Exception. The Board of Directors, in its sole and absolute discretion, may except a Person from the Stock Ownership Limit or the Constructive Ownership Limit if # such Person is not # an individual for purposes of Code Section 542(a)(2), as modified by Code Section 856(h), or (B) treated as the owner of such stock for purposes of Code Section 542(a)(2), as modified by Code Section 856(h), and the Board of Directors obtains such representations and undertakings from such Person as are necessary to ascertain that no Person’s Beneficial or Constructive Ownership of such shares of Capital Stock will violate [subsection A(1), A(2), A(3) or A(4)])])])] of this Article XIV, # such Person does not and represents that it will not Beneficially Own shares of Capital Stock to the extent that such Beneficial Ownership of Capital Stock would result in the Corporation being “closely held” within the meaning of Section 856(h) of the Code, or otherwise failing to qualify as a REIT (including, but not limited to, Beneficial or Constructive Ownership that would result in the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries Constructively Owning an interest in a tenant of the Corporation (or a tenant of any entity owned or controlled by the Corporation) that would cause the Corporation or a Subsidiary to Constructively Own 10% or more of the ownership interests in such tenant with the result that the Corporation does not satisfy the REIT Requirements), and the Board of Directors obtains such representations and undertakings from such Person as are necessary to ascertain this fact, and # such Person agrees that any violation or attempted violation of such representations or undertakings (or other action which is contrary to the restrictions contained in [subsections A through E] of this Article XIV) will result in such shares of Capital Stock that are in excess of the Stock Ownership Limit or the Constructive Ownership Limit, as applicable, being designated as Shares-in-Trust in accordance with the provisions of [subsection B] of this Article XIV. In exercising its discretion under this [subsection F], the Board of Directors may, but is not required to, obtain a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service or an opinion of counsel, in either case in form and substance satisfactory to the Board of Directors, as it may deem necessary or desirable in order to maintain the Corporation’s status as a REIT, and, in addition, may obtain such representations and undertakings from a Beneficial Owner or Constructive Owner that it may deem necessary or desirable under the circumstances.

Exception. Notwithstanding any other provision hereunder, an Employee shall not be eligible for severance pay hereunder if:

Exception. The Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, may determine that no Enhancement will be credited to the Participant’s Account for the Plan Year ending during the Company’s Fiscal Year in which the Participant becomes an executive Officer or during any of the Plan Years beginning after the date the Participant becomes an executive Officer; provided that the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, can cause the forfeiture of the Enhancement credited to a Participant’s Account with respect to any months during the Plan Year ending during the Company’s Fiscal Year in which a Participant initially becomes an executive Officer. Following the date on which the Participant ceases to be an executive Officer, the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, can cause the Account of any such Participant to be credited with an Enhancement in accordance with the rules of Section 4.4.2 for any remaining months in the Plan Year ending during Company’s Fiscal Year in which the Participant ceased to be an executive Officer, and/or during any of the Plan Years beginning after the date the Participant ceased to be an executive Officer.

Limited Exception. Notwithstanding the provisions set forth in Section 4(a), the Contributor may, without the prior written consent of the Company, transfer any shares of Common Stock acquired in an open market purchase following the Effective Date.

Limitation Exception. Nothing contained in the Agreement shall purport to exclude or restrict any liability for death or personal injury resulting directly from gross negligence by a Party in carrying out their obligations in breach of the terms of this Agreement or any other liability that cannot be limited or excluded by applicable law.

Exception to Termination. If employment or provision of services by the Optionee to the Company or an Affiliate ceases as a result of a transfer of such Optionee from the Company to an Affiliate, or from an Affiliate to the Company, or from one classification of Eligible Individual to another classification of Eligible Individual, such transfer shall not be a termination of employment or provision of services for purposes of this Plan, unless expressly determined otherwise by the Administrator. A termination of employment or provision of services shall occur for an Optionee who is employed by, or provides services to, an Affiliate of the Company if the Affiliate shall cease to be an Affiliate and the Optionee shall not immediately thereafter be employed by, or provide services to, the Company or an Affiliate.

Exception to Assignments. EMPLOYEE ACKNOWLEDGES AND UNDERSTANDS THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT REQUIRING ASSIGNMENT OF INVENTIONS TO THE COMPANY DO NOT APPLY TO ANY INVENTION THAT QUALIFIES FULLY UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF CALIFORNIA LABOR CODE SECTION 2870. California Labor Code section 2870 provides: “(a) Any provision in an employment agreement which provides that an employee shall assign, or offer to assign, any of his or her rights in an invention to his or her employer shall not apply to an invention that the employee developed entirely on his or her own time without using the employer’s equipment, supplies, facilities, or trade secret information except for those inventions that either: # Relate at the time of conception or reduction to practice of the invention to the employer’s business, or actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development of the employer; or # Result from any work performed by the employee for the employer. (b) To the extent a provision in an employment agreement purports to require an employee to assign an invention otherwise excluded from being required to be assigned under subdivision (a), the provision is against the public policy of this state and is unenforceable.”

De Minimus Exception. Employer agrees that a medical service line (other than those listed in items [(1) through (8) above]), practice management service or other business in which Employer is engaged shall not be considered to be a part of Employer’s Business if such medical service line, practice management service or other business constitutes less than three percent (3%) of Employer’s annual revenues.

Exception for QDRO. Subsection # shall not apply to a "qualified domestic relations order" defined in Code §414(p), and

"Performance-Based Exception" means the performance-based exception from the tax deductibility limitations of Code Section 162(m).