We elected to be taxed as a REIT for federal income tax purposes for the year ending December 31, 1994, and we have not revoked that election. We were incorporated under the laws of the State of California in 1978 and were reincorporated in the State of Maryland in June 1995. Our principal executive offices are located at Ballston Tower, 671 N. Glebe Road, Suite 800 Arlington, VA 22203 and our telephone number at that location is (703) 329-6300. We also maintain regional offices and administrative or specialty offices in or near the following cities: San Jose, California; San Francisco; Shelton, Connecticut; Boston, Massachusetts; Newport Beach, California; New York, New York; Woodbridge, New Jersey; Virginia Beach, Virginia; and Seattle, Washington.