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RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
  OF
  ANDREW CORPORATION    
    

[Incorporated on November 21, 1986]  

        ANDREW CORPORATION a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, DOES HEREBY CERTIFY: 

        FIRST:
Pursuant to Sections 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "Delaware Law"), the Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of  ANDREW CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
(the "Corporation"), is hereby restated to read in its entirety as follows: 

RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION 

The
name of the Corporation is ANDREW CORPORATION

The
address of the Corporation's registered office in the State of Delaware is 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle. The name of the Corporation's
registered agent at such address is the Corporation Service Company. 

The
nature of the business and the objects and purposes to be conducted or promoted by the Corporation are to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. 

        (a)   The
total number of shares of stock which the corporation shall have authority to issue is Four Hundred Million (400,000,000) shares of common stock, at $.01 par value
and One Million (1,000,000) shares of Series A 7.75% Convertible Preferred Stock, at no par value. 

        (b)   Holders
of Common Stock have one vote in respect of each share held by them. 

        (c)   The
Series A 7.75% Convertible Preferred Stock shall have the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of
the shares of such series, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof are as follows: 

        1.     Definitions.
As used herein, in addition to those terms otherwise defined herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 

        (a)   "Accumulated
Automatic Conversion Ratio Increases" shall mean, as of any date, any accumulated automatic increases to the Conversion Ratio that may occur pursuant to
Section 5 (g)(ii) of Article 4(c), as such increases may be equitably adjusted from time to time pursuant to Section 15 (d) of Article 4(c). 

        (b)   "Board
of Directors" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Corporation or, with respect to any action to be taken by the Board of Directors, any committee of the
Board of Directors duly authorized to take such action. 

        (c)   "Business
Day" shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in the city of New York are authorized or required by law or
executive order to close. 

        (d)   "Change
of Control" shall mean any of the following events: 

	(i)
	the
sale, lease or transfer, in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the Corporation's assets (determined on a consolidated basis) to any Person or
group (as such term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act);

	(ii)
	the
Corporation consolidates with or merges into any other Person or conveys, transfers or leases all or substantially all its assets to any Person, or permits any Person to
consolidate with or merge into, or transfer or lease all or substantially all its properties to, the Corporation, and the surviving company, successor, transferee or lessee is not organized under the
laws of the United States or any political subdivision thereof; 

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	(iii)
	the
adoption of a plan the consummation of which would result in the liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation;

	(iv)
	the
acquisition, directly or indirectly, by any Person or group (as such term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), of beneficial ownership (as defined in
Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of more than 50% of the aggregate voting power of the Voting Stock of the Corporation; or

	(v)
	during
any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period composed the Board of Directors (together with any new directors whose election by such
Board of Directors or whose nomination for election by the stockholders of the Corporation was approved by a vote of 662/3% of the directors of the Corporation then still in office who
were either directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors
then in office. 

        (e)   "Change
of Control Date" shall mean the date on which a Change of Control event described in Section 1(d) of Article 4(c) occurs. 

        (f)    "Common
Stock" shall mean the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Corporation, or any other class of stock resulting from successive changes or
reclassifications of such common stock consisting solely of changes in par value, or from par value to no par value, or as a result of a subdivision, combination, or merger, consolidation or similar
transaction in which the Corporation is a constituent corporation. 

        (g)   "Conversion
Price" shall mean, initially, $4.338 per share of Common Stock, subject to adjustment from time to time as set forth in Section 8 of
Article 4(c). 

        (h)   "Conversion
Ratio" shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock into which each share of the Series A Preferred Stock may be converted at any time pursuant to
and in accordance with an applicable voluntary or mandatory conversion provision of this Certificate of Amendment, and shall equal (x) the Liquidation Preference divided by the Conversion Price
applicable upon such conversion, plus (y) Accumulated Automatic Conversion Ratio Increases, if any, through the conversion date. 

        (i)    "Dividend
Payment Date" shall mean February 15, May 15, August 15 and November 15 of each year, commencing August 15, 2003, or, if any
such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day. 

        (j)    "Exchange
Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. 

        (k)   "Holder"
shall mean a holder of record of an outstanding share or shares of the Series A Preferred Stock. 

        (l)    "Issue
Date" shall mean the original date of issuance of shares of the Series A Preferred Stock. 

        (m)  "Junior
Stock" shall mean the Common Stock and each other class of capital stock or series of preferred stock of the Corporation established by the Board of Directors
after the Issue Date, the terms of which do not expressly provide that such class or series ranks senior to or on parity with the Series A Preferred Stock as to dividend rights or rights upon
the liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Corporation. 

        (n)   "Liquidation
Parity Stock" shall mean Parity Stock the terms of which expressly provide that it will rank on parity with the Series A Preferred Stock as to rights
upon the liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Corporation. 

        (o)   "Liquidation
Preference" shall mean, with respect to each share of the Series A Preferred Stock, $50.00, subject to equitable adjustment from time to time
pursuant to Section 15(d) of Article 4(c). 

        (p)   "Market
Value" shall mean the average closing price of a share of the Common Stock for a five consecutive Trading Day period on the NNM (or such other national
securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Common Stock is then listed or authorized for quotation or, if the Common Stock is not so listed or authorized for quotation, an amount
determined in good faith by the Board of Directors to be the fair value of the Common Stock). 

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        (q)   "NNM"
shall mean the NASDAQ National Market. 

        (r)   "Officer"
shall mean the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President, any Vice President, the Treasurer, the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the
Corporation. 

        (s)   "Officers'
Certificate" shall mean a certificate signed by two duly authorized Officers. 

        (t)    "Opinion
of Counsel" shall mean a written opinion from legal counsel acceptable to the Transfer Agent. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Corporation or
the Transfer Agent. 

        (u)   "Parity
Stock" shall mean any class of capital stock or series of preferred stock established by the Board of Directors after the Issue Date, the terms of which
expressly provide that such class or series will rank on parity with the Series A Preferred Stock as to dividend rights or rights upon the liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of
the Corporation. 

        (v)   "Person"
shall mean any individual, corporation, general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock
company, trust, limited liability company, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof. 

        (w)  "Record
Date" shall mean, with respect to a Dividend Payment Date, the 15th calendar day prior thereto, or such other date designated by the Board of Directors with
respect to a Dividend Period. 

        (x)   "SEC"
shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission. 

        (y)   "Securities
Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. 

        (z)   "Senior
Stock" shall mean each class of capital stock or series of preferred stock established by the Board of Directors after the Issue Date, the terms of which
expressly provide that such class or series will rank senior to the Series A Preferred Stock as to dividend rights or rights upon the liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the
Corporation. 

        (aa) "Trading
Day" shall mean any day on which the Common Stock is traded for any period on the NNM (or such other national securities exchange or automated quotation system
on which the Common Stock is then listed or authorized for quotation). 

        (bb) "Transfer
Agent" shall mean Computershare Investor Services, the Corporation's duly appointed transfer agent, registrar, redemption, conversion and dividend disbursing
agent for the Series A Preferred Stock and transfer agent and registrar for any Common Stock issued upon conversion of or in payment of any portion of a dividend on shares of the
Series A Preferred Stock, or any successor duly appointed by the Corporation. 

        (cc) "Underwriting
Agreement" shall mean that certain Underwriting Agreement with respect to the public offering of the Series D Preferred Stock of Allen
Telecom Inc., dated as of March 14, 2002, among the Allen Telecom, Inc., Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., McDonald Investments Inc., A.O. Edwards &
Sons, Inc., Needham & Company, Inc. and H.C. Wainwright & Co., Inc. 

        (dd) "Voting
Stock" shall mean, with respect to any Person, securities of any class or classes of Capital Stock of such Person entitling the holders thereof (whether at all
times or only so long as no senior class of stock has voting power by reason of contingency) to vote in the election of members of the Board of Directors or other governing body of such Person. For
purposes of this definition, "Capital Stock" shall mean, with respect to any Person, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock or
partnership interests and any and all warrants, options and rights with respect thereto (whether or not currently exercisable), including each class of common stock and preferred stock of such Person. 

        2.     Ranking.
The Series A Preferred Stock will, with respect to dividend rights and rights upon the liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the
Corporation, rank (a) senior to all Junior Stock, (b) on parity with all Parity Stock and (c) junior to all Senior Stock. 

        3.     Liquidation
Rights. 

        (a)   In
the event of any liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, each Holder shall, subject to the prior
rights of any holders of Senior Stock, be entitled to receive and to be paid out of the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders the 

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Liquidation
Preference for each outstanding share of the Series A Preferred Stock held by such Holder, in preference to the holders of, and before any payment or distribution is made on (or any
setting apart for any payment or distribution), any Junior Stock, including, without limitation, on any Common Stock. After the payment to the Holders of the Liquidation Preference for each
outstanding share of the Series A Preferred Stock, the Holders shall not be entitled to convert any share of the Series A Preferred Stock into Common Stock and shall not be entitled to
any further participation in distributions of, and shall have no right or claim to, any of the remaining assets of the Corporation in respect of the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock. 

        (b)   Upon
any liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, the Corporation shall not pay to the Holders, and no
Holder shall be entitled to, any additional amount per share of the Series A Preferred Stock in excess of the Liquidation Preference to compensate any such Holder for any Accumulated Automatic
Conversion Ratio Increases through the date of liquidation, winding-up or dissolution. 

        (c)   Neither
the sale, conveyance, exchange or transfer (for cash, shares of stock, other securities or other consideration) of all or substantially all the assets or
business of the Corporation (other than in connection with the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Corporation) nor the merger or consolidation of the
Corporation into or with any other Person shall be deemed to be a liquidation, winding-up or dissolution, voluntary or involuntary, for the purposes of this Section 3. 

        (d)   In
the event the assets of the Corporation legally available for distribution to the Holders upon any liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the
Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, shall be insufficient to pay in full all amounts to which such Holders are entitled pursuant to Section 3(a) of Article 4(c), no such
distribution shall be made on account of any shares of Liquidation Parity Stock upon such liquidation, winding-up or dissolution unless proportionate distributable amounts shall be paid
with equal
priority on account of the Series A Preferred Stock, ratably, in proportion to the full distributable amounts for which Holders and holders of any Liquidation Parity Stock are entitled upon
such liquidation, winding-up or dissolution. 

        4.     Voting;
Amendments. 

        (a)   The
shares of the Series A Preferred Stock shall have no voting rights except as set forth in Section 4(b) and 4(c) of Article 4(c) or as otherwise
required by Delaware law from time to time. In exercising the voting rights set forth in Section 4(b) and 4(c) of Article 4(c), each Holder shall be entitled to one vote for each share
of the Series A Preferred Stock held by such Holder. 

        (b)   So
long as any shares of the Series A Preferred Stock remain outstanding, unless a greater percentage shall then be required by law, the Corporation shall not,
without the affirmative vote or written consent of the Holders (voting or consenting separately as one class) of at least 662/3% of the outstanding shares of the Series A
Preferred Stock, authorize, increase the authorized amount of, reclassify any authorized capital stock or the Corporation into, or issue, any shares of any class or series of Senior Stock (or any
security convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Senior Stock), or adopt amendments to the Certificate of Incorporation or the by-laws of the Corporation, that would materially
affect the existing terms of the Series A Preferred Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, except as otherwise required by law, the Corporation may, without the consent of any Holder, authorize,
increase the authorized amount of, or issue shares of Parity Stock or Junior Stock, and in taking such actions the Corporation shall not be deemed to have materially adversely affected the existing
terms of the Series A Preferred Stock. In addition, the Corporation may, without the consent of any Holder, enter into a Transaction, as described in Section 8(i) of
Article 4(c), in which the outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock become convertible into securities other than the Common Stock, cash or other property, or consolidate with
or merge into any other Person or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all its assets to any Person or permit any Person to consolidate with or merge into, or transfer or lease all or
substantially all its properties to, the Corporation, as described in Section 12 of Article 4(c). 

        (c)   So
long as at least 100,000 shares of the Series A Preferred Stock remain outstanding: 

	(i)
	If,
for each of six consecutive Dividend Periods, the Corporation fails to pay in cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, the full dividend
amount payable to the Holders with respect to such dividend Period pursuant to Sections 5(a) and 5(b), then the Holders, voting separately as one class, will be entitled at the next regular or special
meeting of stockholders of the Corporation to elect one additional director of the 

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Corporation.
Effective immediately prior to the election of such additional director, the number of directors that compose the Board of Directors shall be increased by one director. 

	(ii)
	The
Holders may exercise the voting rights set forth in Section 4(c)(i) at any special meeting of the Holders held for such purpose, which may be called in accordance
with the Corporation's by-laws or as hereinafter provided, or at any annual meeting of stockholders held for the purpose of electing directors, and thereafter at each such annual meeting
until such time as fewer than 100,000 shares of the Series A Preferred Stock are outstanding, such time as the outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock have been mandatorily
converted or redeemed, or the liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Corporation, whichever is earliest, at which time such voting rights and the term of any director elected
pursuant to this Section 4(c) shall automatically terminate.

	(iii)
	At
any time when the voting rights set forth in Section 4(c)(i) of Article 4(c) shall have vested in the Holders, an Officer of the Corporation may call, and,
upon written request of the Holders of at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock, addressed to the Secretary of the Corporation,
shall call a special meeting of the Holders. Such meeting shall be held at the earliest practicable date upon the notice required for annual meetings of stockholders at the place for holding annual
meetings of stockholders of the Corporation, or, if none, at a place designated by the Board of Directors. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 4(c)(iii), no such special meeting
shall be called during a period within the 60 days immediately preceding the date fixed for the next annual meeting of stockholders in which such case, the election of directors pursuant to
Section 4(c) of Article 4(c) shall be held at such annual meeting of stockholders.

	(iv)
	At
any meeting held for the purpose of electing directors at which the Holders voting separately as one class shall have the right to elect a director as provided in this
Section 4(c), the presence in person or by proxy of the Holders of more than fifty percent (50%) of the then outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be required and
shall be sufficient to constitute a quorum of such class for the election of a director by such class. The director candidate that receives the highest number of affirmative votes of the outstanding
shares of the Series A Preferred Stock will be elected.

	(v)
	Any
director elected pursuant to the voting rights set forth in this Section 4(c) shall hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders (or his or her earlier death,
resignation or removal), unless such term has previously automatically terminated pursuant to Section 4(c)(ii)) of Article 4(c) and any vacancy in respect of any such director shall be
filled only by the Holders at a special meeting called in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 4(c), or, if no such special meeting is called, at the next annual meeting of
stockholders. The Holders shall be entitled to remove any director elected pursuant to this Section 4(c) without cause at any time and replace such director as provided in this
Section 4(c). 

        5.     Dividends;
Automatic Conversion Ratio Increases. 

        (a)   Subject
to the rights of any holders of Senior Stock or Parity Stock, each Holder will be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors, out of
assets of the Company legally available therefor, dividends on each share of the Series A Preferred Stock at a rate per annum equal to 7.75% of the Liquidation Preference, or $3.875 per share
annually (or $0.96875 per share in a full quarterly dividend period), payable quarterly in arrears on each Dividend Payment Date, to the Holders at the close of business on the Record Date immediately
preceding the relevant Dividend Payment Date. 

        (b)   Dividends
on the outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock will be payable from the most recent Dividend Payment Date or, in the case of the dividend
payable on August 15, 2003, from May 15, 2003 (each such period, a "Dividend Period"). Dividends payable on the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to any period other than a
full Dividend Period shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. If a Dividend Payment Date is not a Business Day, payment of dividends
shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day. 

        (c)   In
the event that the Board of Directors declares a dividend with respect to a Dividend Period in an amount less than the full amount payable to the Holders with respect
to such Dividend Period pursuant to Sections 5(a) and 5(b) of Article 4(c) (such lesser amount, a "Partial Dividend"), such Partial Dividend shall 

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be
distributed to the Holders on a pro rata basis with respect to the outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock. 

        (d)   Any
dividend on the Series A Preferred Stock shall be, at the option of the Corporation, payable in cash, in shares of Common Stock or in a combination of cash
and shares of Common Stock. The Corporation may not elect to pay any portion of the dividend with respect to any Dividend Period in shares of Common Stock unless the covenants set forth in Sections
15(f), 15(g), 15(h) and 15(i) shall have been satisfied with respect to all of the shares of Common Stock to be issued in payment thereof ("Dividend Common Stock"). If the Corporation elects to
pay any portion of a dividend in Common Stock: 

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	(i)
	The
Corporation shall furnish written notice of such election by issuing a press release for publication on the PR Newswire or an equivalent newswire service, if required by and in
accordance with the federal securities laws or the rules of any stock exchange on which the Series A Preferred Stock or the Common Stock is then listed or traded, and in any case by first class
mail to each Holder or by publication (with subsequent prompt notice by first class mail to each Holder), at least ten days in advance of the Record Date for the relevant Dividend Payment Date.

	(ii)
	The
number of shares of Common Stock to be issued as a dividend on the applicable Dividend Payment Date per share of the Series A Preferred Stock will be determined by
dividing (w) the difference between the total declared dividend amount per share of the Series A Preferred Stock to be paid with respect to the applicable Dividend Period and the amount
of the cash dividend, if any, to be paid per share of the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to such Dividend Period, by (x) the applicable Discounted Current Market Value of the
Common Stock. The "Discounted Current Market Value" of a share of the Common Stock with respect to a Dividend Payment Date shall equal the product of (y) 95% and (z) the average closing
price of a share of the Common Stock on the NNM (or such other national securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Common Stock is then listed or authorized for quotation or, if
the Common Stock is not so listed or authorized for quotation, an amount determined in good faith by the Board of Directors to be the fair value of the Common Stock) for the ten consecutive Trading
Day period ending on and including the fifth Trading Day before such Dividend Payment Date.

	(iii)
	No
fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued in payment of any dividend on the Series A Preferred Stock. The Transfer Agent is hereby authorized to aggregate any
fractional shares of Common Stock that would otherwise be distributable as Dividend Common Stock, to sell them at the best available price and to distribute the proceeds to the Holders in proportion
to their respective interests. The Corporation shall reimburse the Transfer Agent for any expenses incurred with respect to such sale, including brokerage commissions. If the sale by the Transfer
Agent of such aggregated fractional shares of Common Stock would be restricted, the Corporation shall agree with the Transfer Agent on other appropriate arrangements for the cash realization of such
fractional shares of Common Stock. If the Corporation is precluded from paying cash in lieu of fractional shares to the Holders on the Dividend Payment Date, such failure shall not trigger an
automatic increase in the Conversion Ratio pursuant to Section 5(g)(ii) of Article 4(c), and the Corporation shall, when it becomes legally and contractually able to, pay to the
Holders such cash in lieu of fractional shares. 

        (e)   The
Corporation will not declare, pay or set apart any sum for the payment of any dividend or other distribution in respect of any Parity Stock or Junior Stock, unless
the Board of Directors has declared, and the Corporation has not failed to pay, a dividend in the full amount payable to the Holders pursuant to Sections 5(a) and 5(b) of Article 4(c) with
respect to the Dividend Period in which such payment of a dividend or other
distribution in respect of any Parity Stock or Junior Stock would occur. Notwithstanding anything in this Certificate of Amendment to the contrary, the Corporation may: 

	(i)
	declare
and pay dividends on Parity Stock which are payable solely in shares of Parity Stock or Junior Stock;

	(ii)
	declare
and pay dividends on Junior Stock which are payable solely in shares of Junior Stock;

	(iii)
	declare
and pay dividends on Parity Stock or Junior Stock by increasing the liquidation value of the Parity Stock or Junior Stock, as applicable;

	(iv)
	repurchase,
redeem or otherwise acquire Junior Stock in exchange for Junior Stock; or

	(v)
	repurchase,
redeem or otherwise acquire Parity Stock in exchange for Parity Stock or Junior Stock. 

        (f)    If
the Board of Directors declares a dividend with respect to a Dividend Period, the Holders at the close of business on the applicable Record Date will be entitled to
receive the dividend payment on shares of the Series A Preferred Stock on the corresponding Dividend Payment Date notwithstanding the conversion thereof subsequent to such Record Date, unless
the Corporation defaults in payment of such dividend on the 

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corresponding
Dividend Payment Date, in which case such Holders shall be issued on the Dividend Payment Date, in addition to the shares of Common Stock issued on the conversion date, an additional
number of shares of Common Stock per converted share of the Series A Preferred Stock equal to the automatic increase in the Conversion Ratio pursuant to Section 5(g)(ii) of
Article 4(c). However, shares of the Series A Preferred Stock surrendered for conversion during the period between the close of business on any Record Date and the close of business on
the Business Day immediately preceding the applicable Dividend Payment Date must be accompanied by payment of an amount in cash equal to the cash dividend amount payable on that Dividend Payment Date
(or, if the dividend payable on that Dividend Payment Date is payable in Common Stock in whole or in part, an amount in cash equal to the cash dividend amount that would have been payable on that
Dividend Payment Date if the Corporation had elected to pay such dividend solely in cash) on the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock surrendered for conversion. A Holder on a Record Date who
(or whose transferee) tenders any shares for conversion on the corresponding Dividend Payment Date will receive any dividend payable by the Corporation on such tendered shares of the Series A
Preferred Stock on that date, and the converting Holder need not include payment in the amount of such dividend upon surrender of shares of the Series A Preferred Stock for conversion. 

        (g)   The
difference between (x) the full amount payable per share of the Series A Preferred Stock to the Holders with respect to any Dividend Period pursuant to
Sections 5(a) and 5(b) of Article 4(c) and (y) any lesser (or zero)
actual dividend amount paid per share of the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to such Dividend Period, resulting from the failure of the Board of Directors to declare any dividend with
respect to such Dividend Period, the declaration by the Board of Directors of a Partial Dividend with respect to such Dividend Period, or the failure of the Corporation to pay on the applicable
Dividend Payment Date the dividend or Partial Dividend declared by the Board of Directors for such Dividend Period, is referred to as the "Dividend Deficiency." In the event that a Dividend Deficiency
shall occur with respect to any Dividend Period: 

	(i)
	The
Holders will not be entitled to receive the amount of the Dividend Deficiency with respect to such Dividend Period, and the amount of the Dividend Deficiency with respect to such
Dividend Period shall not accumulate and no interest or sum of money or other property or securities in lieu of interest will be payable in respect of such Dividend Deficiency.

	(ii)
	The
Conversion Ratio shall automatically increase on the Dividend Payment Date on which the amount of such Dividend Deficiency would have been paid by a number of shares of Common
Stock equal to 115% of the number of shares of Common Stock that the Corporation would have been required to issue as a stock dividend on each share of the Series A Preferred Stock to pay the
Dividend Deficiency with respect to the applicable Dividend Period in full. Such automatic increase in the Conversion Ratio shall be deemed to fully satisfy in all respects the payment of the amount
of the Dividend Deficiency with respect to the applicable Dividend Period, and, except for the voting rights described in Section 4(c) of Article 4(c), no other rights or interest will
accrue to the Holders as a result of any Dividend Deficiency, whether or not the earnings or net surplus of the Corporation in any calendar or fiscal year of the Corporation were sufficient to pay any
such Dividend Deficiency in whole or in part.

	(iii)
	Upon
any automatic increase in the Conversion Ratio pursuant to Section 5(g)(ii) of Article 4(c), the Corporation promptly shall deliver to the Transfer Agent
an Officers' Certificate describing in reasonable detail the Dividend Deficiency requiring the automatic increase in the Conversion Ratio and the method of calculation thereof in accordance with the
provisions of this Certificate of Amendment and specifying the increased Conversion Ratio in effect following such automatic increase.

	(iv)
	The
Corporation shall furnish notice of any Dividend Deficiency and resulting automatic increase in the Conversion Ratio pursuant to Section 5(g)(ii) of
Article 4(c) by issuing a press release for publication on the PR Newswire or an equivalent newswire service, if required by and in accordance with the federal securities laws or the rules of
any stock exchange on which the Series A Preferred Stock or the Common Stock is then listed or traded, and in any case by distribution of a copy of the Officers' Certificate described in
Section 5(g)(iii) of Article 4(c) to each Holder by first class mail or by publication (with subsequent prompt distribution of such notice by first class mail to each Holder),
(A) at least ten days in advance of the Record Date for the relevant Dividend Payment Date, in the event that the Board of Directors does not 

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declare
a dividend with respect to any Dividend Period or declares a Partial Dividend with respect to any Dividend Period, or (B) no more than three days after the relevant Dividend Payment
Date, if the Corporation fails to pay a dividend or Partial Dividend declared by the Board of Directors with respect to any Dividend Period. 

        (h)   Automatic
increases in the Conversion Ratio pursuant to Section 5(g)(ii) of Article 4(c) will occur each time a Dividend Deficiency occurs with
respect to a Dividend Period, and such increases in the Conversion Ratio shall accumulate with respect to each outstanding share of the Series A Preferred Stock, until the earlier of
(i) such time as such shares of the Series A Preferred Stock are redeemed for cash or converted into Common Stock, cash or other property as provided in this Certificate of Amendment, or
(ii) such time as distributions of the Corporation's assets with respect to such shares of the Series A Preferred Stock are made upon the liquidation, winding-up of
dissolution of the Corporation as provided in this Certificate of Amendment. Upon distribution of the Corporation's assets to the Holders with respect to the outstanding shares of the Series A
Preferred Stock upon the liquidation, winding-up of dissolution of the Corporation as provided in Section 3 of Article 4(c) or upon the mandatory redemption of the
outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 10 of Article 4(c), the Corporation shall not pay to any Holder any amount per share of the Series A
Preferred Stock in excess of the Liquidation Preference to compensate such Holder for Accumulated Automatic Conversion Ratio Increases through the date of liquidation or the Mandatory Redemption Date. 

        (i)    The
Corporation shall take all actions required or permitted under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware to permit the payment of dividends on the
Series A Preferred Stock and automatic increases in the Conversion Ratio pursuant to Section 5(g)(ii) of Article 4(c). 

        (j)    In
the event that the Corporation consummates a transaction described in Section 1(d)(ii) of Article 4(c), and the laws of the jurisdiction in which
the successor, transferee or lessee is organized would impose a withholding tax on any dividend payment hereunder, the Corporation shall: 

	(i)
	furnish
written notice to the Holders, by issuing a press release for publication on the PR Newswire or an equivalent newswire service, if required by and in accordance with the
federal securities laws or the rules of any stock exchange on which the Series A Preferred Stock or the Common Stock is then listed or traded, and in any case by distribution of such notice to
each Holder by first class mail or by publication (with subsequent prompt distribution of such notice by first class mail to each Holder) at least ten days in advance of the Record Date for the first
Dividend Payment Date on which any dividend payable hereunder would be subject to such withholding tax, whether or not any dividend is paid on such Dividend Payment Date, which notice shall state that
withholding taxes may be imposed with respect to dividends payable on the Series A Preferred Stock and that the Corporation will, as described in Section 5(j)(ii) of
Article 4(c) below, increase the dividend amounts payable on the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to all Dividend Periods for which such withholding taxes apply;

	(ii)
	with
respect to the dividend payable on each Dividend Payment Date for which any such withholding tax may be imposed, increase the dividend amount payable to the Holders such that
the net dividend amount payable to the Holders on such Dividend Payment Date after giving effect to any such withholding tax shall be equivalent to the dividend that the Holders would have received on
such Dividend Payment Date absent such withholding tax; and

	(iii)
	with
respect to each dividend for which any such withholding tax may be imposed, deliver to the Transfer Agent promptly after the declaration of such dividend an Officers'
Certificate describing in detail the dividend amount that would have been payable on the relevant Dividend Payment Date before the increase for withholding taxes pursuant to
Section 5(j)(ii) of Article 4(c) and the amount by which such dividend amount was increased to produce a net dividend amount equal to the dividend amount that the Holders would
have received on the relevant Dividend Payment Date absent such withholding tax. 

        6.     Voluntary
Conversion. 

        (a)   Each
Holder shall have the right, at its option, exercisable at any time and from time to time from the Issue Date, to convert, subject to the terms and provisions of
this Section 6 and Section 9 of Article 4(c), any or all of such Holder's shares of the Series A Preferred Stock into such whole number of shares of Common Stock per share
of the Series A Preferred Stock as is equal to the Conversion Ratio in effect on the 

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date
of conversion, plus cash in lieu of any fractional share of Common Stock as provided in Section 7 of Article 4(c). 

        (b)   The
conversion right of a Holder shall be exercised by the Holder by the delivery to the Corporation at any time during usual business hours at the Corporation's
principal place of business or the offices of the Transfer Agent of a written notice to the Corporation in the form of Exhibit B that the Holder elects to convert the number of its shares of
the Series A Preferred Stock specified in such notice. The conversion of shares of the Series A Preferred Stock not represented by physical certificates will be effected through the
facilities of the Depositary as described in Section 14 of Article 4(c). If the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock that the Holder wishes to convert are represented by one or
more physical certificates, the Holder shall be required to surrender such physical certificate or certificates to the Corporation or the Transfer Agent (properly endorsed or assigned for transfer, if
the Corporation shall so require). The shares of Common Stock and cash in lieu of any fractional share due to such Holder surrendering physical certificates shall be delivered to the Holder and each
surrendered physical certificate shall be canceled and retired. Immediately prior to the close of business on the date of receipt by the Corporation or its duly appointed Transfer Agent of notice of
conversion of shares of the Series A Preferred Stock, each converting Holder shall be deemed to be the holder of record of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of such Holder's shares of the
Series A Preferred Stock notwithstanding that the share register of the Corporation shall then be closed or that, if applicable, physical certificates representing such Common Stock shall not
then be actually delivered to such Holder. On the date of any conversion, all rights of any Holder with respect to the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock so converted, including the rights,
if any, to receive distributions of the Corporation's assets (including, but not limited to, the Liquidation Preference) or notices from the Corporation, will terminate, except only for the rights of
any such Holder to (i) receive physical certificates (if applicable) for the number of whole shares of Common Stock into which such shares of the Series A Preferred Stock have been
converted and cash in lieu of any fractional share as provided in Section 7 of Article 4(c), and (ii) exercise the rights to which he, she or it is entitled as a holder of Common
Stock into which such shares of the Series A Preferred Stock have been converted. 

        7.     No
Fractional Shares Upon Conversion. No fractional shares or securities representing fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon any conversion of any shares
of the Series A Preferred Stock, whether voluntary or mandatory. If more than one share of the Series A Preferred Stock held by the same Holder shall be subject to conversion at one
time, the number of full shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion thereof shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate Liquidation Preference of, and any applicable Accumulated Automatic
Conversion Ratio Increases with respect to, all of such shares of the Series A Preferred Stock as of the conversion date. If the conversion of any share or shares of the Series A
Preferred Stock results in a fraction, an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the last reported sale price of the Common Stock on the NNM (or such other national securities exchange or
automated quotation system on which the Common Stock is then listed or authorized for quotation or, if the Common Stock is not so listed or authorized for quotation, an amount determined in good faith
by the Board of Directors to be the fair value of the Common Stock) at the close of business on the Trading Day next preceding the conversion date shall be paid to such Holder in cash by the
Corporation. 

        8.     Adjustments
to Conversion Price. Any adjustment to the Conversion Price shall result in a change in the Conversion Ratio. The Conversion Price shall be subject to
adjustment as follows: 

        (a)   In
case the Corporation shall at any time or from time to time: 

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	(i)
	pay
a dividend (or other distribution) payable in shares of Common Stock on any class of capital stock (which, for purposes of this Section 8 shall include, without limitation,
any dividends or distributions in the form of options, warrants or other rights to acquire capital stock) of the Corporation (other than the issuance of shares of Common Stock in connection with the
conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock or as dividends in respect of the Series A Preferred Stock or any Parity Stock);

	(ii)
	subdivide
the outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares;

	(iii)
	combine
the outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares;

	(iv)
	issue
any shares of its capital stock in a reclassification of the Common Stock; or

	(v)
	pay
a dividend or make a distribution to all holders of shares of Common Stock (other than a dividend subject to Section 8(b) of Article 4(c)) pursuant to a stockholder
rights plan, "poison pill" or similar arrangement, then, and in each such case, the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such event shall be adjusted (and any other appropriate actions
shall be taken by the Corporation) so that the Holder of shares of the Series A Preferred Stock thereafter surrendered for conversion shall be entitled to receive the number of shares of Common
Stock that such Holder would have owned or would have been entitled to receive upon or by reason of any of the events described above, had such share of the Series A Preferred Stock been
converted into shares of Common Stock immediately prior to the occurrence of such event. An adjustment made pursuant to this Section 8(a) shall become effective retroactively (x) in the
case of any such dividend or distribution, to the day immediately following the close of business on the record date for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive such dividend
or distribution or (y) in the case of any such subdivision, combination or reclassification, to the close of business on the day upon which such corporate action becomes effective. 

        (b)   In
case the Corporation shall at any time or from time to time issue to all holders of its Common Stock rights, options or warrants entitling the holders thereof to
subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock (or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock) at a price per share less than the Market Value for the period ending on
the date of issuance (treating the price per share of any security convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, Common Stock as equal to (i) the sum of the price paid to acquire such
security convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, Common Stock plus any additional consideration payable (without regard to any anti-dilution adjustments) upon the conversion,
exchange or exercise of such security into Common Stock divided by (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock into which such convertible, exchangeable or exercisable security is initially
convertible, exchangeable or exercisable), other than (A) issuances of such rights, options or warrants if the Holder would be entitled to receive such rights, options or warrants upon
conversion at any time of shares of the Series A Preferred Stock into Common Stock and (B) issuances that are subject to certain triggering events (until such time as such triggering
events occur), then, and in each such case, the Conversion Price then in effect shall be adjusted by dividing the Conversion Price in effect on the day immediately prior to the record date of such
issuance by a fraction (x) the numerator of which shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on such record date plus the number of additional shares of Common Stock
issued or to be issued upon or as a result of the issuance of such rights, options or warrants (or the maximum number into or for which such convertible or exchangeable securities initially may
convert or exchange or for which such options, warrants or other rights initially may be exercised) and (y) the denominator of which shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding on such record date plus the number of shares of Common Stock which the aggregate consideration for the total number of such additional shares of Common Stock so issued (or into or for
which such convertible or exchangeable securities may convert or exchange or for which such options, warrants or other rights may be exercised plus the aggregate amount of any additional consideration
initially payable upon the conversion, exchange or exercise of such security) would purchase at the Market Value for the period ending on the date of conversion; provided, however, that if the
Corporation distributes rights or warrants (other than those referred to above in this Section 8(b)) pro rata to the holders of Common Stock, the Conversion Price shall not be subject to
adjustment on account of any declaration, distribution or exercise of such rights or warrants so long as (x) such rights or warrants have not expired or been redeemed by the Corporation, and
(y) the Holder of any shares of the Series A Preferred Stock surrendered for conversion shall be entitled to receive upon such conversion, in addition to the shares of 

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Common
Stock then issuable upon such conversion (the "Conversion Shares"), a number of rights or warrants to be determined as follows: (i) if such conversion occurs on or prior to the date for
the distribution to the holders of rights or warrants of separate certificates evidencing such rights or warrants (the "Distribution Date"), the same number of rights or warrants to which a holder of
a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of Conversion Shares is entitled at the time of such conversion in accordance with the terms and provisions applicable to the rights or warrants
and (ii) if such conversion occurs after the Distribution Date, the same number of rights or warrants to which a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock into which such shares of the
Series A Preferred Stock was convertible immediately prior to such Distribution Date would have been entitled on such Distribution Date had such shares of the Series A Preferred Stock
been converted immediately prior to such Distribution Date in accordance with the terms and provisions applicable to the rights and warrants. 

        (c)   In
case the Corporation shall at any time or from time to time: 

	(i)
	make
a pro rata distribution to all holders of shares of its Common Stock consisting exclusively of cash (excluding any cash portion of distributions referred to in
Section 8(a)(v) of Article 4(c) above, or cash distributed upon a merger or consolidation to which Section 8(i) of Article 4(c) below applies), that, when
combined together with (x) all other such all-cash distributions made within the then-preceding 12 months in respect of which no adjustment has been made and
(y) any cash and the fair market value of other consideration paid or payable in respect of any tender offer by the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries for shares of Common Stock concluded
within the then-preceding 12 months in respect of which no adjustment pursuant to this Section 8 has been made, in the aggregate exceeds 10% of the Corporation's market
capitalization (defined as the product of the Market Value for the period ending on the record date of such distribution times the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on such record date) on
the record date of such distribution;

	(ii)
	complete
a tender or exchange offer by the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries for shares of Common Stock that involves an aggregate consideration that, together with
(A) any cash and other consideration payable in a tender or exchange offer by the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries for shares of Common Stock expiring within the
then-preceding 12 months in respect of which no adjustment pursuant to this Section 8 has been made and (B) the aggregate amount of any such all-cash
distributions referred to in Section 8(c)(i) of Article 4(c) to all holders of shares of Common Stock within the then-preceding 12 months in respect of which no
adjustments have been made, exceeds 10% of the Corporation's market capitalization (as defined in Section 8(c)(i) of Article 4(c)) on the expiration of such tender offer; or

	(iii)
	make
a distribution to all holders of its Common Stock consisting of evidences of indebtedness, shares of its capital stock other than Common Stock or assets (including securities,
but excluding those dividends, rights, options, warrants and distributions referred to in Sections 8(a) or 8(b) of Article 4(c) above or this Section 8(c), then, and in each such case,
the Conversion Price then in effect shall be adjusted by dividing the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the date of such distribution or completion of such tender or exchange offer, as
the case may be, by a fraction (x) the numerator of which shall be the Market Value for the period ending on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such
distribution, or, if such adjustment is made upon the completion of a tender or exchange offer, on the payment date for such offer, and (y) the denominator of which shall be such Market Value
less the then fair market value (as determined by the Board of Directors of the Corporation) of the portion of the cash, evidences of indebtedness, securities or other assets so distributed or paid in
such tender or exchange offer, applicable to one share of Common Stock (but such denominator shall not be less than one); provided, however, that no adjustment shall be made with respect to any
distribution of rights to purchase securities of the Corporation if the Holder would otherwise be entitled to receive such rights upon conversion at any time of shares of the Series A Preferred
Stock into shares of Common Stock unless such rights are subsequently redeemed by the Corporation, in which case such redemption shall be treated for purposes of this Section 8(c) as a dividend
on the Common Stock. Such adjustment shall be made whenever any such distribution is made or tender or exchange offer is completed, as the case may be, and shall become effective retroactively to a
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business on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such distribution. 

        (d)   In
the case the Corporation at any time or from time to time shall take any action affecting its Common Stock (it being understood that the issuance or sale of shares of
Common Stock (or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock, or any options, warrants or other rights to acquire shares of Common Stock) to any Person at a price per share
less than the Conversion Price then in effect shall not be deemed such an action), other than an action described in any of Sections 8(a), 8(b), 8(c) or 8(i) of Article 4(c), then the
Conversion Price shall be adjusted in such manner and at such time as the Board of Directors of the Corporation in good faith determines to be equitable in the circumstances (such determination to be
evidenced in a resolution, a certified copy of which shall be mailed to the Transfer Agent and the Holders along with the Officers' Certificate described in Section 8(h) of
Article 4(c)). 

        (e)   Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, no adjustment under this Section 8 need be made to the Conversion Price unless such adjustment would require an
increase or decrease of at least 1% of the Conversion Price then in effect. Any lesser adjustment shall be carried forward and shall be made at the time of and together with the next subsequent
adjustment, if any, which, together with any adjustment or adjustments so carried forward, shall amount to an increase or decrease of at least 1% of such Conversion Price. 

        (f)    The
Corporation reserves the right to make such reductions in the Conversion Price in addition to those required in the foregoing provisions as it considers advisable in
order that any event treated for federal income tax purposes as a dividend of stock or stock rights will not be taxable to the recipients. In the event the Corporation elects to make such a reduction
in the Conversion Price, the Corporation will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-l under the Exchange Act, and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder if and to
the extent that such laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the reduction of the Conversion Price. 

        (g)   If
the Corporation shall take a record of the holders of its Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them to receive a dividend or other distribution, and shall
thereafter (and before the dividend or distribution has been paid or delivered to stockholders) legally abandon its plan to pay or deliver such dividend or distribution, then thereafter no adjustment
in the Conversion Price then in effect shall be required by reason of the taking of such record. 

        (h)   Upon
any increase or decrease in the Conversion Price pursuant to this Section 8, the Corporation promptly shall deliver to the Transfer Agent and each Holder an
Officers' Certificate describing in reasonable detail the event requiring the increase or decrease in the Conversion Price and the method of calculation thereof and specifying the increased or
decreased Conversion Price and Conversion Ratio in effect following such adjustment, and attaching and certifying the resolution of the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 8(d) of
Article 4(c) (if applicable). 

        (i)    Subject
to the provisions of Section 11 of Article 4(c), in the event of any reclassification of outstanding shares of Common Stock (other than a change in
par value, or from par value to no par value, or from no par value to par value), or in the event of any consolidation or merger of the Corporation with or into another Person or any merger of another
Person with or into the Corporation (other than a consolidation or merger in which the Corporation is the resulting or surviving Person and which does not result in any reclassification or change of
outstanding Common Stock), or in the event of any sale or other disposition to another Person of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation (computed on a consolidated basis) (any of
the foregoing, a "Transaction"), each share of the Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding shall, without the consent of any Holder, become convertible at any time, at the option of the
Holder thereof, only into the kind and amount of securities (of the Corporation or another issuer), cash and other property receivable upon such Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of
Common Stock into which such share of the Series A Preferred Stock could have been converted immediately prior to such Transaction, after giving effect to any adjustment event, including the
exercise of the Change of Control Option contemplated in Section 11 of Article 4(c). The provisions of this Section 8(i) and any equivalent thereof in any such securities
similarly shall apply to successive Transactions. The provisions of this Section 8(i) shall be the sole right of the Holders in connection with any Transaction and such Holders shall
have no separate vote thereon. 

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        (j)    For
purposes of this Section 8, the number of shares of Common Stock at any time outstanding shall not include shares held in treasury of the Corporation. The
Corporation shall not pay any dividend or make any distribution on Common Stock held in treasury of the Corporation. 

        9.     Mandatory
Conversion. 

        (a)   At
any time on or after February 20, 2005, the Corporation shall have the right, at its option, to cause all, but not a portion, of the outstanding shares of the
Series A Preferred Stock to be automatically converted into that number of whole shares of Common Stock for each share of the Series A Preferred Stock equal to the Conversion Ratio then
in effect, with any resulting fractional shares of Common Stock to be settled in accordance with Section 7 of Article 4(c). The Corporation may exercise its right to cause a mandatory
conversion pursuant to this Section 9(a) only if the closing price of a share of the Common Stock as reported on the NYSE (or such other national securities exchange or automated quotation
system on which the Common Stock is then listed or authorized for quotation or, if the Common Stock is not so listed or authorized for quotation, an amount determined in good faith by the Board of
Directors to be the fair value of the Common Stock) equals or exceeds 125% of the Conversion Price then in effect for at least 20 Trading Days in any consecutive 30-day trading period,
including the last Trading Day of such 30-day period, ending on the Trading Day prior to the Corporation's issuance of a press release, or, if no press release is issued, mailing of a
notice announcing the mandatory conversion as described in Section 9(b) of Article 4(c). 

        (b)   To
exercise the mandatory conversion right described in Section 9(a) of Article 4(c) or in Section 9(e) of Article 4(c), the Corporation
shall issue a press release for publication on the PR Newswire or an equivalent newswire service, if required by and in accordance with the federal securities laws or the rules of any stock exchange
on which the Series A Preferred Stock or the Common Stock is then listed or traded, prior to the opening of business on the first Trading Day following any date on which the conditions
described in Section 9(a) of Article 4(c) or in Section 9(e) of Article 4(c), as applicable, are met, announcing such a mandatory conversion whether or not a press release
is issued, the Corporation shall furnish notice of the Corporation's intention to mandatorily convert the outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock by first class mail to each Holder
or by publication (with subsequent prompt notice by first class mail to each Holder), not later than the 15th day prior to the date on which the mandatory conversion would occur (the "Mandatory
Conversion Date"). The Mandatory
Conversion Date will be a date selected by the Corporation and will be at least 15 days but no more than 30 days after the Corporation issues the press release described in this
Section 9(b), or if no press release is issued, after mailing of the notice described in this Section 9(b) to the Holders. 

        (c)   In
addition to any information required by applicable law or regulation, the press release and notice of a mandatory conversion described in Section 9(a) of
Article 4(c) shall state, as appropriate: (i) the Mandatory Conversion Date; (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued upon conversion of each share of the
Series A Preferred Stock; (iii) the number of shares of the Series A Preferred Stock to be converted; and (iv) that dividends on the shares of the Series A Preferred
Stock to be converted will cease to be payable on the Mandatory Conversion Date. 

        (d)   On
the Mandatory Conversion Date, dividends will cease to be payable on the Series A Preferred Stock, and all rights of any Holder with respect to the shares of
the Series A Preferred Stock, including the rights, if any, to receive distributions of the Corporation's assets (including, but not limited to, the Liquidation Preference) or notices from the
Corporation, will terminate, except only for the rights of any such Holder to (i) receive physical certificates (if applicable) for the number of whole shares of Common Stock into which such
Holder's shares of the Series A Preferred Stock have been converted and cash in lieu of any fractional share as provided in Section 7 of Article 4(c), and (ii) exercise the
rights to which he, she or it is entitled as a holder of Common Stock into which such Holder's shares of the Series A Preferred Stock have been mandatorily converted. Any dividend payment
declared by the Board of Directors with respect to the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock called for a mandatory conversion on a date during the period between the close of business on any
Record Date to the close of business on the corresponding Dividend Payment Date will be payable on such Dividend Payment Date to the Holder of such share on such Record Date if such share has been
converted after such Record Date and prior to such Dividend Payment Date. 

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        (e)   In
addition to the mandatory conversion right described in Section 9(a) of Article 4(c), if there are less than 100,000 shares of the Series A
Preferred Stock outstanding, the Corporation shall have the right, at any time on or after February 20, 2006, at its option, to cause each outstanding share of the Series A Preferred
Stock to be automatically converted into that number of whole shares of Common Stock equal to the lesser of (i) the Conversion Ratio then in effect and (ii) the sum of (x) the
Liquidation Preference divided by the Market Value for the period ending on the second Trading Day immediately prior to the Mandatory Conversion Date and (y) any Accumulated Automatic
Conversion Ratio Increases to the Mandatory Conversion Date. Any fractional shares of Common Stock resulting from such conversion shall be settled in cash in accordance with Section 7 of
Article 4(c). 

        (f)    The
provisions of Sections 9(b) and 9(d) of Article 4(c) shall apply to any mandatory conversion pursuant to Section 9(e) of Article 4(c). In
addition to any information required by applicable law or regulation, the press release and notice of a mandatory conversion described in Section 9(e) of Article 4(c) shall state, as
appropriate: (i) the Mandatory Conversion Date; (ii) the number of shares of the Series A Preferred Stock to be converted; (iii) that dividends on the shares of the
Series A Preferred Stock to be converted will cease to be payable on the Mandatory Conversion Date; (iv) the Conversion Ratio then in effect; and (v) that the number of shares of
Common Stock to be issued upon conversion of each share of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be equal to the lesser of the Conversion Ratio then in effect and the sum of (x) the
Liquidation Preference divided by the Market Value for the period ending on the second Trading Day immediately prior to the Mandatory Conversion Date and (y) any Accumulated Automatic
Conversion Ratio Increases to the Mandatory Conversion Date. 

        10.   Mandatory
Redemption. 

        (a)   On
but not before February 15, 2014 (the "Mandatory Redemption Date"), the Corporation shall be required to redeem, subject to the legal availability of funds
therefor, all outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock at a price in cash equal to the Liquidation Preference thereof (the "Mandatory Redemption Price"). The Corporation shall take
all actions required or permitted under the laws of the State of Delaware to permit such mandatory redemption. 

        (b)   Upon
mandatory redemption pursuant to this Section 10, the Corporation shall not pay to the Holders, and no Holder shall be entitled to, any additional amount per
share of the Series A Preferred Stock in excess of the Liquidation Preference to compensate any such Holder for any Accumulated Automatic Conversion Ratio Increases through the Mandatory
Redemption Date. 

        (c)   Unless
the Corporation defaults in the payment of the Mandatory Redemption Price, the right of the Holders pursuant to Section 6 of Article 4(c) to convert
shares of the Series A Preferred Stock into Common Stock shall terminate at the close of business on the Business Day preceding the Mandatory Redemption Date, dividends on
the Series A Preferred Stock will cease to be payable on and after the Mandatory Redemption Date and all other rights of the Holders will terminate on the Mandatory Redemption Date except for
the right to receive the Mandatory Redemption Price, without interest. 

        (d)   The
Corporation will furnish written notice of the mandatory redemption by issuing a press release for publication on the PR Newswire or an equivalent newswire service,
if required by and in accordance with the federal securities laws or the rules of any stock exchange on which the Series A Preferred Stock or the Common Stock is then listed or traded, and in
any case by first class mail to each Holder or by publication (with subsequent prompt notice by first class mail to each Holder), at least 15 days in advance of the Mandatory Redemption Date
(the "Mandatory Redemption Notice"). In addition to any information required by applicable law or regulation, the press release, if any, and Mandatory Redemption Notice shall state, as appropriate: 

	(i)
	the
Mandatory Redemption Date;

	(ii)
	the
total number of shares of the Series A Preferred Stock to be mandatorily redeemed;

	(iii)
	that
each outstanding share of the Series A Preferred Stock will be redeemed for cash in an amount equal to the Mandatory Redemption Price;

	(iv)
	that
dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock to be mandatorily redeemed will cease to be payable on the Mandatory Redemption Date, unless the Corporation defaults in the
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	(v)
	that
the right of the Holders to voluntarily convert shares of the Series A Preferred Stock into Common Stock will terminate at the close of business on the Business Day
preceding the Mandatory Redemption Date, unless the Corporation defaults in the payment of the Mandatory Redemption Price;

	(vi)
	the
Conversion Ratio then in effect; and

	(vii)
	that
if any shares of the Series A Preferred Stock held by any Holder are represented by one or more physical certificates, such Holder must surrender to the Corporation or
the Transfer Agent, in the manner and at the place or places designated, such physical certificate or certificates representing the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed. 

        (e)   The
mandatory redemption of shares of the Series A Preferred Stock not represented by physical certificates will be effected through the facilities of the
Depositary as described in Section 14 of Article 4(c). Each Holder of one or more physical certificates representing shares of the Series A Preferred Stock shall surrender such
physical certificate or certificates to the Corporation or the Transfer Agent (properly endorsed or assigned for transfer, if the Corporation shall so require and the Mandatory Redemption Notice shall
so state), in the manner and at the place or places designated in the Mandatory Redemption Notice, and the full Mandatory Redemption Price for such shares shall be payable in cash on the Mandatory
Redemption Date to the Holder, and each surrendered physical certificate shall be canceled and retired. 

        (f)    The
Corporation shall comply with any federal and state securities laws and regulations, to the extent such laws and regulations are applicable, in connection with the
mandatory redemption. 

        11.   Change
of Control. 

        (a)   Upon
the occurrence of a Change of Control (or if the Corporation has mailed or is required by Section 11(d) of Article 4(c) to have mailed a notice with
respect to a transaction described in Section 1(d)(ii) of Article 4(c) that is for the purpose of changing the Corporation's domicile to a location outside of the United States (a
"Foreign Domicile Change of Control")), each Holder shall, in the event that the Change of Control Ratio (as defined below) is greater than the Conversion Ratio on the Change of Control Date (or, in
the case of a Foreign Domicile Change of Control, on the date that is two Trading Days before the mailing of the notice described in Section 11(d) of Article 4(c)), have a
one-time option (the "Change of Control Option") to convert all of such Holder's outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock, each such share of
the Series A Preferred Stock being convertible into a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the sum of (u) the Liquidation Preference divided by an adjusted Conversion Price equal to
the greater of (i) the Market Value for the period ending on the Change of Control Date (or, in the case of a Foreign Domicile Change of Control, the Market Value for the period ending on the
date that is two Trading Days before the mailing of the notice described in Section 11(d) of Article 4(c)) and (ii) $2.6291 and (v) the amount of any Accumulated Automatic
Conversion Ratio Increases through the Change of Control Date (or, in the case of a Foreign Domicile Change of Control, the amount of any Accumulated Automatic Conversion Ratio Increases through the
Holder's date of conversion pursuant to its exercise of the Change of Control Option). The "Change of Control Ratio" shall equal the sum of (w) the Liquidation Preference divided by the Market
Value for the period ending on the Change of Control Date (or, in the case of a Foreign Domicile Change of Control, the Market Value for the period ending on the date that is two Trading Days before
the mailing of the notice described in Section 11(d) of Article 4(c)) and (x) the amount of any Accumulated Automatic Conversion Ratio Increases through the Change of Control Date
(or, in the case of a Foreign Domicile Change of Control, through the date that is two Trading Days before the mailing of the notice described in Section 11(d) of Article 4(c)). In lieu
of converting shares of the Series A Preferred Stock into Common Stock upon any Holder's valid exercise of the Change of Control Option, the Corporation may, at its option, redeem each share of
the Series A Preferred Stock for cash equal to the product of (y) the Market Value for the period ending on the Change of Control Date (or, in the case of a Foreign Domicile Change of
Control, for the period ending on the date that is two Trading Days before the mailing of the notice described in Section 11(d) of Article 4(c)) and (z) the number of shares of
Common Stock that would have been issuable to such Holder upon conversion in accordance with the first sentence of this Section 11(a). Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the occurrence of a
Change of Control in which each holder of the Common Stock receives consideration consisting solely of common stock of the successor, acquiror or other third party (and cash paid in lieu of fractional
shares) that is listed on a national securities exchange or quoted on the NNM and all of the Common Stock has been exchanged for, converted into or acquired for common stock of the successor, acquiror
or other third party (and cash paid in lieu of 

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fractional
shares), and shares of the Series A Preferred Stock become convertible solely into such common stock, the Conversion Price will not be adjusted as described in this
Section 11(a). 

        (b)   The
Change of Control Option must be exercised, if at all, during the period of not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days commencing on the third
Business Day after notice of a Change in Control has been given by the Corporation in accordance with Section 11(c) of Article 4(c); provided, however, that in the case of a Foreign
Domicile Change of Control, the Change of Control Option must be exercised, if at all, during the 15 consecutive day period ending on the day immediately prior to the Change of Control Date commencing
upon the Corporation's delivery of a notice to the Holders in accordance with Section 11(d) of Article 4(c). 

        (c)   In
the event of a Change of Control (other than a Change of Control described in the last sentence of Section 11(a) of Article 4(c) or a Foreign Domicile
Change of Control), notice of such Change of Control shall be given, within five Business Days of the Change of Control Date, by the Corporation by first class mail to each Holder. Each such notice
shall state (i) that a Change of Control has occurred; (ii) the last day on which the Change of Control Option may be exercised (with respect to any such Change of Control, the
"Expiration Date") pursuant to the terms of this Section 11; and (iii) the procedures that Holders must follow to exercise the Change of Control Option. 

        (d)   In
the event of a Foreign Domicile Change of Control, notice of such Foreign Domicile Change of Control shall be given at least 15 days prior to the Change of
Control Date by the Corporation by first class mail to each Holder. Each such notice shall state (i) that a Foreign Domicile Change of Control is pending; (ii) the expected Change of
Control Date; (iii) the last day on which the Change of Control Option may be exercised (with respect to such Foreign Domicile Change of Control, the "Expiration Date") pursuant to the terms of
this Section 11; and (iv) the procedures that Holders must follow to exercise the Change of Control Option. 

        (e)   On
or before the Expiration Date, each Holder wishing to exercise the Change of Control Option shall furnish to the Corporation or the Transfer Agent the documentation
requested in the notice described in Section 11(c) or 11(d) of Article 4(c), in the manner and at the place or places designated in such notice. The conversion or redemption of shares of
the Series A Preferred Stock not represented by physical certificates will be effected through the facilities of the Depositary as described in Section 14 of Article 4(c). Each
Holder of one or more physical certificates representing shares of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be required to surrender such physical certificate or certificates to the Corporation or
the Transfer Agent (properly endorsed or assigned for transfer, if the Corporation shall so require and the notice shall so state). The cash or shares of Common Stock due to such Holder, as described
in Section 11(a) of Article 4(c), shall be delivered to the Holder and each surrendered physical certificate shall be canceled and retired. 

        (f)    The
rights of the Holders pursuant to this Section 11 are in addition to, and not in lieu of, the voluntary conversion rights of the Holders provided for in
Section 6 of Article 4(c). 

        12.   Consolidation,
Merger and Sale of Assets. 

        (a)   The
Corporation, without the consent of any Holder, may consolidate with or merge into any other Person or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all its assets
to any Person or may permit any Person to consolidate with or merge into, or transfer or lease all or substantially all its properties to, the Corporation; provided, however, that: 

	(i)
	subject
to the provisions of Section 11 of Article 4(c), the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock will become shares of such successor, transferee or lessee,
having in respect of such successor, transferee or lessee the same powers, preferences and relative participating, optional or other special rights and the qualification, limitations or restrictions
thereon, that the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock had immediately prior to such transaction; and

	(ii)
	the
Corporation delivers to the Transfer Agent an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that such transaction complies with this Certificate of Amendment. 

        (b)   Upon
any consolidation by the Corporation with, or merger by the Corporation into, any other person or any conveyance, transfer or lease of all or substantially all the
assets of the Corporation as described in Section 12(a) of Article 4(c), the successor resulting from such consolidation or into which the Corporation is merged or the transferee or
lessee to which such conveyance, transfer or lease is made, will succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Corporation under the 

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shares
of the Series A Preferred Stock, and thereafter, except in the case of a lease, the predecessor (if still in existence) will be released from its obligations and covenants with respect
to the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock. 

        13.   SEC
Reports. Whether or not the Corporation is required to file reports with the SEC, if any shares of the Series A Preferred Stock are outstanding, the
Corporation shall file with the SEC all such reports and other information as it would be required to file with the SEC pursuant to Sections 12(a) or 14(d) under the Exchange Act. The Corporation
shall supply each Holder, upon request, without cost to such Holder, copies of such reports or other information. 

        14.   Certificates.

        (a)   The
Series A Preferred Stock certificate shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A, which is hereby incorporated in, and the form and terms thereof
expressly made a part of, this Certificate of Amendment. The Series A Preferred Stock certificate may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule, agreements to
which the Corporation is subject, if any, or usage (provided that any such notation, legend or endorsement is in a form acceptable to the Corporation). 

        (b)   The
Series A Preferred Stock shall initially be issued only in the form of one or more fully registered global security certificates ("Global Security
Certificates") with the global securities legend set forth in Exhibit A hereto, registered in the name of Cede & Co., the nominee of The Depository Trust Company, which will act as
securities depositary (the "Depositary") for the Series A Preferred Stock. The Global Security Certificates will be deposited with the Depositary or its custodian. As long as the Depositary or
its nominee is the registered owner of the Global Security Certificates, the Depositary or that nominee will be considered the sole owner and holder of the Global Security Certificates and all of the
shares of the Series A Preferred Stock represented by those Global Security Certificates for all purposes under the Series A Preferred Stock. Except if the Depositary has notified the
Corporation that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for the Global Security Certificates, has ceased to be qualified to act or there is a continuing default by the Corporation in
respect of its obligations under the Series A Preferred Stock, the Underwriting Agreement, this Certificate of Amendment or any other principal agreement or instrument executed in connection
with the offering of the Series A Preferred Stock, owners of beneficial interests in Global Security Certificates will not be entitled to have the Global Security Certificates or shares of the
Series A Preferred Stock represented by those certificates registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled to receive physical certificates representing shares of the Series A
Preferred Stock in exchange and will not be considered to be owners or holders of the Global Security Certificates or any of the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock represented by the Global
Security Certificates for any purpose under the Series A Preferred Stock. All payments on shares of the Series A Preferred Stock represented by the Global Security Certificates and all
related transfers and deliveries of Common Stock will be made to the Depositary or its nominee as their holder. 

        (c)   Except
with respect to shares of Series A Preferred Stock that may be represented by physical certificates issued by the Corporation from time to time, procedures
for conversion or redemption of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Certificate of Amendment will be governed by arrangements among the
Depositary, its participants and Persons that may hold beneficial interests through its participants designed to permit the settlement without the physical movement of certificates. Payments,
transfers, deliveries, exchanges and other matters relating to beneficial interests in Global Security Certificates may be subject to various policies and procedures adopted by the Depositary from
time to time. 

        (d)   If
the Corporation issues any physical certificate representing shares of the Series A Preferred Stock from time to time and any such Series A Preferred
Stock certificate shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Corporation shall, at the expense of the Holder, issue, in exchange and in substitution for and upon cancellation of the mutilated
Series A Preferred Stock certificate, or in lieu of and substitution for the Series A Preferred Stock certificate lost, stolen or destroyed, a new Series A Preferred Stock
certificate of like tenor and representing an equivalent amount of shares of the Series A Preferred Stock, but only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of such
Series A Preferred Stock certificate and indemnity, if requested, satisfactory to the Corporation and the Transfer Agent. The Corporation shall not be required to issue any physical
certificates representing shares of the Series A Preferred Stock on or after any conversion date with respect to such shares of the Series A Preferred Stock. In place of the delivery of
a replacement certificate following any such conversion date, the Transfer Agent, upon delivery of the evidence 

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and
indemnity described above, will deliver the shares of Common Stock pursuant to the terms of the Series A Preferred Stock evidenced by the certificate. 

        15.   Other
Provisions. 

        (a)   With
respect to any notice to a Holder required to be provided hereunder, such notice shall be mailed to the registered address of such Holder, and neither failure to
mail such notice, nor any defect therein or in the mailing thereof, to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of the notice or the validity of the proceedings referred to in such notice
with respect to the other Holders or affect the legality or validity of any mandatory redemption, mandatory conversion, distribution, rights, warrant, reclassification, consolidation, merger,
conveyance, transfer, dissolution, liquidation, winding-up or other action, or the vote upon any action with respect to which the Holders are entitled to vote. All notice periods referred
to herein shall commence on the date of the mailing of the applicable notice. Any notice which was mailed in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given whether
or not the Holder receives the notice. 

        (b)   The
shares of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be issuable, convertible and redeemable only in whole shares. 

        (c)   Any
calculation of a dollar amount or number of shares of Common Stock pursuant to any provision of this Certificate of Amendment, including, without limitation, the
calculation of Accumulated Automatic Conversion Ratio Increases, any Market Value, Discounted Current Market Value, adjusted Conversion Price, Conversion Ratio, Change of Control Ratio or Dividend
Deficiency, shall be calculated to the nearest ten-thousandth of a dollar or share. 

        (d)   The
Liquidation Preference and the annual dividend rate set forth in Section 5(a) of Article 4(c) shall be subject to adjustment whenever there shall occur
a stock split, combination, reclassification or other similar event involving shares of the Series A Preferred Stock. In addition, Accumulated Automatic Conversion Ratio Increases shall be
subject to adjustment whenever there shall occur a stock split, combination, reclassification or other similar event involving the Common Stock. Such adjustments shall be made in such manner and at
such time as the Board of Directors in good faith determines to be equitable in the circumstances, any such determination to be evidenced in a resolution. Upon any such equitable adjustment, the
Corporation shall promptly deliver to the Transfer Agent and each Holder an Officers' Certificate attaching and certifying the resolution of the Board of Directors, describing in reasonable detail the
event requiring the adjustment and the method of calculation thereof and specifying the increased or decreased Liquidation Preference, annual dividend rate or Accumulated Automatic Conversion Ratio
Increases, and the Conversion Ratio, in effect following such adjustment. 

        (e)   Shares
of the Series A Preferred Stock issued and reacquired shall be retired and canceled promptly after reacquisition thereof and, upon compliance with the
applicable requirements of Delaware law, have the status of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock of the Corporation undesignated as to series and may with any and all other authorized but
unissued shares of preferred stock of the Corporation be designated or redesignated and issued or reissued, as the case may be, as part of any series of preferred stock of the Corporation, except that
any issuance or reissuance of shares of the Series A Preferred Stock must be in compliance with this Certificate of Amendment. 

        (f)    The
Corporation covenants that it shall at all times reserve and keep available, free from preemptive rights, out of the aggregate of its authorized but unissued shares
of Common Stock, for the purpose of effecting conversion of shares of the Series A Preferred Stock, the full number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon the conversion of all outstanding
shares of the Series A Preferred Stock not theretofore converted. For purposes of this Section 15(f), the number of shares of Common Stock that shall be deliverable upon the conversion
of all outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be computed as if at the time of computation all such outstanding shares were held by a single Holder. The Corporation shall take
all action required to increase the authorized number of shares of Common Stock if at any time there shall be insufficient unissued shares of Common Stock to permit such reservation or to permit the
conversion of all outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock not theretofore converted. 

        (g)   The
Corporation covenants that any shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of or in payment of any dividend on shares of the Series A Preferred Stock shall
be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. 

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        (h)   Prior
to the delivery of any shares of Common Stock or other securities that the Corporation shall be obligated to deliver upon conversion of shares of the
Series A Preferred Stock or the delivery of any shares of Common Stock in payment of any dividend on shares of the Series A Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall comply with all federal
and state laws and regulations thereunder requiring the registration of such securities with, or any approval of or consent to the delivery thereof by, any governmental authority. Any share of Common
Stock so delivered shall be freely transferable under the Securities Act. 

        (i)    The
Corporation shall list the shares of Common Stock required to be delivered upon conversion of shares of the Series A Preferred Stock or in payment of any
dividend on shares of the Series A Preferred Stock, prior to such
delivery, upon the NNM and each other national securities exchange or quotation system, if any, upon which the outstanding Common Stock is listed at the time of such delivery. 

        (j)    The
Corporation shall pay any and all documentary stamp or similar issue or transfer taxes payable in respect of the issue or delivery of shares of Common Stock or other
securities or property upon conversion of shares of the Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to the provisions of this Certificate of Amendment; provided, however, that the Corporation shall not
be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issue or delivery of shares of Common Stock or other securities or property in a name other than that of the
Holder of the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock to be converted and no such issue or delivery shall be made unless and until the person requesting such issue or delivery has paid to the
Corporation the amount of any such tax or established, to the reasonable satisfaction of the Corporation, that such tax has been paid. 

        (k)   The
Holders as such are not entitled to any preemptive or preferential right to purchase or subscribe to any capital stock, obligations, warrants or other securities of
the Corporation. 

        (l)    Except
as may otherwise be required by law, the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock shall not have any powers, designations, preferences and relative,
participating, optional or other special rights, other than those specifically set forth in this Certificate of Amendment. 

Duration.    The Corporation is to have perpetual existence. 

Board of Directors.  

SECTION
1. Number. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed under the direction of the Board of Directors which shall consist of not
less than six and not more than thirteen persons, with the specific number to be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors. 

SECTION
2. Terms. Each director shall hold office until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders after his election or until his successor is elected and
qualified or until his earlier resignation or removal. 

SECTION
3. Stockholder Nominations of Director Candidates. Advance notice of stockholder nominations for the election of directors shall be given in the
manner provided in the Bylaws of the Corporation. 

SECTION
4. Newly Created Directorships and Vacancies. Newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors or
any vacancies in the Board of Directors resulting from death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal from office or other cause shall be filled by a majority vote of the directors then in
office, though less than a quorum, and directors so chosen shall hold office for a term expiring at the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders. 

SECTION
5. Removal. Any director, or the entire Board of Directors, may be removed from office at any time, with or without cause, by the affirmative
vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of all of the shares of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class. 

Stockholder Action.    Any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the corporation must be effected at a duly called
annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation and may not be effected by consent in writing by such stockholders. Except as otherwise required by law, special meetings of stockholders
of the Corporation may be called only by the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution approved by a majority of the entire Board of Directors. 

Bylaws Amendments.    The Board of Directors shall have power to make, alter, amend and repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation (except so far as
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provide).
Any Bylaws made by the Board of Directors under the powers conferred hereby may be altered, amended or repealed by the Board of Directors or by the stockholders. 

Acquisition Proposals.    In determining whether an "acquisition proposal" is in the best interests of the Corporation and its stockholders,
the Board of Directors shall consider all factors it deems relevant including, without limitation: 

        the
consideration being offered in the acquisition proposal, not only in relation to the then current market price, but also in relation to the then current value of the Corporation in a
freely negotiated transaction and in relation to the Board of Directors' estimate of the future value of the Corporation as an independent entity, and 

        the
social, legal and economic effects upon employees, suppliers, customers and on the communities in which the Corporation is located, as well as on the long-term business
prospects of the Corporation. 

"Acquisition
proposal" means any proposal of any person (i) for a tender offer, exchange offer or any other method of acquiring any equity securities of the Corporation with a view to acquiring
control of the Corporation, (ii) to merge or consolidate the Corporation with another corporation, (iii) to purchase or otherwise acquire all or substantially all the properties and
assets of the Corporation. 

This
Section shall not be interpreted to create any rights on behalf of third persons, such as employees, suppliers or customers. 

Indemnification.  

SECTION
1. Elimination of Certain Liability of Directors. A director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its
stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders,
(ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation
Law, or (iv) for any transaction from the director derived an improper personal benefit. 

SECTION
2. Indemnification and Insurance. 

        (a)   Right to Indemnification. Each person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is involved in
any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (hereinafter a "proceeding"), by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person of whom he or she is the legal
representative, is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, if a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee
or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged
action in an official capacity as a director or officer or in any other capacity while serving as a director or officer, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation to the fullest extent
authorized by the Delaware General Corporation Law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the
Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than said law permitted the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment), against all expense, liability and loss (including attorneys' fees,
judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such person in connection therewith and such indemnification shall
continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors and administrators; provided, however, that except as provided in
paragraph B hereof, the Corporation shall indemnify any such person seeking indemnification in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person only if such proceeding
(or part thereof) was authorized by the Board of Directors of the Corporation. The right to indemnification conferred in this Section shall be a contract right and shall include the right to be paid
by the Corporation the expenses incurred in defending any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that, if the Delaware General Corporation Law requires, the payment of
such expenses incurred by a director or officer in his or her capacity as a director or officer (and not in any other capacity in which service was or is rendered by such person while a director or
officer, including, without limitation, service to an employee benefit plan) in advance of the final disposition of a proceeding, shall be made only upon delivery to the Corporation of an undertaking,
by or on behalf of such director or officer, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that such director or officer is not entitled to be indemnified under this 

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Section
or otherwise. The Corporation may, by action of its Board of Directors, provide indemnification to employees and agents of the Corporation with the same scope and effect as the foregoing
indemnification of directors and officers. 

        (b)   Right of Claimant to Bring Suit. If a claim under paragraph A of this Section is not paid in full by the
Corporation within thirty days after a written claim has been received by the Corporation, the claimant may at any time thereafter bring suit against the Corporation to recover the unpaid amount of
the claim and, if successful in
whole or in part, the claimant shall be entitled to be paid also the expense of prosecuting such claim. It shall be a defense to any such action (other than an action brought to enforce a claim for
expenses incurred in defending any proceeding in advance of its final disposition where the required undertaking, if any is required, has been tendered to the Corporation) that the claimant has not
met the standards of conduct which make it permissible under the Delaware General Corporation Law for the Corporation to indemnify the claimant for the amount claimed, but the burden of proving such
defense shall be on the Corporation. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its Board of Directors, stockholders or independent legal counsel) to have made a determination prior to the
commencement of such action that indemnification of the claimant is proper in the circumstances because he or she has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the Delaware General
Corporation Law, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including its Board of Directors, stockholders or independent legal counsel) that the claimant has not met such applicable standard of
conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that the claimant has not met the applicable standard of conduct. 

        (c)   Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The right to indemnification and the payment of expenses incurred in defending a
proceeding in advance of its final disposition conferred in this Section shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the
Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise. 

        (d)   Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any director, officer, employee
or agent of the Corporation or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any such expense, liability or loss, whether or not the Corporation would have the
power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the Delaware General Corporation Law. 

        SECOND:
That, the Board of Directors, at a Special Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Corporation that was duly called and held, upon proper notice in accordance with the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware approved of this Restatement. 

        IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, ANDREW CORPORATION has caused this restated certificate of incorporation to be signed by Ralph E. Faison, its President, this 15th day of July, 2003. 

	 	 	ANDREW CORPORATION
	

 	
 	
By:	
RALPH E. FAISON

	 	 	Name:	RALPH E. FAISON

	 	 	Its:	President

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EXHIBIT A    
    

FORM OF SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK  

 
  FACE OF SECURITY    
    

        [Unless this certificate is presented by an authorized representative of The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation ("DTC"), to the Company
or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange or payment, and any certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or in such other name as is requested by an authorized
representative of DTC (and any payment is made to Cede & Co. or to such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE
OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest herein.](1) 

Certificate
Number: 

Number
of Shares of Series A Preferred Stock: 

CUSIP
No.: 

Series A
7.75% Convertible Preferred Stock

of

Andrew Corporation 

        Andrew
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby certifies that [    ] (the "Holder") is the registered owner of fully paid and
non-assessable shares of preferred stock of the Company designated as the Series A 7.75% Convertible Preferred Stock, without par value, liquidation preference $50.00 per share (the
"Series A Preferred Stock"). The shares of the Series A Preferred Stock are transferable on the books and records of the Transfer Agent, in person or by a duly authorized attorney, upon
surrender of this certificate duly endorsed and in proper form for transfer. The powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of the shares of the
Series A Preferred Stock represented hereby are issued and shall in all respects be subject to the provisions of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company
dated                        ,
2003, as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with its terms (the "Certificate of Incorporation"). Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the respective meanings
given them in the Certificate of Incorporation. The Company will provide a copy of the Certificate of Incorporation to a Holder without charge upon written request to the Company at its principal
place of business. 

        Reference
is hereby made to select provisions of the Series A Preferred Stock set forth on the reverse hereof, and to the Certificate of Incorporation, which select provisions and
the Certificate of Incorporation shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth in this certificate. 

        Upon
receipt of this certificate, the Holder is bound by the Certificate of Incorporation and is entitled to the benefits thereunder. Unless the Transfer Agent's valid countersignature
appears hereon, the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock evidenced hereby shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Certificate of Incorporation or be valid or obligatory for any
purpose. 

	(1)
	Subject
to removal if not a global security certificate. 

  

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has executed this Series A Preferred Stock certificate as of the date set forth below. 

	 	 	ANDREW CORPORATION
	

 	
 	

By:	

  
 Name:

Title:
	

 	
 	

By:	

  
 Name:

Title:
	

 	
 	

Dated:	

  

COUNTERSIGNED
AND REGISTERED 

                        ,
as Transfer Agent, 

	

By:	
 	

  
 Authorized Signatory	
 	

 
	

Dated:	
 	

  
	
 	

 

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REVERSE OF SECURITY    
    

        Dividends on each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be payable when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors of the Company from funds legally
available therefor at a rate per annum set forth in the face hereof or as provided in the Certificate of Incorporation. Dividends may be paid in cash, in shares of the Company's common stock, par
value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock"), or a combination thereof. 

        The
shares of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be redeemable as provided in the Certificate of Incorporation. The shares of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be
convertible into the Company's Common Stock in the manner and according to the terms set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation. 

        The
Company shall furnish to any holder upon request and without charge, a statement of the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special
rights of each class of the Company's stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights. 

3

 
ASSIGNMENT 

        FOR
VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned assigns and transfers the shares of Series A Preferred Stock evidenced hereby to: 

	

	

	

 (Insert assignee's social security or tax identification number) (Insert address and zip code of assignee)
	

 and irrevocably appoints:
	

	

	

 agent to transfer the shares of Series A Preferred Stock evidenced hereby on the books of the Transfer Agent. The agent may substitute another to act for him or her.

	

Date:	
 	

  
	
 	

 
	

Signature:	
 	

  
	
 	

 

(Sign
exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Series A Preferred Stock certificate) 

	

Signature Guarantee:(2)	
 	

  
	
 	

 

	(2)
	Signature
must be guaranteed by an "eligible guarantor institution" (i.e., a bank, stockbroker, savings and loan association or credit union) meeting the requirements of the Transfer
Agent, which requirements include membership or participation in the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program ("STAMP") or such other "signature guarantee program" as may be determined by the
Transfer Agent in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 

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EXHIBIT B  

 
 

NOTICE OF CONVERSION    
    

(To
be executed by the registered holder in order to

convert shares of the Series A Preferred Stock) 

The
undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to convert (the "Conversion") [            ] shares of Series A 7.75% Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Series A
Preferred Stock"), into shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock"), of Andrew Corporation (the "Company") according to the conditions of the Restated Certificate of
Incorporation establishing the terms of the Series A Preferred Stock (the "Certificate of Incorporation"), as of the date written below. If shares are to be issued in the name of a person other
than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto and is delivering herewith payment of all applicable taxes or evidence that such taxes have been paid. No
fee will be charged to the holder for any conversion, except for transfer taxes, if any. A copy of each stock certificate representing shares of the Series A Preferred Stock to be converted is
attached hereto (or evidence of loss, theft or destruction thereof)(3) 

	

Date of Conversion:	
 	

	

Applicable Conversion Ratio:	
 	

	

Number of shares of Common Stock to be Issued:	
 	

	

Signature:	
 	

	

Name:	
 	

	

Address:(4)	
 	

	

Fax No.:	
 	

	(3)
	The
Company is not required to issue shares of Common Stock until the original certificates representing the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock (or evidence of loss, theft
or destruction thereof and indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Transfer Agent) to be converted are received by the Company or the Transfer Agent. The Company shall issue and
deliver shares of Common Stock by hand or by delivery to an overnight courier not later than three business days following receipt of the original stock certificates representing the shares of the
Series A Preferred Stock to be converted.

	(4)
	Address
where shares of Common Stock and any other payments or certificates shall be sent by the Company. 

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EXHIBIT 4.1

RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF ANDREW CORPORATION

EXHIBIT A

FACE OF SECURITY

REVERSE OF SECURITY

NOTICE OF CONVERSIONEXHIBIT 4.1  

EQUITY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES TRUST  

 1996 NON-QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE SHARE PURCHASE PLAN  

 (as Amended and Restated Effective May 14, 1998)  

EQUITY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES TRUST  

 1996 NON-QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE SHARE PURCHASE PLAN  

 (as Amended and Restated Effective May 14, 1998)  

TABLE OF CONTENTS  

	

1.	
 	

Purpose	
 	

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2.	
 	

Definitions	
 	

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3.	
 	

Administration	
 	

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4.	
 	

Participation	
 	

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5.	
 	

Contributions	
 	

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6.	
 	

Purchase of Shares	
 	

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7.	
 	

Delivery	
 	

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8.	
 	

Plan Beneficiary	
 	

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9.	
 	

Transferability and Dispositions	
 	

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10.	
 	

Securities Registration	
 	

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11.	
 	

Compliance with Rule 16b-3	
 	

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12.	
 	

Amendment or Termination	
 	

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13.	
 	

Notices	
 	

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14.	
 	

Employment	
 	

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15.	
 	

Employment Transfers	
 	

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16.	
 	

Approval of Shareholders	
 	

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17.	
 	

Changes in Capital Structure	
 	

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   1.    Purpose 

        The
primary purpose of this amended and restated Plan is to encourage Share ownership by each Eligible Employee and each Eligible Trustee in the belief that such Share ownership will
increase his or her interest in the success of Equity Residential Properties Trust ("Equity"). This amended and restated Plan shall apply to Eligible Employees and Eligible Trustees from and after
May 15, 1998. 

2.    Definitions 

        2.1   The
term "Account" shall mean the separate bookkeeping account established and maintained by the Plan Administrator for each Participant for each Purchase Period to
record the contributions made on his or her behalf to purchase Shares under this Plan. 

        2.2   The
term "Beneficiary" shall mean the person designated as such by a Participant in accordance with Section 8. 

        2.3   The
term "Board" shall mean the Board of Trustees of Equity. 

        2.4   The
term "Closing Price" (a) for the first business day of any Purchase Period shall mean the closing price for a Share as reported for such day in  The Wall Street Journal or in any successor to
The Wall Street Journal or, if there is no such
successor, in any publication selected by the Committee or, if no such closing price is so reported for such day, the first such closing price which is so reported after such day or, if no such
closing price is so reported during the two week period which begins on the first day of such Purchase Period, the fair market value of a Share as determined as of the first day of such Purchase
Period by the Committee and (b) for the last business day of a Purchase Period shall mean the closing price for a Share as reported for such day in The Wall Street
Journal or in any successor to The Wall Street Journal or, if there is no such successor, in any publication selected by the
Committee or, if no such closing price is so reported for such day, the last such closing price which is so reported before such day or, if no such closing price is so reported during the two week
period which ends on the last day of such Purchase Period, the fair market value of a Share as determined as of the last day of such Purchase Period by the Committee. 

        2.5   The
term "Committee" shall mean the Compensation Committee of the Board. 

        2.6   The
term "Election Form" shall mean the form which an Eligible Employee or Eligible Trustee shall be required to properly complete in writing and timely file at least
five days prior to the end of any Purchase Period in order to make any of the elections available to an Eligible Employee or Eligible Trustee under this Plan. 

        2.7   The
term "Eligible Employee" shall mean each officer or employee of a Participating Employer: 

        (a)   who
is shown on the payroll records of a Participating Employer as a "benefits eligible" employee (i.e., whose customary employment is 20 hours or more per week),
and 

        (b)   who
has completed at least three full calendar months of employment with a Participating Employer. 

        2.8   The
term "Eligible Trustee" shall mean a person who is a member of the Board. 

        2.9   The
term "Equity" shall mean Equity Residential Properties Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust, and any successor to Equity. 

        2.10 The
term "Participant" shall mean (a) for each Purchase Period an Eligible Trustee or Eligible Employee who has elected to purchase Shares in accordance with
Section 4 in such Purchase Period and (b) any person for whom a Share is held pending delivery under Section 7. 

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        2.11 The
term "Participating Employer" shall mean Equity, Equity Residential Properties Management Limited Partnership, Equity Residential Properties Management Corp.,
Equity Residential Properties Management Corp. II and any affiliated company which is designated as such by the Committee. 

        2.12 The
term "Pay" means (i) in the case of an Eligible Employee, all cash compensation paid to him or her for services to Equity or an affiliated company, including
regular straight time earnings or draw, overtime, commissions, and bonuses, but excluding amounts paid as living allowance or reimbursement of expenses and other similar payments; and (ii) in
the case of an Eligible Trustee, all retainers and meeting and other service fees paid to him or her by Equity or an affiliated company. 

        2.13 The
term "Pay Day" means the day as of which Pay is paid to a Participant. 

        2.14 The
term "Plan" shall mean this Equity Residential Properties Trust 1996 Non-Qualified Employee Share Purchase Plan, as Amended and Restated Effective May 14,
1998, and as further amended from time to time. 

        2.15 The
term "Plan Administrator" shall mean Equity or Equity's delegate. 

        2.16 The
term "Purchase Period" shall mean a period set by the Committee. Unless changed by the Committee, each Purchase Period shall begin and end on the business days
coinciding with or immediately following these dates: 

November
15 - February 14

February 15 - May 14

May 15 - August 14

August 15 - November 14 

        If
the above would cause a Purchase Period to begin on the day that its preceding Purchase Period ends, then the succeeding Purchase Period shall begin on the next business day. 

        2.17 The
term "Purchase Price" for each Purchase Period shall mean 85% of the lesser of: (a) the Closing Price for a Share on the last day of such Purchase Period;
and (b) the greater of: (i) the Closing Price for a Share on the first day of such Purchase Period; and (ii) the average Closing Price for a Share for all of the business days in
the Purchase Period. 

        2.18 The
term "Rule 16b-3" shall mean Rule 16b-3 promulgated under Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor to
such rule. 

        2.19 The
term "Share" shall mean a $.01 par value common share of beneficial interest of Equity. The aggregate number of Shares available for grant under this Plan shall not
exceed 1,000,000, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 17 hereof. Shares subject to the Plan may be either authorized but unissued Shares, Shares now held in the treasury of Equity, or
Shares hereafter acquired by Equity. 

3.    Administration 

        Except
for the exercise of those powers expressly granted to the Committee to determine the Closing Price, who is a Participating Employer and to set the Purchase Period, the Plan
Administrator shall be responsible for the administration of this Plan and shall have the power in connection with such administration to interpret the Plan and to take such other action in connection
with such administration as the Plan Administrator deems necessary or equitable under the circumstances. The Plan Administrator also shall have the power to delegate the duty to perform such
administrative functions as the Plan Administrator deems appropriate under the circumstances. Any person to whom the duty to perform an administrative function is delegated shall act on behalf of and
shall be responsible to the Plan Administrator for such function. Any action or inaction by or on behalf of the Plan Administrator under this Plan shall be final and binding on each Eligible Employee,
Eligible 

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Trustee,
Participant or Beneficiary and on each other person who makes a claim under this Plan based on the rights, if any, of any such Eligible Employee, Eligible Trustee, Participant or Beneficiary
under this Plan. 

4.    Participation 

        Each
person who is an Eligible Employee or an Eligible Trustee as of the beginning of a Purchase Period shall be a Participant in this Plan for the Purchase Period if he or she properly
completes and timely files an Election Form in accordance with procedures established by the Plan Administrator indicating his or her election to participate in this Plan. An Election Form may require
an Eligible Employee or Eligible Trustee to provide such information and to agree to take such action (in addition to the action required under Section 5) as the Plan Administrator deems
necessary or appropriate in light of the purpose of this Plan for the orderly administration of this Plan. 

5.    Contributions 

        (a)   Initial
Contributions. Each Participant's Election Form under Section 4 shall specify the contributions that he or she proposes to make for the related Purchase
Period. Such contributions shall be expressed as a specific dollar amount that Participant proposes to contribute in cash or a percentage of the Participant's Pay that his or her Participating
Employer is authorized to deduct from his or her Pay each Pay Day during the Purchase Period (or as a combination of such cash and such payroll deduction contributions), provided, however: 

        (1)   the
minimum payroll deduction that a Participant may elect to make for each Pay Day shall be $10.00, and 

        (2)   the
maximum contribution that a Participant may elect to make for any calendar year shall be $100,000. 

        (b)   Changes
in Contributions and Withdrawals. A Participant shall have the right to amend his or her Election Form at any time to reduce or to stop his or her contributions,
and such election shall be effective immediately for cash contributions and as soon as practicable after the Plan Administrator actually receives such amended Election Form for payroll deductions. A
Participant also shall have the right at any time on or before five days prior to the last day of a Purchase Period: (i) to withdraw (without interest) all or any part of the contributions
credited to his or her Account for such purchase; or (ii) to increase his or her cash contributions for such purchase, by delivering an amended Election Form (and for purposes of clause (ii), a
check for such contributions) to the Plan Administrator at least five days prior to the last day of such Purchase Period. A withdrawal shall be deducted from the participant's Account as of the date
the Plan Administrator receives such amended Election Form, and the actual withdrawal shall be effected by the Plan Administrator as soon as practicable after such date. A Participant may, in
accordance with procedures established by the Plan Administrator, make separate contribution elections with respect to amounts received as part of his or her annual bonus and the remaining amounts of
his or her Pay. The Plan Administrator may require the Participant to make such separate elections at separate times prior to the Participant's receipt of Pay or the start of a Purchase Period. 

        (c)   Account
Credits, General Assets and Taxes. Any payroll deduction made for a Participant shall be credited to his or her Account as of the Pay Day as of which the
deduction is made. All contributions made by a Participant under this Plan, whether in cash or through payroll deductions, shall be held by Equity or by such Participant's Participating Employer, as
agent for Equity. All such contributions shall be held as part of the general assets of Equity or such Participating Employer and are not required to be held in trust or otherwise segregated from
their general assets. No interest shall be paid or accrued on any such contributions. Each Participant's right to the contributions credited to his or her Account shall be that of a general and
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Participating
Employer. Each Participating Employer shall have the right to make such provisions as it deems necessary or appropriate to satisfy any tax laws with respect to purchases of Shares made
under this Plan. 

        (d)   Automatic
Refunds. The balance credited to the Account of an Eligible Employee shall be refunded automatically in full (without interest) if his or her status as an
employee of all Participating Employers terminates for any reason whatsoever during a Purchase Period, and the balance credited to the Account of an Eligible Trustee shall be refunded automatically in
full (without interest) if his or her status as a member of the Board terminates for any reason whatsoever during a Purchase Period. Such refunds shall be made as soon as practicable after the Plan
Administrator has actual notice of any such termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if either such status terminates because of the death or "disability" (as defined in the Equity Residential
Properties Trust ADVANTAGE Retirement Savings Plan) of the Participant, then at the election of the Participant or his or her Beneficiary, no refund will be made, and such balance will be used to buy
Shares at the end of the Purchase Period. In addition, the Plan Administrator, in its discretion, may allow a Participant (or class thereof) whose status as an employee terminates during a Purchase
Period to elect to not receive a refund and have the balance of his or her Account used to buy Shares at the end of the Purchase Period. 

6.    Purchase of Shares 

        (a)   Automatic
Purchase. If a Participant is an Eligible Employee or an Eligible Trustee through the end of a Purchase Period, or if a balance was retained for such Eligible
Employee or Eligible Trustee in accordance with Section 5(d), the balance that remains credited to his or her Account at the end of such Purchase Period shall automatically be applied to
purchase Shares at the Purchase Price established for such Purchase Period. Such Shares shall be purchased on behalf of the Participant by operation of this Plan in whole and fractional amounts
(computed to the number of decimal places set by the Plan Administrator) and credited to the Participant's Account. 

        (b)   Uniform
Administration. Except as specifically provided herein, all Eligible Employees shall have the same rights and privileges under the Plan. All rules and
determinations of the Plan Administrator and the Committee in the administration of the Plan shall be uniformly and consistently applied to all persons in similar circumstances. 

        (c)   Number
of Shares Available. If the total number of Shares to be purchased on any date in accordance with Section 6(a) exceeds the Shares then available under the
Plan (after deduction of all Shares that have been purchased under Section 6(a)), the Plan Administrator shall make a pro rata allocation of the Shares remaining available in as nearly a
uniform manner as shall be practicable and as it shall determine to be equitable. 

7.    Delivery 

        A
book-entry record of the Shares purchased by each Participant shall be maintained by Equity's Share transfer agent and no certificates shall be issued for such Shares
except to the extent that a Participant specifically so requests. Notwithstanding the foregoing, when a refund is made to a Participant pursuant to Section 5(d), certificates shall be delivered
to him or her for all Shares then held for the Participant under the Plan. A Share certificate delivered to a Participant shall be registered in his or her name or, if the Participant so elects and if
permissible under applicable law, in the names of the Participant and one such other person as may be designated by the Participant, as joint tenants with rights of survivorship. However,
(a) no Share certificate representing a fractional Share shall be delivered to a Participant or to a Participant and any other person, (b) cash which the Plan Administrator deems
representative of the value of a Participant's fractional share shall be distributed (when a Participant requests a distribution of certificates for all of the Shares held for him or her) in lieu of
such fractional share unless a Participant in light of Rule 16b-3 waives his or her right to such 

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cash
payment, and (c) the Plan Administrator shall have the right to charge a Participant for registering Shares in the name of the Participant and any other person. No Participant (or any
person who makes a claim for, on behalf of, or in place of a Participant) shall have any interest in any Shares under this Plan until they have been reflected in the book-entry record
maintained by the Share transfer agent or the certificate for such Shares has been delivered to such person. 

8.    Plan Beneficiary 

        (a)   Participant
Election. A Participant may designate on his or her Election Form a Beneficiary of his or her Account under the Plan. Such designation may be revised
in writing at any time by the Participant by filing an amended Election Form, and his or her revised designation shall be effective at such time as the Plan Administrator receives such amended
Election Form. If (i) a Participant dies before he or she designates a Beneficiary, (ii) no Beneficiary so designated under this Section 9 survives a Participant, or,
(iii) after checking his or her last known mailing address, the whereabouts of the Beneficiary so designated are unknown, then the Participant's estate shall be treated as his or her designated
Beneficiary under the Plan. 

        (b)   Death
Benefits. Upon the death of a Participant, his or her Beneficiary shall receive the Shares, if any purchased for the Participant under this Plan for which
certificates have not been delivered to the Participant, as well as any Shares which have not been credited to a brokerage account maintained for the Participant, but in no event including any Shares
registered in joint tenancy with rights of survivorship (which shall pass in accordance with such rights). In addition, the Participant's Beneficiary shall have the right to elect to either: 

          (i)  receive
a refund of the balance credited to the Participant's Account (without interest) during the Purchase Period in which the Participant dies, or 

         (ii)  have
such Account balance used to purchase Shares in accordance with Section 6 at the end of the Purchase Period. 

        Refunds
shall be delivered to a Beneficiary as soon as practicable after the Plan Administrator has actual notice of a Participant's death and the Beneficiary's election. 

9.    Transferability and Dispositions 

        (a)   No
Transfer. Neither the balance credited to a Participant's Account nor any rights to receive Shares under this Plan may be assigned, encumbered, alienated,
transferred, pledged, or otherwise disposed of in any way by a Participant during his or her lifetime or by his or her Beneficiary or by any other person during his or her lifetime, and any attempt to
do so shall be without effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Participant may waive his or her rights to purchase Shares hereunder and to have such rights exercisable instead by the Equity
Residential Properties Trust Supplemental Retirement Savings Plan, subject to and in accordance with such procedures as are established by the Plan Administrator. 

        (b)   Repayment.
Except as provided in the last sentence of this Section or in Section 7, no sale, transfer or other disposition may be made of any Shares purchased
under the Plan until the first anniversary of such purchase. If a Participant violates the foregoing restriction, he or she shall remit to Equity an amount of cash equal to: 

          (i)  the
difference between the amount he or she paid for such Shares and the Closing Price of such Shares on the date they were purchased, less 

         (ii)  the
excess (if any) of the amount the Participant paid for such Shares and the Closing Price of such Shares on the date of the sale, transfer or disposition. 

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        The
amount to be remitted for purposes of the foregoing shall be computed by the Plan Administrator, in its discretion, using a Last-In-First-Out
basis of accounting in the event that Shares from more than one Purchase Period are involved. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Participant who owns Shares subject to the foregoing restriction is
determined by the Plan Administrator in its discretion to have a serious financial need for the proceeds of the sale of such Shares, then upon application made by the Participant, the Plan
Administrator shall consent to a sale of such Shares to the extent necessary to satisfy the serious financial need, and the Participant will not be required to make the remittance to Equity described
in this subsection (b). 

10.    Securities Registration 

        If
Equity shall deem it necessary to register under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any other applicable statutes any Shares purchased under this Plan or to qualify any such
Shares for an exemption from any such statutes, Equity shall take such action at its own expense. If Shares are listed on any national securities exchange at the time any Shares are purchased
hereunder, Equity shall make prompt application for the listing on such national Share exchange of such Shares, at its own expense. Purchases of Shares hereunder shall be postponed as necessary
pending any such action. 

11.    Compliance with Rule 16b-3 

        All
elections and transactions under this Plan by persons subject to Rule 16b-3 are intended to comply with at least one of the exemptive conditions under
Rule 16b-3. The Plan Administrator shall establish such administrative guidelines to facilitate compliance with at least one such exemptive condition under
Rule 16b-3 as the Plan Administrator may deem necessary or appropriate. If any provision of this Plan or any administrative guidelines or any act or omission with respect to this
Plan (including any act or omission by an Eligible Employee or an Eligible Trustee) fails to satisfy such exemptive condition under Rule 16b-3 or otherwise is inconsistent with such
condition, such provision, guidelines or act or omission shall be deemed null and void. 

12.    Amendment or Termination 

        This
Plan may be amended by the Board from time to time to the extent that the Board deems necessary or appropriate, and any such amendment shall be subject to the approval of Equity's
shareholders to the extent such approval is required under the laws of the State of Maryland; provided, however, that no amendment shall be retroactive unless the Board in its discretion determines
that the retroactivity of such amendment is in the best interest of Equity or such amendment is required by applicable law to be retroactive. The Board may also terminate this Plan and any Purchase
Period at any time (together with any related contribution election) or may terminate any Purchase Period (together with any related contribution elections) at any time; provided, however, no such
termination shall be retroactive unless the Board determines that applicable law requires a retroactive termination. 

13.    Notices 

        All
Election Forms and other communications from a Participant to the Plan Administrator under, or in connection with, this Plan shall be deemed to have been filed with the Plan
Administrator when actually received in the form specified by the Plan Administrator at the location, or by the person, designated by the Plan Administrator for the receipt of any such Election Form
and communications. 

14.    Employment 

        The
right to elect to participate in this Plan shall not constitute an offer or employment or membership on the Board, and no election to participate in this Plan shall constitute an
employment agreement for an Eligible Employee or an agreement with respect to Board membership for an Eligible 

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Trustee.
Any such right or election shall have no bearing whatsoever on the employment relationship between an Eligible Employee and any other person or on an Eligible Trustee's status as a member of
the Board. Finally, no Eligible Employee or Eligible Trustee shall be induced to participate in this Plan, or shall participate in this Plan, with the expectation that such participation will lead to
employment or continued employment, and no Eligible Trustee shall be induced to participate in this Plan, or shall participate in this Plan, with the expectation that such participation will lead to
continued membership on the Board. 

15.    Employment Transfers 

        No
Eligible Employee's employment shall be treated as terminated under this Plan as a result of a transfer between, or among, Equity or any other Participating Employer. 

16.    Approval of Shareholders 

        The
Plan shall not take effect until approved by the holders of a majority of the shares of the Trust present, or represented, and entitled to vote at a meeting of the shareholders of
the Trust. 

17.    Changes in Capital Structure 

        (a)   In
the event that the outstanding Shares of Equity are hereafter increased or decreased or changed into or exchanged for a different number or kind of shares or other
securities of Equity or of another corporation, by reason of any reorganization, merger, consolidation, recapitalization, reclassification, share split-up, combination of shares, or
dividend payable in shares, appropriate adjustment shall be made by the Board in the number or kind of shares as to which an option granted under this Plan shall be exercisable, to the end that the
option holder's proportionate interest shall be maintained as before the occurrence of such event. Any such adjustment made by the Board shall be conclusive. 

        (b)   If
Equity is not the surviving or resulting corporation in any reorganization, merger, consolidation or recapitalization, this Plan, and Equity's rights, duties and
obligations hereunder, shall be assumed by the surviving or resulting corporation and the rights of a Participant to purchase Shares shall continue in full force and effect. 

18.    Headings, References and Construction 

        The
headings to sections in this Plan have been included for convenience of reference only. This Plan shall be interpreted and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
Maryland. 

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