-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, TtrWlKgdL5QpuwQV58fPg2ImMEeKHqxCwisKtbghUlrgV+Yor9ROATfQflbgHXZQ 2GzLsor+9k7wl0o+m4Vufg== 0000950134-06-022138.txt : 20061124 0000950134-06-022138.hdr.sgml : 20061123 20061122180650 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950134-06-022138 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20061120 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20061124 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20061122 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AMB PROPERTY CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001045609 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798] IRS NUMBER: 943281941 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13545 FILM NUMBER: 061237321 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: PIER 1 BAY 1 CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94111 BUSINESS PHONE: 4153949000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: PIER 1 BAY 1 CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94111 8-K 1 f25425e8vk.htm FORM 8-K e8vk
 

 
 
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): November 20, 2006
AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Maryland   001-13545   94-3281941
         
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
  (Commission file number)   (I.R.S. employer
identification number)
Pier 1, Bay 1, San Francisco, California 94111
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
415-394-9000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
n/a
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
     
o
  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
   
o
  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
   
o
  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
   
o
  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
 

 


 

ITEM 5.02   DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS.
On November 21, 2006, we announced that, effective December 1, 2006, W. Blake Baird will resign as our president and as a director on our board. We also announced that our chief financial officer, Michael A. Coke, will retire in 2007.
On November 20, 2006 and November 21, 2006, we entered into Separation Agreements and Releases of All Claims with Mr. Baird and Mr. Coke, respectively.
Pursuant to his separation agreement, we will pay Mr. Baird all accrued salary and all accrued and unused vacation (less all applicable deductions and withholdings) earned through December 1, 2006 on December 1, 2006, and his base salary from December 1, 2006 through December 31, 2006 in the amount of $37,500 (less all applicable deductions) being paid upon the later of December 1, 2006 or the termination of the seven-day revocation period as set forth in his separation agreement. We will pay his 2006 bonus in the amount of $700,000 and his long term incentive award in the amount of $1,300,000 (less all applicable deductions and withholdings) upon the later of December 1, 2006 or the termination of the seven-day revocation period. Mr. Baird is eligible to participate in our executive retiree benefit program. Upon the later of December 1, 2006 or the termination of the seven-day revocation period, Mr. Baird will be entitled to the vesting of a portion of his shares of currently unvested restricted common stock (totaling 60,757 shares) and a portion of his currently unvested options to purchase shares of our common stock (totaling options to purchase 51,293 shares).
Effective as of December 1, 2006, under his separation agreement, Mr. Baird will also resign his positions as our president and director and as an officer and/or director of our affiliates and subsidiaries, as applicable.
This separation agreement also subjects Mr. Baird to certain non-competition provisions until December 1, 2007, non-solicitation provisions until December 1, 2009 and confidentiality provisions prior to and after December 1, 2006. Generally, such provisions restrict Mr. Baird’s ability to compete with us, to solicit our employees, and to disclose our confidential information.
In return for the payments and benefits provided by this separation agreement, Mr. Baird releases us from all claims regarding his employment or termination of employment up to November 20, 2006.
Subject to our board’s approval, as required by Maryland law, we expect that Hamid R. Moghadam, our chief executive officer and chairman of our board, will assume the new title of chief executive officer, president and chairman of our board after Mr. Baird resigns.
Pursuant to his separation agreement, on a date the later of May 1, 2007 or the date upon which his successor is appointed (but in any event, not later than July 20, 2007), Mr. Coke will resign his positions as our chief financial officer and executive vice president and as an officer and/or director of any of our affiliates or subsidiaries, as applicable.

 


 

After this resignation date, Mr. Coke will remain our employee until the earlier of July 20, 2007 or the date, which will be mutually agreed by us and him, upon which his responsibilities have been transitioned effectively to his successor.
We will pay Mr. Coke his current full-time salary until his resignation date. After his resignation date until his termination date, we will pay Mr. Coke his current rate of pay prorated based upon actual hours worked. On his termination date, we will pay Mr. Coke all accrued and unpaid salary and vacation, subject to standard deductions and withholdings. We will also pay Mr. Coke his 2006 bonus and 2007 long term incentive award (less all applicable deductions) in accordance with our current compensation policies at the same time we pay our other employees their bonus with respect to their 2006 performance. On his termination date, we will pay Mr. Coke a prorated target 2007 bonus and a prorated target 2008 long term incentive award based on his full-time employment for the period beginning January 1, 2007 and ending on his resignation date and based on the actual number of hours he works after his resignation date until his termination date. We will pay Mr. Coke’s cost of continued health coverage for any elected COBRA coverage until his termination date. On his termination date, Mr. Coke will be entitled to the vesting of a portion of his shares of currently unvested restricted common stock (totaling 15,316 shares) and a portion of his currently unvested options to purchase shares of our common stock (totaling options to purchase 9,816 shares).
This separation agreement also subjects Mr. Coke to certain non-competition provisions until a year after his resignation date, non-solicitation provisions until two years after his resignation date and confidentiality provisions prior to and after his termination date. Generally, such provisions restrict Mr. Coke’s ability to compete with us, to solicit our employees, and to disclose our confidential information.
In return for the payments and benefits provided by this separation agreement, Mr. Coke releases us from all claims regarding his employment or termination of employment up to November 21, 2006.
ITEM 9.01   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) Exhibits:
     
Exhibit    
Number   Description
 
   
10.1
  Separation Agreement and Release of All Claims, dated November 20, 2006, by and between AMB Property Corporation and W. Blake Baird.
 
   
10.2
  Separation Agreement and Release of All Claims, dated November 21, 2006, by and between AMB Property Corporation and Michael A. Coke.

 


 

Forward Looking Statements
Some of the information included in this report contains forward-looking statements, such as those related to W. Blake Baird’s and Michael A. Coke’s departures and the transitioning of a new chief financial officer, which are made pursuant to the safe-harbor provisions of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Because these forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, there are important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, and you should not rely on the forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. The events or circumstances reflected in forward-looking statements might not occur. You can identify forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,” “approximately,” “intends,” “plans,” “pro forma,” “estimates” or “anticipates” or the negative of these words and phrases or similar words or phrases. You can also identify forward-looking statements by discussions of strategy, plans or intentions. Forward-looking statements are necessarily dependent on assumptions, data or methods that may be incorrect or imprecise and we may not be able to realize them. We caution you not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect our analysis only and speak only as of the date of this report or the dates indicated in the statements. We assume no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements. The following factors, among others, could cause actual results and future events to differ materially from those set forth or contemplated in the forward-looking statements: defaults on or non-renewal of leases by tenants, increased interest rates and operating costs, our failure to obtain necessary outside financing, re-financing risks, difficulties in identifying properties to acquire and in effecting acquisitions, our failure to successfully integrate acquired properties and operations, our failure to divest properties we have contracted to sell or to timely reinvest proceeds from any divestitures, risks and uncertainties affecting property development and construction (including construction delays, cost overruns, our inability to obtain necessary permits and public opposition to these activities), our failure to qualify and maintain our status as a real estate investment trust, environmental uncertainties, risks related to natural disasters, financial market fluctuations, changes in general economic conditions or in the real estate sector, changes in real estate and zoning laws, a downturn in the U.S., California or global economy, risks related to doing business internationally, losses in excess of our insurance coverage, unknown liabilities acquired in connection with acquired properties or otherwise and increases in real property tax rates. Our success also depends upon economic trends generally, including interest rates, income tax laws, governmental regulation, legislation, population changes and certain other matters discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 and in our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2006.

 


 

SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
  AMB Property Corporation
(Registrant)
 
 
Date: November 22, 2006  By:   /s/ Tamra D. Browne    
    Tamra D. Browne   
    Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary 
 
 

 


 

Exhibit Index
     
Exhibit    
Number   Description
 
   
10.1
  Separation Agreement and Release of All Claims, dated November 20, 2006, by and between AMB Property Corporation and W. Blake Baird.
 
   
10.2
  Separation Agreement and Release of All Claims, dated November 21, 2006, by and between AMB Property Corporation and Michael A. Coke.

 

EX-10.1 2 f25425exv10w1.htm EXHIBIT 10.1 exv10w1
 

Exhibit 10.1
SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS
     This Separation Agreement and Release of All Claims is entered into between AMB Property Corporation, its affiliates and subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) and W. Blake Baird (“Executive”). The purpose of this Agreement is to arrange a severance of Executive’s employment with Company on a basis that is satisfactory both to the Company and to the Executive.
     1.     Effective December 1, 2006, Executive’s employment with the Company will end as a result of his resignation from Company. Until that time, Executive will be paid his current rate of pay. The resignation by Executive of his employment shall not affect any benefits or entitlements due Executive under this Agreement. Executive’s residence is in California, and Executive presently works in California. On December 1, 2006, the Company will pay Executive all accrued salary, and all accrued and unused vacation earned through December 1, 2006, subject to standard payroll deductions and withholdings. Executive is entitled to these payments regardless of whether or not he signs this Agreement.
     2.      Both Executive and Company are entering into this Agreement as a way of concluding the employment relationship between them and of settling voluntarily any dispute or potential dispute that Executive has or might have with Company as of the date this Agreement is signed.
     3.      In return for Executive agreeing to this Agreement, Company agrees to provide Executive the following, subject to paragraph 11 of this Agreement.
            (a)      Salary. In addition to Company continuing to pay Executive’s current rate of pay ($450,000.00 per annum) through December 1, 2006 as set forth in paragraph 1 of this Agreement, Company will pay Employee’s base salary from December 1, 2006 through December 31, 2006, in the amount of $37,500.00, to Executive in a lump sum, less all applicable deductions, upon the later of (1) December 1, 2006, or (2) the termination of the seven-day

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revocation period set forth in paragraph 11 of this Agreement. (This date being the “Effective Date”.)
            (b)      Bonus. Company will pay to Executive his 2006 bonus in the amount of $700,000, less all applicable deductions, in a lump sum upon the later of (1) December 1, 2006, or (2) the termination of the seven-day revocation period set forth in paragraph 11 of this Agreement.
            (c)      Long Term Incentive Award. Company will pay to Executive his 2006 long term incentive award in the amount of $1,300,000, less all applicable deductions, in a lump sum upon the later of (1) December 1, 2006 or (2) the termination of the seven day revocation period set forth in paragraph 11 of this Agreement.
            (d)      Benefits. Executive is eligible to participate in the Company’s Executive Retiree Benefit program.
            (e)      Unvested Restricted Stock / Stock Options. Upon the later of (1) December 1, 2006, or (2) the termination of the seven-day revocation period set forth in paragraph 11 of this Agreement, Executive shall be entitled to the:
      Vesting of all shares of restricted stock that are scheduled to vest on January 1, 2007 and on January 1, 2008 (57,532 shares). After such Effective Date, such shares shall be freely transferable.
      Vesting of 3,225 shares of restricted stock from grant number 1665. After such Effective Date, such shares shall be freely transferable.
      Vesting of all stock option grants that are scheduled to vest on January 1, 2007 and on January 1, 2008 (51,293 shares subject to stock options). Such options shall be immediately exercisable for a period of up to three months from the later of (1)

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December 1, 2006, or (2) the termination of the seven-day revocation period set forth in paragraph 11 of this Agreement.
     4.      Effective as of December 1, 2006, Executive will resign his positions as the President and a Director of AMB Property Corporation and as an officer and/or director of any affiliates or subsidiaries thereof. The resignation by Executive of his officer title and responsibilities shall not affect any benefits or entitlements due Executive under this Agreement.
     5.      Through and including December 1, 2007, Executive shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company, become employed by, or retained as a consultant of, or provide services for compensation of any kind in any capacity, to any Competitive Entity (as hereafter defined). As used herein, the term “Competitive Entity” shall mean a public or private business that focuses primarily on the ownership, development or operation of distribution, warehouse, air cargo or logistic-oriented properties.
     6.      Through and including December 1, 2009, Executive shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company, directly or indirectly, solicit any person who is or was employed by Company as of December 1, 2006. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) Executive shall not be considered to have violated this paragraph 6 if a subsequent employer of Executive engages in any activity prohibited by this paragraph 6 without Executive’s participation, and (ii) Executive shall not be prohibited in engaging in an activity otherwise prohibited by this paragraph with respect to any employee whose employment with the Company has been terminated prior to Executive engaging in any such activity.
     7.      Except in connection with any proceedings between Executive and Company pursuant to paragraph 18 of this Agreement, Executive agrees that he will not make any disparaging comments concerning Company or its operations, or his employment with and/or departure from Company to any individual or entity. Except in connection with any proceedings between Executive and Company pursuant to paragraph 18 of this Agreement, Company agrees

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that neither it nor any of its executive officers or directors will make, and Company agrees that it shall use its reasonable efforts to prevent all of its other officers and employees from making, directly or through inference, orally or in writing, any disparaging comments concerning Executive or his employment with and/or departure from Company to any individual or entity.
     8.     In return for the foregoing payments and benefits set forth in paragraph 3, but without in any manner impairing Executive’s right to seek indemnification from Company as described in paragraph 22 of this Agreement, Executive, for himself and his spouse, heirs, executors, representatives and assigns, forever releases Company and Company’s officers, directors, managers, employees, agents and representatives from any and all claims, actions, and causes of action which Employee has or might have concerning his employment with Company or the termination of employment, up to the date of the signing of this Agreement. All such claims are forever barred by this Agreement and without regard as to whether those claims are based upon any alleged breach of contract or covenant of good faith and fair dealing; any alleged employment discrimination or other unlawful discriminatory acts, including claims under Title VII, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the California Labor Code, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act; any alleged tortious act resulting in physical injury, emotional distress, or damage to reputation or other damages; or any other claim or cause of action as of the date of the signing of this Agreement (with the sole exclusions to any claims for vested ERISA benefits, workers’ compensation claims and any claims for unemployment insurance). Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit Executive from filing a charge, including a challenge to the validity of this Agreement, with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) or participating in any investigation or proceeding conducted by the EEOC.
     9.     Executive agrees that the payments and benefits set forth in paragraph 3 shall constitute the entire amount of monetary consideration provided to him under this Agreement

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and that he will not seek any further compensation for any other claimed damages, costs or attorneys fees in connection with the matters encompassed by this Agreement.
     10.   Executive acknowledges that California Civil Code Section 1542 provides as follows:
    A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him must have materially affected his settlement with the debtor.
     Being fully informed of this provision of the California Civil Code, Executive waives any rights under such code section, and acknowledges that this Agreement extends to all claims that Executive has or might have against Company, whether known or unknown.
     11.   Executive understands that:
             (a)   He has twenty-one days in which to consider signing this Agreement;
             (b)   He has carefully read and fully understands all of the terms of this Agreement;
             (c)   He is, through this Agreement, releasing Company from any and all claims he may have against it;
             (d)   He knowingly and voluntarily agrees to all of the terms set forth in this Agreement;
             (e)   He knowingly and voluntarily intends to be legally bound by this Agreement;
             (f)   He was advised and hereby is advised in writing to consult with an attorney of his choice prior to signing this Agreement;
             (g)   He understands that rights or claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 that may arise after the date this Agreement is signed are not waived; and
             (h)   He has a full seven days following the signing of this Agreement to revoke it and he has been and hereby is advised in writing that this Agreement will not become effective or enforceable until that seven-day revocation period has expired and Executive has not revoked the Agreement.

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     12.   This Agreement is in full satisfaction of disputed claims and by entering into this Agreement, Company is in no way admitting liability of any sort. This Agreement, therefore, does not constitute an admission of liability of any kind.
     13.   Executive has had access to non-public confidential, proprietary and/or trade secret information relating to Company’s business which was acquired or disclosed to Executive during the course of his employment with Company (“Confidential Information”). Such Confidential Information may include, but is not limited to, business strategies, financial reports, litigation matters, computer programs and software, customer information, business plans and operations, and other information and records which are owned by Company and are regularly used in the operation of its business. Prior to and at all times after December 1, 2006, Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, disclose or make available to any third party any Confidential Information, except to the extent required by law or necessary for legitimate law enforcement or compliance purposes. In such a situation, Executive shall promptly notify Company in writing of his intended disclosure(s), and will not disclose such Confidential Information until Company has had a reasonable amount of time to prevent such disclosure(s). “Confidential Information” does not include any information that (a) is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of disclosure or actions by any party hereto in violation of this Agreement, (b) is or becomes available to any party hereto on a non-confidential basis from a source (other than any other party hereto) which such party reasonably believes is not prohibited from disclosing such information to such party by a contractual legal or fiduciary obligation to such other party hereto or (c) was in such party’s possession prior to the date of this Agreement and was obtained on a non-confidential basis from a source (other than any other party hereto) that such party reasonably believes was not prohibited by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to such other party hereto from disclosing such information to such party. Notwithstanding the above, Executive is not prohibited from using information which is generally known and used in the real

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estate industry by persons with training and experience comparable to Executive, which is common knowledge in the real estate industry or otherwise legally in the public domain.
     14.   Should any provision of this Agreement be determined by any court or arbitrator to be wholly or partially illegal, invalid or unenforceable, the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not be affected, and said illegal, unenforceable or invalid provisions shall be deemed not to be a part of the terms or conditions of this Agreement.
     15.   The parties agree that this Agreement contains their complete and final agreement and that there are no representations, statements, or agreements which have not been included within this Agreement. This Agreement supersedes in its entirety that certain Amended and Restated Change in Control and Noncompetition Agreement entered into between Company and Executive dated as of October 10, 2006.
     16.   The parties acknowledge that in signing this Agreement, they do not rely upon and have not relied upon any representation or statement made by any of the parties or their agents with respect to the subject matter, basis or effect of this Agreement, other than those specifically stated in this Agreement.
     17.   This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties and upon their heirs, administrators, representatives, executors and assigns. Executive expressly warrants that he has not transferred to any person or entity any rights, causes of action or claims released in this Agreement.
     18.   The parties agree that the prevailing party in any action brought to enforce the provisions of this Agreement or to collect damages for breach of any such provisions shall be entitled to recover all reasonable costs incurred in connection with such dispute, including attorneys’ fees.

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     19.   This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, and each counterpart shall have the same force and effect as an original and shall constitute an effective binding agreement on the part of each of the undersigned. For purposes of promoting timely compliance under this Agreement, facsimile transmission of executed documents shall be deemed sufficient evidence of execution to warrant commensurate performance. The fully executed original(s) shall nevertheless be delivered by mail or by hand.
     20.   California law shall govern the validity and interpretation of this Agreement.
     21.   For purposes of this Agreement, the parties warrant that they respectively have the authority to sign this Agreement on behalf of Executive and Company. Executive has signed this Agreement in San Francisco, California.
     22.   Nothing contained in this Agreement shall impair or affect any of Executive’s rights to indemnification afforded or provided to Executive under Company’s organizational documents, or by law or otherwise, including, without limitation California Labor Code Section 2802, or otherwise, relating in any manner to matters arising out of or relating to Executive’s employment with Company or Executive discharging his duties on behalf of Company, the parties expressly acknowledging and agreeing that all such rights shall survive both execution of this Agreement and December 1, 2006.
         
     
Date: November 20, 2006      /s/ W. Blake Baird    
    W. BLAKE BAIRD   
       
 
         
Date: November 20, 2006  AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION
 
 
  By:   /s/ Nancy J. Hemmenway    
    Nancy J. Hemmenway   
    SVP   
 

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EX-10.2 3 f25425exv10w2.htm EXHIBIT 10.2 exv10w2
 

Exhibit 10.2
SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS
     This Separation Agreement and Release of All Claims, dated as of November 21, 2006, is entered into between AMB Property Corporation, its affiliates and subsidiaries (collectively, “Company”) and Michael A. Coke (“Executive”). The purpose of this Agreement is to arrange a termination of Executive’s employment with Company on a basis that is satisfactory both to Company and to Executive. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Termination Date” shall mean the earlier of (i) July 20, 2007 or (ii) a date, which will be mutually agreed by Company and Executive, upon which Executive’s responsibilities have been transitioned effectively to his successor.
     1.     Company and Executive agree that Executive will continue as a full-time employee through the later of (i) May 1, 2007 or (ii) the date upon which Executive’s successor is appointed (the “Part-Time Date”); provided, however, that such date shall be no later than July 20, 2007. During the period beginning on the date of this Agreement and ending on the Part-Time Date, Executive shall remain the Chief Financial Officer and an Executive Vice President of Company and Executive shall continue to provide those services and perform those duties that he did immediately prior to the date of this Agreement and that are consistent with his current position.
     Effective as of the Part-Time Date, Executive will resign his positions as the Chief Financial Officer and an Executive Vice President of AMB Property Corporation and as an officer and/or director of any affiliates or subsidiaries thereof. The resignation by Executive of his officer title and responsibilities shall not affect any benefits or entitlements due Executive under this Agreement. During the period beginning on the Part-Time Date and ending on the Termination Date, Executive shall remain an employee of Company but he shall provide only those services requested from time to time by his successor and by the Chairman and CEO of

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AMB Property Corporation. Effective as of the Termination Date, Executive’s employment with the Company will end as a result of his resignation from Company. The resignation by Executive of his employment shall not affect any benefits or entitlements due Executive under this Agreement.
     2.     During the period beginning on the date of this Agreement and ending on the Part-Time Date, Executive will be paid his current rate of pay as if he were a full-time employee for the entire period. During the period beginning on the Part-Time Date and ending on the Termination Date, Executive will be paid his current rate of pay prorated based upon actual hours worked. On the Termination Date, the Company will pay Executive all accrued and unpaid salary, and all accrued and unused vacation earned through the Termination Date, subject to standard payroll deductions and withholdings. Executive is entitled to these payments regardless of whether or not he signs this Agreement.
     3.     Both Executive and Company are entering into this Agreement as a way of concluding the employment relationship between them and of settling voluntarily any dispute or potential dispute that Executive has or might have with Company as of the date this Agreement is signed.
     4.     In return for Executive agreeing to this Agreement, Company agrees to provide Executive the following, subject to paragraph 11 of this Agreement.
            (a)     Salary. Subject to paragraph 2 of this Agreement, Company will continue to pay Executive’s base salary through the Termination Date.
            (b)     2006 Bonus. Company will pay to Executive in cash, less all applicable deductions, his 2006 bonus in accordance with Company’s current compensation policies. Company will pay Executive this bonus at the same time Company pays other employees their bonuses with respect to 2006 performance.

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            (c)     2007 Long Term Incentive Award. Company will pay to Executive his 2007 long term incentive award in cash, less all applicable deductions, in accordance with Company’s current compensation policies. Company will pay Executive this long term incentive award at the same time Company pays other employees their bonuses with respect to 2006 performance.
            (d)     2007 Bonus and 2008 Long Term Incentive Award. Company will pay to Executive in cash, less all applicable deductions, a prorated target 2007 bonus and a prorated target 2008 long term incentive award, based on full-time employment for the period beginning on January 1, 2007 and ending on the Part-Time Date and based on the actual number of hours worked for the period beginning on the Part-Time Date and ending on the Termination Date, but otherwise in accordance with Company’s current compensation policies. Company will pay Executive this bonus and long-term incentive grant in a lump sum on the Termination Date.
            (e)     Benefits. Executive is entitled to continued health coverage under COBRA continuation coverage. Executive is responsible for the premiums for any elected COBRA coverage beginning the Termination Date. Company will pay Executive’s cost of that coverage through the Termination Date. Executive will be entitled to no other employment benefits after the Termination Date.
            (f)     Restricted Stock / Stock Options. Any grants of restricted stock and stock options shall continue to vest in the normal course from the date of this Agreement to the Termination Date.
            (g)     Unvested Restricted Stock / Stock Options. On the Termination Date, Executive shall be entitled to the:
      Vesting of all shares of restricted stock that are scheduled to vest on January 1, 2008 (12,930 shares). After the Termination Date, such shares shall be freely transferable.

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      Vesting of 2,386 shares of restricted stock from grant number 1666. After the Termination Date, such shares shall be freely transferable.
      Vesting of all stock option grants that are scheduled to vest on January 1, 2008 (9,816 shares subject to stock options). After the Termination Date, such options shall be immediately exercisable for a period of up to three months from the date such stock options were granted.
     5.     For a period of one (1) year after the Part-Time Date, Executive shall not, without the prior written consent of Company, become employed by, or retained as a consultant of, or provide services for compensation of any kind in any capacity, to any Competitive Entity (as hereafter defined). As used herein, the term “Competitive Entity” shall mean a public or private business that focuses primarily on the ownership, development or operation of distribution, warehouse, air cargo or logistic-oriented properties.
     6.      For a period of two (2) years after the Part-Time Date, Executive shall not, without the prior written consent of Company, directly or indirectly, solicit any person who is or was employed by Company as of the Part-Time Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) Executive shall not be considered to have violated this paragraph 6 if a subsequent employer of Executive engages in any activity prohibited by this paragraph 6 without Executive’s participation, and (ii) Executive shall not be prohibited from engaging in an activity otherwise prohibited by this paragraph with respect to any employee whose employment with Company has been terminated prior to Executive engaging in such activity.
     7.      Except in connection with any proceedings between Executive and Company pursuant to paragraph 18 of this Agreement, Executive agrees that he will not make any disparaging comments concerning Company or its operations, or his employment with and/or departure from Company to any individual or entity. Except in connection with any proceedings between Executive and Company pursuant to paragraph 18 of this Agreement, Company agrees

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that neither it nor any of its executive officers or directors will make, and Company agrees that it shall use its reasonable efforts to prevent all of its other officers and employees from making, directly or through inference, orally or in writing, any disparaging comments concerning Executive or his employment with and/or departure from Company to any individual or entity.
     8.     In return for the foregoing payments and benefits set forth in paragraph 4, but without in any manner impairing Executive’s right to seek indemnification from Company as described in paragraph 22 of this Agreement, Executive, for himself and his spouse, heirs, executors, representatives and assigns, forever releases Company and Company’s officers, directors, managers, employees, agents and representatives from any and all claims, actions, and causes of action which Employee has or might have concerning his employment with Company or the termination of employment, up to the date of the signing of this Agreement (excluding obligations arising under this Agreement). All such claims are forever barred by this Agreement and without regard as to whether those claims are based upon any alleged breach of contract or covenant of good faith and fair dealing; any alleged employment discrimination or other unlawful discriminatory acts, including claims under Title VII, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the California Labor Code, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act; any alleged tortious act resulting in physical injury, emotional distress, or damage to reputation or other damages; or any other claim or cause of action as of the date of the signing of this Agreement (with the sole exclusions to any claims for vested ERISA benefits, workers’ compensation claims and any claims for unemployment insurance). Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit Executive from filing a charge, including a challenge to the validity of this Agreement, with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) or participating in any investigation or proceeding conducted by the EEOC.

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     9.     Executive agrees that the payments and benefits set forth in paragraph 4 shall constitute the entire amount of monetary consideration provided to him under this Agreement and that he will not seek any further compensation for any other claimed damages, costs or attorneys fees in connection with the matters encompassed by this Agreement.
     10.   Executive acknowledges that California Civil Code Section 1542 provides as follows:
    A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him must have materially affected his settlement with the debtor.
     Being fully informed of this provision of the California Civil Code, Executive waives any rights under such code section, and acknowledges that this Agreement extends to all claims that Executive has or might have against Company, whether known or unknown.
     11.   Executive understands that:
             (a)   He has a reasonable period of time in which to consider signing this Agreement;
             (b)   He has carefully read and fully understands all of the terms of this Agreement;
             (c)   He is, through this Agreement, releasing Company from any and all claims he may have against it as of the date of the signing of this Agreement (excluding matters to which Executive may be entitled to seek indemnification in accordance with paragraph 22);
             (d)   He knowingly and voluntarily agrees to all of the terms set forth in this Agreement;
             (e)   He knowingly and voluntarily intends to be legally bound by this Agreement; and
             (f)   He was advised and hereby is advised in writing to consult with an attorney of his choice prior to signing this Agreement.

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     12.   This Agreement is in full satisfaction of disputed claims and by entering into this Agreement, Company is in no way admitting liability of any sort. This Agreement, therefore, does not constitute an admission of liability of any kind.
     13.    Executive has had access to non-public confidential, proprietary and/or trade secret information relating to Company’s business which was acquired or disclosed to Executive during the course of his employment with Company (“Confidential Information”). Such Confidential Information may include, but is not limited to, business strategies, financial reports, litigation matters, computer programs and software, customer information, business plans and operations, and other information and records which are owned by Company and are regularly used in the operation of its business. Prior to and at all times after the Termination Date, Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, disclose or make available to any third party any Confidential Information, except to the extent required by law or necessary for legitimate law enforcement or compliance purposes. In such a situation, Executive shall promptly notify Company in writing of his intended disclosure(s), and will not disclose such Confidential Information until Company has had a reasonable amount of time to prevent such disclosure(s). “Confidential Information” does not include any information that (a) is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of disclosure or actions by any party hereto in violation of this Agreement, (b) is or becomes available to any party hereto on a non-confidential basis from a source (other than any other party hereto) which such party reasonably believes is not prohibited from disclosing such information to such party by a contractual legal or fiduciary obligation to such other party hereto or (c) was in such party’s possession prior to the date of this Agreement and was obtained on a non-confidential basis from a source (other than any other party hereto) that such party reasonably believes was not prohibited by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to such other party hereto from disclosing such information to such party. Notwithstanding the above, Executive is not prohibited from using information which is generally known and used in the real estate industry by persons with training and experience

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comparable to Executive, which is common knowledge in the real estate industry or otherwise legally in the public domain.
     14.   Should any provision of this Agreement be determined by any court or arbitrator to be wholly or partially illegal, invalid or unenforceable, the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not be affected, and said illegal, unenforceable or invalid provisions shall be deemed not to be a part of the terms or conditions of this Agreement.
     15.   The parties agree that this Agreement contains their complete and final agreement and that there are no representations, statements, or agreements which have not been included within this Agreement. Effective as of the Termination Date, this Agreement supersedes in its entirety that certain Amended and Restated Change in Control and Noncompetition Agreement entered into between Company and Executive dated as of October 10, 2006.
     16.   The parties acknowledge that in signing this Agreement, they do not rely upon and have not relied upon any representation or statement made by any of the parties or their agents with respect to the subject matter, basis or effect of this Agreement, other than those specifically stated in this Agreement.
     17.   This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties and upon their heirs, administrators, representatives, executors and assigns. Executive expressly warrants that he has not transferred to any person or entity any rights, causes of action or claims released in this Agreement.
     18.   The parties agree that any dispute regarding the application and interpretation or alleged breach of this Agreement shall be subject to final and binding arbitration before a neutral arbitrator referred by the Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Service (“JAMS”). That arbitrator shall be selected by the parties from the list of proposed arbitrators referred by JAMS. The

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arbitrator shall have the right, but not the obligation, to grant costs and attorneys fees to the losing party to the arbitration.
     19.   This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, and each counterpart shall have the same force and effect as an original and shall constitute an effective binding agreement on the part of each of the undersigned. For purposes of promoting timely compliance under this Agreement, facsimile transmission of executed documents shall be deemed sufficient evidence of execution to warrant commensurate performance. The fully executed original(s) shall nevertheless be delivered by mail or by hand.
     20.   California law shall govern the validity and interpretation of this Agreement.
     21.   For purposes of this Agreement, the parties warrant that they respectively have the authority to sign this Agreement on behalf of Executive and Company. Executive has signed this Agreement in San Francisco, California.
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     22.   To the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, Company shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless from and against any and all causes of action, claims, demands, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses of any nature whatsoever (collectively, “Damages”) directly or indirectly arising out of or relating to Executive discharging his duties on behalf of Company and/or its respective subsidiaries and affiliates, so long as Executive acted in good faith within the course and scope of his duties with respect to the matter giving rise to the claim or Damages for which Executive seeks indemnification. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall impair or affect any of Executive’s rights to indemnification afforded or provided to Executive under Company’s organizational documents, or by law or otherwise, including, without limitation California Labor Code Section 2802, or otherwise, relating in any manner to matters arising out of or relating to Executive’s employment with Company or Executive discharging his duties on behalf of Company, the parties expressly acknowledging and agreeing that all such rights shall survive both execution of this Agreement and the Termination Date.
         
     
Date:November 21, 2006      /s/ Michael A. Coke    
    MICHAEL A. COKE   
       
 
         
Date:November 21, 2006 AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION
 
 
  By:   /s/ Nancy J. Hemmenway    
    Nancy J. Hemmenway    
    SVP   
 

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