<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001444838-14-000032.txt : 20140514
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001444838-14-000032
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20140514
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20140514
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20140514

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			LEXINGTON REALTY TRUST
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000910108
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
		IRS NUMBER:				133717318
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-12386
		FILM NUMBER:		14842239

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE PENN PLAZA
		STREET 2:		SUITE 4015
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10119
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(212) 692-7200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE PENN PLAZA
		STREET 2:		SUITE 4015
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10119

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	LEXINGTON CORPORATE PROPERTIES TRUST
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19980625

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	LEXINGTON CORPORATE PROPERTIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930816
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<a name="s9d2332b8bc3c4506a96662e058569078"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:center;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:center;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section&#160;14(a) of </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:center;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Filed by the Registrant </font><font style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:12pt;">x</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Filed by a Party other than the Registrant </font><font style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:12pt;">&#168;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Check the appropriate box:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td width="50%"></td><td width="4%"></td><td width="46%"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:12pt;">&#168; </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Preliminary Proxy Statement&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:12pt;">&#168; </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Definitive Proxy Statement</font></div><div style="padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:12pt;">x </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Definitive Additional Materials</font></div><div style="padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:12pt;">&#168; </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Soliciting Material Pursuant to &#167; 240.14a-12</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:12pt;">&#168;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:center;padding-left:6px;text-indent:0px;font-size:14pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td width="100%"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:8px;padding-top:8px;text-align:center;text-indent:48px;font-size:14pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:14pt;font-weight:bold;">LEXINGTON REALTY TRUST</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:8px;text-align:center;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Organizational Documents)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:38px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:8px;text-align:center;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement if other than the Registrant)</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;padding-top:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:6px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:12pt;">x</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">No fee required.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:6px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:12pt;">&#168;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">1) &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:  </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">2) &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">3) &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">4) &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:  </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">5) &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Total fee paid: </font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:6px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:12pt;">&#168;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:6px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:12pt;">&#168;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously.  Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">1) &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Amount Previously Paid:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">2) &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">3) &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Filing Party:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">4) &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Date Filed:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><br><div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="se757551c7b3640009279919afa9fc36c"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Lexington Realty Trust</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 20, 2014</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Supplemental Information Regarding Proposal 2: Advisory Resolution to Approve the Compensation of Our Named Executive Officers</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Dear Lexington Shareholders:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">At our Annual Meeting on May 20, 2014, you have been asked to consider and vote upon an advisory resolution to approve the compensation of the named executive officers, as disclosed in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, which we refer to as our &#8220;Say-on-Pay proposal&#8221;.  At least one proxy advisory firm, ISS Proxy Advisory Services, has recommended that their clients vote &#8220;against&#8221; our Say-on-Pay proposal.  We disagree with this recommendation.  We believe that the analyses behind the recommendation do not accurately reflect a number of important aspects of our compensation program and that our shareholders should disregard this recommendation and vote &#8220;FOR&#8221; our Say-on-Pay proposal for the following reasons:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:24px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">The structure of our executive compensation program has been substantially the same for the last several years.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:72px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">In 2013, 2012 and 2011, our executive compensation consisted of base salary, an annual cash incentive and an annual long-term incentive award, with a long-term retention grant for our CEO in 2012 and long-term retention grants for our CEO, CFO and General Counsel in 2013. The subjective and objective measurements for the incentives were substantially similar for 2013, 2012 and 2011.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:72px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">All proxy advisory firms that reported on us recommended a vote &#8220;FOR&#8221; our Say-on-Pay proposal in 2012 and 2011.  Approximately 98%, 99% and 99% of our shareholders voted &#8220;FOR&#8221; the executive compensation programs in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:72px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The long-term retention grants to our CEO, CFO and General Counsel in January 2013 were included as part of our executive compensation disclosure contained in the proxy statement for our 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and none of the proxy advisory firms commented on such grants in their reports for that meeting. </font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:24px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">2.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">ISS&#8217;s quantitative screen found a low level of concern for most of our executive compensation program.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:72px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Our ISS QuickScore for Compensation was 4, which is one notch higher than last year when ISS recommended a vote &#8220;FOR&#8221; our executive compensation.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:72px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">ISS indicated a low level of concern for Non-Performance-Based Pay Elements, Peer Group Benchmarking, Severance/CIC Arrangements and Comp Committee Communication/Responsiveness. </font></div></td></tr></table><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">1</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="se757551c7b3640009279919afa9fc36c"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:24px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">3.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Our CEO did not receive any increase in base salary from 2008 until 2013.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:76px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:52px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">In 2013, our CEO&#8217;s base salary was increased by 9%, the first increase in five years.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:76px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:52px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">During the period commencing January 1, 2009 and ending December 31, 2012 (the period during which no base salary increase was made), our absolute return was 197%, and our absolute return for 2012 was 48%.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:76px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:52px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">A 9% increase spread over five years would have had a cascading effect resulting in higher total compensation payments. </font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:24px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">4.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Our Compensation Committee does not believe in arbitrary and pure formula driven compensation programs.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:76px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:52px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Our shareholders elect trustees to exercise their discretion and business judgment and objective measurements prevent the exercise of business judgment. Our Compensation Committee does not believe that using negative discretion to reduce awards should be discouraged. </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:76px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:52px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">While total return is of the utmost importance, market factors and volatility may generate compensation windfalls without regard to business plan execution.  Retaining subjective discretion is necessary to protect against windfalls and manipulation of plan objectives.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:76px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:52px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Acquisition and disposition activity, balance sheet management and leasing activities are the drivers of our business, are essential to growing shareholder value and should not be overlooked in assessing executive performance. </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:76px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:52px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Our subjective measures, which were the same in 2013, 2012 and 2011, provide discernible goals that our executives achieved, including the following which ISS took exception with: </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:124px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:100px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#9702;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;expense control&#8221; - in 2012 and 2013, our G&amp;A as a percentage of revenues was essentially flat despite significantly increased transaction activity.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:124px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:100px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#9702;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;shareholder relations&#8221; - three of our five shareholders holding 5% or more of our outstanding shares in 2012 increased their holdings from 2012 to 2013 and we had a new 5% or more shareholder in 2013.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:124px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:100px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#9702;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;leasing&#8221; - we entered into 59 new and renewal leases totaling approximately 5.7 million square feet and increased overall portfolio occupancy to 97.6% at December 31, 2013, compared to 97.3% at December 31, 2012.  Leasing is essential to a commercial real estate enterprise.  </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:124px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:100px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#9702;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;capital allocation&#8221; - we monetized properties for an aggregate price of approximately $167.3 million in 2013 and upgraded the quality of our portfolio by extending our weighted average lease term on a cash basis to approximately 11.2 years at December 31, 2013 compared to approximately 6.9 years at December 31, 2012. </font></div></td></tr></table><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">2</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="se757551c7b3640009279919afa9fc36c"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:124px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:76px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:52px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">We believe that using the same and many measurements for the annual incentive opportunity and the annual long-term incentive opportunity incentivizes management to take a holistic approach to our business as opposed to focusing on short-term share price movements. </font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:76px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:24px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">5.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Our measurement period is from December 1 to November 30. </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:72px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">For the measurement period, we obtained a 14.8% absolute return and an 8.4% relative return, which is &#8220;High&#8221; performance under any objective standard.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:72px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The absolute total return and relative total return targets for 2013 were incorrectly stated in our proxy statements as 2% and 8%, respectively, but were actually 8% and 2%, respectively.  We believe 8% target growth is appropriate. </font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:72px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:24px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">6.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Regardless of our measurement period, 2013 was a successful year for us and our shareholders </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:72px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">As of December 31, 2013, we have generated positive absolute and relative total shareholder returns over the trailing one-year, three-year and five-year periods.  Our three-year and five-year total returns on a compounded, annualized basis were 15.1% and 24.5%, respectively, which ranks us 23 out of the 112 companies and 23 out of the 103 companies that in applicable period comprised the MSCI US REIT (RMS) Index during the applicable period. </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:72px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">We believe Net Income and Earnings Per Share are not as relevant to a real estate company as Funds From Operations due to the impact of certain items like depreciation and amortization.  Our Company Funds From Operations per share, as adjusted, increased 4% from 2012 to 2013. See page 56 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 26, 2014 for a reconciliation of Net Income to Company Funds from Operations, as adjusted.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:72px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">We increased our quarterly common share dividend rate by 10% from $0.15 per share to $0.165 per share beginning with the dividend paid on January 15, 2014, or $0.60 per share to $0.66 per share on an annualized basis. </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:72px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">In addition, during 2013, we:</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:120px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#9702;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">obtained investment-grade debt ratings and considerably lowered our financing costs;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:120px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#9702;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">completed real estate acquisitions/build-to-suit transactions, including joint venture investments, for an aggregate capitalized cost of approximately $590.4 million;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:120px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#9702;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">extended our weighted-average lease term on a cash basis to approximately 11.2 years; and</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:120px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:96px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#9702;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">leased 5.7 million square feet, ending the year with occupancy of 97.6%.</font></div></td></tr></table><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">3</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="se757551c7b3640009279919afa9fc36c"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:72px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:24px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">7.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">We are committed to retaining the next generation of executive management and aligning their interests with those of our shareholders.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:76px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:52px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">In the proxies for our 2012 and 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, our compensation committee communicated its desire to increase our CEO&#8217;s share ownership to retain his service and further align his interests with those of our shareholders. </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:76px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:52px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">In 2012, our CEO received a 150,000 share long-term retention grant that vested ratably over five years with dividends accruing and only paid upon vesting.  In 2013, our CEO received a 750,000 share long-term retention grant that does not vest until the fifth year and then vests ratably, but 50% of the grant can accelerate AFTER the fifth year if the share price exceeds $15.00 per share for 20 consecutive days. </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:76px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:52px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">At least one proxy advisory firm has INCORRECTLY stated that the initial vesting period for the 2013 long-term retention grant is only three years after which all shares would be eligible for accelerated vesting.  We ensured that our CEO would not be enriched during the initial five-year period by providing for cliff vesting and accrual of all dividends until vesting. </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:76px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:52px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Similar awards were made to our CFO (200,000 shares) and General Counsel (100,000 shares), but not to our Chairman and Vice Chairman who are our founders and who have sufficient share ownership levels for their positions.  </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:76px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:52px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">In recent years, there has been increased competition for executive management in our sector and we believe that long-term retention grants provide for the continued service and </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">loyalty </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">of our executive management. </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:76px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:52px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">These grants were also for superior prior performance during which time we believe our compensation levels were below the level of our performance.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">In summary, we have, and continue to, evaluate compensation decisions in a serious manner and diligently review performance across multiple metrics (not just total return in isolation). Our programs have remained the same for many years and both proxy advisory firms, and more importantly our shareholders, have strongly supported them. As a result, we believe our executive compensation program awarded our named executive officers with compensation commensurate with performance. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">In addition, we have added the following anti-hedging policy to our insider trading policy:  No Restricted Person shall purchase or sell, or make any offer to purchase or offer to sell, derivative securities relating to securities of Lexington, whether or not issued by Lexington, such as exchange traded options to purchase or sell securities of Lexington (so called &#8220;puts&#8221; and &#8220;calls&#8221;) or financial instruments that are designed to hedge or offset any decrease in the market value of the securities of Lexington (including but not limited to prepaid variable forward contracts, equity swaps, collars and exchange funds).</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">We urge you to review the information offered in our 2014 proxy statement and consider the additional points in our analysis above in your decision to vote FOR Proposal 2.</font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">4</font></div></div>	</body>
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