Preview | Agreement and Plan of Merger |

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLE I	THE OFFER
Section 1.1		The Offer
Section 1.2		Company Actions
Section 1.3		Shareholder Lists
Section 1.4		Trustees; Section 14(f)
Section 1.5		Adjustment to Offer Price
ARTICLE II	THE MERGER
Section 2.1		The Merger
Section 2.2		Effective Time of the Merger
Section 2.3		Closing
Section 2.4		Declaration of Trust; Bylaws
Section 2.5		Trustees and Officers
ARTICLE III	EFFECT OF THE MERGER ON THE OWNERSHIP INTERESTS OF THE CONSTITUENT ENTITIES; SURRENDER OF CERTIFICATES
Section 3.1		Conversion of Company Shares in the Merger
Section 3.2		Surrender and Exchange of Certificates
Section 3.3		Tax Withholding
Section 3.4		Closing of the Companys Transfer Books
Section 3.5		Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Company Certificates
Section 3.6		No Liability
Section 3.7		Transferred Company Certificates
Section 3.8		Restricted Shares
Section 3.9		Dissenting Shares
Section 3.10		Further Assurances
ARTICLE IV	REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
Section 4.1		Organization; Qualification
Section 4.2		Capitalization
Section 4.3		Authority
Section 4.4		Consents and Approvals; No Violations
Section 4.5		SEC Reports and Financial Statements
Section 4.6		Absence of Certain Changes or Events
Section 4.7		Litigation

Section 4.8		Information Supplied
Section 4.9		Compliance with Applicable Law
Section 4.10		Contracts
Section 4.11		Tax Matters
Section 4.12		Benefit Plans; Employees and Employment Practices
Section 4.13		Real Property
Section 4.14		Environmental
Section 4.15		Intellectual Property
Section 4.16		Insurance
Section 4.17		Transactions with Affiliates
Section 4.18		Assets and Receivables.
Section 4.19		Securitizations
Section 4.20		Books and Records.
Section 4.21		State Takeover Statutes; Ownership Limitation
Section 4.22		Opinion of Financial Advisor
Section 4.23		Brokers
ARTICLE V	REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND SUBSIDIARY
Section 5.1		Organization; Qualification
Section 5.2		Authority
Section 5.3		Consents and Approvals; No Violations
Section 5.4		Information Supplied
Section 5.5		Source of Funds
Section 5.6		Subsidiary
Section 5.7		Brokers
ARTICLE VI	COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES
Section 6.1		Conduct of the Companys Business
Section 6.2		No Solicitation
Section 6.3		Access to Information
Section 6.4		Notice Obligations
Section 6.5		Commercially Reasonable Efforts
Section 6.6		Indemnification; Insurance

Section 6.7

Publicity

Section 6.8

Employee Benefits.

Section 6.9

Recommendation of the Companys Board of Trustees; Shareholder Approval; Preparation of Proxy Statement

Section 6.10

Litigation

Section 6.11

Takeover Statute; Ownership Limitation

Section 6.12

FIRPTA Certification

Section 6.13

Officers Certificate

Section 6.14

Protective TRS Election.

ARTICLE VII

CONDITIONS

Section 7.1

Conditions to Each Partys Obligation to Effect the Merger

ARTICLE VIII

TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER

Section 8.1

Termination

Section 8.2

Effect of Termination

Section 8.3

Fees and Expenses

ARTICLE IX

GENERAL PROVISIONS

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