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Anthony A. Nichols, Sr., Chairman Emeritus and Trustee. Mr. Nichols was elected Chairman of our Board on August 22, 1996. On March 25, 2004, Mr. Nichols became Chairman Emeritus of our Board. Mr. Nichols founded The Nichols Company, a private real estate development company, through a corporate joint venture with Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. and was President and Chief Executive Officer from 1982 through August 22, 1996. From 1968 to 1982, Mr. Nichols was Senior Vice President of Colonial Mortgage Service Company (now GMAC Mortgage Corporation) and President of Colonial Advisors (the advisor to P.N.B. Mortgage and Realty Trust). Mr. Nichols has been a member of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) and former member of the Board of Governors of the Mortgage Banking Association and Chairman of the Income Loan Committee of the regional Mortgage Bankers Association and the Executive Committee of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce. He is Vice Chairman and Trustee of Saint Joseph’s University and Chairman of the Development Committee. He is also a board member of Fox Chase Bank. He is Chairman of the Advisory Board for the Marine Corps Scarlet and Gold Committee. His memberships include the National Association of Industrial and Office Parks (NAIOP) and the Urban Land Institute (ULI). We have agreed with Mr. Nichols to use our reasonable efforts to nominate him as a Trustee for election at our annual meeting of shareholders for each of 2006 and 2007. | 