2553 DULLES VIEW DRIVE, HERNDON, VIRGINIA
DEED OF LEASE
BETWEEN
SP
HERNDON DEVELOPMENT, LP,
as Landlord
AND
GTSI CORP.,
as Tenant
Dated:
December _____ , 2007
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DEMISE AND
TERM |
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Premises and
Term
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Fourth Floor
Space
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RENT |
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Definitions
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Components of
Rent
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Payment of
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Caps on Adjustment
Rent
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Separation of
Common Ownership
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USE |
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CONDITION OF
PREMISES |
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Initial
Condition
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Americans With
Disabilities Act
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Environmental
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BUILDING
SERVICES |
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Basic
Services
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Electricity
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Telephones
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Additional
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Failure or Delay
in Furnishing Services
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Security
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Fitness
Center
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Deli
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Conference
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Concierge
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RULES AND
REGULATIONS |
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CERTAIN RIGHTS
RESERVED TO LANDLORD |
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MAINTENANCE AND
REPAIRS |
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ALTERATIONS |
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Requirements
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Liens
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INSURANCE |
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Tenant’s
Insurance
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Requirements of
Tenant’s Insurance
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Certificates of
Tenant’s Insurance
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Failure by Tenant
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Landlord’s
Insurance
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Increase in
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G. |
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Cancellation of
Insurance
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Mutual Waiver of
Subrogation
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WAIVER AND
INDEMNITY |
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Waiver
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Tenant’s
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Landlord’s
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FIRE AND
CASUALTY |
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CONDEMNATION |
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ASSIGNMENT AND
SUBLETTING |
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Landlord’s
Consent
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Standards for
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Right To Assign Or
Sublease To Qualified Affiliate
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SURRENDER |
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DEFAULTS AND
REMEDIES |
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Default
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Right of
Re-Entry
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Reletting
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Termination of
Lease
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Other
Remedies
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Bankruptcy
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Landlord’s
Default
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Waiver of Trial by
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HOLDING OVER |
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SECURITY
DEPOSIT |
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Security
Deposit
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Replacement Letter
of Credit
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Qualified
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INTENTIONALLY
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ESTOPPEL
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SUBORDINATION |
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QUIET
ENJOYMENT |
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BROKER |
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NOTICES |
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MISCELLANEOUS |
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Successors and
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Entire
Agreement
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Time of
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Execution and
Delivery
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Severability
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Governing
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Attorneys’
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Force
Majeure
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Captions
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No Waiver
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Recording
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Limitation of
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Financial
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Anti-Terrorism
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Consent/Approval
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Counterparts;
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PARKING |
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TENANT
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Tenant Signs
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Conditions
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EXPANSION
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Initial Expansion
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Available
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RIGHT OF FIRST
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Right of First
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Refusal
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Exercise
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Terms of First
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Amendment
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Termination
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RIGHT OF FIRST
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Option Space
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Right of First
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Terms
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Amendment
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Termination
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CONTRACTION
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Contraction
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Contraction
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Exercise
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Contraction
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Confirmation
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Termination
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EXTENSION
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First Extension
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Second Extension
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Amendment
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Termination
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RIGHT OF FIRST OFFER
UPON SALE OF THE COMPLEX |
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Offering
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Exclusions
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Termination
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USE OF ROOF AND
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STANDBY GENERATOR
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A. |
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License
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B. |
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Installation
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Laws
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Table of Contents
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EXHIBIT A —
Plan of Premises
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EXHIBIT B —
Rules and Regulations
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EXHIBIT C —
Work Letter Agreement
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EXHIBIT D —
Suite Acceptance Agreement
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Form of Letter of Credit
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Location of Parking Spaces
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Location of Generator Pad
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EXHIBIT H —
Location of Conference Room
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DEED OF LEASE
THIS DEED
OF LEASE (this “Lease”) is made as of December
_____ , 2007 (the “Effective Date”),
between SP HERNDON DEVELOPMENT, LP , a Delaware limited
partnership, having an address at c/o Fifield Realty Corp., 550
West Adams Street, Suite 200, Chicago, Illinois 60661
(“Landlord”), and GTSI CORP., a Delaware
corporation, having an address at 3901 Stonecroft Boulevard,
Chantilly, Virginia 20151, (“Tenant”), for space in the
eight (8) story office building at 2553 Dulles View Drive,
Herndon, Virginia (such building, including the land upon which the
building thereon is situated, being herein referred to as the
“Building”). The Building is part of a complex
consisting of the Building, a similar eight (8) story office
building known as 2551 Dulles View Drive (the “North
Building”) and an atrium connecting both such buildings
(collectively, the “Complex”). The following schedule
(the “Schedule”) sets forth certain basic terms of this
Lease:
SCHEDULE
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1. |
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Premises:
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Approximately 91,967 rentable square
feet consisting of all of floors 8, 7, 6 and 5 and approximately
12,276 rentable square feet on floor 1 of the Building (subject to
Section 1B below) |
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Approximately 104,243 rentable
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Base Rent :
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Lease Year |
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2. Annual Base Rent |
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3. Monthly Base Rent |
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1
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3,648,504.96 |
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304,042.08 |
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2
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3,739,717.68 |
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311,643.14 |
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3
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3,833,210.52 |
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319,434.21 |
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4
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3,929,040.84 |
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327,420.07 |
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5
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4,027,266.84 |
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335,605.57 |
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6
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4,127,948.52 |
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343,995.71 |
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7
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4,231,147.20 |
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352,595.60 |
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8
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4,336,925.88 |
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361,410.49 |
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4,445,349.12 |
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370,445.76 |
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10
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4,556,482.80 |
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379,706.90 |
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Tenant’s
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29.1778% |
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Base Year:
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2009 |
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Security Deposit: |
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A letter of credit in
the amount of $2,432,336.64
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Target Commencement
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December 1, 2008 |
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Rent Commencement
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June 1, 2009 |
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Scheduled Expiration
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May 31, 2019 |
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Brokers:
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CB Richard Ellis, Inc. |
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Cushman & Wakefield of Virginia,
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1. DEMISE AND TERM.
A. Premises and Term .
Landlord leases to Tenant and Tenant leases from Landlord the
premises (the “Premises”) described in Item 1 of
the Schedule and shown on the plan attached hereto as
Exhibit A, subject to the covenants and conditions set forth
in this Lease, for a term (the “Term”) commencing on
the date (the “Commencement Date”) Landlord delivers
possession of the Premises to Tenant with Landlord’s Work and
Tenant’s Work (as such terms are defined in the Work Letter
Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “Work
Letter”)) substantially completed, and expiring on
May 31, 2019 (the “Expiration Date”), unless
otherwise extended as provided in Section 32 below. For
purposes of this Lease, the term “Lease Year” shall
mean the twelve (12) month period beginning on the Rent
Commencement Date described in Item 8 of the schedule and each
consecutive twelve (12) calendar month period thereafter which
falls in whole or in part during the Term. Tenant shall complete
and furnish to Landlord, on or before occupancy of the Premises,
the Suite Acceptance Agreement attached hereto as
Exhibit D, which shall acknowledge the Commencement Date, the
Rent Commencement Date and the Expiration Date. Paragraph 1 of
the Work Letter sets forth Landlord’s liability and
Tenant’s remedies for any delay in completion of
Landlord’s Work (as defined in the Work Letter).
B. Fourth Floor Space .
Not later than four (4) months after the Effective Date,
Tenant shall notify Landlord whether Tenant elects to lease
additional space on the fourth floor of the Building upon all of
the same terms and conditions as Tenant’s lease of the
Premises described in Item 1 of the Schedule. If Tenant elects
to lease such additional space, Tenant must lease a minimum of
5,757 rentable square feet and the configuration of both that part
of the Premises on the fourth floor of the Building and any
remaining portion of said floor shall be capable of satisfying all
applicable building codes and shall otherwise be in a reasonably
marketable configuration, which shall include a reasonable portion
of the window lines and reasonable access to the elevator lobbies.
If Tenant elects to lease such additional space on the fourth floor
of the Building, Landlord and Tenant shall promptly enter into an
amendment to this Lease reflecting such additional portion of the
fourth floor included in the Premises and adjusting the amounts of
Base Rent, Tenant’s Proportionate Share, the Security Deposit
and Landlord’s Contribution (as all such terms are defined
herein) accordingly. If Tenant leases less than all of the fourth
floor of the Building, Landlord shall be responsible, at its
expense, for constructing the common corridor on such floor. The
leasehold improvements required to prepare such additional space
for Tenant’s occupancy shall be prepared in accordance with
the Work Letter. The amount of the Rentable Area (as hereinafter
defined) to be initially leased by Tenant, as expressly set forth
in Item 1B of the Schedule, as such amount may be increased
pursuant to this Section 1B, is hereinafter referred to as the
“Initial Rentable Area.”
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2. RENT .
A. Definitions .
For purposes of this Lease, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:
(i) “Controllable Expenses” shall mean only those items
of Expenses (as hereinafter defined) where the cost or expense
thereof shall be within the reasonable ability of Landlord to
control. Controllable Expenses shall include specifically, but not
be limited to, management fees and general administrative expenses
and window washing charges, elevator maintenance charges, pest
control charges, landscaping charges and marble and metal
maintenance charges (but not to the extent such charges are
affected by the non-controllable elements listed in the immediately
following sentence). Specifically excluded from Controllable
Expenses, without limitation, are the costs and expenses of
electricity, fuels and insurance, the wages of union employees (and
the costs and expenses of independent contractors who employ union
employees), costs and expenses of snow-removal and other
weather-dependent items and costs and expenses of security
services, facilities and equipment commensurate with the security
services, facilities and equipment provided in Class A office
buildings in the Reston/Herndon, Virginia submarket. Such
limitation on Controllable Expenses shall apply only to
Controllable Expenses and not to other items of Expenses or Taxes
(as hereinafter defined) and shall not limit or otherwise affect
Tenant’s obligations regarding the payment of any component
of Rent other than the Controllable Expenses component of
Adjustment Rent (as hereinafter defined).
(ii) “Expenses” shall mean all expenses, costs and
disbursements (other than Taxes) paid or incurred by Landlord in
connection with the ownership, management, maintenance, operation,
replacement and repair of the Complex. Expenses shall not include:
(a) costs of tenant alterations; (b) costs of capital
improvements, repairs and replacements (except for costs of any
capital improvements (1) made or installed (or service
agreement or lease entered into) for the purpose of reducing
Expenses or improving the operating efficiency of any system within
the Complex, but only to the extent of actual reductions or
improvement(s) to efficiencies during the Term, or (2) made or
installed pursuant to governmental requirement or insurance
requirement first applicable after the date of this Lease, which
costs shall be amortized by Landlord over the useful life of the
improvement in accordance with sound accounting and management
principles); (c) interest and principal payments on mortgages
(except interest on the cost of any capital improvements for which
amortization may be included in the definition of Expenses) or any
rental payments on any ground leases (except for rental payments
which constitute reimbursement for Taxes and Expenses);
(d) advertising expenses and leasing commissions; (e)
management fees in excess of three percent (3%) of the gross
revenues from the Complex; (f) any cost or expenditure for
which Landlord is reimbursed, whether by insurance proceeds or
otherwise, except through Adjustment Rent; (g) the cost of any
kind of service furnished to any other tenant in the Complex which
Landlord does not generally
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make available
to all tenants in the Complex; (h) legal expenses for
negotiating leases, disputes with tenants (except for reasonable
attorneys’ fees in connection with enforcing Landlord’s
written rules and regulations), legal and auditing fees, other than
those legal and auditing fees necessarily and reasonably incurred
in connection with the maintenance and operation of the Complex,
and legal or accounting fees incurred in connection with any debt
or equity financing of all or any portion of the Complex;
(i) salaries, wages, or other compensation paid to employees
of any property management organization above the level of property
manager, or its equivalent; (j) costs incurred to correct
violations by Landlord of any law, rule, order or regulation which
was in effect as of the date of this Lease; (k) depreciation
of any portion of the Building or Complex; (l) interest, late
charges or penalties payable by Landlord due to Landlord’s
failure to make timely payment of any Taxes or other payments;
(m) costs associated with the operation of the business of the
ownership or entity that constitutes “Landlord,” as
distinguished from the cost of Complex operations; (n) bad
debt loss, rent loss, or reserves for such losses (except for the
premiums, if any, for rent loss insurance); (o) costs incurred
to correct construction defects in the initial construction of the
Building or Complex; and (p) executive salaries and bonuses
paid to any Landlord employees to the extent not directly involved
in the day to day operations of the Complex. Expenses shall be
determined on an accrual basis.
(iii) “Rent” shall mean Base Rent, Adjustment Rent and
any other sums or charges due by Tenant hereunder.
(iv) “Rentable Area” of any part of the Complex (e.g.,
the Premises, any expansion space or the entire Complex) shall be
determined pursuant to the Standard Method for Measuring Floor Area
in Office Buildings published by Building Owners and Managers
Association International, ANSI/BOMA Z65.1-1996.
(v) “Taxes” shall mean all taxes, assessments and fees
levied upon the Complex, the property of Landlord located therein
or the rents collected therefrom, by any governmental entity based
upon the ownership, leasing, renting or operation of the Complex,
including all reasonable costs and expenses of protesting any such
taxes, assessments or fees. Taxes shall not include any net income,
capital stock, succession, transfer, franchise, gift, estate or
inheritance taxes; provided, however, if at any time during the
Term, a tax or excise on income is levied or assessed by any
governmental entity, in lieu of or as a substitute for, in whole or
in part, real estate taxes or other ad valorem taxes, such
tax shall constitute and be included in Taxes. For the purposes of
determining Taxes for any given year, the amount to be included for
such year (a) from special assessments payable in installments
shall be the amount of the installments (and any interest) due and
payable during such year, and (b) from all other Taxes shall
be the amount assessed and payable for such year.
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(vi) “Tenant’s Proportionate Share” shall mean
the percentage set forth in Item 4 of the Schedule which has been
determined by dividing the Rentable Area of the Premises (i.e., the
number of rentable square feet stated in Item 1B of the Schedule)
by the Rentable Area of the Complex (i.e., 357,268 square
feet).
B. Components of Rent .
Tenant agrees to pay the following amounts to Landlord at
Landlord’s office at the Complex or at such other place as
Landlord designates:
(i) From and after the Rent Commencement Date, base rent
(“Base Rent”) to be paid in monthly installments in the
amount set forth in Item 3 of the Schedule in advance on or
before the first day of each month of the Term without
demand.
(ii) From and after the first anniversary of the Rent
Commencement Date, adjustment rent (“Adjustment Rent”)
in an amount equal to Tenant’s Proportionate Share of
(a) the amount by which the Expenses for each calendar year
exceed the Expenses for the Base Year (as defined in Item 5 of
the Schedule); and (b) the amount by which the Taxes for each
calendar year exceed the Taxes for the Base Year. Prior to each
calendar year, or as soon thereafter as reasonably possible,
Landlord shall estimate the amount of Adjustment Rent due for such
year, and Tenant shall pay Landlord one-twelfth (1/12 th ) of such
estimate on the first day of each month during such year. Such
estimate may be revised by Landlord whenever it obtains information
relevant to making such estimate more accurate (but not more than
twice per year). After the end of each calendar year, Landlord
shall deliver to Tenant a reconciliation statement setting forth
the actual Expenses and Taxes for such calendar year, the amount by
which such Expenses and Taxes exceeded the Expenses and Taxes for
the Base Year and statements of the amount of Adjustment Rent that
Tenant has paid and is payable for such year (Landlord may issue
separate reports and statements for Expenses and Taxes or, at its
option, may issue a combined report and statement) (Landlord shall
use reasonable efforts to deliver such report for a calendar year
by April 30 of the following year). Within thirty
(30) days after receipt of such report, Tenant shall pay to
Landlord the amount of Adjustment Rent due for such calendar year
minus any payments of Adjustment Rent made by Tenant for such year.
If Tenant’s estimated payments of Adjustment Rent exceed the
amount due Landlord for such calendar year, Landlord shall apply
such excess as a credit against Tenant’s other obligations
under this Lease or promptly refund such excess to Tenant if the
Term has already expired, provided Tenant is not then in Default
hereunder, in either case without interest to Tenant.
C. Payment of Rent .
The following provisions shall govern the payment of Rent: (i) if
this Lease commences or ends on a day other than the first day or
last day of a calendar month, respectively, the Monthly Base Rent
for the month in which this Lease so begins or ends shall be
prorated; if this Lease commences or ends on a day other than the
first day or last day of a calendar year, respectively, the
Adjustment Rent for the year in which this Lease so begins or ends
shall be prorated and the monthly installments shall be adjusted
accordingly; (ii) all Rent shall be paid to Landlord without
offset or deduction, except as otherwise expressly set forth
herein, and the covenant to pay Rent
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shall be
independent of every other covenant in this Lease; (iii) if
during all or any portion of any year at least 95% of the rentable
area of the Complex is not fully rented and occupied, Landlord
shall make an appropriate adjustment of Expenses for such year to
determine the Expenses that would have been paid or incurred by
Landlord had the rentable area of the Complex been 95% rented and
occupied for the entire year with all tenants paying full rent and
the amount so determined shall be deemed to have been the Expenses
for such year. If during all or any portion of any year the Complex
is not fully assessed for purposes of determining Taxes, Landlord
shall make an appropriate adjustment of Taxes for such year to
determine the Taxes that would have been paid had the Complex been
fully assessed for the entire year and the amount so determined
shall be deemed to have been the Taxes for such year; (iv) any
sum due from Tenant to Landlord which is not paid when due shall
bear interest from the date due until the date paid at an annual
rate equal to the Prime Rate plus 2% (the “Prime Rate”
shall mean the rate then most recently published in the Wall
Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” or, if the
Wall Street Journal no longer publishes such information, a
comparable source reasonably selected by Landlord), but in no event
higher than the maximum rate permitted by law (the “Default
Rate”); and, in addition, Tenant shall pay Landlord a late
charge for any Rent payment which is paid more than five
(5) business days after its due date equal to 5% of such
payment (provided Tenant shall not be liable for such 5% late
charge the first two (2) times Tenant fails to timely pay Rent
when due in any calendar year unless, with respect to each such
incidence, such failure continues for more than five (5) days
after written notice); (v) if changes are made to this Lease
or the Complex changing the number of square feet contained in the
Premises or in the Complex, Landlord shall make an appropriate
adjustment to Tenant’s Proportionate Share; (vi) Tenant
shall have the right, upon reasonable prior written notice to
Landlord, to inspect Landlord’s accounting records relative
to Expenses and Taxes during normal business hours at any time
within one hundred eighty (180) days following the furnishing
to Tenant of the annual statement of Adjustment Rent; and, unless
Tenant shall take written exception to any item in any such
statement within such one hundred eighty (180) day period,
such statement shall be considered as final and accepted by Tenant.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Tenant audits the Taxes or
Expenses and discovers an error of greater than three percent (3%),
Tenant shall have a right to audit prior years’ statements
for errors relating to the same items. Tenant must timely pay all
Adjustment Rent billed by Landlord pending the outcome of its
inspection or any audit of Landlord’s accounting records. If
Tenant makes such timely written exception, an audit as to the
proper amount of Adjustment Rent for such period shall be performed
by an independent certified public accounting firm selected by
Tenant and reasonably acceptable to Landlord, which audit shall be
final and conclusive. If the results of such audit reveal that
Tenant has overpaid or underpaid Adjustment Rent for the applicable
year, Landlord shall pay to Tenant such overpayment or Tenant shall
pay to Landlord such underpayment, as applicable, within thirty
(30) days after the results of such audit are reported to the
parties. Tenant agrees to pay the entire cost of such audit unless
it is determined that Landlord’s original determination of
the Adjustment Rent for the year in issue was in error by more than
three percent (3%), in which case Landlord agrees to pay the cost
of such audit; (vii) in the event of the termination of this
Lease prior to the determination of any Adjustment Rent,
Tenant’s agreement to pay any such sums and
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Landlord’s obligation to refund any such sums (provided
Tenant is not in Default hereunder) shall survive the termination
of this Lease; (viii) no adjustment to the Rent by virtue of
the operation of the rent adjustment provisions in this Lease shall
result in the payment by Tenant in any year of less than the Base
Rent shown on the Schedule; (ix) Landlord may at any time
change the fiscal year of the Building with notice to Tenant;
(x) each amount owed to Landlord under this Lease for which
the date of payment is not expressly fixed shall be due on the last
to occur of (x) the same date as the Rent listed on the
statement showing such amount is due and (y) thirty
(30) days after delivery of the statement; (xi) if
Landlord fails to give Tenant an estimate of Adjustment Rent prior
to the beginning of any calendar year, Tenant shall continue to pay
Adjustment Rent at the rate for the previous calendar year until
Landlord delivers such estimate, at which time Tenant shall pay
retroactively the increased amount for all previous months of such
calendar year or Landlord shall credit any overpayment against Rent
next coming due, as applicable; and (xii) Tenant shall be
responsible for paying any recordation tax incurred with respect to
recording a memorandum of this Lease, if requested by Tenant.
D. Caps on Adjustment Rent .
Notwithstanding anything in this Section 2 to the contrary,
commencing in the second Lease Year, solely for purposes of
calculating Adjustment Rent, Controllable Expenses (as defined
above) per square foot of Rentable Area of the initial Premises for
each Lease Year shall not exceed an amount equal to 104% of the
total actual Controllable Expenses per square foot of Rentable Area
of the initial Premises for the immediately preceding Lease
Year.
E. Separation of Common Ownership .
It is contemplated that all components of the Complex will retain
common ownership during the Term. If, however, there is no longer
common ownership of the Building and the North Tower, then
(i) Tenant’s Proportionate Share shall be recalculated
based upon the percentage of the Rentable Area of the Premises
divided by the Rentable Area of the Building, (ii) Expenses
and Taxes shall be based upon the respective amounts incurred with
respect to the Building and not the Complex as a whole (provided
Landlord may include in Expenses and Taxes amounts based upon the
Building’s share of Expenses and Taxes that benefit or apply
to the Complex as a whole) and (iii) Landlord and Tenant shall
amend this Lease as equitably required to reflect such separation
of common ownership.
3. USE.
Tenant agrees that it shall occupy and use the Premises only for
general office use and for any other lawful purpose ancillary to
general office use and consistent with a Class A office
building, and for no other purposes. Tenant shall comply with all
federal, state and municipal laws, ordinances, rules and
regulations and all covenants, conditions and restrictions of
record applicable to Tenant’s use or occupancy of the
Premises. Without limiting the foregoing, except for any hazardous
or toxic substances used for ordinary office purposes in compliance
with applicable environmental laws, Tenant shall not cause, nor
permit, any hazardous or toxic substances to be brought upon,
produced, stored, used, discharged or disposed of in, on or about
the Premises without the prior written consent of Landlord and then
only in compliance with all applicable environmental laws.
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4. CONDITION OF PREMISES .
A. Initial Condition .
Tenant’s taking possession of the Premises shall be
conclusive evidence that the Premises were in good order and
satisfactory condition when Tenant took possession, subject to
latent defects specified in a written notice given by Tenant to
Landlord during the first eleven (11) months of the Term
(failure of Tenant to timely notify Landlord of any such latent
defects shall be deemed a waiver and acceptance by Tenant of such
latent defects). No agreement of Landlord to alter, remodel,
decorate, clean or improve the Premises or the Building (or to
provide Tenant with any credit or allowance for the same), and no
representation regarding the condition of the Premises or the
Building, have been made by or on behalf of Landlord or relied upon
by Tenant, except as stated in the Work Letter.
B. Americans With Disabilities Act .
The parties acknowledge that the Americans With Disabilities Act of
1990 (42 U.S.C. §12101 et seq.) and regulations and guidelines
promulgated thereunder, as amended and supplemented from time to
time (collectively referred to herein as the “ADA”)
establish requirements under Title III of the ADA (“Title
III”) pertaining to business operations, accessibility and
barrier removal. To the best of Landlord’s knowledge, the
structural components and common areas of the Complex will be in
compliance with the ADA as of the Commencement Date. Any future
modifications necessary for the structural components and common
areas to be in compliance with the ADA shall be Landlord’s
responsibility (subject to inclusion of the costs of compliance in
Expenses as provided in Section 2A(ii)(b)(2)). Tenant
acknowledges and agrees that to the extent that Landlord prepares,
reviews or approves any of plans or specifications relating to
leasehold improvements in the Premises, such action shall in no
event be deemed any representation or warranty that the same comply
with any requirements of the ADA. After the Commencement Date,
Tenant shall be solely responsible for all requirements under the
ADA relating to Tenant or any affiliates or persons or entities
related to Tenant, operations of Tenant or its affiliates, or the
Premises, including, without limitation, requirements under Title I
of the ADA pertaining to Tenant’s employees.
C. Environmental .
Landlord shall deliver the Premises to Tenant free from any
hazardous substances or toxic materials in violation of applicable
laws, rules and regulations in effect as of the date of such
delivery.
5. BUILDING SERVICES .
A. Basic Services .
Landlord shall furnish the following services: (i) heating and
air conditioning in accordance with the specifications set forth on
Schedule 1 attached to the Work Letter, daily from 8:00 A.M.
to 7:00 P.M. (Saturday from 9:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M.), Sundays and
Holidays (as hereinafter defined) excepted (provided that by
written notice to Landlord not later than August 31, 2008,
Tenant may elect that the weekday hours for heating and air
conditioning will instead be from 7:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.);
(ii) water for drinking and hot water for lavatory services,
and water at Tenant’s expense for any full service kitchen in
the Premises (subject to Section 5H); (iii) men’s
and women’s restrooms at locations designated by Landlord and
in common with
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other tenants
of the Building; (iv) evening janitor service (after the
standard hours for heating and air conditioning specified in clause
(i) above) in the Premises (provided that Tenant shall have
the right to hire an independent third party janitorial firm to
clean the Secured Area (as hereinafter defined) and in such
circumstance Landlord shall have no obligation to provide janitor
service to such area) and common areas of the Building, weekends
and Holidays excepted, including periodic outside window washing of
the perimeter windows in the Premises (at least four times per
year); and (v) access to the Premises and passenger elevator
service in common with Landlord and other tenants of the Building,
24 hours a day, 7 days a week (with at least two
(2) elevators in service during normal business hours and at
least one (1) elevator in service at all other times); and
freight elevator service daily, weekends and Holidays excepted,
upon request of Tenant and subject to scheduling and reasonable
charges by Landlord (provided there shall be no charge for
Tenant’s use of the freight elevator during its initial
build-out, move into and final move out of the Building and there
shall be no charge for such freight elevator during normal business
hours or at any other time unless Tenant’s use requires, as
reasonably determined by Landlord, the presence of an engineer at
the Building at a time when an engineer would not normally be
present). For purposes of this Section 5.A,
“Holidays” shall mean New Years Day, Martin Luther King
Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran’s
Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.
B. Electricity .
Landlord agrees to furnish to the Premises, subject to reasonable
rules and regulations, electricity for normal lighting and normal
office equipment, the cost of which shall be included in Expenses.
Tenant shall not, without the prior written consent of Landlord,
use any apparatus or device in the Premises which will in any way
increase the amount of electricity used above that usually
furnished or supplied for the use of the Premises as general office
space, nor connect any apparatus or device with electric current
lines except through existing electrical outlets in the Premises.
If Tenant desires to use electric current in excess of that usually
furnished or supplied for the use of the Premises as general office
space, Tenant shall request the same from Landlord in writing.
Landlord shall not unreasonably refuse such request if sufficient
capacity is then available. If such request is granted, Landlord
shall cause an electrical current meter to be installed in the
Premises to measure the amount of electric current consumed. Tenant
agrees to pay within thirty (30) days after demand therefor
from Landlord the cost of any such meters and of the installation,
maintenance and repair thereof, and the charges for all electric
current consumed as shown by said meters in excess of the amount
consumed in connection with the use of the Premises as general
office space, at the rates charged for such services by the utility
furnishing the same, plus any actual and reasonable additional
expense incurred in keeping account of the electric current so
consumed. If a separate meter is not installed, Tenant agrees to
pay the cost for such excess electric current as established by an
estimate of the amount of such excess use made by a utility company
or an electrical engineer reasonably selected by Landlord.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant may instead elect to receive
its electricity directly from the utility company serving the
Complex. If Tenant makes such election, (x) Tenant shall provide at
least sixty (60) days prior written notice to Landlord,
(y) Tenant shall arrange for the Premises to be separately
metered by the utility company at Tenant’s sole cost and
expense and Tenant shall be solely responsible for all bills from
the utility provider for such electricity, and (z) Landlord
shall permit Landlord’s wire and conduits, to the extent
available, suitable and safely capable, to be used for such
distribution of electricity. Tenant may not make such election
unless Landlord is satisfied that Tenant’s failure to pay
electricity bills owed by Tenant will not affect the furnishing of
electricity to the balance of the Complex. Tenant acknowledges that
if Tenant elects to receive its electricity directly from the
utility company, all electricity used during the performance of
janitor service or the making of any alterations or repairs in the
Premises, or the operation of any special air conditioning systems
serving the Premises, shall be paid for by Tenant. From and after
the date Tenant commences paying for electricity directly,
(i) the Base Rent per square foot of Rentable Area of the
Premises then leased by Tenant shall be reduced by the cost of
electricity per square foot of Rentable Area of the Premise
incurred by Landlord during the Base Year, as such amount was
escalated annually by 2.5% per year (or, if Tenant makes such
election prior to the conclusion of the Base Year, then
Landlord’s estimate of such amount which shall be $1.25 per
square foot of Rentable Area of the Premises, and which cost will
be audited after the conclusion of the Base Year, and Tenant and
Landlord agree to reconcile said electricity bills in the manner
set forth in Section 2C(vi) above) and (ii) Expenses
shall not include any costs for providing electricity to any
tenant’s premises.
C. Telephones .
Tenant shall be responsible for arranging for its own
telecommunications services at the Premises. All telegraph,
telephone, and electric connections which Tenant may desire shall
be first approved by Landlord in writing before the same are
installed, and the location of all wires and the work in connection
therewith shall be performed by contractors reasonably approved by
Landlord and shall be subject to the direction of Landlord.
Landlord reserves the right to reasonably designate and control the
entity or entities providing telephone or other communication cable
installation, repair and maintenance in the Building and to
reasonably restrict and control access to telephone cabinets.
Tenant shall be responsible for and shall pay all costs incurred in
connection with the installation of telephone cables and related
wiring in the Premises, including, without limitation, any hook-up,
access and maintenance fees related to the installation of such
wires and cables in the Premises and the commencement of services
therein, and the maintenance thereafter of such wire and cables;
and there shall be included in Expenses all installation, hook-up
or maintenance costs incurred by Landlord in connection with
telephone cables and related wiring in the Building which are not
allocable to any individual users of such service but are allocable
to the Building or the Complex generally. If Tenant fails to
maintain all telephone cables and related wiring in the Premises
and such failure affects or interferes with the operation or
maintenance of any other telephone cables or related wiring in the
Complex and if such failure further continues for five
(5) business days after written notice from Landlord, Landlord
or any vendor hired by Landlord may enter into and upon the
Premises forthwith and perform such repairs, restorations or
alterations as Landlord deems necessary in order to eliminate any
such interference (and Landlord may recover from Tenant all of
Landlord’s reasonable costs in connection therewith). Tenant
agrees that neither Landlord nor any of its agents or employees
shall be liable to Tenant, or any of Tenant’s employees,
agents, customers or invitees or anyone claiming through, by or
under Tenant, for any damages, injuries, losses, expenses, claims
or causes of action because of any interruption, diminution, delay
or discontinuance at any time for any reason in the furnishing of
any telecommunications service to the Premises or the Building.
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D. Additional Services .
Landlord shall not be obligated to furnish any services other than
those stated above or expressly stated elsewhere in this Lease. If
Landlord elects to furnish services requested by Tenant in addition
to those stated above (including services at times other than those
stated above), Tenant shall pay Landlord’s then prevailing
charges for such services. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
after-hours HVAC service shall be provided to Tenant upon request
for an additional cost equal to the actual and direct cost increase
of any electrical service and any other utility required and the
actual incremental cost increase of any direct additional labor
required to provide such services. If Tenant shall fail to make any
such payment within thirty (30) days after notice from
Landlord, Landlord may, in addition to all other remedies available
to Landlord, discontinue any additional services. No discontinuance
of any such additional service shall result in any liability of
Landlord to Tenant or be considered as an eviction or a disturbance
of Tenant’s use of the Premises. In addition, if
Tenant’s concentration of personnel or equipment exceeds the
maximum load densities set forth in Schedule 1 attached to the
Work Letter, and if such concentration is not corrected within five
(5) business days after written notice from Landlord, Landlord
may install supplementary air conditioning units in the Premises,
and Tenant shall pay for the cost of installation, operation and
maintenance thereof, provided that such units serve only the
Premises.
E. Failure or Delay in Furnishing Services .
Tenant agrees that Landlord shall not be liable for damages for
failure or delay in furnishing any service stated above if such
failure or delay is caused, in whole or in part, by any one or more
of the events stated in Section 25H below, nor shall any such
failure or delay be considered to be an eviction or disturbance of
Tenant’s use of the Premises, or relieve Tenant from its
obligation to pay any Rent when due, or from any other obligations
of Tenant under this Lease. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if as a
result of a negligent act or omission of Landlord or any employee
of Landlord (as distinguished from an act or omission of Tenant or
the occurrence of an event of force majeure (as defined in
Section 25H hereof) or the occurrence of a fire or other
casualty which is covered by Section 12 hereof), any service
to the Premises as described above is not furnished to the Premises
and if as a result thereof the Premises, or a material part of the
Premises, is rendered untenantable or inaccessible for a period of
three (3) consecutive business days, and Tenant does not
conduct business in the Premises, or such material part thereof
which is rendered untenantable or inaccessible, during such
3-business day period, then as Tenant’s sole remedy for such
failure to furnish such service, Base Rent and Adjustment Rent
payable for such portion of the Premises which Tenant does not so
occupy shall abate for the period commencing on the date of such
interruption and expiring on the date such service is restored or
Tenant is able to resume occupancy of the Premises or such material
part thereof, as the case may be. (As used herein, the phrase
“material part” shall mean an amount which in
Tenant’s reasonable judgment prevents Tenant from conducting
its ordinary and customary business operations.)
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F. Security .
As part of Landlord’s Work Landlord will install, at
Landlord’s sole cost and expense, a security access system
allowing Tenant to control access by the elevators, including the
freight elevator, to floors that are leased by Tenant in their
entirety. Such security access system will also control access to
the Building’s entrances. Landlord shall provide to Tenant at
Landlord’s sole cost and expense seven hundred (700) access
cards prior to Tenant taking occupancy of the Premises. Additional
and replacement access cards will cost $10.00 per card, subject to
reasonable increase of such charge by Landlord from time to
time.
G. Fitness Center .
Landlord shall operate, or cause to be operated, a fitness center
in the Complex (the “Fitness Center”). The Fitness
Center shall commence operations on or before the last to occur of
(x) the date Tenant commences full business operations in the
Premises and (y) the Target Commencement Date. The Fitness
Center shall be sufficiently large to accommodate the anticipated
population of the Complex. The Fitness Center shall include an
appropriate number of showers, lockers, locker rooms and changing
areas for the anticipated population of the Complex. All
commercially reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Landlord in
managing, operating and maintaining the Fitness Center shall be
included in Expenses. There shall be no charge to Tenant’s
employees who primarily work at the Complex for use of the Fitness
Center.
H. Deli .
Landlord shall operate, or cause to be operated, a deli/café
in the Complex comparable to such food service establishments in
Class A office buildings in the Reston/Herndon, Virginia
submarket (the “Deli”). The Deli shall, at a minimum,
serve breakfast and lunch. The Deli shall commence operations on or
before the last to occur of (x) the date Tenant commences full
business operations in the Premises and (y) the Target
Commencement Date. The Deli shall be sufficiently large to
accommodate the anticipated population of the Complex. All
commercially reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Landlord in
managing, operating and maintaining the Deli shall be included in
Expenses, but all gross revenues from the Deli shall be offset
against Expenses. In the event, after the initial opening of the
Deli, the operator or tenant of the Deli breaches its operating
agreement or such operating agreement expires or terminates,
Landlord shall within ninety (90) days thereof either resume
operations of the Deli or locate and install a subsequent operator
to resume the operations of the Deli. So long as Landlord is
operating the Deli, Tenant agrees not to operate a competing deli
or cafeteria in the Premises.
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I. Conference Room .
Landlord shall make available to the tenants in the Complex a
conference room (the “Conference Room”). The Conference
Room shall be at the location shown on Exhibit H attached
hereto, provided Landlord may at any time and from time to time
relocate the Conference Room to a different location in the
Complex, provided such relocated Conference Room shall be of
comparable size and quality. All costs and expenses incurred by
Landlord in managing, operating and maintaining the Conference Room
shall be included in Expenses. There shall be no charge to Tenant
for use of the Conference Room, so long as Tenant leaves the
Conference Room in a clean and tidy condition. Tenant’s use
of the Conference Room shall be subject to reasonable rules and
regulations therefor promulgated by Landlord and to
Landlord’s scheduling requirements.
J. Concierge Service .
Landlord shall operate, or cause to be operated, a
concierge/management service in the Complex, of a type and quality
equivalent to similar concierge/management services provided by
landlords to tenants in Class A office buildings in the
Reston/Herndon, Virginia submarket. All costs and expenses of such
concierge/management service shall be included in Expenses.
6. RULES AND REGULATIONS.
Tenant shall observe and comply and shall cause its subtenants,
assignees, invitees, employees, contractors and agents to observe
and comply, with the rules and regulations listed on Exhibit B
attached hereto and with such reasonable modifications and
additions thereto as Landlord may make from time to time, provided
that Tenant is given prior written notice of such modifications and
additions. Landlord shall not be liable for failure of any person
to obey such rules and regulations. Landlord shall not be obligated
to enforce such rules and regulations against any person, and the
failure of Landlord to enforce any such rules and regulations shall
not constitute a waiver thereof or relieve Tenant from compliance
therewith. Landlord will not unreasonably discriminate against
Tenant in the enforcement of the rules and regulations. In the
event of a conflict between the terms of this Lease and the rules
and regulations, the terms of this Lease shall control.
7. CERTAIN RIGHTS RESERVED TO LANDLORD.
Landlord reserves the following rights, each of which Landlord may
exercise without notice to Tenant (except as otherwise provided
below) and without liability to Tenant, and the exercise of any
such rights shall not be deemed to constitute an eviction or
disturbance of Tenant’s use or possession of the Premises and
shall not give rise to any claim for set-off or abatement of rent
or any other claim: (a) to change the name or street address
of the Building or the Complex or the suite number of the Premises
(provided that if such change is not required by any governmental
entity and Landlord does not give Tenant at least ninety
(90) days prior written notice of such change, Landlord shall
reimburse Tenant for the reasonable cost of replacing
Tenant’s stationery then in stock or under uncancellable
order which is rendered obsolete by such change); (b) to
install, affix and maintain any and all signs on the exterior or
interior of the Complex (provided they do not materially affect
Tenant’s views or obstruct Tenant’s exterior signage
described in Section 27A(i) and provided, with respect to
signs installed for Landlord (such as, for example, “For
Rent” signs, as opposed to signs installed for another tenant
or signs required by law), they do not materially detract from
Tenant’s exterior signage); (c) to make repairs,
decorations, alterations, additions, or improvements, whether
structural or otherwise, in and about the Complex, and for such
purposes and after reasonable prior notice to Tenant (excluding
emergencies, when such notice shall not be required except as
provided herein) to enter upon the Premises, temporarily close
doors, corridors and other areas in the Complex and interrupt
or
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temporarily suspend services or use of common areas. If such
actions by Landlord will interrupt the ordinary and customary
course of Tenant’s business, Landlord shall perform such work
at times other than during ordinary business hours at
Tenant’s request and at no additional expense to Tenant
(Landlord may include the costs of such work in Expenses to the
extent allowed pursuant to Section 2), excluding repairs to
correct an emergency situation, which Landlord may perform during
ordinary business hours; (d) to retain at all times, and to
use in appropriate instances, keys to all doors within and into the
Premises. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant may, at its own
expense, provide its own locks to a single area within the Premises
(the “Secured Area”). Tenant shall use the Secured Area
only for general office uses and ancillary uses. If Landlord
desires to gain access to the Secured Area in a non-emergency
situation, Landlord shall contact Tenant and Landlord and Tenant
shall arrange a mutually agreed upon time for Landlord to do so;
Landlord shall comply with all reasonable security measures
pertaining to the Secured Area. Tenant acknowledges that Landlord
will not be obligated to provide janitorial or trash removal
services to the Secured Area and Tenant shall do so, at its
expense, and shall keep the Secured Area in a clean condition.
Landlord shall not be liable for any damage to the Secured Area or
any part of the balance of the Premises if Landlord was unable to
prevent such damage, or such damage was caused or exacerbated due
to Tenant’s restrictions on Landlord’s access to the
Secured Area. The limitations on Landlord’s access to the
Secured Area will not limit any remedy available to Landlord
following a Default by Tenant under the Lease. Tenant’s right
to maintain a Secured Area is subject to compliance with all
applicable laws, codes and ordinance and any additional costs
incurred by Landlord as a result of such compliance shall be
Tenant’s responsibility and paid to Landlord within thirty
(30) days after demand; (e) to grant to any person or to
reserve unto itself the exclusive right to conduct any business or
render any service in the Complex (provided no such exclusive right
shall preclude use of the Premises for general office use or
ancillary uses thereto); (f) to show (but only within the last
twelve (12) months of the Term or after Tenant has vacated the
Premises) or inspect the Premises at reasonable times and upon not
less than 24 hours prior oral or telephonic notice to Tenant at the
Premises (excluding inspections relating to an emergency, when no
such notice shall be required): (g) to install, use and
maintain in and through the Premises, pipes, conduits, wires and
ducts serving the Complex, provided that such installation, use and
maintenance does not unreasonably interfere with Tenant’s use
of the Premises; and (h) to take any other reasonable action
in connection with the operation, maintenance or preservation of
the Complex. In the exercise of the foregoing rights, Landlord
shall use diligent efforts to avoid interfering with Tenant’s
business operations in the Premises.
8. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS.
Landlord shall maintain in good order and in a manner consistent
with Class A office buildings in the Reston/Herndon, Virginia
submarket, and repair the structural elements, roof, exterior walls
and windows and public common areas of the Complex, and the base
building plumbing, mechanical, electrical, life safety and heating,
ventilating and air conditioning systems serving the Complex.
Subject to Tenant’s obligations pursuant to this Section 8,
Landlord shall also perform any maintenance or make any repairs to
the Complex as Landlord may reasonably deem necessary for the
safety, operation or preservation of the Complex, or as Landlord
may be required or requested to do by any governmental authority or
by the order or decree of any court or by any other proper
authority. The costs and expenses of Landlord’s maintenance
and repairs to the Complex shall be included in Expenses, except to
the extent prohibited pursuant to Section 2A(ii)(b). Tenant,
at its expense, shall maintain and keep the Premises in good order
and repair at all times during the Term. In addition, Tenant shall
reimburse Landlord for the cost of any repairs to the Complex
necessitated by the negligent acts or omissions or wilful
misconduct of Tenant, its subtenants, assignees, invitees,
employees, contractors and agents, to the extent Landlord is not
reimbursed for such costs under its insurance policies.
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9. ALTERATIONS .
A. Requirements .
Tenant shall not make any replacement, alteration, improvement or
addition to or removal from the Premises (collectively an
“alteration”) without the prior written consent of
Landlord. In the event Tenant proposes to make any alteration,
Tenant shall, prior to commencing such alteration, submit to
Landlord for prior written consent: (i) detailed plans and
specifications; (ii) a list of the names, addresses and copies
of contracts for all contractors; (iii) all necessary permits
(if any are required) evidencing compliance with all applicable
governmental rules, regulations and requirements; provided that
Tenant may instead deliver copies of the applications for such
permits for Landlord’s review, with copies of the actual
permits to be provided after Tenant has received Landlord’s
consent to such alteration; (iv) certificates of insurance in
form and amounts required by Landlord, naming Landlord and, if so
requested, Landlord’s Mortgagee (as hereinafter defined) and
property manager as additional insureds; and (v) all other
documents and information as Landlord may reasonably request in
connection with such alteration. Tenant agrees to pay any
out-of-pocket costs reasonably incurred by Landlord in retaining
third parties to review Tenant’s proposed alterations, but
there shall be no review fee otherwise paid to Landlord. Neither
approval of the plans and specifications nor supervision of the
alteration by Landlord shall constitute a representation or
warranty by Landlord as to the accuracy, adequacy, sufficiency or
propriety of such plans and specifications or the quality of
workmanship or the compliance of such alteration with applicable
law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no consent shall be necessary
for any alteration (or related alteration) that (i) either
(x) costs less than $250,000 (provided such alteration is not
part of related alterations which cost, in the aggregate, more than
$250,000) or (y) only involves painting and/or carpeting the
Premises; (ii) does not require the issuance of a building
permit, (iii) does not adversely affect the structural
elements of the Complex or the base Building mechanical, electrical
or plumbing systems, the common areas of the Complex or the use by
other tenants in the Complex of their demised premises,
(iv) does not affect the architectural aesthetics of the
Complex or the appearance of any part of the Complex outside the
Premises or (v) does not involve the introduction or
disturbance of any hazardous or toxic materials, other than
hazardous or toxic materials used in ordinary construction and
office operations in accordance with applicable environmental laws
(provided that even if Landlord’s consent is not necessary
for such an alteration, the following provisions of this
Section 9A shall apply). As a condition precedent to any
alteration, Tenant agrees to obtain and deliver to Landlord written
and unconditional waivers of mechanics’ liens upon the
Building for all work, labor and services to be performed, and
materials to be furnished, by Tenant’s contractors and
suppliers in connection with such alteration. Each alteration shall
be performed in a good and workmanlike manner and, except for
alterations not requiring Landlord’s consent, except in
accordance with the plans and specifications approved by Landlord,
and shall meet or exceed the standards for construction and quality
of materials
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established by
Landlord for the Building. In addition, each alteration shall be
performed in compliance with all applicable governmental and
insurance company laws, regulations and requirements. Each
alteration shall be performed in harmony with Landlord’s
employees, contractors and other tenants. Each alteration, whether
temporary or permanent in character, made by Landlord or Tenant in
or upon the Premises (excepting only Tenant’s trade fixtures,
movable fixtures, movable cubicle partitions, telephone and other
equipment, computer systems, furniture, furnishings, shelving,
specialized cabinetry, uninterruptible power supply systems,
transfer switches, batteries, emergency generators and fuel tanks,
high security systems, alarms, SCIF doors, locks and other items of
personal property (collectively, “Tenant’s Personal
Property”)), shall become Landlord’s property and shall
remain upon the Premises at the expiration or, termination of this
Lease without compensation to Tenant. Tenant shall have the right,
subject to the foregoing terms and conditions, to install conduit
from the property line to the Premises in up to three
(3) diverse routes, and Tenant acknowledges that such work
requires Landlord’s consent (and such work will be performed
in such a manner to minimize interference with the operations at
the Complex).
B. Liens .
Upon completion of any alteration, Tenant shall promptly furnish
Landlord with full and final waivers of lien covering all labor and
materials included in such alteration and all other documents
required to eliminate any mechanics’ lien with respect to the
alteration. Tenant shall not permit any mechanic’s lien to be
filed against the Complex, or any part thereof, arising out of any
alteration performed, or alleged to have been performed, by or on
behalf of Tenant. If any such lien is filed, Tenant shall within
fifteen (15) days thereafter have such lien released of record
or deliver to Landlord a bond in form, amount, and issued by a
surety satisfactory to Landlord, indemnifying Landlord against all
costs and liabilities resulting from such lien and the foreclosure
or attempted foreclosure thereof. If Tenant fails to have such lien
so released or to deliver such bond to Landlord, Landlord, without
investigating the validity of such lien, may pay or discharge the
same; and Tenant shall reimburse Landlord upon demand for the
amount so paid by Landlord, including Landlord’s actual and
reasonable expenses and attorneys’ fees.
10. INSURANCE.
A. Tenant’s Insurance .
Tenant shall throughout the entire Term, at its sole cost and
expense, take out and keep in full force and effect, the following
insurance:
(i) property insurance (including but not limited to sprinkler
leakage, ordinance and law, sewer back-up, windstorm and collapse
coverage) in an amount equal to the full replacement cost thereof
upon property of every description and kind owned by Tenant and
which is located within the Complex, including, without limitation,
Tenant’s Personal Property;
(ii) business interruption insurance in such amount as will
reimburse Tenant for direct or indirect loss of earnings
attributable to all perils insured against in sub-clause
(i) and other perils commonly insured against by prudent
tenants or attributable to prevention of access to the Premises or
the Complex as a result of such perils;
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(iii) commercial general liability insurance, in conjunction
with umbrella or excess liability insurance, including property
damage and bodily injury and personal injury liability,
tenant’s legal liability, contractual liability (including
contractual liability with respect to this Lease) and owners’
and contractors’ protective insurance coverage with respect
to the Premises and Tenant’s use of the Complex, coverage to
include the activities and operations conducted by Tenant and any
other person for whom Tenant is at law responsible.
Such policies
shall be written on a comprehensive basis with inclusive limits of
not less than Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) for bodily injury
to any one or more persons or property damage, and such higher
limits as Landlord requires from time to time, acting reasonably
and consistent with the then-current insurance requirements that
the majority of the other landlords of comparable buildings in the
Reston/Herndon, Virginia submarket are then requiring of new
tenants. Tenant’s liability insurance shall contain a
severability of interests clause and a cross-liability
clause;
(iv) Workers’ compensation or similar insurance in form
and amounts required by law, and Employer’s Liability with
not less than the following limits:
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(v) any other form of insurance, which Landlord requires from
time to time, acting reasonably and consistent with the
then-current insurance requirements that the majority of the other
landlords of comparable buildings in the Reston/Herndon, Virginia
submarket are then requiring of new tenants.
B. Requirements of Tenant’s Insurance .
All of Tenant’s policies of insurance shall:
(i) be taken out with insurers with a “Best’s
Rating” equal to or better than A- VII (or, if A.M. Best
Company no longer publishes insurance ratings, an equivalent rating
from a service reasonably selected by Landlord);
(ii) be in a form reasonably satisfactory from time to time to
Landlord which form may include a reasonable deductible;
(iii) be non-contributing with and shall apply only as primary
and not as excess to any other insurance available to
Landlord;
(iv) contain an undertaking by the insurers to notify Landlord
in writing not less than thirty (30) days prior to any
cancellation thereof;
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(v) name Landlord as loss payee and any Mortgagee (as
hereinafter defined) as loss payee and mortgagee with respect to
the leasehold improvements; and
(vi) name Landlord, Landlord’s Property Manager and any
Mortgagees as an additional insured.
C. Certificates of Tenant’s Insurance .
Certificates of insurance or if required by Landlord certified
copies of each such insurance policy will be delivered to Landlord
as soon as practicable after the placing of the required insurance
and in any event within twenty (20) days of the effective date
of coverage. No review or approval of any such insurance
certificate by Landlord shall derogate from or diminish
Landlord’s rights or Tenant’s obligations contained in
this Section 10.
D. Failure by Tenant to Carry Insurance .
If Tenant fails to take out or keep in force any insurance referred
to in this Section 10, or should any such insurance not be
approved by Landlord and should Tenant not commence diligently to
rectify (and thereafter proceed diligently to rectify) the
situation within three (3) business days after written notice
by Landlord to Tenant (stating, if Landlord does not approve of
such insurance, the reasons therefore), Landlord has the right
without assuming any obligation in connection therewith to effect
such insurance at the sole cost of Tenant and all outlays by
Landlord shall be paid by Tenant to Landlord within thirty
(30) days after demand as additional Rent without prejudice to
any other rights and remedies of Landlord under this Lease.
E. Landlord’s Insurance .
Landlord shall at all times throughout the Term carry:
(i) replacement cost insurance on the Complex and any
machinery, boilers and equipment contained therein or servicing the
Complex and owned by Landlord or the owners of the Complex
(specifically excluding any property with respect to which Tenant
and other tenants are obliged to insure pursuant to
Section 10A or similar sections of their respective leases)
against damage by “all-risks” perils, including, at its
option, the perils of sprinkler leakage, ordinance and law, sewer
back-up, earthquake, flood, windstorm and collapse;
(ii) commercial general liability and property damage
insurance with respect to Landlord’s operations and interest
in the Complex in an amount which a prudent Landlord of similar
property would purchase and maintain, and in any event in an amount
not less than the amounts of commercial general liability insurance
then required of Tenant pursuant to this Lease;
(iii) loss of rental income insurance, or loss of insurable
gross profits commonly insured against by prudent landlords,
including loss of all rentals receivable from tenants in the
Complex in accordance with the provisions of their leases,
including basic and additional rentals; and
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(iv) such other form or forms of insurance as Landlord or the
Mortgagee reasonably considers advisable.
Such insurance
shall be in such reasonable amounts and with such reasonable
deductibles as would be carried by a prudent owner of a reasonably
similar building, having regard to size, age, use and location.
Notwithstanding Landlord’s covenant contained in this
Section 10F, and notwithstanding any contribution by Tenant to
the cost of insurance premiums provided herein, Tenant acknowledges
and agrees that no insurable interest is conferred upon Tenant
under any policies of insurance carried by Landlord, and Tenant has
no right to receive any proceeds of any such insurance policies
carried by Landlord.
F. Increase in Insurance Premiums .
Tenant shall not keep, use, sell or offer to sell in or upon the
Premises any article, which may be prohibited by any fire insurance
policy in force from time to time covering the Premises or the
Complex. If:
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causes or
results in any increase in premiums for the insurance carried from
time to time by Landlord with respect to the Complex, Tenant shall
pay any such increase in premiums as additional Rent within thirty
(30) days after demand by Landlord. In determining whether
increased premiums are caused by or result from the use or
occupancy of the Premises, a schedule issued by the organization
computing the insurance rate on the Complex showing the various
components of such rate shall be conclusive evidence of the several
items and charges which make up such rate. Tenant shall comply
promptly with all requirements of any insurer now or hereafter in
effect pertaining to or affecting the Premises or the
Complex.
G. Cancellation of Insurance .
If any insurance policy upon the Complex or any part thereof shall
be cancelled or shall be threatened by the insurer to be cancelled
or the coverage thereunder reduced in any way by the insurer by
reason of the use or occupation of the Premises or any part thereof
by Tenant or by any assigns or subtenant of Tenant, or by anyone
permitted by Tenant to be upon the Premises, Tenant shall remedy
the condition giving rise to cancellation, threatened cancellation
or reduction of coverage within seventy-two (72) hours after
notice thereof by Landlord.
H. Mutual Waiver of Subrogation .
Landlord and Tenant each agree that neither Landlord nor Tenant
(nor their respective successors or assigns) will have any claim
against the other for any loss, damage or injury to property which
is covered by insurance carried by either party (or which would
have been covered if the respective party had carried the insurance
required by this Lease), notwithstanding the negligence of either
party in causing the loss. Each party agrees to obtain an agreement
from its insurer permitting the foregoing waiver if the policy does
not expressly permit a waiver of subrogation.
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11. WAIVER AND INDEMNITY .
A. Waiver .
Landlord shall not be liable for any death or injury arising from
or out of any occurrence in, upon, at or relating to the Complex,
or damage to property of Tenant or of others located on the
Premises or elsewhere in the Complex, nor shall it be responsible
for any loss of or damage to any property of Tenant or others from
any cause whatsoever, except for any such death, injury, loss or
damage which results from the negligent act or omission of
Landlord, its agents, servants or employees or other persons for
whom it may at law be responsible, provided that in no event shall
Landlord be responsible for any loss, injury or damage contemplated
by Section 10I, or for any indirect or consequential damages
sustained by Tenant or others. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, Landlord shall not be liable for any injury or
damage to persons or property resulting from fire, explosion,
dampness, falling plaster, falling ceiling tile, falling ceiling
fixtures or from steam, gas, electricity, water, rain, flood, snow,
ice or leaks from any rentable premises or from the pipes,
sprinklers, appliances, plumbing works, roof, windows or subsurface
of any floor or ceiling of the Complex or from the street or any
other place or by any other cause whatsoever. Landlord shall not be
liable for any such damage caused by other tenants or persons in
the Complex or by occupants of adjacent property thereto, or the
public, or caused by construction or by any private, public or
quasi-public work. All property of Tenant kept or stored on the
Premises shall be so kept or stored at the risk of Tenant only and
Tenant shall indemnify Landlord and save it harmless from any
claims arising out of any damage to the same including, without
limitation, any subrogation claims by Tenant’s
insurers.
B. Tenant’s Indemnity .
Except as provided in Section 10I but notwithstanding any
other provision of this Lease, Tenant shall indemnify Landlord and
save it harmless from and against any loss (including loss of Base
Rent and Adjustment Rent), claims, actions, damages, liability and
expenses in connection with loss of life, personal injury, damage
to property or any other loss or injury whatsoever arising out of
this Lease, or any occurrence in, upon or at the Premises, or the
occupancy or use by Tenant of the Premises or any part thereof, or
occasioned wholly or in part by any act or omission of Tenant or
any of Tenant’s employees, agents, contractors, licensees,
invitees, subtenants or assigns. If Landlord shall, without fault
on its part, be made a party of any litigation commenced by or
against Tenant, then Tenant shall protect, indemnify and hold
Landlord harmless and shall pay all costs, expenses and reasonable
legal fees incurred or paid by Landlord in connection with such
litigation.
C. Landlord’s Indemnity .
Except as provided in Section 10I but notwithstanding any
other provision of this Lease, Landlord shall indemnify Tenant and
save it harmless from and against any loss, claims, actions,
damages, liability and expenses in connection with loss of life,
personal injury, damage to property or any other loss or injury
whatsoever arising out of any negligent act or omission or willful
misconduct of Landlord. If Tenant shall, without fault on its part,
be made a party of any litigation commenced by or against Landlord,
then Landlord shall protect, indemnify and hold Tenant harmless and
shall pay all costs, expenses and reasonable legal fees incurred or
paid by Tenant in connection with such litigation.
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12. FIRE AND CASUALTY.
Upon a fire or other casualty affecting the Building, Landlord,
with reasonable diligence, shall restore the Building.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (i) all or a substantial
part of the Premises or the Building is rendered untenantable by
reason of fire or other casualty, or (ii) a fire or casualty
occurs during the last twelve (12) months of the Term,
Landlord may, at its option, either restore the Premises and the
Building, or terminate this Lease effective as of the date of such
fire or other casualty. Landlord agrees to give Tenant written
notice within sixty (60) days after the occurrence of any such
fire or other casualty designating whether Landlord elects to so
restore or terminate this Lease. If Landlord elects to terminate
this Lease, Rent shall be paid through and apportioned as of the
date of such fire or other casualty. If Landlord elects to restore,
Landlord’s obligation to restore the Premises shall be
limited to restoring those improvements in the Premises existing as
of the date of such fire or other casualty which were made at
Landlord’s expense (and those improvements made at
Tenant’s expense if and to the extent insurance proceeds are
made available to Landlord for such improvements) and shall exclude
Tenant’s Personal Property and any fixtures, additions,
alterations or improvements in or to the Premises which were made
at Tenant’s expense and for which insurance proceeds are not
made available to Landlord. If Landlord elects to restore, Base
Rent and Adjustment Rent shall abate for that part of the Premises
which is untenantable on a per diem basis from the date of such
fire or other casualty until Landlord has substantially completed
its repair and restoration work, provided that Tenant does not
occupy such part of the Premises during said period.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 12 to the
contrary, within sixty (60) days after the date of any fire or
other casualty which renders all or a substantial part of the
Premises or the Building untenantable, Landlord shall provide to
Tenant in writing Landlord’s good faith estimate of the time
required by Landlord to restore the Premises
(“Landlord’s Restoration Estimate”). If
Landlord’s Restoration Estimate exceeds two hundred forty
(240) days from the date of such fire or casualty (or if,
during the last year of the Term, more than 33% of the Premises are
rendered untenantable by fire or casualty), then Tenant shall have
the right, exercisable by written notice to Landlord within thirty
(30) days after delivery of Landlord’s Restoration
Estimate, to terminate this Lease as of the date of such fire or
other casualty. Furthermore, if neither party elects to terminate
this Lease as provided above and Landlord fails to substantially
complete the restoration of the Premises within one hundred twenty
(120) days after the time period set forth in Landlord’s
Restoration Estimate (subject to delays caused by or attributable
to Tenant or its agents, employees or contractors or to events of
the type described in Section 25H), as Tenant’s sole and
exclusive remedy for such delay in substantial completion of the
restoration, Tenant shall have the right, exercisable by written
notice to Landlord within 15 days after the expiration of such
120-day period, to terminate this Lease as of the date of such fire
or other casualty. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall have
no right to terminate this Lease if the fire or other casualty was
caused, in whole or in part, by the gross negligence or intentional
misconduct of Tenant or Tenant’s agents, employees,
contractors, invitees, subtenants or assigns. Base Rent and
Adjustment Rent for the Premises shall not resume prior to the
restoration date estimated by Landlord unless Tenant actually
resumes use and occupancy of the Premises prior to such date.
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13. CONDEMNATION.
If a material portion of the Premises or the Building is rendered
untenantable by reason of a condemnation (or by a deed given in
lieu thereof), then either party may terminate this Lease by giving
written notice of termination to the other party within thirty
(30) days after such condemnation, in which event this Lease
shall terminate effective as of the date which is the day
immediately preceding the date of such condemnation. If this Lease
so terminates, Rent shall be paid through and apportioned as of
such termination date. If such condemnation does not render the
Premises or the Building untenantable, this Lease shall continue in
effect and Landlord shall promptly restore the portion not
condemned to the extent reasonably possible to the condition
existing prior to the condemnation. In such event, however,
Landlord shall not be required to expend an amount in excess of the
proceeds received by Landlord from the condemning authority.
Landlord reserves all rights to compensation for any condemnation.
Tenant hereby assigns to Landlord any right Tenant may have to such
compensation, and Tenant shall make no claim against Landlord or
the condemning authority for compensation for termination of
Tenant’s leasehold interest under this Lease or interference
with Tenant’s business; provided, however, Tenant may pursue
a separate claim in a separate proceeding against the condemning
authority for Tenant’s moving costs and the book value of any
leasehold improvements to the Premises paid for by Tenant so long
as such claim will not affect or diminish any award or compensation
otherwise recoverable by Landlord.
14. ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING .
A. Landlord’s Consent .
Tenant shall not, without the prior written consent of Landlord
(which consent to a proposed assignment or sublease shall not be
unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed as provided in
Section 14B): (i) assign, convey, mortgage or otherwise
transfer this Lease or any interest hereunder, or sublease the
Premises, or any part thereof, whether voluntarily or by operation
of law; or (ii) permit the use of the Premises by any person
other than Tenant and its employees, subsidiaries and affiliates
(and Tenant’s clients and contractors in connection with
Tenant providing services to or receiving services from such
clients and contractors, respectively). As provided below, Landlord
shall not unreasonably withhold or condition its consent to any
proposed assignment or sublease. Any such transfer, sublease or use
described in the preceding sentence (a “Transfer”)
occurring without the prior written consent of Landlord shall be
void and of no effect. Landlord’s consent to any Transfer
shall not constitute a waiver of Landlord’s right to withhold
its consent to any future Transfer. Landlord’s consent to any
Transfer or acceptance of rent from any party other than Tenant
shall not release Tenant from any covenant or obligation under this
Lease. Landlord may require as a condition to its consent to any
assignment of this Lease that the assignee execute an instrument in
which such assignee assumes the obligations of Tenant hereunder.
For the purposes of this paragraph, the transfer (whether direct or
indirect) of all or a majority of the capital stock in a corporate
Tenant (other than the shares of the capital stock of a corporate
Tenant whose stock is publicly traded) or the merger, consolidation
or reorganization of such Tenant and the transfer of all or any
general partnership interest in any partnership Tenant shall be
considered a Transfer. Landlord shall have no recapture rights in
connection with a Transfer.
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B. Standards for Consent .
If Tenant desires the consent of Landlord to a Transfer, Tenant
shall submit to Landlord, at least thirty (30) days prior to
the proposed effective date of the Transfer, a written notice which
includes such information as Landlord may reasonably require about
the proposed Transfer and the transferee. Landlord shall not
unreasonably withhold, condition or delay its consent to any
assignment or sublease. Landlord shall not be deemed to have
unreasonably withheld its consent if, in the reasonable judgment of
Landlord: (i) the tenancy or occupancy of the transferee may
result in an adverse affect on the Class A image or reputation
of the Complex; (ii) the financial condition of the transferee
is such that it may not be able to perform its obligations in
connection with the assignment or sublease; (iii) the purpose
for which the transferee intends to use the Premises or portion
thereof or the identity of the transferee is in violation of the
terms of this Lease or the lease of any other tenant in the
Complex; (iv) the transferee is a tenant of the Complex and
Landlord has suitable space in the Complex available to lease to
such party; or (v) any other reasonable basis. If Landlord
consents to any Transfer, Tenant shall pay to Landlord fifty
percent (50%) of all rent and other consideration received by
Tenant in excess of the Rent paid by Tenant hereunder for the
portion of the Premises so transferred (after deducting therefrom
the amount of all reasonable and ordinary costs incurred in
connection with the Transfer, to include but not be limited to,
brokerage commissions, marketing expenses, free rent, cash
allowances and tenant improvement costs actually paid by Tenant in
connection with such Transfer). Such rent shall be paid as and when
received by Tenant. In addition, Tenant shall pay to Landlord any
attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by Landlord in
connection with any proposed Transfer, whether or not Landlord
consents to such Transfer (not to exceed $2,000 for a routine
transaction using Landlord’s prescribed forms).
C. Right To Assign Or Sublease To Qualified Affiliate .
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 14 to the
contrary, provided Tenant is not then in Material Default (as
hereinafter defined) under this Lease, Tenant shall have the right
to assign this Lease or sublease the Premises, or any part thereof,
to a Qualified Affiliate (as hereinafter defined) without the prior
written consent of Landlord and without Landlord having the right
to receive excess consideration or the right to recapture any part
of the Premises, but only upon at least ten (10) days prior
written notice to Landlord and subject to all of the other
provisions of this Lease, specifically including, without
limitation, the continuation of liability of Tenant under this
Lease. Upon an assignment of this Lease to a Qualified Affiliate,
the Qualified Affiliate shall assume the obligations of the tenant
under this Lease from and after the effective date of such
assignment pursuant to a written assumption agreement executed and
delivered to Landlord prior to the effective date of such
assignment. “Affiliate” shall mean (i) any
corporation or other entity controlling, controlled by or under the
common control with Tenant, (ii) the surviving entity formed
as a result of a merger or consolidation with Tenant or
(iii) any entity that purchases all or substantially all of
Tenant’s assets or equity interests. The word
“control,” as used herein, shall mean the power to
direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the
controlled entity through ownership of more than 50% of the voting
securities in such controlled entity. An Affiliate shall be a
“Qualified Affiliate” only if it has a tangible net
worth and liquidity as of the effective date of such transfer equal
to or greater than that of the originally-named Tenant (as measured
immediately prior to the assignment). Nothing contained in this
Section 14C shall permit an assignment of this Lease or the
subleasing of the Premises to a Qualified Affiliate that is
disreputable or otherwise might result in an adverse affect on the
Class A image or reputation of the Complex, as reasonably
determined by Landlord.
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15. SURRENDER.
Upon termination of the Term or Tenant’s right to possession
of the Premises, Tenant shall return the Premises to Landlord in
good order and condition, ordinary wear and tear and damage by fire
or other casualty excepted. Except as otherwise provided in
Sections 27, 34 and 35, Tenant shall not, and shall not be
required to, remove any permanent leasehold improvements,
including, without limitation, drywall partitions, carpets,
lighting fixtures, doors, hardware, ceilings, wiring, voice/data
cabling, conduit, sleeves, drop ceilings or raised access floors.
Tenant shall remove Tenant’s Personal Property prior to the
termination of the Term or Tenant’s right to possession of
the Premises. If Tenant does not remove such items, Tenant shall be
conclusively presumed to have conveyed the same to Landlord without
further payment or credit by Landlord to Tenant; or at
Landlord’s sole option and upon at least thirty
(30) days written notice to Tenant, such items shall be deemed
abandoned, in which event Landlord may cause such items to be
removed and disposed of at Tenant’s expense, without notice
to Tenant and without obligation to compensate Tenant.
16. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES .
A. Default .
The occurrence of any of the following shall constitute a default
(a “Default”) by Tenant under this Lease:
(i) Tenant fails to pay any Rent when due (a “Monetary
Default”) (and, only with respect to the first two
(2) of such defaults within any 12-month period, such default
shall continue for ten (10) days after written notice to
Tenant); (ii) Tenant fails to perform any other provision of
this Lease not otherwise specifically addressed in this
Section 16A and such failure is not cured within thirty (30)
days (or immediately if the failure involves a hazardous condition)
after notice from Landlord (or if such failure not involving a
hazardous condition will take longer than thirty (30) days to
cure, if Tenant fails to immediately commence curing such failure
or thereafter fails to diligently pursue such cure to completion);
(iii) the leasehold interest of Tenant is levied upon or
attached under process of law; (iv) Tenant dissolves without
the permitted assignment and assumption of this Lease by
Tenant’s successor in interest in compliance with
Section 14; (v) Tenant fails to deliver an instrument
described in Section 20 or Section 21 within the time period
set forth therein; or (vi) any voluntary or involuntary
proceedings are filed by or against Tenant or any guarantor of this
Lease under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws and, in the
case of any involuntary proceedings, are not dismissed within
ninety (90) days after filing. Any Monetary Default and any
other material Default by Tenant is referred to herein as a
“Material Default.”
B. Right of Re-Entry .
Upon the occurrence of a Default, Landlord may elect to terminate
this Lease, or, without terminating this Lease, terminate
Tenant’s right to possession of the Premises. Upon any such
termination, Tenant shall immediately surrender and vacate the
Premises and deliver possession thereof to Landlord. Tenant grants
to Landlord the right to enter and repossess the Premises and to
expel Tenant and any others who may be occupying the Premises and
to remove any and all property therefrom, without being deemed in
any manner guilty of trespass and without relinquishing
Landlord’s rights to Rent or any other right given to
Landlord hereunder or by operation of law.
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C. Reletting .
If Landlord terminates Tenant’s right to possession of the
Premises without terminating this Lease, Landlord may relet the
Premises or any part thereof. In such case, Landlord shall use
reasonable efforts to relet the Premises on such terms as Landlord
shall reasonably deem appropriate; provided, however, Landlord may
first lease Landlord’s other available space and shall not be
required to accept any tenant offered by Tenant or to observe any
instructions given by Tenant about such reletting. Tenant shall
reimburse Landlord for the reasonable costs and expenses of
reletting the Premises including, but not limited to, all
brokerage, advertising, legal, alteration, redecorating, repair and
other expenses incurred to secure a new tenant for the Premises,
provided Tenant shall not be liable for costs and expenses of
reletting to the extent they apply to a re-letting that extends
beyond the balance of the scheduled Term. In addition, if the
consideration collected by Landlord upon any such reletting, after
payment of the expenses of reletting the Premises which have not
been reimbursed by Tenant, is insufficient to pay monthly the full
amount of the Rent, Tenant shall pay to Landlord the amount of each
monthly deficiency as it becomes due. If such consideration is
greater than the amount necessary to pay the full amount of the
Rent, the full amount of such excess shall be retained by Landlord
and shall in no event be payable to Tenant.
D. Termination of Lease .
If Landlord terminates this Lease, Landlord may recover from Tenant
and Tenant shall pay to Landlord, on demand, as and for liquidated
and final damages, an accelerated lump sum amount equal to the
amount by which Landlord’s estimate of the aggregate amount
of Rent owing from the date of such termination through the
Expiration Date plus Landlord’s estimate of the aggregate
expenses of reletting the Premises, exceeds Landlord’s
estimate of the fair rental value of the Premises for the same
period (after deducting from such fair rental value the time needed
to relet the Premises and the amount of concessions which would
normally be given to a new tenant), both discounted to present
value at the rate of 7% per annum.
E. Other Remedies .
Landlord may but shall not be obligated to perform any obligation
of Tenant under this Lease; and, if Landlord so elects, all
reasonable costs and expenses paid by Landlord in performing such
obligation, together with interest at the Default Rate, shall be
reimbursed by Tenant to Landlord on demand. Any and all remedies
set forth in this Lease: (i) shall be in addition to any and
all other remedies Landlord may have at law or in equity,
(ii) shall be cumulative, and (iii) may be pursued
successively or concurrently as Landlord may elect. The exercise of
any remedy by Landlord shall not be deemed an election of remedies
or preclude Landlord from exercising any other remedies in the
future.
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F. Bankruptcy .
If Tenant becomes bankrupt, the bankruptcy trustee shall not have
the right to assume or assign this Lease unless the trustee
complies with all requirements of the United States Bankruptcy
Code; and Landlord expressly reserves all of its rights, claims,
and remedies thereunder.
G. Landlord’s Default .
If Landlord fails to perform or observe any of the terms, covenants
or conditions contained in this Lease on its part to be performed
or observed within thirty (30) days after written notice of
default from Tenant or, when more than thirty (30) days shall
be required because of the nature of the default, if Landlord shall
fail to proceed diligently to cure such default after written
notice thereof from Tenant, said failure shall constitute a default
by Landlord under this Lease, and Tenant shall, except as expressly
set forth in this Lease to the contrary, have the right to pursue
any and all equitable and legal remedies against Landlord under
applicable law. Nothing in this Section 17G shall be deemed to
grant Tenant any right to cure such a default by Landlord or to
offset any amount against Rent absent an authorizing order from a
court of competent jurisdiction.
H. Waiver of Trial by Jury .
Landlord and Tenant waive trial by jury in the event of any action,
proceeding or counterclaim brought by either Landlord or Tenant
against the other in connection with this Lease.
17. HOLDING OVER.
If Tenant retains possession of the Premises after the expiration
or termination of the Term or Tenant’s right to possession of
the Premises, Tenant shall pay Rent during such holding over at
125% of the rate in effect immediately preceding such holding over
computed on a monthly basis for each month or partial month that
Tenant remains in possession. If Tenant so retains possession of
the Premises for more than ninety (90) days after both
(x) the expiration or termination of the Term and
(y) written notice from Landlord that Landlord has entered
into a lease for all or a portion of the Premises, then Tenant
shall also pay, indemnify and defend Landlord from and against all
claims and damages, consequential as well as direct, sustained by
reason of Tenant’s holding over. With Landlord’s prior
written consent, but not otherwise, Tenant shall have the right to
hold over without penalty. The provisions of this Section do not
waive Landlord’s right of re-entry or right to regain
possession by actions at law or in equity or any other rights
hereunder, and any receipt of payment by Landlord shall not be
deemed a consent by Landlord to Tenant’s remaining in
possession or be construed as creating or renewing any lease or
right of tenancy between Landlord and Tenant.
18. SECURITY DEPOSIT.
A. Security Deposit .
At the time of signing this Lease, Tenant shall deposit with
Landlord an unconditional, irrevocable letter of credit in
Landlord’s favor (the “LOC”) in the amount of
$2,432,336.64, which is the equivalent of eight
(8) installments of Monthly Base Rent for the initial
Premises. The LOC shall be freely assignable by Landlord at
Landlord’s cost
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