NEW PLAN EXCEL REALTY TRUST INC
EX-10.38
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 10.38</font></u></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">AGREEMENT</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">AGREEMENT
(&#147;Agreement&#148;), dated as of September 27, 2002, by and between New Plan Excel
Realty Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (&#147;Company&#148;), and John Roche
(&#147;Executive&#148;).</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">RECITALS</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Executive is currently Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">B.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The Company and Executive entered
into an employment agreement dated as of April 14, 2000 (the &#147;Employment
Agreement&#148;).&#160; Pursuant to the terms of
the Employment Agreement, the &#147;Effective Date&#148; of the Employment Agreement is
May 15, 2000 and the initial term of the &#147;Employment Period&#148; under the
Employment Agreement expires on May 15, 2003.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">C.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The Company desires to extend the
&#147;Employment Period&#148; under the Employment Agreement for a term of three (3)
years (i.e., from May 15, 2003 through May 15, 2006) and otherwise on the same
terms and conditions as the Employment Agreement.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">AGREEMENT</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">IN CONSIDERATION
of the premises and the mutual covenants set forth below, the parties hereby
agree to modify the terms of the Employment Agreement as follows:</font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The
Employment Period under the Employment Agreement shall expire on May 15, 2006,
subject to the extension provisions contained in Paragraph 2 of the Employment
Agreement.</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Except
as herein provided, all of the terms and provisions of the Employment Agreement
shall remain unmodified and in full force and effect.</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the date first
above written.</font></p>

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  TRUST,<br>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ STEVEN F. SIEGEL</font></p>
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  Counsel and Secretary</font></p>
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