Corporate Office Properties Trust
Certification by the Chief Executive Officer
Relating to a Periodic Report Containing Financial Statements
I, Clay W. Hamlin, III, Chief Executive Officer of Corporate Office Properties Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust (the "Company"), hereby certify, based on my knowledge, that:
(1) The Company's periodic report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2002 (the "Form 10-Q") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
(2) The information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
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/s/ CLAY W. HAMLIN, III Clay W. Hamlin, III Chief Executive Officer |
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| Date: | November 13, 2002 | |