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Exhibit 10.1

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FORBEARANCE AND WAIVER AGREEMENT

          THIS FORBEARANCE AND WAIVER AGREEMENT (as amended or modified from time to time, this
“Agreement”) dated for reference purposes only as of December 15, 2008, is made by and among
GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES, INC. (“GGP”), GGP LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (“GGPLP”) and GGPLP L.L.C. (the
“Company”; GGP, GGPLP and the Company being referred to herein, individually or collectively, as
the context may require, as the “Borrower” or “Borrowers”), ROUSE LLC, GGP AMERICAN PROPERTIES
INC., CALEDONIAN HOLDING COMPANY, INC., and EUROHYPO AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, as administrative agent
(in such capacity, “Agent”) on behalf of the banks and other financial institutions or entities
from time to time party to the Corporate Credit Agreement (as defined herein) (individually or
collectively, as the context may require, “Lenders”).

RECITALS:

	A.	 	Borrowers, Lenders and Agent have entered into the Corporate Credit Agreement.
	 
	B.	 	Agent herby notifies Borrowers that it believes that Events of Default have occurred under
the Corporate Credit Agreement by virtue of (i) the Fashion Show Loan (as defined below) not
having been repaid in full upon its original maturity date and to the extent such original
maturity date was extended prior to the date hereof, on such extended maturity date(s); (ii)
the Palazzo Loan (as defined below) not having been repaid in full upon its original maturity
date and to the extent such original maturity date was extended prior to the date hereof, on
such extended maturity date(s), (iii) the Events of Default set forth on Schedule 1
attached hereto and made a part hereof and (iv) any other Default or Event of Default that may
exist under Section 8(e) of the Corporate Credit Agreement solely as a result of other
cross-defaults directly or indirectly triggered by the matters in clauses (i),
(ii) and (iii) above (the matters in clauses (i), (ii),
(iii) and (iv) collectively, the “Identified Events of Default”).
	 
	C.	 	Without acknowledging or confirming the existence or occurrence of the Identified Events of
Default, Borrowers have requested that during the Agreement Period (as defined below) Agent
waive the Identified Events of Default (to the extent the same exist) and forbear from
exercising certain of the Lenders’ default-related rights and remedies.
	 
	D.	 	Agent has so agreed upon the terms, conditions, representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements set forth in this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein and other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties
hereby agree as follows:

	1.	 	Definitions.

	 	1.1	 	All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein
shall have the meanings set forth in the Corporate Credit Agreement.
	 
	 	1.2	 	As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

 

	 	 	 	“Agreement Period” means the period commencing on the Effective Date and
ending on the earlier of (i) January 30, 2009 and (ii) the occurrence of any
Termination Event.
	 
	 	 	 	“Capital Proceeds” means all cash receipts or other proceeds or cash or
non-cash consideration (net of reasonable transaction expenses) received by
a Group Member in connection with or arising from a sale, transfer,
exchange, redemption, repayment, financing, repurchase or other disposition
of any capital assets (whether real estate, personal property assets, equity
interests or otherwise) of any Group Member, the incurrence of any
Indebtedness by any Group Member secured by assets of any Group Member, the
refinancing of any Indebtedness of any Group Member (net of any Indebtedness
repaid), the receipt of proceeds of casualty or other insurance claims and
condemnation awards (net of any awards that a Group Member is required to
apply toward restoration), and any similar transaction (generically, a
“Capital Event”).
	 
	 	 	 	“Corporate Credit Agreement” means that certain Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement, dated as of February 24, 2006, by and among Borrowers,
Agent, Lenders (or certain of their affiliates) and certain other lenders,
as amended by that certain Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement, dated as of December 14, 2007, and as amended further from time
to time.
	 
	 	 	 	“Disposition” means, with respect to any Property, any sale, lease (other
than a lease entered into in the ordinary course of business), sale and
leaseback, assignment, conveyance, transfer or other disposition.
	 
	 	 	 	“Effective Date” means the later of (i) date on which this Agreement is
executed and delivered by all parties hereto and (ii) execution and delivery
of forbearance or extension agreements with respect to the Fashion Show Loan
and the Palazzo Loan in form and substance acceptable to the Borrowers and
Agent.
	 
	 	 	 	“Enforcement Action” means instituting any suit or proceeding in any court,
or taking any other formal legal action, seeking to enforce the repayment of
the Loans or to realize upon any collateral security therefor or exercising
Agent’s right to send a Control Notice under (and as defined in) the Control
Agreement.
	 
	 	 	 	“Fair Market Value” means the value of the consideration obtainable in sale
of assets at such date assuming a sale by a willing seller to a willing
unaffiliated purchaser dealing at arm’s length and arranged in an orderly
manner over a reasonable period of time having regard to the nature and
characteristics of such asset, as reasonably determined by GGP or, if such
asset shall have been the subject of a relatively contemporaneous appraisal
(prepared in connection with a sale or acquisition) by an independent
third-party appraiser, the basic assumptions underlying which have not
materially changed since its date, the value set forth in such appraisal.
	 
	 	 	 	“Fashion Show Loan Agreement” means that certain Loan Agreement dated as of
January 2, 2008, by and among Fashion Show Mall LLC, as borrower, Deutsche
Bank Trust Company Americas, as administrative agent, and certain

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	 	 	 	banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time party
thereto, as amended or modified from time to time.
	 
	 	 	 	“Major Change” means any merger, consolidation or amalgamation, or
liquidation, winding up or dissolution of any Group Member (or suffering any
such liquidation or dissolution), or the Disposition of all or substantially
all of a Group Member’s Property or business, except for dissolutions,
mergers and the winding up of (a) Non-Material Entities (i) in the ordinary
course of business or (ii) in connection with a transaction otherwise
permitted hereunder or consented to by Agent and (b) Group Members solely
for advantageous tax purposes, provided that in the case of this
clause (b), (i) no Minority Rouse Subsidiary or Non-Rouse Subsidiary may
enter into in any Major Change with a Majority Rouse Subsidiary, such that
the Majority Rouse Subsidiary is the continuing or surviving entity, (ii) no
Non-Rouse Subsidiary may enter into any Major Change with a Minority Rouse
Subsidiary such that the Minority Rouse Subsidiary is the continuing or
surviving entity, except in the ordinary course of business in accordance
with past business practices; and (iii) no Minority Rouse Subsidiary may
enter into any Major Change with any other Minority Rouse Subsidiary if,
before such transaction, the Minority Rouse Subsidiary that would be the
continuing or surviving entity after such transaction has a greater Rouse
Percentage than the Minority Rouse Subsidiary which would not continue or
survive, except in the ordinary course of business in accordance with past
business practices.
	 
	 	 	 	“Majority Rouse Subsidiary”: Rouse LP or any Borrower or Subsidiary of any
Borrower eleven percent (11%) or more of the capital stock, partnership,
limited liability company or other ownership interests of which are directly
or indirectly owned by Rouse LP as of the date hereof.
	 
	 	 	 	“Minority Rouse Subsidiary”: any Borrower or Subsidiary of any Borrower one
percent (1%) or more but less than eleven percent (11%) of the capital
stock, partnership, limited liability company or other ownership interests
of which are directly or indirectly owned by Rouse LP as of the date hereof.
	 
	 	 	 	“Net Available Proceeds” means (i) in the case of any Disposition, the
amount of Net Cash Payments received by one or more Group Members in
connection with such Disposition, (ii) in the case of any issuance of any
Capital Stock, the aggregate amount of all cash received by one or more
Group Members in respect of such issuance net of reasonable expenses
incurred by such Group Members in connection therewith, (iii) in the case of
the incurrence of any Indebtedness, the aggregate amount of all cash
received by one or more Group Members in connection with such transaction,
net of reasonable expenses incurred by such Group Members and, in the case
of a refinancing, net of any Indebtedness repaid, and (iv) in the case of
any tax refund, the aggregate amount of all cash received by one or more
Group Members in respect of such refund (less reasonable expenses relating
to the collection of such refund), provided that, for purposes of
clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) above, the Group Members’ pro rata share
of receipts and expenses by any joint venture shall be deemed equal to the
receipts or expenses of such joint venture required to be distributed to
such Group Members in accordance with the terms of the agreement governing
such joint venture.

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	 	 	 	“Net Cash Payments” means, with respect to any Disposition, the aggregate
amount of all cash payments, and the Fair Market Value of any non-cash
consideration, received by any Group Member directly or indirectly in
connection with such Disposition, provided that (i) Net Cash
Payments shall be net of any reasonable and customary transaction costs,
including without limitation, any reasonable legal expenses, title expenses,
recording expenses, recording taxes and transfer taxes, prorations,
commissions and other fees and expenses paid by such Group Member in
connection with such Disposition and (ii) Net Cash Payments shall be net of
any repayments by such Group Member of Indebtedness to the extent that (A)
such Indebtedness is secured by a lien on (1) the property that is the
subject of such Disposition or (2) the Capital Stock of the Person whose
sole asset is (x) the property or (y) the Capital Stock of a Person whose
sole asset is the property, and (B) the transferee of (or holder of a lien
on) such property is ineligible to or elects to not assume such Indebtedness
or such transferee reasonably and in good faith requires that such
Indebtedness be repaid as a condition to the purchase of such property.
	 
	 	 	 	“Non-Material Entities” means Group Members that either conduct de minimis
business activities or hold no material assets.
	 
	 	 	 	“Non-Rouse Subsidiary”: any Borrower or Subsidiary of any Borrower less than
one percent (1%) of the capital stock, partnership, limited liability
company or other ownership interests of which are directly or indirectly
owned by Rouse LP as of the date hereof.
	 
	 	 	 	“Palazzo Loan Agreement” means that certain Loan Agreement dated as of
February 28, 2008 by and among Phase II Mall Subsidiary, LLC, as borrower,
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as administrative agent, and certain
banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time party
thereto, as amended or modified from time to time.
	 
	 	 	 	“Redemption Payment” means any payment (except payments made in Capital
Stock of GGP) on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement or
acquisition (including merger consideration) of (i) any Group Member’s
Capital Stock or (ii) any option, warrant or other right to acquire any
Group Member’s Capital Stock.
	 
	 	 	 	“Restricted Payment” means (i) any dividend or other distribution (whether
payable in cash or other Property) on any Group Member’s Capital Stock or
(ii) any loan payment to any Group Member or Affiliate of any Group Member.
	 
	 	 	 	“Rouse Percentage”: in respect of a Group Member, as of any date, the
aggregate percentage of the capital stock, partnership, limited liability
company or other ownership interests of such Person directly or indirectly
owned by Rouse LP.
	 
	 	 	 	“Subordinated Indebtedness” means any unsecured Indebtedness of any Group
Member existing as of the date hereof in excess of $5,000,000.
	 
	 	 	 	“Termination Event” means the occurrence of one or more of the following
events: (i) a default by any Loan Party of its obligations hereunder, (ii)
any representation or warranty by Borrowers hereunder being untrue or
materially

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	 	 	 	misleading, (iii) a Default or Event of Default has occurred and Agent has
given notice thereof (other than with respect to the Identified Events of
Default), (iv) any unsecured creditor of any Group Member commencing any
enforcement action or the exercise of its rights or remedies against such
Group Member in connection with any Indebtedness of more than $5,000,000 and
Agent’s giving a notice to the Borrowers that such event is deemed a
Termination Event hereunder, (v) with respect to any Loan Party, the filing
of any petition in bankruptcy or the commencement of any insolvency,
reorganization, liquidation or like proceeding or the appointment of a
receiver, in each case whether voluntary or involuntary (unless, in the case
of an involuntary filing, the same is dismissed within five (5) Business
Days), or (vi) the giving of a notice by Agent to the Borrowers that Agent
has learned that any Group Member has taken an action (other than de minimis
actions in the ordinary course of business operations) that would place
Agent and/or Lenders in a position inferior to that which it would have been
in had any Group Member voluntarily commenced the filing of any petition in
bankruptcy, or any insolvency, reorganization, liquidation or like
proceeding on the date of this Agreement or the failure of any Group Member,
within 1 day after notice from Agent to Borrowers that Agent reasonably
believes any Group Member is about to take any such action, to cease such
action and to agree in writing not to take such action.
	 
	 	 	 	“Upper Tier Transaction” means (a) the sale or issuance of any class of
Capital Stock of GGP and/or GGPLP to a non-Affiliate of GGP, (b) the merger,
consolidation or amalgamation of GGP and/or GGPLP with a non-Affiliate of
GGP, (c) an equity recapitalization of GGP and/or GGPLP by a non-Affiliate
of GGP, provided that none of (a), (b) or (c) shall result in a
Change of Control.

	2.	 	Loan Party Covenants.

	 	2.1	 	Within two (2) Business Days after the date hereof, Borrower shall
deliver, or cause the delivery of an organizational chart (the “Organizational
Chart”) to Agent substantially in the form of that certain organizational chart
dated September 30, 2008, and delivered to Agent on October 16, 2008, but
correcting any errors, omissions or inconsistencies (other than minor
typographical errors) that may exist therein, accompanied by a certificate of a
Responsible Officer certifying that such Organizational Chart is true, complete
and correct in all material respects and sets forth the ownership and
organizational structure of the Loan Parties and all of their respective
Subsidiaries as they exist on the date hereof and setting forth any changes
between such date and the date of certification.
	 
	 	 	 	2.1A Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, GGP or GGPLP
may consummate an Upper Tier Transaction, provided that (except as and
to the extent provided otherwise in Section 6.10 of the Corporate Credit
Agreement or Section 2(c) of the Control Agreement, in each case subject to the
last sentence of Section 7) any Net Available Proceeds relating thereto
shall be maintained in the bank accounts of GGP or GGPLP, as applicable, and
such Net Available Proceeds shall not be used for any purpose without the
approval of the Required Lenders.

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	 	2.2	 	No Loan Party shall (and the Loan Parties shall cause the Group Members
not to), without the prior approval of the Required Lenders:

(a) incur any Indebtedness, including, without being limited to, the
execution of any guarantees, other than Indebtedness related to operating,
leasing and maintaining a property in the ordinary course;

(b) create or grant any Liens over any Group Member’s Property, other than
(i) Liens being contested in good faith provided the same have been bonded
or insured over in a manner reasonably acceptable to Agent and (ii) Liens
generated in connection with operating such Group Member’s Property in the
ordinary course, including, without limitation, Liens generated in
connection with capital expenditures, real estate tax Liens and brokerage
Liens;

(c) make any Major Change;

(d) make any Disposition or any issuance of Capital Stock, other than:

	 	(i)	 	the Disposition of obsolete or worn out
Property in the ordinary course of business;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	the sale of inventory in the ordinary course of business;
	 
	 	(iii)	 	the Disposition of assets or issuance or sale
of Capital Stock of any Subsidiary (other than the sale or issuance of
any preferred stock of any Subsidiary), provided that (A) such
Disposition or issuance is at Fair Market Value, (B) such Disposition
or issuance shall not result in a Material Adverse Effect, (C) the Net
Available Proceeds of such Disposition or issuance shall be payable in
cash upon the closing of such Disposition or issuance and (D) at the
time of such Disposition or issuance, a certificate of a Responsible
Officer shall have been delivered to Agent, which shall include (x) a
computation demonstrating pro forma compliance with the covenant
contained in Section 7.1 and, if applicable, Section 7.2 of the
Corporate Credit Agreement after giving effect to such Disposition or
issuance and (y) a certification that no Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing at such time or after giving effect to such
Disposition or issuance (other than, during the Agreement Period, the
Identified Events of Default);
	 
	 	(iv)	 	the sale or issuance of (A) Capital Stock of
any Borrower, provided that such would not result in a Change
of Control, or (B) Trust Preferred Securities; and
	 
	 	(v)	 	the sale or issuance by any real estate
investment trust Subsidiary to individuals of preferred equity with a
base liquidation preference of no more than $180,000 in the aggregate
for any such real estate investment trust;
	 
	 	(vi)	 	notwithstanding subsection (iii) above,
a Disposition of all of the assets of or sale (directly or indirectly)
of all of the Capital Stock of one or more of Fashion Show Mall LLC,
Phase II Mall Subsidiary, LLC, and

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	 	 	 	Grand Canal Shops II, LLC (such persons, the “Fashion Show
Subsidiary”, the “Palazzo Subsidiary”, and the “Canal
Subsidiary”, respectively, and all such Persons, collectively,
the “Las Vegas Subsidiaries”, and the assets of such Persons,
the “Fashion Show Property”, the “Palazzo Property”
and the “Canal Property” respectively, and all such assets,
collectively, the “Las Vegas Properties”), provided that such
Disposition or sale is an arm’s-length transaction at Fair Market
Value with an unaffiliated third-party purchaser; provided,
further, that in the event a purchase and sale agreement with
respect to Disposition of the Fashion Show Property or Palazzo
Property has been approved in accordance with the Second Amendment to
the Fashion Show Loan Agreement or Palazzo Loan Agreement,
respectively, a Disposition in accordance with the terms of such
approved purchase and sale agreement shall be deemed to have
satisfied (and shall satisfy) the conditions set forth in this
subsection (vi);

	 	 	 	provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, during the Agreement
Period (A) no Minority Rouse Subsidiary or Non-Rouse Subsidiary may make any
Disposition to a Majority Rouse Subsidiary, (B) no Non-Rouse Subsidiary may
make any Disposition to a Minority Rouse Subsidiary, except in the ordinary
course of business in accordance with past business practices; and (C) no
Minority Rouse Subsidiary may make any Disposition to any other Minority
Rouse Subsidiary if, before such transaction, the Minority Rouse Subsidiary
that is the acquiring Person before such transaction has a greater Rouse
Percentage than the Minority Rouse Subsidiary making the Disposition, except
in the ordinary course of business in accordance with past business
practices;

(e) make any Redemption Payment, other than those in connection with an
obligation existing as of the date hereof as set forth on Exhibit A
hereto, provided that there shall be no additional time to satisfy such
obligations;

(f) make any Restricted Payment, provided that (i) any Restricted
Payment in order for any Group Member to remain qualified as a REIT under
the Code shall be permitted so long as no Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing at the time of or as a result of giving effect to
such Restricted Payment and (ii) Group Members may make distributions or
dividends of cash flow from operations (which, for the avoidance of doubt,
shall not include any Net Available Proceeds or Capital Proceeds) to other
Group Members in the ordinary course of business in accordance with past
business practices;

(g) except to the extent the same exists as of the date hereof, cause or
permit any of the following: (i) any Minority Rouse Subsidiary or Non-Rouse
Subsidiary to make any Investment (or amend or modify any existing
Investment) in a Majority Rouse Subsidiary, (ii) any Non-Rouse Subsidiary to
make any Investment (or amend or modify any existing Investment) in a
Minority Rouse Subsidiary, except in the ordinary course of business in
accordance with past business practices, or (iii) any Minority Rouse
Subsidiary to make any Investment (or amend or modify any existing
Investment) in any other Minority Rouse Subsidiary if, before such
transaction, the Minority Rouse Subsidiary into which the Investment is made
has a greater Rouse Percentage than the Minority Rouse Subsidiary that is
making the Investment, except in the

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ordinary course of business in accordance with past business practices;
provided, however, that nothing in this subsection
(g) shall prohibit Investments which are capital contributions by one or
more Group Members to Fashion Show Mall LLC or Phase II Mall Subsidiary, LLC
solely for the purpose of paying any fees required by the applicable
lender(s) or administrative agent(s) in connection with an extension or
forbearance of the Fashion Show Loan and/or the Palazzo Loan;

(h) purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire for value, or set apart
any money for a sinking, defeasance or other analogous fund for the
purchase, redemption, retirement or other acquisition of, or make any
voluntary payment or prepayment of the principal of or interest on, or any
other amount owing in respect of, any Subordinated Indebtedness,
provided that so long as no Default or Event of Default exists,
regularly scheduled payments of principal and interest in respect thereof
required pursuant to the instruments evidencing such Subordinated
Indebtedness shall be permitted;

(i) consent to any modification, supplement or waiver of any of the
provisions of the Hughes Agreement (as the same may have been amended,
modified, supplemented or replaced as of the date hereof) or any agreement,
instrument or other document evidencing or relating to Subordinated
Indebtedness; or

(j) apply, or cause or permit the application of, any Capital Proceeds of a
Capital Event relating to any Group Member, and GGP agrees that (except as
and to the extent provided otherwise in Section 6.10 of the Corporate Credit
Agreement or Section 2(c) of the Control Agreement, in each case subject to
the last sentence of Section 7) it shall cause such Capital Proceeds
to be maintained in the bank accounts of the applicable Group Member who
received such Capital Proceeds and such Capital Proceeds shall not be used
for any purpose without the approval of the Required Lenders.

	 	2.3	 	Without limiting Section 2.2(d):

(a) upon any issuance by any Group Member of any Capital Stock (whether or
not in accordance with the terms hereof), GGP agrees that (except as and to
the extent provided otherwise in Section 6.10 of the Corporate Credit
Agreement or Section 2(c) of the Control Agreement, in each case subject to
the last sentence of Section 7) it shall cause any Net Available
Proceeds relating thereto to be maintained in the bank accounts of the
applicable Group Member who issued the Capital Stock and such Net Available
Proceeds shall not be used for any purpose without the approval of the
Required Lenders;

(b) in the event of any Disposition (whether or not in accordance with the
terms hereof), GGP agrees that (except as and to the extent provided
otherwise in Section 6.10 of the Corporate Credit Agreement or Section 2(c)
of the Control Agreement, in each case subject to the last sentence of
Section 7) it shall cause any Net Available Proceeds relating
thereto to be maintained in the bank accounts of the applicable Group Member
who made the Disposition and such Net Available Proceeds shall not be used
for any purpose without the approval of the Required Lenders,
provided that this Section 2.3(b) shall not apply to the
Disposition of non-bulk residential condominium or residential unit sales
(less

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than 10) and non-bulk vacant land sales (less than 20 acres) (each, a
“Non-Bulk Condo or Lot Sale”); and

(c) GGP agrees that (except as and to the extent provided otherwise in
Section 6.10 of the Corporate Credit Agreement or Section 2(c) of the
Control Agreement, in each case subject to the last sentence of Section
7) it shall cause any Net Available Proceeds from any cash tax refunds
in excess of $5,000,000 in the aggregate received by any Group Member to be
maintained in the bank accounts of the applicable Group Member who received
the applicable tax refund and such Net Available Proceeds shall not be used
for any purpose without the approval of the Required Lenders.

	 	2.4	 	Without limiting Section 2.2, no later than two (2) Business
Days prior to the occurrence of any Investment that is not otherwise permitted
by 2.2(g), any Disposition (other than Non-Bulk Condo or Lot Sales or Capital
Stock of GGP unless the same results in a Change in Control), the incurrence of
any Indebtedness not otherwise permitted by Section 2.2(a) or the issuance of
any Capital Stock, Borrower shall cause to be delivered to Agent a certificate
duly executed by a Secretary or Assistant Secretary of Borrower, in form and
detail reasonably satisfactory to Agent, stating the transaction amount, the
amount of any anticipated Net Available Proceeds (if any), a description of the
bank account(s) where any Net Available Proceeds will be held (including the
bank account number(s)), and describing the applicable transaction in
reasonable detail.
	 
	 	2.5	 	The Loan Parties shall and shall cause each Group Member to reasonably
cooperate in good faith with Agent and its representatives, agents and advisers
(including, without being limited to, FTI Consulting Inc. and the Lenders that
are members of any advisory and/or steering committee established by Agent) to
provide promptly information requested by them relating to the Loans, the
Corporate Credit Agreement, the Group Members’ capital structures, financial
conditions, liabilities and contingent obligations, and any other matters
reasonably requested by Agent, including, without limitation, true and correct
copies of all loan documents relating to that certain Indebtedness in the
approximate principal amount of (a) $225 million with Goldman Sachs Bank USA
(or affiliates thereof) and (b) $896 million with Teachers Insurance and
Annuity Association of America (or affiliates thereof).
	 
	 	2.6	 	If any Group Member shall default in the observance or performance of
any agreement contained in this Agreement, then Agent (at the direction of the
Required Lenders to the extent required under the Corporate Credit Agreement)
shall have the right to declare an Event of Default under the Corporate Credit
Agreement and this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, Borrowers hereby
irrevocably consent to any breach by any Loan Party of the terms of this
Agreement during the Agreement Period (and, with respect to any provision
hereof that is expressly stated to survive, during or after the Agreement
Period) being added to the Corporate Credit Agreement as an Event of Default
without the need for any additional signature by the Borrowers or any Loan
Party.
	 
	 	2.7	 	Borrowers shall pay to Agent on demand (i) all reasonable costs and
expenses of Agent (including, without limitation, the fees and disbursements of
its legal

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	 	 	 	counsel and its financial consultant) incurred in connection with the
negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement and the documents and agreements contemplated hereby, or any
waiver or amendment of or supplement or other modification hereto and the
documents and agreements contemplated hereby, and (ii) all reasonable costs
and expenses (including, without limitation, the fees and disbursements of
legal counsel and financial consultant to Agent) of collection or incident
to the enforcement, protection or preservation of any right or claim of
Agent under (A) this Agreement, (B) any document or agreement entered into
in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, or (C) the Loan
Documents.
	 
	 	2.8	 	Borrowers shall pay to each of Agent, Morrison & Foerster LLP and FTI
Consulting, Inc. all fees due to it pursuant to the transaction contemplated
herein and pursuant to each other Loan Document for which invoices have been
delivered to any Borrower as of the date hereof; and
	 
	 	2.9	 	Borrowers shall cause the delivery of a retainer in the amount of
$500,000.00 to Morrison & Foerster LLP, as legal counsel to Agent on behalf of
the Lenders, and delivery of retainer in the amount of $500,000.00 to FTI
Consulting, Inc., as financial advisor to Agent on behalf of the Lenders, such
retainers to be applied against each such party’s respective fees and expenses
and shall cause such retainers to be replenished as necessary from time to time
such that they are maintained at such amounts.
	 
	 	2.10	 	The covenants of the Loan Parties hereunder are hereby incorporated
into the Corporate Credit Agreement as of the date hereof without the need for
any additional signature by the Borrowers or any Loan Party and such covenants
shall continue in full force and effect as part of the Corporate Credit
Agreement. Without limiting the preceding sentence, the Borrowers shall
reasonably cooperate in good faith with Agent and the Required Lenders to
effectuate any amendment or supplement to the Corporate Credit Agreement to
confirm the same.
	 
	 	2.11	 	Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement,
except for the conditions to a Disposition in accordance with Section
2.2(d)(vi) (with respect to which, such conditions shall continue to
apply), no terms, conditions, covenants, restrictions, or limitations set forth
in Sections 2.1 through 2.10 of this Agreement shall apply in
any respect to the Las Vegas Properties or the Las Vegas Subsidiaries
(including, without limitation, any Disposition with respect to the Las Vegas
Properties, but, for avoidance of doubt, the restrictions set forth in
Section 2.2(j) shall continue to apply to the Las Vegas Properties,
provided that they shall not preclude any Group Member from complying with the
Fashion Show Loan Agreement and Palazzo Loan Agreement and the loan documents
related thereto), nor to the payment of any fees or reimbursement of any
expenses to the agents or lenders party to the Fashion Show Loan Agreement or
Palazzo Loan Agreement.

	3.	 	Borrower Representations and Warranties. Each Borrower hereby represents and
warrants to Agent and the Lenders as follows as of the date hereof:

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	 	3.1	 	This Agreement and the Loan Documents have been duly executed by the
Loan Parties and constitute the valid, legal and binding obligations of the
Loan Parties, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms and the
execution hereof is not in violation of any provision of the Loan Parties’
organizational documents or any amendments thereto. All consents, approvals,
and authorizations which pertain to the Loan Parties and all of their
constituent owners required in order to permit or authorize the Loan Parties to
enter into and perform all obligations of the Loan Parties under or with
respect to this Agreement have been obtained and are in full force and effect.
	 
	 	3.2	 	Borrowers have been duly formed and are in good standing pursuant to
the laws of the State of Delaware and have fully complied with all requirements
for their formation and existence since the date of their formation.
	 
	 	3.3	 	None of this Agreement, the Loan Documents or any other document,
financial statement, income and operating statement, rent roll, credit
information, certificate or statement furnished to Agent or any Lender by the
Loan Parties, whether pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise, contains any
materially untrue statement or omits to state a fact material to the truth and
completeness of any statement made.
	 
	 	3.4	 	Borrowers and the other Loan Parties have entered into this Agreement
freely and voluntarily, without coercion, duress, distress or undue influence
by any Lender (in any capacity) or any of their respective directors, officers,
participants, agents or employees. The Loan Parties have received legal advice
from counsel of their choice in connection with the negotiation, drafting,
meaning and legal significance of this Agreement and they are satisfied with
their legal counsel and the advice received therefrom.
	 
	 	3.5	 	As of the date hereof, there are no Defaults or Events of Defaults (and
no events which with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both would
constitute a Default or Event of Default) under the Loan Documents which have
not been fully cured other than the Identified Events of Default (to the extent
the same may exist, Borrowers’ not acknowledging or confirming the existence or
occurrence thereof).

	4.	 	Intentionally Omitted.
	 
	5.	 	Waiver and Forbearance; Effectiveness. Subject to Section 3, Agent agrees
that, as of the Effective Date, (i) this Agreement shall become effective, (ii) Agent has no
actual knowledge (without independent inquiry or investigation) of any other Defaults or
Events of Default by the Loan Parties or of any other event which with the giving of notice or
the passage of time would constitute a Default or an Event of Default, (iii) each Identified
Event of Default shall be deemed waived as of the date on which such Identified Event of
Default first occurred until the expiration or termination of the Agreement Period, and (iv)
Agent shall forbear in taking any Enforcement Action for the duration of the Agreement Period.
	 
	6.	 	Termination. Upon the termination or expiration of the Agreement Period, Agent’s
agreement to forbear in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the waiver contained
herein, shall, at Agent’s option, terminate and Agent and Lenders shall be entitled to pursue
their rights and remedies under the Loan Documents and under applicable law and in equity
without delay and

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	 	 	Agent and the Lenders shall immediately be fully restored to the position they would have
held if this Agreement had never been executed.
	 
	7.	 	Continuation and Reservation of Rights. Each Loan Party acknowledges and agrees
that, except as specifically set forth in this Agreement, this Agreement does not alter,
impair or affect in any fashion (or evidence the intent of either party to alter, impair or
affect in any fashion) any and all past, present, and future claims, causes of action,
damages, demands, costs and other liabilities of any kind, direct or indirect, known or
unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, which Agent or Lenders (or any of them) or any of their
respective officers, successors, assigns and/or representatives now has or may have in the
future against a Loan Party, its general partners, agents, employees, representatives now has
or may have in the future against a Loan Party, its general partners, agents, employees,
representatives, affiliates, successors, assigns and all persons acting by through, under or
under the control of any of the foregoing which relate to, arise from or are connected with
the Loan. Agent (on behalf of the Lenders) expressly reserves the rights of Agent and the
Lenders to pursue their remedies for any and all Defaults or Events of Default now or
hereafter existing under the Loan Documents (without any notice to any Loan Party other than
as required under the terms of the Loan Documents), except to the extent Agent has, in this
Agreement, expressly waived such Defaults or Events of Default and/or agreed to forbear in
enforcing such remedies. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Agreement, it is understood by the Loan Parties that Agent has not waived any Defaults or
Events of Default (other than the waiver of the Identified Events of Default expressly
provided herein) or any rights or remedies in respect thereof under the Loan Documents, at
equity, in law or otherwise, and that Agent’s consent to this Agreement shall not in any way
be considered to be a discharge with respect to the Loans or Notes. Moreover, neither this
Agreement, nor the terms contemplated hereby, nor the receipt and application of sums during
the Agreement Period pursuant to the terms hereof shall, except for the forbearance and waiver
expressly provided herein, (a) constitute a waiver by Agent or Lenders of their rights or
remedies under the Loan Documents, at equity, in law or otherwise, or (b) result in Agent or
Lenders being estopped from exercising any such rights or remedies from and after the end of
the Agreement Period. During the Agreement Period, no Loan Party shall be entitled to any
rights provided to it in the Loan Documents that are conditioned on there being no Default or
Event of Default in existence, unless expressly permitted or provided for in this Agreement;
provided, however, that this sentence shall not apply to rights provided under
Sections 2.13(a)(i), 7.5(e)(y), or 7.6(a) of the Corporate Credit Agreement.
	 
	8.	 	Discussions. The Loan Parties, Agent and Lenders may enter into discussions
concerning the Loan during the Agreement Period. None of Agent, any Lender or any Loan Party
shall have any obligation to enter into such discussions or to modify, amend and/or
restructure the Loan or any of the Loan Documents in connection with the discussions or
otherwise. Each of the Loan Parties, Agent and Lenders may terminate its participation in
such discussions at any time, in its sole discretion, with or without notice, and without
liability of any kind. Unless a written agreement to the contrary (including, without being
limited to, this Agreement) is executed and delivered by the Loan Parties and Agent (with the
consent of such of the Lenders as are required under the Corporate Credit Agreement for the
matters contemplated therein), none of Agent, any Lender or any Loan Party shall have any
obligation or liability by virtue of the commencement, prosecution or termination of any such
discussions concerning the Loan. The Loan Parties and Agent acknowledge that any such
discussions would be in the nature of settlement discussions, and therefore written or oral
statements made in the course of discussions may not be used for any other purpose including,
without limitation, proof of admissions of liability or for other evidentiary purposes. None
of any such discussions, this Agreement, the terms contemplated hereby, the receipt and
application of sums by Agent or Lenders during the Agreement Period, or

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	 	 	any action or inaction on the part of Agent or Lenders shall be construed to constitute or
represent (a) a commitment or agreement by Agent or Lenders to make any new loans or grant
or extend any financial accommodations to any Borrower or any other persons or entities, (b)
a commitment or agreement by Agent or Lenders to modify, extend or restructure the Loans or
any other indebtedness of any Loan Party, or to grant or extend any financial accommodations
(other than as expressly provided for herein) with respect to the Loans or any other
indebtedness of any Loan Party.
	 
	9.	 	Acknowledgement of Reliance; Release. Borrower further acknowledges and agrees that
Agent is specifically relying upon the acknowledgements, representations, warranties and
agreements contained herein as an inducement to Agent to enter into this Agreement. Each Loan
Party hereby releases and waives any and all claims, of any kind or nature, which it has or
may have against Agent or any Lender arising from events first occurring on or before the date
hereof in connection with the Loan Documents, this Agreement and/or any discussions or
negotiations in connection therewith. The Loan Parties acknowledge and agree that they have
no rights of offset, defenses, claims or counterclaims with respect to any of their
obligations under the Loan Documents.
	 
	10.	 	Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among
the parties hereto with respect to the matters set forth herein, and there are no agreements,
understandings, warranties or representations except as specifically delineated herein. This
instrument is not intended to have any legal effect, or to be a legally binding agreement, or
any evidence thereof, until it has been signed by each of the parties hereto and all
conditions to effectiveness hereunder have been satisfied. This Agreement shall not be
amended or modified in any way except by an instrument in writing executed by each of the
parties hereto.
	 
	11.	 	Lender Approvals. Agent agrees that after Agent’s receipt of a written request from
the Borrowers for approval under this Agreement (together with all such supporting information
as Agent may reasonably request, all in reasonable detail) Agent shall endeavor to respond to
the Borrowers within two (2) Business Days, provided that a failure to respond by
Agent within such time period shall be a deemed rejection by Agent (on behalf of the Lenders).
	 
	12.	 	Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors, legal representatives and
assigns. This Agreement is entered into for the exclusive benefit of the parties hereto, and
no other party shall derive any rights or benefits herefrom. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
none of the Loan Parties signatory hereto may assign or transfer any of their rights or
obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of Agent, which consent may
be withheld by Agent in its sole discretion.
	 
	13.	 	Further Assurances. The parties hereto agree that upon the reasonable request of the
other party to this Agreement, each such party will execute and deliver the requesting party
such other additional instruments and documents or perform or cause to be performed such other
and further acts and things, as may be reasonably necessary to more fully consummate the
transactions as set forth in this Agreement provided, however, that performance by either
party under this paragraph shall not create any new liability or obligation on the performing
party whatsoever.
	 
	14.	 	Loan Documents Continue; Conflict. Each Loan Party hereby ratifies and acknowledges
the continuing validity and enforceability of the Loan Documents and the obligations and any
Liens evidenced thereby. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, all terms,
covenants, conditions and provisions of the Loan Documents shall be and remain in full force
and effect as written unmodified hereby. Except as expressly set forth herein, the execution
and delivery of

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	 	 	this Agreement by Agent shall in no way constitute a waiver or modification of any provision
of the Loan Documents. Except as expressly set forth herein, nothing contained in this
Agreement is intended to create or constitute a supplement, modification, waiver,
relinquishment or forbearance by any Lender of any of its rights or remedies under the Loan
Documents. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the Loan
Documents, this Agreement shall control.
	 
	15.	 	Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed and construed and
enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY
WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY CLAIM, ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING
ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS OR THE MATTERS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. EACH
PARTY HERETO SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE FEDERAL AND NEW YORK STATE COURTS
LOCATED IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK IN CONNECTION WITH ANY DISPUTE RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR
THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR ANY MATTERS RELATED HERETO. IN THE EVENT OF
LITIGATION, THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO TRIAL BY THE COURT.
	 
	16.	 	Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of
which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument and either of the parties
hereto may execute this Agreement by signing any such counterpart. Delivery of an executed
signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or email transmission shall be effective as
delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.
	 
	17.	 	Notices. Any notices hereunder shall be given in accordance with Section 10.2 of the
Corporate Credit Agreement to the addresses that the parties may specify in writing from time
to time consistent with such Section.
	 
	18.	 	Captions; Interpretation. The captions and section headings appearing herein are
included solely for convenience of reference and are not intended to affect the interpretation
of any provision of this Agreement. Any approval of Agent hereunder may be conditional. This
Agreement constitutes a Loan Document. Time is strictly of the essence of this Agreement and
full and complete performance of each provision hereof.
	 
	19.	 	Severability. If any provision hereof is invalid and unenforceable in any
jurisdiction, then, to the fullest extent permitted by law, (i) the other provisions hereof
shall remain in full force and effect in such jurisdiction and (ii) the invalidity or
unenforceability of any provision hereof in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or
enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.
	 
	20.	 	Confidentiality. Agent shall maintain as confidential all information provided to it
by Borrowers under Sections 2.1 and 2.5 and shall not, directly or indirectly,
disclose or permit the disclosure of any such information to any Person other than (i) to the
Borrowers and the Group Members or as directed by the Borrowers or a Group Member, (ii) with
respect to any information provided under Section 2.1, to the other Lenders from time
to time party to the Loan Documents, (iii) with respect to any information provided under
Section 2.5, to its representatives, agents and advisors (including, without
limitation, FTI Consulting Inc. and the Lenders that are members of any advisory and/or
steering committee established by Agent) or (iv) with respect to any report or summary
prepared by Agent or its representatives, agents and advisors (including, without limitation,
FTI Consulting Inc.) based in whole or in part on information provided under

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	 	 	Section 2.5, to the other Lenders from time to time party to the Loan Documents.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, Agent or the Lenders may produce any such
information (i) pursuant to any court order or subpoena or as required by regulators,
auditors or applicable law, (ii) if such information is or becomes generally available to
the public through no fault or action on the part of Agent or the Lenders or their
respective employees, agents, counsel or accountants or becomes available to Agent or the
Lenders on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Borrowers or a Group
Member, provided that such source is not known to Agent or the Lenders, as applicable, after
due inquiry to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with the Borrowers or a Group Member
or otherwise prohibited from transmitting the information by a contractual, legal or
fiduciary obligation or (iii) to their respective attorneys, financial advisors and
accountants.
	 
	21.	 	Survival. The provisions of Sections 2, 3, and 22 (and the
definitions in Section 1 to the extent necessary for the interpretation of such
Sections) hereof shall survive the termination or expiration of the Agreement Period until the
date on which the Loan Parties’ have no Indebtedness outstanding under the Corporate Credit
Agreement. The provisions of Sections 9, and 20 (and the definitions in
Section 1 to the extent necessary for the interpretation of such Sections) hereof
shall survive the termination or expiration of the Agreement Period and the repayment of the
obligations under the Corporate Credit Agreement.
	 
	22.	 	Extension of Cure Period; Amendment of Section 8. Section 8(d) of the Corporate
Credit Agreement is hereby amended to insert the following words at the end of such Section:
“and, with respect to any default under Sections 7.4, 7.5 or 7.15, such default shall remain
uncured beyond January 30, 2009”. Section 8(e) of the Corporate Credit Agreement is hereby
amended to insert the following words at the end of such Section: “; and, provided, further,
such default shall remain uncured beyond January 30, 2009”.

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

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	             /s/ Ronald L. Gern
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Ronald L. Gern 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Vice President 	 
	 
	 	GGP LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

 	 
	 	By:  	General Growth Properties, Inc.,
 	 
	 	 	its general partner 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	                                    /s/ Ronald L. Gern
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Ronald L. Gern 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Vice President 	 
	 
	 	GGPLP L.L.C.

 	 
	 	By:  	GGP LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
 	 
	 	 	its managing member 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	                  General Growth Properties, Inc.,
 	 
	 	 	its general partner 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	                                                             /s/ Ronald L. Gern
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Ronald L. Gern 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Vice President 	 
	 

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	 	ROUSE LLC

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Ronald L. Gern
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Ronald L. Gern 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Vice President 	 
	 
	 	GGP AMERICAN PROPERTIES INC., a Delaware corporation

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Ronald L. Gern
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Ronald L. Gern 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Vice President 	 
	 
	 	CALEDONIAN HOLDING COMPANY, INC.,
a Delaware
corporation

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Ronald L. Gern
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Ronald L. Gern 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Vice President 	 
	 

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	 	EUROHYPO AG, NEW YORK BRANCH,

as Administrative Agent

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ John Lippmann
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	John Lippmann 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Director 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	                                              /s/ Stephen Cox
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Stephen Cox 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Director 	 
	 

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3exv10w1

Exhibit 10.1

FURNITURE BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

2008 INCENTIVE PLAN

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

     Furniture Brands International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby grants
stock units relating to the value of shares of its common stock, no par value (the “Common Stock”),
to the individual named below as the Grantee. The terms and conditions of the grant are set forth
in this Agreement and in the Furniture Brands International, Inc. 2008 Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).

Grant Date:                     , 20___

Name of Grantee:                                   

Grantee’s Social Security Number:                                         

Number of Restricted Stock Units Covered by Grant:                  

     By signing this cover sheet, you agree to all of the terms and conditions described in this
Agreement and in the Plan, a copy of which is being provided with this Agreement. You acknowledge
that you have carefully reviewed the Plan and agree that the Plan will control in the event any
provision of this Agreement should appear to be inconsistent with the terms of the Plan.

	 	 	 	 	 
	GRANTEE:

 	 	 
	
 	 	 
	[Name] 	 	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	COMPANY:

 	 	 
	By:  	 	 	 
	 	Title: 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

 

 

FURNITURE BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

2008 INCENTIVE PLAN

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

	 	 	 
	Grant of Stock Units

	 	This grant is an award of stock
units in the number of units set
forth on the cover sheet, subject to
the conditions described below (each
a “Stock Unit,” and collectively the
“Stock Units”). Each Stock Unit
represents the right to receive cash
equal to one, two or three times the
Base Price of the Common Stock.
	 
	 	 
	Definitions

	 	“Base Price,” “Cause,” “Change in
Control,” “Disability,” “Fair Market
Value” and “Retirement” shall have
the meaning assigned to such terms
in Exhibit A to this Stock Unit
Agreement. The total number of Stock
Units under this Stock Unit grant
(as shown on the cover sheet) is
referred to as your “Total Stock
Units.”
	 
	 	 
	Performance Conditions and Retention
Period

	 	The grant of fifty percent (50%) of
the Stock Units (the “First
Tranche”) is conditioned on the Fair
Market Value of the Common Stock
attaining a value of at least two
times Base Price $      for a ten day
trailing average; and the grant of
the second fifty percent (50%) of
the Stock Units (the “Second
Tranche”) is conditioned on the Fair
Market Value of the Common Stock
attaining a value of at least three
times Base Price $      for a ten day
trailing average (referred to herein
as the “Performance Conditions”).
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	If the First Tranche Performance
Conditions are satisfied, then you
will be entitled to a cash
settlement for the First Tranche
immediately on the later to occur of
(i) the date which is two years
following the Grant Date (the “Two
Year Retention Period”), or (ii) the
date on which the First Tranche’s
Performance Conditions are
satisfied; and if the Second Tranche
Performance Conditions are
satisfied, you will be entitled to a
cash settlement for the Second
Tranche immediately on the later to
occur of (i) the date which is three
years following the Grant Date (the
“Three Year Retention Period”), or
(ii) the date on which the Second
Tranche’s Performance Conditions are
satisfied (each a “Settlement
Date”).
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	Any Stock Units that have not met
the Performance Conditions prior to
the fifth anniversary of the Grant
Date shall be forfeited.
	 
	 	 
	Settlement

	 	As soon as administratively feasible
following the applicable Settlement
Date, the Company shall deliver to
you (or to your estate or designated
beneficiary in the event you die and
you would otherwise be entitled to
an award under the terms of this
Agreement) cash equal to $     ,
which is two times Base Price, for
each Stock Unit in the First Tranche
and cash equal to $     , which is
three times Base Price, for each
Stock Unit in the Second Tranche.
	 
	 	 
	Change in Control

	 	Notwithstanding the Performance
Conditions and retention periods set
forth above, upon the occurrence of
a Change in Control, all Stock Units

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	 	that (but for the application of
this clause) have not been settled
with cash at the time of the
occurrence of such Change in Control
event shall vest, and each Stock
Unit shall represent the right to
receive cash equal to: (i) the Base
Price if prior to the Change in
Control the Performance Conditions
for both the First Tranche and the
Second Tranche were not met; (ii)
$     , or two times the Base Price,
if prior to the Change in Control
the Performance Conditions of the
First Tranche were met, but the
Performance Conditions of the Second
Tranche were not met; or (iii)
$     , or two times Base Price, for
each Stock Unit in the First Tranche
and $     , or three times Base
Price, for each Stock Unit in the
Second Tranche, if prior to the
Change in Control the Performance
Conditions of the Second Tranche
were met.
	 
	 	 
	Stock Unit Transferability

	 	Your Stock Units may not be sold,
assigned, transferred, pledged or
otherwise encumbered, either
voluntarily or by operation of law,
except by will or the laws of
descent and distribution.
	 
	 	 
	Termination of Employment

	 	(a) In the event that your
employment with the Company
terminates for any reason prior to
both the Performance Conditions and
the applicable retention periods
being satisfied, then all Stock
Units that have not been settled as
of the date of such termination
shall be forfeited.
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	(b) In the event that the Company
terminates your employment without
Cause or your employment terminates
due to your death, Disability
or Retirement prior to the
settlement of the Stock Units, and
settlement did not occur solely due
to the failure to attain the
applicable Performance Conditions,
then such Stock Units that have
satisfied the applicable retention
periods shall vest and you (or your
estate or designated beneficiary)
will receive a cash payment equal to
the Base Price of each Stock Unit;
and if settlement of such Stock
Units did not occur solely due to
the failure to attain the applicable
retention period, then such Stock
Units that have satisfied the
applicable Performance Conditions
shall vest and you (or your estate
or designated beneficiary) will
receive a cash payment equal to the
payment you would have received for
each Stock Unit had the applicable
retention period occurred.
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	(c) In the event that your
employment with the Company
terminates for Cause or you
voluntarily terminate your
employment with the Company prior to
the settlement of the Stock Units,
all Stock Units that have not been
settled shall be forfeited.
	 
	 	 
	Right of Recapture

	 	If, at any time, within one year
after the Settlement Date of the
Stock Units (the “Realization
Event”), the Committee determines in
its discretion that the Company has
been materially harmed by you,
whether such harm (a) results in
your termination or deemed
termination of employment for Cause
or (b) results from any activity of
yours determined by the Committee to
be in competition with any activity
of the Company, or otherwise
prejudicial, contrary or harmful to
the interests of the Company
(including, but not limited to,
accepting employment with or serving
as a consultant, adviser or in any
other capacity to an entity that is
in competition with or acting
against the

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	 	interests of the
Company), then any gain realized by
you from the Stock Units and the
receipt of cash pursuant to this
Agreement shall be paid by you to
the Company upon notice from the
Company. Such gain shall be
determined as of the date of the
Realization Event, without regard to
any subsequent change in the Fair
Market Value of shares of the
Company’s Common Stock. To the
extent allowed by applicable law,
the Company shall have the right to
offset such gain against any amounts
otherwise owed to you by the Company
(whether as wages, vacation pay, or
pursuant to any benefit plan or
other compensatory arrangement).
	 
	 	 
	No Rights as Stockholder

	 	You do not have any of the rights of
a shareholder with respect to the
Stock Units, including rights to
vote or dividends.
	 
	 	 
	Withholding

	 	The Company may require you to remit
to it, or may withhold from the
award or from other compensation
owed to you, an amount sufficient to
satisfy any applicable federal,
state, local tax, employment, FICA
or other mandated withholding
requirements in regard to the award
in the year or years the award
becomes taxable to you.
	 
	 	 
	Retention Rights

	 	This Agreement does not give you the
right to be retained or employed by
the Company or any subsidiaries in
any capacity.
	 
	 	 
	Adjustments

	 	In the event of any stock dividend,
stock split, combination or exchange
of shares, reorganization, partial
or complete liquidation or other
distribution of assets (other than a
normal cash dividend),
recapitalization or other change in
the capital structure of the
Company, or other corporate
transaction, the number of Stock
Units covered by this grant will be
adjusted by the Committee in
accordance with the terms of the
Plan.
	 
	 	 
	Applicable Law

	 	This Agreement will be interpreted
and enforced under the laws of the
State of Delaware, other than any
conflicts or choice of law rule or
principle that might otherwise refer
construction or interpretation of
this Agreement to the substantive
law of another jurisdiction.
	 
	 	 
	Consent to Electronic Delivery

	 	The Company may choose to deliver
certain statutory materials relating
to the Plan in electronic form. By
accepting this grant you agree that
the Company may deliver the Plan
prospectus and the Company’s annual
report to you in an electronic
format. If at any time you would
prefer to receive paper copies of
these documents, as you are entitled
to receive, the Company would be
pleased to provide copies. Please
contact the Plan Administrator to
request paper copies of these
documents.
	 
	 	 
	Deferral of Compensation

	 	To the extent that Stock Units vest
pursuant to this Agreement due to a
Change in Control or your Death,
disability, Retirement or
termination without Cause and your
right to receive payment of such
vested Stock Units constitutes a
“deferral of compensation” within
the meaning of Section 409A of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the “Code”), then payment
of such Stock Units shall be subject
to the

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	 	following rules: (i) the
Stock Units will be paid to you
within 30 days after the earlier of
(a) your “separation from service”
within the meaning of Section 409A
of the Code, and (b) the Settlement
Date; (ii) notwithstanding the
foregoing, if the Stock Units become
payable as a result of your
“separation from service” within the
meaning of Section 409A of the Code
(other than as a result of death),
and you are a “specified employee”
as determined under the Company’s
policy for determining specified
employees on the date of separation
from service, the Stock Units shall
be paid on the first business day
after the date that is six months
following your “separation from
service” within the meaning of
Section 409A of the Code; and (iii)
the Company may, in its sole
discretion and to the extent
permitted by Treasury Regulation §
1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix)(B), terminate
this Agreement and pay all
outstanding Stock Units to you
within 30 days before or 12 months
after a “change in the ownership,” a
“change in the effective control” or
a “change in the ownership of a
substantial portion of the assets”
of the Company within the meaning of
Section 409A of the Code.
	 
	 	 
	Amendments

	 	No amendment to this Stock Unit
Agreement may impair your rights
under this Stock Unit Agreement
without your consent.
	 
	 	 
	The Plan

	 	The text of the Plan is incorporated
in this Agreement by reference. This
Agreement and the Plan constitute
the entire understanding between you
and the Company regarding this grant
of Stock Units. Any prior
agreements, commitments or
negotiations concerning this grant
are superseded. The Plan will
control in the event any provision
of this Agreement should appear to
be inconsistent with the terms of
the Plan.

By signing the cover sheet of this Agreement, you agree to all of the terms and conditions
described above and in the Plan.

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Exhibit A

1. For the purpose of this Stock Unit Agreement, “Base Price” shall mean $___, which is the average
of the thirty day closing price of the Company’s Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock
Exchange immediately prior to the Grant Date.

2. For the purpose of this Stock Unit Agreement, “Cause” shall mean (a) your conviction of any
crime (whether or not involving the Company) constituting a felony in the jurisdiction involved;
(b) your conduct related to your employment for which either criminal or civil penalties against
you or the Company may be sought; (c) material violation of the Company’s policies, including the
disclosure or misuse of confidential information, or those set forth in Company manuals or
statements of policy; or (d) serious neglect or misconduct in the performance of your duties for
the Company or willful or repeated failure or refusal to perform such duties. Any rights the
Company may have in respect of the events giving rise to Cause shall be in addition to the rights
the Company may have under any other agreement with you or at law or in equity. Any determination
of whether your employment is (or is deemed to have been) terminated for Cause shall be made by the
Committee in its sole discretion, which determination shall be final and binding on all parties.
If, subsequent to your termination of employment (whether voluntary or involuntary) without Cause,
it is discovered that your employment could have been terminated for Cause, your employment shall
be deemed to have been terminated for Cause. Your termination of employment for Cause shall be
effective as of the date of the occurrence of the event giving rise to Cause, regardless of when
the determination of Cause is made.

3. For the purpose of this Stock Unit Agreement, “Change in Control” means the first to occur of
any of the following events:

	 	i.	 	any person is or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities
of the Company (not including the securities beneficially owned by
such person or any
securities acquired directly from the Company or its affiliates, other than in connection
with the acquisition by the Company or its affiliates of a business) representing 35% or
more of either the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Company or the combined
voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities; or
	 
	 	ii.	 	the majority of the members of the Board is replaced during any 12-month period by
directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the members of
the Board prior to the date of the appointment or election; or
	 
	 	iii.	 	the consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other entity,
other than (a) a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of
the Company outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation continuing to
represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of
the surviving entity or any parent thereof), in combination with the ownership of any
trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the
Company, 60% or more of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company
or such surviving entity or any parent thereof outstanding immediately after such merger
or consolidation, or (b) a merger or consolidation effected to implement a
recapitalization of the Company (or similar transaction) in which no person is or becomes
the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company (not including
in the securities beneficially owned by such person any securities acquired directly from
the Company or its affiliates, other than in connection with the acquisition by the
Company or its affiliates of a business) representing 50% or more of either the then
outstanding shares

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	 	 	 	of common stock of the Company or the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding
securities; or
	 
	 	iv.	 	the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution
of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or
substantially all of the Company’s assets, other than a sale or disposition by the Company
of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to an entity, 60% or more of the
combined voting power of the voting securities of which is owned by persons in
substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Company immediately prior to
such sale.

     Notwithstanding the foregoing, no “Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if
there is consummated any transaction or series of integrated transactions immediately following
which the record holders of the common stock of the Company immediately prior to such transaction
or series of transactions continue to have substantially the same proportionate ownership in an
entity which owns all or substantially all of the assets of the Company immediately following such
transaction or series of transactions.

     For purposes of this definition, “beneficial ownership” shall be determined in accordance with
Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

4. For the purpose of this Stock Unit Agreement, “Disability” shall mean you are permanently and
totally disabled and unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any
medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or
which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of twelve months. The
existence of a Disability shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.

5. For purposes of this Stock Unit Agreement, “Fair Market Value” shall mean the closing price for
the shares of the Company’s common stock, no par value, reported on the New York Stock Exchange for
the relevant date, or if there were no sales on such date, the closing price for the nearest
following date.

6. For the purpose of this Stock Unit Agreement, “Retirement” shall mean your termination of
employment on or after attaining age 55 and completing 5 years of service with the Company.

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