UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) March 31, 2015

Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


Pennsylvania
 
1-6300
 
23-6216339
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation or Organization)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 
 
 
The Bellevue, 200 S. Broad Street,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 
19102
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (215) 875-0700

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 1.01      Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
The disclosures set forth in Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K under the headings “ Registration Rights Agreement ” and “ Tax Protection Agreement ” are incorporated into this Item 1.01 by reference.
Item 2.01      Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
On March 31, 2015, Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (“ PREIT ”), through its operating partnership PREIT Associates, L.P. (the “ PREIT Associates ”), completed the previously announced acquisition (the “ Closing ”) of the property commonly known as Springfield Town Center in Springfield, Virginia (the “ Property ”) pursuant to the Contribution Agreement (the “ Contribution Agreement ”) dated March 2, 2014 by and among PREIT Associates, PREIT, PR Springfield Town Center LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of PREIT Associates, Franconia Two, L.P., a Virginia limited partnership (“ Franconia ”) and Vornado Realty L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Vornado”).
Consideration
Pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, PREIT Associates acquired the Property from Franconia for total consideration, which consisted of the following components and is net of closing fees and expenses:
(i) the assumption and immediate payoff of $263.8 million of indebtedness owed to Vornado affiliates;
(ii) a $52.4 million cash payment to Franconia in reimbursement of certain capital expenditures, such amount being net of certain adjustments, prorations and net credits, including $19.0 million for future tenant improvements and allowances; and
(iii) 6,250,000 Class B common limited partnership units of PREIT Associates (" Common Units "), which, based on the closing price per share of PREIT’s common shares on the New York Stock Exchange on March 31, 2015 of $23.23, had a Closing Date value of $145.2 million.
Franconia is also entitled to receive additional consideration (the “ Earnout ”), the amount of which will be calculated as of the third anniversary of Closing and will be equal to (i) 50% of the excess, if any, of (x) the quotient of (A) the Property’s net operating income as of the date on which the Earnout is calculated, divided by (B) 5.5%, over (y) $465,000,000. To the extent that Earnout consideration is payable, an additional portion of such Earnout amount will be payable to Franconia as a refund of certain indemnity payments, if any, which may be made by Franconia to PREIT Associates prior to the Earnout payment date. Any Earnout will be payable in preferred units of PREIT Associates (the “ Preferred Units ”), with each Preferred Unit valued at its liquidation preference of $25.00 per Preferred Unit.
Pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, Franconia is responsible for completing certain aspects of the redevelopment of the Property that were not completed prior to Closing.
Registration Rights Agreement
At Closing, PREIT and PREIT Associates entered into a registration rights agreement with Franconia (the “ Registration Rights Agreement ”), granting Franconia certain customary registration rights for Common Shares issuable, or that may become issuable, upon redemption of the Common Units or Preferred Units acquired by Franconia pursuant to the Contribution Agreement. Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, PREIT has agreed, at Franconia’s request, that it will file and maintain a shelf registration





statement.
Tax Protection Agreement
At Closing, PREIT Associates and PR Springfield Town Center LLC entered into a tax protection agreement (the “ Tax Protection Agreement ”), pursuant to which PR Springfield Town Center LLC agreed not to transfer or dispose of the Property if it would result in the recognition of taxable income or gain by the prior owner of the Property prior to the death of the prior owner of the Property, and to indemnify Franconia and VRLP from and against certain tax liabilities resulting from a transfer of the Property prior to the death of the prior owner of the Property.
Ownership Limitation and Standstill

Vornado has agreed that for a period of five (5) years following the Closing Date, Vornado and its affiliates may not beneficially own more than 9.9% of PREIT’s outstanding equity securities or take certain actions with respect to the capital shares or corporate governance of PREIT or with respect to certain transactions with PREIT or its subsidiaries.     


The foregoing descriptions of the Contribution Agreement, Registration Rights Agreement and Tax Protection Agreement do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the complete text of such agreements. A copy of the Contribution Agreement was filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 3, 2014 and the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 1, 2014 and is incorporated into this Item 2.01 by reference. A copy of the Registration Rights Agreement is filed as Exhibit 4.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated into this Item 2.01 by reference. A copy of the Tax Protection Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated into this Item 2.01 by reference.

A copy of the press release issued by PREIT on April 1, 2015 announcing the completion of the acquisition is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated into this Item 2.01 by reference.

Item 3.02      Unregistered Sale of Securities
The information required to be reported under this Item 3.02 is incorporated by reference from Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K. The Common Units were issued in reliance upon an exemption from registration under federal securities laws provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder and exemption from registration under applicable state securities laws. Franconia has represented that Franconia is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act, is financially sophisticated and is acquiring the Common Units and any Preferred Units for its own account and for investment purposes.
Item 9.01      Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) Financial Statements of Acquired Business
The financial information required by Item 9.01(a) of this Current Report on Form 8-K has not been included with this filing and will be filed by amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K not later than seventy-one (71) calendar days after the date that this Current Report on Form 8-K was required to be filed.






(b) Pro Forma Financial Information
The financial information required by Item 9.01(b) of this Current Report on Form 8-K has not been included with this filing and will be filed by amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K not later than seventy-one (71) calendar days after the date that this Current Report on Form 8-K was required to be filed.
(d) Exhibits
2.1
Contribution Agreement, dated as of March 2, 2014, by and among Franconia Two, L.P., PR Springfield Town Center LLC, PREIT Associates, L.P. and Vornado Realty L.P. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust on March 3, 2014 and the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 1, 2014.)

4.1
Registration Rights Agreement, dated March 31, 2015, between Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust, Franconia Two, L.P. and PREIT Associates, L.P.

10.1
Tax Protection Agreement, dated March 31, 2015, between PREIT Associates, L.P., PR Springfield Town Center LLC, Franconia Two, L.P., and Vornado Realty L.P.

99.1
Press release dated April 1, 2015

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements relate to expectations, beliefs, projections, future plans, strategies, anticipated events, trends and other matters that are not historical facts. These forward-looking statements reflect our current views about future events, achievements or results and are subject to risks, uncertainties and changes in circumstances that might cause future events, achievements or results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. In particular, we may be unable to realize the anticipated benefits of the transaction. In addition, our business might be materially and adversely affected by uncertainties affecting real estate businesses generally as well as the following, among other factors: our substantial debt and stated value of preferred shares and our high leverage ratio; constraining leverage, unencumbered debt yield, interest and tangible net worth covenants under our 2013 Revolving Facility and our 2014 Term Loans; potential losses on impairment of certain long-lived assets, such as real estate, or of intangible assets, such as goodwill, including such losses that we might be required to record in connection with any dispositions of assets; changes in the retail industry, including consolidation and store closings, particularly among anchor tenants; our ability to sell properties that we seek to dispose of or our ability to obtain prices we seek; the effects of online shopping and other uses of technology on our retail tenants; risks related to development and redevelopment activities; current economic conditions and the state of employment growth and consumer confidence and spending, and the corresponding effects on tenant business performance, prospects, solvency and leasing decisions and on our cash flows, and the value and potential impairment of our properties; our ability to refinance our existing indebtedness when it matures, on favorable terms or at all; our ability to raise capital, including through joint ventures or other partnerships, through sales of properties or interests in properties, through the issuance of equity or equity-related securities if market conditions are favorable, or through other actions; our ability to identify and execute on suitable acquisition opportunities and to integrate acquired properties into our portfolio; our partnerships and joint ventures with third parties to acquire or develop properties; our short- and long-term liquidity position; general economic, financial and political conditions, including credit and capital market conditions, changes in interest rates or unemployment; our ability to maintain and increase property occupancy, sales and rental rates, in light of the relatively high number of leases that have expired or are expiring in the next two years; acts of violence at malls, including our properties, or at other similar spaces, and the potential effect on traffic





and sales; changes to our corporate management team and any resulting modifications to our business strategies; increases in operating costs that cannot be passed on to tenants; concentration of our properties in the Mid-Atlantic region; changes in local market conditions, such as the supply of or demand for retail space, or other competitive factors; and potential dilution from any capital raising transactions or other equity issuances. Additional factors that might cause future events, achievements or results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements include those discussed in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in any subsequent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q in the section entitled “Item 1A. Risk Factors.” We do not intend to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, future events or otherwise.


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
PENNSYLVANIA REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST
Date: April 1, 2015
By:   /s/ Bruce Goldman
 
     Bruce Goldman
 
     Executive Vice President and General Counsel









Exhibit Index
4.1
Registration Rights Agreement, dated March 31, 2015, between Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust, Franconia Two, L.P. and PREIT Associates, L.P.

10.1
Tax Protection Agreement, dated March 31, 2015, between PREIT Associates, L.P., PR Springfield Town Center LLC, Franconia Two, L.P., and Vornado Realty L.P.

99.1      Press release dated March 31, 2015





Exhibit 4.1

EXECUTION VERSION










REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
BY AND AMONG
PENNSYLVANIA REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST
FRANCONIA TWO, L.P.
AND
solely for purposes of Section 7.1,
PREIT ASSOCIATES, L.P.


DATED AS OF March 31, 2015



    



TABLE OF CONTENTS


ARTICLE I
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

ARTICLE II
REGISTRATION REQUEST
SECTION 2.1
Request
4

SECTION 2.2
Other Company Shares
5

SECTION 2.3
Other Investor Shares
5

SECTION 2.4
Expenses
5

ARTICLE III
INCIDENTAL AND SHELF REGISTRATION
SECTION 3.1
Notice and Incidental Registration
6

SECTION 3.2
Shelf Registration Statement
7

ARTICLE IV
REGISTRATION PROCEDURES
SECTION 4.1
Registration and Qualification
8

SECTION 4.2
Underwriting
10

SECTION 4.3
Blackout Periods
11

SECTION 4.4
Qualification for 144 Sales
12

ARTICLE V
PREPARATION; REASONABLE INVESTIGATION
SECTION 5.1
Preparation; Reasonable Investigation
12

ARTICLE VI
RESTRICTIONS ON PUBLIC SALE
SECTION 6.1
Restrictions on Public Sale
12


ARTICLE VII
INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION
SECTION 7.1
Indemnification
14

ARTICLE VIII
BENEFITS OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS
SECTION 8.1
Benefits of Registration Rights
17

SECTION 8.2
General Partner of the Partnership
17

ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS





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SECTION 9.1
No Inconsistent Agreements
17

SECTION 9.2
Captions
17

SECTION 9.3
Severability
17

SECTION 9.4
Governing Law
18

SECTION 9.5
Modification and Amendment
18

SECTION 9.6
Counterparts
18

SECTION 9.7
Entire Agreement
18

SECTION 9.8
Assignment; Successors and Assigns
18

SECTION 9.9
Notices
18

SECTION 9.10
Specific Performance
18



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REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is made as of the 31st day of March, 2015, among PENNSYLVANIA REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, a Pennsylvania business trust (the “ Company ”), FRANCONIA TWO, L.P., a Virginia limited partnership (“ Franconia ”), the Permitted Transferees (as defined below) of Franconia who become party hereto in accordance with this Agreement (Franconia and such entities or Permitted Transferees are sometimes referred to herein individually as an “ Investor ” and collectively as the “ Investors ”) and, solely for purposes of Section 7.1, PREIT ASSOCIATES L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Partnership ”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Company is the sole general partner of the Partnership;
WHEREAS, pursuant to a Contribution Agreement (as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “ Contribution Agreement ”), dated as of March 2, 2014, by and between Franconia and the Partnership, and acknowledged and agreed to as to certain provisions by the Company, Franconia is receiving on the date hereof, and may receive on the Earnout Payment Date, among other things, certain Class B limited partnership interests in the Partnership (such limited partnership units received pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, the “ Common Units ”) or, pursuant to Section 3.4(b) of the Contribution Agreement, common shares of beneficial interest, par value $1.00 per share, of the Company (“ Common Shares ”); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.5 and the other related provisions of the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership, dated as of September 30, 1997 (as the same may be amended, restated or supplemented from time to time, the “ Partnership Agreement ”), subject to the various limitations contained in the Partnership Agreement, the Investors are entitled to redeem their Common Units for cash or, at the Company’s election, Common Shares; and
WHEREAS, the Company has agreed to provide to the Investor certain registration rights as set forth herein with respect to the Common Shares, if any, issued by the Company to Franconia pursuant to the Contribution Agreement or issuable by the Company in respect of the redemption of Common Units pursuant to the Partnership Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and undertakings contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and subject to and on the terms and conditions herein set forth, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
1.1.          “ Agreement ” is defined in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
1.2.          “ beneficial ownership ” and “ beneficial owner ” shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder.
1.3.          “ Business Day ” means any day on which the New York Stock Exchange or such other exchange as the Common Shares are listed is open for trading.







1.4.          “ Common Shares ” is defined in the recitals of this Agreement, and shall include equivalent securities of any successor to the Company.
1.5.          “ Common Units ” is defined in the recitals of this Agreement.
1.6.          “ Company ” is defined in the first paragraph of this Agreement and shall include any entity that becomes the general partner of the Partnership after the date hereof.
1.7.          “ Contribution Agreement ” is defined in the recitals of this Agreement.
1.8.          “ Earnout Payment Date ” means the ninetieth (90 th ) day after the second (2 nd ) anniversary of the date hereof.
1.9.          “ Effectiveness Period ” is defined in Section 3.2(a) hereof.
1.10.      Eligible Securities ” means all or any portion of (x) the Common Shares acquired or that may be acquired by an Investor upon redemption, conversion or exchange of the Common Units and (y) the Common Shares (if any) issued by the Company to Franconia pursuant to Section 3.4(b) of the Contribution Agreement, in each case to the extent those Common Shares are subject to restrictions on disposition by the Investor pursuant to Rule 144 (or any successor rule) under the Securities Act. Eligible Securities shall cease to be Eligible Securities when (i) a registration statement with respect to the sale of such Common Shares shall have become effective under the Securities Act and such Common Shares shall have been disposed of in accordance with such registration statement, (ii) such Common Shares are permitted to be disposed of (without limit as to manner of sale or volume) pursuant to Rule 144 (or any successor provision to such Rule) under the Securities Act as confirmed in a written opinion of outside counsel to the Company addressed to the Investor, (iii) such Common Shares shall have been otherwise transferred pursuant to Rule 144 (or any successor rule) or pursuant to another applicable exemption under the Securities Act, new certificates for such Common Shares not bearing a legend restricting further transfer shall have been delivered by the Company and such Common Shares shall be freely transferable to the public without registration under the Securities Act or (iv) such Common Shares are no longer outstanding.
1.11.      Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the relevant time.
1.12.      Franconia ” is defined in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
1.13.      Inclusion Notice ” is defined in Section 6.1(b) hereof.
1.14.      Information Blackout ” is defined in Section 4.3(a) hereof.
1.15.      Investor ” is defined in the first paragraph of this agreement.
1.16.      Lock-up Commitment ” is defined in Section 6.1(a) hereof.
1.17.      Other Securities ” is defined in Section 3.1 hereof.
1.18.      Participating Investor ” is defined in Section 2.3 hereof.

1.19.      Partnership ” is defined in the preamble of this Agreement.

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1.20.      Partnership Agreement ” is defined in the recitals of this Agreement.
1.21.      Person ” means an individual, a partnership (general or limited), corporation, real estate investment trust, joint venture, business trust, cooperative, limited liability company, association or other form of business organization, whether or not regarded as a legal entity under applicable law, a trust (inter vivos or testamentary), an estate of a deceased, insane or incompetent person, a quasi-governmental entity, a government or any agency, authority, political subdivision or other instrumentality thereof, or any other entity.
1.22.      Permitted Transfer ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Partnership Agreement.
1.23.      Permitted Transferees ” means (a) any affiliate of Franconia that is controlled directly or indirectly by Vornado Realty Trust and (b) any Persons who acquire Common Units from Franconia or another Permitted Transferee in a Permitted Transfer and who has been admitted to the Partnership as a limited partner with the consent of the Partnership’s General Partner in accordance with the requirements of Partnership Agreement, and in each of clauses (a) and (b), that has become a party hereto in accordance with Section 9.9 hereof.
1.24.      Qualifying Other Holder ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.2
1.25.      Registration Expenses ” means all expenses incurred in connection with the Company’s performance of or compliance with the registration requirements set forth in this Agreement including, without limitation, the following: (i) the fees, disbursements and expenses of the Company’s counsel(s) (United States and foreign), accountants, experts and other persons retained by the Company in connection with the registration, offering and sale of Eligible Securities to be disposed of under the Securities Act; (ii) all expenses in connection with the preparation, printing and filing of any registration statement, any preliminary prospectus, final prospectus or free writing prospectus, any other offering document and amendments and supplements thereto and the mailing and delivering of copies thereof to the underwriters and dealers; (iii) the cost of printing or producing any agreement(s) among underwriters, underwriting agreement(s) and blue sky or legal investment memoranda, any selling agreements and any other documents in connection with the offering, sale or delivery of Eligible Securities to be disposed of; (iv) all expenses in connection with the qualification of Eligible Securities to be disposed of for offering and sale under state securities laws (v) the filing fees incident to securing any required review by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. of the terms of the sale of Eligible Securities to be disposed of; (vi) SEC and blue sky registration fees attributable to Eligible Securities; (vii) fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of Eligible Securities on each securities exchange or quotation system on which the Common Shares are then listed and (viii) the reasonable fees and disbursements for one counsel or firm to the Investors selected by Franconia (which selection is subject to the Company’s prior approval, not to be unreasonably withheld); provided , however , that Registration Expenses with respect to any registration pursuant to this Agreement shall not include underwriting discounts or commissions attributable to Eligible Securities, any out-of-pocket expenses of the Selling Investors (including any fees and expenses of their brokers or counsel) or transfer taxes applicable to Eligible Securities.

1.26.      Requesting Investor ” means an Investor requesting registration of its Eligible Securities in accordance with the terms hereof.
1.27.      Sales Blackout Period ” is defined in Section 4.3(a) hereof.

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1.28.      SEC ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
1.29.      Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the relevant time.
1.30.      Selling Investor ” means the Requesting Investor and each Investor who has requested registration pursuant to Article II or Article III hereof, as applicable.
1.31.      Shelf Registration Statement ” is defined in Section 3.2 hereof.
1.32.      Underwritten Offering Notice ” is defined in Section 6.1(a) hereof.
            
ARTICLE II
REGISTRATION REQUEST

SECTION 2.1      Request . Upon written request from a Requesting Investor requesting that the Company effect the registration under the Securities Act of all or part of the Eligible Securities held by such Investor, which notice may be delivered at any time and which notice shall specify the intended method or methods of disposition of such Eligible Securities, unless such Eligible Securities are included in a currently effective registration statement of the Company permitting the resale of such Eligible Securities in the manner contemplated by the Requesting Investor, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect (as promptly as reasonably practicable) the registration, under the Securities Act, of such Eligible Securities for disposition in accordance with the intended method or methods of disposition stated in such request; provided that:
a.      if the Company shall have previously effected a registration with respect to Eligible Securities pursuant to Article III hereof, the Company shall not be required to effect a registration pursuant to this Article II until a period of one hundred eighty (180) days shall have elapsed from the effective date of the most recent such previous registration;
b.      if, while a registration request is pending pursuant to this Article II or Article III, (i) the Company is, at such time, in the process of pursuing an underwritten public offering of equity securities and is advised by the managing underwriter(s) that such offering would in its or their opinion be adversely affected by such filing, (ii) the Board of Trustees of the Company determines that any such filing or the offering of any Eligible Securities would be reasonably likely to materially adversely affect or materially delay any proposed material financing, offer or sale of securities, acquisition, corporate reorganization or other material transaction involving the Company or the Partnership or (iii) the Board of Trustees of the Company determines in good faith, with the advice of counsel, that the filing of a registration statement would be reasonably likely to require the disclosure of non-public material information the disclosure of which would be reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company, then, in each case described in the foregoing clauses (i)-(iii), the Company shall deliver to the Investors a certificate to such effect signed by its Chief Executive Officer, Executive Chairman, Vice Chairman, or any Executive Vice President, and the Company shall not be required to effect a registration pursuant to this Article II until the earlier of (i) the date on which such underwritten public offering concludes, the date upon which such financing, offer or sale of securities, acquisition, corporate

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reorganization or other material transaction concludes, or the date upon which such material information is disclosed to the public or ceases to be material, respectively, or (ii) sixty (60) days after the Company makes such good faith determination; provided , that only two (2) such certificates may be delivered to the Investors in any twelve (12) consecutive month period, and the aggregate number of days in which any Sales Blackout Periods may be in effect in any twelve (12) consecutive month period shall not exceed one hundred and five (105) days;
c.      the Company shall not be required to effect (i) more than two (2) registrations pursuant to this Article II in any calendar year or more than four (4) total registrations pursuant to this Article II and (ii) a registration of Eligible Securities, the fair market value of which on the date of the registration request is less than $50,000,000. No registration of Eligible Securities under this Article II shall relieve the Company of its obligation (if any) to effect registrations of Eligible Securities pursuant to Section 3.1 hereof; and
d.      the Company shall not file any registration statement or effect a public offering of its securities during the period of time covered by a certificate relating to an event described in clause (b)(ii) (other than in connection with such proposed transaction described in clause (b)(ii)) or (b)(iii) above.
SECTION 2.2      Other Company Shares . In no event shall the Company agree to register Common Shares or any other securities for issuance by the Company or for resale by any Persons other than the Investors in any registration statement filed pursuant to this Article II or Section 3.2, without the express written consent of Franconia, which consent shall be entirely discretionary; provided , however , that the Company may agree to register in such registration statement Common Shares for resale by any holder of registration rights, pursuant to a registration rights agreement entered into by it with the Company after the date of this Agreement, who beneficially owns at least five (5) percent of the Company’s outstanding Common Shares (calculated with Class A and Class B Units of the Partnership deemed to be Common Shares) (a “ Qualifying Other Holder ”) and who is proposing to register Common Shares with an aggregate fair market value as of the time of the initial filing of such registration statement of at least $50,000,000. If the Company shall have been advised in writing (with a copy to the Requesting Investors) by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm selected by the Company and reasonably acceptable to the Requesting Investors to act as lead underwriter in connection with the public offering of securities by the Company that, in such firm’s opinion, a registration of Eligible Securities requested to be registered at that time would materially and adversely affect the scheduled offering of securities, then the aggregate number of Eligible Securities requested to be included in such registration by the Requesting Investors and the Qualifying Other Holder(s) shall be reduced pro rata among the Requesting Investors and the Qualifying Other Holder(s) according to the total number of eligible securities requested to be registered by such Persons.
SECTION 2.3      Other Investor Shares . A Requesting Investor who delivers a written notice to the Company shall promptly give such written notice to each other Investor. The Company shall include in any registration statement filed pursuant to this Article II the Eligible Securities of any other Investor (a “ Participating Investor ”) who has delivered written notice to the Company within ten (10) Business Days of the date of the Company’s receipt of the above-referenced written notice from the Requesting Investor. A notice from a Participating Investor under this Section 2.3 shall specify the number of Eligible Securities to be included in the registration statement and the intended method of disposition.
SECTION 2.4      Expenses . The Company shall bear all Registration Expenses in connection with any demand registration pursuant to this Article II, whether or not such registration statement becomes effective; provided , however , that if the Investors request a registration pursuant to

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this Section 2.1 and subsequently withdraw their request, then such Investors shall either pay all Registration Expenses incurred in connection with such registration or forfeit the right to request another registration unless the withdrawal of such request is the result of facts or circumstances relating to the Company that arise after the date on which such request was made and would have a material adverse effect on the offering of the Eligible Securities.
ARTICLE III
INCIDENTAL AND SHELF REGISTRATION

SECTION 3.1      Notice and Incidental Registration . If the Company proposes to register any Common Shares, any equity securities exercisable for, convertible into or exchangeable for Common Shares, or other securities issued by it having terms substantially similar to Eligible Securities (“ Other Securities ”) (x) for public sale by the Company, or (y) so long as the Investors beneficially own Common Shares representing at least five (5) percent of the Company’s outstanding Common Shares (calculated with Class A and Class B Units of the Partnership deemed to be Common Shares) and are proposing to register Common Shares with an aggregate fair market value of at least $50,000,000 at the time of the initial filing of such registration statement, for public sale by any Qualifying Other Holder proposing to register Common Shares with an aggregate fair market value of at least $50,000,000 at the time of the initial filing of such registration statement, under the Securities Act on a form and in a manner which would permit registration of Eligible Securities for sale to the public under the Securities Act, it will give prompt written notice to the Investors of its intention to do so, and upon the written request of any Investor delivered to the Company within ten (10) Business Days after the giving of any such notice (which request shall specify the number of Eligible Securities intended to be disposed of by the Investor and the intended method of disposition thereof), the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to effect, in connection with the registration of the Other Securities, the registration under the Securities Act of all Eligible Securities which the Company has been so requested to register by the Selling Investor(s), to the extent required to permit the disposition (in accordance with the intended method or methods thereof as aforesaid) of Eligible Securities so to be registered; provided that:
a.      If, at any time after giving such written notice of its intention to register any Other Securities and prior to the effective date of the registration statement filed in connection with such registration, the Company or such Qualifying Other Holder shall determine for any reason not to register the Other Securities, the Company may, at its election, give written notice of such determination to the Selling Investors and thereupon the Company shall be relieved of its obligation to register such Eligible Securities in connection with the registration of such Other Securities (but not from its obligation to pay Registration Expenses to the extent incurred in connection therewith as provided in Section 3.2 hereof), without prejudice, however, to the rights (if any) of the Selling Investors immediately to request that such registration be effected as a registration under Article II hereof.
b.      The Company shall not be required to give notice of or effect any registration of Eligible Securities under this Section 3.1 incidental to the registration of any of its securities in connection with mergers, acquisitions, exchange offers, subscription offers, dividend reinvestment plans or share options or other employee benefit plans. The Company shall not be required to effect any registration under this Section 3.1 if the Eligible Securities that are the subject of such request are currently included in an effective registration statement of the Company permitting the resale of such Eligible Securities in the manner contemplated by the Requesting Investor.

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c.      Notwithstanding any request under this Section 3.1, a Selling Investor may elect in writing prior to the effective date of a registration under this Section 3.1, not to register its Eligible Securities in connection with such registration.
d.      No registration of Eligible Securities effected under this Section 3.1 shall relieve the Company of its obligation (if any) to effect registration of other Eligible Securities pursuant to Article II or Section 3.2 hereof.
e.      Neither the Company nor the Partnership shall enter into any agreement with a holder of securities of the Company or the Partnership that prevents the Company from complying with its obligations under this Section 3.1 to include Eligible Securities in any registration statement filed by the Company.
f.      The Company will not be required to effect any registration pursuant to this Section 3.1 if the Company shall have been advised in writing (with a copy to the Selling Investors) by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm selected by the Company to act as lead underwriter in connection a the public offering of securities by the Company that, in such firm’s opinion, a registration of Eligible Securities requested to be registered at that time would materially and adversely affect the scheduled offering of securities; provided , however , that if an offering of some but not all of the Eligible Securities requested to be registered by the Investor(s) would not materially adversely affect the Company’s offering of securities, the aggregate number of Eligible Securities requested to be included in such offering by the Investors shall be reduced such that securities are included as follows: (1)  first , 100% of the securities that the Company proposes to sell, (2)  second , and only if all the securities referred to in clause (1) have been included, the number of securities eligible for inclusion in such registration that all other Persons have requested to include, allocated pro rata among such Persons according to the total number of eligible securities requested to be registered by such Persons.
g.      The Company shall be responsible for the payment of all Registration Expenses in connection with any registration pursuant to this Section 3.1.
SECTION 3.2      Shelf Registration Statement .
(a)      Shelf Registration Statement . Subject to Section 2.1(b), the Company shall, upon request of any Investor, as promptly as reasonably practicable file with the SEC a registration statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 covering the resale of all of the Eligible Securities (the “ Shelf Registration Statement ”). The Shelf Registration Statement shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of such Eligible Securities for resale by Investors in the manner or manners designated by them (including, without limitation, one or more underwritten offerings). The Company will notify each Investor when such Shelf Registration Statement has become effective. The Company shall not be required to maintain in effect more than one shelf registration at any one time pursuant to this Section 3.2(a). The Company shall (subject to the limitations on registration obligations of the Company set forth in Articles II and III hereof, which shall be applicable with respect to the Shelf Registration) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Shelf Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after the filing of the Shelf Registration Statement, or automatically if the Company is eligible to file an automatically effective shelf registration statement, and (subject to the limitations on registration obligations of the Company set forth in Articles II and III hereof) to keep the Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date (“ Effectiveness Period ”) when all Eligible Securities covered by the Shelf

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Registration Statement have been sold in the manner set forth and as contemplated in the Shelf Registration Statement.
(b)      Withdrawal of Stop Orders . If the Shelf Registration Statement ceases to be effective for any reason at any time during the Effectiveness Period (other than because of the sale of all of the securities registered thereunder), the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the prompt withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness thereof.
(c)      Supplement and Amendments . Subject to Section 2.1(b), the Company shall promptly supplement and amend the Shelf Registration Statement and the prospectus included therein if required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used for such Shelf Registration Statement or by the Securities Act.
(d)      Other Shares . Except as provided in Section 2.2, in no event shall the Company agree to register Common Shares or any other securities for issuance by the Company or resale by any Persons other than the Investors in any registration statement filed pursuant to this Section 3.2 without the express written consent of Franconia, which consent shall be entirely discretionary.
(e)      Other Registrations . Notwithstanding any other provisions contained herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be required to effect any shelf registration or to keep any shelf registration statement effective pursuant to this Section 3.2 if the Investors exercise their right to request a demand registration pursuant to Article II, and such demand registration includes all of the Eligible Securities owned by all of the Investors and such securities are sold pursuant to such demand registration.
(f)      Expenses . The Company shall bear all Registration Expenses in connection with any shelf registration pursuant to this Section 3.2, whether or not such shelf registration becomes effective; provided , however , that if the Investor(s) request a shelf registration and subsequently withdraw their request, then such Investors shall either pay all Registration Expenses incurred in connection with such shelf registration or forfeit the right to request another shelf registration unless the withdrawal of such request is the result of facts or circumstances relating to the Company that arise after the date on which such request was made and would have a material adverse effect on the offering of the Eligible Securities.
ARTICLE IV
REGISTRATION PROCEDURES
SECTION 4.1      Registration and Qualification . If and whenever the Company is required to use all commercially reasonable efforts to effect the registration of any Eligible Securities under the Securities Act as provided in Articles II or III hereof, and subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.1, 3.1 and 3.2, the Company will, as promptly as is practicable:
a.      prepare, file and use all commercially reasonable efforts to cause to become effective and to remain continuously effective a registration statement under the Securities Act regarding the Eligible Securities to be offered;
b.      prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such registration statement effective and to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all Eligible Securities until such time as all of such Eligible Securities have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the Selling Investors set forth in such registration statement;

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c.      furnish to the Investor and any Selling Investors and to any underwriter of such Eligible Securities such number of conformed copies of such registration statement and of each such amendment and supplement thereto (in each case including all exhibits), such number of copies of the prospectus included in such registration statement (including each preliminary prospectus and any summary prospectus), in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act, such documents incorporated by reference in such registration statement or prospectus, and such other documents as the Selling Investors or such underwriter may reasonably request;
d.      use all commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify all Eligible Securities covered by such registration statement under such other securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Investor or any Selling Investors or any underwriter of such Eligible Securities shall reasonably request, and use all commercially reasonable efforts to do other acts and things which may be reasonably requested by the Investor or any Selling Investors or any underwriter to consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Eligible Securities covered by such registration statement, except the Company shall not for any such purpose be required to qualify generally to do business as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction wherein it is not so qualified, or to subject itself to taxation on its income in any jurisdiction where it is not then subject to taxation, or to consent to general service of process in any jurisdiction where it is not then subject to service of process;
e.      use all commercially reasonable efforts to list the Eligible Securities on each national securities exchange or quotation system on which the Common Shares are then listed, if the listing of such securities is then permitted under the rules of such exchange;
f.      (i) furnish to the Selling Investors opinions of counsel for the Company, addressed to them, dated the date of the closing under the underwriting agreement, in customary form, scope and substance, (ii) in the case of an underwritten offering, upon such Selling Investor’s request, furnish to the Selling Investors a “comfort letter” signed by the independent public accountants who have audited the Company’s financial statements included in such registration statement, addressed to them and, subject to the Selling Investors providing to the independent public accountants such information and representations as reasonably requested by such independent public accountants to render such “comfort letter”; provided that with respect to such opinion and “comfort letter,” the following shall apply: the opinion and “comfort letter” shall cover such matters as the Selling Investors may reasonably request, but only to the extent substantially the same matters with respect to such registration statement (and the prospectus included therein) are customarily covered in opinions of issuer’s counsel and in accountants’ letter delivered to underwriters in underwritten public offerings of securities, and (iii) furnish to the Selling Investors such other certificates and documents, dated the date of closing under the underwriting agreement, as are reasonably requested by the Selling Investors and customarily delivered at closing;
g.      notify the Investor and any Selling Investors as soon as reasonably practicable and, if requested by any such person, confirm such notice in writing:
(i)      (A) when a prospectus, any prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus or post-effective amendment is proposed to be filed in respect of a registration statement filed pursuant to this Agreement, and (B) with respect to such registration statement or any post-effective amendment thereto, when the same has become effective;
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additional information related thereto;
(iii)      of the issuance by the SEC, any state securities commission, any other governmental agency or any court of any stop order, order or injunction suspending or enjoining the use or effectiveness of any registration statement filed pursuant to this Agreement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose;
(iv)      of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Eligible Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose;
(v)      of the existence of any fact or the happening of any event that makes any statement of material fact made in any registration statement filed pursuant to this Agreement or related prospectus untrue in any material respect, or that requires the making of any changes in such registration statement or prospectus so that, in the case of the registration statement, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading and that, in the case of the prospectus, such prospectus will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and
(vi)      of the determination by the Company that a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to this Agreement will be filed with the SEC; and
h.      upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 4.1(g)(v) hereof, at the request of the Investor or a Selling Investor, prepare and furnish to the Investor and any Selling Investors as many copies as requested of a supplement or amendment, including, if appropriate, a post-effective amendment to the registration statement or a supplement to the related prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, and file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered, such prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
The Company may require the Investor(s) and any Selling Investors to furnish the Company such information regarding the Investor(s) and any Selling Investors and the distribution of such securities as the Company may from time to time reasonably request in writing and as shall be required by law or by the SEC in connection with any registration.
SECTION 4.2      Underwriting . (a)   If, in the case of an offering pursuant to a registration statement filed pursuant to Section 2.1, or an offering pursuant to a registration statement filed pursuant to Section 3.2 where the fair market value of the Eligible Securities to be offered is either (i) at least $50,000,000 or (ii) at least $30,000,000 and the Eligible Securities to be sold are all of the Eligible Securities held by the Investors, and in each case, any Selling Investor(s) so elects, such offering shall, by written notice delivered to the Company, be in the form of an underwritten offering (for the avoidance of doubt, underwritten offerings pursuant to a shelf registration statement under Section 3.2 shall be subject to Section 2.1(b)). With respect to any such underwritten offering, the Company shall as promptly as is practicable (and, in any event, within three (3) Business Days of its receipt of such notice

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from the Selling Investor(s)) select an investment banking firm of national standing to be the managing underwriter for the offering, which firm shall be reasonably acceptable to the Selling Investor(s), following which selection the Company and the Selling Investors shall cooperate to effect such transaction as promptly as reasonably practicable.
(b)      In the case of an underwritten offering, the Company will, and will cause the Partnership to, enter into and perform their obligations under an underwriting agreement with such underwriters for such offering, such agreement to contain such representations and warranties by the Company and the Partnership and such other terms and provisions as are customarily contained in underwriting agreements with respect to secondary distributions, which may include, without limitation, indemnities and contribution to the effect and to the extent provided in Article VII hereof and the provision of opinions of counsel and accountants’ letters to the effect and to the extent provided in Section 4.1(f) hereof. The holders of Eligible Securities on whose behalf such securities are to be distributed by such underwriters shall be parties to any such underwriting agreement and the representations and warranties by, and the other agreements on the part of, the Company to and for the benefit of such underwriters shall also be made to and for the benefit of such holders of such securities, but only to the extent such representations and warranties and other agreements are customarily made by issuers to selling stockholders in secondary underwritten public offerings.
(c)      In the event that any registration pursuant to Section 3.1 hereof shall involve, in whole or in part, an underwritten offering, the Company may require Eligible Securities requested to be registered pursuant to Article III hereof to be included in such underwriting on the same terms and conditions as shall be applicable to the Other Securities being sold through underwriters under such registration. In such case, the holders of Eligible Securities on whose behalf Eligible Securities are to be distributed by such underwriters shall be parties to any such underwriting agreement. Such agreement shall contain such representations and warranties by the Company, the Partnership and the Selling Investors and such other terms and provisions as are customarily contained in underwriting agreements with respect to secondary distributions, which may include, without limitation, indemnities and contribution to the effect and to the extent provided in Article VI hereof. The representations and warranties in such underwriting agreement by, and the other agreements on the part of, the Company and the Partnership to and for the benefit of such underwriters shall also be made to and for the benefit of such holders of Eligible Securities, but only to the extent such representations and warranties and other agreements are customarily made by issuers to selling stockholders in secondary underwritten public offerings.
SECTION 4.3      Blackout Periods . (a)  At any time when a registration statement effected pursuant to Article II hereof relating to Eligible Securities is effective, upon written notice from the Company to the Selling Investors that the Board of Trustees of the Company has determined in good faith, with the advice of counsel, that the Selling Investors’ sale of Eligible Securities pursuant to the registration statement would be reasonably likely to require disclosure of non-public material information the disclosure of which would be reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company (an “ Information Blackout ”), the Selling Investors shall suspend sales of Eligible Securities pursuant to such registration statement until the earliest of:
(i)      the date upon which such material information is disclosed to the public or ceases to be material;
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(iii)      such time as the Company notifies the Selling Investors that sales pursuant to such registration statement may be resumed.
The number of days from such suspension of sales by the Selling Investors until the day when such sales may be resumed under clause (i), (ii) or (iii) hereof is hereinafter called a “ Sales Blackout Period ”. In no event may the Company deliver more than two (2) notices of an Information Blackout in any twelve (12) consecutive month period, and the aggregate number of days in which any Sales Blackout Periods may be in effect in any twelve (12) consecutive month period shall not exceed one hundred and five (105) days.
(b)      Any delivery by the Company of a written notice of an Information Blackout during the sixty (60) days immediately following effectiveness of any registration statement effected pursuant to Article II hereof shall give the Investors the right, by written notice to the Company within twenty (20) Business Days after the end of such Sales Blackout Period, to cancel such registration and obtain one additional registration right during such calendar year under Article II hereof, unless the Investors have sold a majority of the Eligible Securities registered on such registration statement prior to the end of such twenty (20) Business Day period.
(c)      The Company shall not effect any public offering of its securities during any Sales Blackout Period.
SECTION 4.4      Qualification for Rule 144 Sales . The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with the filing requirements described in Rule 144(c)(1) so as to enable the Investors to sell Eligible Securities without registration under the Securities Act and, upon the written request of any Investor, the Company will deliver to such Investor a written statement as to whether it has complied with such filing requirements.
ARTICLE V
PREPARATION; REASONABLE INVESTIGATION

SECTION 5.1      Preparation; Reasonable Investigation . In connection with the preparation and filing of each registration statement registering or offering Eligible Securities under the Securities Act, the Company will give the Investor, any Selling Investors and the underwriters, if any, and their respective counsel and accountants, drafts of such registration statement for their review and comment prior to filing and such reasonable and customary access to its books and records and such opportunities to discuss the business of the Company with its officers, counsel and the independent public accountants who have certified its financial statements as shall be necessary to conduct a reasonable investigation within the meaning of the Securities Act, provided that the Company may require them to enter into a customary confidentiality agreement.
ARTICLE VI
RESTRICTIONS ON PUBLIC SALE
SECTION 6.1      Restrictions on Public Sale .
(d)      Notwithstanding any registration rights set forth in this Agreement, upon written notice to the Investors, the Investors shall, in the event (x) the Company is issuing equity securities to the public, or (y) any Qualifying Other Holder is proposing to sell Common Shares with an aggregate fair market value of at least $50,000,000, in each case in an underwritten offering, and, if requested in writing by the managing underwriter or underwriters for such underwritten offering, not effect (and sign a written commitment to the underwriter(s) (a “ Lock-up Commitment ”) to not effect) any public sale or distribution of Eligible Securities or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such Eligible

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Securities, including a sale pursuant to Rule 144 (or any similar provision then in force) under the Securities Act, for a period commencing on the tenth (10th) business day prior to the date such underwritten offering commences (such offering being deemed to commence for this purpose on the later of the effective date for the registration statement for such offering or, if applicable, the date of the prospectus supplement for such offering) or, if later, the date of such written request of the underwriter(s), and ending after the earlier of (i) ninety (90) days after the closing of such underwritten offering and (ii) the date of the expiration of the lock-up imposed by the underwriter on the Company in respect of such offering, so long as the managing underwriter or underwriters obtains a written commitment of each Company trustee and executive officer and each Qualifying Other Holder to agree to the same restrictions. Any notice delivered to the Investors pursuant to this Section 6.1(a) (an “ Underwritten Offering Notice ”) shall be delivered not less than five (5) business days prior to the date of the underwriting agreement for such offering.
(b)      Upon receipt by the Investors of an Underwritten Offering Notice, the Investors shall be entitled by written notice delivered to the Company (an “ Inclusion Notice ”) not later than two (2) business days after the receipt of such Underwritten Offering Notice to require the Company to use its commercially reasonable efforts to include such number of Eligible Securities of the Investors in such underwritten offering as the Investors shall request; provided , however , that the Investors shall not be entitled to include Eligible Securities in an offering pursuant to clause (y) of Section 6.1(a) unless the Investors beneficially own Common Shares representing at least five (5) percent of the Company’s outstanding Common Shares (calculated with Class A and Class B Units of the Partnership deemed to be Common Shares) and are proposing to register Common Shares with an aggregate fair market value of at least $50,000,000. The Company will not be required to include such Eligible Securities pursuant to this Section 6.1 if the Company shall have been advised in writing (with a copy to the Selling Investors) by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm selected by the Company to act as lead underwriter in connection with the public offering of securities by the Company that, in such firm’s opinion, the inclusion of the Eligible Securities requested to be included in such offering would materially and adversely affect the Company’s offering of securities, in which event the aggregate number of Eligible Securities requested to be included in such offering by the Investors shall be reduced such that securities are included as follows: (1)  first , 100% of the securities that the Company proposes to sell (if the Underwritten Offering Notice is being delivered pursuant to clause (x) of Section 6.1(a)), (2)  second , and only if all the securities referred to in clause (1) have been included (if applicable), the number of securities eligible for inclusion in such offering that all others Persons have requested to include, allocated pro rata among such Persons according to the total number of eligible securities requested to be offered by such Person.
(c)      The Company shall not deliver more than two Underwritten Offering Notices pursuant to clause (x) of Section 6.1(a)) nor more than two Underwritten Offering Notices pursuant to clause (y) of Section 6.1(a) in any twelve (12) consecutive month period and shall not restrict sales and distributions of Eligible Securities by the Investors pursuant to Section 6.1(a)(x) for more than one hundred (100) days in the aggregate in any twelve (12) consecutive month period or pursuant to Section 6.1(a)(y) for more than one hundred (100) days in the aggregate in any twelve (12) consecutive month period; provided , however , that any restricted period in respect of an Underwritten Offering shall not count toward this limitation if the Investors are not prevented from selling any of the Eligible Securities they elected to sell in such Underwritten Offering. With respect to a Company issuance of equity securities to the public, the Investors shall not deliver more than two Inclusion Notices in any twelve (12) consecutive month period if they are able to sell not less than fifty percent (50%) of the Eligible Securities that they request to sell in the underwritten offering to which such notice relates.
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such underwritten offering, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to cause its trustees and executive officers and each Qualifying Other Holder to sign a Lock-Up Commitment to the underwriter(s) to not effect any public sale or distribution of Common Shares or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Common Shares, including a sale pursuant to Rule 144 (or any similar provision then in force) under the Securities Act, for a period commencing on the tenth (10th) day prior to the date such underwritten offering commences (such offering being deemed to commence for this purpose on the later of the effective date for the registration statement for such offering or, if applicable, the date of the prospectus supplement for such offering) or, if later, the date of such written request of the underwriter(s), and ending no later than the earlier of (i) ninety (90) days after the closing of such underwritten offering and (ii) the date of the expiration of the lock-up imposed on the Investors in respect of such offering; provided , however , that such obligations of the Company with respect to any Qualifying Other Holder shall not apply unless such Qualifying Other Holder is permitted to participate in the underwritten offering in accordance with Section 2.2; and provided , further , that in any twelve (12) consecutive month period, the Company shall not be required to use reasonable best efforts to impose such restrictions more than two (2) times or for more than one hundred (100) days in the aggregate. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6.1, (x) if the Investors fail to sign a Lock-Up Commitment in accordance with, and subject to the terms and limitations set forth in, Section 6.1(a), then the Company’s obligations under this Section 6.1(d) shall terminate, and (y) if a Qualifying Other Holder fails to sign a Lock-Up Commitment in accordance with, and subject to the terms and limitations set forth in, this Section 6.1(d), then the Investors’ obligations under Section 6.1(a)(y) shall terminate.
ARTICLE VII
INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION

SECTION 7.1      Indemnification . (a)  In the event of any registration of Eligible Securities hereunder, the Company and the Partnership jointly and severally will, and hereby do, indemnify and hold harmless, each Selling Investor, its respective directors, trustees, officers, partners, agents, and employees and each other Person who participates as an underwriter in the offering or sale of such securities and each other Person, if any, who controls each such Selling Investor or any such underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act, against any and all losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities, joint or several, actions or proceedings (whether commenced or threatened) in respect thereof, to which each such indemnified party may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in any registration statement contemplated hereby under which Eligible Securities were registered under the Securities Act, any preliminary prospectus, final prospectus or summary prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein in light of the circumstances in which they were made not misleading, and the Company or the Partnership will reimburse each such Selling Investor and each such director, trustee, officer, partner, agent, or employee, underwriter and controlling person for any legal or any other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, expense, liability, action, or proceeding; provided , however , that the Company and the Partnership shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage, expense or liability (or action or proceeding in respect thereof) arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in such registration statement, any such preliminary prospectus, final prospectus, summary prospectus, amendment or supplement in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of such Selling Investor or underwriter.
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in the offering or sale of such securities, and each Person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act against any and all losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities, joint or several, actions or proceedings (whether commenced or threatened) in respect thereof, to which each such indemnified party may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise insofar as such losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact in or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact in such registration statement, any preliminary prospectus, final prospectus or summary prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereto, but only to the extent that such statement or omission was made in reliance upon and, in conformity with, written information furnished by or on behalf of such Selling Investor to the Company.
(c)      Promptly after receipt by any indemnified party hereunder of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding involving a claim referred to in paragraphs (a) or (b) of this Section 7.1, the indemnified party will notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof; but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party will not relieve the indemnifying party from any liability which it may have to any indemnified party under paragraphs (a) or (b) of this Section 7.1 (except to the extent that is has been prejudiced in any material respect by such failure). In case any such action, suit, claim or proceeding is brought against any indemnified party, the indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent it may elect by written notice delivered to the indemnified party promptly after receiving the aforesaid notice from such indemnified party, to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the indemnified party shall have the right to employ its own counsel in any such case, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified party unless (i) the employment of such counsel shall have been authorized in writing by the indemnifying party in connection with the defense of such suit, action, claim or proceeding, (ii) the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel to take charge of the defense of such action, suit, claim or proceeding within a reasonable time after notice of commencement of the action, suit, claim or proceeding, or (iii) such indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded, based on the advice of counsel, that there may be defenses available to it which are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party which, if the indemnifying party and the indemnified party were to be represented by the same counsel, could result in a conflict of interest for such counsel or materially prejudice the prosecution of the defenses available to such indemnified party. If any of the events specified in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) of the preceding sentence shall have occurred or shall otherwise be applicable, then the reasonable fees and expenses of one counsel selected by a majority in interest of the indemnified parties shall be borne by the indemnifying party. If, in any case specified in the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) or (iii), the indemnified party employs separate counsel, the indemnifying party shall not have the right to direct the defense of such action, suit, claim or proceeding on behalf of the indemnified party. Anything in this paragraph to the contrary notwithstanding, an indemnifying party shall not be liable for the settlement of any action, suit, claim or proceeding effected without its prior written consent (which consent in the case of an action, suit, claim or proceeding exclusively seeking monetary relief shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). Such indemnification shall remain in full force and effect irrespective of any investigation made by or on behalf of an indemnified party.
(d)      If for any reason the indemnity under this Section 7.1 is unavailable or is insufficient to hold harmless any indemnified party under paragraphs (a) or (b) of this Section 6.1, then the indemnifying parties shall contribute to the amount paid or payable to the indemnified party as a result of any loss, claim, expense, damage or liability (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof), and legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the indemnified party

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in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, expense, damage, liability, action or proceeding, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one hand and the indemnified party on the other. The relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or the Selling Investor and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. If, however, the allocation provided in the second preceding sentence is not permitted by applicable law or provides a lesser sum to the indemnified party than the amount hereinbefore calculated, then the indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such relative fault but also the relative benefits of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contributions pursuant to this paragraph (d) of Section 7.1 were to be determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the preceding sentences of this paragraph (d) of Section 7.1.
(e)      Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 7.1, to the extent that any director, trustee, officer, partner, agent, employee, or other representative (current or former) of any indemnified party is a witness in any action or proceeding, the indemnifying party agrees to pay to the indemnified party all expenses reasonably incurred by, or on the behalf of, the indemnified party and such witness in connection therewith.
(f)      All legal and other expenses reasonably incurred by or on behalf of any indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any loss, claim, expense, damage, liability, action or proceeding which are to be borne by the indemnifying party pursuant to this Section 7.1 shall be paid by the indemnified party in advance of the final disposition of such investigation, defense, action or proceeding within thirty (30) days after the receipt by the indemnifying party of a statement or statements from the indemnified party requesting from time to time such payment, advance or advances. The entitlement of each indemnified party to such payment or advancement of expenses shall include those incurred in connection with any action or proceeding by the indemnified party seeking an adjudication or award in arbitration pursuant to this Section 7.1. Such statement or statements shall reasonably evidence such expenses incurred by the indemnified party in connection therewith.
(g)      The termination of any proceeding by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, adversely affect the rights of any indemnified party to indemnification hereunder or create a presumption that any indemnified party violated any federal or state securities laws.
(h)      (i) In the event that advances are not made pursuant to this Section 7.1 or payment has not otherwise been timely made, each indemnified party shall be entitled to seek a final adjudication in an appropriate court of competent jurisdiction of the entitlement of the indemnified party to indemnification or advances hereunder.
(ii)      The Company, the Partnership and the Selling Investors agree that they shall be precluded from asserting that the procedures and presumptions of this Section 7.1 are not valid, binding and enforceable. The Company, the Partnership and the Selling Investors further agree to stipulate in any such court that the Company, the Partnership and the Selling Investors are bound by all the provisions of this Section 7.1 and are precluded from making any assertion to the contrary.

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(iii)      To the extent deemed appropriate by the court, interest shall be paid by the indemnifying party to the indemnified party at a reasonable interest rate for amounts which the indemnifying party has not timely paid as the result of its indemnification and contribution obligations hereunder.
(i)      In the event that any indemnified party is a party to or intervenes in any proceeding to which the validity or enforceability of this Section 7.1 is at issue or seeks an adjudication to enforce the rights of any indemnified party under, or to recover damages for breach of, this Section 7.1, the indemnified party, if the indemnified party prevails in whole in such action, shall be entitled to recover from the indemnifying party and shall be indemnified by the indemnifying party against, any expenses reasonably incurred by the indemnified party. If it is determined that the indemnified party is entitled to indemnification for part (but not all) of the indemnification so requested, expenses incurred in seeking enforcement of such partial indemnification shall be reasonably prorated among the claims, issues or matters for which the indemnified party is entitled to indemnification and for such claims, issues or matters for which the indemnified party is not so entitled.
(j)      The indemnity agreements contained in this Section 7.1 shall be in addition to any other rights (to indemnification, contribution or otherwise) which any indemnified party may have pursuant to law or contract and shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made or omitted by or on behalf of any indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of any Eligible Securities by any Investor.
ARTICLE VIII
BENEFITS OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS

SECTION 8.1      Benefits of Registration Rights . The Investors may severally or jointly exercise the registration rights hereunder in such proportion as they shall agree among themselves. In the event that the Company receives conflicting direction from Investors with respect to actions to be taken hereunder, the direction of Franconia shall be the only direction the Company shall be required to follow.
SECTION 8.2      General Partner of the Partnership . The Company agrees not to take any action that results in another Person becoming general partner of the Partnership, by merger, agreement or otherwise, without causing such Person to expressly assume all of the obligations of the Company (including as general partner of the Partnership) hereunder.
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 9.1      No Inconsistent Agreements . Neither the Company nor the Partnership has entered and neither of them will enter into any agreement that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Investors in this Agreement or that otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof in any material respect. The rights granted to the Investors hereunder do not in any material way conflict with and are not inconsistent with the rights granted to the holders of the Company’s or the Partnership’s other issued and outstanding securities under any such agreements.
SECTION 9.2      Captions . The captions or headings in this Agreement are for convenience and reference only, and in no way define, describe, extend or limit the scope or intent of this Agreement.
SECTION 9.3      Severability . If any clause, provision or section of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable, the invalidity or unenforceability of such clause, provision or section shall

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not affect the enforceability or validity of any of the remaining clauses, provisions or sections hereof to the extent permitted by applicable law.
SECTION 9.4      Governing Law . This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without reference to its rules as to conflicts or choice of laws.
SECTION 9.5      Modification and Amendment . This Agreement may not be changed, modified, discharged or amended, except by an instrument signed by all of the parties hereto.
SECTION 9.6      Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
SECTION 9.7      Entire Agreement . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding among the parties and supersedes any prior understandings and/or written or oral agreements among them respecting the subject matter herein.
SECTION 9.8      Assignment; Successors and Assigns . Except as set forth in the next sentence, this Agreement and the rights granted hereunder may not be assigned by any Investor without the prior written consent of the Company, which may be granted or withheld by the Company in its sole and absolute discretion. Each Investor will be permitted to assign its rights under this Agreement to its Permitted Transferees, so long as the Investor provides to the Company at least five (5) business days’ advance written notice of the transfer, and the transferee executes and delivers to the Company an instrument, in form and substance acceptable to the Company, agreeing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement as if it were an original party hereto. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon all of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
SECTION 9.9      Notices . All notices required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given: (a) upon personal delivery to the party to be notified, (b) five (5) days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (c) one (1) Business Day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next Business Day delivery, with written verification of receipt. All notices and other communications shall be sent to the Company or the Investors, respectively, at the address listed on the signature page hereof or at such other address as the Company or the Investors, respectively, may designate by ten (10) days’ advance written notice to the other parties hereto.
SECTION 9.10      Specific Performance . The parties agree that, to the extent permitted by law, (i) the obligations imposed on them in this Agreement are special, unique and of an extraordinary character, and that in the event of a breach by any such party, damages would not be an adequate remedy; and (ii) each of the other parties shall be entitled to specific performance and injunctive and other equitable relief in addition to any other remedy to which it may be entitled at law or in equity.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement or caused this Agreement to be executed as of the day and year first above written.



PENNSYLVANIA REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, a Pennsylvania business trust

By:     /s/_Bruce Goldman____________________
Name: Bruce Goldman
Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

200 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102-3803
Attn:         Bruce Goldman
Phone:     215-875-0780
Email:     goldmanb@preit.com

with a copy to:     

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
51 West 52nd Street
New York, New York 10019
Attn:     Robin Panovka
Karessa L. Cain
Phone:     212-403-1000
Email:     RPanovka@wlrk.com
    KLCain@wlrk.com
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Springfield Town Center
Registration Rights Agreement




FRANCONIA TWO, L.P., a Virginia limited partnership

By:
Franconia GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company


By:
/s/_Alan Rice_____
Name: Alan Rice
Title: Authorized Signatory

c/o Vornado Realty Trust
888 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019
Attn.: Executive Vice President – Co-Head of Acquisitions and Capital Markets

with copies to:

Vornado Realty Trust
240 Route 4 East
Paramus, New Jersey 07652
Attn.: Executive Vice President – Finance and Chief
Administrative Officer

Vornado Realty Trust
888 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019
Attn.: Corporation Counsel

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
125 Broad Street
New York, New York 10004
Attn.: William G. Farrar


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Springfield Town Center
Registration Rights Agreement




Solely for purposes of Section 7.1:

PREIT ASSOCIATES, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership

By:     /s/_Bruce Goldman___________
Name: Bruce Goldman
Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

c/o Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
200 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102-3803
Attn:     Bruce Goldman
Phone:     215-875-0780
Email:     goldmanb@preit.com

with a copy to:     

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
51 West 52 nd Street
New York, New York 10019
Attn:     Robin Panovka
Karessa L. Cain
Phone:     212-403-1000
Email:     RPanovka@wlrk.com
KLCain@wlrk.com

Springfield Town Center
Registration Rights Agreement

Exhibit 10.1
EXECUTION VERSION




TAX PROTECTION AGREEMENT
THIS TAX PROTECTION AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is entered into as of the 31st day of March, 2015 (the “ Closing Date ”), by and among PREIT ASSOCIATES, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Partnership ”), PR SPRINGFIELD TOWN CENTER LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Designee ”), FRANCONIA TWO, L.P., a Virginia limited partnership (“ Contributor ”) and VORNADO REALTY L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ VRLP ”, and together with Contributor, the Partnership and Designee, the “ Parties ” and each, a “ Party ”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Contributor is the owner of the real property commonly known as “Springfield Town Center” and more particularly described on Exhibit A attached hereto (the “ Property ”);
WHEREAS, VRLP, Meshulam Riklis, an individual (“ MR ”), and Franconia Associates, a Virginia general partnership controlled by MR, are parties to that certain Contribution Agreement, dated as of December 16, 2010 (the “ MR Agreement ”), and pursuant to Section 3.3 of the MR Agreement (an excerpt from which is attached hereto as Exhibit B ), VRLP has agreed to indemnify MR for certain liabilities;
WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Contribution Agreement, dated as of March 2, 2014 (the “ Contribution Agreement ”), by and between Contributor, VRLP, the Partnership and Designee, Contributor is contributing the Property upon the Closing Date to Designee as the designee of the Partnership;
WHEREAS, (a) the Property will have unrealized built-in gain for U.S. federal income tax purposes of at least $90 million as of the Closing Date and (b) VRLP will allocate approximately $140 million of taxable income to MR pursuant to Section 704(c) of the Code under the “traditional method with curative allocations” described in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-3(c) upon a sale or other taxable disposition of the Property;
WHEREAS, VRLP would not have caused Contributor to enter into the Contribution Agreement and contribute the Property to Designee without the agreement of Designee and the Partnership to enter into this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein and in the Contribution Agreement, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1      Definitions . As used herein, the following terms have the following meanings (it being understood that if not otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in this Agreement have the meanings ascribed to them in the Contribution Agreement):

    
    




Agreement ” has the meaning provided in the introductory paragraph.
Closing Date ” has the meaning provided in the introductory paragraph.
Contribution Agreement ” has the meaning provided in the recitals, and includes any amendments, modifications or supplements thereto from time to time.
Contributor ” has the meaning provided in the recitals, and includes any Person who holds Contributor Units who acquires such Contributor Units from a Contributor in a transaction in which gain or loss is not recognized in whole or in part for federal income tax purposes and in which such transferee’s adjusted basis, as determined for federal income tax purposes, is determined in whole or in part by reference to the adjusted basis of the Contributor in such Contributor Units.
Contributor Units ” means those Units issued by the Partnership and received by Contributor pursuant to the Contribution Agreement (including Units received by Contributor pursuant to the Earnout), or any partnership interests in the Partnership (or any other Person that is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes) thereafter issued by the Partnership to Contributor in exchange for, or with respect to, such Units.
Designee ” has the meaning provided in the introductory paragraph.
MR ” has the meaning provided in the recitals.
MR Agreement ” has the meaning provided in the recitals.
MR Event ” means either (i) the death of Meshulam Riklis or (ii) the execution and delivery by all parties to the MR Agreement of an amendment to the MR Agreement which releases Contributor and VRLP from any liability to Meshulam Riklis in the event of a sale or disposition of the Property.
Partnership ” has the meaning provided in the introductory paragraph.
Party ” has the meaning provided in the introductory paragraph.
Property ” has the meaning provided in the recitals.
Protected Interest ” means the Property, and any other properties or assets hereafter acquired by the Partnership or any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Partnership that are treated as “substituted basis property” as defined in Section 7701(a)(42) of the Code with respect to the Property.
Protected Period ” means the period beginning on the Closing Date (after the Closing) and ending on the date which is one day after the date on which an MR Event occurs. This Agreement shall have no effect if the death of MR occurs before the Closing Date.
Subsidiary ” means any partnership, limited liability company, trust or other Person owned by the Partnership either (a) whose disposition of the Protected Interest or any direct or indirect interest in the Protected Interest or (b) a direct or indirect disposition of an interest in which by the Partnership, in either case, would result in the allocation of taxable gain to Contributor pursuant to Section 704(c) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.

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Transfer ” means any direct or indirect sale, exchange, transfer or other disposition (whether voluntary or involuntary).
VRLP ” has the meaning provided in the introductory paragraph.
Trust ” means Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust, a Pennsylvania business trust.
ARTICLE II
RESTRICTIONS ON DISPOSITIONS OF PROTECTED INTEREST
Section 2.1      General Prohibition on Disposition . Except as otherwise consented upon or initiated by Contributor in its sole discretion (including, for the avoidance of doubt, pursuant to a request or exercise of a right by Contributor), the Partnership agrees for the benefit of Contributor not to directly or indirectly cause any Transfer (whether or not during the Protected Period) of the Protected Interest (or any interest therein) or the Contributor Units (or any interest therein) if such Transfer would result in the recognition of taxable income or gain by MR during the Protected Period with respect to the Property under Section 704(c) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Agreement, a Transfer by the Partnership of the Protected Interest (or any interest therein) or the Contributor Units (or any interest therein) shall be deemed to include, but is not limited to:
(a)     any Transfer by the Partnership or any Subsidiary of all or any portion of its interest in the Protected Interest or its interests in any Person that is a Subsidiary and owns a direct or indirect interest in the Protected Interest;
(b)     any Transfer by the Partnership or any Subsidiary of all or any portion of its interest in the Protected Interest in a foreclosure proceeding, pursuant to a deed in lieu of foreclosure, or in a bankruptcy proceeding;
(c)     any direct or indirect distribution by the Partnership of the Protected Interest (or any direct or indirect interest therein) that is subject to Section 704(c)(1)(B) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder;
(d)     any distribution by the Partnership to Contributor with respect to the Contributor Units that is subject to Section 737 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder;
(e)     any distribution by the Partnership to Contributor with respect to the Contributor Units that is subject to Section 731(a)(1) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder, other than regular distributions in the ordinary course of business;
(f)     any distribution by the Partnership to Contributor with respect to the Contributor Units that is subject to Section 731(c) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder;

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(g)     any acquisition of Contributor Units by the Partnership, the Trust or their affiliates from Contributor, in exchange for cash, interests in the Trust or any other property; and
(h)    any Transfer described in Sections 2.1(a) through 2.1(g) after an MR Event that results in the recognition of taxable income or gain by MR during the Protected Period with respect to the Property under Section 704(c) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, but only in the event that such recognition of taxable income or gain results solely from such Transfer.
Section 2.2      Exceptions . Notwithstanding the restriction set forth in Section 2.1 , the Partnership or any Subsidiary may Transfer the Protected Interest (or an interest therein) if such Transfer (i) qualifies as a like-kind exchange under Section 1031 of the Code that would not result in the recognition of any taxable income or gain by Contributor that would be allocated to MR, (ii) qualifies as an involuntary conversion under Section 1033 of the Code that would not result in the recognition of any taxable income or gain by Contributor that would be allocated to MR, (iii) is pursuant to a transaction qualifying for tax-free treatment under Section 721 or Section 351 of the Code, or (iv) is any other transaction that does not result in the recognition of any taxable income or gain by MR with respect to the Property under Section 704(c) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder; provided , however , that:
(a)     in the event of a disposition under Section 1031 or Section 1033 of the Code, any property that is acquired in exchange for or as a replacement for the Protected Interest shall thereafter be considered the Protected Interest ;
(b)     in the case of a Section 1031 like-kind exchange, if such exchange is with a “related party” within the meaning of Section 1031(f)(3) of the Code, any direct or indirect disposition by such related party of the Protected Interest or any other transaction prior to the expiration of the two (2) year period following such exchange that would cause Section 1031(f)(1) to apply with respect to the Protected Interest (including by reason of the application of Section 1031(f)(4)) shall, for purposes of Section 2.1 , be considered a Transfer of the Protected Interest by the Partnership;     
(c)      if the Protected Interest is transferred to another Person in a transaction in which gain or loss is not recognized, the direct and indirect interest of the Partnership in such Person received in exchange for the Protected Interest pursuant to such transaction shall thereafter be considered a Protected Interest, and if the acquiring Person’s disposition of the Protected Interest would result in the recognition of taxable income or gain by MR with respect to the Property under Section 704(c) of the Code, the transferred Protected Interest still shall be considered a Protected Interest;
(d)     if the Partnership directly or indirectly receives any property that is in whole or in part a “substituted basis property” as defined in Section 7701(a)(42) of the Code with respect to a Protected Interest (including, without limitation, a Protected Interest by reason of clause (c) above), such substituted basis property shall thereafter be considered a Protected Interest;     

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(e)     in the event of a merger or consolidation involving the Partnership (or any Subsidiary), the successor partnership shall have agreed in writing for the benefit of Contributor that all of the restrictions of this Article II shall continue to apply with respect to the Protected Interest and the Contributor Units.
Section 2.3      Mergers . Any merger or consolidation involving the Partnership, the Trust or any Subsidiary of the Partnership, whether or not the Partnership is the surviving Person in such merger or consolidation, that results in Contributor being required to recognize part or all of the gain that would have been recognized for federal income tax purposes upon a fully taxable disposition of the Protected Interest or Contributor Units on the Closing Date shall be deemed to be a Transfer of the Protected Interest or Contributor Units for purposes of Section 2.1 .

ARTICLE III
REMEDIES FOR BREACH

Section 3.1      Monetary Damages . In the event that the Partnership breaches its obligations set forth in Article II during the Protected Period, Contributor shall receive from the Partnership, and the Partnership shall pay to Contributor as damages, an amount equal to (a) the amount of VRLP’s liability to MR pursuant to Section 3.3(d) of the MR Agreement (as set forth on Exhibit B hereto) resulting from such breach plus (b) an amount equal to VRLP’s documented, out-of-pocket reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees and disbursements) incurred in connection with VRLP’s liability described in clause (a) above, which amount of reimbursable expenses shall not exceed $250,000 in the aggregate.
Section 3.2      Limitations . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Partnership shall not have any liability under Section 3.1 or otherwise for or with respect to any taxable income or gain recognized by or allocated to Contributor, MR or any other Person as a result of or in connection with (x) the transactions contemplated by the Contribution Agreement, (y) any Transfer of the Protected Interest (or interests therein) consented to by Contributor or (z) any Transfer by Contributor or any other Person of the Contributor Units (or any interest therein) consented to by Contributor.
Section 3.3      Procedural Matters . In the event that the Partnership breaches its obligations set forth in Article II and such breach could reasonably be expected to give rise to an obligation of the Partnership to pay any amounts to Contributor pursuant to Section 3.1 , the Partnership and VRLP shall reasonably cooperate (including by providing such information, documentation and assistance as each of them might reasonably request) in connection with (i) the fulfillment of VRLP’s obligations under the final paragraph of Section 3.3(d) of the MR Agreement, (ii) the determination of the amount of any liability of VRLP to MR pursuant to Section 3.3(d) of the MR Agreement and (iii) the preparation, response to and conduct of any arbitration, negotiation, indemnification request, audit or any other proceeding relating to VRLP’s liability to MR pursuant to Section 3.3(d) of the MR Agreement.  VRLP will provide the Partnership with notice of any action or proceeding described in clause (iii) of the immediately preceding sentence, and if the Partnership believes in good faith there exists a reasonable

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basis to dispute any portion of any proposed liability to MR, VRLP and the Partnership will resolve the action or proceeding by means of a joint action or proceeding in which VRLP, the Partnership, and MR would participate and be bound thereby.  In the event that VRLP determines that an allocation of taxable income or gain to MR would be required as a result of an action (or proposed action) by the Partnership, VRLP shall promptly notify the Partnership of such determination, and VRLP and Contributor shall (x) consult with the Partnership with respect to the allocation of taxable income or gain to MR and the preparation of any related tax return and (y) take into account and consider in good faith any comments provided by the Partnership with respect to such allocation or related tax return, provided that VRLP and Contributor shall prepare and file their tax returns in their sole discretion.
Section 3.4      Remedies . Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the sole and exclusive rights and remedies of the Contributor under Article II (or otherwise with respect to any breach by the Partnership of any of its obligations under Article II) shall be a claim against the Partnership for the monetary damages as set forth in Section 3.1 , and neither Contributor, VRLP nor any other Person shall be entitled to (a) specific performance of this Agreement by the Partnership (including by means of any injunction or other temporary restraining order enjoining the Partnership from any violation or threatened violation of Article II) or (b) recover any consequential or special damages (other than the monetary damages set forth in Section 3.1 ). Nothing herein shall be interpreted as prohibiting or limiting the consummation by the Partnership, Designee or any Subsidiary of a transaction described in Article II, and payment by the Partnership of the monetary damages set forth in Section 3.1 shall constitute full and complete liquidated and agreed damages in respect of any breach by the Partnership of its obligations under Article II and the Partnership shall be released from any further liability to Contributor or any other Person hereunder on account thereof.
Section 3.5      Required Notices; Time for Payment . In the event that there has been a breach of Article II , the Partnership shall provide to Contributor notice of the transaction or event giving rise to such breach within thirty (30) days of such breach. All payments required under this Article III to Contributor shall be made to Contributor on or before five (5) days prior to the date on which VRLP is required to make the related payment to MR pursuant to Section 3.3(d) of the MR Agreement, or, if later, five (5) days after receipt by the Partnership of the written claim from Contributor therefor. For the avoidance of doubt, no payment shall be required to be made hereunder unless the Party requesting such payment has provided the other Party with documentation supporting such claim in reasonable detail.
ARTICLE IV
ADDITIONAL COVENANTS
Section 4.1      Application of Traditional Method . Notwithstanding any provision of the operating agreement of the Partnership, the Partnership shall use the “traditional method” under Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-3(b) (with no “curative allocations”) for purposes of making all allocations under Section 704(c) of the Code with respect to the Protected Interest.
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(a)     The covenants, agreements, terms and conditions contained in this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and/or assigns.
(b)     This Agreement may not be amended or modified unless such amendment or modification shall be in writing and signed by each Party.
(c)     If any term or provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall, to any extent, be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such term or provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable shall not be affected thereby, and each term and provision of this Agreement shall be valid and enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law.
(d)     Any payment required to be made hereunder and not made when due (or, if no due date is provided for herein, ten (10) days after written demand therefor) shall accrue interest at a rate equal to the prime rate (as published in The Wall Street Journal, Money Rates) plus five percent (5%) per annum, from the date due until the date paid.
(e)     If either Party brings an action to enforce its rights under this Agreement (whether in court or by arbitration), the prevailing Party in the action shall be entitled to recover its reasonable costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred in connection with such action, including any appeal of such action.
(f)     Headings at the beginning of each Section are solely for the convenience of the Parties and are not a part of this Agreement. This Agreement will not be construed as if it had been prepared by one of the Parties, but rather as if both Parties had prepared the same.
(g)      THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO A CONTRACT EXECUTED AND PERFORMED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF. ANY ACTION ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT MUST BE COMMENCED BY THE INITIATING PARTY IN THE STATE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND EACH PARTY HEREBY CONSENTS TO THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS IN ANY SUCH ACTION AND TO THE LAYING OF VENUE THEREIN. VENUE SHALL BE EITHER IN THE CITY, COUNTY AND STATE OF NEW YORK. EACH PARTY HEREBY KNOWINGLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO DEMAND A JURY TRIAL IN ANY ACTION FOR THE INTERPRETATION OR ENFORCEMENT OF THIS AGREEMENT.
(h)     This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be a valid and binding original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Contributor, the Partnership and Designee have respectively executed this Tax Protection Agreement as of the Closing Date.

PREIT Associates, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
By:
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust, its general partner
By:     /s/_Bruce Goldman__
Name: Bruce Goldman
Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary


PR Springfield Town Center LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By:    PREIT Associates, L.P., its sole member
By:
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust, its general partner
By:     /s/_Bruce Goldman__
Name: Bruce Goldman
Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary




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Springfield Town Center
Tax Protection Agreement



Franconia Two, L.P., a Virginia limited partnership

By:
Franconia GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company


By:
/s/_Alan Rice________
Name: Alan Rice

Title: Authorized Signatory


Vornado Realty, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership

By:
Vornado Realty Trust, its general partner


By:
/s/__Alan Rice________
Name: Alan Rice

Title: Senior Vice President

Springfield Town Center
Tax Protection Agreement



EXHIBIT A
Description of the Property
All that certain lot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the City of Springfield, County of Fairfax, Commonwealth of Virginia.
PROPERTY 1 - LEASEHOLD
All those certain lots or parcels of land lying, being and situate In Fairfax County, Virginia, being described as follows:
PARCEL NUMBER 1: SPRINGFIELD MALL, containing 190,216 square feet (4.3667 acres of land), more or less, as shown and described on the plat entitled 'Plat of the Subdivision of the Land of Arlen of Virginia, Inc.", prepared by Kim-Lundstrom and Associates, Engineers, Land Surveyors, Land Development Planners, Springfield, Virginia, dated October 20,1970, which is attached to and made a part thereof and recorded with the Deed of Dedication and Easement Agreement dated October 22,1970, by and between Arlen of Virginia, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and the Board of Supervisors of Fairfax County, Virginia, a body corporate, said Deed of Dedication and Easement Agreement being recorded in Deed Book 3362 at Page 642, among the land records of Fairfax County, Virginia.
NOTE: Fee Simple Title of Parcel 1 is vested in Village Green Property, Inc., a Delaware corporation, by virtue of Deed Dated September 22,1993, recorded in Deed Book 8971, at Page 101, among the Land Records.
Leasehold Title of Parcel 1 is vested in Franconia Two, LP., a Virginia limited partnership, by Assignment and Assumption Agreement dated March 19,1998 from Franconia Associates, a Virginia general partnership and recorded March 23,1998 in Deed Book 10318, at page 1155 of that certain Ground Lease dated March 13,1969, a memorandum of which was recorded October 22,1970 In Deed Book 3362 at page 712, assigned to Franconia Associates by Assignment and Assumption Agreement dated as of October 22,1970, recorded in Deed Book 3363, at page 1, assigned by Franconia Associates to Arthur W. Viner, Managing Trustee for ICM Realty (EastGroup Properties) by Assignment and Assumption Agreement dated March 17,1972, recorded in Deed Book 3617, at Page 660. Assigned by EastGroup Properties, a Maryland real estate investment trust (formerly known as ICM Realty) to Franconia Associates, a Virginia general partnership, by Assignment and Assumption Agreement dated May 4,1984, recorded in Deed Book 5946, at Page 161.
Parcel Number 1, SPRINGFIELD MALL is more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows:
DESCRIPTION OF PARCEL 1 OF THE SUBDIVISION OF THE LAND OF ARLEN OF VIRGINIA, INC. LEE DISTRICT FAIRFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA





Beginning at a point In the easterly line of Loisdale Road (State Route #789), said point also being In the northerly line of Parcel 5 of the Subdivision of the Land of Arlen Virginia, Inc., and running thence with said line of Loisdale Road (State Route #789) with the arc of a curve to the left whose radius is 564.00 feet, and whose chord bearing and chord are N17° 22" 18" E and 257.52 feet, respectively, a distance of 259.81 feet, and N 04° 10' 30" E, 265.36 feet to a point in the southerly line of the land now or formerly of Phillips Petroleum Company;
Thence with said line of the land of Phillips Petroleum Company S 86° 53' 22" E, 202.32 feet to a point in the westerly line of Parcel 2 of the aforesaid Subdivision of the Land of Arlen of Virginia, Inc.;
Thence with said line of Parcel 2, S 03° 06" 38" W, 75.00 feet and S 63° 17' 00" E, 249.19 feet to a point;
Thence continuing with said line of Parcel 2 and with the westerly line of the aforesaid Parcel 5 of the Subdivision of the Land of Arlen of Virginia, inc. S 26° 43' 00" W, 451.28 feet to a point In the northerly line of the said parcel 5;
Thence with said line of Parcel 5 the following courses and distances:
N63° 17'00"W, 139.90 feet toa point; S 30° 34'06"W, 72.24 feet to a point; and N 59° 25'54"W, 176.72 feet to the beginning,
LESS AND EXCEPT that portion taken by the Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner of Virginia set forth in Certificate of Deposit recorded in Deed Book 10816 at Page 1312. Order recorded in Deed Book 19518 at Page 342 and Deed Book 19557 at Page 828.
PROPERTY 2 (TRACTS 1 THROUGH 4) - FEE SIMPLE
TRACT ONE (1)
DESCRIPTON OF HAPHOLDT PARCEL LEE DISTRICT FAIRFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA.
ALL that certain lot or parcel of land, lying and being situate in Fairfax County, Virginia, more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at a point in the westerly line of Frontier Drive (State Route #2677), said point being along the arc of a curve whose radius is 630.00 feet a distance of 118.71 feet from the southerly line of Franconia Road (State Route #644), and running thence with the said westerly line of Frontier Drive (State Route #2677) with the arc of a curve to the left whose radius is 630.00 feet, and whose chord bearing and chord are S12° 08' 59" E and 75.50 feet, respectively, a distance of 75.55 feet to a point;
Thence leaving the westerly line of Frontier Drive (State Route #2677) and running with the boundaries of Parcel 2, Springfield Mall Subdivision the following courses and distances:





N86° 11' 23" W, 333.90 feet to a point; N 22° 59'21 "E, 72.82 feet to a point; and S 86" 56' 47" E, 289.25 feet to the beginning,
TRACT TWO (2)
DESCRIPTION OF PARCEL 3 SPRINGFIELD MALL SUBDIVISION LEE DISTRICT
PARCEL NUMBER 3, SPRINGFIELD MALL, containing 32,696 square feet (0.7506 acres of land), more or less, as shown and described on the plat entitled "Plat of the Subdivision of the Land of Arlen of Virginia, Inc.", prepared by Kim-Lundstrom and Associates, Engineers, Land Surveyors, Land Development Planners, Springfield, Virginia, dated October 20,1970, which is attached to and made a part thereof and recorded with the Deed of Dedication and Easement Agreement dated October 22,1970 by and between Arlen of Virginia, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and the Board of Supervisors of Fairfax County, Virginia, a body corporate, said Deed of Dedication and Easement Agreement being recorded In Deed Book 3362 at page 642, among the land records of Fairfax County, Virginia.
Said Parcel 3 being also described by metes and bounds as follows:
Beginning at a point in the southerly line of Franconia Road (State Route No. 644), said point being in the northerly line of Parcel 2 of Springfield Mall Subdivision and being the following courses and distances from the northeasterly comer of the land now or formerly Reizakis: S 86° 49' 30" E, 338.00 feet; N 03° 10' 30" E, 12.00 feet; and
S 86° 49'30" E, 90.26 feet;
Thence from the said point of beginning with the aforesaid southerly line of Franconia Road (State Route No. 644) S 86° 49' 30" E, 190.73 feet to a point;
Thence leaving said line of Franconia Road (State route No. 644) and running with the northerly lines of the aforesaid Parcel 2 of Springfield Mall Subdivision the following courses and distances:
S29° 40'14" W, 283.58 feet to a point; S 83° 42' 45" W, 65.10. feet to a point; and N 03 10' 30" E, 264.50 feet to the beginning.
TRACT THREE (3)
PARCEL NUMBER 4A-1: SPRINGFIELD MALL, containing 1.206,920 square feet (27.70706 acres of land), more or less, as shown and described on the plat entitled "Plat of Resubdivision of Parcel 4 and Parcel 5, Springfield Mall Subdivision" prepared by Donald D. Ricketts & Associates, P.C., Engineers, Planners, Surveyors, Landscape Architects, Woodbridge and Fredericksburg, Virginia, dated August 22,1989, which is attached to and made a part of and recorded with the Deed of Resubdivision dated February 12,1990, by and between Franconia Associates, a Virginia general partnership, and Courtland L Traver, Trustee, said Deed of Resubdivision being recorded In Deed Book 7632, at page 1792, among the land records of Fairfax County, Virginia. LESS AND EXCEPTING from the aforesaid Parcel 4A-1, a 0.4102





acre parcel of land dedicated and conveyed to the Board of Supervisors of Fairfax County, Virginia, for the widening of Frontier Drive (State Route #2677) by Deed of Dedication from Franconia Associates, a Virginia general partnership, dated July 15,1991 and recorded October 23, 1991 In Deed Book 7928 at page 299, among the land records of Fairfox County, Virginia. Said remainder of Parcel 4A-1 Is more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows:
DESCRIPTION OF REMAINDER OF PARCEL 4A-1 OF THE RESUBDIVISION OF PARCEL 4 AND PARCEL 5 SPRINGFIELD MALL SUBDIVISION LEE DISTRICT FAIRFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA
Beginning at the southeasterly corner of Parcel 2 of the Subdivision of the Land of Arlen of Virginia, Inc., said point also being in the westerly line of Frontier Drive (State Route No. 2677) the following courses and distances:
S 00° 50' 31" W, 372.41 feet to a point; S 89° 02' 29" E, 12.00 feet to a point; S 00° 50" 31" W, 188.21 feet to a point; S 07° 34' 10" W, 100.83 feet to a point;
With the arc of a curve to the left whose radius is 1564.11 feet, and whose chord bearing and chord are S 00°36' 16" E and 30.08 feet, respectively, a distance of 30.08 feet to a point; and
S 01° 08' 53" E, 319.59 feet to a point; N88°51'07" E, 11.97 feet to point;
With the arc of a curve to the left whose radius is 1043.00 feet, and whose chord bearing and chord are S10° 43' 53" E and 414.75 feet, respectively, a distance of 417.53 feet to a point; and
With the arc of a curve to the right whose radius is 35.00 feet, and whose chord bearing and chord are S 21° 04' 16" W and 47.98 feet, respectively, a distance of 52.87 feet to a point in the northerly line of Spring Mail Road (State Route 4214);
Thence with said line of Spring Mall Road (State Route No. 4214) the following courses and distances;
With the arc of a curve to the right whose radius is 957.00 feet, and whose chord bearing and chord are S 77° 35' 31" W and 438.69 feet, respectively, a distance of 442.62 feet to .a point,
N 89° 09' 29" W, 459.76 feet to a point;
With the arc of a curve to the right whose radius is 957.00 feet and whose chord bearing and chord are N 83° 02'57" W and 203.68 feet, respectively, a distance of 204.07 feet to a point;
N 76° 56" 25" W. 1206.56 feet to a point; and
With the arc of a curve to the right whose radius is 35.00 feet and whose chord bearing and chord are. N19° 41'28" W and 58.87 feet, respectively, a distance of 69.94 feet to a point in the easterly line of Loisdale Road (State Route No. 789);





Thence with said line of Loisdale Road (State Route No. 789) N 37° 33' 30" E, 30.26 feet to a point in the southerly line of land now or formerly Mark B. Fried, Trustee;
Thence with the lines of the land of the said Mark B. Fried, Trustee S 76° 52' 24" E, 481.53 feet, and N 13° 07' 36" E, 181.49 feet to a point in the southerly line of Parcel 6 of the aforesaid Subdivision of the Land of Arlen of Virginia, Inc.;
Thence with the line of the said Parcel 6 the following courses and distances: S 76° 52' 24" E, 49.83 feet to a point;
With the arc of the curve to the left whose radius is 620.00 feet, and whose chord bearing and chord are S 56° 46' 06" E and 283.83 feet, respectively, a distance of 286.36 feet to a point;
S 70° 00' 00" E, 290.00 feet to a point;
With the arc of a curve to the left whose radius is 520.00 feet, and whose chord bearing and chord are S 79° OO'00" E and 162.69 feet, respectively, a distance of 163.36 feet to a point;
S 88° 00' 00" E, 64.91 feet to a point; N 26° 43' 00" E, 441.77 feet to a point; N 63° 17' 00" W, 100.00 feet to a point; and
N 26° 43' 00" E, 39.29 feet a point in the southerly line of Parcel 5A-1 of Springfield Mall Subdivision.
Thence with the lines of Parcel 5A-1, Springfield Mall Subdivision the following courses and distances;
S 63° 17' 00" E, 36.75 feet to a point; S 26° 43' 00" W, 6.60 feet to a point; S 63°17' 00" E, 193.00 feet to a point; S 26° 43' 00" W, 16.60 feet to a point; S 63° 17' 00" E, 37.80 feet to a point; N 26° 43' 00" E, 16.60 feet to a point; S 63° 17' 00" E, 24.50 feet to a point; N 26° 43' 00" E, 240.70 feet to a point; N 63° 17' 00" W, 322.05 feet to a point; N 26° 43' 00" E, 273.40 feet to a point; N 63 ' 17' 00" W, 115.00 feet to a point; N 26° 43' 00" E, 60.00 feet to a point; N 63° 17' 00" W, 50.00 feet to a point; N 26° 43' 00" E, 90.00 feet to a point; S63° 17' 00"E, 50.00 feet to a
point; N 26° 43' 00" E, 60.00 feet to a point; S 63° 17' 00" E, 55.00 feet to a point; N 26° 43' 00" E, 120.00 feet to a point; and N 63° 17' 00" W, 50.00 feet to a point in the southerly line of the aforesaid Parcel 2 of the Subdivision of the Land of Arlen of Virginia, Inc.;
Thence with said line of Parcel 2 the following courses and distances:
N 26° 43' 00" E, 116.00 feet to a point; S 63° 17' 00" E, 70.00 feet to a point; N 26° 43' 00" E, 31.50 feet to a point; S 63° 17' 00" E, 30.00 feet to a point; N 26° 43' 00" E, 31.50 feet to a point; S 63° 17' 00" E. 117.00 feet to a point; N 26° 43' 00" E. 18.00 feet to a point; S 63° 17' 00" E, 96.86 feet to a point; N 00° 50' 31" E, 27.88 feet to a point; and S 89° 09' 29" E, 156.17 feet to the beginning.
TRACT FOUR (4)





PARCEL NUMBER 5A-1: SPRINGFIELD MALL, as shown and described on the plat entitled "Plat of Resubdivision of Parcel 4 and Parcel 5, Springfield Mall Subdivision" prepared by Donald D. Ricketts & Associates, P.C., Engineers. Planners, Surveyors, Landscape Architects, Woodbridge and Fredericksburg, Virginia, dated August 22,1989, which is attached to and made a part of and recorded with the Deed of Resubdivision dated February 12,1990, by and between Franconia Associates, a Virginia general partnership, and Courtland L Traver, Trustee, said Deed of Resubdivision being recorded In Deed Book 7632, at page 1792, among the land records of Fairfax County, Virginia. Said land is more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows:
DESCRIPTION OF PARCEL5A-1 OF THE RESUBDIVISION OF PARCEL 4 AND PARCEL 5 SPRINGFIELD MALL SUBDIVISION LEE DISTRICT FAIRFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA
Beginning at a point in the easterly line of Loisdale Road (State Route #789), said point also being the southwesterly corner of Parcel 1 of the Subdivision of the Land of Arlen of Virginia, Inc. and running thence with the lines of the said Parcel 1 the following courses and distances:
S 59° 25' 54" E, 176.72 feet to a point; N 30° 34' 06" E, 72.24 feet to a point; S 63°17' 00" E, 139.90 feet to a point; and N 26° 43' 00" E, 173.36 feet to a point in the southerly line of Parcel 2 of the aforesaid Subdivision of Land of Arlen of Virginia, Inc. Thence with said line of Parcel 2 and continued, in part, with Parcel 4, S 63° 17' 00" E, 473.16 feet to a point in the westerly line of Parcel 4A-1 of the Resubdivision of Parcel 4 and Parcel 5, Springfield Mall Subdivision;
Thence with the lines of said Parcel 4A-1 the following courses and distances: S 26° 43' 00" W, 120.00 feet to a point; N 63° 17' 00" W, 55.00 feet to a point; S 26° 43' 00" W, 60.00 feet to a point; N 63° 17' 00" W, 50:00 feet to a point; S 26° 43' 00" W, 90.00 feet to a point; S 63° 17' 00"E, 50.00 feet to a point; S 26° 43' 00" W, 60.00 feet to a point; S 63° 17' 00"E, 115.00 feet to a point; S 26° 43' 00" W, 273.40 feet to a point; S63° 17' 00" E, 322.05 feet to a point; S 26° 43' 00" W, 240.70 feet to a point; N 63" 17' 00" W, 24.50 feet to a point; S 26° 43' 00" W, 16.60 feet to a point; N63°17' 00"W, 37.80 feet to a point; N26° 43' 00" E, 16.60 feet to a point; N 63° 17' 00" W, 193.00 feet to a point; N 26° 43' 00" E, 6.60 feet to a point; N 63° 17' 00" W, 36.75 feet to a point; and S 26° 43' 00" W, 6.51 feet to a point in the northerly line of
Parcel 6 of the aforesaid Subdivision of the Land of Arlen of Virginia, Inc.; Thence with the said line of Parcel 6, N 63° 17' 00" W, 996.86 feet to a point in the aforesaid easterly line of Loisdale Road (State Route #789); Thence with the said line of Loisdale Road (State Route #789) N 37°33' 30" E, 552.09 feet and with the arc of a curve to the left whose radius is 564.00 feet, and whose chord bearing and chord are N. 34°03' 48" E, and 68.76 feet, respectively, a distance of 68.80 feet to the beginning;
AND BEING the same property conveyed to Franconia Two, LP., a Virginia limited partnership, by General Warranty Deed from Franconia Associates, a Virginia general partnership, dated March 19,1998 and recorded March 23,1998 in Deed Book 10318 at page 1144.
LESS AND EXCEPT FROM THE AFORESAID FIVE PARCELS all those certain parcels of land acquired by the Commonwealth of Virginia by virtue of Certificate in Deed Book 10816,





page 1312, Certificate in Deed Book 10902, page 960, Order in Deed Book 15077, page 1837, Certificate In Deed Book 10824, page 1417, Order In Deed Book 11383, page 1442, Order in Deed Book 15077, page 1834 and Order in Deed Book 15151, page 2135 as detailed therein; see Instrument for particulars.
TOGETHER WITH and SUBJECT TO all of the easement(s) over, under and across the below-described parcels of land as established in Section 5 of that certain Easement and Operating Agreement dated October 1,1970 by and among Arlen of Virginia, Inc., J.C. Penny Properties, Inc., Monwar Properties Corporation and Kaufman-Straus Company recorded in Deed Book 3362 at page 667 in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Fairfax County, Virginia, as affected by Assignment and Assumption Agreement from Arlen of Virginia, inc. to
Franconia Associates recorded in Deed Book 3363 at page 1and further affected by that certain Easement and Operating Agreement Amendment recorded in Deed Book 3860 at page 85 and Second Amendment to Easement and Operating Agreement recorded in Deed Book 6127 at page 1689 and that certain Third Amendment to Easement and Operating Agreement recorded in Deed Book 7625 at page 716 in the aforesaid Clerk's Office as assigned to Franconia Two, LP., a Virginia limited partnership by Assignment and Assumption Agreement recorded March 23; 1998 in Deed Book 10318, page 1155:
PROPERTY 3 - FEE SIMPLE
Description of Parcel "6A", a Subdivision of Parcel 6 of The Lands of Arlen of Virginia, Inc., Fairfax County, Virginia
Beginning at the northwest corner of the land of Spring Mall Square LLC, also being a point on the northeasterly right of way line of Loisdale Road, Rte. 789, a variable width public right of way;
Thence, with the northeasterly line of Loisdale Road, the following five (5) courses:
1. N37°32'08"E. a distance of 255.88 feet;
2. N61°29'53"E, a distance of 29.55 feet;
3. N37°32'08"E, a distance of 100.21 feet;
4. N52°27'52"W, a distance of 9.34 feet;
5. N37°33'31"E, a distance of 282.26 feet, to the southwesterly corner of Parcel 5A1, the land now or formerly of Franconia Two, LP;
Thence, departing the northeasterly line of Loisdale Road, and with the southerly line of Parcel 5A1, S63°18'22"E, a distance of 599.59 feet, to the northwest corner of Parcel 6B, a subdivision of Parcel 6, Arlen of Virginia, Inc;





Thence, departing the southerly line of the land of Parcel 5A1 and with the lines of Parcel 6B, the following forty three (43) courses:
1. S71°41'38"W, a distance of 58.03 feet;
2. S26°41'38"W, a distance of 165.51 feet;
3. S71°41'38"W, a distance of 22.78 feet;
4. S26°41'38"W, a distance of 13.67 feet;
5. S63°18'22"E, a distance of 13.67 feet;
6. N71°41'38',E, a distance of 25.82 feet;
7. S63°18'22"E, a distance of 43.66 feet;
8. N71°41'38"E, a distance of 5.93 feet;
9. S63°18'22"E, a distance of 85.84 feet;
10. S18°18'22"E, a distance of 5.86 feet;
11. S63°18'22°E, a distance of 56.86 feet;
12. S18°18'22"E, a distance of 21.22 feet;
13. S63°18'2Z"E, a distance of 13.05 feet;
14. N26041'38"E, a distance of 14.81 feet;
15. S63"18'22"E, a distance of 10.48 feet;
16. S18°18'22"E, a distance of 10.15 feet;
17. S26°41'38"W, a distance of 23.79 feet;
18. S71°41'38"W, a distance of 6.97 feet;
19. S18°18'22"E, a distance of 6.97 feet;
20. S26°41'38"W, distance of 31.32 feet;
21. S71°41'38"W, a distance of 7.20 feet;
22. S18°18'22"E, a distance of 14.40 feet;
23. N71°41'38°E, a distance of 7.20 feet;





24. S63°18'22"E, a distance of 61.47 feet;
25. S18°18'22"E, a distance of 6.26 feet;
26. N71°4V38"E, a distance of 6.26 feet;
27. S63°18'22"E, a distance of 7.90 feet;
28. S18°18'22"E, a distance of 6.28 feet;
29. N71°41'38"E, a distance of 6.28 feet,
30. S63°18'22"E, a distance of 22.55 feet;
31. S18°18'22"E, a distance of 6.73 feet;
32. N71°4V8"E, a distance of 6.73 feet;
33. S63°18'22"E, a distance of 49.91 feet;
34. N71°41'38"E, a distance of 8.70 feet
35. N18°18'22°W, a distance of 8.70 feet;
36. N26°41'38"E, a distance of 70.40 feet;
37. N71°41'38"E, a distance of 8.70 feet;
38. N18"18'22"vV, a distance of 8.70 feet;
39. N26°41'38"E, a distance of 67.94 feet;
40. S63°18'22"E, a distance of 14.77 feet
41. N26°41'38,'E, a distance of 13.74 feet;
42. N18°18'22"W, a distance of 8.84 feet;
43. N26°41'38"E, a distance of 84. 82 feet, to a point on the westerly line of Parcel 4A1, second parcel of land now or formerly of Franconia Two, LP;
Thence, departing the lines of Parcel 6B, and with the westerly line of Parcel 4A1, the following six (6) courses;
1. S63°18'22"E, a distance of 91.48 feet;
2. S26°41 '38"W, a distance of 441.77 feet;
3. N88°01 '22"W, a distance of 64.91, to a point of curvature;





4. With a curve to the right a distance of 163.36 feet, having a radius of 520.00 feet, a central angle of 18°00'00", and a chord distance of 162.69 feet which bears N79°01'22"W, to a point of tangency;
5. N70°01 '22"W, a distance of 290.00 feet, to a point of curvature;
6. With a curve to the right a distance of 286.37 feet, having a radius of 620.00 feet, a central angle of 26°27'50", and a chord distance of 283.83 feet which bears N56°47'27"W, to a non tangent point;
Thence, with said parcel 4A1, the same course continued with the northerly line of a parcel of land now or formerly of Spring Mall Square LLC, N76°53'46"W, a distance of 448.90 feet, to the point of beginning.
AND BEING the same property conveyed to Franconia Two, LP., a Virginia limited partnership, by Special Warranty Deed from Vornado Savanna LLC, dated August 6, 2013 in Deed Book 23342 at Page 1917.
PROPERTY 4 - EASEMENT INTEREST
PARCEL NUMBER 2, Springfield Mall, containing 629,854 square feet (14.460 Acres) of land, more or less, as shown and described on the plat entitled "Plat of the Subdivision of the land of Arlen of Virginia, Inc., prepared by Kim-Lundstrom and Associates, Engineers, Land Surveyors, Land Development Planners, Springfield, Virginia, dated October 20,1970, which is attached to and made a part thereof and recorded with the Deed of Dedication and Easement Agreement dated the 22nd day of October, 1970, by arid between Arlen of Virginia, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and the Board of Supervisors of Fairfax County, Virginia, a body corporate, said Deed of Dedication and Easement Agreement being recorded in Deed Book 3362 at page 642, among the land records of Fairfax County, Virginia.
LESS AND EXCEPT from the above-described Parcel the portion dedicated for public street purposes In Deed Book 8099 at page 88, among the land records of Fairfax County, Virginia.
LESS AND EXCEPT from the above-described Parcel 2, that portion conveyed to the Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner of Virginia by Certificate of Deposit recorded In Deed Book 10857 at page 1034, among the aforesaid land records.
AND BEING the property conveyed to Fee Simple Owner Target Corporation by deed dated June 3, 2005 recorded in Deed Book 17380 at Page 1448.
PROPERTY 5 - EASEMENT INTEREST





Parcel 6B as shown on plat entitled "Subdivision Plat Parcel 6 Arlen of Virginia Inc. recorded in Deed Book 21302 at Page 547, among the land records of Fairfax County, Virginia.
AND BEING part of the same property conveyed to Fee Simple Owner J. C. Penney Properties, Inc. by deed dated October 22, 1970 recorded in Deed Book 3362 at Page 661.
PROPERTY 6 - FEE SIMPLE
BEGINNING at a point on the easterly line of Loisdale Road, Route #789, a variable width right-of-way, said point also being the northwest corner of Village Green Property, Inc.;
Thence running with the easterly line of Loisdale Road N. 00 degrees 14’08" E, a distance of 150.19 feet to a point, said point being the southwest corner of Vasileos Reizakis;
Thence, departing the easterly line of Loisdale Road and running with the southerly line of Vasileos Reizakis, S. 86 degrees 54'44", a distance of 194.93 feet to a point, said point being on the easterly line of the property of Target Corporation;
Thence, departing the southerly line of Vasileos Reizakis and running with the westerly line of Target Corporation S. 03 degrees 05'16" W, a distance of 150.0 feet to a point, said point being on the northerly line of the aforementioned Village Green Property, Inc.;
Thence departing the westerly line of Target Corporation and running with the northerly line of Village Green Property, Inc. N. 86 degrees 54'44" W., a distance of 187.45 feet to the point of the beginning.
NOTE: Being Parcel No. , of the City of Springfield, County of Fairfax.







EXHIBIT B
Excerpt from MR Agreement 1

3.3 Certain Tax Provisions.

(a) Except for actions expressly required or permitted by this Agreement and the Transaction Documents, until the Protection Date, VRLP (or any Affiliate of VRLP) shall not, directly or indirectly,

(i) transfer the Property, any substituted basis property received in exchange for the Property, or the Interests [being the limited partnership interests in Franconia Three, L.P.], in any transaction; or

(ii) otherwise take or fail to take any action directly or indirectly, if such transfer or other action (or failure to take action) described in (i) or (ii) results in the recognition of gain or income (other than COD income) to the Contributor [Franconia Associates, a Virginia general partnership] with respect to such Property or the Interests under either (1) Section 704(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code ”) or corresponding provisions of state law, or (2) the minimum gain chargeback provisions under section 1.704-2(b)(2) of the Treasury Regulations (the Minimum Gain Rules ”) or corresponding provisions of state law.

VRLP (and its affiliates) shall report the contribution of the Property pursuant to this Agreement as a contribution to which Section 721(a) of the Code applies and shall prepare all income tax filings and financial reports consistent therewith. For clarity, VRLP shall have no liability hereunder for any casualty or condemnation, including, without limitation, any agreement in the form of a settlement (provided that if VRLP qualifies for a deferral of gain under Section 1033 of the Code as a result of a purchase of or investment in property within the period specified in Section 1033 and the regulations thereunder, an appropriate election under Section 1033 of the Code shall be made).

. . . .
(c) For purposes of Section 704(c) of the Code and corresponding provisions of state law, VRLP shall use the “traditional method,” pursuant to section 1.704-3(b) of the Treasury Regulations, except that VRLP shall use the “traditional method with curative allocations,” pursuant to section 1.704-3(c) of the Treasury Regulations, with respect to any gain or loss (whether ordinary or capital in character) from the sale or other disposition of the Property, including any curative allocations to eliminate the effects of any Cumulative Ceiling





Rule Disparity (as defined below) with respect to the Property and any difference between the tax basis and the book basis of the Property at the time of the sale or other disposition of the Property.
As used herein, the term "Cumulative Ceiling Rule Disparity" with respect to the Property shall mean the sum, for all taxable years until the date of the sale or other disposition of the Property, of the annual excess, if any, of (i) the amount of book depreciation with respect to the Property allocated to the VRLP partners other than the Contributor, over (ii) the actual amount of depreciation deductions with respect to the Property allocated to the VRLP partners other than the Contributor for federal income tax purposes for that year.
(d) In the event that VRLP breaches its obligations to the Contributor as set forth in . . . . Section 3.3(a) from and after the Closing Date and prior to the Protection Date, Contributor’s and MR’s sole right shall be for MR to receive from VRLP, and VRLP as its sole liability to Contributor and MR shall pay to MR as damages, an amount equal to the sum of:

(i) The tax liability (including any interest, and penalties, arising from VRLP’s failure to make timely payment as described in this Section 3.3(d)) as computed below with respect to any gain recognized by MR under Section 704(c) of the Code or the Minimum Gain Rules and corresponding provisions of state law as a result of such breach (reflecting any reduction in gain that results from MR having a special inside basis under Section 743 of the Code in the Property),

(ii) Plus an amount equal to the aggregate federal, state, and local income taxes payable (including any interest, and penalties, arising from VRLP’s failure to make timely payment as described in this Section 3.3(d)) by MR as a result of the receipt of any payment required under this Section 3.3(d) .

For purposes of computing the amount of federal, state, and local income taxes required to be paid by MR, MR’s tax liability shall be computed using the actual federal, state, and local income tax rates applicable to amounts includible in MR’s taxable income under Section 704(c) of the Code or the Minimum Gain Rules and corresponding provisions of state law or on account of the payments described clause (ii) of this Section 3.3(d) (taking into account the character of such income or gain) for the year with respect to which the taxes must be paid, determining the tax liability of MR by including the aforementioned items and reducing such tax liability by the tax liability of MR determined with such items excluded from the computation.

In the event that VRLP breaches its obligations set forth in Section 3.3(a) from and after the Closing Date and prior to the Protection Date, VRLP shall provide to the Contributor notice of the transaction or event giving rise to such breach not later than forty-five (45) days after the event of the breach. No later than February 15th of the calendar year (the Filing Year ”) immediately following the calendar year during which the breach occurred, VRLP shall furnish MR with drafts of Schedule K-1 for the Contributor for the immediately preceding taxable year.





No later than March 15th of the Filing Year, MR shall furnish to VRLP drafts of MR’s federal, state, and local income tax returns for the immediately preceding taxable year. A third-party accountant shall certify that such returns are true and accurate descriptions of the tax returns planned to be filed, taking into account only the information available at that time, including prior years’ filed tax returns. VRLP shall have fifteen (15) days after receipt of the tax returns to review them and adjust them in VRLP’s reasonable discretion in the event that VRLP disagrees with MR’s treatment of any items thereon. Except as provided below, subject to adjustment pursuant to last two sentences of this Section 3.3(d), all payments required under this Section 3.3(d) to MR shall be made not later than March 31st of the Filing Year, based on the tax shown on MR’s draft tax returns (as adjusted by VRLP pursuant to the preceding sentence). No later than October 31st of the Filing Year, MR shall provide to VRLP copies of his filed federal, state, and local income tax returns for the immediately preceding taxable year, along with a repayment to VRLP for VRLP’s overpayments to the extent that his actual marginal tax rates are lower than the marginal tax rates used to compute VRLP’s payments under this Section 3.3(d). To the extent that his actual marginal tax rates are higher than the marginal tax rates used to compute VRLP’s payments under this Section 3.3(d), VRLP shall make an additional payment for VRLP’s underpayment.



 


Exhibit 99.1

CONTACT: AT THE COMPANY
Robert McCadden
EVP & CFO
(215) 875-0735

Heather Crowell
VP, Corporate Communications and Investor Relations
(215) 454-1241
crowellh@preit.com

PREIT Completes Acquisition of Springfield Town Center

New property addition accentuates PREIT’s portfolio quality

PHILADELPHIA, PA, April 1, 2015 -- PREIT (NYSE: PEI) today announced the closing of its previously-announced acquisition of Springfield Town Center in Springfield, Virginia, a newly-redeveloped 1.35 million square foot premier regional mall.  In consideration for the property, PREIT delivered (net of closing credits, adjustments and expenses): (i) $340 million in the form of cash and debt repayment and (ii) 6.25 million units of PREIT’s operating partnership, valued on the closing date at $145 million.  The cash portion of the purchase price was funded from borrowings under the Company’s term loans and revolving credit facility. The acquisition includes the purchase of rights to develop over three million square feet of additional space, and under the deal terms, there is also a potential earn out payable in three years, subject to certain performance conditions.

Among the outstanding new features introduced in October 2014, Springfield Town Center offers a grand entrance lined with restaurants and outdoor dining, a recently redesigned layout enabling better retailer accessibility and visibility, new finishes and unique gathering spaces and amenities. Since the October 14, 2014 tenant roster was released, over 60,000 square feet of new leases have been executed. Nearly 64,000 square feet of tenant space is expected to open for business during the second quarter of 2015 including the eagerly anticipated Nordstrom Rack.

"We are excited to have completed the planned acquisition of Springfield Town Center,” said PREIT CEO, Joseph F. Coradino. “The acquisition of this leading mall represents a significant milestone in our portfolio transformation and underscores the tremendous progress we have made in enhancing our high-quality mall portfolio. Since reopening in October, Springfield Town Center has performed extremely well and we are confident that we will be able to further capitalize on the significant opportunities this property offers. The integration of this property bolsters PREIT’s premier property platform and we look forward to continuing to execute on our proven strategy to deliver strong returns for our shareholders.”

About Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
PREIT is a real estate investment trust specializing in the ownership and management of differentiated retail shopping malls designed to fit the dynamic communities they serve. Founded in 1960 as Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust, the Company owns and operates over 30 million square feet of space in properties in 12 states in the eastern half of the United States with concentration in the Mid-Atlantic region and Greater Philadelphia. PREIT is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is publicly traded on the NYSE under the symbol PEI. Information about the Company can be found at preit.com or on Twitter or LinkedIn.


Exhibit 99.1


Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements relate to expectations, beliefs, projections, future plans, strategies, anticipated events, trends and other matters that are not historical facts. These forward-looking statements reflect our current views about future events, achievements or results and are subject to risks, uncertainties and changes in circumstances that might cause future events, achievements or results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. In particular, our business might be materially and adversely affected by uncertainties affecting real estate businesses generally as well as the following, among other factors: our substantial debt and stated value of preferred shares and our high leverage ratio; constraining leverage, unencumbered debt yield, interest and tangible net worth covenants under our 2013 Revolving Facility and our 2014 Term Loans; potential losses on impairment of certain long-lived assets, such as real estate, or of intangible assets, such as goodwill, including such losses that we might be required to record in connection with any dispositions of assets; changes in the retail industry, including consolidation and store closings, particularly among anchor tenants; our ability to sell properties that we seek to dispose of or our ability to obtain prices we seek; the effects of online shopping and other uses of technology on our retail tenants; risks related to development and redevelopment activities; current economic conditions and the state of employment growth and consumer confidence and spending, and the corresponding effects on tenant business performance, prospects, solvency and leasing decisions and on our cash flows, and the value and potential impairment of our properties; our ability to refinance our existing indebtedness when it matures, on favorable terms or at all; our ability to raise capital, including through joint ventures or other partnerships, through sales of properties or interests in properties, through the issuance of equity or equity-related securities if market conditions are favorable, or through other actions; our ability to identify and execute on suitable acquisition opportunities and to integrate acquired properties into our portfolio; our partnerships and joint ventures with third parties to acquire or develop properties; our short- and long-term liquidity position; general economic, financial and political conditions, including credit and capital market conditions, changes in interest rates or unemployment; our ability to maintain and increase property occupancy, sales and rental rates, in light of the relatively high number of leases that have expired or are expiring in the next two years; acts of violence at malls, including our properties, or at other similar spaces, and the potential effect on traffic and sales; changes to our corporate management team and any resulting modifications to our business strategies; increases in operating costs that cannot be passed on to tenants; concentration of our properties in the Mid-Atlantic region; changes in local market conditions, such as the supply of or demand for retail space, or other competitive factors; and potential dilution from any capital raising transactions or other equity issuances. Additional factors that might cause future events, achievements or results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements include those discussed in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in any subsequent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q in the section entitled “Item 1A. Risk Factors.” We do not intend to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, future events or otherwise.
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