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This annual report contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the federal securities laws,
relating to our business and financial outlook which are based on our current expectations, beliefs,
projections, forecasts, future plans and strategies, and anticipated events or trends. In some cases,
you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “may,” “will,”
“should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,”
“believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential”
or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. We intend these forward-looking
statements, which are not guarantees of future performance and financial condition, to be covered
by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the federal securities laws.
Forward-looking statements are not historical facts. Instead, such statements reflect estimates and
assumptions and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict or
anticipate. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from those projected or
anticipated in these forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ
materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation,
the risks described under “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our 2005 Form 10-K, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2006. These factors include, without limitation,
the following: changes in national and local economic conditions, including those economic conditions
in our seven core markets; the extent, duration and strength of any economic recovery; our ability to
maintain occupancy and to timely lease or re-lease office space; the extent of any tenant bankruptcies
and insolvencies; our ability to sell our non-core office properties in a timely manner; our ability
to acquire office properties selectively in our core markets; our ability to integrate and realize
the full benefits from our acquisitions, including the Arden office portfolio; our ability to maintain
REIT qualification and changes to U.S. tax laws that affect REITs; material increases in the amount
of special dividends payable to affiliates of Trizec Canada Inc. on shares of our special voting stock
as a result of increases in the applicable cross-border withholding tax rates; Canadian tax laws that
affect treatment of investment in U.S. real estate companies; the competitive environment in which we
operate; the cost and availability of debt and equity financing; the effect of any impairment charges
associated with changes in market conditions; the sale or other disposition of shares of our common
stock owned by Trizec Canada Inc.; our ability to obtain, at a reasonable cost, adequate insurance
coverage for catastrophic events, such as earthquakes and terrorist acts; and other risks and
uncertainties detailed from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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