UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15 (d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 7, 2018
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Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.
Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)  

	
					
Maryland	 	001-34789	 	27-1430478	
(State or other	 	(Commission File Number)	 	(IRS Employer	
jurisdiction of	 	 	 	Identification No.)	
incorporation)	 	 	 	 	

	
				
11601 Wilshire Blvd., Ninth Floor
Los Angeles, California	 	90025	 	
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	 	(Zip Code)	 	

(310) 445-5700
Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code
 
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report
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This Current Report on Form 8-K is filed by Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. (the “Company”), a Maryland corporation, and Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”), a Maryland limited partnership of which the Company serves as the sole general partner.

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

LTIP Unit Awards

On December 7, 2018, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the grant under the Amended and Restated Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. and Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. 2010 Incentive Award Plan (the “Plan”) to Messrs. Coleman, Lammas, Vouvalides, Barton and Hatfield (collectively, the “executives”) of LTIP Units of Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”) (such units, the “LTIP Units”). The LTIP Units will be granted effective December 29, 2018; the following is a brief description of the material terms and conditions of the LTIP Units.
General Description of LTIP Units
LTIP Units may be issued to eligible participants for the performance of services to or for the benefit of the Operating Partnership. LTIP Units, whether vested or not, receive the same quarterly per-unit distributions as common units in the Operating Partnership (“Common Units”), which equal the per-share distributions on the common stock of the Company (“Common Stock”). 
Initially, LTIP Units do not have full parity with Common Units with respect to liquidating distributions. If such parity is reached, vested LTIP Units may be converted into an equal number of Common Units at any time thereafter, and, upon conversion, enjoy all the rights of Common Units. Common Units are redeemable for cash based on the fair market value of an equivalent number of shares of Common Stock, or, at the election of the Company, an equal number of shares of Common Stock, each subject to adjustment in the event of stock splits, specified extraordinary distributions or similar events.
A partner’s initial capital account balance is equal to the amount the partner paid (or contributed) to the Operating Partnership for its units and is subject to subsequent adjustments, including with respect to the partner’s share of income, gain or loss of the Operating Partnership. Because a holder of LTIP Units generally will not pay for such units, the initial capital account balance attributable to such units will be zero. However, the Operating Partnership is required to allocate income, gain, loss and deduction to the partners’ capital accounts in accordance with the terms of the Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Operating Partnership (as may be amended from time to time, the “Partnership Agreement”), subject to applicable Treasury Regulations. The Partnership Agreement provides that holders of LTIP Units generally will receive special allocations of gain in the event of an actual sale or “hypothetical sale” of assets of the Operating Partnership ahead of the allocation of gain to the Company or other limited partners with respect to their Common Units. Such allocation will be made, to the extent of any such gain, until the capital account balance of a holder of LTIP Units attributable to such units is equal to the Company’s capital account balance attributable to an equivalent number of Common Units. If and when such gain allocation is fully made, a holder of LTIP Units will have achieved full parity with holders of Common Units. To the extent that, upon an actual sale or a “hypothetical sale” of the Operating Partnership’s assets as described above, there is not sufficient gain to allocate to a holder’s capital account with respect to LTIP Units, or if such actual sale or “hypothetical sale” does not occur, such units will not achieve parity with Common Units. In order to achieve full parity with Common Units, the holder’s capital account balance in respect of each applicable LTIP Unit must be equal to the per-unit capital account balance with respect to the Common Units owned, directly and indirectly, by the Company.
The term “hypothetical sale” refers to circumstances that are not actual sales of the Operating Partnership’s assets but that require certain book adjustments to the value of the Operating Partnership’s assets and the partners’ capital account balances. Specifically, the Partnership Agreement provides that, from time to time, in accordance with applicable Treasury Regulations, the Operating Partnership will adjust the book value of its assets to equal their respective fair market values, and adjust the partners’ capital accounts, in accordance with the terms of the Partnership Agreement, as if the Operating Partnership sold its assets for an amount equal to their value. Events that would require making such adjustments generally include the liquidation of the Operating Partnership, the acquisition of an additional interest in the Operating Partnership by a new or existing partner in exchange for more than a de minimis capital contribution, the distribution by the Operating Partnership to a partner of more than a de minimis amount of partnership property as consideration for an interest in the Operating Partnership, or in connection with the grant of an interest in the Operating Partnership (other than a de minimis interest) as consideration for the performance of services to or for the benefit of the Operating Partnership (including the grant of an LTIP Unit).

LTIP Units
General . LTIP Units constitute time-vesting incentive equity interests granted under the Plan and subject to the applicable terms and conditions of the Partnership Agreement.
Vesting . Current awards of LTIP Units will vest with respect to one-third of the LTIP Units on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of December 29, 2018, subject to the executive’s continued service through the applicable vesting date. The LTIP Units also are subject to a mandatory holding period under which the executives generally cannot sell vested LTIP Units for an additional three years following the applicable vesting date.
Certain Terminations of Employment .  If an executive’s employment is terminated by the Company other than for “cause” or by the executive for “good reason” (each, as defined in the executive’s employment agreement), the executive’s LTIP Units will vest in full. Upon an executive’s termination of employment for any other reason, any then-unvested LTIP Units automatically will be cancelled and forfeited by the executive.
The table below sets forth the number of time-based LTIP Units awarded to each of the executives.

		
Name	LTIP Units (1)	
Victor Coleman	$3,150,000	
Mark Lammas	$1,400,000	
Alex Vouvalides	$1,100,000	
Christopher Barton	$550,000	
Joshua Hatfield	$650,000	

(1)	Number of LTIP Units to be determined based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock as of December 29, 2018.	

The foregoing descriptions of the awards of LTIP Units is a summary only and does not describe all terms and conditions applicable to these awards. The descriptions are subject to and qualified in their entirety by the terms of the forms of Time-Based LTIP Unit Agreement, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

	
		
(d)	Exhibits.	

	
			
Exhibit No.	  	Description	
10.1	 	Form of Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. and Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. Time-Based LTIP Unit Award Agreement	

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	

 	HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, INC.
 	 	
 	By: 	/s/ Mark T. Lammas	 	
December 13, 2018	 	Mark T. Lammas	 	
 	 	Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer	 	

EXHIBIT INDEX

	
		
(d)	Exhibits.	

	
			
Exhibit No.	  	Description	
10.1	 	Form of Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. and Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. Time-Based LTIP Unit Award Agreement	

HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, INC. AND HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P. TIME-BASED LTIP UNIT AGREEMENT This LTIP Unit Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of [______] (the “Grant Date”), is made by and between Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership (the “Partnership”) and [_______] (the “Participant”). All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Plan (as defined below) and/or the Partnership Agreement (as defined below), as applicable. WHEREAS, the Company and the Partnership maintain the Amended and Restated Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. and Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. 2010 Incentive Award Plan (as amended from time to time, the “Plan”); WHEREAS, the Company and the Partnership wish to carry out the Plan (the terms of which are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this Agreement); WHEREAS, Section 9.7 of the Plan provides for the issuance of Profits Interest Units (as defined in the Plan) to Eligible Individuals for the performance of services to or for the benefit of the Partnership in the Eligible Individual’s capacity as a partner of the Partnership; WHEREAS, Profits Interest Units constitute LTIP Units for purposes of the Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P., as amended from time to time (the “Partnership Agreement”); and WHEREAS, the Administrator has determined that it would be to the advantage and in the best interest of the Company and the Partnership to issue the LTIP Units provided for herein (the “Award”) to the Participant as an inducement to enter into or remain in the service of the Company, the Partnership and/or any Subsidiary, and as an additional incentive during such service, and has advised the Company thereof. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto do hereby agree as follows: 1. Issuance of Award. Pursuant to the Plan, in consideration of the Participant’s agreement to provide services to or for the benefit of the Partnership, the Partnership hereby (a) issues to the Participant an award of [______] LTIP Units and (b) if not already a Partner, admits the Participant as a Partner of the Partnership on the terms and conditions set forth herein, in the Plan and in the Partnership Agreement. The Partnership and the Participant acknowledge and agree that the LTIP Units are hereby issued to the Participant for the performance of services to or for the benefit of the Partnership in his or her capacity as a Partner or in anticipation of the Participant becoming a Partner. Upon receipt of the Award, the Participant shall, automatically and without further action on his or her part, be deemed to be a party to, signatory of and bound by the Partnership Agreement. At the request of the Partnership, the Participant shall execute the Partnership Agreement or a joinder or counterpart signature page thereto. The Participant acknowledges that the Partnership may from time to time issue or cancel (or otherwise modify) LTIP Units and/or other equity interests in accordance with the terms of the Partnership Agreement. The Award shall have the rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to distributions, qualifications and terms and conditions of redemption and conversion set forth herein, in the Plan and in the Partnership Agreement. 2. LTIP Units Subject to Partnership Agreement; Transfer Restrictions. (a) The Award and the LTIP Units are subject to the terms of the Plan and the terms of the Partnership Agreement, including, without limitation, the restrictions on transfer of Units (including, without 1 US-DOCS\104383499.4

 

limitation, LTIP Units) set forth in Articles 11 and 18 of the Partnership Agreement. Any permitted transferee of the Award or LTIP Units shall take such Award or LTIP Units subject to the terms of the Plan, this Agreement, and the Partnership Agreement. Any such permitted transferee must, upon the request of the Partnership, agree to be bound by the Plan, the Partnership Agreement, and this Agreement, and shall execute the same on request, and must agree to such other waivers, limitations, and restrictions as the Partnership or the Company may reasonably require. Any Transfer of the Award or LTIP Units which is not made in compliance with the Plan, the Partnership Agreement and this Agreement shall be null and void and of no effect ab initio. (b) Without the consent of the Administrator (which it may give or withhold in its sole discretion), the Participant shall not sell, pledge, assign, hypothecate, transfer, or otherwise dispose of (collectively, “Transfer”) any unvested LTIP Units or any portion of the Award attributable to such unvested LTIP Units (or any securities into which such unvested LTIP Units are converted or exchanged), other than by will or pursuant to the laws of descent and distribution (the “Transfer Restrictions”); provided, however, that the Transfer Restrictions shall not apply to any Transfer of unvested LTIP Units or of the Award to the Partnership or the Company. (c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Participant shall not, without the consent of the Administrator (which shall not be unreasonably withheld), Transfer any vested LTIP Units or convert the LTIP Units into Partnership common units prior to the third anniversary of the date on which the Restrictions (as defined below) hereunder lapse or expire and the LTIP Units vest (the “Post-Vesting Transfer Restrictions”); provided, however, that the Post-Vesting Transfer Restrictions shall not apply to (i) any Transfer of LTIP Units to the Partnership or the Company (including by means of a redemption), (ii) any Transfer in satisfaction of any withholding obligations with respect to the Award, (iii) any Transfer following the Participant’s Termination of Service, including without limitation by will or pursuant to the laws of descent and distribution or (iv) any Transfer upon the occurrence of, and in connection with, a Change in Control with respect to the LTIP Units (or such earlier time as is necessary in order for the Participant to participate in such Change in Control transaction with respect to the LTIP Units and receive the consideration payable with respect thereto in connection with such Change in Control). For purposes of this Agreement, “Restrictions” means the exposure to forfeiture set forth in Sections 3 and 4 and the restrictions on sale or other transfer set forth in this Section 2(b). 3. Vesting. Subject to Section 4 hereof, the Restrictions shall lapse and the LTIP Units shall vest and become nonforfeitable with respect to one-third (1/3) of the LTIP Units on each of the first, second, and third anniversaries of the Grant Date, subject to the Participant’s continued service through the applicable vesting date. In addition, subject to the limitations imposed under Section 13.8 of the Plan, the vesting of the LTIP Units and lapsing of Restrictions may be accelerated pursuant to Section 13.2 of the Plan. 4. Effect of Termination of Service. In the event of the Participant’s Termination of Service for any reason, any and all LTIP Units that have not vested as of the date of such Termination of Service (after taking into account any accelerated vesting and lapsing of Restrictions which may occur in connection with such termination (if any)) shall automatically and without further action be cancelled and forfeited without payment of any consideration therefor, and the Participant shall have no further right to or interest in such LTIP Units. No LTIP Units which have not vested as of the date of the Participant’s Termination of Service shall thereafter become vested. 5. Execution and Return of Documents and Certificates. At the Company’s or the Partnership’s request, the Participant hereby agrees to promptly execute, deliver and return to the Partnership any and all documents or certificates that the Company or the Partnership deems necessary or desirable to effectuate the cancellation and forfeiture of the unvested LTIP Units and the portion of the Award attributable to the unvested LTIP Units, and/or to effectuate the transfer or surrender of such unvested LTIP Units and portion of the Award to the Partnership. 2 US-DOCS\104383499.4

 

6. Covenants, Representations and Warranties. The Participant hereby represents, warrants, covenants, acknowledges and agrees on behalf of the Participant and his or her spouse, if applicable, that: (a) Investment. The Participant is holding the Award and the LTIP Units for the Participant’s own account, and not for the account of any other Person. The Participant is holding the Award and the LTIP Units for investment and not with a view to distribution or resale thereof except in compliance with applicable laws regulating securities. (b) Relation to the Partnership. The Participant is presently an executive officer and employee of, or consultant to, the Partnership or a Subsidiary, or is otherwise providing services to or for the benefit of the Partnership, and in such capacity has become personally familiar with the business of the Partnership. (c) Access to Information. The Participant has had the opportunity to ask questions of, and to receive answers from, the Partnership with respect to the terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and with respect to the business, affairs, financial conditions, and results of operations of the Partnership. (d) Registration. The Participant understands that the LTIP Units have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the LTIP Units cannot be transferred by the Participant unless such transfer is registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is available. The Partnership has made no agreements, covenants or undertakings whatsoever to register the transfer of the LTIP Units under the Securities Act. The Partnership has made no representations, warranties, or covenants whatsoever as to whether any exemption from the Securities Act, including, without limitation, any exemption for limited sales in routine brokers’ transactions pursuant to Rule 144 of the Securities Act, will be available. If an exemption under Rule 144 is available at all, it will not be available until at least six months from issuance of the Award and then not unless the terms and conditions of Rule 144 have been satisfied. (e) Public Trading. None of the Partnership’s securities are presently publicly traded, and the Partnership has made no representations, covenants or agreements as to whether there will be a public market for any of its securities. (f) Tax Advice. The Partnership has made no warranties or representations to the Participant with respect to the income tax consequences of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, without limitation, with respect to the decision of whether to make an election under Section 83(b) of the Code), and the Participant is in no manner relying on the Partnership or its representatives for an assessment of such tax consequences. Participant hereby recognizes that the Internal Revenue Service has proposed regulations under Sections 83 and 704 of the Code that may affect the proper treatment of the LTIP Units for federal income tax purposes. In the event that those proposed regulations are finalized, the Participant hereby agrees to cooperate with the Partnership in amending this Agreement and the Partnership Agreement, and to take such other action as may be required, to conform to such regulations. Participant hereby further recognizes that the U.S. Congress is considering legislation that would change the federal tax consequences of owning and disposing of LTIP Units. The Participant is advised to consult with his or her own tax advisor with respect to such tax consequences and his or her ownership of the LTIP Units. 7. Capital Account. The Participant shall make no contribution of capital to the Partnership in connection with the Award and, as a result, the Participant’s Capital Account balance in the Partnership immediately after its receipt of the LTIP Units shall be equal to zero, unless the Participant was a Partner in the Partnership prior to such issuance, in which case the Participant’s Capital Account balance shall not be increased as a result of its receipt of the LTIP Units. 8. Redemption Rights. Notwithstanding the contrary terms in the Partnership Agreement, Partnership Units which are acquired upon the conversion of the LTIP Units shall not, without the consent of the Partnership 3 US-DOCS\104383499.4

 

(which may be given or withheld in its sole discretion), be redeemed pursuant to Section 15.1 of the Partnership Agreement within two years of the date of the issuance of such LTIP Units. 9. Section 83(b) Election. The Participant covenants that the Participant shall make a timely election under Section 83(b) of the Code (and any comparable election in the state of the Participant’s residence) with respect to the LTIP Units covered by the Award, and the Partnership hereby consents to the making of such election(s). In connection with such election, the Participant and the Participant’s spouse, if applicable, shall promptly provide a copy of such election to the Partnership. Instructions for completing an election under Section 83(b) of the Code and a form of election under Section 83(b) of the Code are attached hereto as Exhibit A. The Participant represents that the Participant has consulted any tax advisor(s) that the Participant deems advisable in connection with the filing of an election under Section 83(b) of the Code and similar state tax provisions. The Participant acknowledges that it is the Participant’s sole responsibility, and not the Company’s or the Partnership’s, to timely file an election under Section 83(b) of the Code (and any comparable state election), even if the Participant requests that the Company or the Partnership, or any representative of the Company or the Partnership, make such filing on the Participant’s behalf. The Participant should consult his or her tax advisor to determine if there is a comparable election to file in the state of his or her residence. 10. Ownership Information. The Participant hereby covenants that so long as the Participant holds any LTIP Units, at the request of the Partnership, the Participant shall disclose to the Partnership in writing such information relating to the Participant’s ownership of the LTIP Units as the Partnership reasonably believes to be necessary or desirable to ascertain in order to comply with the Code or the requirements of any other appropriate taxing authority. 11. Taxes. The Partnership and the Participant intend that (a) the LTIP Units be treated as a “profits interest” as defined in Internal Revenue Service Revenue Procedure 93-27, as clarified by Revenue Procedure 2001- 43, (b) the issuance of such units not be a taxable event to the Partnership or the Participant as provided in such revenue procedure, and (c) the Partnership Agreement, the Plan and this Agreement be interpreted consistently with such intent. In furtherance of such intent, effective immediately prior to the issuance of the LTIP Units, the Partnership may revalue all Partnership assets to their respective gross fair market values, and make the resulting adjustments to the “Capital Accounts” (as defined in the Partnership Agreement) of the partners, in each case as set forth in the Partnership Agreement. The Company, the Partnership or any Subsidiary may withhold from the Participant’s wages, or require the Participant to pay to such entity, any applicable withholding or employment taxes resulting from the issuance of the Award hereunder, from the vesting or lapse of any restrictions imposed on the Award, or from the ownership or disposition of the LTIP Units. 12. Remedies. The Participant shall be liable to the Partnership for all costs and damages, including incidental and consequential damages, resulting from a disposition of the Award or the LTIP Units which is in violation of the provisions of this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Participant agrees that the Partnership shall be entitled to obtain specific performance of the obligations of the Participant under this Agreement and immediate injunctive relief in the event any action or proceeding is brought in equity to enforce the same. The Participant will not urge as a defense that there is an adequate remedy at law. 13. Restrictive Legends. Certificates evidencing the Award, to the extent such certificates are issued, may bear such restrictive legends as the Partnership and/or the Partnership’s counsel may deem necessary or advisable under applicable law or pursuant to this Agreement, including, without limitation, the following legends or any legends similar thereto: “The securities represented hereby have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Any transfer of such securities will be invalid unless a Registration Statement under the Securities Act is in effect as to such transfer or in the opinion of 4 US-DOCS\104383499.4

 

counsel for Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. (the “Partnership”) such registration is unnecessary in order for such transfer to comply with the Securities Act.” “The securities represented hereby are subject to forfeiture, transferability and other restrictions as set forth in (i) a written agreement with the Partnership, (ii) the Amended and Restated Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc., and Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. 2010 Incentive Award Plan and (iii) the Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P., in each case, as has been and as may in the future be amended (or amended and restated) from time to time, and such securities may not be sold or otherwise transferred except pursuant to the provisions of such documents.” 14. Restrictions on Public Sale by the Participant. To the extent not inconsistent with applicable law, the Participant agrees not to effect any sale or distribution of the LTIP Units or any similar security of the Company or the Partnership, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such securities, including a sale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, during the 14 days prior to, and for a period of up to 90 days beginning on the date of the pricing of any public or private debt or equity securities offering by the Company or the Partnership (except as part of such offering), if and to the extent requested in writing by the Partnership or the Company in the case of a non-underwritten public or private offering or if and to the extent requested in writing by the managing underwriter or underwriters (or initial purchaser or initial purchasers, as the case may be) and consented to by the Partnership or the Company, which consent may be given or withheld in the Partnership’s or the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, in the case of an underwritten public or private offering (such agreement to be in the form of a lock-up agreement provided by the Company, the Partnership, managing underwriter or underwriters, or initial purchaser or initial purchasers, as the case may be). 15. Code Section 409A. (a) To the extent applicable, this Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with Section 409A of the Code and Department of Treasury regulations and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder, including without limitation any such regulations or other guidance that may be issued after the effective date of this Agreement. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, in the event that following the effective date of this Agreement, the Company or the Partnership determines that the Award may be subject to Section 409A of the Code and related Department of Treasury guidance (including such Department of Treasury guidance as may be issued after the effective date of this Agreement), the Company or the Partnership may adopt such amendments to this Agreement or adopt other policies and procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect), or take any other actions, that the Company or the Partnership determines are necessary or appropriate to (a) exempt the Award from Section 409A of the Code and/or preserve the intended tax treatment of the benefits provided with respect to the Award, or (b) comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and related Department of Treasury guidance; provided, however, that this Section 15 shall not create any obligation on the part of the Company, the Partnership or any Subsidiary to adopt any such amendment, policy or procedure or take any such other action, and none of the Company, the Partnership or any Subsidiary shall have any obligation to indemnify any person for any taxes imposed under or by operation of Section 409A of the Code. (b) Potential Six-Month Delay. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no amounts shall be paid to the Participant under this Agreement issued in accordance herewith during the six (6)- month period following the Participant’s “separation from service” to the extent that the Administrator determines that the Participant is a “specified employee” (each within the meaning of Section 409A) at the time of such separation from service and that paying such amounts at the time or times indicated in this Agreement would be a prohibited distribution under Code Section 409A(a)(2)(b)(i). If the payment of any such amounts is delayed as a result of the previous sentence, then on the first business day following the end of such six (6)-month period (or such earlier date upon which such amount can be paid under Section 409A without being subject to such additional 5 US-DOCS\104383499.4

 

taxes), the Company shall pay to the Participant in a lump-sum all amounts that would have otherwise been payable to the Participant during such six (6)-month period under this Agreement. 16. Miscellaneous. (a) Incorporation of Terms of Plan; Authority of Administrator. This Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, which are incorporated herein by reference, including without limitation Section 13.2 of the Plan. In the event of any inconsistency between the Plan and this Agreement generally, the terms of the Plan shall control. In accordance with the Plan (and not in limitation of any other provision), the Administrator shall make all determinations under this Agreement in its sole and absolute discretion and all interested parties shall be bound by such determinations. (b) Not a Contract of Employment. Nothing in this Agreement or the Plan shall confer upon the Participant any right to continue to serve as an Employee or other service provider of the Company, the Partnership or any of their Affiliates or shall interfere with or restrict in any way the rights of the Company, the Partnership or their Affiliates, which rights are hereby expressly reserved, to discharge or terminate the services of the Participant at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without Cause, except to the extent expressly provided to the contrary in a written agreement between the Company, the Partnership or an Affiliate, on the one hand, and the Participant on the other. (c) Governing Law. The laws of the State of Maryland shall govern the interpretation, validity, administration, enforcement and performance of the terms of this Agreement regardless of the law that might be applied under principles of conflicts of laws. (d) Conformity to Securities Laws. The Participant acknowledges that the Plan and this Agreement are intended to conform to the extent necessary with all provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and any and all regulations and rules promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, as well as all applicable state securities laws and regulations. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Plan shall be administered, and the Award of LTIP Units is made, only in such a manner as to conform to such laws, rules and regulations. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Plan, this Award and this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such laws, rules and regulations. (e) Amendment, Suspension and Termination. To the extent permitted by the Plan and the Partnership Agreement, this Agreement may be wholly or partially amended or otherwise modified, suspended or terminated at any time or from time to time by the Administrator or the Board; provided, however, that, except as may otherwise be provided by the Plan and the Partnership Agreement, no amendment, modification, suspension or termination of this Agreement shall adversely affect the Award in any material way without the prior written consent of the Participant. (f) Notices. Notices required or permitted hereunder shall be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon personal delivery or upon deposit in the United States mail by certified mail, with postage and fees prepaid, addressed to the Participant to his address shown in the Company records, and to the Company and the Partnership at their principal executive office(s). (g) Successors and Assigns. The Company and the Partnership may assign any of its rights under this Agreement to single or multiple assignees, and this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company and the Partnership. Subject to the restrictions on transfer herein set forth, this Agreement shall be binding upon the Participant and his or her heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns. 6 US-DOCS\104383499.4

 

(h) Limitations Applicable to Section 16 Persons. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Partnership or this Agreement, if the Participant is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, then the Plan, the Partnership Agreement the Award and this Agreement shall be subject to any additional limitations set forth in any applicable exemptive rule under Section 16 of the Exchange Act (including any amendment to Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act) that are requirements for the application of such exemptive rule. To the extent permitted by applicable law, this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such applicable exemptive rule. (i) Entire Agreement. The Plan, the Partnership Agreement, and this Agreement (including all exhibits thereto, if any) constitute the entire agreement of the parties and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and its Affiliates, the Partnership and the Participant with respect to the subject matter hereof. (j) Clawback. This Award shall be subject to any clawback or recoupment policy currently in effect or as may be adopted by the Company or the Partnership, in each case, as may be amended from time to time. (k) Survival of Representations and Warranties. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in Section 6 hereof shall survive the later of the date of execution and delivery of this Agreement or the issuance of the Award. (j) Spousal Consent. As a condition to the Partnership’s, the Company’s and their Subsidiaries’ obligations under this Agreement, the spouse of the Participant, if any, shall execute and deliver to the Partnership the Consent of Spouse attached hereto as Exhibit B. (k) Fractional Units. For purposes of this Agreement, any fractional LTIP Units that vest or become entitled to distributions pursuant to the Partnership Agreement shall be rounded as determined by the Company or the Partnership; provided, however, that in no event shall such rounding cause the aggregate number of LTIP Units that vest or become entitled to such distributions to exceed the total number of LTIP Units set forth in Section 1 of this Agreement. (Signature page follows) 7 US-DOCS\104383499.4

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written. HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, INC., a Maryland corporation By: __________________________________ Name: _______________________________ Title: _________________________________ HUDSON PACIFIC PROPERTIES, L.P. a Maryland limited partnership By: Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation Its: General Partner By: __________________________________ Name: _______________________________ Title: _________________________________ The Participant hereby accepts and agrees to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. ____________________________ Name: S-1 US-DOCS\104383499.4

 

Exhibit A FORM OF SECTION 83(b) ELECTION AND INSTRUCTIONS These instructions are provided to assist you if you choose to make an election under Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, with respect to the LTIP Units of Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. transferred to you. Please consult with your personal tax advisor as to whether an election of this nature will be in your best interests in light of your personal tax situation. The executed original of the Section 83(b) election must be filed with the Internal Revenue Service not later than 30 days after the grant date. PLEASE NOTE: There is no remedy for failure to file on time. Follow the steps outlined below to ensure that the election is mailed and filed correctly and in a timely manner. PLEASE ALSO NOTE: If you make the Section 83(b) election, the election is irrevocable. Complete all of the Section 83(b) election steps below: 1. Complete the Section 83(b) election form (sample form follows) and make three copies of the signed election form. (Your spouse, if any, should also sign the Section 83(b) election form.) 2. Prepare a cover letter to the Internal Revenue Service (sample letter included, following election form). 3. Send the cover letter with the originally executed Section 83(b) election form and one copy via certified mail, return receipt requested to the Internal Revenue Service at the address of the Internal Revenue Service where you file your personal tax returns.  It is advisable that you have the package date-stamped at the post office. Enclose a self- addressed, stamped envelope so that the Internal Revenue Service may return a date-stamped copy to you. However, your postmarked receipt is your proof of having timely filed the Section 83(b) election if you do not receive confirmation from the Internal Revenue Service. 4. One copy must be sent to Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. for its records. 5. Keep one copy for your files and, if required by applicable law, attach to your federal income tax return for the applicable calendar year. 6. Retain the Internal Revenue Service file stamped copy (when returned) for your records. Please consult your personal tax advisor for the address of the office of the Internal Revenue Service to which you should mail your election form. US-DOCS\104383499.4

 

ELECTION PURSUANT TO SECTION 83(b) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE TO INCLUDE IN GROSS INCOME THE EXCESS OVER THE PURCHASE PRICE, IF ANY, OF THE VALUE OF PROPERTY TRANSFERRED IN CONNECTION WITH SERVICES The undersigned hereby elects pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, to include in the undersigned’s gross income for the taxable year in which the property was transferred the excess (if any) of the fair market value of the property described below, over the amount the undersigned paid for such property, if any, and supplies herewith the following information in accordance with the Treasury regulations promulgated under Section 83(b): 1. The name, address and taxpayer identification (social security) number of the undersigned, and the taxable year in which this election is being made, are: TAXPAYER’S NAME: TAXPAYER’S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER: ADDRESS: TAXABLE YEAR: The name, address and taxpayer identification (social security) number of the undersigned’s spouse are (complete if applicable): SPOUSE’S NAME: SPOUSE’S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER: ADDRESS: 2. The property with respect to which the election is made consists of ________ LTIP Units (the “Units”) of Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. (the “Company”), representing an interest in the future profits, losses and distributions of the Company. 3. The date on which the above property was transferred to the undersigned was _______________. 4. The above property is subject to the following restrictions: The Units are subject to forfeiture to the extent unvested upon a termination of service with the Company under certain circumstances. These restrictions lapse upon the satisfaction of certain conditions as set forth in an agreement between the taxpayer and the Company. In addition, the Units are subject to certain transfer restrictions pursuant to such agreement and the Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P., as amended (or amended and restated) from time to time, should the taxpayer wish to transfer the Units. 5. The fair market value of the above property at the time of transfer (determined without regard to any restrictions other than those which by their terms will never lapse) was $0. 6. The amount paid for the above property by the undersigned was $0. 7. The undersigned taxpayer will file this election with the Internal Revenue Service office with which taxpayer files his or her annual income tax return not later than 30 days after the date of transfer of the property. A copy of this election will be furnished to the person for whom the services were performed, and, if required by applicable law, a copy will be filed with the income tax return of the undersigned to which this election relates. The undersigned is the person performing the services in connection with which the property was transferred.

 

Date: _________________ ____________________________________ Name: Date: _________________ ____________________________________ Name of Spouse:

 

VIA CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Internal Revenue Service ______________________________________ [Address where taxpayer files returns] Re: Election under Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 Taxpayer: ________________________________________________ Taxpayer’s Social Security Number: ___________________________ Taxpayer’s Spouse: ________________________________________ Taxpayer’s Spouse’s Social Security Number: ____________________ Ladies and Gentlemen: Enclosed please find an original and one copy of an Election under Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, being made by the taxpayer referenced above. Please acknowledge receipt of the enclosed materials by stamping the enclosed copy of the Election and returning it to me in the self-addressed stamped envelope provided herewith. Very truly yours, ___________________________________ [Name] Enclosures cc: Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P.

 

Exhibit B CONSENT OF SPOUSE I, ____________, spouse of __________, have read and approve the foregoing Time-Based LTIP Unit Agreement (the “Agreement”) and all exhibits thereto, the Partnership Agreement and the Plan (each as defined in the Agreement). In consideration of the granting to my spouse of the LTIP Units of Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. (the “Partnership”) as set forth in the Agreement, I hereby appoint my spouse as my attorney-in-fact in respect to the exercise of any rights and taking of all actions under the Agreement and all exhibits thereto and agree to be bound by the provisions of the Agreement and all exhibits thereto insofar as I may have any rights in said Agreement or any exhibits thereto or any shares issued pursuant thereto under the community property laws or similar laws relating to marital property in effect in the state of our residence as of the date of the signing of the foregoing Agreement and exhibits thereto or otherwise. I understand that this Consent of Spouse may not be altered, amended, modified or revoked other than by a writing signed by me, the Partnership and Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. Grant Date: ____________ By: ________________________________ Print name:__________________________ Dated: ___________________ If applicable, you must print, complete and return this Consent of Spouse to Hudson Pacific Properties, L.P. Please only print and return this page.