Securities and Exchange Act Article 43-3

From the date of filing and public announcement until the date of expiration of the public tender offer period, the public tender offeror and its related parties shall not, through a centralized securities exchange, over-the-counter market, any other market, or by any other means, purchase the same type of securities of the public company or beneficiary securities of the real estate investment trust under the Real Estate Securitization Act.A public tender offeror that violates the preceding paragraph shall be liable to the tenderer for damages up to a limit of the difference between the price paid for the securities purchased through other means and the price under the public tender offer, multiplied by the number of shares subscribed.