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

FORM 10-Q

[x]   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
      SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2003

OR

[  ]   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
      OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from __________ to _________

Commission file number: 1-12110

CAMDEN PROPERTY TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


TEXAS
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
76-6088377
(I.R.S. Employer Identification
Number)

3 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1300, Houston, Texas 77046
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(713) 354-2500
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A
(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, If Changed Since Last Report)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

                                                                      YES X        NO

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
YES X        NO

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:

As of August 1, 2003, there were 39,332,233 shares of Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, $0.01 par value outstanding.







CAMDEN PROPERTY TRUST
Table of Contents



PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION Page
   
Item 1 Financial Statements  
  Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) as of June 30, 2003 and
       December 31, 2002
  Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) for the three and six months
       ended June 30, 2003 and 2002
  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the three and six months
       ended June 30, 2003 and 2002
   
  Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
   
Item 2 Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
       Results of Operations 14 
   
Item 3 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 27 
   
Item 4 Controls and Procedures 27 
   
PART II OTHER INFORMATION
   
Item 1 Legal Proceedings 28 
   
Item 2 Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds 28 
   
Item 3 Defaults Upon Senior Securities 28 
   
Item 4 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders 28 
   
Item 5 Other Information 28 
   
Item 6 Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K 29 
   
SIGNATURES 30 
   



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PART I.    FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.      Financial Statements

CAMDEN PROPERTY TRUST
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)


(In thousands)    
  March 31,
2003
December 31,
2002
 
 
ASSETS
Real estate assets, at cost            
     Land     $ 396,527   $ 386,246  
     Buildings and improvements       2,437,833     2,348,702  
 
 
        2,834,360     2,734,948  
     Accumulated depreciation       (549,769 )   (498,776 )
 
 
              Net operating real estate assets       2,284,591     2,236,172  
     Properties under development, including land       242,682     285,636  
     Investment in joint ventures       10,247     15,386  
 
 
              Total real estate assets       2,537,520     2,537,194  
Accounts receivable - affiliates       6,736     5,843  
Notes receivable    
     Affiliates       -     1,800  
     Other       22,532     18,614  
Other assets, net       40,641     41,827  
Cash and cash equivalents       1,550     405  
Restricted cash       4,258     4,216  
 
 
               Total assets     $ 2,613,237   $ 2,609,899  
 
 


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Liabilities            
     Notes payable    
              Unsecured     $ 1,236,681   $ 1,177,347  
              Secured       240,711     249,669  
     Accounts payable       34,580     36,189  
     Accrued real estate taxes       20,822     26,827  
     Accrued expenses and other liabilities       45,126     49,144  
     Distributions payable       30,663     30,541  
 
 
              Total liabilities       1,608,583     1,569,717  
Commitments and contingencies    
Minority interests    
     Units convertible into perpetual preferred shares       149,815     149,815  
     Units convertible into common shares       48,354     50,914  
 
 
             Total minority interests       198,169     200,729  
Shareholders' equity    
     Common shares of beneficial interest       480     479  
     Additional paid-in capital       1,320,045     1,314,592  
     Distributions in excess of net income       (261,577 )   (224,756 )
     Unearned restricted share awards       (15,477 )   (13,714 )
     Treasury shares, at cost       (236,986 )   (237,148 )
 
 
             Total shareholders' equity       806,485     839,453  
 
 
             Total liabilities and shareholders' equity     $ 2,613,237   $ 2,609,899  
 
 



See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.




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CAMDEN PROPERTY TRUST
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share amounts)


Three Months       
Ended June 30,     
Six Months       
Ended June 30,   
 
 
 
2003       2002        2003       2002       
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues                    
     Rental income     $ 91,486   $ 91,185   $ 181,494   $ 181,272  
     Other property income       8,634     7,693     16,044     14,917  
 
 
 
 
 
          Total property income       100,120     98,878     197,538     196,189  
     Fee and asset management       1,688     1,517     3,458     3,053  
     Other income       1,033     1,358     2,645     4,208  
 
 
 
 
 
          Total revenues       102,841     101,753     203,641     203,450  
 
 
 
 
 
Expenses    
     Property operating and maintenance       29,462     28,216     57,544     52,961  
     Real estate taxes       11,081     10,433     22,245     20,768  
 
 
 
 
 
        Total property expenses       40,543     38,649     79,789     73,729  
     Property management       2,424     2,326     4,961     4,721  
     Fee and asset management       1,068     340     2,631     1,042  
     General and administrative       4,437     3,212     8,048     6,297  
     Other expenses       312     --     1,389     1,178  
     Interest       18,519     17,483     36,875     34,587  
     Depreciation and amortization       27,056     25,113     53,611     50,632  
 
 
 
 
 
          Total expenses       94,359     87,123     187,304     172,186  
 
 
 
 
 
Income from continuing operations before gain on sale of properties,       8,482     14,630     16,337     31,264  
equity in income of joint ventures and minority interests    
     Gain on sale of properties       659     284     2,082     284  
     Equity in income of joint ventures       505     128     3,148     353  
     Income allocated to minority interests    
          Distributions on units convertible into perpetual preferred shares       (3,218 )   (3,218 )   (6,436 )   (6,436 )
          Income allocated to units convertible into common shares       (520 )   (477 )   (889 )   (931 )
 
 
 
 
 
Income from continuing operations       5,908     11,347     14,242     24,534  
     Income from discontinued operations       --     770     --     1,565  
 
 
 
 
 
Net income     $ 5,908   $ 12,117   $ 14,242   $ 26,099  
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per share - basic    
     Income from continuing operations     $ 0.15   $ 0.28   $ 0.36   $ 0.60  
     Income from discontinued operations       --     0.02     --     0.04  
     Net income     $ 0.15   $ 0.30   $ 0.36   $ 0.64  
 
Earnings per share - diluted    
     Income from continuing operations     $ 0.14   $ 0.26   $ 0.35   $ 0.57  
     Income from discontinued operations       --     0.02     --     0.03  
     Net income     $ 0.14   $ 0.28   $ 0.35   $ 0.60  
 
Distributions declared per common share     $ 0.635   $ 0.635   $ 1.27   $ 1.27  
 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding       39,218     41,061     39,191     40,944  
Weighted average number of common and common dilutive    
equivalent shares outstanding       41,169     45,051     41,019     44,851  

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.




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CAMDEN PROPERTY TRUST
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)

(In thousands)


  Six Months
Ended June 30,
 
 
2003 2002
 
 
 
Cash flow from operating activities            
      Net income     $ 14,242   $ 26,099  
      Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities    
            Income from discontinued operations       --     (1,565 )
            Depreciation and amortization       53,611     50,632  
            Equity in income of joint ventures, net of cash received       529     942  
            Gain on sale of properties       (2,082 )   (284 )
            Income allocated to units convertible into common shares       889     931  
            Accretion of discount on unsecured notes payable       334     231  
            Net change in operating accounts       (6,057 )   2,415  
 
 
 
            Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations       61,466     79,401  
            Net cash provided by operating activities of discontinued operations       --     2,219  
 
 
 
                  Net cash provided by operating activities       61,466     81,620  
 
Cash flow from investing activities    
      Increase in real estate assets       (63,094 )   (171,642 )
      Net proceeds from sale of properties and townhomes       9,669     2,008  
      Increase in notes receivable - other       (3,918 )   --  
      Decrease in notes receivable - affiliates       1,800     --  
      Decrease in investments in joint ventures       4,610     --  
      Increase in investments in third party development properties       --     (3,961 )
      Decrease in investments in third party development properties       --     27,149  
      Other       (854 )   (1,147 )
 
 
 
            Net cash used in investing activities       (51,787 )   (147,593 )
 
Cash flow from financing Activities    
      Net increase in unsecured line of credit and short term borrowings       59,000     7,000  
      Proceeds from notes payable       --     149,298  
      Repayment of notes payable       (8,957 )   (37,069 )
      Distributions to shareholders and minority interests       (60,439 )   (61,218 )
      Other       1,862     6,983  
 
 
 
            Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities       (8,534 )   64,994  
 
 
 
            Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents       1,145     (979 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period       405     3,179  
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period     $ 1,550   $ 2,200  
 
 
 
Supplemental information    
      Cash paid for interest, net of interest capitalized     $ 37,138   $ 34,792  
      Interest capitalized       8,444     4,865  
 
Supplemental schedule of noncash investing    
       and financing activities    
      Value of shares issued under benefit plans, net     $ 4,105   $ 9,948  
      Conversion of operating partnership units to common shares       318     694  

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.




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CAMDEN PROPERTY TRUST
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

1.      Interim Unaudited Financial Information

         The accompanying interim unaudited financial information has been prepared according to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted according to such rules and regulations. Management believes that the disclosures included are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. In the opinion of management, all adjustments and eliminations, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the financial position of Camden Property Trust as of June 30, 2003 and the results of operations and cash flows for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 have been included. The results of operations for such interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year.

Business

        Camden Property Trust is a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) organized on May 25, 1993. We, with our subsidiaries, report as a single business segment, with activities related to the ownership, development, construction and management of multifamily apartment communities. As of June 30, 2003, we owned interests in, operated or were developing 145 multifamily properties containing 51,882 apartment homes located in nine states. At June 30, 2003, we had one recently completed multifamily property containing 364 apartment homes in lease-up. Three of our multifamily properties containing 1,120 apartment homes were in various stages of construction at June 30, 2003. Additionally, we have several sites which we intend to develop into multifamily apartment communities.

        As of June 30, 2003, we had operating properties in 16 markets. No one market contributed more than 15% of our net operating income for the quarter then ended. Currently, Houston, Dallas and Las Vegas contribute 14.2%, 14.2% and 13.6% of our net operating income, respectively. We continually evaluate our portfolio to ensure appropriate geographic diversification. We also seek to selectively dispose of assets that management believes are highly capital intensive, have a lower projected net operating income growth rate than the overall portfolio, or no longer conform to our operating and investment strategies.

        Approximately 24% of our multifamily apartment units at June 30, 2003 were held in Camden Operating, L.P. This operating partnership has issued both common and preferred limited partnership units. As of June 30, 2003, we held 83.1% of the common limited partnership units and the sole 1% general partnership interest of the operating partnership. The remaining 15.9% of the common limited partnership units are primarily held by former officers, directors and investors of Paragon Group, Inc., which we acquired in 1997.

Real Estate Assets, at Cost

        We capitalized $10.0 million and $16.8 million in the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, of renovation and improvement costs which we believe extended the economic lives and enhanced the earnings of our multifamily properties. Capital expenditures are capitalized and depreciated over their useful lives, which range from 3 to 20 years.




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CAMDEN PROPERTY TRUST
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

        Property operating and maintenance expenses included repairs and maintenance expenses totaling $7.4 million and $14.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, compared to $7.2 million and $13.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2002. Costs recorded as repairs and maintenance include all costs which do not alter the primary use, extend the expected useful life or improve the safety or efficiency of the related asset. Our largest repair and maintenance expenditures related to landscaping, interior painting and floor coverings.

        Carrying charges, principally interest and real estate taxes, of land under development and buildings under construction are capitalized as part of properties under development and buildings and improvements to the extent that such charges do not cause the carrying value of the asset to exceed its net realizable value. Capitalized interest was $4.2 million and $8.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, respectively, and $2.6 million and $4.9 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2002, respectively. Capitalized real estate taxes were $520,000 and $1.0 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, respectively and $770,000 and $1.3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2002, respectively. All operating expenses, excluding depreciation, associated with completed apartment homes for properties in the development and leasing phase are expensed against revenues generated by those apartment homes. Upon substantial completion of the project, all apartment homes are considered operating and we begin expensing all items that were previously considered carrying costs.

Common Share Dividend Declaration

        In June 2003, we announced that our Board of Trust Managers had declared a dividend of $0.635 per share for the second quarter of 2003 which was paid on July 17, 2003 to all common shareholders of record as of June 30, 2003. We paid an equivalent amount per unit to holders of common operating partnership units. This distribution to common shareholders and holders of common operating partnership units equates to an annualized dividend rate of $2.54 per share or unit.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

        In December 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation – Transition and Disclosure”, which is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2002. SFAS No. 148 amends SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” to provide alternative methods of transition for a voluntary change to the fair value based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation. Our adoption of the prospective method set forth in SFAS No. 148 did not have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows. See further discussion of our accounting for stock-based compensation in Note 9.

        In January 2003, FASB issued Interpretation No. 46, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities” (“FIN 46”). FIN 46 establishes criteria to identify and assess a company’s interest in variable interest entities and for consolidating those entities. FIN 46 is currently effective for variable interest entities created or obtained after January 31, 2003, and will be effective for all variable interest entities for interim periods beginning after June 15, 2003. Our application of FIN 46 did not require the consolidation of any additional entities.




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CAMDEN PROPERTY TRUST
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

Reclassifications

        Certain reclassifications have been made to amounts in prior year financial statements to conform with current year presentation.

2.     Earnings Per Share

        Basic earnings per share is computed using income from continuing operations and the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share reflects common shares issuable from the assumed conversion of common share options and awards granted and units convertible into common shares. Only those items that have a dilutive impact on our basic earnings per share are included in diluted earnings per share. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, 1.9 million units convertible into common shares were excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation, as they were not dilutive.

        The following table presents information necessary to calculate basic and diluted earnings per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002:


Three Months
Ended June 30,
Six Months
Ended June 30,
 
 
 
2003 2002 2003 2002
 
 
 
 
 
Basic earnings per share calculation                    
     Income from continuing operations     $ 5,908   $ 11,347   $ 14,242   $ 24,534  
          Income from discontinued operations       --     770     --     1,565  
 
 
 
 
 
     Net income     $ 5,908   $ 12,117   $ 14,242   $ 26,099  
 
 
 
 
 
     Income from continuing operations - per share     $ 0.15   $ 0.28   $ 0.36   $ 0.60  
          Income from discontinued operations - per share       --     0.02     --     0.04  
 
 
 
 
 
     Net income - per share     $ 0.15   $ 0.30   $ 0.36   $ 0.64  
 
 
 
 
 
     Weighted average number of common shares outstanding       39,218     41,061     39,191     40,944  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted earnings per share calculation    
     Income from continuing operations     $ 5,908   $ 11,347   $ 14,242   $ 24,534  
          Income allocated to units convertible into common shares       7     477     14     931  
 
 
 
 
 
     Income from continuing operations, as adjusted       5,915     11,824     14,256     25,465  
          Income from discontinued operations       --     770     --     1,565  
 
 
 
 
 
     Net income, as adjusted     $ 5,915   $ 12,594   $ 14,256   $ 27,030  
 
 
 
 
 
     Income from continuing operations, as adjusted - per share     $ 0.14   $ 0.26   $ 0.35   $ 0.57  
          Income from discontinued operations - per share       --     0.02     --     0.03  
 
 
 
 
 
     Net income, as adjusted - per share     $ 0.14   $ 0.28   $ 0.35   $ 0.60  
 
 
 
 
 
     Weighted average common shares outstanding       39,218     41,061     39,191     40,944  
     Incremental shares issuable from assumed conversion of:    
          Common share options and awards granted       1,385     1,527     1,259     1,443  
          Units convertible into common shares       566     2,463     569     2,464  
 
 
 
 
 
     Weighted average common and common dilutive equivalent    
          shares outstanding       41,169     45,051     41,019     44,851  
 
 
 
 
 



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CAMDEN PROPERTY TRUST
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

3.     Discontinued Operations

        The components of net income that are presented as discontinued operations include net operating income, depreciation and property specific interest expense, if any. In addition, the net gain or loss on the disposal of communities will be presented in discontinued operations when recognized. The operating results of discontinued operations related to properties held through our investment in joint ventures that are subsequently sold will continue to be reported in “Equity in income of joint ventures.” There were no property sales which classified as discontinued operations for the first six month of 2003. The operating results of the three properties included in discontinued operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2002 is as follows:


Three months
Ended
June 30, 2002
Six months
Ended
June 30, 2002


(In thousands)            
Total property income     $ 2,288   $ 4,594  
Total property expenses       987     1,960  


    Net operating income       1,301     2,634  
Depreciation       531     1,069  


    Income from discontinued operations     $ 770   $ 1,565  


4.     Third Party Construction Services

        Our construction division performs services for our internally developed construction pipeline, as well as provides construction management and general contracting services for third party owners of multifamily, commercial and retail properties. We are currently under contract for projects ranging from $1.2 million to $10.0 million. We earn fees on these projects ranging from 4% to 7% of the total contracted construction cost which we recognize when they are earned. Fees earned from third party construction projects totaled $548,000 and $507,000 for the three months and $1.5 million and $1.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, and are included in the revenues section of our consolidated statements of operations under “Fee and asset management.” For projects where our fee is based on a fixed price, any cost overruns, as compared to the original budget, incurred during construction will reduce the fee generated on those projects. For any project where cost overruns are expected to be in excess of the fee generated on the project, we will recognize the total expected loss in the period in which the loss is first estimated. During the six months ended June 30, 2003, we recorded cost overruns of $1.9 million on fixed fee projects, which represented the estimate of our remaining costs to complete the projects. These cost overruns are included in fee and asset management expenses in our consolidated statements of operations.

5.     Notes Receivable

        During the third quarter of 2002, we implemented a mezzanine financing program under which we provide financing to owners of real estate properties. In conjunction with this program, as of June 30, 2003, we had $22.5 million in secured notes receivable outstanding, which mature through 2008. Interest on these notes accrues at 12% to 18% annually and is recognized as earned.

        During the second quarter of 2003, two of our executive officers repaid their unsecured loans which totaled $1.8 million. Each note was scheduled to mature in February 2004 and had a fixed interest rate of 5.23%.




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CAMDEN PROPERTY TRUST
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

6.     Notes Payable

        The following is a summary of our indebtedness:

(In millions)


June 30,
2003
December 31, 2002
 
 
 
Unsecured line of credit and short term borrowings     $ 155.0   $ 96.0  
 
Senior unsecured notes    
     7.03% Notes, due 2003       50.0     50.0  
     7.14% Notes, due 2004       199.8     199.7  
     7.11% - 7.28% Notes, due 2006       174.5     174.4  
     5.98% Notes, due 2007       149.4     149.3  
     6.77% Notes, due 2010       99.9     99.9  
     7.69% Notes, due 2011       149.4     149.4  
     5.93% Notes, due 2012       199.2     199.1  
 
 
 
        1,022.2     1,021.8  
 
Medium term notes    
     6.88% - 7.17% Notes, due 2004       30.0     30.0  
     7.63% Notes, due 2009       15.0     15.0  
     6.79% Notes, due 2010       14.5     14.5  
 
 
 
        59.5     59.5  
 
 
 
 
Total unsecured notes       1,236.7     1,177.3  
 
Secured notes    
     7.10% - 8.50% Conventional Mortgage Notes, due 2003 - 2009       141.5     150.0  
     1.68% - 7.29% Tax-exempt Mortgage Notes, due 2025 - 2032       99.2     99.7  
 
 
 
        240.7     249.7  
 
 
 
 
Total notes payable     $ 1,477.4   $ 1,427.0  
 
 
 

        We have a $500 million unsecured line of credit which matures in August 2006. The scheduled interest rate is currently based on spreads over LIBOR or Prime. The scheduled interest rate spreads are subject to change as our credit ratings change. Advances under the line of credit may be priced at the scheduled rates, or we may enter into bid rate loans with participating banks at rates below the scheduled rates. These bid rate loans have terms of six months or less and may not exceed the lesser of $250 million or the remaining amount available under the line of credit. The line of credit is subject to customary financial covenants and limitations all of which we were in compliance with at June 30, 2003.

        Our line of credit provides us with the ability to issue up to $100 million in letters of credit. While our issuance of letters of credit does not increase our borrowings outstanding under our line, it does reduce the amount available to us. At June 30, 2003 we had outstanding letters of credit totaling $3.0 million.

        As an alternative to our unsecured line of credit, we from time to time borrow using competitively bid unsecured short-term notes with lenders who may or may not be a part of the unsecured line of credit bank group. Such borrowings vary in term and pricing and are typically priced at interest rates below those available under the unsecured line of credit.




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        During the second quarter of 2003, we repaid one conventional mortgage note totaling $6.6 million. This note had an interest rate of 7.70% and was scheduled to mature in November 2003. This note was repaid using proceeds available under our unsecured line of credit.

        At June 30, 2003, our floating rate debt, which includes our unsecured line of credit, totaled $233.0 million and had a weighted average interest rate of 2.0%

7.     Net Change in Operating Accounts

         The effect of changes in the operating accounts on cash flows from operating activities is as follows:


  Six Months
Ended June 30,

  2003           2002      


Decrease (increase) in assets:            
     Accounts receivable - affiliates     $ (602 ) $ (463 )
     Other assets, net       211     (9,646 )
     Restricted cash       (42 )   (668 )
 
Increase (decrease) in liabilities:    
     Accounts payable       (1,609 )   16,651  
     Accrued real estate taxes       (5,783 )   (7,275 )
     Accrued expenses and other liabilities       1,768     3,816  


          Net change in operating accounts     $ (6,057 ) $ 2,415  


8.     Preferred Units

        Our operating partnership has issued $100 million of 8.5% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units and $53 million of 8.25% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units. Distributions on the preferred units are payable quarterly. The preferred units are redeemable for cash by the operating partnership beginning in 2004 at par plus the amount of any accumulated and unpaid distributions. The preferred units are convertible beginning in 2009 by the holder into corresponding Series B or C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares. The preferred units are subordinate to present and future debt.

9.     Restricted Share and Option Awards

        During the first six months of 2003, we granted 138,105 restricted shares to certain key employees and non-employee trust managers. The restricted shares were issued based on the market value of our common shares at the date of grant and have vesting periods of up to five years. During the six month period ended June 30, 2003, 144,919 restricted shares vested.

        During the first six months of 2003, we also granted 517,000 options with an exercise price of $31.48, which was equal to the market value on the date of grant. The options become exercisable in equal increments over three years, beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant. During the six month period ended June 30, 2003, previously granted options to purchase 356,474 shares became exercisable, and 38,010 options were exercised at an average price of $29.79 per share.

        The fair value of each option granted in 2003 was estimated on the date of grant utilizing the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: risk-free interest rates of 4.0%, expected life of ten years, dividend yield of 8.1%, and expected share volatility of 18.3%. The fair value of options granted in 2003 was $1.38 per share, and is being amortized over the vesting period in accordance with SFAS No. 148.




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        For option grants prior to January 1, 2003, we continue to use the intrinsic value method. If the fair value method had been applied to all outstanding stock option grants, our net income and earnings per share at June 30, 2003 and 2002 would have been as follows:


Three Months
Ended June 30,
Six Months
Ended June 30,
 
 
 
2003 2002 2003 2002
 
 
 
 
 
Net income, as reported     $ 5,908   $ 12,117   $ 14,242   $ 26,099  
   Per share - basic       0.15     0.30     0.36     0.64  
   Per share - diluted       0.14     0.28     0.35     0.60  
 
Net income, pro forma     $ 5,735   $ 12,002   $ 13,864   $ 25,906  
   Per share - basic       0.15     0.29     0.35     0.63  
   Per share - diluted       0.14     0.28     0.34     0.60  
 
Share-based compensation cost:    
   Included in net income, as reported     $ 834   $ 760   $ 1,621   $ 1,388  
   Included in net income, pro forma       1,007     875     1,999     1,581  

10.   Securities Repurchase Program

        In 1998, we began repurchasing our securities under a program approved by our Board of Trust Managers. The program allows us to repurchase or redeem up to $250 million of our securities through open market purchases and private transactions. Management consummates these repurchases and redemptions at the time when they believe that we can reinvest available cash flow into our own securities at yields which exceed those currently available on direct real estate investments. These repurchases were made and we expect that future repurchases, if any, will be made without incurring additional debt and, in management’s opinion, without reducing our financial flexibility. As of June 30, 2003, we had repurchased 8.8 million common shares and redeemed approximately 106,000 units convertible into common shares for a total cost of $243.6 million. No common shares or units convertible into common shares have been repurchased in 2003.

11.   Townhom Sales

        We have completed construction of 17 for-sale townhomes in the downtown Dallas area at a total cost of approximately $5.5 million. During the six months ended June 30, 2003, we sold our four remaining units at a total sales price of approximately $1.3 million. The proceeds received from these townhome sales are included in other income in our consolidated statements of operations. Other expenses in our consolidated statements of operations represents the construction costs and marketing expenses associated with the townhomes.

12.   Commitments and Contingencies

        Construction Contracts. As of June 30, 2003, we were obligated for approximately $1.4 million of additional expenditures on our three development properties (a substantial amount of which we expect to be funded with debt).

        Contingencies. We are subject to various legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of business. These matters are generally covered by insurance. While the resolution of these matters cannot be predicted with certainty, management believes that the final outcome of such matters will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial statements.




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        In the ordinary course of our business, we issue letters of intent indicating a willingness to negotiate for the purchase or sale of multifamily properties or development land. In accordance with local real estate market practice, such letters of intent are non-binding, and neither party to the letter of intent is obligated to pursue negotiations unless and until a definitive contract is entered into by the parties. Even if definitive contracts are entered into, the letters of intent and resulting contracts contemplate that such contracts will provide the purchaser with time to evaluate the properties and conduct due diligence and during which periods the purchaser will have the ability to terminate the contracts without penalty or forfeiture of any deposit or earnest money. There can be no assurance that definitive contracts will be entered into with respect to any properties covered by letters of intent or that we will acquire or sell any property as to which we may have entered into a definitive contract. Further, due diligence periods are frequently extended as needed. An acquisition or sale becomes probable at the time that the due diligence period expires and the definitive contract has not been terminated. We are then at risk under an acquisition contract, but only to the extent of any earnest money deposits associated with the contract, and are obligated to sell under a sales contract.

        We are currently in the due diligence period for the purchase of land for development and the acquisitions of properties. No assurance can be made that we will be able to complete the negotiations or become satisfied with the outcome of the due diligence.




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Item 2.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

         The following discussion should be read in conjunction with all of the financial statements and notes appearing elsewhere in this report as well as the audited financial statements appearing in our 2002 Annual Report to Shareholders. Where appropriate, comparisons are made on a dollars per-weighted-average-unit basis in order to adjust for changes in the number of apartment homes owned during each period. The statements contained in this report that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements, and actual results may differ materially from those included in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, the following:


o the results of our efforts to implement our property development, construction and acquisition strategies;
o the effects of economic conditions, including rising interest rates;
o our ability to generate sufficient cash flows;
o the failure to qualify as a real estate investment trust;
o the costs of our capital and debt;
o changes in our capital requirements;
o the actions of our competitors and our ability to respond to those actions;
o changes in governmental regulations, tax rates and similar matters; and
o environmental uncertainties and disasters.

Business

        Camden Property Trust is a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) and, with our subsidiaries, reports as a single business segment with activities related to the ownership, development, construction and management of multifamily apartment communities. As of June 30, 2003, we owned interests in, operated or were developing 145 multifamily properties containing 51,882 apartment homes located in nine states. Our properties, excluding properties in lease-up and under development, had a weighted average occupancy rate of 91.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2003. Weighted average occupancy was 91.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2002. At June 30, 2003, we had one recently completed multifamily property containing 364 apartment homes in lease-up. Three of our multifamily properties containing 1,120 apartment homes were in various stages of construction at June 30, 2003. Additionally, we have several sites which we intend to develop into multifamily apartment communities.

        As of June 30, 2003, we had operating properties in 16 markets. No one market contributed more than 15% of our net operating income for the quarter then ended. Currently, Houston, Dallas and Las Vegas contribute 14.2%, 14.2% and 13.6% of our net operating income, respectively. We continually evaluate our portfolio to ensure appropriate geographic diversification. We also seek to selectively dispose of assets that management believes are highly capital intensive, have a lower projected net operating income growth rate than the overall portfolio, or no longer conform to our operating and investment strategies.

        Approximately 24% of our multifamily apartment units at June 30, 2003 were held in Camden Operating, L.P. This operating partnership has issued both common and preferred limited partnership units. As of June 30, 2003, we held 83.1% of the common limited partnership units and the sole 1% general partnership interest of the operating partnership. The remaining 15.9% of the common limited partnership units are primarily held by former officers, directors and investors of Paragon Group, Inc., which we acquired in 1997.




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Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Property Portfolio

        Our multifamily property portfolio, excluding land held for future development and joint venture properties which we do not manage is summarized as follows:


June 30, 2003 December 31, 2002
 
 
 
Apartment Homes Properties Apartment Homes Properties
 
 
 
 
 
Operating Properties          
 
   West Region  
 
     Las Vegas, Nevada (a)   9,625   33   10,017   35  
     Denver, Colorado (a)   2,529   8   2,529   8  
     Phoenix, Arizona   2,433   8   2,433   8  
     Southern California   1,917   5   1,917   5  
     Tucson, Arizona   821   2   821   2  
 
   Central Region  
 
     Dallas, Texas   8,359   23   8,359   23  
     Houston, Texas   6,810   15   6,446   14  
     St. Louis, Missouri   2,123   6   2,123   6  
     Austin, Texas   1,745   6   1,745   6  
     Corpus Christi, Texas   1,284   3   1,284   3  
     Kansas City, Missouri   596   1   596   1  
 
   East Region  
 
     Tampa, Florida   6,089   13   6,089   13  
     Orlando, Florida   2,804   6   2,804   6  
     Charlotte, North Carolina   1,659   6   1,659   6  
     Louisville, Kentucky   1,448   5   1,448   5  
     Greensboro, North Carolina   520   2   520   2  
 
 
 
 
 
           Total Operating Properties   50,762   142   50,790   143  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Properties Under Development  
 
   West Region  
 
     Southern California   1,120   3   1,120   3  
 
   Central Region  
 
     Houston, Texas   --   --   364   1  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Properties Under Development   1,120   3   1,484   4  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Properties   51,882   145   52,274   147  
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Less: Joint Venture Properties (a)   4,547   17   4,939   19  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Properties Owned 100%   47,335   128   47,335   128  
 
 
 
 
 
(a) Includes properties held in joint ventures as follows: one property with 320 apartment homes in Colorado in which we own a 50% interest, the remaining interest is owned by an unaffiliated private investor; and 16 properties with 4,227 apartment homes (18 properties with 4,619 apartment homes at December 31, 2002) in Nevada in which we own a 20% interest, the remaining interest is owned by an unaffiliated private investor



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Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Development and Lease-Up Properties

         At June 30, 2003, we had one completed property in lease-up as follows:

($ in millions)


Property and Location   Number of
Apartment
Homes
  Cost to
Date
  % Leased at 7/28/03   Date of
Completion
  Estimated
Date of
Stabilization
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Camden Oak Crest                              
   Houston, TX       364   $ 21.9     68%     2Q03     2Q04  


At June 30, 2003, we had three properties under development as follows:


($ in millions)


Property and Location   Number of
Apartment
Homes
  Estimated
Cost
  Cost
Incurred at 06/30/03
  Estimated
Date of
Completion
  Estimated
Date of
Stabilization
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Camden Sierra at Otay Ranch                            
   Chula Vista, CA       422   $ 60.0   $ 58.5     3Q03     1Q04  
Camden Tuscany    
   San Diego, CA       160     39.0     38.4     3Q03     3Q03  
Camden Harbor View    
   Long Beach, CA       538     137.5     128.7     1Q04     4Q04  
   
 
 
         
     Total development properties       1,120   $ 236.5   $ 225.6  
   
 
 
         

        Real estate assets are carried at cost plus capitalized carrying charges. Carrying charges are principally interest and real estate taxes which are capitalized as part of properties under development. Expenditures directly related to the development, acquisition and improvement of real estate assets, excluding internal costs relating to acquisitions, are capitalized at cost as land, buildings and improvements. All construction and carrying costs are capitalized and reported on the balance sheet in properties under development until individual apartment homes are substantially completed. Upon substantial completion of each apartment home, the total cost for the completed apartment home and the associated land is transferred to buildings and improvements and land, respectively, and the assets are depreciated over their estimated useful lives using the straight-line method of depreciation.

        Where possible, we stage our construction to allow leasing and occupancy during the construction period which we believe minimizes the duration of the lease-up period following completion of construction. Our accounting policy related to properties in the development and leasing phase is that all operating expenses associated with completed apartment homes are expensed against revenues generated by those apartment homes. Upon substantial completion of the project, all apartment homes are considered operating and we begin expensing all items that were previously considered carrying costs.

        If an event or change in circumstance indicates a potential impairment in the value of a property has occurred, our policy is to assess any potential impairment by making a comparison of the current and projected operating cash flows for such property over its remaining useful life, on an undiscounted basis, to the carrying amount of the property. If such carrying amounts were in excess of the estimated projected operating cash flows of the property, we would recognize an impairment loss equivalent to an amount required to adjust the carrying amount to its estimated fair market value.




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Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

        Our consolidated balance sheet at June 30, 2003 included $242.7 million related to properties under development, including land. Of this amount, $104.7 million relates to our three development projects currently under construction. Additionally, we have $138.0 million invested in land held for future development. Included in this amount is $73.3 million related to projects we expect to begin constructing throughout 2003. We also have $35.0 million invested in land tracts adjacent to current development projects which are being utilized in conjunction with those projects. Upon completion of these current development projects we expect to utilize this land to further develop apartment homes in these areas. We may also sell certain parcels of these undeveloped land tracts to third parties for commercial and retail development.

Results of Operations

        Changes in revenues and expenses related to our operating properties from period to period are primarily due to property developments, dispositions, acquisitions, and the performance of the stabilized properties in the portfolio. Where appropriate, comparisons are made on a dollars-per-weighted-average-apartment home basis in order to adjust for such changes in the number of apartments homes owned during each period. Selected weighted averages for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 are as follows:


Three Months
Ended June 30,
Six Months
Ended June 30,
 
 
 
2003 2002 2003 2002
 
 
 
 
 
Total property revenue per apartment home per month     $ 722   $ 727   $ 715   $ 728  
Annualized total property expenses per apartment home     $ 3,509   $ 3,410   $ 3,464   $ 3,281  
Weighted average number of operating apartment homes       46,218     45,335     46,065     44,941  
 
Weighted average occupancy, by region    
    West       93.3 %   92.6 %   93.3 %   92.4 %
    Central       90.3 %   92.7 %   90.3 %   92.6 %
    East       93.3 %   90.0 %   92.1 %   89.8 %
         Total operating properties owned 100%       91.9 %   92.1 %   91.6 %   91.8 %

Comparison of the Quarters Ended June 30, 2003 and June 30, 2002

        Income from continuing operations decreased $5.4 million, or 47.9% from $11.3 million to $5.9 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 and 2003, respectively. The weighted average number of operating apartment homes for the second quarter of 2003 increased by 883 apartment homes, or 1.9%, to 46,218 from 45,335 for the second quarter of 2002. The increase in the weighted average number of operating apartment homes is due to the acquisition of three properties totaling 936 apartment homes and an increase in occupancy at our newly constructed properties. These increases were offset by our disposition of two properties with 786 apartment homes. Total operating properties we owned 100% were 125 and 124 at June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The weighted average number of apartment homes and the number of operating properties excludes the impact of our ownership interest in properties owned in joint ventures, and the impact from properties classified as discontinued operations.

        Our apartment communities generate rental revenue and other income through the leasing of apartment homes. Total property income comprised 97% of our total revenues for the quarters ended June 30, 2003 and 2002. Our primary financial focus for our apartment communities is net operating income. Net operating income represents total property revenues less total property expenses. Net operating income decreased $652,000, or 1.1%, from $60.2 million to $59.6 million for the quarters ended June 30, 2002 and 2003, respectively.




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Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

         The following table presents the components of net operating income for the quarters ended June 30, 2003 and 2002.

($ in thousands)


Apartment Homes Three Months
   Ended June 30,   
         Change         
at 6/30/03 2003 2002 $ %
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property income                        
Same property communities       42,137   $ 89,393   $ 90,560   $ (1,167 )   (1.3 )%
Non-same property communities       3,714     9,081     5,895     3,186     54.0  
Development and lease-up communities       1,484     1,497     --     1,497     --  
Dispositions/other       --     149     2,423     (2,274 )   (93.9 )
 
 
 
 
 
 
           Total property income       47,335     100,120     98,878     1,242     1.3  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property expenses    
 
Same property communities       42,137     35,834     35,358     476     1.3  
Non-same property communities       3,714     3,638     2,459     1,179     47.9  
Development and lease-up communities       1,484     912     --     912     --  
Dispositions/other       --     159     832     (673 )   (80.9 )
 
 
 
 
 
 
           Total property expenses       47,335     40,543     38,649     1,894     4.9  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property net operating income    
Same property communities       42,137     53,559     55,202     (1,643 )   (3.0 )
Non-same property communities       3,714     5,443     3,436     2,007     58.4
Development and lease-up communities       1,484     585     --     585     --  
Dispositions/other       --     (10 )   1,591     (1,601 )   --  
 
 
 
 
 
 
           Total property net operating income       47,335   $ 59,577   $ 60,229   $ (652 )   (1.1 )%
 
 
 
 
 
 

        Same property communities are stabilized communities we have owned since January 1, 2002. Non-same property communities are stabilized communities we have acquired or developed since January 1, 2002. Development and lease-up communities are non-stabilized communities we have developed or acquired after January 1, 2002. Dispositions represent communities we have sold since January 1, 2002 but are not included in discontinued operations.

        Total property income for the quarter ended June 30, 2003 increased slightly as compared to the same quarter in 2002, but decreased from $727 to $722 on a per apartment home per month basis. Total property income from our same store properties decreased 1.3%, from $90.6 million for the second quarter of 2002 to $89.4 million for the second quarter of 2003, which represents a decrease of $9 on a per apartment home per month basis. This decrease in income is primarily due to higher concessions granted to residents in order to increase occupancy. Property income from our non-same store, development and lease-up properties increased from $5.9 million for the second quarter of 2002 to $10.6 million for the second quarter of 2003. The decrease in property income from the second quarter of 2002 to the second quarter of 2003 attributable to property dispositions was $2.3 million. Our weighted average occupancy, excluding current development and lease up properties, was 91.9% for the second quarter of 2003, compared to 92.0% for the second quarter of 2002.

        Fee and asset management revenues in 2003 increased $171,000 over 2002. This increase is primarily due to fees earned on third party construction and development projects. Other income for the quarter ended June 30, 2003 decreased $325,000 from the same quarter ended 2002. Other income for the three months ended June 30, 2002 included $1.3 million of interest income from our third party development program. This program was completed in 2002. Other income for the second quarter of 2003 included approximately $636,000 of interest income related to our mezzanine financing program which we began in the third quarter of 2002.




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Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

        Total property expenses for the quarter ended June 30, 2003 increased $1.9 million, or 4.9%, as compared to the same quarter in 2002, and increased from $3,410 to $3,509 on an annualized per apartment home basis. Total property expenses from our same store properties increased 1.3%, from $35.4 million for the second quarter of 2002 to $35.8 million for the second quarter of 2003, which represents an increase of $46 on an annualized per apartment home basis. The increase in same store property expenses per apartment home is due to slight increases in all expense categories. Property expenses from our non-same store, development and lease-up properties increased from $2.5 million for the second quarter of 2002 to $4.6 million for the second quarter of 2003, which represents an increase of 85.0%, which is consistent with the increase in revenues during the same period. The decrease in property expenses from the second quarter of 2002 to the second quarter of 2003 attributable to property dispositions was $0.7 million.

        Property management expense, which represents regional supervision and accounting costs related to property operations, increased from $2.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 to $2.4 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2003. This increase is primarily due to increases in salary and benefit expenses.

        Fee and asset management expense, which represents expenses related to third party construction projects and property management for third parties, increased from $340,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 to $1.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2003. This increase is primarily due to increased costs associated with our third party construction division, including cost overruns on fixed fee projects which totaled $700,000 for the second quarter of 2003.

        General and administrative expenses increased $1.2 million from $3.2 million to $4.4 million, and increased as a percent of revenues from 3.2% to 4.3% for the quarters ended June 30, 2002 and 2003 respectively. The increase was primarily due to increases in salary and benefit expenses, costs associated with pursuing potential transactions that were not consummated and increases in public company related costs.

        Gross interest cost before interest capitalized to development properties increased $2.6 million, or 13.0%, from $20.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 to $22.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2003. The overall increase in interest expense was due to higher average debt balances during 2003 which were incurred to fund our increase in real estate assets. This increase was partially offset by declines in the average interest rate on our outstanding debt. Interest capitalized increased to $4.2 million from $2.6 million for the quarters ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, due to higher average balances in our development pipeline.

        Depreciation and amortization increased from $25.1 million for the second quarter of 2002 to $27.1 million for the second quarter of 2003. This increase was due to new development, property acquisition and capital improvements placed in service during the past year.

        Gain on sale of properties for the quarter ended June 30, 2003 was from the sale of 29.3 acres of undeveloped land located in Houston. Gain on sale of properties for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 was from the sale of 15.2 acres of undeveloped land located in Houston.

        Equity in income of joint ventures increased $377,000 from the second quarter of 2002, primarily from gains recognized on sales of properties held in joint venture. These gains totaled approximately $450,000 during the second quarter of 2003.




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Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Comparison of the Six Months Ended June 30, 2003 and June 30, 2002

        Income from continuing operations decreased $10.3 million, or 41.9% from $24.5 million to $14.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2002 and 2003, respectively. The weighted average number of operating apartment homes for the first six months of 2003 increased by 1,124 apartment homes, or 2.5%, to 46,065 from 44,941 for the first six months of 2002. The increase in the weighted average number of operating apartment homes is due to the acquisition of three properties totaling 936 apartment homes and an increase in occupancy at our newly constructed properties. These increases were offset by our disposition of two properties with 786 apartment homes. Total operating properties we owned 100% were 125 and 124 at June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The weighted average number of apartment homes and the number of operating properties excludes the impact of our ownership interest in properties owned in joint ventures, and the impact from properties classified as discontinued operations.

        Our apartment communities generate rental revenue and other income through the leasing of apartment homes. Total property income comprised 97% and 96% of our total revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. Our primary financial focus for our apartment communities is net operating income. Net operating income represents total property revenues less total property expenses. Net operating income decreased $4.7 million, or 3.8%, from $122.5 million to $117.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2002 and 2003, respectively.

         The following table presents the components of net operating income for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002.

($ in thousands)


Apartment Homes Three Months
   Ended June 30,   
         Change         
at 6/30/03 2003 2002 $ %
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property income                        
Same property communities       42,137   $ 176,576   $ 180,965   $ (4,389 )   (2.4 )%
Non-same property communities       3,714     18,383     10,500     7,883     75.1  
Development and lease-up communities       1,484     2,285     --     2,285     --  
Dispositions/other       --     294     4,724     (4,430 )   (93.8 )
 
 
 
 
 
 
           Total property income       47,335     197,538     196,189     1,349     0.7  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property expenses    
Same property communities       42,137     70,230     67,906     2,324     3.4  
Non-same property communities       3,714     7,927     4,338     3,589     82.7  
Development and lease-up communities       1,484     1,471     --     1,471     --  
Dispositions/other       --     161     1,485     (1,324 )   (89.2 )
 
 
 
 
 
 
           Total property expenses       47,335     79,789     73,729     6,060     8.2  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property net operating income    
Same property communities       42,137     106,346     113,059     (6,713 )   (5.9 )
Non-same property communities       3,714     10,456     6,162     4,294     69.7  
Development and lease-up communities       1,484     814     --     814     --  
Dispositions/other       --     133     3,239     (3,106 )   (95.9 )
 
 
 
 
 
 
           Total property net operating income       47,335   $ 117,749   $ 122,460   $ (4,711 )   (3.8 )%
 
 
 
 
 
 

        Same property communities are stabilized communities we have owned since January 1, 2002. Non-same property communities are stabilized communities we have acquired or developed since January 1, 2002. Development and lease-up communities are non-stabilized communities we have developed or acquired after January 1, 2002. Dispositions represent communities we have sold since January 1, 2002 but are not included in discontinued operations.




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Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

        Total property income for the six months ended June 30, 2003 increased slightly as compared to the same period in 2002, but decreased from $728 to $715 on a per apartment home per month basis. Total property income from our same store properties decreased 2.4%, from $181.0 million for the first six months of 2002 to $176.6 million for the first six months of 2003, which represents a decrease of $17 on a per apartment home per month basis. This decrease in income is primarily due to higher concessions combined with a slight decrease in weighted average occupancy from 91.8% for the first six months of 2002, to 91.6% for the same period in 2003. Property income from our non-same store, development and lease-up properties increased from $10.5 million for the first six months of 2002 to $20.7 million for the first six months of 2003. The decrease in property income from the first six months of 2002 to the first six months of 2003 attributable to property dispositions was $4.4 million.

        Fee and asset management revenues in 2003 increased $405,000 over 2002. This increase is primarily due to fees earned on third party construction and development projects. Other income for the six months ended June 30, 2003 decreased $1.6 million from the same six months ended 2002. Other income for the six months ended June 30, 2002 included $3.1 million of interest income from our third party development program. This program was completed in 2002. Other income for the first six months of 2003 included approximately $1.3 million of interest income related to our mezzanine financing program which we began in the third quarter of 2002.

        Total property expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2003 increased $6.1 million, or 8.2%, as compared to the same six months in 2002, and increased from $3,281 to $3,464 on an annualized per apartment home basis. Total property expenses from our same store properties increased 3.4%, from $67.9 million for the first six months of 2002 to $70.2 million for the first six months of 2003, which represents an increase of $110 on an annualized per apartment home basis. The increase in same store property expenses per apartment home is primarily due to increases in property insurance premiums and repairs and maintenance expenses and slight increases in all other expense categories. Property expenses from our non-same store, development and lease-up properties increased from $4.3 million for the first six months of 2002 to $9.4 million for the first six months of 2003. The increase in operating expenses during 2003 from our non-same store, development and lease-up properties in consistent with the growth in revenues during the same period. The decrease in property expenses from the first six months of 2002 to the first six months of 2003 attributable to property dispositions was $1.3 million.

        Property management expense, which represents regional supervision and accounting costs related to property operations, increased from $4.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2002 to $5.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003. This increase is primarily due to increases in salary and benefit expenses.

        Fee and asset management expense, which represents expenses related to third party construction projects and property management for third parties, increased from $1.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2002 to $2.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003. This increase is primarily due to increased costs associated with our third party construction division, including cost overruns on fixed fee projects which totaled $1.9 million for the first six months of 2003.

        General and administrative expenses increased $1.8 million from $6.3 million to $8.0 million, and increased as a percent of revenues from 3.1% to 4.0% for the six months ended June 30, 2002 and 2003 respectively. The increase was primarily due to increases in salary and benefit expenses, costs associated with pursuing potential transactions that were not consummated and increases in public company related costs.




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Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

        Gross interest cost before interest capitalized to development properties increased $5.9 million, or 14.9%, from $39.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2002 to $45.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003. The overall increase in interest expense was due to higher average debt balances during 2003 which were incurred to fund our increase in real estate assets. This increase was partially offset by declines in the average interest rate on our outstanding debt. Interest capitalized increased to $8.4 million from $4.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively, due to higher average balances in our development pipeline.

        Depreciation and amortization increased from $50.6 million for the first six months of 2002 to $53.6 million for the first six months of 2003. This increase was due to new development, property acquisition and capital improvements placed in service during the past year.

        Gain on sale of properties for the six months ended June 30, 2003 was from the sale of 53.2 acres of undeveloped land located in Houston. Gain on sale of properties for the six months ended June 30, 2002 was from the sale of 15.2 acres of undeveloped land located in Houston.

        Equity in income of joint ventures increased $2.8 million from the first six months of 2002, primarily from gains recognized on sale of properties held in joint ventures. Our portion of the gain recognized on these property sales totaled $1.4 million during 2003.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Financial Structure

         We intend to continue maintaining what management believes to be a conservative capital structure by:


  (i) using what management believes is a prudent combination of debt and common and
preferred equity;
  (ii) extending and sequencing the maturity dates of our debt where possible;
  (iii) managing interest rate exposure using what management believes are prudent levels of
fixed and floating rate debt;
  (iv) borrowing on an unsecured basis in order to maintain a substantial number of
unencumbered assets; and
  (v) maintaining conservative coverage ratios.

        The interest expense coverage ratio, net of capitalized interest, was 2.9 and 3.4 times for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. At June 30, 2003 and 2002, 84.5% and 81.5%, respectively, of our properties (based on invested capital) were unencumbered. Our weighted average maturity of debt, excluding our line of credit, was 6.2 years and 6.4 years at June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. Interest expense coverage ratio is derived by dividing interest expense for the period into the sum of income from continuing operations before gain on sale of properties, equity in income of joint ventures, minority interests, depreciation and amortization and interest expense.




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Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Liquidity

        We intend to meet our short-term liquidity requirements through cash flows provided by operations, our unsecured line of credit discussed in the “Financial Flexibility” section and other short-term borrowings. We expect that our ability to generate cash will be sufficient to meet our short-term liquidity needs, which include:


  (i) operating expenses;
  (ii) current debt service requirements;
  (iii) recurring capital expenditures;
  (iv) initial funding of property developments and acquisitions;
  (vi) common share repurchases; and
  (vii) distributions on our common and preferred equity.


        We consider our long-term liquidity requirements to be the repayment of maturing debt, including borrowings under our unsecured line of credit which were used to fund development and acquisition activities. We intend to meet our long-term liquidity requirements through the use of common and preferred equity capital, senior unsecured debt and property dispositions.

        We intend to continue rebalancing our portfolio by selectively disposing of assets that management believes are highly capital intensive, have a lower projected net operating income growth rate than the overall portfolio, or no longer conform to our operating and investment strategies. We expect to use the proceeds from any such sales for reinvestment in acquisitions or new developments, reduction of debt or share repurchases.

        We intend to concentrate our growth efforts toward selective development and acquisition opportunities in our current markets, and through the acquisition of existing operating properties and the development of properties in selected new markets. During the six months ended June 30, 2003, we incurred $53.8 million in development costs and no acquisition costs. We are developing three properties at an aggregate cost of approximately $236.5 million, $225.6 million of which was incurred through June 30, 2003. At period end, we were obligated for approximately $1.4 million under construction contracts related to these projects (a substantial amount of which we expect to fund with debt). We intend to fund our developments and acquisitions through a combination of equity capital, partnership units, medium-term notes, construction loans, other debt securities and our unsecured line of credit.

        Net cash provided by operating activities totaled $61.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003, a decrease of $20.2 million, or 24.7%, from the same period in 2002. The decrease in operating cash flow was primarily due to an overall increase in expenses for 2003 as compared to 2002 with no significant increase in revenues during the same period, combined with a decrease in cash flows attributable to discontinued operations.

        Net cash used in investing activities totaled $51.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003 compared to $147.6 million for the same period in 2002. For the six months ended June 30, 2003, net cash used in investing activities included expenditures for property development and capital improvements totaling $53.8 million and $10.0 million, respectively. These expenditures were offset by $9.7 million in net proceeds received from townhome sales and the sale of 53.2 acres of undeveloped land during 2003. Additionally, investments in joint ventures decreased $4.6 million during 2003 due to the sale of three properties totaling 482 apartment homes. For the six months ended June 30, 2002, net cash used in investing activities included expenditures for acquisition, property development and capital improvements totaling $99.7 million, $57.3 million and $16.8 million, respectively. These expenditures were offset by $2.0 million in net proceeds received from townhome sales and the sale of 1.5 acres of undeveloped land during 2002. Additionally, advances to third party development properties increased $2.9 million in the first six months of 2002.




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Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

        Net cash used in financing activities totaled $8.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003 compared with net cash provided by financing activities totaling $65.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2002. During the six months ended June 30, 2003, we paid distributions totaling $60.4 million. Our line of credit increased $59.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003, primarily to fund our development activities. During the six months ended June 30, 2002, we paid distributions totaling $61.2 million. Additionally, we received proceeds totaling $149.3 million from the issuance of senior unsecured notes. The proceeds from this issuance was used to repay notes payable, which decreased $37.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2002 and to fund our increase in real estate assets.

        In June 2003, we announced that our Board of Trust Managers had declared a dividend in the amount of $0.635 per share for the second quarter of 2003 which was paid on July 17, 2003 to all common shareholders of record as of June 30, 2003. We paid an equivalent amount per unit to holders of the common operating partnership units. This distribution to common shareholders and holders of common operating partnership units equates to an annualized dividend rate of $2.54 per share or unit.

        As of June 30, 2003, we had unsecured debt totaling $1,236.7 million and secured mortgage loans totaling $240.7 million. Our indebtedness, excluding our unsecured line of credit, has a weighted average maturity of 6.2 years as of June 30, 2003. Scheduled repayments on outstanding debt, including our line of credit, at June 30, 2003 are as follows:

(In millions)


   Year        Amount     
2003     $ 58.6  
2004       234.3  
2005       61.0  
2006       210.4  
2007       165.5  
2008 and thereafter       747.6  

Total     $ 1,477.4  

Financial Flexibility

        We have a $500 million unsecured line of credit which matures in August 2006. The scheduled interest rate is currently based on spreads over LIBOR or Prime. The scheduled interest rate spreads are subject to change as our credit ratings change. Advances under the line of credit may be priced at the scheduled rates, or we may enter into bid rate loans with participating banks at rates below the scheduled rates. These bid rate loans have terms of six months or less and may not exceed the lesser of $250 million or the remaining amount available under the line of credit. The line of credit is subject to customary financial covenants and limitations, all of which we were in compliance with at June 30, 2003.

        Our line of credit provides us with the ability to issue up to $100 million in letters of credit. While our issuance of letters of credit does not increase our borrowings outstanding under our line, it does reduce the amount available to us. At June 30, 2003 we had outstanding letters of credit totaling $3.0 million.




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Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

        As an alternative to our unsecured line of credit, we from time to time borrow using competitively bid unsecured short-term notes with lenders who may or may not be a part of the unsecured line of credit bank group. Such borrowings vary in term and pricing and are typically priced at interest rates below those available under the unsecured line of credit.

        As of June 30, 2003, we had $342.0 million available under our unsecured line of credit. In February 2003, we filed a universal shelf registration statement providing for the issuance of up to $1.0 billion in debt securities, preferred shares, common shares or warrants. This registration statement was combined with the $85.5 million remaining from our previous $750 million universal shelf. At June 30, 2003, the total balance of $1.1 billion was available for issuance. We have significant unencumbered real estate assets which could be sold or used as collateral for financing purposes should other sources of capital not be available.

         At June 30, 2003, our floating rate debt totaled $233.0 million and had a weighted average interest rate of 2.0%.

Funds from Operations ("FFO")

        Management considers FFO to be an appropriate measure of performance of an equity REIT. The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts currently defines FFO as net income (computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles), excluding gains (or losses) from property sales, plus real estate depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Our definition of diluted FFO also assumes conversion at the beginning of the period of all dilutive convertible securities, including minority interests, which are convertible into common equity. We consider FFO to be a useful performance measure of our operating performance because FFO, together with net income and cash flows, provides investors with an additional basis to evaluate our ability to incur and service debt and to fund capital expenditures and distributions to shareholders and unitholders.

        We believe that in order to facilitate a clear understanding of our consolidated historical operating results, FFO should be examined in conjunction with net income as presented in the consolidated statements of operations and data included elsewhere in this report. FFO is not defined by generally accepted accounting principles. FFO should not be considered as an alternative to net income as an indication of our operating performance or to net cash provided by operating activities as a measure of our liquidity. Further, FFO as disclosed by other REIT’s may not be comparable to our calculation.




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Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

         A reconciliation of net income to diluted FFO for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 follows:

(In thousands)


Three Months
Ended June 30,
Six Months
Ended June 30,
 
 
 
2003 2002 2003 2002
 
 
 
 
 
Funds from operations:                    
   Net income     $ 5,908   $ 12,117   $ 14,242   $ 26,099  
   Real estate depreciation from continuing operations       25,896     24,099     51,285     48,700  
   Real estate depreciation from discontinued operations       --     531     --     1,069  
   Adjustments for unconsolidated joint ventures       73     549     (377 )   1,076  
   Gain on sales of properties       (659 )   (284 )   (2,082 )   (284 )
   Income allocated to units convertible into common shares       520     477     889     931  
 
 
 
 
 
Funds from operations - diluted     $ 31,738   $ 37,489   $ 63,957   $ 77,591  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average shares - basic       39,218     41,061     39,191     40,944  
   Common share options and awards granted       1,384     1,527     1,259     1,443  
   Units convertible into common shares       2,445     2,463     2,450     2,464  
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average shares - diluted       43,047     45,051     42,900     44,851  
 
 
 
 
 

Inflation

        We lease apartments under lease terms generally ranging from six to thirteen months. Management believes that such short-term lease contracts lessen the impact of inflation due to the ability to adjust rental rates to market levels as leases expire.

Critical Accounting Policies

        The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued guidance for the disclosure of “critical accounting policies.” The SEC defines “critical account policies” as those that are most important to the presentation of a company’s financial condition and results, and require management’s most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. We follow financial accounting and reporting policies that are in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The more significant of these policies relate to cost capitalization and asset valuation and are discussed in the “Business” section of this Item 2 under “Construction and Development Properties.”

Impact of New Accounting Pronouncements

        In December 2002, FASB issued SFAS No. 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation – Transition and Disclosure”, which is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2002. SFAS No. 148 amends SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” to provide alternative methods of transition for a voluntary change to the fair value based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation. Our adoption of the prospective method set forth in SFAS No. 148 did not have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

        In January 2003, FASB issued Interpretation No. 46, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities” (“FIN 46”). FIN 46 establishes criteria to identify and assess a company’s interest in variable interest entities and for consolidating those entities. FIN 46 is currently effective for variable interest entities created or




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Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

obtained after January 31, 2003, and will be effective for all variable interest entities for interim periods beginning after June 15, 2003. Our application of FIN 46 did not require the consolidation of any additional entities.

Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

         No material changes have occurred since our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.

Item 3.    Controls and Procedures

        Under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), management has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-14(c) and 15d-14(c) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of June 30, 2003. Based on that evaluation, the CEO and CFO concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2003.

        There has been no change to our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended June 30, 2003 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.




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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
 
Item 1   Legal Proceedings  
 
  None
 
Item 2   Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds  
 
  None
 
Item 3   Defaults Upon Senior Securities  
 
  None
 
Item 4   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders  
 
    Our Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on May 8, 2003
 
    (1)    The shareholders elected all eight of the nominees for Trust Manager by the following vote:


Affirmative Negative Abstentions Broker
Non-Voters
 
 
 
 
 
Richard J. Campo   34,418,704   218,091   -   -  
D. Keith Oden   34,436,598   100,197   -   -  
F. Gardner Parker   33,834,359   1,302,436   -   -  
William R. Cooper   34,103,759   1,033,036   -   -  
Scott S. Ingraham   34,815,306   321,489   -   -  
Steven A. Webster   34,434,573   102,172   -   -  
Lewis A. Levey   34,649,944   486,851   -   -  
George A. Hrdlicka   33,826,848   1,309,927   -   -  

Item 5   Other Information  
 
  None

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Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
 
    (a)   Exhibits      
 
        10.1   Second Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated July 11, 2003 by and between Camden Property Trust and Richard J. Campo.  
 
        10.2   Second Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated July 11, 2003 by and between Camden Property Trust and D. Keith Oden.  
 
        31.1   Certification Pursuant to Section 302(a) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act of 2002 of Chief Executive Officer dated August 11, 2003.  
 
        31.2   Certification Pursuant to Section 302(a) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act of 2002 of Chief Financial Officer dated August 11, 2003.  
 
        32.1   Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act of 2002 of Chief Executive Officer dated August 11, 2003.  
 
        32.2   Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act of 2002 of Chief Financial Officer dated August 11, 2003.  
 
    (b)   Reports on Form 8-K
 
        Current report on Form 8-K dated and filed with the Commission on May 1, 2003 contained information under Item 7 (Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits) and Item 9 (Regulation FD Disclosure).



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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on our behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

CAMDEN PROPERTY TRUST


/s/ G. Steven Dawson   August 11, 2003  


G. Steven Dawson
Chief Financial Officer, Sr. Vice President -
Finance, and Secretary
  Date  
 
 
 
/s/ Dennis M. Steen   August 11, 2003  


Dennis M. Steen
Vice President - Controller, Chief Accounting
Officer and Treasurer
  Date  









Exhibit 10.1

Second Amended And Restated Employment Agreement

        The Second Amended and Restated Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated as of July 11, 2003 (the “Commencement Date”), by and between Camden Property Trust, a Texas real estate investment trust (the “Company”), and Richard J. Campo (the “Executive”).

        WHEREAS, the Executive and the Company deem it in their respective best interests to enter into an agreement for the Executive as the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein; and

        WHEREAS this Agreement shall supersede and replace all prior employment agreements between the Company and the Executive, including, but not limited to the Employment Agreement dated July 22, 1996 (the “1996 Agreement”) and the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated August 7, 1998 (the “1998 Agreement” and, together with the 1996 Agreement, the “Prior Agreements”).

        NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions contained herein, the parties agree as follows:

        1.        Definitions . For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following definitions:

                   (a)        “Business” shall mean the ownership, development, construction or management of multifamily apartment communities.

                   (b)        “Cause” shall mean any one or more of the following:


                          (i)        the continued and intentional failure by the Executive to substantially perform his duties with the Company, other than any such failure resulting from the Executive's Disability; provided, however, that no termination of the Executive's employment shall be for Cause as set forth in this clause (i) until (x) there shall have been delivered to the Executive written notice setting forth that the Executive committed the conduct set forth in this clause (i) and specifying the particulars thereof in reasonable detail and (y) the Executive shall have been provided an opportunity to present his position to the Board, either in writing or person;
 
                          (ii)        a breach by the Executive of his fiduciary duties under Texas law as an officer of the Company, or a material breach by the Executive of any rule, regulation, policy or procedure of the Company;
 
                          (iii)        the Executive's excessive absenteeism not related to illness;
 
                          (iv)        the Executive's conviction of or plea of nolo contendere to a felony or conviction of any other crime that incarcerates the Executive for a period of one year or longer; or
 
                          (v)        the Executive's commission of a fraudulent act, embezzlement, theft or felony, in any case, whether or not involving the Company or the Executive's performance of his duties under this Agreement, that, in the reasonable opinion of the Board, renders the Executive's continued employment harmful to the Company.




        Notwithstanding the foregoing, no failure to perform by the Executive after a Notice of Termination is given by the Executive shall constitute Cause for purposes of this Agreement.

                   (c)        “Change of Control” shall mean any one or more of the following:


                          (i)       at any time during any 12-month period, the Trust Managers of the Company in office at the beginning of such period shall have ceased to constitute a majority of the Board without the approval of the nomination of such Trust Managers by a majority of the Board consisting of Trust Managers who were serving at the beginning of such period;
 
                          (ii)       any person (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) (other than the Company, any of its subsidiaries or any trustee, fiduciary or other person holding securities under any employee share ownership plan or any other employee benefit plan of the Company or any of its subsidiaries), together with its affiliates and associates (as such terms are defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act) shall have become the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act) of securities representing 25% or more of the combined voting power of the Voting Shares;
 
                          (iii)        the Company shall have filed a schedule, report or proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act disclosing that a change in control of the Company has occurred or will occur in the future pursuant to any then-existing contract or transaction;
 
                          (iv)       a merger or consolidation of the Company shall have been consummated, other than (x) a merger or consolidation that would result in the Voting Shares outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) at least 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the surviving entity or (y) a merger or consolidation effected to implement a recapitalization of the Company (or similar transaction) in which no person acquires more than 50% of the Voting Shares;
 
                          (v)       any person, other than a subsidiary of the Company, shall have acquired more than 50% of the combined assets of the Company and its subsidiaries; or
 
                          (vi)        the shareholders of the Company shall have approved the complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

                   (d)        “Confidential Information” shall mean all confidential information of the Company and/or its subsidiaries, excluding any information that is available in the public domain and including, by way of illustration, whether or not labeled or otherwise identified as “confidential,” the Company’s:

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                          (i)        "know-how," methods of business and operations;
 
                          (ii)        property lists, prospective properties lists, and details of agreement with sellers;
 
                          (iii)        acquisition, expansion, marketing, financial and other business strategies, information and plans;
 
                          (iv)        research and development and data related thereto;
 
                          (v)        compilations of data;
 
                          (vi)        computer programs and/or records;
 
                          (vii)        sources of supply;
 
                          (viii)        confidential information developed by consultants and contractors;
 
                          (ix)        purchasing, operating, and other costs data;
 
                          (x)        employee information; and
 
                          (xi)        manuals, memoranda, projections, minutes, plans, drawings, designs, formula books and specifications.

                   (e)        “Disability” shall mean the physical or mental incapacity of the Executive that, even with reasonable accommodation, has prevented the execution of the duties of his office, as outlined in Section 2, for three consecutive months or for more than 180 business days in the aggregate in any 18-month period and that, in either case, in the determination of the Board after consultation with a medical doctor licensed to practice in the State of Texas appointed by the Board and the Executive, may be expected to prevent the Executive for any period of time thereafter from devoting substantial time and energies to the duties of his office, as outlined in Section 2. The Executive agrees to submit to reasonable requests for medical examinations to determine whether a Disability exists.

                   (f)        “Employee Benefits” shall mean the perquisites, benefits and service credit for benefits as provided under any and all employee retirement income and welfare benefit policies, plans, programs or arrangements in which the Executive is entitled to participate, including, without limitation, any share option, share purchase, share appreciation, dividend equivalent rights, savings, pension, supplemental executive retirement or other retirement income or welfare benefit, deferred compensation, incentive compensation, group or other life, health, medical/hospital or other insurance (whether funded by actual insurance or self-insured by the Company), disability, salary continuation, expense reimbursement, and other employee benefit policies, plans, programs or arrangements that may now exist or any equivalent successor policies, plans, programs or arrangements that may be adopted hereafter by the Company, providing perquisites, benefits and service credit for benefits at least as great in the aggregate as are payable thereunder prior to a Termination Date or Change of Control Date, as the case may be.



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                   (g)        “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

                   (h)        “Good Reason” shall mean any one or more of the following:


                          (i)        a reduction by the Company without the Executive's consent in the Executive's position, duties, responsibilities or status with the Company that represents a substantial adverse change from his position, duties, responsibilities or status, or a removal of the Executive from or any failure to reelect the Executive to any of the positions referred to in Section 2, but specifically excluding any action in connection with the termination of the Executive's employment for death, Disability, Cause or as a result of a Change of Control or by the Executive for normal retirement;
 
                          (ii)        a reduction by the Company without the Executive's consent of the Base Salary;
 
                          (iii)        a relocation of the Executive by the Company without the Executive's consent to a location more than 50 miles from the Houston metropolitan area, other than for travel reasonably required in the performance of the Executive's responsibilities;
 
                          (iv)        any material breach by the Company of any provision of this Agreement or any other agreement between the Company or any of its subsidiaries and the Executive that, in any case, is not cured within 30 days of written notice to the Company of such breach;
 
                          (v)        the insolvency of or the filing (by any party, including the Company but excluding the Executive) of a petition for bankruptcy of the Company, which petition is not dismissed within 60 days; or
 
                          (vi)        the failure by the Company to obtain the assumption of this Agreement by any successor or assign of the Company.

                   (i)        “Gross Income” shall mean, collectively, the Base Salary, the Annual Incentive Compensation, the Long-Term Incentive Compensation and any other compensation and benefits received by the Executive from the Company, including, but not limited to, annual bonus amounts, deferred compensation amounts and the value, determined by the Board in good faith, of share options, restricted share grants, dividend equivalent rights and similar awards granted to the Executive (assuming for purposes of such calculation that all grants have vested), but excluding untaxed fringe benefits. For purposes of making the calculation of share options, restricted share grants, dividend equivalent rights and similar



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awards, the Board shall make such calculation and shall use the Black-Scholes pricing model for its calculation; provided, however, that if the Black-Scholes pricing model cannot be used to value the types of benefits being valued, the Board shall use any other reasonable method of calculation based upon the recommendation of the Company’s independent compensation consultant (or if there is none, an independent compensation consultant retained by the Board for such purpose).

                   (j)        “Severance Period” shall mean the period of time commencing on the Change of Control Date or the Termination Date, as the case may be, and ending on the first anniversary thereof.

                   (k)        “Termination Date” shall mean (i) in the case of the Executive’s death, his date of death, (ii) in the case of a termination by the Executive for Good Reason, the last day of his employment, and (iii) in all other cases, the date specified in the Notice of Termination (as defined below) or, if no Notice of Termination is sent, the last day of his employment; provided, however, that if the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company due to Disability, the date specified in the Notice of Termination shall by the 30th day after receipt of the Notice of Termination by the Executive, provided that the Executive shall not have returned to the full-time performance of his duties within 30 days after such receipt.

                   (l)        “Territories” shall mean those metropolitan areas in which the Company owns properties or otherwise is engaged in the Business as of, or has specific plans to acquire or develop properties during the six months following, the Termination Date or Change of Control date, as applicable, and all outlying areas located within a 30-mile radius of each such metropolitan area.

                   (m)        “Voting Shares” shall mean the securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of Trust Managers of the Company.

        2.        Employment and Duties .

                   (a)        Employment . Pursuant to the term and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, the Company agrees to employ the Executive during the Employment Term (as defined below) as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and the Executive accepts such employment.

                   (b)        Duties . During the Employment Term, the Executive will perform the duties normally associated with the office set forth in Section 2(a) under the control and at the direction of the Board of Trust Managers of the Company (the “Board”) and other such duties as may, from time to time, reasonably be assigned to him by the Board that are consistent with such position. During the Employment Term, the Executive may also be required to perform services for one or more affiliates of the Company. During the Employment Term, the Executive shall be located in or about Houston, Texas and shall travel to such geographical locations as may be appropriate from time to time to carry out the duties of the office as outlined in this Section 2.

                   (c)        Scope of Employment . During the Employment Term, the Executive will devote substantially all of his business time, skill, energy and knowledge to the business and affairs of the Company, and will faithfully and diligently endeavor to the best of his ability to further the best interests of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, during the Employment Term, the Executive may serve on civic or charitable boards and may serve as an officer, director, shareholder, or limited partner in any business venture so long as such activities do not materially interfere with the performance of the Executive’s duties under this Agreement and do not compete with the Business.



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        3.        Employment Term . The term of employment shall begin on the Commencement Date. Unless earlier terminated pursuant to Section 4, this Agreement will expire on July 22, 2003 (the “Expiration Date”); provided, however, that on each anniversary of the Expiration Date, the Expiration Date shall automatically be extended by one additional year so that as a result of such extension the then remaining term of employment will be one year. The Commencement Date through and including the Expiration Date (as so extended) is hereinafter referred to as the “Employment Term.”

        4.        Termination .

                   (a)        Board Resignations . Upon any termination hereunder, the Employment Term shall expire and the Executive shall promptly submit his resignation from the Board of Trust Managers of the Company and all Boards of Directors of subsidiaries of the Company upon which the Executive is then serving.

                   (b)        Death . The Executive’s employment will terminate automatically upon the Executive’s death.

                   (c)        Disability . Upon the good faith determination by the Company that the Disability of the Executive has occurred, the Company may terminate the Executive’s employment under this Agreement by notice pursuant to Section 4(f). During the period of incapacitation, the salary otherwise payable to the Executive may, at the absolute discretion of the Board, be reduced by the amount of any disability benefits or payments received by the Executive, excluding health insurance benefits or other reimbursement of medical expenses for the Executive.

                   (d)        By the Company . The Company may terminate the Executive’s employment under this Agreement for Cause, or without Cause, by notice pursuant to Section 4(f), subject to the severance obligations set forth in Section 8.

                   (e)        By the Executive . The Executive may terminate his employment under this Agreement for Good Reason, or without Good Reason, by notice pursuant to Section 4(f).

                   (f)        Notice of Termination . Any termination of the Executive’s employment by the Company or by the Executive (other than a termination upon the Executive’s death, which does not require notice) must be communicated by written notice (the “Notice of Termination”) to the other party given in accordance with the notice provisions of this Agreement. The Notice of Termination must (i) indicate the specific termination provision of this Agreement relied upon, (ii) set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of the Executive’s employment under the provisions so indicated and (iii) if the Termination Date is other than the date of receipt of such Notice of Termination, specify the Termination Date (which date shall be not more than 30 days after the date of giving of such Notice of Termination). The failure by the Company or the Executive to set forth in the Notice of Termination any fact or circumstance that contributes to a showing of the basis for termination will not waive any right of such party hereunder or preclude such party from asserting such fact or circumstance in enforcing his or its rights hereunder.



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        5.        Compensation . During the Employment Term, for all services rendered by the Executive to the Company, the Company shall pay to the Executive:

                   (a)        Base Salary . For services rendered, the Company shall pay the Executive a salary of $422,000 per calendar year (such annual salary, as adjusted from time to time pursuant to this Section 5(a), the “Base Salary”), payable in arrears bi-weekly as the Board may elect from time to time during the Employment Term. The Board shall conduct an annual review of the Executive’s Base Salary. The Executive shall be entitled to receive increases in the Base Salary, if any, that may be determined by the Board or an authorized committee thereof in its sole discretion. Any increases to the Base Salary shall be effective January 1 for each calendar year of the Employment Term. In no event shall the Executive’s Base Salary be reduced without the Executive’s consent, except as provided in Section 4(c).

                   (b)        Annual Incentive Compensation . In further consideration of the Executive’s service, the Executive shall be eligible to receive annual incentive compensation awards (“Annual Incentive Compensation”) as determined by the Board or an authorized committee thereof in its sole discretion.

                   (c)        Long-Term Incentive Compensation . In further consideration of the Executive’s service, the Executive shall be eligible to receive long-term incentive compensation awards (“Long-Term Incentive Compensation”) as determined by the Board or an authorized committee thereof in its sole discretion.

                   (d)        Taxes . All compensation paid to the Executive shall be subject to applicable employment, payroll and withholding taxes, including taxes resulting from a determination that any portion of any benefits supplied to the Executive may be reimbursing personal as well as business expenses.

        6.        Employee Benefits .

                   (a)        Benefits . The Executive shall receive group health/dental insurance, life insurance, disability insurance and other similar benefits available to the Company’s employees. Benefits may be changed, modified or revoked at the sole discretion of the Company. The Executive shall not be deemed to have a vested interest in any of the Company’s plans or programs. The Executive may receive benefits not generally provided to Company employees from time to time at the sole discretion of the Board or an authorized committee thereof.



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                   (b)        Vacation . The Executive is entitled to receive 20 business days paid vacation annually for each calendar year of the Employment Term. Such vacation shall be taken at such times that are consistent with the reasonable business needs of the Company. All vacation shall be subject to the policies and procedures of the Company.

                   (c)        Fringe Benefits . The Executive shall receive fringe benefits as such benefits may exist from time to time at the sole discretion of the Board or any committee thereof.

        7.        Business Expenses . The Executive is authorized to incur reasonable, ordinary and necessary business expenses in the performance of the duties outlined above during the Employment Term in accordance with policies established by the Company. The Executive shall account to the Company for all such expenses. The Company shall reimburse the Executive or pay the expenses in accordance with the policies established by the Company.

        8.        Compensation Upon Termination or Change of Control . In all events, the Company will pay to the Executive all Base Salary and benefits accrued to the Executive through and including the Termination Date. Additionally, the Executive shall be entitled to receive the “threshold” bonus (as set forth in the most recent compensation study obtained by the Board of Trust Managers of the Company or the compensation committee thereof) for the contract year during which the termination occurs, prorated through and including the date of termination.

                   (a)        Termination Without Cause, For Good Reason or Upon a Change of Control . Upon (i) the occurrence the first event constituting a Change of Control (the “Change of Control Date”) or (ii) if the Executive’s employment is terminated (x) by the Company without Cause, (y) by reason of death or Disability or (z) by the Executive for Good Reason (any event specified in the foregoing clauses (i) or (ii), a “Severance Event”), the Company shall pay or provide to the Executive the following:


                          (i)        The Company shall pay to the Executive as severance pay and in lieu of any further compensation for periods subsequent to the Termination Date or the Change of Control Date, as the case may be, an amount in cash (the "Severance Benefit") equal to 2.99 times the greater of (A) the Gross Income that would be payable in the taxable year in which the Change of Control Date or the Termination Date, as the case may be, occurs or (B) the average Gross Income that was earned by the Executive in the three most recent taxable years that ended before the Change of Control Date or Termination Date, as the case may be (in each case determined without regard of any reduction thereof constituting Good Reason).
 
                          (ii)        During the Severance Period, the Company will provide or arrange to provide the Executive with Employee Benefits that are welfare benefits (but not share options, share purchase, share appreciation, dividend equivalent rights or similar compensatory benefits) substantially similar to those that the Executive was receiving or entitled to receive immediately prior to the Change of Control Date or the Termination Date, as the case may be. The Severance Period will be considered service with the Company for the purpose of determining service credits and benefits due and payable to the Executive under the Company's retirement income, supplemental executive retirement, and other benefit plans applicable to the Executive, the Executive's dependents or the Executive's beneficiaries immediately prior to the Change of Control Date or the Termination Date, as the case may be. If and to the extent that any benefit described in the immediately preceding sentence is not or cannot be paid or provided under any policy, plan, program or arrangement of the Company, then the Company will itself pay or provide for the payment of such Employee Benefits to the Executive, and, if applicable, the Executive's dependents and beneficiaries. Employee Benefits otherwise receivable by the Executive pursuant to this Section 8(a)(ii) will be reduced to the extent comparable welfare benefits are actually received by the Executive from another employer during the Severance Period.
 
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                          (iii)        Vesting of benefits shall be treated as described in Section 8(e)(i).

                   (b)        Termination By Reason of Death . If the Employment Term is terminated by reason of Death, the Company shall pay to the Executive’s estate as severance pay and in lieu of any further compensation for periods subsequent to the Termination Date an amount in cash equal to the Severance Benefit. Vesting of benefits shall be treated as described in Section 8(e)(i).

                   (c)        Termination By Reason of Disability . If the Employment Term is terminated by reason of Disability, the Company shall pay to the Executive as severance pay and in lieu of any further compensation for periods subsequent to the Termination Date an amount in cash equal to the Severance Benefit. Vesting of benefits shall be treated as described in Section 8(e)(i). The Executive shall continue to receive, so long as the Disability continues, all benefits provided under any long-term disability program(s) of the Company in effect at the time of such termination, subject to the terms and conditions of any such program(s), as may be amended, changed, modified or terminated for all employees of the Company.

                   (d)        Payment of the Severance Benefit . The Company shall pay the Severance Benefit to the Executive in a single lump sum in immediately available funds, in United States Dollars, within five business days after the Change of Control Date or the Termination Date, as applicable.

                   (e)        Treatment of Award Grants .


                          (i)        Vesting of Benefits . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company's employee benefit plans, any agreement entered into under such plans, or any retirement, pension, profit sharing or other similar plan (collectively, the "Plans"), upon the occurrence of a Severance Event, all deferred or unvested portions of any award made to the Executive under any of the Plans shall automatically become fully vested as of the Termination Date or the Change of Control Date, as the case may be, and shall be in effect and redeemable by or payable to the Executive, or the Executive's designated beneficiary or estate, on the same conditions (other than vesting) as would have applied had the Severance Event not occurred.
 
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                          (ii)        Clarification Regarding Treatment of Award Grants . The Plans may contain language regarding the effects of certain changes of control of the Company or certain terminations of the Executive's employment. Notwithstanding such language in the Plans, for so long as this Agreement is in effect, the Company will be obligated, if the terms of this Agreement are more favorable in this regard than the terms of the Plans, to take the actions required under Section 8(e)(i) upon the happening of the circumstances described therein. Notwithstanding the definition of "Change of Control," "Cause" or any other term relating to the vesting or exercise of awards made under any Plan that may appear in such Plan, for so long as this Agreement is in effect, the definitions and other provisions set forth in this Agreement relating thereto shall control and be binding on the Company and its affiliates.

                   (f)        Additional Payments .


                          (i)        Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event it is determined (as hereafter provided) that any payment or distribution by the Company to or for the benefit of the Executive, whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise pursuant to or by reason of any other agreement, policy, Plan, program or arrangement, including without limitation any share option, share appreciation right, dividend equivalent right, restricted shares of similar right, the lapse or termination of any restriction on or the vesting or exerciseability of any of the foregoing (any such payment or distribution, a "Payment"), would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") (or any successor provision thereto), by reason of being considered an "excess parachute payment," within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code (or any successor provision thereto) or to any similar tax imposed by state or local law, or any interest or penalties with respect to such tax (such tax or taxes, together with any such interest and penalties, being hereafter collectively referred to as the "Excise Tax"), then the Executive will be entitled to receive an additional payment or payments from the Company (collectively, a "Gross-Up Payment"); provided, however, that no Gross-up Payment will be made with respect to the Excise Tax, if any, attributable to (A) any incentive stock option ("ISO") granted prior to the execution of the 1998 Agreement or (B) any share appreciation or similar right, whether or not limited, granted in tandem with any ISO described in clause (A) of this sentence. The Gross-Up Payment will be in an amount such that, after payment by the Executive of all taxes (including any interest or penalties imposed with respect to such taxes), including any Excise Tax imposed upon the Gross-Up Payment, the Executive will have received an amount of the Gross-Up Payment equal to the Excise Tax imposed upon the Payment.
 
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                          (ii)        Subject to the provisions of Section 8(f)(vi), all determinations required to be made under this Section 8(f), including whether an Excise Tax is payable by the Executive and the amount of such Excise Tax and whether a Gross-Up Payment is required to be paid by the Company to the Executive and the amount of such Gross-Up Payment, if any, will be made by a nationally recognized accounting firm (the "Accounting Firm") selected by the Executive in the Executive's sole discretion The Executive will direct the Accounting Firm to submit its determination and detailed supporting calculations to both the Company and the Executive within 30 calendar days after the Executive's termination date, and any such other time or times as may be requested by the Company of the Executive. If the Accounting Firm determines that any Excise Tax is payable by the Executive, the Company will pay the required Gross-Up Payment to the Executive within five business days after receipt of such determination and calculations with respect to any Payment to the Executive. If the Accounting Firm determines that no Excise Tax is payable by the Executive, it will, at the same time as it makes such determination, furnish the Company and the Executive an opinion that the Executive has substantial authority not to report any Excise Tax on the Executive's federal, state or local income or other tax return. As a result of the uncertainty in the application of Section 4999 of the Code (or any successor provision thereto) and the possibility of similar uncertainty regarding applicable state or local tax law at the time of any determination by the Accounting Firm hereunder, it is possible that Gross-Up Payments which will not have been made by the Company should have been made (an "Underpayment"), consistent with the calculations required to be made hereunder. In the event that the Company exhausts or fails to pursue its remedies pursuant to Section 8(f)(vi) and the Executive thereafter is required to make a payment of any Excise Tax, the Executive will direct the Accounting Firm to determine the amount of the Underpayment that has occurred and to submit its determination and detailed supporting calculations to both the Company and the Executive as promptly as possible. Any such Underpayment will be promptly paid by the Company to, or for the benefit of, the Executive within five business days after receipt of such determination and calculations.
 
                          (iii)        The Company and the Executive will each provide the Accounting Firm access to and copies of any books, records and documents in the possession of the Company or the Executive, as the case may be, reasonably requested by the Accounting Firm, and otherwise cooperate with the Accounting Firm in connection with the preparation of and issuance of the determinations and calculations contemplated by Section 8(f)(ii). Any determination by the Accounting Firm as to the amount of the Gross-Up Payment will be binding upon the Company and the Executive.
 
                          (iv)        The federal, state and local income or other tax returns filed by the Executive will by prepared and filed on a consistent basis with the determination of the Accounting Firm with respect to the Excise Tax payable by the Executive. The Executive will make proper payment of the amount of any Excise Payment and, at the request of the Company, provide to the Company true and correct copies (with any amendments) of the Executive's federal tax return as filed with the Internal Revenue Service and corresponding state and local tax returns, if relevant, as filed with the applicable taxing authority, and such other documents reasonably requested by the Company, evidencing such payment. If prior to the filing of the Executive's federal income tax return, or corresponding state or local tax return, if relevant, the Accounting Firm determines that the amount of the Gross-Up Payment should be reduced, the Executive will within five business days pay to the Company the amount of such reduction.
 
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                          (v)        The fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm for its services in connection with the determinations and calculations contemplated herein will be borne by the Company. If such fees and expenses are initially paid by the Executive, the Company will reimburse the Executive the full amount of such fees and expenses within five business days after receipt from the Executive of a statement therefor and reasonable evidence of the Executive's payment thereof.
 
                          (vi)        The Executive will notify the Company in writing of any claim by the Internal Revenue Service or any other taxing authority that, if successful, would require the payment by the Company of a Gross-Up Payment. Such notification will be given as promptly as practicable but no later than 10 business days after the Executive actually receives notice of such claim and the Executive will further apprise the Company of the nature of such claim and the date on which such claim is requested to be paid (in each case, to the extent known by the Executive). The Executive will not pay such claim prior to the earlier of (x) the expiration if the 30-calendar day period following the date on which the Executive gives such notice to the Company and (y) the date that any payment of amount with respect to such claim is due. If the Company notifies the Executive in writing prior to the expiration of such period that it desires to contest such claim, the Executive will:

  (A)


(B)




(C)


(D)

  provide the Company with any written records or documents in the Executive's possession relating to such claim reasonably requested by the Company;

take such action in connection with contesting such claim as the Company may reasonably request in writing from time to time, including without limitation accepting legal representation with respect to such claim by an attorney competent in respect of the subject matter and reasonably selected by the Company;

cooperate with the Company in good faith in order effectively to contest such claim; and

permit the Company to participate in any proceedings relating to such claims;

             provided , however , that the Company will bear and pay directly all costs and expenses (including interest and penalties) incurred in connection with such contest and will indemnify and hold harmless the Executive, on an after-tax basis, for and against any Excise Tax or income tax, including interest and penalties with respect thereto, imposed as a result of such representation and payment of costs and expenses. Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this Section 8(f), the Company will control all proceedings taken in connection with the contest of any claim contemplated by this Section 8(f)(vi) and, at
 
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  its sole option, may pursue or forego any and all administrative appeals, proceedings, hearings and conferences with the taxing authority in respect of such claim (provided, however, that the Executive may participate therein at the Executive's own cost and expense) and may, at its option, either direct the Executive to pay the tax claimed and sue for a refund or contest the claim in any permissible manner, and the Executive will prosecute such contest to a determination before any administrative tribunal, in a court of initial jurisdiction, and in one or more appellate courts, as the Company may determine; provided, however, that if the Company directs the Executive to pay the tax claimed and sue for a refund, the Company will advance the amount of such payment to the Executive on an interest-free basis and will indemnify and hold the Executive harmless, on an after-tax basis, from any Excise Tax or income or other tax, including interest or penalties with respect thereto, imposed with respect to such advance; provided, further, that any extension of the statute of limitations relating to payment of taxes for the taxable year of the Executive with respect to which the contested amount if claimed to be due is limited solely to such contested amount. The Company's control of any such contested claim will be limited to issues with respect to which a Gross-Up Payment would be payable hereunder and the Executive will be entitled to settle or contest, as the case may be, any other issue raised by the Internal Revenue Service or any other taxing authority.
 
                          (vii)        If, after the receipt by the Executive of an amount advanced by the Company pursuant to Section 8(f)(vi), the Executive receives any refund with respect to such claim, the Executive will (subject to the Company's complying with the requirements of Section 8(f)(vi)) pay to the Company the amount of such refund (together with any interest paid or credited thereon after taxes applicable thereto) within 30 calendar days after such receipt and the Company's satisfaction of all accrued obligations under this Agreement. If, after the receipt by the Executive of any amount advanced by the Company pursuant to Section 8(f)(vi), a determination is made that the Executive will not be entitled to any refund with respect to such claim and the Company does not notify the Executive in writing of its intent to contest such determination prior to the expiration of 30 calendar days after such determination, then such advance will be forgiven and will not be required to be repaid and the amount of any such advance will offset, to the extent thereof, the amount of Gross-Up Payment required to be paid by the Company to the Executive pursuant to this Section 8(f).

                   (g)        Nature of Payments . The amounts due under this Section 8 are in the nature of severance payments considered to be reasonable by the Company and are not in the nature of a penalty. Such amounts are in full satisfaction of all claims that the Executive may have in respect of his employment by the Company or its affiliates and are provided as the sole and exclusive benefits to be provided to the Executive, his estate or his beneficiaries in respect of his termination of Employment from the Company. Notwithstanding any other provisions herein, it shall be a condition precedent to the Company making any payments pursuant to this Section 8 that the Executive has executed and delivered to the Company the release contemplated pursuant to Section 12.

                   (h)        No Mitigation or Set-Off . Executive will not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for in this Agreement by seeking other employment. There will be no right of set-off or counterclaim in respect of any claim, debt of obligation against any payment to or benefit for the Executive provided for in this Agreement, except as expressly provided herein.

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        9.        Confidentiality and Non-Competition .

                   (a)        Confidentiality .


                          (i)        During the Employment Term the Company agrees to provide the Executive with access to Confidential Information.
 
                          (ii)        The Executive acknowledges that the Confidential Information is valuable and proprietary to the Company or to third parties that have entrusted the Company and/or its subsidiaries with such Confidential Information The Executive agrees, except as required for the Executive to fulfill his duties hereunder, the Executive shall not use, publish, disseminate or otherwise disclose any Confidential Information, no matter when learned or accessed, without the prior written consent of the Company.
 
                          (iii)        All Confidential Information shall be exclusive property of the Company and the Executive shall have no rights in or to the Confidential Information upon any termination of this Agreement or his employment with the Company. Upon the termination of the Executive's employment, the Executive shall immediately deliver to the Company all plans, designs, drawings, specifications, listings, manuals, records, notebooks and similar repositories of or documents containing Confidential Information, including all copies, then in the Executive's possession or control, whether prepared by the Executive or others. Upon such termination the Executive shall retain no copies of any such documents.
 
                          (iv)        The provisions of this Section 9(a) shall survive the termination of this Agreement indefinitely.

                   (b)        Restriction on Competitive Employment .


                          (i)        In consideration of the numerous mutual promises contained in this Agreement, including, without limitation, those involving the Confidential Information, compensation, termination and arbitration, and in order to protect the Confidential Information and to reduce the likelihood of irreparable damage that would occur in the event such information is provided to or used by a competitor of the Company, during the Employment Term and, for a period of 12 months following the Termination Date in the case of a (x) termination by the Company for Cause, (y) a termination due to Disability or (z) a termination by the Executive other than for Good Reason (the "Non-Competition Period"), absent the Company's prior written approval, the Executive shall not, as an owner, part-owner, shareholder, partner, director, trust manager, trustee, principal, agent, employee, consultant, member, contractor or otherwise, within the Territories, directly or indirectly engage or participate in activities relating to, or render services to or invest in any firm or business engaged or about to become engaged in, the Business.
 
 
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                          (ii)        Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive may make passive investments in an enterprise engaged in the Business the shares of ownership of which are publicly traded if the Executive's investment constitutes less than 2% of the total equity of such enterprise.
 
                          (iii)        If, during any period within the Non-Competition Period, the Executive is not in compliance with the terms of this Section 9(b), the Company shall be entitled to, among other remedies, compliance by the Executive with the terms of this Section 9(b) for an additional period equal to the period of such noncompliance. For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Non-Competition Period" shall also include this additional period. The Executive hereby acknowledges that the geographic boundaries, scope of prohibited activities and the time duration of the provisions of this Section 9(b) are reasonable and are no broader than are necessary to protect the legitimate business interests of the Company.
 
                          (iv)        The provisions of this Section 9(b) shall survive the termination of the Executive's employment for the duration of the Non-Competition Period.
 
                          (v)        The Company and the Executive agree and stipulate that the agreements and covenants not to compete contained in this Section 9(b) are fair and reasonable in light of all of the facts and circumstances of the relationship between the Executive and the Company; however, the Executive and the Company are aware that in certain circumstances courts have refused to enforce certain terms of agreements not to compete. Therefore, in furtherance of, and not in derogation of the provisions of this Section 9(b), the Company and the Executive agree that in the event a court should decline to enforce any provision of this Section 9(b), that this Section 9(b) shall be deemed to be modified or reformed to restrict the Executive's competition with the Company or its affiliates to the maximum extent, as to time, geography and business scope, that the court shall find enforceable; provided, however, in no event shall the provisions of this Section 9(b) be deemed to be more restrictive to the Executive than those contained herein.

                   (c)        Inducement/Enticement . In order to prevent the Executive from violating the provisions of Section 9(b), during the Employment Term and, in the case of (x) a termination by the Company for Cause, (y) a termination due to Disability or (z) a termination by the Executive other than for Good Reason, during the Non-Competition Period, the Executive shall not, directly or indirectly:


                          (i)        induce, or attempt to induce, any employees or agents of, or consultants of or to, the Company or any subsidiary of the Company to do anything from which the Executive is restricted by reason of Sections 9(a) or (b); or
 
                          (ii)        offer or aid others to offer employment to or recruit or solicit anyone who is an employee or agent of, or consultant of or to, the Company or a subsidiary of the Company at the time of termination of the Executive, unless such person's employment was terminated by the Company or any such subsidiary.
 
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             In the case of (x) a termination by the Company for Cause, (y) a termination due to Disability or (z) a termination by the Executive other than for Good Reason, the provisions of this Section 9(c) shall survive the termination of the Executive's employment for the duration of the Non-Competition Period.

                   (d)        Injunctive Relief . The Executive acknowledges that a breach of any of the agreements contained in this Section 9 will give rise to irreparable injury to the Company, inadequately compensable in damages. Accordingly, the Company shall be entitled to injunctive relief to prevent or cure breaches or threatened breaches of the provisions of this Section 9 and to enforce specific performance of the terms and provisions hereof in any court of competent jurisdiction, in addition to any other legal or equitable remedies that may be available. The Executive further acknowledges and agrees that in the event of the termination of this Agreement, his experience and capabilities are such that he can obtain employment in business activities that are of a different or noncompeting nature with his activities as an employee of the Company and that the enforcement of a remedy hereunder by way of injunction shall not prevent the Executive from earning a reasonable livelihood. The Executive further acknowledges and agrees that the covenants contained herein are necessary for the protection of the Company’s legitimate business interests and are reasonable in scope and content. The Executive also acknowledges that the Company would not enter into this Agreement or agree to provide him with access to its Confidential Information without the Executive’s promises contained in this Section 9.

        10.      Remedies for the Company . The termination of this Agreement by the Company for Cause shall not be deemed to be a waiver by the Company of any breach by the Executive of this Agreement or any other obligation owed the Company, and, notwithstanding such a termination, the Executive shall be liable for all damages attributable to such a breach.

        11.      Remedies for the Executive .

                   (a)        The termination of this Agreement by the Executive for Good Reason shall not be deemed to be a waiver by the Executive of any breach by the Company of this Agreement or any other obligation owed the Executive, and, notwithstanding such a termination, the Company shall be liable for all damages attributable to such a breach.

                   (b)        In the event that the Executive is terminated for Cause and it is ultimately determined that the Company lacked Cause, (i) the termination shall be treated as a termination other than for Cause, (ii) the Executive shall have the right to seek remedy for a breach of this Agreement by the Company, including, but not limited to, any other such damages as may be suffered and/or incurred by the Executive, the Executive’s costs incurred during the dispute and reasonable attorneys’ fees in connection with such dispute, and (iii) the Executive shall receive all Severance Benefits with interest of 8% annually on all payments considered past due from the date on which such payment would have been made.

        12.      Full Satisfaction; Waiver and Release . As a condition to receiving the payments and benefits described in Section 8, the Executive shall execute a document in form reasonably acceptable to the Executive and the Company, releasing and

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waiving any and all claims, causes of actions and the like against the Company and its successors, subsidiaries, affiliates, shareholders, officers, trust managers, agents and employees, regarding all matters relating to the Executive’s service as an employee of the Company, its subsidiaries or any of their affiliates and the termination of such relationship. Such claims include, without limitation, any claims arising under Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended (the “ADEA”); Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; the Civil Rights Act of 1991, as amended; the Equal Pay Act of 1962; the American Disabilities Act of 1990; the Family Medical Leave Act, as amended; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended; or any other federal, state or local statute or ordinance, but exclude any claims that arise out of an asserted breach of the terms of this Agreement and any benefits payable to the Executive under the Company’s benefit plans, practices and programs in which he participates.

        13.      No Waiver . No waiver or non-action by either party with respect to any breach by the other party of any provision of this Agreement, nor the waiver or non-action with respect to the provisions of any similar agreement with other employees or the breach thereof, shall be deemed or construed to be a waiver of any succeeding breach of such provision, or as a waiver of the provision itself.

        14.      Invalid Provisions . Should any portion of this Agreement be adjusted or held invalid, unenforceable or void, such holding shall not have the effect of invalidating or voiding the remainder of this Agreement and the parties hereby agree that the portion so held invalid, unenforceable, or void shall, if possible, be deemed amended or reduced in scope, or otherwise be stricken from this Agreement to the extent required for the purposes of validity and enforcement thereof.

        15.      Successor and Assigns . Neither the Executive nor the Company may assign its rights, duties, or obligations hereunder without consent of the other.

        16.      Survival . The provisions of Sections 9 and 22 of this Agreement shall survive the Executive’s termination of employment. Other provisions of this Agreement shall survive any termination of the Executive’s employment to the extent necessary to ensure the preservation of each party’s respective rights and obligations.

        17.      Prior Agreements . This Agreement incorporates the entire agreement between both parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes the Prior Agreements and all other prior agreements, documents or other instruments with respect to the matters covered herein.

        18.      Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by, and interpreted in accordance with the provisions of, the law of the State of Texas, without reference to provisions that refer a matter to the law of any other jurisdiction. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits itself to the non-exclusive personal jurisdiction of the Federal and State courts sitting in Texas.

        19.      No Oral Modifications . This Agreement may not be changed or terminated orally, and no change, termination or waiver of this Agreement or of any of the

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provisions herein contained shall be binding unless made in writing and signed by both parties, and, in the case of the Company, by a person designated by the Board or any committee thereof. Without limiting the foregoing, any change or changes, from time to time, in the Executive’s salary or duties or both shall not be, nor be deemed to be, a change, termination or waiver of this Agreement or of any of the provisions herein contained.

        20.      Notices . All notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing, and shall be deemed properly given if delivered personally, mailed by certified mail, postage prepaid and return receipt requested, sent by facsimile, or sent by Express Mail or Federal Express or other nationally recognized express delivery service, as follows:


  If to the Company or the Board:

Camden Property Trust
Three Greenway Plaza, Suite 1300
Houston, TX 77046
Attention: Board of Trust Managers

If to the Executive:

Richard J. Campo
Three Greenway Plaza, Suite 1300
Houston, TX 77046

              Notice given by hand, Express Mail, Federal Express, or other such express delivery service shall be effective upon actual receipt. Notice given by facsimile transmission shall be effective upon actual receipt of received during the recipient's normal business hours, or at the beginning of the recipient's next business day after receipt if not received during the recipient's normal business hours. All notices sent by facsimile transmission shall be confirmed promptly after transmission in writing by certified mail or personal delivery.

            Any party may change any address to which notice shall be given to it by giving notice as provided above of such change in address.

        21.      Executive’s Representation and Warranties . The Executive represents and warrants that he is legally free to make and perform this Agreement, that he has no obligation to any other person or entity that would affect or conflict with any of his obligations hereunder, and that the complete performance of his obligations hereunder will not violate any law, regulation, order, or decree of any governmental or jurisdictional body or contract by which he is bound.

        22.      Expenses; Security . It is the intent of the Company that the Executive not be required to incur legal fees and the related expenses associated with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of the Executive’s rights to compensation upon a Change of Control by litigation or otherwise because the cost and expense thereof would substantially detract from the benefits intended to be extended to the Executive hereunder. Accordingly, if it should appear to the Executive that the Company has failed to comply with any of its obligations

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under this Agreement or in the event that the Company or any other person takes or threatens to take any action to declare the agreement to pay the Executive compensation upon a Change of Control void or unenforceable, or institutes any litigation or other action or proceeding designed to deny, or to recover from, the Executive the benefits provided or intended to be provided to the Executive hereunder, the Company irrevocably authorizes the Executive from time to time to retain counsel of the Executive’s choice, at the expense of the Company as hereinafter provided, to advise and represent the Executive in connection with any such interpretation, enforcement or defense, including without limitation the initiation or defense of any litigation or other legal action, whether by or against the Company or any Trust Manager, officer, shareholder, or other person affiliated with the Company, in any court having jurisdiction over the subject matter and the parties. Notwithstanding any existing or prior attorney-client relationship between the Company and such counsel, the Company irrevocably consents to the Executive’s entering into an attorney-client relationship with such counsel, and in that connection the Company and the Executive agree that a confidential relationship will exist between the Executive and such counsel. Without regard to whether the Executive prevails, in whole or in part, in connection with any of the foregoing, the Company will pay and be solely financially responsible for any and all attorneys’ and related fees and expenses incurred by the Executive in connection with any of the foregoing and shall advance to the Executive, within five days of presentation of an itemized request for reimbursement, all of the Executive’s legal fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith, regardless of the forum in which such proceeding was commenced.

        23.      Entire Agreement . The parties expressly agree that this Agreement is contractual in nature and not a mere recital, and that it contains all the terms and conditions of the agreement between the parties with respect to the matters set forth herein. All prior negotiations, agreements, arrangements, understandings and statements between the parties relating to the matters set forth herein that have occurred at any time or contemporaneously with the execution of this Agreement (including, but not limited to, the Prior Agreements) are superseded and merged into this completely integrated Agreement. The Recitals set forth above shall be deemed to be part of this Agreement.

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.




  CAMDEN PROPERTY TRUST


By:    ______ /s/ Richard J. Campo _________
          D. Keith Oden
          President and Chief Operating Officer


EXECUTIVE


___ /s/Richard J. Campo _________________
Richard J. Campo








Second Amended And Restated Employment Agreement

        The Second Amended and Restated Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated as of July 11, 2003 (the “Commencement Date”), by and between Camden Property Trust, a Texas real estate investment trust (the “Company”), and D. Keith Oden (the “Executive”).

        WHEREAS, the Executive and the Company deem it in their respective best interests to enter into an agreement for the Executive as the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein; and

        WHEREAS this Agreement shall supersede and replace all prior employment agreements between the Company and the Executive, including, but not limited to the Employment Agreement dated July 22, 1996 (the “1996 Agreement”) and the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated August 7, 1998 (the “1998 Agreement” and, together with the 1996 Agreement, the “Prior Agreements”).

        NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions contained herein, the parties agree as follows:

        1.        Definitions . For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following definitions:

                   (a)        “Business” shall mean the ownership, development, construction or management of multifamily apartment communities.

                   (b)        “Cause” shall mean any one or more of the following:


                          (i)        the continued and intentional failure by the Executive to substantially perform his duties with the Company, other than any such failure resulting from the Executive's Disability; provided, however, that no termination of the Executive's employment shall be for Cause as set forth in this clause (i) until (x) there shall have been delivered to the Executive written notice setting forth that the Executive committed the conduct set forth in this clause (i) and specifying the particulars thereof in reasonable detail and (y) the Executive shall have been provided an opportunity to present his position to the Board, either in writing or person;
 
                          (ii)        a breach by the Executive of his fiduciary duties under Texas law as an officer of the Company, or a material breach by the Executive of any rule, regulation, policy or procedure of the Company;
 
                          (iii)        the Executive's excessive absenteeism not related to illness;
 
                          (iv)        the Executive's conviction of or plea of nolo contendere to a felony or conviction of any other crime that incarcerates the Executive for a period of one year or longer; or
 
                          (v)        the Executive's commission of a fraudulent act, embezzlement, theft or felony, in any case, whether or not involving the Company or the Executive's performance of his duties under this Agreement, that, in the reasonable opinion of the Board, renders the Executive's continued employment harmful to the Company.




        Notwithstanding the foregoing, no failure to perform by the Executive after a Notice of Termination is given by the Executive shall constitute Cause for purposes of this Agreement.

                   (c)        “Change of Control” shall mean any one or more of the following:


                          (i)       at any time during any 12-month period, the Trust Managers of the Company in office at the beginning of such period shall have ceased to constitute a majority of the Board without the approval of the nomination of such Trust Managers by a majority of the Board consisting of Trust Managers who were serving at the beginning of such period;
 
                          (ii)       any person (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) (other than the Company, any of its subsidiaries or any trustee, fiduciary or other person holding securities under any employee share ownership plan or any other employee benefit plan of the Company or any of its subsidiaries), together with its affiliates and associates (as such terms are defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act) shall have become the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act) of securities representing 25% or more of the combined voting power of the Voting Shares;
 
                          (iii)        the Company shall have filed a schedule, report or proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act disclosing that a change in control of the Company has occurred or will occur in the future pursuant to any then-existing contract or transaction;
 
                          (iv)       a merger or consolidation of the Company shall have been consummated, other than (x) a merger or consolidation that would result in the Voting Shares outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) at least 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the surviving entity or (y) a merger or consolidation effected to implement a recapitalization of the Company (or similar transaction) in which no person acquires more than 50% of the Voting Shares;
 
                          (v)       any person, other than a subsidiary of the Company, shall have acquired more than 50% of the combined assets of the Company and its subsidiaries; or
 
                          (vi)        the shareholders of the Company shall have approved the complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

                   (d)        “Confidential Information” shall mean all confidential information of the Company and/or its subsidiaries, excluding any information that is available in the public domain and including, by way of illustration, whether or not labeled or otherwise identified as “confidential,” the Company’s:

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                          (i)        "know-how," methods of business and operations;
 
                          (ii)        property lists, prospective properties lists, and details of agreement with sellers;
 
                          (iii)        acquisition, expansion, marketing, financial and other business strategies, information and plans;
 
                          (iv)        research and development and data related thereto;
 
                          (v)        compilations of data;
 
                          (vi)        computer programs and/or records;
 
                          (vii)        sources of supply;
 
                          (viii)        confidential information developed by consultants and contractors;
 
                          (ix)        purchasing, operating, and other costs data;
 
                          (x)        employee information; and
 
                          (xi)        manuals, memoranda, projections, minutes, plans, drawings, designs, formula books and specifications.

                   (e)        “Disability” shall mean the physical or mental incapacity of the Executive that, even with reasonable accommodation, has prevented the execution of the duties of his office, as outlined in Section 2, for three consecutive months or for more than 180 business days in the aggregate in any 18-month period and that, in either case, in the determination of the Board after consultation with a medical doctor licensed to practice in the State of Texas appointed by the Board and the Executive, may be expected to prevent the Executive for any period of time thereafter from devoting substantial time and energies to the duties of his office, as outlined in Section 2. The Executive agrees to submit to reasonable requests for medical examinations to determine whether a Disability exists.

                   (f)        “Employee Benefits” shall mean the perquisites, benefits and service credit for benefits as provided under any and all employee retirement income and welfare benefit policies, plans, programs or arrangements in which the Executive is entitled to participate, including, without limitation, any share option, share purchase, share appreciation, dividend equivalent rights, savings, pension, supplemental executive retirement or other retirement income or welfare benefit, deferred compensation, incentive compensation, group or other life, health, medical/hospital or other insurance (whether funded by actual insurance or self-insured by the Company), disability, salary continuation, expense reimbursement, and other employee benefit policies, plans, programs or arrangements that may now exist or any equivalent successor policies, plans, programs or arrangements that may be adopted hereafter by the Company, providing perquisites, benefits and service credit for benefits at least as great in the aggregate as are payable thereunder prior to a Termination Date or Change of Control Date, as the case may be.



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                   (g)        “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

                   (h)        “Good Reason” shall mean any one or more of the following:


                          (i)        a reduction by the Company without the Executive's consent in the Executive's position, duties, responsibilities or status with the Company that represents a substantial adverse change from his position, duties, responsibilities or status, or a removal of the Executive from or any failure to reelect the Executive to any of the positions referred to in Section 2, but specifically excluding any action in connection with the termination of the Executive's employment for death, Disability, Cause or as a result of a Change of Control or by the Executive for normal retirement;
 
                          (ii)        a reduction by the Company without the Executive's consent of the Base Salary;
 
                          (iii)        a relocation of the Executive by the Company without the Executive's consent to a location more than 50 miles from the Houston metropolitan area, other than for travel reasonably required in the performance of the Executive's responsibilities;
 
                          (iv)        any material breach by the Company of any provision of this Agreement or any other agreement between the Company or any of its subsidiaries and the Executive that, in any case, is not cured within 30 days of written notice to the Company of such breach;
 
                          (v)        the insolvency of or the filing (by any party, including the Company but excluding the Executive) of a petition for bankruptcy of the Company, which petition is not dismissed within 60 days; or
 
                          (vi)        the failure by the Company to obtain the assumption of this Agreement by any successor or assign of the Company.

                   (i)        “Gross Income” shall mean, collectively, the Base Salary, the Annual Incentive Compensation, the Long-Term Incentive Compensation and any other compensation and benefits received by the Executive from the Company, including, but not limited to, annual bonus amounts, deferred compensation amounts and the value, determined by the Board in good faith, of share options, restricted share grants, dividend equivalent rights and similar awards granted to the Executive (assuming for purposes of such calculation that all grants have vested), but excluding untaxed fringe benefits. For purposes of making the calculation of share options, restricted share grants, dividend equivalent rights and similar



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awards, the Board shall make such calculation and shall use the Black-Scholes pricing model for its calculation; provided, however, that if the Black-Scholes pricing model cannot be used to value the types of benefits being valued, the Board shall use any other reasonable method of calculation based upon the recommendation of the Company’s independent compensation consultant (or if there is none, an independent compensation consultant retained by the Board for such purpose).

                   (j)        “Severance Period” shall mean the period of time commencing on the Change of Control Date or the Termination Date, as the case may be, and ending on the first anniversary thereof.

                   (k)        “Termination Date” shall mean (i) in the case of the Executive’s death, his date of death, (ii) in the case of a termination by the Executive for Good Reason, the last day of his employment, and (iii) in all other cases, the date specified in the Notice of Termination (as defined below) or, if no Notice of Termination is sent, the last day of his employment; provided, however, that if the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company due to Disability, the date specified in the Notice of Termination shall by the 30th day after receipt of the Notice of Termination by the Executive, provided that the Executive shall not have returned to the full-time performance of his duties within 30 days after such receipt.

                   (l)        “Territories” shall mean those metropolitan areas in which the Company owns properties or otherwise is engaged in the Business as of, or has specific plans to acquire or develop properties during the six months following, the Termination Date or Change of Control date, as applicable, and all outlying areas located within a 30-mile radius of each such metropolitan area.

                   (m)        “Voting Shares” shall mean the securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of Trust Managers of the Company.

        2.        Employment and Duties .

                   (a)        Employment . Pursuant to the term and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, the Company agrees to employ the Executive during the Employment Term (as defined below) as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, and the Executive accepts such employment.

                   (b)        Duties . During the Employment Term, the Executive will perform the duties normally associated with the office set forth in Section 2(a) under the control and at the direction of the Board of Trust Managers of the Company (the “Board”) and other such duties as may, from time to time, reasonably be assigned to him by the Board that are consistent with such position. During the Employment Term, the Executive may also be required to perform services for one or more affiliates of the Company. During the Employment Term, the Executive shall be located in or about Houston, Texas and shall travel to such geographical locations as may be appropriate from time to time to carry out the duties of the office as outlined in this Section 2.

                   (c)        Scope of Employment . During the Employment Term, the Executive will devote substantially all of his business time, skill, energy and knowledge to the business and affairs of the Company, and will faithfully and diligently endeavor to the best of his ability to further the best interests of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, during the Employment Term, the Executive may serve on civic or charitable boards and may serve as an officer, director, shareholder, or limited partner in any business venture so long as such activities do not materially interfere with the performance of the Executive’s duties under this Agreement and do not compete with the Business.



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        3.        Employment Term . The term of employment shall begin on the Commencement Date. Unless earlier terminated pursuant to Section 4, this Agreement will expire on July 22, 2003 (the “Expiration Date”); provided, however, that on each anniversary of the Expiration Date, the Expiration Date shall automatically be extended by one additional year so that as a result of such extension the then remaining term of employment will be one year. The Commencement Date through and including the Expiration Date (as so extended) is hereinafter referred to as the “Employment Term.”

        4.        Termination .

                   (a)        Board Resignations . Upon any termination hereunder, the Employment Term shall expire and the Executive shall promptly submit his resignation from the Board of Trust Managers of the Company and all Boards of Directors of subsidiaries of the Company upon which the Executive is then serving.

                   (b)        Death . The Executive’s employment will terminate automatically upon the Executive’s death.

                   (c)        Disability . Upon the good faith determination by the Company that the Disability of the Executive has occurred, the Company may terminate the Executive’s employment under this Agreement by notice pursuant to Section 4(f). During the period of incapacitation, the salary otherwise payable to the Executive may, at the absolute discretion of the Board, be reduced by the amount of any disability benefits or payments received by the Executive, excluding health insurance benefits or other reimbursement of medical expenses for the Executive.

                   (d)        By the Company . The Company may terminate the Executive’s employment under this Agreement for Cause, or without Cause, by notice pursuant to Section 4(f), subject to the severance obligations set forth in Section 8.

                   (e)        By the Executive . The Executive may terminate his employment under this Agreement for Good Reason, or without Good Reason, by notice pursuant to Section 4(f).

                   (f)        Notice of Termination . Any termination of the Executive’s employment by the Company or by the Executive (other than a termination upon the Executive’s death, which does not require notice) must be communicated by written notice (the “Notice of Termination”) to the other party given in accordance with the notice provisions of this Agreement. The Notice of Termination must (i) indicate the specific termination provision of this Agreement relied upon, (ii) set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of the Executive’s employment under the provisions so indicated and (iii) if the Termination Date is other than the date of receipt of such Notice of Termination, specify the Termination Date (which date shall be not more than 30 days after the date of giving of such Notice of Termination). The failure by the Company or the Executive to set forth in the Notice of Termination any fact or circumstance that contributes to a showing of the basis for termination will not waive any right of such party hereunder or preclude such party from asserting such fact or circumstance in enforcing his or its rights hereunder.



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        5.        Compensation . During the Employment Term, for all services rendered by the Executive to the Company, the Company shall pay to the Executive:

                   (a)        Base Salary . For services rendered, the Company shall pay the Executive a salary of $422,000 per calendar year (such annual salary, as adjusted from time to time pursuant to this Section 5(a), the “Base Salary”), payable in arrears bi-weekly as the Board may elect from time to time during the Employment Term. The Board shall conduct an annual review of the Executive’s Base Salary. The Executive shall be entitled to receive increases in the Base Salary, if any, that may be determined by the Board or an authorized committee thereof in its sole discretion. Any increases to the Base Salary shall be effective January 1 for each calendar year of the Employment Term. In no event shall the Executive’s Base Salary be reduced without the Executive’s consent, except as provided in Section 4(c).

                   (b)        Annual Incentive Compensation . In further consideration of the Executive’s service, the Executive shall be eligible to receive annual incentive compensation awards (“Annual Incentive Compensation”) as determined by the Board or an authorized committee thereof in its sole discretion.

                   (c)        Long-Term Incentive Compensation . In further consideration of the Executive’s service, the Executive shall be eligible to receive long-term incentive compensation awards (“Long-Term Incentive Compensation”) as determined by the Board or an authorized committee thereof in its sole discretion.

                   (d)        Taxes . All compensation paid to the Executive shall be subject to applicable employment, payroll and withholding taxes, including taxes resulting from a determination that any portion of any benefits supplied to the Executive may be reimbursing personal as well as business expenses.

        6.        Employee Benefits .

                   (a)        Benefits . The Executive shall receive group health/dental insurance, life insurance, disability insurance and other similar benefits available to the Company’s employees. Benefits may be changed, modified or revoked at the sole discretion of the Company. The Executive shall not be deemed to have a vested interest in any of the Company’s plans or programs. The Executive may receive benefits not generally provided to Company employees from time to time at the sole discretion of the Board or an authorized committee thereof.



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                   (b)        Vacation . The Executive is entitled to receive 20 business days paid vacation annually for each calendar year of the Employment Term. Such vacation shall be taken at such times that are consistent with the reasonable business needs of the Company. All vacation shall be subject to the policies and procedures of the Company.

                   (c)        Fringe Benefits . The Executive shall receive fringe benefits as such benefits may exist from time to time at the sole discretion of the Board or any committee thereof.

        7.        Business Expenses . The Executive is authorized to incur reasonable, ordinary and necessary business expenses in the performance of the duties outlined above during the Employment Term in accordance with policies established by the Company. The Executive shall account to the Company for all such expenses. The Company shall reimburse the Executive or pay the expenses in accordance with the policies established by the Company.

        8.        Compensation Upon Termination or Change of Control . In all events, the Company will pay to the Executive all Base Salary and benefits accrued to the Executive through and including the Termination Date. Additionally, the Executive shall be entitled to receive the “threshold” bonus (as set forth in the most recent compensation study obtained by the Board of Trust Managers of the Company or the compensation committee thereof) for the contract year during which the termination occurs, prorated through and including the date of termination.

                   (a)        Termination Without Cause, For Good Reason or Upon a Change of Control . Upon (i) the occurrence the first event constituting a Change of Control (the “Change of Control Date”) or (ii) if the Executive’s employment is terminated (x) by the Company without Cause, (y) by reason of death or Disability or (z) by the Executive for Good Reason (any event specified in the foregoing clauses (i) or (ii), a “Severance Event”), the Company shall pay or provide to the Executive the following:


                          (i)        The Company shall pay to the Executive as severance pay and in lieu of any further compensation for periods subsequent to the Termination Date or the Change of Control Date, as the case may be, an amount in cash (the "Severance Benefit") equal to 2.99 times the greater of (A) the Gross Income that would be payable in the taxable year in which the Change of Control Date or the Termination Date, as the case may be, occurs or (B) the average Gross Income that was earned by the Executive in the three most recent taxable years that ended before the Change of Control Date or Termination Date, as the case may be (in each case determined without regard of any reduction thereof constituting Good Reason).
 
                          (ii)        During the Severance Period, the Company will provide or arrange to provide the Executive with Employee Benefits that are welfare benefits (but not share options, share purchase, share appreciation, dividend equivalent rights or similar compensatory benefits) substantially similar to those that the Executive was receiving or entitled to receive immediately prior to the Change of Control Date or the Termination Date, as the case may be. The Severance Period will be considered service with the Company for the purpose of determining service credits and benefits due and payable to the Executive under the Company's retirement income, supplemental executive retirement, and other benefit plans applicable to the Executive, the Executive's dependents or the Executive's beneficiaries immediately prior to the Change of Control Date or the Termination Date, as the case may be. If and to the extent that any benefit described in the immediately preceding sentence is not or cannot be paid or provided under any policy, plan, program or arrangement of the Company, then the Company will itself pay or provide for the payment of such Employee Benefits to the Executive, and, if applicable, the Executive's dependents and beneficiaries. Employee Benefits otherwise receivable by the Executive pursuant to this Section 8(a)(ii) will be reduced to the extent comparable welfare benefits are actually received by the Executive from another employer during the Severance Period.
 
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                          (iii)        Vesting of benefits shall be treated as described in Section 8(e)(i).

                   (b)        Termination By Reason of Death . If the Employment Term is terminated by reason of Death, the Company shall pay to the Executive’s estate as severance pay and in lieu of any further compensation for periods subsequent to the Termination Date an amount in cash equal to the Severance Benefit. Vesting of benefits shall be treated as described in Section 8(e)(i).

                   (c)        Termination By Reason of Disability . If the Employment Term is terminated by reason of Disability, the Company shall pay to the Executive as severance pay and in lieu of any further compensation for periods subsequent to the Termination Date an amount in cash equal to the Severance Benefit. Vesting of benefits shall be treated as described in Section 8(e)(i). The Executive shall continue to receive, so long as the Disability continues, all benefits provided under any long-term disability program(s) of the Company in effect at the time of such termination, subject to the terms and conditions of any such program(s), as may be amended, changed, modified or terminated for all employees of the Company.

                   (d)        Payment of the Severance Benefit . The Company shall pay the Severance Benefit to the Executive in a single lump sum in immediately available funds, in United States Dollars, within five business days after the Change of Control Date or the Termination Date, as applicable.

                   (e)        Treatment of Award Grants .


                          (i)        Vesting of Benefits . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company's employee benefit plans, any agreement entered into under such plans, or any retirement, pension, profit sharing or other similar plan (collectively, the "Plans"), upon the occurrence of a Severance Event, all deferred or unvested portions of any award made to the Executive under any of the Plans shall automatically become fully vested as of the Termination Date or the Change of Control Date, as the case may be, and shall be in effect and redeemable by or payable to the Executive, or the Executive's designated beneficiary or estate, on the same conditions (other than vesting) as would have applied had the Severance Event not occurred.
 
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                          (ii)        Clarification Regarding Treatment of Award Grants . The Plans may contain language regarding the effects of certain changes of control of the Company or certain terminations of the Executive's employment. Notwithstanding such language in the Plans, for so long as this Agreement is in effect, the Company will be obligated, if the terms of this Agreement are more favorable in this regard than the terms of the Plans, to take the actions required under Section 8(e)(i) upon the happening of the circumstances described therein. Notwithstanding the definition of "Change of Control," "Cause" or any other term relating to the vesting or exercise of awards made under any Plan that may appear in such Plan, for so long as this Agreement is in effect, the definitions and other provisions set forth in this Agreement relating thereto shall control and be binding on the Company and its affiliates.

                   (f)        Additional Payments .


                          (i)        Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event it is determined (as hereafter provided) that any payment or distribution by the Company to or for the benefit of the Executive, whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise pursuant to or by reason of any other agreement, policy, Plan, program or arrangement, including without limitation any share option, share appreciation right, dividend equivalent right, restricted shares of similar right, the lapse or termination of any restriction on or the vesting or exerciseability of any of the foregoing (any such payment or distribution, a "Payment"), would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") (or any successor provision thereto), by reason of being considered an "excess parachute payment," within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code (or any successor provision thereto) or to any similar tax imposed by state or local law, or any interest or penalties with respect to such tax (such tax or taxes, together with any such interest and penalties, being hereafter collectively referred to as the "Excise Tax"), then the Executive will be entitled to receive an additional payment or payments from the Company (collectively, a "Gross-Up Payment"); provided, however, that no Gross-up Payment will be made with respect to the Excise Tax, if any, attributable to (A) any incentive stock option ("ISO") granted prior to the execution of the 1998 Agreement or (B) any share appreciation or similar right, whether or not limited, granted in tandem with any ISO described in clause (A) of this sentence. The Gross-Up Payment will be in an amount such that, after payment by the Executive of all taxes (including any interest or penalties imposed with respect to such taxes), including any Excise Tax imposed upon the Gross-Up Payment, the Executive will have received an amount of the Gross-Up Payment equal to the Excise Tax imposed upon the Payment.
 
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                          (ii)        Subject to the provisions of Section 8(f)(vi), all determinations required to be made under this Section 8(f), including whether an Excise Tax is payable by the Executive and the amount of such Excise Tax and whether a Gross-Up Payment is required to be paid by the Company to the Executive and the amount of such Gross-Up Payment, if any, will be made by a nationally recognized accounting firm (the "Accounting Firm") selected by the Executive in the Executive's sole discretion The Executive will direct the Accounting Firm to submit its determination and detailed supporting calculations to both the Company and the Executive within 30 calendar days after the Executive's termination date, and any such other time or times as may be requested by the Company of the Executive. If the Accounting Firm determines that any Excise Tax is payable by the Executive, the Company will pay the required Gross-Up Payment to the Executive within five business days after receipt of such determination and calculations with respect to any Payment to the Executive. If the Accounting Firm determines that no Excise Tax is payable by the Executive, it will, at the same time as it makes such determination, furnish the Company and the Executive an opinion that the Executive has substantial authority not to report any Excise Tax on the Executive's federal, state or local income or other tax return. As a result of the uncertainty in the application of Section 4999 of the Code (or any successor provision thereto) and the possibility of similar uncertainty regarding applicable state or local tax law at the time of any determination by the Accounting Firm hereunder, it is possible that Gross-Up Payments which will not have been made by the Company should have been made (an "Underpayment"), consistent with the calculations required to be made hereunder. In the event that the Company exhausts or fails to pursue its remedies pursuant to Section 8(f)(vi) and the Executive thereafter is required to make a payment of any Excise Tax, the Executive will direct the Accounting Firm to determine the amount of the Underpayment that has occurred and to submit its determination and detailed supporting calculations to both the Company and the Executive as promptly as possible. Any such Underpayment will be promptly paid by the Company to, or for the benefit of, the Executive within five business days after receipt of such determination and calculations.
 
                          (iii)        The Company and the Executive will each provide the Accounting Firm access to and copies of any books, records and documents in the possession of the Company or the Executive, as the case may be, reasonably requested by the Accounting Firm, and otherwise cooperate with the Accounting Firm in connection with the preparation of and issuance of the determinations and calculations contemplated by Section 8(f)(ii). Any determination by the Accounting Firm as to the amount of the Gross-Up Payment will be binding upon the Company and the Executive.
 
                          (iv)        The federal, state and local income or other tax returns filed by the Executive will by prepared and filed on a consistent basis with the determination of the Accounting Firm with respect to the Excise Tax payable by the Executive. The Executive will make proper payment of the amount of any Excise Payment and, at the request of the Company, provide to the Company true and correct copies (with any amendments) of the Executive's federal tax return as filed with the Internal Revenue Service and corresponding state and local tax returns, if relevant, as filed with the applicable taxing authority, and such other documents reasonably requested by the Company, evidencing such payment. If prior to the filing of the Executive's federal income tax return, or corresponding state or local tax return, if relevant, the Accounting Firm determines that the amount of the Gross-Up Payment should be reduced, the Executive will within five business days pay to the Company the amount of such reduction.
 
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                          (v)        The fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm for its services in connection with the determinations and calculations contemplated herein will be borne by the Company. If such fees and expenses are initially paid by the Executive, the Company will reimburse the Executive the full amount of such fees and expenses within five business days after receipt from the Executive of a statement therefor and reasonable evidence of the Executive's payment thereof.
 
                          (vi)        The Executive will notify the Company in writing of any claim by the Internal Revenue Service or any other taxing authority that, if successful, would require the payment by the Company of a Gross-Up Payment. Such notification will be given as promptly as practicable but no later than 10 business days after the Executive actually receives notice of such claim and the Executive will further apprise the Company of the nature of such claim and the date on which such claim is requested to be paid (in each case, to the extent known by the Executive). The Executive will not pay such claim prior to the earlier of (x) the expiration if the 30-calendar day period following the date on which the Executive gives such notice to the Company and (y) the date that any payment of amount with respect to such claim is due. If the Company notifies the Executive in writing prior to the expiration of such period that it desires to contest such claim, the Executive will:

  (A)


(B)




(C)


(D)

  provide the Company with any written records or documents in the Executive's possession relating to such claim reasonably requested by the Company;

take such action in connection with contesting such claim as the Company may reasonably request in writing from time to time, including without limitation accepting legal representation with respect to such claim by an attorney competent in respect of the subject matter and reasonably selected by the Company;

cooperate with the Company in good faith in order effectively to contest such claim; and

permit the Company to participate in any proceedings relating to such claims;

             provided , however , that the Company will bear and pay directly all costs and expenses (including interest and penalties) incurred in connection with such contest and will indemnify and hold harmless the Executive, on an after-tax basis, for and against any Excise Tax or income tax, including interest and penalties with respect thereto, imposed as a result of such representation and payment of costs and expenses. Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this Section 8(f), the Company will control all proceedings taken in connection with the contest of any claim contemplated by this Section 8(f)(vi) and, at
 
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  its sole option, may pursue or forego any and all administrative appeals, proceedings, hearings and conferences with the taxing authority in respect of such claim (provided, however, that the Executive may participate therein at the Executive's own cost and expense) and may, at its option, either direct the Executive to pay the tax claimed and sue for a refund or contest the claim in any permissible manner, and the Executive will prosecute such contest to a determination before any administrative tribunal, in a court of initial jurisdiction, and in one or more appellate courts, as the Company may determine; provided, however, that if the Company directs the Executive to pay the tax claimed and sue for a refund, the Company will advance the amount of such payment to the Executive on an interest-free basis and will indemnify and hold the Executive harmless, on an after-tax basis, from any Excise Tax or income or other tax, including interest or penalties with respect thereto, imposed with respect to such advance; provided, further, that any extension of the statute of limitations relating to payment of taxes for the taxable year of the Executive with respect to which the contested amount if claimed to be due is limited solely to such contested amount. The Company's control of any such contested claim will be limited to issues with respect to which a Gross-Up Payment would be payable hereunder and the Executive will be entitled to settle or contest, as the case may be, any other issue raised by the Internal Revenue Service or any other taxing authority.
 
                          (vii)        If, after the receipt by the Executive of an amount advanced by the Company pursuant to Section 8(f)(vi), the Executive receives any refund with respect to such claim, the Executive will (subject to the Company's complying with the requirements of Section 8(f)(vi)) pay to the Company the amount of such refund (together with any interest paid or credited thereon after taxes applicable thereto) within 30 calendar days after such receipt and the Company's satisfaction of all accrued obligations under this Agreement. If, after the receipt by the Executive of any amount advanced by the Company pursuant to Section 8(f)(vi), a determination is made that the Executive will not be entitled to any refund with respect to such claim and the Company does not notify the Executive in writing of its intent to contest such determination prior to the expiration of 30 calendar days after such determination, then such advance will be forgiven and will not be required to be repaid and the amount of any such advance will offset, to the extent thereof, the amount of Gross-Up Payment required to be paid by the Company to the Executive pursuant to this Section 8(f).

                   (g)        Nature of Payments . The amounts due under this Section 8 are in the nature of severance payments considered to be reasonable by the Company and are not in the nature of a penalty. Such amounts are in full satisfaction of all claims that the Executive may have in respect of his employment by the Company or its affiliates and are provided as the sole and exclusive benefits to be provided to the Executive, his estate or his beneficiaries in respect of his termination of Employment from the Company. Notwithstanding any other provisions herein, it shall be a condition precedent to the Company making any payments pursuant to this Section 8 that the Executive has executed and delivered to the Company the release contemplated pursuant to Section 12.

                   (h)        No Mitigation or Set-Off . Executive will not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for in this Agreement by seeking other employment. There will be no right of set-off or counterclaim in respect of any claim, debt of obligation against any payment to or benefit for the Executive provided for in this Agreement, except as expressly provided herein.

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        9.        Confidentiality and Non-Competition .

                   (a)        Confidentiality .


                          (i)        During the Employment Term the Company agrees to provide the Executive with access to Confidential Information.
 
                          (ii)        The Executive acknowledges that the Confidential Information is valuable and proprietary to the Company or to third parties that have entrusted the Company and/or its subsidiaries with such Confidential Information The Executive agrees, except as required for the Executive to fulfill his duties hereunder, the Executive shall not use, publish, disseminate or otherwise disclose any Confidential Information, no matter when learned or accessed, without the prior written consent of the Company.
 
                          (iii)        All Confidential Information shall be exclusive property of the Company and the Executive shall have no rights in or to the Confidential Information upon any termination of this Agreement or his employment with the Company. Upon the termination of the Executive's employment, the Executive shall immediately deliver to the Company all plans, designs, drawings, specifications, listings, manuals, records, notebooks and similar repositories of or documents containing Confidential Information, including all copies, then in the Executive's possession or control, whether prepared by the Executive or others. Upon such termination the Executive shall retain no copies of any such documents.
 
                          (iv)        The provisions of this Section 9(a) shall survive the termination of this Agreement indefinitely.

                   (b)        Restriction on Competitive Employment .


                          (i)        In consideration of the numerous mutual promises contained in this Agreement, including, without limitation, those involving the Confidential Information, compensation, termination and arbitration, and in order to protect the Confidential Information and to reduce the likelihood of irreparable damage that would occur in the event such information is provided to or used by a competitor of the Company, during the Employment Term and, for a period of 12 months following the Termination Date in the case of a (x) termination by the Company for Cause, (y) a termination due to Disability or (z) a termination by the Executive other than for Good Reason (the "Non-Competition Period"), absent the Company's prior written approval, the Executive shall not, as an owner, part-owner, shareholder, partner, director, trust manager, trustee, principal, agent, employee, consultant, member, contractor or otherwise, within the Territories, directly or indirectly engage or participate in activities relating to, or render services to or invest in any firm or business engaged or about to become engaged in, the Business.
 
 
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                          (ii)        Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive may make passive investments in an enterprise engaged in the Business the shares of ownership of which are publicly traded if the Executive's investment constitutes less than 2% of the total equity of such enterprise.
 
                          (iii)        If, during any period within the Non-Competition Period, the Executive is not in compliance with the terms of this Section 9(b), the Company shall be entitled to, among other remedies, compliance by the Executive with the terms of this Section 9(b) for an additional period equal to the period of such noncompliance. For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Non-Competition Period" shall also include this additional period. The Executive hereby acknowledges that the geographic boundaries, scope of prohibited activities and the time duration of the provisions of this Section 9(b) are reasonable and are no broader than are necessary to protect the legitimate business interests of the Company.
 
                          (iv)        The provisions of this Section 9(b) shall survive the termination of the Executive's employment for the duration of the Non-Competition Period.
 
                          (v)        The Company and the Executive agree and stipulate that the agreements and covenants not to compete contained in this Section 9(b) are fair and reasonable in light of all of the facts and circumstances of the relationship between the Executive and the Company; however, the Executive and the Company are aware that in certain circumstances courts have refused to enforce certain terms of agreements not to compete. Therefore, in furtherance of, and not in derogation of the provisions of this Section 9(b), the Company and the Executive agree that in the event a court should decline to enforce any provision of this Section 9(b), that this Section 9(b) shall be deemed to be modified or reformed to restrict the Executive's competition with the Company or its affiliates to the maximum extent, as to time, geography and business scope, that the court shall find enforceable; provided, however, in no event shall the provisions of this Section 9(b) be deemed to be more restrictive to the Executive than those contained herein.

                   (c)        Inducement/Enticement . In order to prevent the Executive from violating the provisions of Section 9(b), during the Employment Term and, in the case of (x) a termination by the Company for Cause, (y) a termination due to Disability or (z) a termination by the Executive other than for Good Reason, during the Non-Competition Period, the Executive shall not, directly or indirectly:


                          (i)        induce, or attempt to induce, any employees or agents of, or consultants of or to, the Company or any subsidiary of the Company to do anything from which the Executive is restricted by reason of Sections 9(a) or (b); or
 
                          (ii)        offer or aid others to offer employment to or recruit or solicit anyone who is an employee or agent of, or consultant of or to, the Company or a subsidiary of the Company at the time of termination of the Executive, unless such person's employment was terminated by the Company or any such subsidiary.
 
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             In the case of (x) a termination by the Company for Cause, (y) a termination due to Disability or (z) a termination by the Executive other than for Good Reason, the provisions of this Section 9(c) shall survive the termination of the Executive's employment for the duration of the Non-Competition Period.

                   (d)        Injunctive Relief . The Executive acknowledges that a breach of any of the agreements contained in this Section 9 will give rise to irreparable injury to the Company, inadequately compensable in damages. Accordingly, the Company shall be entitled to injunctive relief to prevent or cure breaches or threatened breaches of the provisions of this Section 9 and to enforce specific performance of the terms and provisions hereof in any court of competent jurisdiction, in addition to any other legal or equitable remedies that may be available. The Executive further acknowledges and agrees that in the event of the termination of this Agreement, his experience and capabilities are such that he can obtain employment in business activities that are of a different or noncompeting nature with his activities as an employee of the Company and that the enforcement of a remedy hereunder by way of injunction shall not prevent the Executive from earning a reasonable livelihood. The Executive further acknowledges and agrees that the covenants contained herein are necessary for the protection of the Company’s legitimate business interests and are reasonable in scope and content. The Executive also acknowledges that the Company would not enter into this Agreement or agree to provide him with access to its Confidential Information without the Executive’s promises contained in this Section 9.

        10.      Remedies for the Company . The termination of this Agreement by the Company for Cause shall not be deemed to be a waiver by the Company of any breach by the Executive of this Agreement or any other obligation owed the Company, and, notwithstanding such a termination, the Executive shall be liable for all damages attributable to such a breach.

        11.      Remedies for the Executive .

                   (a)        The termination of this Agreement by the Executive for Good Reason shall not be deemed to be a waiver by the Executive of any breach by the Company of this Agreement or any other obligation owed the Executive, and, notwithstanding such a termination, the Company shall be liable for all damages attributable to such a breach.

                   (b)        In the event that the Executive is terminated for Cause and it is ultimately determined that the Company lacked Cause, (i) the termination shall be treated as a termination other than for Cause, (ii) the Executive shall have the right to seek remedy for a breach of this Agreement by the Company, including, but not limited to, any other such damages as may be suffered and/or incurred by the Executive, the Executive’s costs incurred during the dispute and reasonable attorneys’ fees in connection with such dispute, and (iii) the Executive shall receive all Severance Benefits with interest of 8% annually on all payments considered past due from the date on which such payment would have been made.

        12.      Full Satisfaction; Waiver and Release . As a condition to receiving the payments and benefits described in Section 8, the Executive shall execute a document in form reasonably acceptable to the Executive and the Company, releasing and

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waiving any and all claims, causes of actions and the like against the Company and its successors, subsidiaries, affiliates, shareholders, officers, trust managers, agents and employees, regarding all matters relating to the Executive’s service as an employee of the Company, its subsidiaries or any of their affiliates and the termination of such relationship. Such claims include, without limitation, any claims arising under Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended (the “ADEA”); Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; the Civil Rights Act of 1991, as amended; the Equal Pay Act of 1962; the American Disabilities Act of 1990; the Family Medical Leave Act, as amended; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended; or any other federal, state or local statute or ordinance, but exclude any claims that arise out of an asserted breach of the terms of this Agreement and any benefits payable to the Executive under the Company’s benefit plans, practices and programs in which he participates.

        13.      No Waiver . No waiver or non-action by either party with respect to any breach by the other party of any provision of this Agreement, nor the waiver or non-action with respect to the provisions of any similar agreement with other employees or the breach thereof, shall be deemed or construed to be a waiver of any succeeding breach of such provision, or as a waiver of the provision itself.

        14.      Invalid Provisions . Should any portion of this Agreement be adjusted or held invalid, unenforceable or void, such holding shall not have the effect of invalidating or voiding the remainder of this Agreement and the parties hereby agree that the portion so held invalid, unenforceable, or void shall, if possible, be deemed amended or reduced in scope, or otherwise be stricken from this Agreement to the extent required for the purposes of validity and enforcement thereof.

        15.      Successor and Assigns . Neither the Executive nor the Company may assign its rights, duties, or obligations hereunder without consent of the other.

        16.      Survival . The provisions of Sections 9 and 22 of this Agreement shall survive the Executive’s termination of employment. Other provisions of this Agreement shall survive any termination of the Executive’s employment to the extent necessary to ensure the preservation of each party’s respective rights and obligations.

        17.      Prior Agreements . This Agreement incorporates the entire agreement between both parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes the Prior Agreements and all other prior agreements, documents or other instruments with respect to the matters covered herein.

        18.      Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by, and interpreted in accordance with the provisions of, the law of the State of Texas, without reference to provisions that refer a matter to the law of any other jurisdiction. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits itself to the non-exclusive personal jurisdiction of the Federal and State courts sitting in Texas.

        19.      No Oral Modifications . This Agreement may not be changed or terminated orally, and no change, termination or waiver of this Agreement or of any of the

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provisions herein contained shall be binding unless made in writing and signed by both parties, and, in the case of the Company, by a person designated by the Board or any committee thereof. Without limiting the foregoing, any change or changes, from time to time, in the Executive’s salary or duties or both shall not be, nor be deemed to be, a change, termination or waiver of this Agreement or of any of the provisions herein contained.

        20.      Notices . All notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing, and shall be deemed properly given if delivered personally, mailed by certified mail, postage prepaid and return receipt requested, sent by facsimile, or sent by Express Mail or Federal Express or other nationally recognized express delivery service, as follows:


  If to the Company or the Board:

Camden Property Trust
Three Greenway Plaza, Suite 1300
Houston, TX 77046
Attention: Board of Trust Managers

If to the Executive:

D. Keith Oden
Three Greenway Plaza, Suite 1300
Houston, TX 77046

              Notice given by hand, Express Mail, Federal Express, or other such express delivery service shall be effective upon actual receipt. Notice given by facsimile transmission shall be effective upon actual receipt of received during the recipient's normal business hours, or at the beginning of the recipient's next business day after receipt if not received during the recipient's normal business hours. All notices sent by facsimile transmission shall be confirmed promptly after transmission in writing by certified mail or personal delivery.

            Any party may change any address to which notice shall be given to it by giving notice as provided above of such change in address.

        21.      Executive’s Representation and Warranties . The Executive represents and warrants that he is legally free to make and perform this Agreement, that he has no obligation to any other person or entity that would affect or conflict with any of his obligations hereunder, and that the complete performance of his obligations hereunder will not violate any law, regulation, order, or decree of any governmental or jurisdictional body or contract by which he is bound.

        22.      Expenses; Security . It is the intent of the Company that the Executive not be required to incur legal fees and the related expenses associated with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of the Executive’s rights to compensation upon a Change of Control by litigation or otherwise because the cost and expense thereof would substantially detract from the benefits intended to be extended to the Executive hereunder. Accordingly, if it should appear to the Executive that the Company has failed to comply with any of its obligations

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under this Agreement or in the event that the Company or any other person takes or threatens to take any action to declare the agreement to pay the Executive compensation upon a Change of Control void or unenforceable, or institutes any litigation or other action or proceeding designed to deny, or to recover from, the Executive the benefits provided or intended to be provided to the Executive hereunder, the Company irrevocably authorizes the Executive from time to time to retain counsel of the Executive’s choice, at the expense of the Company as hereinafter provided, to advise and represent the Executive in connection with any such interpretation, enforcement or defense, including without limitation the initiation or defense of any litigation or other legal action, whether by or against the Company or any Trust Manager, officer, shareholder, or other person affiliated with the Company, in any court having jurisdiction over the subject matter and the parties. Notwithstanding any existing or prior attorney-client relationship between the Company and such counsel, the Company irrevocably consents to the Executive’s entering into an attorney-client relationship with such counsel, and in that connection the Company and the Executive agree that a confidential relationship will exist between the Executive and such counsel. Without regard to whether the Executive prevails, in whole or in part, in connection with any of the foregoing, the Company will pay and be solely financially responsible for any and all attorneys’ and related fees and expenses incurred by the Executive in connection with any of the foregoing and shall advance to the Executive, within five days of presentation of an itemized request for reimbursement, all of the Executive’s legal fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith, regardless of the forum in which such proceeding was commenced.

        23.      Entire Agreement . The parties expressly agree that this Agreement is contractual in nature and not a mere recital, and that it contains all the terms and conditions of the agreement between the parties with respect to the matters set forth herein. All prior negotiations, agreements, arrangements, understandings and statements between the parties relating to the matters set forth herein that have occurred at any time or contemporaneously with the execution of this Agreement (including, but not limited to, the Prior Agreements) are superseded and merged into this completely integrated Agreement. The Recitals set forth above shall be deemed to be part of this Agreement.

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.




  CAMDEN PROPERTY TRUST


By:    _____ /s/ Richard J. Campo __________
          Richard J. Campo
          Chairman of the Board and Chief
          Executive Officer


EXECUTIVE


____ /s/ D. Keith Oden __________________
D. Keith Oden








Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302(a) OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Richard J. Campo, certify that:


1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Camden Property Trust (the “Registrant”);

2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

4. The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Registrant and we have:

  a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

  b. Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report based on such evaluation; and

  c. Disclosed in this quarterly report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant’s auditors and the Audit Committee of the Registrant’s Board of Trust Managers:

  a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

  b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.






Date: August 11, 2003   /s/ Richard J. Campo  
   
    Richard J. Campo
Chariman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer








Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302(a) OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, G. Steven Dawson, certify that:


1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Camden Property Trust (the “Registrant”);

2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

4. The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Registrant and we have:

  a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

  b. Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report based on such evaluation; and

  c. Disclosed in this quarterly report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant’s auditors and the Audit Committee of the Registrant’s Board of Trust Managers:

  a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

  b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.





Date: August 11, 2003   /s/ G. Steven Dawson  
   
    G. Steven Dawson
Chief Financial Officer









Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

        In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Camden Property Trust (the “Company”) for the period ended June 30, 2003 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Richard J. Campo, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.§1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

        1.        The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

        2.        The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.




  /s/ Richard J. Campo  
   
    Richard J. Campo
Chariman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer



Date:   August 11, 2003





A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Camden Property Trust and will be retained by Camden Property Trust and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.









Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

        In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Camden Property Trust (the “Company”) for the period ended June 30, 2003 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, G. Steven Dawson, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

        1.        The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

        2.        The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.





  /s/ G. Steven Dawson  
   
    G. Steven Dawson
Chief Financial Officer



Date:  August 11, 2003





A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Camden Property Trust and will be retained by Camden Property Trust and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.