Form of Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant

Orange Hospitality, Inc., a Maryland corporation having its principal office at 300 East Lombard Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202 (hereinafter, the “Company”), hereby certifies to the Department of Assessments and Taxation of the State of Maryland, that:

FIRST: The Company desires to amend and restate its articles of incorporation as currently in effect.

SECOND: The provisions of the Articles of Incorporation dated May 7, 2004, which are now in effect and as amended hereby in accordance with the Maryland General Corporation Law (the “MGCL”), are as follows:

Under circumstances in which the Directors determine that the use of the name “Orange Hospitality, Inc.” is not practicable, they may use any other designation or name for the Company.

SECTION 1.2. Resident Agent, Principal Office. The name and address of the resident agent for service of process of the Company in the State of Maryland is The Corporation Trust Incorporated, 300 East Lombard Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. The principal office address is c/o The Corporation Trust Incorporated, 300 East Lombard Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. The Company may have such principal office within the State of Maryland as the Directors may from time to time determine. The Company may also have such other offices or places of business within or without the State of Maryland as the Directors may from time to time determine.

SECTION 1.3. Nature of Company. The Company is a Maryland corporation within the meaning of the MGCL.

SECTION 1.4. Purposes. The purposes for which the Company is formed are to conduct any business for which corporations may be organized under the laws of the State of Maryland including, but not limited to, the following: (i) to acquire, hold, own, develop, construct, improve, maintain, operate, sell, lease, transfer, encumber, convey, exchange and otherwise dispose of or deal with real and personal property; and (ii) to enter into any partnership, joint venture or other similar arrangement to engage in any of the foregoing.

SECTION 1.5. Definitions. As used in these Articles of Incorporation, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context otherwise requires (certain other terms used in Article VII hereof are defined in Section 7.6(a) hereof):

“Acquisition Expenses” means any and all expenses related to the selection or acquisition of any Property, whether or not acquired, including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses, travel and communication expenses, costs of appraisals, nonrefundable option payments on property not acquired, accounting fees and expenses, title insurance and miscellaneous expenses.

“Acquisition Fees” means any and all fees and commissions paid by any Person to any other Person in connection with the purchase, development or construction of a Property, including, without limitation, real estate commissions, selection fees, Development Fees, Construction Fees, nonrecurring management fees, loan fees, points, or any other fees of a similar nature, however designated. Excluded shall be Development Fees and Construction Fees paid to any Person not affiliated with the Sponsor in connection with the actual development and construction of any Property.

“Advisor” or “Advisors” means the Person or Persons, if any, appointed, employed or contracted with by the Company pursuant to Section 4.1 hereof and responsible for directing or performing the day-to-day business affairs of the Company, including any Person to whom the Advisor subcontracts substantially all of such functions.

“Advisory Agreement” means the agreement between the Company and the Advisor pursuant to which the Advisor will direct or perform the day-to-day business affairs of the Company.

“Affiliate” or “Affiliated” means, as to any Person, any of (i) any Person directly or indirectly owning, controlling, or holding, with power to vote ten percent (10%) or more of the outstanding voting securities of such other Person; (ii) any Person ten percent (10%) or more of whose outstanding voting securities are directly or indirectly owned, controlled or held, with power to vote, by such other Person; and (iii) any Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with such other Person.

“Asset Management Fee” means the fee payable to the Advisor for day-to-day professional management services in connection with the Company and its investments in Properties pursuant to the Advisory Agreement.

“Average Invested Assets” means, for a specified period, the average of the aggregate book value of the assets of the Company invested, directly or indirectly, in equity interests in real estate before reserves for depreciation or bad debts or other similar non-cash reserves, computed by taking the average of such values at the end of each month during such period.

“Bylaws” means the bylaws of the Company, as the same are in effect from time to time.

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or any successor statute thereto. Reference to any provision of the Code shall mean such provision as in effect from time to time, as the same may be amended, and any successor provision thereto, as interpreted by any applicable regulations as in effect from time to time.

“Company Property” means any and all property, real, personal or otherwise, tangible or intangible, which is transferred or conveyed to the Company (including all rents, income, profits and gains therefrom), which is owned or held by, or for the account of, the Company.

“Competitive Real Estate Commission” means a real estate or brokerage commission for the purchase or sale of property which is reasonable, customary, and competitive in light of the size, type, and location of the property.

“Construction Fee” means a fee or other remuneration for acting as general contractor and/or construction manager to construct improvements, supervise and coordinate projects or to provide major repairs or rehabilitation on the Company’s Property.

“Contract Purchase Price” means the amount actually paid or allocated to the purchase, development, construction or improvement of a Property, exclusive of Acquisition Fees and Acquisition Expenses.

“Development Fee” means a fee for the packaging of the Company’s Property, including negotiating and approving plans, and undertaking to assist in obtaining zoning and necessary variances and necessary financing for the specific property, either initially or at a later date.

“Directors,” “Board of Directors” or “Board” means, collectively, the individuals named in Section 2.4 of these Articles of Incorporation so long as they continue in office and all other individuals who have been duly elected and qualify as Directors of the Company hereunder.

“Distributions” means any distributions of money or other property, pursuant to Section 7.2(d) hereof, by the Company to owners of Shares, including distributions that may constitute a return of capital for federal income tax purposes. The Company will make no distributions other than distributions of money or readily marketable securities unless the requirements of Section 7.2(d) hereof are satisfied.

“Equity Shares” means shares of capital stock of the Company of any class or series (other than Excess Shares). The use of the term “Equity Shares” or any term defined by reference to the term “Equity Shares” shall refer to the particular class or series of capital stock of the Company which is appropriate under the context.

“Gross Proceeds” means the aggregate purchase price of all Shares sold for the account of the Company, without deduction for Organizational and Offering Expenses.

“Hotel Chains” means national and regional hotel chains, primarily limited service and extended stay hotel chains, to be selected by the Advisor, and who themselves or their franchisees will (i) lease Properties owned by the Company or a subsidiary of the Company, or (ii) manage Properties owned by the Company or a subsidiary of the Company.

“Independent Director” means a Director who is not, and within the last two (2) years has not been, directly or indirectly associated with the Sponsor or Advisor. A Director shall be deemed to be associated with the Sponsor or Advisor if he or she (i) owns an interest in the Sponsor, Advisor or any of their Affiliates, (ii) is employed by the Sponsor, Advisor or any of their Affiliates, (iii) serves as an officer or director of the Sponsor, Advisor or any of their Affiliates, (iv) performs services, other than as a Director, for the Company, (v) serves as a director or trustee of more than three (3) real estate investment trusts organized by the Sponsor or advised by the Advisor, or (vi) has a material business or professional relationship with the Sponsor, Advisor or any of their Affiliates. An indirect relationship shall include circumstances in which a Director’s spouse, parents, children, siblings, mothers- or fathers-in-law, sons- or daughters-in-law or brothers- or sisters-in-law is or has been associated with the Sponsor, Advisor, any of their Affiliates or the Company. A business or professional relationship shall be deemed material if the gross revenue derived by the Director from the Sponsor, Advisor and Affiliates exceeds five percent (5%)

of either the Director’s annual gross revenue, derived from all sources, during either of the last two (2) years or the Director’s net worth on a fair market value basis.

“Independent Expert” means a Person with no material current or prior business or personal relationship with the Advisor or the Directors and who is engaged to a substantial extent in the business of rendering opinions regarding the value of assets of the type held by the Company.

“Initial Public Offering” means the offering and sale of Equity Shares of the Company pursuant to the Company’s first effective registration statement covering such Common Shares filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

“Invested Capital” means the amount calculated by multiplying the total number of Shares purchased by Stockholders by the issue price, reduced by the portion of any Distribution that is attributable to Net Sales Proceeds and by any amounts paid by the Company to repurchase Shares pursuant to the Company’s plan for redemption of Shares.

“Joint Ventures” means those joint venture or general partnership arrangements in which the Company is a co-venturer or general partner which are established to acquire Properties.

“Leverage” means the aggregate amount of indebtedness of the Company for money borrowed (including purchase money Mortgage loans) outstanding at any time, both secured and unsecured.

“Listing” means the listing of the Shares of the Company on a national securities exchange or the Nasdaq stock market.

“Managing Dealer” means such Person selected by the Board of Directors to act as the managing dealer for the offering.

“MGCL” means the Maryland General Corporation Law as contained in the Corporations and Associations Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.

“Mortgages” means mortgages, deeds of trust or other security interests on or applicable to Real Property.

“NASAA REIT Guidelines” means the guidelines for Real Estate Investment Trusts published by the North American Securities Administrators Association.

“Net Assets” means the total assets of the Company (other than intangibles), at cost, before deducting depreciation or other non-cash reserves, less total liabilities, calculated quarterly by the Company on a basis consistently applied.

“Net Income” means for any period, the total revenues applicable to such period, less the total expenses applicable to such period excluding additions to reserves for depreciation, bad debts or other similar non-cash reserves; provided, however, Net Income for purposes of calculating total allowable Operating Expenses shall exclude the gain from the sale of the Company’s assets.

“Net Sales Proceeds” means in the case of a transaction described in clause (i)(A) of the definition of Sale, the proceeds of any such transaction less the amount of all real estate commissions and closing costs paid by the Company. In the case of a transaction described in clause (i)(B) of such definition, Net Sales Proceeds means the proceeds of any such transaction less the amount of any legal and other selling expenses incurred in connection with such transaction. In the case of a transaction

described in clause (i)(C) of such definition, Net Sales Proceeds means the proceeds of any such transaction actually distributed to the Company from the Joint Venture. In the case of a transaction described in clause (ii) of the definition of Sale, Net Sales Proceeds means the proceeds of such transaction or series of transactions less all amounts generated thereby and reinvested in one or more Properties within one hundred eighty (180) days thereafter and less the amount of any real estate commissions, closing costs, and legal and other selling expenses incurred by or allocated to the Company in connection with such transaction or series of transactions. Net Sales Proceeds shall also include, in the case of any lease of a Property consisting of a building only, any Mortgage loan, any amounts from tenants, borrowers or lessees that the Company determines, in its discretion, to be economically equivalent to the proceeds of a Sale. Net Sales Proceeds shall not include, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion, any amounts reinvested in one or more Properties or other assets, to repay outstanding indebtedness, or to establish reserves.

“Operating Expenses” mean all costs and expenses paid or incurred by the Company (excluding the operations of any “taxable REIT subsidiary”), as determined under generally accepted accounting principles, which in any way are related to the operation of the Company or to Company business, including (a) advisory fees, (b) the Asset Management Fee, (c) the Performance Fee, and (d) the Subordinated Incentive Fee, but excluding (i) the expenses of raising capital such as Organizational and Offering Expenses, legal, audit, accounting, underwriting, brokerage, listing, registration, and other fees, printing and other such expenses, and tax incurred in connection with the issuance, distribution, transfer, registration and Listing of the Shares, (ii) interest payments, (iii) taxes, (iv) non-cash expenditures such as depreciation, amortization and bad debt reserves, (v) the Advisor’s subordinated ten percent (10%) share of Net Sales Proceeds, and (vi) Acquisition Fees, Acquisition Expenses, real estate commissions on the Sale of property, and other expenses connected with the acquisition, disposition and ownership of real estate interests or other property (such as the costs of foreclosure, insurance premiums, legal services, maintenance, repair, and improvement of property).

“Organizational and Offering Expenses” means all expenses incurred by and to be paid from the assets of the Company in connection with and in preparing the Company for registration and subsequently offering and distributing it to the public, including, without limitation, the following: total underwriting and brokerage discounts and commissions (including fees to the underwriters attorneys), expenses for printing, engraving, mailing, salaries of employees while engaged in sales activity, charges of transfer agents, registrars, trustees, escrow holders, depositaries, experts, expenses of qualification of the sale of securities under federal and state laws, including taxes and fees, accountants and attorneys’ fees.

“Performance Fee” means the fee payable to the Advisor under certain circumstances if certain performance standards have been met and the Subordinated Incentive Fee has not been paid.

“Permanent Financing” means financing to acquire Assets, to pay a fee of up to 3.5% of any Permanent Financing or to pay Acquisition Fees.

“Person” means any natural person, partnership, corporation, association, trust, limited liability company or other legal entity.

“Property” or “Properties” means interests in (i) the real properties, including the buildings located thereon, (ii) the real properties only, or (iii) the buildings only; any of which are acquired by the Company, either directly or indirectly through joint ventures, partnerships, or other legal entities.

“Prospectus” means the same as that term is defined in Section 2(10) of the Securities Act of 1933, including a preliminary prospectus, an offering circular as described in Rule 253 of the General

Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933 or, in the case of an intrastate offering, any document by whatever name known, utilized for the purpose of offering and selling securities to the public.

“Real Property” or “Real Estate” means land, rights in land (including leasehold interests), and any buildings, structures, improvements, furnishings, fixtures and equipment located on or used in connection with land and rights or interests in land.

“REIT” means real estate investment trust as defined pursuant to Sections 856 through 860 of the Code.

“REIT Provisions of the Code” means Sections 856 through 860 of the Code and any successor or other provisions of the Code relating to real estate investment trusts (including provisions as to the attribution of ownership of beneficial interests therein) and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

“Roll-Up Entity” means a partnership, real estate investment trust, corporation, trust or other entity that would be created or would survive after the successful completion of a proposed Roll-Up Transaction.

“Roll-Up Transaction” means a transaction involving the acquisition, merger, conversion, or consolidation, directly or indirectly, of the Company and the issuance of securities of a Roll-Up Entity. Such term does not include: (i) a transaction involving securities of the Company that have been listed on a national securities exchange or included for quotation on the National Market System of the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System for at least 12 months; or (ii) a transaction involving the conversion to corporate, trust, or association form of only the Company if, as a consequence of the transaction, there will be no significant adverse change in Stockholder voting rights, the term of existence of the Company, compensation to the Advisor or the investment objectives of the Company.

“Sale” or “Sales” (i) means any transaction or series of transactions whereby: (A) the Company sells, grants, transfers, conveys or relinquishes its ownership of any Property or portion thereof, including the lease of any Property consisting of the building only but excluding any lease to a subsidiary of the Company, and including any event with respect to any Property which gives rise to a significant amount of insurance proceeds or condemnation awards; (B) the Company sells, grants, transfers, conveys or relinquishes its ownership of all or substantially all of the interest of the Company in any Joint Venture in which it is a co-venturer or partner; or (C) any Joint Venture in which the Company as a co-venturer or partner sells, grants, transfers, conveys or relinquishes its ownership of any Property or portion thereof, including any event with respect to any Property which gives rise to insurance claims or condemnation awards, but (ii) shall not include any transaction or series of transactions specified in clause (i)(A), (i)(B), or (i)(C) above in which the proceeds of such transaction or series of transactions are reinvested in one or more Properties within one hundred eighty (180) days thereafter.

“Securities” means Equity Shares, Excess Shares, any other stock, shares or other evidences of equity or beneficial or other interests, voting trust certificates, bonds, debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness, secured or unsecured, convertible, subordinated or otherwise, or in general any instruments commonly known as “securities” or any certificates of interest, shares or participations in, temporary or interim certificates for, receipts for, guarantees of, or warrants, options or rights to subscribe to, purchase or acquire, any of the foregoing.

“Selling Commissions” means any and all commissions payable to underwriters, managing dealers, or other broker-dealers in connection with the sale of Shares.

“Soliciting Dealers” means those broker-dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., or that are exempt from broker-dealer registration, and that, in either case, enter into participating broker or other agreements with the Managing Dealer to sell Shares.

“Sponsor” means any Person directly or indirectly instrumental in organizing, wholly or in part, the Company or any Person who will control, manage or participate in the management of the Company, and any Affiliate of such Person. Not included is any Person whose only relationship with the Company is that of an independent property manager of Company assets, and whose only compensation is as such. Sponsor does not include wholly independent third parties such as attorneys, accountants, and underwriters whose only compensation is for professional services. A Person may also be deemed a Sponsor of the Company by:

a. taking the initiative, directly or indirectly, in founding or organizing the business or enterprise of the Company, either alone or in conjunction with one or more other Persons;

b. receiving a material participation in the Company in connection with the founding or organizing of the business of the Company, in consideration of services or property, or both services and property;

e. receiving fees for providing services to the Company which are paid on a basis that is not customary in the industry; or

f. providing goods or services to the Company on a basis which was not negotiated at arms length with the Company.

“Stock Option Plan” means a stock option plan qualifying as an employee benefit plan under Securities Act Rule 405, as in effect as of the date of these Articles of Incorporation.

“Stockholders’ 8% Return,” as of each date, means an aggregate amount equal to an eight percent (8%) cumulative, noncompounded, annual return on Invested Capital.

“Stockholders” means the registered holders of the Company’s Equity Shares.

“Subordinated Incentive Fee” means the fee payable to the Advisor under certain circumstances if the Shares are listed on a national securities exchange or over-the-counter market.

“Total Proceeds” means Gross Proceeds plus loan proceeds from Permanent Financing.

“Unimproved Real Property” means Property in which the Company has an equity interest that is not acquired for the purpose of producing rental or other operating income, that has no development or

construction in process and for which no development or construction is planned, in good faith, to commence within one year.

SECTION 2.1. Number. The number of Directors initially shall be four (4), which number may be increased or decreased from time to time by resolution of the Directors then in office or by a majority vote of the Stockholders entitled to vote; provided, however, that the total number of Directors shall be not fewer than three (3) and not more than fifteen (15), subject to the Bylaws and to any express rights of any holders of any series of Preferred Shares to elect additional directors under specified circumstances. No later that the first closing with respect to the Initial Public Offering, a majority of the Board of Directors shall be Independent Directors, except for a period of 90 days after the death, removal or resignation of an Independent Director. A majority of the Board of Directors shall nominate replacements for vacancies in the Independent Director positions. No reduction in the number of Directors shall cause the removal of any Director from office prior to the expiration of his term. Any vacancy created by an increase in the number of Directors will be filled, at any regular meeting or at any special meeting of the Directors called for that purpose, by a majority of the Directors. Any other vacancy will be filled at any annual meeting or at any special meeting of the Stockholders called for that purpose, by a majority of the Common Shares present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote. For the purposes of voting for Directors, each Share of stock may be voted for as many individuals as there are directors to be elected and for whose election the Share is entitled to be voted, or as may otherwise be required by the MGCL or other applicable law as in effect from time to time.

SECTION 2.2. Experience. A Director shall have had at least three (3) years of relevant experience demonstrating the knowledge and experience required to successfully acquire and manage the type of assets being acquired by the Company. At least one of the Independent Directors shall have three (3) years of relevant real estate experience.

SECTION 2.3. Committees. Subject to the MGCL, the Directors may establish such committees as they deem appropriate, in their discretion, provided that, no later that the first closing with respect to the Initial Public Offering, a majority of the members of each committee shall be Independent Directors.

SECTION 2.4. Initial Board; Term. Each Director shall hold office for one (1) year, until the next annual meeting of Stockholders and until his successor shall have been duly elected and shall have qualified. Directors may be elected to an unlimited number of successive terms.

SECTION 2.5. Fiduciary Obligations. The Directors serve in a fiduciary capacity to the Company and have a fiduciary duty to the Stockholders of the Company, including a specific fiduciary duty to supervise the relationship of the Company with the Advisor.

SECTION 2.6. Approval by Independent Directors. A majority of the Independent Directors must approve all matters to which Sections 2.1, 4.1, 4.2, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 5.2, 5.4(k) and (o), 6.3, 8.2, 8.9 and 9.2 herein apply.

SECTION 2.7. Resignation, Removal or Death. Any Director may resign by written notice to the Board of Directors, effective upon execution and delivery to the Company of such written notice or upon any future date specified in the notice. A Director may be removed from office with or without cause only at a meeting of the Stockholders called for that purpose, by the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than a majority of the Equity Shares then outstanding and entitled to vote, subject to the rights of any Preferred Shares to vote for such Directors. The notice of such meeting shall indicate that the purpose, or one of the purposes, of such meeting is to determine if a Director should be removed.

SECTION 3.1. General. Subject to the express limitations herein or in the Bylaws and to the general standard of care required of directors under the MGCL and other applicable law, (i) the business and affairs of the Company shall be managed under the direction of the Board of Directors and (ii) the Directors shall have full, exclusive and absolute power, control and authority over the Company Property and over the business of the Company as if they, in their own right, were the sole owners thereof, except as otherwise limited by these Articles of Incorporation. The Directors have established the written policies on investments and borrowing set forth in this Article III and Article V hereof and shall monitor the administrative procedures, investment operations and performance of the Company and the Advisor to assure that such policies are carried out. The Directors may take any actions that, in their sole judgment and discretion, are necessary or desirable to conduct the business of the Company. These Articles of Incorporation shall be construed with a presumption in favor of the grant of power and authority to the Directors. Any construction of these Articles of Incorporation or determination made in good faith by the Directors concerning their powers and authority hereunder shall be conclusive. The enumeration and definition of particular powers of the Directors included in this Article III shall in no way be limited or restricted by reference to or inference from the terms of this or any other provision of these Articles of Incorporation or construed or deemed by inference or otherwise in any manner to exclude or limit the powers conferred upon the Directors under the general laws of the State of Maryland as now or hereafter in force. No later that the first closing with respect to the Initial Public Offering, a majority of the Board of Directors, including a majority of Independent Directors, shall ratify these Articles of Incorporation.

SECTION 3.2. Specific Powers and Authority. Subject only to the express limitations herein, and in addition to all other powers and authority conferred by these Articles of Incorporation or by law, the Directors, without any vote, action or consent by the Stockholders, shall have and may exercise, at any time or times, in the name of the Company or on its behalf the following powers and authorities:

(a) Investments. Subject to Article V and Section 6.1 hereof, to invest in, purchase or otherwise acquire and to hold real, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible, property of any kind wherever located, or rights or interests therein or in connection therewith, all without regard to whether such property, interests or rights are authorized by law for the investment of funds held by trustees or other fiduciaries, or whether obligations the Company acquires have a term greater or lesser than the term of office of the Directors or the possible termination of the Company, for such consideration as the Directors may deem proper (including cash, property of any kind or Securities of the Company); provided, however, that the Directors shall take such actions as they deem necessary and desirable to comply with any requirements of the MGCL relating to the types of assets held by the Company.

(b) REIT Qualification. The Board of Directors shall use its best efforts to cause the Company and its Stockholders to qualify for U.S. federal income tax treatment in accordance with the provisions of the Code applicable to REITs. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Board of Directors shall use its best efforts to take such actions as are necessary, and may take such actions as it deems desirable (in its sole discretion) to preserve the status of the Company as a REIT; provided, however, that in the event that the Board of Directors determines, by vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the Directors, that it no longer is in the best interests of the Company to qualify as a REIT, the Board of Directors shall take such actions as are required by the Code, the MGCL and other applicable law, to cause the matter of termination of qualification as a REIT to be submitted to a vote of the Stockholders of the Company pursuant to Section 8.3.

(c) Sale, Disposition and Use of Company Property. Subject to Article V and Sections 6.1 and 10.3 hereof, the Board of Directors shall have the authority to sell, rent, lease, hire, exchange, release, partition, assign, mortgage, grant security interests in, encumber, negotiate, dedicate, grant easements in and options with respect to, convey, transfer (including transfers to entities wholly or partially owned by the Company or the Directors) or otherwise dispose of any or all of the Company Property by deeds (including deeds in lieu of foreclosure with or without consideration), trust deeds, assignments, bills of sale, transfers, leases, mortgages, financing statements, security agreements and other instruments for any of such purposes executed and delivered for and on behalf of the Company or the Directors by one or more of the Directors or by a duly authorized officer, employee, agent or nominee of the Company, on such terms as they deem appropriate; to give consents and make contracts relating to the Company Property and its use or other property or matters; to develop, improve, manage, use, alter or otherwise deal with the Company Property; and to rent, lease or hire from others property of any kind; provided, however, that the Company may not use or apply land for any purposes not permitted by applicable law.

(d) Financings. To borrow or, in any other manner, raise money for the purposes and on the terms they determine, which terms may (i) include evidencing the same by issuance of Securities of the Company and (ii) may have such provisions as the Directors determine; to guarantee, indemnify or act as surety with respect to payment or performance of obligations of any Person; to mortgage, pledge, assign, grant security interests in or otherwise encumber the Company Property to secure any such Securities of the Company, contracts or obligations (including guarantees, indemnifications and suretyships); and to renew, modify, release, compromise, extend, consolidate or cancel, in whole or in part, any obligation to or of the Company or participate in any reorganization of obligors to the Company; provided, however, that the Company’s Leverage, in the absence of a satisfactory showing that a higher level of borrowing is appropriate, may not exceed 100% of Net Assets. Any excess in borrowing over such 100% level shall occur only with approval by a majority of the Independent Directors and will be discussed and explained to Stockholders in the first quarterly report of the Company prepared after such approval occurs.

(e) Lending. Subject to the provisions of Section 6.1 hereof, to lend money or other Company Property on such terms, for such purposes and to such Persons as they may determine.

(f) Issuance of Securities. Subject to the provisions of Article VII hereof, to create and authorize and direct the issuance (on either a pro rata or a non-pro rata basis) by the Company, in shares, units or amounts of one or more types, series or classes, of Securities of the Company, which may have such voting rights, dividend or interest rates, preferences, subordinations, conversion or redemption prices or rights; maturity dates, distribution, exchange, or liquidation rights or other rights as the Directors may determine, without vote of or other action by the Stockholders, to such Persons for such consideration, at such time or times and in such manner and on such terms as the Directors determine, to list any of the Securities of the Company on any securities exchange; to purchase or otherwise acquire, hold, cancel,

reissue, sell and transfer any Securities of the Company; and to acquire Excess Shares from the Excess Shares Trust pursuant to Section 7.7(j).

(g) Expenses and Taxes. To pay any charges, expenses or liabilities necessary or desirable, in the sole discretion of the Directors, for carrying out the purposes of these Articles of Incorporation and conducting business of the Company, including compensation or fees to Directors, officers, employees and agents of the Company, and to Persons contracting with the Company, and any taxes, levies, charges and assessments of any kind imposed upon or chargeable against the Company, the Company Property or the Directors in connection therewith; and to prepare and file any tax returns, reports or other documents and take any other appropriate action relating to the payment of any such charges, expenses or liabilities.

(h) Collection and Enforcement. To collect, sue for and receive money or other property due to the Company; to consent to extensions of the time for payment, or to the renewal, of any Securities or obligations; to engage or to intervene in, prosecute, defend, compound, enforce, compromise, release, abandon or adjust any actions, suits, proceedings, disputes, claims, demands, security interests or things relating to the Company, the Company Property or the Company’s affairs; to exercise any rights and enter into any agreements and take any other action necessary or desirable in connection with the foregoing.

(i) Deposits. To deposit funds or Securities constituting part of the Company Property in banks, trust companies, savings and loan associations, financial institutions and other depositories, whether or not such deposits will draw interest, subject to withdrawal on such terms and in such manner as the Directors determine.

(j) Allocation; Accounts. To determine whether moneys, profits or other assets of the Company shall be charged or credited to, or allocated between, income and capital, including whether or not to amortize any premium or discount and to determine in what manner any expenses or disbursements are to be borne as between income and capital (regardless of how such items would normally or otherwise be charged to or allocated between income and capital without such determination); to treat any dividend or other distribution on any investment as, or apportion it between, income and capital; in their discretion to provide reserves for depreciation, amortization, obsolescence or other purposes in respect of any Company Property in such amounts and by such methods as they determine; to determine what constitutes net earnings, profits or surplus; to determine the method or form in which the accounts and records of the Company shall be maintained; and to allocate to the Stockholders’ equity account less than all of the consideration paid for Securities and to allocate the balance to paid-in capital or capital surplus.

(k) Valuation of Property. To determine the value of all or any part of the Company Property and of any services, Securities, property or other consideration to be furnished to or acquired by the Company, and to revalue all or any part of the Company Property, all in accordance with such appraisals or other information as are reasonable, in their sole judgment.

(l) Ownership and Voting Powers. To exercise all of the rights, powers, options and privileges pertaining to the ownership of any Securities, Real Estate, and other Company Property to the same extent that an individual owner might, including without limitation to vote or give any consent, request or notice or waive any notice, either in person or by proxy or power of attorney, which proxies and powers of attorney may be for any general or special meetings or action, and may include the exercise of discretionary powers.

(m) Officers, Etc.; Delegation of Powers. To elect, appoint or employ such officers for the Company and such committees of the Board of Directors with such powers and duties as the Directors may determine, the Company’s Bylaws provide or the MGCL requires; to engage, employ or contract

with and pay compensation to any Person (including, subject to Section 6.1 hereof, any Director and Person who is an Affiliate of any Director) as agent, representative, Advisor, member of an advisory board, employee or independent contractor (including advisors, consultants, transfer agents, registrars, underwriters, accountants, attorneys-at-law, real estate agents, property and other managers, appraisers, brokers, architects, engineers, construction managers, general contractors or otherwise) in one or more capacities, to perform such services on such terms as the Directors may determine; to delegate to one or more Directors, officers or other Persons engaged or employed as aforesaid or to committees of Directors or to the Advisor, the performance of acts or other things (including granting of consents), the making of decisions and the execution of such deeds, contracts, leases or other instruments, either in the name of the Company, the Directors or as their attorneys or otherwise, as the Directors may determine; and to establish such committees as they deem appropriate.

(n) Associations. Subject to Section 6.1 hereof, to cause the Company to enter into joint ventures, general or limited partnerships, participation or agency arrangements or any other lawful combinations, relationships or associations of any kind.

(o) Reorganizations, Etc. Subject to Sections 10.2 and 10.3 hereof, to cause to be organized or assist in organizing any Person under the laws of any jurisdiction to acquire all or any part of the Company Property, carry on any business in which the Company shall have an interest or otherwise exercise the powers the Directors deem necessary, useful or desirable to carry on the business of the Company or to carry out the provisions of these Articles of Incorporation, to merge or consolidate the Company with any Person; to sell, rent, lease, hire, convey, negotiate, assign, exchange or transfer all or any part of the Company Property to or with any Person in exchange for Securities of such Person or otherwise; and to lend money to, subscribe for and purchase the Securities of, and enter into any contracts with, any Person in which the Company holds, or is about to acquire, Securities or any other interests.

(p) Insurance. To purchase and pay for out of Company Property insurance policies insuring the Stockholders, Company and the Company Property against any and all risks, and insuring the Directors, Advisors and Affiliates of the Company individually (each an “Insured”) against all claims and liabilities of every nature arising by reason of holding or having held any such status, office or position or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted by the Insured in such capacity, whether or not the Company would have the power to indemnify against such claim or liability. Nothing contained herein shall preclude the Company from purchasing and paying for such types of insurance, including extended coverage liability and casualty and workers’ compensation, as would be customary for any Person owning comparable assets and engaged in a similar business, or from naming the Insured as an additional insured party thereunder, provided that such addition does not add to the premiums payable by the Company.

(q) Distributions. To declare and pay dividends or other Distributions to Stockholders, subject to the provisions of Section 7.2 hereof.

(r) Discontinue Operations; Bankruptcy. To discontinue the operations of the Company (subject to Section 10.2 hereof); to petition or apply for relief under any provision of federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization laws or similar laws for the relief of debtors; to permit any Company Property to be foreclosed upon without raising any legal or equitable defenses that may be available to the Company or the Directors or otherwise defending or responding to such foreclosure; or to take such other action with respect to indebtedness or other obligations of the Directors, the Company Property or the Company as the Directors, in such capacity, and in their discretion may determine.

(s) Termination of Status. To terminate the status of the Company as a real estate investment trust under the REIT Provisions of the Code; provided, however, that the Board of Directors

shall take no action to terminate the Company’s status as a real estate investment trust under the REIT Provisions of the Code until such time as (i) the Board of Directors adopts a resolution recommending that the Company terminate its status as a real estate investment trust under the REIT Provisions of the Code, (ii) the Board of Directors presents the resolution at an annual or special meeting of the Stockholders and (iii) such resolution is approved by the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding Common Shares.

(t) Fiscal Year. Subject to the Code, to adopt, and from time to time change, a fiscal year for the Company.

(u) Seal. To adopt and use a seal, but the use of a seal shall not be required for the execution of instruments or obligations of the Company.

(v) Bylaws. To adopt, implement and from time to time alter, amend or repeal the Bylaws of the Company relating to the business and organization of the Company, provided that such amendments are not inconsistent with the provisions of these Articles of Incorporation, and further provided that the Directors may not amend the Bylaws, without the affirmative vote of a majority of the Equity Shares, to the extent that such amendments adversely affect the rights, preferences and privileges of Stockholders.

(w) Listing Shares. To cause the Listing of the Shares at any time after completion of the Initial Public Offering but in no event shall such Listing occur more than ten (10) years after completion of the Initial Public Offering.

(x) Further Powers. To do all other acts and things and execute and deliver all instruments incident to the foregoing powers, and to exercise all powers which they deem necessary, useful or desirable to carry on the business of the Company or to carry out the provisions of these Articles of Incorporation, even if such powers are not specifically provided hereby.

SECTION 3.3. Determination of Best Interest of Company. In determining what is in the best interest of the Company, a Director shall consider the interests of the Stockholders of the Company and, in his or her sole and absolute discretion, may consider (i) the interests of the Company’s employees, suppliers, creditors and customers, (ii) the economy of the nation, (iii) community and societal interests, and (iv) the long-term as well as short-term interests of the Company and its Stockholders, including the possibility that these interests may be best served by the continued independence of the Company.

SECTION 4.1. Appointment and Initial Investment of Advisor. The Directors are responsible for setting the general policies of the Company and for the general supervision of its business conducted by officers, agents, employees, advisors or independent contractors of the Company. However, the Directors are not required personally to conduct the business of the Company, and they may (but need not) appoint, employ or contract with any Person (including a Person Affiliated with any Director) as an Advisor and may grant or delegate such authority to the Advisor as the Directors may, in their sole discretion, deem necessary or desirable. The term of retention of any Advisor shall not exceed one (1) year, although there is no limit to the number of times that a particular Advisor may be retained. The Advisor or its Affiliate shall purchase from the Company Shares representing an initial investment of at least $25,000. The Advisor or any Affiliate may not sell this initial investment while the Advisor remains a Sponsor but may transfer these Shares to other Affiliates.

(a) The Directors shall evaluate the performance of the Advisor before entering into or renewing an Advisory Agreement and the criteria used in such evaluation shall be reflected in the minutes of meetings of the Board. The Directors may exercise broad discretion in allowing the Advisor to administer and regulate the operations of the Company, to act as agent for the Company, to execute documents on behalf of the Company and to make executive decisions which conform to general policies and principles established by the Directors.

(b) The Directors shall establish written policies on investments and borrowing and shall monitor the administrative procedures, investment operations and performance of the Company and the Advisor to assure that such procedures, operations and programs are in the best interests of the Stockholders and are fulfilled.

(c) The Board of Directors is also responsible for reviewing the fees and expenses of the Company at least annually or with sufficient frequency to determine that the expenses incurred are in the best interests of the Stockholders. A majority of the Independent Directors also will be responsible for reviewing the performance of the Advisor and determining that compensation to be paid to the Advisor is reasonable in relation to the nature and quality of services to be performed and the investment performance of the Company and that the provisions of the Advisory Agreement are being carried out. Specifically, the Independent Directors will consider factors such as the Net Assets and Net Income of the Company, the amount of the fee paid to the Advisor in relation to the size, composition and performance of the Company’s portfolio, the success of the Advisor in generating opportunities that meet the investment objectives of the Company, rates charged to other REITs and to investors other than REITs by advisors performing the same or similar services, additional revenues realized by the Advisor and its Affiliates through their relationship with the Company, whether paid by the Company or by others with whom the Company does business, the quality and extent of service and advice furnished by the Advisor, the performance of the investment portfolio of the Company, including income, conservation or appreciation of capital, frequency of problem investments and competence in dealing with distress situations, and the quality of the portfolio of the Company relative to the investments generated by the Advisor for its own account. The Independent Directors also shall determine whether any successor Advisor possesses sufficient qualifications to perform the advisory function for the Company and whether the compensation provided for in its contract with the Company is justified.

SECTION 4.3. Fiduciary Obligations. The Advisor has a fiduciary responsibility to the Company and to the Stockholders.

SECTION 4.4. Affiliation and Functions. The Directors, by resolution or in the Bylaws, may provide guidelines, provisions, or requirements concerning the affiliation and functions of the Advisor.

SECTION 4.5. Termination. Either a majority of the Independent Directors or the Advisor may terminate the Advisory Agreement on sixty (60) days’ written notice without cause or penalty, and, in such event, the Advisor will cooperate with the Company and the Directors in making an orderly transition of the advisory function.

SECTION 4.6. Subordinated Disposition Fee on Sale of Property. The Company shall pay the Advisor or its Affiliate a deferred, subordinated real estate disposition fee upon Sale of one or more Properties, in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) one-half (1/2) of a Competitive Real Estate Commission, or (ii) three percent (3%) of the sales price of such Property or Properties. Payment of such fee shall be made only if the Advisor or such Affiliate provides a substantial amount of services in connection with the Sale of a Property or Properties and shall be subordinated to receipt by the Stockholders of Distributions equal to the sum of (i) their aggregate Stockholders’ 8% Return and (ii) their aggregate Invested Capital. If, at the time of a Sale, payment of such disposition fee is deferred

because the subordination conditions have not been satisfied, then the disposition fee shall be paid at such later time as the subordination conditions are satisfied. Upon Listing, if the Advisor or such Affiliate has accrued but not been paid such real estate disposition fee, then for purposes of determining whether the subordination conditions have been satisfied, Stockholders will be deemed to have received a Distribution in the amount equal to the product of the total number of Shares outstanding and the average closing price of the Shares over a period, beginning 180 days after Listing, of 30 days during which the Shares are traded.

SECTION 4.7. Subordinated Share of Net Sales Proceeds. The Company shall pay the Advisor a deferred, subordinated share from Sales of assets of the Company, whether or not in liquidation of the Company, equal to 10% of Net Sales Proceeds remaining after receipt by the Stockholders of Distributions equal to the sum of (i) the Stockholders’ 8% Return and (ii) 100% of Invested Capital. Following Listing, no share of Net Sales Proceeds will be paid to the Advisor.

(a) At such time, if any, as Listing occurs, the Advisor shall be paid the Subordinated Incentive Fee in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the amount by which (i) the market value of the Company (as defined below) plus the total Distributions paid to Stockholders from the Company’s inception until the date of Listing exceeds (ii) the sum of (A) one hundred percent (100% ) of Invested Capital and (B) the total Distributions required to be paid to the Stockholders in order to pay the Stockholders’ 8% Return from inception through the date the market value is determined. For purposes of calculating the Subordinated Incentive Fee, the market value of the Company shall be the average closing price or average of bid and asked price, as the case may be, over a period of thirty (30) days during which the Shares are traded with such period beginning one hundred eighty (180) days after Listing. In the case of multiple Advisors, Advisors and any Affiliate shall be allowed incentive fees provided such fees are distributed by a proportional method reasonably designed to reflect the value added to Company assets by each respective Advisor or any Affiliate. The Subordinated Incentive Fee will be reduced by the amount of any prior payment to the Advisor of a deferred, subordinated share of Net Sales Proceeds from Sales of assets of the Company.

(b) In no event shall the Company pay a single Advisor both the Subordinated Incentive Fee and the Performance Fee.

(c) In the event that the Company becomes a perpetual life entity, which will occur if the Shares become listed on a national securities exchange or over-the-counter market, the Company and the Advisor will negotiate in good faith a fee structure appropriate for an entity with a perpetual life, subject to approval by a majority of the Independent Directors. In negotiating a new fee structure, the Independent Directors shall consider all of the factors they deem relevant. These are expected to include, but will not necessarily be limited to: (i) the amount of the advisory fee in relation to the asset value, composition, and profitability of the Company’s portfolio; (ii) the success of the Advisor in generating opportunities that meet the investment objectives of the Company; (iii) the rates charged to other REITs and to investors other than REITs by Advisors that perform the same or similar services; (iv) additional revenues realized by the Advisor and its Affiliates through their relationship with the Company, including loan administration, underwriting or broker commissions, servicing, engineering, inspection and other fees, whether paid by the Company or by others with whom the Company does business; (v) the quality and extent of service and advice furnished by the Advisor; (vi) the performance of the investment portfolio of the Company, including income, conservation or appreciation of capital, and number and frequency of problem investments; and (vii) the quality of the Property portfolio of the Company in relationship to the investments generated by the Advisor for its own account. The Board of Directors,

including a majority of the Independent Directors, may not approve a new fee structure that, in its judgment, is more favorable to the Advisor than the current fee structure.

SECTION 4.9. Performance Fee. Upon termination of the Advisory Agreement, the Advisor shall be entitled to receive a Performance Fee if the Advisor has performed in a manner satisfactory to a majority of the Board of Directors, including a majority of the Independent Directors, when compared to (a) its performance for other entities; and (b) the performance of other advisors for similar entities. In evaluating the Advisor’s performance, the Board of Directors will consider the factors set forth in Section 4.8(c) hereof. If Listing has not occurred, the Performance Fee, if any, shall equal ten percent (10%) of the amount, if any, by which (i) the appraised value of the assets of the Company on the Termination Date, less the amount of all indebtedness secured by such assets, plus the total Distributions paid to Stockholders from the Company’s inception through the Termination Date, exceeds (ii) Invested Capital plus an amount equal to the Stockholders’ 8% Return from inception through the Termination Date. The Advisor shall be entitled to receive all accrued but unpaid compensation and expense reimbursements in cash within thirty (30) days of the Termination Date. All other amounts payable to the Advisor in the event of a termination shall be evidenced by a promissory note and shall be payable from time to time. The Performance Fee shall be paid in twelve (12) equal quarterly installments without interest on the unpaid balance, provided, however, that no payment will be made in any quarter in which such payment would jeopardize the Company’s REIT status, in which case any such payment or payments will be delayed until the next quarter in which payment would not jeopardize REIT status. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any amounts which may be deemed payable at the date the obligation to pay the Performance Fee is incurred which relate to the appreciation of the Company’s assets shall be an amount which provides compensation to the terminated Advisor only for that portion of the holding period for the respective assets during which such terminated Advisor provided services to the Company. Upon Listing, the Performance Fee, if any, payable thereafter will be as negotiated between the Company and the Advisor. The Advisor shall not be entitled to payment of the Performance Fee in the event the Advisory Agreement is terminated because of failure of the Company and the Advisor to establish a fee structure appropriate for a perpetual-life entity at such time, if any, as the Shares become listed on a national securities exchange or over the counter market. The Performance Fee, to the extent payable at the time of Listing, will not be paid in the event that the Subordinated Incentive Fee is paid.

SECTION 4.10. Acquisition Fee and Acquisition Expenses. The Company shall pay the Advisor or its Affiliate a fee in the amount of 3.5% of Total Proceeds as Acquisition Fees. Acquisition Fees shall be reduced to the extent that, and if necessary to limit, the total compensation paid to all persons involved in the acquisition of any Property to the amount customarily charged in arms-length transactions by other persons or entities rendering similar services as an ongoing public activity in the same geographical location and for comparable types of Properties, and to the extent that other acquisition fees, finder’s fees, real estate commissions, or other similar fees or commissions are paid by any person in connection with the transaction. The Company shall reimburse the Advisor or such Affiliate for Acquisition Expenses incurred in connection with the initial selection and acquisition of Properties, provided that reimbursement shall be limited to the actual cost of goods and services used by the Company and obtained from entities not affiliated with the Advisor or its Affiliates, or the lesser of the actual cost or 90% of the competitive rate charged by unaffiliated persons providing similar goods and services in the same geographic location for goods or services provided by the Advisor or its Affiliates. The total of all Acquisition Fees and any Acquisition Expenses shall be reasonable and shall not exceed an amount equal to six percent (6%) of the Contract Purchase Price of a Property, unless a majority of the Board of Directors, including a majority of the Independent Directors, not otherwise interested in the transaction, approves fees in excess of these limits subject to a determination that the transaction is commercially competitive, fair and reasonable to the Company.

SECTION 4.11. Asset Management Fee. Subject to Section 4.12, the Company shall pay the Advisor a monthly Asset Management Fee in an amount equal to the amount of the Company’s Operating Expenses paid by the Advisor during such month plus 10%. The Asset Management Fee may or may not be taken, in whole or in part as to any year, in the sole discretion of the Advisor. All or any portion of the Asset Management Fee not taken as to any fiscal year shall be deferred without interest and may be taken in such other fiscal year as the Advisor shall determine.

SECTION 4.12. Operating Expenses. Unless a majority of the Independent Directors shall have made a finding that, based upon such unusual and non-recurring factors which they deem sufficient, a higher level of expenses is justified, the Company shall not pay the Advisor at the end of any fiscal quarter for Operating Expenses that, in the four consecutive fiscal quarters then ended (the “Expense Year”) exceed the greater of 2% of Average Invested Assets or 25% of Net Income (the “2%/25% Guidelines”) for such year. Within 60 days after the end of any fiscal quarter of the Company for which total Operating Expenses for the Expense Year exceed the 2%/25% Guidelines and the Independent Directors do not make such a finding, the Advisor shall reimburse the Company the amount by which the Advisor was compensated for total Operating Expenses paid or incurred by the Company in excess of the 2%/25% Guidelines.

SECTION 4.13. Total Disposition Fees. The total of all real estate commissions and fees paid by the Company to all Persons (including the subordinated real estate disposition fee payable to the Advisor or its Affiliate) in connection with any Sale of one or more of the Company’s Properties shall not exceed six percent (6%) of the gross sales price of the Property or Properties.

SECTION 4.14. Organizational Fees and Offering Expenses. The Organizational and Offering Expenses paid by the Company in connection with formation of the Company, together with all Selling Commissions and the 1.5% marketing allowance incurred by the Company, will not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the proceeds raised in connection with such offering.

SECTION 5.1. Investment Objectives. The Company’s primary investment objectives are to preserve, protect, and enhance the Company’s assets; while (i) obtaining current income and making monthly Distributions commencing in the initial year of Company operations; (ii) obtaining long-term growth in the value of the Company’s assets; (iii) qualifying and remaining qualified as a REIT for federal income tax purposes; and (iv) providing Stockholders of the Company with liquidity of their investment within five (5) to ten (10) years after commencement of the offering, either in whole or in part, through (a) Listing, or, (b) if Listing does not occur within ten (10) years after commencement of the offering, the commencement of orderly Sales of the Company’s assets (outside the ordinary course of business and consistent with its objective of qualifying as a REIT) and distribution of the proceeds thereof. The sheltering from tax of income from other sources is not an objective of the Company. Subject to Section 3.2(b) hereof and to the restrictions set forth herein, the Directors will use their best efforts to conduct the affairs of the Company in such a manner as to continue to qualify the Company for the tax treatment provided in the REIT Provisions of the Code; provided, however, no Director, officer, employee or agent of the Company shall be liable for any act or omission resulting in the loss of tax benefits under the Code, except to the extent provided in Section 9.2 hereof.

SECTION 5.2. Review of Objectives. The Independent Directors shall review the investment policies of the Company with sufficient frequency and at least annually to determine that the policies being followed by the Company at any time are in the best interests of its Stockholders. Each such

determination and the basis therefor shall be set forth in the minutes of the meetings of the Board of Directors.

(a) The Company may invest in Properties including, but not limited to, Properties to be leased to operators of Hotel Chains in various locations across the United States.

(b) The Company may invest in Joint Ventures with the Advisor, one or more Directors or any Affiliate, if a majority of Directors (including a majority of Independent Directors) not otherwise interested in the transaction, approve such investment as being fair and reasonable to the Company and on substantially the same terms and conditions as those received by the other joint venturers.

(c) The Company may invest in equity securities if a majority of Directors (including a majority of Independent Directors) not otherwise interested in the transaction approve such investment as being fair, competitive and commercially reasonable.

SECTION 5.4. Investment Limitations. In addition to other investment restrictions imposed by the Directors from time to time, consistent with the Company’s objective of qualifying as a REIT, the following shall apply to the Company’s investments:

(a) Not more than 10% of the Company’s total assets shall be invested in unimproved real property. For purposes of this paragraph, “unimproved real property” does not include any Property or Real Estate under construction, under contract for development or planned for development within one year.

(b) The Company shall not invest in commodities or commodity future contracts. This limitation is not intended to apply to interest rate futures, when used solely for hedging purposes.

(c) The Company shall not invest in or make Mortgage loans unless an appraisal is obtained concerning the underlying property. Mortgage indebtedness on any property shall not exceed such property’s appraised value. In cases in which a majority of Independent Directors so determine, and in all cases in which the Mortgage loan involves the Advisor, Directors, or Affiliates, such appraisal of the underlying property must be obtained from an Independent Expert. Such appraisal shall be maintained in the Company’s records for at least five (5) years and shall be available for inspection and duplication by any Stockholder. In addition to the appraisal, a mortgagee’s or owner’s title insurance policy or commitment as to the priority of the Mortgage or condition of the title must be obtained.

(d) The Company shall not make or invest in Mortgage loans, including construction loans, on any one (1) property if the aggregate amount of all Mortgage loans outstanding on the property, including the loans of the Company, would exceed an amount equal to eighty-five percent (85%) of the appraised value of the property as determined by appraisal unless substantial justification exists because of the presence of other underwriting criteria. For purposes of this subsection, the “aggregate amount of all Mortgage loans outstanding on the Property, including the loans of the Company” shall include all interest (excluding contingent participation in income and/or appreciation in value of the mortgaged property), the current payment of which may be deferred pursuant to the terms of such loans, to the extent that deferred interest on each loan exceeds five percent (5%) per annum of the principal balance of the loan.

(e) The Company shall not invest in indebtedness (“Junior Debt”) secured by a Mortgage on real property which is subordinate to the lien or other indebtedness (“Senior Debt”), except where such

amount of such Junior Debt, plus the outstanding amount of Senior Debt, does not exceed 90% of the appraised value of such property, if after giving effect thereto, the value of all such Mortgage loans of the Company (as shown on the books of the Company in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, after all reasonable reserves but before provision for depreciation) would not then exceed 25% of the Company’s Net Assets. The value of all investments in Junior Debt of the Company which does not meet the aforementioned requirements shall be limited to 10% of the Company’s tangible assets (which would be included within the 25% limitation).

(f) The Company shall not engage in any short sale, or borrow, on an unsecured basis, if such borrowing will result in an Asset Coverage of less than 100%, except that such borrowing limitation shall not apply to a first mortgage trust. “Asset Coverage,” for the purpose of this Section 5.4(f) means the ratio which the value of the total assets of an issuer, less all liabilities and indebtedness except indebtedness for unsecured borrowings, bears to the aggregate amount of all unsecured borrowings of such issuer.

(g) The Company shall not make or invest in any Mortgage loans that are subordinate to any Mortgage, other indebtedness or equity interest of the Advisor, the Directors or an Affiliate of the Company. In addition, the Company shall not invest in any security of any entity holding investments or engaging in activities prohibited by these Articles of Incorporation.

(h) The Company shall not invest in equity securities, other than the equity securities of wholly owned subsidiaries, unless a majority of the Directors (including a majority of Independent Directors) not otherwise interested in such transaction approve the transaction as being fair, competitive and commercially reasonable and determine that the transaction will not jeopardize the Company’s ability to qualify and remain qualified as a REIT. Investments in entities affiliated with the Advisor, a Director, the Company or their Affiliates are subject to restrictions on Joint Venture investments.

(i) The Company shall not issue (A) equity securities redeemable solely at the option of the holder (except that Stockholders may offer their Common Shares to the Company pursuant to that certain redemption plan adopted or to be adopted by the Board of Directors on terms outlined in the section relating to Common Shares entitled “Redemption of Shares” in the Company’s Prospectus relating to the Initial Public Offering); (B) debt securities unless the historical debt service coverage (in the most recently completed fiscal year) as adjusted for known charges is sufficient to properly service that higher level of debt; (C) Equity Shares on a deferred payment basis or under similar arrangements; (D) assessable securities; (E) options, warrants, or similar evidences of a right to buy its securities (collectively, “Options”) unless (1) issued to all of its Stockholders ratably, (2) as part of a financing arrangement, or (3) as part of a Stock Option Plan available to Directors, officers or employees of the Company or the Advisor. Options may not be issued to the Advisor except on the same terms as such Options are sold to the general public. Options may be issued to persons other than the Advisor but not at exercise prices less than the fair market value of the underlying securities on the date of grant and not for consideration that in the judgment of the Independent Directors has a market value less than the value of such Option on the date of grant. Options issuable to the Advisor, Directors or any Affiliate thereof shall not exceed 10% of the outstanding Shares on the date of grant. The voting rights per share of Equity Shares of the Company (other than the publicly held Equity Shares of the Company) sold in a private offering shall not exceed the voting rights which bear the same relationship to the voting rights of the publicly held Equity Shares as the consideration paid to the Company for each privately offered Equity Share of the Company bears to the book value of each outstanding publicly held Equity Share.

(j) The Company shall not invest in real estate contracts of sale unless such contracts of sale are in recordable form and appropriately recorded in the chain of title.

(k) A majority of the Directors shall authorize the consideration to be paid for each Property, based on the fair market value of the Property. Except as provided in Section 6.1, if a majority of the Independent Directors determine, or if the Property is acquired from the Advisor, a Director or their Affiliate, fair market value shall be determined by an Independent Expert selected by the Independent Directors.

(l) The Company shall not engage in underwriting or the agency distribution of securities issued by others or in trading, as compared to investment activities.

(m) The Company shall not invest in any foreign currency or bullion or engage in short sales.

(n) The Company shall not issue senior securities except notes to banks and other lenders and Preferred Shares.

(o) The aggregate Leverage of the Company shall be reasonable in relation to the Net Assets of the Company and shall be reviewed by the Directors at least quarterly. The maximum amount of such Leverage in relation to the Net Assets shall, in the absence of a satisfactory showing that a higher level of borrowing is appropriate, not exceed one hundred percent (100%). Any excess in Leverage over such one hundred percent (100%) level shall be approved by at least a majority of the Independent Directors and disclosed to Stockholders in the next quarterly report of the Company, along with the justification for such excess.

(p) Unless at least 80% of the Company’s tangible assets are comprised of Properties, the Company may not incur any indebtedness which would result in an aggregate amount of indebtedness in excess of 100% of the Net Assets.

(q) The Company may borrow money from the Advisor, Director or any Affiliate thereof, upon a finding by a majority of Directors (including a majority of Independent Directors) not otherwise interested in the transaction that such transaction is fair, competitive and commercially reasonable and no less favorable to the Company than loans between unaffiliated parties under the same circumstances. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Advisor and its Affiliates shall be entitled to reimbursement, at cost, for actual expenses incurred by the Advisor or its Affiliates on behalf of the Company or Joint Ventures in which the Company is a co-venturer, subject to Section 4.12.

(r) The Company shall not make loans to the Advisor, Director or any of Affiliate thereof, except as provided under Section 6.1(c) or to wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company.

(s) The Company shall not operate so as to be classified as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

(t) The Company will not make any investment that the Company believes will be inconsistent with its objectives of qualifying and remaining qualified as a REIT.

The foregoing investment limitations may not be modified or eliminated without the approval of Stockholders owning a majority of the outstanding Equity Shares.

(a) Sale to Company. The Company shall not purchase a Property from the Advisor, a Director, or any Affiliate unless: (x) the price to the Company is no greater than the cost of the asset to such seller or, if the price to the Company is higher than such cost, there is substantial justification for such excess and the excess is reasonable, (y) the price to the Company does not exceed the current appraised value of such asset and (z) a majority of the Directors (including a majority of the Independent Directors) not otherwise interested in the transaction approve the transaction as fair and reasonable to the Company.

(b) Sale or Lease by Company. An Advisor, Director or Affiliate may acquire or lease assets from the Company or a subsidiary of the Company if a majority of the Directors (including a majority of the Independent Directors) not otherwise interested in the transaction determine that the transaction is fair and reasonable to the Company.

(c) Loans. The Company shall not make a loan to an Advisor, Director or Affiliate, except as provided in Section 5.4(c) or to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The Company shall not borrow money from an Advisor, Director or Affiliate unless a majority of the Directors (including a majority of the Independent Directors) not otherwise interested in the transaction approve the transaction as fair, competitive and commercially reasonable and no less favorable to the Company than loans between unaffiliated parties under similar circumstances.

(d) Investments. The Company shall not invest in joint ventures with an Advisor, Director or any Affiliate unless such transaction has been approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Directors (including a majority of the Independent Directors) as fair and reasonable to the Company and on substantially the same terms and conditions as those received by other joint venturers.

(e) Other. The Company shall not engage in any other transaction with an Advisor, Director or any Affiliate unless:

(i) such transaction has been approved by the affirmative vote of the majority of the Independent Directors;

(ii) each such transaction is under the circumstances then prevailing, fair and reasonable to the Company and on terms and conditions not less favorable to the Company than those available from unaffiliated third parties; and

(iii) if such transaction involves payments to the Advisor, Directors or Affiliates for services rendered in a capacity other than that as Advisor or Director, a majority of the Independent

Directors determines that the compensation is not in excess of their compensation paid for any comparable services; and is not greater than the charges for comparable services available from others who are competent and not Affiliated with any of the parties involved.

(a) Until completion of the Initial Public Offering of Shares by the Company, the Advisor and its Affiliates will not offer or sell interests in any subsequently formed public program that has investment objectives and structure similar to those of the Company and that intends to invest, on a cash and/or leveraged basis, in a diversified portfolio of hotel properties to be leased on a “triple-net” basis to operators of Hotel Chains. The Advisor and its Affiliates also will not purchase a property for any such subsequently formed public program that has investment objectives and structure similar to the Company and that intends to invest on a cash and/or leveraged basis primarily in a diversified portfolio of hotel properties to be leased on a “triple-net” basis to operators of Hotel Chains until substantially all (generally, eighty percent (80%)) of the funds available for investment (net offering proceeds) by the Company have been invested or committed to investment. (For purposes of the preceding sentence only, funds are deemed to have been committed to investment to the extent written agreements in principle or letters of understanding are executed and in effect at any time, whether or not any such investment is consummated, and also to the extent any funds have been reserved to make contingent payments in connection with any Property, whether or not any such payments are made). The Advisor or its Affiliates currently are and in the future may offer interests in one or more public or private programs organized to purchase properties of the type to be acquired by the Company.

(b) In the event that an investment opportunity becomes available which is suitable for both the Company and a public or private entity with which the Advisor or its Affiliates are affiliated for which both entities have sufficient uninvested funds, then the entity which has had the longer period of time elapse since it was offered an investment opportunity will first be offered the investment opportunity. An investment opportunity will not be considered suitable for a program if the requirements of subparagraph (a) above could not be satisfied if the program were to make the investment. In determining whether or not an investment opportunity is suitable for more than one program, the Advisor will examine such factors, among others, as the cash requirements of each program, the effect of the acquisition both on diversification of each program’s investments by types of hotels and other businesses and geographic area, and on diversification of the tenants of its properties (which also may affect the need for one of the programs to prepare or produce audited financial statements for a property or a tenant), the anticipated cash flow of each program, the size of the investment, the amount of funds available to each program, and the length of time such funds have been available for investment. If a subsequent development, such as a delay in the closing of a property or a delay in the construction of a property, causes any such investment, in the opinion of the Advisor and its Affiliates, to be more appropriate for an entity other than the entity which committed to make the investment, however, the Advisor has the right to agree that the other entity affiliated with the Advisor or its Affiliates may make the investment.

SECTION 7.1. Authorized Shares. The total number of shares of capital stock which the Company is authorized to issue is thirty million five hundred thousand (30,500,000) shares, consisting of twenty six million (26,000,000) Common Shares (as defined in Section 7.6(a) and described in Section 7.2(b) hereof), one million (1,000,000) Preferred Shares (as defined in Section 7.6(a) and described in Section 7.3 hereof) and three million five hundred thousand (3,500,000) Excess Shares (as defined in Section 7.6(a) and described in Section 7.7 hereof). All Shares shall be fully paid and nonassessable

when issued. Shares may be issued for such consideration as the Directors determine or, if issued as a result of a Share dividend or Share split, without any consideration.

(a) Common Shares Subject to Terms of Preferred Shares. The Common Shares shall be subject to the express terms of any series of Preferred Shares.

(b) Description. Common Shares shall have a par value of $.01 per share and shall entitle the holders to one (1) vote per share on all matters upon which Stockholders are entitled to vote pursuant to Section 8.3 hereof, and shares of a particular class of issued Common Shares shall have equal dividend, distribution, liquidation and other rights, and shall have no preference, cumulative, preemptive, appraisal, conversion or exchange rights. The Directors may classify or reclassify any unissued Common Shares by setting or changing the number, designation, preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends, qualifications or terms or conditions of redemption of any such Common Shares and, in such event, the Company shall file for record with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of the State of Maryland amended articles in substance and form as prescribed by Title 2 of the MGCL.

(c) Distribution Rights. The holders of Common Shares shall be entitled to receive such Distributions as may be declared by the Board of Directors of the Company out of funds legally available therefor.

(d) Dividend or Distribution Rights. The Directors from time to time may declare and pay to Stockholders such dividends or Distributions in cash or other property as the Directors in their discretion shall determine. The Directors shall endeavor to declare and pay such dividends and Distributions as shall be necessary for the Company to qualify as a real estate investment trust under the REIT Provisions of the Code; provided, however, Stockholders shall have no right to any dividend or Distribution unless and until declared by the Directors. The exercise of the powers and rights of the Directors pursuant to this section shall be subject to the provisions of any class or series of Equity Shares at the time outstanding. The receipt by any Person in whose name any Equity Shares are registered on the records of the Company or by his duly authorized agent shall be a sufficient discharge for all dividends or Distributions payable or deliverable in respect of such Equity Shares and from all liability to see to the application thereof. Distributions in kind shall not be permitted, except for distributions of readily marketable securities; distributions of beneficial interests in a liquidating trust established for the dissolution of the Company and the liquidation of its assets in accordance with the terms of these Articles of Incorporation; or distributions of in-kind property as long as the Directors (i) advise each Stockholder of the risks associated with direct ownership of the property; (ii) offer each Stockholder the election of receiving in-kind property distributions; and (iii) distribute in-kind property only to those Stockholders who accept the Directors’ offer.

(e) Rights Upon Liquidation. In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, or any distribution of the assets of the Company, the aggregate assets available for distribution to holders of the Common Shares (including holders of Excess Shares resulting from the conversion of Common Shares pursuant to Section 7.7(a) hereof) shall be determined in accordance with applicable law. Subject to Section 7.7(f) hereof, each holder of Common Shares shall be entitled to receive, ratably with (i) each other holder of Common Shares and (ii) each holder of Excess Shares resulting from the conversion of Common Shares, that portion of such aggregate assets available for distribution to the Common Shares as the number of the outstanding Common Shares held by such holder bears to the total number of outstanding Common Shares and Excess Shares resulting from the conversion of Common Shares then outstanding.

(f) Voting Rights. Except as may be provided in these Articles of Incorporation, and subject to the express terms of any series of Preferred Shares, the holders of the Common Shares shall have the exclusive right to vote on all matters (as to which a common Stockholder shall be entitled to vote pursuant to applicable law) at all meetings of the Stockholders of the Company, and shall be entitled to one (1) vote for each Common Share entitled to vote at such meeting.

SECTION 7.3. Preferred Shares. Preferred Shares shall have a par value of $.01 per share. The Directors are hereby expressly granted the authority to authorize from time to time the issuance of one or more series of Preferred Shares. Prior to the issuance of each such series, the Board of Directors, by resolution, shall fix the number of shares to be included in each series, and the terms, rights, restrictions and qualifications of the shares of each series, however, the voting rights for each share of the Preferred Shares shall not exceed voting rights which bear the same relationship to the voting rights of the Common Shares as the consideration paid to the Company for each of the Preferred Shares bears to the book value of the Common Shares on the date that such Preferred Shares are issued. The authority of the Board of Directors with respect to each series shall include, but not be limited to, determination of the following:

(a) The designation of the series, which may be by distinguishing number, letter or title.

(b) The dividend rate on the shares of the series, if any, whether any dividends shall be cumulative and, if so, from which date or dates, and the relative rights of priority, if any, of payment of dividends on shares of the series.

(d) The terms and amounts of any sinking fund for the purchase or redemption of shares of the series.

(e) The rights of the shares of the series in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company, and the relative rights of priority, if any, of payment of shares of the series.

(f) Whether the shares of the series shall be convertible into shares of any other class or series, or any other security, of the Company or any other corporation or other entity, and, if so, the specification of such other class or series of such other security, the conversion price or prices or rate or rates, any adjustments thereof, the date or dates on which such shares shall be convertible and all other terms and conditions upon which such conversion may be made.

(g) Restrictions on the issuance of shares of the same series or of any other class or series.

(h) The voting rights of the holders of shares of the series subject to the limitations contained in this Section 7.3.

Subject to the express provisions of any other series of Preferred Shares then outstanding, and notwithstanding any other provision of these Articles of Incorporation, the Board of Directors may increase or decrease (but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding) the number of shares, or alter the designation or classify or reclassify any unissued shares of a particular series of Preferred Shares, by fixing or altering, in one or more respects, from time to time before issuing the

shares, the terms, rights, restrictions and qualifications of the shares of any such series of Preferred Shares.

SECTION 7.4. General Nature of Shares. All Equity Shares shall be personal property entitling the Stockholders only to those rights provided in these Articles of Incorporation, the MGCL or in the resolution creating any class or series of such shares. The legal ownership of the Company Property is vested exclusively in the Company, and the right to conduct the business of the Company is vested exclusively in the Directors; the Stockholders shall have no interest therein other than the interest in the Company conferred by their Equity Shares and shall have no right to compel any partition, division, dividend or Distribution of the Company or any of the Company Property. The death of a Stockholder shall not terminate the Company or give his legal representative any rights against other Stockholders, the Directors or the Company Property, except the right, exercised in accordance with applicable provisions of the Bylaws, to require the Company to reflect on its books the change in ownership of the Equity Shares. Holders of Equity Shares shall not have any preemptive or other right to purchase or subscribe for any class of securities of the Company which the Company may at any time issue or sell.

SECTION 7.5. No Issuance of Share Certificates. The Company shall not issue share certificates except to Stockholders who make a written request to the Company. A Stockholder’s investment shall be recorded on the books of the Company. To transfer his or her Equity Shares, a Stockholder shall submit an executed form to the Company, which form shall be provided by the Company upon request. Such transfer will also be recorded on the books of the Company. Upon issuance or transfer of shares, the Company will provide the Stockholder with information concerning his or her rights with regard to such stock, in a form substantially similar to Section 7.6(h), and required by the Bylaws and the MGCL or other applicable law.

(a) Definitions. For purposes of Sections 7.6 and 7.7 and any other provision of these Articles of Incorporation, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

“Acquire” means the acquisition of Beneficial or Constructive Ownership of Equity Shares by any means, including, without limitation, the exercise of any rights under any option, warrant, convertible security, pledge or other security interest or similar right to acquire shares, but shall not include the acquisition of any such rights unless, as a result, the acquirer would be considered a Beneficial Owner or a Constructive Owner. The terms “Acquires” and “Acquisition” shall have correlative meanings.

“Beneficial Ownership,” when used with respect to ownership of Equity Shares by any Person, shall mean ownership of Equity Shares which are (i) directly owned by such Person, (ii) indirectly owned by such Person for purposes of Section 542(a)(2) of the Code, taking into account the constructive ownership rules of Section 544 of the Code, as modified by Section 856(h)(1)(B) of the Code or (iii) beneficially owned by such Person pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act. Whenever a Person Beneficially Owns Equity Shares that are not actually outstanding (e.g., shares issuable upon the exercise of an option or convertible security) (“Option Shares”), then, whenever these Articles of Incorporation require a determination of the percentage of outstanding shares of a class of Equity Shares Beneficially Owned by that Person, the Option Shares Beneficially Owned by that Person shall also be deemed to be outstanding. The terms “Beneficial Owner,” “Beneficially Owns” and “Beneficially Owned” shall have correlative meanings.

“Beneficiary” shall mean, with respect to any Excess Shares Trust, one or more organizations described in each of Section 170(b)(1)(A) (other than clauses (vii) and (viii) thereof) and

Section 170(c)(2) of the Code that are named by the Company as the beneficiary or beneficiaries of such Excess Shares Trust, in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.7(d).

“Business Day” shall mean any weekday that is not an official holiday in the State of New York.

“Charter Effective Date” shall mean the date upon which these Articles of Incorporation are accepted for record by the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of the State of Maryland.

“Common Shares” means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company that may be issued from time to time in accordance with the terms of these Articles of Incorporation and applicable law, as described in Section 7.2(b) hereof.

“Constructive Ownership” shall mean ownership of Equity Shares by a Person who is or would be treated as a direct or indirect owner of such Equity Shares through the application of Section 318 of the Code, as modified by Section 856(d)(5) of the Code. The terms “Constructive Owner,” “Constructively Own,” “Constructively Owns” and “Constructively Owned” shall have correlative meanings.

“Excepted Holder” shall mean a Stockholder of the Company for whom an Excepted Holder Limit is created by the Board of Directors of the Company pursuant to Section 7.6(d)(ii) hereof.

“Excepted Holder Limit” shall mean, provided that the affected Excepted Holder agrees to comply with the requirements established by the Board of Directors of the Company pursuant to Section 7.6(d)(ii), the ownership limit with respect to the Equity Shares of the Company established by the Board of Directors of the Company pursuant to Section 7.6(d)(ii) for or in respect of such holder.

“Excess Shares” means the excess stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company, as described in Section 7.7 hereof.

“Excess Shares Trust” shall mean any separate trust created and administered in accordance with the terms of Section 7.7 for the exclusive benefit of any Beneficiary.

“Individual” shall mean (i) an “individual” within the meaning of Section 542(a)(2) of the Code, as modified by Section 544 of the Code and/or (ii) any beneficiary of a “qualified trust” (as defined in Section 856(h)(3)(E) of the Code) which qualified trust is eligible for look-through treatment under Section 856(h)(3)(A) of the Code for purposes of determining whether a REIT is closely held under Section 856(a)(6) of the Code.

“Market Price” means, until the Equity Shares are Listed, the price per Equity Share if Equity Shares have been sold during the prior quarter pursuant to a registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and otherwise a price per Equity Share determined on the basis of a quarterly valuation of the Company’s assets. Upon Listing, market price shall mean the average of the Closing Prices for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days immediately preceding such day (or those days during such ten (10)-day period for which Closing Prices are available). The “Closing Price” on any date shall mean (i) where there exists a public market for the Company’s Equity Shares, the last sale price, regular way, or, in case no such sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices, regular way, in either case as reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed or admitted to trading on the New York Stock Exchange or, if the Equity Shares are not listed or admitted to trading on the New York Stock Exchange, as reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed on the principal national

securities exchange on which the Equity Shares are listed or admitted to trading or, if the Equity Shares are not listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, the last quoted price, or if not so quoted, the average of the high bid and low asked prices in the over-the-counter market, as reported by the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. or, if such system is no longer in use, the principal other automated quotation system that may then be in use or (ii) if no public market for the Equity Shares exists, the Closing Price will be determined by a single, independent appraiser selected by the Board of Directors of the Company which appraiser shall appraise the Market Price for such Equity Shares within such guidelines as shall be determined by the Board of Directors of the Company.

“Non-Transfer Event” shall mean an event other than a purported Transfer that would cause any Person to Beneficially Own or Constructively Own a greater number of Equity Shares than such Person Beneficially Owned or Constructively Owned immediately prior to such event. Non-Transfer Events include, but are not limited to, (i) the granting of any option or entering into any agreement for the sale, transfer or other disposition of shares (or of Beneficial Ownership of shares) of Equity Shares or (ii) the sale, transfer, assignment or other disposition of interests in any Person or of any securities or rights convertible into or exchangeable for Equity Shares or for interests in any Person that directly or indirectly results in changes in Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of Equity Shares.

“Ownership Limit” shall mean, with respect to each class or series of Equity Shares, 9.8% (by value) of the outstanding shares of such Equity Shares.

“Permitted Transferee” shall mean any Person designated as a Permitted Transferee in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.7(h).

“Preferred Shares” means the preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company that may be issued from time to time in accordance with the terms of these Articles of Incorporation and applicable law, as described in Section 7.3 hereof.

“Prohibited Owner” shall mean, with respect to any purported Transfer or Non-Transfer Event, any Person who is prevented from becoming or remaining the owner of record title to Equity Shares by the provisions of Section 7.7(a).

“Restriction Termination Date” shall mean the first day on which the Board of Directors of the Company determines that it is no longer in the best interests of the Company to attempt to, or continue to, qualify under the Code as a REIT.

“Subsidiary” shall mean any direct or indirect subsidiary, whether a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity, of the Company.

“Trading Day” shall mean a day on which the principal national securities exchange on which any of the Equity Shares are listed or admitted to trading is open for the transaction of business or, if none of the Equity Shares are listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.

“Transfer” (as a noun) shall mean any sale, transfer, gift, assignment, devise or other disposition of shares (or of Beneficial Ownership of shares) of Equity Shares (including but not limited to the initial issuance of Common Shares by the Company), whether voluntary or involuntary, whether of record, constructively or beneficially and whether by operation of law or otherwise. “Transfer” (as a verb) shall have the correlative meaning.

“Trustee” shall mean any Person, unaffiliated with both the Company and any Prohibited Owner (and, if different than the Prohibited Owner, the Person who would have had Beneficial Ownership of the Equity Shares that would have been owned of record by the Prohibited Owner), designated by the Company to act as trustee of any Excess Shares Trust, or any successor trustee thereof.

(i) Except as provided in Section 7.6(d)(i), from and after the Charter Effective Date and until the Restriction Termination Date, any Transfer of Equity Shares that, if effective, would cause the Company to Constructively Own a 10% or greater ownership interest in a tenant of the Company or any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company within the meaning of Section 856(d)(2)(B) of the Code (other than a tenant that is a “taxable REIT subsidiary” (within the meaning of Section 856(l) of the Code) of the Company that satisfies one or more of the exceptions set forth in Section 856(d)(8) of the Code), shall be void ab initio as to the Transfer of that number of Equity Shares that would cause the Company to Constructively Own a 10% or greater ownership interest in a tenant of the Company or a Subsidiary within the meaning of Section 856(d)(2)(B) of the Code (other than a tenant that is a “taxable REIT subsidiary” (within the meaning of Section 856(l) of the Code) of the Company that satisfies one or more of the exceptions set forth in Section 856(d)(8) of the Code), and the intended transferee shall acquire no rights in such Equity Shares.

(ii) (A) Except as provided in Section 7.6(d)(ii), from and after the Charter Effective Date and until the Restriction Termination Date, no Person (other than an Excepted Holder) shall Beneficially Own shares of any class or series of Equity Shares in excess of the Ownership Limit and no Excepted Holder shall Beneficially Own shares of any class or series of Equity Shares in excess of the Excepted Holder Limit for such Excepted Holder.

(B) Except as provided in Section 7.6(d)(ii), from and after the Charter Effective Date and until the Restriction Termination Date, any purported Transfer that, if effective, would result in any Person (other than an Excepted Holder) Beneficially Owning shares of any class or series of Equity Shares in excess of the Ownership Limit shall be void ab initio as to the Transfer of that number of Equity Shares which would be otherwise Beneficially Owned by such Person in excess of the Ownership Limit, and the intended transferee shall acquire no rights in such Equity Shares.

(C) Except as provided in Section 7.6(d)(ii), from and after the Charter Effective Date and until the Restriction Termination Date, any purported Transfer that, if effective, would result in any Excepted Holder Beneficially Owning shares of any class or series of Equity Shares in excess of the applicable Excepted Holder Limit shall be void ab initio as to the Transfer of that number of Equity Shares which would be otherwise Beneficially Owned by such Excepted Holder in excess of the applicable Excepted Holder Limit established for such Excepted Holder by the Board of Directors of the Company pursuant to Section 7.6(d)(ii), and the intended transferee shall acquire no rights in such Equity Shares.

(D) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the provisions of this Section 7.6(b)(ii) shall be applied only insofar as may be necessary to accomplish the intents and purposes of the foregoing.

(iii) From and after the Charter Effective Date and until the Restriction Termination Date, any purported Transfer of Equity Shares that, if effective, would result in the Company being “closely held” within the meaning of Section 856(h) of the Code shall be void ab initio as to the Transfer of that number of Equity Shares that would cause the Company to be “closely held” within the

meaning of Section 856(h) of the Code, and the intended transferee shall acquire no rights in such Equity Shares.

(iv) From and after the Charter Effective Date and until the Restriction Termination Date, any purported Transfer that, if effective, would result in Equity Shares being beneficially owned by fewer than 100 persons for purposes of Section 856(a)(5) of the Code shall be void ab initio and the intended transferee shall acquire no rights in such Equity Shares.

(v) Except as provided in Section 7.6(d)(i), from and after the Charter Effective Date and until the Restriction Termination Date, any purported Transfer that, if effective, would (A) cause any Person (other than a “taxable REIT subsidiary” (within the meaning of Section 856(l) of the Code) of the Company) who renders or furnishes services to one or more tenants of the Company or a Subsidiary which are not “related” to the Company within the meaning of Section 856(d)(2)(B)(i) of the Code (determined without regard to the provisions of Section 856(d)(8) of the Code), to be other than an “independent contractor” for purposes of Section 856(d)(3) of the Code, or (B) cause any Person who renders or furnishes services to a “taxable REIT subsidiary” of the Company which leases directly or indirectly from the Company a “qualified lodging facility” (within the meaning of Section 856(d)(8)(B) of the Code) to be other than an “eligible independent contractor” within the meaning of Section 856(d)(9) of the Code, shall be void ab initio as to the Transfer of that number of Equity Shares that would cause such Person to be other than an “independent contractor” for purposes of Section 856(d)(3) of the Code or an “eligible independent contractor” within the meaning of Section 856(d)(9) of the Code, as applicable, and the intended transferee shall acquire no rights in such Equity Shares.

(vi) Notwithstanding any other provision of these Articles of Incorporation, any person selling securities on behalf of the Company in its public offerings may not complete a sale of securities to a Stockholder until at least five (5) business days after the date the Stockholder receives a final Prospectus and shall send each Stockholder a confirmation of his or her purchase.

(i) Every record owner of more than 5%, or such lower percentages as is then required pursuant to regulations under the Code, of the outstanding shares of any class or series of Equity Shares of the Company shall, no later than January 30 of each year, provide to the Company a written statement or affidavit stating the name and address of such record owner, the number of Equity Shares owned by such record owner, and a description of how such shares are held. Each such record owner shall provide to the Company such additional information as the Company may request in order to determine the effect, if any, of such ownership on the Company’s status as a REIT and to ensure compliance with the Ownership Limit.

(ii) Each Person who is a Beneficial Owner of Equity Shares and each Person (including the stockholder of record) who is holding Equity Shares for a Beneficial Owner shall, within thirty (30) days of receiving written request from the Company therefor, provide to the Company a written statement or affidavit stating the name and address of such Beneficial Owner, the number of Equity Shares Beneficially Owned by such Beneficial Owner, a description of how such shares are held, and such other information as the Company may request in order to determine the Company’s status as a REIT and to ensure compliance with the Ownership Limit.

(i) The Board of Directors of the Company, upon receipt of a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service or an opinion of counsel or other evidence or undertakings acceptable to the Board of Directors of the Company, may, in its sole discretion, waive the application of Section 7.6(b)(i) or Section 7.6(b)(v) to a Person subject, as the case may be, to any such limitations on Transfer, provided that (A) the Board of Directors of the Company obtains such representations and undertakings from such Person as are reasonably necessary (as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company), if any, to ascertain that such Person’s Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of Equity Shares will not now or in the future result in the Company failing to satisfy the gross income limitations provided for in Section 856(c)(2) and (3)of the Code and (B) insofar as required by the Board of Directors of the Company, such Person agrees in writing that any violation or attempted violation of (1) such other limitation as the Board of Directors of the Company may establish at the time of such waiver with respect to such Person or (2) such other restrictions and conditions as the Board of Directors of the Company may in its sole discretion impose at the time of such waiver with respect to such Person, will result, as of the time of such violation even if discovered after such violation, in the conversion of such shares in excess of the original limit applicable to such Person into Excess Shares pursuant to Section 7.7(a).

(ii) The Board of Directors of the Company, upon receipt of a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service or an opinion of counsel or other evidence or undertakings acceptable to the Board of Directors of the Company, may, in its sole discretion, waive the application of the Ownership Limit to a Person otherwise subject to any such limit, provided that (A) the Board of Directors of the Company obtains such representations and undertakings from such Person as are reasonably necessary (as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company), if any, to ascertain that such Person’s Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of Equity Shares will not now or in the future (1) result in the Company being “closely held” within the meaning of Section 856(h) of the Code, (2) cause the Company to Constructively Own a 10% or greater ownership interest in a tenant of the Company or a Subsidiary within the meaning of Section 856(d)(2)(B) of the Code (other than a “taxable REIT subsidiary” (within the meaning of Section 856(l) of the Code) of the Company that satisfies one or more of the exceptions set forth in Section 856(d)(8) of the Code) and to fail either the 75% gross income test of Section 856(c)(3) of the Code or the 95% gross income test of Section 856(c)(2) of the Code, (3) result in the Equity Shares of the Company being beneficially owned by fewer than 100 persons within the meaning of Section 856(a)(5) of the Code, or (4) cause the Company to receive “impermissible tenant service income” within the meaning of Section 856(d)(7) of the Code, and (B) such Person provides to the Board of Directors of the Company such representations and undertakings, if any, as the Board of Directors of the Company, may in its sole and absolute discretion, require (including, without limitation, an agreement as to a reduced Ownership Limit or Excepted Holder Limit for such Person with respect to the Beneficial Ownership of one or more other classes of Equity Shares not subject to the exception), and, insofar as required by the Board of Directors of the Company, such Person agrees in writing that any violation or attempted violation of (x) such other limitation as the Board of Directors of the Company may establish at the time of such waiver with respect to such Person or (y) such other restrictions and conditions as the Board of Directors of the Company may in its sole discretion impose at the time of such waiver with respect to such Person, will result, as of the time of such violation even if discovered after such violation, in the conversion of such shares in excess of the original limit applicable to such Person into Excess Shares pursuant to Section 7.7(a).

(iii) The Board of Directors of the Company may only reduce the Excepted Holder Limit for an Excepted Holder (A) with the written consent of such Excepted Holder at any time or (B) pursuant to the terms and conditions of the agreements and undertakings entered into with such Excepted Holder in connection with the establishment of the Excepted Holder Limit for that Excepted Holder. No Excepted Holder Limit shall be reduced to a percentage that is less than the Ownership Limit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 7.6(d)(iii) is intended to limit or modify the

restrictions on ownership contained in Section 7.6(b)(ii) and the authority of the Board of Directors of the Company under Section 7.6(d)(i).

(e) Public Market. Notwithstanding any provision contained herein to the contrary, nothing in these Articles of Incorporation shall preclude the settlement of any transaction entered into through the facilities of any national securities exchange or any automated quotation system. In no event, however, shall the existence or application of the preceding sentence have the effect of deterring or preventing the conversion of Equity Shares into Excess Shares as contemplated herein.

(f) Ambiguity. In the case of an ambiguity in the application of any of the provisions of this Section 7.6, including any definition contained in Section 7.6(a) above, the Board of Directors of the Company shall have the power and authority, in its sole discretion, to determine the application of the provisions of this Section 7.6 with respect to any situation based on the facts known to it.

(g) Remedies Not Limited. Except as set forth in Section 7.6(e) above, nothing contained in this Section 7.6 or Section 7.7 shall limit the authority of the Company to take such other action as it deems necessary or advisable to protect the Company and the interests of its stockholders by preservation of the Company’s status as a REIT and to ensure compliance with the Ownership Limit or the Excepted Holder Limit.

(h) Notice to Stockholders Upon Issuance or Transfer. Upon issuance or transfer of Equity Shares, the Company shall provide the recipient with a notice containing information about the shares purchased or otherwise transferred, in lieu of issuance of a share certificate, in a form substantially similar to the following:

“The securities issued or transferred are subject to restrictions on transfer and ownership for the purpose of maintenance of the Company’s status as a real estate investment trust (a “REIT”) under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Except as otherwise provided pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company, no Person may (i) Beneficially or Constructively Own Common Shares of the Company in excess of 9.8% (or such greater percent as may be determined by the Board of Directors of the Company) of the outstanding Common Shares; (ii) Beneficially or Constructively Own shares of any series of Preferred Shares of the Company in excess of 9.8% (or such greater percent as may be determined by the Board of Directors of the Company) of the outstanding shares of such series of Preferred Shares; or (iii) Beneficially or Constructively Own Common Shares or Preferred Shares (of any class or series) which would result in the Company being “closely held” under Section 856(h) of the Code or which otherwise would cause the Company to fail to qualify as a REIT. Any Person who has Beneficial or Constructive Ownership, or who Acquires or attempts to Acquire Beneficial or Constructive Ownership, of Common Shares and/or Preferred Shares in excess of the above limitations must immediately notify the Company in writing or, in the event of a proposed or attempted Transfer or Acquisition or purported change in Beneficial or Constructive Ownership, must give written notice to the Company at least 15 days prior to the proposed or attempted Transfer, transaction or other event. Any purported Transfer of Common Shares and/or Preferred Shares which results in violation of the ownership or transfer limitations set forth in the Company’s Articles of Incorporation shall be void ab initio and the intended transferee shall not have or acquire any rights in such Common Shares and/or Preferred Shares. If the transfer and ownership limitations referred to herein are violated, the Common Shares or Preferred Shares represented hereby will be automatically converted into Excess Shares to the extent of violation of such limitations, and such Excess Share

will be automatically transferred to an Excess Shares Trust, all as provided by the Articles of Incorporation of the Company. All defined terms used in this legend have the meanings identified in the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, as the same may be amended from time to time, a copy of which, including the restrictions on transfer, will be sent without charge to each Stockholder who so requests.”

(i) If, notwithstanding the other provisions contained in the Articles of Incorporation, from and after the Charter Effective Date and prior to the Restriction Termination Date, there is a purported Transfer or Non-Transfer Event such that any Person (other than an Excepted Holder) would Beneficially Own shares of any class or series of Equity Shares in excess of the Ownership Limit, or such that any Person that is an Excepted Holder would Beneficially Own shares of any class or series of Equity Shares in excess of the applicable Excepted Holder Limit, then, except as otherwise provided in Section 7.6(d), (A) the purported transferee shall be deemed to be a Prohibited Owner and shall acquire no right or interest (or, in the case of a Non-Transfer Event, the Person holding record title to the Equity Shares Beneficially Owned by such Beneficial Owner shall cease to own any right or interest) in such number of Equity Shares the ownership of which by a Beneficial Owner would cause (1) a Person to Beneficially Own shares of any class or series of Equity Shares in excess of the Ownership Limit or (2) an Excepted Holder to Beneficially Own shares of any class or series of Equity Shares in excess of the applicable Excepted Holder Limit, as the case may be, (B) such number of Equity Shares in excess of the Ownership Limit or the applicable Excepted Holder Limit, as the case may be (rounded up to the nearest whole share), shall be automatically converted into an equal number of Excess Shares and transferred to an Excess Shares Trust in accordance with Section 7.7(d) and (C) the Prohibited Owner shall submit the certificates, if any, representing such number of Equity Shares to the Company, accompanied by all requisite and duly executed assignments of transfer thereof, for registration in the name of the Trustee of the Excess Shares Trust. If the Equity Shares that are converted into Excess Shares are not shares of Common Shares, then the Excess Shares into which they are converted shall be deemed to be a separate series of Excess Shares with a designation and title corresponding to the designation and title of the shares that have been converted into the Excess Shares, followed by the words “Excess Shares” in the designation thereof. Such conversion into Excess Shares and transfer to an Excess Shares Trust shall be effective as of the close of trading on the Business Day prior to the date of the purported Transfer or Non-Transfer Event, as the case may be, even though the certificates, if any, representing the Equity Shares so converted may be submitted to the Company at a later date.

(ii) If, notwithstanding the other provisions contained in the Articles of Incorporation, (A) from and after the Charter Effective Date and prior to the Restriction Termination Date there is a purported Transfer or Non-Transfer Event that, if effective, would result in the Company being “closely held” within the meaning of Section 856(h) of the Code, (B) from and after the Charter Effective Date and prior to the Restriction Termination Date, there is a purported Transfer or Non-Transfer Event that, if effective, would cause the Company to Constructively Own a 10% or greater ownership interest in a tenant of the Company or a Subsidiary for purposes of Section 856(d)(2)(B) of the Code (other than a tenant that is a “taxable REIT subsidiary” (within the meaning of Section 856(l) of the Code) of the Company that satisfies one or more of the exceptions set forth in Section 856(d)(8) of the Code), (C) from and after the Charter Effective Date and prior to the Restriction Termination Date, there is a purported Transfer or Non-Transfer Event, that, if effective, would result in the Equity Shares being beneficially owned by fewer than 100 persons for purposes of Section 856(a)(5) of the Code, or (D) from and after the Charter Effective Date and prior to the Restriction Termination Date, there is a purported Transfer or

Non-Transfer Event that, if effective, would (1) cause any Person (other than a “taxable REIT subsidiary” (within the meaning of Section 856(l) of the Code) of the Company) who renders or furnishes services to one or more tenants of the Company or a Subsidiary which are not “related” to the Company within the meaning of Section 856(d)(2)(B)(i) of the Code (determined without regard to the provisions of Section 856(d)(8) of the Code), to be other than an “independent contractor” for purposes of Section 856(d)(3) of the Code, or (2) cause any Person who renders or furnishes services to a “taxable REIT subsidiary” of the Company which leases, directly or indirectly from the Company, a “qualified lodging facility” within the meaning of Section 856(d)(8)(B) of the Code, to be other than an “eligible independent contractor” within the meaning of Section 856(d)(9) of the Code, then, except to the extent a waiver was obtained with respect to such restriction pursuant to Section 7.6(d), (X) the purported transferee shall be deemed to be a Prohibited Owner and shall acquire no right or interest (or, in the case of a Non-Transfer Event, the Person holding record title of the Equity Shares with respect to which such Non-Transfer Event occurred shall cease to own any right or interest) in such number of Equity Shares, the ownership of which by such purported transferee or record holder would (AA) result in the Company being “closely held” within the meaning of Section 856(h) of the Code, (BB) cause the Company to Constructively Own a 10% or greater ownership interest in a tenant of the Company or a Subsidiary for purposes of Section 856(d)(2)(B) of the Code (other than a “taxable REIT subsidiary” (within the meaning of Section 856(l) of the Code) of the Company that satisfies one or more of the exceptions set forth in Section 856(d)(8) of the Code), (CC) result in the Equity Shares being beneficially owned by fewer than 100 persons for purposes of Section 856(a)(5) of the Code, or (DD)(1) cause any Person (other than a “taxable REIT subsidiary” (within the meaning of Section 856(l) of the Code) of the Company) who renders or furnishes services to one or more tenants of the Company or a Subsidiary which are not “related” to the Company within the meaning of Section 856(d)(2)(B)(i) of the Code (determined without regard to the provisions of Section 856(d)(8) of the Code), to be other than an “independent contractor” for purposes of Section 856(d)(3) of the Code, or (2) cause any Person who renders or furnishes services to a “taxable REIT subsidiary” of the Company which leases from the Company, directly or indirectly, a “qualified lodging facility” within the meaning of Section 856(d)(8)(B) of the Code, to be other than an “eligible independent contractor” within the meaning of Section 856(d)(9) of the Code, (Y) such number of Equity Shares (rounded up to the nearest whole share) shall be automatically converted into an equal number of Excess Shares and transferred to an Excess Shares Trust in accordance with Section 7.7(d) and (Z) the Prohibited Owner shall submit certificates, if any, representing such number of Equity Shares to the Company, accompanied by all requisite and duly executed assignments of transfer thereof, for registration in the name of the Trustee of the Excess Shares Trust. If the Equity Shares that are converted into Excess Shares are not Common Shares, then the Excess Shares into which they are converted shall be deemed to be a separate series of Excess Shares with a designation and title corresponding to the designation and title of the shares that have been converted into the Excess Shares, followed by the words “Excess Shares” in the designation thereof. Such conversion into Excess Shares and transfer to an Excess Shares Trust shall be effective as of the close business on the Business Day prior to the date of the purported Transfer or Non-Transfer Event, as the case may be, even though the certificates, if any, representing the Equity Shares so converted may be submitted to the Company at a later date.

(iii) Upon the occurrence of a conversion of Equity Shares into an equal number of Excess Shares, without any action required by any Person, including the Board of Directors of the Company, such Equity Shares shall be restored to the status of authorized but unissued shares of the particular class or series of Equity Shares that was converted into Excess Shares and may be reissued by the Company as that particular class or series of Equity Shares.

(b) Remedies for Breach. If the Company, or its designees, shall at any time determine in good faith that a Transfer has taken place in violation of Section 7.6(b) or that a Person intends to Acquire or has attempted to Acquire Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of any Equity Shares in violation of Section 7.6(b), the Company shall take such action as it deems advisable to refuse to give

effect to or to prevent such Transfer or Acquisition, including, but not limited to, refusing to give effect to such Transfer on the stock transfer books of the Company or instituting proceedings to enjoin such Transfer or Acquisition, but the failure to take any such action shall not affect the automatic conversion of Equity Shares into Excess Shares and their transfer to an Excess Shares Trust in accordance with Section 7.7(a) and Section 7.7(d).

(c) Notice of Restricted Transfer. Any Person who Acquires or attempts to Acquire Equity Shares in violation of Section 7.6(b), or any Person who owned Equity Shares that were converted into Excess Shares and transferred to an Excess Shares Trust pursuant to Sections 7.7(a) and 7.7(d), shall immediately give written notice to the Company, or, in the event of a proposed or attempted Transfer, Acquisition or purported change in Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership, shall give at least fifteen (15) days prior written notice to the Company, of such event and shall provide to the Company such other information as the Company, in its sole discretion, may request in order to determine the effect, if any, of such Transfer, Acquisition, or Non-Transfer Event, as the case may be, on the Company’s status as a REIT.

(d) Ownership in Excess Shares Trust. Upon any purported Transfer, Acquisition, or Non-Transfer Event that results in Excess Shares pursuant to Section 7.7(a), such Excess Shares shall be automatically and by operation of law transferred to one or more Trustees as trustee of one or more Excess Shares Trusts to be held for the exclusive benefit of one or more Beneficiaries. Any conversion of Equity Shares into Excess Shares and transfer to an Excess Shares Trust shall be effective as of the close of business on the Business Day prior to the date of the purported Transfer, Acquisition or Non-Transfer Event that results in the conversion. Excess Shares so held in trust shall remain issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company.

(e) Dividend Rights. Each Excess Share shall be entitled to the same dividends and distributions (as to both timing and amount) as may be declared by the Board of Directors of the Company with respect to shares of the same class and series as the Equity Shares that were converted into such Excess Shares. The Trustee, as record holder of the Excess Shares, shall be entitled to receive all dividends and distributions and shall hold all such dividends and distributions in trust for the benefit of the Beneficiary. The Prohibited Owner with respect to such Excess Shares shall repay to the Excess Shares Trust the amount of any dividends or distributions received by it (i) that are attributable to any Equity Shares that have been converted into Excess Shares and (ii) which were distributed by the Company to stockholders of record on a record date which was on or after the date that such shares were converted into Excess Shares. The Company shall have the right to take all measures that it determines reasonably necessary to recover the amount of any such dividend or distribution paid to a Prohibited Owner, including, if necessary, withholding any portion of future dividends or distributions payable on Equity Shares Beneficially Owned by the Person who, but for the provisions of Sections 7.6 and 7.7, would Constructively Own or Beneficially Own the Equity Shares that were converted into Excess Shares; and, as soon as reasonably practicable following the Company’s receipt or withholding thereof, shall pay over to the Excess Shares Trust for the benefit of the Beneficiary the dividends so received or withheld, as the case may be.

(f) Rights upon Liquidation. In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation of, or winding up of, or any distribution of the assets of, the Company, each holder of Excess Shares shall be entitled to receive, ratably with each holder of Equity Shares of the same class and series as the shares which were converted into such Excess Shares and other holders of such Excess Shares, that portion of the assets of the Company that is available for distribution to the holders of such Equity Shares. The Excess Shares Trust shall distribute to the Prohibited Owner the amounts received upon such liquidation, dissolution, winding up or distribution; provided, however, that the Prohibited Owner shall not be entitled to receive amounts in excess of, in the case of a purported Transfer or Acquisition in which the Prohibited

Owner gave value for Equity Shares and which Transfer or Acquisition resulted in the conversion of the shares into Excess Shares, the product of (i) the price per share, if any, such Prohibited Owner paid for the Equity Shares and (ii) the number of Equity Shares which were so converted into Excess Shares and held by the Excess Shares Trust, and, in the case of a Non-Transfer Event or purported Transfer or Acquisition in which the Prohibited Owner did not give value for such shares (e.g., if the shares were received through a gift or devise) and which Non-Transfer Event or purported Transfer or Acquisition, as the case may be, resulted in the conversion of the shares into Excess Shares, the product of (x) the price per share equal to the Market Price for the shares that were converted into such Excess Shares on the date of such Non-Transfer Event or purported Transfer or Acquisition and (y) the number of Equity Shares which were so converted into Excess Shares. Any remaining amount in such Excess Shares Trust shall be distributed to the Beneficiary; provided, however, that in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation of, or winding up of, or any distribution of the assets of, the Company that occurs during the period in which the Company has the right to accept the offer to purchase Excess Shares under Section 7.7(j) hereof (but with respect to which the Company has not yet accepted such offer), then (i) the Company shall be deemed to have accepted such offer immediately prior to the time at which the liquidating distribution is to be determined for the holders of Equity Shares of the same class and series as the shares which were converted into such Excess Shares (or such earlier time as is necessary to permit such offer to be accepted) and to have simultaneously purchased such shares at the price per share set forth in Section 7.7(j), (ii) the Prohibited Owner with respect to such Excess Shares shall receive in connection with such deemed purchase the compensation amount set forth Section 7.7(i) (as if such shares were purchased by the Company directly from the Excess Shares Trust), (iii) the amount, if any, by which the deemed purchase price exceeds such compensation amount shall be distributed to the Beneficiary and (iv) accordingly, any amounts that would have been distributed with respect to such Excess Shares in such liquidation, winding-up or distribution (if such deemed purchase had not occurred) in excess of the deemed purchase price shall be distributed to the holders of the Equity Shares and holders of Excess Shares resulting from the conversion of such Equity Shares entitled to such distribution.

(g) Voting Rights. The holders of Excess Shares shall not be entitled to voting rights with respect to such shares. Any vote by a Prohibited Owner as a purported holder of Equity Shares prior to the discovery by the Company that such Equity Shares have been converted into Excess Shares shall, subject to applicable law, be rescinded and shall be void ab initio with respect to such Excess Shares; provided, however, that if the Company has already taken irreversible corporate action, then the Trustee shall not have the authority to rescind such vote.

(i) As soon as practicable after the Trustee acquires Excess Shares, but in an orderly fashion so as not to materially adversely affect the price of Common Shares, the Trustee shall designate one or more Persons as Permitted Transferees and sell to such Permitted Transferees any Excess Shares held by the Trustee; provided, however, that (A) any Permitted Transferee so designated purchases for valuable consideration (whether in a public or private sale) the Excess Shares and (B) any Permitted Transferee so designated may acquire such Excess Shares without violating any of the restrictions set forth in Section 7.6(b) (assuming for this purpose the automatic conversion of such Excess Shares into Equity Shares pursuant to clause (ii) below) and without such acquisition resulting in the re-conversion of the Equity Shares underlying the Excess Shares so acquired into Excess Shares and the transfer of such shares to an Excess Shares Trust pursuant to Sections 7.7(a) and 7.7(d). The Trustee shall have the exclusive and absolute right to designate Permitted Transferees of any and all Excess Shares. Prior to any transfer by the Trustee of Excess Shares to a Permitted Transferee, the Trustee shall give not less than five (5) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Company of such intended transfer to enable the Company to determine whether to exercise or waive its purchase rights under Section 7.7(j). No such

transfer by the Trustee of Excess Shares to a Permitted Transferee shall be consummated unless the Trustee has received a written waiver of the Company’s purchase rights under Section 7.7(j).

(ii) Upon the designation by the Trustee of a Permitted Transferee and compliance with the provisions of this Section 7.7(h), the Trustee shall cause to be transferred to the Permitted Transferee the Excess Shares acquired by the Trustee pursuant to Section 7.7(d). Upon such transfer of Excess Shares to the Permitted Transferee, such Excess Shares shall be automatically converted into an equal number of Equity Shares of the same class and series as the Equity Shares which were converted into such Excess Shares. Upon the occurrence of such a conversion of Excess Shares into an equal number of Equity Shares, such Excess Shares, without any action required by the Board of Directors of the Company, shall thereupon be restored to the status of authorized but unissued Excess Shares and may be reissued by the Company as Excess Shares. The Trustee shall (A) cause to be recorded on the stock transfer books of the Company that the Permitted Transferee is the holder of record of such number of Equity Shares, and (B) distribute to the Beneficiary any and all amounts held with respect to such Excess Shares after making payment to the Prohibited Owner pursuant to Section 7.7(i).

(iii) If the Transfer of Excess Shares to a purported Permitted Transferee would or does violate any of the transfer restrictions set forth in Section 7.6(b) (assuming for this purpose the automatic conversion of such Excess Shares into Equity Shares pursuant to clause (ii) above), such Transfer shall be void ab initio as to that number of Excess Shares that cause the violation of any such restriction when such shares are converted into Equity Shares (as described in clause (ii) above) and the purported Permitted Transferee shall be deemed to be a Prohibited Owner and shall acquire no rights in such Excess Shares or Equity Shares. Such Equity Shares shall be automatically re-converted into Excess Shares and transferred to the Excess Shares Trust from which they were originally Transferred. Such conversion and transfer to the Excess Shares Trust shall be effective as of the close of trading on the Business Day prior to the date of the Transfer to the purported Permitted Transferee and the provisions of this Section 7.7 shall apply to such shares, including, without limitation, the provisions of Sections 7.7(h) through 7.7(j) with respect to any future Transfer of such shares by the Excess Shares Trust.

(i) Compensation to Record Holder of Equity Shares That Are Converted into Excess Shares. Any Prohibited Owner shall be entitled (following acquisition of the Excess Shares and subsequent designation of and sale of Excess Shares to a Permitted Transferee in accordance with Section 7.7(h) or following the acceptance of the offer to purchase such shares in accordance with Section 7.7(j)) to receive from the Trustee following the sale or other disposition of such Excess Shares the lesser of (i)(A) in the case of a purported Transfer or Acquisition in which the Prohibited Owner gave value for Equity Shares and which Transfer or Acquisition resulted in the conversion of such shares into Excess Shares, the product of (1) the price per share, if any, such Prohibited Owner paid for the Equity Shares and (2) the number of Equity Shares which were so converted into Excess Shares and (B) in the case of a Non-Transfer Event or purported Transfer or Acquisition in which the Prohibited Owner did not give value for such shares (e.g., if the shares were received through a gift or devise) and which Non-Transfer Event or purported Transfer or Acquisition, as the case may be, resulted in the conversion of such shares into Excess Shares, the product of (1) the price per share equal to the Market Price for the shares that were converted into such Excess Shares on the date of such Non-Transfer Event or purported Transfer or Acquisition and (2) the number of Equity Shares which were so converted into Excess Shares, (ii) the proceeds received by the Trustee from the sale or other disposition of such Excess Shares in accordance with Section 7.7(h) or Section 7.7(j) or (iii) the pro-rata amount of such Prohibited Owner’s initial capital investment in the Company properly allocated to such Excess Shares (determined by multiplying the Prohibited Owner’s total initial capital investment in the Company by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of the Prohibited Owner’s Equity Shares converted into such Excess Shares and the denominator of which is the total number of Equity Shares held (or purported to be held) by the Prohibited Owner immediately prior to such conversion (including the shares so converted)). Any

amounts received by the Trustee in respect of such Excess Shares that is in excess of such amounts to be paid to the Prohibited Owner pursuant to this Section 7.7(i) shall be distributed to the Beneficiary. Each Beneficiary and Prohibited Owner shall be deemed to have waived and, if requested, shall execute a written confirmation of the waiver of, any and all claims that it may have against the Trustee and the Excess Shares Trust arising out of the disposition of Excess Shares, except for claims arising out of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Trustee or any failure to make payments in accordance with this Section 7.7 by such Trustee.

(j) Purchase Right in Excess Shares. Excess Shares shall be deemed to have been offered for sale to the Company or its designee, at a price per share equal to the lesser of (i) the price per share of Equity Shares in the transaction that created such Excess Shares (or, in the case of a Non-Transfer Event, Transfer or Acquisition in which the Prohibited Owner did not give value for the shares (e.g., if the shares were received through a gift or devise), the Market Price for the shares that were converted into such Excess Shares on the date of such Non-Transfer Event, Transfer or Acquisition or (ii) the Market Price for the shares that were converted into such Excess Shares on the date the Company, or its designee, accepts such offer. The Company shall have the right to accept such offer for a period of ninety (90) days following the later of (x) the date of the Acquisition, Non-Transfer Event or purported Transfer which results in such Excess Shares or (y) the first to occur of (A) the date the Board of Directors of the Company first determined that an Acquisition, Transfer or Non-Transfer Event resulting in Excess Shares has occurred and (B) the date that the Company received a notice of such Acquisition, Transfer or Non-Transfer Event pursuant to Section 7.7(c).

(k) Nothing in this Section 7.7 shall limit the authority of the Board of Directors of the Company to take such other action as it deems necessary or advisable to protect the Company and the interests of its Stockholders in preserving the Company’s status as a REIT.

SECTION 7.8. Severability. If any provision of this Article VII or any application of any such provision is determined to be void, invalid or unenforceable by any court having jurisdiction over the issue, the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Article VII shall not be affected and other applications of such provision shall be affected only to the extent necessary to comply with the determination of such court.

SECTION 7.9. Waiver. The Company shall have authority at any time to waive the requirements that Excess Shares be issued or be deemed outstanding in accordance with the provisions of this Article VII if the Company determines, based on an opinion of nationally recognized tax counsel, that the issuance of such Excess Shares or the fact that such Excess Shares are deemed to be outstanding, would jeopardize the status of the Company as a REIT (as that term is defined in Section 1.5).

(a) Income and Net Worth Standards. Stockholders shall have (i) a minimum annual gross income of at least $50,000 and a minimum net worth (not including home, home furnishings and automobiles) of at least $50,000, or (ii) a minimum net worth (not including home, home furnishings and automobiles) of at least $150,000. Suitability standards may vary from state to state.

(b) Determination that Sale to Stockholder is Suitable and Appropriate. State securities regulators may require minimum initial and subsequent cash investment amounts in any securities offering in which the Company is engaging which is subject to such state regulators’ jurisdiction.

(c) Minimum Investment. Each Soliciting Dealer who sells Shares on behalf of the Company has the responsibility to make a reasonable effort to determine that the purchase of Shares is appropriate for a Stockholder and that the requisite suitability standards are met.

SECTION 8.2. Meetings of Stockholders. There shall be an annual meeting of the Stockholders, to be held at such time and place as shall be determined by or in the manner prescribed in the Bylaws, at which the Directors shall be elected and any other proper business may be conducted. The annual meeting will be held at a location convenient to the Stockholders, on a date which is a reasonable period of time following the distribution of the Company’s annual report to Stockholders but not less than thirty (30) days after delivery of such report. A majority of the Shares present in person or by proxy at an annual meeting at which a quorum is present may elect the Directors. A quorum shall be 50% of the then outstanding Shares. Special meetings of Stockholders may be called in the manner provided in the Bylaws, including at any time by Stockholders holding, in the aggregate, not less than ten percent (10%) of the outstanding Equity Shares entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at any such special meeting. If there are no Directors, the officers of the Company shall promptly call a special meeting of the Stockholders entitled to vote for the election of successor Directors. Any meeting may be adjourned and reconvened as the Directors determine or as provided by the Bylaws.

SECTION 8.3. Voting Rights of Stockholders. Subject to the provisions of any class or series of Shares then outstanding and the mandatory provisions of any applicable laws or regulations, the Stockholders shall be entitled to vote only on the following matters; (a) election or removal of Directors as provided in Sections 8.2, 2.4 and 2.7 hereof; (b) amendment of these Articles of Incorporation as provided in Section 10.1 hereof; (c) termination of the Company as provided in Section 11.2 hereof; (d) reorganization of the Company as provided in Section 10.2 hereof; (e) merger, consolidation or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company Property, as provided in Section 10.3 hereof; and (f) termination of the Company’s status as a real estate investment trust under the REIT Provisions of the Code, as provided in Section 3.2(t) hereof. The Stockholders may terminate the status of the Company as a REIT under the Code by a vote of a majority of the Shares outstanding and entitled to vote. Except with respect to the foregoing matters, no action taken by the Stockholders at any meeting shall in any way bind the Directors.

SECTION 8.4. Voting Limitations on Shares held by the Advisor, Directors and Affiliates. With respect to Shares owned by the Advisor, the Directors, or any of their Affiliates, neither the Advisor, nor the Directors, nor any of their Affiliates may vote or consent on matters submitted to the Stockholders regarding the removal of the Advisor, Directors or any of their Affiliates or any transaction between the Company and any of them. In determining the requisite percentage in interest of Shares necessary to approve a matter on which the Advisor, Directors and any of their Affiliates may not vote or consent, any Shares owned by any of them shall not be included.

SECTION 8.5. Stockholder Action to be Taken by Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be taken by the Stockholders of the Company must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of Stockholders of the Company and may not be effected by any consent in writing of such Stockholders.

SECTION 8.6. Right of Inspection. Any Stockholder and any designated representative thereof shall be permitted access to all records of the Company at all reasonable times, and may inspect and copy any of them for a reasonable charge. Inspection of the Company books and records by the office or

agency administering the securities laws of a jurisdiction shall be provided upon reasonable notice and during normal business hours.

SECTION 8.7. Access to Stockholder List. An alphabetical list of the names, addresses and telephone numbers of the Stockholders of the Company, along with the number of Shares held by each of them (the “Stockholder List”), shall be maintained as part of the books and records of the Company and shall be available for inspection by any Stockholder or the Stockholder’s designated agent at the home office of the Company upon the request of the Stockholder. The Stockholder List shall be updated at least quarterly to reflect changes in the information contained therein. A copy of such list shall be mailed to any Stockholder so requesting within ten (10) days of the request. The copy of the Stockholder List shall be printed in alphabetical order, on white paper, and in a readily readable type size (in no event smaller than 10-point type). The Company may impose a reasonable charge for expenses incurred in reproduction pursuant to the Stockholder request. A Stockholder may request a copy of the Stockholder List in connection with matters relating to Stockholders’ voting rights, and the exercise of Stockholder rights under federal proxy laws.

If the Advisor or Directors neglect or refuse to exhibit, produce or mail a copy of the Stockholder List as requested, the Advisor and the Directors shall be liable to any Stockholder requesting the list for the costs, including attorneys’ fees, incurred by that Stockholder for compelling the production of the Stockholder List, and for actual damages suffered by any Stockholder by reason of such refusal or neglect. It shall be a defense that the actual purpose and reason for the requests for inspection or for a copy of the Stockholder List is to secure such list of Stockholders or other information for the purpose of selling such list or copies thereof, or of using the same for a commercial purpose other than in the interest of the applicant as a Stockholder relative to the affairs of the Company. The Company may require the Stockholder requesting the Stockholder List to represent that the list is not requested for a commercial purpose unrelated to the Stockholder’s interest in the Company. The remedies provided hereunder to Stockholders requesting copies of the Stockholder List are in addition, to and shall not in any way limit, other remedies available to Stockholders under federal law, or the laws of any state.

SECTION 8.8. Reports. The Directors, including the Independent Directors, shall take reasonable steps to insure that the Company shall cause to be prepared and mailed or delivered to each Stockholder as of a record date after the end of the fiscal year and each holder of other publicly held securities of the Company within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of the fiscal year to which it relates an annual report for each fiscal year ending after the first closing with respect to the Initial Public Offering of its securities which shall include: (i) financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles which are audited and reported on by independent certified public accountants; (ii) the ratio of the costs of raising capital during the period to the capital raised; (iii) the aggregate amount of advisory fees and the aggregate amount of other fees paid to the Advisor and any Affiliate of the Advisor by the Company and including fees or changes paid to the Advisor and any Affiliate of the Advisor by third parties doing business with the Company; (iv) the Operating Expenses of the Company, stated as a percentage of Average Invested Assets and as a percentage of its Net Income; (v) a report from the Independent Directors that the policies being followed by the Company are in the best interests of its Stockholders and the basis for such determination; (vi) separately stated, full disclosure of all material terms, factors, and circumstances surrounding any and all transactions involving the Company, Directors, Advisors and any Affiliate thereof occurring in the year for which the annual report is made, and the Independent Directors shall be specifically charged with a duty to examine and comment in the report on the fairness of such transactions; and (vii) Distributions to the Stockholders for the period, identifying the source of such Distributions, and if such information is not available at the time of the distribution, a written explanation of the relevant circumstances will accompany the Distributions (with the statement as to the source of Distributions to be sent to Stockholders not later than sixty (60) days after the end of the fiscal year in which the distribution was made).

SECTION 8.9. Reinvestment Plan. The Company may adopt a reinvestment plan, on the terms and conditions approved by the Directors, pursuant to which Stockholders may elect to have their cash Distributions from the Company reinvested in additional Shares of the Company (“Reinvestment Plan”).

(a) All material information regarding the Distributions reinvested and the effect of reinvesting such Distributions, including the tax consequences thereof, shall be provided to each Stockholder participating in any Reinvestment Plan at least annually.

(b) Each Stockholder participating in any Reinvestment Plan shall have a reasonable opportunity to withdraw from the Reinvestment Plan at least annually after receipt of the information required in subparagraph (a) above.

SECTION 9.1. Limitation of Stockholder Liability. No Stockholder shall be liable for any debt, claim, demand, judgment or obligation of any kind of, against or with respect to the Company by reason of his being a Stockholder, nor shall any Stockholder be subject to any personal liability whatsoever, in tort, contract or otherwise, to any Person in connection with the Company Property or the affairs of the Company by reason of his being a Stockholder.

(a) A Director or officer of the Company shall not be personally liable to the Company or the Stockholders for money damages, except (1) to the extent that it is proved that the person actually received an improper benefit or profit in money, property or services or (2) to the extent that a judgment or other final adjudication adverse to the person is entered in a proceeding based on a finding in the proceeding that the person’s action, or failure to act, was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty and was material to the cause of action adjudicated in the proceeding. If the MGCL is subsequently amended to further eliminate or limit the liability of a Director or officer, then a Director or officer of the Company, in addition to the circumstances in which a Director or officer is not personally liable as set forth in the proceeding sentence, shall not be liable to the fullest extent permitted by the amended MGCL.

(b) The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless a Director, Advisor, or Affiliate (the “Indemnitee”) against any or all losses or liabilities reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with or by reason of any act or omission performed or omitted to be performed on behalf of the Company in such capacity, provided, that the Indemnitee has determined, in good faith, that the course of conduct which caused the loss or liability was in the best interests of the Company. The Company shall not indemnify or hold harmless the Indemnitee if: (i) in the case that the Indemnitee is not an Independent Director, the loss or liability was the result of negligence or misconduct by the Indemnitee, or (ii) in the case that the Indemnitee is an Independent Director, the loss or liability was the result of gross negligence or willful misconduct by the Indemnitee. Any indemnification of expenses or agreement to hold harmless may be paid only out of the net assets of the Company and no portion may be recoverable from the Stockholders.

(c) The Company shall not provide indemnification for any loss, liability or expense arising from or out of an alleged violation of federal or state securities laws by such party unless one or more of the following conditions are met: (i) there has been a successful adjudication on the merits of each count involving alleged securities law violations as to the Indemnitee, (ii) such claims have been

dismissed with prejudice on the merits by a court of competent jurisdiction as to the Indemnitee; or (iii) a court of competent jurisdiction approves a settlement of the claims against the Indemnitee and finds that indemnification of the settlement and the related costs should be made, and the court considering the request for indemnification has been advised of the position of the Securities and Exchange Commission and of the published position of any state securities regulatory authority in which securities of the Company were offered or sold as to indemnification for violations of securities laws.

(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the provisions of subsection (a) and (b) above of this Section, the Company shall not indemnify or hold harmless an Indemnitee if it is established that: (i) the act or omission was material to the loss or liability and was committed in bad faith or was the result of active or deliberate dishonesty, (ii) the Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property, or services, (iii) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful, or (iv) in a proceeding by or in the right of the Company, the Indemnitee shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Company.

(e) The Directors may take such action as is necessary to carry out this Section 9.2 and are expressly empowered to adopt, approve and amend from time to time Bylaws, resolutions or contracts implementing such provisions. No amendment of these Articles of Incorporation or repeal of any of its provisions shall limit or eliminate the right of indemnification provided hereunder with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to such amendment or repeal.

SECTION 9.3. Payment of Expenses. The Company shall pay or reimburse reasonable legal expenses and other costs incurred by a Director, Advisor, or Affiliate in advance of final disposition of a proceeding if all of the following are satisfied: (i) the proceeding relates to acts or omissions with respect to the performance of duties or services on behalf of the Company, (ii) the Indemnitee provides the Company with written affirmation of his good faith belief that he has met the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification by the Company as authorized by Section 9.2 hereof, (iii) the legal proceeding was initiated by a third party who is not a Stockholder or, if by a Stockholder of the Company acting in his or her capacity as such, a court of competent jurisdiction approves such advancement, and (iv) the Indemnitee provides the Company with a written agreement to repay the amount paid or reimbursed by the Company, together with the applicable legal rate of interest thereon, if it is ultimately determined that the Indemnitee did not comply with the requisite standard of conduct and is not entitled to indemnification. Any indemnification payment or reimbursement of expenses will be furnished in accordance with the procedures in Section 2-418(e) of the Maryland General Corporation Law.

SECTION 9.4. Express Exculpatory Clauses in Instruments. Neither the Stockholders nor the Directors, officers, employees or agents of the Company shall be liable under any written instrument creating an obligation of the Company by reason of their being Stockholders, Directors, officers, employees or agents of the Company, and all Persons shall look solely to the Company Property for the payment of any claim under or for the performance of that instrument. The omission of the foregoing exculpatory language from any instrument shall not affect the validity or enforceability of such instrument and shall not render any Stockholder, Director, officer, employee or agent liable thereunder to any third party, nor shall the Directors or any officer, employee or agent of the Company be liable to anyone as a result of such omission.

(a) These Articles of Incorporation may be amended, without the necessity for concurrence by the Directors, by the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than a majority of the Equity Shares then outstanding and entitled to vote thereon, except that (1) no amendment may be made which would change any rights with respect to any outstanding class of securities, by reducing the amount payable thereon upon liquidation, or by diminishing or eliminating any voting rights pertaining thereto; and (2) Section 10.2 hereof and this Section 10.1 shall not be amended (or any other provision of these Articles of Incorporation be amended or any provision of these Articles of Incorporation be added that would have the effect of amending such sections), without the affirmative vote of the holders of two-thirds (2/3) of the Equity Shares then outstanding and entitled to vote thereon.

(b) The Directors, by a two-thirds (2/3) vote, may amend provisions of these Articles of Incorporation from time to time as necessary to enable the Company to qualify as a real estate investment trust under the REIT Provisions of the Code. With the exception of the foregoing, the Directors may not amend these Articles of Incorporation.

(d) These Articles of Incorporation may not be amended except as provided in this Section 10.1.

SECTION 10.2. Reorganization. Subject to the provisions of any class or series of Equity Shares at the time outstanding, the Directors shall have the power (i) to cause the organization of a corporation, association, trust or other organization to take over the Company Property and to carry on the affairs of the Company, or (ii) merge the Company into, or sell, convey and transfer the Company Property to any such corporation, association, trust or organization in exchange for Securities thereof or beneficial interests therein, and the assumption by the transferee of the liabilities of the Company, and upon the occurrence of (i) or (ii) above terminate the Company and deliver such Securities or beneficial interests ratably among the Stockholders according to the respective rights of the class or series of Equity Shares held by them; provided, however, that any such action shall have been approved, at a meeting of the Stockholders called for that purpose, by the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than a majority of the Equity Shares then outstanding and entitled to vote thereon.

SECTION 10.3. Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Company Property. Subject to the provisions of any class or series of Equity Shares at the time outstanding, the Directors shall have the power to (i) merge the Company into another entity, (ii) consolidate the Company with one (1) or more other entities into a new entity; (iii) sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the Company Property; or (iv) dissolve or liquidate the Company, other than before the initial investment in Company Property; provided, however, that such action shall have been approved, at a meeting of the Stockholders called for that purpose, by the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than a majority of the Equity Shares then outstanding and entitled to vote thereon. Any such transaction involving an Affiliate of the Company or the Advisor also must be approved by a majority of the Directors (including a majority of the Independent Directors) not otherwise interested in such transaction as fair and reasonable to the Company and on terms and conditions not less favorable to the Company than those available from unaffiliated third parties.

In connection with any proposed Roll-Up Transaction, which, in general terms, is any transaction involving the acquisition, merger, conversion, or consolidation, directly or indirectly, of the Company and the issuance of securities of a Roll-Up Entity that would be created or would survive after the successful completion of the Roll-Up Transaction, an appraisal of all Properties shall be obtained from a competent Independent Expert. The Properties shall be appraised on a consistent basis, and the appraisal shall be

based on the evaluation of all relevant information and shall indicate the value of the Properties as of a date immediately prior to the announcement of the proposed Roll-Up Transaction. The appraisal shall assume an orderly liquidation of Properties over a 12-month period. The terms of the engagement of the Independent Expert shall clearly state that the engagement is for the benefit of the Company and the Stockholders. A summary of the appraisal, indicating all material assumptions underlying the appraisal, shall be included in a report to Stockholders in connection with a proposed Roll-Up Transaction. In connection with a proposed Roll-Up Transaction, the person sponsoring the Roll-Up Transaction shall offer to Stockholders who vote against the proposed Roll-Up Transaction the choice of:

(a) accepting the securities of a Roll-Up Entity offered in the proposed Roll-Up Transaction; or

(i) remaining Stockholders of the Company and preserving their interests therein on the same terms and conditions as existed previously; or

(ii) receiving cash in an amount equal to the Stockholder’s pro rata share of the appraised value of the net assets of the Company.

The Company is prohibited from participating in any proposed Roll-Up Transaction:

(c) which would result in the Stockholders having democracy rights in a Roll-Up Entity that are less than the rights provided for in Sections 8.2, 8.3, 8.5, 8.6, 8.7 and 9.1 of these Articles of Incorporation;

(d) which includes provisions that would operate as a material impediment to, or frustration of, the accumulation of shares by any purchaser of the securities of the Roll-Up Entity (except to the minimum extent necessary to preserve the tax status of the Roll-Up Entity), or which would limit the ability of an investor to exercise the voting rights of its Securities of the Roll-Up Entity on the basis of the number of Shares held by that investor;

(e) in which investor’s rights to access of records of the Roll-Up Entity will be less than those described in Sections 8.6 and 8.7 hereof; or

(f) in which any of the costs of the Roll-Up Transaction would be borne by the Company if the Roll-Up Transaction is not approved by the Stockholders.

SECTION 11.1. Duration. The Company automatically will terminate and dissolve on December 31, 2014, will undertake orderly liquidation and Sales of Company assets and will distribute any Net Sales Proceeds to Stockholders, unless Listing occurs, in which event the Company shall continue perpetually unless dissolved pursuant to the provisions contained herein or pursuant to any applicable provision of the MGCL.

SECTION 11.2. Dissolution of the Company by Stockholder Vote. The Company may be terminated at any time, without the necessity for concurrence by the Board of Directors, by the vote or written consent of a majority of the outstanding Equity Shares.

SECTION 12.1. Governing Law. The rights of all parties and the validity, construction and effect of every provision hereof shall be subject to and construed according to the laws of the State of Maryland without regard to conflicts of laws provisions thereof.

SECTION 12.2. Reliance by Third Parties. Any certificate shall be final and conclusive as to any persons dealing with the Company if executed by an individual who, according to the records of the Company or of any recording office in which these Articles of Incorporation may be recorded, appears to be the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company or a Director, and if certifying to: (i) the number or identity of Directors, officers of the Company or Stockholders; (ii) the due authorization of the execution of any document; (iii) the action or vote taken, and the existence of a quorum, at a meeting of the Directors or Stockholders; (iv) a copy of the Articles of Incorporation or of the Bylaws as a true and complete copy as then in force; (v) an amendment to these Articles of Incorporation; (vi) the dissolution of the Company; or (vii) the existence of any fact or facts which relate to the affairs of the Company.

No purchaser, lender, transfer agent or other person shall be bound to make any inquiry concerning the validity of any transaction purporting to be made on behalf of the Company by the Directors or by any duly authorized officer, employee or agent of the Company.

(a) The provisions of these Articles of Incorporation are severable, and if the Directors shall determine that any one or more of such provisions are in conflict with the REIT Provisions of the Code, or other applicable federal or state laws, the conflicting provisions shall be deemed never to have constituted a part of these Articles of Incorporation, even without any amendment of these Articles of Incorporation pursuant to Section 10.1 hereof; provided, however, that such determination by the Directors shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions of these Articles of Incorporation or render invalid or improper any action taken or omitted prior to such determination. No Director shall be liable for making or failing to make such a determination.

(b) If any provision of these Articles of Incorporation shall be held invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such holding shall not in any manner affect or render invalid or unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction or any other provision of these Articles of Incorporation in any jurisdiction.

(c) If any provision of the NASAA REIT Guidelines included in these Articles of Incorporation shall conflict with any other provision of these Articles of Incorporation, such provision of the NASAA REIT Guidelines shall prevail. Further, if any provision of the NASAA REIT Guidelines included in these Articles of Incorporation shall conflict with any provision of the MGCL, then, to the extent permitted by law, such provision of the NASAA REIT Guidelines shall prevail.

SECTION 12.4. Construction. In these Articles of Incorporation, unless the context otherwise requires, words used in the singular or in the plural include both the plural and singular and words denoting any gender include both genders. The title and headings of different parts are inserted for convenience and shall not affect the meaning, construction or effect of these Articles of Incorporation. In defining or interpreting the powers and duties of the Company and its Directors and officers, reference may be made, to the extent appropriate, to the Code and to Titles 1 through 3 of the Corporations and Associations Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, referred to herein as the “MGCL.”

SECTION 12.5. Recordation. These Articles of Incorporation and any amendment hereto shall be filed for record with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland and may also be filed or recorded in such other places as the Directors deem appropriate, but failure to file for record these Articles of Incorporation or any amendment hereto in any office other than in the State of Maryland shall not affect or impair the validity or effectiveness of these Articles of Incorporation or any amendment

hereto. A restated Articles of Incorporation shall, upon filing, be conclusive evidence of all amendments contained therein and may thereafter be referred to in lieu of the original Declaration of Trust and the various amendments thereto.

The board of directors of the Company, by a unanimous written consent dated September , 2004, adopted a resolution in which was set forth the foregoing amendment to the charter, declaring that the said amendment and restatement of the charter was advisable and directing that it be submitted for action thereon by the sole stockholder.

FOURTH: Notice setting forth the said amendment of the charter and that a restatement of the charter was advisable and stating that a purpose of the meeting of the stockholders would be to take action thereon, was given, as required by law, to the sole stockholder.

FIFTH: The Articles of Incorporation of the Company as hereinabove set forth and were approved by the sole stockholder of the Company by a written consent of sole stockholder dated September 2004.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, these Articles of Incorporation have been signed on this day of September, 2004, by the undersigned Chief Executive Officer and Secretary, respectively, each of whom acknowledges, under penalty of perjury, that this document is his or her free act and deed, and that to the best of his or her knowledge, information and belief, the matters and facts set forth herein are true in all material respects.


ORANGE HOSPITALITY, INC.

By:
Name: Jeffrey S. Davidson
Title: Chief Executive Officer

Attest:

By:
Name: Stephen Dreyer
Title: Secretary

THE UNDERSIGNED, Chief Executive Officer of Orange Hospitality, Inc., who executed on behalf of said Company the foregoing Articles of Incorporation, of which this certificate is made a part, hereby acknowledges, in the name an on behalf of said Company, the foregoing Articles of Incorporation

to be the corporate act of said Company and further certifies that, to the best of his knowledge, information and belief, the matters and facts set forth therein with respect to the approval thereof are true in all material respects, under the penalties of perjury.


Name		Address
Brad Honigfeld		60 Innisbrook Avenue, Spanish Trails CC, Las Vegas, NV 89113
Jeffrey Davidson		17 Nottingham Road, Livingston, NJ 07039
Mark Stebbins		48 Ministerial Road, Bedford, New Hampshire 03110
Wayne Heicklen		14 Billingsley Drive, Livinston, NJ 07039