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• Right to Exchange (A) Series D Preferred Units will be exchangeable in whole or in part at anytime on or after the tenth anniversary of the date of issuance, at the option of the holders thereof, for authorized but previously unissued shares of 9.125% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock of the General Partner (the "Series D Preferred Stock") at an exchange rate of one share of Series D Preferred Stock for one Series D Preferred Unit, subject to adjustment as described below (the "Series D Exchange Price"), provided that the Series D Preferred Units will become exchangeable at any time, in whole or in part, at the option of the holders of Series D Preferred Units for Series D Preferred Stock if (y) at any time full distributions shall not have been made on the applicable Series D Preferred Unit Distribution Payment Date on any Series D Preferred Unit with respect to six (6) prior quarterly distribution periods, whether or not consecutive, provided, however, that a distribution in respect of Series D Preferred Units shall be considered timely made if made within two (2) Business Days after the applicable Series D Preferred Unit Distribution Payment Date if at the time of such late payment there shall not be any prior quarterly distribution periods in respect of which full distributions were made more than two (2) Business Days after the applicable Series D Preferred Unit Distribution Payment Date or (z) upon receipt by a holder or holders of Series D Preferred Units of (A) notice from the General Partner that the General Partner or a Subsidiary of the General Partner has taken the position that the Partnership is, or upon the occurrence of a defined event in the immediate future will be, a PTP and (B) an opinion rendered by an outside nationally recognized independent counsel familiar with such matters addressed to a holder or holders of Series D Preferred Units, that the Partnership is or likely is, or upon the occurrence of a defined event in the immediate future will be or likely will be, a PTP. In addition, the Series D Preferred Units may be exchanged for Series D Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, at the option of any holder prior to the tenth anniversary of the issuance date and after the third anniversary thereof if such holder of a Series D Preferred Units shall deliver to the General Partner either (i) a private ruling letter addressed to such holder of Series D Preferred Units or (ii) an opinion of independent counsel reasonably acceptable to the General Partner based on the enactment of temporary or final Treasury Regulations or the publication of a Revenue Ruling, in either case to the effect that an exchange of the Series D Preferred Units at such earlier time would not cause the Series D Preferred Units to be considered "stock and securities" within the meaning of section 351(e) of the Code for purposes of determining whether the holder of such Series D Preferred Units is an "investment company" under section 721(b) of the Code if an exchange is permitted at such earlier date. Furthermore, the Series D Preferred Units may be exchanged in whole but not in part by any holder thereof which is a real estate investment trust within the meaning of Sections 856 through 859 of the Code for Series D Preferred Stock (but only if the exchange in whole may be accomplished consistently with the ownership limitations set forth under Article 5 of the Articles of Incorporation (taking into account exceptions thereto) if at any time (i) the Partnership reasonably determines that the assets and income of the Partnership for a taxable year after 1999 would not satisfy the income and assets tests of Section 856 of the Code for such taxable year if the Partnership were a real estate investment trust within the meaning of the Code or (ii) any such holder of Series D Preferred Units shall deliver to the Partnership and the General Partner an opinion of independent counsel reasonably acceptable to the General Partner to the effect that, based on the assets and income of the Partnership for a taxable year after 1999, the Partnership would not satisfy the income and assets tests of Section 856 of the Code for such taxable year if the Partnership were a real estate investment trust within the meaning of the Code and that such failure would create a meaningful risk that a holder of the Series D Preferred Units would fail to maintain qualification as a real estate investment trust. (B) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 4.8(G)(i)(A), if an Series D Exchange Notice (as defined herein) has been delivered to the General Partner, then the General Partner may, at its option, elect to redeem or cause the Partnership to redeem all or a portion of the outstanding Series D Preferred Units for cash in an amount equal to the original Capital Contribution per Series D Preferred Unit and all accrued and unpaid distributions thereon to the date of redemption. The General Partner may exercise its option to redeem the Series D Preferred Units for cash pursuant to this Section 4.8(g)(i)(B) by giving each holder of record of Series D Preferred Units notice of its election to redeem for cash, within five (5) Business Days after receipt of the Series D Exchange Notice, by (i) fax, and (ii) registered mail, postage paid, at the address of each holder as it may appear on the records of the Partnership stating (i) the redemption date, which shall be no later than sixty (60) days following the receipt of the Series D Exchange Notice, (ii) the redemption price, (iii) the place or places where the Series D Preferred Units are to be surrendered for payment of the redemption price, (iv) that distributions on the Series D Preferred Units will cease to accrue on such redemption date; (v) that payment of the redemption price will be made upon presentation and surrender of the Series D Preferred Units and (vi) the aggregate number of Series D Preferred Units to be redeemed, and if fewer than all of the outstanding Series D Preferred Units are to be redeemed, the number of Series D Preferred Units to be redeemed held by such holder, which number shall equal such holder's pro-rata share (based on the percentage of the aggregate number of outstanding Series D Preferred Units the total number of Series D Preferred Units held by such holder represents) of the aggregate number of Series D Preferred Units being redeemed. (C) Upon the occurrence of an event giving rise to exchange rights pursuant to Section 4.8(g)(i)(A), in the event an exchange of all or a portion of Series D Preferred Units pursuant to Section 4.8(g)(i)(A) would violate the provisions on ownership limitation of the General Partner set forth in Article 5 of the Articles of Incorporation, the General Partner shall give written notice thereof to each holder of record of Series D Preferred Units, within five (5) Business Days following receipt of the Series D Exchange Notice, by (i) fax, and (ii) registered mail, postage prepaid, at the address of each such holder set forth in the records of the Partnership. In such event, each holder of Series D Preferred Units shall be entitled to exchange, pursuant to the provision of Section 4.8(g)(ii) a number of Series D Preferred Units which would comply with the provisions on the ownership limitation of the General Partner set forth in such Article 5 of the Articles of Incorporation and any Series D Preferred Units not so exchanged (the "Series D Excess Units") shall be redeemed by the Partnership for cash in an amount equal to the original Capital Contribution per Series D Excess Unit, plus any accrued and unpaid distributions thereon, whether or not declared, to the date of redemption. The written notice of the General Partner shall state (i) the number of Series D Excess Units held by such holder, (ii) the redemption price of the Series D Excess Units, (iii) the date on which such Series D Excess Units shall be redeemed, which date shall be no later than sixty (60) days following the receipt of the Series D Exchange Notice, (iv) the place or places where such Series D Excess Units are to be surrendered for payment of the Series D Redemption Price, (iv) that distributions on the Series D Excess Units will cease to accrue on such redemption date, and (v) that payment of the redemption price will be made upon presentation and surrender of such Series D Excess Units. In the event an exchange would result in Series D Excess Units, as a condition to such exchange, each holder of such units agrees to provide representations and covenants reasonably requested by the General Partner relating to (i) the widely held nature of the interests in such holder, sufficient to assure the General Partner that the holder's ownership of stock of the General Partner (without regard to the limits described above) will not cause any individual to own in excess of 9.8% of the stock of the General Partner; and (ii) to the extent such holder can so represent and covenant without obtaining information from its owners, the holder's ownership of tenants of the Partnership and its affiliates. (D) The redemption of Series D Preferred Units described in Section 4.8(g)(i)(B) and (C) shall be subject to the provisions of Section 4.8(e)(ii)(A) and Section 4.8(e)(iii)(B); provided, however, that for purposes hereof the term "Redemption Price" in Sections 4.8(e)(ii)(A) and 4.8(e)(iii)(B) shall be read to mean the original Capital Contribution per Series D Preferred Unit being redeemed plus all accrued and unpaid distributions to the redemption date.

• Rights to Future Stock Issuances Subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 10 and applicable securities Laws, if at any time prior to the first anniversary of the first Closing hereunder, the Company proposes to offer or sell any New Securities, the Company shall first offer the Investors the opportunity to purchase up to one hundred percent (100%) of such New Securities. The Investors shall be entitled to apportion the right of first offer hereby granted to them in proportion to their respective percentages of the total Subscription Amount including every Closing that has occurred under this Agreement as of such time stated in the preceding sentence. 10.1 The Company shall give notice (the “Offer Notice”) to the Investors, stating (a) its bona fide intention to offer such New Securities, (b) the number of such New Securities to be offered, and (c) the price and terms, if any, upon which it proposes to offer such New Securities. 10.2 By notification to the Company within ten (10) days after the Offer Notice is given, the Investors may elect to purchase or otherwise acquire, at the price and on the terms specified in the Offer Notice, up to one hundred percent (100%) of such New Securities. The closing of any sale pursuant to this Section 10 shall occur within the later of ninety (90) days of the date that the Offer Notice is given and the date of initial sale of the New Securities pursuant to Section 10.3. 10.3 The Company may, during the ninety (90) day period following the expiration of the period provided in Section 10.2, offer and sell the remaining portion of such New Securities to any Person or Persons at a price not less than, and upon terms no more favorable to the offeree than, those specified in the Offer Notice. If the Company does not enter into an agreement for the sale of the New Securities within such period, or if such agreement is not consummated within thirty (30) days of the execution thereof, the right provided hereunder shall be deemed to be revived and such New Securities shall not be offered unless first reoffered to the Investors in accordance with this Section 10. 10.4 The right of first offer in this Section 10 shall not be applicable to an Exempt Issuance (as defined in the Note), or any New Securities registered for sale under the Securities Act.

• Transfer and Exchange of Warrants The Warrant Holder, by acceptance hereof, agrees to give written notice to the Company before transferring this Warrant or transferring any Warrant Stock issuable or issued upon the exercise hereof of such Warrant Holder’s intention to do so, describing briefly the manner of any proposed transfer of this Warrant or such Warrant Holder’s intention as to the disposition to be made of shares of Warrant Stock issuable or issued upon the exercise hereof. For any proposed transfer other than a transfer to an affiliate (as defined by Rule 405 of Regulation C under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) of the Warrant Holder, such Warrant Holder shall also provide the Company with an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company to the effect that the proposed transfer of this Warrant or disposition of shares may be effected without registration or qualification (under any Federal or State law) of this Warrant or the shares of Warrant Stock issuable or issued upon the exercise hereof. Upon receipt by the Company of such written notice and, for transfers to non-affiliates, opinion of counsel, such Warrant Holder shall be entitled to transfer this Warrant, or to exercise this Warrant in accordance with its terms and dispose of the shares received upon such exercise or to dispose of shares of Warrant Stock received upon the previous exercise of this Warrant, all in accordance with the terms of the notice delivered by the Warrant Holder to the Company, provided that an appropriate legend respecting the aforesaid restrictions on transfer and disposition may be endorsed on this Warrant or the certificates for such shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon registration of the Warrant Shares under the Securities Act, no such opinion shall be required.

• Stock Exchange Delisting Prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall cooperate with Parent and use reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and do or cause to be done all things, reasonably necessary, proper or advisable on its part under applicable Laws and rules and policies of NASDAQ to enable the delisting by the Surviving Corporation of the Shares from NASDAQ and the deregistration of the Shares under the Exchange Act as promptly as practicable after the Effective Time.

• Exchange Rights (a) At any time from and after the date of the issuance of the Class A Stock, each holder of one or more Class A Shares (each, a “Class A Shareholder”) shall have the right (the “Exchange Right”) to require the Corporation to repurchase, on the applicable Specified Exchange Date, all or such portion of the Class A Shares held by such Class A Shareholder specified in a Notice of Exchange delivered to the Corporation by or on behalf of such Class A Shareholder (such Class A Shares being hereafter referred to as “Tendered Class A Shares” and such Class A Shareholder, the “Tendering Class A Shareholder”) for the Cash Amount in accordance with the terms and conditions of this subsection C(3)(a), subject to the terms and conditions of subsection C(3)(b). Upon completion of the repurchase of any Tendered Class A Shares in accordance with this subsection C(3)(a), the Tendering Class A Shareholder shall have no further right, with respect to any Tendered Class A Shares so repurchased, to receive any dividends on Class A Shares with a Record Date on or after the Specified Exchange Date applicable to such Tendered Class A Shares. Any Exchange Right shall be exercised pursuant to a Notice of Exchange delivered to the Corporation by or on behalf of the Tendering Class A Shareholder. Upon receipt by the Corporation of a Notice of Exchange, the Corporation shall promptly, and, in any event within one (1) Business Day after receipt thereof, deliver to each of BAM, BPY and BPI a written notification of the Corporation’s receipt of such Notice of Exchange setting forth the identity of the Tendering Class A Shareholder and the number of Tendered Class A Shares. The Corporation shall pay to the Tendering Class A Shareholder, in accordance with instructions set forth in the Notice of Exchange to the Tendering Class A Shareholder, at or prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the applicable Specified Exchange Date, the Cash Amount with respect to each Tendered Class A Share, but only out of funds legally available therefor, subject to the terms and conditions of subsection C(3)(b).

• Transfer and Exchange When Securities of a Series are presented to the Registrar with a request to register the transfer thereof, the Registrar shall register the transfer as requested if the requirements of applicable law are met, and when such Securities of a Series are presented to the Registrar with a request to exchange them for an equal principal amount of other authorized denominations of Securities of the same Series, the Registrar shall make the exchange as requested. To permit transfers and exchanges, upon surrender of any Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency maintained pursuant to Section 2.4, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate Securities at the Registrar’s request. If Securities are issued as Global Securities, the provisions of Section 2.15 shall apply. All Securities issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Securities surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange. Every Security presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange shall (if so required by the Company or the Registrar or a co-registrar) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Registrar or a co-registrar, duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing. Any exchange or transfer shall be without charge, except that the Company may require payment by the Holder of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation to a transfer or exchange, but this provision shall not apply to any exchange pursuant to Section 2.11, 3.6 or 8.5. The Trustee shall not be required to register transfers of Securities of any Series, or to exchange Securities of any Series, for a period of 15 days before the record date for selection for redemption of such Securities. The Trustee shall not be required to exchange or register transfers of Securities of any Series called or being called for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of such Security being redeemed in part.

• Stock Exchange Delisting; Deregistration Prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall cooperate with Parent and use its reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and do or cause to be done all things, reasonably necessary, proper or advisable on its part under applicable laws and rules and policies of NASDAQ to enable the delisting by the Surviving Corporation of the Shares from NASDAQ and the deregistration of the Shares under the Exchange Act as promptly as practicable after the Effective Time.

• Recapitalizations, Exchanges, etc The provisions of this Agreement shall apply to the full extent set forth herein with respect to (i) the shares of Common Stock, (ii) any and all shares of voting common stock of the Company into which the shares of Common Stock are converted, exchanged or substituted in any recapitalization or other capital reorganization by the Company and (iii) any and all equity securities of the Company or any successor or assign of the Company (whether by merger, consolidation, sale of assets or otherwise) which may be issued in respect of, in conversion of, in exchange for or in substitution of, the shares of Common Stock and shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividends, splits, reverse splits, combinations, recapitalizations and the like occurring after the date hereof. The Company shall cause any successor or assign (whether by merger, consolidation, sale of assets or otherwise) to enter into a new registration rights agreement with the Designated Holders on terms substantially the same as this Agreement as a condition of any such transaction.