According to the filing, Inland American Lewisville LP, LLCcontributed approximately $10.2 million in equity to the ventureand the Weber limited partners contributed approximately $1.1million. The project, which is slated to be built on vacant landacross Highway 121 from an existing Wal-Mart Superstore, isbudgeted at $56.8 million. The loan covers both land acquisitionand development costs and has a 7% interest rate. It matures on May16, 2011, but may be extended for an additional two years. In theevent development costs exceed the amount budgeted, Inland Americanmay, but is not required to, contribute additional funds to theventure in the form of a loan bearing 20% interest.

Under the joint venture agreement, one of the Weber entities,Weber Lewisville GP Inc., will manage the acquisition anddevelopment process. In exchange, it and the two other Weberentities, Weber LTC LP and DB/EB LTC LP, will receive a developmentfee equal to 4.5% of the hard construction costs, not to exceed$1.2 million. Inland American will be entitled to a propertymanagement fee equal to 4.5% of gross revenues.

Additionally, DB/EB LTC is establishing a $2.2-millioninterest-bearing escrow account, from which Inland American willreceive a preferred monthly return equivalent to 11% per year onits total capital contributions, as decreased by all distributionspaid to it. Further parts of the agreement give Inland American theoption to require an additional $1.1-million deposit from DB/EB LTCin 18 months if it determines the project will not be completed byApril 3, 2010. The Weber partners will not receive anydistributions until our capital contribution has been returned.

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