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Agreement ("Agreement") effective as of December 8, 2009 ("Grant Date") by and between Mack-Cali Realty Corporation (the "Company") and [___________] ("Recipient").

Whereas, pursuant to the Amended and Restated 2000 Director Stock Option Plan of Mack-Cali Realty Corporation (the "Plan"), the Company hereby awards shares of the Company's common stock, par value $.01 per share ("Common Stock") to the Recipient subject to such terms, conditions, and restrictions (hereinafter, "Restricted Share Award") as set forth in the Plan, and this Agreement;

Pursuant to the Plan, the Committee hereby awards to the Recipient, effective as of the Grant Date, a Restricted Share Award representing the conditional receipt of One Thousand, Nine Hundred Seventy (1,970) shares of Common Stock ("Restricted Shares") at no out-of-pocket cost to the Recipient subject to the terms, conditions and restrictions set forth herein. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall be as defined in the Plan.

(a) General Rules. Ownership of Restricted Shares shall not vest in the Recipient, and shall be subject to forfeiture until the conditions of Section 2(b) or Section 4 are fully satisfied. For purposes of this Agreement, the following concepts shall be defined as follows: (i) the lapse of restrictions on the Recipient's rights with respect to the Restricted Shares granted hereunder shall be referred to as "Vesting"; (ii) the period between the Grant Date and the date of Vesting shall be referred to as the "Vesting Period"; and (iii) the date Vesting occurs shall be referred to as the "Vesting Date."

(b) Vesting. All of the Restricted Shares granted hereunder shall Vest and be deemed earned on January 1, 2011. Vesting of the Restricted Shares granted hereunder is conditioned upon Recipient’s continued service with the Company as a member of the Board of Directors through and including the Vesting Date.

(c) Lapse of Restrictions. Upon the Vesting of Restricted Shares, the Recipient shall own the Shares free and clear of all restrictions imposed by this Agreement and the Recipient shall be free to hold or dispose of such Shares in his discretion, subject to applicable federal and state law or regulations.

(d) Prohibition Against Assignment. During the Vesting Period, the Restricted Shares may not be transferred or encumbered by the Recipient by means of sale, assignment, mortgage, transfer, exchange, pledge, or otherwise. The levy of any execution, attachment, or similar process upon the Restricted Shares shall be null and void.

(a) Certificates. Restricted Shares shall be evidenced by a stock certificate registered in the name of the Recipient or a nominee or nominees therefor. As soon as practicable following the date hereof, the Company shall prepare and issue such certificate for the Restricted Shares (the "Share Certificate"), which shall be registered in the name of the Recipient or a nominee and which shall bear such restrictive legend or legends (if any) as the Company may deem necessary or desirable under any applicable law.

(b) Stock Powers. The Recipient shall execute and deliver to the designee of the Company (the "Designee") stock powers corresponding to the Share Certificate designating the Company as the transferee of an unspecified number of Restricted Shares, which stock powers may be completed by the Designee as specified herein. The Recipient and the Company each waive the requirement that the signature of the Recipient on the stock powers be guaranteed. Upon receipt of a copy of this Agreement and the stock powers, each signed by the Recipient, the Designee shall promptly notify the proper officers of the Company and the Share Certificate and stock powers shall be held by the Company in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(c) Effect of Vesting. Upon Vesting, the Company shall cause to be delivered to the Recipient (i) a certificate for the Restricted Shares which have vested free and clear of restrictive legends and (ii) any stock powers signed hereunder by the Recipient remaining in its possession related to the vested Restricted Shares. In the event that the Recipient dies after Restricted Shares are vested but before delivery of the certificate for the vested Restricted Shares, such certificate shall be delivered to, and registered in the name of, the Recipient's beneficiary or estate, as the case may be.

(d) Rights of Stockholder. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2 and this Section 3, during the Vesting Period and after the certificates for the Restricted Shares have been issued, the Recipient shall be entitled to all rights of a stockholder of the Company, including the right to vote and the right to receive dividends, with respect to the Restricted Shares subject to this Agreement. Subject to applicable withholding requirements, if any, dividends on the Restricted Shares shall be paid to the Recipient when earned and payable.

(e) Power of Designee. The Designee is hereby authorized by the Recipient to utilize the stock power delivered by the Recipient to transfer all forfeited Restricted Shares to the Company upon receipt of instructions from a duly authorized representative of the Company.

(b) Termination for Any Other Reason. If the Recipient's service as a member of the Board of Directors terminates prior to the Vesting Date and prior to the occurrence of a Change in Control for reasons other than Disability, death or Retirement, any Restricted Shares subject to this Agreement that have not been earned and vested on the last day of the Recipient's service as a member of the Board of Directors shall be immediately forfeited.

In connection with the delivery of any stock certificates, or the making of any payment in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, to the extent not otherwise paid by or on behalf of the Recipient, the Company shall withhold Restricted Shares or cash amounts (for fractional Restricted Shares) equal to the taxes, if any, then required by applicable federal, state and local law to be so withheld.

In the event of any change in the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company by reason of any stock dividend or split, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, reorganization, combination or exchange of shares, or other similar corporate change, or other increase or decrease in such shares effected without receipt or payment of consideration by the Company, a duly authorized representative of the Company shall adjust the number of Restricted Shares granted pursuant to the Plan and this Agreement to prevent dilution or enlargement of the rights granted to the Recipient.

This Restricted Share Award Agreement is not intended to provide for an elective deferral of compensation that would be subject to Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and the Company reserves the right to unilaterally amend or modify this Agreement to ensure that the awards do not become subject to the requirements of Section 409A thereof.

This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties and shall not be modified or amended except in writing and duly signed by each of the parties hereto. No waiver by either party of any default under this Agreement shall be deemed a waiver of any later default hereunder.

The various provisions of this Agreement are severable in their entirety. Any determination of invalidity or unenforceability of any one provision shall have no effect on the continuing force and effect of the remaining provisions. All capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have those meanings ascribed to them in the Plan.

This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New Jersey applicable to contracts made, and to be enforced, within the State of New Jersey.