Exhibit 10.39
FIRST AMENDMENT TO OFFICE
LEASE
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT
TO OFFICE LEASE (this “Amendment”) is made as of the
28 th
day of
December 2006 (“Effective Date”), by and between 33
NORTH LASALLE PARTNERS L.P., an Illinois limited partnership
(“Landlord”), and VERTICALNET, INC., a Pennsylvania
corporation (“Tenant”).
W I T N E S S E T
H:
A. Landlord (as successor in
interest to Thirty-Three Associates LLC) and Tenant (as successor
by merger to Tigris Corporation, a New York corporation) are
parties to a certain Office Lease dated
, 2000 (the “Lease”) covering certain premises
consisting of 8,300 rentable square feet of office space on the
35th and 36th floors (Suites 3500 and 3600) of the building
located at 33 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois, for a Term
expiring on March 31, 2007.
B. Landlord and Tenant desire to
extend the Term of the Lease, subject to the terms and provisions
hereinafter set forth, and to otherwise amend the Lease as set
forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, Landlord and Tenant hereby agree as
follows:
1. Definitions . Each
capitalized term used in this Amendment shall have the same meaning
as is ascribed to it in the Lease unless otherwise provided for
herein.
2. Extension of Term . The
Term of the Lease is hereby extended for an additional term (the
“Extension Term”) of one (1) year commencing on
April 1, 2007 (the “Extension Term Commencement
Date”) and expiring on March 31, 2008 (for purposes of
this Amendment and the Lease, the “Expiration Date”),
unless sooner terminated as provided in the Lease. All of the terms
and provisions contained in the Lease shall continue to apply with
respect to the Extension Term, except as otherwise provided
herein.
3. Vacation of Suite 3600 .
On or before the Extension Term Commencement Date, Tenant shall
vacate the portion of the Premises located on the 36th floor of the
Building and known as Suite 3600, including removing all of its
personal property from said Suite 3600. Notwithstanding such
vacation, Landlord shall not close the interconnecting stairwell
between the 35th and 36th floors of the Premises.
4. Reduction in Base Rent Prior
to the Extension Term . From and after the Effective Date until
the day before the Extension Term Commencement Date, Base Rent for
the Premises shall be reduced by $688.67 per month, which reflects
a $2.00 per rentable square foot per year reduction in Base Rent
for the portion
