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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-17-058931
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170227
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170227
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170227

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001482512
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE [6500]
		IRS NUMBER:				271430478
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34789
		FILM NUMBER:		17641783

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		11601 WILSHIRE BLVD.
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1600
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90025
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(310) 445-5700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		11601 WILSHIRE BLVD.
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1600
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90025

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001496264
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE [6500]
		IRS NUMBER:				800579682
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-202799-01
		FILM NUMBER:		17641784

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		11601 WILSHIRE BLVD.
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1600
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90025
		BUSINESS PHONE:		310-445-5700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		11601 WILSHIRE BLVD.
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1600
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90025
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>February&nbsp;27, 2017 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Date of
earliest event reported) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Maryland (Hudson Pacific</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Properties, Inc.)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">001-34789</FONT></B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">27-1430478</FONT> (Hudson Pacific</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Properties, Inc.)</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Maryland (Hudson Pacific</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Properties, L.P.)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-202799-01</FONT></FONT></B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">80-0579682</FONT> (Hudson Pacific</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Properties, L.P.)</B></P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of incorporation)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>File Number)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>11601 Wilshire Blvd., Ninth Floor</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Los Angeles, California</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>90025</B></TD></TR>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code: (310)
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">445-5700</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Not Applicable </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) </B></P>
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the registrant under any of the following provisions: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> is filed by Hudson Pacific Properties,
Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;), a Maryland corporation, and Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership of which the Company serves as the sole general partner. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>OTHER EVENTS. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Recent Developments </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On January&nbsp;18, 2017, a subsidiary of the Company entered into a contract for the acquisition of Hollywood Center Studios, a 14.9 acre, approximately
369,000 square foot media and entertainment campus located in Hollywood, California, for $200.0&nbsp;million (before credits, prorations and closing costs) from Studio Management Services, Inc. Based on the Company&#146;s experience operating its
existing media and entertainment assets, Sunset Gower and Sunset Bronson, the Company believes there is significant opportunity for revenue enhancements and cost improvements at Hollywood Center Studios. In addition to the opportunity for
improvements, the property also includes excess density, which the Company estimates may support approximately 575,000 developable square feet, all of which remains subject to entitlement approvals that have not yet been obtained. The Company has
determined that approximately $25.0&nbsp;million of the $200.0&nbsp;million gross purchase price is attributable to density associated with developable land. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The acquisition of Hollywood Center Studios is expected to close in the second quarter of 2017, subject to customary closing conditions. There can be no
assurance that the acquisition will close within the expected time frame or at all. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Federal Income Tax Considerations </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information included in this Current Report on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;8-K</FONT> under the heading &#147;Federal Income Tax
Considerations&#148; and the discussion in Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 hereto supersedes, in its entirety, (i)&nbsp;the discussion under the heading &#147;Federal Income Tax Considerations&#148; in the Registration Statement on
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-3</FONT> of Hudson Pacific Properties,&nbsp;Inc. and Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. (File Nos. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-202799</FONT> and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-202799-01)</FONT></FONT> filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March&nbsp;16, 2015, (ii) the discussion in Exhibit 99.1 to the Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> of Hudson
Pacific Properties, Inc. and Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;10, 2016, and (iii)&nbsp;the discussion in Exhibit 99.1 to the Current Report on Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> of Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. and Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July&nbsp;18, 2016. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Forward-Looking Statements </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This communication may
contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements relate to expectations, beliefs, projections, future plans and strategies, anticipated events or trends and similar expressions
concerning matters that are not historical facts. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking terminology such as &#147;may,&#148; &#147;will,&#148; &#147;should,&#148; &#147;expects,&#148;
&#147;intends,&#148; &#147;plans,&#148; &#147;anticipates,&#148; &#147;believes,&#148; &#147;estimates,&#148; &#147;predicts,&#148; or &#147;potential&#148; or the negative of these words and phrases or similar words or phrases that are predictions
of or indicate future events or trends and that do not relate solely to historical matters. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and contingencies, many of which are beyond the Company&#146;s
control, which may cause actual results to differ significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statement. All forward-looking statements reflect the Company&#146;s good faith beliefs, assumptions and expectations, but they are not
guarantees of future performance. Furthermore, the Company disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors, of new information, data or methods, future
events or other changes. For a further discussion of these and other factors that could cause the Company&#146;s future results to differ materially from any forward-looking statements, see the section entitled &#147;Risk Factors&#148; in the Annual
Report on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;10-K</FONT> of Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. and Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2016 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February&nbsp;21,
2017 and other risks described in documents subsequently filed by Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. and Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. </P>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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
hereunto duly authorized. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Date: February&nbsp;27, 2017</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
following is a general summary of certain material U.S. federal income tax considerations regarding our election to be taxed as a REIT, the exercise of redemption rights with respect to the common units, and the acquisition, ownership or disposition
of our capital stock or the operating partnership&#146;s debt securities. Supplemental U.S. federal income tax considerations relevant to the ownership of the securities offered by this prospectus may be provided in the prospectus supplement that
relates to those securities. For purposes of this discussion, references to &#147;we,&#148; &#147;our&#148; and &#147;us&#148; mean only Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. and do not include any of its subsidiaries, except as otherwise indicated. This
summary is for general information only and is not tax advice. The information in this summary is based on: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">current, temporary and proposed Treasury Regulations promulgated under the Code; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the legislative history of the Code; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">administrative interpretations and practices of the Internal Revenue Service, or the IRS; and </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">court decisions; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">in each case, as of the date of this Current Report on Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K.</FONT> In addition, the administrative interpretations and practices of the IRS include its practices and policies as expressed in private letter rulings that are not binding on the IRS except with respect to
the particular taxpayers who requested and received those rulings. The sections of the Code and the corresponding Treasury Regulations that relate to qualification and taxation as a REIT are highly technical and complex. The following discussion
sets forth certain material aspects of the sections of the Code that govern the U.S. federal income tax treatment of a REIT and its stockholders. This summary is qualified in its entirety by the applicable Code provisions, Treasury Regulations
promulgated under the Code, and administrative and judicial interpretations thereof. Future legislation, Treasury Regulations, administrative interpretations and practices and/or court decisions may adversely affect the tax considerations contained
in this discussion. Any such change could apply retroactively to transactions preceding the date of the change. We have not requested and do not intend to request a ruling from the IRS that we qualify as a REIT, and the statements in this prospectus
are not binding on the IRS or any court. Thus, we can provide no assurance that the tax considerations contained in this discussion will not be challenged by the IRS or will be sustained by a court if challenged by the IRS. This summary does not
discuss any state, local or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> tax consequences, or any tax consequences arising under any U.S. federal tax laws other than U.S. federal income tax laws, associated with the exercise of redemption rights
with respect to the common units, the acquisition, ownership, or disposition of our capital stock or the operating partnership&#146;s debt securities, or our election to be taxed as a REIT. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>You are urged to consult your tax advisors regarding the tax consequences to you of: </B></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>the exercise of redemption rights with respect to the common units; </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>the acquisition, ownership or disposition of our capital stock or the operating partnership&#146;s debt securities, including the U.S. federal, state, local, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> and other
tax consequences; </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>our election to be taxed as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes; and </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>potential changes in applicable tax laws. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Tax Consequences of the Exercise of Redemption Rights
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If you are a holder of common units and you exercise your right to require our operating partnership to redeem all or part of your common units, and
we elect to acquire some or all of your common units in exchange for our common stock, the exchange will be a taxable transaction. You generally will recognize gain in an amount equal to the value of the common stock received, plus the amount of
liabilities of our operating partnership allocable to your common units being acquired, less your tax basis in those units. The recognition of any loss is subject to a number of </P>

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limitations set forth in the Code. The character of any gain or loss as capital or ordinary, or any gain as recapture gain under Section&nbsp;1250 of the Code, will depend on the nature of the
assets of our operating partnership at the time of the exchange. The tax treatment of any redemption of your units by our operating partnership for cash may be similar, depending on your circumstances. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Taxation of Our Company </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>General </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We elected to be taxed as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Code commencing with our taxable year ended December&nbsp;31, 2010. We believe that we
have been organized and have operated in a manner that has allowed us to qualify for taxation as a REIT under the Code commencing with our taxable year ended December&nbsp;31, 2010, and we intend to continue to be organized and operate in this
manner. However, qualification and taxation as a REIT depend upon our ability to meet the various qualification tests imposed under the Code, including through actual operating results, asset composition, distribution levels and diversity of stock
ownership. Accordingly, no assurance can be given that we have been organized and have operated, or will continue to be organized and operate, in a manner so as to qualify or remain qualified as a REIT. See &#147;&#151;Failure to Qualify.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Latham&nbsp;&amp; Watkins LLP has acted as our tax counsel in connection with this prospectus and our election to be taxed as a REIT. Latham&nbsp;&amp;
Watkins LLP has rendered an opinion to us, as of March&nbsp;16, 2015 (the date of this prospectus), to the effect that, commencing with our taxable year ended December&nbsp;31, 2010, we have been organized and have operated in conformity with the
requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT under the Code, and our proposed method of operation will enable us to continue to meet the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT under the Code. It must be emphasized that this
opinion was based on various assumptions and representations as to factual matters, including representations made by us in a factual certificate provided by one of our officers. Moreover, our qualification and taxation as a REIT depend upon our
ability to meet the various qualification tests imposed under the Code, which are discussed below, including through actual operating results, asset composition, distribution levels and diversity of stock ownership, the results of which have not
been and will not be reviewed by Latham&nbsp;&amp; Watkins LLP. Accordingly, no assurance can be given that our actual results of operation for any particular taxable year have satisfied or will satisfy those requirements. Further, the anticipated
U.S. federal income tax treatment described in this discussion may be changed, perhaps retroactively, by legislative, administrative or judicial action at any time. Latham&nbsp;&amp; Watkins LLP has no obligation to update its opinion subsequent to
the date of such opinion. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Provided we qualify for taxation as a REIT, we generally will not be required to pay U.S. federal corporate income taxes on our
REIT taxable income that is currently distributed to our stockholders. This treatment substantially eliminates the &#147;double taxation&#148; that ordinarily results from investment in a C corporation. A C corporation is a corporation that
generally is required to pay tax at the corporate level. Double taxation means taxation once at the corporate level when income is earned and once again at the stockholder level when the income is distributed. We will, however, be required to pay
U.S. federal income tax as follows: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">First, we will be required to pay tax at regular corporate rates on any undistributed REIT taxable income, including undistributed net capital gains. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Second, we may be required to pay the &#147;alternative minimum tax&#148; on our items of tax preference under some circumstances. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Third, if we have (1)&nbsp;net income from the sale or other disposition of &#147;foreclosure property&#148; held primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of business or (2)&nbsp;other nonqualifying income
from foreclosure property, we will be required to pay tax at the highest corporate rate on this income. To the extent that income from foreclosure property is otherwise qualifying income for purposes of the 75% gross income test, this tax is not
applicable. Subject to certain other requirements, foreclosure property generally is defined as property we acquired through foreclosure or after a default on a loan secured by the property or a lease of the property. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Fourth, we will be required to pay a 100% tax on any net income from prohibited transactions. Prohibited transactions are, in general, sales or other taxable dispositions of property, other than foreclosure property,
held as inventory or primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of business. </TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Fifth, if we fail to satisfy the 75% gross income test or the 95% gross income test, as described below, but have otherwise maintained our qualification as a REIT because certain other requirements are met, we will be
required to pay a tax equal to (1)&nbsp;the greater of (A)&nbsp;the amount by which we fail to satisfy the 75% gross income test and (B)&nbsp;the amount by which we fail to satisfy the 95% gross income test, multiplied by (2)&nbsp;a fraction
intended to reflect our profitability. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Sixth, if we fail to satisfy any of the asset tests (other than a <I>de</I> <I>minimis</I> failure of the 5% or 10% asset test), as described below, due to reasonable cause and not due to willful neglect, and we
nonetheless maintain our REIT qualification because of specified cure provisions, we will be required to pay a tax equal to the greater of $50,000 or the highest corporate tax rate multiplied by the net income generated by the nonqualifying assets
that caused us to fail such test. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Seventh, if we fail to satisfy any provision of the Code that would result in our failure to qualify as a REIT (other than a violation of the gross income tests or certain violations of the asset tests, as described
below) and the violation is due to reasonable cause and not due to willful neglect, we may retain our REIT qualification but we will be required to pay a penalty of $50,000 for each such failure. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Eighth, we will be required to pay a 4% excise tax to the extent we fail to distribute during each calendar year at least the sum of (1)&nbsp;85% of our ordinary income for the year, (2)&nbsp;95% of our capital gain net
income for the year, and (3)&nbsp;any undistributed taxable income from prior periods. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Ninth, if we acquire any asset from a corporation that is or has been a C corporation in a transaction in which our tax basis in the asset is less than the fair market value of the asset, in each case determined as of
the date on which we acquired the asset, and we subsequently recognize gain on the disposition of the asset during the five-year period beginning on the date on which we acquired the asset, then we will be required to pay tax at the highest regular
corporate tax rate on this gain to the extent of the excess of (1)&nbsp;the fair market value of the asset over (2)&nbsp;our adjusted tax basis in the asset, in each case determined as of the date on which we acquired the asset. The results
described in this paragraph with respect to the recognition of gain assume that the C corporation will refrain from making an election to receive different treatment under applicable Treasury Regulations on its tax return for the year in which we
acquire the asset from the C corporation. The IRS has issued Treasury Regulations that generally exclude from the application of this <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">built-in</FONT> gains tax any gain from the sale of property acquired in an
exchange under Section&nbsp;1031 (a like-kind exchange) or Section&nbsp;1033 (an involuntary conversion) of the Code. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Tenth, our subsidiaries that are C corporations, including our &#147;taxable REIT subsidiaries,&#148; generally will be required to pay U.S. federal corporate income tax on their earnings. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Eleventh, we will be required to pay a 100% tax on any &#147;redetermined rents,&#148; &#147;redetermined deductions,&#148; &#147;excess interest&#148; or &#147;redetermined TRS service income.&#148; See
&#147;&#151;Penalty Tax.&#148; In general, redetermined rents are rents from real property that are overstated as a result of services furnished to any of our tenants by a taxable REIT subsidiary of ours. Redetermined deductions and excess interest
generally represent amounts that are deducted by a taxable REIT subsidiary of ours for amounts paid to us that are in excess of the amounts that would have been deducted based on arm&#146;s length negotiations. Redetermined TRS service income
generally represents income of a taxable REIT subsidiary that is understated as a result of services provided to us or on our behalf. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Twelfth, we may elect to retain and pay income tax on our net capital gain. In that case, a stockholder would include its proportionate share of our undistributed net capital gain (to the extent we make a timely
designation of such gain to the stockholder) in its income, would be deemed to have paid the tax that we paid on such gain, and would be allowed a credit for its proportionate share of the tax deemed to have been paid, and an adjustment would be
made to increase the tax basis of the stockholder in our capital stock. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Thirteenth, if we fail to comply with the requirement to send annual letters to our stockholders requesting information regarding the actual ownership of our stock, and the failure is not due to reasonable cause or due
to willful neglect, we will be subject to a $25,000 penalty, or if the failure is intentional, a $50,000 penalty. </TD></TR></TABLE>

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payroll taxes and state and local income, property and other taxes on our assets and operations. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Requirements</I> <I>for</I> <I>Qualification</I>
<I>as</I> <I>a</I> <I>REIT</I>. The Code defines a REIT as a corporation, trust or association: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">that is managed by one or more trustees or directors; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">that issues transferable shares or transferable certificates to evidence its beneficial ownership; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">that would be taxable as a domestic corporation, but for Sections 856 through 860 of the Code; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">that is not a financial institution or an insurance company within the meaning of certain provisions of the Code; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">that is beneficially owned by 100 or more persons; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">not more than 50% in value of the outstanding stock of which is owned, actually or constructively, by five or fewer individuals, including certain specified entities, during the last half of each taxable year; and
</TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">that meets other tests, described below, regarding the nature of its income and assets and the amount of its distributions. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Code provides that conditions (1)&nbsp;to (4), inclusive, must be met during the entire taxable year and that condition (5)&nbsp;must be met during at
least 335 days of a taxable year of 12 months, or during a proportionate part of a taxable year of less than 12 months. Conditions (5)&nbsp;and (6)&nbsp;do not apply until after the first taxable year for which an election is made to be taxed as a
REIT. For purposes of condition (6), the term &#147;individual&#148; includes a supplemental unemployment compensation benefit plan, a private foundation or a portion of a trust permanently set aside or used exclusively for charitable purposes, but
generally does not include a qualified pension plan or profit sharing trust. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We believe that we have been organized and have operated in a manner that
has allowed us, and will continue to allow us, to satisfy conditions (1)&nbsp;through (7)&nbsp;inclusive, during the relevant time periods. In addition, our charter provides for restrictions regarding ownership and transfer of our shares that are
intended to assist us in continuing to satisfy the share ownership requirements described in conditions (5)&nbsp;and (6)&nbsp;above. A description of the share ownership and transfer restrictions relating to our outstanding capital stock is
contained in the discussion in this prospectus under the heading &#147;Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer.&#148; These restrictions, however, may not ensure that we will, in all cases, be able to satisfy the share ownership requirements
described in conditions (5)&nbsp;and (6)&nbsp;above. If we fail to satisfy these share ownership requirements, except as provided in the next sentence, our status as a REIT will terminate. If, however, we comply with the rules contained in
applicable Treasury Regulations that require us to ascertain the actual ownership of our shares and we do not know, or would not have known through the exercise of reasonable diligence, that we failed to meet the requirement described in condition
(6)&nbsp;above, we will be treated as having met this requirement. See &#147;&#151;Failure to Qualify.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, we may not maintain our status
as a REIT unless our taxable year is the calendar year. We have and will continue to have a calendar taxable year. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Ownership</I> <I>of</I>
<I>Interests</I> <I>in</I> <I>Partnerships,</I> <I>Limited</I> <I>Liability</I> <I>Companies</I> <I>and</I> <I>Qualified</I> <I>REIT</I> <I>Subsidiaries</I>. In the case of a REIT that is a partner in a partnership or a member in a limited liability
company treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, Treasury Regulations provide that the REIT will be deemed to own its proportionate share of the assets of the partnership or limited liability company, as the case may be, based
on its interest in partnership capital, subject to special rules relating to the 10% asset test described below. Also, the REIT will be deemed to be entitled to its proportionate share of the income of that entity. The assets and gross income of the
partnership or limited liability company retain the same character in the hands of the REIT for purposes of Section&nbsp;856 of the Code, including satisfying the gross income tests and the asset tests. Thus, our pro rata share of the assets and
items of income of our operating partnership, including our operating partnership&#146;s share of these items of any partnership or limited liability company treated as a partnership or disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes in
which it owns an interest, is treated as our assets and items of income for purposes of applying the requirements described in this discussion, including the gross income and asset tests described below. A brief summary of the rules governing the
U.S. federal income taxation of partnerships and limited liability companies is set forth below in &#147;&#151;Tax Aspects of Our Operating Partnership, the Subsidiary Partnerships and the Limited Liability Companies.&#148; </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have control of our operating partnership and the subsidiary partnerships and limited liability companies and
intend to operate them in a manner consistent with the requirements for our qualification as a REIT. If we become a limited partner or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-managing</FONT> member in any partnership or limited liability company and
such entity takes or expects to take actions that could jeopardize our status as a REIT or require us to pay tax, we may be forced to dispose of our interest in such entity. In addition, it is possible that a partnership or limited liability company
could take an action which could cause us to fail a gross income or asset test, and that we would not become aware of such action in time to dispose of our interest in the partnership or limited liability company or take other corrective action on a
timely basis. In that case, we could fail to qualify as a REIT unless we were entitled to relief, as described below. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may from time to time own and
operate certain properties through wholly owned subsidiaries that we intend to be treated as &#147;qualified REIT subsidiaries&#148; under the Code. A corporation will qualify as our qualified REIT subsidiary if we own 100% of the corporation&#146;s
outstanding stock and do not elect with the subsidiary to treat it as a &#147;taxable REIT subsidiary,&#148; as described below. A qualified REIT subsidiary is not treated as a separate corporation, and all assets, liabilities and items of income,
gain, loss, deduction and credit of a qualified REIT subsidiary are treated as assets, liabilities and items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit of the parent REIT for all purposes under the Code, including all REIT qualification tests.
Thus, in applying the U.S. federal tax requirements described in this discussion, any qualified REIT subsidiaries we own are ignored, and all assets, liabilities and items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit of such corporations are treated
as our assets, liabilities and items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit. A qualified REIT subsidiary is not subject to U.S. federal income tax, and our ownership of the stock of a qualified REIT subsidiary will not violate the restrictions
on ownership of securities, as described below under &#147;&#151;Asset Tests.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Ownership</I> <I>of</I> <I>Interests</I> <I>in</I> <I>Taxable</I>
<I>REIT</I> <I>Subsidiaries</I>. We currently own an interest in one taxable REIT subsidiary and may acquire securities in additional taxable REIT subsidiaries in the future. A taxable REIT subsidiary is a corporation other than a REIT in which a
REIT directly or indirectly holds stock, and that has made a joint election with such REIT to be treated as a taxable REIT subsidiary. If a taxable REIT subsidiary owns more than 35% of the total voting power or value of the outstanding securities
of another corporation, such other corporation will also be treated as a taxable REIT subsidiary. Other than some activities relating to lodging and health care facilities, a taxable REIT subsidiary may generally engage in any business, including
the provision of customary or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-customary</FONT> services to tenants of its parent REIT. A taxable REIT subsidiary is subject to U.S. federal income tax as a regular C corporation. In addition, a taxable REIT
subsidiary may be prevented from deducting interest on debt funded directly or indirectly by its parent REIT if certain tests regarding the taxable REIT subsidiary&#146;s debt to equity ratio and interest expense are not satisfied. A REIT&#146;s
ownership of securities of a taxable REIT subsidiary is not subject to the 5% or 10% asset test described below. See &#147;&#151;Asset Tests.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Ownership</I> <I>of</I> <I>Interests</I> <I>in</I> <I>Subsidiary</I> <I>REITs</I>. We own and may acquire direct or indirect interests in one or more
entities that have elected or will elect to be taxed as REITs under the Code (each, a &#147;Subsidiary REIT&#148;). A Subsidiary REIT is subject to the various REIT qualification requirements and other limitations described herein that are
applicable to us. If a Subsidiary REIT were to fail to qualify as a REIT, then (i)&nbsp;that Subsidiary REIT would become subject to U.S. federal income tax, (ii)&nbsp;shares in such Subsidiary REIT would cease to be qualifying assets for purposes
of the asset tests applicable to REITs, and (iii)&nbsp;it is possible that we would fail certain of the asset tests applicable to REITs, in which event we would fail to qualify as a REIT unless we could avail ourselves of certain relief provisions.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Income Tests </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We must satisfy two gross
income requirements annually to maintain our qualification as a REIT. First, in each taxable year we must derive directly or indirectly at least 75% of our gross income (excluding gross income from prohibited transactions, certain hedging
transactions, and certain foreign currency gains) from investments relating to real property or mortgages on real property, including &#147;rents from real property&#148;, dividends from other REITs and, in certain circumstances, interest, or
certain types of temporary investments. Second, in each taxable year we must derive at least 95% of our gross income (excluding gross income from prohibited transactions, certain hedging </P>

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transactions, and certain foreign currency gains) from the real property investments described above or dividends, interest and gain from the sale or disposition of stock or securities, or any
combination of the foregoing. For these purposes, the term &#147;interest&#148; generally does not include any amount received or accrued, directly or indirectly, if the determination of all or some of the amount depends in any way on the income or
profits of any person. However, an amount received or accrued generally will not be excluded from the term &#147;interest&#148; solely by reason of being based on a fixed percentage or percentages of receipts or sales. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Rents we receive from a tenant will qualify as &#147;rents from real property&#148; for the purpose of satisfying the gross income requirements for a REIT
described above only if all of the following conditions are met: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The amount of rent is not based in any way on the income or profits of any person. However, an amount we receive or accrue generally will not be excluded from the term &#147;rents from real property&#148; solely because
it is based on a fixed percentage or percentages of receipts or sales; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Neither we nor an actual or constructive owner of 10% or more of our capital stock actually or constructively owns 10% or more of the interests in the assets or net profits of a
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-corporate</FONT> tenant, or, if the tenant is a corporation, 10% or more of the voting power or value of all classes of stock of the tenant. Rents we receive from such a tenant that is a taxable REIT subsidiary
of ours, however, will not be excluded from the definition of &#147;rents from real property&#148; as a result of this condition if at least 90% of the space at the property to which the rents relate is leased to third parties, and the rents paid by
the taxable REIT subsidiary are substantially comparable to rents paid by our other tenants for comparable space. Whether rents paid by a taxable REIT subsidiary are substantially comparable to rents paid by other tenants is determined at the time
the lease with the taxable REIT subsidiary is entered into, extended, and modified, if such modification increases the rents due under such lease. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, if a lease with a &#147;controlled taxable REIT
subsidiary&#148; is modified and such modification results in an increase in the rents payable by such taxable REIT subsidiary, any such increase will not qualify as &#147;rents from real property.&#148; For purposes of this rule, a &#147;controlled
taxable REIT subsidiary&#148; is a taxable REIT subsidiary in which the parent REIT owns stock possessing more than 50% of the voting power or more than 50% of the total value of the outstanding stock of such taxable REIT subsidiary. We currently
lease space to wholly owned subsidiaries of our taxable REIT subsidiary at our media and entertainment properties and may, from time to time, enter into additional leases with one or more taxable REIT subsidiaries. To the extent any rent from such
lease does not satisfy the 90% rental exception described above, our receipt of such rent will not qualify under the gross income tests; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Rent attributable to personal property, leased in connection with a lease of real property, is not greater than 15% of the total rent received under the lease. If this condition is not met, then the portion of the rent
attributable to personal property will not qualify as &#147;rents from real property.&#148; To the extent that rent attributable to personal property, leased in connection with a lease of real property, exceeds 15% of the total rent received under
the lease, we may transfer a portion of such personal property to a taxable REIT subsidiary. Our taxable REIT subsidiary indirectly owns certain personal property leased to tenants at our media and entertainment properties and, from time to time,
one or more of our taxable REIT subsidiaries may own personal property leased to tenants at other properties; and </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">We generally do not operate or manage the property or furnish or render services to our tenants, subject to a 1% <I>de</I> <I>minimis</I> exception and except as provided below. We may, however, perform services that
are &#147;usually or customarily rendered&#148; in connection with the rental of space for occupancy only and are not otherwise considered &#147;rendered to the occupant&#148; of the property. Examples of these services include the provision of
light, heat, or other utilities, trash removal and general maintenance of common areas. In addition, we may employ an independent contractor from whom we derive no revenue to provide customary services to our tenants, or a taxable REIT subsidiary
(which may be wholly or partially owned by us) to provide both customary and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-customary</FONT> services to our tenants without causing the rent we receive from those tenants to fail to qualify as &#147;rents from
real property.&#148; Certain wholly owned subsidiaries of our taxable REIT subsidiary (which is our services company) provide <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-customary</FONT> services to certain of our tenants at our media and entertainment
properties and, from time to time, one or more taxable REIT subsidiaries may provide <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-customary</FONT> services to our tenants at these and other properties. Any amounts we receive from a taxable REIT subsidiary
with respect to the taxable REIT subsidiary&#146;s provision of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-customary</FONT> services will, however, be nonqualifying income under the 75% gross income test and, except to the extent received through the
payment of dividends, the 95% gross income test. </TD></TR></TABLE>

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operating partnership, to take actions we believe will cause us to fail to satisfy the rental conditions described above. However, we may intentionally fail to satisfy some of these conditions to the extent we determine, based on the advice of our
tax counsel, that the failure will not jeopardize our tax status as a REIT. In addition, with respect to the limitation on the rental of personal property, we have not obtained appraisals of the real property and personal property leased to tenants.
Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the IRS will not disagree with our determinations of value. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Moreover, in connection with granting excepted
holder limits to certain excepted holders, we have obtained and, in the future, may obtain representations from these entities in order to ensure that we generally will not be deemed to own an interest in any of our tenants, or in the event we are
treated as owning such an interest as a result of granting such waiver, we will not derive nonqualifying rental income in excess of certain thresholds. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Income we receive that is attributable to the rental of parking spaces at the properties generally will constitute rents from real property for purposes of
the gross income tests if certain services provided with respect to the parking spaces are performed by independent contractors from whom we derive no revenue, either directly or indirectly, or by a taxable REIT subsidiary, and certain other
conditions are met. We believe that the income we receive that is attributable to parking spaces meets these tests and, accordingly, will constitute rents from real property for purposes of the gross income tests. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">From time to time, we may enter into hedging transactions with respect to one or more of our assets or liabilities. Our hedging activities may include
entering into interest rate swaps, caps, and floors, options to purchase these items, and futures and forward contracts. Income from a hedging transaction, including gain from the sale or disposition of such a transaction, that is clearly identified
as a hedging transaction as specified in the Code will not constitute gross income under, and thus will be exempt from, the 75% and 95% gross income tests. The term &#147;hedging transaction,&#148; as used above, generally means (A)&nbsp;any
transaction we enter into in the normal course of our business primarily to manage risk of (1)&nbsp;interest rate changes or fluctuations with respect to borrowings made or to be made by us to acquire or carry real estate assets, or
(2)&nbsp;currency fluctuations with respect to an item of qualifying income under the 75% or 95% gross income test or any property which generates such income and (B)&nbsp;new transactions entered into to hedge the income or loss from prior hedging
transactions, where the property or indebtedness which was the subject of the prior hedging transaction was extinguished or disposed of. To the extent that we do not properly identify such transactions as hedges or we hedge with other types of
financial instruments, the income from those transactions is not likely to be treated as qualifying income for purposes of the gross income tests. We intend to structure any hedging transactions in a manner that does not jeopardize our status as a
REIT. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To the extent our taxable REIT subsidiaries pay dividends or interest, we generally will derive our allocable share of such dividend or interest
income through our interest in our operating partnership. Such dividend or interest income will qualify under the 95%, but not the 75%, gross income test (except to the extent the interest is paid on a loan that is adequately secured by real
property). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will monitor the amount of the dividend and other income from our taxable REIT subsidiaries and will take actions intended to keep this
income, and any other nonqualifying income, within the limitations of the gross income tests. Although we expect these actions will be sufficient to prevent a violation of the gross income tests, we cannot guarantee that such actions will in all
cases prevent such a violation. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If we fail to satisfy one or both of the 75% or 95% gross income tests for any taxable year, we may nevertheless qualify
as a REIT for the year if we are entitled to relief under certain provisions of the Code. We generally may make use of the relief provisions if: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">following our identification of the failure to meet the 75% or 95% gross income tests for any taxable year, we file a schedule with the IRS setting forth each item of our gross income for purposes of the 75% or 95%
gross income tests for such taxable year in accordance with Treasury Regulations to be issued; and </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">It is not possible, however, to state whether in all circumstances we would be entitled to the benefit of these
relief provisions. For example, if we fail to satisfy the gross income tests because nonqualifying income that we intentionally accrue or receive exceeds the limits on nonqualifying income, the IRS could conclude that our failure to satisfy the
tests was not due to reasonable cause. If these relief provisions do not apply to a particular set of circumstances, we will not qualify as a REIT. As discussed above in &#147;&#151;Taxation of Our Company&#151;General,&#148; even if these relief
provisions apply, and we retain our status as a REIT, a tax would be imposed with respect to our nonqualifying income. We may not always be able to comply with the gross income tests for REIT qualification despite periodic monitoring of our income.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Prohibited</I> <I>Transaction</I> <I>Income</I>. Any gain that we realize on the sale of property held as inventory or otherwise held primarily for
sale to customers in the ordinary course of business, including our share of any such gain realized by our operating partnership, either directly or through its subsidiary partnerships and limited liability companies, will be treated as income from
a prohibited transaction that is subject to a 100% penalty tax, unless certain safe harbor exceptions apply. This prohibited transaction income may also adversely affect our ability to satisfy the gross income tests for qualification as a REIT.
Under existing law, whether property is held as inventory or primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of a trade or business is a question of fact that depends on all the facts and circumstances surrounding the particular transaction.
As the general partner of our operating partnership, we intend to cause our operating partnership to hold its properties for investment with a view to long-term appreciation, to engage in the business of acquiring, developing and owning its
properties and to make occasional sales of the properties as are consistent with our investment objectives. We do not intend, and do not intend to permit our operating partnership or its subsidiary partnerships or limited liability companies, to
enter into any sales that are prohibited transactions. However, the IRS may successfully contend that some or all of the sales made by our operating partnership or its subsidiary partnerships or limited liability companies are prohibited
transactions. We would be required to pay the 100% penalty tax on our allocable share of the gains resulting from any such sales. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Penalty</I>
<I>Tax</I>. Any redetermined rents, redetermined deductions, excess interest or redetermined TRS service income we generate will be subject to a 100% penalty tax. In general, redetermined rents are rents from real property that are overstated as a
result of any services furnished to any of our tenants by a taxable REIT subsidiary of ours, redetermined deductions and excess interest represent any amounts that are deducted by a taxable REIT subsidiary of ours for amounts paid to us that are in
excess of the amounts that would have been deducted based on arm&#146;s length negotiations, and redetermined TRS service income is income of a taxable REIT subsidiary that is understated as a result of services provided to us or on our behalf.
Rents we receive will not constitute redetermined rents if they qualify for certain safe harbor provisions contained in the Code. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Currently, certain
wholly owned subsidiaries of our taxable REIT subsidiary provide services to certain of our tenants and pay rent to us and, from time to time, we may enter into additional leases with our taxable REIT subsidiaries that also provide services to our
tenants. We believe we have set, and we intend to set in the future, any fees paid to our taxable REIT subsidiaries for such services, and any rent payable to us by our taxable REIT subsidiaries, at arm&#146;s length rates, although the amounts paid
may not satisfy the safe-harbor provisions described above. These determinations are inherently factual, and the IRS has broad discretion to assert that amounts paid between related parties should be reallocated to clearly reflect their respective
incomes. If the IRS successfully made such an assertion, we would be required to pay a 100% penalty tax on any overstated rents paid to us, or any excess deductions or understated income of our taxable REIT subsidiaries. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Asset Tests </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At the close of each calendar quarter
of our taxable year, we must also satisfy certain tests relating to the nature and diversification of our assets. First, at least 75% of the value of our total assets must be represented by real estate assets, cash, cash items and U.S. government
securities. For purposes of this test, the term &#147;real estate assets&#148; generally means real property (including interests in real property and interests in mortgages on real property and, to a limited extent, personal property), shares (or
transferable certificates of beneficial interest) in other REITs, any stock or debt instrument attributable to the investment of the proceeds of a stock offering or a public offering of debt with a term of at least five years (but only for the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">one-year</FONT> period beginning on the date the REIT receives such proceeds), debt instruments of publicly offered REITs, and personal property leased in connection with a lease of real property for which the rent
attributable to personal property is not greater than 15% of the total rent received under the lease. </P>

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of taxable REIT subsidiaries), other than those securities includable in the 75% asset test. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Third, of the investments included in the 25% asset class,
and except for certain investments in other REITs, our qualified REIT subsidiaries and taxable REIT subsidiaries, the value of any one issuer&#146;s securities may not exceed 5% of the value of our total assets, and we may not own more than 10% of
the total vote or value of the outstanding securities of any one issuer except, in the case of the 10% value test, securities satisfying the &#147;straight debt&#148; safe-harbor or securities issued by a partnership that itself would satisfy the
75% income test if it were a REIT. Certain types of securities we may own are disregarded as securities solely for purposes of the 10% value test, including, but not limited to, any loan to an individual or an estate, any obligation to pay rents
from real property and any security issued by a REIT. In addition, solely for purposes of the 10% value test, the determination of our interest in the assets of a partnership or limited liability company in which we own an interest will be based on
our proportionate interest in any securities issued by the partnership or limited liability company, excluding for this purpose certain securities described in the Code. From time to time we may own securities (including debt securities) of issuers
that do not qualify as a REIT, a qualified REIT subsidiary or a taxable REIT subsidiary. We intend that our ownership of any such securities will be structured in a manner that allows us to comply with the asset tests described above. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Fourth, not more than 25% (20% for taxable years beginning after December&nbsp;31, 2017) of the value of our total assets may be represented by the securities
of one or more taxable REIT subsidiaries. Our operating partnership currently owns 100% of the securities of a corporation that has elected, together with us, to be treated as our taxable REIT subsidiary. So long as this corporation qualifies as our
taxable REIT subsidiary, we will not be subject to the 5% asset test, the 10% voting securities limitation or the 10% value limitation with respect to our ownership of its securities. We may acquire securities in other taxable REIT subsidiaries in
the future. We believe that the aggregate value of our taxable REIT subsidiary has not exceeded, and in the future will not exceed, 25% (20% for taxable years beginning after December&nbsp;31, 2017) of the aggregate value of our gross assets. No
independent appraisals have been obtained to support these conclusions. In addition, there can be no assurance that the IRS will not disagree with our determinations of value. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Fifth, not more than 25% of the value of our total assets may be represented by debt instruments of publicly offered REITs to the extent those debt
instruments would not be real estate assets but for the inclusion of debt instruments of publicly offered REITs in the meaning of real estate assets, as described above (e.g., a debt instrument issued by a publicly offered REIT that is not secured
by a mortgage on real property). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The asset tests must be satisfied at the close of each calendar quarter of our taxable year in which we (directly or
through any partnership or limited liability company) acquire securities in the applicable issuer, and also at the close of each calendar quarter in which we increase our ownership of securities of such issuer (including as a result of an increase
in our interest in any partnership or limited liability company that owns such securities). For example, our indirect ownership of securities of each issuer will increase as a result of our capital contributions to our operating partnership or as
limited partners exercise their redemption/exchange rights. Also, after initially meeting the asset tests at the close of any quarter, we will not lose our status as a REIT for failure to satisfy the asset tests at the end of a later quarter solely
by reason of changes in asset values. If we fail to satisfy an asset test because we acquire securities or other property during a quarter (including as a result of an increase in our interest in any partnership or limited liability company), we may
cure this failure by disposing of sufficient nonqualifying assets within 30 days after the close of that quarter. We believe that we have maintained, and we intend to maintain, adequate records of the value of our assets to ensure compliance with
the asset tests. If we fail to cure any noncompliance with the asset tests within the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> cure period, we would cease to qualify as a REIT unless we are eligible for certain relief provisions discussed
below. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Certain relief provisions may be available to us if we discover a failure to satisfy the asset tests described above after the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> cure period. Under these provisions, we will be deemed to have met the 5% and 10% asset tests if the value of our nonqualifying assets (i)&nbsp;does not exceed the lesser of (a)&nbsp;1% of the total value of
our assets at the end of the applicable quarter or (b)&nbsp;$10,000,000, and (ii)&nbsp;we dispose of the nonqualifying assets or otherwise satisfy such tests within (a)&nbsp;six months after the last day of the quarter in which the failure to
satisfy the asset tests is discovered </P>

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or (b)&nbsp;the period of time prescribed by Treasury Regulations to be issued. For violations of any of the asset tests due to reasonable cause and not due to willful neglect and that are, in
the case of the 5% and 10% asset tests, in excess of the <I>de</I> <I>minimis</I> exception described above, we may avoid disqualification as a REIT after the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> cure period by taking steps including
(i)&nbsp;the disposition of sufficient nonqualifying assets, or the taking of other actions, which allow us to meet the asset tests within (a)&nbsp;six months after the last day of the quarter in which the failure to satisfy the asset tests is
discovered or (b)&nbsp;the period of time prescribed by Treasury Regulations to be issued, (ii)&nbsp;paying a tax equal to the greater of (a)&nbsp;$50,000 or (b)&nbsp;the highest corporate tax rate multiplied by the net income generated by the
nonqualifying assets, and (iii)&nbsp;disclosing certain information to the IRS. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Although we believe we have satisfied the asset tests described above and
plan to take steps to ensure that we satisfy such tests for any quarter with respect to which retesting is to occur, there can be no assurance that we will always be successful, or will not require a reduction in our operating partnership&#146;s
overall interest in an issuer (including in a taxable REIT subsidiary). If we fail to cure any noncompliance with the asset tests in a timely manner, and the relief provisions described above are not available, we would cease to qualify as a REIT.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Annual Distribution Requirements </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To maintain
our qualification as a REIT, we are required to distribute dividends, other than capital gain dividends, to our stockholders in an amount at least equal to the sum of: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the excess of the sum of certain items of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-cash</FONT> income over 5% of our &#147;REIT taxable income.&#148; </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For these purposes, our &#147;REIT taxable income&#148; is computed without regard to the dividends paid deduction and our net capital gain. In addition, for
purposes of this test, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-cash</FONT> income generally means income attributable to leveled stepped rents, original issue discount, cancellation of indebtedness, or a like-kind exchange that is later determined to
be taxable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, our &#147;REIT taxable income&#148; will be reduced by any taxes we are required to pay on any gain we recognize from the
disposition of any asset we acquired from a corporation that is or has been a C corporation in a transaction in which our tax basis in the asset is less than the fair market value of the asset, in each case determined as of the date on which we
acquired the asset, within the five-year period following our acquisition of such asset, as described above under &#147;&#151;General.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We generally
must pay, or be treated as paying, the distributions described above in the taxable year to which they relate. At our election, a distribution will be treated as paid in a taxable year if it is declared before we timely file our tax return for such
year and paid on or before the first regular dividend payment after such declaration, provided such payment is made during the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12-month</FONT> period following the close of such year. These distributions are treated
as received by our stockholders in the year in which paid. This is so even though these distributions relate to the prior year for purposes of the 90% distribution requirement. In order to be taken into account for purposes of our distribution
requirement, except as provided below, the amount distributed must not be preferential&#151;<I>i.e.</I>, every stockholder of the class of stock to which a distribution is made must be treated the same as every other stockholder of that class, and
no class of stock may be treated other than according to its dividend rights as a class. This preferential limitation will not apply to distributions made by us, provided we qualify as a &#147;publicly offered REIT.&#148; We believe that we are, and
expect we will continue to be, a &#147;publicly offered REIT.&#148; However, Subsidiary REITs we may own from time to time may not be publicly offered REITs. To the extent that we do not distribute all of our net capital gain, or distribute at least
90%, but less than 100%, of our &#147;REIT taxable income,&#148; as adjusted, we will be required to pay tax on the undistributed amount at regular corporate tax rates. We believe that we have made, and we intend to continue to make, timely
distributions sufficient to satisfy these annual distribution requirements and to minimize our corporate tax obligations. In this regard, the partnership agreement of our operating partnership authorizes us, as its general partner, to take such
steps as may be necessary to cause our operating partnership to distribute to its partners an amount sufficient to permit us to meet these distribution requirements and to minimize our corporate tax obligation. </P>

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STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-cash</FONT> charges included in computing REIT taxable income. Accordingly, we anticipate that we generally will have sufficient cash or liquid assets to enable us to satisfy the distribution requirements described
above. However, from time to time, we may not have sufficient cash or other liquid assets to meet these distribution requirements due to timing differences between the actual receipt of income and actual payment of deductible expenses, and the
inclusion of income and deduction of expenses in determining our taxable income. In addition, we may decide to retain our cash, rather than distribute it, in order to repay debt or for other reasons. If these timing differences occur, we may borrow
funds to pay dividends or pay dividends in the form of taxable stock dividends in order to meet the distribution requirements, while preserving our cash. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under some circumstances, we may be able to rectify an inadvertent failure to meet the 90% distribution requirement for a year by paying &#147;deficiency
dividends&#148; to our stockholders in a later year, which may be included in our deduction for dividends paid for the earlier year. In that case, we may be able to avoid being taxed on amounts distributed as deficiency dividends, subject to the 4%
excise tax described below. However, we will be required to pay interest to the IRS based upon the amount of any deduction claimed for deficiency dividends. While the payment of a deficiency dividend will apply to a prior year for purposes of our
REIT distribution requirements, it will be treated as an additional distribution to our stockholders in the year such dividend is paid. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Furthermore, we
will be required to pay a 4% excise tax to the extent we fail to distribute during each calendar year at least the sum of 85% of our ordinary income for such year, 95% of our capital gain net income for the year and any undistributed taxable income
from prior periods. Any ordinary income and net capital gain on which corporate income tax is imposed for any year is treated as an amount distributed during that year for purposes of calculating this excise tax. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For purposes of the 90% distribution requirement and excise tax described above, dividends declared during the last three months of the taxable year, payable
to stockholders of record on a specified date during such period and paid during January&nbsp;of the following year, will be treated as paid by us and received by our stockholders on December&nbsp;31 of the year in which they are declared. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Like-Kind Exchanges </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may dispose of properties
in transactions intended to qualify as like-kind exchanges under the Code. Such like-kind exchanges are intended to result in the deferral of gain for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The failure of any such transaction to qualify as a like-kind
exchange could require us to pay U.S. federal income tax, possibly including the 100% prohibited transaction tax, depending on the facts and circumstances surrounding the particular transaction. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Failure to Qualify </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If we discover a violation of
a provision of the Code that would result in our failure to qualify as a REIT, certain specified cure provisions may be available to us. Except with respect to violations of the gross income tests and asset tests (for which the cure provisions are
described above), and provided the violation is due to reasonable cause and not due to willful neglect, these cure provisions generally impose a $50,000 penalty for each violation in lieu of a loss of REIT status. If we fail to satisfy the
requirements for taxation as a REIT in any taxable year, and the relief provisions do not apply, we will be required to pay tax, including any applicable alternative minimum tax, on our taxable income at regular corporate rates. Distributions to
stockholders in any year in which we fail to qualify as a REIT will not be deductible by us, and we will not be required to distribute any amounts to our stockholders. As a result, we anticipate that our failure to qualify as a REIT would reduce the
cash available for distribution by us to our stockholders. In addition, if we fail to qualify as a REIT, all distributions to stockholders will be taxable as regular corporate dividends to the extent of our current and accumulated earnings and
profits. In such event, corporate distributees may be eligible for the dividends-received deduction. In addition, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-corporate</FONT> stockholders, including individuals, may be eligible for the preferential tax
rates on qualified dividend income. Unless entitled to relief under specific statutory provisions, we would also be ineligible to elect to be treated as a REIT for the four taxable years following the year for which we lose our qualification. It is
not possible to state whether in all circumstances we would be entitled to this statutory relief. </P>

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</I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>General.</I> All of our investments are held indirectly through our operating partnership. In addition, our operating partnership holds certain
of its investments indirectly through subsidiary partnerships and limited liability companies which we believe have been and will continue to be treated as partnerships or disregarded entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In general,
entities that are treated as partnerships or disregarded entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes are &#147;pass-through&#148; entities which are not required to pay U.S. federal income tax. Rather, partners or members of such entities are
allocated their shares of the items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit of the partnership or limited liability company, and are potentially required to pay tax on this income, without regard to whether they receive a distribution from the
partnership or limited liability company. We will include in our income our share of these partnership and limited liability company items for purposes of the various gross income tests, the computation of our REIT taxable income, and the REIT
distribution requirements. Moreover, for purposes of the asset tests, we will include our pro rata share of assets held by our operating partnership, including its share of the assets of its subsidiary partnerships and limited liability companies,
based on our capital interests in each such entity. See &#147;&#151;Taxation of Our Company.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Entity</I> <I>Classification.</I> Our interests in
our operating partnership and the subsidiary partnerships and limited liability companies involve special tax considerations, including the possibility that the IRS might challenge the status of these entities as partnerships (or disregarded
entities). For example, an entity that would otherwise be treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes may nonetheless be taxable as a corporation if it is a &#147;publicly traded partnership&#148; and certain other requirements are
met. A partnership or limited liability company would be treated as a publicly traded partnership if its interests are traded on an established securities market or are readily tradable on a secondary market or a substantial equivalent thereof,
within the meaning of applicable Treasury Regulations. We do not anticipate that our operating partnership or any subsidiary partnership or limited liability company will be treated as a publicly traded partnership that is taxable as a corporation.
However, if any such entity were treated as a corporation, it would be required to pay an entity-level tax on its income. In this situation, the character of our assets and items of gross income would change and could prevent us from satisfying the
REIT asset tests and possibly the REIT income tests. See &#147;&#151;Taxation of Our Company&#151;Asset Tests&#148; and &#147;&#151;Income Tests.&#148; This, in turn, could prevent us from qualifying as a REIT. See &#147;&#151;Failure to
Qualify&#148; for a discussion of the effect of our failure to meet these tests. In addition, a change in the tax status of our operating partnership or a subsidiary partnership or limited liability company to a corporation might be treated as a
taxable event. If so, we might incur a tax liability without any related cash payment. We believe our operating partnership and each of the subsidiary partnerships and limited liability companies have been and will continue to be treated as
partnerships or disregarded entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Allocations</I> <I>of</I> <I>Income,</I> <I>Gain,</I> <I>Loss</I>
<I>and</I> <I>Deduction</I>. The operating partnership agreement generally provides that allocations of net income will be made first to holders of series A preferred units to the extent of the accrued preferred return on such units. To the extent
we issue a new class of preferred stock, we expect to contribute the net proceeds from such issuance to the operating partnership in exchange for a new class of preferred units, which will be entitled to allocations of net income in accordance with
their terms. Any remaining net income will be allocated to holders of common units. Allocations to holders of common units will generally be made proportionately to all such holders in respect of such units. Certain limited partners have guaranteed
debt of our operating partnership, indirectly through an agreement to make capital contributions to our operating partnership under limited circumstances. As a result of these guaranties or contribution agreements, and notwithstanding the foregoing
discussion of allocations of income and loss of our operating partnership to holders of units, such limited partners could under limited circumstances be allocated a disproportionate amount of net loss upon a liquidation of our operating
partnership, which net loss would have otherwise been allocable to us. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an allocation of partnership income or loss does not comply with the
requirements of Section&nbsp;704(b) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder, the item subject to the allocation will be reallocated in accordance with the partners&#146; interests in the partnership. This reallocation will be determined
by taking into account all of the facts and circumstances relating to the economic arrangement of the partners with respect to such item. The allocations of taxable income and loss of our operating partnership and any subsidiaries that are treated
as partnerships for income tax purposes are intended to comply with the requirements of Section&nbsp;704(b) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder. </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Tax</I> <I>Allocations</I> <I>With</I> <I>Respect</I> <I>to</I> <I>the</I> <I>Properties</I>. Under
Section&nbsp;704(c) of the Code, income, gain, loss and deduction attributable to appreciated or depreciated property that is contributed to a partnership (including a limited liability company treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax
purposes) in exchange for an interest in the partnership, must be allocated in a manner so that the contributing partner is charged with the unrealized gain or benefits from the unrealized loss associated with the property at the time of the
contribution. The amount of the unrealized gain or unrealized loss generally is equal to the difference between the fair market value or book value and the adjusted tax basis of the contributed property at the time of contribution (this difference
is referred to as a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">book-tax</FONT> difference), as adjusted from time to time. These allocations are solely for U.S. federal income tax purposes and do not affect the book capital accounts or other economic or legal
arrangements among the partners. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our operating partnership may, from time to time, acquire interests in property in exchange for interests in our
operating partnership. In that case, the tax basis of these property interests generally carries over to the operating partnership, notwithstanding their different book (<I>i.e.</I>, fair market) value. The partnership agreement requires that income
and loss allocations with respect to these properties be made in a manner consistent with Section&nbsp;704(c) of the Code. Treasury Regulations issued under Section&nbsp;704(c) of the Code provide partnerships (including limited liability companies
treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes) with a choice of several methods of accounting for <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">book-tax</FONT> differences. Depending on the method we choose in connection with any particular
contribution, the carryover basis of each of the contributed interests in the properties in the hands of our operating partnership (i)&nbsp;could cause us to be allocated lower amounts of depreciation deductions for tax purposes than would be
allocated to us if any of the contributed properties were to have a tax basis equal to its respective fair market value at the time of the contribution and (ii)&nbsp;could cause us to be allocated taxable gain in the event of a sale of such
contributed interests or properties in excess of the economic or book income allocated to us as a result of such sale, with a corresponding benefit to the other partners in our operating partnership. An allocation described in clause (ii)&nbsp;above
might cause us or the other partners to recognize taxable income in excess of cash proceeds in the event of a sale or other disposition of property, which might adversely affect our ability to comply with the REIT distribution requirements. See
&#147;&#151;General&#151;Requirements for Qualification as a REIT&#148; and &#147;&#151;Annual Distribution Requirements.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any property acquired by
our operating partnership in a taxable transaction will initially have a tax basis equal to its fair market value, and Section&nbsp;704(c) of the Code generally will not apply. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Partnership</I> <I>Audit</I> <I>Rules</I>. The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 changes the rules applicable to U.S. federal income tax audits of
partnerships. Under the new rules (which are generally effective for taxable years beginning after December&nbsp;31, 2017), among other changes and subject to certain exceptions, any audit adjustment to items of income, gain, loss, deduction, or
credit of a partnership (and any partner&#146;s distributive share thereof) is determined, and taxes, interest, or penalties attributable thereto are assessed and collected, at the partnership level. Although it is uncertain how these new rules will
be implemented, it is possible that they could result in partnerships in which we directly or indirectly invest being required to pay additional taxes, interest and penalties as a result of an audit adjustment, and we, as a direct or indirect
partner of these partnerships, could be required to bear the economic burden of those taxes, interest, and penalties even though we, as a REIT, may not otherwise have been required to pay additional corporate-level taxes as a result of the related
audit adjustment. The changes created by these new rules are sweeping and in many respects dependent on the promulgation of future regulations or other guidance by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Investors are urged to consult their tax advisors with respect to these changes and their potential impact on their investment in our capital stock. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Federal Income Tax Considerations for Holders of Our Capital Stock and the Operating Partnership&#146;s Debt Securities </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following discussion is a summary of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences to you of acquiring, owning and disposing of our capital stock or
the operating partnership&#146;s debt securities. This discussion is limited to holders who hold our capital stock or the operating partnership&#146;s debt securities as &#147;capital assets&#148; within the meaning of Section&nbsp;1221 of the Code
(generally, property held for investment). In addition, in the case of the operating partnership&#146;s debt securities, this discussion is limited to persons purchasing such securities for cash at original issue and at their original &#147;issue
price&#148; within the meaning of Section&nbsp;1273 of the Code (i.e., the first price </P>

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at which a substantial amount of the debt securities is sold to the public for cash). This discussion does not address all U.S. federal income tax consequences relevant to a holder&#146;s
particular circumstances. In addition, except where specifically noted, it does not address consequences relevant to holders subject to special rules, including, without limitation: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">U.S. expatriates and former citizens or long-term residents of the United States; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">persons subject to the alternative minimum tax; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">U.S. holders (as defined below) whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">persons holding our capital stock or the operating partnership&#146;s debt securities as part of a hedge, straddle or other risk reduction strategy or as part of a conversion transaction or other integrated investment;
</TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">banks, insurance companies, and other financial institutions; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">REITs or regulated investment companies; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">brokers, dealers or traders in securities; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">&#147;controlled foreign corporations,&#148; &#147;passive foreign investment companies,&#148; and corporations that accumulate earnings to avoid U.S. federal income tax; </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">S corporations, partnerships or other entities or arrangements treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes (and investors therein); </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">tax-exempt</FONT> organizations or governmental organizations; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="9%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">persons deemed to sell our capital stock or the operating partnership&#146;s debt securities under the constructive sale provisions of the Code; and </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="9%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">persons who hold or receive our capital stock pursuant to the exercise of any employee stock option or otherwise as compensation. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>THIS DISCUSSION IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT INTENDED AS TAX ADVICE. INVESTORS SHOULD CONSULT THEIR TAX ADVISORS WITH RESPECT TO THE
APPLICATION OF THE U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX LAWS TO THEIR PARTICULAR SITUATIONS AS WELL AS ANY TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE ACQUISITION, OWNERSHIP AND DISPOSITION OF OUR CAPITAL STOCK OR THE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP&#146;S DEBT SECURITIES ARISING UNDER OTHER
U.S. FEDERAL TAX LAWS (INCLUDING ESTATE AND GIFT TAX LAWS), UNDER THE LAWS OF ANY STATE, LOCAL OR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">NON-U.S.</FONT> TAXING JURISDICTION OR UNDER ANY APPLICABLE TAX TREATY. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For purposes of this discussion, a &#147;U.S. holder&#148; is a beneficial owner of our capital stock or the operating partnership&#146;s debt securities, as
applicable, that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, is or is treated as: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">a corporation created or organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof, or the District of Columbia; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">an estate, the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income tax regardless of its source; or </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">a trust that (1)&nbsp;is subject to the primary supervision of a U.S. court and the control of one or more &#147;United States persons&#148; (within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) or (2)&nbsp;has a
valid election in effect to be treated as a United States person for U.S. federal income tax purposes. </TD></TR></TABLE>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For purposes of this discussion, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;non-U.S.</FONT> holder&#148; is any
beneficial owner of our capital stock or the operating partnership&#146;s debt securities, as applicable, that is neither a U.S. holder nor an entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes holds our capital stock or the operating partnership&#146;s debt securities, as
applicable, the tax treatment of a partner in the partnership will depend on the status of the partner, the activities of the partnership and certain determinations made at the partner level. Accordingly, partnerships holding our capital stock or
the operating partnership&#146;s debt securities, as applicable, and the partners in such partnerships should consult their tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences to them. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Taxation of Taxable U.S. Holders of Our Capital Stock </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Distributions</I> <I>Generally</I>. Distributions out of our current or accumulated earnings and profits will be treated as dividends and, other than with
respect to capital gain dividends and certain amounts which have previously been subject to corporate level tax discussed below, will be taxable to our taxable U.S. holders as ordinary income when actually or constructively received. See
&#147;&#151;Tax Rates&#148; below. As long as we qualify as a REIT, these distributions will not be eligible for the dividends-received deduction in the case of U.S. holders that are corporations or, except to the extent described in &#147;&#151;Tax
Rates&#148; below, the preferential rates on qualified dividend income applicable to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-corporate</FONT> U.S. holders, including individuals. For purposes of determining whether distributions to holders of our
capital stock are out of our current or accumulated earnings and profits, our earnings and profits will be allocated first to our outstanding preferred stock and then to our outstanding common stock. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To the extent that we make distributions on our capital stock in excess of our current and accumulated earnings and profits allocable to such stock, these
distributions will be treated first as a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">tax-free</FONT> return of capital to a U.S. holder. This treatment will reduce the U.S. holder&#146;s adjusted tax basis in such shares of stock by the amount of the
distribution, but not below zero. Distributions in excess of our current and accumulated earnings and profits and in excess of a U.S. holder&#146;s adjusted tax basis in its shares will be taxable as capital gain. Such gain will be taxable as
long-term capital gain if the shares have been held for more than one year. Dividends we declare in October, November, or December&nbsp;of any year and which are payable to a holder of record on a specified date in any of these months will be
treated as both paid by us and received by the holder on December&nbsp;31 of that year, provided we actually pay the dividend on or before January&nbsp;31 of the following year. U.S. holders may not include in their own income tax returns any of our
net operating losses or capital losses. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">U.S. holders that receive taxable stock dividends, including dividends partially payable in our capital stock and
partially payable in cash, would be required to include the full amount of the dividend (i.e., the cash and the stock portion) as ordinary income (subject to limited exceptions) to the extent of our current and accumulated earnings and profits for
U.S. federal income tax purposes, as described above. The amount of any dividend payable in our capital stock generally is equal to the amount of cash that could have been received instead of the capital stock. Depending on the circumstances of a
U.S. holder, the tax on the distribution may exceed the amount of the distribution received in cash, in which case such U.S. holder would have to pay the tax using cash from other sources. If a U.S. holder sells the capital stock it received in
connection with a taxable stock dividend in order to pay this tax and the proceeds of such sale are less than the amount required to be included in income with respect to the stock portion of the dividend, such U.S. holder could have a capital loss
with respect to the stock sale that could not be used to offset such dividend income. A U.S. holder that receives capital stock pursuant to a distribution generally has a tax basis in such capital stock equal to the amount of cash that could have
been received instead of such capital stock as described above, and has a holding period in such capital stock that begins on the day immediately following the payment date for the distribution. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Capital</I> <I>Gain</I> <I>Dividends</I>. Dividends that we properly designate as capital gain dividends will be taxable to our taxable U.S. holders as a
gain from the sale or disposition of a capital asset held for more than one year, to the extent that such gain does not exceed our actual net capital gain for the taxable year, and may not exceed our dividends paid for the taxable year, including
dividends paid the following year that are treated as paid in the current year. U.S. holders that are corporations may, however, be required to treat up to 20% of certain capital gain dividends as ordinary income. If we properly designate any
portion of a dividend as a capital gain dividend, then, except as otherwise required by law, we presently intend to allocate a portion of the total capital gain dividends paid or made available to holders of all classes of our capital stock for the
year to the holders of each class of our capital stock in </P>

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proportion to the amount that our total dividends, as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes, paid or made available to the holders of each such class of our capital stock for the year
bears to the total dividends, as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes, paid or made available to holders of all classes of our capital stock for the year. In addition, except as otherwise required by law, we will make a similar allocation
with respect to any undistributed long-term capital gains which are to be included in our stockholders&#146; long-term capital gains, based on the allocation of the capital gain amount which would have resulted if those undistributed long-term
capital gains had been distributed as &#147;capital gain dividends&#148; by us to our stockholders. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Retention</I> <I>of</I> <I>Net</I> <I>Capital</I>
<I>Gains</I>. We may elect to retain, rather than distribute as a capital gain dividend, all or a portion of our net capital gains. If we make this election, we would pay tax on our retained net capital gains. In addition, to the extent we so elect,
our earnings and profits (determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes) would be adjusted accordingly, and a U.S. holder generally would: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">include its pro rata share of our undistributed net capital gains in computing its long-term capital gains in its return for its taxable year in which the last day of our taxable year falls, subject to certain
limitations as to the amount that is includable; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">be deemed to have paid its share of the capital gains tax imposed on us on the designated amounts included in the U.S. holder&#146;s income as long-term capital gain; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">receive a credit or refund for the amount of tax deemed paid by it; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">increase the adjusted tax basis of its capital stock by the difference between the amount of includable gains and the tax deemed to have been paid by it; and </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">in the case of a U.S. holder that is a corporation, appropriately adjust its earnings and profits for the retained capital gains in accordance with Treasury Regulations to be promulgated by the IRS. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Passive</I> <I>Activity</I> <I>Losses</I> <I>and</I> <I>Investment</I> <I>Interest</I> <I>Limitations</I>. Distributions we make and gain arising from the
sale or exchange by a U.S. holder of our capital stock will not be treated as passive activity income. As a result, U.S. holders generally will not be able to apply any &#147;passive losses&#148; against this income or gain. A U.S. holder may elect
to treat capital gain dividends, capital gains from the disposition of our capital stock and income designated as qualified dividend income, described in &#147;&#151;Tax Rates&#148; below, as investment income for purposes of computing the
investment interest limitation, but in such case, the holder will be taxed at ordinary income rates on such amount. Other distributions made by us, to the extent they do not constitute a return of capital, generally will be treated as investment
income for purposes of computing the investment interest limitation. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Dispositions</I> <I>of</I> <I>Our</I> <I>Capital</I> <I>Stock</I>. Except as
described below under &#147;&#151;Redemption or Repurchase by Us,&#148; if a U.S. holder sells or disposes of shares of capital stock, it will recognize gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes in an amount equal to the difference between
the amount of cash and the fair market value of any property received on the sale or other disposition and the holder&#146;s adjusted tax basis in the shares. This gain or loss, except as provided below, will be a long-term capital gain or loss if
the holder has held such capital stock for more than one year. However, if a U.S. holder recognizes a loss upon the sale or other disposition of capital stock that it has held for six months or less, after applying certain holding period rules, the
loss recognized will be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent the U.S. holder received distributions from us which were required to be treated as long-term capital gains. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Redemption</I> <I>or</I> <I>Repurchase</I> <I>by</I> <I>Us</I>. A redemption or repurchase of shares of our capital stock will be treated under
Section&nbsp;302 of the Code as a distribution (and taxable as a dividend to the extent of our current and accumulated earnings and profits as described above under &#147;&#151;Distributions Generally&#148;) unless the redemption or repurchase
satisfies one of the tests set forth in Section&nbsp;302(b) of the Code and is therefore treated as a sale or exchange of the redeemed or repurchased shares. The redemption or repurchase generally will be treated as a sale or exchange if it: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">is &#147;substantially disproportionate&#148; with respect to the U.S. holder; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">results in a &#147;complete termination&#148; of the U.S. holder&#146;s stock interest in us; or </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">is &#147;not essentially equivalent to a dividend&#148; with respect to the U.S. holder; </TD></TR></TABLE>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">all within the meaning of Section&nbsp;302(b) of the Code. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In determining whether any of these tests have been met, shares of capital stock, including common stock and other equity interests in us, considered to be
owned by the U.S. holder by reason of certain constructive ownership rules set forth in the Code, as well as shares of our capital stock actually owned by the U.S. holder, must generally be taken into account. Because the determination as to whether
any of the alternative tests of Section&nbsp;302(b) of the Code will be satisfied with respect to the U.S. holder depends upon the facts and circumstances at the time that the determination must be made, U.S. holders are advised to consult their tax
advisors to determine such tax treatment. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If a redemption or repurchase of shares of our capital stock is treated as a distribution, the amount of the
distribution will be measured by the amount of cash and the fair market value of any property received. See &#147;&#151;Distributions Generally&#148; above. A U.S. holder&#146;s adjusted tax basis in the redeemed or repurchased shares generally will
be transferred to the holder&#146;s remaining shares of our capital stock, if any. If the U.S. holder owns no other shares of our capital stock, under certain circumstances, such basis may be transferred to a related person or it may be lost
entirely. Proposed Treasury Regulations issued in 2009, if enacted in their current form, would affect the basis recovery rules described above. It is not clear whether these proposed regulations will be enacted in their current form or at all.
Prospective investors should consult their tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of a redemption or repurchase of our capital stock. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If a redemption or repurchase of shares of our capital stock is not treated as a distribution, it will be treated as a taxable sale or exchange in the manner
described under &#147;&#151;Dispositions of Our Capital Stock.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Tax</I> <I>Rates</I>. The maximum tax rate for
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-corporate</FONT> taxpayers for (1)&nbsp;long-term capital gains, including certain &#147;capital gain dividends,&#148; is generally 20% (although depending on the characteristics of the assets which produced
these gains and on designations which we may make, certain capital gain dividends may be taxed at a 25% rate) and (2) &#147;qualified dividend income&#148; is generally 20%. In general, dividends payable by REITs are not eligible for the reduced tax
rate on qualified dividend income, except to the extent that certain holding period requirements have been met and the REIT&#146;s dividends are attributable to dividends received from taxable corporations (such as its taxable REIT subsidiaries) or
to income that was subject to tax at the corporate/REIT level (for example, if the REIT distributed taxable income that it retained and paid tax on in the prior taxable year). Capital gain dividends will only be eligible for the rates described
above to the extent that they are properly designated by the REIT as &#147;capital gain dividends.&#148; In addition, U.S. holders that are corporations may be required to treat up to 20% of some capital gain dividends as ordinary income. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Taxation of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Tax-Exempt</FONT> Holders of Our Capital Stock </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dividend income from us and gain arising upon a sale of shares of our capital stock generally should not be unrelated business taxable income, or UBTI, to a <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">tax-exempt</FONT> holder, except as described below. This income or gain generally will be UBTI, however, if a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">tax-exempt</FONT> holder holds its shares as &#147;debt-financed
property&#148; within the meaning of the Code. Generally, &#147;debt-financed property&#148; is property the acquisition or holding of which was financed through a borrowing by the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">tax-exempt</FONT> holder. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">tax-exempt</FONT> holders that are social clubs, voluntary employee benefit associations, supplemental unemployment
benefit trusts, or qualified group legal services plans exempt from U.S. federal income taxation under Sections 501(c)(7), (c)(9), (c)(17) or (c)(20) of the Code, respectively, income from an investment in our shares will constitute UBTI unless the
organization is able to properly claim a deduction for amounts set aside or placed in reserve for specific purposes so as to offset the income generated by its investment in our shares. These prospective investors should consult their tax advisors
concerning these &#147;set aside&#148; and reserve requirements. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding the above, however, a portion of the dividends paid by a
&#147;pension-held REIT&#148; may be treated as UBTI as to certain trusts that hold more than 10%, by value, of the interests in the REIT. A REIT will not be a &#147;pension-held REIT&#148; if it is able to satisfy the &#147;not closely held&#148;
requirement without relying on the &#147;look-through&#148; exception with respect to certain trusts or if such REIT is not &#147;predominantly held&#148; by &#147;qualified trusts.&#148; As a result of restrictions on ownership and transfer of our
stock contained in our charter, we do not expect to be classified as a &#147;pension-held REIT,&#148; and as a result, the tax treatment described above should be inapplicable to our holders. However, because our common stock is (and, we anticipate,
will continue to be) publicly traded, we cannot guarantee that this will always be the case. </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following discussion addresses the rules governing U.S. federal income taxation of the acquisition, ownership and disposition of our capital stock by <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holders. These rules are complex, and no attempt is made herein to provide more than a brief summary of such rules. Accordingly, the discussion does not address all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation
and does not address other federal, state, local or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> tax consequences that may be relevant to a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder in light of its particular circumstances. We urge
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holders to consult their tax advisors to determine the impact of U.S. federal, state, local and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> income and other tax laws and any applicable tax treaty
on the acquisition, ownership and disposition of shares of our capital stock, including any reporting requirements. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Distributions</I>
<I>Generally</I>. Distributions (including any taxable stock dividends) that are neither attributable to gains from sales or exchanges by us of U.S. real property interests, or USRPIs, nor designated by us as capital gain dividends (except as
described below) will be treated as dividends of ordinary income to the extent that they are made out of our current or accumulated earnings and profits. Such distributions ordinarily will be subject to withholding of U.S. federal income tax at a
30% rate or such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty, unless the distributions are treated as effectively connected with the conduct by the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder of a trade or business
within the United States (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder maintains a permanent establishment in the United States to which such dividends are attributable). Under
certain treaties, however, lower withholding rates generally applicable to dividends do not apply to dividends from a REIT. Certain certification and disclosure requirements must be satisfied for a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT>
holder to be exempt from withholding under the effectively connected income exemption. Dividends that are treated as effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business will generally not be subject to withholding but will be subject to U.S. federal
income tax on a net basis at graduated rates, in the same manner as dividends paid to U.S. holders are subject to U.S. federal income tax. Any such dividends received by a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder that is a corporation
may also be subject to an additional branch profits tax at a 30% rate (applicable after deducting U.S. federal income taxes paid on such effectively connected income) or such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except as otherwise provided below, we expect to withhold U.S. federal income tax at the rate of 30% on any distributions made to a <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder unless: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">a lower treaty rate applies and the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder files with us an IRS Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN</FONT> or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN-E</FONT></FONT> (or applicable successor form) evidencing eligibility for that reduced treaty rate; or </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder files an IRS Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8ECI</FONT> (or applicable successor form) with us claiming that the distribution is income effectively
connected with the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder&#146;s trade or business. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Distributions in excess of our current
and accumulated earnings and profits will not be taxable to a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder to the extent that such distributions do not exceed the adjusted tax basis of the holder&#146;s capital stock, but rather will
reduce the adjusted tax basis of such stock. To the extent that such distributions exceed the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder&#146;s adjusted tax basis in such capital stock, they will generally give rise to gain from the
sale or exchange of such stock, the tax treatment of which is described below. However, recent legislation may cause such excess distributions to be treated as dividend income for certain <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holders. For
withholding purposes, we expect to treat all distributions as made out of our current or accumulated earnings and profits. However, amounts withheld may be refundable if it is subsequently determined that the distribution was, in fact, in excess of
our current and accumulated earnings and profits, provided that certain conditions are met. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Capital</I> <I>Gain</I> <I>Dividends</I> <I>and</I>
<I>Distributions</I> <I>Attributable</I> <I>to</I> <I>a</I> <I>Sale</I> <I>or</I> <I>Exchange</I> <I>of</I> <I>U.S.</I> <I>Real</I> <I>Property</I> <I>Interests</I>. Distributions to a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder that we
properly designate as capital gain dividends, other than those arising from the disposition of a USRPI, generally should not be subject to U.S. federal income taxation, unless: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the investment in our capital stock is treated as effectively connected with the conduct by the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder of a trade or business within the United States (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder maintains a permanent establishment
in the United States to which such dividends are attributable), in </P></TD></TR></TABLE>

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which case the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder will be subject to the same treatment as U.S. holders with respect to such gain, except that a <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder that is a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> corporation may also be subject to a branch profits tax of up to 30%, as discussed above; or </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder is a nonresident alien individual who is present in the United States for 183 days or more during the taxable year and certain other conditions are met, in
which case the nonresident alien individual will be subject to a 30% tax on the individual&#146;s capital gains (or such lower rate specified by an applicable income tax treaty), which may be offset by U.S. source capital losses of such <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder (even though the individual is not considered a resident of the United States), provided the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder has timely filed U.S. federal income tax returns
with respect to such losses. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act, which is referred to as &#147;FIRPTA,&#148;
distributions to a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder that are attributable to gain from sales or exchanges by us of USRPIs, whether or not designated as capital gain dividends, will cause the
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder to be treated as recognizing such gain as income effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> holders would generally be taxed at the
same rates applicable to U.S. holders, subject to any applicable alternative minimum tax and a special alternative minimum tax in the case of nonresident alien individuals. We also will be required to withhold and to remit to the IRS 35% (or 20% to
the extent provided in Treasury Regulations) of any distribution to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holders attributable to gain from sales or exchanges by us of USRPIs. Distributions subject to FIRPTA may also be subject to a 30%
branch profits tax in the hands of a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder that is a corporation. The amount withheld is creditable against the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder&#146;s U.S. federal income tax
liability. However, any distribution with respect to any class of stock that is &#147;regularly traded,&#148; as defined by applicable Treasury Regulations, on an established securities market located in the United States is not subject to FIRPTA,
and therefore, not subject to the 35% U.S. withholding tax described above, if the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder did not own more than 10% of such class of stock at any time during the
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">one-year</FONT> period ending on the date of the distribution. Instead, such distributions will generally be treated as ordinary dividend distributions and subject to withholding in the manner described above with
respect to ordinary dividends. In addition, distributions to certain <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> publicly traded shareholders that meet certain record-keeping and other requirements (&#147;qualified shareholders&#148;) are
exempt from FIRPTA, except to the extent owners of such qualified shareholders that are not also qualified shareholders own, actually or constructively, more than 10% of our capital stock. Furthermore, distributions to &#147;qualified foreign
pension funds&#148; or entities all of the interests of which are held by &#147;qualified foreign pension funds&#148; are exempt from FIRPTA. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> holders should consult their tax advisors regarding the
application of these rules. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Retention</I> <I>of</I> <I>Net</I> <I>Capital</I> <I>Gains</I>. Although the law is not clear on the matter, it appears
that amounts we designate as retained net capital gains in respect of our capital stock should be treated with respect to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holders in the same manner as actual distributions of capital gain dividends.
Under this approach, the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holders may be able to offset as a credit against their U.S. federal income tax liability their proportionate share of the tax that we paid on such retained net capital gains
and to receive from the IRS a refund to the extent their proportionate share of such tax that we paid exceeds their actual U.S. federal income tax liability. If we were to designate any portion of our net capital gain as retained net capital gain, a
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder should consult its tax advisor regarding the taxation of such retained net capital gain. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Sale</I> <I>of</I> <I>Our</I> <I>Capital</I> <I>Stock</I>. Except as described below under &#147;&#151;Redemption or Repurchase by Us,&#148; gain
recognized by a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder upon the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of our capital stock generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income taxation unless such stock constitutes a USRPI. In
general, stock of a domestic corporation that constitutes a &#147;U.S. real property holding corporation,&#148; or USRPHC, will constitute a USRPI. We believe that we are a USRPHC. Our capital stock will not, however, constitute a USRPI so long as
we are a &#147;domestically controlled qualified investment entity.&#148; A &#147;domestically controlled qualified investment entity&#148; includes a REIT in which at all times during a five-year testing period less than 50% in value of its stock
is held directly or indirectly by <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> persons, subject to certain rules. For purposes of determining whether a REIT is a &#147;domestically controlled qualified investment entity,&#148; a person who at
all applicable times holds less than 5% of a class of stock that is &#147;regularly traded&#148; is treated as a U.S. person unless the REIT has actual knowledge that such person is not a U.S. person. We believe, but cannot guarantee, that we are a
&#147;domestically controlled qualified investment entity.&#148; Because our common stock is (and, we anticipate, will continue to be) publicly traded, no assurance can be given that we will continue to be a &#147;domestically controlled qualified
investment entity.&#148; </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Even if we do not qualify as a &#147;domestically controlled qualified investment entity&#148; at the time a <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder sells our capital stock, gain arising from the sale or other taxable disposition by a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder of such stock would not be subject to U.S. federal income
taxation under FIRPTA as a sale of a USRPI if: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">such class of stock is &#147;regularly traded,&#148; as defined by applicable Treasury Regulations, on an established securities market (such as the NYSE); and </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder owned, actually and constructively, 10% or less of such class of our stock throughout the shorter of the five-year period ending on the date of the sale or
exchange and the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder&#146;s holding period. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, dispositions of our capital
stock by qualified shareholders are exempt from FIRPTA, except to the extent owners of such qualified shareholders that are not also qualified shareholders own, actually or constructively, more than 10% of our capital stock. Furthermore,
dispositions of our capital stock by &#147;qualified foreign pension funds&#148; or entities all of the interests of which are held by &#147;qualified foreign pension funds&#148; are exempt from FIRPTA.
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> holders should consult their tax advisors regarding the application of these rules. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding the
foregoing, gain from the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of our capital stock not otherwise subject to FIRPTA will be taxable to a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder if either (a)&nbsp;the investment in our capital
stock is treated as effectively connected with the conduct by the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder of a trade or business within the United States (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder maintains a permanent establishment in the United States to which such gain is attributable), in which case the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder will be subject to the same
treatment as U.S. holders with respect to such gain, except that a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder that is a corporation may also be subject to the 30% branch profits tax (or such lower rate as may be specified by an
applicable income tax treaty) on such gain, as adjusted for certain items, or (b)&nbsp;the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder is a nonresident alien individual who is present in the United States for 183 days or more during the
taxable year and certain other conditions are met, in which case the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder will be subject to a 30% tax on the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder&#146;s capital gains (or such
lower rate specified by an applicable income tax treaty), which may be offset by U.S. source capital losses of the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder (even though the individual is not considered a resident of the United
States), provided the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder has timely filed U.S. federal income tax returns with respect to such losses. In addition, even if we are a domestically controlled qualified investment entity, upon
disposition of our capital stock, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder may be treated as having gain from the sale or other taxable disposition of a USRPI if the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder
(1)&nbsp;disposes of such stock within a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> period preceding the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">ex-dividend</FONT> date of a distribution, any portion of which, but for the disposition, would have been
treated as gain from the sale or exchange of a USRPI and (2)&nbsp;acquires, or enters into a contract or option to acquire, or is deemed to acquire, other shares of that stock during the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">61-day</FONT> period
beginning with the first day of the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> period described in clause (1), unless such stock is &#147;regularly traded&#148; and the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder did not own more
than 5% of the stock at any time during the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">one-year</FONT> period ending on the date of the distribution described in clause (1). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If gain on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of our capital stock were subject to taxation under FIRPTA, the
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder would be required to file a U.S. federal income tax return and would be subject to regular U.S. federal income tax with respect to such gain in the same manner as a taxable U.S. holder (subject
to any applicable alternative minimum tax and a special alternative minimum tax in the case of nonresident alien individuals). In addition, if the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of our capital stock were subject to taxation under
FIRPTA, and if shares of the applicable class of our capital stock were not &#147;regularly traded&#148; on an established securities market, the purchaser of such capital stock would generally be required to withhold and remit to the IRS 15% of the
purchase price. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Redemption</I> <I>or</I> <I>Repurchase</I> <I>by</I> <I>Us</I>. A redemption or repurchase of shares of our capital stock will be
treated under Section&nbsp;302 of the Code as a distribution (and taxable as a dividend to the extent of our current and accumulated earnings and profits) unless the redemption or repurchase satisfies one of the tests set forth in
Section&nbsp;302(b) of the Code and is therefore treated as a sale or exchange of the redeemed or repurchased shares. See &#147;&#151;Taxation of Taxable U.S. Holders of Our Capital Stock&#151;Redemption or Repurchase by Us.&#148; Qualified
shareholders and their owners may be subject to different rules, and should consult their tax advisors regarding the application of such rules. If the redemption or repurchase of shares is treated as a distribution, the amount of the distribution
will be measured by the amount of cash and the fair market value of any property received. See &#147;&#151;Taxation of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> </P>

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Holders of Our Capital Stock&#151;Distributions Generally.&#148; If the redemption or repurchase of shares is not treated as a distribution, it will be treated as a taxable sale or exchange in
the manner described under &#147;&#151;Taxation of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holders of Our Capital Stock&#151;Sale of Our Capital Stock.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Taxation of U.S. Holders of the Operating Partnership&#146;s Debt Securities </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Payments</I> <I>of</I> <I>Interest</I>. Interest on a debt security generally will be taxable to a U.S. holder as ordinary income at the time such interest
is received or accrued, in accordance with such U.S. holder&#146;s method of tax accounting for U.S. federal income tax purposes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Sale</I> <I>or</I>
<I>Other</I> <I>Taxable</I> <I>Disposition</I>. A U.S. holder will recognize gain or loss on the sale, exchange, redemption, retirement or other taxable disposition of a debt security. The amount of such gain or loss will generally equal the
difference between the amount received for the debt security in cash or other property valued at fair market value (less amounts attributable to any accrued but unpaid interest, which will be taxable as interest to the extent not previously included
in income) and the U.S. holder&#146;s adjusted tax basis in the debt security. A U.S. holder&#146;s adjusted tax basis in a debt security generally will be equal to the amount the U.S. holder paid for the debt security. Any gain or loss will be
capital gain or loss, and will be long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. holder has held the debt security for more than one year at the time of sale or other taxable disposition. Otherwise, such gain or loss will be short-term capital gain or
loss. Long-term capital gains recognized by certain <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-corporate</FONT> U.S. holders, including individuals, will be taxable at a reduced rate. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Taxation of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holders of the Operating Partnership&#146;s Debt Securities </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Payments</I> <I>of</I> <I>Interest</I>. Interest paid on a debt security to a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder that is not
effectively connected with the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder&#146;s conduct of a trade or business within the United States generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax, or withholding, provided that: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder does not, actually or constructively, own 10% or more of the operating partnership&#146;s capital or profits; </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the operating partnership through actual or constructive stock ownership; and </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">either (1)&nbsp;the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder certifies in a statement provided to the applicable withholding agent under penalties of perjury that it is not a U.S. person and provides its
name and address; (2)&nbsp;a securities clearing organization, bank or other financial institution that holds customers&#146; securities in the ordinary course of its trade or business and holds the debt security on behalf of the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder certifies to the applicable withholding agent under penalties of perjury that it, or the financial institution between it and the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder, has received
from the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder a statement under penalties of perjury that such holder is not a U.S. person and provides a copy of such statement to the applicable withholding agent; or (3)&nbsp;the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder holds its debt security directly through a &#147;qualified intermediary&#148; (within the meaning of applicable Treasury Regulations) and certain conditions are satisfied. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder does not satisfy the requirements above, such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT>
holder will be subject to withholding tax of 30%, subject to a reduction in or an exemption from withholding on such interest as a result of an applicable tax treaty. To claim such entitlement, the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT>
holder must provide the applicable withholding agent with a properly executed IRS Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN</FONT> or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN-E</FONT></FONT> (or other applicable
documentation) claiming a reduction in or exemption from withholding tax under the benefit of an income tax treaty between the United States and the country in which the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder resides or is
established. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If interest paid to a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder is effectively connected with the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder&#146;s conduct of a trade or business within the United States (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder maintains a permanent
establishment in the United States to which such interest is attributable), the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder will be exempt from the U.S. federal withholding tax described above. To claim the exemption, the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder must furnish to the applicable withholding agent a valid IRS Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8ECI,</FONT> certifying that interest paid on a debt security is not subject to withholding tax
because it is effectively connected with the conduct by the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder of a trade or business within the United States. </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any such effectively connected interest generally will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at the regular
graduated rates. A <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder that is a corporation also may be subject to a branch profits tax at a rate of 30% (or such lower rate specified by an applicable income tax treaty) on such effectively
connected interest, as adjusted for certain items. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The certifications described above must be provided to the applicable withholding agent prior to the
payment of interest and must be updated periodically. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> holders that do not timely provide the applicable withholding agent with the required certification, but that qualify for a reduced rate under an
applicable income tax treaty, may obtain a refund of any excess amounts withheld by timely filing an appropriate claim for refund with the IRS. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> holders should consult their tax advisors regarding
their entitlement to benefits under any applicable income tax treaty. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Sale</I> <I>or</I> <I>Other</I> <I>Taxable</I> <I>Disposition</I>. A <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on any gain realized upon the sale, exchange, redemption, retirement or other taxable disposition of a debt security (such amount excludes any amount
allocable to accrued and unpaid interest, which generally will be treated as interest and may be subject to the rules discussed above in &#147;&#151;Taxation of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holders of the Operating
Partnership&#146;s Debt Securities&#151;Payments of Interest&#148;) unless: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the gain is effectively connected with the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder&#146;s conduct of a trade or business within the United States (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, the
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder maintains a permanent establishment in the United States to which such gain is attributable); or </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder is a nonresident alien individual present in the United States for 183 days or more during the taxable year of the disposition and certain other requirements
are met. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Gain described in the first bullet point above generally will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net income basis at the
regular graduated rates. A <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder that is a corporation also may be subject to a branch profits tax at a rate of 30% (or such lower rate specified by an applicable income tax treaty) on such
effectively connected gain, as adjusted for certain items. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Gain described in the second bullet point above will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at
a rate of 30% (or such lower rate specified by an applicable income tax treaty), which may be offset by U.S. source capital losses of the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder (even though the individual is not considered a
resident of the United States), provided the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder has timely filed U.S. federal income tax returns with respect to such losses. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> holders should consult their tax advisors regarding any applicable income tax treaties that may provide for
different rules. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Information Reporting and Backup Withholding </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>U.S.</I> <I>Holders</I>. A U.S. holder may be subject to information reporting and backup withholding when such holder receives payments on our capital
stock or the operating partnership&#146;s debt securities or proceeds from the sale or other taxable disposition of such stock or debt securities (including a redemption or retirement of a debt security). Certain U.S. holders are exempt from backup
withholding, including corporations and certain <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">tax-exempt</FONT> organizations. A U.S. holder will be subject to backup withholding if such holder is not otherwise exempt and: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the holder fails to furnish the holder&#146;s taxpayer identification number, which for an individual is ordinarily his or her social security number; </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the holder furnishes an incorrect taxpayer identification number; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the applicable withholding agent is notified by the IRS that the holder previously failed to properly report payments of interest or dividends; or </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the holder fails to certify under penalties of perjury that the holder has furnished a correct taxpayer identification number and that the IRS has not notified the holder that the holder is subject to backup
withholding. </TD></TR></TABLE>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules may be
allowed as a refund or a credit against a U.S. holder&#146;s U.S. federal income tax liability, provided the required information is timely furnished to the IRS. U.S. holders should consult their tax advisors regarding their qualification for an
exemption from backup withholding and the procedures for obtaining such an exemption. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT></I>
<I>Holders</I>. Payments of dividends on our capital stock or interest on the operating partnership&#146;s debt securities will not be subject to backup withholding, provided the applicable withholding agent does not have actual knowledge or reason
to know the holder is a U.S. person and the holder either certifies its <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> status, such as by furnishing a valid IRS Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN,</FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN-E</FONT></FONT> or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8ECI,</FONT> or otherwise establishes an exemption. However, information returns are required to be filed with the IRS in connection with any dividends on our
capital stock or interest on the operating partnership&#146;s debt securities paid to the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder, regardless of whether any tax was actually withheld. In addition, proceeds of the sale or other
taxable disposition of such stock or debt securities (including a retirement or redemption of a debt security) within the United States or conducted through certain U.S.-related brokers generally will not be subject to backup withholding or
information reporting, if the applicable withholding agent receives the certification described above and does not have actual knowledge or reason to know that such holder is a U.S. person, or the holder otherwise establishes an exemption. Proceeds
of a disposition of such stock or debt securities conducted through a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> office of a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> broker generally will not be subject to backup withholding or
information reporting. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Copies of information returns that are filed with the IRS may also be made available under the provisions of an applicable treaty
or agreement to the tax authorities of the country in which the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder resides or is established. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Backup
withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules may be allowed as a refund or a credit against a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder&#146;s U.S. federal income tax liability, provided
the required information is timely furnished to the IRS. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Medicare Tax on Unearned Income </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Certain U.S. holders that are individuals, estates or trusts are required to pay an additional 3.8% tax on, among other things, dividends on stock, interest on
debt obligations, and capital gains from the sale or other disposition of stock or debt obligations. U.S. holders should consult their tax advisors regarding the effect, if any, of these rules on their ownership and disposition of our capital stock
or the operating partnership&#146;s debt securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Additional Withholding Tax on Payments Made to Foreign Accounts </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Withholding taxes may be imposed under Sections 1471 to 1474 of the Code (such Sections commonly referred to as the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, or
FATCA) on certain types of payments made to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> financial institutions and certain other <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> entities. Specifically, a 30% withholding tax may be imposed on
dividends on our capital stock, interest on the operating partnership&#146;s debt securities, or gross proceeds from the sale or other disposition of our capital stock or the operating partnership&#146;s debt securities, in each case paid to a
&#147;foreign financial institution&#148; or a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;non-financial</FONT> foreign entity&#148; (each as defined in the Code), unless (1)&nbsp;the foreign financial institution undertakes certain diligence and
reporting obligations, (2)&nbsp;the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-financial</FONT> foreign entity either certifies it does not have any &#147;substantial United States owners&#148; (as defined in the Code) or furnishes identifying information
regarding each substantial United States owner, or (3)&nbsp;the foreign financial institution or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-financial</FONT> foreign entity otherwise qualifies for an exemption from these rules. If the payee is a foreign
financial institution and is subject to the diligence and reporting requirements in clause (1)&nbsp;above, it must enter into an agreement with the U.S. Department of the Treasury requiring, among other things, that it undertake to identify accounts
held by certain &#147;specified United States persons&#148; or &#147;United States owned foreign entities&#148; (each as defined in the Code), annually report certain information about such accounts, and withhold 30% on certain payments to <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-compliant</FONT> foreign financial institutions and certain other account holders. Foreign financial institutions located in jurisdictions that have an intergovernmental agreement with the United States governing FATCA
may be subject to different rules. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under the applicable Treasury Regulations and administrative guidance, withholding under FATCA generally applies to
payments of dividends on our capital stock or interest on the operating partnership&#146;s debt securities, and will apply to payments of gross proceeds from the sale or other disposition of such stock or debt securities on or
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after January&nbsp;1, 2019. Because we may not know the extent to which a distribution is a dividend for U.S. federal income tax purposes at the time it is made, for purposes of these withholding
rules we may treat the entire distribution as a dividend. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prospective investors should consult their tax advisors regarding the potential application of
withholding under FATCA to their investment in our capital stock or the operating partnership&#146;s debt securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Other Tax Consequences </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">State, local and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> income tax laws may differ substantially from the corresponding U.S. federal income tax laws,
and this discussion does not purport to describe any aspect of the tax laws of any state, local or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> jurisdiction, or any U.S. federal tax other than the income tax. You should consult your tax advisor
regarding the effect of state, local and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> tax laws with respect to our tax treatment as a REIT, the exercise of redemption rights with respect to the common units, and an investment in our capital
stock or our operating partnership&#146;s debt securities. </P>
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