Exhibit
10.2
Execution
Copy
COMMON
STOCK DELIVERY AGREEMENT
This agreement (Agreement) is
being made this 18th day of September, 2006 by and between
Corporate Office Properties, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the Operating Partnership),
and Corporate Office Properties Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust
(the Company).
Recitals
WHEREAS, the Company is the
general partner of the Operating Partnership; and
WHEREAS, the Operating
Partnership and the Company have entered into a purchase agreement dated as of
September 12, 2006 with Banc of Americas Securities LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities
Inc. and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC (the Initial
Purchasers), providing for the issuance and sale by the Operating
Partnership in a private offering under Rule 144A promulgated under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Act), up to
$200,000,000 principal amount of its 3.50% Senior Exchangeable Notes Due 2026
(the Notes), which Notes may be
exchangeable into cash and common shares of beneficial interest, par value $.01
per share, of the Company (the Common Shares)
under certain circumstances.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration
of the foregoing and in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein,
the parties agree as follows:
Agreement
1. If the Operating Partnership elects, in its sole
discretion, to deliver Common Shares to the holders of the Notes upon exchange,
redemption or maturity in accordance with the terms of the Notes and the
Indenture, dated as of September 18, 2006, by and among the Operating
Partnership, the Company, as guarantor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as trustee (the Indenture) related to the Notes,
the Company agrees to issue the number of Common Shares which the Operating
Partnership elects to deliver, and the Operating Partnership hereby directs the
Company to deliver such Common Shares to the holders of the Notes on behalf of
the Operating Partnership in accordance with the Indenture.
2. Upon any such issuance of Common Shares, the Operating
Partnership shall, in accordance with its Second Amended and Restated Limited
Partnership Agreement, as amended (the Partnership Agreement)
issue to the Company on a concurrent basis a number of Partnership
Units (as defined in the Partnership Agreement) equal in number to
the Common Shares issued by the Company pursuant to this Agreement.
3. The Operating Partnership hereby agrees to indemnify the
Company and each of its trustees and officers (each, an Indemnified
Party) against, and agrees to hold, save and defend each
Indemnified Party, harmless from, any loss, expense or damage (including
without limitation, reasonable attorneys fees and expenses and court costs
actually incurred) suffered or incurred by an Indemnified Party by reason of
anything such Indemnified Party may in good faith do or refrain from doing for
or on behalf of the Operating Partnership pursuant to this
Agreement; provided however, that the Operating
Partnership shall not be required to indemnify an Indemnified Party for any
loss, expense or damage that such Indemnified Party may suffer or incur as a
result of its willful misconduct or gross negligence.
4. Miscellaneous.
(a) THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO CONFLICT LAWS, RULES OR PRINCIPLES.
(b) No provision of this agreement may be
amended, modified, or waived, except in writing signed by both parties and with
the consent of a majority in principal amount of Notes then outstanding;
provided, however, that the unanimous consent of the holders of all outstanding
Notes will be required in order to amend, modify, or waive the provisions of
paragraph 2 hereof or to otherwise adversely affect the right of holders
of Notes to exchange the Notes for Common Shares as provided in the
Indenture. Any consent of the holders of
the Notes shall be obtained in accordance with the applicable provisions of the
Indenture.
(c) In the event that any claim of
inconsistency between this Agreement and the terms of the Indenture arise, as
they may from time to time be amended, the terms of the Indenture shall
control.
(d) If any provision of this Agreement
shall be held illegal, invalid, or unenforceable by any court, this Agreement
shall be construed and enforced as if such provision had not been contained
herein and shall be deemed an Agreement among us to the full extent permitted
by applicable law.
(e) The terms and provisions of this
Agreement are intended solely for the benefit of each party hereto and their respective
successors or permitted assigns, and it is not the intention of the parties to
confer third-party beneficiary rights to any other person, except that the
holders of the Notes shall be deemed third-party beneficiaries of this
Agreement and shall be entitled to enforce the provisions of this agreement as
if they were parties hereto.
(f) This Agreement may not be assigned
by either party without prior written consent of both parties.
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IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement by
their duly authorized officers as of the day and year above written.
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CORPORATE OFFICE PROPERTIES, L.P.
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By
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Corporate Office Properties Trust,
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as sole general partner
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By
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/s/ Roger A. Waesche, Jr.
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Name: Roger A.
Waesche, Jr.
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Title: Executive
Vice President
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CORPORATE OFFICE
PROPERTIES TRUST
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By
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/s/ Roger A. Waesche, Jr.
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Name: Roger A.
Waesche, Jr.
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Title: Executive
Vice President
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