EXHIBIT 10.07
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          AMENDED, RESTATED, AND CONSOLIDATED LEASE


Parties   THIS AMENDED, RESTATED, AND CONSOLIDATED LEASE ("this Lease"),
          made the 22nd day of May, 1997, between 100 EAST PRATT STREET
          LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Maryland limited partnership ("Landlord"),
          and T. ROWE PRICE ASSOCIATES, INC., a Maryland corporation
          ("Tenant").

                        EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

    A.    Landlord and Tenant entered into a Lease dated July 27, 1989,
which lease has previously been amended from time to time by the First through
Seventh Amendments to Lease (collectively, the "1989 Lease").

    B.    Landlord and Tenant entered into a Lease dated July 2, 1993, which
lease has previously been amended from time to time by the First through Third
Amendments (the "1993 Lease").

    C.    By Condominium Regime Termination Agreement dated as of October 1,
1995 between Landlord and International Business Machines Corporation ("IBM")
and recorded on November 9, 1995, among the Land Records of Baltimore City,
Maryland in Liber 5194, folio 178, Landlord and IBM terminated the 100 East
Pratt Street Condominium Project.

    D.    To facilitate and ease the review and administration of the 1989
Lease and the 1993 Lease, Landlord and Tenant desire to amend, restate, and
consolidate the 1989 Lease and the 1993 Lease into a single, integrated
document.

    NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, terms, and
conditions contained in this Agreement, the foregoing Explanatory Statement
(which Explanatory Statement shall form an integral part of this Lease and is
hereby incorporated by reference, and other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Landlord and
Tenant, intending to be legally bound, agree to amend, restate, and
consolidate the 1989 Lease and the 1993 Lease into a single, integrated
document as follows:

                         W I T N E S S E T H

          The parties hereto do hereby agree and covenant as follows:

Premises       1.  That Landlord hereby leases to Tenant, and Tenant
hereby hires and takes from Landlord the premises (the "Premises") listed on
Exhibit A hereto and specified in the chart below, in the office and retail
tower (the "Building") known as 100 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, Maryland
21202:

                  FLOOR RENTABLE SQUARE FEET ("RSF")

                  Parking           ("Investor Center Space")
                  Facility/Retail            2,100
                                    (Northwest Corner of Building)
                  4                         42,078
                  6                         42,078
                  7                         42,133
                  8                         42,133
                  9                         42,133
                  10                        42,393
                  13                        15,894
                  TOTAL                    270,942

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                   Tenant acknowledges that the Premises include Tenant's
                   proportionate share of the common facilities.  The
                   Building and the adjoining garage and retail space
                   therein and the land on which the improvements are
                   located are sometimes hereinafter called the
                   "Project."

Use            2.  With respect to (a) that portion of the Premises not
                   including the Investor Center Space, the Premises
                   shall be used and occupied by Tenant as office space
                   and for no other purpose, and (b) the Investor Center
                   Space, the Premises shall be used and occupied by
                   Tenant as an investment center and for no other
                   purpose unless such other use shall be approved in
                   advance by Landlord.  Such approval shall not be
                   withheld for uses reasonably compatible with the
                   character of the Building and its tenants and that are
                   not prohibited by any exclusivity provision in the
                   lease of any other tenant in the Building.  Without
                   limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Premises
                   shall not be used as an office for a medical or dental
                   practitioner, a political party or political campaign
                   organization, or any federal, state, or local
                   governmental entity or agency. 

Term           3.  (a) The term of this Lease shall commence (the
                   "Commencement Date") and end on the dates shown below
                   in the chart below for the Premises indicated (the
                   "Initial Term"), unless renewed or sooner terminated
                   as hereinafter provided:

                    


                   FLOOR        COMMENCEMENT DATE     EXPIRATION DATE

                   Investor 
                   Center Space November 1, 1991      October 31, 2006
                   4            October 19, 1995      May 31, 1998
                   6            July 12, 1993         October 31, 2006
                   7            November 1, 1991      October 31, 2006
                   8            November 1, 1991      October 31, 2006
                   9            November 1, 1991      October 31, 2006
                   10           November 1, 1991      October 31, 2006
                   13           November 1, 1991      October 31, 2006

                   The term "full rental year" shall mean an annual
                   period (provided that the first full rental year may
                   exceed twelve (12) calendar months in length), the
                   first full rental year commencing on the Commencement
                   Date and lasting twelve (12) calendar months, except
                   that if the Commencement Date is not the first day of
                   a month, the number of days from the Commencement Date
                   until the end of that month shall be added as part of
                   the first full rental year; the second full rental
                   year commencing on the next following day; and each
                   subsequent full rental year commencing on the
                   anniversary of such day.

                   (b) Tenant acknowledges that Landlord has delivered
                   possession of the Premises in accordance with the
                   terms and conditions of this Lease.


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                   (c) On the Commencement Date, or on such later date
                   as Landlord may request, Tenant shall promptly enter
                   into one or more supplementary written agreements in
                   such form as Landlord shall reasonably prescribe,
                   thereby specifying the precise RSF of the Premises as
                   well as the date when the Initial Term for each
                   portion of the Premises shall have begun and shall
                   end.

                   (d) The Initial Term and Renewal Term (as hereinafter
                   defined) are collectively referred to herein as the
                   "Term."

Rent           4.  (a) Tenant shall pay annual rent during the Initial
                   Term in accordance with the following schedule:

INVESTOR CENTER SPACE

                   PERIOD      RENT PER            ANNUAL RENT    MONTHLY
                               RSF                 INSTALLMENT

                   11-01-91 to
                   10-31-96       $30                $63,000       $5,250
                   11-01-96 to
                   10-31-2001     $36                $75,600       $6,300
                   11-01-2001 to
                   10-31-2006     $43                $90,300       $7,525

FLOOR 4

                   PERIOD      RENT PER            ANNUAL RENT    MONTHLY
                               RSF                 INSTALLMENT

                   01-15-96 to
                   05-31-98*    $9.66               $406,473.48  $33,872.79

                   *   Because Tenant leased the entire fourth floor
                   beginning as of January 15, 1996, the figures shown in
                   the chart above are based on the rental accruing from
                   and after January 15, 1996.

FLOOR 6

                   PERIOD      RENT PER            ANNUAL RENT    MONTHLY
                               RSF*                INSTALLMENT

                   07-01-93 to
                   06-30-94     $9.84               $413,896     $34,491.33
                   07-01-94 to
                   06-30-95     $9.84               $413,896     $34,491.33
                   07-01-95 to
                   06-30-96    $11.15               $469,235     $39,102.92
                   07-01-96 to
                   06-30-97    $14.51               $610,615     $50,884.58
                   07-01-97 to
                   06-30-98    $15.45               $650,034     $54,169.50
                   07-01-98 to
                   06-30-99    $15.45               $650,034     $54,169.50
                   07-01-99 to
                   06-30-2000  $15.45               $650,034     $54,169.50
                   07-01-2000 to
                   06-30-2001  $15.45               $650,034     $54,169.50

                   *  Approximate--for information only
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                   07-01-2001 to
                   06-30-2002  $14.28               $600,761     $50,063.42
                   07-01-2002 to
                   06-30-2003  $13.69               $576,124     $48,010.33
                   07-01-2003 to
                   06-30-2004  $14.29               $601,152     $50,096.00
                   07-01-2004 to
                   06-30-2005  $14.29               $601,152     $50,096.00
                   07-01-2005 to
                   06-30-2006  $14.29               $601,152     $50,096.00
                   07-01-2006 to
                   10-31-2006  $14.29               $200,384     $50,096.00

FLOORS 7, 8, 9, 10, AND 13 (184,686 RSF)

                   PERIOD      RENT PER            ANNUAL RENT    MONTHLY
                               RSF                 INSTALLMENT

                   11-01-91 to
                   10-31-96    $16.50              $3,047,319    $253,943.25
                   11-01-96 to
                   10-31-2001  $20.00              $3,693,720    $307,810.00
                   11-01-2001 to
                   10-31-2006  $24.50              $4,524,807    $377,067.25

                   Annual rent shall be payable in monthly installments
                   in advance each on the first day of every calendar
                   month during the Term hereof, except that the rent for
                   any period prior to the first complete calendar month
                   shall be payable with the rent for the first complete
                   calendar month of the term.  The last monthly
                   installment payment shall include rent for the last
                   calendar month plus rent for the remaining days to the
                   end of the term.  Rent for any period of less than one
                   month shall equal 1/30 of the monthly rent for each
                   day of such period.  If Tenant shall take possession
                   of a portion but not all of the Premises for a period
                   prior to the Commencement Date, Tenant shall pay to
                   Landlord rent for such period in the manner
                   hereinbefore provided based on the RSF occupied by
                   Tenant and the rent schedule for the Initial Term as
                   set forth above, and the covenants, terms, and
                   conditions of this Lease shall be applicable with
                   respect to the portion of the Premises so occupied.

                   (b) Annual rent for any Renewal Term, as hereinafter
                   defined,  shall be the greater of (i) the RSF then
                   comprising the Premises times 90% of the fair market
                   value rental rate ("FMV Rental Rate") as determined
                   pursuant to Section 4(e), or (ii) Twenty-Four and
                   50/100 Dollars ($24.50) times the RSF then comprising
                   the Premises.

                   (c) Tenant shall pay all annual and additional rent
                   due hereunder without deduction, setoff, counterclaim,
                   or demand to 100 East Pratt Street Limited
                   Partnership, c/o Colliers Pinkard, 7 East Redwood
                   Street, Suite 1200, Baltimore, Maryland 21202, or to
                   such other person or at such other place as Landlord
                   may designate in writing (Landlord may request that
                   annual rent be payable to one person or place and that
                   additional rent be payable to another person or
                   place).  Checks for the payment of rent shall be made
                   payable to 100 East Pratt Street Limited Partnership, 

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                   or to such other entity as Landlord may designate in
                   writing.

                   (d) All payments or installments of any rent
                   hereunder, other than annual rent, and all sums
                   whatsoever due under this Lease (including attorneys'
                   fees) shall be deemed additional rent.  If any rent or
                   additional rent is not paid when due, such arrearage
                   shall bear interest at an annual rate equal to the sum
                   of (i) six percent (6%) and (ii) the Prime Rate (as
                   defined in Section 23(f)) on such arrearage in
                   consideration of Landlord's additional expense caused
                   by such failure to pay.  If any rent or additional
                   rent is not paid when due for a second time during any
                   twelve (12) month period, such arrearage shall bear a
                   late charge equal to two percent (2%) of such
                   arrearage.  In that event, interest shall accrue on
                   rent or additional rent plus the late charge from the
                   date such rent or additional rent is due.  Time is of
                   the essence with respect to Tenant's monetary
                   obligations in this Lease.  Any such additional rent,
                   unless otherwise stated, shall be due within ten (10)
                   days after Landlord has submitted a written statement
                   to Tenant showing the amount due and such obligation
                   shall survive the expiration or sooner termination of
                   the term.  If Tenant disputes all or any part of the
                   additional rent charged by Landlord, Tenant shall pay
                   Landlord all of the additional rent as set forth above
                   except for the disputed portion of such additional
                   rent, which Tenant shall pay into an escrow account
                   jointly controlled by Landlord and Tenant.  Any
                   interest on funds deposited in such joint escrow
                   account shall be paid to the party receiving the
                   escrowed funds pursuant to a resolution of the
                   dispute.

                   (e) The fair market value rental rate (the "FMV
                   Rental Rate") for purposes of any First Offer Space or
                   Renewal Term (all as hereinafter defined), as the case
                   may be, shall be the rate per RSF that Tenant shall
                   pay Landlord and shall be determined by the mutual
                   agreement of the parties hereto within thirty (30)
                   days of an event requiring such determination.  A
                   determination of the FMV Rental Rate shall take into
                   consideration such factors as (i) the location and
                   quality of the Premises; (ii) the amount of work being
                   furnished by Landlord and by Tenant with respect to
                   the space, if any; (iii) the amount of construction
                   time, if any; (iv) any increases or decreases or
                   possible increases or decreases in rent during the
                   remainder of the term then being included in
                   comparable leases, including adments made annually, on
                   a basis of a flat rate for a period of years with
                   periodic flat rate increases thereafter, based on
                   changes in consumer price, cost of living, or similar
                   indices or periodic market adment, or other operating
                   expense, porter's wage, or other rent escalation
                   provisions; and (v) the absence of brokerage
                   commissions.  If  the parties hereto cannot agree on a
                   value for the FMV Rental Rate within the aforesaid
                   thirty (30) day period, the FMV Rental Rate shall be
                   determined by an appraiser mutually acceptable to the
                   parties.  If the parties cannot agree on the selection
                   of one appraiser within an additional period of ten 

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                   (10) business days, the parties shall submit the
                   determination of FMV Rental Rate to an appraiser
                   appointed by the Washington, D.C. Regional Office of
                   the American Arbitration Association, and the
                   determination of such appraiser so appointed shall
                   bind Landlord and Tenant for the purposes of this
                   Lease.  The fees and expenses of an appraisal obtained
                   pursuant to the provisions of this Section 4(e) shall
                   be shared equally by Landlord and Tenant.

Expansion      5.  (a) Tenant shall have the option (the "14th Floor
Option              Expansion Option")  to  lease  the  entire 
                   fourteenth  (14th) floor in the tower portion of the
                   Building (the "14th Floor Space") for a term to
                   commence on November 1, 2001 provided (i) Tenant shall
                   have given Landlord written notice (as specified
                   below) of Tenant's election to exercise the 14th Floor
                   Expansion Option, and (ii) Tenant has timely exercised
                   its option to extend the term of this Lease for that
                   portion of the Premises located on the fourth (4th)
                   floor of the Building pursuant to the terms and
                   conditions of this Lease.  Landlord shall give written
                   notice to Tenant on or before October 31, 2000 of the
                   dates on which the 14th Floor Space shall be vacated
                   by the existing tenant or tenants, if any, or
                   otherwise becomes available, and Tenant shall give
                   written notice to Landlord on or before March 1, 2001
                   on whether Tenant shall elect to exercise the 14th
                   Floor Expansion Option.  Landlord's obligation
                   hereunder shall be to deliver the 14th Floor Space to
                   Tenant at any time or times before October 31, 2002
                   and shall be subject to the condition that the
                   existing tenant shall have vacated the space forming
                   all or a part of the 14th Floor Space in accordance
                   with the terms of the existing tenant's lease.  The
                   date for delivery of the 14th Floor Space shall
                   automatically extend for a period of time equal to the
                   period for which an existing tenant remains in the
                   space beyond its lease term.  Landlord shall use
                   diligent efforts to remove such holdover tenant.  If
                   Tenant shall lease all or any portion of the 14th
                   Floor Space at different times as herein provided,
                   then and in that event, each portion shall be referred
                   to as the 14th Floor Space for the purpose of
                   calculating the 14th Floor Commencement Date (as
                   defined below) for each such portion.  As to each
                   respective portion of the 14th Floor Space that is
                   delivered to Tenant, the "14th Floor Commencement
                   Date," on which Tenant's rental obligation as to such
                   space shall begin, shall be the earlier to occur of
                   (A) sixty (60) days after the date on which such
                   portion of the 14th Floor Space is vacated by its
                   former tenant, (B) thirty (30) days after the date on
                   which Landlord has substantially completed the space
                   in accordance with the then standard work letter for
                   tenants of the Building if the space was not
                   previously completed for occupancy by a prior tenant,
                   (C) sixty (60) days after the date on which Landlord
                   delivers space to Tenant if Tenant shall be
                   constructing Tenant Improvements in space not
                   previously completed for occupancy by a prior tenant,
                   or (D) the date on which Tenant shall occupy such
                   portion of the 14th Floor Space.


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                   b)  Tenant's lease of the 14th Floor Space shall be
                   at an annual rent equal to the greater of (i) the
                   annual rent then being paid by Tenant for the
                   thirteenth (13th) floor, or (ii) the amount calculated
                   on the basis of ninety percent (90%) of the then FMV
                   Rental Rate, as defined in Section 4(e), per RSF of
                   the 14th Floor Space, which shall be payable at the
                   times and in the manner as provided with respect to,
                   and in addition to, the monthly installments of annual
                   rent set forth in Section 4 herein.  Tenant shall also
                   pay as additional rent its Pro Rata Share of Operating
                   Expenses and Real Estate Taxes attributable to the
                   14th Floor Space.

                   (c) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, the
                   following provisions shall apply to the 14th Floor
                   Expansion Option and to Tenant's lease, if any, of the
                   14th Floor Space:

                       (i)  Tenant shall not be entitled to exercise 
                   the 14th Floor Expansion Option unless on the date
                   Tenant gives Landlord notice of such exercise and on
                   the 14th Floor Commencement Date, this Lease is in
                   full force and effect and Tenant is not in default,
                   violation, or breach of any term, condition, or
                   obligation imposed on Tenant by this Lease, unless the
                   same is expressly waived by Landlord in writing;

                       (ii) Tenant's rental of the 14th Floor Space
                   shall be for a term commencing on the 14th Floor
                   Commencement Date, and continuing through the balance
                   of the Initial Term (and of any Renewal Term if Tenant
                   shall have exercised such Renewal Option pursuant
                   hereto), under and subject to the terms of this Lease,
                   with the same force and effect as though this Lease
                   had originally provided for the rental of the 14th
                   Floor Space.  The annual rent applicable to the 14th
                   Floor Space as set forth above shall be adjusted as of
                   the first day of each Renewal Term in accordance with
                   the Renewal Option set forth in Section 7(a) herein.

                       (iii) The 14th Floor Space shall be delivered to 
                   Tenant in an "AS IS" condition, provided that if the
                   14th Floor Space has not been previously improved for
                   another tenant, Tenant shall receive a tenant
                   improvement allowance standard for new space then
                   being leased in the Building.  Any improvements to the
                   14th Floor Space shall be made by Landlord at Tenant's
                   sole cost and expense (in excess of any applicable
                   tenant improvement allowance) and shall be performed
                   in accordance with drawings, plans, and specifications
                   prepared by Tenant and approved by Landlord.  In the
                   alternative, Tenant may elect to have such work
                   performed by contractors of its selection, subject to
                   the prior written approval of Landlord in accordance
                   with the provisions of Section 12; provided, however,
                   in that event, Landlord shall be paid a reasonable
                   supervisory fee.

                       (iv) From and after the 14th Floor Commencement 
                   Date, all references in this Lease to the Premises
                   shall mean the aggregate of the Premises and the 14th
                   Floor Space, and all references to the area or RSF of
                   the Premises shall, for all purposes of this Lease, be
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                   deemed to mean both the aggregate area of the Premises
                   and the 14th Floor Space, and Tenant's attributable
                   share of the common facilities.  Tenant's share of the
                   Operating Expenses and Real Estate Taxes shall be
                   adjusted accordingly to reflect the leasing of the
                   14th Floor Space.

                       (v)  Except as otherwise expressly provided in
                   this Section 5, on and after the 14th Floor
                   Commencement Date, all of the covenants and agreements
                   set forth in this Lease shall apply to the 14th Floor
                   Space.

                   (c) If Tenant leases any space pursuant to its "First
                   Offer Right" as provided in Section 6 and such space
                   is part or all of the space that would have been
                   available to Tenant at the time for the exercise of
                   the option therefor pursuant to the 14th Floor
                   Expansion Option, then Tenant waives the 14th Floor
                   Expansion Option with respect to such space.

Right of       6.  (a) (i)  In  addition  to  the 14th Floor Expansion
First Offer        Option set forth above,  Tenant  shall  have the right
                   (the "First Offer Right") to lease that portion of the
                   space (the "First Offer Space") located in, or within,
                   floors 15 through 21, at such time that any such space
                   becomes available during the term; provided, however,
                   that such space has been occupied under a lease by
                   another tenant at least once.  The annual rent for any
                   space leased by Tenant pursuant to the First Offer
                   Right shall be equal to the FMV Rental Rate determined
                   in accordance with Section 4(e) times the RSF of such
                   First Offer Space.  The annual rent for the First
                   Offer Space shall be payable in equal monthly
                   installments at the times and in the manner as
                   provided with respect to and in addition to, the
                   monthly installments of the annual rent set forth in
                   Section 4 hereof.  For purposes hereof, if the lease
                   of an existing tenant expires and the lease contains
                   no further rights to renew the term, the space shall
                   be deemed to have become "available" on the expiration
                   or earlier termination of the term thereof.

                       (ii) Before the First Offer Space is offered to 
                   the public or any other tenant of the Building and at
                   least one hundred twenty (120) days before such space
                   is expected to become available, Landlord shall notify
                   Tenant in writing of the date or dates that all or any
                   portion of the First Offer Space shall become
                   available, and Tenant shall have a period of sixty
                   (60) days or, if a determination of the FMV Rental
                   Rate is made by arbitration, a period of not more than
                   ten (10) days after said determination is delivered to
                   Tenant in writing, in which to notify Landlord in
                   writing of Tenant's intention to exercise its First
                   Offer Right and to occupy and lease that portion of
                   the First Offer Space so offered.  If Tenant fails to
                   notify Landlord within the applicable period of
                   Tenant's intention to lease and occupy all or any
                   portion of the First Offer Space, Landlord shall be
                   free for a period of one (1) year after the expiration
                   of such period to offer the First Offer Space to the
                   public and to enter into a lease or leases for all or
                   any portion thereof on such terms as Landlord in its 

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                   discretion deems appropriate.  Landlord's obligation
                   to deliver the First Offer Space shall be subject to
                   the condition that the existing tenant shall have
                   vacated the space.  The date for delivery of the space
                   to Tenant shall automatically extend for a period of
                   time equal to the period for which an existing tenant
                   remains in the space beyond its lease term.  Landlord
                   shall use diligent efforts to remove such holdover
                   tenant.
                   (b) The exercise by Tenant of the First Offer Right
                   and the leasing of all or any portion of the First
                   Offer Space shall be on and subject to the following
                   terms and conditions:

                       (i)  Tenant shall not be entitled to exercise
                   the First Offer Right unless on the date on which
                   Landlord would be obligated to notify Tenant that the
                   First Offer Space shall become available as
                   hereinabove described in subsection (a)(i), the Lease
                   is in full force and effect and Tenant is not in
                   default, violation, or breach of any term, condition
                   or obligation imposed on Tenant by the Lease, unless
                   the same is expressly waived by Landlord in writing;

                       (ii) On the exercise of Tenant's rights in
                   accordance with this Section 6, the lease by Tenant of
                   the First Offer Space shall commence on the earlier
                   date (the "First Offer Space Commencement Date") of
                   (a) thirty (30) days after the date on which such
                   space is vacated by its former tenant, or (b) Tenant's
                   occupancy of all or any portion of the First Offer
                   Space, and shall continue through the balance of the
                   original term (and of any renewal term if Tenant shall
                   have exercised such renewal option pursuant hereto) of
                   this Lease, under and subject to the terms of the
                   Lease, with the same force and effect as though this
                   Lease had originally provided for the rental of the
                   First Offer Space.  The annual rent applicable to the
                   First Offer Space shall be adjusted as of the first
                   day of any renewal term in accordance with Section
                   7(a) hereof.  Tenant shall also pay as additional rent
                   its pro rata share of Operating Expenses and Real
                   Estate Taxes attributable to the First Offer Space.

                       (iii) The First Offer Space shall be delivered to
                   Tenant in an "AS IS" condition, including any existing
                   tenant improvements made for the original tenant in
                   the condition such improvements exist at the time of
                   Tenant's exercise of the First Offer Right, but at
                   Landlord's cost shall have at a minimum the "Base
                   Building" improvements described in Exhibit B.  Any
                   improvements to the First Offer Space shall be made by
                   Landlord at Tenant's sole cost and expense and shall
                   be performed in accordance with drawings, plans, and
                   specifications prepared by Tenant and approved by
                   Landlord.  In the alternative, Tenant may elect to
                   have such work performed by contractors selected by
                   Tenant, subject to the prior written approval of
                   Landlord; provided, however, in that event, Landlord
                   shall be paid a reasonable supervisory fee.

                       (iv) From and after the First Offer Space
                   Commencement Date, all references in the Lease to the
                   Premises shall, for all purposes of this Lease, be 

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                   deemed to mean both the aggregate area of the Premises
                   and of the First Offer Space, and Tenant's
                   attributable share of the common facilities.  Tenant's
                   share of Operating Expenses and Real Estate Taxes
                   shall be adjusted accordingly to reflect the leasing
                   of the First Offer Space.  

                       (v)  Except as otherwise expressly provided in
                   this Section 6, from and after the First Offer Space
                   Commencement Date, all of the covenants and agreements
                   set forth in the Lease shall apply to the First Offer
                   Space.

Renewal        7.  (a) Renewal Option for Investor Center Space and
Options            Floors 7, 8, 9, 10 and 13.  Provided (i) this Lease is
                   then in full force and effect, and (ii) Tenant is not
                   in default respecting any provision or condition of
                   this Lease, or said default has been expressly waived
                   in writing by Landlord, either on the date Tenant
                   elects to renew or on the date the renewal term
                   commences, then Tenant shall have the right as
                   hereinafter provided to renew this Lease (the "Renewal
                   Option") for that portion of the Premises located on
                   Floors 7, 8, 9, 10, and 13 and the Investor Center
                   Space (collectively, the "Renewal Premises").  Tenant
                   shall have no renewal rights for that portion of the
                   Premises located on the sixth (6th) floor of the
                   Building.  Tenant shall have the right to renew this
                   Lease with respect to less than the entire Renewal
                   Premises so long as Tenant's renewal includes at a
                   minimum the space demised hereunder on the
                   Commencement Date.  Tenant shall have the right to
                   include in its renewal any additional contiguous full
                   floors of the space Tenant then leases in the Building
                   that Tenant elects.  The foregoing conditions shall
                   apply to each exercise of the Renewal Option, which
                   shall be for three (3) renewal terms (each a "Renewal
                   Term") of five (5) years each immediately following
                   the expiration of the prior term on the same terms,
                   conditions, and provisions as are set forth in this
                   Lease with the same force and effect as though this
                   Lease had originally provided for a twenty (20),
                   twenty-five (25) or thirty (30) year term, save that:

                       (i)  there shall be no further right of renewal,
                   after the third Renewal Term; and

                       (ii) beginning with and as of the first day of
                   the first, second, or third Renewal Term, as the case
                   may be, the annual rent and each monthly installment
                   thereof payable during such Renewal Term shall be
                   adjusted and modified as set forth in Section 4(e).

                   Tenant shall notify Landlord in writing of its
                   intention to consider exercising the applicable
                   Renewal Option for the Renewal Premises not less than
                   twenty-one (21) months before the relevant expiration
                   date of the then current term.  On a determination of
                   the annual rent as herein provided, Tenant shall give
                   notice of its exercise of a Renewal Option, in
                   writing, not more than thirty (30) days after said
                   determination is delivered to Tenant in writing or, if
                   said determination is made by arbitration, not more
                   than ten (10) days after said determination is 

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                   delivered to Tenant in writing.  Tenant shall be
                   deemed to have waived the right to exercise the
                   Renewal Option unless Tenant shall have given notice
                   to Landlord of the  exercise of such Renewal Option
                   within the time periods as hereinabove provided.

                   (b) Renewal Option for Floor 4.  Provided (i) this
                   Lease is then in full force and effect, and (ii)
                   Tenant is not in default respecting any provision or
                   condition of this Lease, or such default has been
                   expressly waived in writing by Landlord, either on the
                   date Tenant elects to renew or on the date the renewal
                   term commences, then Tenant shall have the right as
                   hereinafter provided to renew the Lease (the "4th
                   Floor Renewal Option") for the fourth (4th) floor of
                   the Premises for a term coterminous with the term of
                   this Lease for Floors 7, 8, 9, 10, and 13 (i.e., with
                   a term expiring on October 31, 2006) (the "4th Floor
                   Renewal Term").  The 4th Floor Renewal Option shall be
                   on the same terms, conditions, and provisions as are
                   set forth in this Lease, save that:  (A) there shall
                   be no further right of renewal for the fourth (4th)
                   floor of the Premises, after the 4th Floor Renewal
                   Term; and (B) beginning with and as of the first day
                   of the 4th Floor Renewal Term, the annual rent and
                   each monthly installment thereof payable during the
                   4th Floor Renewal Term shall be in the amount
                   determined below (but not less than the annual rent
                   being paid at the expiration of the current term).

                       (i)  Notice.  Tenant shall notify Landlord in
                   writing of Tenant's exercise of the 4th Floor Renewal
                   Option by no later than May 31, 1997.  TIME IS OF THE
                   ESSENCE.  Tenant shall be deemed to have waived the
                   right to exercise the 4th Floor Renewal Option unless
                   Tenant shall have given notice to Landlord of the
                   exercise of the 4th Floor Renewal Option by no later
                   than May 31, 1997.

                       (ii) FMV Rental Rate.  Tenant shall pay to
                   Landlord during the 4th Floor Renewal Term an annual
                   rent equal to ninety-five percent (95%) of the FMV
                   Rental Rate.  The FMV Rental Rate for purposes of the
                   4th Floor Renewal Term shall be the rate per rentable
                   square foot that Tenant shall pay Landlord and shall
                   be determined by the mutual agreement of the parties
                   by no later than June 30, 1997.  If the parties hereto
                   cannot agree on a value for the FMV Rental Rate by no
                   later than June 30, 1997, the FMV Rental Rate shall be
                   determined by an appraiser or broker selected by
                   Landlord that is experienced in the office space
                   rental market in downtown Baltimore, Maryland.  The
                   determination of such appraiser or broker so appointed
                   shall bind Landlord and Tenant for the purposes of
                   this Lease.  The fees and expenses of the appraiser or
                   broker utilized pursuant to the provisions of this
                   subsection shall be paid by Tenant.

Requirements   8.  Tenant shall, at its sole cost and expense, observe
of Law             and comply with all laws, requirements, rules, orders,
                   ordinances, and regulations of the City, State and
                   Federal Governments and of the local Board of Fire
                   Underwriters having jurisdiction and/or any other
                   corporation, body, or organization possessing similar 
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                   authority and exercising similar functions, now or
                   hereafter in force and effect and applicable to the
                   Premises, and to the then occupation thereof.  Tenant
                   shall not use or occupy the Premises for any purpose
                   or in any way in violation of any certificate of
                   occupancy, permit, or other governmental or private
                   consent or regulation issued for or respecting the
                   Building or the Premises.

Care of        9.  (a) Tenant will take good care of the Premises and
Premises           the Building fixtures and appurtenances, and all
                   alterations, additions, and improvements to them; will
                   repair all damage to the same resulting from the acts
                   of Tenant, its employees, agents, or invitees; will
                   suffer no waste or injury; will execute and comply
                   with all laws, rules, orders, ordinances, and
                   regulations, at any time issued or enforced by any
                   lawful authority, applicable to Tenant's use or
                   occupancy of the Premises; and will repair, at or
                   before the end of the term, all injury done by the
                   installation or removal of furniture and property.

                   (b) At any time or times, Landlord, either
                   voluntarily or pursuant to governmental requirement,
                   may, at Landlord's own expense, make repairs,
                   alterations, or improvements in or to the Building or
                   any part thereof, including the Premises, and, during
                   operations, may close entrances, doors, corridors,
                   elevators, or other facilities, all without any
                   liability to Tenant by reason of interference,
                   inconvenience, or annoyance.  Landlord shall not be
                   liable to Tenant for any expense, injury, loss, or
                   damage resulting from work done in or on, or the use
                   of, any adjacent or nearby building, land, street or
                   alley.

Assignment,    10. (a) Except as hereinafter provided, Tenant will 
Subletting,        not sell, assign, mortgage or transfer this Lease,
                   
Recapture          sublet the Premises or any part thereof, or allow
and Landlord's     any transfer thereof or lien on Tenant's interest by
Right to Sell      operation of law, without the prior written
                   consent of Landlord.  Tenant shall, by notice in
                   writing, advise Landlord from time to time if Tenant
                   has any excess space that Tenant intends to sublet or
                   assign.  Landlord shall have the right, to be
                   exercised by giving written notice to Tenant within
                   ten (10) business days after receipt of Tenant's
                   notice, to recapture the space described in Tenant's
                   notice and such recapture notice shall, if given,
                   cancel and terminate this Lease with respect to the
                   space therein described as of the date stated in
                   Tenant's notice.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if
                   the proposed sublease is for less than all of the
                   Premises and for a term of five (5) years or less,
                   Landlord's right of recapture shall only be for a
                   period of recapture equal to the term of the proposed
                   sublease.  If Tenant's notice shall cover all of the
                   space hereby demised, and Landlord shall give the
                   aforesaid recapture notice with respect thereto, the
                   term of this Lease shall expire and end on the date
                   stated in Tenant's notice as fully and completely as
                   if that date had been herein definitely fixed for the
                   expiration of the term.  If, however, this Lease be 
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                   cancelled pursuant to the foregoing with respect to
                   less than the entire Premises, the annual rental and
                   Tenant's share of Operating Expenses and Real Estate
                   Taxes herein reserved shall be adjusted on the basis
                   of the number of RSF retained by Tenant in proportion
                   to the annual rental and share of Operating Expenses
                   and Real Estate Taxes reserved in this Lease, and this
                   Lease as so amended shall continue thereafter in full
                   force and effect.  

                   (b) If Landlord chooses not to recapture such space,
                   then Tenant may proceed to assign or sublease such
                   space provided that Landlord shall have the right to
                   require Tenant to use the leasing broker for the
                   Building until the third (3rd) anniversary of the
                   Commencement Date if the broker shall agree to use its
                   best professional efforts to lease the space in the
                   shortest period of time and in accordance with
                   Tenant's instructions.  Tenant shall, by notice in
                   writing, advise Landlord of any proposed sublease or
                   assignment not less than sixty (60) days prior to the
                   commencement date of the proposed sublease or
                   assignment.  Tenant's notice shall state the name and
                   address of the proposed subtenant or assignee, and an
                   outline of the terms of the proposed sublease or
                   assignment including the proposed use, term, and
                   annual rental shall be delivered to Landlord with said
                   notice.  Landlord shall have the right, to be
                   exercised by giving Tenant written notice within ten
                   (10) business days after receipt of Tenant's notice,
                   to disapprove the proposed sublease or assignment only
                   if the business of proposed subtenant or the intended
                   use of the Premises is, in Landlord's reasonable
                   judgment, of a nature or character not in keeping with
                   the standards of the Building.

                   (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Lease
                   to the contrary, Tenant has the right to assign this
                   Lease or sublet the Premises in whole or in part to
                   any subsidiary or affiliate on giving Landlord sixty
                   (60) days' prior written notice of such assignment or
                   subleasing and shall have the right at any time to
                   transfer this Lease as a result of merger or
                   consolidation of Tenant with any other entity or as a
                   result of transfer by Tenant of all or substantially
                   all of its assets to any other entity.  Such an
                   assignment or sublease shall not trigger Landlord's
                   right to terminate the Lease or require Landlord's
                   consent to such assignment or sublease.  A
                   "subsidiary" of Tenant shall mean any corporation,
                   partnership, association, or other legal entity not
                   less than fifty percent (50%) of whose outstanding
                   voting stock or other ownership interests shall, at
                   the time, be owned, directly or indirectly, by Tenant. 
                   An "affiliate" of Tenant shall mean any corporation,
                   partnership, association, or other legal entity which,
                   directly or indirectly, controls or is controlled by
                   or is under common control with Tenant.  For purpose
                   of the definition of "affiliate," the word "control"
                   (including "controlled by" and "under common control
                   with"), as used with respect to any corporation,
                   partnership, or association, shall mean the
                   possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to
                   direct or cause the direction of the management and 
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                   policy of a particular corporation, partnership or
                   association, whether through ownership of voting
                   securities or by contract or otherwise.

                   (d) If the amount of the rent to be paid to Tenant by
                   an assignee or sublessee, after amortization over the
                   term of the proposed sublease or assignment of
                   subtenant improvements, free rent, brokerage
                   commissions, and other monetary concessions, is
                   greater than the rent required to be paid by Tenant to
                   Landlord pursuant to this Lease, Tenant shall pay to
                   Landlord, as additional rent, any such excess as is
                   received by Tenant from such assignee or sublessee. 
                   Any consent by Landlord to an assignment or subletting
                   of this Lease shall not constitute a waiver of the
                   necessity of such consent as to any subsequent
                   assignment or subletting.

                   (e) Any levy or sale in execution, or any assignment
                   or sale in bankruptcy or insolvency, or the
                   appointment of a receiver or trustee of all or
                   substantially all of the property of Tenant by a state
                   or federal court, shall be deemed an assignment within
                   the meaning of this Section.

                   (f) Any subletting or assignment hereunder shall not
                   release or discharge Tenant of or from any liability,
                   whether past, present, or future, under this Lease,
                   and Tenant shall continue fully liable hereunder.  The
                   subtenant or subtenants or assignee or assignees shall
                   agree to comply with and be bound by all the terms,
                   covenants, conditions, provisions, and agreements of
                   this Lease to the extent applicable to the space
                   sublet or assigned, and shall not assign the sublease
                   or sublet the Premises or any part thereof, or allow
                   any transfer thereof, or any lien on the subtenant's
                   interest, without the prior written consent of
                   Landlord as required pursuant to the terms of this
                   Lease, and Tenant shall deliver to Landlord promptly
                   after execution, an executed copy of each such
                   sublease or assignment and an agreement of compliance
                   by each such subtenant or subtenants or assignee or
                   assignees.

                   (g) Any sale, assignment, mortgage, transfer, or
                   subletting of this Lease which is not in compliance
                   with the provisions of this Section 10 shall be of no
                   effect and void.

                   (h) Landlord may assign this Lease and shall not be
                   liable for obligations thereafter accruing hereunder;
                   provided that Landlord's assignee shall assume
                   Landlord's obligations hereunder accruing on or after
                   the date of assumption.  Notwithstanding the foregoing
                   sentence, Landlord may assign this Lease for the
                   purpose of securing a construction loan to construct
                   the Building and Premises and permanent financing.

Construction   11. (a) All  Base  Building  and  Tenant's  Improvements, 
                   whether made by Landlord or Tenant, and whether at
                   Landlord's or Tenant's expense, or the joint expense
                   of Landlord and Tenant, on completion and acceptance
                   by Landlord, shall become and remain the property of
                   Landlord.  If at any time during the term Tenant 
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                   removes elements of Tenant's Improvements, Tenant
                   agrees to repair any damage to the Premises and the
                   Building and restore the Premises to a condition no
                   less than the Building Standard level as identified in
                   Exhibit B attached hereto as a part hereof.  Any
                   replacement of Tenant's Improvements, whether made at
                   Tenant's expense or otherwise, shall be and remain the
                   property of Landlord.  The parties agree that Landlord
                   shall have the right to depreciate the full and
                   complete value of the Base Building and the value of
                   Tenant's Improvements to the extent of the tenant
                   improvement allowance provided by Landlord ("Tenant's
                   Improvement Allowance").  Tenant shall have the right
                   to depreciate the value of Tenant's Improvements for
                   which Tenant has paid the cost thereof in excess of
                   Tenant's Improvement Allowance.

Alterations    12. (a) Tenant shall not make or permit anyone to make
                   any alterations in or additions or improvements to the
                   Premises or install any equipment of any kind that
                   will require any alteration or addition to, or the use
                   of, the water, heating, air conditioning, or
                   electrical or other Building systems or equipment,
                   without Landlord's advance written consent in each
                   instance.  Landlord's decision to refuse such consent
                   shall be conclusive.  If Landlord consents to such
                   alterations or additions, before commencement of the
                   work or delivery of any materials onto the Premises or
                   into the Building, Tenant shall furnish Landlord with
                   plans and specifications, names and addresses of
                   contractors, copies of contracts, necessary permits,
                   waivers of lien, and indemnification in form and
                   amount satisfactory to Landlord against claims, costs,
                   damages, liabilities, and expenses.  Any and all
                   electrical or mechanical work shall be performed by
                   contractors only after said contractors have been
                   approved by Landlord.  All additions and alterations
                   shall be installed in a good, workmanlike manner, and
                   only new, high grade materials which are in accordance
                   with the Building standards shall be used, and
                   Landlord shall be paid a reasonable supervisory fee
                   with respect to additions and alterations.  Tenant
                   hereby agrees to indemnify and hold Landlord harmless
                   from and against any and all claims, costs, damages,
                   liabilities and expenses of every kind and description
                   which may arise out of or be connected in any way with
                   said alterations or additions or the installation
                   thereof.  Before commencing any work in the Premises,
                   Tenant shall furnish Landlord with certificates of
                   insurance from all contractors performing labor or
                   furnishing materials insuring Landlord against any and
                   all claims, costs, damages, liabilities, and expenses,
                   which may arise out of or be connected in any way with
                   said additions or alterations or the installation
                   thereof.  Tenant  shall pay the cost of all such
                   alterations and additions and also the cost of
                   decorating the Premises occasioned by such alterations
                   and additions.  On completing any alterations or
                   additions, Tenant shall furnish Landlord with
                   contractors' affidavits and full and final waivers of
                   lien covering all labor and materials expended and
                   used.  All alterations and additions shall comply with
                   all insurance requirements and with all local
                   ordinances and regulations, and with the requirements 
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                   of all statutes and regulations of the State (or of
                   any department or agency thereof) in which the
                   Building is located.  Tenant shall permit Landlord to
                   supervise construction operations in connection with
                   these alterations or additions if Landlord requests to
                   do so.  The privilege herein granted to Tenant to make
                   alterations or additions to the Premises is
                   conditioned on Tenant's contractors, workmen, and
                   employees working in harmony and not interfering with
                   the workmen, employees, and contractors of Landlord or
                   of any other tenant.

                   (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of the first two
                   sentences of Section 12(a), Landlord shall approve
                   Tenant's request to make alterations of the Premises
                   that do not affect the Building structure or systems,
                   provided that adequate drawings to fully describe such
                   alterations to the reasonable satisfaction of Landlord
                   are provided to Landlord at least fifteen (15) days
                   prior to commencement of the construction.  Landlord
                   shall promptly review and approve or disapprove
                   Tenant's request and provide Tenant with Landlord's
                   comments in the case of disapproval.  If Landlord has
                   neither approved nor disapproved such drawings within
                   15 days following Tenant's submission thereof, they
                   shall be deemed approved.  Tenant further agrees that
                   it will comply with all other  provisions of Section
                   12(a) and as-built drawings of the alterations shall
                   be delivered to Landlord within thirty (30) days
                   following completion of the construction thereof.

                   (c) All alterations, additions, hardware, non-trade
                   fixtures and all improvements, temporary or permanent,
                   in or on the Premises, whether placed there by
                   Landlord or Tenant, shall, unless Landlord requests
                   their removal as set forth in the following sentence,
                   become Landlord's property and shall remain on the
                   Premises at the termination of this Lease by lapse of
                   time or otherwise without compensation or allowance or
                   credit to Tenant.  Landlord may request removal of
                   additions, alterations, hardware, non-trade fixtures,
                   or improvements installed or made by Tenant after the
                   Commencement Date.  If Landlord so requests, Tenant
                   shall remove the same prior to the conclusion of the
                   term and Tenant shall repair all damage to the
                   Premises caused by such removal.  Tenant shall not be
                   required to remove pipes and wires concealed in the
                   floors, walls, or ceilings, provided that Tenant
                   properly cuts and caps the same and seals them off in
                   a safe, lawful, and workmanlike manner.  If, on
                   Landlord's request, Tenant does not remove said
                   things, Landlord may remove the same and repair all
                   damage and Tenant shall pay to Landlord on demand the
                   cost of such removal and repair of all damage.  Tenant
                   shall remove Tenant's furniture, machinery, safe or
                   safes, trade fixtures, and other items of personal
                   property of every kind and description from the
                   Premises prior to the end of the term, however ended. 
                   If not so removed, Landlord may request their removal,
                   and if Tenant does not remove them, Landlord may do so
                   and Tenant shall pay to Landlord on demand the cost of
                   such removal and repair of all damage.  If Landlord
                   does not request their removal, all such items shall
                   be conclusively presumed to have been conveyed by 
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                   Tenant to Landlord under this Lease as a bill of sale
                   without further payment or credit by Landlord to
                   Tenant.  

Signs          13. Unless Landlord shall otherwise agree, Tenant will not
                   permit or suffer any signs, logos, symbols,
                   advertisements, or notices to be displayed, inscribed
                   on, or affixed on any part of the outside or inside of
                   the Premises, or in the Building or on the street
                   adjacent to the Building.  Notwithstanding the
                   provisions of the foregoing sentence, Tenant shall
                   have the right to have such interior or exterior signs
                   on the Investor Center Space that are in keeping with
                   the standards of the Building and retail space sign
                   standards established by Landlord.  Tenant's name
                   shall be affixed to the lobby directory board to be
                   provided by Landlord and on the entrance doors of the
                   Premises in such size, color, and style as Landlord
                   and Tenant may mutually agree.

Services and   14. (a) Landlord  shall  provide  at  Tenant's  expense
Utilities          based on Pro Rata Share of the Operating Expenses as
                   set forth in Sections 28A and 28B:

                   (1) JANITOR SERVICE in and about the Premises,
                   Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays recognized by
                   Landlord excepted.  Tenant shall not provide any
                   janitor service in the Premises except through a
                   janitor contractor or employees satisfactory to
                   Landlord.  Exhibit C attached hereto shall be the
                   cleaning specifications for the Premises.

                   (2)(i) HEAT AND AIR CONDITIONING daily from 8:00 a.m.
                   to 7:00 p.m. and from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on
                   Saturdays, with Sundays and holidays recognized by
                   Landlord excepted.  The equipment shall maintain a
                   uniform (1) indoor temperature of 78 degrees F.D.B. at
                   50% R.H. + 5% automatic control in summer based on the
                   local 1% outdoor design condition as specified in the
                   latest edition of the "ASHRAE Handbook of
                   Fundamentals" and (2) indoor temperature of 72 degrees
                   F.D.B. at 30% R.H. minimum in winter based on the
                   local 99% outdoor design condition as specified in the
                   latest edition of the "ASHRAE Handbook of
                   Fundamentals."  Whenever heat generating machines or
                   equipment or lighting fixtures other than Building
                   Standard lighting fixtures are used in the Premises
                   and affect the temperature otherwise maintained by the
                   Building air conditioning system, Landlord may install
                   supplementary air conditioning units in or for the
                   full benefit of the Premises, and the cost of
                   installation, operation, and maintenance thereof shall
                   be paid by Tenant to Landlord as a part of Operating
                   Expenses on demand by Landlord as additional rent.

                       (ii) Landlord shall furnish HVAC beyond the
                   above-stated hours, provided that notice requesting
                   such service is delivered to Landlord before noon on
                   the business day when such service is required for
                   that evening, and by noon of the preceding business
                   day when such service is required after-hours on
                   Saturday or on Sunday or holidays.  This service shall
                   be furnished at "Landlord's Costs," which shall mean
                   the actual labor and utility costs incurred by 

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                   Landlord to provide such overtime service, without
                   markup of any kind.  Landlord's Costs shall be paid by
                   Tenant or, alternatively, shall be shared
                   proportionately (based on RSF serviced by this
                   overtime HVAC and hours of use requested) between
                   Tenant and other tenants, if any, located in the same
                   HVAC zone who are enjoying the benefit of the service
                   at the same time as Tenant.  Landlord shall bill
                   Tenant on or before the last day of the month
                   following the month in which Landlord's Costs are
                   incurred, and shall submit with its invoice a
                   tabulation of the hours and the dates on which the
                   overtime HVAC was furnished.  Tenant shall reimburse
                   Landlord therefor within thirty (30) days after
                   receipt of the invoice and other data supporting the
                   charges that Tenant may reasonably request.

                       (3)  WATER from municipal mains for drinking,
                   lavatory, and toilet purposes, drawn through fixtures
                   installed by Landlord or by Tenant with Landlord's
                   written consent.  Tenant shall pay as a part of
                   Operating Expenses, at rates fixed by Landlord not in
                   excess of Landlord's direct operating costs, for all
                   costs of water used for supplementary air conditioning
                   or refrigeration installed by or for Tenant, or for
                   any purpose for Tenant.

                       (4)  ADEQUATE PASSENGER ELEVATOR SERVICE in
                   common with other tenants at all times, and FREIGHT
                   ELEVATOR SERVICE in common with other tenants daily
                   from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
                   on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays recognized by
                   Landlord excepted, subject to scheduling by Landlord. 
                   Freight elevator service at other times and elevators
                   with attendants shall be optional with Landlord and,
                   if provided, shall never be deemed a continuing
                   obligation of Landlord.  Elevator service for the
                   Premises is based on typical office population
                   densities (approximately 175 NUSF/person).  Should
                   elevator service become inadequate due to occupancy by
                   Tenant more dense than typical, Landlord and Tenant
                   shall use reasonable efforts to improve elevator
                   service by altering service between elevator banks or
                   other means including, if mutually agreed by Landlord
                   and Tenant, installation of additional elevators in
                   spare shafts.  Tenant shall pay all reasonable costs
                   associated with requisite improvements.  

                       (5)  ELECTRICITY facilities shall provide
                   electricity for the Building systems and Tenant's use. 
                   Landlord shall purchase primary voltage power from the
                   utility company and shall provide transformation and
                   distribution of power to all Building systems and the
                   Premises as specified in Sections 12 and 13 of Exhibit
                   B attached hereto as a part hereof.  Tenant shall pay
                   all direct electricity costs, but not in excess of
                   rates charged by the supplying utility, either by
                   separate metering or by apportionment, for all
                   electricity provided to the Premises and Tenant's Pro
                   Rata Share of the cost of operation of Building
                   systems.  Tenant shall not connect any load to the
                   Building distribution system unless approved by
                   Landlord in accordance with Section 12 and shall in no
                   case exceed the allowable load.

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                       (6)  RECEIVING DISHES may be installed by Tenant
                   on the roof of the Building for use in connection with
                   Tenant's business.  Tenant shall furnish the name of
                   the proposed contractor and detailed plans and
                   specifications for the system to Landlord for
                   approval.  On approval, the system shall be installed
                   at Tenant's expense.  Tenant shall be responsible for
                   procuring whatever licenses or permits may be required
                   from third persons for the use or operation of the
                   system, and Landlord makes no warranties or
                   representations as to the permissibility of the system
                   under applicable laws.  The system shall not
                   constitute a nuisance or unreasonably interfere with
                   the operations of Landlord or other tenants occupying
                   the Building.  The cost associated with the use of
                   such receiving dishes by Tenant shall be included in
                   Tenant's share of Operating Expenses, as hereinafter
                   defined.

                   (b) Landlord does not warrant that any of the
                   services above mentioned will be free from
                   interruption caused by war, insurrection, civil
                   commotion, riots, acts of God or the enemy or
                   governmental action, repairs, renewals, improvements,
                   alterations, strikes, lockouts, picketing, whether
                   legal or illegal, accidents, inability of Landlord to
                   obtain fuel or supplies, or any other cause or causes
                   beyond the reasonable control of Landlord.  Any such
                   interruption of service shall never be deemed an
                   eviction or disturbance of Tenant's use and possession
                   of the Premises or any part thereof, or render
                   Landlord liable to Tenant for damages, or relieve
                   Tenant from performance of Tenant's obligations under
                   this Lease.

                   (c) If Tenant, in the exercise of its reasonable
                   discretion, determines that the janitor service
                   provided by Landlord pursuant to Section 14(a)(1) is
                   inadequate as provided by Landlord, then Tenant shall
                   notify Landlord in writing of said deficiency,
                   specifying the same, and describing what action Tenant
                   desires Landlord to take to resolve said deficiency. 
                   Landlord shall either resolve the problem of
                   inadequacy to the reasonable satisfaction of Tenant or
                   notify Tenant that Landlord will not take any such
                   remedial action, in which event Tenant may provide for
                   its own service in lieu of that provided by Landlord
                   at Tenant's sole cost and expense, and thereafter the
                   costs of janitor service shall not be included in
                   "Operating Expenses" pursuant to Sections 28A and 28B. 
                   Any contractor hired by Tenant for services shall be
                   subject to the approval of Landlord, such approval not
                   to be unreasonably withheld.

Notice         15. Any notice, request, communication, or demand under
                   the Lease shall be in writing and shall be considered
                   properly delivered when addressed as hereinafter
                   provided, given or served personally or by registered
                   or certified mail (return receipt requested) and
                   deposited in the United States general or branch post
                   office.  Any notice, request, communication, or demand
                   by any party to the other shall be addressed as
                   follows, unless and until otherwise directed in
                   writing by either party:

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                   If to Landlord:  100 East Pratt Street Limited
                                    Partnership 
                                    c/o Colliers Pinkard
                                    7 East Redwood Street
                                    Suite 1200
                                    Baltimore, Maryland 21202

                   With copies to:  100 East Pratt Street Limited
                                    Partnership
                                    c/o 100 East Pratt Street, Inc.
                                    c/o International Business Machines
                                    Corporation
                                    Real Estate and Business Development
                                    Old Orchard Road
                                    Armonk, New York 10504
                                    Attention:  Director, Finance,
                                    Investments, and Asset Management

                                    100 East Pratt Street Limited
                                    Partnership
                                    c/o 100 East Pratt Street, Inc.
                                    c/o International Business Machines 
                                    Corporation
                                    Real Estate and Business Development
                                    Old Orchard Road
                                    Armonk, New York 10504
                                    Attention:  Corporate Counsel

                                    Kevin L. Shepherd, Esquire
                                    Venable, Baetjer and Howard, LLP
                                    1800 Mercantile Bank and Trust
                                    Building
                                    Two Hopkins Plaza
                                    Baltimore, Maryland  21201-2978

                   If to Tenant:    T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
                                    100 E. Pratt Street
                                    Baltimore, Maryland 21202
                                    Attention:  Corporate Secretary
                                                Finance Division

                   With copies to:  T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
                                    100 E. Pratt Street
                                    Baltimore, Maryland  21202
                                    Attention:  Corporate Comptroller
                                                Finance Division

                                    and
 
                                    T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
                                    100 E. Pratt Street
                                    Baltimore, Maryland 21202
                                    Attention:  Corporate Counsel

                   Rejection or other refusal to accept a notice,
                   request, communication, or demand or the inability to
                   deliver the same because of a changed address of which
                   no notice was given shall be deemed to be receipt of
                   the notice, request, communication, or demand sent.

Landlord's     16. Landlord's title is and always shall be paramount to
Title              the title of Tenant, and nothing herein contained
                   shall empower Tenant to do any act which shall
                   encumber the title of Landlord.

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Certain        17. (a) Landlord reserves the following rights:
Rights
Reserved to            (1)  To  change  the  name  or  street  address 
Landlord           of  the Building  provided  that  if  Tenant  occupies 
                   at least 100,000 RSF itself and none of the 100,000
                   RSF is sublet or assigned, Landlord shall first obtain
                   the prior written approval of Tenant, such approval
                   not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.  Such
                   approval right shall not extend to any assignee or
                   subtenant of Tenant but shall extend to affiliates,
                   subsidiaries, and successors permitted pursuant to
                   Section 10(c).

                       (2)  To install and maintain a sign or signs on
                   the exterior of the Building provided that if Tenant
                   occupies at least 100,000 RSF itself and none of the
                   100,000 RSF is sublet or assigned, Landlord shall
                   first obtain the prior written approval of Tenant,
                   such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or
                   delayed.  Such approval right shall not extend to any
                   assignee or subtenant of Tenant but shall extend to
                   affiliates, subsidiaries, and successors permitted
                   pursuant to Section 10(c).

                       (3)  During the last ninety (90) days of the
                   term, if during or prior to that time Tenant vacates
                   the Premises, to decorate, remodel, repair, alter, or
                   otherwise prepare the Premises for reoccupancy.

                       (4)  To constantly have pass keys to the
                   Premises for emergency use only and not in a manner
                   adverse to Tenant's security requirements.

                       (5)  To grant to anyone the exclusive right to
                   conduct any particular business or undertaking in the
                   Building except for the businesses of financial
                   brokerage services and investment banking.

                       (6)  To exhibit the Premises to others during
                   the last eighteen (18) months of the term and only as
                   to the portion of the Premises which Tenant will no
                   longer occupy.

                       (7)  To take any and all measures, including
                   inspections, repairs, alterations, additions, and
                   improvements to the Premises or to the Building, as
                   may be necessary or desirable for the safety,
                   protection, or preservation of the Premises or the
                   Building or Landlord's interests, or as may be
                   necessary or desirable in the operation of the
                   Building.

                       (b)  Landlord may enter on the Premises and may
                   exercise any or all of the foregoing rights hereby
                   reserved without being deemed guilty of an eviction or
                   disturbance of Tenant's use or possession and without
                   being liable in any manner to Tenant.

Waiver of      18. To  the  extent  permitted  by  law,  Tenant  releases
                   
Claims             Landlord  and Landlord's agents, servants, and
                   employees, and Landlord's Building Manager of the
                   Building, and its agents, servants, and employees
                   from, and waives all claims for, damage to person or 

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                   property sustained by Tenant or any occupant of the
                   Building or Premises resulting from the Building or
                   Premises or any part of either or any equipment
                   becoming out of repair, or resulting from any accident
                   in or about the Building, or resulting directly or
                   indirectly from any act or neglect of any tenant or
                   occupant of the Building or of any other person,
                   including Landlord and Landlord's agents, servants,
                   and employees, and Landlord's Building Manager of the
                   Building, and its agents, servants, and employees. 
                   This Section 18 shall apply especially, but not
                   exclusively, to the flooding of basements or other
                   subsurface areas, and to damage caused by
                   refrigerators, sprinkling devices, air conditioning
                   apparatus, water, snow, frost, steam, excessive heat
                   or cold, falling plaster, broken glass, sewage, gas,
                   odors or noise, or the bursting or leaking of pipes or
                   plumbing fixtures, and shall apply equally whether any
                   such damage results from the act or neglect of
                   Landlord or of other tenants, occupants, or servants
                   in the Building or of any other person, and whether
                   such damage be caused or results from any thing or
                   circumstance above mentioned or referred to, or any
                   other thing or circumstance whether of a like nature
                   or of a wholly different nature.  If any such damage,
                   whether to the Premises or to the Building or any part
                   thereof, or whether to Landlord or to other tenants in
                   the Building, results from any act or neglect of
                   Tenant, Landlord may, at Landlord's option, repair
                   such damage and Tenant shall on demand by Landlord,
                   reimburse Landlord forthwith for the total reasonable
                   cost of such repairs.  Tenant shall not be liable for
                   any damages caused by its act or neglect if Landlord
                   or a tenant has recovered the full amount of the
                   damages from insurance, and the insurance company has
                   waived in writing its rights of subrogation against
                   Tenant.  All property belonging to Tenant or any
                   occupant of the Premises that is in the Building or
                   the Premises shall be there at the risk of Tenant or
                   other occupant only, and Landlord shall not be liable
                   for damages thereto or theft or misappropriation
                   thereof.  This Section 18 shall not waive any claim by
                   Tenant against Landlord, its agents or employees for
                   any negligence of such persons or entities.

Holding        19. If  Tenant  retains  possession  of  the  Premises  or
Over               any part thereof after the termination of the term by
                   lapse of time or otherwise, Tenant shall pay Landlord
                   rent at double the rate of rental specified in this
                   Lease for the time Tenant thus remains in possession,
                   and in addition thereto, shall pay Landlord all
                   damages sustained by reason of Tenant's retention of
                   possession.  If Tenant remains in possession of the
                   Premises, or any part thereof, after the termination
                   of the term by lapse of time or otherwise, such
                   holding over shall, at the election of Landlord
                   expressed in a written notice to Tenant and not
                   otherwise, in lieu of double rent, constitute a
                   renewal of this Lease on a month to month basis.  The
                   provisions of this Section 19 do not waive Landlord's
                   rights of reentry or any other right hereunder.

Insurance      20. (a) At all times during the term of this Lease,
                   Tenant, at its sole cost and expense, shall provide 

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                   and keep in full force and effect the following
                   insurance coverages:

                       (i)  Tenant shall purchase and maintain a Named
                   Perils or all risk Builder's Risk policy insuring the
                   Tenant's Improvements for not less than 100%
                   replacement cost, on a completed value basis, and
                   shall include coverage for the increased cost of
                   construction.  Such insurance shall name Landlord
                   (including its partners), any mortgagee of Landlord,
                   and the Building manager as their interests may
                   appear.  Tenant's insurer shall agree in writing that
                   its insurance coverage is primary.  Tenant's insurer
                   shall be rated A + 9 or better by Best's Insurance
                   Reports.  The insurance coverage described in this
                   clause may include a deductible not to exceed an
                   amount equal to Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
                   ($250,000).

                       (ii) A policy of public liability and property
                   damage insurance, naming Landlord (including its
                   partners) and the Building manager as an additional
                   insured, with respect to the Premises and the business
                   of Tenant in, on, within, from, or connected with the
                   Premises, pursuant to which the limits of liability
                   shall be at least One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) in
                   respect to injuries to or death of any one person, One
                   Million Dollars ($1,000,000) in respect to any one
                   occurrence, and Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
                   ($500,000) in respect to destruction or damage to
                   property or in such other reasonable amounts as
                   Landlord shall require.  Said insurance policy shall
                   contain a clause that the insurer will not cancel or
                   change the insurance without first giving Landlord
                   thirty (30) days prior written notice.  Said insurance
                   policy shall be carried with an insurance company
                   approved by Landlord, and a certificate of insurance
                   shall be delivered to Landlord on the Commencement
                   Date of this Lease and on renewal of each of said
                   policies.

                   (b) Tenant shall not take out separate insurance
                   concurrent in form or contributing in the event of
                   loss with that required in this Section 20 to be
                   furnished by Tenant.

                   (c) If at any time Tenant does not comply with the
                   covenants made in this Section 20, Landlord may, at
                   its option (without prejudice to any other remedy it
                   might have), cause insurance as aforesaid to be
                   issued, and in such event Tenant shall pay the premium
                   for such insurance as additional rent promptly on
                   Landlord's demand therefor.

                   (d) Landlord shall maintain on the Building broad
                   form property insurance in compliance with the
                   requirements of any mortgage or deed of trust
                   encumbering the Building.  Landlord shall also
                   maintain property insurance on the Building in
                   compliance with the standards set forth in Exhibit K
                   of the Partnership Agreement of 100 East Pratt Street
                   Limited Partnership dated July 27, 1989 between IBM
                   and 100 East Pratt Street, Inc., a copy of which is
                   attached as Exhibit E attached hereto as a part 

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                   hereof, Tenant acknowledges receipt; provided,
                   however, that (i) Landlord may ad the coverages
                   described in Exhibit K to the extent such adments are
                   consistent with the coverages that a prudent owner of
                   a class A office building in Baltimore, Maryland would
                   obtain, and (ii) as long as IBM is a general partner
                   of Landlord (or IBM becomes Landlord) and owner of the
                   Building as nominee for Landlord under the Nominee
                   Agreement dated December 31, 1991 between Landlord and
                   IBM, Landlord may self-insure the casualty risk on the
                   Building.

Rules          21. Tenant shall observe faithfully and comply strictly
                   with the rules and regulations attached to this Lease
                   and made a part hereof as Rider A, and such other
                   rules and regulations, promulgated from time to time
                   by Landlord applicable to all tenants of the Building,
                   as in Landlord's judgment are necessary for the
                   safety, care, and cleanliness of the Building or for
                   the preservation of good order therein.  Landlord will
                   not be liable to Tenant for violation of such rules
                   and regulations by any other tenant, its servants,
                   employees, agents, visitors, customers, invitees, or
                   licensees.

Subordination  22. This Lease shall be subordinate and subject at all
                   times to all ground or underlying leases and to any
                   mortgage or deed of trust covering the Premises or
                   which at any time hereafter shall be made, and to all
                   renewals, modifications, consolidations, or
                   replacements thereof, and to all advances made, or
                   hereafter to be made, on the security of any such
                   mortgage or deed of trust, provided that the holder of
                   such mortgage or deed of trust executes a
                   nondisturbance agreement providing that Tenant's
                   rights under this Lease will not be disturbed by such
                   holder or its successor in interest so long as Tenant
                   performs its obligations pursuant to this Lease. 
                   Tenant shall execute such further instruments
                   subordinating this Lease to any such mortgage or deed
                   of trust as Landlord shall request provided that said
                   instrument also contains a provision by which
                   Landlord's mortgagee agrees not to disturb the tenancy
                   of Tenant on Tenant's attornment.

Default        23. All rights and remedies of Landlord herein enumerated
                   shall be cumulative, and none shall exclude any other
                   right or remedy allowed by law or equity.

                   (a) The occurrence of any one or more of the
                   following events shall constitute a default by Tenant
                   and a breach of this Lease:  (i) Tenant fails to make
                   a payment of rent or any other payment of money as and
                   when the same shall become due and payable hereunder
                   and such failure shall continue for more than ten (10)
                   consecutive days after notice by Landlord, or (ii)
                   Tenant fails to promptly and fully perform or observe
                   any of the other covenants, agreements, rules and
                   regulations, terms or conditions in this Lease to be
                   performed or observed by Tenant and such failure shall
                   continue for more than twenty (20) consecutive days
                   after notice by Landlord specifying the nature of such
                   failure, or if the failure so specified shall be of
                   such a nature that the same cannot be reasonably cured

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                   or remedied within said twenty (20) day period, Tenant
                   shall not be in good faith have commenced to cure or
                   remedy such failure within such twenty (20) day period
                   and thereafter diligently proceed therewith to
                   completion (unless the act or omission of Tenant or
                   occurrence involves a hazardous or emergency condition
                   which shall be cured by Tenant forthwith on Landlord's
                   demand), or (iii) the leasehold interest or property
                   of Tenant be levied on under execution or be attached
                   by process of law, and such levy or attachment is not
                   bonded-off within thirty (30) days of such levy or
                   attachment, or (iv) Tenant makes an assignment for the
                   benefit of creditors, or a receiver be appointed for
                   any property of Tenant, or at any time prior to or
                   during the term of this Lease any voluntary or
                   involuntary petition or similar pleading under any
                   section or sections of any bankruptcy law shall be
                   filed by or against Tenant, or any voluntary or
                   involuntary proceeding in any court or tribunal shall
                   be instituted to declare Tenant insolvent or unable to
                   pay Tenant's debts, and in the case of any involuntary
                   petition or proceeding, the petition or proceeding is
                   not dismissed within sixty (60) consecutive days from
                   the date it is filed.

                   (b) In the event of any default of Tenant hereunder,
                   and at any time thereafter, Landlord may serve on
                   Tenant a notice that this Lease and the term hereof
                   will terminate on a date to be specified therein,
                   (which shall not be less than five (5) consecutive
                   days after the date such notice is given) and on the
                   date so specified by Landlord in such notice, this
                   Lease and the then unexpired term hereof shall
                   terminate and come to an end as fully and completely
                   as if the date specified in Landlord's notice was the
                   day herein definitely fixed for the end and expiration
                   of this Lease and the term hereof, and Tenant shall
                   then quit and surrender the Premises to Landlord, but
                   Tenant shall remain liable as hereinafter set forth.

                   (c) On termination of this Lease by Landlord as
                   hereinabove provided, Landlord may, without notice,
                   terminate all services and re-enter the Premises
                   either by force or otherwise, and by summary
                   proceedings or otherwise, dispossess Tenant and the
                   legal representatives of Tenant or any other occupant
                   of the Premises, and remove their effects without
                   being deemed in any manner guilty of trespass,
                   eviction, or forceable detainer, and hold the Premises
                   as if this Lease had not been made.

                   (d) In the event of default, re-entry, termination,
                   and/or dispossess by summary proceedings or otherwise,
                   (i) Landlord shall in, addition to any other rights
                   granted herein or by law, be entitled to recover all
                   rent, additional rent, and other sums due and payable
                   by Tenant up to and including the date of re-entry,
                   dispossess, and/or termination, and (ii) without
                   releasing Tenant, in whole or in part, from Tenant's
                   obligations to pay the rent hereunder for the full
                   term or from any other of its obligations under this
                   Lease or for damages herein described Landlord may, at
                   Landlord's option, occupy the Premises and/or cause
                   the Premises to be redecorated, altered, divided, 

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                   consolidated with other adjoining Premises, or
                   otherwise changed or prepared for reletting, and may
                   relet the Premises or any part thereof for the account
                   of Tenant for a term or terms to expire prior to, at
                   the same time as, or subsequent to, the original
                   expiration date of this Lease, and receive the rent
                   therefor, applying the same first to the payment of
                   such expenses as Landlord may have incurred in
                   connection with the recovery of possession,
                   redecorating, altering, dividing, consolidating with
                   other adjoining Premises, or otherwise changing or
                   preparing for reletting, and the reletting, including
                   brokerage and reasonable attorneys' fees, and then to
                   the payment of damages in amounts equal to the rent
                   hereunder and to the cost and expense of performance
                   of the other covenants of Tenant as herein provided. 
                   Tenant agrees, whether or not Landlord has relet, to
                   pay to Landlord damages equal to the rent and other
                   sums herein agreed to be paid by Tenant, less the net
                   proceeds of the reletting, if any, as ascertained from
                   time to time, and the same shall be payable by Tenant
                   on the several rent days above specified.  In
                   reletting the Premises as aforesaid, Landlord may
                   grant rent concessions, and Tenant shall not be
                   credited therewith.  No such reletting shall
                   constitute a surrender and acceptance of the Premises
                   or be deemed evidence thereof.  If Landlord elects,
                   pursuant hereto, actually to occupy and use the
                   Premises, or any part thereof, during any part of the
                   balance of the term, as originally fixed or since
                   extended, there shall be allowed against Tenant's
                   obligation for rent, or damages as herein defined,
                   during the period of Landlord's occupancy, the
                   reasonable value of such occupancy, not to exceed in
                   any event the rent herein reserved and such occupancy
                   shall not be construed as a release of Tenant's
                   liability hereunder.

                   (e) Any and all property which may be removed from
                   the Premises by Landlord pursuant to the authority of
                   this Lease or of law, to which Tenant is or may be
                   entitled, may be handled, removed, or stored by
                   Landlord at the risk, cost, and expense of Tenant, and
                   Landlord shall in no event be responsible for the
                   value, preservation, or safekeeping thereof.  Tenant
                   shall pay to Landlord on demand any and all expenses
                   incurred in such removal and all storage charges
                   against such property so long as the same shall be in
                   Landlord's possession or under Landlord's control. 
                   Any such property of Tenant not removed from the
                   Premises or taken from storage by Tenant within thirty
                   (30) days after the end of the term, however
                   terminated, shall be presumed to have been conveyed by
                   Tenant to Landlord under this Lease as a bill of sale
                   without further payment or credit by Landlord to
                   Tenant.

                   (f) Each party shall pay to the other on demand all
                   the costs, charges, and expenses, including the fees
                   of counsel, agents and others retained, incurred in
                   enforcing or carrying out a party's obligations
                   hereunder or incurred by the other party in any
                   litigation, negotiations or transactions in which a
                   party causes the other, without its fault, to become 

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                   involved or concerned, plus interest from the date of
                   payment at the annual rate of one and one-half percent
                   (1_%) above the prime rate of interest (the "Prime
                   Rate").  For purposes of this Lease, the "Prime Rate"
                   means the prime rate of interest established from time
                   by time by The First National Bank of Maryland.  If
                   The First National Bank of Maryland is no longer in
                   existence or no longer establishes a prime rate of
                   interest, the Prime Rate shall be the highest rate
                   published by The Wall Street Journal in its Money
                   Rates Section, or a comparable index selected by
                   Landlord and reasonably approved by Tenant.

                   (g) Tenant hereby expressly waives the service of
                   notice of intention to re-enter or to institute legal
                   proceedings to that end and any and all rights of
                   redemption granted by or under any present or future
                   laws in the event of Tenant being evicted or
                   dispossessed for any cause, or in the event of
                   Landlord obtaining possession of the Premises by
                   reason of the violation by Tenant of any of the
                   covenants and conditions of this Lease or otherwise. 
                   The words "re-enter", "enter" and "re-entry" as used
                   in this Lease are not restricted to their technical
                   legal meaning.

                   (h) In the event of a breach or threatened breach by
                   Tenant of any of the covenants or provisions hereof,
                   Landlord shall have the right of injunction and the
                   right to invoke any remedy allowed at law or in equity
                   as if re-entry, summary proceedings, and other
                   remedies were not herein provided for.  Mention in
                   this Lease of any particular remedy shall not preclude
                   Landlord from pursuing any other remedy in law or in
                   equity.

                   (i) The delivery of keys to any agent or employee of
                   Landlord shall not be considered as a termination of
                   this Lease or a surrender of the Premises.

                   (j) Landlord and Tenant hereby waive trial by jury in
                   any action, proceeding, or counterclaim brought by
                   either of them against the other on any matters not
                   relating to personal injury or property damage but
                   otherwise arising out of or in any way connected with
                   this Lease, the relationship of Landlord and Tenant,
                   Tenant's use or occupancy of the Premises, or any
                   emergency statutory remedy.

Mechanics'     24. Tenant  shall  not  permit  any mechanics' or
Liens              materialmen's liens to be filed against the fee of the
                   real property on which the Building is located nor
                   against Tenant's leasehold interest in the Premises. 
                   Landlord shall have the right at all reasonable times
                   to post and keep posted on the Premises any notices
                   which it deems necessary for protection from such
                   liens.  If any such liens are so filed and Tenant
                   fails to obtain their removal by bond or otherwise
                   within thirty (30) days following notice of their
                   impositions, Landlord, at its election, may pay and
                   satisfy the same and in such event the sums so paid by
                   Landlord, with interest from the date of payment at
                   the annual rate of one and one-half percent (1_%)
                   above the Prime Rate shall be deemed to be additional 

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                   rent due and payable by Tenant at once without notice
                   or demand.

Eminent        25. (a) If  the  whole  or  any  part of the Premises
Domain             shall be lawfully condemned or taken in any manner for
                   any public or quasi-public use, this Lease as to the
                   portion of the Premises taken shall forthwith cease
                   and terminate on the date of the taking of possession
                   by the condemning authority.  Except as hereinafter
                   provided in Section 25(c), Landlord shall be entitled
                   to receive the entire award without any payment to
                   Tenant, Tenant hereby assigning to Landlord Tenant's
                   interest in the award, if any, and the rent shall be
                   apportioned as of such date.

                   (b) If greater than fifty percent (50%) of the
                   Premises shall be condemned or taken and Landlord
                   determines, in the exercise of its reasonable judgment
                   that this Lease should be terminated for the purpose
                   of abandoning the Building or razing all or
                   substantially all of the Building or for the purpose
                   of restoration or rehabilitation of the portion of the
                   Building remaining after such condemnation or taking,
                   Landlord may terminate this Lease without compensation
                   to Tenant other than as provided in Section 25(c).  If
                   greater than fifty percent (50%) of the Premises shall
                   be so condemned or taken, Tenant may terminate this
                   Lease without compensation to Tenant other than as
                   provided in Section 25(c).  Each party shall notify
                   the other of such termination within sixty (60) days
                   following the date of the taking of possession by the
                   condemning authority, and this Lease shall expire on
                   the date specified in the notice of termination not
                   less than sixty (60) days after the giving of such
                   notice, as fully and completely as if such date were
                   the date hereinbefore set for the expiration of the
                   term of this Lease, and the rent shall be apportioned
                   as of such date.

                   (c) Tenant shall have the right to receive its
                   allocable share of condemnation proceeds for the
                   unamortized value of Tenant's Improvements the cost of
                   which was in excess of Tenant Improvement Allowance
                   and paid for by Tenant.  Tenant shall also have the
                   right to make any claim for its personal property and
                   moving expenses allowable as a compensable item under
                   applicable laws.

Casualty       26. In the event of damage or destruction of the Premises
                   during the term by fire, the elements, or casualty,
                   Landlord shall forthwith repair the same, provided
                   such repairs can be made, in Landlord's reasonable
                   opinion, within one hundred and eighty (180) days, but
                   such damage or destruction shall not annul or void
                   this Lease, except that Tenant shall be entitled to a
                   proportionate reduction of rent while such repairs are
                   being made, such proportionate reduction to be based
                   on the extent that the Premises, or part thereof, may
                   be untenantable.  If, in Landlord's reasonable
                   opinion, such repairs cannot be made within one
                   hundred and eighty (180) days, Landlord may, at its
                   option to be exercised within thirty (30) days from
                   the date of such damage or destruction, make the same
                   as soon as possible thereafter, this Lease continuing 

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                   in full force and effect and the rent to be
                   proportionately reduced as aforesaid in this Section
                   26 provided.  If such repairs are not substantially
                   complete within eighteen (18) months from the date of
                   such damage or destruction or if Landlord does not so
                   elect to make such repairs which cannot be made within
                   said one hundred and eighty (180) day period, this
                   Lease may be terminated at the option of Tenant. 
                   Furthermore, if more than fifty percent (50%) of the
                   Premises are damaged or destroyed and repairs to the
                   same cannot be made, in Tenant's reasonable opinion,
                   within one hundred and eighty (180) days, this Lease
                   may be terminated at the option of Tenant.  Tenant
                   shall be entitled to a proportionate reduction of rent
                   only if the Premises are untenantable as aforesaid and
                   no such rent reduction shall be allowed by reason of
                   inconvenience, annoyance, or injury to Tenant's
                   business because of such damage or destruction, or the
                   necessity of repairing any portion of the Building, or
                   making of such repairs, and Landlord shall not be
                   liable to Tenant because of such inconvenience,
                   annoyance or injury.

Waiver of      27. Each  party  hereto  hereby  waives all claims for
Subrogation        recovery from the other party for any loss or damage
                   to any of its property insured under valid and
                   collectible insurance policies.

Real Estate    28A.    (a)  General Rule.  In  addition  to  the  annual
Taxes              rent described in Section  4  (and  in  any  extension 
                   or  renewal  provision),  Tenant hereby agrees to pay
                   to Landlord, as additional rent, an amount equal to
                   Tenant's "Pro Rata Share" of the actual Real Estate
                   Taxes for each year.

                   (b) Definitions.  For the purposes of this Section
                   28A:

                   (1) The term "Real Estate Taxes" means all taxes and
                   assessments, special or otherwise, levied on or with
                   respect to the Building and the land on which it is
                   located (with the land and garage assessment being
                   allocated as set forth on the assessor's worksheet, if
                   determined and available, or if not so determined or
                   not available, then by mutual agreement of Landlord
                   and Tenant, determined in good faith) imposed by
                   Federal, State, or local governments (but shall not
                   include income, franchise, capital stock, estate, or
                   inheritance taxes unless Landlord equitably determines
                   that such taxes are in lieu of Real Estate Taxes), and
                   use or occupancy taxes, and excise and other taxes
                   (other than general income taxes) on rent and other
                   income from the Building, (computed, in case of a
                   graduated tax, as if Landlord's income from the
                   Building were Landlord's sole taxable income), and any
                   substitutions for Real Estate Taxes.  In the case of
                   special taxes and assessments payable in installments
                   only the amount of each installment due and payable
                   during a fiscal year shall be included in Real Estate
                   Taxes for that year.

                   (2) The term "Pro Rata Share" in reference to Real
                   Estate Taxes means the Real Estate Taxes attributable
                   to the Building and underlying land, multiplied by a 

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                   fraction, the numerator of which is the RSF of the
                   Premises leased by Tenant, including the Investor
                   Center Space, and the denominator of 606,414 square
                   feet, which is the sum of 600,978 square feet (the
                   BOMA rentable square footage of the office and retail
                   space in the Building), and 5,436 square feet (the
                   square footage for retail space in the garage portion
                   of the Building).  The RSF shall be determined in
                   accordance with the BOMA definition of the American
                   National Standard ANSI, 265.1-1980.

                   (c) Payment.  After Landlord's receipt of tax bills
                   for each tax year, or such reasonable (in Landlord's
                   determination) time thereafter, Landlord will certify
                   in a written notice to Tenant the amount of Real
                   Estate Taxes for the tax year in question and the
                   amount of Tenant's Pro Rata Share thereof.  Landlord
                   shall provide Tenant with copies of Landlord's bills
                   for Real Estate Taxes, together with its calculation
                   of Tenant's Pro Rata Share of Real Estate Taxes. 
                   Tenant shall pay Landlord its Pro Rata Share of Real
                   Estate Taxes within thirty (30) days of the aforesaid
                   certification to Tenant but shall not be required to
                   make such payment earlier than one (1) day prior to
                   payment by Landlord, provided Tenant makes such
                   payment by cash transfer of immediately available
                   funds.  The failure of Landlord to provide such
                   certification within the time prescribed above shall
                   not relieve Tenant of its obligations generally or for
                   the specific tax year in which any such failure
                   occurs.

                   (d) Landlord Revisions.  Landlord shall have the
                   right, for a period of twenty-four (24) months after
                   the rendering of any statements (or for a longer
                   period, if reasonably required in order to ascertain
                   the facts as to any change in Real Estate Taxes), to
                   send corrected statements to Tenant, and any rent
                   adments required thereby shall be made within thirty
                   (30) days thereafter.  This provision shall survive
                   the expiration or earlier termination of the term of
                   this Lease.

                   (e) Maintenance of Records.  Landlord shall keep and
                   make available to Tenant at the business office of
                   Landlord where such records are stored, for a period
                   of three (3) years after statements are rendered as
                   provided in this Section 28A, records in reasonable
                   detail of the payment of Real Estate Taxes for the
                   period covered by such statement or statements and
                   shall permit Tenant to examine and audit such of its
                   records as may reasonably be required to verify such
                   statements, at reasonable times during business hours.

                   (f) Change in Real Estate Taxes.  If by reason of
                   complaint against valuation, protest of tax rates, or
                   otherwise, Real Estate Taxes for any tax year are
                   affected in such a way as would result in a rent
                   increase or decrease hereunder, the Real Estate Taxes
                   for the affected year shall be recalculated
                   accordingly and the resulting increase or decrease in
                   rent, less the expenses incurred in effecting any such
                   reduction, shall be paid simultaneously with or
                   applied as a credit against the rent next becoming 

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                   due.  Any personal property taxes or any increase in
                   Real Estate Taxes by reason of capital improvements,
                   nonstandard or special installations, alterations, or
                   fixtures made to the Premises by or for the benefit of
                   Tenant shall be paid for by Tenant.

                   (g) Partial Year.  The increase in annual rent
                   described in Section 4 (and in any extension or
                   renewal provision) for any year which is not a full
                   twelve (12) months shall be adjusted for the portion
                   of such year which is within the term.

Operating      28B.    (a)  General Rule.  In  addition  to  the  annual 
Expenses           rent described in Section  4  (and  in  any  extension 
                   or  renewal  provision),  Tenant hereby agrees to pay
                   to Landlord, as additional rent, an amount equal to
                   Tenant's "Pro Rata Share" of the actual Operating
                   Expenses and Real Estate Taxes for each year.

                   (b) Definitions.  For the purposes of this Section
                   28B:

                   (1) The term "Operating Expenses" means those
                   reasonable expenses incurred during such year in
                   respect of the operation and maintenance of the
                   Building (after deduction of expenses allocable to the
                   retail portion of the Building) in accordance with
                   sound management practices and generally accepted
                   accounting principles as applied to the operation and
                   maintenance of first class office buildings, including
                   premiums for insurance, personal property taxes in
                   connection with property, utilities used in the
                   maintenance and operation of the Building, rent for
                   and expenses of a management office in the Building
                   for Landlord's Building Manager and the net cost of
                   operating the amenities of the Building, including the
                   net cost of operating the amenities for office tenants
                   located on the twelfth floor of the Building.  

                   Operating Expenses shall be calculated on a ninety-
                   five percent (95%) "gross-up" basis, i.e., on the
                   assumption that the Building is ninety-five percent
                   (95%) occupied; provided, however, that Operating
                   Expenses shall be calculated on an actual expense
                   basis, not on a ninety-five percent (95%) gross up
                   with respect to space not occupied by Tenant.  Solely
                   for this purpose, if Tenant occupies space on or
                   before the fifteenth (15th) day of any calendar month
                   it shall be deemed to have occupied such space for the
                   entire month and if Tenant occupies such space after
                   the fifteenth (15th) day of a calendar month, it shall
                   be deemed to have occupied such space commencing on
                   the first day of the following calendar month.  Tenant
                   shall be treated as occupying space which it has moved
                   into, sublet, assigned, or otherwise transferred.  The
                   term "gross-up" as used in this Section shall mean and
                   refer to that method of calculating variable Operating
                   Expenses which is designed to most reasonably
                   approximate the actual cost of providing a variable
                   Operating Expense service to the space in the Building
                   receiving such service.  The "gross-up" treatment,
                   accordingly, shall be applied only with respect to
                   variable Operating Expenses arising from services
                   provided to space in the Building being occupied by 

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                   Tenant (which services are being provided to some
                   tenants and not to others or not to vacant space) in
                   order to equitably allocate such variable Operating
                   Expenses to tenants receiving the benefit thereof.  If
                   Landlord shall eliminate the payment of any wages or
                   other labor costs, costs of supplies, cost of
                   subcontract services, or other management costs, as a
                   result of the installation of labor saving devices,
                   (whether or not categorized as capital improvements)
                   or by any other means, or if Landlord shall, through
                   installation during the term of energy saving devices
                   (whether or not categorized as capital improvements),
                   effect savings in energy or other utility costs, then
                   in computing Operating Expenses the corresponding item
                   or items of such wages or other costs saved, or the
                   utility cost saving differential, shall be deducted
                   from Operating Expenses.  The cost of these devices,
                   plus interest at the annual rate of one and one-half
                   percent (1_%) above the Prime Rate, may be amortized
                   over its estimated useful life as determined by
                   Landlord in accordance with sound management practices
                   and generally accepted accounting principles, and
                   included as an item of Operating Expenses; provided,
                   however, that such amortized cost plus interest in any
                   year shall not exceed in that year the savings
                   generated by the device.

                   Operating Expenses shall not include the following:

                       (i)  expenses for repairs or other work
                   occasioned by fire or other insured casualty; 

                       (ii) expenses incurred in leasing or procuring
                   new tenants such as lease commissions, advertising
                   expenses, and expenses of renovating space for new
                   tenants; 

                       (iii) legal expenses in enforcing the terms of
                   any lease;

                       (iv) interest, or amortization payments on any
                   mortgage or mortgages, and rental under any ground or
                   underlying lease or leases; 

                       (v)  wages, salaries, or other compensation paid
                   to any executive employees above the grade of building
                   manager; 

                       (vi) wages, salaries, or other compensation paid
                   for clerks or attendants in concessions or newsstands
                   operated by Landlord; 

                       (vii) expenses in connection with maintaining and
                   operating any garage separately operated by Landlord; 

                       (viii) capital improvements, except as mentioned
                   above; 

                       (ix) costs for which Landlord is reimbursed by a
                   particular tenant (except for costs for which Landlord
                   is reimbursed by any tenant pursuant to a provision of
                   its lease similar to this Section);



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                       (x)  any expense in excess of the amount which
                   would be paid in an arms length transaction which was
                   paid to any entity controlled by Landlord; 

                       (xi) depreciation; 

                       (xii) costs incurred within one (1) year
                   following the Commencement Date to remedy construction
                   defects; 

                       (xiii) costs incurred to remedy construction
                   defects for which notice was given to Landlord from
                   Tenant within one (1) year following the Commencement
                   Date; 

                       (xiv) any cost incurred for work performed by
                   Landlord during the first three (3) years following
                   the Commencement Date to comply with legal
                   requirements in effect when construction is completed;
                   and 

                       (xv) expenses for services to other occupants in
                   the Building which are services in excess of those
                   provided to Tenant.

                   (2) The term "Pro Rata Share" in reference to
                   Operating Expenses means the sum of (i) Operating
                   Expenses multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of
                   which is the BOMA measured RSF of the Premises leased
                   by Tenant, reduced by RSF of the Investor Center
                   Space, and the denominator of which is 579,531 square
                   feet (the BOMA rentable square footage of the office
                   space in the Building), plus (ii) the cost of cleaning
                   the Investor Center Space.  The garage portion of the
                   Building shall be excluded for purposes of computing
                   the RSF of the Building.

                   (c) Estimated Payments.  Statements of the estimated
                   amount of Tenant's Pro Rata Share of Operating
                   Expenses shall be rendered by Landlord to Tenant as
                   soon as reasonably feasible for each calendar year,
                   except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (g)
                   hereof with respect to any fractional period at the
                   beginning and end of this Lease and except as
                   hereinafter provided.  On or before the Commencement
                   Date with respect to the first statement and,
                   thereafter, on the first day for the payment of
                   monthly rent under this Lease following the furnishing
                   of a statement for the prior calendar year (1) Tenant
                   shall pay Landlord a sum equal to one-twelfth (1/12th)
                   of Tenant's estimated Pro Rata Share of Operating
                   Expenses multiplied by the number of months then
                   elapsed during the term commencing with January 1st of
                   the then current calendar year and, in advance, one-
                   twelfth (1/12th) of the estimated share in respect of
                   the then current month in which the statement is
                   rendered; and (2) thereafter, until the next calendar
                   year statement shall be rendered, the monthly
                   installments of rent payable under this Lease shall
                   include an amount equal to one-twelfth (1/12th) of
                   Tenant's estimated share of the Operating Expenses
                   based on the most recent statement.  Any payment,
                   refund, or credit shall be made without prejudice to
                   any right of Tenant to dispute or of Landlord to 

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                   correct any item or items in such statements pursuant
                   to this Section 28B.

                   (d) Reconciliation.  Landlord shall deliver to
                   Tenant, within one hundred twenty (120) days after the
                   end of each calendar year, or such reasonable (in
                   Landlord's determination) time thereafter, a statement
                   of the increase in Operating Expenses for such period
                   and Tenant's Pro Rata Share thereof.  Tenant's Pro
                   Rata Share of such Operating Expenses which are paid
                   or payable for such year shall be adjusted between
                   Landlord and Tenant, the parties hereby agreeing that
                   Tenant shall pay Landlord or Landlord shall credit
                   Tenant's account (or if such adment is at the end of
                   the Lease term, pay Tenant), as the case may be,
                   within thirty (30) days of the receipt of such
                   statement, such amounts as may be necessary to ad
                   Tenant's payment of Tenant's Pro Rata Share of the
                   Operating Expenses for such preceding period plus
                   interest thereon at the Prime Rate.

                   (e) Landlord Revisions.  Landlord shall have the
                   right, for a period of twenty-four (24) months after
                   the rendering of any statements, (or for a longer
                   period, if reasonably required in order to ascertain
                   the facts as to any change in any Operating Expenses),
                   to send corrected statements to Tenant, and any rent
                   adments required thereby shall be made within thirty
                   (30) days thereafter.  This provision shall survive
                   the expiration or earlier termination of the term of
                   this Lease.

                   f)  Maintenance of Records.  Landlord shall keep and
                   make available to Tenant at the business office of
                   Landlord where such records are stored, for a period
                   of three (3) years after statements are rendered as
                   provided in this Section 28B, records in reasonable
                   detail of the payment of Operating Expenses for the
                   period covered by such statement or statements and
                   shall permit Tenant to examine and audit such of its
                   records as may reasonably be required to verify such
                   statements, at reasonable times during business hours.

                   (g) Partial Year.  The increase in annual rent
                   described in Section 4 (and in any extension or
                   renewal provision) for any year which is not a full
                   twelve (12) months shall be adjusted for the portion
                   of such year which is within the term.

Condition of   29. Subject to a punchlist  prepared by Landlord and 
Premises           Tenant at the Commencement Date, acceptance of the
                   Premises for construction by Tenant of Tenant's
                   Improvements shall be conclusive evidence as against
                   Tenant that the Premises were in good order and
                   satisfactory condition when Tenant took possession. 
                   No promise of Landlord to alter, remodel, or improve
                   the Premises or the Building and no representations
                   respecting the condition of the Premises or the
                   Building have been made by Landlord to Tenant, unless
                   the same is contained herein, made a part hereof, or
                   otherwise set forth in writing.  At the termination of
                   this Lease, by lapse of time or otherwise, Tenant
                   shall return the Premises in as good condition as when
                   Tenant took possession, ordinary wear and loss by fire
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                   or other casualty excepted, failing which Landlord may
                   restore the Premises to such condition and Tenant
                   shall pay the cost thereof and this obligation shall
                   survive the expiration or earlier termination of this
                   Lease.  Tenant may remove any floor covering laid by
                   Tenant, provided (a) Tenant also removes all nails,
                   tacks, paper, glue, bases, and other vestiges of the
                   floor covering, and restores the floor surface to the
                   condition existing before such floor covering was
                   laid, or (b) Tenant pays to Landlord, on request, the
                   cost of restoring the floor surface to such condition. 
                   If Tenant, with Landlord's consent, does not remove
                   Tenant's floor coverings from the Premises prior to
                   the end of the term, Tenant shall be conclusively
                   presumed to have abandoned the same and title thereto
                   shall thereby pass to Landlord under this Lease as a
                   bill of sale without payment or credit by Landlord to
                   Tenant.

Save           30. (a) Tenant  agrees  to  indemnify  and  save 
Harmless           harmless Landlord (including its partners) and
                   Landlord's Building Manager against and from any and
                   all claims by or on behalf of any person or persons,
                   firm or firms, corporation or corporations, arising
                   from Tenant's use of the Premises or the conduct of
                   its business or from any activity, work, or thing
                   done, permitted or suffered by Tenant, in or about the
                   Premises, (or any parking lot or structure, if
                   applicable) and will further indemnify and save
                   Landlord (including its partners) and Landlord's
                   Building Manager harmless against and from any and all
                   claims arising from any breach or default on Tenant's
                   part in the performance or observance of any covenant
                   or agreement on Tenant's part to be performed or
                   observed pursuant to the terms of this Lease, or
                   arising from any act or negligence of Tenant, or any
                   of its agents, contractors, servants, employees, or
                   licensees, and from and against all costs, counsel
                   fees, expenses, and liabilities incurred in connection
                   with any such claim or action or proceeding brought
                   thereon; and in case any action or proceeding be
                   brought against Landlord (including its partners) or
                   Landlord's Building Manager by reason of any such
                   claim, Tenant on notice from Landlord covenants to
                   resist or defend at Tenant's expense such action or
                   proceeding by counsel reasonably satisfactory to
                   Landlord.  Tenant, as a material part of the
                   consideration to Landlord, hereby assumes all risk of
                   damage to property in, on, or about the Premises and
                   Building (and any motor vehicles, if applicable) from
                   any source and to whomever belonging, and Tenant
                   hereby waives all claims in respect thereof against
                   Landlord (including its partners) and Landlord's
                   Building Manager and agrees to defend and save
                   Landlord (including its partners) and Landlord's
                   Building Manager harmless from and against any such
                   claims by others.  This paragraph shall not waive any
                   claim by Tenant against Landlord, its agents or
                   employees for any negligence of such persons or
                   entities.

                   (b) Landlord shall indemnify and hold Tenant harmless
                   from and against any and all claims arising during the
                   term from acts of negligence or willful misconduct 

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                   committed or omitted by Landlord in or adjacent to the
                   Building.

Possession     31. In the event of the failure of Landlord to deliver
                   possession of the Premises at the time of the
                   Commencement Date, neither Landlord nor its
                   contractors, subcontractors, employees, agents, or
                   Building manager shall be liable for any damage caused
                   thereby, nor, except as otherwise provided in Section
                   3(e), shall this Lease thereby become void or
                   voidable, nor shall the term herein specified be in
                   any way extended, but in such event the term shall
                   begin when Landlord does deliver possession of the
                   Premises and Tenant shall not be liable for any rent
                   until the time that Landlord delivers such possession.

Quiet          32. Landlord  covenants  and  agrees  that  Tenant  on 
Enjoyment          paying  the rent, including additional rent, and
                   performing and observing the covenants on Tenant's
                   part to be performed and observed hereunder, shall and
                   may peaceably and quietly hold and enjoy the Premises
                   for the term of this Lease from claims by Landlord or
                   those acting by, through or under Landlord, subject to
                   the provisions of this Lease.

Miscellaneous  33. (a) No receipt of money by Landlord from Tenant after
                   the termination of this Lease or after the service of
                   any notice or after the commencement of any suit, or
                   after final judgment for possession of the Premises
                   shall renew, reinstate, continue, or extend the term
                   of this Lease or affect any such notice, demand, or
                   suit.

                   (b) No waiver of any default of Tenant hereunder
                   shall be implied from any omission by Landlord to take
                   any action on account of such default if such default
                   persists or be repeated, and no express waiver shall
                   affect any default other than the default specified in
                   a written waiver and then only for the time and to the
                   extent therein stated.  The invalidity or
                   unenforceability of any provision hereof shall not
                   affect or impair any other provision and the invalid
                   or unenforceable provision shall be deemed restated to
                   comply with local law.

                   (c) The word "Tenant" wherever used in this Lease
                   shall be construed to mean Tenants in all cases where
                   there is more than one tenant.  The necessary
                   grammatical changes as to any party required to make
                   the provisions hereof apply either to corporations or
                   individuals, men or women, shall in all cases be
                   assumed as though in each case fully expressed.

                   (d) Each provision hereof shall extend to and shall,
                   as the case may require, bind and inure to the benefit
                   of Landlord and Tenant and their respective heirs,
                   legal representatives, successors, and permitted
                   assigns.

                   (e) The headings of sections are for convenience only
                   and do not limit or construe the contents of the
                   sections.

                   (f) Submission of this instrument for examination 

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                   does not constitute a reservation of or option for the
                   Premises.  The instrument becomes effective as a lease
                   on execution and delivery by both Landlord and Tenant.

                   (g) All amounts becoming due by Tenant to Landlord
                   hereunder at times other than those specifically set
                   forth herein shall be paid within ten (10) days from
                   the date Landlord renders statements of account
                   therefor, and all such amounts, as well as rent and
                   additional rent, as set forth in Section 4(d), shall
                   bear interest from their respective due date until
                   paid at the annual rate of six percent (6%) above the
                   Prime Rate.  All such amounts other than annual rent
                   shall be deemed additional rent or rents.

                   (h) Tenant may occupy the Premises prior to the
                   Commencement Date with Landlord's written consent, and
                   in such case all the provisions of this Lease, other
                   than Tenant's obligation to pay rent, shall be in full
                   force and effect as soon as Tenant occupies the
                   Premises.

Restrictions   34. (a) Tenant will not use the Premises or any part
on Use             thereof for any purpose other than the use stipulated
                   in Section 2 hereof, or for any purpose deemed by
                   Landlord's insurer or by Landlord to be extra
                   hazardous on account of fire risk or in violation of
                   any law or legal requirement, or that will increase
                   the existing rate of insurance on the Building, or
                   cause a cancellation of any insurance policy covering
                   the Building.

                   (b) If Tenant vacates or abandons the Investor Center
                   Space for a period of two (2) consecutive months or
                   more or if the Investor Center Space is not open for
                   retail business for a period of four (4) months or
                   more, Landlord shall have the right to notify Tenant
                   that this Lease shall terminate with respect to the
                   Investor Center Space.  Tenant shall have ten (10)
                   business days after receipt of Landlord's notice to
                   reoccupy the space and open for business for the
                   purpose authorized herein, failing which this Lease
                   shall terminate with respect to the Investor Center
                   Space effective on the date such ten (10) business day
                   period ends.

Parking        35. Landlord shall provide Tenant with the use of (a) one
                   (1) parking space per each 1,000 RSF of office
                   (excluding, however, space comprising the Investor
                   Center Space and the RSF located on the fourth and
                   sixth floors of the Building) leased pursuant to the
                   terms hereof, plus forty (40) additional spaces, and
                   (b) forty-two (42) parking spaces for the space leased
                   by Tenant on the fourth and sixth floors of the
                   Building.  Tenant shall pay for the use of the parking
                   spaces provided at the monthly rates established by
                   Landlord or its operator of the garage.

Relocation     36. Paragraph deleted.

Exculpation    37. It is understood that Landlord on the date of
                   execution hereof is a Maryland limited partnership and
                   that no partner, general or limited, of said limited
                   partnership, as it may now or hereafter be 

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                   constituted, shall have any personal liability to
                   Tenant or any person claiming under, by or through
                   Tenant on any action, claim, suit or demand brought
                   pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Lease or
                   arising out of the occupancy by Tenant of the
                   Premises; provided, however, that nothing contained in
                   this Section 37 shall prevent Tenant from seeking to
                   recover against "partnership property" of said
                   partnership.

Governing      38. This Lease, as amended, shall be governed by the laws
Law                of the State of Maryland.

Transfers of   39. Within  fifteen (15) calendar days following transfer
Partnership        of any general or limited partnership interest in 
Interests          Landlord, Landlord shall notify Tenant of the transfer
                   of such interests and list the then current ownership
                   of the general and limited partnership interests in
                   Landlord and, to the extent known by Landlord, the
                   direct and indirect owners of such partnership
                   interests; provided, however, that if Landlord widely
                   distributes partnership interests, i.e., in excess of
                   five (5) holders, Landlord only need inform Tenant of
                   interests in Landlord held by IBM or any Affiliate (as
                   defined below) and any other entity holding in excess
                   of twenty percent (20%) of such partnership interests. 
                   For purposes of this Section, "Affiliate" means a
                   person or persons directly or indirectly, through one
                   or more intermediaries, controlling, controlled by, or
                   under common control with Landlord.  The term
                   "control," as used in the immediately preceding
                   sentence, means the possession, directly or
                   indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
                   direction of the management or policies of the
                   controlled person.  The term "person" means an
                   individual, partnership, corporation, or any other
                   entity or association.

Quality        40. On any repair, reconstruction, alteration, or other
Construction       construction by Landlord to the Building other than 
Construction       areas for occupancy by tenants of the Building,
                   Landlord shall perform such work with a quality of
                   materials and workmanship at least equal to or better
                   than that of the original construction of such areas
                   of the Building.  Landlord shall maintain and manage
                   the Building consistent with the quality of
                   maintenance and management of other class A office
                   buildings in Baltimore, Maryland, but in any case at
                   least a quality currently maintained at the Building.

Expense and    41. Landlord shall submit to Tenant solely for
Capital Budgets    informational purposes on or before December 31 of
                   each calendar year during the Lease term, Landlord's
                   projected expense budget for operation of the Building
                   and Landlord's capital budget for the Building, each
                   for the following year.

Transfer of    42. (a) Notice of Negotiations.  If Landlord enters into
Building           substantive negotiations  on  a contract of sale for
by Landlord        the transfer of the fee simple interest (a "Transfer")
                   in the Building, Landlord will so notify Tenant.  In
                   such notice, Landlord shall notify Tenant of the
                   identity of the prospective transferee and, to the
                   extent known by Landlord, the direct and indirect 

 39          owners of the prospective transferee.  Tenant shall
                   hold such information in strict confidence, and shall
                   not disclose or allow to be disclosed such information
                   to any third party.  On conclusion of the Transfer,
                   Landlord shall so notify Tenant and confirm the
                   identity of the transferee, and direct or indirect
                   owners thereof to the extent known by Landlord.

                   (b) Mutual Fund Complex Sale.  During the term of
                   this Lease, Landlord shall not Transfer or allow to be
                   transferred the Building to a Mutual Fund Complex (as
                   defined below), other than to Tenant.  For purposes of
                   this Section 42, a "Mutual Fund Complex" means an
                   entity or group of affiliated entities whose primary
                   business is the underwriting or investment management
                   of mutual funds or other investment companies,
                   regardless of whether registered under the Investment
                   Company Act of 1940 (the "Act") and having a
                   collective net asset value in excess of Five Billion
                   Dollars ($5,000,000,000) as of the date of the
                   Transfer as reported in The Wall Street Journal or
                   other generally accepted industry source; provided,
                   however, that the foregoing restriction shall in no
                   event limit Transfers to (i) individual mutual funds
                   or other investment companies, regardless of whether
                   registered under the Act, (ii) individual real estate
                   investment trusts (whether actually organized in the
                   form of a trust, corporation, partnership or other
                   entity), or (iii) other entities that  are, or intend
                   to be, substantially invested, directly or indirectly,
                   in equity or debt interests in real estate.

                   (c) Applicability.  Tenant's rights under this
                   Section shall not apply if, at the time Landlord is
                   required to notify Tenant under this Section or
                   Landlord desires to Transfer or allow to be
                   transferred the Building, (i) Tenant is in default
                   under this Lease, (ii) an event has occurred that
                   would be a default under this Lease after either
                   notice or the passage of time, or (iii) Tenant has
                   assigned all or any part of this Lease or has sublet
                   all or in excess of a ten percent (10%) portion of the
                   Premises.

                   (d) Personal Rights.  The rights granted to Tenant
                       under this Section are personal to T. Rowe Price
                       Associates, Inc. ("TRP") and may not be assigned
                       by TRP in connection with any assignment of this
                       Lease or otherwise, and TRP's rights under this
                       Section may not be exercised by anyone other than
                       TRP.  Any attempted assignment of TRP's rights
                       under this Section shall be of no force and
                       effect, and shall terminate such rights as of the
                       date of the purported assignment.

                   (e) Time of Essence.  TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE OF EVERY
                       PROVISION OF THIS SECTION.

Storage        43. Landlord hereby leases to Tenant about two thousand
Space              three hundred eighty-seven (2,387) square feet of 
                   area (the "Storage Space") during the term of this
                   Lease, including any renewals or extensions thereof. 
                   The Storage Space is shown on Exhibit D attached
                   hereto as a part hereof.  Tenant acknowledges that the
                   Storage Space shall be delivered to Tenant with sheet 

 40          rock demising walls, one lockable entry door, and
                   lighting providing approximately fifty (50) foot
                   candles of illumination throughout the Storage Space. 
                   Except for the foregoing, Landlord shall have no
                   further obligations with respect to the build out of
                   the Storage Space and Tenant accepts the Storage Space
                   in its "as is" condition.

                   (a) Fee for Storage Space.  Tenant agrees to pay as
                   an annual fee the sum of Ten Dollars ($10) per square
                   foot of area in the Storage Space, payable in equal
                   monthly installments in advance on or before the first
                   day of each month throughout the term hereof.  This
                   fee may be changed by Landlord not more than once
                   during any calendar year to reflect the then market
                   rate, as determined by Landlord, by giving not less
                   than thirty (30) days advance written notice thereof
                   to Tenant.  If Tenant objects to the adjusted fee, it
                   may cancel its right under this Section to lease the
                   Storage Space effective on the adment date provided
                   Tenant notifies Landlord in writing within thirty (30)
                   days after Tenant receives Landlord's notice of the
                   fee adment.  All fees shall be paid in accordance with
                   Section 4(d) of this Lease and any amounts not paid
                   when due shall bear interest from the date due until
                   paid at the rate specified in Section 4(d) of this
                   Lease.

                   (b) Obligations.  This Section is for lease of
                   Storage Space for self-service storage only.  Without
                   charge, Landlord shall provide lighting and HVAC to
                   the extent now provided in the basement area. 
                   Otherwise, Landlord shall not be obligated to provide
                   additional HVAC, electrical, or cleaning or janitorial
                   services.  At its sole cost and expense, Tenant (i)
                   shall pay for all replacement lighting, bulbs, tubes,
                   ballasts, and starters required for the Storage space,
                   and (ii) may request Landlord to provide additional
                   HVAC, electrical, cleaning, and janitorial services.

                   (c) Default.  If Tenant is in default under this
                   Section and fails to cure such default within thirty
                   (30) days after written notice by Landlord to Tenant,
                   Landlord may, at its option, cancel Tenant's rights
                   under this Section by a second written notice to
                   Tenant.  In such event, Landlord shall have all
                   remedies available to it at law or in equity.

               (d) No Liability.  Landlord, its agents and employees,
                   shall not be liable for loss or damage to any personal
                   property in the Building, including the Storage Space,
                   caused by fire, theft, explosion, strikes, riots, or
                   by any other cause, and Tenant hereby (i) waives any
                   claim against Landlord for in respect thereto, and
                   (ii) agrees to indemnify and defend Landlord against
                   all claims for any loss or damage to any such personal
                   property from any cause whatsoever, whether or not
                   caused by Landlord's act or omission.  It is further
                   expressly understood that the relationship between
                   Landlord and Tenant constitutes an agreement to use
                   the Storage Space subject to the terms and conditions
                   herein only, and that neither such relationship nor
                   the storage of any such personal property in the
                   building, including the Storage Space, shall
                   constitute a bailment or create the relationship of 

 41          bailor and bailee.

                   (e) Casualty.  If less than all or substantially all
                   of the Storage Space shall be damaged by fire or other
                   casualty that renders it unusable by Tenant, the fee
                   provided for herein shall be reduced pro rata (based
                   on the ratio of the Storage Space that is usable and
                   unusable) from the date such area becomes unusable
                   until it again becomes usable.  Landlord will cause
                   the Storage Space to be repaired with due diligence to
                   the extent of any insurance proceeds available for
                   such repair.  If all or substantially all of the
                   Storage Space is damaged by fire or other casualty,
                   Landlord may elect not to repair it and may terminate
                   Tenant's rights under this Section on written notice
                   to Tenant.

                   (f) Eminent Domain.  If all or any substantial part
                   of the Storage Space is taken by eminent domain
                   proceedings, then on written notice to the other,
                   either party may terminate this Section.  If less than
                   all or substantially all of the Storage Space is so
                   taken, Landlord may by written notice to Tenant reduce
                   the area leased hereunder to the extent of any partial
                   taking and the fee charged for the Storage Space shall
                   be equitably reduced based on the ratio of the Storage
                   Space taken and not taken.

                   (g) Compliance with Laws.  Tenant shall comply with
                   all laws, ordinances, and regulations governing the
                   use and occupation of the Storage Space.  Tenant
                   covenants not to suffer any waste, damage,
                   disfigurement, or injury to the Storage Space or any
                   other part of the Building, and Tenant specifically
                   covenants not to store in the Storage Space any
                   Hazardous Materials, or any materials that in
                   Landlord's reasonable judgment are likely to result in
                   higher premiums for the casualty insurance covering
                   the Building.

                   (h) Reserved Rights.  Landlord reserves the following
                   rights, exercisable without notice and without
                   liability to Tenant, and Tenant hereby waives any
                   claims of an eviction, constructive or actual, or of
                   disturbance of Tenant's use or possession of the
                   Storage Space, or for setoff or abatement hereunder,
                   in each case by reason of Landlord's exercise of these
                   rights:

                       (i)  To retain at all times and to use in
                   appropriate instances keys to all doors within and
                   into the Storage Space.  No locks on these doors shall
                   be changed without the prior written consent of
                   Landlord.  This provision shall not apply to Tenant's
                   safes or other areas maintained by Tenant for the
                   safety and security of monies, securities, negotiable
                   instruments or like items or areas containing
                   proprietary items or information.

                       (ii) To make repairs, alterations, additions, or
                   improvements, whether structural or otherwise, in and
                   about the Building, or any part thereof, and for such
                   purposes to enter on the Storage Space and, during the
                   continuation of any such work, to temporarily close
                   doors, entryways, public spaces, and corridors in the 
 42          Building and to interrupt or temporarily suspend
                   services and facilities without liability, cost, or
                   abatement of the fee.

                       (iii) To enter the Storage Space in lawful manner
                   for any other lawful purpose.

                   (i) Rules and Regulations.  Tenant shall perform,
                   observe, and comply with the Rules and Regulations of
                   the Building that form a part of this Lease, to the
                   extent they may affect use of the Storage Space, as
                   the same may be amended from time to time by Landlord. 
                   Tenant shall make no alterations or improvements to
                   the Storage Space without Landlord's prior written
                   consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably
                   withheld or delayed.

                   (j) Keys.  If keys are supplied by Landlord to Tenant
                   in connection with the rights granted herein, Tenant
                   shall surrender such keys to Landlord on the
                   termination of Tenant's rights under this Section.

                   (k) Subordination.  The subordination of this Section
                   and rights of Tenant granted herein to any mortgages,
                   deeds of trust, or ground leases now or hereafter
                   placed against the Building shall be governed by the
                   provisions of Section 22 of this Lease.  Tenant agrees
                   to deliver a certificate in respect to this Section
                   similar to the certificates required by Section 22 of
                   this Lease at any time any certificate under such
                   Section is required.

                   (l) Reduced Area.  Tenant may, at its option, reduce
                   the total square footage comprising the Storage Space
                   by giving Landlord a sixty (60) day written notice or
                   reduction desired.  Tenant agrees that any such
                   reduction that will require an alteration of the
                   existing demising walls shall be completed by Landlord
                   at Tenant's expense.

                   (m) Cancellation.  Tenant may cancel this Section at
                   any time for any reason by giving Landlord a thirty
                   (30) day notice of cancellation.

                   (n) No Impact on Lease.  Whenever either party
                   exercises a right granted in this Section to terminate
                   or cancel this Section, or this Section is terminated
                   or expires in accordance with its terms, such
                   cancellation, termination, or expiration shall in no
                   way affect the validity and status of the balance of
                   this Lease, which shall remain in full force and
                   effect without change.  

Generator      44. Landlord previously installed a standby power
                   generator located on the eleventh (11th) floor of the
                   Building, for up to seventy-five (75) KVA of connected
                   load.  Subject to the terms and conditions of this
                   Section, Landlord hereby agrees that Tenant may use up
                   to 125 KVA load generated by the emergency generator
                   located on the eleventh (11th) floor of the Building.

                   (a) Changed Capacity.  If for any reason Landlord
                   determines in its sole discretion that Landlord's
                   future business dictates more than the capacity of the
                   emergency generator then located on the eleventh 

 43          (11th) floor and Tenant's requirement for standby
                   connected load will continue to exceed 75 KVA,
                   Landlord shall notify Tenant in writing to make an
                   election either to (i) reduce its requirement for
                   standby connected load on the eleventh (11th) floor to
                   75 KVA, or (ii) share pro-rata in Landlord's total
                   cost to increase the standby connected loan on the
                   eleventh (11th) floor to meet Landlord's requirement.

                   (b) Tenant's written notice of election shall be
                   received by Landlord no later than the tenth (10th)
                   business day following the date it receives Landlord's
                   notice, failing which Tenant shall be deemed to have
                   elected to reduce its requirement to 75 KVA.  If
                   Tenant elects to continue to reserve up to 125 KVA of
                   standby connected load, Tenant's pro-rata share of
                   Landlord's total cost shall be calculated as follows:
                   (i) divide the KVA reserved to Tenant by the KVA of
                   any new generator that Landlord installs in place of
                   the existing 225 KVA generator or, in the alternative,
                   divide the KVA reserved to Tenant by the sum total of
                   the KVA of the existing and any additional separate
                   generator so installed, and (ii) multiply the fraction
                   calculated pursuant to clause (i) by Landlord's total
                   cost to install the new replacement or additional
                   generator and associated items.

LANDLORD AND TENANT HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THIS LEASE, AS AMENDED,
RESTATED, AND CONSOLIDATED HEREIN, CONSTITUTES THE LEGAL AND BINDING
OBLIGATION AND LANDLORD AND THEIR RESPECTIVE SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.

Rider A and Exhibits A-E are attached hereto and made a part thereof.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this instrument has been duly executed by the
parties hereto as of the day and year first above written.

                       100 EAST PRATT STREET LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 

                       By:  100 East Pratt Street, Inc., its Managing
                            General Partner


                              By:  /s/ J. Robb Mayo       (SEAL)
                            Name:  J. Robb Mayo
                           Title:  Director of US Real Estate
                                    Operations and Investments

                       T. ROWE PRICE ASSOCIATES, INC.

                              By:  /s/ Andrew C. Goresh   (SEAL)
                            Name:  Andrew C. Goresh
                           Title:  Managing Director

STATE OF NEW YORK          )
COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER      ) ss.:  ARMONK

      On this 22nd day of May, 1997, before me, Thomas P. Crohan, a Notary
Public in and for the State of New York, duly commissioned and sworn,
personally appeared J.R. Mayo, known to me to be the Director of US Real
Estate Operations and Investments of 100 EAST PRATT STREET, INC., a Maryland
corporation and managing general partner OF 100 EAST PRATT STREET LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP, and also known to me to be the person who executed the foregoing
instrument on behalf of the corporation therein named, and acknowledged to me
that such corporation executed the same.
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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official
seal in the County of Westchester, State of New York, the day and year in this
certificate first above written.


                              /s/ Thomas P. Crohan
                              Notary Public
                              Thomas P. Crohan, Notary Public, State of
                              New York, No. 01CR5058709, Qualified in
                              Westchester County, Commission Expires
                              April, 1998


STATE OF MARYLAND            )
COUNTY OF HARFORD            ) ss.:

     On this 7th day of May, 1997, before me, Victoria Deyesu, a Notary
Public in and for the County of Harford, State of Maryland, duly commissioned
and sworn, personally appeared Andrew Goresh, known to me to be the Managing
Director of T. ROWE PRICE ASSOCIATES, INC., the corporation described in and
that executed the foregoing instrument, and also known to me to be the person
who executed the foregoing instrument on behalf of the corporation therein
named, and acknowledged to me that such corporation executed the same.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official
seal in the County of Harford, State of Maryland, the day and ear in this
certificate first above written.


                              /s/ Victoria A. Deyesu
                              Notary Public
                              Victoria A. Deyesu, Notary Public, Harford
                              County, State of Maryland, My Commission
                              Expires June 1, 1999