COVENANT AGAINST LIENS. Tenant shall keep the Project and Premises free from any liens or encumbrances arising out of the work performed, materials furnished or obligations incurred by or on behalf of Tenant, and shall protect, defend, indemnify and hold Landlord harmless from and against any claims, liabilities, judgments or costs (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and costs) arising out of same or in connection therewith. Except as to Alterations as to which no notice is required under the second sentence of Section 8.1, Tenant shall give Landlord notice at least ten (10) business days prior to the commencement of any such work on the Premises (or such additional time as may be necessary under applicable laws) to afford Landlord the opportunity of posting and recording appropriate notices of non-responsibility (to the extent applicable pursuant to then applicable laws). Tenant shall remove any such lien or encumbrance by bond or otherwise within ten (10) business days after notice by Landlord, and if Tenant shall fail to do so, Landlord may pay the amount necessary to remove such lien or encumbrance, without being responsible for investigating the validity thereof.

Covenant Against Competition; Other Covenants. The Executive acknowledges that # the principal business of the Company (which expressly includes for purposes of this Section 6 (and any related enforcement provisions hereof), its successors and assigns) is to own, operate and acquire self-storage properties (such businesses, and any and all other businesses in which, at the time of the Executive’s termination, the Company is actively and regularly engaged or actively pursuing, herein being collectively referred to as the “Business”); # the Company is one of the limited number of persons who have developed such a business; # the Company’s Business is national in scope; # the Executive’s work for the Company has given and will continue to give him access to the confidential affairs and proprietary information of the Company; # the covenants and agreements of the Executive contained in this Section 6 are essential to the business and goodwill of the Company; and # the Company would not have entered into this Agreement but for the covenants and agreements set forth in this Section 6. Accordingly, the Executive covenants and agrees that:

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Covenant. Subject to the express terms of this Agreement, the Corporation hereby covenants and agrees that it will not take any action, including, without limitation, the enacting, amending or repealing of any by-law, which would in any manner adversely affect or prevent the Corporation's ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

Within ten (10) business days following a request in writing by Landlord, Tenant shall keep the Project and Premises free from any liens or encumbrances arising out of the work performed, materials or services furnished or obligations incurred by or on behalf of Tenant (which expressly excludes the Landlord Work), and shall protect, defend, indemnify and hold Landlord harmless from and against any claims, liabilities, judgments or costs (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs) arising out of same or in connection therewith. Tenant shall give Landlord notice at least twenty (20) days prior to the commencement of any work, services or obligations related to the Premises giving rise to any such liens or encumbrances (or such additional time as may be necessary under Applicable Laws) to afford Landlord the opportunity of posting and recording appropriate notices of non- responsibility (to the extent applicable pursuant to then Applicable Laws). Tenant shall remove any such lien or encumbrance by statutory lien bond or otherwise within ten (10) business days after notice by Landlord, and if Tenant shall fail to do so, Landlord may pay the amount necessary to remove such lien or encumbrance, without being responsible for investigating the validity thereof.

Covenant Against Competition. As a condition of participation in the Plan and as set forth in the Participation Agreement, each Participant agrees that during his or her employment with the Company or an Affiliate and for a period of one (1) year after the date the Participant’s employment with the Company and its Affiliates ends, the Participant shall not engage in any business which is competitive with the business of the Company or any Affiliate as of the date such employment terminates or is terminated. A business shall be deemed “competitive” with the business of the Company or an Affiliate if its business consists of or includes any type or line of business engaged in by the Company or any Affiliate as of the date of such termination and is conducted, in whole or in part, in any State of the United States of America. A Participant shall be deemed to “engage in a business” if the Participant # participates, directly or indirectly, in such business as a director, officer, stockholder, employee, salesman, partner or individual proprietor, # acts as a paid consultant, representative or advisor to such business, # participates in such business as an investor (whether through loans, contributions to capital or otherwise) or has a controlling influence over such business or # permits his or her name to be used by or in connection with such business; provided, however, that this Section 6.01 shall not preclude the purchase of securities that are listed on a national securities exchange of any entity that is competitive with the Company or an Affiliate, provided that the Participant may not beneficially own more than five percent (5%) or more of any class of such securities.

COVENANT AGAINST LIENS. Tenant shall keep the Project and Premises free from any liens or encumbrances arising out of the work performed, materials furnished or obligations incurred by or on behalf of Tenant, and shall protect, defend, indemnify and hold Landlord harmless from and against any third party claims, liabilities, judgments or costs (including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs) arising out of same or in connection therewith. Except as to Alterations as to which no notice is required under the second sentence of Section 8.1, Tenant shall give

Covenant Against Solicitation. As a condition of participation in the Plan and as set forth in the Participation Agreement, each Participant agrees that during his or her employment with the Company or an Affiliate and for a period of one (1) year after the date the Participant’s employment with the Company and its Affiliates ends, the Participant shall not, directly or indirectly through another person or entity # solicit any employee of the Company or an Affiliate to leave the employ of the Company or Affiliate or in any way interfere with the relationship between the Company or its Affiliate, on the one hand, and any employee thereof, on the other hand, # hire any person who was an employee of the Company or an Affiliate until one (1) year after such individual’s employment relationship with the Company and its Affiliates has been terminated or # induce or attempt to induce any customer, client, supplier, contractor or other business relation of the Company or an Affiliate to cease doing business with the Company or an Affiliate or in any way interfere with the relationship between any such customer, client, supplier, contractor or business relation, on the one hand, and the Company or its Affiliate, on the other hand.

COVENANT AGAINST LIENS. Tenant shall keep the Project and Premises free from any liens or encumbrances arising out of the work performed, materials furnished or obligations incurred by or on behalf of Tenant, and shall protect, defend, indemnify and hold Landlord harmless from and against any claims, liabilities, judgments or costs (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and costs) arising out of same or in connection therewith. Except as to Alterations as to which no notice is required under the second sentence of Section 8.1, Tenant shall give Landlord notice at least ten (10) business days prior to the commencement of any such work on the Premises (or such additional time as may be necessary under applicable laws) to afford Landlord the opportunity of posting and recording appropriate notices of non-responsibility (to the extent applicable pursuant to then applicable laws). Tenant shall remove any such lien or encumbrance by bond or otherwise within ten (10) business days after notice by Landlord, and if Tenant shall fail to do so, Landlord may pay the amount necessary to remove such lien or encumbrance, without being responsible for investigating the validity thereof.

INDEMNIFICATION AGAINST LIENS. No interest of Landlord whether personally or in the Leased Premises, or in the underlying land or Building of which the Leased Premises are a part or the leasehold interest aforesaid shall be subject to liens for improvements made by Tenant or caused to be made by Tenant hereunder. Further, Tenant acknowledges that Tenant, with respect to improvements or alterations made by Tenant or caused to be made by Tenant hereunder, shall promptly notify the contractor making such improvements to the Leased Premises of this provision exculpating Landlord's liability for such liens.