10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q

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

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2008

OR

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

Commission File Number 1-9317

HRPT PROPERTIES TRUST

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Maryland	04-6558834
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
400 Centre Street, Newton, Massachusetts 02458
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)  (Zip Code)

617-332-3990

(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 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.  (Check one):

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

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

Number of registrant’s common shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value per share, outstanding as of November 7, 2008:  227,695,938

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FORM 10-Q

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

INDEX

		Page
PART I	Financial Information
Item 1.	Financial Statements (unaudited)
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet – September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007	1
	Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income – Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008 and 2007	2
	Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows – Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008 and 2007	3
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	4
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	10
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	21
	Warning Concerning Forward Looking Statements	22
	Statement Concerning Limited Liability	23
PART II	Other Information
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	23
Item 5.	Other Information	23
Item 6.	Exhibits	31
	Signatures	32

References in this Form 10-Q to “we”, “us” and “our” refers to HRPT Properties Trust and its consolidated subsidiaries, unless otherwise noted.

PART I          Financial Information

Item 1.  Financial Statements

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

(amounts in thousands, except share data)

(unaudited)

	September 30, 2008			December 31, 2007
ASSETS
Real estate properties:
Land	$	1,210,627		$	1,189,684
Buildings and improvements	4,905,129			4,966,610
	6,115,756			6,156,294
Accumulated depreciation	(837,430		)	(808,216		)
	5,278,326			5,348,078
Properties held for sale	219,666			—
Acquired real estate leases	160,401			150,672
Cash and cash equivalents	24,851			19,879
Restricted cash	79,944			18,027
Rents receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $8,494 and $6,290, respectively	181,998			197,967
Other assets, net	125,357			124,709
Total assets	$	6,070,543		$	5,859,332
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Revolving credit facility	$	303,000		$	140,000
Senior unsecured debt, net	2,240,865			2,239,784
Mortgage notes payable, net	387,090			394,376
Other liabilities related to properties held for sale	3,809			—
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	101,723			89,441
Acquired real estate lease obligations	50,338			41,607
Rent collected in advance	25,513			24,779
Security deposits	17,644			16,063
Due to affiliates	22,453			10,399
Total liabilities	3,152,435			2,956,449
Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value:
50,000,000 shares authorized;
Series B preferred shares; 8 3/4% cumulative redeemable at par on or after September 12, 2007; 7,000,000 shares issued and outstanding, aggregate liquidation preference $175,000	169,079			169,079
Series C preferred shares; 7 1/8% cumulative redeemable at par on or after February 15, 2011; 6,000,000 shares issued and outstanding, aggregate liquidation preference $150,000	145,015			145,015
Series D preferred shares; 6 1/2% cumulative convertible; 15,180,000 shares issued and outstanding, aggregate liquidation preference $379,500	368,270			368,270
Common shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value:
350,000,000 shares authorized; 227,695,938 and 225,444,497 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	2,277			2,254
Additional paid in capital	2,937,962			2,923,455
Cumulative net income	2,008,791			1,827,609
Cumulative common distributions	(2,394,025		)	(2,251,539		)
Cumulative preferred distributions	(319,261		)	(281,260		)
Total shareholders’ equity	2,918,108			2,902,883
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	6,070,543		$	5,859,332

See accompanying notes

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME

(amounts in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2008			2007			2008			2007
Rental income	$	211,689		$	196,999		$	617,134		$	584,196
Expenses:
Operating expenses	89,074			78,999			254,038			233,533
Depreciation and amortization	46,584			42,892			136,625			126,103
General and administrative	9,184			8,439			27,037			25,163
Total expenses	144,842			130,330			417,700			384,799
Operating income	66,847			66,669			199,434			199,397
Interest income	485			416			903			1,441
Interest expense (including amortization of debt discounts, premiums and deferred financing fees of $1,431, $1,097, $3,957 and $3,245, respectively)	(45,154		)	(43,904		)	(134,577		)	(126,212		)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	—			—			—			(711		)
Income from continuing operations before income tax expense	22,178			23,181			65,760			73,915
Income tax expense	(451		)	—			(611		)	—
Income from continuing operations	21,727			23,181			65,149			73,915
Discontinued operations:
Income from discontinued operations	6,339			6,565			18,408			20,453
Gain on sale of properties	57,658			2,408			97,625			2,408
Net income	85,724			32,154			181,182			96,776
Preferred distributions	(12,667		)	(15,402		)	(38,001		)	(46,204		)
Net income available for common shareholders	$	73,057		$	16,752		$	143,181		$	50,572
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic	227,251			212,078			226,052			211,475
Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted	256,444			241,271			255,245			240,668
Earnings per common share:
Income from continuing operations available for common shareholders – basic and diluted	$	0.04		$	0.04		$	0.12		$	0.13
Income from discontinued operations – basic and diluted	$	0.28		$	0.04		$	0.51		$	0.11
Net income available for common shareholders – basic and diluted	$	0.32		$	0.08		$	0.63		$	0.24

See accompanying notes

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(amounts in thousands)

(unaudited)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2008			2007
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	181,182		$	96,776
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	116,708			108,877
Amortization of debt discounts, premiums and deferred financing fees	3,937			3,207
Amortization of acquired real estate leases	22,488			23,574
Other amortization	12,126			10,612
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	—			711
Gain on sale of properties	(97,625		)	(2,408		)
Change in assets and liabilities:
Decrease in restricted cash	4,908			4,225
Increase in rents receivable and other assets	(37,744		)	(51,591		)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued expenses	14,684			(7,028		)
Increase in rent collected in advance	1,693			532
Increase in security deposits	6,044			59
Increase in due to affiliates	12,054			10,520
Cash provided by operating activities	240,455			198,066
Cash flows from investing activities:
Real estate acquisitions and improvements	(335,688		)	(309,196		)
Proceeds from sale of properties	220,287			3,748
Increase in restricted cash	(66,825		)	—
Cash used for investing activities	(182,226		)	(305,448		)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of common shares, net	—			28,151
Proceeds from borrowings	358,000			1,065,340
Payments on borrowings	(230,762		)	(792,986		)
Deferred financing fees	(8		)	(3,716		)
Distributions to common shareholders	(142,486		)	(133,010		)
Distributions to preferred shareholders	(38,001		)	(48,541		)
Cash (used for) provided by financing activities	(53,257		)	115,238
Increase in cash and cash equivalents	4,972			7,856
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	19,879			17,783
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	24,851		$	25,639
Supplemental cash flow information:
Interest paid (including capitalized interest paid of $489 in 2007)	$	137,796		$	128,492
Non-cash investing activities:
Real estate acquisitions	$	(53,727	)	$	(4,545	)
Real estate sales	10,782			—
Non-cash financing activities:
Issuance of common shares	$	14,530		$	280
Assumption of mortgage notes payable	39,554			4,545
Mortgage notes related to properties sold	(10,782		)	—

See accompanying notes

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

Note 1.  Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements of HRPT Properties Trust and its subsidiaries have been prepared without audit.  Certain information and footnote disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements have been condensed or omitted.  We believe the disclosures made are adequate to make the information presented not misleading.  However, the accompanying financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and in our Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 21, 2008.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation, have been included.  All intercompany transactions and balances between HRPT Properties Trust and its subsidiaries have been eliminated.  Operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year.  Reclassifications have been made to the prior years’ financial statements to conform to the current year’s presentation.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurement”, or SFAS No. 157, which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurement.  This statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years.  As required, we adopted SFAS No. 157 on January 1, 2008 and have concluded that the effect is not material to our consolidated financial statements.

In December 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141 (revised 2007), “Business Combinations”, or SFAS 141(R).  SFAS 141(R) establishes principles and requirements for how the acquirer shall recognize and measure in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, liabilities assumed, any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree and goodwill acquired in a business combination.  SFAS 141(R) is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008.  We are currently evaluating the effect that the adoption of SFAS 141(R) will have on our consolidated financial statements.

In May 2008, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 162, “The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles”, or SFAS 162.  SFAS 162 identifies sources of accounting principles and a framework for selecting principles to be used in preparation of financial statements of nongovernmental entities that are prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (the GAAP Hierarchy).  SFAS 162 is effective 60 days following the Security and Exchange Commission’s , or SEC’s, approval of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board amendments to auditing standard AU Section 411, “The Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles”.  We do not expect this standard will result in any change to our current accounting principles.

Note 2.  Real Estate Properties

During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, we funded $47,969 of improvements to our owned properties and we acquired 47 office and industrial properties for approximately $336,938, excluding closing costs, using cash on hand, borrowings under our revolving credit facility, the assumption of $39,554 of secured mortgage debt and the issuance of 2,153,941 shares of our common stock.

On May 5, 2008, we entered into a series of purchase and sale agreements with Senior Housing Properties Trust, or SNH, for the sale of 48 medical office, clinic and biotech laboratory buildings for an aggregate purchase price of $565,000.  We sold 28 of these properties during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 for $232,742, excluding closing costs, and recognized gains totaling $97,625.  We expect the sales of the remaining 20 properties to be completed by April 30, 2009, however, these sales are subject to various conditions and contingencies typical of large commercial real estate transactions, including among other matters, third party consents and financing contingencies relating to certain properties.  Accordingly, the purchase prices which we may receive may change, these sales may be accelerated or delayed or these sales may not occur.

In June 2008, we also agreed to sell one additional office property for $15,000.  All properties under contract for sale as of September 30, 2008, are classified as held for sale on our consolidated balance sheet.  Results of operations for properties under contract for sale or sold as of September 30, 2008, are included in discontinued operations in our consolidated statements of income.  Summarized balance sheet and income statement information for properties under contract for sale or sold as of September 30, 2008, is as follows:

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

Balance Sheet:

	As of September 30, 2008
Real estate properties, net	$		198,733
Acquired real estate leases	244
Rents receivable	15,484
Other assets, net	5,205
Properties held for sale	$	219,666
Rent collected in advance	$	959
Security deposits	2,850
Other liabilities related to properties held for sale	$	3,809

Income Statement:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2008			2007			2008			2007
Rental income	$	10,028		$	14,218		$	37,895		$	42,066
Operating expenses	(2,981		)	(3,770		)	(10,393		)	(10,403		)
Depreciation and amortization	(348		)	(3,224		)	(7,352		)	(9,310		)
General and administrative	(366		)	(508		)	(1,386		)	(1,487		)
Operating income	6,333			6,716			18,764			20,866
Interest income	—			—			4			2
Interest expense	6			(151		)	(360		)	(415		)
Income from discontinued operations	$	6,339		$	6,565		$	18,408		$	20,453

Note 3.  Indebtedness

In January 2008, we prepaid, at par, $28,600 of 8.50% mortgage debt due in 2028, using cash on hand and borrowings under our revolving credit facility.  In addition, the buyer of two of our properties sold in July 2008 assumed $4,491 of 6.5% mortgage debt due in 2013 and $6,291 of 7.5% mortgage debt due in 2022.

In June 2008, we assumed $30,639 of secured mortgage debt in connection with an acquisition.  This mortgage debt bears interest at 7.435%, requires monthly principal and interest payments and matures in 2011.  In July 2008, we assumed $8,915 of secured mortgage debt in connection with another acquisition.  This mortgage debt bears interest at 5.76%, requires monthly principal and interest payments and matures in 2016.

We have a $750,000 unsecured revolving credit facility that we use for acquisitions, working capital and general business purposes.  The interest rate on this facility averaged 3.3% and 5.9% per annum for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.  As of September 30, 2008, we had $303,000 outstanding and $447,000 available under our revolving credit facility.

Our public debt indentures and credit facility agreement contain a number of financial and other covenants, including a credit facility covenant which limits the amount of aggregate distributions on common shares to 90% of operating cash flow available for shareholder distributions as defined in the credit facility agreement.  We believe that we are in compliance with these financial and other covenants.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

Note 4.  Earnings per Common Share

Earnings per common share, or EPS, is computed pursuant to the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128.  The effect of our convertible preferred shares on income from continuing operations available for common shareholders per share is anti-dilutive for the periods presented.  The following table provides a reconciliation of both net income and the number of common shares used in the computations of basic and diluted EPS (shares in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2008						2007
	Income			Shares	Per Share		Income			Shares	Per Share
Income from continuing operations	$	21,727					$	23,181
Income from discontinued operations	6,339						6,565
Gain on sale of properties	57,658						2,408
Preferred distributions	(12,667		)				(15,402		)
Amounts used to calculate basic EPS	$	73,057		227,251	$	0.32	$	16,752		212,078	$	0.08

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2008						2007
	Income			Shares	Per Share		Income			Shares	Per Share
Income from continuing operations	$	65,149					$	73,915
Income from discontinued operations	18,408						20,453
Gain on sale of properties	97,625						2,408
Preferred distributions	(38,001		)				(46,204		)
Amounts used to calculate basic EPS	$	143,181		226,052	$	0.63	$	50,572		211,475	$	0.24

Note 5.  Segment Information

As of September 30, 2008, we owned 346 office properties and 187 industrial and other properties, excluding properties held for sale.  We account for all of these properties in geographic operating segments for financial reporting purposes based on our method of internal reporting.  We define these individual geographic segments as those which currently, or during either of the last two quarters, represent or generate 5% or more of our total square feet, revenues or property net operating income.  Property level information by geographic segment and property type, excluding properties held for sale or sold, as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 is as follows:

	As of September 30, 2008			As of September 30, 2007
	Office Properties	Industrial and Other Properties	Totals	Office Properties	Industrial and Other Properties	Totals
Property square feet (in thousands):
Metro Philadelphia, PA	5,274	—	5,274	5,292	—	5,292
Oahu, HI	—	17,914	17,914	—	17,914	17,914
Metro Washington, DC	2,401	—	2,401	2,401	—	2,401
Metro Boston, MA	2,599	—	2,599	2,599	—	2,599
Southern California	1,174	—	1,174	1,174	—	1,174
Metro Austin, TX	1,342	1,237	2,579	1,341	1,237	2,578
Other Markets	22,736	11,410	34,146	20,279	9,408	29,687
Totals	35,526	30,561	66,087	33,086	28,559	61,645
Central business district, or CBD	11,998	158	12,156	10,757	158	10,915
Suburban	23,528	30,403	53,931	22,329	28,401	50,730
Total	35,526	30,561	66,087	33,086	28,559	61,645

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2008						Three Months Ended September 30, 2007
	Office Properties		Industrial and Other Properties		Totals		Office Properties		Industrial and Other Properties		Totals
Property rental income:
Metro Philadelphia, PA	$	31,009	$	—	$	31,009	$	31,033	$	—	$	31,033
Oahu, HI	—		16,582		16,582		—		16,787		16,787
Metro Washington, DC	16,447		—		16,447		17,477		—		17,477
Metro Boston, MA	13,571		—		13,571		13,913		—		13,913
Southern California	9,864		—		9,864		9,544		—		9,544
Metro Austin, TX	6,639		3,385		10,024		6,238		3,545		9,783
Other Markets	97,813		16,379		114,192		83,955		14,507		98,462
Totals	$	175,343	$	36,346	$	211,689	$	162,160	$	34,839	$	196,999
CBD	$	76,888	$	319	$	77,207	$	67,604	$	314	$	67,918
Suburban	98,455		36,027		134,482		94,556		34,525		129,081
Total	$	175,343	$	36,346	$	211,689	$	162,160	$	34,839	$	196,999
Property net operating income:
Metro Philadelphia, PA	$	16,514	$	—	$	16,514	$	16,063	$	—	$	16,063
Oahu, HI	—		12,493		12,493		—		12,938		12,938
Metro Washington, DC	8,974		—		8,974		10,824		—		10,824
Metro Boston, MA	7,871		—		7,871		8,730		—		8,730
Southern California	6,448		—		6,448		6,330		—		6,330
Metro Austin, TX	2,997		1,865		4,862		2,856		2,123		4,979
Other Markets	53,176		12,277		65,453		47,285		10,851		58,136
Totals	$	95,980	$	26,635	$	122,615	$	92,088	$	25,912	$	118,000
CBD	$	41,195	$	170	$	41,365	$	36,768	$	213	$	36,981
Suburban	54,785		26,465		81,250		55,320		25,699		81,019
Total	$	95,980	$	26,635	$	122,615	$	92,088	$	25,912	$	118,000

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008						Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007
	Office Properties		Industrial and Other Properties		Totals		Office Properties		Industrial and Other Properties		Totals
Property rental income:
Metro Philadelphia, PA	$	92,309	$	—	$	92,309	$	92,741	$	—	$	92,741
Oahu, HI	—		50,200		50,200		—		48,282		48,282
Metro Washington, DC	52,272		—		52,272		52,033		—		52,033
Metro Boston, MA	37,576		—		37,576		40,226		—		40,226
Southern California	28,873		—		28,873		28,577		—		28,577
Metro Austin, TX	20,057		10,069		30,126		18,953		9,915		28,868
Other Markets	277,776		48,002		325,778		252,241		41,228		293,469
Totals	$	508,863	$	108,271	$	617,134	$	484,771	$	99,425	$	584,196
CBD	$	219,732	$	946	$	220,678	$	201,276	$	896	$	202,172
Suburban	289,131		107,325		396,456		283,495		98,529		382,024
Total	$	508,863	$	108,271	$	617,134	$	484,771	$	99,425	$	584,196

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008						Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007
	Office Properties		Industrial and Other Properties		Totals		Office Properties		Industrial and Other Properties		Totals
Property net operating income:
Metro Philadelphia, PA	$	48,139	$	—	$	48,139	$	47,718	$	—	$	47,718
Oahu, HI	—		38,358		38,358		—		38,061		38,061
Metro Washington, DC	31,247		—		31,247		32,836		—		32,836
Metro Boston, MA	21,532		—		21,532		24,813		—		24,813
Southern California	19,568		—		19,568		19,497		—		19,497
Metro Austin, TX	9,529		5,674		15,203		8,683		5,440		14,123
Other Markets	153,616		35,433		189,049		143,524		30,091		173,615
Totals	$	283,631	$	79,465	$	363,096	$	277,071	$	73,592	$	350,663
CBD	$	117,513	$	593	$	118,106	$	110,332	$	642	$	110,974
Suburban	166,118		78,872		244,990		166,739		72,950		239,689
Total	$	283,631	$	79,465	$	363,096	$	277,071	$	73,592	$	350,663

The table below reconciles our calculation of property net operating income, or NOI, to net income, the most directly comparable financial measure under generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, reported in our consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007.  We consider NOI to be appropriate supplemental information to net income because it helps both investors and management to understand the operations of our properties.  We use NOI internally as a performance measure and believe NOI provides useful information to investors regarding our results of operations because it reflects only those income and expense items that are incurred at the property level.  Our management also uses NOI to evaluate individual, regional and company wide property level performance.  NOI excludes certain components from net income in order to provide results that are more closely related to our properties’ results of operations.  NOI does not represent cash generated by operating activities in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered an alternative to net income, net income available for common shareholders or cash flow from operating activities as a measure of financial performance.  A reconciliation of NOI to net income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 is as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2008			2007			2008			2007
Rental income	$	211,689		$	196,999		$	617,134		$	584,196
Operating expenses	(89,074		)	(78,999		)	(254,038		)	(233,533		)
Property net operating income (NOI)	$	122,615		$	118,000		$	363,096		$	350,663
Property net operating income	$	122,615		$	118,000		$	363,096		$	350,663
Depreciation and amortization	(46,584		)	(42,892		)	(136,625		)	(126,103		)
General and administrative	(9,184		)	(8,439		)	(27,037		)	(25,163		)
Operating income	66,847			66,669			199,434			199,397
Interest income	485			416			903			1,441
Interest expense	(45,154		)	(43,904		)	(134,577		)	(126,212		)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	—			—			—			(711		)
Income from continuing operations before income tax expense	22,178			23,181			65,760			73,915
Income tax expense	(451		)	—			(611		)	—
Income from continuing operations	21,727			23,181			65,149			73,915
Income from discontinued operations	6,339			6,565			18,408			20,453
Gain on sale of properties	57,658			2,408			97,625			2,408
Net income	$	85,724		$	32,154		$	181,182		$	96,776

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

Note 6.  Subsequent Events

In October 2008, we declared a distribution of $0.21 per common share, or approximately $47,800, to be paid on or about November 21, 2008, to shareholders of record on October 23, 2008.  We also announced a distribution on our series B preferred shares of $0.5469 per share, or $3,828, a distribution on our series C preferred shares of $0.4453 per share, or $2,672, and a distribution on our series D preferred shares of $0.4063, or $6,167, which will be paid on or about November 17, 2008 to our preferred shareholders of record as of November 1, 2008.

In October 2008, we acquired one property containing 10,000 square feet of space for approximately $760, excluding closing costs.  This acquisition was funded with cash on hand.

In October 2008, we sold one property pursuant to our existing agreements with SNH with 79,000 square feet of space for $29,829, excluding closing costs.

As of November 6, 2008, we have executed purchase agreements for two additional properties with an aggregate of approximately 630,000 square feet of space for total purchase prices of $117,150, excluding closing costs.  These potential purchase transactions are subject to completion of diligence and other customary conditions; because of these contingencies we can provide no assurances that we will purchase these properties.

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

The following discussion and tables should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in this quarterly report and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and in our Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 21, 2008.

OVERVIEW

We primarily own office buildings located throughout the United States.  We also own approximately 17 million square feet of leased industrial and commercial lands located in Oahu, Hawaii.

Property Operations

As of September 30, 2008, 90.6% of our total square feet was leased, compared to 92.6% leased as of September 30, 2007.  These results exclude properties under contract for sale and primarily reflect the 2.1 percentage point decrease in occupancy at properties we owned continuously since January 1, 2007.  Occupancy data for 2008 and 2007 is as follows (square feet in thousands):

	All Properties (1)				Comparable Properties (1)(2)
	As of September 30,				As of September 30,
	2008		2007		2008		2007
Total properties	533		480		455		455
Total square feet	66,087		61,645		57,467		57,467
Percent leased (3)	90.6	%	92.6	%	90.2	%	92.3	%

(1)	Excludes properties under contract for sale as of September 30, 2008.
(2)	Based on properties owned continuously since January 1, 2007.
(3)	Percent leased includes (i) space being fitted out for occupancy pursuant to signed leases and (ii) space which is leased, but is not occupied or is being offered for sublease by tenants.

During the three months ended September 30, 2008, we signed lease renewals for 559,000 square feet and new leases for 395,000 square feet, at weighted average rental rates that were 16% above rents previously charged for the same space.  Average lease terms for leases signed during the three months ended September 30, 2008 were 5.6 years.  Commitments for tenant improvement and leasing costs for leases signed during the three months ended September 30, 2008 totaled $9.4 million, or $9.82 per square foot (approximately $1.75/sq. ft. per year of the lease term).

During the past twelve months, leasing market conditions in the majority of our markets have begun to show some weakness.  The pace of new leasing activity and the leasing of currently vacant space within our portfolio has slowed and completion of newly constructed office properties in certain markets has increased, causing our occupancy to decline.  Required landlord funded tenant build outs and leasing commissions payable to tenant brokers for new leases and lease renewals have generally remained unchanged over the past twelve months, but are starting to increase in certain markets in the third quarter of 2008.  These build out costs and leasing commissions are generally amortized as a reduction of our income during the terms of the affected leases.  Also, some tenants and prospective tenants have demonstrated reluctance to enter lease renewals or new leases for extended terms.  We believe that some decreases in occupancy and effective rents may further reduce the financial results at some of our currently owned properties.  However, there are too many variables for us to reasonably project what the financial impact of market conditions will be on our results for future periods.

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Approximately 9.0% of our leased square feet and 11.2% of our rents are included in leases scheduled to expire through December 31, 2009.  Lease renewals and rental rates at which available space may be relet in the future will depend on prevailing market conditions at that time.  Lease expirations by year, as of September 30, 2008, are as follows (square feet and dollars in thousands):

	Square Feet	% of Square Feet		Cumulative % of Square Feet		Annualized Rental Income		% of Annualized Rental Income		Cumulative % of Annualized Rental Income
Year	Expiring (1)	Expiring		Expiring		Expiring (2)		Expiring		Expiring
2008	1,641	2.7	%	2.7	%	$	23,734	2.8	%	2.8	%
2009	3,758	6.3	%	9.0	%	72,001		8.4	%	11.2	%
2010	6,661	11.1	%	20.1	%	102,264		11.9	%	23.1	%
2011	5,997	10.0	%	30.1	%	104,243		12.1	%	35.2	%
2012	5,427	9.1	%	39.2	%	105,161		12.2	%	47.4	%
2013	5,101	8.5	%	47.7	%	89,130		10.4	%	57.8	%
2014	2,985	5.0	%	52.7	%	52,047		6.1	%	63.9	%
2015	3,797	6.3	%	59.0	%	69,221		8.1	%	72.0	%
2016	2,726	4.6	%	63.6	%	45,136		5.2	%	77.2	%
2017	1,948	3.3	%	66.9	%	39,369		4.6	%	81.8	%
2018 and thereafter	19,846	33.1	%	100.0	%	156,340		18.2	%	100.0	%
	59,887	100.0	%			$	858,646	100.0	%
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years):	8.4					6.0

(1)	Square feet is pursuant to signed leases as of September 30, 2008, and includes (i) space being fitted out for occupancy and (ii) space which is leased, but is not occupied or is being offered for sublease by tenants.  Excludes properties classified in discontinued operations.
(2)	Rents are pursuant to signed leases as of September 30, 2008, plus expense reimbursements; includes some triple net lease rents and excludes lease value amortization.  Excludes properties classified in discontinued operations.

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Our principal source of funds for our operations is rents from tenants at our properties.  Rents are generally received from our non-government tenants monthly in advance, and from our government tenants monthly in arrears.  As of September 30, 2008, tenants responsible for 1% or more of our total rent were as follows (square feet in thousands):

Tenant	Square Feet (1)	% of Total Square Feet (1)		% of Rent (2)		Expiration
1. U. S. Government	4,665	7.8	%	12.7	%	2008 to 2020
2. GlaxoSmithKline plc	608	1.0	%	1.7	%	2013
3. PNC Financial Services Group	460	0.8	%	1.4	%	2011, 2021
4. Jones Day	407	0.7	%	1.3	%	2012, 2019
5. Flextronics International Ltd.	894	1.5	%	1.2	%	2014
6. JDA Software Group, Inc.	283	0.5	%	1.1	%	2012
7. ING	410	0.7	%	1.1	%	2011, 2018
8. Ballard, Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP	235	0.4	%	1.0	%	2009, 2015
Total	7,962	13.4	%	21.5	%

(1)	Square feet is pursuant to signed leases as of September 30, 2008, and includes (i) space being fitted out for occupancy and (ii) space which is leased, but is not occupied or is being offered for sublease by tenants. Excludes properties classified in discontinued operations.
(2)	Rent is pursuant to signed leases as of September 30, 2008, plus estimated expense reimbursements; includes some triple net lease rents and excludes lease value amortization. Excludes properties classified in discontinued operations.

Investment Activities

During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, we acquired 47 office and industrial properties with 3,899,000 square feet of space for $336.9 million, excluding closing costs and allocated intangibles.  At the time of acquisition, these properties were 92.2% leased and yielded approximately 10.1% of the aggregate gross purchase price, based on estimated annual net operating income, or NOI, which we define as property rental income less property operating expenses on the date of closing.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, we sold 28 office properties containing 1,121,000 square feet of space subject to $10.8 million of mortgage debt for $232.7 million and recognized gains totaling $97.6 million.

Financing Activities

In January 2008, we prepaid, at par, $28.6 million of 8.50% mortgage debt due in 2028, using cash on hand and borrowings under our revolving credit facility.  In addition, the buyer of two of our properties sold in July 2008 assumed $4.5 million of 6.5% mortgage debt due in 2013 and $6.3 million of 7.5% mortgage debt due in 2022.  In June 2008, we assumed $30.6 million of secured mortgage debt in connection with an acquisition.  This mortgage debt bears interest at 7.435%, requires monthly principal and interest payments and matures in 2011.  In July 2008, we assumed $8.9 million of secured mortgage debt in connection with another acquisition.  This mortgage debt bears interest at 5.76%, requires monthly principal and interest payments and matures in 2016.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Three Months Ended September 30, 2008, Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2007

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2008			2007			$ Change			% Change
	(in thousands, except per share data)
Rental income	$	211,689		$	196,999		$	14,690		7.5	%
Expenses:
Operating expenses	89,074			78,999			10,075			12.8	%
Depreciation and amortization	46,584			42,892			3,692			8.6	%
General and administrative	9,184			8,439			745			8.8	%
Total expenses	144,842			130,330			14,512			11.1	%
Operating income	66,847			66,669			178			0.3	%
Interest income	485			416			69			16.6	%
Interest expense	(45,154		)	(43,904		)	(1,250		)	(2.8	)%
Income from continuing operations before income tax expense	22,178			23,181			(1,003		)	(4.3	)%
Income tax expense	(451		)	—			(451		)	(100.0	)%
Income from continuing operations	21,727			23,181			(1,454		)	(6.3	)%
Discontinued operations:
Income from discontinued operations	6,339			6,565			(226		)	(3.4	)%
Gain on sale of properties	57,658			2,408			55,250			2,294.4	%
Net income	85,724			32,154			53,570			166.6	%
Preferred distributions	(12,667		)	(15,402		)	2,735			17.8	%
Net income available for common shareholders	$	73,057		$	16,752		$	56,305		336.1	%
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic	227,251			212,078			15,173			7.2	%
Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted	256,444			241,271			15,173			6.3	%
Earnings per common share:
Income from continuing operations available for common shareholders – basic and diluted	$	0.04		$	0.04		$	—		—	%
Income from discontinued operations – basic and diluted	$	0.28		$	0.04		$	0.24		600.0	%
Net income available for common shareholders – basic and diluted	$	0.32		$	0.08		$	0.24		300.0	%

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Rental income.  Rental income increased for the three months ended September 30, 2008, compared to the same period in 2007, primarily due to an increase in rental income from our Other Markets segment, as described in the segment information footnote to our consolidated financial statements.  Rental income from our Other Markets segment increased $15.7 million, or 16%, primarily because of our acquisition of 56 properties since June 2007.  Rental income includes non-cash straight line rent adjustments totaling $6.8 million in 2008 and $5.7 million in 2007 and amortization of acquired real estate leases and obligations totaling ($2.3) million in 2008 and ($2.2) million in 2007.  Rental income also includes lease termination fees totaling $108,000 in 2008 and $569,000 in 2007.

Total expenses.  The increase in total expenses primarily reflects our acquisition of properties since June 2007.  The increase in depreciation and amortization expense also reflects building and tenant improvement costs incurred throughout our portfolio since June 2007.

Interest expense.  The increase in interest expense in 2008 reflects an increase in average total debt outstanding which was used primarily to finance acquisitions in 2008 and 2007, partially offset by a decrease in floating interest rates.

Income from continuing operations.  The decrease in income from continuing operations is due primarily to the increase in depreciation and amortization expense and a decrease in occupancy, partially offset by income from acquisitions in 2008 and 2007.

Income from discontinued operations.  Income from discontinued operations represents operating results from 28 office properties sold during the nine months ended September 30, 2008, 21 properties under contract to be sold and one office property sold in 2007.

Gain on sale of properties.  We recognized gains totaling $57.7 million from the sale of 23 office properties for $149.0 million, excluding closing costs, during the three months ended September 30, 2008.

Net income and net income available for common shareholders.  The increase in net income and net income available for common shareholders is due primarily to the gain on sale of properties recognized in 2008 and income from acquisitions in 2008 and 2007, offset by an increase in depreciation and amortization expense and a decrease in occupancy.  Net income available for common shareholders is net income reduced by preferred distributions.  The decrease in preferred distributions reflects the partial redemption of our 8 ¾% series B preferred shares in November 2007.

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008, Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2008			2007			$  Change			% Change
	(in thousands, except per share data)
Rental income	$	617,134		$	584,196		$	32,938		5.6	%
Expenses:
Operating expenses	254,038			233,533			20,505			8.8	%
Depreciation and amortization	136,625			126,103			10,522			8.3	%
General and administrative	27,037			25,163			1,874			7.4	%
Total expenses	417,700			384,799			32,901			8.6	%
Operating income	199,434			199,397			37			—	%
Interest income	903			1,441			(538		)	(37.3	)%
Interest expense	(134,577		)	(126,212		)	(8,365		)	(6.6	)%
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	—			(711		)	711			100.0	%
Income from continuing operations before income tax expense	65,760			73,915			(8,155		)	(11.0	)%
Income tax expense	(611		)	—			(611		)	100.0	%
Income from continuing operations	65,149			73,915			(8,766		)	(11.9	)%
Discontinued operations:
Income from discontinued operations	18,408			20,453			(2,045		)	(10.0	)%
Gain on sale of properties	97,625			2,408			95,217			3,954.2	%
Net income	181,182			96,776			84,406			87.2	%
Preferred distributions	(38,001		)	(46,204		)	8,203			17.8	%
Net income available for common shareholders	$	143,181		$	50,572		$	92,609		183.1	%
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic	226,052			211,475			14,577			6.9	%
Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted	255,245			240,668			14,577			6.1	%
Earnings per common share:
Income from continuing operations available for common shareholders – basic and diluted	$	0.12		$	0.13		$	(0.01	)	(7.7	)%
Income from discontinued operations – basic and diluted	$	0.51		$	0.11		$	0.40		363.6	%
Net income available for common shareholders – basic and diluted	$	0.63		$	0.24		$	0.39		162.5	%

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Rental income.  Rental income increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, compared to the same period in 2007, primarily due to increases in rental income from our Oahu, HI and Other Markets segments, offset by a decrease in rental income from our Metro Boston, MA segment, as described in the segment information footnote to our consolidated financial statements.  Rental income from our Oahu, HI market increased by $1.9 million, or 4%, due to an increase in weighted average rental rates for new leases and lease renewals signed during 2007 and 2008.  Rental income from our Other Markets segment increased $32.3 million, or 11%, primarily because of the acquisition of 74 properties since December 2006.  Rental income from our Metro Boston, MA market decreased $2.7 million, or 7%, primarily due to the decrease in occupancy in 2008, partially offset by rental income from property acquisitions since December 2006.  Rental income includes non-cash straight line rent adjustments totaling $11.7 million in 2008 and $12.8 million in 2007 and amortization of acquired real estate leases and obligations totaling ($7.0) million in 2008 and ($7.3) million in 2007.  Rental income also includes lease termination fees totaling $2.3 million in 2008 and $925,000 in 2007.

Total expenses.  The increase in total expenses primarily reflects our acquisition of properties since December 2006.  The increase in depreciation and amortization expense also reflects building and tenant improvement costs incurred throughout our portfolio since December 2006.

Interest expense.  The increase in interest expense in 2008 reflects an increase in average total debt outstanding which was used primarily to finance acquisitions in 2008 and 2007, partially offset by a decrease in floating interest rates.

Loss on early extinguishment of debt.  The loss on early extinguishment of debt in 2007 relates to the write-off of deferred financing fees associated with the repayment of $200 million of our floating rate senior notes in June 2007.

Income from continuing operations.  The decrease in income from continuing operations is due primarily to the increase in depreciation and amortization expense and a decrease in occupancy, partially offset by income from acquisitions in 2008 and 2007.

Income from discontinued operations.  Income from discontinued operations represents operating results from 28 office properties sold during the nine months ended September 30, 2008, 21 properties under contract to be sold and one office property sold in 2007.

Gain on sale of properties.  We recognized gains totaling $97.6 million on the sale of 28 office properties during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 for $232.7 million, excluding closing costs.

Net income and net income available for common shareholders.  The increase in net income and net income available for common shareholders is due primarily to the gain on sale of properties recognized in 2008 and income from acquisitions in 2008 and 2007, offset by an increase in depreciation and amortization expense and a decrease in occupancy.  Net income available for common shareholders is net income reduced by preferred distributions.  The decrease in preferred distributions reflects the partial redemption of our 8 ¾% series B preferred shares in November 2007.

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Our Operating Liquidity and Resources

Our principal sources of funds for current expenses and distributions to shareholders are rents from our properties.  This flow of funds has historically been sufficient for us to pay our operating expenses, debt service and distributions.  We believe that our operating cash flow will be sufficient to meet our operating expenses, debt service and distribution payments for the foreseeable future.  Our future cash flows from operating activities will depend primarily upon the following factors:

·our ability to maintain or improve occupancies and effective rental rates at our properties;

·our ability to restrain operating cost increases at our properties; and

·our ability to purchase new properties which produce positive cash flows from operations.

We believe that present leasing market conditions in the majority of areas where our properties are located may result in decreases in occupancies and effective rents, or gross rents less amortization of landlord funded tenant improvements and leasing costs.  The continued volatility in energy costs may cause our future operating costs to increase; however, the impact of these increases is expected to be partially offset by the pass-through of operating cost increases to our tenants pursuant to lease terms.  We generally do not purchase turnaround properties or properties which do not generate positive cash flows.  Our future purchases of properties which generate positive cash flows can not be accurately projected because such purchases depend upon available opportunities which come to our attention.

Cash flows provided by (used for) operating, investing and financing activities were $240.5 million, ($182.2) million and ($53.3) million, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, and $198.1 million, ($305.4) million and $115.2 million, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.  Changes in all three categories between 2008 and 2007 are primarily related to property acquisitions and sales in 2008 and 2007, and repayments and issuances of debt obligations.

Our Investment and Financing Liquidity and Resources

In order to fund acquisitions and to accommodate cash needs that may result from timing differences between our receipt of rents and our desire or need to make distributions or pay operating or capital expenses, we maintain an unsecured revolving credit facility with a group of institutional lenders.  At September 30, 2008, there was $303 million outstanding and $447 million available under our revolving credit facility, and we had cash and cash equivalents of $24.9 million.  We expect to use cash balances, borrowings under our credit facility, proceeds from the sale of properties and net proceeds of offerings of equity or debt securities to fund our continuing operations and future property acquisitions.

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Our outstanding debt maturities and weighted average interest rates as of September 30, 2008, were as follows (dollars in thousands):

	Scheduled Principal Payments During Period
	Secured		Unsecured		Unsecured				Weighted
	Fixed Rate		Floating		Fixed				Average
Year	Debt		Rate Debt		Rate Debt		Total (1)		Interest Rate
2008	$	3,271	$	—	$	—	$	3,271	7.0	%
2009	7,874		—		—		7,874		6.8	%
2010	8,288		303,000		50,000		361,288		4.2	%
2011	258,741		200,000		—		458,741		5.6	%
2012	30,475		—		200,000		230,475		7.0	%
2013	3,097		—		200,000		203,097		6.5	%
2014	15,011		—		250,000		265,011		5.7	%
2015	3,175		—		450,000		453,175		6.0	%
2016	18,265		—		400,000		418,265		6.3	%
2017	2,477		—		250,000		252,477		6.3	%
2018 and thereafter	36,775		—		250,000		286,775		6.6	%
	$	387,449	$	503,000	$	2,050,000	$	2,940,449	5.9	%

(1)   Total debt as of September 30, 2008, net of unamortized premiums and discounts, equals $2,930,955.

When significant amounts are outstanding under our revolving credit facility or as the maturity dates of our revolving credit facility and term debts approach, we explore alternatives for the repayment of amounts due.  Such alternatives may include incurring additional debt and issuing new equity securities.  We have an effective shelf registration statement that allows us to issue public securities on an expedited basis, but it does not assure that there will be buyers for such securities.

Recent capital markets conditions have been challenging.  The availability and cost of credit have been and may continue to be adversely affected by illiquid capital markets and wide credit spreads, and equity markets have been extremely volatile.  While we believe we will have access to various types of financings, including debt or equity offerings, to fund our future acquisitions and to pay our debts and other obligations, there can be no assurance that we will be able to complete any debt or equity offerings or that our cost of any future public or private financings will be reasonable.  If current market conditions continue or worsen, one or more lenders under our revolving credit facility may be unable or unwilling to fund advances which we request or we may not be able to access additional capital.  Impacts such as these would impair our ability to make future acquisitions and make our current growth plans unachievable.  Also, the current market conditions have led to materially increased credit spreads which, if they continue, may result in material increase in indexes, such as LIBOR, which determine the interest rate under our floating rate debts and our costs when we refinance our fixed rate debts may materially increase.  These interest cost increases could have material and adverse impact on our results of operations and financial condition.

The completion and the costs of our future debt transactions will depend primarily upon market conditions and our credit ratings.  We have no control over market conditions.  Our credit ratings depend upon evaluations by credit rating agencies of our business practices and plans and, in particular, whether we appear to have the ability to maintain our earnings, to space our debt maturities and to balance our use of debt and equity capital so that our financial performance and leverage ratios afford us flexibility to withstand any reasonably anticipatable adverse changes.  We intend to conduct our business activities in a manner which will continue to afford us reasonable access to capital for investment and financing activities.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, we funded improvements to our owned properties totaling $48.0 million and we purchased 47 office and industrial properties for $336.9 million, excluding closing costs using cash on hand, borrowings under our revolving credit facility, the assumption of $39.6 million of mortgage debt, and the issuance of 2,153,941 shares of our common stock.

In October 2008, we acquired one property containing 10,000 square feet of space for approximately $760 000, excluding closing costs.  This acquisition was funded with cash on hand.  As of November 6, 2008, we have executed purchase agreements for two additional properties with an aggregate of approximately 630,000 square feet of space for total purchase prices of $117.2 million, excluding closing costs.  These potential purchase transactions are subject to completion of diligence and other customary conditions; because of these contingencies we can provide no assurances that we will purchase these properties.

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On May 5, 2008, we entered into a series of purchase and sale agreements for the sale of 48 medical office, clinic and biotech laboratory buildings for an aggregate purchase price of $565 million.  We sold 28 of these properties during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 for $232.7 million, excluding closing costs, and recognized gains totaling $97.6 million.  The buyer of two of these properties assumed $4.5 million of 6.5% mortgage debt due in 2013 and $6.3 million of 7.5% mortgage debt due in 2022.  In October 2008, we sold an additional one of these properties with 79,000 square feet for $29.8 million, excluding closing costs.  We used the net proceeds from this sale to repay amounts outstanding under our revolving credit facility.  Because a third party consent was not received, one of the purchase and sale agreements was amended so that one of the properties is no longer subject to such purchase and sale agreement.  Nonetheless, we may receive such third party consent and may ultimately sell that property.  We expect the sales of the remaining 19 properties to be completed by April 30, 2009, however, these sales are subject to various conditions and contingencies typical of large commercial real estate transactions, including among other matters, third party consents and financing contingencies relating to certain properties.  Accordingly, the purchase prices which we may receive may change, these sales may be accelerated or delayed or these sales may not occur.  In June 2008, we also agreed to sell one additional office property for $15.0 million, excluding closing costs.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, cash expenditures made and capitalized for tenant improvements, leasing costs, building improvements and development and redevelopment activities were as follows (amounts in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2008		2007		2008		2007
Tenant improvements	$	15,853	$	9,651	$	30,632	$	38,295
Leasing costs	3,906		6,876		11,856		18,296
Building improvements (1)	2,267		3,048		7,009		7,729
Development, redevelopment and other activities (2)	3,882		5,568		10,328		28,753

(1)   Building improvements generally include construction costs, expenditures to replace obsolete building  components, and expenditures that extend the useful life of existing assets.

(2)   Development, redevelopment and other activities generally include non-recurring expenditures or expenditures that we believe increase the value of our existing properties.

Commitments made for expenditures in connection with leasing space during the three months ended September 30, 2008, are as follows (amounts in thousands, except as noted):

	New Leases (1)		Renewals (1)		Total (1)
Square feet leased during the period	395		559		954
Total commitments for tenant improvements and leasing costs	$	7,036	$	2,334	$	9,370
Leasing costs per square foot (whole dollars)	$	17.81	$	4.18	$	9.82
Average lease term (years)	6.6		4.8		5.6
Leasing costs per square foot per year (whole dollars)	$	2.70	$	0.87	$	1.75

(1)   Excludes properties classified in discontinued operations.

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In January 2008, we prepaid at par, $28.6 million of 8.50% mortgage debt due in 2028, using cash on hand and borrowings under our revolving credit facility.

We have no commercial paper, swaps, hedges, or off balance sheet arrangements as of September 30, 2008.

Debt Covenants

Our principal debt obligations at September 30, 2008, were our unsecured revolving credit facility and our $2.25 billion of publicly issued unsecured term debt.  Our publicly issued debt is governed by an indenture.  Our public debt indenture and related supplements and our revolving credit facility agreement contain a number of financial ratio covenants which generally restrict our ability to incur debts, including debts secured by mortgages on our properties, in excess of calculated amounts, require us to maintain a minimum net worth, restrict our ability to make distributions under certain circumstances and require us to maintain other financial ratios.  At September 30, 2008, we believe we were in compliance with all of our covenants under our indenture and related supplements and our revolving credit facility agreement.

In addition to our unsecured debt obligations, we had $387.4 million, excluding unamortized premiums and discounts, of mortgage notes outstanding at September 30, 2008.

None of our indenture and related supplements, our revolving credit facility or our mortgage notes contain provisions for acceleration or require us to provide collateral security which could be triggered by our debt ratings.  However, our senior debt rating is used to determine the interest rate and the fees payable under our revolving credit facility.

Our public debt indenture and related supplements contain cross default provisions to any other debts of $20 million or more.  Similarly, a default on our public debt indenture would be a default under our revolving credit facility.

Related Person Transactions

On May 5, 2008, we entered into a series of purchase and sale agreements with Senior Housing Properties Trust, or SNH, for the sale by us to SNH, or certain of its subsidiaries, of 48 medical office, clinic and biotech laboratory buildings for an aggregate purchase price of $565 million.  We sold 28 of these properties to SNH during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 for $232.7 million and recognized gains of $97.6 million.  In connection with the sales of two of these properties, SNH assumed $4.5 million of 6.5% mortgage debt due in 2013 and $6.3 million of 7.5% mortgage debt due in 2022.  In October 2008, we sold an additional one of these properties to SNH for $29.8 million.  Because a third party consent was not received, one of the purchase and sale agreements was amended so that one of the properties is no longer subject to such purchase and sale agreement.  Nonetheless, we may receive such third party consent and may ultimately sell that property.  We expect the sales of the remaining 19 properties to be completed by April 30, 2009, however, the sales under the purchase agreements to SNH are subject to various conditions and contingencies typical of large commercial real estate transactions, including among other matters, third party consents and financing contingencies relating to certain properties; accordingly, the purchase prices which we may receive may change, these sales may be accelerated or delayed or these sales may not occur.

SNH was formerly our 100% owned subsidiary.  It was spun off to our shareholders in 1999 and, at the time of this spin off, we and SNH entered into a Transaction Agreement which, among other things, prohibited SNH from purchasing medical office, clinic and biotech laboratory buildings.  Concurrently with the execution and delivery of the purchase agreements described above, we and SNH entered into an amendment to the Transaction Agreement, or the first amendment agreement, to permit SNH, rather than us, to invest in medical office, clinic and biomedical, pharmaceutical and laboratory buildings.  The first amendment agreement is subject, in the case of mixed use buildings, to our retaining the right to invest in any mixed use building for which the rentable square footage is less than 50% medical office, clinic and biomedical, pharmaceutical and laboratory use.  Also, concurrently with the execution and delivery of the purchase agreements, we entered into a right of first refusal agreement under which we granted SNH a right of first refusal to purchase up to 45 additional identified other properties we own which are leased to tenants in medical related businesses in the event we determine to sell such properties or in the event of an indirect sale as a result of our change of control or a change of control of our subsidiary which owns such properties.

We and SNH are both managed by Reit Management & Research LLC and, as a result, the transactions described above were negotiated by special committees of each company’s board of trustees comprised solely of independent trustees.  For more information about our relationships with Reit Management & Research, LLC and SNH, please refer to our Annual Report on Form  10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, our definitive Proxy Statement relating to the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on June 12, 2008, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21, 2008, and our Current Report on Form 8-K, dated October 21, 2008.  For more information about the terms of the purchase agreements, the first amendment agreement and the right of first refusal agreement between us and SNH, please read these agreements, copies of which were filed as exhibits to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2008.

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Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this report, our management carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our Managing Trustees, President and Chief Investment Officer and Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15. Based upon that evaluation, our Managing Trustees, President and Chief Investment Officer and Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2008, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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WARNING CONCERNING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

THIS QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q CONTAINS STATEMENTS WHICH CONSTITUTE FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995 AND OTHER FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS.  WHENEVER WE USE WORDS SUCH AS “BELIEVE”, “EXPECT”, “ANTICIPATE”, “INTEND”, “PLAN”, “ESTIMATE” OR SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS, WE ARE MAKING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS.  THESE FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE BASED UPON OUR PRESENT INTENT, BELIEFS OR EXPECTATIONS, BUT FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE NOT GUARANTEED TO OCCUR AND MAY NOT OCCUR.   ACTUAL RESULTS MAY DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE CONTAINED IN OR IMPLIED BY OUR FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS AS A RESULT OF VARIOUS FACTORS.

IMPORTANT FACTORS THAT COULD CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS TO DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE IN OUR FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS INCLUDE, WITHOUT LIMITATION:

·CHANGES IN THE ECONOMY AND THE CAPITAL MARKETS,

·COMPETITION WITHIN THE REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY OR THOSE INDUSTRIES IN WHICH OUR TENANTS OPERATE,

·CHANGES IN FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LEGISLATION, AND

·IF THE AVAILABILITY OF DEBT CAPITAL REMAINS RESTRICTED OR BECOMES MORE RESTRICTED, WE MAY BE UNABLE TO REPAY OUR DEBT OBLIGATIONS WHEN THEY BECOME DUE OR TO REFINANCE ON TERMS WHICH ARE AS FAVORABLE AS WE NOW HAVE.

FOR EXAMPLE:

·THIS QUARTERLY REPORT STATES THAT WE HAVE AGREEMENTS TO SELL 20 COMMERCIAL OFFICE, MEDICAL OFFICE, CLINIC AND BIOTECH LABORATORY BUILDINGS FOR APPROXIMATELY $317 MILLION, AND THAT THESE SALES ARE EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE APRIL 30, 2009.  THESE SALES ARE SUBJECT TO VARIOUS CONDITIONS AND CONTINGENCIES TYPICAL OF LARGE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS, INCLUDING, AMONG OTHER MATTERS, THIRD PARTY CONSENTS AND FINANCING CONTINGENCIES RELATING TO CERTAIN PROPERTIES.  IF THESE CONDITIONS ARE NOT SATISFIED, SOME OR ALL OF THESE SALES MAY NOT BE COMPLETED, THE PURCHASE PRICES WE RECEIVE MAY DECLINE OR THESE SALES MAY BE ACCELERATED OR DELAYED,

·SOME OF OUR TENANTS MAY NOT RENEW EXPIRING LEASES, AND WE MAY BE UNABLE TO LOCATE NEW TENANTS TO MAINTAIN THE HISTORICAL OCCUPANCY RATES OF OUR PROPERTIES,

·RENTS THAT WE CAN CHARGE AT OUR PROPERTIES MAY DECLINE,

·OUR TENANTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOSSES AND BECOME UNABLE TO PAY OUR RENTS,

·CONTINGENCIES IN OUR COMMITTED ACQUISITIONS MAY CAUSE THESE TRANSACTIONS NOT TO OCCUR OR TO BE DELAYED,

·WE MAY BE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY PROPERTIES WHICH WE WANT TO BUY OR TO NEGOTIATE ACCEPTABLE PURCHASE PRICES,

·WE MAY BE UNABLE TO MAINTAIN OUR CURRENT RATE OF DISTRIBUTIONS AND FUTURE DISTRIBUTIONS MAY BE SUSPENDED OR PAID AT A LESSER RATE THAN THE DISTRIBUTIONS WE NOW PAY, AND

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OTHER RISKS MAY ADVERSELY IMPACT US, AS DESCRIBED MORE FULLY IN OUR ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007, UNDER “ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS”.

YOU SHOULD NOT PLACE UNDUE RELIANCE UPON ANY FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS.

EXCEPT AS REQUIRED BY LAW, WE UNDERTAKE NO OBLIGATION TO UPDATE OR REVISE ANY FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS AS A RESULT OF NEW INFORMATION, FUTURE EVENTS OR OTHERWISE.

STATEMENT CONCERNING LIMITED LIABILITY

THE AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION OF TRUST ESTABLISHING HRPT PROPERTIES TRUST, DATED JULY 1, 1994, A COPY OF WHICH, TOGETHER WITH ALL AMENDMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTS THERETO, AS DULY FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENTS AND TAXATION OF MARYLAND, PROVIDES THAT THE NAME “HRPT PROPERTIES TRUST” REFERS TO THE TRUSTEES UNDER THE DECLARATION OF TRUST, AS SO AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, COLLECTIVELY AS TRUSTEES, BUT NOT INDIVIDUALLY OR PERSONALLY, AND THAT NO TRUSTEE, OFFICER, SHAREHOLDER, EMPLOYEE OR AGENT OF HRPT PROPERTIES TRUST SHALL BE HELD TO ANY PERSONAL LIABILITY, JOINTLY OR SEVERALLY, FOR ANY OBLIGATION OF, OR CLAIM AGAINST, HRPT PROPERTIES TRUST.  ALL PERSONS DEALING WITH HRPT PROPERTIES TRUST IN ANY WAY SHALL LOOK ONLY TO THE ASSETS OF HRPT PROPERTIES TRUST FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY SUM OR THE PERFORMANCE OF ANY OBLIGATION.

Part II.Other Information

Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

On September 22, 2008, pursuant to our Incentive Share Award Plan we granted an aggregate of 77,500 common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share, to our officers and certain employees of our manager, Reit Management & Research LLC, valued at $7.14 per common share, the closing price of our common shares on the New York Stock Exchange on that day.  We made these grants pursuant to an exemption from registration contained in Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 5.Other Information

On November 6, 2008, our Board of Trustees approved amended and restated bylaws, which reflect various revisions to our previous bylaws.  The Amended and Restated Bylaws are effective as of November 6, 2008.

The changes reflected in the Amended and Restated Bylaws from our previous bylaws include, among other things:

·A number of revisions to the provisions regarding meetings of our shareholders contained in Article II, including among other things:

·Requiring any shareholder of record seeking to have shareholders request a special meeting of shareholders to provide us with additional information required by Section 2.14 of the Amended and Restated Bylaws, which includes the information required to be provided to us by shareholders seeking to nominate Trustees or propose other business at an annual meeting of shareholders, that the information required to be provided by shareholders requesting a special meeting be received by our secretary within 10 days after the date set by the Board of Trustees as the record date for determining shareholders entitled to request a special meeting of shareholders, and that the meeting date for such special

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meeting not be more 60 days after that record date and, if the Board of Trustees fails to designate, within 10 days after the date that a valid request for a special meeting is actually received by the secretary, a date and time for the special meeting of shareholders, then the special meeting shall be held at 2:00 p.m. local time on the 60th day after the record date for the meeting;

·Expressly providing that notice of shareholders meetings may be made by electronic transmission;

·Eliminating the prescribed time that a notice for a shareholders meeting must be given in advance of the meeting (previously between 15 and 60 days prior to the annual meeting and effectively between not less than 10 days or more than 60 days for a special meeting);

·Eliminating any express bylaw requirement to provide notice of an adjourned shareholders meeting or for setting a new record date for an adjourned meeting;

·Expressly authorizing the chairperson of a shareholders meeting to adjourn the meeting for any reason deemed necessary by the chairperson, including if (i) no quorum is present for the transaction of the business, (ii) the Board of Trustees or the chairperson of the meeting determines that adjournment is necessary or appropriate to enable the shareholders to consider fully information that the Board of Trustees or the chairperson of the meeting determines has not been made sufficiently or timely available to shareholders or (iii) the Board of Trustees or the chairperson of the meeting determines that adjournment is otherwise in our best interests;

·Enumerating additional specific actions the chairperson of a shareholders meeting is entitled to take at the meeting for the proper conduct of the meeting, including concluding the meeting and complying with any state and local laws concerning safety and security;

·Providing that shareholders present, either in person or by proxy, at a meeting which has been duly called and convened and at which a quorum was established may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough votes to leave less than a quorum then being present at the meeting;

·Amending the voting standard for approval of matters to be voted upon by shareholders, other than for the election of Trustees or other matters for which our Declaration of Trust, applicable law or the listing requirements of the principal exchange on which our common shares are listed require otherwise, to require the affirmative vote of 75% of the votes entitled to be cast for each such matter unless the Board of Trustees has previously approved a matter, in which case, the vote required for approval shall be a majority of votes cast at a meeting of shareholders duly called and at which a quorum is present;

·Removing the bylaw expressly providing that the Board of Trustees may adopt by resolution a procedure by which a shareholder may certify in writing to us that any shares registered in the name of the shareholder are held for the account of a specified person other than the shareholder, resulting in the person specified in the certification being regarded as, for the purposes set forth in the certification, the shareholder of record of the specified shares;

·Removing the bylaw requirement that we deliver an annual report to shareholders at or before the annual meeting of shareholders, as we are separately subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as well as reporting requirements under Maryland law and the rules of the New York Stock Exchange (the stock exchange on which our shares are listed), which requirements obligate us to provide annual reports to our shareholders;

·Revising the procedures for submission of nominations for Trustee elections and other proposals by shareholders for consideration at an annual meeting of shareholders, including,

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among other things:

·Requiring a shareholder wishing to make a nomination or proposal of other business to be a shareholder of record at the time of submitting its notice of a nomination or other proposal through and including the time of the meeting;

·Providing that the advance notice provisions in Section 2.14.1(a)(ii) are the exclusive means for a shareholder to submit such business for consideration at an annual meeting of shareholders, except to the extent of matters which are required to be presented to shareholders by applicable law which have been properly presented in accordance with the requirements of such law;

·Revising the deadline for submitting a notice of a nomination or proposal of other business for consideration at an annual meeting of our shareholders to not later than 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the 120^th day nor earlier than the 150^th day prior to the first anniversary of the date of our preceding year’s proxy statement; and if the date of the proxy statement for the annual meeting is more than 30 days earlier than the first anniversary of the date of the proxy statement for the preceding year’s annual meeting, the notice shall be delivered by not later than 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the 10th day following the earlier of the day on which (i) notice of the annual meeting is mailed or otherwise made available or (ii) public announcement (as defined in the Amended and Restated Bylaws) of the date of such meeting is first made by us; and corresponding changes were made to the deadline for nominations for Trustee elections where we increase the number of Trustees to be elected at the meeting but only with respect to nominees for any new positions created by such increase and for special meetings of shareholders if the Board of Trustees has determined that Trustees shall be elected at that special meeting;

·For purposes of our 2009 annual meeting of shareholders, the amendments provide that, to be timely, a notice shall be delivered to our secretary at our principal executive offices not later than 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on January 21, 2009 nor earlier than December 22, 2008;

·Expanding the information required to be provided regarding any proposed nominee or certain associates of the proposed nominee by the proposing shareholder, including, among other things:

·Requiring information as to the proposed nominee’s qualifications to be a Trustee pursuant to the criteria set forth in Section 3.1 of the Amended and Restated Bylaws;

·Expanding to 24 months the period of time prior to the submission of the notice by the shareholder for which disclosure regarding transactions relating to our securities by the proposed nominee or certain associates of the proposed nominee need be provided by the proposing shareholder;

·Requiring disclosure of certain performance related fees that the proposed nominee or certain of the proposed nominee’s associates are entitled to based on any increase or decrease in the value of our shares or instrument or arrangement of the type contemplated within the definition of a Derivative Transaction (as defined in the Amended and Restated Bylaws), if any, as of the date of such notice;

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of a Derivative Transaction held, directly or indirectly, by a general or limited partnership in which such proposed nominee or certain associates of the proposed nominee is a general partner or, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns an interest in a general partner;

·Requiring disclosure of all direct and indirect compensation and other material monetary agreements, arrangements and understandings during the past three years, and any other material relationships, between or among the proposing shareholder, certain associates of the proposed nominee, or their respective affiliates and associates, or others acting in concert therewith, on the one hand, and the proposed nominee, or his or her respective affiliates and associates, or others acting in concert therewith, on the other hand, including, without limitation, all information that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, if the shareholder making the nomination and certain associates of the proposed nominee on whose behalf the nomination is made, or any affiliate or associate thereof or person acting in concert therewith, were the “registrant” for purposes of such rule and the proposed nominee were a director or executive officer of such registrant; and

·Requiring disclosure of any rights to dividends on our shares owned beneficially by the proposed nominee or certain associates of the proposed nominee that are separated or separable from our underlying shares;

·Expanding the information required to be provided by the shareholder regarding itself and certain of its associates to include, among other things:

·A description of all agreements, arrangements and understandings between the shareholder and certain associates of the shareholder amongst themselves or with any other person or persons (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such business by the shareholder;

·Additional information regarding transactions by the proposed shareholder and certain associates of the shareholder involving our securities, including extending to 24 months the period of time prior to the submission of the notice by the shareholder for which such information must be provided;

·Disclosure of the shareholder’s investment intent with respect to the shareholder’s acquisition of our securities;

·All information relating to the shareholder and certain associates of the shareholder required to be disclosed in connection with the solicitation of proxies for election of Trustees in an election contest (even if an election contest is not involved), or is otherwise required, in each case, pursuant to Section 14 (or any successor provision) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder;

·Disclosure of certain performance related fees that the shareholder or certain associates of the shareholder is entitled to based on any increase or decrease in the value of our shares or instrument or arrangement of the type contemplated within the definition of Derivative Transaction, if any, as of the date of such notice;

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Derivative Transaction held, directly or indirectly, by a general or limited partnership in which the shareholder or certain associates of the shareholder is a general partner or, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns an interest in a general partner; and

·Disclosure of any rights to dividends on our shares owned beneficially by the proposed nominee or certain associates of the proposed nominee that are separated or separable from our underlying shares; and

·Requiring the shareholder to indicate the class and series of beneficial interest of our securities entitled to vote for the proposed nominee and/or other proposal of business, as applicable, if more than one class or series of beneficial interest is outstanding;

·Clarifying and revising the notice obligations for a shareholder nomination or other proposal that, if approved and implemented by us, would cause us to be in breach of any covenant of ours in any existing debt instrument or agreement to extend the provision to cover other material agreements and to apply generally to our subsidiaries (as defined in the Amended and Restated Bylaws) as well as us and to require the proposing shareholder to provide at the same time as the submission of its nomination or other proposal evidence of the availability to us of substitute credit or contractual arrangements similar to the credit or contractual arrangements which are implicated by the shareholder nomination or other proposal that are at least as favorable to us, as determined by the Board of Trustees in its discretion, unless the proposing shareholder instead submits at such time evidence satisfactory to the Board of Trustees of the lender’s or contracting party’s willingness to waive the breach of covenant or default;

·Clarifying and expanding the notice requirements regarding shareholder nominations or other proposals requiring regulatory notice, consent or approval to require that the shareholder provide at the same time as the submission of the nomination or proposal of other business evidence satisfactory to the Board of Trustees that the applicable governmental or regulatory actions have been made or obtained or if that evidence was not obtainable by the time of such submission despite the shareholder’s diligent and best efforts, a detailed plan for making or obtaining the applicable filings, consents or approvals prior to the election of any shareholder nominee or the implementation of the shareholder’s proposal, which plan must be satisfactory to the Board of Trustees in its discretion;

·Clarifying the procedures for the verification of information provided by the shareholder making the nomination or other proposal of business and expressly providing that the proposing shareholder is responsible for ensuring compliance with the advance notice provisions, that any responses of the shareholder to any request for information will not cure any defect in the shareholder’s notice and that neither we, the Board of Trustees or any committee of the Board of Trustee nor any officer of ours has any duty to request clarification or updating information or inform the proposing shareholder of any defect in the shareholder’s notice;

·Providing that no shareholder may make a request for a record date to determine the shareholders entitled to act by written consent unless such shareholder holds certificates for all shares of ours owned by such shareholder, and a copy of each such certificate shall accompany such shareholder’s request in order to be effective; requiring the requesting shareholder to include with its request the information required by Section 2.14, which includes the information required to be provided to us by shareholders seeking to nominate Trustees or propose other business at an annual meeting of shareholders; and requiring written consents to be received by the secretary within 10 days after the record date for the written consent action; and

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·Providing that, subject to applicable law, any shareholder proposal for business the subject matter or effect of which would be within the exclusive purview of the Board of Trustees or would reasonably likely, if considered by the shareholders or approved or implemented by us, result in an impairment of the limited liability status for our shareholders, shall be deemed not to be a matter upon which the shareholders are entitled to vote;

·A number of revisions to the provisions regarding qualifications and meetings of Trustees and processes of the Board of Trustees contained in Article III, including among other things:

·Expressly providing for nonexclusive qualifications that a Trustee must possess to qualify for nomination or election as a Trustee, including that the individual (i) has substantial expertise or experience relevant to our business or the business of our subsidiaries, (ii) has not been convicted of a felony and (iii) meets the qualifications of an Independent Trustee or a Managing Trustee (each as defined in the Amended and Restated Bylaws), as appropriate;

·Expressly providing that, in the case of failure to elect Trustees at an annual meeting of the shareholders, the incumbent Trustees shall hold over and continue to direct the management of our business and affairs until they may resign or until their successors are elected and qualify;

·Providing that, if enough Trustees have withdrawn from a meeting of the Board of Trustees so as to leave fewer than are required to establish a quorum, but the meeting is not adjourned, the action of the majority of that number of Trustees necessary to constitute a quorum at the meeting shall be the action of the Board of Trustees, unless the concurrence of a greater proportion is required for such action by applicable law, the Declaration of Trust or the Amended and Restated Bylaws;

·Expressly providing that any Trustee elected to fill a vacancy, whether occurring due to an increase in size of the Board of Trustees or by the death, resignation or removal of any Trustee, shall hold office for the remainder of the full term of the class of Trustees in which the vacancy occurred or was created and until a successor is elected and qualifies;

·Removing the provision that provided that we may lend money to, guarantee an obligation of or otherwise assist a Trustee;

·Providing that a Trustee may be removed at any time (a) with or without cause by the affirmative vote of the holders of shares representing two-thirds of the total votes authorized to be cast by shares then outstanding and entitled to vote thereon, voting as a single class, at a meeting of shareholders properly called for that purpose or (b) with cause by the affirmative vote of all remaining Trustees;

·Removing the provision that provided that no Trustee shall be liable for any loss which may occur by reason of the failure of the bank, trust company, savings and loan association or other institution with whom moneys or share have been deposited; and

·Including emergency provisions in order to provide for procedural flexibility in the event of an emergency;

·Revisions were made to Articles IV and V to update the roles and processes of the committees of the Board of Trustees and our officers, including permitting committees to take action by written consent executed by a majority of the members rather than requiring unanimous written consent for the committees to take written action;

·Revisions were made to Article VII to provide for certain clarifications and administrative changes, including expressly providing that shareholders may request that their shares be in book entry form;

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·A new Article VIII was adopted which, similar to our Declaration of Trust, generally restricts our shareholders from owning in excess of 9.8% of any class or series of our shares and provides for various procedures regarding the treatment of shares owned in excess of that limit, including among other things:

·Possible transferring of those excess shares to a charitable trust, having those excess shares subject to purchase by us or deeming the transfer of the shares that would constitute excess shares to be void and of no effect;

·Providing for the compensation of any charitable trustee of a charitable trust and indemnification of the charitable trustee’s and the trust’s costs and expenses; and

·Divesting of rights of such shareholder in those excess shares, including rights to dividends and voting;

·A new Article IX was adopted which provides for various regulatory and disclosure requirements effecting us or any of our subsidiaries that our shareholders shall comply with, including, among other things:

·Requiring that shareholders whose ownership interest in us or actions affecting us, triggers the application of any requirement or regulation of any federal, state, municipal or other governmental or regulatory body on us or any subsidiary of ours or any of their respective businesses, assets or operations, promptly take all actions necessary and fully cooperate with us to ensure that such requirements or regulations are satisfied without restricting, imposing additional obligations on or in any way limiting our business, assets, operations or prospects or of any subsidiary of ours;

·Requiring that, if the shareholder fails or is otherwise unable to promptly take such actions so as to satisfy such requirements or regulations, then the shareholder shall promptly divest a sufficient number of our shares necessary to cause the application of such requirement or regulation to not apply to us or any subsidiary of ours; and, if the shareholder fails to cause such satisfaction or divest itself of such sufficient number of our shares by not later than the 10th day after triggering such requirement or regulation, then any shares of ours beneficially owned by such shareholder at and in excess of the level triggering the application of such requirement or regulation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be deemed to constitute shares held in violation of the ownership limitations set forth in Article VIII of the Amended and Restated Bylaws and be subject to the provisions of Article VIII of the Amended and Restated Bylaws and any actions triggering the application of such requirements or regulations may be deemed by us to be of no force or effect;

·Requiring that if the shareholder fails to satisfy the requirements or regulations or to take curative actions within such 10 day period, we may take all other actions which the Board of Trustees deems appropriate to require compliance or to preserve the value of our assets; and we may charge the offending shareholder for our costs and expenses as well as any damages which may result to us;

·Requiring that shareholders comply with all applicable requirements of federal and state laws, including all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, in connection with such shareholder’s ownership interest in us and all other laws which apply to us or any subsidiary of ours or their respective businesses, assets or operations and which require action or inaction on the part of the shareholder;

·Providing that, if a shareholder, by virtue of the shareholder’s ownership interest in us or its receipt or exercise of proxies to vote shares owned by other shareholders would not be permitted to vote the shareholder’s shares or proxies for shares in excess of a certain amount pursuant to applicable law but the Board of

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Trustees determines that the excess shares or shares represented by the excess proxies are necessary to obtain a quorum, then the shareholder shall not be entitled to vote any such excess shares or proxies, and instead such excess shares or proxies may, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be voted by our advisor (or by another person designated by the Trustees) in proportion to the total shares otherwise voted on such matter; and

·Providing that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any representation, warranty or covenant made by a shareholder with any governmental or regulatory body in connection with such shareholder’s interest in us or any subsidiary of ours shall be deemed to be simultaneously made to, for the benefit of and enforceable by, us and any applicable subsidiary of ours;

·Former Article IX of our bylaws (now Article XI of the Amended and Restated Bylaws) was amended by removing the provision expressly authorizing the Board of Trustees, before payment of any dividends or other distributions, to set aside out of any funds available for dividends or other distributions such sum or sums as the Board of Trustees may from time to time, in its absolute discretion, think proper as a reserve fund for contingencies or for any other purpose as the Trustees shall determine to be in our best interest;

·Former Article XIII of our bylaws (now Article XV of the Amended and Restated Bylaws) was amended to add additional provisions, including, among other things:

·Providing that, in addition to the obligations of shareholders to indemnify us and hold us harmless as set forth in Section 7.12 of our Declaration of Trust, to the fullest extent permitted by law, each shareholder will be liable to us for, and indemnify and hold us harmless (and any subsidiaries or affiliates thereof) from and against, all costs, expenses, penalties, fines or other amounts arising from such shareholder’s breach of any provision of the Amended and Restated Bylaws or the Declaration or any action against us in which such shareholder is not the prevailing party;

·Providing procedures for ratification of past action or inaction on our part or of our officers; and

·Empowering the Board of Trustees to make determinations regarding ambiguities in the application of the Amended and Restated Bylaws; and

·Various other amendments and modifications to address various administrative matters, clarify certain provisions, eliminate certain matters already addressed in the Declaration of Trust and update some outdated provisions.

To the extent that the amendments to our bylaws, as well as the preexisting provisions of our bylaws, contain provisions which limit the ability of a shareholder to remove management or Trustees or restrict the ability to own or transfer our shares, those provisions may have anti-takeover effects.

The foregoing summary of the amendments to the existing bylaws is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the amendments and the Amended and Restated Bylaws.  The Amended and Restated Bylaws, and a copy marked to show changes from the prior bylaws, are attached hereto as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2, respectively, and are incorporated by reference herein.

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Item 6.	Exhibits
3.1	Composite copy of the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, as amended and restated on November 6, 2008. (filed herewith)
3.2	Composite copy of the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, as amended and restated on November 6, 2008 (marked). (filed herewith)
4.1	Form of 83/4% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Share Certificate. (filed herewith)
4.2	Form of 71/8% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Share Certificate. (filed herewith)
4.3	Form of 61/2% Series D Cumulative Convertible Preferred Share Certificate. (filed herewith)
10.1	First Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of August 7, 2008, among the Company, Hub Properties Trust, MOB Realty Trust, as Seller, and Senior Housing Properties Trust, as Purchaser. (filed herewith)
12.1	Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges. (filed herewith)
12.2	Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Distributions. (filed herewith)
31.1	Rule 13a-14(a) Certification. (filed herewith)
31.2	Rule 13a-14(a) Certification. (filed herewith)
31.3	Rule 13a-14(a) Certification. (filed herewith)
31.4	Rule 13a-14(a) Certification. (filed herewith)
32.1	Section 1350 Certification. (furnished herewith)

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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.

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By:	/s/ John A. Mannix
	John A. Mannix
	President and Chief Investment Officer
	Dated: November 7, 2008
By:	/s/ John C. Popeo
	John C. Popeo
	Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
	(principal financial and accounting officer)
	Dated: November 7, 2008

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EX-3.1

Exhibit 3.1

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AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

As Amended and Restated November 6, 2008

Table of Contents

ARTICLE I OFFICES			1
	Section 1.1.	Principal Office	1
	Section 1.2.	Additional Offices	1
ARTICLE II MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS			1
	Section 2.1.	Place	1
	Section 2.2.	Annual Meeting	1
	Section 2.3.	Special Meetings	1
	Section 2.3.1.	General	1
	Section 2.3.2.	Shareholder Requested Special Meetings	2
	Section 2.4.	Notice of Regular or Special Meetings	4
	Section 2.5.	Notice of Adjourned Meetings	4
	Section 2.6.	Scope of Meetings	4
	Section 2.7.	Organization of Shareholder Meetings	4
	Section 2.8.	Quorum	5
	Section 2.9.	Voting	5
	Section 2.10.	Proxies	6
	Section 2.11.	Record Date	6
	Section 2.12.	Voting of Shares by Certain Holders	6
	Section 2.13.	Inspectors	6
	Section 2.14.	Nominations and Other Proposals to be Considered at Meetings of Shareholders	7
	Section 2.14.1.	Annual Meetings of Shareholders.	7
	Section 2.14.2.	Shareholder Nominations or Other Proposals Causing Covenant Breaches or Defaults	12
	Section 2.14.3.	Shareholder Nominations or Other Proposals Requiring Governmental Action	12
	Section 2.14.4.	Special Meetings of Shareholders	13
	Section 2.14.5.	General	13
	Section 2.15.	Shareholder Actions by Written Consent	15
	Section 2.16.	Voting by Ballot	16
	Section 2.17.	Proposals of Business Which Are Not Proper Matters For Action By Shareholders	17
ARTICLE III TRUSTEES			17
	Section 3.1.	General Powers; Qualifications; Trustees Holding Over	17
	Section 3.2.	Independent Trustees and Managing Trustees	17
	Section 3.3.	Number and Tenure	18
	Section 3.4.	Annual and Regular Meetings	18
	Section 3.5.	Special Meetings	18
	Section 3.6.	Notice	18
	Section 3.7.	Quorum	19
	Section 3.8.	Voting	19
	Section 3.9.	Telephone Meetings	19

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	Section 3.10.	Action by Written Consent of Trustees	19
	Section 3.11.	Waiver of Notice	19
	Section 3.12.	Vacancies	19
	Section 3.13.	Compensation	20
	Section 3.14.	Removal of Trustees	20
	Section 3.15.	Surety Bonds	20
	Section 3.16.	Reliance	20
	Section 3.17.	Interested Trustee Transactions	20
	Section 3.18.	Qualifying Shares Not Required	20
	Section 3.19.	Certain Rights of Trustees, Officers, Employees and Agents	21
	Section 3.20.	Emergency Provisions	21
ARTICLE IV COMMITTEES			21
	Section 4.1.	Number; Tenure and Qualifications	21
	Section 4.2.	Powers	21
	Section 4.3.	Meetings	21
	Section 4.4.	Telephone Meetings	22
	Section 4.5.	Action by Written Consent of Committees	22
	Section 4.6.	Vacancies	22
ARTICLE V OFFICERS			22
	Section 5.1.	General Provisions	22
	Section 5.2.	Removal and Resignation	23
	Section 5.3.	Vacancies	23
	Section 5.4.	Chief Executive Officer	23
	Section 5.5.	Chief Operating Officer	23
	Section 5.6.	Chief Financial Officer	23
	Section 5.7.	Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board	23
	Section 5.8.	President	23
	Section 5.9.	Vice Presidents	24
	Section 5.10.	Secretary	24
	Section 5.11.	Treasurer	24
	Section 5.12.	Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers	24
ARTICLE VI CONTRACTS, LOANS, CHECKS AND DEPOSITS			24
	Section 6.1.	Contracts	24
	Section 6.2.	Checks and Drafts	24
	Section 6.3.	Deposits	25
ARTICLE VII SHARES			25
	Section 7.1.	Certificates	25
	Section 7.2.	Transfers	25
	Section 7.3.	Lost Certificates	25
	Section 7.4.	Closing of Transfer Books or Fixing of Record Date	25
	Section 7.5.	Share Ledger	26
	Section 7.6.	Fractional Shares; Issuance of Units	26

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ARTICLE VIII RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND OWNERSHIP OF SHARES			26
	Section 8.1.	Definitions	26
	Section 8.2.	Restrictions on Ownership	28
	Section 8.3.	Transfer of Shares	32
	Section 8.4.	Costs, Expenses and Compensation of Charitable Trustee and the Trust	35
	Section 8.5.	Transactions on a National Securities Exchange	35
	Section 8.6.	Enforcement	35
	Section 8.7.	Non-Waiver	36
	Section 8.8.	Enforceability	36
ARTICLE IX REGULATORY COMPLIANCE AND DISCLOSURE			36
	Section 9.1.	Actions Requiring Regulatory Compliance Implicating the Trust	36
	Section 9.2.	Compliance With Law	37
	Section 9.3.	Limitation on Voting Shares or Proxies	37
	Section 9.4.	Representations, Warranties and Covenants Made to Governmental or Regulatory Bodies	37
	Section 9.5.	Board of Trustees’ Determinations	37
ARTICLE X FISCAL YEAR			38
	Section 10.1.	Fiscal Year	38
ARTICLE XI DIVIDENDS AND OTHER DISTRIBUTIONS			38
	Section 11.1.	Dividends and Other Distributions	38
ARTICLE XII SEAL			38
	Section 12.1.	Seal	38
	Section 12.2.	Affixing Seal	38
ARTICLE XIII WAIVER OF NOTICE			38
	Section 13.1.	Waiver of Notice	38
ARTICLE XIV AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS			39
	Section 14.1.	Amendment of Bylaws	39
ARTICLE XV MISCELLANEOUS			39
	Section 15.1.	References to Declaration of Trust	39
	Section 15.2.	Costs and Expenses	39
	Section 15.3.	Ratification	39
	Section 15.4.	Ambiguity	40
	Section 15.5.	Inspection of Bylaws	40
	Section 15.6.	Election to be Subject to Part of Title 3, Subtitle 8	40
	Section 15.7.	Special Voting Provisions relating to Control Shares	40

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AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

ARTICLE I

OFFICES

Section 1.1.            Principal Office.  The principal office of the Trust shall be located at such place or places as the Board of Trustees may designate.

Section 1.2.            Additional Offices.  The Trust may have additional offices at such places as the Board of Trustees may from time to time determine or the business of the Trust may require.

ARTICLE II

MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS

Section 2.1.            Place.  All meetings of shareholders shall be held at the principal office of the Trust or at such other place as is designated by the Trustees or the chairman of the board or president.

Section 2.2.            Annual Meeting.  An annual meeting of the shareholders for the election of Trustees and the transaction of any business within the powers of the Trust shall be held at such times as the Trustees may designate.  Failure to hold an annual meeting does not invalidate the Trust’s existence or affect any otherwise valid acts of the Trust.

Section 2.3.            Special Meetings.

Section 2.3.1.           General.

The chief executive officer of the Trust, the Board of Trustees or a majority of the Independent Trustees then in office (as defined in Section 3.2) may call a special meeting of the shareholders.  Subject to Section 2.3.2 and pursuant to the Articles Supplementary accepted for record by the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (the “SDAT”) as of May 10, 2000, a special meeting of shareholders shall also be called by the secretary of the Trust upon the written request of the shareholders entitled to cast not less than a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast at such meeting (the “Special Meeting Percentage”).

If there shall be no Trustees, the officers of the Trust shall promptly call a special meeting of the shareholders entitled to vote for the election of successor Trustees for the purpose of electing Trustees.

Section 2.3.2.              Shareholder Requested Special Meetings.

(a)           Any shareholder of record seeking to have shareholders request a special meeting shall, by sending written notice to the secretary of the Trust (the “Record Date Request Notice”) by registered mail, return receipt requested, request the Trustees to fix a record date to determine the shareholders entitled to request a special meeting (the “Request Record Date”).  No shareholder may make a Record Date Request Notice unless such shareholder holds certificates for all shares of beneficial interest in the Trust owned by such shareholder, and a copy of each such certificate shall accompany such shareholder’s written request to the secretary, as described in the preceding sentence, in order for such request to be effective.  The Record Date Request Notice shall set forth the purpose of the meeting and the matters proposed to be acted on at the meeting, shall be signed by one or more shareholders of record as of the date of signature (or their duly authorized agents), shall bear the date of signature of each such shareholder (or its duly authorized agent) signing the Record Date Request Notice and shall set forth all information that each such shareholder would be required to disclose in solicitations of proxies for election of Trustees in an election contest (even if an election contest is not involved), or is otherwise required, in each case, pursuant to Section 14 (or any successor provision) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as well as additional information required by Section 2.14.  Upon receiving the Record Date Request Notice, the Board of Trustees may in its discretion fix a Request Record Date, which need not be the same date as that requested in the Record Date Request Notice.  The Request Record Date shall not precede, and shall not be more than 10 days after the close of business on, the date on which the resolution fixing the Request Record Date is adopted by the Board of Trustees.  If the Board of Trustees, within 10 days after the date on which a valid Record Date Request Notice is received, fails to adopt a resolution fixing the Request Record Date and make a public announcement (as defined in Section 2.14.5(c)) of such Request Record Date, the Request Record Date shall be the close of business on the 10th day after the date a valid Record Date Request Notice is received by the secretary.

(b)           In order for any shareholder to request a special meeting, one or more written requests for a special meeting signed by shareholders of record (or their duly authorized agents) as of the Request Record Date entitled to cast not less than the Special Meeting Percentage (the “Special Meeting Request”) shall be delivered to the secretary.  No shareholder may make a Special Meeting Request unless such shareholder holds certificates for all shares of beneficial interest in the Trust owned by such shareholder, and a copy of each such certificate shall accompany such shareholder’s written request to the secretary, as described in the preceding sentence, in order for such request to be effective.  In addition, the Special Meeting Request shall set forth the purpose of the meeting and the matters proposed to be acted on at the meeting (which shall be limited to the matters set forth in the Record Date Request Notice received by the secretary), shall bear the date of signature of each such shareholder (or its duly authorized agent) signing the Special Meeting Request, shall set forth the name and address, as they appear in the Trust’s books, of each shareholder signing such request (or on whose behalf the Special Meeting Request is signed) and the class and number of shares of beneficial interest of the Trust which are owned of record and beneficially by each such shareholder, shall be sent to the secretary by registered mail, return receipt requested, and shall be received by the secretary within 10 days

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after the Request Record Date.  Any requesting shareholder may revoke his, her or its request for a special meeting at any time by written revocation delivered to the secretary.

(c)           The secretary shall inform the requesting shareholders of the reasonably estimated cost of preparing, mailing and filing the notice of meeting (including the Trust’s proxy materials).  The secretary shall not be required to call a special meeting upon shareholder request and such meeting shall not be held unless, in addition to the documents and information required by Section 2.3.2(b), the secretary receives payment of such reasonably estimated cost prior to the mailing of any notice of the meeting.

(d)           Except as provided in the next sentence, any special meeting shall be held at such place, date and time as may be designated by the officer who called the meeting in accordance with Section 2.3.1, if any, and otherwise by the Board of Trustees.  In the case of any special meeting called by the secretary upon the request of shareholders (a “Shareholder Requested Meeting”), such meeting shall be held at such place, date and time as may be designated by the Board of Trustees; provided, however, that the date of any Shareholder Requested Meeting shall be not more than 60 days after the record date for such meeting (the “Meeting Record Date”); and provided further that if the Board of Trustees fails to designate, within 10 days after the date that a valid Special Meeting Request is actually received by the secretary (the “Delivery Date”), a date and time for a Shareholder Requested Meeting, then such meeting shall be held at 2:00 p.m. local time on the 60th day after the Meeting Record Date or, if such 60th day is not a Business Day (as defined below), on the first Business Day preceding such 60th day; and provided further that in the event that the Board of Trustees fails to designate a place for a Shareholder Requested Meeting within 10 days after the Delivery Date, then such meeting shall be held at the principal executive offices of the Trust.  In fixing a date for any special meeting, the chief executive officer, the Board of Trustees or a majority of the Independent Trustees may consider such factors as he, she or it deems relevant within the exercise of their business judgment, including, without limitation, the nature of the matters to be considered, the facts and circumstances surrounding any request for meeting and any plan of the Board of Trustees to call an annual meeting or a special meeting.  In the case of any Shareholder Requested Meeting, if the Board of Trustees fails to fix a Meeting Record Date that is a date within 30 days after the Delivery Date, then the close of business on the 30^th day after the Delivery Date shall be the Meeting Record Date.

(e)           If at any time as a result of written revocations of requests for the special meeting, shareholders of record (or their duly authorized agents) as of the Request Record Date entitled to cast less than the Special Meeting Percentage shall have delivered and not revoked requests for a special meeting, the secretary may refrain from mailing the notice of the meeting or, if the notice of the meeting has been mailed, the secretary may revoke the notice of the meeting at any time before 10 days before the meeting if the secretary has sent to all other requesting shareholders written notice of such revocation and of the intention to revoke the notice of the meeting, and the Trust may cancel and not hold such meeting.  Any request for a special meeting received after a revocation by the secretary of a notice of a meeting shall be considered a request for a new special meeting.

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(f)            The Board of Trustees shall determine the validity of any purported Record Date Request Notice or Special Meeting Request received by the secretary.  For the purpose of permitting the Board of Trustees to perform such review, no such purported request shall be deemed to have been delivered to the secretary until the earlier of (i) five Business Days after receipt by the secretary of such purported request and (ii) such date as the Board of Trustees may certify whether valid requests received by the secretary represent at least a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of the Trust that would be entitled to vote at such meeting.

(g)           For purposes of these Bylaws, “Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.

Section 2.4.            Notice of Regular or Special Meetings.  Written notice specifying the place, day and hour of any regular or special meeting, the purposes of the meeting, to the extent required by law to be provided, and all other matters required by law shall be given to each shareholder of record entitled to vote, either personally or by sending a copy thereof by mail, postage prepaid, to his or her address appearing on the books of the Trust or theretofore given by him or her to the Trust for the purpose of notice or, if no address appears or has been given, addressed to the place where the principal office of the Trust is situated, or by electronic transmission, including facsimile transmission, to any address or number of such shareholder at which the shareholder receives electronic transmissions.  If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be given once deposited in the U.S.  mail addressed to the shareholder at his or her post office address as it appears on the records of the Trust, with postage thereon prepaid.  It shall be the duty of the secretary to give notice of each meeting of the shareholders.

Section 2.5.            Notice of Adjourned Meetings.  It shall not be necessary to give notice of the time and place of any adjourned meeting or of the business to be transacted thereat other than by announcement at the meeting at which such adjournment is taken.

Section 2.6.            Scope of Meetings.  Except as otherwise expressly set forth elsewhere in these Bylaws, no business shall be transacted at an annual or special meeting of shareholders except as specifically designated in the notice or otherwise properly brought before the shareholders by or at the direction of the Board of Trustees.

Section 2.7.            Organization of Shareholder Meetings.  Every meeting of shareholders shall be conducted by an individual appointed by the Board of Trustees to be chairperson of the meeting or, in the absence of such appointment or the absence of the appointed individual, by the chairman of the board or, in the case of a vacancy in the office or absence of the chairman of the board, by one of the following officers present at the meeting in the following order: the vice chairman of the board, if there be one, the president, the vice presidents in their order of seniority or, in the absence of such officers, a chairperson chosen by the shareholders by the vote of holders of shares of beneficial interest representing a majority of the votes cast on such appointment by shareholders present in person or represented by proxy.  The secretary, an assistant secretary or a person appointed by the Trustees or, in the absence of such appointment, a person appointed by the chairperson of the meeting shall act as secretary of the meeting and record the minutes of the meeting.  If the secretary presides as chairperson at a

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meeting of the shareholders, then the secretary shall not also act as secretary of the meeting and record the minutes of the meeting.  The order of business and all other matters of procedure at any meeting of shareholders shall be determined by the chairperson of the meeting.  The chairperson of the meeting may prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and take such action as, in the discretion of such chairperson, are appropriate for the proper conduct of the meeting, including, without limitation: (a) restricting admission to the time set for the commencement of the meeting; (b) limiting attendance at the meeting to shareholders of record of the Trust, their duly authorized proxies or other such persons as the chairperson of the meeting may determine; (c) limiting participation at the meeting on any matter to shareholders of record of the Trust entitled to vote on such matter, their duly authorized proxies or other such persons as the chairperson of the meeting may determine; (d) limiting the time allotted to questions or comments by participants; (e) maintaining order and security at the meeting; (f) removing any shareholder or other person who refuses to comply with meeting procedures, rules or guidelines as set forth by the chairperson of the meeting; (g) concluding a meeting or recessing or adjourning the meeting to a later date and time and at a place announced at the meeting; and (h) complying with any state and local laws and regulations concerning safety and security.  Without limiting the generality of the powers of the chairperson of the meeting pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the chairperson may adjourn any meeting of shareholders for any reason deemed necessary by the chairperson, including, without limitation, if (i) no quorum is present for the transaction of the business, (ii) the Board of Trustees or the chairperson of the meeting determines that adjournment is necessary or appropriate to enable the shareholders to consider fully information that the Board of Trustees or the chairperson of the meeting determines has not been made sufficiently or timely available to shareholders or (iii) the Board of Trustees or the chairperson of the meeting determines that adjournment is otherwise in the best interests of the Trust.  Unless otherwise determined by the chairperson of the meeting, meetings of shareholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with the general rules of parliamentary procedure or any otherwise established rules of order.

Section 2.8.            Quorum.  At any meeting of shareholders, the presence in person or by proxy of shareholders entitled to cast a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast at such meeting shall constitute a quorum; but this section shall not affect any requirement under any statute or the Declaration of Trust for the vote necessary for the adoption of any measure.  If, however, such quorum shall not be present at any meeting of the shareholders, the chairperson of the meeting shall have the power to adjourn the meeting from time to time without the Trust having to set a new record date or provide any additional notice of such meeting, subject to any obligation of the Trust to give notice pursuant to Section 2.5.  At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally notified.  The shareholders present, either in person or by proxy, at a meeting of shareholders which has been duly called and convened and at which a quorum was established may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough votes to leave less than a quorum then being present at the meeting.

Section 2.9.            Voting.  At all elections of Trustees, voting by shareholders shall be conducted under the non-cumulative method and, except as otherwise required by the Declaration of Trust or applicable law, the election of each Trustee shall be by the affirmative vote of the holders of shares representing a majority of the total number of votes authorized to be

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cast by shares then outstanding and entitled to vote thereon.  For all matters to be voted upon by shareholders other than the election of Trustees, unless otherwise required by applicable law, by the listing requirements of the principal exchange on which the Trust’s common shares are listed or by a specific provision of the Declaration of Trust, the vote required for approval shall be the affirmative vote of 75% of the votes entitled to be cast for each such matter unless such matter has been previously approved by the Board of Trustees, in which case the vote required for approval shall be a majority of the votes cast at a meeting of shareholders duly called and at which a quorum is present.

Section 2.10.          Proxies.  A shareholder may cast the votes entitled to be cast by him or her either in person or by proxy executed by the shareholder or by his or her duly authorized agent in any manner permitted by law.  Such proxy shall be filed with such officer of the Trust or third party agent as the Board of Trustees shall have designated for such purpose for verification at or prior to such meeting.  Any proxy relating to the Trust’s shares of beneficial interest shall be valid until the expiration date therein or, if no expiration is so indicated, for such period as is permitted pursuant to Maryland law.  At a meeting of shareholders, all questions concerning the qualification of voters, the validity of proxies, and the acceptance or rejection of votes, shall be decided by or on behalf of the chairperson of the meeting, subject to Section 2.13.

Section 2.11.          Record Date.  The Board of Trustees may fix the date for determination of shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at a meeting of shareholders.  If no date is fixed for the determination of the shareholders entitled to vote at any meeting of shareholders, only persons in whose names shares entitled to vote are recorded on the share records of the Trust at the opening of business on the day of any meeting of shareholders shall be entitled to vote at such meeting.

Section 2.12.          Voting of Shares by Certain Holders.  Shares of the Trust registered in the name of a corporation, partnership, trust or other entity, if entitled to be voted, may be voted by the president or a vice president, a general partner or trustee thereof, as the case may be, or a proxy appointed by any of the foregoing individuals, unless some other person who has been appointed to vote such shares pursuant to a bylaw or a resolution of the governing body of such corporation or other entity or pursuant to an agreement of the partners of the partnership presents a certified copy of such bylaw, resolution or agreement, in which case such person may vote such shares.  Any trustee or other fiduciary may vote shares registered in his or her name as such fiduciary, either in person or by proxy.

Section 2.13.          Inspectors.

(a)           Before or at any meeting of shareholders, the chairperson of the meeting may appoint one or more persons as inspectors for such meeting.  Such inspectors shall (i) ascertain and report the number of shares of beneficial interest represented at the meeting, in person or by proxy and the validity and effect of proxies, (ii) receive and tabulate all votes, ballots or consents, (iii) report such tabulation to the chairperson of the meeting and (iv) perform such other acts as are proper to conduct the election or voting at the meeting.

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(b)           Each report of an inspector shall be in writing and signed by him or her or by a majority of them if there is more than one inspector acting at such meeting.  If there is more than one inspector, the report of a majority shall be the report of the inspectors.  The report of the inspector or inspectors on the number of shares represented at the meeting and the results of the voting shall be prima facie evidence thereof.

Section 2.14.          Nominations and Other Proposals to be Considered at Meetings of Shareholders.  Nominations of individuals for election to the Board of Trustees and the proposal of other business to be considered by the shareholders at meetings of shareholders may be properly brought before the meeting only as set forth in this Section 2.14.  All judgments and determinations made by the Board of Trustees or the chairperson of the meeting, as applicable, under this Section 2.14 (including, without limitation, judgments and determinations as to the propriety of a proposed nomination or a proposal of other business for consideration by shareholders) shall be final and binding unless determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been made in bad faith.

Section 2.14.1.            Annual Meetings of Shareholders.

(a)           Nominations of individuals for election to the Board of Trustees and the proposal of other business to be considered by the shareholders at an annual meeting of shareholders may be properly brought before the meeting (i) pursuant to the Trust’s notice of meeting or otherwise properly brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Trustees or (ii) by any shareholder of the Trust who (A) is a shareholder of record at the time of giving the notice provided for in this Section 2.14.1 through and including the time of the annual meeting (including any adjournment or postponement thereof), (B) is entitled to make nominations or propose other business and to vote at the meeting on such election, or the proposal for other business, as the case may be and (C) complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 2.14 as to such nomination or other business.  Section 2.14.1(a)(ii) shall be the exclusive means for a shareholder to make nominations or propose other business before an annual meeting of shareholders, except to the extent of matters which are required to be presented to shareholders by applicable law which have been properly presented in accordance with the requirements of such law.

(b)           For nominations for election to the Board of Trustees or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a shareholder pursuant to Section 2.14.1(a)(ii), the shareholder shall have given timely notice thereof in writing to the secretary of the Trust in accordance with this Section 2.14 and such other business shall otherwise be a proper matter for action by shareholders.  To be timely, a shareholder’s notice shall set forth all information required under this Section 2.14 and shall be delivered to the secretary at the principal executive offices of the Trust not later than 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the 120th day nor earlier than the 150th day prior to the first anniversary of the date of the proxy statement for the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the date of the proxy statement for the annual meeting is more than 30 days earlier than the first anniversary of the date of the proxy statement for the preceding year’s annual meeting, notice by the shareholder to be timely shall be so delivered not later than 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the 10th day following the earlier of the day on which (i) notice of the annual meeting is mailed or otherwise made available or (ii) public

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announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the Trust.  Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, with respect to the annual meeting to be held in calendar year 2009, to be timely, a shareholder’s notice shall be delivered to the secretary at the principal executive offices of the Trust not later than 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on January 21, 2009 nor earlier than December 22, 2008.  Neither the postponement or adjournment of an annual meeting, nor the public announcement of such postponement or adjournment, shall commence a new time period for the giving of a shareholder’s notice as described above.  No shareholder may give a notice to the secretary described in this Section 2.14.1(b) unless such shareholder holds a certificate for all shares of beneficial interest of the Trust owned by such shareholder, and a copy of each such certificate shall accompany such shareholder’s notice to the secretary in order for such notice to be effective.

A shareholder’s notice shall set forth:

(i)            as to each individual whom the shareholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection as a Trustee (a “Proposed Nominee”) and any Proposed Nominee Associated Person (as defined in Section 2.14.1(d)), (1) the name, age, business address and residence address of such Proposed Nominee and the name and address of such Proposed Nominee Associated Person, (2) a statement of whether such Proposed Nominee is proposed for nomination as an Independent Trustee (as defined in Section 3.2) or a Managing Trustee (as defined in Section 3.2) and a description of such Proposed Nominee’s qualifications to be an Independent Trustee or Managing Trustee, as the case may be, and such Proposed Nominee’s qualifications to be a Trustee pursuant to the criteria set forth in Section 3.1, (3) the class, series and number of any shares of beneficial interest of the Trust that are, directly or indirectly, beneficially owned or owned of record by such Proposed Nominee or by such Proposed Nominee Associated Person, (4) the date such shares were acquired and the investment intent of such acquisition, (5) a description of all purchases and sales of securities of the Trust by such Proposed Nominee or by such Proposed Nominee Associated Person during the previous 24 month period, including the date of the transactions, the class, series and number of securities involved in the transactions and the consideration involved, (6) a description of all Derivative Transactions (as defined in Section 2.14.1(d)) by such Proposed Nominee or by such Proposed Nominee Associated Person during the previous 24 month period, including the date of the transactions and the class, series and number of securities involved in, and the material economic terms of, the transactions, such description to include, without limitation, all information that such Proposed Nominee or Proposed Nominee Associated Person would be required to report on an Insider Report (as defined in Section 2.14.1(d)) if such Proposed Nominee or Proposed Nominee Associated Person were a Trustee of the Trust or the beneficial owner of more than 10% of the shares of the Trust at the time of the transactions, (7) any performance related fees (other than an asset based fee) that such Proposed Nominee or such Proposed Nominee Associated Person is entitled to based on any increase or decrease in the value of shares of the Trust or instrument or arrangement of the type contemplated within the definition of Derivative Transaction, if any, as of the date of such notice, including, without limitation, any such interests held by members of such Proposed Nominee’s or such Proposed Nominee

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Associated Person’s immediate family sharing the same household with such Proposed Nominee or such Proposed Nominee Associated Person, (8) any proportionate interest in shares of the Trust or instrument or arrangement of the type contemplated within the definition of Derivative Transaction held, directly or indirectly, by a general or limited partnership in which such Proposed Nominee or such Proposed Nominee Associated Person is a general partner or, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns an interest in a general partner, (9) a description of all direct and indirect compensation and other material monetary agreements, arrangements and understandings during the past three years, and any other material relationships, between or among such shareholder, Proposed Nominee Associated Person, or their respective affiliates and associates, or others acting in concert therewith, on the one hand, and each Proposed Nominee, or his or her respective affiliates and associates, or others acting in concert therewith, on the other hand, including, without limitation, all information that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “S.E.C.”) (and any successor regulation), if the shareholder making the nomination and any Proposed Nominee Associated Person on whose behalf the nomination is made, or any affiliate or associate thereof or person acting in concert therewith, were the “registrant” for purposes of such rule and the Proposed Nominee were a director or executive officer of such registrant, (10) any rights to dividends on the shares of the Trust owned beneficially by such Proposed Nominee or such Proposed Nominee Associated Person that are separated or separable from the underlying shares of the Trust, (11) to the extent known by such Proposed Nominee or such Proposed Nominee Associated Person, the name and address of any other person who owns, of record or beneficially, any shares of beneficial interest of the Trust and who supports the Proposed Nominee for election or reelection as a Trustee, (12) all other information relating to such Proposed Nominee or such Proposed Nominee Associated Person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of Trustees in an election contest (even if an election contest is not involved), or is otherwise required, in each case, pursuant to Section 14 (or any successor provision) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and (13) such Proposed Nominee’s notarized written consent to being named in the shareholder’s proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a Trustee if elected;

(ii)           as to any other business that the shareholder proposes to bring before the meeting, (1) a description of such business, (2) the reasons for proposing such business at the meeting and any material interest in such business of such shareholder or any Shareholder Associated Person (as defined in Section 2.14.1(d)), including any anticipated benefit to such shareholder or any Shareholder Associated Person therefrom, (3) a description of all agreements, arrangements and understandings between such shareholder and Shareholder Associated Person amongst themselves or with any other person or persons (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such business by such shareholder and (4) a representation that such shareholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to bring the business before the meeting;

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(iii)as to the shareholder giving the notice and any Shareholder Associated Person, (1) the class, series and number of all shares of the Trust that are owned of record by such shareholder or by such Shareholder Associated Person, if any, (2) the class, series and number of, and the nominee holder for, any shares of beneficial interests of the Trust that are owned, directly or indirectly, beneficially but not of record by such shareholder or by such Shareholder Associated Person, if any, (3) with respect to the foregoing clauses (1) and (2), the date such shares were acquired and the investment intent of such acquisition and (4) all information relating to such shareholder and Shareholder Associated Person that is required to be disclosed in connection with the solicitation of proxies for election of Trustees in an election contest (even if an election contest is not involved), or is otherwise required, in each case, pursuant to Section 14 (or any successor provision) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder;

(iv)as to the shareholder giving the notice and any Shareholder Associated Person, (1) the name and address of such shareholder, as they appear on the Trust’s share ledger and the current name and address, if different, of such shareholder and Shareholder Associated Person and (2) the investment strategy or objective, if any, of such shareholder or Shareholder Associated Person and a copy of the prospectus, offering memorandum or similar document, if any, provided to investors or potential investors in such shareholder or Shareholder Associated Person;

(v)as to the shareholder giving the notice and any Shareholder Associated Person, (1) a description of all purchases and sales of securities of the Trust by such shareholder or Shareholder Associated Person during the previous 24 month period, including the date of the transactions, the class, series and number of securities involved in the transactions and the consideration involved, (2) a description of all Derivative Transactions by such shareholder or Shareholder Associated Person during the previous 24 month period, including the date of the transactions and the class, series and number of securities involved in, and the material economic terms of, the transactions, such description to include, without limitation, all information that such shareholder or Shareholder Associated Person would be required to report on an Insider Report if such shareholder or Shareholder Associated Person were a Trustee of the Trust or the beneficial owner of more than 10% of the shares of the Trust at the time of the transactions, (3) any performance related fees (other than an asset based fee) that such shareholder or Shareholder Associated Person is entitled to based on any increase or decrease in the value of shares of the Trust or instrument or arrangement of the type contemplated within the definition of Derivative Transaction, if any, as of the date of such notice, including, without limitation, any such interests held by members of such shareholder’s or Shareholder Associated Person ‘s immediate family sharing the same household with such shareholder or Shareholder Associated Person, (4) any proportionate interest in shares of the Trust or instrument or arrangement of the type contemplated within the definition of Derivative Transaction held, directly or indirectly, by a general or limited partnership in which such shareholder or Shareholder Associated Person is a

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general partner or, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns an interest in a general partner and (5) any rights to dividends on the shares of the Trust owned beneficially by such shareholder or Shareholder Associated Person that are separated or separable from the underlying shares of the Trust;

(vi)to the extent known by the shareholder giving the notice, the name and address of any other person who owns, beneficially or of record, any shares of beneficial interest of the Trust and who supports the nominee for election or reelection as a Trustee or the proposal of other business; and

(vii)if more than one class or series of beneficial interest in the Trust is outstanding, the class and series of beneficial interest of the Trust entitled to vote for such Proposed Nominee and/or shareholder’s proposal, as applicable.

(c)Notwithstanding anything in the second sentence of Section 2.14.1(b) to the contrary, in the event that the number of Trustees to be elected to the Board of Trustees is increased and there is no public announcement of such action at least 130 days prior to the first anniversary of the date of the proxy statement for the preceding year’s annual meeting, a shareholder’s notice required by this Section 2.14.1 also shall be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new positions created by such increase, if the notice is delivered to the secretary at the principal executive offices of the Trust not later than 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the 10th day immediately following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the Trust.

(d)For purposes of this Section 2.14, (i) “Shareholder Associated Person” of any shareholder shall mean (A) any person acting in concert with, such shareholder, (B) any direct or indirect beneficial owner of shares of beneficial interest of the Trust owned of record or beneficially by such shareholder and (C) any person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such shareholder or a Shareholder Associated Person; (ii) “Proposed Nominee Associated Person” of any Proposed Nominee shall mean (A) any person acting in concert with such Proposed Nominee, (B) any direct or indirect beneficial owner of shares of beneficial interest of the Trust owned of record or beneficially by such Proposed Nominee and (C) any person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Proposed Nominee or a Proposed Nominee Associated Person; (iii) “Derivative Transaction” by a person shall mean any (A) transaction in, or arrangement, agreement or understanding with respect to, any option, warrant, convertible security, stock appreciation right or similar right with an exercise, conversion or exchange privilege, or settlement payment or mechanism related to, any security of the Trust, or similar instrument with a value derived in whole or in part from the value of a security of the Trust, in any such case whether or not it is subject to settlement in a security of the Trust or otherwise or (B) any transaction, arrangement, agreement or understanding which included or includes an opportunity for such person, directly or indirectly, to profit or share in any profit derived from any increase or decrease in the value of any security of the Trust, to mitigate any loss or manage any risk associated with any increase or decrease in the value of any security of the Trust or to increase or decrease the number of securities of the Trust which such

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person was, is or will be entitled to vote, in any such case whether or not it is subject to settlement in a security of the Trust or otherwise; and (iv) “Insider Report” shall mean a statement required to be filed pursuant to Section 16 of the Exchange Act (or any successor provisions) by a person who is a Trustee of the Trust or who is directly or indirectly the beneficial owner of more than 10% of the shares of the Trust.

Section 2.14.2.Shareholder Nominations or Other Proposals Causing Covenant Breaches or Defaults.   At the same time as the submission of any shareholder nomination or proposal of other business to be considered at a shareholders meeting that, if approved and implemented by the Trust, would cause the Trust or any subsidiary (as defined in Section 2.14.5(c)) of the Trust to be in breach of any covenant of the Trust or any subsidiary of the Trust or otherwise cause a default (in any case, with or without notice or lapse of time) in any existing debt instrument or agreement of the Trust or any subsidiary of the Trust or other material contract or agreement of the Trust or any subsidiary of the Trust, the proponent shareholder or shareholders shall submit to the secretary at the principal executive offices of the Trust (a) evidence satisfactory to the Board of Trustees of the lender’s or contracting party’s willingness to waive the breach of covenant or default or (b) a detailed plan for repayment of the indebtedness to the lender or curing the contractual breach or default and satisfying any resulting damage claim, specifically identifying the actions to be taken or the source of funds, which plan must be satisfactory to the Board of Trustees in its discretion, and evidence of the availability to the Trust of substitute credit or contractual arrangements similar to the credit or contractual arrangements which are implicated by the shareholder nomination or other proposal that are at least as favorable to the Trust, as determined by the Board of Trustees in its discretion.  As an example and not as a limitation, at the time these Bylaws are being amended and restated, the Trust is party to a bank credit facility that contains covenants which prohibit certain changes in the management and policies of the Trust without the approval of the lenders; accordingly, a shareholder nomination or proposal which implicates these covenants shall be accompanied by a waiver of these covenants duly executed by the banks or by evidence satisfactory to the Board of Trustees of the availability of funding to the Trust to repay outstanding indebtedness under this credit facility and of the availability of a new credit facility on terms as favorable to the Trust as the existing credit facility.

Section 2.14.3.Shareholder Nominations or Other Proposals Requiring Governmental Action.  If (a) submission of any shareholder nomination or proposal of other business to be considered at a shareholders meeting that could not be considered or, if approved, implemented by the Trust without the Trust, any subsidiary of the Trust, the proponent shareholder, any Proposed Nominee of such shareholder, any Proposed Nominee Associated Person of such Proposed Nominee, any Shareholder Associated Person of such shareholder, the holder of proxies or their respective affiliates or associates filing with or otherwise notifying or obtaining the consent, approval or other action of any federal, state, municipal or other governmental or regulatory body (a “Governmental Action”) or (b) such shareholder’s ownership of shares of the Trust or any solicitation of proxies or votes or holding or exercising proxies by such shareholder, any Proposed Nominee of such shareholder, any Proposed Nominee Associated Person of such Proposed Nominee, any Shareholder Associated Person of such shareholder, or their respective affiliates or associates would require Governmental Action, then, at the same time as the submission of any shareholder nomination or proposal of other business

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to be considered at a shareholders meeting, the proponent shareholder or shareholders shall submit to the secretary at the principal executive offices of the Trust (x) evidence satisfactory to the Board of Trustees that any and all Governmental Action has been given or obtained, including, without limitation, such evidence as the Board of Trustees may require so that any nominee may be determined to satisfy any suitability or other requirements or (y) if such evidence was not obtainable from a governmental or regulatory body by such time despite the shareholder’s diligent and best efforts, a detailed plan for making or obtaining the Governmental Action prior to the election of any such Proposed Nominee or the implementation of such proposal, which plan must be satisfactory to the Board of Trustees in its discretion.  As an example and not as a limitation, at the time these Bylaws are being amended and restated, the Trust holds a controlling ownership position in a company being formed and licensed as an insurance company in the State of Indiana.  The laws of the State of Indiana have certain regulatory requirements for any person who seeks to control (as defined under Indiana law) a company which itself controls an insurance company domiciled in the State of Indiana, including by exercising proxies representing 10% or more of its voting securities.  Accordingly, a shareholder who seeks to exercise proxies for a nomination or a proposal affecting the governance of the Trust shall obtain any applicable approvals from the Indiana insurance regulatory authorities prior to exercising such proxies.

Section 2.14.4.Special Meetings of Shareholders.  As set forth in Section 2.6, only business brought before the meeting pursuant to the Trust’s notice of meeting shall be conducted at a special meeting of shareholders.  Nominations of individuals for election to the Board of Trustees only may be made at a special meeting of shareholders at which Trustees are to be elected: (a) pursuant to the Trust’s notice of meeting; (b) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Trustees; or (c) provided that the Board of Trustees has determined that Trustees shall be elected at such special meeting, by any shareholder of the Trust who is a shareholder of record both at the time of giving of notice provided for in this Section 2.14.4 through and including the time of the special meeting, who is entitled to vote at the meeting on such election and who has complied with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 2.14.4.  In the event the Trust calls a special meeting of shareholders for the purpose of electing one or more Trustees to the Board of Trustees, any such shareholder may nominate an individual or individuals (as the case may be) for election as a Trustee as specified in the Trust’s notice of meeting, if the shareholder’s notice contains the information required by Section 2.14 and the shareholder has given timely notice thereof in writing to the secretary of the Trust at the principal executive offices of the Trust.  To be timely, a shareholder’s notice shall be delivered to the secretary of the Trust at the principal executive offices of the Trust not earlier than the 150th day prior to such special meeting and not later than 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the later of (i) the 120th day prior to such special meeting or (ii) the 10th day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Trustees to be elected at such meeting.  Neither the postponement or adjournment of a special meeting, nor the public announcement of such postponement or adjournment, shall commence a new time period for the giving of a shareholder’s notice as described above.

Section 2.14.5.General.

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(a)(a)If information submitted pursuant to this Section 2.14 by any shareholder proposing a nominee for election as a Trustee or any proposal for other business at a meeting of shareholders shall be deemed by the Board of Trustees incomplete or inaccurate, any authorized officer or the Board of Trustees or any committee thereof may treat such information as not having been provided in accordance with this Section 2.14.  Any notice submitted by a shareholder pursuant to this Section 2.14 that is deemed by the Board of Trustees inaccurate, incomplete or otherwise fails to satisfy completely any provision of this Section 2.14 shall be deemed defective and shall thereby render all proposals and nominations set forth in such notice defective.  Upon written request by the secretary of the Trust or the Board of Trustees or any committee thereof (which may be made from time to time), any shareholder proposing a nominee for election as a Trustee or any proposal for other business at a meeting of shareholders shall provide, within three business days after such request (or such other period as may be specified in such request), (i) written verification, satisfactory to the secretary or any other authorized officer or the Board of Trustees or any committee thereof, in his, her or its discretion, to demonstrate the accuracy of any information submitted by the shareholder pursuant to this Section 2.14, (ii) written responses to information reasonably requested by the secretary, the Board of Trustees or any committee thereof and (iii) a written update, to a current date, of any information submitted by the shareholder pursuant to this Section 2.14 as of an earlier date.  If a shareholder fails to provide such written verification, information or update within such period, the secretary or any other authorized officer or the Board of Trustees may treat the information which was previously provided and to which the verification, request or update relates as not having been provided in accordance with this Section 2.14; provided, however, that no such written verification, response or update shall cure any incompleteness, inaccuracy or failure in any notice provided by a shareholder pursuant to this Section 2.14.  It is the responsibility of a shareholder who wishes to make a nomination or other proposal to comply with the requirements of Section 2.14; nothing in this Section 2.14.5(a) or otherwise shall create any duty of the Trust, the Board of Trustees or any committee thereof nor any officer of the Trust to inform a shareholder that the information submitted pursuant to this Section 2.14 by or on behalf of such shareholder is incomplete or inaccurate or not otherwise in accordance with this Section 2.14 nor require the Trust, the Board of Trustees, any committee of the Board of Trustees or any officer of the Trust to request clarification or updating of information provided by any shareholder, but the Board of Trustees, a committee thereof or the secretary acting on behalf of the Board of Trustees or a committee, may do so in its, his or her discretion.

(b)Only such individuals who are nominated in accordance with this Section 2.14 shall be eligible for election by shareholders as Trustees and only such business shall be conducted at a meeting of shareholders as shall have been properly brought before the meeting in accordance with this Section 2.14.  The chairperson of the meeting and the Board of Trustees shall each have the power to determine whether a nomination or any other business proposed to be brought before the meeting was made or proposed, as the case may be, in accordance with this Section 2.14 and, if any proposed nomination or other business is determined not to be in compliance with this Section 2.14, to declare that such defective nomination or proposal be disregarded.

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Business Wire, PR Newswire or any other widely circulated news or wire service or (B) a document publicly filed by the Trust with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act; and (ii) “subsidiary” shall include, with respect to a person, any corporation, partnership, joint venture or other entity of which such person (A) owns, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of the outstanding voting securities or other interests or (B) has a person designated by such person serving on, or a right, contractual or otherwise, to designate a person, so to serve on, the board of directors (or analogous governing body).

(d)Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.14, a shareholder shall also comply with all applicable legal requirements, including, without limitation, applicable requirements of state law and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 2.14.  Nothing in this Section 2.14 shall be deemed to require that a shareholder nomination of an individual for election to the Board of Trustees or a shareholder proposal relating to other business be included in the Trust’s proxy statement, except as may be required by law.

(e)The Board of Trustees may from time to time require any individual nominated to serve as a Trustee to agree in writing with regard to matters of business ethics and confidentiality while such nominee serves as a Trustee, such agreement to be on the terms and in a form (the “Agreement”) determined satisfactory by the Board of Trustees, as amended and supplemented from time to time in the discretion of the Board of Trustees.  The terms of the Agreement may be substantially similar to the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics of the Trust or any similar code promulgated by the Trust (the “Code of Business Conduct”) or may differ from or supplement the Code of Business Conduct.

(f)Determinations required or permitted to be made under this Section 2.14 by the Board of Trustees may be delegated by the Board of Trustees to a committee of the Board of Trustees, subject to applicable law.

Section 2.15.Shareholder Actions by Written Consent.

(a)Any shareholder or shareholders of record seeking to take action by written consent shall, by sending written notice to the secretary of the Trust (the “Consent Record Date Request Notice”) by registered mail, return receipt requested, request the Board of Trustees to fix a record date to determine the shareholders entitled to act by written consent (the “Consent Record Date”).  No shareholder may make a Consent Record Date Request unless such shareholder holds certificates for all shares of beneficial interest in the Trust owned by such shareholder, and a copy of each such certificate shall accompany such shareholder’s written notice to the secretary, as described in the preceding sentence, in order for such request to be effective.  The Consent Record Date Request Notice shall set forth the proposed action(s) to be taken, shall be signed by one or more shareholders of record as of the date of the Consent Record Date Request Notice (or their agents duly authorized in writing), shall bear the date of signature of each such shareholder (or its duly authorized agent) and shall set forth all information that each such shareholder would be required to disclose in solicitations of proxies for election of Trustees in an election contest (even if an election contest is not involved), as applicable, or is otherwise required, in each case, pursuant to Section 14 (or any successor provision) of the

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Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as well as additional information required by Section 2.14.  Upon receiving the Consent Record Date Request Notice, the Board of Trustees may fix a Consent Record Date.  The Consent Record Date shall not precede, and shall not be more than ten days after the close of business on, the date on which the resolution fixing the Consent Record Date is adopted by the Board of Trustees.  If the Board of Trustees, within 10 days after the date on which a valid Consent Record Date Request Notice is received, fails to adopt a resolution fixing the Consent Record Date, the Consent Record Date shall be the close of  business on the 10^th day after the date the applicable Consent Record Date Request Notice is received by the secretary.

(b)In addition to the other requirements and procedures contained in this Section 2.15 regarding the ability of a shareholder to take action by written consent, in order for any shareholder to take action by written consent, one or more written consents signed by shareholders of record (or their agents duly authorized in writing) as of the Consent Record Date representing a majority (or such higher percentage as may be required by law or specified elsewhere in the Declaration of Trust) of the shares outstanding and entitled to vote shall be delivered to the secretary.  In addition, the written consent shall set forth the action(s) to be taken (which shall be limited to the matters set forth in the Consent Record Date Request Notice received by the secretary), shall bear the date of signature of each such shareholder (or its duly authorized agent) signing the written consent, shall set forth the name and address, as they appear in the Trust’s books, of each shareholder signing such written consent (or on whose behalf the written consent is signed), shall set forth the class, series and number of all shares of beneficial interest of the Trust which are owned of record by each such shareholder, as of the Consent Record Date, and, if applicable, nominee holder for, and number of, shares owned by such shareholder beneficially but not of record as of the Consent Record Date, shall be sent to the secretary by registered mail, return receipt requested, and shall be received by the secretary within 10 days after the Consent Record Date (the “Written Consent Window”).  Any shareholder may revoke his, her or its written consent at any time before the action directed by the written consent is taken, by written revocation delivered to the secretary.

(c)The chief executive officer, president or the Board of Trustees may appoint regionally or nationally recognized independent inspectors of elections to act as the agent of the Trust for the purpose of performing a review of the validity of any written consent received by the secretary.  Following the end of the Written Consent Window, there will be a period of 90 days (the “Review Period”) to permit the inspectors to perform such review and certify the written consents if necessary or appropriate in the Board of Trustee’s discretion, during which time the Trust would not be required to take any other action regarding the written consent.  Nothing contained in this Section 2.15(c) shall in any way be construed to suggest or imply that the Trust or any shareholder shall not be entitled to contest the validity of any written consent, whether during or after such Review Period, or to take any other action (including, without limitation, the commencement, prosecution or defense of any litigation with respect thereto, and the seeking of injunctive relief in such litigation).

Section 2.16.Voting by Ballot.  Voting on any question or in any election may be voice vote unless the chairperson of the meeting or any shareholder shall demand that voting be by ballot.

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Section 2.17.Proposals of Business Which Are Not Proper Matters For Action By Shareholders.  Notwithstanding anything in these Bylaws to the contrary, subject to applicable law, any shareholder proposal for business the subject matter or effect of which would be within the exclusive purview of the Board of Trustees or would reasonably likely, if considered by the shareholders or approved or implemented by the Trust, result in an impairment of the limited liability status for the Trust’s shareholders, shall be deemed not to be a matter upon which the shareholders are entitled to vote.  The Board of Trustees in its discretion shall be entitled to determine whether a shareholder proposal for business is not a matter upon which the shareholders are entitled to vote pursuant to this Section 2.17, and its decision shall be final and binding unless determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been made in bad faith.

ARTICLE III

TRUSTEES

Section 3.1.General Powers; Qualifications; Trustees Holding Over.  The business and affairs of the Trust shall be managed under the direction of its Board of Trustees.  A Trustee shall be an individual at least 21 years of age who is not under legal disability.  To qualify for nomination or election as a Trustee, an individual, at the time of nomination and election, shall, without limitation, (a) have substantial expertise or experience relevant to the business of the Trust and its subsidiaries, (b) not have been convicted of a felony and (c) meet the qualifications of an Independent Trustee or a Managing Trustee, each as defined in Section 3.2, as the case may be, depending upon the position for which such individual may be nominated and elected.  In case of failure to elect Trustees at an annual meeting of the shareholders, the incumbent Trustees shall hold over and continue to direct the management of the business and affairs of the Trust until they may resign or until their successors are elected and qualify.

Section 3.2.Independent Trustees and Managing Trustees.  A majority of the Trustees holding office shall at all times be Independent Trustees; provided, however, that upon a failure to comply with this requirement as a result of the creation of a temporary vacancy which shall be filled by an Independent Trustee, whether as a result of enlargement of the Board of Trustees or the resignation, removal or death of a Trustee who is an Independent Trustee, such requirement shall not be applicable.  An “Independent Trustee” is one who is not an employee of the Advisor (as defined in the Declaration of Trust), who is not involved in the Trust’s day to day activities, who meets the qualifications of an independent trustee under the Declaration of Trust and who meets the qualifications of an independent director (not including the specific independence requirements applicable only to members of the Audit Committee of the Board of Trustees) under the applicable rules of each stock exchange upon which shares of the Trust are listed for trading and the Securities and Exchange Commission, as those requirements may be amended from time to time.  If the number of Trustees, at any time, is set at less than five, at least one Trustee shall be a Managing Trustee.  So long as the number of Trustees shall be five or greater, at least two Trustees shall be Managing Trustees.  “Managing Trustees” shall mean Trustees who are not Independent Trustees and who have been employees of the Advisor or involved in the day to day activities of the Trust for at least one year prior to their election.  If at

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any time the Board of Trustees shall not be comprised of a majority of Independent Trustees, the Board of Trustees shall take such actions as will cure such condition; provided that the fact that the Board of Trustees does not have a majority of Independent Trustees or has not taken such action at any time or from time to time shall not affect the validity of any action taken by the Board of Trustees.  If at any time the Board of Trustees shall not be comprised of a number of Managing Trustees as is required under this Section 3.2, the Board of Trustees shall take such actions as will cure such condition; provided that the fact that the Board of Trustees does not have the requisite number of Managing Trustees or has not taken such action at any time or from time to time shall not affect the validity of any action taken by the Board of Trustees.

Section 3.3.Number and Tenure.  Pursuant to the Articles Supplementary accepted for record by the SDAT as of May 10, 2000, the number of Trustees constituting the entire Board of Trustees may be increased or decreased from time to time only by a vote of the Trustees; provided however that the tenure of office of a Trustee shall not be affected by any decrease in the number of Trustees.  The number of Trustees shall be five until increased or decreased by the Board of Trustees.

Section 3.4.Annual and Regular Meetings.  An annual meeting of the Trustees shall be held immediately after the annual meeting of shareholders, no notice other than this Bylaw being necessary.  The time and place of the annual meeting of the Trustees may be changed by the Board of Trustees.  The Trustees may provide, by resolution, the time and place, either within or without the State of Maryland, for the holding of regular meetings of the Trustees without other notice than such resolution.  In the event any such regular meeting is not so provided for, the meeting may be held at such time and place as shall be specified in a notice given as hereinafter provided for special meetings of the Board of Trustees.

Section 3.5.Special Meetings.  Special meetings of the Trustees may be called at any time by any Managing Trustee, the president or pursuant to the request of any two Trustees then in office.  The person or persons authorized to call special meetings of the Trustees may fix any place, either within or without the State of Maryland, as the place for holding any special meeting of the Trustees called by them.

Section 3.6.Notice.  Notice of any special meeting shall be given by written notice delivered personally or by electronic mail, telephoned, facsimile transmitted, overnight couriered (with proof of delivery) or mailed to each Trustee at his or her business or residence address.  Personally delivered, telephoned, facsimile transmitted or electronically mailed notices shall be given at least 24 hours prior to the meeting.  Notice by mail shall be deposited in the U.S.  mail at least 72 hours prior to the meeting.  If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be given when deposited in the U.S.  mail properly addressed, with postage thereon prepaid.  Electronic mail notice shall be deemed to be given upon transmission of the message to the electronic mail address given to the Trust by the Trustee.  Telephone notice shall be deemed given when the Trustee is personally given such notice in a telephone call to which he is a party.  Facsimile transmission notice shall be deemed given upon completion of the transmission of the message to the number given to the Trust by the Trustee and receipt of a completed answer back indicating receipt.  If sent by overnight courier, such notice shall be deemed given when delivered to the courier.  Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any annual,

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regular or special meeting of the Trustees need be stated in the notice, unless specifically required by statute or these Bylaws.

Section 3.7.Quorum.  A majority of the Trustees shall constitute a quorum for transaction of business at any meeting of the Trustees, provided that, if less than a majority of such Trustees are present at a meeting, a majority of the Trustees present may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice, and provided further that if, pursuant to the Declaration of Trust or these Bylaws, the vote of a majority of a particular group of Trustees is required for action, a quorum for that action shall also include a majority of such group.  The Trustees present at a meeting of the Board of Trustees which has been duly called and convened and at which a quorum was established may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of a number of Trustees resulting in less than a quorum then being present at the meeting.

Section 3.8.Voting.  The action of the majority of the Trustees present at a meeting at which a quorum is or was present shall be the action of the Trustees, unless the concurrence of a greater proportion is required for such action by specific provision of an applicable statute, the Declaration of Trust or these Bylaws.  If enough Trustees have withdrawn from a meeting to leave fewer than are required to establish a quorum, but the meeting is not adjourned, the action of the majority of that number of Trustees necessary to constitute a quorum at such meeting shall be the action of the Board of Trustees, unless the concurrence of a greater proportion is required for such action by applicable law, the Declaration of Trust or these Bylaws.

Section 3.9.Telephone Meetings.  Trustees may participate in a meeting by means of a conference telephone or similar communications equipment if all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other at the same time.  Participation in a meeting by these means shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.  Such meeting shall be deemed to have been held at a place designated by the Trustees at the meeting.

Section 3.10.Action by Written Consent of Trustees.  Unless specifically otherwise provided in the Declaration of Trust, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Trustees may be taken without a meeting, if a majority of the Trustees shall individually or collectively consent in writing to such action.  Such written consent or consents shall be filed with the records of the Trust and shall have the same force and effect as the affirmative vote of such Trustees at a duly held meeting of the Trustees at which a quorum was present.

Section 3.11.Waiver of Notice.  The actions taken at any meeting of the Trustees, however called and noticed or wherever held, shall be as valid as though taken at a meeting duly held after regular call and notice if a quorum is present and if, either before or after the meeting, each of the Trustees not present waives notice, consents to the holding of such meeting or approves the minutes thereof.

Section 3.12.Vacancies.  Pursuant to the Articles Supplementary accepted for record by the SDAT as of May 10, 2000, if for any reason any or all the Trustees cease to be

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Trustees, such event shall not terminate the Trust or affect these Bylaws or the powers of the remaining Trustees hereunder (even if fewer than three Trustees remain).  Any vacancy on the Board of Trustees may be filled only by a majority of the remaining Trustees, even if the remaining Trustees do not constitute a quorum.  Any Trustee elected to fill a vacancy, whether occurring due to an increase in size of the Board of Trustees or by the death, resignation or removal of any Trustee, shall hold office for the remainder of the full term of the class of Trustees in which the vacancy occurred or was created and until a successor is elected and qualifies.

Section 3.13.Compensation.  The Trustees shall be entitled to receive such reasonable compensation for their services as Trustees as the Trustees may determine from time to time.  Trustees may be reimbursed for expenses of attendance, if any, at each annual, regular or special meeting of the Trustees or of any committee thereof; and for their expenses, if any, in connection with each property visit and any other service or activity performed or engaged in as Trustee.  The Trustees shall be entitled to receive remuneration for services rendered to the Trust in any other capacity, and such services may include, without limitation, services as an officer of the Trust, services as an employee of the Advisor, legal, accounting or other professional services, or services as a broker, transfer agent or underwriter, whether performed by a Trustee or any person affiliated with a Trustee.

Section 3.14.Removal of Trustees.  A Trustee may be removed at any time (a) with or without cause by the affirmative vote of the holders of shares representing two-thirds of the total votes authorized to be cast by shares then outstanding and entitled to vote thereon, voting as a single class, at a meeting of shareholders properly called for that purpose or (b) with cause by the affirmative vote of all remaining Trustees.

Section 3.15.Surety Bonds.  Unless specifically required by law, no Trustee shall be obligated to give any bond or surety or other security for the performance of any of his or her duties.

Section 3.16.Reliance.  Each Trustee, officer, employee and agent of the Trust shall, in the performance of his or her duties with respect to the Trust, be entitled to rely on any information, opinion, report or statement, including any financial statement or other financial data, prepared or presented by an officer or employee of the Trust or by the Advisor, accountants, appraisers or other experts or consultants selected by the Board of Trustees or officers of the Trust, regardless of whether such counsel or expert may also be a Trustee.

Section 3.17.Interested Trustee Transactions.  Section 2-419 of the Maryland General Corporation Law shall be available for and apply to any contract or other transaction between the Trust and any of its Trustees or between the Trust and any other trust, corporation, firm or other entity in which any of its Trustees is a trustee or director or has a material financial interest.

Section 3.18.Qualifying Shares Not Required.  Trustees need not be shareholders of the Trust.

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Section 3.19.Certain Rights of Trustees, Officers, Employees and Agents.  A Trustee shall have no responsibility to devote his or her full time to the affairs of the Trust.  Any Trustee or officer, employee or agent of the Trust, in his or her personal capacity or in a capacity as an affiliate, employee or agent of any other person, or otherwise, may have business interests and engage in business activities similar or in addition to those of or relating to the Trust.

Section 3.20.Emergency Provisions.  Notwithstanding any other provision in the Declaration of Trust or these Bylaws, this Section 3.20 shall apply during the existence of any catastrophe, or other similar emergency condition, as a result of which a quorum of the Board of Trustees under ARTICLE III cannot readily be obtained (an “Emergency”).  During any Emergency, unless otherwise provided by the Board of Trustees, (a) a meeting of the Board of Trustees may be called by any Managing Trustee or officer of the Trust by any means feasible under the circumstances and (b) notice of any meeting of the Board of Trustees during such an Emergency may be given less than 24 hours prior to the meeting to as many Trustees and by such means as it may be feasible at the time, including publication, television or radio.

ARTICLE IV

COMMITTEES

Section 4.1.Number; Tenure and Qualifications.  The Board of Trustees shall appoint an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee and a Nominating and Governance Committee.  Each of these committees shall be composed of three or more Trustees, to serve at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees.  The Board of Trustees may also appoint other committees from time to time composed of one or more members, at least one of which shall be a Trustee, to serve at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees.  The Board of Trustees shall adopt a charter with respect to the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee, which charter shall specify the purposes, the criteria for membership and the responsibility and duties and may specify other matters with respect to each committee.  The Board of Trustees may also adopt a charter with respect to other committees.

Section 4.2.Powers.  The Trustees may delegate any of the powers of the Trustees to committees appointed under Section 4.1 and composed solely of Trustees, except as prohibited by law.  In the event that a charter has been adopted with respect to a committee composed solely of Trustees, the charter shall constitute a delegation by the Trustees of the powers of the Board of Trustees necessary to carry out the purposes, responsibilities and duties of a committee provided in the charter or reasonably related to those purposes, responsibilities and duties, to the extent permitted by law.

Section 4.3.Meetings.  Notice of committee meetings shall be given in the same manner as notice for special meetings of the Board of Trustees.  One-third, but not less than one, of the members of any committee shall be present in person at any meeting of a committee in order to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at a meeting, and the act of a majority present at a meeting at the time of a vote if a quorum is then present shall be the act of a committee.  The Board of Trustees or, if authorized by the Board in a committee charter

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or otherwise, the committee members may designate a chairman of any committee, and the chairman or, in the absence of a chairman, a majority of any committee may fix the time and place of its meetings unless the Board shall otherwise provide.  In the absence or disqualification of any member of any committee, the members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another Trustee to act at the meeting in the place of absent or disqualified members.

Each committee shall keep minutes of its proceedings and shall periodically report its activities to the full Board of Trustees and, except as otherwise provided by law or under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and applicable stock exchanges on which the Trust’s shares are listed, any action by any committee shall be subject to revision and alteration by the Board of Trustees, provided that no rights of third persons shall be affected by any such revision or alteration.

Section 4.4.Telephone Meetings.  Members of a committee may participate in a meeting by means of a conference telephone or similar communications equipment and participation in a meeting by these means shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.

Section 4.5.Action by Written Consent of Committees.  Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of a committee of the Trustees may be taken without a meeting, if a consent in writing to such action is signed by a majority of the committee and such written consent is filed with the minutes of proceedings of such committee.

Section 4.6.Vacancies.  Subject to the provisions hereof, the Board of Trustees shall have the power at any time to change the membership of any committee, to fill all vacancies, to designate alternate members to replace any absent or disqualified member or to dissolve any such committee.

ARTICLE V

OFFICERS

Section 5.1.General Provisions.  The officers of the Trust shall include a president, a secretary and a treasurer and may include a chairman of the board, a vice chairman of the board, a chief executive officer, a chief operating officer, a chief financial officer, one or more vice presidents, one or more assistant secretaries and one or more assistant treasurers.  In addition, the Trustees may from time to time appoint such other officers with such powers and duties as they shall deem necessary or desirable.  The officers of the Trust shall be elected annually by the Trustees at the first meeting of the Trustees held after each annual meeting of shareholders.  If the election of officers shall not be held at such meeting, such election shall be held as soon thereafter as may be convenient.  Each officer shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualifies or until his or her death, resignation or removal in the manner hereinafter provided.  Any two or more offices, except president and vice president, may be held by the same person.  In their discretion, the Trustees may leave unfilled any office except that of

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president and secretary.  Election of an officer or agent shall not of itself create contract rights between the Trust and such officer or agent.

Section 5.2.Removal and Resignation.  Any officer or agent of the Trust may be removed by the Trustees if in their judgment the best interests of the Trust would be served thereby, but the removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.  Any officer of the Trust may resign at any time by giving written notice of his or her resignation to the Trustees, the chairman of the board, the president or the secretary.  Any resignation shall take effect at any time specified therein or, if the time when it shall become effective is not specified therein, immediately upon its receipt.  The acceptance of a resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective unless otherwise stated in the resignation.  A resignation shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the Trust.

Section 5.3.Vacancies.  A vacancy in any office may be filled by the Trustees for the balance of the term.

Section 5.4.Chief Executive Officer.  The Trustees may designate a chief executive officer from among the Trustees or elected officers.  The chief executive officer shall have responsibility for implementation of the policies of the Trust, as determined by the Trustees, and for the administration of the business affairs of the Trust.  In the absence of both the chairman and vice chairman of the board, the chief executive officer shall preside over the meetings of the Board of Trustees at which he shall be present.  In the absence of a different designation, the Managing Trustees, or any of them, shall function as the chief executive officer of the Trust.

Section 5.5.Chief Operating Officer.  The Trustees may designate a chief operating officer from among the elected officers.  Said officer will have the responsibilities and duties as set forth by the Trustees or the chief executive officer.

Section 5.6.Chief Financial Officer.  The Trustees may designate a chief financial officer from among the elected officers.  Said officer will have the responsibilities and duties as set forth by the Trustees or the chief executive officer.

Section 5.7.Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board.  The chairman of the board, if any, and the vice chairman of the board, if any, shall perform such duties as may be assigned to him, her or them by the Trustees.  In the absence of a chairman and vice chairman of the board or if none are appointed, the Managing Trustees, or any of them, shall preside at meetings of the Board of Trustees.

Section 5.8.President.  The president may execute any deed, mortgage, bond, lease, contract or other instrument, except in cases where the execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Trustees or by these Bylaws to some other officer or agent of the Trust or shall be required by law to be otherwise executed, and in general shall perform all duties incident to the office of president and such other duties as may be prescribed by the chief executive officer or the Trustees.

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Section 5.9.Vice Presidents.  In the absence or unavailability of the president, the vice president (or in the event there be more than one vice president, any vice president) shall perform the duties of the president and when so acting shall have all the powers of the president; and shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him or her by the president, the chief executive officer or by the Trustees.  The Trustees may designate one or more vice presidents as executive vice presidents, senior vice presidents or as vice presidents for particular areas of responsibility.

Section 5.10.Secretary.  The secretary (or his or her designee) shall (a) keep the minutes of the proceedings of the shareholders, the Trustees and committees of the Trustees in one or more books provided for that purpose; (b) see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these Bylaws or as required by law; (c) be custodian of the Trust records and of the seal of the Trust, if any; (d) maintain a share register, showing the ownership and transfers of ownership of all shares of the Trust, unless a transfer agent is employed to maintain and does maintain such a share register; and (e) in general perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to the secretary by the chief executive officer or the Trustees.

Section 5.11.Treasurer.  The treasurer shall have the custody of the funds and securities of the Trust and shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Trust and shall deposit all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Trust in such depositories as may be authorized by the Trustees.  The treasurer shall also have such other responsibilities as may be assigned to him or her by the chief executive officer or the Trustees.

Section 5.12.Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers.  The assistant secretaries and assistant treasurers, in general, shall perform such duties as shall be assigned to them by the secretary or treasurer, respectively, or by the chief executive officer or the Trustees.

ARTICLE VI

CONTRACTS, LOANS, CHECKS AND DEPOSITS

Section 6.1.Contracts.  The Board of Trustees may authorize any Trustee, officer or agent (including the Advisor or any officer of the Advisor) to enter into any contract or to execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Trust and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.  Any agreement, deed, mortgage, lease or other document executed by an authorized Trustee, officer or agent shall be valid and binding upon the Trustees and upon the Trust when authorized or ratified by action of the Trustees.

Section 6.2.Checks and Drafts.  All checks, drafts or other orders for the payment of money, notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued in the name of the Trust shall be signed by such officer or agent of the Trust in such manner as shall from time to time be determined by the treasurer, the chief executive officer or the Trustees.

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Section 6.3.Deposits.  All funds of the Trust not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Trust in such banks, trust companies or other depositories as the treasurer, the chief executive officer or the Trustees may designate.

ARTICLE VII

SHARES

Section 7.1.Certificates.  Ownership of shares of any class of shares of beneficial ownership of the Trust shall be evidenced by certificates, or at the election of a shareholder in book entry form.  Unless otherwise determined by the Board of Trustees, any such certificates shall be signed by the chief executive officer, the president or a vice president and countersigned by the secretary or an assistant secretary or the treasurer or an assistant treasurer and may be sealed with the seal, if any, of the Trust.  The signatures may be either manual or facsimile.  Certificates shall be consecutively numbered and if the Trust shall from time to time issue several classes of shares, each class may have its own number series.  A certificate is valid and may be issued whether or not an officer who signed it is still an officer when it is issued.

Section 7.2.Transfers.

(a)Shares of the Trust shall be transferable in the manner provided by applicable law, the Declaration of Trust and these Bylaws.  Certificates shall be treated as negotiable and title thereto and to the shares they represent shall be transferred, as described in Sections 6.2 and 6.6 of the Declaration of Trust.

(b)The Trust shall be entitled to treat the holder of record of any share or shares as the holder in fact thereof and, accordingly, shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided in these Bylaws or by the laws of the State of Maryland.

Section 7.3.Lost Certificates.  For shares evidenced by certificates, any officer designated by the Trustees may direct a new certificate to be issued in place of any certificate previously issued by the Trust alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed.  When authorizing the issuance of a new certificate, an officer designated by the Trustees may, in such officer’s discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate or the owner’s legal representative to advertise the same in such manner as he shall require and/or to give bond, with sufficient surety, to the Trust to indemnify it against any loss or claim which may arise as a result of the issuance of a new certificate.

Section 7.4.Closing of Transfer Books or Fixing of Record Date.

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(a)The Trustees may set, in advance, a record date for the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of shareholders or determining shareholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or the allotment of any other rights, or in order to make a determination of shareholders for any other proper purpose.

(b)In lieu of fixing a record date, the Trustees may provide that the share transfer books shall be closed for a stated period but not longer than 20 days.  If the share transfer books are closed for the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of shareholders, such books shall be closed for at least 10 days before the date of such meeting.

(c)If no record date is fixed and the share transfer books are not closed for the determination of shareholders, (i) the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of shareholders shall be at the close of business on the day on which the notice of meeting is mailed or the 30th day before the meeting, whichever is the closer date to the meeting; and (ii) the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive payment of a dividend or an allotment of any other rights shall be the close of business on the day on which the resolution of the Trustees, declaring the dividend or allotment of rights, is adopted.

(d)When a determination of shareholders entitled to vote at any meeting of shareholders has been made as provided in this section, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof unless the Board of Trustees shall set a new record date with respect thereto.

Section 7.5.Share Ledger.  The Trust shall maintain at its principal office or at the office of its counsel, accountants or transfer agent a share ledger containing the name and address of each shareholder and the number of shares of each class held by such shareholder.

Section 7.6.Fractional Shares; Issuance of Units.  The Trustees may issue fractional shares or provide for the issuance of scrip, as described in Section 6.3 of the Declaration of Trust.

ARTICLE VIII

RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND OWNERSHIP OF SHARES

Section 8.1.Definitions.  For the purpose of this ARTICLE VIII, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

“Beneficial Ownership” shall mean ownership of Shares by a Person, whether the interest in Shares is held directly or indirectly (including by a nominee), and shall include, but not be limited to, interests that would be treated as owned through the application of Section 544 of the Code, as modified by Section 856(h)(1)(B) of the Code.  The terms “Beneficial Owner”, “Beneficially Owns” and “Beneficially Owned” shall have the correlative meanings.

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“Charitable Beneficiary” shall mean one or more beneficiaries of the Charitable Trust as determined pursuant to Section 8.3(g), provided that each such organization shall be described in Sections 501(c)(3), 170(b)(1)(A) (other than clause (vii) or (viii) thereof) and 170(c)(2) of the Code and contributions to each such organization shall be eligible for deduction under each of Sections 170(b)(1)(A), 2055 and 2522 of the Code.

“Charitable Trust” shall mean any trust provided for in Section 8.2(a)(ii) and Section 8.3(a).

“Charitable Trustee” shall mean each Person, unaffiliated with the Trust and a Prohibited Owner, that is appointed by the Trust from time to time to serve as a trustee of a Charitable Trust as provided by Section 8.3(a).

“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

“Common Shares” shall mean the common shares of beneficial interest designated as such in the Declaration of Trust.

“Constructive Ownership” shall mean ownership of Shares by a Person, whether the interest in Shares is held directly or indirectly (including by a nominee), and shall include any interests that would be treated as owned through the application of Section 318(a) of the Code, as modified by Section 856(d)(5) of the Code, or treated as beneficially owned under Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act.  The terms “Constructive Owner”, “Constructively Owns” and “Constructively Owned” shall have the correlative meanings.

“Excepted Holder” shall mean a shareholder of the Trust for whom an Excepted Holder Limit is created by the Board of Trustees pursuant to Section 8.2(e)(i).

“Excepted Holder Limit” shall mean, provided that and only so long as the affected Excepted Holder complies with all of the requirements established by the Board of Trustees pursuant to Section 8.2(e), the percentage limit established by the Board of Trustees.

“Market Price” with respect to Shares on any date shall mean the last sale price for such Shares, regular way, or, in case no such sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices, regular way, for such Shares, in either case as reported on the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to such Shares, or if such Shares are not listed or admitted to trading on any National Securities Exchange, the last sale price in the over the counter market, or if no trading price is available for such Shares, the fair market value of such Shares as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees.

“National Securities Exchange” means an exchange registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 6(a) of the Exchange Act, as amended, supplemented or restated from time to time, and any successor to such statute.

“Ownership Limit” shall mean (a) with respect to Common Shares, 9.8% (in value or number of shares, whichever is more restrictive) of the  Common Shares outstanding at the time of determination and (b) with respect to any other class or series of Shares, 9.8% (in value or number of shares, whichever is more restrictive) of the Shares of such class or series outstanding at the time of determination.

“Person” shall mean and include individuals, corporations, limited partnerships, general partnerships, joint stock companies or associations, joint ventures, associations,

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companies, trusts, banks, trust companies, land trusts, business trusts and other entities and governments and agencies and political subdivisions thereof.

“Prohibited Owner” shall mean any Person who, but for the provisions of Section 8.2(a), would Beneficially Own or Constructively Own Shares in excess of the Ownership Limit, and if appropriate in the context, shall also mean any Person who would have been the holder of record in the books of the Trust or the Trust’s transfer agent of Shares that the Prohibited Owner would have so owned.

“REIT” shall mean a “real estate investment trust” within the meaning of Section 856 of the Code.

“Shares” shall mean the shares of beneficial interest of the Trust.

“Transfer” shall mean any issuance, sale, transfer, gift, assignment, devise or other disposition, as well as any other event (or any agreement to take any such actions or cause any such events) that causes any Person to acquire Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of Shares or the right to vote or receive distributions on Shares, including, without limitation, (a) any change in the capital structure of the Trust which has the effect of increasing the total equity interest of any Person in the Trust, (b) a change in the relationship between two or more Persons which causes a change in ownership of Shares by application of Section 318(a) of the Code, as modified by Section 856(d)(5) of the Code, (c) the grant or exercise of any option or warrant (or any disposition of any option or warrant, or any event that causes any option or warrant not theretofore exercisable to become exercisable), pledge, security interest or similar right to acquire Shares, (d) any disposition of any securities or rights convertible into or exchangeable for Shares or any interest in Shares or any exercise of any such conversion or exchange right, and (e) transfers of interests in other entities that result in changes in Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of Shares, in each case, whether voluntary or involuntary, whether owned of record or Beneficially Owned or Constructively Owned, and whether by operation of law or otherwise.  The terms “Transferring” and “Transferred” shall have the correlative meanings.

Section 8.2.Restrictions on Ownership.

(a)Ownership Limitations.

(i)Basic Restrictions.  (A) No Person, other than an Excepted Holder, shall Beneficially Own or Constructively Own Shares in excess of the Ownership Limit, (B) no Excepted Holder shall Beneficially Own or Constructively Own Shares in excess of the Excepted Holder Limit for such Excepted Holder, (C) no Person shall Beneficially Own or Constructively Own Shares to the extent that such Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of Shares would result in the Trust being “closely held” within the meaning of Section 856(h) of the Code (without regard to whether the ownership interest is held during the last half of a taxable year), or otherwise failing to qualify as a REIT (including, without limitation, Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership that would result in the Trust owning (actually or Constructively) an interest in a tenant that is described in Section 856(d)(2)(B) of the Code) if the income derived by the Trust from such tenant would cause the Trust to fail to satisfy any of the gross income

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 requirements of Section 856(c) of the Code or (D) subject to Section 8.5, notwithstanding any other provisions contained herein, any Transfer of Shares (whether or not such Transfer is the result of a transaction entered into through the facilities of a National Securities Exchange or automated inter-dealer quotation system) that, if effective, would result in Shares being beneficially owned by less than 100 Persons (determined under the principles of Section 856(a)(5) of the Code) shall be void ab initio, and the intended transferee shall acquire no rights in such Shares.

(ii)Transfer in Trust or Voided Transfer.  If any Transfer of Shares occurs (whether or not such Transfer is the result of a transaction entered into through the facilities of a National Securities Exchange or automated inter-dealer quotation system) which, if effective, would result in any Person Beneficially Owning or Constructively Owning Shares in violation of Section 8.2(a)(i)(A), Section 8.2(a)(i)(B) or Section 8.2(a)(i)(C), as applicable, then the Board of Trustees shall be authorized and empowered to deem (and if so deemed, such action and result shall be deemed to occur and the officers of the Trust shall be authorized to take such actions in the name and on behalf of the Trust authorized by the Board of Trustees to effectuate the same): (A) that number of Shares the Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of which otherwise would cause such Person to violate Section 8.2(a)(i)(A), Section 8.2(a)(i)(B) or Section 8.2(a)(i)(C) (rounded upward to the nearest whole share, and such excess shares, including as so rounded, the “Excess Shares”) to be automatically transferred to a Charitable Trust or Charitable Trusts for the benefit of a Charitable Beneficiary, as described in Section 8.3, effective as of the close of business on the Business Day prior to the date of such determination of such Transfer or at such other time determined by the Board of Trustees, and such Person shall acquire no rights in the Excess Shares; or (B) to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Transfer of Excess Shares to be void ab initio, in which case, the intended transferee shall acquire no rights in the Excess Shares.

(iii)Cooperation.  The shareholder that would otherwise qualify as a Prohibited Owner absent the application of the provisions of Section 8.2(a)(ii) shall use best efforts and take all actions necessary or requested by the Trust to cooperate with effecting the actions taken by the Board of Trustees pursuant to Section 8.2(a)(ii), including, without limitation, informing the Trust where any Excess Shares may be held and instructing its agents to cooperate in the prompt implementation and effectuation of the actions so taken by the Board of Trustees.

(b)Remedies for Breach.  If the Board of Trustees or any duly authorized committee thereof shall at any time determine that a Transfer or other event has taken place that results in a violation of Section 8.2(a)(i) or that a Person intends to acquire or has attempted to acquire Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of any Shares in violation of Section 8.2(a)(i) (whether or not such violation is intended), the Board of Trustees or a committee thereof may take such action as it deems advisable to refuse to give effect to or to prevent such Transfer or other event, including, without limitation, causing the Trust to redeem Shares, refusing to give effect to such Transfer on the books of the Trust or the Trust’s transfer agent or

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 instituting proceedings to enjoin such Transfer or other event and such Person shall be liable, without limitation, for all costs incurred in connection therewith and pursuant to Section 15.2, including the costs and expenses of the Charitable Trustee.  This Section 8.2(b) shall not in any way limit the provisions of Section 8.2(a)(ii).

(c)Notice of Restricted Transfer.  Any Person who acquires or attempts or intends to acquire Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of Shares that will or may violate Section 8.2(a)(i), or any Person who would have owned Excess Shares, shall immediately give written notice to the Trust of such event, or in the case of such a proposed or attempted transaction, give at least 15 days prior written notice, and shall provide to the Trust such other information as the Trust may request.

(d)Owners Required to Provide Information.  Every shareholder of five percent or more of the Shares of any series or class outstanding at the time of determination, within 30 days after the end of each taxable year and also within three Business Days after a request from the Trust, shall give written notice to the Trust stating the name and address of such owner, the number of Shares Beneficially Owned, and a description of the manner in which such Shares are held; provided that a shareholder who holds Shares as nominee for another Person, which other Person is required to include in gross income the distributions received on such Shares (an “Actual Owner”), shall give written notice to the Trust stating the name and address of such Actual Owner and the number of Shares of such Actual Owner with respect to which the shareholder is nominee.  Each such shareholder and each Actual Owner shall provide to the Trust such additional information as the Trust may request in order to determine the Trust’s status as a REIT, to determine the Trust’s compliance with other applicable laws or requirements of any governmental authority or to ensure compliance with the Ownership Limit.  Each Person who is a Beneficial Owner or Constructive Owner of Shares and each Person (including the shareholder) who is holding Shares for a Beneficial Owner or Constructive Owner shall provide to the Trust such information as the Trust may request, in good faith, in order to determine the Trust’s status as a REIT, to determine the Trust’s compliance with other applicable laws or requirements of any governmental authority and to comply with requirements of any taxing authority or other governmental authority or to determine such compliance.

(e)Exceptions.

(i)The Board of Trustees, in its sole discretion, may grant to any Person who makes a request therefor (a “Requesting Person”) an exception to the Ownership Limit (or one or more elements thereof) with respect to the ownership of any series or class of Shares, subject to the following conditions and limitations: (A) the Board of Trustees shall have determined, in its discretion, that: (1) the Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of Shares by such shareholder in excess of the Ownership Limit would not violate Section 8.2(a)(i)(C), (2) the Requesting Person does not and will not own, actually or Constructively, an interest in a tenant of the Trust (or a tenant of any entity owned or controlled by the Trust) that would cause the Trust to own, actually or Constructively, more than a 9.8% interest (as set forth in Section 856(d)(2)(B) of the Code) in such tenant, (3) the Requesting Person’s ownership of Shares in excess of the Ownership Limit pursuant to the exception requested hereunder (together with the

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ownership of Shares by all other Persons as permitted under this ARTICLE VIII, taking into account any previously granted exceptions pursuant hereto) would not cause a default under the terms of any contract to which the Trust or any of its subsidiaries is a party or reasonably expects to become a party and (4) the Requesting Person’s ownership of Shares in excess of the Ownership Limit pursuant to the exception requested hereunder (together with the ownership of Shares by all other Persons as permitted under this ARTICLE VIII, taking into account any previously granted exceptions pursuant hereto) is in the best interests of the Trust; and (B)(1) prior to granting any exception pursuant to this Section 8.2(e)(i), the Board of Trustees may require a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service, or an opinion of counsel, in either case in form and substance satisfactory to the Board of Trustees in their sole discretion, as they may deem necessary or advisable in order to determine or ensure the Trust’s status as a REIT and (2) such Requesting Person provides to the Board of Trustees, for the benefit of the Trust, such representations and undertakings, if any, as the Board of Trustees may, in its discretion, determine to be necessary in order for it to make the determination that the conditions set forth in Section 8.2(e)(i)(A) have been and/or will continue to be satisfied (including, without limitation, an agreement as to a reduced Ownership Limit or Excepted Holder Limit for such Requesting Person with respect to the Constructive Ownership of one or more other classes or series of Shares not subject to the exception), and such Requesting Person agrees that any violation of such representations and undertakings or any attempted violation thereof will give rise to the application of the remedies set forth in Section 8.2(a)(ii) and Section 8.2(b) with respect to Shares held in excess of the Ownership Limit or the Excepted Holder Limit (as may be applicable) with respect to such Requesting Person (determined without regard to the exception granted such Requesting Person under this Section 8.2(e)(i)).  If a member of the Board of Trustees requests that the Board of Trustees grant an exception pursuant to this Section 8.2(e) with respect to such member, or with respect to any other Person if such member of the Board of Trustees would be considered to be the Beneficial Owner or Constructive Owner of Shares owned by such other Person, such member of the Board of Trustees shall not participate in the decision of the Board of Trustees as to whether to grant any such exception.

(ii)In determining whether to grant any exemption pursuant to Section 8.2(e)(i), the Board of Trustees may, but need not, consider, among other factors, (A) the general reputation and moral character of the Requesting Person, (B) whether ownership of Shares would be direct or through ownership attribution, (C) whether the Requesting Person’s ownership of Shares would interfere with the conduct of the Trust’s business, including, without limitation, the Trust’s ability to acquire additional properties or additional investments in issuers currently invested in by the Trust or other issuers, (D) whether granting an exemption for the Requesting Person would adversely affect any of the Trust’s existing contractual arrangements, (E) whether the Requesting Person to whom the exception would apply has been approved as an owner of the Trust by all regulatory or other governmental authorities who have jurisdiction over the Trust and (F) whether the Requesting Person to whom the exemption would apply is attempting to change control of the Trust or affect its policies in a way which the Board of Trustees, in

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its discretion, considers adverse to the best interest of the Trust or the shareholders.  Nothing in this Section 8.2(e)(ii) shall be interpreted to mean that the Board of Trustees may not act in its discretion in making any determination under Section 8.2(e)(i).

(iii)An underwriter or initial purchaser that participates in a public offering or a private placement of Shares (or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) may Beneficially Own or Constructively Own Shares (or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) in excess of the Ownership Limit, but only to the extent necessary to facilitate such public offering or private placement as determined by the Board of Trustees.

Section 8.3.Transfer of Shares.

(a)Ownership in Trust.  Upon any purported Transfer or other event described in Section 8.2(a)(ii) that results in a transfer of Shares to a Charitable Trust, such Shares shall be deemed to have been transferred to the Charitable Trustee as trustee or trustees, as applicable, of a Charitable Trust for the exclusive benefit of one or more Charitable Beneficiaries (except to the extent otherwise provided in Section 8.3(e)).  Such transfer to the Charitable Trustee shall be deemed to be effective as of the time provided in Section 8.2(a)(ii).  Any Charitable Trustee shall be appointed by the Trust and shall be a Person unaffiliated with the Trust and any Prohibited Owner.  Each Charitable Beneficiary shall be designated by the Trust as provided in Section 8.3(g).

(b)Status of Shares Held by a Charitable Trustee.  Shares held by a Charitable Trustee shall be issued and outstanding Shares of the Trust.  The Prohibited Owner shall:

(i)have no rights in the Shares held by the Charitable Trustee;

(ii)not benefit economically from ownership of any Shares held in trust by the Charitable Trustee (except to the extent otherwise provided in Section 8.3(e));

(iii)have no rights to dividends or other distributions;

(iv)not possess any rights to vote or other rights attributable to the Shares held in the Charitable Trust; and

(v)have no claim, cause of action or other recourse whatsoever against the purported transferor of such Shares.

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(c)Dividend and Voting Rights.  The Charitable Trustee shall have all voting rights and rights to dividends or other distributions with respect to Shares held in the Charitable Trust, which rights shall be exercised for the exclusive benefit of the Charitable Beneficiary (except to the extent otherwise provided in Section 8.3(e)).  Any dividend or other distribution paid with respect to any Shares which constituted Excess Shares at such time and prior to Shares having been transferred to the Charitable Trustee shall be paid to the Charitable Trustee by the Prohibited Owner upon demand and any dividend or other distribution authorized but unpaid with respect to such Shares shall be paid when due to the Charitable Trustee.  Any dividends or distributions so paid to the Charitable Trustee shall be held in trust for the Charitable Beneficiary.  The Prohibited Owner shall have no voting rights with respect to Shares held in the Charitable Trust and, effective as of the date that Shares have been transferred to the Charitable Trustee, the Charitable Trustee shall have the authority (at the Charitable Trustee’s discretion) (i) to rescind as void any vote cast by a Prohibited Owner with respect to such Shares at any time such Shares constituted Excess Shares with respect to such Prohibited Owner and (ii) to recast such vote in accordance with the desires of the Charitable Trustee acting for the benefit of the Charitable Beneficiary; provided, however, that if the Trust has already taken irreversible action, then the Charitable Trustee shall not have the power to rescind and recast such vote.  Notwithstanding the provisions of this ARTICLE VIII, until the Shares have been transferred into a Charitable Trust, the Trust shall be entitled to rely on its stock transfer and other shareholder records for purposes of preparing lists of shareholders entitled to vote at meetings, determining the validity and authority of proxies, and otherwise conducting votes of shareholders.

(d)Rights upon Liquidation.  Upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of or any distribution of the assets of the Trust, the Charitable Trustee shall be entitled to receive, ratably with each other holder of Shares of the class or series of Shares that is held in the Charitable Trust, that portion of the assets of the Trust available for distribution to the holders of such class or series (determined based upon the ratio that the number of Shares of such class or series of Shares held by the Charitable Trustee bears to the total number of Shares of such class or series of Shares then outstanding).  The Charitable Trustee shall distribute any such assets received in respect of the Shares held in the Charitable Trust in any liquidation, dissolution or winding up or distribution of the assets of the Trust, in accordance with Section 8.3(e).

(e)Sale of Shares by Charitable Trustee.  Unless otherwise directed by the Board of Trustees, within 20 days of receiving notice from the Trust that Shares have been transferred to the Charitable Trust, or soon thereafter as practicable, the Charitable Trustee shall sell the Shares held in the Charitable Trust (together with the right to receive dividends or other distributions with respect to such Shares as to any Shares transferred to the Charitable Trustee as a result of the operation of Section 8.2(a)(ii)) to a Person, designated by the Charitable Trustee, whose ownership of the Shares will not violate the ownership limitations set forth in Section 8.2(a)(i).  Upon such sale, the interest of the Charitable Beneficiary in the Shares sold shall terminate and the Charitable Trustee shall distribute the net proceeds of the sale to the Prohibited Owner and to the Charitable Beneficiary as provided in this Section 8.3(e).

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A Prohibited Owner shall receive the lesser of (A) the net price paid by the Prohibited Owner for the Shares or, if the Prohibited Owner did not give value for the Shares in connection with the event causing the Shares to be held in the Charitable Trust (for example, in the case of a gift, devise or other such transaction), the Market Price of the Shares on the day of the event causing the Shares to be held in the Charitable Trust, less the costs, expenses and compensation of the Charitable Trustee and the Trust as provided in Section 8.4 and (B) the net sales proceeds received by the Charitable Trustee from the sale or other disposition of the Shares held in the Charitable Trust.  Any net sales proceeds in excess of the amount payable to the Prohibited Owner shall be paid to the Charitable Beneficiary, less the costs, expenses and compensation of the Charitable Trustee and the Trust as provided in Section 8.4.  If such Shares are sold by a Prohibited Owner, then (A) such Shares shall be deemed to have been sold on behalf of the Charitable Trust and (B) to the extent that the Prohibited Owner received an amount for such Shares that exceeds the amount that such Prohibited Owner was entitled to receive pursuant to this Section 8.3(e), such excess shall be paid promptly to the Charitable Trustee upon demand.

(f)            Trust’s Purchase Right in Excess Shares.  Notwithstanding any transfer of Excess Shares to a Charitable Trust pursuant to this ARTICLE VIII, Excess Shares shall be deemed to have been offered for sale to the Trust, or its designee, at a price per Share equal to the lesser of (i) the price per Share in the transaction that resulted in such Shares becoming Excess Shares (or, if the Prohibited Owner did not give value for such Shares, such as in the case of a devise, gift or other such transaction, the Market Price per such Share on the day of the event causing the Shares to become Excess Shares) and (ii) the Market Price per such Share on the date the Trust, or its designee, accepts such offer, in each case of clauses (i) and (ii) of this sentence, less the costs, expenses and compensation of the Charitable Trustee, if any, and the Trust as provided in Section 8.4.  The Trust shall have the right to accept such offer until the Charitable Trustee, if any, has sold the Shares held in the Charitable Trust, if any, pursuant to Section 8.3(e).  Upon such a sale to the Trust, if a Charitable Trust has been established pursuant to this ARTICLE VIII, the interest of the Charitable Beneficiary in the Shares sold shall terminate and the Charitable Trustee shall distribute the net proceeds of the sale to the Prohibited Owner and the Charitable Beneficiary as provided in Section 8.3(e).

(g)           Designation of Charitable Beneficiaries.  By written notice to the Charitable Trustee, the Trust shall designate from time to time one or more nonprofit organizations to be the Charitable Beneficiary of the interest in the Charitable Trust such that (i) Shares held in the Charitable Trust would not violate the restrictions set forth in Section 8.2(a)(i) in the hands of such Charitable Beneficiary and (ii) contributions to each such organization shall be eligible for deduction under each of Sections 170(b)(1)(A), 2055 and 2522 of the Code.  The Charitable Beneficiary shall not obtain any enforceable right to the Charitable Trust or any of its trust corpus until so designated and thereafter any such rights remain subject to the provisions of this ARTICLE VIII, including, without limitation, Section 8.3(h).

(h)           Retroactive Changes.  Notwithstanding any other provisions of this ARTICLE VIII, the Board of Trustees is authorized and empowered to retroactively amend, alter or repeal any rights which the Charitable Trust, the Charitable Trustee or the Charitable Beneficiary may have under this ARTICLE VIII, including, without limitation, granting retroactive Excepted Holder status to any otherwise Prohibited Owner, with the effect of any

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transfer of Excess Shares to a Charitable Trust being fully and retroactively revoked; provided, however, that the Board of Trustees shall not have the authority or power to retroactively amend, alter or repeal any obligations to pay amounts incurred prior to such time and owed or payable to the Charitable Trustee pursuant to Section 8.4.

Section 8.4.            Costs, Expenses and Compensation of Charitable Trustee and the Trust.

(a)           The Charitable Trustee shall be indemnified by the Trust or from the proceeds from the sale of Shares held in the Charitable Trust, as further provided in this ARTICLE VIII, for its costs and expenses reasonably incurred in connection with conducting its duties and satisfying its obligations pursuant to this ARTICLE VIII.

(b)           The Charitable Trustee shall be entitled to receive reasonable compensation for services provided by the Charitable Trustee in connection with serving as a Charitable Trustee, the amount and form of which shall be determined by agreement of the Board of Trustees and the Charitable Trustee.

(c)           Costs, expenses and compensation payable to the Charitable Trustee pursuant to Section 8.4(a) and Section 8.4(b) may be funded from the Charitable Trust or by the Trust.  The Trust shall be entitled to reimbursement on a first priority basis (after payment in full of amounts payable to the Charitable Trustee pursuant to Section 8.4(a) and Section 8.4(b)) from the Charitable Trust for any such amounts funded by the Trust.

(d)           Costs and expenses incurred by the Trust in the process of enforcing the ownership limitation set forth in Section 8.2(a)(i), in addition to reimbursement of costs, expenses and compensation of the Charitable Trustee which have been funded by the Trust, may be collected from the Charitable Trust; provided, however, that the ability of the Trust to fund its costs from the Charitable Trust shall not relieve the Prohibited Owner from his or her obligation to reimburse the Trust for costs under Section 15.2 of these Bylaws, except to the extent the Trust has in fact been previously paid from the Charitable Trust; nor will the possibility of the Trust receiving payment from the Charitable Trust create a marshalling obligation which would require the Trust to reimburse itself from the Charitable Trust before enforcing the Trust’s claims under Section 15.2 or otherwise.

Section 8.5.            Transactions on a National Securities Exchange.  Nothing in this ARTICLE VIII shall preclude the settlement of any transaction entered into through the facilities of a National Securities Exchange or any automated inter-dealer quotation system.  The fact that the settlement of any transaction takes place shall not negate the effect of any other provision of this ARTICLE VIII and any transferee in such a transaction shall be subject to all of the provisions and limitations set forth in this ARTICLE VIII.

Section 8.6.            Enforcement.  The Trust is authorized specifically to seek equitable relief, including injunctive relief, to enforce the provisions of this ARTICLE VIII.

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Section 8.7.            Non-Waiver.  No delay or failure on the part of the Trust or the Board of Trustees in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver of any right of the Trust or the Board of Trustees, as the case may be, except to the extent specifically waived in writing.

Section 8.8.            Enforceability.  If any of the restrictions on transfer of Shares contained in this ARTICLE VIII are determined to be void, invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, then, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Prohibited Owner may be deemed, at the option of the Trust, to have acted as an agent of the Trust in acquiring such Shares and to hold such Shares on behalf of the Trust.

ARTICLE IX

REGULATORY COMPLIANCE AND DISCLOSURE

Section 9.1.            Actions Requiring Regulatory Compliance Implicating the Trust.  If any shareholder (whether individually or constituting a group, as determined by the Board of Trustees), by virtue of such shareholder’s ownership interest in the Trust or actions taken by the shareholder affecting the Trust, triggers the application of any requirement or regulation of any federal, state, municipal or other governmental or regulatory body on the Trust or any subsidiary (for purposes of this ARTICLE IX, as defined in Section 2.14.5(c)) of the Trust or any of their respective businesses, assets or operations, including, without limitation, any obligations to make or obtain a Governmental Action (as defined in Section 2.14.3), such shareholder shall promptly take all actions necessary and fully cooperate with the Trust to ensure that such requirements or regulations are satisfied without restricting, imposing additional obligations on or in any way limiting the business, assets, operations or prospects of the Trust or any subsidiary of the Trust.  If the shareholder fails or is otherwise unable to promptly take such actions so to cause satisfaction of such requirements or regulations, the shareholder shall promptly divest a sufficient number of shares of the Trust necessary to cause the application of such requirement or regulation to not apply to the Trust or any subsidiary of the Trust.  If the shareholder fails to cause such satisfaction or divest itself of such sufficient number of shares of the Trust by not later than the 10th day after triggering such requirement or regulation referred to in this Section 9.1, then any shares of the Trust beneficially owned by such shareholder at and in excess of the level triggering the application of such requirement or regulation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be deemed to constitute shares held in violation of the ownership limitations set forth in ARTICLE VIII and be subject to the provisions of ARTICLE VIII and any actions triggering the application of such a requirement or regulation may be deemed by the Trust to be of no force or effect.  Moreover, if the shareholder who triggers the application of any regulation or requirement fails to satisfy the requirements or regulations or to take curative actions within such 10 day period, the Trust may take all other actions which the Board of Trustees deems appropriate to require compliance or to preserve the value of the Trust’s assets; and the Trust may charge the offending shareholder for the Trust’s costs and expenses as well as any damages which may result to the Trust.

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As an example and not as a limitation, at the time these Bylaws are being amended and restated, the Trust holds a controlling ownership position in a company being formed and licensed as an insurance company in the State of Indiana.  The laws of the State of Indiana have certain regulatory requirements for any person who seeks to control (as defined under Indiana law) a company which itself controls an insurance company domiciled in the State of Indiana, including by exercising proxies representing 10% or more of the Trust’s voting securities.  Accordingly, if a shareholder seeks to exercise proxies for a matter to be voted upon at a meeting of the Trust’s shareholders without having obtained any applicable approvals from the Indiana insurance regulatory authorities, such proxies representing 10% or more of the Trust’s voting securities will, subject to Section 9.3, be void and of no further force or effect.

Section 9.2.            Compliance With Law.  Shareholders shall comply with all applicable requirements of federal and state laws, including all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, in connection with such shareholder’s ownership interest in the Trust and all other laws which apply to the Trust or any subsidiary of the Trust or their respective businesses, assets or operations and which require action or inaction on the part of the shareholder.

Section 9.3.            Limitation on Voting Shares or Proxies.  Without limiting the provisions of Section 9.1, if a shareholder (whether individually or constituting a group, as determined by the Board of Trustees), by virtue of such shareholder’s ownership interest in the Trust or its receipt or exercise of proxies to vote shares owned by other shareholders, would not be permitted to vote the shareholder’s shares of the Trust or proxies for shares of the Trust in excess of a certain amount pursuant to applicable law (including by way of example, applicable state insurance regulations) but the Board of Trustees determines that the excess shares or shares represented by the excess proxies are necessary to obtain a quorum, then such shareholder shall not be entitled to vote any such excess shares or proxies, and instead such excess shares or proxies may, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be voted by the Advisor (or by another person designated by the Trustees) in proportion to the total shares otherwise voted on such matter.

Section 9.4.            Representations, Warranties and Covenants Made to Governmental or Regulatory Bodies.  To the fullest extent permitted by law, any representation, warranty or covenant made by a shareholder with any governmental or regulatory body in connection with such shareholder’s interest in the Trust or any subsidiary of the Trust shall be deemed to be simultaneously made to, for the benefit of and enforceable by, the Trust and any applicable subsidiary of the Trust.

Section 9.5.            Board of Trustees’ Determinations.  The Board of Trustees shall be empowered to make all determinations regarding the interpretation, application, enforcement and compliance with any matters referred to or contemplated by this ARTICLE IX.

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ARTICLE X

FISCAL YEAR

Section 10.1.          Fiscal Year.  The fiscal year of the Trust shall be the calendar year.

ARTICLE XI

DIVIDENDS AND OTHER DISTRIBUTIONS

Section 11.1.          Dividends and Other Distributions.  Dividends and other distributions upon the shares of beneficial interest of the Trust may be authorized and declared by the Trustees.  Dividends and other distributions may be paid in cash, property or shares of the Trust.

ARTICLE XII

SEAL

Section 12.1.          Seal.  The Trustees may authorize the adoption of a seal by the Trust.  The Trustees may authorize one or more duplicate seals.

Section 12.2.          Affixing Seal.  Whenever the Trust is permitted or required to affix its seal to a document, it shall be sufficient to meet the requirements of any law, rule or regulation relating to a seal to place the word “(SEAL)” adjacent to the signature of the person authorized to execute the document on behalf of the Trust.

ARTICLE XIII

WAIVER OF NOTICE

Section 13.1.          Waiver of Notice.  Whenever any notice is required to be given pursuant to the Declaration of Trust, these Bylaws or applicable law, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to such notice, or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person or persons entitled to such notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to the giving of such notice.  Neither the business to be transacted at nor the purpose of any meeting need be set forth in the waiver of notice or waiver by electronic transmission, unless specifically required by statute.  The attendance of any person at any meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where such person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business on the ground that the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.

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ARTICLE XIV

AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS

Section 14.1.          Amendment of Bylaws.  Except for any change for which these Bylaws requires approval by more than a majority vote of the Trustees, these Bylaws may be amended or repealed or new or additional Bylaws may be adopted only by the vote or written consent of a majority of the Trustees.

ARTICLE XV

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 15.1.          References to Declaration of Trust.  All references to the Declaration of Trust shall include any amendments thereto.

Section 15.2.          Costs and Expenses.  In addition to, and as further clarification of each shareholder’s obligation to indemnify and hold the Trust harmless from and against all costs, expenses, penalties, fines and other amounts, including, without limitation, attorneys’ and other professional fees, whether third party or internal, arising from such shareholder’s violation of any provision of the Declaration of Trust or these Bylaws pursuant to Section 7.12 of the Declaration of Trust, to the fullest extent permitted by law, each shareholder will be liable to the Trust for, and indemnify and hold harmless the Trust (and any subsidiaries or affiliates thereof) from and against, all costs, expenses, penalties, fines or other amounts, including without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ and other professional fees, whether third party or internal, arising from such shareholder’s breach of any provision of these Bylaws or the Declaration of Trust or any action against the Trust in which such shareholder is not the prevailing party, and shall pay such amounts on demand, together with interest on such amounts, which interest will accrue at the lesser of the Trust’s highest marginal borrowing rate, per annum compounded, and the maximum amount permitted by law, from the date such costs or the like are incurred until the receipt of payment.

Section 15.3.          Ratification.  The Board of Trustees or the shareholders may ratify and make binding on the Trust any action or inaction by the Trust or its officers to the extent that the Board of Trustees or the shareholders could have originally authorized the matter.  Moreover, any action or inaction questioned in any shareholder’s derivative proceeding or any other proceeding on the ground of lack of authority, defective or irregular execution, adverse interest of a Trustee, officer or shareholder, non-disclosure, miscomputation, the application of improper principles or practices of accounting, or otherwise, may be ratified, before or after judgment, by the Board of Trustees or by the shareholders and, if so ratified, shall have the same force and effect as if the questioned action or inaction had been originally duly authorized, and such ratification shall be binding upon the Trust and its shareholders and shall constitute a bar to any claim or execution of any judgment in respect of such questioned action or inaction.

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Section 15.4.          Ambiguity.  In the case of an ambiguity in the application of any provision of these Bylaws or any definition contained in these Bylaws, the Board of Trustees shall have the sole power to determine the application of such provisions with respect to any situation based on the facts known to it and such determination shall be final and binding unless determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been made in bad faith.

Section 15.5.          Inspection of Bylaws.  The Trustees shall keep at the principal office for the transaction of business of the Trust the original or a copy of the Bylaws as amended or otherwise altered to date, certified by the secretary, which shall be open to inspection by the shareholders at all reasonable times during office hours.

Section 15.6.          Election to be Subject to Part of Title 3, Subtitle 8.  Notwithstanding any other provision contained in the Declaration of Trust or these Bylaws, the Trust hereby elects to be subject to Section 3-804(b) and (c) and Section 3-805 of Title 3, Subtitle 8 of the Maryland General Corporation Law (or any successor statute).  This Section 15.6 only may be repealed, in whole or in part, by a subsequent amendment to these Bylaws.

Section 15.7.          Special Voting Provisions relating to Control Shares.  Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein or in the Declaration of Trust or these Bylaws, Title 3, Subtitle 7 of the Maryland General Corporation Law (or any successor statute) shall not apply to any acquisition by any person of shares of beneficial interest of the Trust.  This section may be repealed, in whole or in part, at any time, whether before or after an acquisition of control shares and, upon such repeal, may, to the extent provided by any successor bylaw, apply to any prior or subsequent control share acquisition.

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EX-3.2

Exhibit 3.2

HRPT PROPERTIES TRUST

AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

As Amended and Restated March 20, 2003
and as further amended on December 15, 2003, March 10, 2004,
December 11, 2007 and March 31,November 6, 2008

Table of Contents

ARTICLE I OFFICES		1
Section 1.1.	Principal Office	1
Section 1.2.	Additional Offices	1
ARTICLE II MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS		1
Section 2.1.	Place	1
Section 2.2.	Annual Meeting	1
Section 2.3.	Special Meetings	1
Section 2.3.1.	General	1
Section 2.3.2.	Shareholder Requested Special Meetings	12
Section 2.4.	Notice of Regular or Special Meetings	4
Section 2.5.	Notice of Adjourned Meetings	4
Section 2.6.	Scope of NoticeMeetings	4
Section 2.7.	Organization of Shareholder Meetings	4
Section 2.8.	Quorum	5
Section 2.9.	Voting	5
Section 2.10.	Proxies	56
Section 2.11.	Voting RightsRecord Date	6
Section 2.12.	Voting of Shares by Certain Holders	6
Section 2.13.	Inspectors	76
Section 2.14.	Reports to Shareholders	7
Section 2.15.	Nominations and Other Proposals to be Considered at Meetings of Shareholders	7
Section 2.15.1.2.14.1.	Annual Meetings of Shareholders	7
Section 2.15.2. 2.14.2.	Shareholder Nominations or Other Proposals Causing Covenant Breaches or Defaults	1112
Section 2.15.3. 2.14.3.	Shareholder Nominations or Other Proposals Requiring Regulatory Notice, Consent or Approval Governmental Action	1112
Section 2.15.4. 2.14.4.	Special Meetings of Shareholders	1113
Section 2.15.5. 2.14.5.	General	1213
Section 2.16.2.15.	Shareholder Actions by Written Consent	1315
Section 2.17.2.16.	Voting by Ballot	1416
Section 2.17.	Proposals of Business Which Are Not Proper Matters For Action By Shareholders	17
ARTICLE III TRUSTEES		1417
Section 3.1.	General Powers; Qualifications; Trustees Holding Over	1417
Section 3.2.	Independent Trustees and Managing Trustees	1517
Section 3.3.	[Intentionally Omitted.]	15
Section 3.4.	Number and Tenure	1518
Section 3.5.3.4.	Annual and Regular Meetings	1518
Section 3.5.	Special Meetings	18
Section 3.6.	Special MeetingsNotice	1518
Section 3.7.	NoticeQuorum	1619
Section 3.8.	QuorumVoting	1619
Section 3.9.	Voting	16

Section 3.10.	Telephone Meetings	1619
Section 3.10.	Action by Written Consent of Trustees	19
Section 3.11.	Informal Action by TrusteesWaiver of Notice	1619
Section 3.12.	Waiver of NoticeVacancies	1719
Section 3.13.	VacanciesCompensation	1720
Section 3.14.	Compensation; Financial Assistance	17
Section 3.14.1.	Compensation	17
Section 3.14.2.	Financial Assistance to Trustees	17
Section 3.15.	Removal of Trustees	1720
Section 3.15.	Surety Bonds	20
Section 3.16.	Loss of DepositsReliance	1720
Section 3.17.	Surety Bonds	17
Section 3.18.	Reliance	18
Section 3.19.	Interested Trustee Transactions	1820
Section 3.20.3.18.	Qualifying Shares Not Required	1820
Section 3.21.3.19.	Certain Rights of Trustees, Officers, Employees and Agents	1821
Section 3.22.3.20.	Certain TransactionsEmergency Provisions	1821
ARTICLE IV COMMITTEES		1821
Section 4.1.	Number; Tenure and Qualifications	1821
Section 4.2.	Powers	1921
Section 4.3.	Meetings	1921
Section 4.4.	Telephone Meetings	1922
Section 4.5.	Informal Action by Written Consent of Committees	1922
Section 4.6.	Vacancies	1922
ARTICLE V OFFICERS		2022
Section 5.1.	General Provisions	2022
Section 5.2.	Removal and Resignation	2023
Section 5.3.	Vacancies	2023
Section 5.4.	Chief Executive Officer	2023
Section 5.5.	Chief Operating Officer	2023
Section 5.6.	Chief Financial Officer	2123
Section 5.7.	Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board	2123
Section 5.8.	President	2123
Section 5.9.	Vice Presidents	2124
Section 5.10.	Secretary	2124
Section 5.11.	Treasurer	2124
Section 5.12.	Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers	2224
ARTICLE VI CONTRACTS, LOANS, CHECKS AND DEPOSITS		2224
Section 6.1.	Contracts	2224
Section 6.2.	Checks and Drafts	2224
Section 6.3.	Deposits	2225
ARTICLE VII SHARES		2225
Section 7.1.	Certificates	2225

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Section 7.2.	Transfers	2325
Section 7.3.	ReplacementLost Certificates	23 25
Section 7.4.	Closing of Transfer Books or Fixing of Record Date	2325
Section 7.5.	Share Ledger	2426
Section 7.6.	Fractional Shares; Issuance of Units	2426
ARTICLE VIII FISCAL YEARRESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND OWNERSHIP OF SHARES		2426
Section 8.1.	Definitions	26
Section 8.2.	Restrictions on Ownership	28
Section 8.3.	Transfer of Shares	32
Section 8.4.	Costs, Expenses and Compensation of Charitable Trustee and the Trust	35
Section 8.5.	Transactions on a National Securities Exchange	35
Section 8.6.	Enforcement	35
Section 8.7.	Non-Waiver	36
Section 8.8.	Enforceability	36
ARTICLE IX DISTRIBUTIONSREGULATORY COMPLIANCE AND DISCLOSURE		2436
Section 9.1.	AuthorizationActions Requiring Regulatory Compliance Implicating the Trust	2436
Section 9.2.	ContingenciesCompliance With Law	2437
Section 9.3.	Limitation on Voting Shares or Proxies	37
Section 9.4.	Representations, Warranties and Covenants Made to Governmental or Regulatory Bodies	37
Section 9.5.	Board of Trustees’ Determinations	37
ARTICLE X SEALFISCAL YEAR		2538
Section 10.1.	Fiscal Year	38
ARTICLE XI DIVIDENDS AND OTHER DISTRIBUTIONS		38
Section 11.1.	Dividends and Other Distributions	38
ARTICLE XII SEAL		38
Section 12.1.	Seal	2538
Section 10.2.12.2.	Affixing Seal	2538
ARTICLE XIXIII  WAIVER OF NOTICE		2538
Section 13.1.	Waiver of Notice	38
ARTICLE XIIV  AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS		2539
Section 14.1.	Amendment of Bylaws	39
ARTICLE XIIIXV MISCELLANEOUS		2539
Section 13.1.15.1.	References to Declaration of Trust	2539
Section 13.2.15.2.	Costs and Expenses	39
Section 15.3.	Ratification	39
Section 15.4.	Ambiguity	40
Section 15.5.	Inspection of Bylaws	2540
Section 13.3.15.6.	Election to be Subject to Part of Title 3, Subtitle 8	2640
Section 15.7.	Special Voting Provisions relating to Control Shares	40

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HRPT PROPERTIES TRUST

AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

ARTICLE I

OFFICES

Section 1.1.            Principal Office.  The principal office of the Trust shall be located at such place or places as the Board of Trustees may designate.

Section 1.2.            Additional Offices.  The Trust may have additional offices at such places as the Board of Trustees may from time to time determine or the business of the Trust may require.

ARTICLE II

MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS

Section 2.1.            Place.  All meetings of shareholders shall be held at the principal office of the Trust or at such other place within the United States as is designated by the Trustees or the chairman of the board or president, given either before or after the meeting and filed with the secretary of the Trust.

Section 2.2.            Annual Meeting.  An annual meeting of the shareholders for the election of Trustees and the transaction of any business within the powers of the Trust shall be held within six months after the end of each fiscal year.at such times as the Trustees may designate. Failure to hold an annual meeting does not invalidate the Trust’’s existence or affect any otherwise valid acts of the Trust.

Section 2.3.            Special Meetings.

Section 2.3.1.               General.

The chief executive officer of the Trust, the Board of Trustees or a majority of the Independent Trustees then in office (as defined in the Declaration of TrustSection 3.2) may call a special meeting of the shareholders.  Subject to Section 2.3.2 of this Section 2 and pursuant to the Articles Supplementary accepted for record by the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (the ““SDAT””) as of May 10, 2000, a special meeting of shareholders shall also be called by the secretary of the Trust upon the written request of the shareholders entitled to cast not less than a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast at such meeting (the ““Special Meeting Percentage””).

If there shall be no Trustees, the officers of the Trust shall promptly call a special meeting of the shareholders entitled to vote for the election of successor Trustees for the purpose of electing Trustees.

Section 2.3.2.               Shareholder Requested Special Meetings.

(a)           Any shareholder of record seeking to have shareholders request a special meeting shall, by sending written notice to the secretary of the Trust (the ““Record Date Request Notice””) by registered mail, return receipt requested, request the Trustees to fix a record date to determine the shareholders entitled to request a special meeting (the ““Request Record Date””).  No shareholder may make a Record Date Request Notice unless such shareholder holds certificates for all shares of beneficial interest in the Trust owned by such shareholder, and a copy of each such certificate shall accompany such shareholder’’s written request to the secretary, as described in the preceding sentence, in order for such request to be effective.  The Record Date Request Notice shall set forth the purpose of the meeting and the matters proposed to be acted on at itthe meeting, shall be signed by one (1) or more shareholders of record as of the date of signature (or their duly authorized agents), shall bear the date of signature of each such shareholder (or otherits duly authorized agent) signing the Record Date Request Notice and shall set forth all information relating tothat each such shareholder that must be disclosedwould be required to disclose in solicitations of proxies for election of Trustees in an election contest (even if an election contest is not involved), or is otherwise required, in each case, pursuant to RegulationSection 14A (or any successor provision) underof the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).“Exchange Act”), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as well as additional information required by Section 2.14.  Upon receiving the Record Date Request Notice, the Board of Trustees may in its discretion fix a Request Record Date., which need not be the same date as that requested in the Record Date Request Notice.  The Request Record Date shall not precede, and shall not be more than ten (10) days after the close of business on, the date on which the resolution fixing the Request Record Date is adopted by the Board of Trustees.  If the Board of Trustees, within ten (10) days after the date on which a valid Record Date Request Notice is received, fails to adopt a resolution fixing the Request Record Date and make a public announcement (as defined in Section 2.14.5(c)) of such Request Record Date, the Request Record Date shall be the close of business on the 10th day after the first date on which thea valid Record Date Request Notice is received by the secretary.

(b)           In order for any shareholder to request a special meeting, one (1) or more written requests for a special meeting signed by shareholders of record (or their duly authorized agents) as of the Request Record Date entitled to cast not less than the Special Meeting Percentage (the ““Special Meeting Request””) shall be delivered to the secretary.  No shareholder may make a Record DateSpecial Meeting Request Notice unless such shareholder holds certificates for all shares of beneficial interest in the Trust owned by such shareholder, and a copy of each such certificate shall accompany such shareholder’’s written request to the secretary, as described in the preceding sentence, in order for such request to be effective.  In addition, the Special Meeting Request shall set forth the purpose of the meeting and the matters proposed to be acted on at itthe meeting (which shall be limited to the matters set forth in the Record Date Request Notice received by the secretary), shall bear the date of signature of each such shareholder (or otherits duly authorized agent) signing the Special Meeting Request, shall set forth the name and address, as

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they appear in the Trust’'s books, of each shareholder signing such request (or on whose behalf the Special Meeting Request is signed) and the class and number of shares of beneficial interest of the Trust which are owned of record and beneficially by each such shareholder, shall be sent to the secretary by registered mail, return receipt requested, and shall be received by the secretary within sixty (60)10 days after the Request Record Date.  Any requesting shareholder may revoke his, her or its request for a special meeting at any time by written revocation delivered to the secretary.

(c)           The secretary shall inform the requesting shareholders of the reasonably estimated cost of preparing and, mailing and filing the notice of meeting (including the Trust’'s proxy materials).  The secretary shall not be required to call a special meeting upon shareholder request and such meeting shall not be held unless, in addition to the documents and information required by paragraph (b) of this Section 2.3.2,2.3.2(b), the secretary receives payment of such reasonably estimated cost prior to the mailing of any notice of the meeting.

(d)           Except as provided in the next sentence, any special meeting shall be held at such place, date and time as may be designated by the chief executive officer,officer who called the meeting in accordance with Section 2.3.1, if any, and otherwise by the Board of Trustees or a majority of the Independent Trustees, whoever has called the meeting.  In the case of any special meeting called by the secretary upon the request of shareholders (a ““Shareholder Requested Meeting””), such meeting shall be held at such place, date and time as may be designated by the Board of Trustees; provided, however, that the date of any Shareholder Requested Meeting shall be not more than ninety (90)60 days after the record date for such meeting (the ““Meeting Record Date””); and provided further that if the Board of Trustees fails to designate, within ten (10) days after the date that a valid Special Meeting Request is actually received by the secretary (the ““Delivery Date””), a date and time for a Shareholder Requested Meeting, then such meeting shall be held at 2:00 p.m. local time on the 9060th day after the Meeting Record Date or, if such 9060th day is not a Business Day (as defined below), on the first preceding Business Day preceding such 60th day; and provided further that in the event that the Board of Trustees fails to designate a place for a Shareholder Requested Meeting within ten (10) days after the Delivery Date, then such meeting shall be held at the principal executive offices of the Trust.  In fixing a date for any special meeting, the chief executive officer, the Board of Trustees or a majority of the Independent Trustees may consider such factors as he, she or it deems relevant within the exercise of their business judgment, including, without limitation, the nature of the matters to be considered, the facts and circumstances surrounding any request for meeting and any plan of the Board of Trustees to call an annual meeting or a special meeting.  In the case of any Shareholder Requested Meeting, if the Board of Trustees fails to fix a Meeting Record Date that is a date within thirty (30) days after the Delivery Date, then the close of business on the 30^th day after the Delivery Date shall be the Meeting Record Date.

(e)           If at any time as a result of written revocations of requests for the special meeting, shareholders of record (or their duly authorized agents) as of the Request Record Date entitled to cast less than the Special Meeting Percentage shall have delivered and not revoked requests for a special meeting, the secretary may refrain from mailing the notice of the meeting or, if the notice of the meeting has been mailed, the secretary may revoke the notice of the meeting at any time before ten (10) days before the meeting if the secretary has first sent to all other requesting shareholders written notice of such revocation and of the intention to revoke the notice of the meeting., and the Trust may cancel and not hold such meeting.  Any request for a special

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meeting received after a revocation by the secretary of a notice of a meeting shall be considered a request for a new special meeting.

(f)            The Board of Trustees shall determine the validity of any purported Record Date Request Notice or Special Meeting Request received by the secretary.  For the purpose of permitting the Board of Trustees to perform such review, no such purported request shall be deemed to have been delivered to the secretary until the earlier of (i) five (5) Business Days after receipt by the secretary of such purported request and (ii) such date as the Board of Trustees may certify whether valid requests received by the secretary represent at least a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of stockthe Trust that would be entitled to vote at such meeting.  The Board of Trustees’ determination regarding the validity of a Special Meeting Request shall be final and binding unless it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been made in bad faith.  Nothing contained in this paragraph (f) shall in any way be construed to suggest or imply that any shareholder shall not be entitled to contest whether the Board of Trustees’ actions determining the validity of a Special Meeting Request has been made in bad faith, or to take any other action (including, without limitation, the commencement, prosecution or defense of any litigation with respect thereto, and the seeking of injunctive relief in such litigation), provided such action is commenced within five (5) Business Days after notice of the Board of Trustees’ determination regarding the invalidity of a Special Meeting Request is delivered to the requesting shareholders.  In the event of such a challenge, a purported Special Meeting Request shall be deemed not to have been delivered to the Trust until a final determination that the Board of Trustees acted in bad faith has been made by a court of competent jurisdiction and all times for applicable appeals of such determination have expired.

(g)           For purposes of these Bylaws, ““Business Day”” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.

Section 2.4.            Notice of Regular or Special Meetings.  Written notice specifying the place, day and hour of any regular or special meeting, the purposes of the meeting, to the extent required by law to be provided, and all other matters required by law shall be given to each shareholder of record entitled to vote, either personally or by sending a copy thereof by mail, telegraph or telecopier, chargespostage prepaid, to his or her address appearing on the books of the Trust or theretofore given by him or her to the Trust for the purpose of notice or, if no address appears or has been given, addressed to the place where the principal office of the Trust is situated., or by electronic transmission, including facsimile transmission, to any address or number of such shareholder at which the shareholder receives electronic transmissions.  If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be given once deposited in the U.S.  mail addressed to the shareholder at his or her post office address as it appears on the records of the Trust, with postage thereon prepaid.  It shall be the duty of the secretary to give notice of each Annual Meeting of the Shareholders at least fifteen (15) days and not more than sixty (60) days before the date on which it is to be held. Whenever an officer has been duly requested by the Trustees to call a special meeting of shareholders, it shall be his duty to fix the date and hour thereof, which date shall be not less than twenty (20) days and not more than sixty (60) days after the receipt of such request, and to give notice of such special meeting within ten (10) days after receipt of such request. meeting of the shareholders.

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Section 2.5.            Notice of Adjourned Meetings.  It shall not be necessary to give notice of the time and place of any adjourned meeting or of the business to be transacted thereat other than by announcement at the meeting at which such adjournment is taken, except that when a meeting is adjourned for more than 120 days after the original record date, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as in the case of an original meeting. .

Section 2.6.            Scope of NoticeMeetings.  AnyExcept as otherwise expressly set forth elsewhere in these Bylaws, no business of the Trust mayshall be transacted at an annual meeting of shareholders without being specifically designated in the notice, except such business as is required by statute to be stated in such notice. No business shall be transacted at aor special meeting of shareholders except as specifically designated in the notice or otherwise properly brought before the shareholders by or at the direction of the Board of Trustees.

Section 2.7.            Organization of Shareholder Meetings.  Every meeting of shareholders shall be conducted by an individual appointed by the Board of Trustees to be chairperson of the meeting or, in the absence of such appointment or the absence of the appointed individual, by the chairman of the board or, in the case of a vacancy in the office or absence of the chairman of the board, by one of the following officers present at the meeting in the following order: the vice chairman of the board, if there be one, the president, the vice presidents in their order of rank and seniority or, in the absence of such officers, a chairperson chosen by the shareholders by the vote of holders of shares of beneficial interest representing a majority of the votes cast on such appointment by shareholders present in person or represented by proxy.  The secretary or, in the secretary’s absence, an assistant secretary or, in the absence of both the secretary and any and all assistant secretaries, a person appointed by the Trustees or, in the absence of such appointment, a person appointed by the chairperson of the meeting shall act as secretary of the meeting and record the minutes of the meeting.  If the secretary presides as chairperson at a meeting of the shareholders, then the secretary shall not also act as secretary of the meeting and record the minutes of the meeting.  The order of business and all other matters of procedure at any meeting of shareholders shall be determined by the chairperson of the meeting.  The chairperson of the meeting may prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and take such action as, in the discretion of such chairperson, are appropriate for the proper conduct of the meeting, including, without limitation: (a) restricting admission to the time set for the commencement of the meeting; (b) limiting attendance at the meeting to shareholders of record of the Trust, their duly authorized proxies or other such persons as the chairperson of the meeting may determine; (c) limiting participation at the meeting on any matter to shareholders of record of the Trust entitled to vote on such matter, their duly authorized proxies or other such persons as the chairperson of the meeting may determine; (d) limiting the time allotted to questions or comments by participants; (e) maintaining order and security at the meeting; (f) removing any shareholder or other person who refuses to comply with meeting procedures, rules or guidelines as set forth by the chairperson of the meeting; and (g) concluding a meeting or recessing or adjourning the meeting to a later date and time and at a place announced at the meeting.; and (h) complying with any state and local laws and regulations concerning safety and security.  Without limiting the generality of the powers of the chairperson of the meeting pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the chairperson may adjourn any meeting of shareholders for any reason deemed necessary by the chairperson, including, without limitation, if (i) no quorum is present for the transaction of the business, (ii) the Board of Trustees or the chairperson of the meeting determines that adjournment is necessary or appropriate to enable the shareholders to consider fully information that the Board of Trustees or the

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chairperson of the meeting determines has not been made sufficiently or timely available to shareholders or (iii) the Board of Trustees or the chairperson of the meeting determines that adjournment is otherwise in the best interests of the Trust.  Unless otherwise determined by the chairperson of the meeting, meetings of shareholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with the general rules of parliamentary procedure or any otherwise established rules of order.

Section 2.8.            Quorum.  At any meeting of shareholders, the presence in person or by proxy of shareholders entitled to cast a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast at such meeting shall constitute a quorum; but this section shall not affect any requirement under any statute or the Declaration of Trust for the vote necessary for the adoption of any measure.  If, however, such quorum shall not be present at any meeting of the shareholders, the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting, present in person or by proxy,chairperson of the meeting shall have the power to adjourn the meeting from time to time to a date not more than 120 days after the original record date. without the Trust having to set a new record date or provide any additional notice of such meeting, subject to any obligation of the Trust to give notice pursuant to Section 2.5.  At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally notified.   The shareholders present, either in person or by proxy, at a meeting of shareholders which has been duly called and convened and at which a quorum was established may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough votes to leave less than a quorum then being present at the meeting.

Section 2.9.            Voting.  At all elections of Trustees, voting by shareholders shall be conducted under the non-cumulative method and, except as otherwise required by the Declaration of Trust or applicable law, the election of Trusteeseach Trustee shall be by the affirmative vote of the holders of shares representing a majority of the total number of votes authorized to be cast by shares then outstanding and entitled to vote thereon. A  For all matters to be voted upon by shareholders other than the election of Trustees, unless otherwise required by applicable law, by the listing requirements of the principal exchange on which the Trust’s common shares are listed or by a specific provision of the Declaration of Trust, the vote required for approval shall be the affirmative vote of 75% of the votes entitled to be cast for each such matter unless such matter has been previously approved by the Board of Trustees, in which case the vote required for approval shall be a majority of the votes cast at a meeting of shareholders duly called and at which a quorum is present shall be sufficient to approve any other matter which may properly come before the meeting, unless more than a majority of the votes cast is required herein or by statute or by the Declaration of Trust. .

Section 2.10.          Proxies.  A shareholder may cast the votes entitled to be cast by him or her either in person or by proxy executed by the shareholder or by his or her duly authorized agent in any manner permitted by law.  Such proxy shall be filed with such officer of the Trust or third party agent as the Board of Trustees shall have designated for such purpose for verification at or prior to such meeting.  Any proxy relating to the Trust’'s shares of beneficial interest shall be valid until the expiration date therein or, if no expiration is so indicated, for such period as is permitted pursuant to Maryland law.  At a meeting of shareholders, all questions concerning the qualification of voters, the validity of proxies, and the acceptance or rejection of votes, shall be decided by or on behalf of the secretary of the meeting, unless inspectors of election are appointed

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pursuant to Section 2.13, in which event such inspectors shall pass upon all questions and shall have all other duties specified in said section. chairperson of the meeting, subject to Section 2.13.

Section 2.11.          Voting RightsRecord Date.  The Board of Trustees shallmay fix the date for determination of shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at a meeting of shareholders.  If no date is fixed for the determination of the shareholders entitled to vote at any meeting of shareholders, only persons in whose names shares entitled to vote standare recorded on the share records of the Trust at the opening of business on the day of any meeting of shareholders shall be entitled to vote at such meeting.

Section 2.12.          of Shares by Certain HoldersVoting.(a) .  Shares of the Trust registered in the name of a corporation, partnership, trust or other entity, if entitled to be voted, may be voted by the president or a vice president, a general partner or trustee thereof, as the case may be, or a proxy appointed by any of the foregoing individuals, unless some other person who has been appointed to vote such shares pursuant to a bylaw or a resolution of the governing boardy of such corporation or other entity or pursuant to an agreement of the partners of the partnership presents a certified copy of such bylaw, resolution or agreement, in which case such person may vote such shares.  Any trustee or other fiduciary may vote shares registered in his or her name as such fiduciary, either in person or by proxy.

(b)           Shares of the Trust directly or indirectly owned by it shall not be voted at any meeting and shall not be counted in determining the total number of outstanding shares entitled to be voted at any given time, unless they are held by it in a fiduciary capacity, in which case they may be voted and shall be counted in determining the total number of outstanding shares at any given time.

(c)           The Trustees may adopt by resolution a procedure by which a shareholder may certify in writing to the Trust that any shares registered in the name of the shareholder are held for the account of a specified person other than the shareholder. The resolution shall set forth the class of shareholders who may make the certification, the purpose for which the certification may be made, the form of certification and the information to be contained in it; if the certification is with respect to a record date or closing of the share transfer books, the time after the record date or closing of the share transfer books within which the certification must be received by the Trust; and any other provisions with respect to the procedure which the Trustees consider necessary or desirable. On receipt of such certification, the person specified in the certification shall be regarded as, for the purposes set forth in the certification, the shareholder of record of the specified shares in place of the shareholder who makes the certification.

(d)           Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein or in the Declaration of Trust or these Bylaws, Title 3, Subtitle 7 of the Corporations and Associations Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland (or any successor statute) shall not apply to any acquisition by any person of shares of beneficial interest of the Trust. This section may be repealed, in whole or in part, at any time, whether before or after an acquisition of control shares and, upon such repeal, may, to the extent provided by any successor bylaw, apply to any prior or subsequent control share acquisition.

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Section 2.13.          Inspectors.

(a)AtBefore or at any meeting of shareholders, the chairperson of the meeting may appoint one or more persons as inspectors for such meeting.  Such inspectors shall (i) ascertain and report the number of shares of beneficial interest represented at the meeting based upon their determination of, in person or by proxy and the validity and effect of proxies, count(ii) receive and tabulate all votes, ballots or consents, (iii) report the resultssuch tabulation to the chairperson of the meeting and (iv) perform such other acts as are proper to conduct the election andor voting at the meeting.

(b)Each report of an inspector shall be in writing and signed by him or her or by a majority of them if there is more than one inspector acting at such meeting.  If there is more than one inspector, the report of a majority shall be the report of the inspectors.  The report of the inspector or inspectors on the number of shares represented at the meeting and the results of the voting shall be primafacie evidence thereof.prima facie evidence thereof.

Section 2.14.         Reports to Shareholders.  The Trustees shall submit to the shareholders at or before the annual meeting of shareholders a report of the business and operations of the Trust during such fiscal year containing financial statements of the Trust, accompanied by the report of an independent certified public accountant, and such further information as the Trustees may determine is required pursuant to any law or regulation to which the Trust is subject. Within the earlier of twenty (20) days after the annual meeting of shareholders or 120 days after the end of the fiscal year of the Trust, the Trustees shall place the annual report on file at the principal office of the Trust and with any governmental agencies as may be required by law and as the Trustees may deem appropriate.

Section 2.14. Section 2.15. Nominations and Other Proposals to be Considered at Meetings of Shareholders.  .  Nominations of individuals for election to the Board of Trustees and the proposal of other business to be considered by the shareholders at an annual or special meetingmeetings of shareholders may be properly brought before the meeting only as set forth in this Section 2.15. 2.14.  All judgments and determinations made by the Board of Trustees or the chairperson of the meeting, as applicable, under this Section 2.152.14 (including, without limitation, judgments as to whether any matter or thing is satisfactory to the Board of Trustees and determinations as to the propriety of a proposed nomination or a proposal of other business for consideration by shareholders) shall be final and binding unless determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been made in bad faith.

Section 2.15.1.2.14.1. Annual Meetings of Shareholders.

(a)Nominations of individuals for election to the Board of Trustees and the proposal of other business to be considered by the shareholders at an annual meeting of shareholders may be properly brought before the meeting (i) pursuant to the Trust’’s notice of meeting or otherwise properly brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Trustees or (ii) by any shareholder of the Trust who (A) is a shareholder of record both at the time of giving ofthe notice by the shareholder provided for in this Section 2.15.12.14.1 through and atincluding the time of the annual meeting, who (including any adjournment or postponement thereof), (B) is entitled to make nominations or propose other business and to vote at the meeting on such election, or the proposal for other business, as the case may be, and who complies with this Section 2.15. (C) complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 2.14 as to such

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nomination or other business.  Section 2.14.1(a)(ii) shall be the exclusive means for a shareholder to make nominations or propose other business before an annual meeting of shareholders, except to the extent of matters which are required to be presented to shareholders by applicable law which have been properly presented in accordance with the requirements of such law.

(b)For nominations for election to the Board of Trustees or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a shareholder pursuant to Section 2.15.12.14.1(a)(ii), the shareholder mustshall have given timely notice thereof in writing to the secretary of the Trust in accordance with this Section 2.14 and such other business mustshall otherwise be a proper matter for action by shareholders.  To be timely, a shareholder’’s notice shall set forth all information required under this Section 2.152.14 and shall be delivered to the secretary at the principal executive offices of the Trust not later than 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the 90120th day nor earlier than the 120150th day prior to the first anniversary of the date of the proxy statement for the preceding year’’s annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the date of the proxy statement for the annual meeting is advanced or delayed by more than 30 days fromearlier than the first anniversary of the date of the proxy statement for the preceding year’’s annual meeting, notice by the shareholder to be timely mustshall be so delivered not earlier than the 120th day prior to the first anniversary of the date of the proxy statement for the preceding year’s annual meeting and not later than 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the later of: (i) the 90th day prior to the date of such annual meeting or (ii) the 10th day following the earlier of the day on which (i) notice of the annual meeting is mailed or otherwise made available or (ii) public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the Trust.   Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, with respect to the annual meeting to be held in calendar year 2009, to be timely, a shareholder’s notice shall be delivered to the secretary at the principal executive offices of the Trust not later than 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on January 21, 2009 nor earlier than December 22, 2008.  Neither the postponement or adjournment of an annual meeting, nor the public announcement of such postponement or adjournment, shall commence a new time period for the giving of a shareholder’’s notice as described above.   No shareholder may give a notice to the secretary described in this Section 2.15.12.14.1(b) unless such shareholder holds a certificate for all shares of beneficial interest of the Trust owned by such shareholder, and a copy of each such certificate shall accompany such shareholder’’s notice to the secretary in order for such notice to be effective.

A shareholder’’s notice shall set forth:

(i)(A) as to each individual whom the shareholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection as a Trustee (a ““Proposed Nominee””) and any Proposed Nominee Associated Person (as defined belowin Section 2.14.1(d)), (1) the name, age, business address and residence address of such Proposed Nominee and the name and address of such Proposed Nominee Associated Person, (2) a statement of whether such Proposed Nominee is proposed for nomination as an Independent Trustee (as defined in Section 3.2) or a Managing Trustee (as defined in Section 3.2) and a description of such Proposed Nominee’’s qualifications to be an Independent Trustee or Managing Trustee, as the case may be, and such Proposed Nominee’s qualifications to be a Trustee pursuant to the criteria set forth in Section 3.1, (3) the class, series and number of any shares of beneficial interest of the Trust that are, directly or indirectly, beneficially owned or owned of record by such Proposed Nominee or by such Proposed Nominee Associated Person, (4)

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the date such shares were acquired and the investment intent of such acquisition, (5) a description of all purchases and sales of securities of the Trust by such Proposed Nominee or by such Proposed Nominee Associated Person during the previous twelve (12)24 month period, including the date of the transactions, the class, series and number of securities involved in the transactions and the consideration involved, (6) a description of all Derivative Transactions (as defined in Section 2.14.1(d)) by such Proposed Nominee or by such Proposed Nominee Associated Person during the previous twelve (12)24 month period, including the date of the transactions and the class, series and number of securities involved in, and the material economic terms of, the transactions, such description to include, without limitation, all information that such Proposed Nominee or Proposed Nominee Associated Person would be required to report on an Insider Report (as defined in Section 2.14.1(d)) if such Proposed Nominee or Proposed Nominee Associated Person were a Trustee of the Trust or the beneficial owner of more than ten percent (10%) of the shares of the Trust at the time of the transactions, (7) any performance related fees (other than an asset based fee) that such Proposed Nominee or such Proposed Nominee Associated Person is entitled to based on any increase or decrease in the value of shares of the Trust or instrument or arrangement of the type contemplated within the definition of Derivative Transaction, if any, as of the date of such notice, including, without limitation, any such interests held by members of such Proposed Nominee’s or such Proposed Nominee Associated Person’s immediate family sharing the same household with such Proposed Nominee or such Proposed Nominee Associated Person, (8) any proportionate interest in shares of the Trust or instrument or arrangement of the type contemplated within the definition of Derivative Transaction held, directly or indirectly, by a general or limited partnership in which such Proposed Nominee or such Proposed Nominee Associated Person is a general partner or, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns an interest in a general partner, (9) a description of all direct and indirect compensation and other material monetary agreements, arrangements and understandings during the past three years, and any other material relationships, between or among such shareholder, Proposed Nominee Associated Person, or their respective affiliates and associates, or others acting in concert therewith, on the one hand, and each Proposed Nominee, or his or her respective affiliates and associates, or others acting in concert therewith, on the other hand, including, without limitation, all information that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “S.E.C.”) (and any successor regulation), if the shareholder making the nomination and any Proposed Nominee Associated Person on whose behalf the nomination is made, or any affiliate or associate thereof or person acting in concert therewith, were the “registrant” for purposes of such rule and the Proposed Nominee were a director or executive officer of such registrant, (10) any rights to dividends on the shares of the Trust owned beneficially by such Proposed Nominee or such Proposed Nominee Associated Person that are separated or separable from the underlying shares of the Trust, (11) to the extent known by such Proposed Nominee or such Proposed Nominee Associated Person, the name and address of any other person who owns, of record or beneficially, any shares of beneficial interest of the Trust and who supports the Proposed Nominee for election or reelection as a Trustee, (812) all other information relating to such Proposed Nominee or such Proposed Nominee Associated Person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of Trustees in an election contest (even if an election contest is not involved), or is

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otherwise required, in each case, pursuant to RegulationSection 14A (or any successor provision) underof the Exchange Act and (9the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and (13) such Proposed Nominee’’s notarized written consent to being named in the shareholder’s proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a Trustee if elected;

(ii)(B) as to any other business that the shareholder proposes to bring before the meeting, (1) a description of such business, (2) the reasons for proposing such business at the meeting and any material interest in such business of such shareholder or any Shareholder Associated Person (as defined belowin Section 2.14.1(d)), including any anticipated benefit to such shareholder or any Shareholder Associated Person therefrom and (3, (3) a description of all agreements, arrangements and understandings between such shareholder and Shareholder Associated Person amongst themselves or with any other person or persons (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such business by such shareholder and (4) a representation that such shareholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to bring the business before the meeting;

(iii)(C) as to the shareholder giving the notice and any Shareholder Associated Person, (1) the class, series and number of all shares of the Trust whichthat are owned of record by such shareholder or by such Shareholder Associated Person, if any, and (2) the class, series and number of, and the nominee holder for, all shares ownedany shares of beneficial interests of the Trust that are owned, directly or indirectly, beneficially but not of record by such shareholder or by such Shareholder Associated Person, if any, (3) with respect to the foregoing clauses (1) and (2), the date such shares were acquired and the investment intent of such acquisition and (4) all information relating to such shareholder and Shareholder Associated Person that is required to be disclosed in connection with the solicitation of proxies for election of Trustees in an election contest (even if an election contest is not involved), or is otherwise required, in each case, pursuant to Section 14 (or any successor provision) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder;

(iv)(D) as to the shareholder giving the notice and any Shareholder Associated Person covered by clause (B) or (C) above in this Section 2.15.1(b), (1) the name and address of such shareholder, as they appear on the Trust’’s share ledger and the current name and address, if different, of such shareholder and Shareholder Associated Person and (2) the investment strategy or objective, if any, of such shareholder or Shareholder Associated Person and a copy of the prospectus, offering memorandum or similar document, if any, provided to investors or potential investors in such shareholder or Shareholder Associated Person;

(v)(E) as to the shareholder giving the notice and any Shareholder Associated Person covered by clause (B) or (C) above in this Section 2.15.1(b), (1) a description of all purchases and sales of securities of the Trust by such shareholder or Shareholder Associated Person during the previous twelve (12)24 month period, including the date of the transactions, the class, series and number of securities involved in the

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transactions and the consideration involved and, (2) a description of all Derivative Transactions by such shareholder or Shareholder Associated Person during the previous twelve (12)24 month period, including the date of the transactions and the class, series and number of securities involved in, and the material economic terms of, the transactions, such description to include, without limitation, all information that such shareholder or Shareholder Associated Person would be required to report on an Insider Report if such shareholder or Shareholder Associated Person were a Trustee of the Trust or the beneficial owner of more than ten percent (10%) of the shares of the Trust at the time of the transactions, (3) any performance related fees (other than an asset based fee) that such shareholder or Shareholder Associated Person is entitled to based on any increase or decrease in the value of shares of the Trust or instrument or arrangement of the type contemplated within the definition of Derivative Transaction, if any, as of the date of such notice, including, without limitation, any such interests held by members of such shareholder’s or Shareholder Associated Person ‘s immediate family sharing the same household with such shareholder or Shareholder Associated Person, (4) any proportionate interest in shares of the Trust or instrument or arrangement of the type contemplated within the definition of Derivative Transaction held, directly or indirectly, by a general or limited partnership in which such shareholder or Shareholder Associated Person is a general partner or, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns an interest in a general partner and (5) any rights to dividends on the shares of the Trust owned beneficially by such shareholder or Shareholder Associated Person that are separated or separable from the underlying shares of the Trust; and

(vi)(F) oto the extent known by the shareholder giving the notice, the name and address of any other person who owns, beneficially or of record, any shares of beneficial interest of the Trust and who supports the nominee for election or reelection as a Trustee or the proposal of other business on the date of such shareholder’s notice.; and

(vii)if more than one class or series of beneficial interest in the Trust is outstanding, the class and series of beneficial interest of the Trust entitled to vote for such Proposed Nominee and/or shareholder’s proposal, as applicable.

(c)Notwithstanding anything in the second sentence of Section 2.15.12.14.1(b) to the contrary, in the event that the number of Trustees to be elected to the Board of Trustees is increased and there is no public announcement of such action at least 100130 days prior to the first anniversary of the date of the proxy statement for the preceding year’’s annual meeting, a shareholder’s notice required by this Section 2.15.12.14.1 also shall be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new positions created by such increase, if the notice is delivered to the secretary at the principal executive offices of the Trust not later than 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the 10th day immediately following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the Trust.

(d)For purposes of this Section 2.15,2.14, (i) ““Shareholder Associated Person”” of any shareholder shall mean (A) any person controlling, directly or indirectly, or acting in concert with, such shareholder, (B) any direct or indirect beneficial owner of shares of beneficial

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interest of the Trust owned of record or beneficially by such shareholder and (C) any person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such shareholder or a Shareholder Associated Person; (ii) ““Proposed Nominee Associated Person”” of any Proposed Nominee shall mean (A) any person acting in concert with such Proposed Nominee, (B) any direct or indirect beneficial owner of shares of beneficial interest of the Trust owned of record or beneficially by such Proposed Nominee and (C) any person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Proposed Nominee or a Proposed Nominee Associated Person; (iii) ““Derivative Transaction”” by a person shall mean any (A) transaction in, or arrangement, agreement or understanding with respect to, any option, warrant, convertible security, stock appreciation right or similar right with an exercise, conversion or exchange privilege, or settlement payment or mechanism related to, any security of the Trust, or similar instrument with a value derived in whole or in part from the value of a security of the Trust, in any such case whether or not it is subject to settlement in a security of the Trust or otherwise or (B) any transaction, arrangement, agreement or understanding which included or includes an opportunity for such person, directly or indirectly, to profit or share in any profit derived from any increase or decrease in the value of any security of the Trust, to mitigate any loss or manage any risk associated with any increase or decrease in the value of any security of the Trust or to increase or decrease the number of securities of the Trust which such person was, is or will be entitled to vote, in any such case whether or not it is subject to settlement in a security of the Trust or otherwise; and (iv) ““Insider Report”” shall mean a statement required to be filed pursuant to Section 16 of the Exchange Act (or any successor provisions) by a person who is a Trustee of the Trust or who is directly or indirectly the beneficial owner of more than ten percent (10%) of the shares of the Trust.

Section 2.15.2. 2.14.2.Shareholder Nominations or Other Proposals Causing Covenant Breaches or Defaults.    At the same time as or prior to the submission of any shareholder nomination or proposal of other business to be considered at an annual or speciala shareholders meeting that, if approved and implemented by the Trust, would cause the Trust or any subsidiary (as defined in Section 2.14.5(c)) of the Trust to be in breach of any covenant of the Trust or any subsidiary of the Trust or otherwise cause a default (in any case, with or without notice or lapse of time) in any existing or proposed debt instrument, or agreement of the Trust or any subsidiary of the Trust or other material contract or agreement of the Trust or any subsidiary of the Trust, the proponent shareholder or shareholders mustshall submit to the secretary of the Trust at the principal executive offices of the Trust (a) evidence satisfactory to the Board of Trustees of the lender’’s or contracting party’’s willingness to waive the breach of covenant or default or (b) a detailed plan for repayment of the indebtedness to the lender or courrecting the contractual breach or default and satisfying any resulting damage claim, specifically identifying the actions to be taken or the source of funds to be used in the repayment, which plan must be satisfactory to the Board of Trustees in its discretion. , and evidence of the availability to the Trust of substitute credit or contractual arrangements similar to the credit or contractual arrangements which are implicated by the shareholder nomination or other proposal that are at least as favorable to the Trust, as determined by the Board of Trustees in its discretion.  As an example and not as a limitation, at the time these Bylaws are being amended and restated, the Trust is party to a bank credit facility that contains covenants which prohibit certain changes in the management and policies of the Trust without the approval of the lenders; accordingly, a shareholder nomination or proposal which implicates these covenants shall be accompanied by a waiver of these covenants duly executed by the banks or by evidence satisfactory to the Board of Trustees of the availability of funding to the

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Trust to repay outstanding indebtedness under this credit facility and of the availability of a new credit facility on terms as favorable to the Trust as the existing credit facility.

Section 2.15.3. 2.14.3.Shareholder Nominations or Other Proposals Requiring Regulatory Notice, Consent or ApprovalGovernmental Action.  At the same time or prior to the If (a) submission of any shareholder nominations or proposal of other business to be considered at an annual or speciala shareholders meeting that, if approved, could not be considered or, if approved, implemented by the Trust without the Trust, any subsidiary of the Trust, the proponent shareholder, any Proposed Nominee of such shareholder, any Proposed Nominee Associated Person of such Proposed Nominee, any Shareholder Associated Person of such shareholder, the holder of proxies or their respective affiliates or associates filing with or otherwise notifying or obtaining the consent or, approval or other action of any federal, state, municipal or other regulatory bodygovernmental or regulatory body (a “Governmental Action”) or (b) such shareholder’s ownership of shares of the Trust or any solicitation of proxies or votes or holding or exercising proxies by such shareholder, any Proposed Nominee of such shareholder, any Proposed Nominee Associated Person of such Proposed Nominee, any Shareholder Associated Person of such shareholder, or their respective affiliates or associates would require Governmental Action, then, at the same time as the submission of any shareholder nomination or proposal of other business to be considered at a shareholders meeting, the proponent shareholder or shareholders mustshall submit to the secretary of the Trust at the principal executive offices of the Trust (ax) evidence satisfactory to the Board of Trustees that any and all required notices, consents or approvals haveGovernmental Action has been given or obtained, including, without limitation, such evidence as the Board of Trustees may require so that any nominee may be determined to satisfy any suitability or other requirements or (b) a plan,y) if such evidence was not obtainable from a governmental or regulatory body by such time despite the shareholder’s diligent and best efforts, a detailed plan for making the requisite notices or obtaining the requisite consents or approvals, as applicable, prior toGovernmental Action prior to the election of any such Proposed Nominee or the implementation of thesuch proposal or election, which plan must be satisfactory to the Board of Trustees in its discretion.   As an example and not as a limitation, at the time these Bylaws are being amended and restated, the Trust holds a controlling ownership position in a company being formed and licensed as an insurance company in the State of Indiana.  The laws of the State of Indiana have certain regulatory requirements for any person who seeks to control (as defined under Indiana law) a company which itself controls an insurance company domiciled in the State of Indiana, including by exercising proxies representing 10% or more of its voting securities.  Accordingly, a shareholder who seeks to exercise proxies for a nomination or a proposal affecting the governance of the Trust shall obtain any applicable approvals from the Indiana insurance regulatory authorities prior to exercising such proxies.

Section 2.15.4. 2.14.4.Special Meetings of Shareholders.  As set forth in Section 2.6, only business brought before the meeting pursuant to the Trust’’s notice of meeting shall be conducted at a special meeting of shareholders.  Nominations of individuals for election to the Board of Trustees only may be made at a special meeting of shareholders at which Trustees are to be elected: (a) pursuant to the Trust’’s notice of meeting; (b) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Trustees; or (c) provided that the Board of Trustees has determined that Trustees shall be elected at such special meeting, by any shareholder of the Trust who is a shareholder of record both at the time of giving of notice provided for in this Section 2.15.42.14.4 through and atincluding the time of the special meeting,

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who is entitled to vote at the meeting on such election and who has complied with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 2.15.4. 2.14.4.  In the event the Trust calls a special meeting of shareholders for the purpose of electing one (1) or more Trustees to the Board of Trustees, any such shareholder may nominate an individual or individuals (as the case may be) for election as a Trustee as specified in the Trust’s notice of meeting, if the shareholder’s notice contains the information required by Section 2.15.1(b)2.14 and the shareholder has given timely notice thereof in writing to the secretary of the Trust at the principal executive offices of the Trust.  To be timely, a shareholder’s notice shall be delivered to the secretary of the Trust at the principal executive offices of the Trust not earlier than the 120150th day prior to such special meeting and not later than 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the later of (i) the 90120th day prior to such special meeting or (ii) the 10th day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Trustees to be elected at such meeting.  Neither the postponement or adjournment of a special meeting, nor the public announcement of such postponement or adjournment, shall commence a new time period for the giving of a shareholder’s notice as described above.

Section 2.15.5. 2.14.5.  General.

(a)(a)(a)If information submitted pursuant to this Section 2.152.14 by any shareholder proposing a nominee for election as a Trustee or any proposal for other business at a meeting of shareholders shall be deemed by the Board of Trustees incomplete or inaccurate, any authorized officer or the Board of Trustees or any committee thereof may treat such information as not having been provided in accordance with this Section 2.15.2.14.  Any notice submitted by a shareholder pursuant to this Section 2.14 that is deemed by the Board of Trustees inaccurate, incomplete or otherwise fails to satisfy completely any provision of this Section 2.14 shall be deemed defective and shall thereby render all proposals and nominations set forth in such notice defective.  Upon written request by the secretary of the Trust or the Board of Trustees or any committee thereof (which may be made from time to time), any shareholder proposing a nominee for election as a Trustee or any proposal for other business at a meeting of shareholders shall provide, within three business days of delivery ofafter such request (or such other period as may be specified in such request), (i) written verification, satisfactory to the secretary or any other authorized officer or the Board of Trustees or any committee thereof, in his, her or its sole discretion, to demonstrate the accuracy of any information submitted by the shareholder pursuant to this Section 2.15 and (ii2.14, (ii) written responses to information reasonably requested by the secretary, the Board of Trustees or any committee thereof and (iii) a written update, to a current date, of any information submitted by the shareholder pursuant to this Section 2.152.14 as of an earlier date.  If a shareholder fails to provide such written verification or such written, information or update within such period, anythe secretary or any other authorized officer or the Board of Trustees or any committee thereof may treat the information as to which writtenwhich was previously provided and to which the verification or written, request or update was requestedrelates as not having been provided in accordance with this Section 2.15.  Nothing in this Section 2.15.5(a) shall require2.14; provided, however, that no such written verification, response or update shall cure any incompleteness, inaccuracy or failure in any notice provided by a shareholder pursuant to this Section 2.14.  It is the responsibility of a shareholder who wishes to make a nomination or other proposal to comply with the requirements of Section 2.14; nothing in this Section 2.14.5(a) or otherwise shall create any duty of the Trust, the Board of Trustees or any

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committee thereof nor any officer of the Trust to inform a shareholder that the information submitted pursuant to this Section 2.14 by or on behalf of such shareholder is incomplete or inaccurate or not otherwise in accordance with this Section 2.14 nor require the Trust, the Board of Trustees, any committee of the Board of Trustees or any officer of the Trust to request clarification or updating of information provided by any shareholder, but the Board of Trustees, a committee thereof or the secretary acting on behalf of the Board of Trustees or a committee, may do so in its, his or her discretion.

(a)Only such individuals who are nominated in accordance with this Section 2.152.14 shall be eligible for election by shareholders as Trustees and only such business shall be conducted at a meeting of shareholders as shall have been properly brought before the meeting in accordance with this Section 2.15. 2.14.  The chairperson of the meeting and the Board of Trustees shall each have the power to determine whether a nomination or any other business proposed to be brought before the meeting was made or proposed, as the case may be, in accordance with this Section 2.152.14 and, if any proposed nomination or other business is determined not to be in compliance with this Section 2.15,2.14, to declare that such defective nomination or proposal be disregarded.

(b)For purposes of this Section 2.15, “2.14:  (i) “public announcement”” shall mean disclosure in (iA) a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press, Business Wire, PR Newswire or any other widely circulated news or wire service or (iiB) a document publicly filed by the Trust with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act; and (ii) “subsidiary” shall include, with respect to a person, any corporation, partnership, joint venture or other entity of which such person (A) owns, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of the outstanding voting securities or other interests or (B) has a person designated by such person serving on, or a right, contractual or otherwise, to designate a person, so to serve on, the board of directors (or analogous governing body).

(c)Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.15,2.14, a shareholder shall also comply with all applicable legal requirements, including, without limitation, applicable requirements of state law and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 2.15. 2.14.  Nothing in this Section 2.152.14 shall be deemed to require that a shareholder nomination of an individual for election to the Board of Trustees or a shareholder proposal relating to other business be included in the Trust’’s proxy statement, except as may be required by law.

(d)The Board of Trustees may from time to time require any individual nominated to serve as a Trustee to agree in writing with regard to matters of business ethics and confidentiality while such nominee serves as a Trustee, such agreement to be on the terms and in a form (the ““Agreement””) determined satisfactory by the Board of Trustees, as amended and supplemented from time to time in the discretion of the Board of Trustees.  The terms of the Agreement may be substantially similar to the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics of the Trust or any similar code promulgated by the Trust (the ““Code of Business Conduct””) or may differ from or supplement the Code of Business Conduct.

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(e)           Determinations required or permitted to be made under this Section 2.14 by the Board of Trustees may be delegated by the Board of Trustees to a committee of the Board of Trustees, subject to applicable law.

Section 2.15.          Section 2.16. Shareholder Actions by Written Consent.

(a)           Any shareholder or shareholders of record seeking to take action by written consent shall, by sending written notice to the Ssecretary of the Trust (the ““Consent Record Date Request Notice”“) by registered mail, return receipt requested, request the Board of Trustees to fix a record date to determine the shareholders entitled to act by written consent (the “Consent Record Date”).”Consent Record Date”).  No shareholder may make a Consent Record Date Request unless such shareholder holds certificates for all shares of beneficial interest in the Trust owned by such shareholder, and a copy of each such certificate shall accompany such shareholder’s written notice to the secretary, as described in the preceding sentence, in order for such request to be effective.  The Consent Record Date Request Notice shall set forth the proposed action(s) to be taken, shall be signed by one or more shareholders of record as of the date of the Consent Record Date Request Notice (or their agents duly authorized in writing), shall bear the date of signature of each such shareholder (or suchits duly authorized agent) and shall set forth all information relating tothat each such shareholder that must be disclosedwould be required to disclose in solicitations of proxies for election of Trustees in an election contest (even if an election contest is not involved), as applicable, or is otherwise required, in each case, pursuant to RegulationSection 14A (or any successor provision) underof the Exchange Act.  and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as well as additional information required by Section 2.14.  Upon receiving the Consent Record Date Request Notice, the Board of Trustees may fix a Consent Record Date.  The Consent Record Date shall not precede, and shall not be more than ten days after the close of business on, the date on which the resolution fixing the Consent Record Date is adopted by the Board of Trustees.  If the Board of Trustees, within ten10 days after the date on which a valid Consent Record Date Request Notice is received, fails to adopt a resolution fixing the Consent Record Date, the Consent Record Date shall be the close of  business on the tenth10^th day after the first date on which the applicable Consent Record Date Request Notice is received by the Secretary of the Trust.secretary.

(b)           In addition to the other requirements and procedures contained in this Section 2.162.15 regarding the ability of a shareholder to take action by written consent, in order for any shareholder to take action by written consent, one or more written consents signed by shareholders of record (or their agents duly authorized in writing) as of the Consent Record Date representing a majority (or such higher percentage as may be required by law or specified elsewhere in the Declaration of Trust or these Bylaws) of the shares outstanding and entitled to vote shall be delivered to the Secretary of the Trust.secretary.  In addition, the written consent shall set forth the action(s) to be taken (which shall be limited to those lawfulthe matters set forth in the Consent Record Date Request Notice received by the Secretary of the Trustsecretary), shall bear the date of signature of each such shareholder (or suchits duly authorized agent) signing the written consent, shall set forth the name and address, as they appear in the Trust’’s books, of each shareholder signing such written consent (or on whose behalf the written consent is signed), shall set forth the class, series and number of all shares of beneficial interest of the Trust which are owned of record by each such shareholder, as of the Consent Record Date, and, if applicable, nominee holder for, and number of, shares owned by such shareholder beneficially but not of

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record as of the Consent Record Date, shall be sent to the Secretary of the Trustsecretary by registered mail, return receipt requested, and mustshall be received by the Secretary of the Trustsecretary within 6010 days after the Consent Record Date (the ““Written Consent Window”“).  Any shareholder may revoke his, her or its written consent at any time before the action directed by the written consent is taken, by written revocation delivered to the Secretary of the Trust.secretary.

(c)           The chairman of the board, chief executive officer, president or the Board of Trustees may appoint regionally or nationally recognized independent inspectors of elections to act as the agent of the Trust for the purpose of performing a review of the validity of any written consent received by the Secretary of the Trust.secretary.  Following the end of the Written Consent Window, there will be a period of 90 days (the ““Review Period”“) to permit the inspectors to perform such review and certify the written consents if necessary or appropriate in the Board of Trustee’’s discretion, during which time the Trust would not be required to take any other action regarding the written consent.  Nothing contained in this paragraph Section 2.15(c) shall in any way be construed to suggest or imply that the Trust or any shareholder shall not be entitled to contest the validity of any written consent, whether during or after such Review Period, or to take any other action (including, without limitation, the commencement, prosecution or defense of any litigation with respect thereto, and the seeking of injunctive relief in such litigation).

Section 2.16.          Section 2.17. Voting by Ballot.  Voting on any question or in any election may be vivavoice vocte unless the presiding officerchairperson of the meeting or any shareholder shall demand that voting be by ballot.

Section 2.17.          Proposals of Business Which Are Not Proper Matters For Action By Shareholders.  Notwithstanding anything in these Bylaws to the contrary, subject to applicable law, any shareholder proposal for business the subject matter or effect of which would be within the exclusive purview of the Board of Trustees or would reasonably likely, if considered by the shareholders or approved or implemented by the Trust, result in an impairment of the limited liability status for the Trust’s shareholders, shall be deemed not to be a matter upon which the shareholders are entitled to vote.  The Board of Trustees in its discretion shall be entitled to determine whether a shareholder proposal for business is not a matter upon which the shareholders are entitled to vote pursuant to this Section 2.17, and its decision shall be final and binding unless determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been made in bad faith.

ARTICLE III

TRUSTEES

Section 3.1.            General Powers; Qualifications; Trustees Holding Over.  The business and affairs of the Trust shall be managed under the direction of its Board of Trustees.  A Trustee shall be an individual at least twenty-one (21) years of age who is not under legal disability.   To qualify for nomination or election as a Trustee, an individual, at the time of nomination and election, shall, without limitation, (a) have substantial expertise or experience relevant to the business of the Trust and its subsidiaries, (b) not have been convicted of a felony and (c) meet the qualifications of an Independent Trustee or a Managing Trustee, each as defined in Section 3.2, as the case may be, depending upon the position for which such individual may be nominated and elected.  In case of failure to elect Trustees at an annual meeting of the shareholders, the incumbent

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Trustees holdingshall hold over shalland continue to direct the management of the business and affairs of the Trust until they may resign or until their successors are elected and qualify.

Section 3.2.            Independent Trustees and Managing Trustees.  A majority of the Trustees holding office shall at all times be Independent Trustees (as defined below); provided, however, that upon a failure to comply with this requirement as a result of the creation of a temporary vacancy which mustshall be filled by an Independent Trustee, whether as a result of enlargement of the Board of Trustees or the resignation, removal or death of a Trustee who is an Independent Trustee, such requirement shall not be applicable.  An ““Independent Trustee”“ is one who is not an employee of the Advisor (as defined in the Declaration of Trust), who is not involved in the Trust’’s day- to- day activities,  who meets the qualifications of an independent trustee under the Declaration of Trust and who meets the qualifications of an independent director (not including the specific independence requirements applicable only to members of the Audit Committee of the Board of Trustees) under the applicable rules of each National Securities Exchangestock exchange upon which shares of the Trust are listed for trading and the Securities and Exchange Commission, as those requirements may be amended from time to time.  If the number of Trustees, at any time, is set at less than five (5), at least one (1) Trustee shall be a Managing Trustee.  So long as the number of Trustees shall be five (5) or greater, at least two (2)  Trustees shall be Managing Trustees.  ““Managing Trustees”“ shall mean Trustees who are not Independent Trustees and who have been employees of the Advisor or involved in the day to day activities of the Trust for at least one (1) year prior to their election.  If at any time the Board of Trustees shall not be comprised of a majority of Independent Trustees, the Board of Trustees shall take such actions as will cure such condition; provided that the fact that the Board of Trustees does not have a majority of Independent Trustees or has not taken such action at any time or from time to time shall not affect the validity of any action taken by the Board of Trustees.  If at any time the Board of Trustees shall not be comprised of a number of Managing Trustees as is required under this Section 3.2, the Board of Trustees shall take such actions as will cure such condition; provided that the fact that the Board of Trustees does not have the requisite number of Managing Trustees or has not taken such action at any time or from time to time shall not affect the validity of any action taken by the Board of Trustees.

Section 3.3.               [Intentionally Omitted.]

Section 3.3.            Section 3.4. Number and Tenure.  Pursuant to the Articles Supplementary accepted for record by the SDAT as of May 10, 2000, the number of Trustees constituting the entire Board of Trustees may be increased or decreased from time to time only by a vote of the Trustees,; provided however that the tenure of office of a Trustee shall not be affected by any decrease in the number of Trustees.  The number of Trustees shall be five (5) until increased or decreased by the Board of Trustees.

Section 3.4.            Section 3.5. Annual and Regular Meetings.  An annual meeting of the Trustees shall be held immediately after and at the same place as the annual meeting of shareholders, no notice other than this Bylaw being necessary.  The time and place of the annual meeting of the Trustees may be changed by the Board of Trustees.  The Trustees may provide, by resolution, the time and place, either within or without the State of Maryland, for the holding of regular meetings of the Trustees without other notice than such resolution.   In the event any such

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regular meeting is not so provided for, the meeting may be held at such time and place as shall be specified in a notice given as hereinafter provided for special meetings of the Board of Trustees.

Section 3.5.            Section 3.6. Special Meetings.  Special meetings of the Trustees may be called at any time by the chairman of the board, any Managing Trustee or, the president and shall be called byor pursuant to the request of any two (2) Trustees then in office.  The person or persons authorized to call special meetings of the Trustees may fix any place, either within or without the State of Maryland, as the place for holding any special meeting of the Trustees called by them.

Section 3.6.            Section 3.7. Notice.  Notice of any special meeting shall be given by written notice delivered personally, telegraphed, delivered or by electronic mail, telephoned, facsimile- transmitted, overnight couriered (with proof of delivery) or mailed to each Trustee at his or her business or residence address.  Personally delivered, telegraphed, telephoned, facsimile- transmitted or electronically mailed notices shall be given at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the meeting.  Notice by mail shall be deposited in the U.S.  mail at least seventy-two (72) hours prior to the meeting.  If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be given when deposited in the U.S.  mail properly addressed, with postage thereon prepaid. If given by telegram, such notice shall be deemed to be given when the telegram is delivered to the telegraph company.  Electronic mail notice shall be deemed to be given upon transmission of the message to the electronic mail address given to the Trust by the Trustee.  Telephone notice shall be deemed given when the Trustee is personally given such notice in a telephone call to which he is a party.  Facsimile- transmission notice shall be deemed given upon completion of the transmission of the message to the number given to the Trust by the Trustee and receipt of a completed answer- back indicating receipt.  If sent by overnight courier, such notice shall be deemed given when delivered to the courier.  Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any annual, regular or special meeting of the Trustees need be stated in the notice, unless specifically required by statute or these Bylaws.

Section 3.7.            Section 3.8. Quorum.  A majority of the Trustees shall constitute a quorum for transaction of business at any meeting of the Trustees, provided that, if less than a majority of such Trustees are present at a meeting, a majority of the Trustees present may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice, and provided further that if, pursuant to the Declaration of Trust or these Bylaws, the vote of a majority of a particular group of Trustees is required for action, a quorum for that action mustshall also include a majority of such group.   The Trustees present at a meeting of the Board of Trustees which has been duly called and convened and at which a quorum was established may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of a number of Trustees resulting in less than a quorum then being present at the meeting.

The Trustees present at a meeting which has been duly called and convened may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough Trustees to leave less than a quorum.

Section 3.8.            Section 3.9. Voting.  The action of the majority of the Trustees present at a meeting at which a quorum is or was present shall be the action of the Trustees, unless the concurrence of a greater proportion is required for such action by specific provision of an applicable statute, the Declaration of Trust or these Bylaws.   If enough Trustees have withdrawn

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from a meeting to leave fewer than are required to establish a quorum, but the meeting is not adjourned, the action of the majority of that number of Trustees necessary to constitute a quorum at such meeting shall be the action of the Board of Trustees, unless the concurrence of a greater proportion is required for such action by applicable law, the Declaration of Trust or these Bylaws.

Section 3.9.            Section 3.10. Telephone Meetings.  Trustees may participate in a meeting by means of a conference telephone or similar communications equipment if all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other at the same time.  Participation in a meeting by these means shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.  Such meeting shall be deemed to have been held at a place designated by the Trustees at the meeting.

Section 3.10.          Section 3.11. Informal Action by Written Consent of Trustees.  Unless specifically otherwise provided in the Declaration of Trust, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Trustees may be taken without a meeting, if a majority of the Trustees shall individually or collectively consent in writing to such action.  Such written consent or consents shall be filed with the records of the Trust and shall have the same force and effect as the affirmative vote of such Trustees at a duly held meeting of the Trustees at which a quorum was present.

Section 3.11.          Section 3.12. Waiver of Notice.  The actions taken at any meeting of the Trustees, however called and noticed or wherever held, shall be as valid as though taken at a meeting duly held after regular call and notice if a quorum is present and if, either before or after the meeting, each of the Trustees not present signs a written waiver ofwaives notice, a consentconsents to the holding of such meeting or an approval ofapproves the minutes thereof. All such waivers, consents or approvals shall be lodged with the Trust records or made a part of the minutes of the meeting.

Section 3.12.          Section 3.13. Vacancies.  Pursuant to the Articles Supplementary accepted for record by the SDAT as of May 10, 2000, if for any reason any or all the Trustees cease to be Trustees, such event shall not terminate the Trust or affect these Bylaws or the powers of the remaining Trustees hereunder (even if fewer than three (3) Trustees remain).  Any vacancy on the Board of Trustees may be filled only by a majority of the remaining Trustees, even if the remaining Trustees do not constitute a quorum.  Any Trustee elected to fill a vacancy, whether occurring due to an increase in size of the Board of Trustees or by the death, resignation or removal of any Trustee, shall hold office for the remainder of the full term of the class of Trustees in which the vacancy occurred or was created and until a successor is elected and qualifies.

Section 3.14.             Compensation; Financial Assistance.

Section 3.13.          Section 3.14.1.       Compensation.   The Trustees shall be entitled to receive such reasonable compensation for their services as Trustees as the Trustees may determine from time to time.  Trustees may be reimbursed for expenses of attendance, if any, at each annual, regular or special meeting of the Trustees or of any committee thereof; and for their expenses, if any, in connection with each property visit and any other service or activity performed or engaged in as Trustee.  The Trustees shall be entitled to receive remuneration for services rendered to the Trust in any other capacity, and such services may include, without limitation, services as an officer of the Trust, services as an employee of the Advisor (as defined in the Declaration of Trust),

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legal, accounting or other professional services, or services as a broker, transfer agent or underwriter, whether performed by a Trustee or any person affiliated with a Trustee.

Section 3.14.2.             Financial Assistance to Trustees.  The Trust may lend money to, guarantee an obligation of or otherwise assist a Trustee or a trustee of its direct or indirect subsidiary. The loan, guarantee or other assistance may be with or without interest, unsecured or secured in any manner that the Board of Trustees approves, including by a pledge of shares.

Section 3.14.          Section 3.15. Removal of Trustees.  The shareholders may, at any time, remove any Trustee in the manner provided in the Declaration of Trust.

Section 3.16.             Loss of Deposits.  No Trustee shall be liable for any loss which may occur by reason of the failure of the bank, trust company, savings and loan association or other institution with whom moneys or shares have been deposited. .  A Trustee may be removed at any time (a) with or without cause by the affirmative vote of the holders of shares representing two-thirds of the total votes authorized to be cast by shares then outstanding and entitled to vote thereon, voting as a single class, at a meeting of shareholders properly called for that purpose or (b) with cause by the affirmative vote of all remaining Trustees.

Section 3.15.          Section 3.17. Surety Bonds.  Unless specifically required by law, no Trustee shall be obligated to give any bond or surety or other security for the performance of any of his or her duties.

Section 3.16.          Section 3.18. Reliance.  Each Trustee, officer, employee and agent of the Trust shall, in the performance of his or her duties with respect to the Trust, be fully justified and protected with regard to any act or failure to act in reliance in good faith upon the books of account or other records of the Trust, upon an opinion of counsel or upon reports made to the Trust by any of its officers or employeesentitled to rely on any information, opinion, report or statement, including any financial statement or other financial data, prepared or presented by an officer or employee of the Trust or by the Advisor, accountants, appraisers or other experts or consultants selected by the Board of Trustees or officers of the Trust, regardless of whether such counsel or expert may also be a Trustee.

Section 3.17.          Section 3.19. Interested Trustee Transactions.  Section 2-419 of the Maryland General Corporation Law shall be available for and apply to any contract or other transaction between the  Trust and any of its Trustees or between the Trust and any other trust, corporation, firm or other entity in which any of its Trustees is a trustee or director or has a material financial interest.

Section 3.18.          Section 3.20. Qualifying Shares Not Required.  Trustees need not be shareholders of the Trust.

Section 3.19.          Section 3.21. Certain Rights of Trustees, Officers, Employees and Agents.  TheA Trustees shall have no responsibility to devote theirhis or her full time to the affairs of the Trust.  Any Trustee or officer, employee or agent of the Trust, in his or her personal capacity or in a capacity as an affiliate, employee or agent of any other person, or otherwise, may have

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business interests and engage in business activities similar or in addition to those of or relating to the Trust.

Section 3.22.             Certain Transactions.  Notwithstanding any other provision in the Bylaws, no determination shall be made by the Trustees nor shall any transaction be entered into by the Trust that would cause any shares or other beneficial interest in the Trust not to constitute “transferable shares” or “transferable certificates of beneficial interest” under Section 856(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or which would cause any distribution to constitute a preferential dividend as described in Section 562(c) of the Code.

Section 3.20.          Emergency Provisions.  Notwithstanding any other provision in the Declaration of Trust or these Bylaws, this Section 3.20 shall apply during the existence of any catastrophe, or other similar emergency condition, as a result of which a quorum of the Board of Trustees under ARTICLE III cannot readily be obtained (an “Emergency”).  During any Emergency, unless otherwise provided by the Board of Trustees, (a) a meeting of the Board of Trustees may be called by any Managing Trustee or officer of the Trust by any means feasible under the circumstances and (b) notice of any meeting of the Board of Trustees during such an Emergency may be given less than 24 hours prior to the meeting to as many Trustees and by such means as it may be feasible at the time, including publication, television or radio.

ARTICLE IV

COMMITTEES

Section 4.1.            Number; Tenure and Qualifications.  The Board of Trustees shall appoint an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee and a Nominating and Governance Committee.  Each of thoese committees shall be composed of three ofor more Trustees, to serve at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees.  The Board of Trustees may also appoint other committees from time to time composed of one or more members, at least one of which shall be a Trustee, to serve at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees.  The Board of Trustees shall adopt a charter with respect to the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee, which charter shall specify the purposes, the criteria for membership and the responsibility and duties and may specify other matters with respect to each such committee.  The Board of Trustees may also adopt a charter with respect to other committees of the Board of Trustees.

Section 4.2.            Powers.  The Trustees may delegate any of the powers of the Trustees to committees appointed under Section 4.1 and composed solely of Trustees, except as prohibited by law.  In the event that a charter has been adopted with respect to a committee composed solely of Trustees, suchthe charter shall constitute a delegation by the Trustees of the powers of the Board of Trustees necessary to carry out the purposes, responsibilities and duties of sucha committee provided in suchthe Ccharter or reasonably related to those purposes, responsibilities and duties, to the extent permitted by law.

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another Trustee to act in the place of such absent member. Notice of committee meetings shall be given in the same manner as notice for special meetings of the Board of Trustees. .  Notice of committee meetings shall be given in the same manner as notice for special meetings of the Board of Trustees.  One-third, but not less than one, of the members of any committee shall be present in person at any meeting of sucha committee in order to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at sucha meeting, and the act of a majority present at a meeting at the time of sucha vote if a quorum is then present shall be the act of sucha committee.  The Board of Trustees or, if authorized by the Board in a committee charter or otherwise, the committee members may designate a chairman of any committee, and suchthe chairman or, in the absence of a chairman, any two membersa majority of any committee (if there are at least two members of the committee) may fix the time and place of its meetings unless the Board shall otherwise provide.  In the absence or disqualification of any member of any such committee, the members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another Trustee to act at the meeting in the place of such absent or disqualified members.

Each committee shall keep minutes of its proceedings and shall periodically report the same to the Board of Trustees at the next regularly scheduled meeting ofits activities to the full Board of Trustees and, except as otherwise provided by law or under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and applicable stock exchanges on which the Trust’’s shares are tradedlisted, any action by theany committee shall be subject to revision and alteration by the Board of Trustees, provided that no rights of third persons shall be affected by any such revision or alteration.

Section 4.4.            Telephone Meetings.  Members of a committee of the Trustees may participate in a meeting by means of a conference telephone or similar communications equipment if all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other at the same time. Participationand participation in a meeting by these means shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.

Section 4.5.            Informal Action by Written Consent of Committees.  Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of a committee of the Trustees may be taken without a meeting, if a consent in writing to such action is signed by each membera majority of the committee and such written consent is filed with the minutes of proceedings of such committee.

Section 4.6.            Vacancies.  Subject to the provisions hereof, the Board of Trustees shall have the power at any time to change the membership of any committee, to fill all vacancies, to designate alternate members to replace any absent or disqualified member or to dissolve any such committee.

ARTICLE V

OFFICERS

Section 5.1.            General Provisions.  The officers of the Trust shall include a president, a secretary and a treasurer and may include a chairman of the board, a vice chairman of the board, a chief executive officer, a chief operating officer, a chief financial officer, one or more

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vice presidents, one or more assistant secretaries and one or more assistant treasurers.  In addition, the Trustees may from time to time appoint such other officers with such powers and duties as they shall deem necessary or desirable.  The officers of the Trust shall be elected annually by the Trustees at the first meeting of the Trustees held after each annual meeting of shareholders.  If the election of officers shall not be held at such meeting, such election shall be held as soon  thereafter as may be convenient.  Each officer shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualifies or until his or her death, resignation or removal in the manner hereinafter provided.  Any two or more offices, except president and vice president, may be held by the same person.  In their discretion, the Trustees may leave unfilled any office except that of president and secretary.  Election of an officer or agent shall not of itself create contract rights between the Trust and such officer or agent.

Section 5.2.            Removal and Resignation.  Any officer or agent of the Trust may be removed by the Trustees if in their judgment the best interests of the Trust would be served thereby, but suchthe removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.  Any officer of the Trust may resign at any time by giving written notice of his or her resignation to the Trustees, the chairman of the board, the president or the secretary.  Any resignation shall take effect at any time subsequent to the time specified therein or, if the time when it shall become effective is not specified therein, immediately upon its receipt.  The acceptance of a resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective unless otherwise stated in the resignation. Such  A resignation shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the Trust.

Section 5.3.            Vacancies.  A vacancy in any office may be filled by the Trustees for the balance of the term.

Section 5.4.            Chief Executive Officer.  The Trustees may designate a chief executive officer from among the Trustees or elected officers.  The chief executive officer shall have responsibility for implementation of the policies of the Trust, as determined by the Trustees, and for the administration of the business affairs of the Trust.  In the absence of both the chairman and vice chairman of the board, the chief executive officer shall preside over the meetings of the Board of Trustees at which he shall be present. The  In the absence of a different designation, the Managing Trustees, or any of them, may be designated toshall function as the chief executive officer of the Trust.

Section 5.5.            Chief Operating Officer.  The Trustees may designate a chief operating officer from among the elected officers.  Said officer will have the responsibilities and duties as set forth by the Trustees or the chief executive officer.

Section 5.6.           Chief Financial Officer.  The Trustees may designate a chief financial officer from among the elected officers.  Said officer will have the responsibilities and duties as set forth by the Trustees or the chief executive officer.

Section 5.7.            Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board.  The chairman of the board, if any, shall in general oversee all of the business and affairs of the Trust. In the absence of the chairman of the board, the vice chairman of the board, if any, shall preside at such meetings at which he shall be present. The chairman and the vice chairman of the board, if any, may execute

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any deed, mortgage, bond, contract or other instrument, except in cases where the execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Trustees or by these Bylaws to some other officer or agent of the Trust or shall be required by law to be otherwise executed. The chairman of the board and the vice chairman of the board, if any, shall perform such other duties as may be assigned to him, her or them by the Trustees.  In the absence of a chairman and vice chairman of the board or if none are appointed, the Managing Trustees, or eitherany of them, shall perform all duties and have all power and authority assigned to the chairman under these Bylaws. preside at meetings of the Board of Trustees.

Section 5.8.            President.  The president may execute any deed, mortgage, bond, lease, contract or other instrument, except in cases where the execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Trustees or by these Bylaws to some other officer or agent of the Trust or shall be required by law to be otherwise executed;, and in general shall perform all duties incident to the office of president and such other duties as may be prescribed by the chief executive officer or the Trustees from time to time.

Section 5.9.            Vice Presidents.  In the absence or unavailability of the president or in the event of a vacancy in such office, the vice president (or in the event there be more than one vice president, the vice presidents in the order designated at the time of their election or, in the absence of any designation, then in the order of their electionany vice president) shall perform the duties of the president and when so acting shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the president; and shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him or her by the president, the chief executive officer or by the Trustees.  The Trustees may designate one or more vice presidents as executive vice presidents, senior vice presidents or as vice presidents for particular areas of responsibility.

Section 5.10.          Secretary.  The secretary (or his or her designee) shall (a) keep the minutes of the proceedings of the shareholders, the Trustees and committees of the Trustees in one or more books provided for that purpose; (b) see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these Bylaws or as required by law; (c) be custodian of the Trust records and of the seal of the Trust, if any; (d) keep a register of the post office address of each shareholder which shall be furnished to the secretary by such shareholder; (e) maintain at the principal office of the Trustmaintain a share register, showing the ownership and transfers of ownership of all shares of the Trust, unless a transfer agent is employed to maintain and does maintain such a share register; and (fe) in general perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to himthe secretary by the chief executive officer, the president or the Trustees.

Section 5.11.          Treasurer.  The treasurer shall have the custody of the funds and securities of the Trust and shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Trust and shall deposit all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Trust in such depositories as may be designatedauthorized by the Trustees.   The treasurer shall also have such other responsibilities as may be assigned to him or her by the chief executive officer or the Trustees.

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regular meetings of the Trustees or whenever they may require it, an account of all his transactions as treasurer and of the financial condition of the Trust.

Section 5.12.          Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers.  The assistant secretaries and assistant treasurers, in general, shall perform such duties as shall be assigned to them by the secretary or treasurer, respectively, or by the president or the Trustees. The assistant treasurers shall, if required by the Trustees, give bonds for the faithful performance of their duties in such sums and with such surety or sureties as shall be satisfactory to the Trustees.chief executive officer or the Trustees.

ARTICLE VI

CONTRACTS, LOANS, CHECKS AND DEPOSITS

Section 6.1.            Contracts.  The Board of Trustees may authorize any Trustee, officer or agent (including the Advisor or any officer of the Advisor) to enter into any contract or to execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Trust and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.  Any agreement, deed, mortgage, lease or other document executed by one or more of the Trustees or by an authorized personTrustee, officer or agent shall be valid and binding upon the Trustees and upon the Trust when authorized or ratified by action of the Trustees.

Section 6.2.            Checks and Drafts.  All checks, drafts or other orders for the payment of money, notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued in the name of the Trust shall be signed by such officer or agent of the Trust in such manner as shall from time to time be determined by the treasurer, the chief executive officer or by the Trustees.

Section 6.3.            Deposits.  All funds of the Trust not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Trust in such banks, trust companies or other depositories as the treasurer, the chief executive officer or the Trustees may designate.

ARTICLE VII

SHARES

Section 7.1.            Certificates.  At the election of the Trust,Ownership of shares of any class of shares of beneficial ownership of shares maythe Trust shall be evidenced by certificates, as described in Section 6.2 of the Declaration of Trust.  Suchor at the election of a shareholder in book entry form.  Unless otherwise determined by the Board of Trustees, any such certificates shall be signed by the chief executive officer, the president or a vice president and countersigned by the secretary or an assistant secretary or the treasurer or an assistant treasurer and may be sealed with the seal, if any, of the Trust.  The signatures may be either manual or facsimile.  Certificates shall be consecutively numbered; and if the Trust shall from time to time issue several classes of shares, each class may have its own number series.  A certificate is valid and may be issued whether or not an officer who signed it is still an officer when it is issued.  If the Trust elects that

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ownership of shares may not be evidenced by certificates, no shareholder shall be entitled to receive a certificate for shares held by such shareholder.

Section 7.2.            Transfers.

(a)           Shares of the Trust shall be transferable in the manner provided by applicable law, the Declaration of Trust and these Bylaws.  Certificates shall be treated as negotiable and title thereto and to the shares they represent shall be transferred, as described in Sections 6.2 and 6.6 of the Declaration of Trust.

(b)           The Trust shall be entitled to treat the holder of record of any share or shares as the holder in fact thereof and, accordingly, shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided in these Bylaws or by the laws of the State of Maryland.

(c)           Notwithstanding the foregoing, transfers of shares of beneficial interest of the Trust will be ubject in all respects to the Declaration of Trust and all of the terms and conditions contained therein.

Section 7.3.            ReplacementLost Certificates.  If any shares are evidenced by certificates, and subject to any determination by the Trust that such shares shall no longer beFor shares evidenced by certificates, any officer designated by the Trustees may direct a new certificate to be issued in place of any certificate previously issued by the Trust alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed.  When authorizing the issuance of a new certificate, an officer designated by the Trustees may, in hissuch officer’s discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate or the owner’’s legal representative to advertise the same in such manner as he shall require and/or to give bond, with sufficient surety, to the Trust to indemnify it against any loss or claim which may arise as a result of the issuance of a new certificate.

Section 7.4.            Closing of Transfer Books or Fixing of Record Date.

(a)           The Trustees may set, in advance, a record date for the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of shareholders or determining shareholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or the allotment of any other rights, or in order to make a determination of shareholders for any other proper purpose.

(b)           In lieu of fixing a record date, the Trustees may provide that the share transfer books shall be closed for a stated period but not longer than twenty (20) days.  If the share transfer books are closed for the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of shareholders, such books shall be closed for at least ten (10) days before the date of such meeting.

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notice of or to vote at a meeting of shareholders shall be at the close of business on the day on which the notice of meeting is mailed or the 30th day before the meeting, whichever is the closer date to the meeting; and (ii) the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive payment of a dividend or an allotment of any other rights shall be the close of business on the day on which the resolution of the Trustees, declaring the dividend or allotment of rights, is adopted.

(d)           When a determination of shareholders entitled to vote at any meeting of shareholders has been made as provided in this section, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof. unless the Board of Trustees shall set a new record date with respect thereto.

Section 7.5.            Share Ledger.  The Trust shall maintain at its principal office or at the office of its counsel, accountants or transfer agent a share ledger containing the name and address of each shareholder and the number of shares of each class held by such shareholder.

Section 7.6.            Fractional Shares; Issuance of Units.  The Trustees may issue fractional shares or provide for the issuance of scrip, as described in Section 6.3 of the Declaration of Trust.

ARTICLE VIII

RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND OWNERSHIP OF SHARES

Section 8.1.            Definitions.  For the purpose of this ARTICLE VIII, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

“Beneficial Ownership” shall mean ownership of Shares by a Person, whether the interest in Shares is held directly or indirectly (including by a nominee), and shall include, but not be limited to, interests that would be treated as owned through the application of Section 544 of the Code, as modified by Section 856(h)(1)(B) of the Code.  The terms “Beneficial Owner”, “Beneficially Owns” and “Beneficially Owned” shall have the correlative meanings.

“Charitable Beneficiary” shall mean one or more beneficiaries of the Charitable Trust as determined pursuant to Section 8.3(g), provided that each such organization shall be described in Sections 501(c)(3), 170(b)(1)(A) (other than clause (vii) or (viii) thereof) and 170(c)(2) of the Code and contributions to each such organization shall be eligible for deduction under each of Sections 170(b)(1)(A), 2055 and 2522 of the Code.

“Charitable Trust” shall mean any trust provided for in Section 8.2(a)(ii) and Section 8.3(a).

“Charitable Trustee” shall mean each Person, unaffiliated with the Trust and a Prohibited Owner, that is appointed by the Trust from time to time to serve as a trustee of a Charitable Trust as provided by Section 8.3(a).

“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

“Common Shares” shall mean the common shares of beneficial interest designated as such in the Declaration of Trust.

“Constructive Ownership” shall mean ownership of Shares by a Person, whether the interest in Shares is held directly or indirectly (including by a nominee), and shall include any

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interests that would be treated as owned through the application of Section 318(a) of the Code, as modified by Section 856(d)(5) of the Code or treated as beneficially owned under Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act.  The terms “Constructive Owner”, “Constructively Owns” and “Constructively Owned” shall have the correlative meanings.

“Excepted Holder” shall mean a shareholder of the Trust for whom an Excepted Holder Limit is created by the Board of Trustees pursuant to Section 8.2(e)(i).

“Excepted Holder Limit” shall mean, provided that and only so long as the affected Excepted Holder complies with all of the requirements established by the Board of Trustees pursuant to Section 8.2(e), the percentage limit established by the Board of Trustees.

“Market Price” with respect to Shares on any date shall mean the last sale price for such Shares, regular way, or, in case no such sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices, regular way, for such Shares, in either case as reported on the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to such Shares, or if such Shares are not listed or admitted to trading on any National Securities Exchange, the last sale price in the over the counter market, or if no trading price is available for such Shares, the fair market value of such Shares as determined in good faith by the Board of Trustees.

“National Securities Exchange” means an exchange registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 6(a) of the Exchange Act, as amended, supplemented or restated from time to time, and any successor to such statute.

“Ownership Limit” shall mean (a) with respect to Common Shares, 9.8% (in value or number of shares, whichever is more restrictive) of the  Common Shares outstanding at the time of determination and (b) with respect to any other class or series of Shares, 9.8% (in value or number of shares, whichever is more restrictive) of the Shares of such class or series outstanding at the time of determination.

“Person” shall mean and include individuals, corporations, limited partnerships, general partnerships, joint stock companies or associations, joint ventures, associations, companies, trusts, banks, trust companies, land trusts, business trusts and other entities and governments and agencies and political subdivisions thereof.

“Prohibited Owner” shall mean any Person who, but for the provisions of Section 8.2(a), would Beneficially Own or Constructively Own Shares in excess of the Ownership Limit, and if appropriate in the context, shall also mean any Person who would have been the holder of record in the books of the Trust or the Trust’s transfer agent of Shares that the Prohibited Owner would have so owned.

“REIT” shall mean a “real estate investment trust” within the meaning of Section 856 of the Code.

“Shares” shall mean the shares of beneficial interest of the Trust.

“Transfer” shall mean any issuance, sale, transfer, gift, assignment, devise or other disposition, as well as any other event (or any agreement to take any such actions or cause any such events) that causes any Person to acquire Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of Shares or the right to vote or receive distributions on Shares, including, without limitation, (a) any change in the capital structure of the Trust which has the effect of increasing the total equity interest of any Person in the Trust, (b) a change in the relationship between two or more Persons

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which causes a change in ownership of Shares by application of Section 318(a) of the Code, as modified by Section 856(d)(5) of the Code, (c) the grant or exercise of any option or warrant (or any disposition of any option or warrant, or any event that causes any option or warrant not theretofore exercisable to become exercisable), pledge, security interest or similar right to acquire Shares, (d) any disposition of any securities or rights convertible into or exchangeable for Shares or any interest in Shares or any exercise of any such conversion or exchange right, and (e) transfers of interests in other entities that result in changes in Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of Shares, in each case, whether voluntary or involuntary, whether owned of record or Beneficially Owned or Constructively Owned, and whether by operation of law or otherwise.  The terms “Transferring” and “Transferred” shall have the correlative meanings.

Section 8.2.            Restrictions on Ownership.

(a)           Ownership Limitations.

(i)            Basic Restrictions.  (A) No Person, other than an Excepted Holder, shall Beneficially Own or Constructively Own Shares in excess of the Ownership Limit, (B) no Excepted Holder shall Beneficially Own or Constructively Own Shares in excess of the Excepted Holder Limit for such Excepted Holder, (C) no Person shall Beneficially Own or Constructively Own Shares to the extent that such Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of Shares would result in the Trust being “closely held” within the meaning of Section 856(h) of the Code (without regard to whether the ownership interest is held during the last half of a taxable year), or otherwise failing to qualify as a REIT (including, without limitation, Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership that would result in the Trust owning (actually or Constructively) an interest in a tenant that is described in Section 856(d)(2)(B) of the Code if the income derived by the Trust from such tenant would cause the Trust to fail to satisfy any of the gross income requirements of Section 856(c) of the Code or (D) subject to Section 8.5, notwithstanding any other provisions contained herein, any Transfer of Shares (whether or not such Transfer is the result of a transaction entered into through the facilities of a National Securities Exchange or automated inter-dealer quotation system) that, if effective, would result in Shares being beneficially owned by less than 100 Persons (determined under the principles of Section 856(a)(5) of the Code) shall be void ab initio, and the intended transferee shall acquire no rights in such Shares.

(ii)           Transfer in Trust or Voided Transfer.  If any Transfer of Shares occurs (whether or not such Transfer is the result of a transaction entered into through the facilities of a National Securities Exchange or automated inter-dealer quotation system) which, if effective, would result in any Person Beneficially Owning or Constructively Owning Shares in violation of Section 8.2(a)(i)(A), Section 8.2(a)(i)(B) or Section 8.2(a)(i)(C), as applicable, then the Board of Trustees shall be authorized and empowered to deem (and if so deemed, such action and result shall be deemed to occur and the officers of the Trust shall be authorized to take such actions in the name and on behalf of the Trust authorized by the Board of Trustees to effectuate the same): (A) that number of Shares the Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of which otherwise would cause such Person to violate Section 8.2(a)(i)(A), Section 8.2(a)(i)(B) or Section

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8.2(a)(i)(C) (rounded upward to the nearest whole share, and such excess shares, including as so rounded, the “Excess Shares”) to be automatically transferred to a Charitable Trust or Charitable Trusts for the benefit of a Charitable Beneficiary, as described in Section 8.3, effective as of the close of business on the Business Day prior to the date of such determination of such Transfer or at such other time determined by the Board of Trustees, and such Person shall acquire no rights in the Excess Shares; or (B) to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Transfer of Excess Shares to be void ab initio, in which case, the intended transferee shall acquire no rights in the Excess Shares.

(iii)          Cooperation.  The shareholder that would otherwise qualify as a Prohibited Owner absent the application of the provisions of Section 8.2(a)(ii) shall use best efforts and take all actions necessary or requested by the Trust to cooperate with effecting the actions taken by the Board of Trustees pursuant to Section 8.2(a)(ii), including, without limitation, informing the Trust where any Excess Shares may be held and instructing its agents to cooperate in the prompt implementation and effectuation of the actions so taken by the Board of Trustees.

(b)           Remedies for Breach.  If the Board of Trustees or any duly authorized committee thereof shall at any time determine that a Transfer or other event has taken place that results in a violation of Section 8.2(a)(i) or that a Person intends to acquire or has attempted to acquire Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of any Shares in violation of Section 8.2(a)(i) (whether or not such violation is intended), the Board of Trustees or a committee thereof may take such action as it deems advisable to refuse to give effect to or to prevent such Transfer or other event, including, without limitation, causing the Trust to redeem Shares, refusing to give effect to such Transfer on the books of the Trust or the Trust’s transfer agent or instituting proceedings to enjoin such Transfer or other event and such Person shall be liable, without limitation, for all costs incurred in connection therewith and pursuant to Section 15.2, including the costs and expenses of the Charitable Trustee.  This Section 8.2(b) shall not in any way limit the provisions of Section 8.2(a)(ii).

(c)           Notice of Restricted Transfer.  Any Person who acquires or attempts or intends to acquire Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of Shares that will or may violate Section 8.2(a)(i), or any Person who would have owned Excess Shares, shall immediately give written notice to the Trust of such event, or in the case of such a proposed or attempted transaction, give at least 15 days prior written notice, and shall provide to the Trust such other information as the Trust may request.

(d)           Owners Required to Provide Information.  Every shareholder of five percent or more of the Shares of any series or class outstanding at the time of determination, within 30 days after the end of each taxable year and also within three Business Days after a request from the Trust, shall give written notice to the Trust stating the name and address of such owner, the number of Shares Beneficially Owned, and a description of the manner in which such Shares are held; provided that a shareholder who holds Shares as nominee for another Person, which other Person is required to include in gross income the distributions received on such Shares (an “Actual Owner”), shall give written notice to the Trust stating the name and address of such Actual Owner and the number of Shares of such Actual Owner with respect to which the shareholder is nominee.

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Each such shareholder and each Actual Owner shall provide to the Trust such additional information as the Trust may request in order to determine the Trust’s status as a REIT, to determine the Trust’s compliance with other applicable laws or requirements of any governmental authority or to ensure compliance with the Ownership Limit.  Each Person who is a Beneficial Owner or Constructive Owner of Shares and each Person (including the shareholder) who is holding Shares for a Beneficial Owner or Constructive Owner shall provide to the Trust such information as the Trust may request, in good faith, in order to determine the Trust’s status as a REIT, to determine the Trust’s compliance with other applicable laws or requirements of any governmental authority and to comply with requirements of any taxing authority or other governmental authority or to determine such compliance.

(e)           Exceptions.

(i)            The Board of Trustees, in its sole discretion, may grant to any Person who makes a request therefor (a “Requesting Person”) an exception to the Ownership Limit (or one or more elements thereof) with respect to the ownership of any series or class of Shares, subject to the following conditions and limitations: (A) the Board of Trustees shall have determined, in its discretion, that: (1) the Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of Shares by such shareholder in excess of the Ownership Limit would not violate Section 8.2(a)(i)(C), (2) the Requesting Person does not and will not own, actually or Constructively, an interest in a tenant of the Trust (or a tenant of any entity owned or controlled by the Trust) that would cause the Trust to own, actually or Constructively, more than a 9.8% interest (as set forth in Section 856(d)(2)(B) of the Code) in such tenant, (3) the Requesting Person’s ownership of Shares in excess of the Ownership Limit pursuant to the exception requested hereunder (together with the ownership of Shares by all other Persons as permitted under this ARTICLE VIII, taking into account any previously granted exceptions pursuant hereto) would not cause a default under the terms of any contract to which the Trust or any of its subsidiaries is a party or reasonably expects to become a party and (4) the Requesting Person’s ownership of Shares in excess of the Ownership Limit pursuant to the exception requested hereunder (together with the ownership of Shares by all other Persons as permitted under this ARTICLE VIII, taking into account any previously granted exceptions pursuant hereto) is in the best interests of the Trust; and (B)(1) prior to granting any exception pursuant to this Section 8.2(e)(i), the Board of Trustees may require a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service, or an opinion of counsel, in either case in form and substance satisfactory to the Board of Trustees in their sole discretion, as they may deem necessary or advisable in order to determine or ensure the Trust’s status as a REIT and (2) such Requesting Person provides to the Board of Trustees, for the benefit of the Trust, such representations and undertakings, if any, as the Board of Trustees may, in its discretion, determine to be necessary in order for it to make the determination that the conditions set forth in Section 8.2(e)(i)(A) have been and/or will continue to be satisfied (including, without limitation, an agreement as to a reduced Ownership Limit or Excepted Holder Limit for such Requesting Person with respect to the Constructive Ownership of one or more other classes or series of Shares not subject to the exception), and such Requesting Person agrees that any violation of such representations and undertakings or any attempted violation thereof will give rise to the application of the remedies set forth in Section 8.2(a)(ii) and Section 8.2(b) with respect to Shares held in

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excess of the Ownership Limit or the Excepted Holder Limit (as may be applicable) with respect to such Requesting Person (determined without regard to the exception granted such Requesting Person under this Section 8.2(e)(i)).  If a member of the Board of Trustees requests that the Board of Trustees grant an exception pursuant to this Section 8.2(e) with respect to such member, or with respect to any other Person if such member of the Board of Trustees would be considered to be the Beneficial Owner or Constructive Owner of Shares owned by such other Person, such member of the Board of Trustees shall not participate in the decision of the Board of Trustees as to whether to grant any such exception.

(ii)           In determining whether to grant any exemption pursuant to Section 8.2(e)(i), the Board of Trustees may, but need not, consider, among other factors, (A) the general reputation and moral character of the Requesting Person, (B) whether ownership of Shares would be direct or through ownership attribution, (C) whether the Requesting Person’s ownership of Shares would interfere with the conduct of the Trust’s business, including, without limitation, the Trust’s ability to acquire additional properties or additional investments in issuers currently invested in by the Trust or other issuers, (D) whether granting an exemption for the Requesting Person would adversely affect any of the Trust’s existing contractual arrangements, (E) whether the Requesting Person to whom the exception would apply has been approved as an owner of the Trust by all regulatory or other governmental authorities who have jurisdiction over the Trust and (F) whether the Requesting Person to whom the exemption would apply is attempting to change control of the Trust or affect its policies in a way which the Board of Trustees, in its discretion, considers adverse to the best interest of the Trust or the shareholders.  Nothing in this Section 8.2(e)(ii) shall be interpreted to mean that the Board of Trustees may not act in its discretion in making any determination under Section 8.2(e)(i).

(iii)          An underwriter or initial purchaser that participates in a public offering or a private placement of Shares (or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) may Beneficially Own or Constructively Own Shares (or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) in excess of the Ownership Limit, but only to the extent necessary to facilitate such public offering or private placement as determined by the Board of Trustees.

Section 8.3.            Transfer of Shares.

(a)           Ownership in Trust.  Upon any purported Transfer or other event described in Section 8.2(a)(ii) that results in a transfer of Shares to a Charitable Trust, such Shares shall be deemed to have been transferred to the Charitable Trustee as trustee or trustees, as applicable, of a Charitable Trust for the exclusive benefit of one or more Charitable Beneficiaries (except to the extent otherwise provided in Section 8.3(e)).  Such transfer to the Charitable Trustee shall be deemed to be effective as of the time provided in Section 8.2(a)(ii).  Any Charitable Trustee shall be appointed by the Trust and shall be a Person unaffiliated with the Trust and any Prohibited Owner.  Each Charitable Beneficiary shall be designated by the Trust as provided in Section 8.3(g).

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(b)           Status of Shares Held by a Charitable Trustee.  Shares held by a Charitable Trustee shall be issued and outstanding Shares of the Trust.  The Prohibited Owner shall:

(i)            have no rights in the Shares held by the Charitable Trustee;

(ii)           not benefit economically from ownership of any Shares held in trust by the Charitable Trustee (except to the extent otherwise provided in Section 8.3(e));

(iii)          have no rights to dividends or other distributions;

(iv)          not possess any rights to vote or other rights attributable to the Shares held in the Charitable Trust; and

(v)           have no claim, cause of action or other recourse whatsoever against the purported transferor of such Shares.

(c)           Dividend and Voting Rights.  The Charitable Trustee shall have all voting rights and rights to dividends or other distributions with respect to Shares held in the Charitable Trust, which rights shall be exercised for the exclusive benefit of the Charitable Beneficiary (except to the extent otherwise provided in Section 8.3(e)).  Any dividend or other distribution paid with respect to any Shares which constituted Excess Shares at such time and prior to Shares having been transferred to the Charitable Trustee shall be paid to the Charitable Trustee by the Prohibited Owner upon demand and any dividend or other distribution authorized but unpaid with respect to such Shares shall be paid when due to the Charitable Trustee.  Any dividends or distributions so paid to the Charitable Trustee shall be held in trust for the Charitable Beneficiary.  The Prohibited Owner shall have no voting rights with respect to Shares held in the Charitable Trust and, effective as of the date that Shares have been transferred to the Charitable Trustee, the Charitable Trustee shall have the authority (at the Charitable Trustee’s discretion) (i) to rescind as void any vote cast by a Prohibited Owner with respect to such Shares at any time such Shares constituted Excess Shares with respect to such Prohibited Owner and (ii) to recast such vote in accordance with the desires of the Charitable Trustee acting for the benefit of the Charitable Beneficiary; provided, however, that if the Trust has already taken irreversible action, then the Charitable Trustee shall not have the power to rescind and recast such vote.  Notwithstanding the provisions of this ARTICLE VIII, until the Shares have been transferred into a Charitable Trust, the Trust shall be entitled to rely on its stock transfer and other shareholder records for purposes of preparing lists of shareholders entitled to vote at meetings, determining the validity and authority of proxies, and otherwise conducting votes of shareholders.

(d)           Rights upon Liquidation.  Upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of or any distribution of the assets of the Trust, the Charitable Trustee shall be entitled to receive, ratably with each other holder of Shares of the class or series of Shares that is held in the Charitable Trust, that portion of the assets of the Trust available for distribution

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to the holders of such class or series (determined based upon the ratio that the number of Shares of such class or series of Shares held by the Charitable Trustee bears to the total number of Shares of such class or series of Shares then outstanding).  The Charitable Trustee shall distribute any such assets received in respect of the Shares held in the Charitable Trust in any liquidation, dissolution or winding up or distribution of the assets of the Trust, in accordance with Section 8.3(e).

(e)           Sale of Shares by Charitable Trustee.  Unless otherwise directed by the Board of Trustees, within 20 days of receiving notice from the Trust that Shares have been transferred to the Charitable Trust, or soon thereafter as practicable, the Charitable Trustee shall sell the Shares held in the Charitable Trust (together with the right to receive dividends or other distributions with respect to such Shares as to any Shares transferred to the Charitable Trustee as a result of the operation of Section 8.2(a)(ii)) to a Person, designated by the Charitable Trustee, whose ownership of the Shares will not violate the ownership limitations set forth in Section 8.2(a)(i).  Upon such sale, the interest of the Charitable Beneficiary in the Shares sold shall terminate and the Charitable Trustee shall distribute the net proceeds of the sale to the Prohibited Owner and to the Charitable Beneficiary as provided in this Section 8.3(e).

A Prohibited Owner shall receive the lesser of (A) the net price paid by the Prohibited Owner for the Shares or, if the Prohibited Owner did not give value for the Shares in connection with the event causing the Shares to be held in the Charitable Trust (for example, in the case of a gift, devise or other such transaction), the Market Price of the Shares on the day of the event causing the Shares to be held in the Charitable Trust, less the costs, expenses and compensation of the Charitable Trustee and the Trust as provided in Section 8.4 and (B) the net sales proceeds received by the Charitable Trustee from the sale or other disposition of the Shares held in the Charitable Trust.  Any net sales proceeds in excess of the amount payable to the Prohibited Owner shall be paid to the Charitable Beneficiary, less the costs, expenses and compensation of the Charitable Trustee and the Trust as provided in Section 8.4.  If such Shares are sold by a Prohibited Owner, then (A) such Shares shall be deemed to have been sold on behalf of the Charitable Trust and (B) to the extent that the Prohibited Owner received an amount for such Shares that exceeds the amount that such Prohibited Owner was entitled to receive pursuant to this Section 8.3(e), such excess shall be paid promptly to the Charitable Trustee upon demand.

(f)            Trust’s Purchase Right in Excess Shares.  Notwithstanding any transfer of Excess Shares to a Charitable Trust pursuant to this ARTICLE VIII, Excess Shares shall be deemed to have been offered for sale to the Trust, or its designee, at a price per Share equal to the lesser of (i) the price per Share in the transaction that resulted in such Shares becoming Excess Shares (or, if the Prohibited Owner did not give value for such Shares, such as in the case of a devise, gift or other such transaction, the Market Price per such Share on the day of the event causing the Shares to become Excess Shares) and (ii) the Market Price per such Share on the date the Trust, or its designee, accepts such offer, in each case of clauses (i) and (ii) of this sentence, less the costs, expenses and compensation of the Charitable Trustee, if any, and the Trust as provided in Section 8.4.  The Trust shall have the right to accept such offer until the Charitable Trustee, if any, has sold the Shares held in the Charitable Trust, if any, pursuant to Section 8.3(e).  Upon such a sale to the Trust, if a Charitable Trust has been established pursuant to this ARTICLE VIII, the interest of the Charitable Beneficiary in the Shares sold shall terminate and the Charitable Trustee shall distribute the net proceeds of the sale to the Prohibited Owner and the Charitable Beneficiary as provided in Section 8.3(e).

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(g)           Designation of Charitable Beneficiaries.  By written notice to the Charitable Trustee, the Trust shall designate from time to time one or more nonprofit organizations to be the Charitable Beneficiary of the interest in the Charitable Trust such that (i) Shares held in the Charitable Trust would not violate the restrictions set forth in Section 8.2(a)(i) in the hands of such Charitable Beneficiary and (ii) contributions to each such organization shall be eligible for deduction under each of Sections 170(b)(1)(A), 2055 and 2522 of the Code.  The Charitable Beneficiary shall not obtain any enforceable right to the Charitable Trust or any of its trust corpus until so designated and thereafter any such rights remain subject to the provisions of this ARTICLE VIII, including, without limitation, Section 8.3(h).

(h)           Retroactive Changes.  Notwithstanding any other provisions of this ARTICLE VIII, the Board of Trustees is authorized and empowered to retroactively amend, alter or repeal any rights which the Charitable Trust, the Charitable Trustee or the Charitable Beneficiary may have under this ARTICLE VIII, including, without limitation, granting retroactive Excepted Holder status to any otherwise Prohibited Owner, with the effect of any transfer of Excess Shares to a Charitable Trust being fully and retroactively revoked; provided, however, that the Board of Trustees shall not have the authority or power to retroactively amend, alter or repeal any obligations to pay amounts incurred prior to such time and owed or payable to the Charitable Trustee pursuant to Section 8.4.

Section 8.4.            Costs, Expenses and Compensation of Charitable Trustee and the Trust.

(a)           The Charitable Trustee shall be indemnified by the Trust or from the proceeds from the sale of Shares held in the Charitable Trust, as further provided in this ARTICLE VIII, for its costs and expenses reasonably incurred in connection with conducting its duties and satisfying its obligations pursuant to this ARTICLE VIII.

(b)           The Charitable Trustee shall be entitled to receive reasonable compensation for services provided by the Charitable Trustee in connection with serving as a Charitable Trustee, the amount and form of which shall be determined by agreement of the Board of Trustees and the Charitable Trustee.

(c)           Costs, expenses and compensation payable to the Charitable Trustee pursuant to Section 8.4(a) and Section 8.4(b) may be funded from the Charitable Trust or by the Trust.  The Trust shall be entitled to reimbursement on a first priority basis (after payment in full of amounts payable to the Charitable Trustee pursuant to Section 8.4(a) and Section 8.4(b)) from the Charitable Trust for any such amounts funded by the Trust.

(d)           Costs and expenses incurred by the Trust in the process of enforcing the ownership limitation set forth in Section 8.2(a)(i), in addition to reimbursement of costs, expenses and compensation of the Charitable Trustee which have been funded by the Trust, may be collected from the Charitable Trust; provided, however, that the ability of the Trust to fund its costs from the Charitable Trust shall not relieve the Prohibited Owner from his or her obligation to reimburse the Trust for costs under Section 15.2 of these Bylaws, except to the extent the Trust has in fact been previously paid from the Charitable Trust; nor will the possibility of the Trust receiving payment from the Charitable Trust create a marshalling obligation which would require

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the Trust to reimburse itself from the Charitable Trust before enforcing the Trust’s claims under Section 15.2 or otherwise.

Section 8.5.            Transactions on a National Securities Exchange.  Nothing in this ARTICLE VIII shall preclude the settlement of any transaction entered into through the facilities of a National Securities Exchange or any automated inter-dealer quotation system.  The fact that the settlement of any transaction takes place shall not negate the effect of any other provision of this ARTICLE VIII and any transferee in such a transaction shall be subject to all of the provisions and limitations set forth in this ARTICLE VIII.

Section 8.6.            Enforcement.  The Trust is authorized specifically to seek equitable relief, including injunctive relief, to enforce the provisions of this ARTICLE VIII

Section 8.7.            Non-Waiver.  No delay or failure on the part of the Trust or the Board of Trustees in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver of any right of the Trust or the Board of Trustees, as the case may be, except to the extent specifically waived in writing.

Section 8.8.            Enforceability.  If any of the restrictions on transfer of Shares contained in this ARTICLE VIII are determined to be void, invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, then, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Prohibited Owner may be deemed, at the option of the Trust, to have acted as an agent of the Trust in acquiring such Shares and to hold such Shares on behalf of the Trust.

ARTICLE IX

REGULATORY COMPLIANCE AND DISCLOSURE

Section 9.1.            Actions Requiring Regulatory Compliance Implicating the Trust.  If any shareholder (whether individually or constituting a group, as determined by the Board of Trustees), by virtue of such shareholder’s ownership interest in the Trust or actions taken by the shareholder affecting the Trust, triggers the application of any requirement or regulation of any federal, state, municipal or other governmental or regulatory body on the Trust or any subsidiary (for purposes of this ARTICLE IX, as defined in Section 2.14.5(c)) of the Trust or any of their respective businesses, assets or operations, including, without limitation, any obligations to make or obtain a Governmental Action (as defined in Section 2.14.3), such shareholder shall promptly take all actions necessary and fully cooperate with the Trust to ensure that such requirements or regulations are satisfied without restricting, imposing additional obligations on or in any way limiting the business, assets, operations or prospects of the Trust or any subsidiary of the Trust.  If the shareholder fails or is otherwise unable to promptly take such actions so to cause satisfaction of such requirements or regulations, the shareholder shall promptly divest a sufficient number of shares of the Trust necessary to cause the application of such requirement or regulation to not apply to the Trust or any subsidiary of the Trust.  If the shareholder fails to cause such satisfaction or divest itself of such sufficient number of shares of the Trust by not later than the 10th day after triggering such requirement or regulation referred to in this Section 9.1, then any shares of the Trust beneficially owned by such shareholder at and in excess of the level triggering the

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application of such requirement or regulation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be deemed to constitute shares held in violation of the ownership limitations set forth in ARTICLE VIII and be subject to the provisions of ARTICLE VIII and any actions triggering the application of such a requirement or regulation may be deemed by the Trust to be of no force or effect.  Moreover, if the shareholder who triggers the application of any regulation or requirement fails to satisfy the requirements or regulations or to take curative actions within such 10 day period, the Trust may take all other actions which the Board of Trustees deems appropriate to require compliance or to preserve the value of the Trust’s assets; and the Trust may charge the offending shareholder for the Trust’s costs and expenses as well as any damages which may result to the Trust.

As an example and not as a limitation, at the time these Bylaws are being amended and restated, the Trust holds a controlling ownership position in a company being formed and licensed as an insurance company in the State of Indiana.  The laws of the State of Indiana have certain regulatory requirements for any person who seeks to control (as defined under Indiana law) a company which itself controls an insurance company domiciled in the State of Indiana, including by exercising proxies representing 10% or more of the Trust’s voting securities.  Accordingly, if a shareholder seeks to exercise proxies for a matter to be voted upon at a meeting of the Trust’s shareholders without having obtained any applicable approvals from the Indiana insurance regulatory authorities, such proxies representing 10% or more of the Trust’s voting securities will, subject to Section 9.3, be void and of no further force or effect.

Section 9.2.            Compliance With Law.  Shareholders shall comply with all applicable requirements of federal and state laws, including all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, in connection with such shareholder’s ownership interest in the Trust and all other laws which apply to the Trust or any subsidiary of the Trust or their respective businesses, assets or operations and which require action or inaction on the part of the shareholder.

Section 9.3.            Limitation on Voting Shares or Proxies.  Without limiting the provisions of Section 9.1, if a shareholder (whether individually or constituting a group, as determined by the Board of Trustees), by virtue of such shareholder’s ownership interest in the Trust or its receipt or exercise of proxies to vote shares owned by other shareholders, would not be permitted to vote the shareholder’s shares of the Trust or proxies for shares of the Trust in excess of a certain amount pursuant to applicable law (including by way of example, applicable state insurance regulations) but the Board of Trustees determines that the excess shares or shares represented by the excess proxies are necessary to obtain a quorum, then such shareholder shall not be entitled to vote any such excess shares or proxies, and instead such excess shares or proxies may, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be voted by the Advisor (or by another person designated by the Trustees) in proportion to the total shares otherwise voted on such matter.

Section 9.4.            Representations, Warranties and Covenants Made to Governmental or Regulatory Bodies.  To the fullest extent permitted by law, any representation, warranty or covenant made by a shareholder with any governmental or regulatory body in connection with such shareholder’s interest in the Trust or any subsidiary of the Trust shall be deemed to be simultaneously made to, for the benefit of and enforceable by, the Trust and any applicable subsidiary of the Trust.

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Section 9.5.            Board of Trustees’ Determinations.  The Board of Trustees shall be empowered to make all determinations regarding the interpretation, application, enforcement and compliance with any matters referred to or contemplated by this ARTICLE IX.

ARTICLE XARTICLE VIII

FISCAL YEAR

Section 10.1.          Fiscal Year.  The fiscal year of the Trust shall be the calendar year.

ARTICLE XIARTICLE IX

DIVIDENDS AND OTHER DISTRIBUTIONS

Section 9.1.               Authorization

Section 11.1.          Dividends and Other Distributions.  Dividends and other distributions upon the shares of beneficial interest of the Trust may be authorized and declared by the Trustees, subject to the provisions of law and the Declaration of Trust.  Dividends and other distributions may be paid in cash, property or shares of the Trust, subject to the provisions of law and the Declaration of Trust.

Section 9.2.               Contingencies.  Before payment of any dividends or other distributions, there may be set aside out of any funds of the Trust available for dividends or other distributions such sum or sums as the Trustees may from time to time, in their absolute discretion, think proper as a reserve fund for contingencies or for any other purpose as the Trustees shall determine to be in the best interest of the Trust, and the Trustees may modify or abolish any such reserve in the manner in which it was created.

ARTICLE XIIARTICLE X

SEAL

Section 12.1.          Section 10.1. Seal.  The Trustees may authorize the adoption of a seal by the Trust. The seal shall have inscribed thereon the name of the Trust and the year of its formation.  The Trustees may authorize one or more duplicate seals and provide for the custody thereof.

Section 12.2.          Section 10.2. Affixing Seal.  Whenever the Trust is permitted or required to affix its seal to a document, it shall be sufficient to meet the requirements of any law, rule or regulation relating to a seal to place the word ““(SEAL)”” adjacent to the signature of the person authorized to execute the document on behalf of the Trust.

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ARTICLE XIIIARTICLE XI

WAIVER OF NOTICE

Section 13.1.          Waiver of Notice.  Whenever any notice is required to be given pursuant to the Declaration of Trust, these Bylaws or applicable law, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to such notice, or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person or persons entitled to such notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to the giving of such notice.  Neither the business to be transacted at nor the purpose of any meeting need be set forth in the waiver of notice or waiver by electronic transmission, unless specifically required by statute.  The attendance of any person at any meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where such person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business on the ground that the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.

ARTICLE XIVARTICLE XII

AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS

Section 14.1.          Amendment of Bylaws.  Except for any change for which the Declaration or these Bylaws requires approval by more than a majority vote of the Trustees, these Bylaws may be amended or repealed or new or additional Bylaws may be adopted only by the vote or written consent of a majority of the Trustees.

ARTICLE XVARTICLE XIII

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 15.1.          Section 13.1. References to Declaration of Trust.  All references to the Declaration of Trust shall include any amendments thereto.

Section 15.2.          Costs and Expenses.  In addition to, and as further clarification of each shareholder’s obligation to indemnify and hold the Trust harmless from and against all costs, expenses, penalties, fines and other amounts, including, without limitation, attorneys’ and other professional fees, whether third party or internal, arising from such shareholder’s violation of any provision of the Declaration of Trust or these Bylaws pursuant to Section 7.12 of the Declaration of Trust, to the fullest extent permitted by law, each shareholder will be liable to the Trust for, and indemnify and hold harmless the Trust (and any subsidiaries or affiliates thereof) from and against, all costs, expenses, penalties, fines or other amounts, including without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ and other professional fees, whether third party or internal, arising from such shareholder’s breach of any provision of these Bylaws or the Declaration of Trust or any action against the Trust in which such shareholder is not the prevailing party, and shall pay such amounts on demand, together with interest on such amounts, which interest will accrue at the lesser of the Trust’s highest marginal borrowing rate, per annum compounded, and the maximum amount permitted by law, from the date such costs or the like are incurred until the receipt of payment.

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Section 15.3.          Ratification.  The Board of Trustees or the shareholders may ratify and make binding on the Trust any action or inaction by the Trust or its officers to the extent that the Board of Trustees or the shareholders could have originally authorized the matter.  Moreover, any action or inaction questioned in any shareholder’s derivative proceeding or any other proceeding on the ground of lack of authority, defective or irregular execution, adverse interest of a Trustee, officer or shareholder, non-disclosure, miscomputation, the application of improper principles or practices of accounting, or otherwise, may be ratified, before or after judgment, by the Board of Trustees or by the shareholders and, if so ratified, shall have the same force and effect as if the questioned action or inaction had been originally duly authorized, and such ratification shall be binding upon the Trust and its shareholders and shall constitute a bar to any claim or execution of any judgment in respect of such questioned action or inaction.

Section 15.4.          Ambiguity.  In the case of an ambiguity in the application of any provision of these Bylaws or any definition contained in these Bylaws, the Board of Trustees shall have the sole power to determine the application of such provisions with respect to any situation based on the facts known to it and such determination shall be final and binding unless determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been made in bad faith.

Section 15.5.          Section 13.2. Inspection of Bylaws.  The Trustees shall keep at the principal office for the transaction of business of the Trust the original or a copy of the Bylaws as amended or otherwise altered to date, certified by the secretary, which shall be open to inspection by the shareholders at all reasonable times during office hours.

Section 15.6.          Section 13.3. Election to be Subject to Part of Title 3, Subtitle 8.  Notwithstanding any other provision contained in the Declaration of Trust or these Bylaws, the Trust hereby elects to be subject to Section 3-804(b) and (c) and Section 3-805 of Title 3, Subtitle 8 of the Corporations and Associations Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland General Corporation Law (or any successor statute).  This Section 13.315.6 only may be repealed, in whole or in part, by a subsequent amendment to these Bylaws.

Section 15.7.          Special Voting Provisions relating to Control Shares.  Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein or in the Declaration of Trust or these Bylaws, Title 3, Subtitle 7 of the Maryland General Corporation Law (or any successor statute) shall not apply to any acquisition by any person of shares of beneficial interest of the Trust.  This section may be repealed, in whole or in part, at any time, whether before or after an acquisition of control shares and, upon such repeal, may, to the extent provided by any successor bylaw, apply to any prior or subsequent control share acquisition.

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EX-4.1

Exhibit 4.1

  83/4% SERIES B CUMULATIVE REDEEMABLE PREFERRED SHARES $.01 PAR VALUE PER SHARE

THIS CERTIFICATE IS TRANSFERABLE IN SOUTH SAINT PAUL, MN. A MARYLAND REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST   83/4% SERIES B CUMULATIVE REDEEMABLE PREFERRED SHARES $.01 PAR VALUE PER SHARE SEE REVERSE FOR IMPORTANT NOTICE ON TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS AND OTHER INFORMATION CUSIP 40426W 30 9

THIS CERTIFIES THAT

is the registered holder of

FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE 83/4% SERIES B CUMULATIVE REDEEMABLE PREFERRED SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN

HRPT PROPERTIES TRUST

a Maryland real estate investment trust (the “Trust”), transferable on the books of the Trust by the holder hereof in person or by its duly authorized attorney upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed. This Certificate and the shares evidenced hereby are issued and shall be held subject to all of the provisions of the Declaration of Trust and Bylaws of the Trust and any amendments thereto. The holder of this Certificate and every transferee or assignee hereof by accepting or holding the same agrees to be bound by all of the provisions of the Declaration of Trust and Bylaws of the Trust, as amended from time to time. This Certificate is not valid unless countersigned and registered by the Transfer Agent and Registrar.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust has caused this Certificate to be executed on its behalf by its duly authorized officers.

Dated:

	PRESIDENT	TREASURER

THE DECLARATION OF TRUST PROVIDES THAT THE NAME “HRPT PROPERTIES TRUST” REFERS TO THE TRUSTEES UNDER THE DECLARATION OF TRUST, COLLECTIVELY AS TRUSTEES, BUT NOT INDIVIDUALLY OR PERSONALLY, AND NO TRUSTEE, SHAREHOLDER, EMPLOYEE OR AGENT OF THE TRUST SHALL BE HELD TO ANY PERSONAL LIABILITY, JOINTLY OR SEVERALLY, IN CONNECTION WITH THIS INSTRUMENT. ALL PERSONS DEALING WITH THE TRUST IN ANY WAY SHALL LOOK ONLY TO THE ASSETS OF THE TRUST FOR PAYMENT OF ANY SUM OR PERFORMANCE OF ANY OBLIGATION.

COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
		TRANSFER AGENT
		AND REGISTRAR
BY
		AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE

AMERICAN FINANCIAL PRINTING INCORPORATED – MINNEAPOLIS

HRPT PROPERTIES TRUST

IMPORTANT NOTICE

PURSUANT AND SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THE TRUST’S DECLARATION OF TRUST, A COPY OF WHICH, TOGETHER WITH ALL AMENDMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTS THERETO (THE “DECLARATION”), IS ON FILE WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENTS AND TAXATION OF MARYLAND, THE TRUST HAS THE AUTHORITY TO CREATE ONE OR MORE ADDITIONAL CLASSES OR SERIES OF SHARES AND ISSUE ADDITIONAL SHARES OF ANY EXISTING CLASS OR SERIES OF SHARES.  THE TRUST WILL FURNISH A FULL STATEMENT OF (i) THE AUTHORITY OF THE TRUST TO CREATE ADDITIONAL CLASSES OR SERIES OF SHARES AND ISSUE ADDITIONAL SHARES OF ANY EXISTING CLASS OR SERIES OF SHARES, (ii) THE TERMS OF ANY EXISTING CLASS OR SERIES OF SHARES, AND (iii) SUCH OTHER INFORMATION AS IS REQUIRED BY SECTION 8-203(d) OF THE MARYLAND REIT LAW, WITHOUT CHARGE TO ANY SHAREHOLDER UPON REQUEST TO THE SECRETARY OF THE TRUST.

THE SHARES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON OWNERSHIP AND TRANSFER WHICH ARE OR MAY HEREAFTER BE CONTAINED IN THE DECLARATION OR IN THE BYLAWS OF THE TRUST, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME (THE “BYLAWS”), INCLUDING PROVISIONS WHICH PROHIBIT THE OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN 9.8% OF THE TRUST’S SECURITIES BY ANY PERSON OR GROUP.  THIS DESCRIPTION OF THE RESTRICTIONS UPON OWNERSHIP OR TRANSFER OF THE TRUST’S SECURITIES IS NOT COMPLETE.  A MORE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF THESE RESTRICTIONS APPEARS IN THE DECLARATION OR BYLAWS, AS APPLICABLE,  COPIES OF WHICH WILL BE SENT WITHOUT CHARGE TO ANY SHAREHOLDER UPON REQUEST TO THE SECRETARY OF THE TRUST.

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this Certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:

		UTMA –		Custodian
TEN COM	–  as tenants in common		(Cust)		(Minor)
TEN ENT	–  as tenants by entireties		under Uniform Transfers to Minors
JT TEN	–  as joint tenants with right of survivorship
	and not as tenants in common		Act
			(State)
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in above list.

For value received                                                                                                                          hereby sell, assign, and transfer unto

PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER

IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE

(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS INCLUDING ZIP CODE OF ASSIGNEE)

                                                                                                                                                      &nb sp;                                                    Shares

of beneficial interest represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint                                          Attorney to transfer the said shares on the books of the within-named Trust with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated	X
	X
	NOTICE: THE SIGNATURE TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE CERTIFICATE IN EVERY PARTICULAR WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER.

SIGNATURE GUARANTEED

ALL GUARANTEES MUST BE MADE BY A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION (SUCH AS A BANK OR BROKER) WHICH IS A PARTICIPANT IN THE SECURITIES TRANSFER AGENTS MEDALLION PROGRAM (“STAMP”), THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, INC. MEDALLION SIGNATURE PROGRAM (“MSP”), OR THE STOCK EXCHANGES MEDALLION PROGRAM (“SEMP”) AND MUST NOT BE DATED. GUARANTEES BY A NOTARY PUBLIC ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE.

EX-4.2

Exhibit 4.2

  71/8% SERIES C CUMULATIVE REDEEMABLE PREFERRED SHARES
$.01 PAR VALUE PER SHARE THIS CERTIFICATE IS TRANSFERABLE IN SOUTH SAINT PAUL, MN. A MARYLAND REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST   71/8% SERIES C CUMULATIVE REDEEMABLE PREFERRED SHARES $.01 PAR VALUE PER SHARE SEE REVERSE FOR IMPORTANT NOTICE ON TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS AND OTHER INFORMATION
CUSIP 40426W 40 8

THIS CERTIFIES THAT

is the registered holder of

FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE 71/8% SERIES C CUMULATIVE REDEEMABLE PREFERRED SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN

HRPT PROPERTIES TRUST

a Maryland real estate investment trust (the “Trust”), transferable on the books of the Trust by the holder hereof in person or by its duly authorized attorney upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed. This Certificate and the shares evidenced hereby are issued and shall be held subject to all of the provisions of the Declaration of Trust and Bylaws of the Trust and any amendments thereto. The holder of this Certificate and every transferee or assignee hereof by accepting or holding the same agrees to be bound by all of the provisions of the Declaration of Trust and Bylaws of the Trust, as amended from time to time. This Certificate is not valid unless countersigned and registered by the Transfer Agent and Registrar.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust has caused this Certificate to be executed on its behalf by its duly authorized officers.

Dated:

	PRESIDENT	TREASURER

THE DECLARATION OF TRUST PROVIDES THAT THE NAME “HRPT PROPERTIES TRUST” REFERS TO THE TRUSTEES UNDER THE DECLARATION OF TRUST, COLLECTIVELY AS TRUSTEES, BUT NOT INDIVIDUALLY OR PERSONALLY, AND NO TRUSTEE, SHAREHOLDER, EMPLOYEE OR AGENT OF THE TRUST SHALL BE HELD TO ANY PERSONAL LIABILITY, JOINTLY OR SEVERALLY, IN CONNECTION WITH THIS INSTRUMENT. ALL PERSONS DEALING WITH THE TRUST IN ANY WAY SHALL LOOK ONLY TO THE ASSETS OF THE TRUST FOR PAYMENT OF ANY SUM OR PERFORMANCE OF ANY OBLIGATION.

COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
		TRANSFER AGENT
		AND REGISTRAR
BY
		AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE

AMERICAN FINANCIAL PRINTING INCORPORATED – MINNEAPOLIS

HRPT PROPERTIES TRUST

IMPORTANT NOTICE

PURSUANT AND SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THE TRUST’S DECLARATION OF TRUST, A COPY OF WHICH, TOGETHER WITH ALL AMENDMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTS THERETO (THE “DECLARATION”), IS ON FILE WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENTS AND TAXATION OF MARYLAND, THE TRUST HAS THE AUTHORITY TO CREATE ONE OR MORE ADDITIONAL CLASSES OR SERIES OF SHARES AND ISSUE ADDITIONAL SHARES OF ANY EXISTING CLASS OR SERIES OF SHARES.  THE TRUST WILL FURNISH A FULL STATEMENT OF (i) THE AUTHORITY OF THE TRUST TO CREATE ADDITIONAL CLASSES OR SERIES OF SHARES AND ISSUE ADDITIONAL SHARES OF ANY EXISTING CLASS OR SERIES OF SHARES, (ii) THE TERMS OF ANY EXISTING CLASS OR SERIES OF SHARES, AND (iii) SUCH OTHER INFORMATION AS IS REQUIRED BY SECTION 8-203(d) OF THE MARYLAND REIT LAW, WITHOUT CHARGE TO ANY SHAREHOLDER UPON REQUEST TO THE SECRETARY OF THE TRUST.

THE SHARES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON OWNERSHIP AND TRANSFER WHICH ARE OR MAY HEREAFTER BE CONTAINED IN THE DECLARATION OR IN THE BYLAWS OF THE TRUST, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME (THE “BYLAWS”), INCLUDING PROVISIONS WHICH PROHIBIT THE OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN 9.8% OF THE TRUST’S SECURITIES BY ANY PERSON OR GROUP.  THIS DESCRIPTION OF THE RESTRICTIONS UPON OWNERSHIP OR TRANSFER OF THE TRUST’S SECURITIES IS NOT COMPLETE.  A MORE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF THESE RESTRICTIONS APPEARS IN THE DECLARATION OR BYLAWS, AS APPLICABLE,  COPIES OF WHICH WILL BE SENT WITHOUT CHARGE TO ANY SHAREHOLDER UPON REQUEST TO THE SECRETARY OF THE TRUST.

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this Certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:

		UTMA –		Custodian
TEN COM	–  as tenants in common		(Cust)		(Minor)
TEN ENT	–  as tenants by entireties		under Uniform Transfers to Minors
JT TEN	–  as joint tenants with right of survivorship
	and not as tenants in common		Act
			(State)
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in above list.

For value received                                                                                                                          hereby sell, assign, and transfer unto

PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER

IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE

(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS INCLUDING ZIP CODE OF ASSIGNEE)

                                                                                                                                                      &nb sp;                                                    Shares

of beneficial interest represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint                                          Attorney to transfer the said shares on the books of the within-named Trust with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated	X
	X
	NOTICE: THE SIGNATURE TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE CERTIFICATE IN EVERY PARTICULAR WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER.

SIGNATURE GUARANTEED

ALL GUARANTEES MUST BE MADE BY A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION (SUCH AS A BANK OR BROKER) WHICH IS A PARTICIPANT IN THE SECURITIES TRANSFER AGENTS MEDALLION PROGRAM (“STAMP”), THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, INC. MEDALLION SIGNATURE PROGRAM (“MSP”), OR THE STOCK EXCHANGES MEDALLION PROGRAM (“SEMP”) AND MUST NOT BE DATED. GUARANTEES BY A NOTARY PUBLIC ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE.

EX-4.3

Exhibit 4.3

  61/2% SERIES D CUMULATIVE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SHARES $.01 PAR VALUE PER SHARE THIS CERTIFICATE IS TRANSFERABLE IN SOUTH SAINT PAUL, MN. A MARYLAND REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST   61/2% SERIES D CUMULATIVE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SHARES $.01 PAR VALUE PER SHARE SEE REVERSE FOR IMPORTANT NOTICE ON TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS AND OTHER INFORMATION
CUSIP 40426W 50 7

THIS CERTIFIES THAT

is the registered holder of

FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE 61/2% SERIES D CUMULATIVE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN

HRPT PROPERTIES TRUST

a Maryland real estate investment trust (the “Trust”), transferable on the books of the Trust by the holder hereof in person or by its duly authorized attorney upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed. This Certificate and the shares evidenced hereby are issued and shall be held subject to all of the provisions of the Declaration of Trust and Bylaws of the Trust and any amendments thereto. The holder of this Certificate and every transferee or assignee hereof by accepting or holding the same agrees to be bound by all of the provisions of the Declaration of Trust and Bylaws of the Trust, as amended from time to time. This Certificate is not valid unless countersigned and registered by the Transfer Agent and Registrar.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust has caused this Certificate to be executed on its behalf by its duly authorized officers.

Dated:

	PRESIDENT	TREASURER

THE DECLARATION OF TRUST PROVIDES THAT THE NAME “HRPT PROPERTIES TRUST” REFERS TO THE TRUSTEES UNDER THE DECLARATION OF TRUST, COLLECTIVELY AS TRUSTEES, BUT NOT INDIVIDUALLY OR PERSONALLY, AND NO TRUSTEE, SHAREHOLDER, EMPLOYEE OR AGENT OF THE TRUST SHALL BE HELD TO ANY PERSONAL LIABILITY, JOINTLY OR SEVERALLY, IN CONNECTION WITH THIS INSTRUMENT. ALL PERSONS DEALING WITH THE TRUST IN ANY WAY SHALL LOOK ONLY TO THE ASSETS OF THE TRUST FOR PAYMENT OF ANY SUM OR PERFORMANCE OF ANY OBLIGATION.

COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
		TRANSFER AGENT
		AND REGISTRAR
BY
		AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE

AMERICAN FINANCIAL PRINTING INCORPORATED – MINNEAPOLIS

HRPT PROPERTIES TRUST

IMPORTANT NOTICE

PURSUANT AND SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THE TRUST’S DECLARATION OF TRUST, A COPY OF WHICH, TOGETHER WITH ALL AMENDMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTS THERETO (THE “DECLARATION”), IS ON FILE WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENTS AND TAXATION OF MARYLAND, THE TRUST HAS THE AUTHORITY TO CREATE ONE OR MORE ADDITIONAL CLASSES OR SERIES OF SHARES AND ISSUE ADDITIONAL SHARES OF ANY EXISTING CLASS OR SERIES OF SHARES.  THE TRUST WILL FURNISH A FULL STATEMENT OF (i) THE AUTHORITY OF THE TRUST TO CREATE ADDITIONAL CLASSES OR SERIES OF SHARES AND ISSUE ADDITIONAL SHARES OF ANY EXISTING CLASS OR SERIES OF SHARES, (ii) THE TERMS OF ANY EXISTING CLASS OR SERIES OF SHARES, AND (iii) SUCH OTHER INFORMATION AS IS REQUIRED BY SECTION 8-203(d) OF THE MARYLAND REIT LAW, WITHOUT CHARGE TO ANY SHAREHOLDER UPON REQUEST TO THE SECRETARY OF THE TRUST.

THE SHARES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON OWNERSHIP AND TRANSFER WHICH ARE OR MAY HEREAFTER BE CONTAINED IN THE DECLARATION OR IN THE BYLAWS OF THE TRUST, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME (THE “BYLAWS”), INCLUDING PROVISIONS WHICH PROHIBIT THE OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN 9.8% OF THE TRUST’S SECURITIES BY ANY PERSON OR GROUP.  THIS DESCRIPTION OF THE RESTRICTIONS UPON OWNERSHIP OR TRANSFER OF THE TRUST’S SECURITIES IS NOT COMPLETE.  A MORE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF THESE RESTRICTIONS APPEARS IN THE DECLARATION OR BYLAWS, AS APPLICABLE,  COPIES OF WHICH WILL BE SENT WITHOUT CHARGE TO ANY SHAREHOLDER UPON REQUEST TO THE SECRETARY OF THE TRUST.

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this Certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:

		UTMA –		Custodian
TEN COM	–  as tenants in common		(Cust)		(Minor)
TEN ENT	–  as tenants by entireties		under Uniform Transfers to Minors
JT TEN	–  as joint tenants with right of survivorship
	and not as tenants in common		Act
			(State)
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in above list.

For value received                                                                                                                          hereby sell, assign, and transfer unto

PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER

IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE

(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS INCLUDING ZIP CODE OF ASSIGNEE)

                                                                                                                                                      &nb sp;                                                    Shares

of beneficial interest represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint                                          Attorney to transfer the said shares on the books of the within-named Trust with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated	X
	X
	NOTICE: THE SIGNATURE TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE CERTIFICATE IN EVERY PARTICULAR WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER.

SIGNATURE GUARANTEED

ALL GUARANTEES MUST BE MADE BY A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION (SUCH AS A BANK OR BROKER) WHICH IS A PARTICIPANT IN THE SECURITIES TRANSFER AGENTS MEDALLION PROGRAM (“STAMP”), THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, INC. MEDALLION SIGNATURE PROGRAM (“MSP”), OR THE STOCK EXCHANGES MEDALLION PROGRAM (“SEMP”) AND MUST NOT BE DATED. GUARANTEES BY A NOTARY PUBLIC ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE.

EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

FIRST AMENDMENT TO

PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT

THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is made and entered into as of the 7^th day of August, 2008 by and among HRPT PROPERTIES TRUST, a Maryland real estate investment trust (“HRPT”), HUB PROPERTIES TRUST, a Maryland real estate investment trust (“Hub”), and MOB REALTY TRUST, a Massachusetts nominee trust (“MOB”, and together with HRPT and Hub, each a “Seller” and collectively, “Sellers”), and SENIOR HOUSING PROPERTIES TRUST, a Maryland real estate investment trust (“Purchaser”).

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, Sellers and Purchaser entered into that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of May 5, 2008 (the “Agreement”), with respect to the purchase and sale of certain real property and other property located in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and New York, all as more particularly described in the Agreement;

WHEREAS, the condition to Closing set forth in Sections 4.2 and 5.3 of the Agreement to obtain a Ground Lease Consent and Estoppel with respect to the Property located at 340 Thompson Road, Webster, Massachusetts (the “Webster Property”) will not be satisfied on or before the Closing Date; and

WHEREAS, Sellers and Purchaser desire to amend the Agreement to: (a) remove the Webster Property from the Agreement; (b) reduce the Purchase Price by $3,000,000 as a result of such removal; and (c) change the definition of “Title Company”, all in accordance with the terms of this Amendment;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1.             Defined Terms.  Terms used in this Amendment, but not otherwise defined herein, shall have the meanings given to them in the Agreement.

2.             Allocable Purchase Price Definition.  Section 1.2 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting “One Hundred Twelve Million Nine Hundred Ten Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty-Four Dollars ($112,910,824)” and inserting “One Hundred Nine Million Nine Hundred Ten Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty-Four Dollars ($109,910,824)” in its place.

3.             Ground Lease Definition.  Section 1.8 of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with “Intentionally Deleted.”

4.             Land Definition.  Section 1.12 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting “Schedule B-1 through B-21” and inserting “Schedule B-1 through B-20” in its place.

5.             Properties Definition.  Section 1.18 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting “Schedule B-1 through B-21” and inserting “Schedule B-1 through B-20” in its place.

6.             Purchase Price Definition.  Section 1.19 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting “One Hundred Twelve Million Nine Hundred Ten Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty-Four Dollars ($112,910,824)” and inserting “One Hundred Nine Million Nine Hundred Ten Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty-Four Dollars ($109,910,824)” in its place.

7.             Title Company Definition. Section 1.23 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting “Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation” and inserting “Stewart Title Guaranty Company” in its place.

8.             Closing Documents.  Section 4.1(a) is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“A good and sufficient deed in the applicable form attached as Schedule D hereto, with respect to each Property, in proper statutory form for recording, duly executed and acknowledged by the applicable Seller, conveying title to such Property, free from all liens and encumbrances other than the Permitted Exceptions;”

9.             Ground Lease Consent and Estoppel.  Sections 4.2 and 5.3 of the Agreement are hereby deleted in their entirety and replaced with “Intentionally Deleted.”

10.          Real Property Apportionments.  Section 9.1 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the words “and the Ground Lease” from subsections (i) and (ii) thereof;

11.          Schedule A – List of Properties and Allocable Purchase Prices.  Schedule A to the Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with Schedule A attached hereto.

12.          Schedule B – Land.  Schedule B-1 through B-21 to the Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with Schedule B-1 through B-20 attached hereto.

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13.          Schedule C – Rent Roll.  Schedule C to the Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with Schedule C attached hereto.

14.          Agreement Provisions.  All provisions of the Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, are hereby ratified and confirmed and remain in full force and effect.

15.          Multiple Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed in a number of identical counterparts.  If so executed, each counterpart is to be deemed an original for all purposes, and all such counterparts shall, collectively, constitute one agreement.  Such executed counterparts may be delivered by facsimile or by e-mail (in .pdf format) and any such counterparts so delivered shall be deemed original documents for all purposes.

16.          Non-Liability of Trustees of Seller.  The Declarations of Trust of HRPT and Hub, copies of which are duly filed with the Department of Assessments and Taxation of the State of Maryland, provide that the names “HRPT Properties Trust” and “Hub Properties Trust” refer to the trustees under such Declarations of Trust collectively as trustees, but not individually or personally, and that no trustee, officer, shareholder, employee or agent of HRPT or Hub shall be held to any personal liability, jointly or severally, for any obligation of, or claim against, HRPT or Hub, as the case may be.  All persons dealing with the Sellers in any way shall look only to the assets of the Sellers for the payment of any sum or the performance of any obligation.

17.          Non-Liability of Trustees of Purchaser.  The Declaration of Trust of Senior Housing Properties Trust, a copy of which is duly filed with the Department of Assessments and Taxation of the State of Maryland, provides that the name “Senior Housing Properties Trust” refers to the trustees under such Declaration of Trust collectively as trustees, but not individually or personally, and that no trustee, officer, shareholder, employee or agent of Senior Housing Properties Trust shall be held to any personal liability, jointly or severally, for any obligation of, or claim against, Senior Housing Properties Trust.  All persons dealing with the Purchaser in any way shall look only to the assets of the Purchaser for the payment of any sum or the performance of any obligation.

[Signature page follows.]

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

SELLERS:
HRPT PROPERTIES TRUST,
a Maryland real estate investment trust
By:	/s/ John C. Popeo
	John C. Popeo
	Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
HUB PROPERTIES TRUST,
a Maryland real estate investment trust
By:	/s/ John C. Popeo
	John C. Popeo
	Treasurer
MOB REALTY TRUST,
a Massachusetts nominee trust
By:	/s/ John A. Mannix
	John A. Mannix, as trustee and not individually
By:	/s/ John C. Popeo
	John C. Popeo, as trustee and not individually
PURCHASER:
SENIOR HOUSING PROPERTIES TRUST,
a Maryland real estate investment trust
By:	/s/ David J. Hegarty
	David J. Hegarty
	President

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO FIRST AMENDMENT TO

PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT]

The following schedule has been omitted and will be supplementally furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request:

Schedule A (List of Properties and Allocable Purchase Prices)

The following schedules have been omitted and will be supplementally furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request:

Schedule B-1 through B-20 (Land Descriptions)

The following schedule has been omitted and will be supplementally furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request:

Schedule C (Rent Roll)

EX-12.1

Exhibit 12.1

HRPT PROPERTIES TRUST

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

(dollars in thousands)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,					Year Ended December 31,
	2008		2007			2007 (1)			2006 (1)			2005 (1)			2004 (1)			2003 (1)
Earnings:
Income from continuing operations	$	65,149	$	73,915		$	94,320		$	221,910		$	127,213		$	138,942		$	95,210
Equity in earnings and gains (losses) on equity transactions of equity investments	—		—			—			(119,423		)	(26,115		)	(45,443		)	(23,525		)
Fixed charges	134,577		126,701			171,459			165,903			143,663			118,212			101,144
Distributions from equity investments	—		—			—			5,387			22,646			24,572			27,404
Capitalized interest	—		(489		)	(489		)	(335		)	—			—			—
Adjusted Earnings	$	199,726	$	200,127		$	265,290		$	273,442		$	267,407		$	236,283		$	200,233
Fixed Charges:
Interest expense (including amortization of debt discounts, premiums and deferred financing fees)	$	134,577	$	126,212		$	170,970		$	165,568		$	143,663		$	118,212		$	101,144
Capitalized interest	—		489			489			335			—			—			—
Total Fixed Charges	$	134,577	$	126,701		$	171,459		$	165,903		$	143,663		$	118,212		$	101,144
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges	1.5x		1.6x			1.5x			1.6x			1.9x			2.0x			2.0x

(1)   Reclassifications have been made to the prior years’ financial statements to conform to the current year’s presentation.

EX-12.2

Exhibit 12.2

HRPT PROPERTIES TRUST

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DISTRIBUTIONS

(dollars in thousands)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,					Year Ended December 31,
	2008		2007			2007 (1)			2006 (1)			2005 (1)			2004 (1)			2003 (1)
Earnings:
Income from continuing operations	$	65,149	$	73,915		$	94,320		$	221,910		$	127,213		$	138,942		$	95,210
Equity in earnings and gains (losses) on equity transactions of equity investments	—		—			—			(119,423		)	(26,115		)	(45,443		)	(23,525		)
Fixed charges before preferred distributions	134,577		126,701			171,459			165,903			143,663			118,212			101,144
Distributions from equity investments	—		—			—			5,387			22,646			24,572			27,404
Capitalized interest	—		(489		)	(489		)	(335		)	—			—			—
Adjusted Earnings	$	199,726	$	200,127		$	265,290		$	273,442		$	267,407		$	236,283		$	200,233
Fixed Charges and Preferred Distributions:
Interest expense (including amortization of debt discounts, premiums and deferred financing fees)	$	134,577	$	126,212		$	170,970		$	165,568		$	143,663		$	118,212		$	101,144
Capitalized interest	—		489			489			335			—			—			—
Preferred distributions	38,001		46,204			60,572			44,692			46,000			46,000			46,000
Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Distributions	$	172,578	$	172,905		$	232,031		$	210,595		$	189,663		$	164,212		$	147,144
Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Distributions	1.2x		1.2x			1.1x			1.3x			1.4x			1.4x			1.4x

(1)   Reclassifications have been made to the prior years’ financial statements to conform to the current year’s presentation.

EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO EXCHANGE ACT RULES 13a-14(a) AND 15d-14(a)

I, John A. Mannix, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this quarterly report of HRPT Properties 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(s) 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(s) 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.

Date:	November 7, 2008	/s/ John A. Mannix
		John A. Mannix
		President and Chief Investment Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO EXCHANGE ACT RULES 13a-14(a) AND 15d-14(a)

I, John C. Popeo, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this quarterly report of HRPT Properties 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(s) 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(s) 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.

Date:	November 7, 2008	/s/ John C. Popeo
		John C. Popeo
		Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

EX-31.3

Exhibit 31.3

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO EXCHANGE ACT RULES 13a-14(a) AND 15d-14(a)

I, Barry M. Portnoy, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this quarterly report of HRPT Properties 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(s) 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(s) 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.

Date:	November 7, 2008	/s/ Barry M. Portnoy
		Barry M. Portnoy
		Managing Trustee

EX-31.4

EXHIBIT 31.4

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO EXCHANGE ACT RULES 13a-14(a) AND 15d-14(a)

I, Adam D. Portnoy, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this quarterly report of HRPT Properties 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(s) 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(s) 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.

Date:	November 7, 2008	/s/ Adam D. Portnoy
		Adam D. Portnoy
		Managing Trustee

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1350

(Section 906 of the Sarbanes – Oxley Act of 2002)

In connection with the filing by HRPT Properties Trust (the “Company”) of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2008 (the “Report”), each of the undersigned hereby certifies, to the best of his knowledge:

1)	The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2)	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Barry M. Portnoy	/s/ John A. Mannix
Barry M. Portnoy	John A. Mannix
Managing Trustee	President and Chief
	Investment Officer
/s/ Adam D. Portnoy	/s/ John C. Popeo
Adam D. Portnoy	John C. Popeo
Managing Trustee	Treasurer and Chief
	Financial Officer
Date: November 7, 2008