PRENTISS PROPERTIES TRUST/MD
AMEND #5 TO THE 1996 SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN
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 <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>EXHIBIT 10.6 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000"><B>AMENDMENT No. 5 TO </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>THE PRENTISS PROPERTIES TRUST </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000"><B>1996 SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>As of October 23, 2002 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">This Amendment by Prentiss Properties Trust to the Prentiss Properties Trust 1996 Share Incentive Plan (the &#147;<B>Plan</B>&#148;), made
pursuant to the right to amend reserved in Article XV of the Plan, amends and modifies the Plan as follows: </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">The following shall be added to the end of Article III: </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV
STYLE="margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">&#147;Notwithstanding the above or anything in this Plan to the contrary, except as provided in Article XII, the Administrator shall not have the power to
adjust the price per share of Shares purchased on the exercise of an Option, or the Initial Value of a SAR, without the consent of the Company&#146;s shareholders.&#148; </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">The final sentence of Section 8.02 shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE> <DIV><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">&#147;If Shares are used to pay all or part of the Option price, any Shares surrendered (a) must have an aggregate Fair
Market Value (determined as of the day preceding the date of exercise) that, together with any cash or cash equivalent paid, is not less than the Option price for the number of Shares for which the Option is being exercised and (b) must have been
held by the Participant for at least six (6) months prior to exercise (or such longer or shorter period as may be required to avoid a charge to earnings for financial accounting purposes).&#148; </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">In all other respects, the Plan shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect. </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>IN WITNESS WHEREOF</B>, the foregoing Amendment is hereby duly executed by the corporate officer signing below on October 23, 2002. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>PRENTISS PROPERTIES TRUST </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B></B><U>/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;Thomas F.
August&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> </FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;Thomas F. August </FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Its: &nbsp;&nbsp;President and CEO </FONT></DIV>
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