SECOND AMENDMENT TO UNSECURED REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT -------------------------- This Second Amendment to Unsecured Revolving Credit Agreement (the "Amendment") is made as of the 6th day of March, 1997, by and among CENTERPOINT PROPERTIES CORPORATION, a Maryland corporation (the "BORROWER"), the several banks, financial institutions and other entities from time to time parties to the Credit Agreement described below (collectively, the "LENDERS"), LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC. D/B/A LEHMAN CAPITAL, A DIVISION OF LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC. ("Lehman") not individually but as Documentation Agent and THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO, not individually, but as "ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT". RECITALS -------- A. The Lenders, The First National Bank of Boston, the Administrative Agent, and Lehman as Documentation Agent are parties to an Unsecured Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of October 23, 1996, as previously amended by First Amendment to Unsecured Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of November 26, 1996 (the "Credit Agreement'). All capitalized terms used in this agreement and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings described as such terms in the Credit Agreement. B. As of the date hereof, The First National Bank of Boston has assigned all of its rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement to The First National Bank of Chicago and Dresdner Bank AG, New York and Grand Cayman Branches, which collectively assumed all of such rights and obligations. Accordingly, The First National Bank of Boston is no longer a Lender. C. The parties desire to amend the Credit Agreement to change the interest rate applicable under the Facility. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: AGREEMENTS ---------- 1. The foregoing Recitals to this amendment hereby are incorporated into and made a part of this Amendment. 2. Section 2.4 of the Credit Agreement is amended as of the date hereof by deleting the table containing the Applicable Margins corresponding to various debt ratings and inserting in lieu thereof the following table: LIBOR CBR MOODY'S APPLICABLE APPLICABLE PRICING S&P RATING RATING MARGIN MARGIN CATEGORY ---------- ------ ------ ------ -------- A- or A3 or 0.95% 0 0 higher higher BBB+ Baa1 1.05% 0 1 BBB Baa2 1.15% 0.15% 2 BBB- Baa3 1.30% 0.30% 3 Less than BBB- Less than Baa3 1.60% 0.60% 4 Accordingly, the Applicable Margins shall be as set forth in the foregoing table from and after the date hereof (including with respect to any LIBOR Loans outstanding on the date hereof). 3. The Borrower hereby represents and warrants that no Default exists under the terms of the Credit Agreement. 4. All of the obligations of the parties to the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, are hereby ratified and confirmed. All references to the Credit Agreement shall henceforth be deemed to refer to the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment. Except as amended hereby, all of the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement shall remain unchanged. 5. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one agreement, and any of the parties hereto may execute this Amendment by signing such counterpart. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the date first above written CENTERPOINT PROPERTIES CORPORATION, a Maryland corporation By: -------------------------------- Print Name: ------------------------ Title: ----------------------------- 401 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 3000 Chicago, IL 60611 Attention: Paul S. Fisher Telephone: (312) 346-5600 Facsimile: (312) 456-7696 THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO, Individually and as Administrative Agent By: -------------------------------- Print Name: ------------------------ Title: ----------------------------- One First National Plaza Chicago, IL 60670 Attention: Kevin L. Gillen Suite 0151, 14th Floor Telephone: (312) 732-1486 Facsimile: (312) 732-1117 LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC., d/b/a Lehman Capital, a Division of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Individually and as Documentation Agent By: -------------------------------- Print Name: ------------------------ Title: ----------------------------- 3 World Financial Center New York, New York 10285-1200 Attention: Allyson V. Bailey, Floor 12 Telephone: (212) 526-5849 Facsimile: (212) 526-5484 NATIONSBANK, N.A. (SOUTH) By: -------------------------------- Print Name: Donna Friedel ------------------------ Title: Senior Vice President ------------------------------ Notice Address: Nationsbank Plaza 600 Peachtree, 6th Floor Atlanta, Georgia 30308 Attention: Donna Friedel Telephone: (404) 607-4107 Facsimile: (404) 607-4145 LASALLE NATIONAL BANK By: -------------------------------- Print Name: ------------------------ Title: ----------------------------- Notice Address: LaSalle National Bank 135 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1225 Chicago, Illinois 60603 Attention: John Hein Telephone: (312) 781-8620 Facsimile: (312) 904-6467 DRESDNER BANK AG, NEW YORK AND GRAND CAYMAN BRANCHES By: --------------------------------- Print Name: ------------------------- Title: ------------------------------ Notice Address: Dresdner Bank ------------------------- ------------------------- Attention: --------------- Telephone: ( ) --------------- Facsimile: ( ) ---------------