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Mr. Ashner served as Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer of Newkirk until consummation of the merger, a position he held since June 2005. On December 31, 2006, Mr. Ashner was appointed as our Executive Chairman and Director of Strategic Acquisitions. Mr. Ashner also serves as a trustee and the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Winthrop Realty Trust, positions he has held since January 2004. Since 1996 he has also served as the Chief Executive Officer of Winthrop Realty Partners, L.P., which we refer to as Winthrop, a real estate investment and management company. Mr. Ashner devotes the business time to us as is reasonably required to perform his duties. Mr. Ashner served as a director and Chief Executive Officer of Shelbourne Properties I, Inc., Shelbourne Properties II, Inc. and Shelbourne Properties III, Inc., three real estate investment trusts, from August 2002 until their liquidation in April 2004. Mr. Ashner also serves on the board of directors of NBTY, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of nutritional supplements. | 