Swap Transaction Date: 28 September 1998 The purpose of this agreement is to confirm the terms and conditions of the Swap Transaction entered into between: MORGAN GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK and GABLES REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP on the Trade Date and identified by the Morgan Deal Number specified below (the 'Swap Transaction'). This letter agreement constitutes a 'Confirmation' as referred to in the agreement specified below. The definitions and provisions contained in the 1991 ISDA Definitions subject to the 1998 ISDA Supplement (as published by the International Swap Dealers Association, Inc.) are incorporated into this Confirmation. In the event of any inconsistency between those definitions and provisions and this Confirmation, this Confirmation will govern. Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York is, together with other United Kingdom listed institutions, subject to the Bank of England's Code of Conduct. In connection therewith, this and certain future wholesale money market transactions will be outside the Financial Services Act, but you will have the benefit of the Code of Conduct. 1. If MORGAN GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK ('Morgan') and GABLES REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (the 'Counterparty') are parties to a Master Agreement, Interest Rate and Currency Exchange Agreement or other similar Agreement (a 'Swap Agreement'), this Confirmation supplements, forms a part of, and is subject to such Swap Agreement. In the event that Morgan and the Counterparty are parties to more than one Swap Agreement, this Confirmation supplements, forms a part of, and is subject to the Swap Agreement most recently executed between the parties. If Morgan and the Counterparty are not yet parties to a Swap Agreement, the parties agree that this Transaction will be documented under a master agreement to be entered into on the basis of the printed form of Master Agreement (Multicurrency-Cross Border) published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., together with such changes as shall be agreed between the parties (the 'Master Agreement'). Upon execution and delivery by the parties of the Master Agreement, this Confirmation shall supplement, form a part of, and be subject to such Master Agreement. Until the parties execute and deliver the Master Agreement, this Confirmation shall supplement, form a part of, and be subject to the printed form of Master Agreement published by ISDA, as if the parties had executed that agreement (but without any Schedule thereto) on the Trade Date of this Transaction. 2. The terms of the particular Swap Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows: Morgan Deal Number: 252704 Trade Date: 25 September 1998 Effective Date: 30 November 1998 Termination Date: 29 September 2000, subject to adjustments in accordance with the Modified Following Business Day Convention Fixed Amounts: Fixed Rate Payer: Counterparty Notional Amount: 40,000,000.00 USD Fixed Rate Payer Payment Dates: Monthly on day 30 starting with 30 December 1998 up to, and including 30 August 2000, subject to adjustment in accordance with the Modified Following Business Day Convention and there will be an adjustment to the Calculation Period. Fixed Rate: 4.785000 percent Fixed Rate Day Count Fraction: Actual/360 Final Calculation Period: From 30 August 2000 to 29 September 2000, subject to adjustments in accordance with the Modified Following Business Day Convention. Fixed Rate: 4.785000 percent Floating Amounts: Floating Rate Payer: Morgan Notional Amount: 40,000,000.00 USD Floating Rate Payer Payment Dates: Monthly on day 30 starting with 30 December 1998 up to, and including, 30 August 2000, subject to adjustment in accordance with the Modified Following Business Day Convention and there will be and adjustment to the Calculation Period. Floating Rate Option: USD - LIBOR - BBA Designated Maturity: 1 Month Spread: None Floating Rate Day Count Fraction: Actual/360 Reset Dates: The first day of each Calculation Period. Compounding: Inapplicable Final Calculation Period: From 30 August 2000 to 29 September 2000, subject to adjustment in accordance with the Modified Following Business Day Convention. Designated Maturity: 1 Month Floating Rate Option: USD - LIBOR - BBA Spread: None Payment Business Day Locations for Counterparty: London, New York Payment Business Day Locations for Morgan: London, New York Payments will be: Net i. The cross default provision of section 5 (a)(vi) of the Agreement shall apply to both parties with regard to any obligation in respect of borrowed money and commitments to lend in an aggregate amount of not less than the threshold amount which for Morgan shall be 3 percent of the total stockholders equity of Morgan and which for the counterparty shall be an amount reflective of its credit as agreed to by the parties. ii. The credit event upon merger provisions of section 5 (b)(iv) of the Agreement shall not apply to Morgan. 3. Account Details Payment to Morgan: Account for payments in USD: Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. of New York 23 Wall Street New York Favour: Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. of New York- London Office ABA/Bank No.: Account No.: 670 07 054 Reference: Further Credit to Swaps Group Account: 10005035 Please send MT 100 cover cable to MGT London Payments to Counterparty: Accounts for payments in USD: Favour: GABLES REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ABA/Bank No.: 061000010 Account No.: 12-653-546 Reference: 4. Offices: (a) The Office of Morgan for the Swap Transaction is LONDON; and (b) The Office of the Counterparty for the Swap Transaction is ATLANTA. All inquiries regarding payments and/or rate resettings only should be sent to: Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York 60 Victoria Embankment London, EC4Y 0JP Attention: Derivatives Processing Center Telephone: 011 44 171 325 3783 Facsimile: 011 44 171 325 7400 Telex: 896631 MGT G Cable: Morganbank Please quote the Morgan Deal Number indicated above. All inquiries regarding confirmations should be sent to: Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York 60 Wall Street New York, New York 10260 Attention: Amy Harris Telephone: 1-212-648-8882 Facsimile: 1-212-648-5117 Please quote the Morgan Deal Number indicated above. JP MORGAN SECURITIES INCORPORATED is acting solely as agent for Morgan and will have no obligations under this Swap Transaction. Each party represents that (i) it is entering into the transaction evidenced hereby as principal (and not as agent or in any other capacity); (ii) the other party is not acting as a fiduciary for it; (iii) it is not relying upon any representations except those expressly set forth in the Agreement or this Confirmation; (iv) it has consulted with its own legal, regulatory, tax, business, investment, financial, and accounting advisors to the extent it has deemed necessary, and it has made its own investment, hedging, and trading decisions based upon its own judgment and upon any advice from such advisors as it has deemed necessary and not upon any view expressed by the other party; and (v) it is entering into this transaction with a full understanding of the terms, conditions and risks thereof and it is capable of and willing to assume those risks. Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of our agreement by executing a copy of this Confirmation and returning it to us or by sending to us a letter, telex or facsimile substantially similar to this letter, which letter, telex or facsimile sets forth the material terms of the Swap Transaction to which this Confirmation relates and indicates agreement to those terms. When referring to this Confirmation, please indicate: Morgan Deal Number: 252704. Your sincerely, JP MORGAN SECURITIES INCORPORATED, as Agent for and signing on behalf of: MORGAN GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK By: /s/ Jason P. Manske ---------------------------- Name: Jason P. Manske Title: Vice President Confirmed as of the date first above written: GABLES REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP By: /s/ Marvin R. Banks, Jr. ----------------------------- Name: Marvin R. Banks, Jr. Title: Senior Vice President