employees (“Non-Employee Directors”) through a program of automatic equity awards.

	1.03	Effective Date of the Program

This amendment and restatement of the Program shall be effective upon the date specified above.  Awards made under the Program will be governed by the respective terms of the Program and related Award Agreements that apply on the grant dates of the Awards.

Article II

DEFINITIONS

Capitalized terms in this Program, unless otherwise defined herein, have the meanings given to them in the Plan.

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	2.01	Date of Grant and Number of Shares

(a)           Initial Grant. A onetime Non-Qualified Stock Option to purchase shares of Common Stock shall be granted (the “Initial Grant”) to each Non-Employee Director upon the date each such Non-Employee Director first becomes a Non-Employee Director (whether by appointment by the Board of Directors or election by stockholders). The Initial Grant shall have a dollar value equal to $80,000 on the grant date, and the number of shares underlying the Initial Grant shall equal $80,000 divided by the Black-Scholes value per share (based on grant date share price, volatility, dividend, risk free rate and term variables) or similar methodology used to determine compensation expense in the Company’s financial statements.

(b)           Annual Grants. In addition, immediately following each annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders and on that meeting date, each Non-Employee Director who continues as a Non-Employee Director following such annual meeting shall be granted an equity award having a dollar value equal to $60,000 on the grant date, and in the case of the Chairman of the Board, an equity award having a dollar value equal to $170,000 (a “Subsequent Grant,” and the applicable dollar value, the “Subsequent Grant Dollar Value”). Each such Subsequent Grant shall be made on the date of the annual stockholders’ meeting in question, commencing with the date of the annual meeting to be held in May 2016.

(1)           Each Non-Employee Director may elect to receive the Subsequent Grant in the form of a Non-Qualified Stock Option, an Award of Restricted Stock, a Long-Term Incentive Award, or a combination of these types of Awards, under the form of Award Agreement attached hereto or attached to the Company’s Non-Employee Director Equity Award Program when it was adopted in 2013.  The Non-Employee Director must make the foregoing election by or immediately after the end of the annual meeting to which the Subsequent Grant relates, in an election form and under related procedures as may from time to time be communicated to the Non-Employee Director prior to the annual meeting. If an election is not timely made for any reason, the Non-Employee Director shall be deemed without further action to have elected a Non-Qualified Stock Option.

(2)           If the Subsequent Grant is awarded in the form of a Non-Qualified Stock Option, the number of shares underlying the Subsequent Grant shall equal the Subsequent Grant Dollar Value divided by the Black-Scholes value per share (based on grant date share price, volatility, dividend, risk free rate and term variables) or similar methodology used to determine compensation expense in the Company’s financial statements.

(3)           If the Subsequent Grant is awarded in the form of an Award of Restricted Stock (other than a Long-Term Incentive Award), the number of shares underlying the Subsequent Grant will be equal to the Subsequent Grant Dollar Value, divided by an amount equal to the Fair Market Value per Share of the Common Stock on the grant date.

	2.02	Vesting/Transfer Restrictions

(a)           Initial Grant. Each Initial Grant under the Program will vest and become exercisable as to one-third (1/3) of the shares of Common Stock subject to the Option on the date of each of the first three annual meetings of the Company’s stockholders following the grant date, subject to the Non-Employee Director’s Continuous Service as a member of the Board through immediately prior to such meeting, such that the Option will be fully vested and exercisable on the third annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders following the grant date.

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(b)           Subsequent Grants. Each Subsequent Grant awarded commencing in connection with the annual stockholders meeting in 2014, whether awarded in the form of an Option, an Award of Restricted Stock or a Long-Term Incentive Award will be fully vested as of the grant date; provided, however, that Shares subject to Restricted Stock awards and/or issued pursuant to the exercise of Options shall be subject to restrictions on transfer for the one-year period following the date of grant.

(c)           Termination of Service. Unless the Committee determines otherwise, if the Non-Employee Director terminates Continuous Service as a member of the Board for any reason prior to the vesting of the Initial Grant, the vesting of such Awards shall cease effective as of such termination, the unvested portion of the Awards shall be forfeited immediately upon such termination of Continuous Service as a member of the Board and the Non-Employee Director shall have no further rights with respect thereto.

	2.03	Exercise Price of Options

The exercise price per Share of Common Stock of each Option granted under the Program shall be one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.

	2.04	Term of Options

The term of each Option granted under the Program shall be 10 years from the date of grant of the Option, subject to earlier termination upon the termination of the Non-Employee Director’s Continuous Service as specified in the Award Agreement.

	2.05	Change in Control

Each Award under the Program shall be subject to the provisions of Section 11 of the Plan relating to the effect on Awards of a Change in Control.

	2.06	Vesting Acceleration Upon Death/Disability

Notwithstanding anything in Section 2.02 to the contrary, in the event a Non-Employee Director’s Continuous service terminates prior to a vesting date as a result of the Non-Employee Director’s death or Disability, each unvested Award held by the Non-Employee Director shall vest as of the date of such termination.

	2.07	Capitalization Adjustments

The number of Shares subject to the Awards granted under the Program and the exercise price of Options granted under the Plan shall be subject to the adjustment provision of Section 10 of the Plan.

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	2.08	Written Grant Agreement; Authority

The grant of Awards under the Program shall be made solely by and subject to the terms set forth in an Award Agreement in a form to be approved by the Committee and duly executed by the Non-Employee Director and an officer of the Company designated for such purpose by the Committee from time to time. The officer(s) so designated by the Committee shall be authorized to take all actions and execute all documents as necessary or desirable to implement the provisions of the Program, without further action or authorization from the Committee.

	2.09	Program Subject to Amendment, Modification and Termination

This Program may be amended, modified or terminated by the Committee in the future at its sole discretion. No Non-Employee Director shall have any rights hereunder unless and until an Award is actually granted. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee hereby expressly reserves the authority to terminate this Program during any year up and until the election or appointment of members of the Board.

	2.10	Code Section 409A

It is intended that Awards granted under the Program will be exempt from Code Section 409A. In furtherance of this intent, the provisions of this Program will be interpreted, operated, and administered in a manner consistent with these intentions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Program and without limiting this Section 2.10, in the event that the Committee determines that any payment under the Program may be subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Committee may adopt such amendments to Program or adopt other policies and procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect), or take any other actions, in each case, without the consent of the Non-Employee Director, that the Committee determines are reasonable, necessary or appropriate to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and related Department of Treasury guidance. In that light, the Company makes no representation or covenant to ensure that the payments under the Program are exempt from or compliant with Section 409A of the Code and will have no liability to a Non-Employee Director or any other party if a payment under the Program that is intended to be exempt from, or compliant with, Section 409A of the Code is not so exempt or compliant or for any action taken by the Committee with respect thereto.

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IN WITNESS HEREOF, the undersigned has set her hand hereunto as of the date first written above.

	 	
/s/ Angela L. Kleiman

	 	
Name:

	
Angela L. Kleiman

	 	
Title:

	
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary

 

 

 

 

Signature Page to Stock Award and Incentive Compensation Plan

  

ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.

2018 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE AWARD

AWARD AGREEMENT

Name of Grantee:  [________] (“the Grantee”)

No. of Restricted Stock Units: [_________] (the “Stock Units”)

Grant Date: [__________] (the “Grant Date”)

RECITALS

1.           The Grantee is a director of Essex Property Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”).

2.           The Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) has approved the terms of the 2018 Long-Term Incentive Awards.  This award agreement (this “Award Agreement”) evidences a 2018 Long-Term Incentive Award to the Grantee (the “Award”), which is subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.

3.           The Grantee was selected by the Company to receive the Award.  The Company, effective as of the Grant Date set forth above, issued to the Grantee the number of Stock Units set forth above.

4.           Capitalized terms used herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in Appendix A hereto. Unless the context requires otherwise, capitalized terms used, but not otherwise defined herein or in Appendix A, shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the 2013 Plan.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

1.           Grant of Stock Units; Issuance of Stock; Payment of Dividends.

(a)           The Company hereby grants the Grantee an award consisting of [________] Stock Units with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.  The 2013 Plan is hereby incorporated herein by reference as though set forth herein in its entirety.

(b)           On the Determination Date, (i) the Committee will determine, pursuant to Section 2(b), the number of Stock Units for which the performance criteria applicable to such Stock Units were satisfied as of the Valuation Date, (ii) the Company will issue to the Grantee a number of shares of Stock equal to the number of such earned Stock Units and (iii) all of the Stock Units shall be canceled. The Award is intended to comply with the requirements for a “short term deferral” under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and this Agreement and the Stock Units will be construed and administered to comply with such requirements.

(c)           Neither this Award nor the Stock Units may be sold, transferred, pledged assigned or otherwise encumbered or disposed of by the Grantee.

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(d)           With respect to the shares of Stock issuable pursuant to Section 1(b) above, the Grantee shall be entitled to dividends with a record date on or after the Determination Date. Prior to the Determination Date, Grantee shall not be entitled to any dividends with respect to the Stock Units or the Stock issuable in settlement thereof.

2.           Performance Criteria and Attainment Levels.

(a)           The number of Stock Units that will be earned pursuant to this Award will be based on the Company’s Equity REIT Relative TSR as of the Valuation Date in accordance with the following table:

	
Equity REIT Relative TSR

	 	

Percentage of

Stock Units Earned

	 	
Stock Units Earned

	
50th percentile or below

	 	
50%

	 	
[____]

	
75th percentile or greater

	 	
100%

	 	
[____]

For Equity REIT Relative TSR falling between the 50th percentile and the 75th percentile, the number of Stock Units earned will be based on linear interpolation between the number of Stock Units that would have been earned if Equity REIT Relative TSR was at the 50th percentile and the number that would have been earned if Equity REIT Relative TSR was at the 75th percentile, as set forth above.

(b)           The Committee, as promptly as practicable following the conclusion of the Performance Period (but, in any event, no later than two and one-half months after the conclusion of the Performance Period), shall determine the actual number of the Stock Units that are earned in accordance with this Section 2.

3.           Vesting.  All of the Stock Units and shares of Stock issued pursuant to this Award shall be fully vested upon issuance.

4.           Tax Withholding.  The Company shall be entitled to withhold from any payments or deemed payments any amount of tax withholding it determines to be required by law.  The Grantee shall, not later than the date as of which vesting or payment in respect of this award becomes a taxable event, pay to the Company or make arrangements satisfactory to the Company for payment of any Federal, state and local taxes required by law to be withheld on account of such taxable event; provided that, to the extent such taxable event occurs upon or concurrently with the issuance or vesting of Stock hereunder, the Company will satisfy any required minimum tax withholding obligation by withholding a number of vested shares of Stock issued or issuable hereunder with a Fair Market Value equal to such minimum tax withholding obligation as determined pursuant to the 2013 Plan.  For purposes of this Section 4, the Fair Market Value of the shares of Stock to be withheld shall be calculated in the same manner as the shares of Stock are valued for purposes of determining the amount of withholding taxes due.

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5.           Changes in Capital Structure.  If (i) the Company shall at any time be involved in a merger, consolidation, dissolution, liquidation, reorganization, exchange of shares, sale of all or substantially all of the assets or stock of the Company or other transaction similar thereto, (ii) any reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, significant repurchases of stock, or other similar change in the capital stock of the Company, (iii) any cash dividend or other distribution to holders of shares of Stock shall be declared and paid other than in the ordinary course, or (iv) any other extraordinary corporate event shall occur that in each case in the good faith judgment of the Committee necessitates action by way of equitable or proportionate adjustment in the terms of this Award Agreement, the Stock Units or the shares of Stock issuable pursuant to this Award to avoid distortion in the value of this Award, then the Committee shall make equitable or proportionate adjustment and take such other action as it deems necessary to maintain the Grantee’s rights hereunder so that they are substantially proportionate to the rights existing under this Award and the terms of the Stock Units and the shares of Stock prior to such event, including, without limitation: (A) interpretations of or modifications to any defined term in this Award Agreement; (B) adjustments in any calculations provided for in this Award Agreement, and (C) substitution of other awards under the 2013 Plan or otherwise.  All adjustments made by the Committee shall be final, binding and conclusive.

6.           Effectiveness of Award Agreement

(a)           This award shall be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Grantee and shall be binding upon successors and assigns of the Company.

(b)           Every provision of this Award Agreement is intended to be severable, and if any term or provision hereof is held to be illegal or invalid for any reason whatsoever, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remainder hereof.

7.           Governing Law.

This Award Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California.

8.           Administration.

This Award shall be administered by the Committee, which in the administration of this Award shall have all the powers and authority it has in the administration of the 2013 Plan as set forth in the 2013 Plan.

9.           Communication.

Any notice, demand, request or other communication which may be required or contemplated herein shall be sufficiently given if (i) given either by facsimile transmission or telex, by reputable overnight delivery service, postage prepaid, or by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid and return receipt requested, to the address indicated herein or to such other address as my party hereto may specify as provided herein, or (ii) delivered personally at such address.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Award Agreement as of the Grant Date.

	 	
ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST, INC.

	 	 	 
	 	
By:

	 
	 	 	
Hereunto duly authorized

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APPENDIX A

DEFINITIONS

“2013 Plan” means the Essex Property Trust, Inc. 2013 Stock Award and Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

“Change in Control” shall mean the occurrence of any one of the following events:

(i)            any “person,” as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act (other than any trustee, fiduciary or other person or entity holding securities under any employee benefit plan or trust of any of the Company or any of its subsidiaries of affiliates), together with all “affiliates” and “associates” (as such terms are defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act) of such person, shall become the “beneficial owner” (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 30 percent or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities having the right to vote in an election of the Board (“Voting Securities”) (other than as a result of an acquisition of securities directly from the Company);

(ii)           persons who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Directors”) cease for any reason, including, without limitation, as a result of a tender offer, proxy contest, merger or similar transaction, to constitute at least a majority of the Board (rounded up to the next whole number), provided that any person becoming a director of the Company subsequent to such date shall be considered an Incumbent Director if such person’s election was approved by or such person was nominated for election by a vote of a majority of the Incumbent Directors; provided, however, that any person whose initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened election contest relating to the election of members of the Board or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a “person” other than the Board, including by reason of agreement intended to avoid or settle any such actual or threatened contest or solicitation, shall not be considered an Incumbent Director; or

 (iii)           the consummation of any consolidation or merger of the Company where the stockholders of the Company, immediately prior to the consolidation or merger, would not, immediately after the consolidation or merger, “beneficially own” (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, shares representing in the aggregate 50 percent or more of the voting shares of the corporation issuing cash or securities in the consolidation or merger (or of its ultimate parent corporation, if any).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a “Change in Control” shall not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of the foregoing clause (i) solely as the result of an acquisition of securities by the Company which, by reducing the number of shares of Voting Securities outstanding, increases the proportionate number of shares of Voting Securities beneficially owned by any person (as defined in the foregoing clause (i)) to 30 percent or more of the combined voting power of all then outstanding Voting Securities; provided, however, that if such person shall thereafter become the beneficial owner of any additional shares of Voting Securities (other than pursuant to a stock split, stock dividend, or similar transaction or as a result of an acquisition of securities directly from the Company) and immediately thereafter beneficially owns 30 percent or more of the combined voting power of all then outstanding Voting Securities, then a “Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred for purposes of the foregoing clause (i).

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“Company Affiliate” means any parent entity of the Company, if any, that directly or indirectly owns a majority of the common equity of the Company, any direct or indirect subsidiary of any such parent entity and any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company.

“Determination Date” means the date on which the number of Stock Units earned pursuant to this Award is determined by the Compensation Committee pursuant to Section 2(b).

“Equity REIT Relative TSR” means the percentile rank of the Company’s total stockholder return during the Performance Period relative to the total stockholder returns of the Index Companies during the Performance Period as determined by dividing (a) the sum of (i) 100% minus the percentage of Index Companies with a total stockholder return greater than the Company during the Performance Period, plus (ii) the percentage of Index Companies with a total stockholder return less than the Company during the Performance Period, by (b) two. For example, if there were nine Index Companies, four with higher total stockholder returns, four with lower total stockholder returns and one with identical total stockholder return during the Performance Period, then the Company would be in the 50th percentile, as calculated by taking the percentage of companies with higher total stockholder returns (4 / 9 = 44%), adding 100% minus the percentage of companies with lower total stockholder returns (100% - 4 / 9 = 56%) and dividing by two ((44% + 56%) / 2 = 50%).

 For purposes of this definition, the total stockholder return of the Company and each of the Index Companies shall be computed based on the total return that would have been realized by a stockholder who (1) bought $100 of shares of common equity securities of such company on the Grant Date at a price per share equal to the closing sales price per share on the principal national stock exchange on which shares of such common equity securities are listed on such date (or, if such date is not a trading date, on the most recent prior trading date), (2) contemporaneously reinvested each dividend and other distribution declared during the Performance Period and received with respect to such share (and any other shares previously received upon reinvestment of dividends or other distributions) and (3) sold such shares on the last day of the Performance Period for a per share price equal to the average closing sales price per share on the principal national stock exchange on which shares of such common equity securities are listed for the twenty (20) consecutive calendar day period up to and including the Valuation Date; provided that if the Valuation Date is the date upon which a Transactional Change in Control occurs, the ending stock price of the Stock as of such date shall be equal to the fair market value in cash, as determined by the Committee, of the total consideration paid or payable in the transaction resulting in the Transactional Change in Control for one share of Stock. Total stockholder return shall be computed on a consistent basis across all companies, in accordance with the foregoing, using total stockholder return data obtained from SNL Financial (or such other third party data provider as is selected by the Committee in its sole discretion).

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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“Fair Market Value” means (a) if shares of Stock are then listed on a national stock exchange, the closing sales price per share on the principal national stock exchange on which shares of Stock are listed on such date (or, if such date is not a trading date on which there was a sale of such shares on such exchange, the last preceding date on which there was a sale of Stock on such exchange), (b) if shares of Stock are not then listed on a national stock exchange but are then traded on an over-the-counter market, the average of the closing bid and asked prices for shares of Stock in the principal over-the-counter market on which shares of Stock are traded on such date (or, if such date is not a trading date on which there was a sale of shares of Stock on such market, for the last preceding date on which there was a sale of shares of Stock in such market), or (c) if shares of Stock are not then listed on a national stock exchange or traded on an over-the-counter market, such value as the Committee in its discretion may in good faith determine; provided that, where shares of Stock are so listed or traded, the Committee may make such discretionary determinations where shares of Stock have not been traded for 10 trading days.

“Index Companies” means, as of a particular date, the companies named on Appendix B hereto; provided that no such company will be deemed an Index Company if such company ceases to have a class of common equity securities listed on a national stock exchange during the entire Performance Period.

“Performance Period” means the period beginning on the Grant Date and ending on the Valuation Date.

“Stock” means a share of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share.

“Transactional Change in Control” means a Change in Control resulting from any person or group making a tender offer for Stock, a merger or consolidation where the Company is not the surviving entity, the shares of Stock outstanding immediately prior to such merger are converted or exchanged by virtue of the merger into other property or consisting of a sale, transfer or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company.

“Valuation Date” means the earlier of (A) December [__], 2018, or (B) the date upon which a Change in Control shall occur.

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APPENDIX B

INDEX COMPANIES

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