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Exhibit 10.3

Execution Copy

ESCROW AGREEMENT

     THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into and effective as of May ___, 2007 by and among Grubb &
Ellis Company, a Delaware corporation (“G&E”), NNN Realty Advisors, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”) and Wilmington Trust Company, a Delaware banking corporation,
as “Escrow Agent.” Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the
meanings assigned to such terms in the Merger Agreement (as defined below), a copy of which has
been delivered to the Escrow Agent.

     WHEREAS, G&E, B/C Corporate Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned
Subsidiary of G&E (“Merger Sub”), and the Company are parties to that certain Agreement and
Plan of Merger, dated as of the date hereof (the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which,
among other things, the Company will merge with and into Merger Sub, with the Company as the
surviving corporation; and

     WHEREAS, the Merger Agreement requires the Company to deposit into escrow pursuant to this
Agreement an amount equal to Twenty Five Million Dollars ($25,000,000) (the “Escrow
Amount”), which shall be used to satisfy amounts that may be payable to G&E under certain
provisions of Section 8.2 of the Merger Agreement.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, and in further consideration of the
covenants set forth hereafter, it is hereby agreed mutually as follows:

I. Designation as Escrow Agent.

     Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Company and G&E hereby appoint Wilmington
Trust Company as Escrow Agent and Wilmington Trust Company hereby accepts such appointment.

II. Deposit of Escrow Funds.

     (a) Upon execution of this Agreement (or if not a Business Day, then on the next Business
Day), the Company shall deposit in accordance with Section 8.2 of the Merger Agreement, the
Escrow Amount into an account (the “Escrow Account”) established with Escrow Agent.
Receipt of the Escrow Amount shall be promptly acknowledged by the Escrow Agent in the manner set
forth in Section V to Company and G&E.

     (b) Escrow Agent hereby agrees, upon the receipt of the Escrow Amount, to hold and safeguard
the Escrow Amount in the Escrow Account, together with all investments thereof and all interest,
gains, dividends, distributions, or other income or capital appreciation accumulated thereon and
proceeds therefrom (together with the Escrow Amount, the “Escrow Funds”), in escrow upon
the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and shall not disburse funds from the Escrow
Account except as provided herein; it being understood that, upon release
of Escrow Funds pursuant to Section III, any interest, gains, dividends, distributions, or
other income or capital appreciation shall be paid to the Company or G&E, as applicable, in
proportion to the amount, if any, of the Escrow Amount paid to them in connection with such
release.

     (c) Escrow Agent shall invest and reinvest the Escrow Funds in Permitted Investments as
defined in Section XVI.

 

 

III. Disbursement of Escrow Account.

     (a) As between G&E and the Company, except as provided herein, the rights of, in and to the
Escrow Funds shall be governed by and determined pursuant to the Merger Agreement. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement or the Merger Agreement, title to Escrow Funds shall not
pass to G&E unless and until the time that the Escrow Agent distributes any such funds to G&E in
accordance with this Agreement.

     (b) Disbursement of Escrow Funds. At any time prior to the earlier of (i) the Outside
Date (as may be extended pursuant to Section 8.1(b)(i) of the Merger Agreement) (ii) or five (5)
Business Days after the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms (the
“Termination Date”), G&E or the Company (as applicable, the “Claimant”) may deliver
to the Escrow Agent and the other party hereto contemporaneously a written notice of a claim (a
“Notice of Claim”) to all or a specified portion of the Escrow Funds. The non-submitting
party shall have five (5) Business Days after the receipt of the Notice of Claim (the “Claim
Dispute Period”) to contemporaneously deliver to each of the Escrow Agent and the Claimant a
written notice stating that it disputes the claim contained in the Notice of Claim, and setting
forth in reasonable detail the reason why, in good faith, the non-submitting party is disputing the
Notice of Claim (the “Notice of Dispute”). If the Escrow Agent and Claimant have not
received such Notice of Dispute within the Claim Dispute Period, the portion of the Escrow Funds
specified in the Notice of Claim shall be disbursed by the Escrow Agent within five (5) Business
Days after the expiration of the Claim Dispute Period in accordance with the directions contained
therein. If the Escrow Agent and Claimant receive a Notice of Dispute within the Claim Dispute
Period, the Escrow Agent shall not release the portion of the Escrow Funds relating to the Notice
of Dispute until the receipt of (i) written instructions executed jointly by the Company and G&E
directing the Escrow Agent to cause the delivery of all or a specified portion of the Escrow Funds
to the appropriate party or parties (a “Joint Notice of Release”) or (ii) a final judgment
of a court of competent jurisdiction deciding such dispute has been rendered, as evidenced by a
certified copy of such judgment, provided that such judgment is not appealable or the time for
taking an appeal has expired (a “Final Court Order”). The Escrow Agent shall thereupon
distribute within five (5) Business Days all or a portion of the Escrow Funds in accordance with
the directions contained in the Joint Notice of Release or the Final Court Order with respect
thereto.

     (c) Termination of Agreement and Release of Escrow Funds.

          (i) The portion of the Escrow Funds not subject to a Notice of Claim or a Hold Back Notice
(as that term is defined herein below) and not previously disbursed shall be disbursed to the
Company pursuant to written instructions from the Company, dated a date subsequent to the
Termination Date, to the Escrow Agent, and this Agreement, except for the provisions in Section
IV(e) hereof, shall terminate on the close of business on the Termination Date, unless prior to
the close of business on the Termination Date (or the close of business on the Business Day prior
to the Termination Date, if the Termination Date is not a Business Day) the Escrow Agent shall have
received: (i) any Notice of Claim for which the Claim Dispute Period for filing the appropriate
Notice of Dispute shall not have expired (“Outstanding Notice of Claim”); (ii) any written
notice stating that the Merger Agreement has been terminated pursuant to Section 8.1(b)(iii) of the
Merger Agreement and the provisions of Section 8.2(j) of the Merger Agreement are applicable, and
as such the Escrow Agent shall retain Fifteen Million ($15,000,000) Dollars in the Escrow Account
(the “Hold Back Notice”), or (iii) any Notice of Claim for which the appropriate Notice of
Dispute shall have been filed and for which the Escrow Agent shall not have received the
appropriate Joint Notice of Release or a Final Court Order with respect thereto (“Outstanding
Notice of Dispute”). The Escrow Agent shall be entitled to rely upon a Joint Notice of Release
as to the satisfaction of the conditions resulting in a termination of the Agreement.

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          (ii) If the Escrow Agent is in possession of any Outstanding Notice of Claim, Outstanding
Notice of Dispute or Hold Back Notice on the Termination Date, the Escrow Agent shall disburse to
the Company pursuant to written instructions from the Company to the Escrow Agent within five (5)
Business Days after the Termination Date the portion of the Escrow Funds in excess of the
aggregate, without duplication, of the amount of the Escrow Funds subject to all Outstanding
Notices of Claim and Outstanding Notices of Dispute, or the Hold Back Notice. Furthermore, this
Agreement shall remain in effect according to the terms herein until the Escrow Agent shall have
released in accordance with the provisions set forth below all of the Escrow Funds remaining
subject to this Agreement, at which time, except for the provisions in Section IV(e)
hereof, this Agreement shall terminate. From and after the Termination Date, (x) the portion of
the Escrow Funds subject to any Outstanding Notice of Claim for which the appropriate Notice of
Dispute shall not have been received by the Escrow Agent within the applicable Claim Dispute Period
shall be released to G&E or Company, as applicable, as directed in the Notice of Claim, within five
(5) Business Days after the expiration of the Claim Dispute Period; and (y) if a Notice of Dispute
with respect to a Notice of Claim is received within the applicable Claim Dispute Period, such
Notice of Dispute shall be treated as an Outstanding Notice of Dispute, and the portion of the
Escrow Funds subject to all Outstanding Notices of Dispute shall only be released upon receipt of
appropriate Joint Notices of Release or a Final Court Order with respect thereto.

     (d) The Escrow Agent is hereby authorized to liquidate, in accordance with its customary
procedures, any portion of the Escrow Funds consisting of investments to provide for distributions
required to be made under this Agreement.

IV. Authority of Escrow Agent and Limitation of Liability.

     (a) In acting hereunder, Escrow Agent shall have only such duties as are specified herein and
no implied duties shall be read into this Agreement, and Escrow Agent shall not be liable for any
act done, or omitted to be done, by it in the absence of its gross negligence or willful
misconduct.

     (b) At or prior to execution of this Agreement, each of the Company and G&E shall deliver to
the Escrow Agent in writing a list of authorized signatories with respect to any notice, demand,
instruction or other document or communication required or permitted to be furnished to the Escrow
Agent hereunder, and the Escrow Agent shall be entitled to rely on such list with respect to any
party until a new list is furnished by such party to the Escrow Agent. In the event funds transfer
instructions are given, whether in writing or by telecopier, the Escrow Agent will seek
confirmation of such instructions by telephone call-back to the person or persons designated on
Schedule 1 hereto, and the Escrow Agent may rely upon the confirmation of anyone purporting
to be the person or persons so designated. Each funds transfer instruction shall be executed by an
authorized signatory, a list of such authorized signatories is set forth on Schedule 1.
The undersigned is authorized to certify that the signatories on Schedule 1 are authorized
signatories. The persons and telephone numbers for call-backs may be changed only in a writing
actually received and acknowledged by the Escrow Agent. If the Escrow Agent is unable to contact
any of the authorized representatives identified in Schedule 1, the Escrow Agent is hereby
authorized to seek confirmation of such instructions by telephone call-back to any one or more of
the Company’s or G&E’s executive officers (“Executive Officers”). Such Executive Officer
shall deliver to the Escrow Agent a fully executed Incumbency Certificate, and the Escrow Agent may
rely upon the confirmation of anyone purporting to be any such officer. The Escrow Agent and the
beneficiary’s bank in any funds transfer may rely solely upon any account numbers or similar
identifying numbers provided by the Company or G&E to identify (i) the beneficiary, (ii) the
beneficiary’s bank, or (iii) an intermediary bank. The Escrow Agent may apply any of the Escrow
Amount for any payment order it executes using any such identifying number, even when its use may
result in a person other than the beneficiary being paid, or the transfer of funds to a bank other
than the beneficiary’s bank or an intermediary bank

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designated. The parties to this Escrow Agreement acknowledge that these security procedures
are commercially reasonable.

     (c) Escrow Agent shall be entitled to consult with legal counsel in the event that a question
or dispute arises with regard to the construction of any of the provisions hereof, and shall incur
no liability and shall be fully protected in acting in accordance with the advice or opinion of
such counsel.

     (d) Escrow Agent shall not be required to use its own funds in the performance of any of its
obligations or duties or the exercise of any of its rights or powers, and shall not be required to
take any action which, in Escrow Agent’s sole and absolute judgment, could involve it in expense or
liability unless furnished with security and indemnity which it deems, in its reasonable
discretion, to be satisfactory.

     (e) The Company and G&E hereby agree, jointly and severally, to indemnify Escrow Agent, its
directors, officers, employees and agents (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”), and
hold the Indemnified Parties harmless from any and against all liabilities, losses, actions, suits
or proceedings at law or in equity, and any other expenses, fees or charges of any character or
nature, including, without limitation, attorney’s fees and expenses, which an Indemnified Party may
incur by reason of acting as or on behalf of Escrow Agent under this Agreement or arising out of
the existence of the Escrow Account, except to the extent the same shall be caused by Escrow
Agent’s gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct. Escrow Agent shall not be held liable
for any error of judgment made in good faith by an officer of Escrow Agent unless it shall be
proved that Escrow Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts or acted
intentionally in bad faith. The terms of this paragraph shall survive termination of this
Agreement. As security for amounts owing to Escrow Agent under this Agreement, Escrow Agent shall
have a lien against the Escrow Funds, which lien shall be prior to the rights of the Company and
G&E.

     (f) In the event Escrow Agent receives conflicting instructions hereunder, Escrow Agent shall
be fully protected in refraining from acting until such conflict is resolved in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement to the reasonable satisfaction of Escrow Agent.

     (g) Escrow Agent may resign as Escrow Agent, and, upon its resignation, shall be discharged
from any and all further duties and obligations under this Agreement by giving notice in writing of
such resignation to the Company and G&E. The Escrow Agent’s resignation shall not occur prior to:
(i) thirty (30) days after the date of such notice, and (ii) the Escrow Agent’s delivering the
Escrow Fund to any successor Escrow Agent jointly designated by the Company and G&E in writing, or
by any court of competent jurisdiction. Upon completion of the conditions in Sections
IV(g)(i) and (ii) above, the Escrow Agent shall be discharged of and from any and all
further obligations arising in connection with this Agreement. Upon the resignation of Escrow
Agent, the Company and G&E shall, within thirty (30) Business Days after receiving the foregoing
notice, designate a substitute escrow agent (the “Substitute Escrow Agent”), which
Substitute Escrow Agent shall, upon its designation and notice of such designation to Escrow Agent,
succeed to all of the rights, duties and obligations of Escrow Agent hereunder. In the event the
Company and G&E shall not have delivered to Escrow Agent a written designation of Substitute Escrow
Agent within the aforementioned thirty (30) day period, together with the consent to such
designation by the Substitute Escrow Agent, the Escrow Agent may apply to a court of competent
jurisdiction to appoint a Substitute Escrow Agent, and the costs of obtaining such appointment
shall be reimbursable from the Company and G&E and from the Escrow Account. The Escrow Agent shall
be paid any outstanding fees and expenses prior to transferring the Escrow Account to a successor
Escrow Agent.

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     (h) The Escrow Agent shall be entitled to receive fees for its service under this Agreement in
the amount set forth on Schedule 2 hereto (the “Escrow Fees”). The Escrow Agent
shall also be entitled to be reimbursed for the reasonable expenses incurred by it in the
performance of its obligations under this Agreement, including the reasonable fees of legal counsel
which the Escrow Agent may deem necessary to advise it in connection with its obligations under
this Agreement. The Escrow Fees and all reasonable expenses of the Escrow Agent shall be paid
one-half by Company and one-half by G&E.

V. Notices.

     All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (a) if delivered personally, when received, (b)
if sent by cable, telecopy, telegram or facsimile (which is confirmed by the intended recipient),
when sent, (c) if sent by overnight courier service, on the next Business Day after being sent, or
(d) if mailed by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, with postage prepaid, five
Business Days after being deposited in the mail, to the parties at the following addresses (or at
such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	If to G&E, to:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Grubb & Ellis Company	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Attn:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) simultaneously and by like
means to:
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Zukerman Gore & Brandeis, LLP	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Attn:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	If to Company, to:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	NNN Realty Advisors, Inc.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Attn:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) simultaneously and by like
means to:
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 

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	 	Attn:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	If to Escrow Agent, to:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Wilmington Trust Company	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Attn:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 

VI. Amendment.

     This Agreement may not be amended, modified, supplemented or otherwise altered except by an
instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto.

VII. Inspection.

     All funds or other property held as part of the Escrow Funds shall, at all times, be clearly
identified as being held by the Escrow Agent hereunder. Any party hereto may, at any time during
the Escrow Agent’s business hours (with reasonable notice), inspect any records or reports relating
to the Escrow Account.

VIII. Accounting by Escrow Agent.

     The Escrow Agent shall keep accurate and detailed records of all investments, receipts,
disbursements, and all other transactions required to be made, including such specific records as
shall be agreed upon in writing among the Company, G&E and the Escrow Agent. Within 15 days
following the close of each month and within five days after the removal or resignation of the
Escrow Agent, the Escrow Agent shall deliver to the Company and G&E a written account of its
administration of the Escrow Account during such month or during the period from the close of the
last preceding month to the date of such removal or resignation, setting forth all investments,
receipts, disbursements and other transactions effected by it, including a description of all
securities and investments purchased and sold with the cost or net proceeds of such purchases or
sales (accrued interest paid or receivable being shown separately), and showing all cash,
securities and other property held in the Escrow Account at the end of such month or as of the date
of such removal or resignation, as the case may be.

IX. Binding Effect; Benefit; No Assignment.

     This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of
the parties hereto. Except as expressly provided herein, this Agreement shall not be assignable by
any party hereto without the prior written consent of the other parties; provided,
however, that the Company from time to time may assign and grant a security interest in
this Agreement or its rights, title and interest under this Agreement for collateral security
purposes to (i) any of Company’s subsidiaries, or (ii) any other Affiliates of Company. Upon such
permitted assignment, the references in this Agreement to Company shall also apply to any such
assignee unless the context otherwise requires. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties to this Agreement and their respective heirs,
successors, permitted assignees and legal representatives.

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X. Headings.

     The section headings contained in this Agreement are inserted for convenience only, and shall
not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

XI. Entire Agreement; Severability and Further Assurances.

     This Agreement and any exhibits and schedules attached hereto, and the Merger Agreement
constitute the entire agreement among the parties and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous
agreements and undertakings of the parties in connection herewith. No failure or delay of the
Escrow Agent in exercising any right, power or remedy may be, or may be deemed to be, a waiver
thereof; nor may any single or partial exercise of any right, power or remedy preclude any other or
further exercise of any right, power or remedy. In the event that any one or more of the
provisions contained in this Agreement shall, for any reason, be held to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any respect, then to the maximum extent permitted by law, such invalidity,
illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement. Each of the
parties hereto shall, at the request of any other party, deliver to the requesting party all
further documents or other assurances as may reasonably be necessary or desirable in connection
with this Agreement.

XII. Termination.

     This Agreement will terminate upon the disbursement of all funds in the Escrow Account, as
provided above, by the Escrow Agent.

XIII. Taxes.

     The Company and G&E each represent that its correct Taxpayer Identification Number
(“TIN”) assigned by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) or any other taxing
authority is set forth in a fully executed W-8 or W-9 IRS form, which, upon execution of this
Agreement, the Company and G&E shall provide to the Escrow Agent. In addition, all interest or
other income earned under the Agreement shall be reported by the recipient to the IRS or any other
taxing authority.

XIV. Governing Law.

     All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation
of this Agreement and the schedules and exhibits hereto, if any, shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to any choice
of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of Delaware or any other
jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State
of Delaware. In furtherance of the foregoing, the internal law of the State of Delaware shall
control the interpretation and construction of this Agreement (and all schedules and exhibits
hereto, if any), even though under that jurisdiction’s choice of law or conflict of law analysis,
the substantive law of some other jurisdiction would ordinarily apply.

XV. Drafting.

     The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement
and, in the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall
be construed as jointly drafted by the parties hereto and no presumption or burden of proof shall
arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this
Agreement.

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XVI. Permitted Investments.

     A “Permitted Investment” shall mean any of the following:

     (a) Wilmington Prime Money Market Fund Service Class Shares; and

     (b) U.S. Government Portfolio (Service class shares) of the Wilmington family of mutual funds
or any other mutual funds for which Escrow Agent or any affiliate of Escrow Agent may serve as
investment advisor or other service provider.

     The Company and G&E acknowledge that shares in the foregoing investments are not obligations
of Wilmington Trust Company or Wilmington Trust Corporation, are not deposits and are not insured
by the FDIC. Escrow Agent or its affiliate may be compensated by the mutual fund for services
rendered in its capacity as investment advisor, or other service provider, and such compensation is
both described in detail in the prospectus for the fund, and is in addition to the compensation, if
any, paid to Wilmington Trust Company in its capacity as Escrow Agent hereunder.

XVII. Counterparts.

     This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed
shall be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts together shall constitute and be one and
the same instrument.

[This space is intentionally left blank.]

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

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	GRUBB & ELLIS COMPANY	 	WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, as Escrow Agent	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	 	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 
	 

	 	 
	 
	 
	 	 
	Name:

	 	 	 	Name:
	 	 	 	 
	Title:

	 	 	 	Title:	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Address:

	 	 	 	Address:	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Fax No.:

	 	 	 	Fax No.:
	 	(___)	 	 
	Tel. No.:

	 	 	 	Tel. No.:
	 	(___)	 	 
	Attention:

	 	 	 	Attention:	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	NNN REALTY ADVISORS, INC	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Name:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Title:
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Address:
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Tel. No.:

	 	(___)	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Fax No.:
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Attention:
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

[Signature Page to Escrow Agreement]

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Schedule 1

Telephone Number(s) and authorized signature(s) for

Person(s) Designated to instruct and give Funds Transfer Instructions

If G&E:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Name	 	 	Telephone Number	 	 	Signature	 
	1.
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	2.
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	3.
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

If the Company:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Name	 	 	Telephone Number	 	 	Signature	 
	1.
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	2.
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	3.
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

Escrow Agent shall make telephone call-backs in accordance with Section IV of the
Agreement. All funds transfer instructions must include the signature of the person(s) authorizing
said funds transfer and must not be the same person confirming said transfer.

 

 

Schedule 2

Fee Arrangement

Escrow Agent Schedule of Fees

	 	 	 	 	 
	Annual Administration Fee
	 	$	                    	 

Covers acceptance of appointment as Escrow Agent including complete study of drafts of this
Agreement and supporting documents in connection therewith, conferences until final Agreement is
agreed upon, execution of final Agreement and administrative duties in connection with this
Agreement.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Transaction Fees 	 	 	 	 
	a)	 	Purchase, sale, withdrawal, maturities calls and puts of domestic securities 
	 	$	                    	 
	b)	 	Physical delivery of domestic securities 
	 	$	                    	 
	c)	 	Purchase of Eurodollar certificate of deposit 
	 	$	                    	 
	d)	 	Principal amortizing securities(per pool/per month) 
	 	$	                    	 
	e)	 	Check Issuance Fee (per check issued and mailed) 
	 	$	                    	 
	f)	 	Wire charge (per transfer)
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Outgoing** 
	 	$	                    	 
	 	 	Incoming** 
	 	$	                    	 
	g)	 	For each Form 1099 
	 	$	                    	 

NOTE:

Subject to a legal and administrative review of the governing documents and acceptable
indemnification for our fees and expenses from a creditworthy entity. Out of pocket expenses
(including outside counsel’s fees and expenses in connection with the closing and in connection
with any post-closing matters) are additional and are billed separately within 30 days from
closing. Wilmington Trust requests that whenever possible, the Initial Fee and the first year’s
Annual Administration Fee be paid on the closing date by wire transfer per the following wire
transfer instructions: Wilmington Trust Company, Wilmington, Delaware; ABA No. 031100092; for
credit to the account of Corporate Trust Administration — Income Account; Account No. 9974-0
(Income); Attn: Mary Saienni; Ref: Trustee Fees and Expenses (Grubb&Ellis/NNN Realty Advisors
Escrow). Thereafter, the Annual Administration Fee is due and payable annually in advance on each
anniversary of the closing date. Transaction Fees are due and payable annually in arrears. All
fees are non-refundable and will not be prorated in the event of an early termination of the Trust.
In the event that the transaction does not close, Wilmington Trust reserves the right to be paid
its Initial Fee. All fees quoted are guaranteed for a period of 90 days.Ex-10.1

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

ALLEN & O’HARA DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, LLC

STUDENT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT

BONUS PROGRAM

EFFECTIVE DATE: JULY 2l, 2005

          WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of Allen & O’Hara Development Company, LLC (the “Company”)
to provide an incentive bonus program (“Program”) for certain officers and employees of the Company
(“Program Participants”) engaged in the pursuit of student housing development projects in the
highly competitive student housing business; and

          WHEREAS, the purpose of the Program is to provide a meaningful financial incentive (“Bonus”)
to Program Participants to encourage the successful development of Projects on time, within budget,
and resulting in the actual receipt of substantial development fees and, to the fullest extent
possible, new management contracts for the Company.

          NOW, THEREFORE, as of the Effective Date, the Company hereby implements the Program subject to
the following terns and conditions:

1.      The purpose of the Program is to provide a Bonus to Program Participants to encourage the
successful development of Projects on time, within budget, and resulting in the actual receipt of
substantial development fees and, to the fullest extent possible, new management contracts for the
Company in the highly competitive student housing business. Projects for which a Bonus may be paid
under this Bonus Program are those Projects approved by the Executive Committee of Education Realty
Trust, Inc.

2.      The Program shall be administered by a commirtee consisting of Paul O. Bower, Sole Director of
the Sole Member of the Company, William W. Harris, III, President of the Company, and Randall H.
Brown, Secretary and Treasurer of the Company (the “Program Committee”). All decisions,
interpretations, and conflict resolutions regarding the Program will be made by the Program
Committee and are final. The Sole Member of the Company shall have the sole discretion to appoint
or remove members of the Program Committee.

3.      The Program Participants are William W. Harris, III, Charles M. Harris, Wallace L. Wilcox, Craig
L. Cardwell, Thomas Trubiana and William Bugg. Program Participants may be added or deleted from
the Program at the sole determination of the Program Committee.

4.      Bonuses may, but need not be, awarded by the Program Committee for each Project. Bonuses shall
be awarded to Program Participants in the sole discretion of the Program Committee. The Program
Committee shall determine which Program Participants shall receive a bonus for each Project and
shall determine the percentage of the Bonus Pool to be awarded to each Program Participant so
selected. The Bonus Pool for each Project shall consist of an amount equal to five percent (5%) of
the Development Fee actually paid to and received by the Company (or an entity owned by the
Company) for a successfully negotiated, financed and closed Project.

 

 

For purposes of clarification, the total amount of all Bonuses payable to Program Participants for
a particular Project shall not exceed five percent (5%) of the Development Fee received by the
Company for that Project without regard to how the bonus amounts may be allocated among the Program
Participants for that Project.

Bonuses will be carried as Development Fees are paid to and received by the Company. Payment of
earned Bonuses shall be made to Program Participants following the end of the calendar quarter in
which Development Fees from the Project are received by the Company. Development Fees may be
identified as “Development Fees,” “Construction Management Fees” or some similar title, but in no
case shall reimbursed out-of-pocket expenses be included.

5.      Payment of the full amount of the Bonus is subject to successful completion of the Project, on
time, within budget, and with the Program Participants’ continued involvement in the Project, all
as determined by the Program Committee. Failure to meet these conditions may result in an
adjustment to any amount due a Program Participant, from that or any other Project, including
elimination of all or a portion of any future Bonus.

6.      The calculation of the Bonus shall include a deduction for any payment made directly or
indirectly to third parties, such as, without limitation, Project cost overruns or liquidated
damages paid by the Company or an affiliate, co-developer fees, finder’s fees, or third-party
construction management fees, for the rebate or return of previously received fees, or for other
pursuit costs that are not reimbursed by project financings, such as architects fees, advisory and
consulting fees, modeling costs, renderings, and the like. Any such payments, or pursuit costs
incurred for successful or unsuccessful efforts, may be deducted from the Bonus pool prior to
allocation among Program Participants, at the sole discretion of the Program Committee. Any
deferral of the Company’s development fee will likewise defer payment of Bonus payments to the
Program Participants.

7.      The allocation of Bonuses among the Program Participants will be recommended by William W.
Harris, III, subject to the approval of the Program Committee.

8.      All Projects under negotiation as of or following the Effective Date are eligible for the
Program if approved by the Executive Committee.

9.      In the event a Program Participant’s employment with the Company is terminated, voluntarily or
involuntarily, for any reason or no reason, no unpaid Bonus, whether earned or unearned, shall be
paid to such person and such person shall no longer be a Program Participant. Furthermore, any
Program Participant no longer an employee of the Company shall have no right, claim or entitlement
to Bonus payments such person may assert is earned, deferred or accrued but unpaid. The intent of
this Program is that Bonus payments shall only be paid to Program Participants actually employed by
the Company at the time of the actual payment of the Bonus regardless of when such Bonus payment
may have been deemed earned. Any Bonus not paid because of such termination may, in the discretion
of the Program Committee, (i) remain in the Bonus Pool for distribution at the discretion of the
Program Committee to one or more remaining Program Participants or (ii) be returned to the Company.

 

 

10.      The Program may not be altered or amended except in writing executed by the Company. Program
Participants shall not be entitled to rely upon any representations, alterations or amendments to
the Program not set forth in a writing executed by the Company.

11.      The provisions of this Program shall be treated confidentially by Program Participants and
distribution of this Program shall be limited to the Program Participants, members of the Company,
officers and such employees of the Company with a need to know the provisions of the Program in
order to administer the Program.

12.      This Program is not intended to create a contract of employment between Program Participants
and the Company. In addition, none of the provisions, terms and conditions of the Program guarantee
Program Participants continued or permanent employment with the Company. In the absence of a
written contract of employment signed by the parties, the employment relationship between the
Company and Program Participants is “at-will” and thus may be terminated by either the Company or a
Program Participant. In the event that any statements provided by any members, officers or
representatives of the Company are inconsistent with this paragraph, the provisions of this
paragraph shall govern.

ALLEN & O’HARA DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, LLC

By: Allen & O’Hara Education Services, Inc., its sole member

	 	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	 	 	  
	 

	 	 

Pau. O. Bower, President

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