UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)
x
Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2014 .
or
o
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 1-12386
 
  LEXINGTON REALTY TRUST
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland
13-3717318
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
One Penn Plaza – Suite 4015
New York, NY
10119
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(212) 692-7200
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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 o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer x Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) o
Smaller reporting company o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes o No x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 232,229,620 common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.0001 per share, as of November 5, 2014.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I. — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
 
 
 
 
 
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION:
We file and furnish annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which we refer to as the SEC. You may read and copy any materials that we file or furnish with the SEC at the SEC's Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. We file and furnish information electronically with the SEC. The SEC maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding issuers that file or furnish electronically with the SEC. The address of the SEC's Internet site is http://www.sec.gov. We also maintain a web site at http://www.lxp.com through which you can obtain copies of documents that we file or furnish with the SEC. The contents of that web site are not incorporated by reference in or otherwise a part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or any other document that we file or furnish with the SEC.


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PART I. - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
LEXINGTON REALTY TRUST AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
 
September 30, 2014 (unaudited)
 
December 31,
2013
Assets:
 
 
 
Real estate, at cost
$
3,786,106

 
$
3,812,294

Real estate - intangible assets
755,784

 
762,157

Investments in real estate under construction
86,883

 
74,350

 
4,628,773

 
4,648,801

Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization
1,271,228

 
1,223,381

Real estate, net
3,357,545

 
3,425,420

Cash and cash equivalents
109,337

 
77,261

Restricted cash
61,732

 
19,953

Investment in and advances to non-consolidated entities
16,619

 
18,442

Deferred expenses, net
67,820

 
66,827

Loans receivable, net
133,077

 
99,443

Rent receivable – current
7,301

 
10,087

Rent receivable – deferred
47,240

 
19,473

Other assets
38,955

 
35,375

Total assets
$
3,839,626

 
$
3,772,281

 
 
 
 
Liabilities and Equity:
 

 
 

Liabilities:
 

 
 

Mortgages and notes payable
$
1,005,205

 
$
1,197,489

Credit facility borrowings
—

 
48,000

Term loans payable
505,000

 
406,000

Senior notes payable
497,607

 
247,707

Convertible notes payable
23,820

 
27,491

Trust preferred securities
129,120

 
129,120

Dividends payable
42,315

 
40,018

Accounts payable and other liabilities
34,233

 
39,642

Accrued interest payable
14,431

 
9,627

Deferred revenue - including below market leases, net
71,719

 
69,667

Prepaid rent
16,201

 
18,037

Total liabilities
2,339,651

 
2,232,798

 
 
 
 
Commitments and contingencies


 


Equity:
 

 
 

Preferred shares, par value $0.0001 per share; authorized 100,000,000 shares:
 

 
 

Series C Cumulative Convertible Preferred, liquidation preference $96,770; 1,935,400 shares issued and outstanding
94,016

 
94,016

Common shares, par value $0.0001 per share; authorized 400,000,000 shares, 231,461,102 and 228,663,022 shares issued and outstanding in 2014 and 2013, respectively
23

 
23

Additional paid-in-capital
2,747,265

 
2,717,787

Accumulated distributions in excess of net income
(1,368,185
)
 
(1,300,527
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income
3,305

 
4,439

Total shareholders’ equity
1,476,424

 
1,515,738

Noncontrolling interests
23,551

 
23,745

Total equity
1,499,975

 
1,539,483

Total liabilities and equity
$
3,839,626

 
$
3,772,281

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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LEXINGTON REALTY TRUST AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited and in thousands, except share and per share data)
 
Three months ended September 30,
 
Nine months ended September 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Gross revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rental
$
101,680

 
$
85,643

 
$
302,314

 
$
254,317

Advisory and incentive fees
135

 
98

 
383

 
426

Tenant reimbursements
7,698

 
7,311

 
24,535

 
22,315

Total gross revenues
109,513

 
93,052

 
327,232

 
277,058

Expense applicable to revenues:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Depreciation and amortization
(40,387
)
 
(41,136
)
 
(119,538
)
 
(123,407
)
Property operating
(16,383
)
 
(14,629
)
 
(49,651
)
 
(43,609
)
General and administrative
(6,394
)
 
(6,355
)
 
(21,043
)
 
(20,105
)
Non-operating income
5,438

 
2,147

 
11,692

 
5,478

Interest and amortization expense
(24,967
)
 
(22,055
)
 
(75,382
)
 
(66,455
)
Debt satisfaction charges, net
(455
)
 
(2,967
)
 
(7,946
)
 
(25,396
)
Impairment charges
(2,464
)
 
—

 
(18,864
)
 
(2,413
)
Income before provision for income taxes, equity in earnings (losses) of non-consolidated entities and discontinued operations
23,901

 
8,057

 
46,500

 
1,151

Provision for income taxes
(80
)
 
(2,433
)
 
(964
)
 
(2,963
)
Equity in earnings (losses) of non-consolidated entities
173

 
(737
)
 
246

 
(397
)
Income (loss) from continuing operations
23,994

 
4,887

 
45,782

 
(2,209
)
Discontinued operations:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations
19

 
(264
)
 
2,839

 
708

Provision for income taxes
(7
)
 
(792
)
 
(34
)
 
(1,987
)
Debt satisfaction gains (charges), net
—

 
(3
)
 
(299
)
 
8,954

Gains on sales of properties
18,542

 
2,129

 
22,052

 
14,935

Impairment charges
(371
)
 
(802
)
 
(11,062
)
 
(9,537
)
Total discontinued operations
18,183

 
268

 
13,496

 
13,073

Net income
42,177

 
5,155

 
59,278

 
10,864

Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(1,772
)
 
(460
)
 
(3,537
)
 
(2,057
)
Net income attributable to Lexington Realty Trust shareholders
40,405

 
4,695

 
55,741

 
8,807

Dividends attributable to preferred shares – Series C
(1,573
)
 
(1,573
)
 
(4,718
)
 
(4,718
)
Dividends attributable to preferred shares – Series D
—

 
—

 
—

 
(3,543
)
Allocation to participating securities
(112
)
 
(144
)
 
(399
)
 
(482
)
Deemed dividend – Series D
—

 
—

 
—

 
(5,230
)
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders
$
38,720

 
$
2,978

 
$
50,624

 
$
(5,166
)
Income (loss) per common share – basic:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Income (loss) from continuing operations
$
0.09

 
$
0.01

 
$
0.17

 
$
(0.09
)
Income from discontinued operations
0.08

 
—

 
0.05

 
0.06

Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders
$
0.17

 
$
0.01

 
$
0.22

 
$
(0.03
)
Weighted-average common shares outstanding – basic
229,463,522

 
213,649,374

 
228,337,871

 
204,923,085

Income (loss) per common share – diluted:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) from continuing operations
$
0.09

 
$
0.01

 
$
0.17

 
$
(0.09
)
Income from discontinued operations
0.08

 
—

 
0.05

 
0.06

Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders
$
0.17

 
$
0.01

 
$
0.22

 
$
(0.03
)
Weighted-average common shares outstanding – diluted
229,922,110

 
214,406,065

 
228,830,020

 
204,923,085

Amounts attributable to common shareholders:    
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Income (loss) from continuing operations
$
21,448

 
$
2,691

 
$
38,076

 
$
(17,682
)
Income from discontinued operations
17,272

 
287

 
12,548

 
12,516

Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders
$
38,720

 
$
2,978

 
$
50,624

 
$
(5,166
)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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LEXINGTON REALTY TRUST AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(Unaudited and in thousands)
 
Three months ended September 30,
 
Nine months ended September 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Net income
$
42,177

 
$
5,155

 
$
59,278

 
$
10,864

Other comprehensive income (loss):
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Change in unrealized gain (loss) on interest rate swaps, net
3,371

 
(1,613
)
 
(1,134
)
 
8,523

Other comprehensive income (loss)
3,371

 
(1,613
)
 
(1,134
)
 
8,523

Comprehensive income
45,548

 
3,542

 
58,144

 
19,387

Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(1,772
)
 
(460
)
 
(3,537
)
 
(2,057
)
Comprehensive income attributable to Lexington Realty Trust shareholders
$
43,776

 
$
3,082

 
$
54,607

 
$
17,330

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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LEXINGTON REALTY TRUST AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
(Unaudited and in thousands)

Nine Months ended September 30, 2014
 
Lexington Realty Trust Shareholders
 
 
 
Total
 
Preferred Shares
 
Common Shares
 
Additional Paid-in-Capital
 
Accumulated Distributions in Excess of Net Income
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 
Noncontrolling Interests
Balance December 31, 2013
$
1,539,483

 
$
94,016

 
$
23

 
$
2,717,787

 
$
(1,300,527
)
 
$
4,439

 
$
23,745

Redemption of noncontrolling OP units
(1,962
)
 
—

 
—

 
(950
)
 
—

 
—

 
(1,012
)
Issuance of common shares upon conversion of convertible notes
4,834

 
—

 
—

 
4,834

 
—

 
—

 
—

Issuance of common shares and deferred compensation amortization, net
25,594

 
—

 
—

 
25,594

 
—

 
—

 
—

Acquisition of consolidated joint venture partner's equity interest
(2,100
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(2,262
)
 
—

 
162

Dividends/distributions
(124,018
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(121,137
)
 
—

 
(2,881
)
Net income
59,278

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
55,741

 
—

 
3,537

Other comprehensive loss
(1,134
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(1,134
)
 
—

Balance September 30, 2014
$
1,499,975

 
$
94,016

 
$
23

 
$
2,747,265

 
$
(1,368,185
)
 
$
3,305

 
$
23,551



Nine Months ended September 30, 2013
 
Lexington Realty Trust Shareholders
 
 
 
Total
 
Preferred Shares
 
Common Shares
 
Additional Paid-in-Capital
 
Accumulated Distributions in Excess of Net Income
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 
Noncontrolling Interests
Balance December 31, 2012
$
1,333,165

 
$
243,790

 
$
18

 
$
2,212,949

 
$
(1,143,803
)
 
$
(6,224
)
 
$
26,435

Redemption of noncontrolling OP units for common shares
—

 
—

 
—

 
887

 
—

 
—

 
(887
)
Repurchase of preferred shares
(155,004
)
 
(149,774
)
 
—

 
—

 
(5,230
)
 
—

 
—

Issuance of common shares upon conversion of convertible notes
60,686

 
—

 
1

 
60,685

 
—

 
—

 
—

Issuance of common shares and deferred compensation amortization, net
313,230

 
—

 
3

 
313,227

 
—

 
—

 
—

Acquisition of consolidated joint venture partner's equity interest
(8,918
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(8,918
)
 
—

 
—

Dividends/distributions
(107,807
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(104,904
)
 
—

 
(2,903
)
Net income
10,864

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
8,807

 
—

 
2,057

Other comprehensive income
8,523

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
8,523

 
—

Balance September 30, 2013
$
1,454,739

 
$
94,016

 
$
22

 
$
2,587,748

 
$
(1,254,048
)
 
$
2,299

 
$
24,702


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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LEXINGTON REALTY TRUST AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited and in thousands)
 
Nine months ended September 30,
 
2014
 
2013
Net cash provided by operating activities:
$
165,547

 
$
155,084

Cash flows from investing activities:
 

 
 

Acquisition of real estate, including intangible assets
(51,962
)
 
(81,535
)
Investment in real estate under construction
(106,502
)
 
(79,381
)
Capital expenditures
(9,434
)
 
(38,067
)
Net proceeds from sale of properties
85,115

 
69,387

Principal payments received on loans receivable
11,496

 
1,666

Investment in loans receivable
(40,248
)
 
(21,121
)
Investments in non-consolidated entity
—

 
(5,000
)
Distributions from non-consolidated entities in excess of accumulated earnings
879

 
15,460

Increase in deferred leasing costs
(8,414
)
 
(9,957
)
Change in escrow deposits and restricted cash
(42,579
)
 
(8,571
)
Real estate deposits, net
1,332

 
(16,078
)
Net cash used in investing activities
(160,317
)
 
(173,197
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 

 
 

Dividends to common and preferred shareholders
(118,840
)
 
(101,724
)
Conversion of convertible notes
(62
)
 
(3,270
)
Principal amortization payments
(28,303
)
 
(28,953
)
Principal payments on debt, excluding normal amortization
(163,267
)
 
(347,122
)
Change in credit facility borrowings, net
(48,000
)
 
67,000

Proceeds from senior notes
249,708

 
247,565

Proceeds from term loans
99,000

 
64,000

Increase in deferred financing costs
(3,402
)
 
(7,386
)
Proceeds of mortgages and notes payable
27,790

 
40,000

Cash distributions to noncontrolling interests
(2,881
)
 
(2,903
)
Redemption of noncontrolling interests
(1,962
)
 
—

Purchase of noncontrolling interests
(2,100
)
 
(8,918
)
Repurchase of preferred shares
—

 
(155,004
)
Issuance of common shares, net
19,165

 
306,986

Net cash provided by financing activities
26,846

 
70,271

Change in cash and cash equivalents
32,076

 
52,158

Cash and cash equivalents, at beginning of period
77,261

 
34,024

Cash and cash equivalents, at end of period
$
109,337

 
$
86,182


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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LEXINGTON REALTY TRUST AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2014 and 2013
(Unaudited and dollars in thousands, except share/unit and per share/unit data)


(1)
The Company and Financial Statement Presentation
Lexington Realty Trust (the “Company”) is a Maryland real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that owns a diversified portfolio of equity and debt investments in single-tenant commercial properties and land. A majority of these properties and all land interests are subject to net or similar leases, where the tenant bears all or substantially all of the costs, including cost increases, for real estate taxes, utilities, insurance and ordinary repairs. The Company also provides investment advisory and asset management services to investors in the single-tenant area.
As of September 30, 2014 , the Company had ownership interests in approximately 215 consolidated real estate properties, located in 40 states. The properties in which the Company has an interest are leased to tenants in various industries, including service, finance/insurance, technology, transportation/logistics and automotive.
The Company believes it has qualified as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Accordingly, the Company will not be subject to federal income tax, provided that distributions to its shareholders equal at least the amount of its REIT taxable income as defined under the Code. The Company is permitted to participate in certain activities in order to maintain its qualification as a REIT, so long as these activities are conducted in entities which elect to be treated as taxable REIT subsidiaries (“TRS”) under the Code. As such, the TRS are subject to federal income taxes on the income from these activities.
The Company conducts its operations either directly or indirectly through (1) property owner subsidiaries and lender subsidiaries, which are single purpose entities, (2) an operating partnership, Lepercq Corporate Income Fund L.P. (“LCIF”), in which the Company is the sole unit holder of the general partner and the sole unit holder of the limited partner that holds a majority of the limited partner interests, (3) a wholly-owned TRS, and (4) investments in joint ventures. On December 30, 2013, another operating partnership, Lepercq Corporate Income Fund II L.P. (“LCIF II”), was merged with and into LCIF with LCIF as the surviving entity. References to “OP Units” refer to units of limited partner interests in LCIF and LCIF II, as applicable. Property owner subsidiaries are landlords under leases for properties in which the Company has an interest and/or borrowers under loan agreements secured by properties in which the Company has an investment and lender subsidiaries are lenders under loan agreements where the Company made an investment in a loan asset, but in all cases are separate and distinct legal entities.
Basis of Presentation and Consolidation. The Company's unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The financial statements reflect the accounts of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries. The Company consolidates its wholly-owned subsidiaries and its partnerships and joint ventures which it controls (1) through voting rights or similar rights or (2) by means other than voting rights if the Company is the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity ("VIE"). Entities which the Company does not control and entities which are VIEs in which the Company is not the primary beneficiary are accounted for under appropriate GAAP.
The financial statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 (this “Quarterly Report”) have been prepared by the Company in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. However, in the opinion of management, the interim financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of the results of the periods presented. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 , are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 filed with the SEC on February 26, 2014 (“Annual Report”).
Use of Estimates. Management has made a number of significant estimates and assumptions relating to the reporting of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses to prepare these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP. These estimates and assumptions are based on management's best estimates and judgment. Management evaluates its estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis using historical experience and other factors, including the current economic environment. The current economic environment has increased the degree of uncertainty inherent in these estimates and

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LEXINGTON REALTY TRUST AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2014 and 2013
(Unaudited and dollars in thousands, except share/unit and per share/unit data)

assumptions. Management adjusts such estimates when facts and circumstances dictate. The most significant estimates made include the recoverability of accounts receivable, the allocation of property purchase price to tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed, the determination of VIEs and which entities should be consolidated, the determination of impairment of long-lived assets, loans receivable and equity method investments, the valuation of derivative financial instruments and the useful lives of long-lived assets. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.
Fair Value Measurements. The Company follows the guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, as amended (“Topic 820”), to determine the fair value of financial and non-financial instruments. Topic 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in GAAP and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Topic 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes observable and unobservable inputs used to measure fair value into three levels: Level 1 - quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for assets or liabilities; Level 2 - observable prices that are based on inputs not quoted in active markets, but corroborated by market data; and Level 3 - unobservable inputs, which are used when little or no market data is available. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to Level 1 inputs and the lowest priority to Level 3 inputs. In determining fair value, the Company utilizes valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs to the extent possible, as well as considering counterparty credit risk. The Company has formally elected to apply the portfolio exception within Topic 820 with respect to measuring counterparty risk for all of its derivative transactions subject to master netting arrangements.
Acquisition, Development and Construction Arrangements . The Company evaluates loans receivable where the Company participates in residual profits through loan provisions or other contracts to ascertain whether the Company has the same risks and rewards as an owner or a joint venture partner. Where the Company concludes that such arrangements are more appropriately treated as an investment in real estate, the Company reflects such loan receivable as an equity investment in real estate under construction in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. In these cases, no interest income is recorded on the loan receivable and the Company capitalizes interest during the construction period. In arrangements where the Company engages a developer to construct a property or provides funds to a tenant to develop a property, the Company will capitalize the funds provided to the developer/tenant and internal costs of interest and real estate taxes, if applicable, during the construction period.
Properties Held For Sale. Assets and liabilities of properties that meet various held for sale criteria, including whether it is probable that a sale will occur within 12 months, are presented separately in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets, with assets and liabilities being separately stated. The operating results of these properties are reflected as discontinued operations in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. Properties classified as held for sale are carried at the lower of net carrying value or estimated fair value less costs to sell and depreciation and amortization are no longer recognized. Properties that do not meet the held for sale criteria are accounted for as operating properties.
Reclassifications. Certain amounts included in the 2013 unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been reclassified, primarily relating to discontinued operations, to conform to the 2014 presentation.
Recently Issued Accounting Guidance. In April 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-08, Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205) and Property, Plant and Equipment (Topic 360): Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity, which changes the criteria for reporting discontinued operations and improves financial statement disclosures. Under this guidance, only disposals representing a strategic shift in operations that have a major effect on an organization's operations and financial results should be presented as discontinued operations. The new guidance is effective in the first quarter of 2015. It is anticipated that the implementation of this guidance will reduce the number of future property dispositions the Company makes, if any, that will be classified as discontinued operations in the Company's unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which amends the guidance for revenue recognition to eliminate the industry-specific revenue recognition guidance and replace it with a principle based approach for determining revenue recognition. The new guidance is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of the new guidance on its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2014 and 2013
(Unaudited and dollars in thousands, except share/unit and per share/unit data)

(2)
Earnings Per Share

A significant portion of the Company's non-vested share-based payment awards are considered participating securities and as such, the Company is required to use the two-class method for the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share. Under the two-class computation method, net losses are not allocated to participating securities unless the holder of the security has a contractual obligation to share in the losses. The non-vested share-based payment awards are not allocated losses as the awards do not have a contractual obligation to share in losses of the Company.
The following is a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted earnings per share computations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 :
 
Three months ended September 30,
 
Nine months ended September 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
BASIC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders
$
21,448

 
$
2,691

 
$
38,076

 
$
(17,682
)
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common shareholders
17,272

 
287

 
12,548

 
12,516

Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders
$
38,720

 
$
2,978

 
$
50,624

 
$
(5,166
)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding
229,463,522

 
213,649,374

 
228,337,871

 
204,923,085

Income (loss) per common share:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Income (loss) from continuing operations
$
0.09

 
$
0.01

 
$
0.17

 
$
(0.09
)
Income from discontinued operations
0.08

 
—

 
0.05

 
0.06

Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders
$
0.17

 
$
0.01

 
$
0.22

 
$
(0.03
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
DILUTED
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders - basic
$
21,448

 
$
2,691

 
$
38,076

 
$
(17,682
)
Impact of assumed conversions:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Share options
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders
21,448

 
2,691

 
38,076

 
(17,682
)
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common shareholders - basic
17,272

 
287

 
12,548

 
12,516

Impact of assumed conversions:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Share options
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Income from discontinued operations attributable to common shareholders
17,272

 
287

 
12,548

 
12,516

Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders
$
38,720

 
$
2,978

 
$
50,624

 
$
(5,166
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic
229,463,522

 
213,649,374

 
228,337,871

 
204,923,085

Effect of dilutive securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Share options
458,588

 
756,691

 
492,149

 
—

Weighted-average common shares outstanding
229,922,110

 
214,406,065

 
228,830,020

 
204,923,085

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) from continuing operations
$
0.09

 
$
0.01

 
$
0.17

 
$
(0.09
)
Income from discontinued operations
0.08

 
—

 
0.05

 
0.06

Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders
$
0.17

 
$
0.01

 
$
0.22

 
$
(0.03
)
For per common share amounts, all incremental shares are considered anti-dilutive for periods that have a loss from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders. In addition, other common share equivalents may be anti-dilutive in certain periods.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2014 and 2013
(Unaudited and dollars in thousands, except share/unit and per share/unit data)

(3)
Investments in Real Estate and Real Estate Under Construction

The Company, through property owner subsidiaries, completed the following acquisition and build-to-suit transactions during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 :
Property Type
Location
Acquisition/Completion Date
Initial Cost Basis
Lease Expiration
Land and Land Estate
 
Building and Improvements
 
Lease in-place Value Intangible
Industrial
Rantoul, IL
January 2014
$
41,277

10/2033
$
1,304

 
$
32,562

 
$
7,411

Office
Parachute, CO
January 2014
$
13,928

10/2032
$
1,400

 
$
10,751

 
$
1,777

Office
Rock Hill, SC
March 2014
$
24,715

03/2034
$
1,601

 
$
18,989

 
$
4,125

Industrial
Lewisburg, TN
May 2014
$
13,320

03/2026
$
173

 
$
10,865

 
$
2,282

Industrial
North Las Vegas, NV
May 2014
$
28,249

09/2034
$
3,244

 
$
21,444

 
$
3,561

Industrial
Bingen, WA
May 2014
$
20,391

05/2024
$
—

 
$
18,075

 
$
2,316

 
 
 
$
141,880

 
$
7,722

 
$
112,686

 
$
21,472


The Company recognized aggregate acquisition and pursuit expenses of $1,509 and $657 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 , respectively, which are included as operating expenses within the Company's unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations.
The Company is engaged in various forms of build-to-suit development activities. The Company, through lender subsidiaries and property owner subsidiaries, may enter into the following acquisition, development and construction arrangements: (1) lend funds to construct build-to-suit projects subject to a single-tenant lease and agree to purchase the properties upon completion of construction and commencement of a single-tenant lease, (2) hire developers to construct built-to-suit projects on owned properties leased to single tenants, (3) fund the construction of build-to-suit projects on owned properties pursuant to the terms in single-tenant lease agreements or (4) enter into purchase and sale agreements with developers to acquire single-tenant build-to-suit properties upon completion.

As of September 30, 2014 , the Company had the following development arrangements outstanding:
Location
Property Type
Square Feet
 
Expected Maximum Commitment/Contribution
 
Lease Term (Years)
 
Estimated Completion Date
Oak Creek, WI
Industrial
164,000

 
$
22,609

 
20
 
2Q 15
Richmond, VA
Office
330,000

 
$
110,137

 
15
 
3Q 15
Lake Jackson, TX
Office/R&D
664,000

 
$
166,164

 
20
 
4Q 16
Thomson, GA
Industrial
208,000

 
$
10,245

 
15
 
2Q 15
 
 
1,366,000

 
$
309,155

 
 
 
 

The Company has variable interests in certain developer entities constructing the facilities but is not the primary beneficiary of the entities as the Company does not have a controlling financial interest. As of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 , the Company's aggregate investment in development arrangements was $86,883 and $74,350 , respectively, and is presented as investments in real estate under construction in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company capitalized interest of $2,236 and $1,597 during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 , respectively, relating to build-to-suit activities.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2014 and 2013
(Unaudited and dollars in thousands, except share/unit and per share/unit data)

In addition, the Company has committed to acquire the following properties:
Location
Property Type
Estimated Acquisition Cost ($000)
 
Estimated Acquisition Date
 
Lease Term (Years)
Auburn Hills, MI
Office
$
40,025

 
1Q 15
 
14
Richland, WA
Industrial
$
155,000

 
4Q 15
 
20
 
 
$
195,025

 
 
 
 
The Company can give no assurances that any of these acquisitions under contract or build-to-suit transactions will be consummated.

(4)
Discontinued Operations and Real Estate Impairment
During the nine months ended September 30, 2014 , the Company disposed of its interests in certain properties to unrelated third parties for an aggregate gross disposition price of $105,180 and conveyed one property, along with its escrow deposits, in satisfaction of the $9,900 non-recourse secured mortgage loan. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013 , the Company disposed of its interest in certain properties to unrelated third parties for a gross disposition price of $70,989 . In addition, during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 , the Company conveyed certain properties, along with the respective escrow deposits, in satisfaction of the $49,509 aggregate non-recourse secured mortgage loans. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 , the Company recognized aggregate gains on sales of properties of $22,052 and $14,935 , respectively. In addition, during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 , the Company recognized aggregate net gains (charges) on debt satisfaction of $(299) and $8,954 , respectively, relating to discontinued operations. As of September 30, 2014 , the Company had no properties classified as held for sale.
The following presents the operating results for the properties sold for the applicable periods:
 
Three months ended September 30,
 
Nine months ended September 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Total gross revenues
$
351

 
$
5,181

 
$
7,925

 
$
18,526

Pre-tax income (loss), including gains on sales
$
18,190

 
$
1,060

 
$
13,530

 
$
15,060


The Company assesses on a regular basis whether there are any indicators that the carrying value of its real estate assets may be impaired. Potential indicators may include an increase in vacancy at a property, tenant reduction in utilization of a property, tenant financial instability and the potential sale or transfer of the property in the near future. An asset is determined to be impaired if the asset's carrying value is in excess of its estimated fair value. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 , the Company recognized $11,062 and $9,537 , respectively, of impairment charges in discontinued operations, relating to real estate assets that were disposed of below their carrying value or classified as held for sale.

In addition, the Company recognized impairment charges of $18,864 and $2,413 in continuing operations during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 , respectively. The Company explored the possible disposition of certain non-core properties, including retail, underperforming and multi-tenant properties and determined that the expected undiscounted cash flows based upon a revised estimated holding period of the properties were below the current carrying values. Accordingly, the Company reduced the carrying values of these properties to their estimated fair values of $5,574 and $4,277 , respectively. A property impaired during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 , is encumbered by a $17,331 non-recourse secured mortgage loan.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2014 and 2013
(Unaudited and dollars in thousands, except share/unit and per share/unit data)

(5)
Loans Receivable

As of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 , the Company's loans receivable, including accrued interest and net of origination fees and loan loss reserves, were comprised primarily of first and second mortgage loans and mezzanine loans on real estate.
The following is a summary of our loans receivable as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 :
 
Loan carrying-value (1)
 
 
 
Loan
 
9/30/2014
 
12/31/2013
 
Interest Rate
 
Maturity Date
Norwalk, CT (2)
 
$
32,472

 
$
28,186

 
7.50
%
 
11/2014
Homestead, FL (3)
 
—

 
10,239

 
7.50
%
 
08/2014
Westmont, IL (4)
 
12,326

 
12,610

 
6.45
%
 
10/2015
Southfield, MI
 
6,005

 
6,610

 
4.55
%
 
02/2015
Austin, TX
 
2,691

 
2,389

 
16.00
%
 
10/2018
Kennewick, WA (5)
 
77,387

 
37,030

 
9.00
%
 
05/2022
Other
 
2,196

 
2,379

 
8.00
%
 
2021-2022
 
 
$
133,077

 
$
99,443

 
 
 
 
(1)
Loan carrying value includes accrued interest and is net of origination costs and loan losses, if any.
(2)
Subsequent to September 30, 2014 , the Company extended the maturity date of the loan to December 1, 2014 and increased the interest rate to 12.5% .
(3)
The loan was satisfied in August 2014.
(4)
Borrower is delinquent on debt service payments. Tenant at office property collateral terminated its lease. The Company recognized an impairment of $13,939 during the fourth quarter of 2013. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014 , the Company recognized $1,284 of interest income relating to the impaired loan and the loan had an average recorded investment value of $12,468 . At September 30, 2014 , the impaired loan receivable had a contractual unpaid balance of $26,265 . Subsequent to September 30, 2014 , the Company commenced a foreclosure proceeding.
(5)
The Company is committed to lend up to $85,000 .

The Company has two types of financing receivables: loans receivable and a capitalized financing lease. The Company determined that its financing receivables operate within one portfolio segment as they are within the same industry and use the same impairment methodology. The Company's loans receivable are secured by commercial real estate assets and the capitalized financing lease is for a commercial office property located in Greenville, South Carolina. In addition, the Company assesses all financing receivables for impairment, when warranted, based on an individual analysis of each receivable.

The Company's financing receivables operate within one class of financing receivables as these assets (1) are collateralized by commercial real estate and (2) similar metrics are used to monitor the risk and performance of these assets. The Company's management uses credit quality indicators to monitor financing receivables such as quality of collateral, the underlying tenant's credit rating and collection experience. As of September 30, 2014 , the financing receivables were performing as anticipated and there were no significant delinquent amounts outstanding, other than the Westmont, Illinois loan as disclosed above.


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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2014 and 2013
(Unaudited and dollars in thousands, except share/unit and per share/unit data)

(6)
Fair Value Measurements
The following tables present the Company's assets and liabilities from continuing operations measured at fair value on a recurring and non-recurring basis as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 , aggregated by the level in the fair value hierarchy within which those measurements fall:
 
Balance
 
Fair Value Measurements Using
Description
September 30, 2014
 
(Level 1)
 
(Level 2)
 
(Level 3)
Interest rate swap assets
$
3,305

 
$
—

 
$
3,305

 
$
—

Impaired real estate assets*
$
5,574

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
5,574

Investment in and advances to non-consolidated entities*
$
253

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
253

 
Balance
 
Fair Value Measurements Using
Description
December 31, 2013
 
(Level 1)
 
(Level 2)
 
(Level 3)
Interest rate swap assets
$
4,439

 
$
—

 
$
4,439

 
$
—

Impaired real estate assets*
$
12,549

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
12,549

Investment in and advances to non-consolidated entities*
$
683

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
683

Impaired loan receivable*
$
12,610

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
12,610

*Represents a non-recurring fair value measurement.

The table below sets forth the carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the Company's financial instruments, including those in discontinued operations, as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 .
 
As of September 30, 2014
 
As of December 31, 2013
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Fair Value
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Fair Value
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans Receivable
$
133,077

 
$
129,039

 
$
99,443

 
$
95,734

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Debt
$
2,160,752

 
$
2,156,940

 
$
2,055,807

 
$
2,028,558


The majority of the inputs used to value the Company's interest rate swaps fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, such as observable market interest rate curves; however, the credit valuation associated with the interest rate swaps utilizes Level 3 inputs, such as estimates of current credit spreads to evaluate the likelihood of default by the Company and its counterparties. As of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 , the Company determined that the credit valuation adjustment relative to the overall fair value of the interest rate swaps was not significant. As a result, the interest rate swaps have been classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
The Company estimates the fair value of its real estate assets, including non-consolidated real estate assets, by using income and market valuation techniques. The Company may estimate fair values using market information such as broker opinions of value, recent sales data for similar assets or discounted cash flow models, which primarily rely on Level 3 inputs. The cash flow models include estimated cash inflows and outflows over a specified holding period. These cash flows may include contractual rental revenues, projected future rental revenues and expenses and forecasted tenant improvements and lease commissions based upon market conditions determined through discussion with local real estate professionals, experience the Company has with its other owned properties in such markets and expectations for growth. Capitalization rates and discount rates utilized in these models are estimated by management based upon rates that management believes to be within a reasonable range of current market rates for the respective properties based upon an analysis of factors such as property and tenant quality, geographical location and local supply and demand observations. To the extent the Company underestimates forecasted cash outflows (tenant improvements, lease commissions and operating costs) or overestimates forecasted cash inflows (rental revenue rates), the estimated fair value of its real estate assets could be overstated.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2014 and 2013
(Unaudited and dollars in thousands, except share/unit and per share/unit data)

The Company estimates the fair values of its loans receivable by using an estimated discounted cash flow analysis and/or the estimated value of the underlying collateral using Level 3 inputs consisting of scheduled cash flows and discount rate estimates to approximate those that a willing buyer and seller might use. The fair value of the Company's debt is estimated by using a discounted cash flow analysis using Level 3 inputs, based upon estimates of market interest rates.
Fair values cannot be determined with precision, may not be substantiated by comparison to quoted prices in active markets and may not be realized upon sale. Additionally, there are inherent uncertainties in any fair value measurement technique, and changes in the underlying assumptions used, including discount rates, liquidity risks and estimates of future cash flows, could significantly affect the fair value measurement amounts.
Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash, Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable . The Company estimates that the fair value of cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximates carrying value due to the relatively short maturity of the instruments.
(7)
Investment in and Advances to Non-Consolidated Entities

In October 2013, the Company formed a joint venture, in which the Company has a 15.0% interest, that acquired a portfolio of veterinary hospitals for $39,456 , which are net leased for a 20 -year term. The acquisition was partially funded by a $18,791 non-recourse mortgage loan with a fixed interest rate of 4.01% and maturity of November 2018.

In August 2013, the Company invested $5,000 in a joint venture, which acquired the fee interest and the related office building improvements of a property in Baltimore, Maryland. Beginning in October 2015, the Company has the right to require the redemption of its interest in the joint venture in exchange for a distribution to the Company of the fee interest, which is currently leased for a 99 -year term to the joint venture.

In 2014 and 2013, the Company recognized $930 and $925 , respectively, other-than-temporary impairment charges on a non-consolidated office property joint venture due to a change in the Company's estimate of net proceeds upon liquidation of the joint venture.

During 2012, the Company formed two joint ventures in which it has a minority interest. One joint venture acquired a 120,000 square foot retail property in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida for $29,750 which was net leased for an approximate 15 -year term. The Company had a 36% interest in the venture and provided a $12,000 non-recourse mortgage loan to the venture which was repaid in full in February 2013. The Company received a distribution of $2,557 in March 2013, a portion of which represented a return of capital reducing the Company's ownership interest to 25% .

The second joint venture, in which the Company has a 15% interest, acquired a 100% economic interest in an inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Humble, Texas for $27,750 , which was net leased for an approximate 17 -year term. The acquisition was partially funded by a non-recourse mortgage with an original principal amount of $15,260 , which bears interest at a fixed rate of 4.7% and matures in May 2017.

(8)
Debt
The Company, through property owner subsidiaries, had outstanding non-recourse secured mortgages and notes payable of $1,005,205 and $1,197,489 as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 , respectively. Interest rates, including imputed rates on mortgages and notes payable, ranged from 2.2% to 8.5% at September 30, 2014 and 3.6% to 8.5% at December 31, 2013 and the mortgages and notes payables mature between 2014 and 2027 as of September 30, 2014 . The weighted-average interest rate was 5.2% and 5.3% at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 , respectively.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2014 and 2013
(Unaudited and dollars in thousands, except share/unit and per share/unit data)

The Company had the following senior notes outstanding as of September 30, 2014 :
Issue Date
 
Face Amount
 
Interest Rate
 
Maturity Date
 
Issue Price
May 2014
 
$
250,000

 
4.40
%
 
June 2024
 
99.883
%
June 2013
 
250,000

 
4.25
%
 
June 2023
 
99.026
%
 
 
$
500,000

 
 
 
 
 
 
The Company issued $250,000 of 4.40% Senior Notes due 2024 during the second quarter of 2014 in a registered offering to the public. The Company used the net proceeds from the sale of these senior notes to repay secured indebtedness, pay down amounts outstanding under its revolving credit facility and for other general corporate purposes.
Each series of the senior notes is unsecured and pays interest semi-annually in arrears. The Company may redeem the notes at its option at any time prior to maturity in whole or in part by paying the principal amount of the notes being redeemed plus a premium. The senior notes are rated Baa2, BBB- and BBB by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), Standard & Poor’s Rating Services (“S&P”) and Fitch Ratings, Inc., respectively.
The Company has a $400,000 unsecured revolving credit facility with KeyBank National Association (“KeyBank”), as agent. The unsecured revolving credit facility matures in February 2017 but can be extended until February 2018 at the Company’s option. The interest rate under the unsecured revolving credit facility ranges from LIBOR plus 0.95% to 1.725% ( 1.15% as of September 30, 2014 ) depending on the Company's unsecured debt rating. At September 30, 2014 , the unsecured revolving credit facility had no amounts outstanding, outstanding letters of credit of $16,144 and availability of $383,856 , subject to covenant compliance.
In 2013, the Company procured a five -year $250,000 unsecured term loan facility from KeyBank, as agent. The unsecured term loan matures in February 2018, may be prepaid without penalty and requires regular payments of interest only at interest rates ranging from LIBOR plus 1.10% to 2.10% ( 1.35% as of September 30, 2014 ) depending on the Company’s unsecured debt rating. As of September 30, 2014 , the Company entered into aggregate interest-rate swap agreements to fix the LIBOR component at a weighted-average rate of 1.09% through February 2018 on the $250,000 of outstanding LIBOR-based borrowings.
The Company has a $255,000 unsecured term loan from Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”), as agent. The term loan matures in January 2019 . The term loan requires regular payments of interest only at interest rates ranging from LIBOR plus 1.50% to 2.25% ( 1.75% as of September 30, 2014 ) depending on the Company's unsecured debt rating. The Company may prepay any outstanding borrowings under the term loan facility at a premium through January 12, 2016 and at par thereafter. The Company has entered into interest-rate swap agreements to fix the LIBOR component at a weighted-average rate of 1.42% through January 2019 on the $255,000 of outstanding LIBOR-based borrowings.
The Company was in compliance with all applicable financial covenants contained in its corporate level debt agreements at September 30, 2014 .

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2014 and 2013
(Unaudited and dollars in thousands, except share/unit and per share/unit data)

During 2010, the Company issued $115,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.00% Convertible Guaranteed Notes due 2030. The notes pay interest semi-annually in arrears and mature in January 2030 . The holders of the notes may require the Company to repurchase their notes in January 2017 , January 2020 and January 2025 for cash equal to 100% of the notes to be repurchased, plus any accrued and unpaid interest. The Company may not redeem any notes prior to January 2017 , except to preserve its REIT status. The notes have a current conversion rate of 149.6190 common shares per one thousand principal amount of the notes, representing a conversion price of approximately $6.68 per common share. The conversion rate is subject to adjustment under certain circumstances, including increases in the Company's dividend rate above a certain threshold and the issuance of stock dividends. The notes are convertible by the holders under certain circumstances for cash, common shares or a combination of cash and common shares at the Company's election. The notes are convertible prior to the close of business on the second business day immediately preceding the stated maturity date, at any time beginning in January 2029 and also upon the occurrence of specified events. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, $4,205 and $54,905 , respectively, aggregate principal amount of the notes were converted for 624,103 and 7,944,673 common shares, respectively, and aggregate cash payments of $62 and $3,270 , respectively, plus accrued and unpaid interest resulting in aggregate debt satisfaction charges of $933 and $13,536 , respectively.
On September 30, 2013, the Company obtained the release of all guarantees, other than LCIF and LCIF II (which subsequently merged into LCIF) under the indenture for the 6.00% Convertible Guaranteed Notes due 2030, the indenture for the 4.25% Senior Notes due 2023, the term loan agreements and the unsecured revolving credit facility.
Below is a summary of additional disclosures related to the 6.00% Convertible Guaranteed Notes due 2030.
 
6.00% Convertible Guaranteed Notes due 2030
Balance Sheets:
September 30,
2014
 
December 31,
2013
Principal amount of debt component
$
24,786

 
$
28,991

Unamortized discount
(966
)
 
(1,500
)
Carrying amount of debt component
$
23,820

 
$
27,491

Carrying amount of equity component
$
(28,229
)
 
$
(26,032
)
Effective interest rate
8.1
%
 
8.1
%
Period through which discount is being amortized, put date
01/2017

 
01/2017

Aggregate if-converted value in excess of aggregate principal amount
$
11,520

 
$
14,296

 
Three months ended September 30,
 
Nine months ended September 30,
Statements of Operations:
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
6.00% Convertible Guaranteed Notes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Coupon interest
$
375

 
$
473

 
$
1,196

 
$
1,871

Discount amortization
107

 
137

 
340

 
534

 
$
482

 
$
610

 
$
1,536

 
$
2,405


During the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 , in connection with the satisfaction of mortgage notes other than those disclosed elsewhere in these financial statements, the Company incurred debt satisfaction charges, net of $7,013 and $11,860 , respectively, relating primarily to satisfying non-recourse mortgage debt prior to the stated maturity dates.

(9)
Derivatives and Hedging Activities

Risk Management Objective of Using Derivatives . The Company is exposed to certain risks arising from both its business operations and economic conditions. The Company principally manages its exposures to a wide variety of business and operational risks through management of its core business activities. The Company manages economic risks, including interest rate, liquidity, and credit risk primarily by managing the type, amount, sources, and duration of its debt funding

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2014 and 2013
(Unaudited and dollars in thousands, except share/unit and per share/unit data)

and the use of derivative financial instruments. Specifically, the Company enters into derivative financial instruments to manage exposures that arise from business activities that result in the receipt or payment of future known and uncertain cash amounts, the value of which are determined by interest rates. The Company's derivative financial instruments are used to manage differences in the amount, timing, and duration of the Company's known or expected cash receipts and its known or expected cash payments principally related to the Company's investments and borrowings.

Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk . The Company's objectives in using interest rate derivatives are to add stability to interest expense, to manage its exposure to interest rate movements and therefore manage its cash outflows as it relates to the underlying debt instruments. To accomplish these objectives, the Company primarily uses interest rate swaps as part of its interest rate risk management strategy relating to certain of its variable rate debt instruments. Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable-rate amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount.

The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives designated and that qualify as cash flow hedges is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and is subsequently reclassified into earnings in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings. The ineffective portion of the change in fair value of the derivatives is recognized directly in earnings. The Company did not incur any ineffectiveness during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 .

The Company has designated the interest-rate swap agreements with its counterparties as cash flow hedges of the risk of variability attributable to changes in the LIBOR swap rate on $505,000 of LIBOR-indexed variable-rate unsecured term loans. Accordingly, changes in the fair value of the swaps are recorded in other comprehensive income (loss) and reclassified to earnings as interest becomes receivable or payable. In January 2012, the Company settled the 2008 interest-rate swap agreement with KeyBank for $3,539 . The Company had a credit balance of $1,837 in accumulated other comprehensive income at the settlement date which was amortized into earnings on a straight-line basis through February 2013 .

Amounts reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) related to derivatives will be reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are made on the term loans. During the next 12 months, the Company estimates that an additional $5,118 will be reclassified as an increase to interest expense.

As of September 30, 2014 , the Company had the following outstanding interest rate derivatives that were designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk:
Interest Rate Derivative
Number of Instruments
Notional
Interest Rate Swaps
10
$505,000

The table below presents the fair value of the Company's derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 .
 
As of September 30, 2014
 
As of December 31, 2013
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
Fair Value
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
Fair Value
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest Rate Swap Asset
Other Assets
 
$
3,305

 
Other Assets
 
$
4,439


The tables below present the effect of the Company's derivative financial instruments on the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 .

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2014 and 2013
(Unaudited and dollars in thousands, except share/unit and per share/unit data)

Derivatives in Cash Flow
 
 
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized
in OCI on Derivatives
(Effective Portion)
September 30,
 
Location of Loss
Reclassified from
Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)
 
Amount of Loss Reclassified
from Accumulated OCI into
Income (Effective Portion)
September 30,
Hedging Relationships
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
2014
 
2013
Interest Rate Swaps
 
 
$
(5,237
)
 
$
6,349

 
Interest expense
 
$
4,103

 
$
2,174


The Company's agreements with swap derivative counterparties contain provisions whereby if the Company defaults on the underlying indebtedness, including default where repayment of the indebtedness has not been accelerated by the lender, then the Company could also be declared in default of the swap derivative obligation. As of September 30, 2014 , the Company has not posted any collateral related to the agreements.

(10)
Concentration of Risk

The Company seeks to reduce its operating and leasing risks through the geographic diversification of its properties, tenant industry diversification, avoidance of dependency on a single asset and the creditworthiness of its tenants. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 , no single tenant represented greater than 10% of rental revenues.
Cash and cash equivalent balances at certain institutions may exceed insurable amounts. The Company believes it mitigates this risk by investing in or through major financial institutions.

(11)
Equity
Shareholders' Equity. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 , the Company issued 1,853,988 and 1,052,159 common shares, respectively, under its direct share purchase plan, which includes its dividend reinvestment plan, raising net proceeds of $18,758 and $11,600 , respectively.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2013 , the Company implemented an At-The-Market offering program under which the Company may issue up to $100,000 in common shares over the term of this program. The Company issued 3,409,927 common shares under this program during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and generated aggregate gross proceeds of $36,884 . In addition, in March 2013, the Company issued 23,000,000 common shares in a public offering raising gross proceeds of $258,336 . The net proceeds from these offerings of $293,855 were used to repay borrowings under the Company's unsecured revolving credit facility and the balance for general corporate purposes, including acquisitions.
The Company issued 1,325,000 non-vested common shares to certain officers with a grant date fair value of $14,098 during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 . The non-vested common shares are subject to long-term retention non-vested share agreements and vest from 2018 to 2022 in accordance with the agreements. In addition, during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 , the Company issued 14,000 and 37,500 , respectively, fully vested common shares to the non-management members of the Company's Board of Trustees with a grant date fair value of $142 and $399 , respectively.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2013 , the Company repurchased and retired the following shares of its preferred stock:
7.55% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
 
Shares redeemed and retired
 
6,200,000

Redemption cost (1)
 
$
155,621

Deemed dividend (2)
 
$
5,230

(1)
Includes accrued and unpaid dividends.
(2)
Represents the difference between the redemption cost and historical GAAP cost. Accordingly, net income was adjusted for the deemed dividend to arrive at net loss attributable to common shareholders.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2014 and 2013
(Unaudited and dollars in thousands, except share/unit and per share/unit data)


Accumulated other comprehensive income as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 represented $3,305 and $4,439 , respectively, of unrealized gain on interest rate swaps, net.

Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
 
 
Gains and Losses
on Cash Flow Hedges
Balance December 31, 2013
 
$
4,439

Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications
 
(5,237
)
Amounts of loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to interest expense
 
4,103

Balance September 30, 2014
 
$
3,305


Noncontrolling Interests. In conjunction with several of the Company's acquisitions in prior years, sellers were issued OP units as a form of consideration. All OP units, other than OP units owned by the Company, are redeemable for common shares at certain times, at the option of the holders, and are generally not otherwise mandatorily redeemable by the Company. The OP units are classified as a component of permanent equity as the Company has determined that the OP units are not redeemable securities as defined by GAAP. Each OP unit is currently redeemable at the holder's option for approximately 1.13 common shares, subject to future adjustments.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2014 , in connection with the merger of LCIF II with and into LCIF, former LCIF II partners representing 170,193 OP units elected or were deemed to elect to receive $1,962 in aggregate cash for such OP units. In addition, during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 , 11,186 and 169,676 common shares, respectively, were issued by the Company, in connection with OP unit redemptions, for an aggregate value of $56 and $887 , respectively.

As of September 30, 2014 , there were approximately 3,438,000 OP units outstanding other than OP units owned by the Company. All OP units receive distributions in accordance with their respective partnership agreements. To the extent that the Company's dividend per common share is less than the stated distribution per OP unit per the applicable partnership agreement, the distributions per OP unit are reduced by the percentage reduction in the Company's dividend per common share. No OP units have a liquidation preference.

The following discloses the effects of changes in the Company's ownership interests in its noncontrolling interests:
 
Net Income Attributable to Shareholders and Transfers from Noncontrolling Interests
 
Nine Months ended September 30,
 
2014
 
2013
Net income attributable to Lexington Realty Trust shareholders
$
55,741

 
$
8,807

Transfers from noncontrolling interests:
 

 
 
Increase (decrease) in additional paid-in-capital for redemption of noncontrolling OP units
(950
)
 
887

Change from net income attributable to shareholders and transfers from noncontrolling interests
$
54,791

 
$
9,694


In July 2014, the Company acquired a consolidated joint venture partner's interest in an office property in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for $2,100 , raising the Company's ownership in the office property from 80.5% to 87.5% . In July 2013, the Company acquired its consolidated joint venture partner's interest in an industrial facility in Long Island City, New York for a payment of $8,918 . These payments were recorded as distributions to the partners in accordance with GAAP.


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LEXINGTON REALTY TRUST AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2014 and 2013
(Unaudited and dollars in thousands, except share/unit and per share/unit data)

(12)
Related Party Transactions

There were no related party transactions other than those disclosed elsewhere in this Quarterly Report and the audited consolidated financial statements in the Annual Report.

(13)
Commitments and Contingencies

In addition to the commitments and contingencies disclosed elsewhere and previously disclosed, the Company has the following commitments and contingencies.

The Company is obligated under certain tenant leases, including its proportionate share for leases for non-consolidated entities, to fund the expansion of the underlying leased properties. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014 , the Company commenced the expansion of the Byhalia, Mississippi property for an estimated cost of $15,300 . The Company, under certain circumstances, may guarantee to tenants the completion of base building improvements and the payment of tenant improvement allowances and lease commissions on behalf of its subsidiaries. As of September 30, 2014 , the Company had two outstanding guarantees for (1) the completion of the base building improvements and the payment of a related tenant improvement allowance for an office property in Orlando, Florida, for which the unfunded amounts were estimated to be $1,384 and (2) the full payment of the base building improvement, tenant improvement allowance and lease commissions for an office property in Herndon, Virginia, for which the unfunded amounts were estimated to be $592 .

From time to time, the Company is directly and indirectly involved in legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. Management believes, based on currently available information, and after consultation with legal counsel, that although the outcomes of those normal course proceedings are uncertain, the results of such proceedings, in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations.

(14)
Supplemental Disclosure of Statement of Cash Flow Information

In addition to disclosures discussed elsewhere, during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 , the Company paid $69,936 and $69,097 , respectively, for interest and $1,424 and $2,611 , respectively, for income taxes.

(15)
Subsequent Events

Subsequent to September 30, 2014 and in addition to disclosures elsewhere in the financial statements, the Company:
•
acquired a land parcel in New York, New York for $30,426 , which is net leased for a 99 -year term. The improvements on the land parcel are owned by the tenant under the Company lease and currently consist of a hotel; and
•
acquired an inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Vineland, New Jersey for $19,100 , which is net leased for a 28 -year term.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Introduction

When we use the terms “the Company,” “we,” “us” and “our,” we mean Lexington Realty Trust and all entities owned by us, including non-consolidated entities, except where it is clear that the term means only the parent company. References herein to ‘‘this Quarterly Report” are to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 . The result of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year.

The following is a discussion and analysis of our unaudited condensed consolidated financial condition and results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and  2013 , and significant factors that could affect our prospective financial condition and results of operations. This discussion should be read together with the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto and with our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, on February 26, 2014 , which we refer to as our Annual Report. Historical results may not be indicative of future performance.

Forward-Looking Statements . This Quarterly Report, together with other statements and information publicly disseminated by us, contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which we refer to as the Exchange Act. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and include this statement for purposes of complying with these safe harbor provisions. Forward-looking statements, which are based on certain assumptions and describe our future plans, strategies and expectations, are generally identifiable by use of the words “believes,” “expects,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “projects,” “may,” “plans,” “predicts,” “will,” “will likely result” or similar expressions. Readers should not rely on forward-looking statements since they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which are, in some cases, beyond our control and which could materially affect actual results, performances or achievements. In particular, among the factors that could cause actual results, performances or achievements to differ materially from current expectations, strategies or plans include, among others, any risks discussed below in this "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," and under the headings “Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report and “Risk Factors” and “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report and other periodic reports filed with the SEC. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements which may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Accordingly, there is no assurance that our expectations will be realized.

Overview

General . We are a Maryland real estate investment trust, or REIT, that owns a diversified portfolio of equity and debt investments in single-tenant properties and land. A majority of these properties and all land interests are subject to net or similar leases, where the tenant bears all or substantially all of the costs, including cost increases, for real estate taxes, utilities, insurance and ordinary repairs. We also provide investment advisory and asset management services to investors in the single-tenant area.
As of September 30, 2014 , we had ownership interests in approximately 215 consolidated real estate properties, located in 40 states and containing an aggregate of approximately 40.7 million square feet of space, approximately 97.6% of which was leased. The properties in which we have an interest are leased to tenants in various industries, including service, finance/insurance, technology, transportation/logistics and automotive.
Our revenues and cash flows are generated predominantly from property rent receipts. As a result, growth in revenues and cash flows is directly correlated to our ability to (1) acquire income producing real estate investments and (2) re-lease properties that are vacant, or may become vacant, at favorable rental rates.
Business Strategy . Our current business strategy is focused on enhancing our cash flow growth and stability, growing our portfolio with attractive long-term leased investments and maintaining a strong and flexible balance sheet to allow us to act on opportunities as they arise. Our core assets consist of general purpose, single-tenant net-leased office and industrial assets and land investments subject to long-term leases, in well-located and growing markets or which are critical to the tenant's business, but may also include other asset types subject to long-term net-leases, such as retail facilities, schools and medical facilities. We attempt to manage residual value risk associated with such other asset types by acquiring such assets primarily through joint ventures or disposing of such assets when there is sufficient remaining lease term to generate favorable sale prices. We believe our strategy of investing in core assets will provide shareholders with dividend growth and capital appreciation.

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We implement our strategy by (1) recycling capital in compliance with regulatory and contractual requirements, (2) refinancing or repurchasing outstanding indebtedness when advisable, including refinancing secured debt with unsecured debt, (3) effecting strategic transactions, portfolio and individual property acquisitions and dispositions, (4) expanding existing properties, (5) executing new leases with tenants, (6) extending lease maturities in advance of or at expiration and (7) exploring new business lines and operating platforms. Additionally, we may continue to enter into joint ventures and co-investment programs with third-party investors as a means of mitigating risk, creating additional growth and expanding the revenue realized from advisory and asset management activities as situations warrant.

When opportunities arise, we intend to make investments in single-tenant assets that we believe will generate favorable returns. We seek to grow our portfolio primarily by (1) engaging in, or providing funds to developers who are engaged in, build-to-suit projects for single-tenant corporate users, (2) providing capital to corporations by buying properties and leasing them back to the sellers under net or similar leases, (3) acquiring properties already subject to net or similar leases and (4) making mortgage and mezzanine loans generally secured by single-tenant properties subject to net or similar leases. During 2014, we have seen continued cap rate compression in the acquisition market as a whole, although, we believe that build-to-suit transactions continue to have stabilized yields above those in the purchase market. Build to suit transactions, as compared with immediate deliverable acquisitions, result in a delay in the receipt of cash flow and the recognition of funds from operations during the construction period, but provide us with modern buildings subject to long-term leases.

Portfolio diversification is central to our investment strategy as we seek to create and maintain an asset base that provides steady, predictable and growing cash flows while being insulated against rising property operating expenses, regional recessions, industry-specific downturns and fluctuations in property values and market rent levels. Regardless of capital market and economic conditions, we intend to stay focused on (1) enhancing operating results, (2) improving portfolio quality, (3) mitigating risks relating to interest rates and real estate cycles and (4) implementing strategies where our management skills and real estate expertise can add value. We attempt to maintain a portfolio of properties that provide for income and capital appreciation. The proportion of total return generated from rental income versus capital appreciation will vary by asset type, lease term, contractual rental escalations and market location. We believe that our business strategy will continue to improve our liquidity and strengthen our overall balance sheet while creating meaningful shareholder value.

In 2013, we received an investment-grade rating for our unsecured debt securities, which lowered our financing costs. We intend to maintain a strong balance sheet primarily by (1) financing property acquisitions with non-recourse mortgage debt or unsecured corporate level borrowings at what we believe are favorable rates, (2) issuing equity when market conditions are favorable, (3) selling non-core and underperforming assets and (4) extending debt maturities and refinancing debt at lower rates.

As asset values have continued to rise this year, we have continued to look at opportunities to recycle capital with a focus on capturing the value of our multi-tenant and retail properties and reducing our exposure to the suburban office sector. We will continue to look at capital recycling opportunities as part of the ongoing effort to further transform our portfolio, with a greater emphasis on suburban office dispositions. One of our objectives is to achieve a better balance between our overall office and industrial property revenue in the part of our portfolio that has lease terms shorter than ten years and to reduce our office exposure so that our portfolio is concentrated in fewer, larger markets. Our capital recycling strategy may have a near-term dilutive impact on our earnings due to sales of revenue producing properties.

Leasing Activity . Re-leasing properties that are currently vacant or as leases expire at favorable effective rates is one of our primary asset management focuses. We continue to manage down our shorter-term leases and extend our weighted-average lease term, which was approximately 11.4 years at September 30, 2014 compared to approximately 7.3 years at September 30, 2013 on a cash basis. The lengthening of the weighted-average lease term is primarily due to the acquisition of the New York, New York land leases in October 2013. We strive to stay in close contact with our tenants during the lease term in order to assess their current and future occupancy needs and we maintain relationships with local brokers to determine the depth of the rental market. In addition, we monitor the credit of our tenants to stay abreast of any material changes. We monitor tenant credit quality by (1) subscribing to Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, or S&P, and Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., or Moody’s, so that we can monitor changes in the ratings of our rated tenants, (2) reviewing financial statements that are publicly available or that are required to be delivered to us under the applicable lease, (3) monitoring news reports regarding our tenants and their respective businesses and (4) monitoring the timeliness of rent collections.
During the third quarter of 2014 , we entered into 10 new leases and lease extensions encompassing 0.5 million square feet. The average U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, base rent on these extended leases was $13.10 per square foot compared to the average GAAP base rent on these leases before extension of $14.92 per square foot. The weighted-average cost of tenant improvements and lease commissions was $24.80 per square foot for new leases and $4.33 per square foot for extended leases. We expect renewal rents to continue to decline through the end of 2015.


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Third Quarter 2014 Transaction Summary .
The following summarizes our significant transactions during the three months ended September 30, 2014 .
Investments.
•
Committed to acquire, upon completion, a newly built industrial property for $155.0 million, which is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2015.
•
Entered into an agreement for an industrial build-to-suit project for a commitment of $10.2 million, which is expected to close in the second quarter of 2015.
•
Received $10.3 million for the payoff of the Homestead, Florida loan investment.
Dispositions.
•
Disposed of our interests in five of our properties to unrelated third parties for an aggregate gross disposition price of approximately $52.6 million.
Debt.
•
Converted $1.4 million original principal amount of our 6.00% Convertible Guaranteed Notes due 2030 for 209,466 common shares.

Acquisition and Development Activity.
Our acquisition and development activity for the past several years has consisted primarily of build-to-suit transactions whereby we (1) hire a developer, or provide funding to a tenant, to develop a property, or (2) provide capital to developers and commit to purchase the property upon completion. However, none of these transactions are done on a speculative basis without a committed tenant.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2014 , we completed the following acquisitions and build-to-suit transactions:
Location
 
Property Type
 
Square Feet (000's)
 
Capitalized Cost (millions)
 
Date Acquired
 
Approximate Lease Term (Years)
 
Capitalized Cost per Square Foot
Rantoul, IL
 
Industrial
 
813

 
$
41.3

 
January 2014
 
20
 
$
50.76

Parachute, CO
 
Office
 
49

 
$
13.9

 
January 2014
 
19
 
$
284.10

Rock Hill, SC
 
Office
 
104

 
$
24.7

 
March 2014
 
20
 
$
236.52

Lewisburg, TN
 
Industrial
 
310

 
$
13.3

 
May 2014
 
12
 
$
42.97

North Las Vegas, NV
 
Industrial
 
180

 
$
28.3

 
May 2014
 
20
 
$
156.74

Bingen, WA
 
Industrial
 
124

 
$
20.4

 
May 2014
 
10
 
$
164.45

 
 
 
 
1,580

 
$
141.9

 
 
 
 
 
 


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The following is a summary of our on-going build-to-suit transactions as of September 30, 2014 :
Location
 
Property Type
 
Square Feet (000's)
Capitalized Cost/Maximum Commitment (millions)
 
Estimated
Completion
Date
Costs Incurred
as of 9/30/14 (1)
(millions)
Oak Creek, WI
 
Industrial
 
164

 
$
22.6

 
2Q 2015
$
5.5

Richmond, VA
 
Office
 
330

 
$
110.1

 
3Q 2015
$
54.3

Lake Jackson, TX
 
Office/R&D
 
664

 
$
166.2

 
4Q 2016
$
28.9

Thomson, GA
 
Industrial
 
208

 
$
10.2

 
2Q 2015
$
0.9

 
 
 
 
1,366

 
$
309.1

 
 
$
89.6

(1)
Balance includes equity credits received.
In addition, we have committed to acquire upon their completion the following properties:
Location
Property Type
Estimated Acquisition Cost (millions)
 
Estimated Acquisition Date
 
Lease Term (Years)
Auburn Hills, MI
Office
$
40.0

 
1Q 15
 
14
Richland, WA
Industrial
$
155.0

 
4Q 15
 
20
 
 
$
195.0

 
 
 
 

We can give no assurances that any unconsummated transactions described in this Quarterly Report will be consummated or, if consummated, will perform to our expectations.

Critical Accounting Policies
Management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is based upon our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. In preparing our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC, we make assumptions, judgments and estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. We base our assumptions, judgments and estimates on historical experience and various other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. On a regular basis, we evaluate our assumptions, judgments and estimates. Our accounting policies are discussed under (1) Item 7, “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report, (2) note 2 to our consolidated financial statements contained in our Annual Report and (3) note 1 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contained in this Quarterly Report. We believe there have been no material changes to the items that we disclosed as our critical accounting policies under Item 7, “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” in our Annual Report.

Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash Flows . We believe that cash flows from operations will continue to provide adequate capital to fund our operating and administrative expenses, regular debt service obligations and all dividend payments in accordance with REIT requirements in both the short-term and long-term. In addition, we anticipate that cash on hand, borrowings under our unsecured credit facility, capital recycling proceeds, issuances of equity, mortgage proceeds and other debt, as well as other available alternatives, will provide the necessary capital required by our business.
We generally seek to finance our balance sheet with corporate level debt, equity and property specific non-recourse mortgage debt, when appropriate. Our objective is to continue to lower our secured debt by retiring mortgages as they mature and unencumber assets so that approximately 65% to 70% of our assets will be unencumbered. While we continue to unencumber assets, from time to time, we may continue to access secured financing when we believe it is advantageous to do so, particularly if financing of longer than ten years is available. At September 30, 2014 , we had $39.5 million and $155.7 million of property specific non-recourse mortgage debt due in 2014 and 2015 , respectively. We believe we have sufficient sources of liquidity at September 30, 2014 to meet these obligations through cash on hand ($109.3 million), borrowing capacity on our unsecured revolving credit facility ($383.9 million), which expires in 2017, but can be extended by us to 2018, and future cash flows from operations.

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The mortgages encumbering the properties in which we have an interest are generally non-recourse to us, such that in situations where we believe it is beneficial to satisfy a mortgage obligation by transferring title of the property to the lender, including through a foreclosure, we may do so. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014 , our property in Colorado Springs, Colorado was sold in foreclosure in satisfaction of the $9.9 million outstanding non-recourse mortgage loan. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013 , our properties in Southington, Connecticut, Suwanee, Georgia and Farmington Hills, Michigan were sold in foreclosure and our property in Indianapolis, Indiana was sold by a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, in satisfaction of the $49.5 million aggregate outstanding non-recourse mortgage loans.
Cash flows from operations as reported in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows increased to $165.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 from $155.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 . The increase is primarily related to operating results resulting from acquisitions, offset in part by the sales of properties. The underlying drivers that impact working capital, and therefore cash flows from operations, are the timing of collection of rents, including reimbursements from tenants, the collection of advisory fees, payment of interest on mortgage debt and payment of operating and general and administrative costs. We believe the net-lease structure of the leases encumbering a majority of the properties in which we have an interest mitigates the risks of the timing of cash flows from operations since the payment and timing of operating costs related to the properties are generally borne directly by the tenant. Collection and timing of tenant rents is closely monitored by management as part of our cash management program. The cash flows from operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 , were impacted by yield maintenance penalties and other costs incurred aggregating $6.9 million and $12.5 million, respectively, relating to the satisfaction of non-recourse, secured mortgage notes.
Net cash used in investing activities totaled $160.3 million and $173.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 , respectively. Cash used in investing activities related primarily to acquisitions of real estate, investments in real estate under construction and loans receivable, investment in a non-consolidated entity, capital expenditures and increases in leasing costs, restricted cash and real estate deposits. Cash provided by investing activities related primarily to proceeds from the sale of properties, distributions from non-consolidated entities in excess of accumulated earnings, principal receipts on loans receivable and an increase in real estate deposits.
Net cash provided by financing activities totaled $26.8 million and $70.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 , respectively. Cash provided by financing activities related primarily to proceeds from our senior notes, unsecured term loan and borrowings under our credit facility, proceeds of mortgages and notes payable and the net proceeds from the issuance of common shares. Cash used in financing activities was primarily attributable to dividend and distribution payments, retirement of debt instruments and preferred shares, principal payments on debt, the redemption and purchase of noncontrolling interests, repayments of borrowings under our credit facility and increases in deferred financing costs.
Dividends. Dividends paid to our common and preferred shareholders increased to $118.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2014 , compared to $101.7 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2013 . This increase resulted from increases in our quarterly common share dividend paid in 2014 to $0.165 per common share for two quarters and to $0.17 per common share for one quarter compared to $0.15 per common share per quarter paid in 2013 for all quarters and an increase in the number of our outstanding common shares.
UPREIT Structure. As of September 30, 2014 , there were 3.4 million units of limited partner interest, or OP units, in our operating partnership, Lepercq Corporate Income Fund L.P. or LCIF, outstanding other than OP units held by us. Assuming all outstanding OP units not held by us were redeemed on such date, the estimated fair value of the OP units was $37.9 million based on the closing price of $9.79 per common share on September 30, 2014 and a redemption factor of approximately 1.13 common shares per OP unit.
Financings. The following senior notes were outstanding as of September 30, 2014 :
Issue Date
 
Face Amount
 
Interest Rate
 
Maturity Date
 
Issue Price
May 2014
 
$
250,000

 
4.40
%
 
June 2024
 
99.883
%
June 2013
 
250,000

 
4.25
%
 
June 2023
 
99.026
%
 
 
$
500,000

 
 
 
 
 
 
The senior notes are unsecured and pay interest semi-annually in arrears. We may redeem the notes at our option at any time prior to maturity in whole or in part by paying the principal amount of the notes being redeemed plus a premium. The senior notes are rated Baa2, BBB- and BBB by Moody’s, S&P and Fitch, respectively.

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We have a $400.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility with KeyBank National Association, or KeyBank, as agent. The unsecured revolving credit facility matures in February 2017, but can be extended until February 2018 at our option. The unsecured revolving credit facility bears interest at LIBOR plus 0.95% to 1.725% (1.15% as of September 30, 2014 ), depending on our unsecured debt rating. At September 30, 2014 , the unsecured revolving credit facility had no amounts outstanding, outstanding letters of credit of $16.1 million and availability of $383.9 million, subject to covenant compliance.
We also have a five-year $250.0 million unsecured term loan facility from KeyBank, as agent. The unsecured term loan matures in February 2018, may be prepaid with penalty and requires regular payments of interest only at interest rates ranging from LIBOR plus 1.10% to 2.10% (1.35% as of September 30, 2014 ), depending on our unsecured debt rating. As of September 30, 2014 , we have entered into aggregate interest-rate swap agreements to fix the LIBOR component at a weighted-average rate of 1.09% through February 2018 on the $250.0 million outstanding.
In addition, we also have a $255.0 million secured term loan from Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as agent. The term loan matures in January 2019 and requires regular payments of interest only at interest rates that ranged from LIBOR plus 1.50% to 2.25% (1.75% as of September 30, 2014 ) depending on our unsecured debt rating. We may prepay outstanding borrowings under the term loan at a premium through January 12, 2016 and at par thereafter. We entered into interest-rate swap agreements to fix the LIBOR component at a weighted-average rate of 1.42% on the $255.0 million of term loan LIBOR-based debt through January 2019.
As of September 30, 2014 , we were in compliance with all applicable financial covenants contained in our corporate level debt agreements.
Results of Operations
Three months ended September 30, 2014 compared with three months ended September 30, 2013 . The increase in total gross revenues in the three months ended September 30, 2014 of $16.5 million was primarily attributable to an increase in rental revenue of $16.0 million and an increase in tenant reimbursements of $0.4 million. Rental revenue increased primarily due to new property acquisition revenue of $17.3 million, offset in part by the net impact of lease extensions entered into at rents below previous rental amounts, new leases entered into at rates lower than under previous leases and the increase in vacancy at certain properties. The increase in tenant reimbursements relates to an increase in reimbursable property operating costs.
Depreciation and amortization decreased by $0.8 million primarily due to certain lease intangibles becoming fully amortized in 2013, offset by an increase in depreciation and amortization associated with new acquisitions.
The increase in property operating expenses of $1.8 million was primarily due to an increase in occupancy and use in certain multi-tenanted properties, acquisitions with property operating responsibilities and the net impact of management of certain properties being transferred between the tenant and us.
Non-operating income increased by $3.3 million primarily due to interest earned on new loan receivable investments.
The increase in interest and amortization expense of $2.9 million was primarily due to an increase in corporate level debt, which was primarily related to the senior notes issuance in 2014 and the $213.5 million non-recourse mortgage financing of the New York, New York land parcels in 2013, partially offset by repayments of non-recourse mortgages.
The decrease in debt satisfaction charges, net, of $2.5 million was primarily due to the timing of debt retirements.
The impairment charge of $2.5 million relates to the impairment of a vacant retail property in Port Richey, Florida.
The provision for income taxes decreased by $2.4 million primarily due to the tax incurred during the three months ended September 30, 2013 on the internal transfer of an industrial property from our taxable REIT subsidiary to the REIT.
The increase in equity in earnings (losses) of non-consolidated entities of $0.9 million was primarily due to a decrease in impairment charges of $0.6 million and an increase in earnings recognized on joint venture investments.
Discontinued operations represent properties sold or held for sale. The increase in total income from discontinued operations of $17.9 million was primarily due to an increase in gains on sales of properties of $16.4 million, a decrease in the provision for income taxes of $0.8 million and an increase in income from discontinued operations of $0.3 million, offset by a decrease in impairment charges of $0.4 million.

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The increase in net income attributable to noncontrolling interests of $1.3 million was primarily due to the noncontrolling interests' portion of gain recognized on the sale of a property during the three months ended September 30, 2014.
The increase in net income attributable to common shareholders of $35.7 million was primarily due to the items discussed above.
Nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared with nine months ended September 30, 2013 . The increase in total gross revenues in the nine months ended September 30, 2014 of $50.2 million was primarily attributable to an increase in rental revenue of $48.0 million and an increase in tenant reimbursements of $2.2 million. Rental revenue increased primarily due to new property acquisition revenue of $52.5 million, offset in part by the net impact of lease extensions entered into at rents below previous rental amounts, new leases entered into at rates lower than under previous leases and the increase in vacancy in certain properties. The increase in tenant reimbursements relates to an increase in reimbursable property operating costs.
Depreciation and amortization decreased by $3.9 million primarily due to certain lease intangibles becoming fully amortized in 2013, offset by an increase in depreciation and amortization associated with new acquisitions.
The increase in property operating expenses of $6.0 million was primarily due to an increase in occupancy and use in certain multi-tenanted properties, acquisitions with property operating responsibilities, the net impact of management of certain properties being transferred between the tenant and us and an increase in pursuit costs.
The increase in general and administrative expenses of $0.9 million was primarily due to an increase in professional fees and personnel costs.
Non-operating income increased by $6.2 million primarily due to interest earned on new loan receivable investments.
The increase in interest and amortization expense of $8.9 million was primarily due to an increase in corporate level debt, which was primarily related to the senior notes issuances and the $213.5 million non-recourse mortgage financing of the New York, New York land parcels in 2013, offset by repayments of non-recourse mortgages.
The decrease in debt satisfaction charges, net, of $17.5 million was primarily due to the decrease in the conversions of our 6.00% Convertible Guaranteed Notes due 2030 and the timing of mortgage satisfactions which resulted in a decrease in defeasance charges.
The increase in impairment charges of $16.5 million relates to a $16.4 million impairment charge recognized in the nine months ended September 30, 2014 on an office property in Rochester, New York and a $2.5 million impairment charge recognized on a vacant retail property in Port Richey, Florida, compared to an impairment charge of $2.4 million recognized in the nine months ended September 30, 2013 on a retail property in Port Chester, New York.
The provision for income taxes decreased by $2.0 million primarily due to the tax incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 on the transfer of an industrial property from our taxable REIT subsidiary to the REIT.
The increase in equity in earnings (losses) of non-consolidated entities of $0.6 million was primarily due to an increase in earnings from non-consolidated investments acquired in 2013.
Discontinued operations represent properties sold or held for sale. The increase in total income from discontinued operations of $0.4 million was primarily due to an increase in gains on sales of properties of $7.1 million, a decrease in the provision for income taxes of $2.0 million and an increase in income from discontinued operations of $2.1 million, offset by an increase in debt satisfaction charges, net, of $9.3 million, primarily due to the timing of property foreclosures, and an increase in impairment charges of $1.5 million.
The increase in net income attributable to noncontrolling interests of $1.5 million was primarily due to the noncontrolling interests' portion of gain recognized on the sale of a property during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 .
The increase in net income attributable to common shareholders of $55.8 million was primarily due to the items discussed above and a decrease in preferred dividends resulting from the redemption of preferred shares in 2013.

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Any increase in net income in future periods will be closely tied to the level of acquisitions made by us and leasing activity. Without acquisitions and favorable leasing activity, the sources of growth in net income are limited to index-adjusted rents (such as the consumer price index), reduced interest expense on amortizing mortgages and debt refinancings and by controlling other variable overhead costs. However, there are many factors beyond management's control that could offset these items including, without limitation, increased interest rates, decreased occupancy rates, tenant monetary defaults, delayed acquisitions and the other risks described in our periodic reports filed with the SEC.
Same-Store Results
Same-store results include all consolidated properties except properties acquired and/or sold in 2014 and 2013 . Our historical same-store occupancy was 97.5% at September 30, 2014 compared to 98.4% at September 30, 2013 . The following presents our consolidated same-store net operating income, or NOI, for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 ($000):
 
2014
 
2013
Total base rent
$
239,800

 
$
237,891

Tenant reimbursements
20,484

 
21,909

Property operating expenses
(42,724
)
 
(42,669
)
Same-store NOI
$
217,560

 
$
217,131

Our same-store NOI increased from 2013 to 2014 by 0.2%. This was primarily due to an increase in base rent, offset by an increase in net property operating expenses. The increase in base rent was primarily due to lease escalations on in-place leases and the commencement of rent payments under certain leases which previously had free rent periods, offset by a decline in rental rates on certain lease extensions and vacancies at certain properties. The increase in net property operating expenses was primarily due to an increase in occupancy and use at certain multi-tenant properties and vacancy at certain properties.
Funds From Operations

We believe that Funds from Operations, or FFO, which is a non-GAAP measure, is a widely recognized and appropriate measure of the performance of an equity REIT. We believe FFO is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of REITs, many of which present FFO when reporting their results. FFO is intended to exclude GAAP historical cost depreciation and amortization of real estate and related assets, which assumes that the value of real estate diminishes ratably over time. Historically, however, real estate values have risen or fallen with market conditions. As a result, FFO provides a performance measure that, when compared year over year, reflects the impact to operations from trends in occupancy rates, rental rates, operating costs, development activities, interest costs and other matters without the inclusion of depreciation and amortization, providing perspective that may not necessarily be apparent from net income.
The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, or NAREIT, defines FFO as “net income (or loss) computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding gains (or losses) from sales of property, plus real estate depreciation and amortization and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures.” NAREIT clarified its computation of FFO to exclude impairment charges on depreciable real estate owned directly or indirectly. FFO does not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP and is not indicative of cash available to fund cash needs.
We present Reported Company FFO, which differs from FFO because it includes our operating partnership units, our 6.50% Series C Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, and our 6.00% Convertible Guaranteed Notes due 2030 because these securities are convertible, at the holder's option, into our common shares. Management believes this is appropriate and relevant to securities analysts, investors and other interested parties because we present Reported Company FFO on a company-wide basis as if all securities that are convertible, at the holder's option, into our common shares, were converted. We also present Company FFO, as adjusted, which adjusts Reported Company FFO for certain items which we believe are not indicative of the operating results of our real estate portfolio. We believe this is an appropriate presentation as it is frequently requested by security analysts, investors and other interested parties. Since others do not calculate funds from operations in a similar fashion, Reported Company FFO and Company FFO, as adjusted, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures as reported by others. Reported Company FFO and Company FFO, as adjusted, should not be considered as an alternative to net income as an indicator of our operating performance or as an alternative to cash flow as a measure of liquidity.

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The following presents a reconciliation of net income attributable to Lexington Realty Trust shareholders to Reported Company FFO and Company FFO, as adjusted, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 (unaudited and dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts):
 
 
 
Three Months ended September 30,
 
Nine Months ended September 30,
 
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic and Diluted:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to Lexington Realty Trust shareholders
 
$
40,405

 
$
4,695

 
$
55,741

 
$
8,807

Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
39,030

 
43,227

 
117,991

 
131,343

 
Impairment charges - real estate, including nonconsolidated joint venture real estate
 
3,115

 
1,727

 
30,856

 
12,875

 
Noncontrolling interests - OP units
 
1,442

 
202

 
2,556

 
1,286

 
Amortization of leasing commissions
 
1,580

 
1,445

 
4,506

 
4,124

 
Joint venture and noncontrolling interest adjustment
 
495

 
554

 
1,733

 
1,675

 
Preferred dividends - Series D
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(3,543
)
 
Gains on sales of properties, net of tax
 
(18,542
)
 
556

 
(22,052
)
 
(11,325
)
 
Interest and amortization on 6.00% Convertible Guaranteed Notes
 
508

 
642

 
1,618

 
2,534

Reported Company FFO
 
68,033

 
53,048

 
192,949

 
147,776

 
Debt satisfaction charges, net
 
455

 
2,970

 
8,245

 
16,442

 
Other / Transaction costs
 
257

 
59

 
1,514

 
603

Company FFO, as adjusted
 
$
68,745

 
$
56,077

 
$
202,708

 
$
164,821

Per Share Amounts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reported Company FFO
 
$
0.28

 
$
0.23

 
$
0.80

 
$
0.67

Company FFO, as adjusted
 
$
0.28

 
$
0.25

 
$
0.84

 
$
0.75

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reported Company FFO
 
$
0.28

 
$
0.23

 
$
0.80

 
$
0.67

Company FFO, as adjusted
 
$
0.28

 
$
0.25

 
$
0.84

 
$
0.75

 
 
Three Months ended September 30,
 
Nine Months ended September 30,
Basic:
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - EPS basic
229,463,522

 
213,649,374

 
228,337,871

 
204,923,085

6.00% Convertible Guaranteed Notes
3,758,546

 
4,684,069

 
3,946,334

 
6,029,067

Non-vested share-based payment awards
111,448

 
487,237

 
123,446

 
494,937

Operating Partnership Units
3,871,038

 
4,110,748

 
3,876,749

 
4,165,362

Preferred Shares - Series C
4,710,570

 
4,710,570

 
4,710,570

 
4,710,570

Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic
241,915,124

 
227,641,998

 
240,994,970

 
220,323,021

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic
241,915,124

 
227,641,998

 
240,994,970

 
220,323,021

Options - Incremental shares
458,588

 
756,691

 
492,149

 
876,738

Weighted-average common shares outstanding - diluted
242,373,712

 
228,398,689

 
241,487,119

 
221,199,759


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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of September 30, 2014 , we had investments in various real estate entities with varying structures. The real estate investments owned by these entities are generally financed with non-recourse debt. Non-recourse debt is generally defined as debt whereby the lenders' sole recourse with respect to borrower defaults is limited to the value of the assets collateralized by the debt. The lender generally does not have recourse against any other assets owned by the borrower or any of the members or partners of the borrower, except for certain specified exceptions listed in the particular loan documents. These exceptions generally relate to "bad boy" acts, including fraud and breaches of material representations. We have guaranteed such obligations for certain of our property owner subsidiaries.

In addition, we had $16.1 million in outstanding letters of credit at September 30, 2014 .

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE
DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Our exposure to market risk relates primarily to our variable-rate debt not subject to interest rate swaps and our fixed-rate debt. There was no variable-rate indebtedness outstanding as of September 30, 2014 . Our consolidated variable rate indebtedness was $67.0 million at September 30, 2013 , which represented 3.7% of our consolidated indebtedness. During the three months ended September 30, 2013 , our variable-rate indebtedness had a weighted-average interest rate of 1.3%. Had the weighted-average interest rate been 100 basis points higher, our interest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2013 would have increased by $42 thousand. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 , our variable-rate indebtedness had a weighted-average interest rate of 1.4% and 1.9%, respectively. Had the weighted-average interest rate been 100 basis points higher, our interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 would have increased by $154 thousand and $488 thousand, respectively. As of September 30, 2014 and 2013 , our consolidated fixed-rate debt was $2.2 billion and $1.8 billion, respectively, which represented 100.0% and 96.3%, respectively, of total long-term indebtedness.

For certain of our financial instruments, fair values are not readily available since there are no active trading markets as characterized by current exchanges between willing parties. Accordingly, we derive or estimate fair values using various valuation techniques, such as computing the present value of estimated future cash flows using discount rates commensurate with the risks involved. However, the determination of estimated cash flows may be subjective and imprecise. Changes in assumptions or estimation methodologies can have a material effect on these estimated fair values. The following fair value was determined using the interest rates that we believe our outstanding fixed-rate debt would warrant as of September 30, 2014 and are indicative of the interest rate environment as of September 30, 2014 , and do not take into consideration the effects of subsequent interest rate fluctuations. Accordingly, we estimate that the fair value of our fixed-rate debt was $2.2 billion as of September 30, 2014 .

Our interest rate risk objectives are to limit the impact of interest rate fluctuations on earnings and cash flows and to lower our overall borrowing costs. To achieve these objectives, we manage our exposure to fluctuations in market interest rates through the use of fixed-rate debt instruments to the extent that reasonably favorable rates are obtainable with such arrangements. We may enter into derivative financial instruments such as interest rate swaps or caps to mitigate our interest rate risk on a related financial instrument or to effectively lock the interest rate on a portion of our variable-rate debt. As of September 30, 2014 , we had 10 interest rate swap agreements (see note 9 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contained in this Quarterly Report).

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures . Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report. Based on such evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the end of such period, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms and that information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Internal Control Over Financial Reporting . There have been no significant changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fiscal quarter to which this report relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls .   Internal control over financial reporting cannot provide absolute assurance of achieving financial reporting objectives because of its inherent limitations. Internal control over financial reporting is a process that involves human diligence and compliance and is subject to lapses in judgment and breakdowns resulting from human failures. Internal control over financial reporting also can be circumvented by collusion or improper management override. Because of such limitations, there is a risk that material misstatements may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis by internal control over financial reporting. However, these inherent limitations are known features of the financial reporting process. Therefore, it is possible to design into the process safeguards to reduce, though not eliminate, this risk.


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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.
Legal Proceedings.
 
From time to time we are directly and indirectly involved in legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of our business. We believe, based on currently available information, and after consultation with legal counsel, that although the outcomes of those normal course proceedings are uncertain, the results of such proceedings, in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

ITEM 1A.
Risk Factors.
 
There have been no material changes in our risk factors from those disclosed in our Annual Report which are incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
 
The following table summarizes repurchases of our common shares/operating partnership units during the three months ended September 30, 2014 pursuant to publicly announced repurchase plans:

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Period
 
(a)
Total Number of Shares/ Units Purchased
 
(b)
Average Price Paid Per Share/ Unit
 
(c)
Total Number of Shares/Units Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (1)
 
(d)
Maximum Number of Shares/Units That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (1)
July 1 - 31, 2014
 
—

 
$
—

 
—

 
1,056,731

August 1 - 31, 2014
 
—

 
$
—

 
—

 
1,056,731

September 1 - 30, 2014
 
—

 
$
—

 
—

 
1,056,731

Third quarter 2014
 
—

 
$
—

 
—

 
1,056,731

(1)
Share repurchase plan most recently announced on December 17, 2007, which has no expiration date.

During the three months ended September 30, 2014 , we issued 209,466 common shares upon conversion of $1.4 million original principal amount of our 6.00% Convertible Guaranteed Notes due 2030, at the stated conversion rate of 149.6190 common shares per $1,000 principal amount of the notes. The conversion was pursuant to an exemption from registration pursuant to Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

ITEM 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities - not applicable.
ITEM 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures - not applicable.
ITEM 5.
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ITEM 6.
Exhibits.

Exhibit No.
 
 
 
Description
 
 
 
 
 
3.1
 
—
 
Articles of Merger and Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of the Company, dated December 31, 2006 (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 8, 2007 (the “01/08/07 8-K”))(1)
3.2
 
—
 
Articles Supplementary Relating to the 7.55% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $.0001 per share (filed as Exhibit 3.3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8A filed February 14, 2007 (the “02/14/07 Registration Statement”))(1)
3.3
 
—
 
Amended and Restated By-laws of the Company (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the 01/08/07 8-K)(1)
3.4
 
—
 
First Amendment to Amended and Restated By-laws of the Company (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 20, 2009)(1)
3.5
 
—
 
Fifth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Lepercq Corporate Income Fund L.P. (“LCIF”), dated as of December 31, 1996, as supplemented (the “LCIF Partnership Agreement”) (filed as Exhibit 3.3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3/A filed September 10, 1999 (the “09/10/99 Registration Statement”))(1)
3.6
 
—
 
Amendment No. 1 to the LCIF Partnership Agreement dated as of December 31, 2000 (filed as Exhibit 3.11 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, filed February 26, 2004 (the “2003 10-K”))(1)
3.7
 
—
 
First Amendment to the LCIF Partnership Agreement effective as of June 19, 2003 (filed as Exhibit 3.12 to the 2003 10-K)(1)
3.8
 
—
 
Second Amendment to the LCIF Partnership Agreement effective as of June 30, 2003 (filed as Exhibit 3.13 to the 2003 10-K)(1)
3.9
 
—
 
Third Amendment to the LCIF Partnership Agreement effective as of December 31, 2003 (filed as Exhibit 3.13 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004, filed on March 16, 2005 (the “2004 10-K”))(1)
3.10
 
—
 
Fourth Amendment to the LCIF Partnership Agreement effective as of October 28, 2004 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 4, 2004)(1)
3.11
 
—
 
Fifth Amendment to the LCIF Partnership Agreement effective as of December 8, 2004 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 14, 2004 (the “12/14/04 8-K”))(1)
3.12
 
—
 
Sixth Amendment to the LCIF Partnership Agreement effective as of June 30, 2003 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 3, 2005 (the “01/03/05 8-K”))(1)
3.13
 
—
 
Seventh Amendment to the LCIF Partnership Agreement (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 3, 2005)(1)
3.14
 
—
 
Eighth Amendment to the LCIF Partnership Agreement effective as of March 26, 2009 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 27, 2009 (the “4/27/09 8-K”)(1)
3.15
 
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Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Lepercq Corporate Income Fund II L.P. (“LCIF II”), dated as of August 27, 1998 the (“LCIF II Partnership Agreement”) (filed as Exhibit 3.4 to the 09/10/99 Registration Statement)(1)
3.16
 
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First Amendment to the LCIF II Partnership Agreement effective as of June 19, 2003 (filed as Exhibit 3.14 to the 2003 10-K)(1)
3.17
 
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Second Amendment to the LCIF II Partnership Agreement effective as of June 30, 2003 (filed as Exhibit 3.15 to the 2003 10-K)(1)
3.18
 
—
 
Third Amendment to the LCIF II Partnership Agreement effective as of December 8, 2004 (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the 12/14/04 8-K)(1)
3.19
 
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Fourth Amendment to the LCIF II Partnership Agreement effective as of January 3, 2005 (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the 01/03/05 8-K)(1)
3.20
 
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Fifth Amendment to the LCIF II Partnership Agreement effective as of July 23, 2006 (filed as Exhibit 99.5 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 24, 2006)(1)
3.21
 
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Sixth Amendment to the LCIF II Partnership Agreement effective as of December 20, 2006 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 22, 2006)(1)
3.22
 
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Seventh Amendment to the LCIF II Partnership Agreement effective as of March 26, 2009 (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the 4/27/09 8-K)(1)
3.23
 
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Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of December 23, 2013, by and among LCIF and LCIF II (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 24, 2013)(1)

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3.24
 
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Sixth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of LCIF, dated as of December 30, 2013 (filed as Exhibit 3.25 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed February 26, 2014)(1)
4.1
 
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Specimen of Common Shares Certificate of the Company (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006)(1)
4.2
 
—
 
Form of 6.50% Series C Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock certificate (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8A filed December 8, 2004)(1)
4.3
 
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Indenture, dated as of January 29, 2007, among the Company (as successor by merger), the other guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 29, 2007 (the “01/29/07 8-K”))(1)
4.4
 
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Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated March 21, 2007, among the Company, The Bank of New York Trust Company, National Association, The Bank of New York (Delaware), the Administrative Trustees (as named therein) and the several holders of the Preferred Securities from time to time (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 27, 2007 (the “03/27/2007 8-K”))(1)
4.5
 
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Junior Subordinated Indenture, dated as of March 21, 2007, between Lexington Realty Trust and The Bank of New York Trust Company, National Association (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the 03/27/07 8-K)(1)
4.6
 
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Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 31, 2008, among the Company, the other guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 2, 2009)(1)
4.7
 
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Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 9, 2009, among the Company (as successor to the MLP), the other guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 15, 2009)(1)
4.8
 
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Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 26, 2010 among the Company, the guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, including the Form of 6.00% Convertible Guaranteed Notes due 2030 (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 26, 2010)(1)
4.9
 
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Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 28, 2012, among the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company signatories thereto, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 3, 2012)(1)
4.10
 
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Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 13, 2013, among the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company signatories thereto, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 13, 2013 (the “02/13/13 8-K”))(1)
4.11
 
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Ninth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 6, 2013, among the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company signatories thereto, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 8, 2013)(1)
4.12
 
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Tenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 13, 2013, among the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company signatories thereto, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.3 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 13, 2013 (“06/13/13 8-K”))(1)
4.13
 
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Tenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 30, 2013, among the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company signatories thereto, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 3, 2013 (“10/03/13 8-K”))(1)
4.14
 
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Indenture, dated as of June 10, 2013, among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors named therein, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the 06/13/2013 8-K)) (1)
4.15
 
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Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of June 10, 2013, among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors named therein, on the one hand, and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representatives of the several initial purchasers, on the other hand (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the 06/13/2013 8-K)(1)
4.16
 
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First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 13, 2013, among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors named therein, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.3 to the 06/13/2013 8-K) (1)
4.17
 
—
 
Indenture dated as of May 9, 2014, among the Company, LCIF and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 13, 2014)(1)
4.18
 
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First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 20, 2014, among the Company, LCIF and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 20, 2014)(1)

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10.1
 
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Employment Agreement, effective as of January 15, 2015, between the Company and T. Wilson Eglin(2, 4)
10.2
 
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Employment Agreement, effective as of January 15, 2015, between the Company and E. Robert Roskind(2, 4)

10.3
 
—
 
Employment Agreement, effective as of January 15, 2015, between the Company and Richard J. Rouse(2, 4)

10.4
 
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Employment Agreement, effective as of January 15, 2015, between the Company and Patrick Carroll(2, 4)
31.1
 
—
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002(2)
31.2
 
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Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002(2)
32.1
 
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Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002(3)
32.2
 
—
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002(3)
101.INS
 
—
 
XBRL Instance Document (2, 5)
101.SCH
 
—
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema (2, 5)
101.CAL
 
—
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase (2, 5)
101.DEF
 
—
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document (2, 5)
101.LAB
 
—
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document (2, 5)
101.PRE
 
—
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document (2, 5)

(1)
Incorporated by reference.
(2)
Filed herewith.
(3)
Furnished herewith. This exhibit shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or Section 18 of the Securities Exchanges Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of those sections, and shall not be part of any registration statement to which it may relate, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as set forth by specific reference in such filing or document.
(4)
Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
(5)
The following materials are formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 ; (ii) the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 ; (iii) the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 ; (iv) the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 ; (v) the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 ; and (vi) Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, detailed tagged.



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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 its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 
 
Lexington Realty Trust
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
November 7, 2014
By:
/s/ T. Wilson Eglin
 
 
 
T. Wilson Eglin
 
 
 
Chief Executive Officer and President
 
 
 
(principal executive officer)
 
 
 
 
Date:
November 7, 2014
By:
/s/ Patrick Carroll
 
 
 
Patrick Carroll
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President
and Treasurer
 
 
 
(principal financial officer and principal accounting officer)

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Exhibit 10.1

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of September 11, 2014 and effective as of January 15, 2015 (the “Effective Date”), by and between Lexington Realty Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust (the “Company”) and T. Wilson Eglin (the “Executive”).
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Company (the “Board”), has determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to assure that the Company will have the continued dedication of the Executive and to provide the Executive with compensation and benefits arrangements which are competitive with those of other real estate investment trusts; and

WHEREAS, the Board believes, among other things, it is imperative to diminish the inevitable distraction of the Executive by virtue of the personal uncertainties and risks created by a pending or threatened Change of Control (as defined below) and to encourage the Executive’s full attention and dedication to the Company currently and in the event of any threatened or pending Change of Control.

NOW, THEREFORE, in order to accomplish these objectives and in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises contained herein, the parties hereto, each intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:
1. Employment . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Company shall employ the Executive as Chief Executive Officer and President, and the Executive accepts such employment for the Employment Term (as defined below). During the Employment Term, the Executive shall perform the duties of the Chief Executive Officer and President and such other duties consistent with such position as may from time to time be assigned to him by the Board.

2. Performance . Except as provided below, the Executive will serve the Company faithfully and to the best of his ability and will devote substantially all of his business time, energy, experience and talents to the business of the Company and its affiliates; provided, however , that it shall not be considered a violation of the foregoing for the Executive to manage his personal or his family’s investments, or to serve on civic or charitable boards or committees, or, with the advance written approval of the Board, on industry boards or committees, so long as any of such activities do not interfere with the performance of the Executive’s responsibilities as an employee of the Company in accordance with this Agreement.

3. Employment Term . Unless earlier terminated pursuant to Section 6 below (including, but not limited to, the Executive’s termination of employment due to death, resignation, or Disability (as defined in Section 5(b)(iii) below)), the employment term shall begin upon the Effective Date, and shall continue until January 14, 2018 (the “Employment Term”). The Employment Term shall not renew and this Agreement shall terminate on January

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14, 2018. No compensation, benefits or payments shall be due to the Executive as a result of the termination of this Agreement on January 14, 2018 for no other reason than the expiration of the Employment Term. Any employment of the Executive by the Company beyond the Employment Term shall be at-will and shall not be governed by the terms of this Agreement.

4. Compensation and Benefits .      (a)      Base Salary . As compensation for services hereunder and in consideration of the Executive’s other agreements hereunder, during the Employment Term, the Company shall pay the Executive a base salary, payable in equal installments in accordance with the Company’s procedures at an annual rate as set forth in the Company’s public filings as of the Effective Date, subject to review by the Company no less frequently than annually for increase (but not to be decreased) (such base salary, as increased from time to time being hereinafter referred to as “Base Salary”).
(b) Bonuses and Incentive Compensation . During the Employment Term, the Executive shall have opportunities for bonuses and shall have opportunities for incentive compensation comparable to those provided to other senior executives of the Company and shall be eligible to participate in all bonus and incentive compensation plans made available by the Company, from time to time, for its senior executives.
(c) Medical, Dental, Disability, Life Insurance, Pension and Other Benefits . During the Employment Term, the Executive shall, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plan documents and all applicable laws, be eligible to participate in the various medical, dental, disability, life insurance, pension and other employee benefit plans made available by the Company, from time to time, for its senior executives.
(d) Vacation, Sick Leave . During the Employment Term, the Executive shall be entitled to vacation and sick leave in accordance with the Company’s established practices with respect to its senior executives.
(e) Expenses . The Executive shall be reimbursed by the Company for all reasonable expenses actually incurred by him in connection with the performance of his duties hereunder in accordance with policies established by the Company from time to time and upon receipt of appropriate documentation. Expenses reimbursable under this paragraph shall be reimbursed within reasonable period of time following Executive’s submission of the reimbursement request and any supporting documentation reasonably requested by the Company and no later than the end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the expenses were incurred by Executive.

5. Termination . (a)      During the Employment Term, the employment of the Executive may be terminated at any time (i) by the Company with or without Cause (as defined in Section 5(b)(i) below); (ii) by the Executive with or without Good Reason (as defined in Section 5(b)(ii) below); or (iii) by the Company without Cause or by the Executive with Good Reason, in either case, within 12 months of a Change in Control (a “Double Trigger Termination”). At any time after a Disability (as defined in Section 5(b)(iii) below) occurs, provided that the Board, upon advice of a medical doctor selected in accordance with Section 5(b)(iii) hereof, determines that the Executive remains incapable of performing his essential

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duties and responsibilities hereunder, subject to applicable legal requirements, the Company may terminate the Executive’s employment effective forthwith after giving notice to the Executive of such termination. Further, if the Board, upon advice of a medical doctor selected in accordance with Section 5(b)(iii) hereof, shall reasonably determine that the Executive has become physically or mentally incapable of performing his essential duties and responsibilities as provided in this Agreement and such incapacity is likely to last for a period of at least one hundred eighty (180) days from the onset of such incapacity, the Company may, at its discretion at any time thereafter while the Executive remains incapable of performing his material duties hereunder, and subject to applicable legal requirements, remove the Executive from his then position with the Company; provided, further, that if he returns to full time employment, with the permission of the Board, prior to the time he is determined to have incurred a Disability, he shall be restored to his position or positions with the Company.

(a)
For purposes of this Agreement,
(i) “Cause” shall mean: (A) the Executive’s conviction of, plea of nolo contendere to, or written admission of the commission of, a felony or misdemeanor (but not a traffic infraction, violation or similar offense), (B) any breach by the Executive of any material provision of this Agreement; (C) any act by the Executive involving moral turpitude, fraud or misrepresentation with respect to his duties for the Company or its affiliates; or (D) gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Executive in the performance of his duties as an employee, officer or member of the Company or its affiliates (that in only the case of gross negligence results in a material economic harm to the Company); provided, however , that the Company may not terminate the Executive’s employment under clauses (B), (C) or (D) unless the Company first gives the Executive notice of its intention to terminate and of the grounds for such termination within 90 days of such event, and in the case of a breach set forth in clause (B) above, the Executive either (X) has not, within 30 days following receipt of such notice, cured such Cause, or (Y) in the event such Cause cannot be cured within such 30-day period, has not taken all reasonable steps to cure such Cause. No termination for Cause shall be effective unless the Board makes a Cause determination after notice to the Executive and the Executive has been provided with the opportunity (with counsel of his choice) to contest the determination at a meeting of the Board.

(ii) “Good Reason” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following conditions without the Executive’s written consent, provided that Executive shall provide notice to the Company of the existence of the condition within ninety (90) days of the initial existence of such condition, upon the notice of which the Company shall have at least thirty (30) days within which to cure such condition, and if the Company fails to cure the condition within such cure period, the Executive must terminate employment by sending written notice to the Company within thirty (30) days following the Company’s failure to cure: (A) a material reduction of the Executive’s authority, duties and responsibilities, or the assignment to the Executive of duties materially inconsistent with the Executive’s position or positions with the Company, (B) a reduction in the Executive’s rate of Base Salary; or (C) a breach by the Company of any material provision of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) any change of the Executive’s position with the Company

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to which the Executive consents in writing shall not constitute Good Reason and (y) retirement by the Executive shall not constitute Good Reason and no compensation, benefits or payments shall be due to the Executive hereunder as a result of retirement by the Executive.

(iii) “Disability” shall mean the mental or physical incapacity of the Executive such that (A) he qualifies for long-term disability benefits under a Company-sponsored long-term disability policy or (B) the Executive has been incapable as a result of illness, disease, mental or physical disability, disorder, infirmity, or impairment or similar cause of performing his essential duties and responsibilities for any period of one hundred eighty (180) days (whether or not consecutive) in any consecutive three hundred sixty-five (365) day period. Disability shall be determined by an approved medical doctor selected by the Company and the Executive. If the Company and the Executive cannot agree on a medical doctor, each party shall select a medical doctor and the two doctors shall select a third who shall be the approved medical doctor for this purpose.

(iv) “Change in Control” shall mean:

(A) The acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) (a “Person”) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) (“Beneficial Ownership”) of 20% or more of either (i) the then outstanding common shares of beneficial interest of the Company (the “Outstanding Company Common Stock”) or (ii) the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of trustees (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection (A), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (1) any acquisition directly from the Company, (2) any acquisition by the Company, (3) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any entity controlled by the Company or (4) any acquisition by any entity pursuant to a transaction which complies with clauses (1), (2) and (3) of subsection (C) of this Section 5(b)(iv); or

(B) Individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a trustee subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the trustees then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of trustees or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board; or

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(C) Consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (a “Business Combination”), in each case, unless, following such Business Combination, (1) all or substantially all of the Persons who had Beneficial Ownership, respectively, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination have Beneficial Ownership of more than 50%, respectively, of the then outstanding common shares of beneficial interest and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of trustees, as the case may be, of the entity resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, an entity which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, (2) no Person (excluding any entity resulting from such Business Combination or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such entity resulting from such Business Combination) acquires Beneficial Ownership of 20% or more of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of the entity resulting from such Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such entity except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination and (3) at least a majority of the members of the board of trustees or board of trustees, as the case may be, of the entity resulting from such Business Combination were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement with the successor or purchasing entity in respect of such Business Combination, or of the action of the Board, providing for such Business Combination; or
(D) Approval by the shareholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

(v) “Long-Term Incentive Award” shall mean any long-term incentive award previously granted to the Executive, including but not limited to restricted shares, deferred share awards, and share option awards, whether or not issued pursuant to an equity award plan.
6.
Severance . (a) If, during the Employment Term,

1) the Executive terminates his employment with the Company for Good Reason;
2) the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause; or
3) the Executive’s employment is terminated in a Double Trigger Termination;
then, the Company shall have no liability or further obligation to the Executive except as follows: the Executive shall be entitled to receive, subject to Section 6(e):

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(i) within 30 days of such termination of employment, any earned but unpaid Base Salary for the period prior to termination and any earned but unpaid bonuses, in cash, for prior periods which have ended at the time of such termination (“Entitlements”);

(ii) at the time provided in such plan, any rights to which he is entitled in accordance with such applicable plan or program provisions under any employee benefit plan, program or arrangement, fringe benefit or incentive plan (“Rights”);

(iii) within 60 days of such termination of employment, severance pay (the “Severance Pay”) in a lump sum cash payment equal to two and one half (2.5) times the sum of: (x) the Executive’s Base Salary at termination (disregarding a reduction in Base Salary that constitutes Good Reason), and (y) the average of the last two annual cash bonuses the Company has paid to or agreed to pay to (if such payment has not yet been made) the Executive (the “Average Bonus”);

(iv) within 60 days of such termination of employment, a lump sum cash payment of a pro rata annual bonus, without duplication of any Entitlements, determined by (x) the number of days the Executive was employed by the Company during the fiscal year divided by 365, and multiplied by (y) the Average Bonus (the “Pro Rata Cash Bonus”); and

Additionally, upon a termination of the Executive’s employment under Section 6(a)(1), 6(a)(2) or 6(a)(3) above, (x) all non-vested time based Long-Term Incentive Awards and all non-vested but earned performance based Long-Term Incentive Awards shall accelerate, become fully earned and vested, and (y) the end of the performance period for all non-vested but unearned performance based Long-Term Incentive Awards shall be the date of such termination and a pro rata amount of any of such awards then deemed to be earned awards (determined by the number of completed days of the performance period for such award divided by the total number of days in such performance period) shall accelerate, become fully earned and vested; provided, that all unexercised share option awards shall terminate within six months of such termination of employment.
Additionally, medical, dental, disability, life insurance and other employee welfare benefits (the “Welfare Plans”) then provided to senior executives of the Company shall be continued following the date of termination for a period of two and one half (2.5) years and, if the Executive is precluded from participating in any Welfare Plan by its terms or applicable law during such period, the Company shall reimburse expenses actually incurred by the Executive during such period to obtain similar Welfare Plan coverage, but only to the extent Executive’s requested reimbursement of expenses for similar Welfare Plan coverage does not exceed the Company’s premiums or contributions that the Company would otherwise pay under the terms of this Agreement as of the date of the Executive’s termination, or date of payment if later, to continue Executive’s participation in the underlying Welfare Plan for the period the expenses were incurred by the Executive. Expenses reimbursable under this paragraph shall be reimbursed within thirty (30) days following Executive’s submission to the Company of the reimbursement request and supporting documentation reasonably requested by the Company and in no event later than the end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which

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the expenses were incurred by Executive. The expenses eligible for reimbursement under this paragraph during any calendar year shall not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement under this paragraph in any other calendar year.
Except in the case of a Double Trigger Termination, as a condition of and upon receiving the Severance Pay under Section 6(a)(iii) and the Pro Rata Cash Bonus under Section 6(a)(iv) and the vesting of Long-Term Incentive Awards and Welfare Plan benefits continuation under Section 6(a) (collectively, the “Forfeitable Payments”), the Executive agrees to execute a release thereby releasing the Company and its affiliates from any and all obligations and liabilities to the Executive arising from or in connection with the Executive’s employment or termination of employment with the Company and its affiliates and any disagreements with respect to such employment, except that such release shall not apply with respect to any rights of the Executive to indemnification under the Company’s Declaration of Trust or By-Laws or to any rights of the Executive to indemnification or directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage of the Company and its affiliates. If the Executive does not execute the release and the release does not become irrevocable within 60 days of his termination of employment, the Executive shall forfeit his right to the Forfeitable Payments.
(b) If during the Employment Term, the Executive’s employment is terminated on account of death or Disability, the Company shall have no liability or further obligation to the Executive except as follows: the Executive (and his estate or designated beneficiaries under any Company-sponsored employee benefit plan in the event of his death) shall be entitled to receive, subject to Section 6(e):

(i) any Entitlements within 30 days of such termination of employment or, if later, the date such Entitlement would otherwise be paid to active employees of the Company, and any Rights at the time provided in the relevant plans;
(ii) within 60 days of such termination of employment, Severance Pay in a lump sum cash payment of one (1) times the Executive’s Base Salary at termination; and
(iii) within 60 days of such termination, the Pro Rata Cash Bonus;

Additionally, (x) all non-vested time based Long-Term Incentive Awards and all non-vested but earned performance based Long-Term Incentive Awards shall accelerate, become fully earned and vested, and (y) the end of the performance period for all non-vested but unearned performance based Long-Term Incentive Awards shall be the date of such termination and a pro rata amount of any of such awards then deemed to be earned awards (determined by the number of completed days of the performance period for such award divided by the total number of days in such performance period) shall accelerate, become fully earned and vested; provided, that all unexercised share option awards shall terminate within six months of such termination of employment.

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Additionally, the group health plan then provided to senior executives of the Company shall be continued following the date of termination for a period of two and one half (2.5) years and, during such period, if the Executive is precluded from participating in such group health plan by its terms or applicable law at any time during such period, the Company shall reimburse expenses actually incurred by the Executive during such period to obtain similar coverage, but only to the extent Executive’s requested reimbursement of expenses for such similar coverage does not exceed the Company’s premiums or contributions that the Company would otherwise pay as of the date of the Executive’s termination to continue the Executive’s participation in the group health plan for the period the expenses for similar coverage are incurred by Executive. Expenses reimbursable under this paragraph shall be reimbursed within thirty (30) days following Executive’s submission to the Company of the reimbursement request and supporting documentation reasonably requested by the Company and in no event later than the end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the expenses were incurred by Executive. The expenses eligible for reimbursement under this paragraph during any calendar year shall not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement under this paragraph in any other calendar year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the continuation period for group health benefits under Section 4980B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) by reason of the Executive’s termination of employment with the Company shall be measured from his actual date of termination of employment.
As a condition of receiving the Forfeitable Payments, the Executive, or the representative of his estate if he has died, agrees to execute a release thereby releasing the Company and its affiliates from any and all obligations and liabilities to the Executive arising from or in connection with the Executive’s employment or termination of employment with the Company and its affiliates and any disagreements with respect to such employment, except that such release shall not apply with respect to any rights of the Executive to indemnification under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws or to any rights of the Executive to indemnification or directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage of the Company and its affiliates. If the Executive or the representative of his estate does not execute the release and the release does not become irrevocable within 60 days of his termination of employment or death, the Executive or the estate shall forfeit the right to the Forfeitable Payments.
(c) If during the Employment Term, the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company for Cause or by the Executive without Good Reason, (i) all non-vested and/or unexercised Long-Term Incentive Awards shall be forfeited, terminated and cancelled and (ii) the Company shall have no liability or further obligation to the Executive except as follows: the Executive shall be entitled to receive any Entitlements within 30 days of such termination of employment or, if later, the date such Entitlement would otherwise be paid to active employees of the Company, and any Rights at the time provided in the relevant plans.

(d) The payments made pursuant to this Section 6 shall be excluded from all pension and benefit calculations under the employee benefit plans of the Company and its affiliates, except as otherwise provided in the applicable employee benefit plan.

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(e) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 6 to the contrary, if any amounts or benefits payable under this Agreement in the event of Executive’s termination of employment constitute “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Code Section 409A, payment of such amounts and benefits shall commence when the Executive incurs a “separation from service” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation 1.409A-1(h), without regard to any of the optional provisions thereunder, from the Company and any entity that would be considered a single employer with the Company under Code Section 414(b) or 414(c) (“Separation from Service”). Such payments or benefits shall be provided in accordance with the timing provisions of this Agreement by substituting the Agreement’s references to “termination of employment” or “termination” with Separation from Service. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at the time of Executive’s Separation from Service the Executive is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i), any amount or benefits that the constitutes “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Code Section 409A that becomes payable to Executive on account of the Executive’s Separation from Service will not be paid until after the earlier of (i) first business day of the seventh month following Executive’s Separation from Service, or (ii) the date of the Executive’s death (the “409A Suspension Period”). Within 14 calendar days after the end of the 409A Suspension Period, the Executive shall be paid a cash lump sum payment equal to any payments (including interest on any such payments, at an interest rate of not less than the prime interest rate, as published in the Wall Street Journal , over the period such payment is restricted from being paid to the Executive) and benefits that the Company would otherwise have been required to provide under this Section 6 but for the imposition of the 409A Suspension Period delayed because of the preceding sentence. Thereafter, the Executive shall receive any remaining payments and benefits due under this Section 6 in accordance with the terms of this Section (as if there had not been any Suspension Period beforehand). For the purposes of this Agreement, each payment that is part of a series of installment payments shall treated be as a separate payment for purposes of Code Section 409A.

7. Covenants of the Executive . (a)    During the Employment Term and for a period of one (1) year thereafter, (i) the Executive shall not, within any jurisdiction or marketing area in which the Company or any of its affiliates is doing business, directly or indirectly, own, manage, operate, control, consult with, be employed by or participate in the ownership, management, operation or control of any business of the type and character engaged in or competitive with that conducted by the Company or any of its affiliates; (ii) the Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, employ, solicit for employment or otherwise contract for the services of any employee of the Company or any of its affiliates at the time of this Agreement or who shall subsequently become an employee of the Company or any such affiliate; provided, however , this subparagraph (ii) shall not apply to the Executive’s personal secretary at the time of termination; and (iii) the Executive will not solicit, in competition with the Company or its affiliates, any person who is, or was at any time within the twelve months prior to his termination of employment, a customer of the business conducted by the Company or any of its affiliates. For purposes of determining whether to permanently withhold, or recover, payments from the Executive pursuant to Section 7(d) hereof, the Board shall determine what constitutes a competing business; provided that (x) the scope of businesses and the jurisdictions and marketing areas within which the Executive has agreed not to compete pursuant to clause

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(a)(i) of this Section 7 shall, for any challenged activity of the Executive, be determined as of the date of any such activity and (y) the Executive’s ownership of securities of two percent (2%) or less of any publicly traded class of securities of a public company shall not be considered to be competition with the Company or any of its affiliates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 7(a) shall not apply following the Executive’s termination after the Employment Term.

(b) For the Employment Term and thereafter, (i) the Executive will not divulge, transmit or otherwise disclose (except as legally compelled by court order, and then only to the extent required, after prompt notice to the Company of any such order), directly or indirectly, other than in the regular and proper course of business of the Company, any confidential knowledge or information with respect to the operations, finances, organization or employees of the Company or with respect to confidential or secret processes, services, techniques, customers or plans with respect to the Company; and (ii) the Executive will not use (except as legally compelled by court order, and then only to the extent required, after prompt notice to the Company of any such order), directly or indirectly, any confidential information for the benefit of anyone other than the Company; provided, however , that the Executive has no obligation, express or implied, to refrain from using or disclosing to others any such knowledge or information which is or hereafter shall become available to the public other than through disclosure by the Executive. All new processes, techniques, know-how, inventions, plans, products, patents and devices developed, made or invented by the Executive, alone or with others, while an employee of the Company which are related to the business of the Company shall be and become the sole property of the Company, unless released in writing by the Company, and the Executive hereby assigns any and all rights therein or thereto to the Company.

(c) All files, records, correspondence, memoranda, notes or other documents (including, without limitation, those in computer-readable form) or property relating or belonging to the Company or its affiliates, whether prepared by the Executive or otherwise coming into his possession in the course of the performance of his services under this Agreement, shall be the exclusive property of Company and shall be delivered to Company and not retained by the Executive (including, without limitations, any copies thereof) upon termination of the Executive’s employment for any reason whatsoever.

(d) The Executive acknowledges that a breach of his covenants contained in this Section 7 may cause irreparable damage to the Company and its affiliates, the exact amount of which will be difficult to ascertain, that the remedies at law for any such breach will be inadequate and that the amounts payable to the Executive pursuant to the provisions of Section 6(a)(iii), (iv) and the paragraphs following 6(a)(iv) and /or 6(b)(ii), (iii) and (iv) hereunder are additional consideration for the covenants contained in this Section 7. Accordingly, the Executive agrees that if he breaches any of the covenants contained in this Section 7, in addition to any other remedy which may be available at law or in equity, the Company shall be entitled to specific performance and injunctive relief. In addition, the breach of any of the covenants contained in this Section 7 shall entitle the Company to permanently withhold, and to recover from the Executive any amounts paid to the Executive pursuant to

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the provisions of Section 6(a)(iii), (iv) and the paragraphs following 6(a)(iv) and /or 6(b)(ii), (iii) and (iv) of this Agreement. The Company shall provide the Executive with at least five days prior written notice before withholding of any payment provided for in the immediately preceding sentence.
(e) The Company and the Executive further acknowledge that the time, scope, geographic area and other provisions of this Section 7 have been specifically negotiated by sophisticated commercial parties and agree that all such provisions are reasonable under the circumstances of the activities contemplated by this Agreement. In the event that the agreements in this Section 7 shall be determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable by reason of their extending for too great a period of time or over too great a geographical area or by reason of their being too extensive in any other respect, they shall be interpreted to extend only over the maximum period of time for which they may be enforceable and/or over the maximum geographical area as to which they may be enforceable and/or to the maximum extent in all other respects as to which they may be enforceable, all as determined by such court in such action.
(f) The Executive agrees to cooperate with the Company, during the Term of Employment and thereafter (including following the Executive’s termination of employment for any reason), by making himself reasonably available to testify on behalf of the Company or any of its affiliates in any action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative, and to assist the Company, or any affiliate, in any such action, suit, or proceeding, by providing information and meeting and consulting with the Company’s Board or its representatives or counsel, or representatives or counsel to the Company, or any affiliate as reasonably requested; provided, however that the same does not materially interfere with his then current professional activities or important personal activities and is not contrary to the best interests of the Executive. The Company agrees to reimburse the Executive, on an after-tax basis, for all expenses actually incurred in connection with his provision of testimony or assistance, and, if during the period following the Employment Term, the Company requests the Executive’s cooperation for a period of greater than 8 hours per month, the Company agrees to reimburse the Executive at a rate of $250.00 per hour. Expenses reimbursable under this paragraph must be reimbursed within thirty (30) days following Executive’s submission to the Company of the reimbursement request and supporting documentation reasonably requested by the Company and in no event later than the end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the expenses were incurred by Executive.
(g) The Executive agrees that, during the Term of Employment and at any time thereafter (including following the Executive’s termination of employment for any reason) he will not make statements or representations, or otherwise communicate, directly or indirectly, in writing, orally, or otherwise, or take any action which may, directly or indirectly, disparage the Company or any of its affiliates or their respective officers, directors, employees, advisors, businesses or reputations. The Company agrees that, during the Employment Term, and at any time thereafter, (including following the Executive’s termination of employment for any reason) it will not make statements or representations, or otherwise communicate, directly or indirectly, in writing, orally, or otherwise, or take any action which may, directly or indirectly, disparage the Executive’s reputation. Notwithstanding

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the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall preclude the Executive or a representative of the Company from making truthful statements or disclosures that are required by applicable law, regulation or legal process.
8. Notices . Any notices required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given when personally delivered or when mailed, certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, to the following addresses:

If to the Executive:
T. Wilson Eglin
9 Oak Crest Drive
Darien, Connecticut 06820

If to the Company:
Lexington Realty Trust
One Penn Plaza, Suite 4015
New York, NY 10119-4015
Attention: Compensation Committee Chairman
with a copy to:
Lexington Realty Trust
One Penn Plaza, Suite 4015
New York, NY 10119-4015
Attention: Joseph S. Bonventre, Esq.
9. General . (a)     Governing Law . The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts executed and to be performed entirely within said State.
(b) Construction and Severability . If any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not in any way be affected or impaired, and the parties undertake to implement all efforts which are necessary, desirable and sufficient to amend, supplement or substitute all and any such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with enforceable and valid provisions which would produce as nearly as may be possible the result previously intended by the parties without renegotiation of any material terms and conditions stipulated herein.
(c) Assignability . The Executive may not assign his interest in or delegate his duties under this Agreement. This Agreement is for the employment of the Executive, personally, and the services to be rendered by him under this Agreement must be rendered by him and no other person. The Executive represents and warrants to the Company that the Executive has no contracts or agreements of any nature that the Executive has entered into with any other person, firm or corporation that contain any restraints on the Executive’s ability

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to perform his obligations under this Agreement. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns. Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company will assign this Agreement to and all rights hereunder shall inure to the benefit of any person, firm or corporation resulting from the reorganization of the Company or succeeding to the business or assets of the Company by purchase, merger or consolidation.

(d) Enforcement Costs . If any contest or dispute shall arise under this Agreement involving the termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company and its affiliates or involving the failure or refusal of the Company to perform fully in accordance with the terms hereof, the Company shall advance the Executive or pay directly on his behalf, all reasonable legal fees and expenses, if any, incurred or, in the case of fees and expenses for which payment is required before the services are rendered, to be incurred within the next 30 days, by the Executive in connection with such contest or dispute upon presentation of an itemized bill to the Company regarding any such fees and expenses along with proof reasonably satisfactory to the Company that such expenses have been incurred or will be incurred within the next 30 days by the Executive; provided , however , that in the event the resolution of any such contest or dispute includes a finding that the Executive’s claims in such contest or dispute are frivolous or brought in bad faith, the Executive shall be required to reimburse the Company, for all sums advanced to the Executive pursuant to this Section 10(d) in connection with such contest or dispute, together with interest in an amount equal to the prime rate, as published in the Wall Street Journal, but in no event higher than the maximum legal rate permissible under applicable law, such interest to accrue from the date the Company makes payment to the Executive hereunder through the date of the Executive’s repayment thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any reimbursements under this paragraph following the Executive’s termination of employment with the Company shall be subject to the payment limitations described in Section 6(e) of this Agreement.

(e) Compliance with Rules and Policies . The Executive shall perform all services in all material respects in accordance with the applicable policies, procedures and rules established by the Company, including, but not limited to, the By-Laws of the Company. In addition, the Executive, where applicable, shall comply in all material respects with all laws, rules and regulations that are generally applicable to the Company, its affiliates and their employees, directors and officers.

(f) Taxes . The Company shall withhold from all amounts due hereunder any applicable withholding taxes payable to federal, state, local or foreign taxing authorities. The Company shall have no obligation to indemnify or hold the Executive harmless from any taxes he may incur from any amounts payable under this Agreement.

(g) Entire Agreement; Modification . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, supersedes all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, including, but not limited to the Employment Agreement dated January 15, 2012 between the Company and the Executive upon expiration of the stated term of such agreement.

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(h) Duration . Notwithstanding the Employment Term hereunder, the applicable sections of this Agreement shall continue for so long as any obligations remain under this Agreement.

(i) Survival . All of the rights and covenants set forth in Sections 5, 6, 7, 9(d) and 9(k) of this Agreement shall survive and shall continue to be binding upon the Executive notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever. It is expressly agreed that the remedy at law for the breach or threatened breach of any such covenant is inadequate and that the Company, in addition to any other remedies that may be available to it, in law or in equity, shall be entitled to injunctive relief to prevent the breach or any threatened breach thereof without bond or other security or a showing that monetary damages will not provide an adequate remedy.

(j) Waiver . No waiver by either party hereto of any of the requirements imposed by this Agreement on, or any breach of any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by, the other party shall be deemed a waiver of a similar or dissimilar requirement, provision or condition of this Agreement at the same or any prior or subsequent time. Any such waiver shall be express and in writing, and there shall be no waiver by conduct.

(k) Indemnification . The Company shall indemnify the Executive, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, and in the same or better manner and to the same or better extent with respect to each aspect of the indemnification as provided to any other executive of the Company, against all costs, charges and expenses incurred or sustained by the Executive in connection with any action, suit or proceeding to which the Executive may be made a party, brought by any shareholder of the Company directly or derivatively or by any third party by reason of any act or omission of the Executive as an officer, director or employee of the Company or of any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company.

(l) Headings . The headings of the sections contained in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be deemed to control or affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this Agreement.

(m) Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one instrument.

(n) Compliance with Code Section 409A . This Agreement is intended to be exempt from (or comply with) Code Section 409A, and the Company shall have complete discretion to interpret and construe this Agreement and any associated documents in any manner that establishes an exemption from (or otherwise conforms them to) the requirements of Code Section 409A. If, for any reason including imprecision in drafting, the Agreement does not accurately reflect its intended establishment of an exemption from (or compliance with) Code Section 409A, as demonstrated by consistent interpretations or other evidence of intent, the provision shall be considered ambiguous and shall be interpreted by the Company in a fashion consistent herewith, as determined in the sole and absolute discretion of the Company. Nevertheless, and notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, neither

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the Company nor any of its employees, trustees, or their agents shall have any obligation to mitigate, nor to hold the Executive harmless from, any or all taxes (including any imposed under Code Section 409A) arising under this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, have hereunto executed this Agreement effective as of the day and year first written above.
Date: September 11, 2014      LEXINGTON REALTY TRUST


/s/ Joseph S. Bonventre     
Name: Joseph S. Bonventre
Title: Authorized Officer


EXECUTIVE

Date: September 11, 2014      /s/ T. Wilson Eglin
T. Wilson Eglin




















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Exhibit 10.2


EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of September 11, 2014 and effective as of January 15, 2015 (the “Effective Date”), by and between Lexington Realty Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust (the “Company”) and E. Robert Roskind (the “Executive”).
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Company (the “Board”), has determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to assure that the Company will have the continued dedication of the Executive and to provide the Executive with compensation and benefits arrangements which are competitive with those of other real estate investment trusts; and

WHEREAS, the Board believes, among other things, it is imperative to diminish the inevitable distraction of the Executive by virtue of the personal uncertainties and risks created by a pending or threatened Change of Control (as defined below) and to encourage the Executive’s full attention and dedication to the Company currently and in the event of any threatened or pending Change of Control.

NOW, THEREFORE, in order to accomplish these objectives and in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises contained herein, the parties hereto, each intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:
1. Employment . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Company shall employ the Executive as Chairman, and the Executive accepts such employment for the Employment Term (as defined below). During the Employment Term, the Executive shall perform the duties of the Chairman and such other duties consistent with such position as may from time to time be assigned to him by the Board. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company understands and acknowledges that the Executive is, and has been since 1972, Chairman of The LCP Group, L.P.; his affiliation with The LCP Group, L.P. and its affiliates can continue so long as (i) such affiliation does not interfere with the performance of his responsibilities as an employee of the Company in accordance with this Agreement, (ii) he prioritizes his business time, energy, experience and talents to address the needs of the Company ahead of the needs of The LCP Group, L.P. and his affiliates, (iii) he will spend no more than 33 1/3% of his business time and energy on the business of The LCP Group, L.P. and its affiliates and (iv) neither The LCP Group, L.P. nor any of its affiliates enter any line of business or make any investments that overlap with the respective lines of business and target investments of the Company or any of its affiliates.

2. Performance . Except as provided above and below, the Executive will serve the Company faithfully and to the best of his ability and will devote substantially all of his business time, energy, experience and talents to the business of the Company and its affiliates; provided, however , that it shall not be considered a violation of the foregoing for the Executive to manage his personal or his family’s investments, or to serve on civic or

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charitable boards or committees, or, with the advance written approval of the Board, on industry boards or committees, so long as any of such activities do not interfere with the performance of the Executive’s responsibilities as an employee of the Company in accordance with this Agreement.

3. Employment Term . Unless earlier terminated pursuant to Section 6 below (including, but not limited to, the Executive’s termination of employment due to death, resignation, or Disability (as defined in Section 5(b)(iii) below)), the employment term shall begin upon the Effective Date, and shall continue until January 14, 2018 (the “Employment Term”). The Employment Term shall not renew and this Agreement shall terminate on January 14, 2018. No compensation, benefits or payments shall be due to the Executive as a result of the termination of this Agreement on January 14, 2018 for no other reason than the expiration of the Employment Term. Any employment of the Executive by the Company beyond the Employment Term shall be at-will and shall not be governed by the terms of this Agreement.

4. Compensation and Benefits .      (a)      Base Salary . As compensation for services hereunder and in consideration of the Executive’s other agreements hereunder, during the Employment Term, the Company shall pay the Executive a base salary, payable in equal installments in accordance with the Company’s procedures at an annual rate as set forth in the Company’s public filings as of the Effective Date, subject to review by the Company no less frequently than annually for increase (but not to be decreased) (such base salary, as increased from time to time being hereinafter referred to as “Base Salary”).
(b) Bonuses and Incentive Compensation . During the Employment Term, the Executive shall have opportunities for bonuses and shall have opportunities for incentive compensation comparable to those provided to other senior executives of the Company and shall be eligible to participate in all bonus and incentive compensation plans made available by the Company, from time to time, for its senior executives.
(c) Medical, Dental, Disability, Life Insurance, Pension and Other Benefits . During the Employment Term, the Executive shall, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plan documents and all applicable laws, be eligible to participate in the various medical, dental, disability, life insurance, pension and other employee benefit plans made available by the Company, from time to time, for its senior executives.
(d) Vacation, Sick Leave . During the Employment Term, the Executive shall be entitled to vacation and sick leave in accordance with the Company’s established practices with respect to its senior executives.
(e) Expenses . The Executive shall be reimbursed by the Company for all reasonable expenses actually incurred by him in connection with the performance of his duties hereunder in accordance with policies established by the Company from time to time and upon receipt of appropriate documentation. Expenses reimbursable under this paragraph shall be reimbursed within reasonable period of time following Executive’s submission of the reimbursement request and any supporting documentation reasonably requested by the

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Company and no later than the end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the expenses were incurred by Executive.

5. Termination . (a)      During the Employment Term, the employment of the Executive may be terminated at any time (i) by the Company with or without Cause (as defined in Section 5(b)(i) below); (ii) by the Executive with or without Good Reason (as defined in Section 5(b)(ii) below); or (iii) by the Company without Cause or by the Executive with Good Reason, in either case, within 12 months of a Change in Control (a “Double Trigger Termination”). At any time after a Disability (as defined in Section 5(b)(iii) below) occurs, provided that the Board, upon advice of a medical doctor selected in accordance with Section 5(b)(iii) hereof, determines that the Executive remains incapable of performing his essential duties and responsibilities hereunder, subject to applicable legal requirements, the Company may terminate the Executive’s employment effective forthwith after giving notice to the Executive of such termination. Further, if the Board, upon advice of a medical doctor selected in accordance with Section 5(b)(iii) hereof, shall reasonably determine that the Executive has become physically or mentally incapable of performing his essential duties and responsibilities as provided in this Agreement and such incapacity is likely to last for a period of at least one hundred eighty (180) days from the onset of such incapacity, the Company may, at its discretion at any time thereafter while the Executive remains incapable of performing his material duties hereunder, and subject to applicable legal requirements, remove the Executive from his then position with the Company; provided, further, that if he returns to full time employment, with the permission of the Board, prior to the time he is determined to have incurred a Disability, he shall be restored to his position or positions with the Company.

(a)
For purposes of this Agreement,
(i) “Cause” shall mean: (A) the Executive’s conviction of, plea of nolo contendere to, or written admission of the commission of, a felony or misdemeanor (but not a traffic infraction, violation or similar offense), (B) any breach by the Executive of any material provision of this Agreement; (C) any act by the Executive involving moral turpitude, fraud or misrepresentation with respect to his duties for the Company or its affiliates; or (D) gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Executive in the performance of his duties as an employee, officer or member of the Company or its affiliates (that in only the case of gross negligence results in a material economic harm to the Company); provided, however , that the Company may not terminate the Executive’s employment under clauses (B), (C) or (D) unless the Company first gives the Executive notice of its intention to terminate and of the grounds for such termination within 90 days of such event, and in the case of a breach set forth in clause (B) above, the Executive either (X) has not, within 30 days following receipt of such notice, cured such Cause, or (Y) in the event such Cause cannot be cured within such 30-day period, has not taken all reasonable steps to cure such Cause. No termination for Cause shall be effective unless the Board makes a Cause determination after notice to the Executive and the Executive has been provided with the opportunity (with counsel of his choice) to contest the determination at a meeting of the Board.

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(ii) “Good Reason” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following conditions without the Executive’s written consent, provided that Executive shall provide notice to the Company of the existence of the condition within ninety (90) days of the initial existence of such condition, upon the notice of which the Company shall have at least thirty (30) days within which to cure such condition, and if the Company fails to cure the condition within such cure period, the Executive must terminate employment by sending written notice to the Company within thirty (30) days following the Company’s failure to cure: (A) a material reduction of the Executive’s authority, duties and responsibilities, or the assignment to the Executive of duties materially inconsistent with the Executive’s position or positions with the Company, (B) a reduction in the Executive’s rate of Base Salary; or (C) a breach by the Company of any material provision of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) any change of the Executive’s position with the Company to which the Executive consents in writing shall not constitute Good Reason and (y) retirement by the Executive shall not constitute Good Reason and no compensation, benefits or payments shall be due to the Executive hereunder as a result of retirement by the Executive.

(iii) “Disability” shall mean the mental or physical incapacity of the Executive such that (A) he qualifies for long-term disability benefits under a Company-sponsored long-term disability policy or (B) the Executive has been incapable as a result of illness, disease, mental or physical disability, disorder, infirmity, or impairment or similar cause of performing his essential duties and responsibilities for any period of one hundred eighty (180) days (whether or not consecutive) in any consecutive three hundred sixty-five (365) day period. Disability shall be determined by an approved medical doctor selected by the Company and the Executive. If the Company and the Executive cannot agree on a medical doctor, each party shall select a medical doctor and the two doctors shall select a third who shall be the approved medical doctor for this purpose.

(iv) “Change in Control” shall mean:

(A) The acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) (a “Person”) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) (“Beneficial Ownership”) of 20% or more of either (i) the then outstanding common shares of beneficial interest of the Company (the “Outstanding Company Common Stock”) or (ii) the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of trustees (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection (A), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (1) any acquisition directly from the Company, (2) any acquisition by the Company, (3) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any entity controlled by the Company or (4) any acquisition by any entity pursuant to a transaction which complies with clauses (1), (2) and (3) of subsection (C) of this Section 5(b)(iv); or

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(B) Individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a trustee subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the trustees then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of trustees or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board; or

(C) Consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (a “Business Combination”), in each case, unless, following such Business Combination, (1) all or substantially all of the Persons who had Beneficial Ownership, respectively, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination have Beneficial Ownership of more than 50%, respectively, of the then outstanding common shares of beneficial interest and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of trustees, as the case may be, of the entity resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, an entity which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, (2) no Person (excluding any entity resulting from such Business Combination or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such entity resulting from such Business Combination) acquires Beneficial Ownership of 20% or more of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of the entity resulting from such Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such entity except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination and (3) at least a majority of the members of the board of trustees or board of trustees, as the case may be, of the entity resulting from such Business Combination were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement with the successor or purchasing entity in respect of such Business Combination, or of the action of the Board, providing for such Business Combination; or
(D) Approval by the shareholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

(v) “Long-Term Incentive Award” shall mean any long-term incentive award previously granted to the Executive, including but not limited to restricted shares, deferred share awards, and share option awards, whether or not issued pursuant to an equity award plan.
6.
Severance . (a) If, during the Employment Term,

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1) the Executive terminates his employment with the Company for Good Reason;
2) the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause; or
3) the Executive’s employment is terminated in a Double Trigger Termination;
then, the Company shall have no liability or further obligation to the Executive except as follows: the Executive shall be entitled to receive, subject to Section 6(e):
(i) within 30 days of such termination of employment, any earned but unpaid Base Salary for the period prior to termination and any earned but unpaid bonuses, in cash, for prior periods which have ended at the time of such termination (“Entitlements”);

(ii) at the time provided in such plan, any rights to which he is entitled in accordance with such applicable plan or program provisions under any employee benefit plan, program or arrangement, fringe benefit or incentive plan (“Rights”);

(iii) within 60 days of such termination of employment, severance pay (the “Severance Pay”) in a lump sum cash payment equal to two (2.0) times the sum of: (x) the Executive’s Base Salary at termination (disregarding a reduction in Base Salary that constitutes Good Reason), and (y) the average of the last two annual cash bonuses the Company has paid to or agreed to pay to (if such payment has not yet been made) the Executive (the “Average Bonus”);

(iv) within 60 days of such termination of employment, a lump sum cash payment of a pro rata annual bonus, without duplication of any Entitlements, determined by (x) the number of days the Executive was employed by the Company during the fiscal year divided by 365, and multiplied by (y) the Average Bonus (the “Pro Rata Cash Bonus”); and

Additionally, upon a termination of the Executive’s employment under Section 6(a)(1), 6(a)(2) or 6(a)(3) above, (x) all non-vested time based Long-Term Incentive Awards and all non-vested but earned performance based Long-Term Incentive Awards shall accelerate, become fully earned and vested, and (y) the end of the performance period for all non-vested but unearned performance based Long-Term Incentive Awards shall be the date of such termination and a pro rata amount of any of such awards then deemed to be earned awards (determined by the number of completed days of the performance period for such award divided by the total number of days in such performance period) shall accelerate, become fully earned and vested; provided, that all unexercised share option awards shall terminate within six months of such termination of employment.
Additionally, medical, dental, disability, life insurance and other employee welfare benefits (the “Welfare Plans”) then provided to senior executives of the Company shall be continued

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following the date of termination for a period of two (2.0) years and, if the Executive is precluded from participating in any Welfare Plan by its terms or applicable law during such period, the Company shall reimburse expenses actually incurred by the Executive during such period to obtain similar Welfare Plan coverage, but only to the extent Executive’s requested reimbursement of expenses for similar Welfare Plan coverage does not exceed the Company’s premiums or contributions that the Company would otherwise pay under the terms of this Agreement as of the date of the Executive’s termination, or date of payment if later, to continue Executive’s participation in the underlying Welfare Plan for the period the expenses were incurred by the Executive. Expenses reimbursable under this paragraph shall be reimbursed within thirty (30) days following Executive’s submission to the Company of the reimbursement request and supporting documentation reasonably requested by the Company and in no event later than the end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the expenses were incurred by Executive. The expenses eligible for reimbursement under this paragraph during any calendar year shall not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement under this paragraph in any other calendar year.
Except in the case of a Double Trigger Termination, as a condition of and upon receiving the Severance Pay under Section 6(a)(iii) and the Pro Rata Cash Bonus under Section 6(a)(iv) and the vesting of Long-Term Incentive Awards and Welfare Plan benefits continuation under Section 6(a) (collectively, the “Forfeitable Payments”), the Executive agrees to execute a release thereby releasing the Company and its affiliates from any and all obligations and liabilities to the Executive arising from or in connection with the Executive’s employment or termination of employment with the Company and its affiliates and any disagreements with respect to such employment, except that such release shall not apply with respect to any rights of the Executive to indemnification under the Company’s Declaration of Trust or By-Laws or to any rights of the Executive to indemnification or directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage of the Company and its affiliates. If the Executive does not execute the release and the release does not become irrevocable within 60 days of his termination of employment, the Executive shall forfeit his right to the Forfeitable Payments.
(b) If during the Employment Term, the Executive’s employment is terminated on account of death or Disability, the Company shall have no liability or further obligation to the Executive except as follows: the Executive (and his estate or designated beneficiaries under any Company-sponsored employee benefit plan in the event of his death) shall be entitled to receive, subject to Section 6(e):

(i) any Entitlements within 30 days of such termination of employment or, if later, the date such Entitlement would otherwise be paid to active employees of the Company, and any Rights at the time provided in the relevant plans;
(ii) within 60 days of such termination of employment, Severance Pay in a lump sum cash payment of one (1) times the Executive’s Base Salary at termination; and
(iii) within 60 days of such termination, the Pro Rata Cash Bonus;

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Additionally, (x) all non-vested time based Long-Term Incentive Awards and all non-vested but earned performance based Long-Term Incentive Awards shall accelerate, become fully earned and vested, and (y) the end of the performance period for all non-vested but unearned performance based Long-Term Incentive Awards shall be the date of such termination and a pro rata amount of any of such awards then deemed to be earned awards (determined by the number of completed days of the performance period for such award divided by the total number of days in such performance period) shall accelerate, become fully earned and vested; provided, that all unexercised share option awards shall terminate within six months of such termination of employment.
Additionally, the group health plan then provided to senior executives of the Company shall be continued following the date of termination for a period of two (2.0) years and, during such period, if the Executive is precluded from participating in such group health plan by its terms or applicable law at any time during such period, the Company shall reimburse expenses actually incurred by the Executive during such period to obtain similar coverage, but only to the extent Executive’s requested reimbursement of expenses for such similar coverage does not exceed the Company’s premiums or contributions that the Company would otherwise pay as of the date of the Executive’s termination to continue the Executive’s participation in the group health plan for the period the expenses for similar coverage are incurred by Executive. Expenses reimbursable under this paragraph shall be reimbursed within thirty (30) days following Executive’s submission to the Company of the reimbursement request and supporting documentation reasonably requested by the Company and in no event later than the end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the expenses were incurred by Executive. The expenses eligible for reimbursement under this paragraph during any calendar year shall not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement under this paragraph in any other calendar year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the continuation period for group health benefits under Section 4980B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) by reason of the Executive’s termination of employment with the Company shall be measured from his actual date of termination of employment.
As a condition of receiving the Forfeitable Payments, the Executive, or the representative of his estate if he has died, agrees to execute a release thereby releasing the Company and its affiliates from any and all obligations and liabilities to the Executive arising from or in connection with the Executive’s employment or termination of employment with the Company and its affiliates and any disagreements with respect to such employment, except that such release shall not apply with respect to any rights of the Executive to indemnification under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws or to any rights of the Executive to indemnification or directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage of the Company and its affiliates. If the Executive or the representative of his estate does not execute the release and the release does not become irrevocable within 60 days of his termination of employment or death, the Executive or the estate shall forfeit the right to the Forfeitable Payments.
(c) If during the Employment Term, the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company for Cause or by the Executive without Good Reason, (i) all

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non-vested and/or unexercised Long-Term Incentive Awards shall be forfeited, terminated and cancelled and (ii) the Company shall have no liability or further obligation to the Executive except as follows: the Executive shall be entitled to receive any Entitlements within 30 days of such termination of employment or, if later, the date such Entitlement would otherwise be paid to active employees of the Company, and any Rights at the time provided in the relevant plans.

(d) The payments made pursuant to this Section 6 shall be excluded from all pension and benefit calculations under the employee benefit plans of the Company and its affiliates, except as otherwise provided in the applicable employee benefit plan.

(e) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 6 to the contrary, if any amounts or benefits payable under this Agreement in the event of Executive’s termination of employment constitute “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Code Section 409A, payment of such amounts and benefits shall commence when the Executive incurs a “separation from service” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation 1.409A-1(h), without regard to any of the optional provisions thereunder, from the Company and any entity that would be considered a single employer with the Company under Code Section 414(b) or 414(c) (“Separation from Service”). Such payments or benefits shall be provided in accordance with the timing provisions of this Agreement by substituting the Agreement’s references to “termination of employment” or “termination” with Separation from Service. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at the time of Executive’s Separation from Service the Executive is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i), any amount or benefits that the constitutes “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Code Section 409A that becomes payable to Executive on account of the Executive’s Separation from Service will not be paid until after the earlier of (i) first business day of the seventh month following Executive’s Separation from Service, or (ii) the date of the Executive’s death (the “409A Suspension Period”). Within 14 calendar days after the end of the 409A Suspension Period, the Executive shall be paid a cash lump sum payment equal to any payments (including interest on any such payments, at an interest rate of not less than the prime interest rate, as published in the Wall Street Journal , over the period such payment is restricted from being paid to the Executive) and benefits that the Company would otherwise have been required to provide under this Section 6 but for the imposition of the 409A Suspension Period delayed because of the preceding sentence. Thereafter, the Executive shall receive any remaining payments and benefits due under this Section 6 in accordance with the terms of this Section (as if there had not been any Suspension Period beforehand). For the purposes of this Agreement, each payment that is part of a series of installment payments shall treated be as a separate payment for purposes of Code Section 409A.

7. Covenants of the Executive . (a)    During the Employment Term and for a period of one (1) year thereafter, (i) the Executive shall not, within any jurisdiction or marketing area in which the Company or any of its affiliates is doing business, directly or indirectly, own, manage, operate, control, consult with, be employed by or participate in the ownership, management, operation or control of any business of the type and character engaged in or competitive with that conducted by the Company or any of its affiliates; (ii) the Executive

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shall not, directly or indirectly, employ, solicit for employment or otherwise contract for the services of any employee of the Company or any of its affiliates at the time of this Agreement or who shall subsequently become an employee of the Company or any such affiliate; provided, however , this subparagraph (ii) shall not apply to the Executive’s personal secretary at the time of termination; and (iii) the Executive will not solicit, in competition with the Company or its affiliates, any person who is, or was at any time within the twelve months prior to his termination of employment, a customer of the business conducted by the Company or any of its affiliates. For purposes of determining whether to permanently withhold, or recover, payments from the Executive pursuant to Section 7(d) hereof, the Board shall determine what constitutes a competing business; provided that (x) the scope of businesses and the jurisdictions and marketing areas within which the Executive has agreed not to compete pursuant to clause (a)(i) of this Section 7 shall, for any challenged activity of the Executive, be determined as of the date of any such activity and (y) the Executive’s ownership of securities of two percent (2%) or less of any publicly traded class of securities of a public company shall not be considered to be competition with the Company or any of its affiliates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 7(a) shall not apply following the Executive’s termination after the Employment Term.

(b) For the Employment Term and thereafter, (i) the Executive will not divulge, transmit or otherwise disclose (except as legally compelled by court order, and then only to the extent required, after prompt notice to the Company of any such order), directly or indirectly, other than in the regular and proper course of business of the Company, any confidential knowledge or information with respect to the operations, finances, organization or employees of the Company or with respect to confidential or secret processes, services, techniques, customers or plans with respect to the Company; and (ii) the Executive will not use (except as legally compelled by court order, and then only to the extent required, after prompt notice to the Company of any such order), directly or indirectly, any confidential information for the benefit of anyone other than the Company; provided, however , that the Executive has no obligation, express or implied, to refrain from using or disclosing to others any such knowledge or information which is or hereafter shall become available to the public other than through disclosure by the Executive. All new processes, techniques, know-how, inventions, plans, products, patents and devices developed, made or invented by the Executive, alone or with others, while an employee of the Company which are related to the business of the Company shall be and become the sole property of the Company, unless released in writing by the Company, and the Executive hereby assigns any and all rights therein or thereto to the Company.

(c) All files, records, correspondence, memoranda, notes or other documents (including, without limitation, those in computer-readable form) or property relating or belonging to the Company or its affiliates, whether prepared by the Executive or otherwise coming into his possession in the course of the performance of his services under this Agreement, shall be the exclusive property of Company and shall be delivered to Company and not retained by the Executive (including, without limitations, any copies thereof) upon termination of the Executive’s employment for any reason whatsoever.

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(d) The Executive acknowledges that a breach of his covenants contained in this Section 7 may cause irreparable damage to the Company and its affiliates, the exact amount of which will be difficult to ascertain, that the remedies at law for any such breach will be inadequate and that the amounts payable to the Executive pursuant to the provisions of Section 6(a)(iii), (iv) and the paragraphs following 6(a)(iv) and /or 6(b)(ii), (iii) and (iv) hereunder are additional consideration for the covenants contained in this Section 7. Accordingly, the Executive agrees that if he breaches any of the covenants contained in this Section 7, in addition to any other remedy which may be available at law or in equity, the Company shall be entitled to specific performance and injunctive relief. In addition, the breach of any of the covenants contained in this Section 7 shall entitle the Company to permanently withhold, and to recover from the Executive any amounts paid to the Executive pursuant to the provisions of Section 6(a)(iii), (iv) and the paragraphs following 6(a)(iv) and /or 6(b)(ii), (iii) and (iv) of this Agreement. The Company shall provide the Executive with at least five days prior written notice before withholding of any payment provided for in the immediately preceding sentence.
(e) The Company and the Executive further acknowledge that the time, scope, geographic area and other provisions of this Section 7 have been specifically negotiated by sophisticated commercial parties and agree that all such provisions are reasonable under the circumstances of the activities contemplated by this Agreement. In the event that the agreements in this Section 7 shall be determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable by reason of their extending for too great a period of time or over too great a geographical area or by reason of their being too extensive in any other respect, they shall be interpreted to extend only over the maximum period of time for which they may be enforceable and/or over the maximum geographical area as to which they may be enforceable and/or to the maximum extent in all other respects as to which they may be enforceable, all as determined by such court in such action.
(f) The Executive agrees to cooperate with the Company, during the Term of Employment and thereafter (including following the Executive’s termination of employment for any reason), by making himself reasonably available to testify on behalf of the Company or any of its affiliates in any action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative, and to assist the Company, or any affiliate, in any such action, suit, or proceeding, by providing information and meeting and consulting with the Company’s Board or its representatives or counsel, or representatives or counsel to the Company, or any affiliate as reasonably requested; provided, however that the same does not materially interfere with his then current professional activities or important personal activities and is not contrary to the best interests of the Executive. The Company agrees to reimburse the Executive, on an after-tax basis, for all expenses actually incurred in connection with his provision of testimony or assistance, and, if during the period following the Employment Term, the Company requests the Executive’s cooperation for a period of greater than 8 hours per month, the Company agrees to reimburse the Executive at a rate of $250.00 per hour. Expenses reimbursable under this paragraph must be reimbursed within thirty (30) days following Executive’s submission to the Company of the reimbursement request and supporting documentation reasonably requested by the Company and in no event later than the end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the expenses were incurred by Executive.

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(g) The Executive agrees that, during the Term of Employment and at any time thereafter (including following the Executive’s termination of employment for any reason) he will not make statements or representations, or otherwise communicate, directly or indirectly, in writing, orally, or otherwise, or take any action which may, directly or indirectly, disparage the Company or any of its affiliates or their respective officers, directors, employees, advisors, businesses or reputations. The Company agrees that, during the Employment Term, and at any time thereafter, (including following the Executive’s termination of employment for any reason) it will not make statements or representations, or otherwise communicate, directly or indirectly, in writing, orally, or otherwise, or take any action which may, directly or indirectly, disparage the Executive’s reputation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall preclude the Executive or a representative of the Company from making truthful statements or disclosures that are required by applicable law, regulation or legal process.

8. Notices . Any notices required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given when personally delivered or when mailed, certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, to the following addresses:

If to the Executive:
E. Robert Roskind
39 Barnes Lane
Purchase, NY 10577
If to the Company:
Lexington Realty Trust
One Penn Plaza, Suite 4015
New York, NY 10119-4015
Attention: Compensation Committee Chairman
with a copy to:
Lexington Realty Trust
One Penn Plaza, Suite 4015
New York, NY 10119-4015
Attention: Joseph S. Bonventre, Esq.
9. General . (a)     Governing Law . The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts executed and to be performed entirely within said State.

(b) Construction and Severability . If any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not in any way be affected or impaired, and the parties undertake to implement all efforts which are necessary, desirable

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and sufficient to amend, supplement or substitute all and any such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with enforceable and valid provisions which would produce as nearly as may be possible the result previously intended by the parties without renegotiation of any material terms and conditions stipulated herein.

(c) Assignability . The Executive may not assign his interest in or delegate his duties under this Agreement. This Agreement is for the employment of the Executive, personally, and the services to be rendered by him under this Agreement must be rendered by him and no other person. The Executive represents and warrants to the Company that the Executive has no contracts or agreements of any nature that the Executive has entered into with any other person, firm or corporation that contain any restraints on the Executive’s ability to perform his obligations under this Agreement. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns. Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company will assign this Agreement to and all rights hereunder shall inure to the benefit of any person, firm or corporation resulting from the reorganization of the Company or succeeding to the business or assets of the Company by purchase, merger or consolidation.

(d) Enforcement Costs . If any contest or dispute shall arise under this Agreement involving the termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company and its affiliates or involving the failure or refusal of the Company to perform fully in accordance with the terms hereof, the Company shall advance the Executive or pay directly on his behalf, all reasonable legal fees and expenses, if any, incurred or, in the case of fees and expenses for which payment is required before the services are rendered, to be incurred within the next 30 days, by the Executive in connection with such contest or dispute upon presentation of an itemized bill to the Company regarding any such fees and expenses along with proof reasonably satisfactory to the Company that such expenses have been incurred or will be incurred within the next 30 days by the Executive; provided , however , that in the event the resolution of any such contest or dispute includes a finding that the Executive’s claims in such contest or dispute are frivolous or brought in bad faith, the Executive shall be required to reimburse the Company, for all sums advanced to the Executive pursuant to this Section 10(d) in connection with such contest or dispute, together with interest in an amount equal to the prime rate, as published in the Wall Street Journal, but in no event higher than the maximum legal rate permissible under applicable law, such interest to accrue from the date the Company makes payment to the Executive hereunder through the date of the Executive’s repayment thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any reimbursements under this paragraph following the Executive’s termination of employment with the Company shall be subject to the payment limitations described in Section 6(e) of this Agreement.

(e) Compliance with Rules and Policies . The Executive shall perform all services in all material respects in accordance with the applicable policies, procedures and rules established by the Company, including, but not limited to, the By-Laws of the Company. In addition, the Executive, where applicable, shall comply in all material respects with all laws, rules and regulations that are generally applicable to the Company, its affiliates and their employees, directors and officers.

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(f) Taxes . The Company shall withhold from all amounts due hereunder any applicable withholding taxes payable to federal, state, local or foreign taxing authorities. The Company shall have no obligation to indemnify or hold the Executive harmless from any taxes he may incur from any amounts payable under this Agreement.

(g) Entire Agreement; Modification . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, supersedes all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, including, but not limited to the Employment Agreement dated January 15, 2012 between the Company and the Executive upon expiration of the stated term of such agreement.

(h) Duration . Notwithstanding the Employment Term hereunder, the applicable sections of this Agreement shall continue for so long as any obligations remain under this Agreement.

(i) Survival . All of the rights and covenants set forth in Sections 5, 6, 7, 9(d) and 9(k) of this Agreement shall survive and shall continue to be binding upon the Executive notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever. It is expressly agreed that the remedy at law for the breach or threatened breach of any such covenant is inadequate and that the Company, in addition to any other remedies that may be available to it, in law or in equity, shall be entitled to injunctive relief to prevent the breach or any threatened breach thereof without bond or other security or a showing that monetary damages will not provide an adequate remedy.

(j) Waiver . No waiver by either party hereto of any of the requirements imposed by this Agreement on, or any breach of any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by, the other party shall be deemed a waiver of a similar or dissimilar requirement, provision or condition of this Agreement at the same or any prior or subsequent time. Any such waiver shall be express and in writing, and there shall be no waiver by conduct.

(k) Indemnification . The Company shall indemnify the Executive, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, and in the same or better manner and to the same or better extent with respect to each aspect of the indemnification as provided to any other executive of the Company, against all costs, charges and expenses incurred or sustained by the Executive in connection with any action, suit or proceeding to which the Executive may be made a party, brought by any shareholder of the Company directly or derivatively or by any third party by reason of any act or omission of the Executive as an officer, director or employee of the Company or of any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company.

(l) Headings . The headings of the sections contained in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be deemed to control or affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this Agreement.

(m) Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one instrument.

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(n) Compliance with Code Section 409A . This Agreement is intended to be exempt from (or comply with) Code Section 409A, and the Company shall have complete discretion to interpret and construe this Agreement and any associated documents in any manner that establishes an exemption from (or otherwise conforms them to) the requirements of Code Section 409A. If, for any reason including imprecision in drafting, the Agreement does not accurately reflect its intended establishment of an exemption from (or compliance with) Code Section 409A, as demonstrated by consistent interpretations or other evidence of intent, the provision shall be considered ambiguous and shall be interpreted by the Company in a fashion consistent herewith, as determined in the sole and absolute discretion of the Company. Nevertheless, and notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its employees, trustees, or their agents shall have any obligation to mitigate, nor to hold the Executive harmless from, any or all taxes (including any imposed under Code Section 409A) arising under this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, have hereunto executed this Agreement effective as of the day and year first written above.
Date: September 11, 2014      LEXINGTON REALTY TRUST


/s/ Joseph S. Bonventre     
Name: Joseph S. Bonventre
Title: Authorized Officer


EXECUTIVE

Date: September 11, 2014      /s/ E. Robert Roskind     
E. Robert Roskind




















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Exhibit 10.3

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of September 11, 2014 and effective as of January 15, 2015 (the “Effective Date”), by and between Lexington Realty Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust (the “Company”) and Richard J. Rouse (the “Executive”).
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Company (the “Board”), has determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to assure that the Company will have the continued dedication of the Executive and to provide the Executive with compensation and benefits arrangements which are competitive with those of other real estate investment trusts; and

WHEREAS, the Board believes, among other things, it is imperative to diminish the inevitable distraction of the Executive by virtue of the personal uncertainties and risks created by a pending or threatened Change of Control (as defined below) and to encourage the Executive’s full attention and dedication to the Company currently and in the event of any threatened or pending Change of Control.

NOW, THEREFORE, in order to accomplish these objectives and in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises contained herein, the parties hereto, each intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:
1. Employment . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Company shall employ the Executive as Vice Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, and the Executive accepts such employment for the Employment Term (as defined below). During the Employment Term, the Executive shall perform the duties of the Vice Chairman and Chief Investment Officer and such other duties consistent with such position as may from time to time be assigned to him by the Board.

2. Performance . Except as provided below, the Executive will serve the Company faithfully and to the best of his ability and will devote substantially all of his business time, energy, experience and talents to the business of the Company and its affiliates; provided, however , that it shall not be considered a violation of the foregoing for the Executive to manage his personal or his family’s investments, or to serve on civic or charitable boards or committees, or, with the advance written approval of the Board, on industry boards or committees, so long as any of such activities do not interfere with the performance of the Executive’s responsibilities as an employee of the Company in accordance with this Agreement.

3. Employment Term . Unless earlier terminated pursuant to Section 6 below (including, but not limited to, the Executive’s termination of employment due to death, resignation, or Disability (as defined in Section 5(b)(iii) below)), the employment term shall begin upon the Effective Date, and shall continue until January 14, 2018 (the “Employment Term”). The Employment Term shall not renew and this Agreement shall terminate on January

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14, 2018. No compensation, benefits or payments shall be due to the Executive as a result of the termination of this Agreement on January 14, 2018 for no other reason than the expiration of the Employment Term. Any employment of the Executive by the Company beyond the Employment Term shall be at-will and shall not be governed by the terms of this Agreement.

4. Compensation and Benefits .      (a)      Base Salary . As compensation for services hereunder and in consideration of the Executive’s other agreements hereunder, during the Employment Term, the Company shall pay the Executive a base salary, payable in equal installments in accordance with the Company’s procedures at an annual rate as set forth in the Company’s public filings as of the Effective Date, subject to review by the Company no less frequently than annually for increase (but not to be decreased) (such base salary, as increased from time to time being hereinafter referred to as “Base Salary”).
(b) Bonuses and Incentive Compensation . During the Employment Term, the Executive shall have opportunities for bonuses and shall have opportunities for incentive compensation comparable to those provided to other senior executives of the Company and shall be eligible to participate in all bonus and incentive compensation plans made available by the Company, from time to time, for its senior executives.
(c) Medical, Dental, Disability, Life Insurance, Pension and Other Benefits . During the Employment Term, the Executive shall, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plan documents and all applicable laws, be eligible to participate in the various medical, dental, disability, life insurance, pension and other employee benefit plans made available by the Company, from time to time, for its senior executives.
(d) Vacation, Sick Leave . During the Employment Term, the Executive shall be entitled to vacation and sick leave in accordance with the Company’s established practices with respect to its senior executives.
(e) Expenses . The Executive shall be reimbursed by the Company for all reasonable expenses actually incurred by him in connection with the performance of his duties hereunder in accordance with policies established by the Company from time to time and upon receipt of appropriate documentation. Expenses reimbursable under this paragraph shall be reimbursed within reasonable period of time following Executive’s submission of the reimbursement request and any supporting documentation reasonably requested by the Company and no later than the end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the expenses were incurred by Executive.

5. Termination . (a)      During the Employment Term, the employment of the Executive may be terminated at any time (i) by the Company with or without Cause (as defined in Section 5(b)(i) below); (ii) by the Executive with or without Good Reason (as defined in Section 5(b)(ii) below); or (iii) by the Company without Cause or by the Executive with Good Reason, in either case, within 12 months of a Change in Control (a “Double Trigger Termination”). At any time after a Disability (as defined in Section 5(b)(iii) below) occurs, provided that the Board, upon advice of a medical doctor selected in accordance with Section 5(b)(iii) hereof, determines that the Executive remains incapable of performing his essential

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duties and responsibilities hereunder, subject to applicable legal requirements, the Company may terminate the Executive’s employment effective forthwith after giving notice to the Executive of such termination. Further, if the Board, upon advice of a medical doctor selected in accordance with Section 5(b)(iii) hereof, shall reasonably determine that the Executive has become physically or mentally incapable of performing his essential duties and responsibilities as provided in this Agreement and such incapacity is likely to last for a period of at least one hundred eighty (180) days from the onset of such incapacity, the Company may, at its discretion at any time thereafter while the Executive remains incapable of performing his material duties hereunder, and subject to applicable legal requirements, remove the Executive from his then position with the Company; provided, further, that if he returns to full time employment, with the permission of the Board, prior to the time he is determined to have incurred a Disability, he shall be restored to his position or positions with the Company.

(a)
For purposes of this Agreement,
(i) “Cause” shall mean: (A) the Executive’s conviction of, plea of nolo contendere to, or written admission of the commission of, a felony or misdemeanor (but not a traffic infraction, violation or similar offense), (B) any breach by the Executive of any material provision of this Agreement; (C) any act by the Executive involving moral turpitude, fraud or misrepresentation with respect to his duties for the Company or its affiliates; or (D) gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Executive in the performance of his duties as an employee, officer or member of the Company or its affiliates (that in only the case of gross negligence results in a material economic harm to the Company); provided, however , that the Company may not terminate the Executive’s employment under clauses (B), (C) or (D) unless the Company first gives the Executive notice of its intention to terminate and of the grounds for such termination within 90 days of such event, and in the case of a breach set forth in clause (B) above, the Executive either (X) has not, within 30 days following receipt of such notice, cured such Cause, or (Y) in the event such Cause cannot be cured within such 30-day period, has not taken all reasonable steps to cure such Cause. No termination for Cause shall be effective unless the Board makes a Cause determination after notice to the Executive and the Executive has been provided with the opportunity (with counsel of his choice) to contest the determination at a meeting of the Board.

(ii) “Good Reason” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following conditions without the Executive’s written consent, provided that Executive shall provide notice to the Company of the existence of the condition within ninety (90) days of the initial existence of such condition, upon the notice of which the Company shall have at least thirty (30) days within which to cure such condition, and if the Company fails to cure the condition within such cure period, the Executive must terminate employment by sending written notice to the Company within thirty (30) days following the Company’s failure to cure: (A) a material reduction of the Executive’s authority, duties and responsibilities, or the assignment to the Executive of duties materially inconsistent with the Executive’s position or positions with the Company, (B) a reduction in the Executive’s rate of Base Salary; or (C) a breach by the Company of any material provision of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) any change of the Executive’s position with the Company

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to which the Executive consents in writing shall not constitute Good Reason and (y) retirement by the Executive shall not constitute Good Reason and no compensation, benefits or payments shall be due to the Executive hereunder as a result of retirement by the Executive.

(iii) “Disability” shall mean the mental or physical incapacity of the Executive such that (A) he qualifies for long-term disability benefits under a Company-sponsored long-term disability policy or (B) the Executive has been incapable as a result of illness, disease, mental or physical disability, disorder, infirmity, or impairment or similar cause of performing his essential duties and responsibilities for any period of one hundred eighty (180) days (whether or not consecutive) in any consecutive three hundred sixty-five (365) day period. Disability shall be determined by an approved medical doctor selected by the Company and the Executive. If the Company and the Executive cannot agree on a medical doctor, each party shall select a medical doctor and the two doctors shall select a third who shall be the approved medical doctor for this purpose.

(iv) “Change in Control” shall mean:

(A) The acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) (a “Person”) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) (“Beneficial Ownership”) of 20% or more of either (i) the then outstanding common shares of beneficial interest of the Company (the “Outstanding Company Common Stock”) or (ii) the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of trustees (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection (A), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (1) any acquisition directly from the Company, (2) any acquisition by the Company, (3) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any entity controlled by the Company or (4) any acquisition by any entity pursuant to a transaction which complies with clauses (1), (2) and (3) of subsection (C) of this Section 5(b)(iv); or

(B) Individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a trustee subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the trustees then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of trustees or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board; or

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(C) Consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (a “Business Combination”), in each case, unless, following such Business Combination, (1) all or substantially all of the Persons who had Beneficial Ownership, respectively, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination have Beneficial Ownership of more than 50%, respectively, of the then outstanding common shares of beneficial interest and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of trustees, as the case may be, of the entity resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, an entity which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, (2) no Person (excluding any entity resulting from such Business Combination or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such entity resulting from such Business Combination) acquires Beneficial Ownership of 20% or more of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of the entity resulting from such Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such entity except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination and (3) at least a majority of the members of the board of trustees or board of trustees, as the case may be, of the entity resulting from such Business Combination were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement with the successor or purchasing entity in respect of such Business Combination, or of the action of the Board, providing for such Business Combination; or
(D) Approval by the shareholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

(v) “Long-Term Incentive Award” shall mean any long-term incentive award previously granted to the Executive, including but not limited to restricted shares, deferred share awards, and share option awards, whether or not issued pursuant to an equity award plan.
6.
Severance . (a) If, during the Employment Term,

1) the Executive terminates his employment with the Company for Good Reason;
2) the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause; or
3) the Executive’s employment is terminated in a Double Trigger Termination;
then, the Company shall have no liability or further obligation to the Executive except as follows: the Executive shall be entitled to receive, subject to Section 6(e):

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(i) within 30 days of such termination of employment, any earned but unpaid Base Salary for the period prior to termination and any earned but unpaid bonuses, in cash, for prior periods which have ended at the time of such termination (“Entitlements”);

(ii) at the time provided in such plan, any rights to which he is entitled in accordance with such applicable plan or program provisions under any employee benefit plan, program or arrangement, fringe benefit or incentive plan (“Rights”);

(iii) within 60 days of such termination of employment, severance pay (the “Severance Pay”) in a lump sum cash payment equal to two (2.0) times the sum of: (x) the Executive’s Base Salary at termination (disregarding a reduction in Base Salary that constitutes Good Reason), and (y) the average of the last two annual cash bonuses the Company has paid to or agreed to pay to (if such payment has not yet been made) the Executive (the “Average Bonus”);

(iv) within 60 days of such termination of employment, a lump sum cash payment of a pro rata annual bonus, without duplication of any Entitlements, determined by (x) the number of days the Executive was employed by the Company during the fiscal year divided by 365, and multiplied by (y) the Average Bonus (the “Pro Rata Cash Bonus”); and

Additionally, upon a termination of the Executive’s employment under Section 6(a)(1), 6(a)(2) or 6(a)(3) above, (x) all non-vested time based Long-Term Incentive Awards and all non-vested but earned performance based Long-Term Incentive Awards shall accelerate, become fully earned and vested, and (y) the end of the performance period for all non-vested but unearned performance based Long-Term Incentive Awards shall be the date of such termination and a pro rata amount of any of such awards then deemed to be earned awards (determined by the number of completed days of the performance period for such award divided by the total number of days in such performance period) shall accelerate, become fully earned and vested; provided, that all unexercised share option awards shall terminate within six months of such termination of employment.
Additionally, medical, dental, disability, life insurance and other employee welfare benefits (the “Welfare Plans”) then provided to senior executives of the Company shall be continued following the date of termination for a period of two (2.0) years and, if the Executive is precluded from participating in any Welfare Plan by its terms or applicable law during such period, the Company shall reimburse expenses actually incurred by the Executive during such period to obtain similar Welfare Plan coverage, but only to the extent Executive’s requested reimbursement of expenses for similar Welfare Plan coverage does not exceed the Company’s premiums or contributions that the Company would otherwise pay under the terms of this Agreement as of the date of the Executive’s termination, or date of payment if later, to continue Executive’s participation in the underlying Welfare Plan for the period the expenses were incurred by the Executive. Expenses reimbursable under this paragraph shall be reimbursed within thirty (30) days following Executive’s submission to the Company of the reimbursement request and supporting documentation reasonably requested by the Company and in no event later than the end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the expenses were

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incurred by Executive. The expenses eligible for reimbursement under this paragraph during any calendar year shall not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement under this paragraph in any other calendar year.
Except in the case of a Double Trigger Termination, as a condition of and upon receiving the Severance Pay under Section 6(a)(iii) and the Pro Rata Cash Bonus under Section 6(a)(iv) and the vesting of Long-Term Incentive Awards and Welfare Plan benefits continuation under Section 6(a) (collectively, the “Forfeitable Payments”), the Executive agrees to execute a release thereby releasing the Company and its affiliates from any and all obligations and liabilities to the Executive arising from or in connection with the Executive’s employment or termination of employment with the Company and its affiliates and any disagreements with respect to such employment, except that such release shall not apply with respect to any rights of the Executive to indemnification under the Company’s Declaration of Trust or By-Laws or to any rights of the Executive to indemnification or directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage of the Company and its affiliates. If the Executive does not execute the release and the release does not become irrevocable within 60 days of his termination of employment, the Executive shall forfeit his right to the Forfeitable Payments.
(b) If during the Employment Term, the Executive’s employment is terminated on account of death or Disability, the Company shall have no liability or further obligation to the Executive except as follows: the Executive (and his estate or designated beneficiaries under any Company-sponsored employee benefit plan in the event of his death) shall be entitled to receive, subject to Section 6(e):

(i) any Entitlements within 30 days of such termination of employment or, if later, the date such Entitlement would otherwise be paid to active employees of the Company, and any Rights at the time provided in the relevant plans;
(ii) within 60 days of such termination of employment, Severance Pay in a lump sum cash payment of one (1) times the Executive’s Base Salary at termination; and
(iii) within 60 days of such termination, the Pro Rata Cash Bonus;

Additionally, (x) all non-vested time based Long-Term Incentive Awards and all non-vested but earned performance based Long-Term Incentive Awards shall accelerate, become fully earned and vested, and (y) the end of the performance period for all non-vested but unearned performance based Long-Term Incentive Awards shall be the date of such termination and a pro rata amount of any of such awards then deemed to be earned awards (determined by the number of completed days of the performance period for such award divided by the total number of days in such performance period) shall accelerate, become fully earned and vested; provided, that all unexercised share option awards shall terminate within six months of such termination of employment.

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Additionally, the group health plan then provided to senior executives of the Company shall be continued following the date of termination for a period of two (2.0) years and, during such period, if the Executive is precluded from participating in such group health plan by its terms or applicable law at any time during such period, the Company shall reimburse expenses actually incurred by the Executive during such period to obtain similar coverage, but only to the extent Executive’s requested reimbursement of expenses for such similar coverage does not exceed the Company’s premiums or contributions that the Company would otherwise pay as of the date of the Executive’s termination to continue the Executive’s participation in the group health plan for the period the expenses for similar coverage are incurred by Executive. Expenses reimbursable under this paragraph shall be reimbursed within thirty (30) days following Executive’s submission to the Company of the reimbursement request and supporting documentation reasonably requested by the Company and in no event later than the end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the expenses were incurred by Executive. The expenses eligible for reimbursement under this paragraph during any calendar year shall not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement under this paragraph in any other calendar year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the continuation period for group health benefits under Section 4980B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) by reason of the Executive’s termination of employment with the Company shall be measured from his actual date of termination of employment.
As a condition of receiving the Forfeitable Payments, the Executive, or the representative of his estate if he has died, agrees to execute a release thereby releasing the Company and its affiliates from any and all obligations and liabilities to the Executive arising from or in connection with the Executive’s employment or termination of employment with the Company and its affiliates and any disagreements with respect to such employment, except that such release shall not apply with respect to any rights of the Executive to indemnification under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws or to any rights of the Executive to indemnification or directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage of the Company and its affiliates. If the Executive or the representative of his estate does not execute the release and the release does not become irrevocable within 60 days of his termination of employment or death, the Executive or the estate shall forfeit the right to the Forfeitable Payments.
(c) If during the Employment Term, the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company for Cause or by the Executive without Good Reason, (i) all non-vested and/or unexercised Long-Term Incentive Awards shall be forfeited, terminated and cancelled and (ii) the Company shall have no liability or further obligation to the Executive except as follows: the Executive shall be entitled to receive any Entitlements within 30 days of such termination of employment or, if later, the date such Entitlement would otherwise be paid to active employees of the Company, and any Rights at the time provided in the relevant plans.

(d) The payments made pursuant to this Section 6 shall be excluded from all pension and benefit calculations under the employee benefit plans of the Company and its affiliates, except as otherwise provided in the applicable employee benefit plan.

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(e) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 6 to the contrary, if any amounts or benefits payable under this Agreement in the event of Executive’s termination of employment constitute “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Code Section 409A, payment of such amounts and benefits shall commence when the Executive incurs a “separation from service” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation 1.409A-1(h), without regard to any of the optional provisions thereunder, from the Company and any entity that would be considered a single employer with the Company under Code Section 414(b) or 414(c) (“Separation from Service”). Such payments or benefits shall be provided in accordance with the timing provisions of this Agreement by substituting the Agreement’s references to “termination of employment” or “termination” with Separation from Service. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at the time of Executive’s Separation from Service the Executive is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i), any amount or benefits that the constitutes “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Code Section 409A that becomes payable to Executive on account of the Executive’s Separation from Service will not be paid until after the earlier of (i) first business day of the seventh month following Executive’s Separation from Service, or (ii) the date of the Executive’s death (the “409A Suspension Period”). Within 14 calendar days after the end of the 409A Suspension Period, the Executive shall be paid a cash lump sum payment equal to any payments (including interest on any such payments, at an interest rate of not less than the prime interest rate, as published in the Wall Street Journal , over the period such payment is restricted from being paid to the Executive) and benefits that the Company would otherwise have been required to provide under this Section 6 but for the imposition of the 409A Suspension Period delayed because of the preceding sentence. Thereafter, the Executive shall receive any remaining payments and benefits due under this Section 6 in accordance with the terms of this Section (as if there had not been any Suspension Period beforehand). For the purposes of this Agreement, each payment that is part of a series of installment payments shall treated be as a separate payment for purposes of Code Section 409A.

7. Covenants of the Executive . (a)    During the Employment Term and for a period of one (1) year thereafter, (i) the Executive shall not, within any jurisdiction or marketing area in which the Company or any of its affiliates is doing business, directly or indirectly, own, manage, operate, control, consult with, be employed by or participate in the ownership, management, operation or control of any business of the type and character engaged in or competitive with that conducted by the Company or any of its affiliates; (ii) the Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, employ, solicit for employment or otherwise contract for the services of any employee of the Company or any of its affiliates at the time of this Agreement or who shall subsequently become an employee of the Company or any such affiliate; provided, however , this subparagraph (ii) shall not apply to the Executive’s personal secretary at the time of termination; and (iii) the Executive will not solicit, in competition with the Company or its affiliates, any person who is, or was at any time within the twelve months prior to his termination of employment, a customer of the business conducted by the Company or any of its affiliates. For purposes of determining whether to permanently withhold, or recover, payments from the Executive pursuant to Section 7(d) hereof, the Board shall determine what constitutes a competing business; provided that (x) the scope of businesses and the jurisdictions and marketing areas within which the Executive has agreed not to compete pursuant to clause

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(a)(i) of this Section 7 shall, for any challenged activity of the Executive, be determined as of the date of any such activity and (y) the Executive’s ownership of securities of two percent (2%) or less of any publicly traded class of securities of a public company shall not be considered to be competition with the Company or any of its affiliates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 7(a) shall not apply following the Executive’s termination after the Employment Term.

(b) For the Employment Term and thereafter, (i) the Executive will not divulge, transmit or otherwise disclose (except as legally compelled by court order, and then only to the extent required, after prompt notice to the Company of any such order), directly or indirectly, other than in the regular and proper course of business of the Company, any confidential knowledge or information with respect to the operations, finances, organization or employees of the Company or with respect to confidential or secret processes, services, techniques, customers or plans with respect to the Company; and (ii) the Executive will not use (except as legally compelled by court order, and then only to the extent required, after prompt notice to the Company of any such order), directly or indirectly, any confidential information for the benefit of anyone other than the Company; provided, however , that the Executive has no obligation, express or implied, to refrain from using or disclosing to others any such knowledge or information which is or hereafter shall become available to the public other than through disclosure by the Executive. All new processes, techniques, know-how, inventions, plans, products, patents and devices developed, made or invented by the Executive, alone or with others, while an employee of the Company which are related to the business of the Company shall be and become the sole property of the Company, unless released in writing by the Company, and the Executive hereby assigns any and all rights therein or thereto to the Company.

(c) All files, records, correspondence, memoranda, notes or other documents (including, without limitation, those in computer-readable form) or property relating or belonging to the Company or its affiliates, whether prepared by the Executive or otherwise coming into his possession in the course of the performance of his services under this Agreement, shall be the exclusive property of Company and shall be delivered to Company and not retained by the Executive (including, without limitations, any copies thereof) upon termination of the Executive’s employment for any reason whatsoever.

(d) The Executive acknowledges that a breach of his covenants contained in this Section 7 may cause irreparable damage to the Company and its affiliates, the exact amount of which will be difficult to ascertain, that the remedies at law for any such breach will be inadequate and that the amounts payable to the Executive pursuant to the provisions of Section 6(a)(iii), (iv) and the paragraphs following 6(a)(iv) and /or 6(b)(ii), (iii) and (iv) hereunder are additional consideration for the covenants contained in this Section 7. Accordingly, the Executive agrees that if he breaches any of the covenants contained in this Section 7, in addition to any other remedy which may be available at law or in equity, the Company shall be entitled to specific performance and injunctive relief. In addition, the breach of any of the covenants contained in this Section 7 shall entitle the Company to permanently withhold, and to recover from the Executive any amounts paid to the Executive pursuant to

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the provisions of Section 6(a)(iii), (iv) and the paragraphs following 6(a)(iv) and /or 6(b)(ii), (iii) and (iv) of this Agreement. The Company shall provide the Executive with at least five days prior written notice before withholding of any payment provided for in the immediately preceding sentence.
(e) The Company and the Executive further acknowledge that the time, scope, geographic area and other provisions of this Section 7 have been specifically negotiated by sophisticated commercial parties and agree that all such provisions are reasonable under the circumstances of the activities contemplated by this Agreement. In the event that the agreements in this Section 7 shall be determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable by reason of their extending for too great a period of time or over too great a geographical area or by reason of their being too extensive in any other respect, they shall be interpreted to extend only over the maximum period of time for which they may be enforceable and/or over the maximum geographical area as to which they may be enforceable and/or to the maximum extent in all other respects as to which they may be enforceable, all as determined by such court in such action.
(f) The Executive agrees to cooperate with the Company, during the Term of Employment and thereafter (including following the Executive’s termination of employment for any reason), by making himself reasonably available to testify on behalf of the Company or any of its affiliates in any action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative, and to assist the Company, or any affiliate, in any such action, suit, or proceeding, by providing information and meeting and consulting with the Company’s Board or its representatives or counsel, or representatives or counsel to the Company, or any affiliate as reasonably requested; provided, however that the same does not materially interfere with his then current professional activities or important personal activities and is not contrary to the best interests of the Executive. The Company agrees to reimburse the Executive, on an after-tax basis, for all expenses actually incurred in connection with his provision of testimony or assistance, and, if during the period following the Employment Term, the Company requests the Executive’s cooperation for a period of greater than 8 hours per month, the Company agrees to reimburse the Executive at a rate of $250.00 per hour. Expenses reimbursable under this paragraph must be reimbursed within thirty (30) days following Executive’s submission to the Company of the reimbursement request and supporting documentation reasonably requested by the Company and in no event later than the end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the expenses were incurred by Executive.
(g) The Executive agrees that, during the Term of Employment and at any time thereafter (including following the Executive’s termination of employment for any reason) he will not make statements or representations, or otherwise communicate, directly or indirectly, in writing, orally, or otherwise, or take any action which may, directly or indirectly, disparage the Company or any of its affiliates or their respective officers, directors, employees, advisors, businesses or reputations. The Company agrees that, during the Employment Term, and at any time thereafter, (including following the Executive’s termination of employment for any reason) it will not make statements or representations, or otherwise communicate, directly or indirectly, in writing, orally, or otherwise, or take any action which may, directly or indirectly, disparage the Executive’s reputation. Notwithstanding

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the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall preclude the Executive or a representative of the Company from making truthful statements or disclosures that are required by applicable law, regulation or legal process.
8. Notices . Any notices required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given when personally delivered or when mailed, certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, to the following addresses:

If to the Executive:
Richard J. Rouse
11 Kanes Lane
Huntington Bay, New York 11743

If to the Company:
Lexington Realty Trust
One Penn Plaza, Suite 4015
New York, NY 10119-4015
Attention: Compensation Committee Chairman
with a copy to:
Lexington Realty Trust
One Penn Plaza, Suite 4015
New York, NY 10119-4015
Attention: Joseph S. Bonventre, Esq.
9. General . (a)     Governing Law . The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts executed and to be performed entirely within said State.
(b) Construction and Severability . If any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not in any way be affected or impaired, and the parties undertake to implement all efforts which are necessary, desirable and sufficient to amend, supplement or substitute all and any such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with enforceable and valid provisions which would produce as nearly as may be possible the result previously intended by the parties without renegotiation of any material terms and conditions stipulated herein.
(c) Assignability . The Executive may not assign his interest in or delegate his duties under this Agreement. This Agreement is for the employment of the Executive, personally, and the services to be rendered by him under this Agreement must be rendered by him and no other person. The Executive represents and warrants to the Company that the Executive has no contracts or agreements of any nature that the Executive has entered into with any other person, firm or corporation that contain any restraints on the Executive’s ability

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to perform his obligations under this Agreement. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns. Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company will assign this Agreement to and all rights hereunder shall inure to the benefit of any person, firm or corporation resulting from the reorganization of the Company or succeeding to the business or assets of the Company by purchase, merger or consolidation.

(d) Enforcement Costs . If any contest or dispute shall arise under this Agreement involving the termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company and its affiliates or involving the failure or refusal of the Company to perform fully in accordance with the terms hereof, the Company shall advance the Executive or pay directly on his behalf, all reasonable legal fees and expenses, if any, incurred or, in the case of fees and expenses for which payment is required before the services are rendered, to be incurred within the next 30 days, by the Executive in connection with such contest or dispute upon presentation of an itemized bill to the Company regarding any such fees and expenses along with proof reasonably satisfactory to the Company that such expenses have been incurred or will be incurred within the next 30 days by the Executive; provided , however , that in the event the resolution of any such contest or dispute includes a finding that the Executive’s claims in such contest or dispute are frivolous or brought in bad faith, the Executive shall be required to reimburse the Company, for all sums advanced to the Executive pursuant to this Section 10(d) in connection with such contest or dispute, together with interest in an amount equal to the prime rate, as published in the Wall Street Journal, but in no event higher than the maximum legal rate permissible under applicable law, such interest to accrue from the date the Company makes payment to the Executive hereunder through the date of the Executive’s repayment thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any reimbursements under this paragraph following the Executive’s termination of employment with the Company shall be subject to the payment limitations described in Section 6(e) of this Agreement.

(e) Compliance with Rules and Policies . The Executive shall perform all services in all material respects in accordance with the applicable policies, procedures and rules established by the Company, including, but not limited to, the By-Laws of the Company. In addition, the Executive, where applicable, shall comply in all material respects with all laws, rules and regulations that are generally applicable to the Company, its affiliates and their employees, directors and officers.

(f) Taxes . The Company shall withhold from all amounts due hereunder any applicable withholding taxes payable to federal, state, local or foreign taxing authorities. The Company shall have no obligation to indemnify or hold the Executive harmless from any taxes he may incur from any amounts payable under this Agreement.

(g) Entire Agreement; Modification . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, supersedes all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, including, but not limited to the Employment Agreement dated January 15, 2012 between the Company and the Executive upon expiration of the stated term of such agreement.

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(h) Duration . Notwithstanding the Employment Term hereunder, the applicable sections of this Agreement shall continue for so long as any obligations remain under this Agreement.

(i) Survival . All of the rights and covenants set forth in Sections 5, 6, 7, 9(d) and 9(k) of this Agreement shall survive and shall continue to be binding upon the Executive notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever. It is expressly agreed that the remedy at law for the breach or threatened breach of any such covenant is inadequate and that the Company, in addition to any other remedies that may be available to it, in law or in equity, shall be entitled to injunctive relief to prevent the breach or any threatened breach thereof without bond or other security or a showing that monetary damages will not provide an adequate remedy.

(j) Waiver . No waiver by either party hereto of any of the requirements imposed by this Agreement on, or any breach of any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by, the other party shall be deemed a waiver of a similar or dissimilar requirement, provision or condition of this Agreement at the same or any prior or subsequent time. Any such waiver shall be express and in writing, and there shall be no waiver by conduct.

(k) Indemnification . The Company shall indemnify the Executive, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, and in the same or better manner and to the same or better extent with respect to each aspect of the indemnification as provided to any other executive of the Company, against all costs, charges and expenses incurred or sustained by the Executive in connection with any action, suit or proceeding to which the Executive may be made a party, brought by any shareholder of the Company directly or derivatively or by any third party by reason of any act or omission of the Executive as an officer, director or employee of the Company or of any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company.

(l) Headings . The headings of the sections contained in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be deemed to control or affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this Agreement.

(m) Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one instrument.

(n) Compliance with Code Section 409A . This Agreement is intended to be exempt from (or comply with) Code Section 409A, and the Company shall have complete discretion to interpret and construe this Agreement and any associated documents in any manner that establishes an exemption from (or otherwise conforms them to) the requirements of Code Section 409A. If, for any reason including imprecision in drafting, the Agreement does not accurately reflect its intended establishment of an exemption from (or compliance with) Code Section 409A, as demonstrated by consistent interpretations or other evidence of intent, the provision shall be considered ambiguous and shall be interpreted by the Company in a fashion consistent herewith, as determined in the sole and absolute discretion of the Company. Nevertheless, and notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, neither

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the Company nor any of its employees, trustees, or their agents shall have any obligation to mitigate, nor to hold the Executive harmless from, any or all taxes (including any imposed under Code Section 409A) arising under this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, have hereunto executed this Agreement effective as of the day and year first written above.
Date: September 11, 2014      LEXINGTON REALTY TRUST


/s/ Joseph S. Bonventre     
Name: Joseph S. Bonventre
Title: Authorized Officer


EXECUTIVE

Date: September 11, 2014      /s/ Richard J. Rouse
Richard J. Rouse




















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Exhibit 10.4

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of September 11, 2014 and effective as of January 15, 2015 (the “Effective Date”), by and between Lexington Realty Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust (the “Company”) and Patrick Carroll (the “Executive”).
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Company (the “Board”), has determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders to assure that the Company will have the continued dedication of the Executive and to provide the Executive with compensation and benefits arrangements which are competitive with those of other real estate investment trusts; and

WHEREAS, the Board believes, among other things, it is imperative to diminish the inevitable distraction of the Executive by virtue of the personal uncertainties and risks created by a pending or threatened Change of Control (as defined below) and to encourage the Executive’s full attention and dedication to the Company currently and in the event of any threatened or pending Change of Control.

NOW, THEREFORE, in order to accomplish these objectives and in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises contained herein, the parties hereto, each intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:
1. Employment . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Company shall employ the Executive as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and the Executive accepts such employment for the Employment Term (as defined below). During the Employment Term, the Executive shall perform the duties of the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and such other duties consistent with such position as may from time to time be assigned to him by the Board.

2. Performance . Except as provided below, the Executive will serve the Company faithfully and to the best of his ability and will devote substantially all of his business time, energy, experience and talents to the business of the Company and its affiliates; provided, however , that it shall not be considered a violation of the foregoing for the Executive to manage his personal or his family’s investments, or to serve on civic or charitable boards or committees, or, with the advance written approval of the Board, on industry boards or committees, so long as any of such activities do not interfere with the performance of the Executive’s responsibilities as an employee of the Company in accordance with this Agreement.

3. Employment Term . Unless earlier terminated pursuant to Section 6 below (including, but not limited to, the Executive’s termination of employment due to death, resignation, or Disability (as defined in Section 5(b)(iii) below)), the employment term shall begin upon the Effective Date, and shall continue until January 14, 2018 (the “Employment Term”). The Employment Term shall not renew and this Agreement shall terminate on January

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14, 2018. No compensation, benefits or payments shall be due to the Executive as a result of the termination of this Agreement on January 14, 2018 for no other reason than the expiration of the Employment Term. Any employment of the Executive by the Company beyond the Employment Term shall be at-will and shall not be governed by the terms of this Agreement.

4. Compensation and Benefits .      (a)      Base Salary . As compensation for services hereunder and in consideration of the Executive’s other agreements hereunder, during the Employment Term, the Company shall pay the Executive a base salary, payable in equal installments in accordance with the Company’s procedures at an annual rate as set forth in the Company’s public filings as of the Effective Date, subject to review by the Company no less frequently than annually for increase (but not to be decreased) (such base salary, as increased from time to time being hereinafter referred to as “Base Salary”).
(b) Bonuses and Incentive Compensation . During the Employment Term, the Executive shall have opportunities for bonuses and shall have opportunities for incentive compensation comparable to those provided to other senior executives of the Company and shall be eligible to participate in all bonus and incentive compensation plans made available by the Company, from time to time, for its senior executives.
(c) Medical, Dental, Disability, Life Insurance, Pension and Other Benefits . During the Employment Term, the Executive shall, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plan documents and all applicable laws, be eligible to participate in the various medical, dental, disability, life insurance, pension and other employee benefit plans made available by the Company, from time to time, for its senior executives.
(d) Vacation, Sick Leave . During the Employment Term, the Executive shall be entitled to vacation and sick leave in accordance with the Company’s established practices with respect to its senior executives.
(e) Expenses . The Executive shall be reimbursed by the Company for all reasonable expenses actually incurred by him in connection with the performance of his duties hereunder in accordance with policies established by the Company from time to time and upon receipt of appropriate documentation. Expenses reimbursable under this paragraph shall be reimbursed within reasonable period of time following Executive’s submission of the reimbursement request and any supporting documentation reasonably requested by the Company and no later than the end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the expenses were incurred by Executive.

5. Termination . (a)      During the Employment Term, the employment of the Executive may be terminated at any time (i) by the Company with or without Cause (as defined in Section 5(b)(i) below); (ii) by the Executive with or without Good Reason (as defined in Section 5(b)(ii) below); or (iii) by the Company without Cause or by the Executive with Good Reason, in either case, within 12 months of a Change in Control (a “Double Trigger Termination”). At any time after a Disability (as defined in Section 5(b)(iii) below) occurs, provided that the Board, upon advice of a medical doctor selected in accordance with Section 5(b)(iii) hereof, determines that the Executive remains incapable of performing his essential

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duties and responsibilities hereunder, subject to applicable legal requirements, the Company may terminate the Executive’s employment effective forthwith after giving notice to the Executive of such termination. Further, if the Board, upon advice of a medical doctor selected in accordance with Section 5(b)(iii) hereof, shall reasonably determine that the Executive has become physically or mentally incapable of performing his essential duties and responsibilities as provided in this Agreement and such incapacity is likely to last for a period of at least one hundred eighty (180) days from the onset of such incapacity, the Company may, at its discretion at any time thereafter while the Executive remains incapable of performing his material duties hereunder, and subject to applicable legal requirements, remove the Executive from his then position with the Company; provided, further, that if he returns to full time employment, with the permission of the Board, prior to the time he is determined to have incurred a Disability, he shall be restored to his position or positions with the Company.

(a)
For purposes of this Agreement,
(i) “Cause” shall mean: (A) the Executive’s conviction of, plea of nolo contendere to, or written admission of the commission of, a felony or misdemeanor (but not a traffic infraction, violation or similar offense), (B) any breach by the Executive of any material provision of this Agreement; (C) any act by the Executive involving moral turpitude, fraud or misrepresentation with respect to his duties for the Company or its affiliates; or (D) gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Executive in the performance of his duties as an employee, officer or member of the Company or its affiliates (that in only the case of gross negligence results in a material economic harm to the Company); provided, however , that the Company may not terminate the Executive’s employment under clauses (B), (C) or (D) unless the Company first gives the Executive notice of its intention to terminate and of the grounds for such termination within 90 days of such event, and in the case of a breach set forth in clause (B) above, the Executive either (X) has not, within 30 days following receipt of such notice, cured such Cause, or (Y) in the event such Cause cannot be cured within such 30-day period, has not taken all reasonable steps to cure such Cause. No termination for Cause shall be effective unless the Board makes a Cause determination after notice to the Executive and the Executive has been provided with the opportunity (with counsel of his choice) to contest the determination at a meeting of the Board.

(ii) “Good Reason” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following conditions without the Executive’s written consent, provided that Executive shall provide notice to the Company of the existence of the condition within ninety (90) days of the initial existence of such condition, upon the notice of which the Company shall have at least thirty (30) days within which to cure such condition, and if the Company fails to cure the condition within such cure period, the Executive must terminate employment by sending written notice to the Company within thirty (30) days following the Company’s failure to cure: (A) a material reduction of the Executive’s authority, duties and responsibilities, or the assignment to the Executive of duties materially inconsistent with the Executive’s position or positions with the Company, (B) a reduction in the Executive’s rate of Base Salary; or (C) a breach by the Company of any material provision of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) any change of the Executive’s position with the Company

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to which the Executive consents in writing shall not constitute Good Reason and (y) retirement by the Executive shall not constitute Good Reason and no compensation, benefits or payments shall be due to the Executive hereunder as a result of retirement by the Executive.

(iii) “Disability” shall mean the mental or physical incapacity of the Executive such that (A) he qualifies for long-term disability benefits under a Company-sponsored long-term disability policy or (B) the Executive has been incapable as a result of illness, disease, mental or physical disability, disorder, infirmity, or impairment or similar cause of performing his essential duties and responsibilities for any period of one hundred eighty (180) days (whether or not consecutive) in any consecutive three hundred sixty-five (365) day period. Disability shall be determined by an approved medical doctor selected by the Company and the Executive. If the Company and the Executive cannot agree on a medical doctor, each party shall select a medical doctor and the two doctors shall select a third who shall be the approved medical doctor for this purpose.

(iv) “Change in Control” shall mean:

(A) The acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) (a “Person”) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) (“Beneficial Ownership”) of 20% or more of either (i) the then outstanding common shares of beneficial interest of the Company (the “Outstanding Company Common Stock”) or (ii) the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of trustees (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection (A), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (1) any acquisition directly from the Company, (2) any acquisition by the Company, (3) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any entity controlled by the Company or (4) any acquisition by any entity pursuant to a transaction which complies with clauses (1), (2) and (3) of subsection (C) of this Section 5(b)(iv); or

(B) Individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a trustee subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the trustees then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of trustees or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board; or

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(C) Consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (a “Business Combination”), in each case, unless, following such Business Combination, (1) all or substantially all of the Persons who had Beneficial Ownership, respectively, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination have Beneficial Ownership of more than 50%, respectively, of the then outstanding common shares of beneficial interest and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of trustees, as the case may be, of the entity resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, an entity which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, (2) no Person (excluding any entity resulting from such Business Combination or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such entity resulting from such Business Combination) acquires Beneficial Ownership of 20% or more of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of the entity resulting from such Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such entity except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination and (3) at least a majority of the members of the board of trustees or board of trustees, as the case may be, of the entity resulting from such Business Combination were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement with the successor or purchasing entity in respect of such Business Combination, or of the action of the Board, providing for such Business Combination; or
(D) Approval by the shareholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

(v) “Long-Term Incentive Award” shall mean any long-term incentive award previously granted to the Executive, including but not limited to restricted shares, deferred share awards, and share option awards, whether or not issued pursuant to an equity award plan.
6.
Severance . (a) If, during the Employment Term,

1) the Executive terminates his employment with the Company for Good Reason;
2) the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause; or
3) the Executive’s employment is terminated in a Double Trigger Termination;
then, the Company shall have no liability or further obligation to the Executive except as follows: the Executive shall be entitled to receive, subject to Section 6(e):

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(i) within 30 days of such termination of employment, any earned but unpaid Base Salary for the period prior to termination and any earned but unpaid bonuses, in cash, for prior periods which have ended at the time of such termination (“Entitlements”);

(ii) at the time provided in such plan, any rights to which he is entitled in accordance with such applicable plan or program provisions under any employee benefit plan, program or arrangement, fringe benefit or incentive plan (“Rights”);

(iii) within 60 days of such termination of employment, severance pay (the “Severance Pay”) in a lump sum cash payment equal to two (2.0) times the sum of: (x) the Executive’s Base Salary at termination (disregarding a reduction in Base Salary that constitutes Good Reason), and (y) the average of the last two annual cash bonuses the Company has paid to or agreed to pay to (if such payment has not yet been made) the Executive (the “Average Bonus”);

(iv) within 60 days of such termination of employment, a lump sum cash payment of a pro rata annual bonus, without duplication of any Entitlements, determined by (x) the number of days the Executive was employed by the Company during the fiscal year divided by 365, and multiplied by (y) the Average Bonus (the “Pro Rata Cash Bonus”); and

Additionally, upon a termination of the Executive’s employment under Section 6(a)(1), 6(a)(2) or 6(a)(3) above, (x) all non-vested time based Long-Term Incentive Awards and all non-vested but earned performance based Long-Term Incentive Awards shall accelerate, become fully earned and vested, and (y) the end of the performance period for all non-vested but unearned performance based Long-Term Incentive Awards shall be the date of such termination and a pro rata amount of any of such awards then deemed to be earned awards (determined by the number of completed days of the performance period for such award divided by the total number of days in such performance period) shall accelerate, become fully earned and vested; provided, that all unexercised share option awards shall terminate within six months of such termination of employment.
Additionally, medical, dental, disability, life insurance and other employee welfare benefits (the “Welfare Plans”) then provided to senior executives of the Company shall be continued following the date of termination for a period of two (2.0) years and, if the Executive is precluded from participating in any Welfare Plan by its terms or applicable law during such period, the Company shall reimburse expenses actually incurred by the Executive during such period to obtain similar Welfare Plan coverage, but only to the extent Executive’s requested reimbursement of expenses for similar Welfare Plan coverage does not exceed the Company’s premiums or contributions that the Company would otherwise pay under the terms of this Agreement as of the date of the Executive’s termination, or date of payment if later, to continue Executive’s participation in the underlying Welfare Plan for the period the expenses were incurred by the Executive. Expenses reimbursable under this paragraph shall be reimbursed within thirty (30) days following Executive’s submission to the Company of the reimbursement request and supporting documentation reasonably requested by the Company and in no event later than the end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the expenses were

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incurred by Executive. The expenses eligible for reimbursement under this paragraph during any calendar year shall not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement under this paragraph in any other calendar year.
Except in the case of a Double Trigger Termination, as a condition of and upon receiving the Severance Pay under Section 6(a)(iii) and the Pro Rata Cash Bonus under Section 6(a)(iv) and the vesting of Long-Term Incentive Awards and Welfare Plan benefits continuation under Section 6(a) (collectively, the “Forfeitable Payments”), the Executive agrees to execute a release thereby releasing the Company and its affiliates from any and all obligations and liabilities to the Executive arising from or in connection with the Executive’s employment or termination of employment with the Company and its affiliates and any disagreements with respect to such employment, except that such release shall not apply with respect to any rights of the Executive to indemnification under the Company’s Declaration of Trust or By-Laws or to any rights of the Executive to indemnification or directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage of the Company and its affiliates. If the Executive does not execute the release and the release does not become irrevocable within 60 days of his termination of employment, the Executive shall forfeit his right to the Forfeitable Payments.
(b) If during the Employment Term, the Executive’s employment is terminated on account of death or Disability, the Company shall have no liability or further obligation to the Executive except as follows: the Executive (and his estate or designated beneficiaries under any Company-sponsored employee benefit plan in the event of his death) shall be entitled to receive, subject to Section 6(e):

(i) any Entitlements within 30 days of such termination of employment or, if later, the date such Entitlement would otherwise be paid to active employees of the Company, and any Rights at the time provided in the relevant plans;
(ii) within 60 days of such termination of employment, Severance Pay in a lump sum cash payment of one (1) times the Executive’s Base Salary at termination; and
(iii) within 60 days of such termination, the Pro Rata Cash Bonus;

Additionally, (x) all non-vested time based Long-Term Incentive Awards and all non-vested but earned performance based Long-Term Incentive Awards shall accelerate, become fully earned and vested, and (y) the end of the performance period for all non-vested but unearned performance based Long-Term Incentive Awards shall be the date of such termination and a pro rata amount of any of such awards then deemed to be earned awards (determined by the number of completed days of the performance period for such award divided by the total number of days in such performance period) shall accelerate, become fully earned and vested; provided, that all unexercised share option awards shall terminate within six months of such termination of employment.

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Additionally, the group health plan then provided to senior executives of the Company shall be continued following the date of termination for a period of two (2.0) years and, during such period, if the Executive is precluded from participating in such group health plan by its terms or applicable law at any time during such period, the Company shall reimburse expenses actually incurred by the Executive during such period to obtain similar coverage, but only to the extent Executive’s requested reimbursement of expenses for such similar coverage does not exceed the Company’s premiums or contributions that the Company would otherwise pay as of the date of the Executive’s termination to continue the Executive’s participation in the group health plan for the period the expenses for similar coverage are incurred by Executive. Expenses reimbursable under this paragraph shall be reimbursed within thirty (30) days following Executive’s submission to the Company of the reimbursement request and supporting documentation reasonably requested by the Company and in no event later than the end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the expenses were incurred by Executive. The expenses eligible for reimbursement under this paragraph during any calendar year shall not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement under this paragraph in any other calendar year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the continuation period for group health benefits under Section 4980B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) by reason of the Executive’s termination of employment with the Company shall be measured from his actual date of termination of employment.
As a condition of receiving the Forfeitable Payments, the Executive, or the representative of his estate if he has died, agrees to execute a release thereby releasing the Company and its affiliates from any and all obligations and liabilities to the Executive arising from or in connection with the Executive’s employment or termination of employment with the Company and its affiliates and any disagreements with respect to such employment, except that such release shall not apply with respect to any rights of the Executive to indemnification under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws or to any rights of the Executive to indemnification or directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage of the Company and its affiliates. If the Executive or the representative of his estate does not execute the release and the release does not become irrevocable within 60 days of his termination of employment or death, the Executive or the estate shall forfeit the right to the Forfeitable Payments.
(c) If during the Employment Term, the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company for Cause or by the Executive without Good Reason, (i) all non-vested and/or unexercised Long-Term Incentive Awards shall be forfeited, terminated and cancelled and (ii) the Company shall have no liability or further obligation to the Executive except as follows: the Executive shall be entitled to receive any Entitlements within 30 days of such termination of employment or, if later, the date such Entitlement would otherwise be paid to active employees of the Company, and any Rights at the time provided in the relevant plans.

(d) The payments made pursuant to this Section 6 shall be excluded from all pension and benefit calculations under the employee benefit plans of the Company and its affiliates, except as otherwise provided in the applicable employee benefit plan.

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(e) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 6 to the contrary, if any amounts or benefits payable under this Agreement in the event of Executive’s termination of employment constitute “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Code Section 409A, payment of such amounts and benefits shall commence when the Executive incurs a “separation from service” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation 1.409A-1(h), without regard to any of the optional provisions thereunder, from the Company and any entity that would be considered a single employer with the Company under Code Section 414(b) or 414(c) (“Separation from Service”). Such payments or benefits shall be provided in accordance with the timing provisions of this Agreement by substituting the Agreement’s references to “termination of employment” or “termination” with Separation from Service. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at the time of Executive’s Separation from Service the Executive is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i), any amount or benefits that the constitutes “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Code Section 409A that becomes payable to Executive on account of the Executive’s Separation from Service will not be paid until after the earlier of (i) first business day of the seventh month following Executive’s Separation from Service, or (ii) the date of the Executive’s death (the “409A Suspension Period”). Within 14 calendar days after the end of the 409A Suspension Period, the Executive shall be paid a cash lump sum payment equal to any payments (including interest on any such payments, at an interest rate of not less than the prime interest rate, as published in the Wall Street Journal , over the period such payment is restricted from being paid to the Executive) and benefits that the Company would otherwise have been required to provide under this Section 6 but for the imposition of the 409A Suspension Period delayed because of the preceding sentence. Thereafter, the Executive shall receive any remaining payments and benefits due under this Section 6 in accordance with the terms of this Section (as if there had not been any Suspension Period beforehand). For the purposes of this Agreement, each payment that is part of a series of installment payments shall treated be as a separate payment for purposes of Code Section 409A.

7. Covenants of the Executive . (a)    During the Employment Term and for a period of one (1) year thereafter, (i) the Executive shall not, within any jurisdiction or marketing area in which the Company or any of its affiliates is doing business, directly or indirectly, own, manage, operate, control, consult with, be employed by or participate in the ownership, management, operation or control of any business of the type and character engaged in or competitive with that conducted by the Company or any of its affiliates; (ii) the Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, employ, solicit for employment or otherwise contract for the services of any employee of the Company or any of its affiliates at the time of this Agreement or who shall subsequently become an employee of the Company or any such affiliate; provided, however , this subparagraph (ii) shall not apply to the Executive’s personal secretary at the time of termination; and (iii) the Executive will not solicit, in competition with the Company or its affiliates, any person who is, or was at any time within the twelve months prior to his termination of employment, a customer of the business conducted by the Company or any of its affiliates. For purposes of determining whether to permanently withhold, or recover, payments from the Executive pursuant to Section 7(d) hereof, the Board shall determine what constitutes a competing business; provided that (x) the scope of businesses and the jurisdictions and marketing areas within which the Executive has agreed not to compete pursuant to clause

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(a)(i) of this Section 7 shall, for any challenged activity of the Executive, be determined as of the date of any such activity and (y) the Executive’s ownership of securities of two percent (2%) or less of any publicly traded class of securities of a public company shall not be considered to be competition with the Company or any of its affiliates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 7(a) shall not apply following the Executive’s termination after the Employment Term.

(b) For the Employment Term and thereafter, (i) the Executive will not divulge, transmit or otherwise disclose (except as legally compelled by court order, and then only to the extent required, after prompt notice to the Company of any such order), directly or indirectly, other than in the regular and proper course of business of the Company, any confidential knowledge or information with respect to the operations, finances, organization or employees of the Company or with respect to confidential or secret processes, services, techniques, customers or plans with respect to the Company; and (ii) the Executive will not use (except as legally compelled by court order, and then only to the extent required, after prompt notice to the Company of any such order), directly or indirectly, any confidential information for the benefit of anyone other than the Company; provided, however , that the Executive has no obligation, express or implied, to refrain from using or disclosing to others any such knowledge or information which is or hereafter shall become available to the public other than through disclosure by the Executive. All new processes, techniques, know-how, inventions, plans, products, patents and devices developed, made or invented by the Executive, alone or with others, while an employee of the Company which are related to the business of the Company shall be and become the sole property of the Company, unless released in writing by the Company, and the Executive hereby assigns any and all rights therein or thereto to the Company.

(c) All files, records, correspondence, memoranda, notes or other documents (including, without limitation, those in computer-readable form) or property relating or belonging to the Company or its affiliates, whether prepared by the Executive or otherwise coming into his possession in the course of the performance of his services under this Agreement, shall be the exclusive property of Company and shall be delivered to Company and not retained by the Executive (including, without limitations, any copies thereof) upon termination of the Executive’s employment for any reason whatsoever.

(d) The Executive acknowledges that a breach of his covenants contained in this Section 7 may cause irreparable damage to the Company and its affiliates, the exact amount of which will be difficult to ascertain, that the remedies at law for any such breach will be inadequate and that the amounts payable to the Executive pursuant to the provisions of Section 6(a)(iii), (iv) and the paragraphs following 6(a)(iv) and /or 6(b)(ii), (iii) and (iv) hereunder are additional consideration for the covenants contained in this Section 7. Accordingly, the Executive agrees that if he breaches any of the covenants contained in this Section 7, in addition to any other remedy which may be available at law or in equity, the Company shall be entitled to specific performance and injunctive relief. In addition, the breach of any of the covenants contained in this Section 7 shall entitle the Company to permanently withhold, and to recover from the Executive any amounts paid to the Executive pursuant to

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the provisions of Section 6(a)(iii), (iv) and the paragraphs following 6(a)(iv) and /or 6(b)(ii), (iii) and (iv) of this Agreement. The Company shall provide the Executive with at least five days prior written notice before withholding of any payment provided for in the immediately preceding sentence.
(e) The Company and the Executive further acknowledge that the time, scope, geographic area and other provisions of this Section 7 have been specifically negotiated by sophisticated commercial parties and agree that all such provisions are reasonable under the circumstances of the activities contemplated by this Agreement. In the event that the agreements in this Section 7 shall be determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable by reason of their extending for too great a period of time or over too great a geographical area or by reason of their being too extensive in any other respect, they shall be interpreted to extend only over the maximum period of time for which they may be enforceable and/or over the maximum geographical area as to which they may be enforceable and/or to the maximum extent in all other respects as to which they may be enforceable, all as determined by such court in such action.
(f) The Executive agrees to cooperate with the Company, during the Term of Employment and thereafter (including following the Executive’s termination of employment for any reason), by making himself reasonably available to testify on behalf of the Company or any of its affiliates in any action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative, and to assist the Company, or any affiliate, in any such action, suit, or proceeding, by providing information and meeting and consulting with the Company’s Board or its representatives or counsel, or representatives or counsel to the Company, or any affiliate as reasonably requested; provided, however that the same does not materially interfere with his then current professional activities or important personal activities and is not contrary to the best interests of the Executive. The Company agrees to reimburse the Executive, on an after-tax basis, for all expenses actually incurred in connection with his provision of testimony or assistance, and, if during the period following the Employment Term, the Company requests the Executive’s cooperation for a period of greater than 8 hours per month, the Company agrees to reimburse the Executive at a rate of $250.00 per hour. Expenses reimbursable under this paragraph must be reimbursed within thirty (30) days following Executive’s submission to the Company of the reimbursement request and supporting documentation reasonably requested by the Company and in no event later than the end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the expenses were incurred by Executive.
(g) The Executive agrees that, during the Term of Employment and at any time thereafter (including following the Executive’s termination of employment for any reason) he will not make statements or representations, or otherwise communicate, directly or indirectly, in writing, orally, or otherwise, or take any action which may, directly or indirectly, disparage the Company or any of its affiliates or their respective officers, directors, employees, advisors, businesses or reputations. The Company agrees that, during the Employment Term, and at any time thereafter, (including following the Executive’s termination of employment for any reason) it will not make statements or representations, or otherwise communicate, directly or indirectly, in writing, orally, or otherwise, or take any action which may, directly or indirectly, disparage the Executive’s reputation. Notwithstanding

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the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall preclude the Executive or a representative of the Company from making truthful statements or disclosures that are required by applicable law, regulation or legal process.
8. Notices . Any notices required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given when personally delivered or when mailed, certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, to the following addresses:

If to the Executive:
Patrick Carroll
200 Woodbine Avenue
Merrick, NY 11566

If to the Company:
Lexington Realty Trust
One Penn Plaza, Suite 4015
New York, NY 10119-4015
Attention: Compensation Committee Chairman
with a copy to:
Lexington Realty Trust
One Penn Plaza, Suite 4015
New York, NY 10119-4015
Attention: Joseph S. Bonventre, Esq.
9. General . (a)     Governing Law . The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts executed and to be performed entirely within said State.
(b) Construction and Severability . If any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not in any way be affected or impaired, and the parties undertake to implement all efforts which are necessary, desirable and sufficient to amend, supplement or substitute all and any such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with enforceable and valid provisions which would produce as nearly as may be possible the result previously intended by the parties without renegotiation of any material terms and conditions stipulated herein.
(c) Assignability . The Executive may not assign his interest in or delegate his duties under this Agreement. This Agreement is for the employment of the Executive, personally, and the services to be rendered by him under this Agreement must be rendered by him and no other person. The Executive represents and warrants to the Company that the Executive has no contracts or agreements of any nature that the Executive has entered into with any other person, firm or corporation that contain any restraints on the Executive’s ability

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to perform his obligations under this Agreement. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns. Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company will assign this Agreement to and all rights hereunder shall inure to the benefit of any person, firm or corporation resulting from the reorganization of the Company or succeeding to the business or assets of the Company by purchase, merger or consolidation.

(d) Enforcement Costs . If any contest or dispute shall arise under this Agreement involving the termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company and its affiliates or involving the failure or refusal of the Company to perform fully in accordance with the terms hereof, the Company shall advance the Executive or pay directly on his behalf, all reasonable legal fees and expenses, if any, incurred or, in the case of fees and expenses for which payment is required before the services are rendered, to be incurred within the next 30 days, by the Executive in connection with such contest or dispute upon presentation of an itemized bill to the Company regarding any such fees and expenses along with proof reasonably satisfactory to the Company that such expenses have been incurred or will be incurred within the next 30 days by the Executive; provided , however , that in the event the resolution of any such contest or dispute includes a finding that the Executive’s claims in such contest or dispute are frivolous or brought in bad faith, the Executive shall be required to reimburse the Company, for all sums advanced to the Executive pursuant to this Section 10(d) in connection with such contest or dispute, together with interest in an amount equal to the prime rate, as published in the Wall Street Journal, but in no event higher than the maximum legal rate permissible under applicable law, such interest to accrue from the date the Company makes payment to the Executive hereunder through the date of the Executive’s repayment thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any reimbursements under this paragraph following the Executive’s termination of employment with the Company shall be subject to the payment limitations described in Section 6(e) of this Agreement.

(e) Compliance with Rules and Policies . The Executive shall perform all services in all material respects in accordance with the applicable policies, procedures and rules established by the Company, including, but not limited to, the By-Laws of the Company. In addition, the Executive, where applicable, shall comply in all material respects with all laws, rules and regulations that are generally applicable to the Company, its affiliates and their employees, directors and officers.

(f) Taxes . The Company shall withhold from all amounts due hereunder any applicable withholding taxes payable to federal, state, local or foreign taxing authorities. The Company shall have no obligation to indemnify or hold the Executive harmless from any taxes he may incur from any amounts payable under this Agreement.

(g) Entire Agreement; Modification . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, supersedes all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, including, but not limited to the Employment Agreement dated January 15, 2012 between the Company and the Executive upon expiration of the stated term of such agreement.

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(h) Duration . Notwithstanding the Employment Term hereunder, the applicable sections of this Agreement shall continue for so long as any obligations remain under this Agreement.

(i) Survival . All of the rights and covenants set forth in Sections 5, 6, 7, 9(d) and 9(k) of this Agreement shall survive and shall continue to be binding upon the Executive notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever. It is expressly agreed that the remedy at law for the breach or threatened breach of any such covenant is inadequate and that the Company, in addition to any other remedies that may be available to it, in law or in equity, shall be entitled to injunctive relief to prevent the breach or any threatened breach thereof without bond or other security or a showing that monetary damages will not provide an adequate remedy.

(j) Waiver . No waiver by either party hereto of any of the requirements imposed by this Agreement on, or any breach of any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by, the other party shall be deemed a waiver of a similar or dissimilar requirement, provision or condition of this Agreement at the same or any prior or subsequent time. Any such waiver shall be express and in writing, and there shall be no waiver by conduct.

(k) Indemnification . The Company shall indemnify the Executive, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, and in the same or better manner and to the same or better extent with respect to each aspect of the indemnification as provided to any other executive of the Company, against all costs, charges and expenses incurred or sustained by the Executive in connection with any action, suit or proceeding to which the Executive may be made a party, brought by any shareholder of the Company directly or derivatively or by any third party by reason of any act or omission of the Executive as an officer, director or employee of the Company or of any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company.

(l) Headings . The headings of the sections contained in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be deemed to control or affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this Agreement.

(m) Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one instrument.

(n) Compliance with Code Section 409A . This Agreement is intended to be exempt from (or comply with) Code Section 409A, and the Company shall have complete discretion to interpret and construe this Agreement and any associated documents in any manner that establishes an exemption from (or otherwise conforms them to) the requirements of Code Section 409A. If, for any reason including imprecision in drafting, the Agreement does not accurately reflect its intended establishment of an exemption from (or compliance with) Code Section 409A, as demonstrated by consistent interpretations or other evidence of intent, the provision shall be considered ambiguous and shall be interpreted by the Company in a fashion consistent herewith, as determined in the sole and absolute discretion of the Company. Nevertheless, and notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, neither

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the Company nor any of its employees, trustees, or their agents shall have any obligation to mitigate, nor to hold the Executive harmless from, any or all taxes (including any imposed under Code Section 409A) arising under this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, have hereunto executed this Agreement effective as of the day and year first written above.
Date: September 11, 2014      LEXINGTON REALTY TRUST


/s/ Joseph S. Bonventre     
Name: Joseph S. Bonventre
Title: Authorized Officer


EXECUTIVE

Date: September 11, 2014      /s/ Patrick Carroll
Patrick Carroll




















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Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION

I, T. Wilson Eglin, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Lexington Realty Trust;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this 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 the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this 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 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)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and 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 report is being prepared;
b)
designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c)
evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d)
disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) 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 directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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.

November 7, 2014
 
/s/ T. Wilson Eglin
T. Wilson Eglin
Chief Executive Officer





Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION

I, Patrick Carroll, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Lexington Realty Trust;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this 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 the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this 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 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)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and 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 report is being prepared;
b)
designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c)
evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d)
disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) 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 directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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.

November 7, 2014
 
/s/ Patrick Carroll
Patrick Carroll
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 of Lexington Realty Trust on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2014 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, I, T. Wilson Eglin, 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 Quarterly 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 Quarterly Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
 
/s/ T. Wilson Eglin
T. Wilson Eglin
Chief Executive Officer
November 7, 2014






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 of Lexington Realty Trust on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2014 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, I, Patrick Carroll, 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 Quarterly 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 Quarterly Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
 
/s/ Patrick Carroll
Patrick Carroll
Chief Financial Officer
November 7, 2014