Eagle Hospitality Properties Trust, Inc.
AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT OF BRIAN GUERNIER
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit 10.2 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This Amendment to Employment Agreement (&#147;Amendment&#148;) is
dated as of the 10th day of April, 2007 by and between <B>EAGLE HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES TRUST, INC.</B>, a real estate investment trust formed under the laws of the state of Maryland (&#147;REIT&#148;), and<B> BRIAN GUERNIER</B>
(&#147;Employee&#148;). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>WITNESSETH: </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">WHEREAS, the REIT and Employee entered into an Employment Agreement, effective as of May&nbsp;22, 2006 (&#147;Agreement&#148;) and desire to amend the Agreement pursuant to this Amendment. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">NOW, THEREFORE, effective as of the date of adoption of this Amendment, the parties hereto, in consideration of the promises and premises set forth
herein, agree as follows: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1. Section&nbsp;10(b)(v) is amended by restating the portion of the section appearing before paragraph
(1)&nbsp;to read as follows: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(v) If, during the Employment Period and within 6 months before or 12 months following a Change in Control any
of the following occur: (I)&nbsp;the REIT (or its successor) terminates the Employee&#146;s employment without Cause pursuant to Section&nbsp;10(a)(v); or (II) the Employee terminates his employment for Good Reason pursuant to Section&nbsp;10(d); or
(III) the employee is expected to relocate his home to a location which is more than 50 miles from the then existing corporate headquarters location; then Employee shall be entitled to receive the amounts set forth in paragraphs (1)&nbsp;through
(5), as applicable, below. If such a termination occurs in accordance with subsections (ii)&nbsp;or (iii)&nbsp;above before a Change in Control, then as soon as practicable after the Change in Control a payment shall be made to Employee representing
the difference between the benefits (if any) previously provided to the Employee under subsections (ii)&nbsp;or (iii)&nbsp;and the benefits provided under this subsection (v). If Employee dies before completion of any payments due under this
subsection (v), then any remaining amounts due shall be paid to Employee&#146;s estate. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2. Section&nbsp;10(c)(v)(4) of the Agreement is
amended in its entirety and restated to read as follows: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(4) &#147;Qualified Affiliate&#148; shall mean (i)&nbsp;any directly or
indirectly wholly owned subsidiary of the REIT; (ii)&nbsp;any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the REIT or by any entity controlled by the REIT; or (iii)&nbsp;any Person consisting or controlled in whole or in part
of or by the Employee, either alone or in conjunction with one or more other individuals. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3. Section&nbsp;10(d) of the Agreement is
amended by deleting the word &#147;substantial&#148; from clause (ii). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4. Section&nbsp;10(e) shall be added to the Agreement to read as
follows: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) Additional Compensation upon Change in Control </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(i) If during the Employment Period and on or before January&nbsp;31, 2008, a Change in Control occurs,
and within 6 months before or 12 months after the date of the Change in Control any of the following occur: (I)&nbsp;the REIT (or its successor) terminates the Employee&#146;s employment without Cause as defined in Section&nbsp;10(a)(iv); or (II)
the Employee terminates employment for Good Reason as defined in Section&nbsp;10(d); or (III) the employee is expected to relocate his home to a location which is more than 50 miles from the then existing corporate headquarters location; then the
Employee shall be entitled to receive: (1)&nbsp;the benefits described in subsection 10(e)(ii) below, and (2)&nbsp;a lump sum cash payment equal to the greater of the benefits described in subsection 10(e)(ii) below or the value (determined as of
the date of the grant) of Employee&#146;s cash and stock bonus compensation received for 2006 (and paid in February 2007). The payments provided under this Section&nbsp;10(e) shall be in addition to any benefits which would otherwise be provided to
Employee under Section&nbsp;10(b)(v) of the Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(ii) The benefits paid in accordance with subsection 10(e)(i) shall include a lump
sum cash payment equal to a percentage of the Employee&#146;s &#147;Applicable Bonus Amount&#148;, as such term is defined in subsection 10(e)(iii). For this purpose, the percentage shall be determined based on the effective date of the Change in
Control, as follows: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>If the Change in Control occurs during:</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>The&nbsp;percentage&nbsp;is:</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:4.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1st Quarter, 2007</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="right" COLSPAN="1" VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">25</FONT></TD>
<TD COLSPAN="1" NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">%</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:4.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2nd Quarter, 2007</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="right" COLSPAN="1" VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">50</FONT></TD>
<TD COLSPAN="1" NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">%</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:4.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3rd Quarter, 2007</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="right" COLSPAN="1" VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">75</FONT></TD>
<TD COLSPAN="1" NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">%</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:4.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4th Quarter, 2007</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="right" COLSPAN="1" VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">100</FONT></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iii) For the purposes of this subsection 10(e), the &#147;Applicable Bonus Amount&#148; will be
the cash and value of REIT stock which would be payable to Employee as bonus incentive compensation for the 2007 fiscal year, based upon the REIT&#146;s performance through the date of the Change in Control and the incentive compensation plan for
2007 approved by the REIT&#146;s Governance and Compensation Committee. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(iv) Payment of benefits described in this Section&nbsp;10(e) will
be subject to the requirement that the Employee execute the general release described in the last paragraph of Section&nbsp;10(b)(v) of this Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(v) All benefits described in this Section&nbsp;10(e) shall be included in the &#147;Control Change Severance Payment&#148; used to determine the &#147;Gross-Up Amount&#148; for purposes of Section&nbsp;10(b)(v)(5) of
this Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(vi) The REIT will establish an escrow account, trust fund or other funding arrangement which the REIT may use to meet its
liability for payments due to Employee under this Agreement. Employee&#146;s right to payments hereunder will be governed by the terms of this Agreement and will not be limited to amounts held in any such funding arrangement. </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">5. <U>Reaffirmation</U>. Except as otherwise set forth herein, the Agreement shall continue unmodified
and unamended. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Amendment as of the date first above written. </FONT></P> <P
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">EAGLE&nbsp;HOSPITALITY&nbsp;PROPERTIES&nbsp;TRUST,&nbsp;INC.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">By:</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ J. William Blackham</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Name:</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">J. William Blackham</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Title:</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">President</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Brian Guernier</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Brian Guernier</FONT></TD></TR>
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