RESERVOIR PLACE
WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
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Basic Lease Provisions and Enumerations of
Exhibits
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Introduction
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Basic
Data
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Enumeration of
Exhibits
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Demise and
Lease of Initial Premises
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Must Take
Premises and Expansion Rights
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Appurtenant
Rights and Reservations
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Lease Term and Extension Options
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Term
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Extension
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Condition of Premises; Alterations
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Condition of
Premises
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Signage
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Annual Fixed Rent and Electricity
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Fixed Rent and
Electricity Charges
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Tenant
Electricity
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Introduction
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Definitions
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Tenant’s
Share of Real Estate Taxes
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Landlord’s Repairs and Services and
Tenant’s Escalation Payments
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Structural
Repairs
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Other Repairs
to be Made by Landlord
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Services to be
Provided by Landlord
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Introduction to
Operating Costs
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Operating Costs
Defined
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Tenant’s
Escalation Payments
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No
Damage
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Tenant’s
Repairs and Maintenance
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Landlord’s Approval
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Conformity of
Work
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Performance of
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Liens
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Nature of
Alterations
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Increases in
Taxes
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Alterations
Permitted Without Landlord’s Consent
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Tenant’s
Parking
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Parking
Shortages
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Assignment and Subletting
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Restrictions on
Transfer
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Exceptions
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Landlord’s Termination Right
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Consent of
Landlord
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Tenant’s
Notice
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Profit on
Subleasing or Assignment
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Additional
Conditions
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Indemnity And Commercial General Liability
Insurance
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Indemnity
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Commercial
General Liability Insurance
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Tenant’s
Property Insurance
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Non-Subrogation
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Tenant’s
Risk
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Landlord’s Insurance
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Fire, Casualty and Taking
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Damage
Resulting from Casualty
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Uninsured
Casualty
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Rights of
Termination for Taking
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Award
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Tenant’s
Default
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Termination;
Re-Entry
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Continued
Liability; Re-Letting
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Liquidated
Damages
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Waiver of
Redemption
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Landlord’s Default
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Waiver
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Cumulative
Remedies
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Quiet
Enjoyment
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Surrender
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Brokerage
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Invalidity of
Particular Provisions
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Provisions
Binding, Etc.
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Recording;
Confidentiality
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Notices and
Time for Action
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When Lease
Becomes Binding
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Paragraph
Headings
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Rights of
Mortgagee
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Rights of
Ground Lessor
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Notice to
Mortgagee and Ground Lessor
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Assignment of
Rents
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Status Report
and Financial Statements
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Self-Help
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Holding
Over
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Entry by
Landlord
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Tenant’s
Payments
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Late
Payment
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Counterparts
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Entire
Agreement
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Limitation of
Liability
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No
Partnership
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Security
Deposit
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Waiver of Trial
by Jury
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Patriot Act and
Executive Order 13224
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Governing
Law
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Emergency
Generator
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Tenant’s
Telecommunications Equipment
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Must Take Premises and Expansion
Rights
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Definitions
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Must Take
Premises
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Right of First
Offer
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Landlord’s Work
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Substantial
Completion
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Tenant’s
Remedies Based on Delays in Landlord’s Work
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Quality and
Performance of Work
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Landlord’s Contribution; Tenant Plan
Excess Costs
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Fast Track
Arbitration
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iv
RESERVOIR PLACE
WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
THIS INSTRUMENT IS
AN INDENTURE OF LEASE in which the Landlord and the Tenant are the
parties hereinafter named, and which relates to space in the
building (the “Building”) known as Reservoir Place
Main, and having an address at, 1601 Trapelo Road, Waltham,
Massachusetts.
The parties to
this instrument hereby agree with each other as follows:
Basic Lease Provisions and
Enumerations of Exhibits
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1.1
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Introduction
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(A)
Tenant is presently in occupancy of the Initial Premises pursuant
to (i) that certain lease dated July 9, 2002, as amended
by First Amendment to Lease dated June 29, 2005, Second
Amendment to Lease dated July 24, 2006, Third Amendment to
Lease dated February 27, 2007, Fourth Amendment to Lease dated
November 26, 2007 and Fifth Amendment to Lease dated April 14,
2008 (collectively, the “Existing Lease”) and
(ii) that certain License Agreement dated May 7, 2009
(the “License Agreement”). Upon the Commencement Date
under this Lease, this Lease shall supersede the Existing Lease and
the License Agreement, and the Existing Lease and the License
Agreement shall each be deemed terminated as of the date
immediately prior to the Commencement Date. Any obligations or
liabilities of Tenant that, pursuant to the Existing Lease and/or
the License Agreement, survive the expiration or earlier
termination of the Existing Lease and/or the License Agreement
shall be and are assumed by Tenant under this Lease.
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(B)
The following Sections 1.2 and 1.3 set forth the basic data
and identifying Exhibits elsewhere hereinafter referred to in this
Lease, and, where appropriate, constitute definitions of the terms
hereinafter listed.
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1.2
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Basic Data
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May 29,
2009
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BOSTON
PROPERTIES LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP, a Delaware limited
partnership
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Present Mailing
Address of Landlord:
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c/o Boston
Properties Limited Partnership
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Prudential
Tower
800 Boylston Street, Suite 1900
Boston, Massachusetts 02199-8103
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Landlord’s Construction
Representative:
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Michael
Bowers
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CONSTANT
CONTACT, INC., a Delaware corporation
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Present Mailing
Address of Tenant:
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1601 Trapelo
Road
Waltham, Massachusetts 02451
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Tenant’s
Construction Representative:
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Robert Nicoson
and Thomas C. Howd
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Lease Term
(sometimes called the “Original Lease
Term”):
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The period
beginning on the Commencement Date with respect to the Initial
Premises and ending on September 30, 2015, unless extended or
sooner terminated as hereinafter provided.
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One
(1) period of five (5) years as provided in and on the
terms set forth in Section 3.2 hereof.
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A period of
twelve (12) consecutive calendar months, commencing on the first
day of January in each year, except that the first Lease Year of
the Lease Term hereof shall be the period commencing on the
Commencement Date and ending on the succeeding December 31,
and the last Lease Year of the Lease Term hereof shall be the
period commencing on January 1 of the calendar year in which the
Lease Term ends, and ending with the date on which the Lease Term
ends.
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The date of
this Lease with respect to the Initial Premises, and as to other
Premises Components, the date upon which such Premises Component is
incorporated into the Premises pursuant to this Lease.
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That certain
parcel of land located on Trapelo Road, Waltham,
Middlesex
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County,
Massachusetts, being more particularly described in Exhibit A
attached hereto.
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The Building
known as Reservoir Place Main, and numbered 1601 Trapelo Road,
Waltham, Massachusetts, located on the Site, as shown on the site
plan attached hereto as Exhibit K, and containing the Total
Rentable Floor Area set forth below.
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The other
building known as Reservoir Place South located on the Site, as
shown on the site plan attached hereto as Exhibit K, and containing
the Total Rentable Floor Area set forth below.
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The Building
and the Additional Building.
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The Building
and the Additional Building together with all common areas, parking
areas, garage, and structures and the Site, as shown on the site
plan attached hereto as Exhibit K.
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A portion of
the third (3 rd )
floor of the Building, in accordance with the floor plans annexed
hereto as Exhibit E and incorporated herein by reference, as
further defined and limited in Section 2.1 hereof.
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Portions of the
second (2 nd
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rd ) floors of the Building, in accordance with the
floor plans annexed hereto as Exhibit E and incorporated
herein by reference, as further defined and limited in
Section 17.2 hereof.
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Initially only
the Initial Premises but, from and after the incorporation into the
Premises of other rentable area in the Building, any specified
portion of the rentable area of the Premises as to which specific
terms and conditions of this Lease may apply, but which may not
necessarily
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apply to other
portions of the Premises.
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Collectively,
all Premises Components which, in the aggregate, comprise all of
the rentable area in the Building which shall, from time to time,
be demised to Tenant pursuant to this Lease.
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Rentable Floor
Area of the Initial Premises:
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85,583 square
feet.
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See Exhibits
B-1 and B-2.
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As provided in
Section 5.2 hereof.
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All charges and
other sums payable by Tenant as set forth in this Lease, in
addition to Annual Fixed Rent.
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Initial Minimum
Limits of Tenant’s Commercial General Liability:
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$5,000,000.00
combined single limit per occurrence, provided that if the Rentable
Floor Area of the Premises should exceed 100,000 square feet, the
aforesaid minimum limit shall be increased to $10,000,000.00 (which
such insurance limits may be satisfied through a combination of
primary and umbrella coverage).
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Total Rentable
Floor Area of the Building:
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368,257 square
feet.
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Total Rentable
Floor Area of the Additional Building:
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161,734 square
feet.
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Total Rentable
Floor Area of the Buildings:
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529,991 square
feet.
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Number of
Parking Privileges:
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Five
(5) parking privileges for each 1,000 square feet of rentable
floor area of the Initial Premises and the Must Take Premises
leased by Tenant, of which (i) the sum of (x) eighty-nine
(89) plus (y) one (1) parking privilege for each 1,000
square feet of rentable floor area of the Must Take Premises will
be located in the
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garage below
the Building and (ii) the remainder of the parking privileges
associated with the Initial Premises and the Must Take Premises
will be located on the outdoor surface lot, all as subject to and
in accordance with the provisions of Article X
below.
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General office
use and such ancillary uses thereto as may from time to time be
permitted by the Zoning Ordinance for the City of
Waltham.
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McCall &
Almy
One Post Office Square
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
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Initial
Security Deposit Amount:
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$750,000.00,
subject to reduction pursuant to Section 16.26.
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1.3
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Enumeration of
Exhibits
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The
following Exhibits attached hereto are a part of this Lease, are
incorporated herein by reference, and are to be treated as a part
of this Lease for all purposes. Undertakings contained in such
Exhibits are agreements on the part of Landlord and Tenant, as the
case may be, to perform the obligations stated therein to be
performed by Landlord and Tenant, as and where stipulated
therein.
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Description of
the Site
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Schedule of
Initial Premises Components, Commencement Dates and Rent
Schedule
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Schedule of
Must Take Premises Components, Anticipated Availability and
Commencement Dates and Rent Schedule
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Landlord’s Work
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Tenant Plan
Requirements
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Landlord’s Services
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Second Floor
Tenants’ Prior Rights
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2.1
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Demise and Lease of Initial
Premises
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Landlord hereby demises and leases
to Tenant, and Tenant hereby hires and accepts from Landlord, the
Initial Premises in the Building. All of the Premises in the
Building shall exclude exterior faces of exterior walls, the common
stairways and stairwells, elevators and elevator walls, mechanical
rooms, electric and telephone closets, janitor closets, and pipes,
ducts, shafts, conduits, wires and appurtenant fixtures serving
exclusively or in common other parts of the Building, and if any
Premises includes less than the entire rentable area of any floor,
shall also exclude the common corridors, elevator lobbies and
toilets located on such floor. In connection with the foregoing, it
is understood and agreed that the Rentable Floor Area of the
Premises shall not increase in the event that Tenant shall elect to
demolish the third (3 rd ) floor conference rooms and/or the
third (3 rd ) floor corridor.
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Must Take Premises and Expansion
Rights
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The
provisions of Article XVII of this Lease contain the terms and
conditions upon which the Must Take Premises shall become
incorporated into the Premises under this Lease. Tenant may further
expand the Premises pursuant to expansion rights more particularly
set forth in Article XVII.
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Appurtenant Rights and
Reservations
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Subject to Landlord’s right to
change or alter any of the following in Landlord’s discretion
as herein provided, Tenant shall have, as appurtenant to the
Premises, the non-exclusive right to use in common with others, but
not in a manner or extent that would materially
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interfere with
the normal operation and use of the Building as a multi-tenant
office building and subject to reasonable rules of general
applicability to tenants of the Building from time to time made by
Landlord of which Tenant is given notice: (a) the common
lobbies, corridors, stairways, and elevators of the Building, and
the pipes, ducts, shafts, conduits, wires and appurtenant meters
and equipment serving the Premises in common with others, (b) the
loading areas serving the Building and the common walkways and
driveways necessary for access to the Building, (c) if the
Premises include less than the entire rentable floor area of any
floor, the common toilets, corridors and elevator lobby of such
floor, and (d) the cafeteria and fitness center, if any,
provided by Landlord for the use and enjoyment of tenants of the
Complex (Landlord hereby agreeing to operate a cafeteria in the
Complex so long as Tenant leases and together with permitted
assignees and/or subtenants under Article XII below occupies at
least 83,000 square feet of rentable floor area in the Building).
Tenant shall have the right to contract separately with its own
telecommunication service provider and Landlord will not
unreasonably withhold consent to any request by Tenant to allow
such provider to have access to the Building or to the Premises,
provided that Landlord may condition such access, without
limitation of the foregoing, on Landlord’s approval of the
identity of the service provider, its execution of an access and
easement agreement satisfactory to Landlord and, should
telecommunications services be furnished by such service provider
to both Tenant and other tenants and occupants in the Building,
then subject to the payment to Landlord by the service provider of
fees assessed by Landlord in its reasonable discretion.
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Landlord reserves the right from
time to time, without material interference with Tenant’s
use: (a) to install, use, maintain, repair, replace and
relocate for service to the Premises and other parts of the
Building, or either, pipes, ducts, conduits, wires and appurtenant
fixtures, wherever located in the Premises or the Building, and
(b) to alter or relocate any other common facility, provided
that substitutions are substantially equivalent or better.
Installations, replacements and relocations referred to in clause
(a) above shall be located so far as practicable in the
central core area of the Building, above ceiling surfaces, below
floor surfaces or within perimeter walls of the Premises. Except in
the case of emergencies or for normal cleaning and maintenance
work, Landlord agrees to use its best efforts to give Tenant
reasonable advance notice of any of the foregoing activities which
require work in the Premises. In all cases, Landlord shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to minimize or avoid inconvenience
to Tenant in connection with its exercise of the rights granted
herein (consistent with the nature of the rights being
exercised).
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From the date of this Lease through
October 31, 2009, Tenant shall have the non-exclusive right to
use any of the conference rooms located on the first (1
st
), second (2
nd
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rd
) floors of the
Building. Effective as of November 1, 2009 and continuing for
so long as Tenant leases the Initial Premises and the 11,731 square
feet of rentable floor area on the third (3
rd
) floor of the Building
designated as Must Take Premises on Exhibit B-2, Tenant shall
have the exclusive right to use the conference rooms located on the
third (3 rd ) floor of the Building for any
purpose and in any configuration as Tenant may determine, and
Landlord acknowledges that Tenant may in the future demolish the
conference
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rooms on the
third (3 rd
) floor and agrees that Tenant shall
have no obligation to restore such conference rooms at the end of
the Lease Term. As of such date, Tenant shall no longer have the
right to use any of the conference rooms located on the first
(1 st
) and second (2
nd ) floors of the Building (provided, however,
that Tenant may from time to time request to use such conference
rooms to the extent the third (3 rd )
floor conference rooms are in use, and Landlord shall grant such
requests provided that by 4:00 p.m. on the business day immediately
prior to the day on which Tenant has requested to use such
conference room, Landlord has not received any request from another
tenant of the Buildings to use such conference room at the same
time Tenant had requested).
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The
Term of this Lease shall be the period specified in
Section 1.2 hereof as the “Lease Term,” unless
sooner terminated or extended as herein provided. The Commencement
Date with respect to the Initial Premises shall be as set forth on
Exhibit B-1 attached hereto and the Commencement Date with
respect to the individual Premises Components of the Must Take
Premises shall be as set forth on Exhibit B-2 attached
hereto.
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Upon the expansion of the Premises
to include any Must Take Premises or other Premises Components
hereinafter incorporated into the Premises, Landlord and Tenant
agree to join with each other in the execution, in the form of
Exhibit G hereto, of a written Declaration in which the
commencement date with respect to such Premises Component shall be
stated. If Tenant shall fail to execute such Declaration, such
commencement date shall be as reasonably determined by Landlord in
accordance with the terms of this Lease.
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(A) On the
conditions (which conditions Landlord may waive by written notice
to Tenant) that both at the time of exercise of the herein
described option to extend and as of the commencement of the
Extended Term (i) there exists no monetary or material
non-monetary “Event of Default” (defined in
Section 15.1), (ii) this Lease is still in full force and
effect, and (iii) Tenant has neither assigned this Lease nor
sublet more than fifty percent (50%) of the Rentable Floor Area of
the Premises (except for an assignment or subletting permitted
without Landlord’s consent under Section 12.2 hereof),
Tenant shall have the right to extend the Term hereof upon all the
same terms, conditions, covenants and agreements herein contained
(except for the Annual Fixed Rent and tax and operating cost bases,
which shall be adjusted during the option period as hereinbelow set
forth and except that there shall be no further option to extend)
for one (1) period of five (5) years as hereinafter set
forth. Such option period is sometimes herein referred to as the
“Extended Term.” Notwithstanding any implication to the
contrary, Landlord has no
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obligation to
make any additional payment to Tenant in respect of any
construction allowance or the like or to perform any work to the
Premises as a result of the exercise by Tenant of any such
option.
(B) If
Tenant desires to exercise said option to extend the Term, then
Tenant shall give notice (the “Extension Term Exercise
Notice”) to Landlord, not earlier than twenty one (21) months
nor later than eighteen (18) months prior to the expiration of
the Original Lease Term, exercising such option to extend. Within
thirty (30) days after Landlord’s receipt of the
Extension Term Exercise Notice, Landlord shall provide
Landlord’s quotation to Tenant of a proposed annual rent for
the Extended Term (“Landlord’s Extension Term Rent
Quotation”). If at the expiration of thirty (30) days
after Tenant’s receipt of Landlord’s Extension Term
Rent Quotation (the “Extension Term Negotiation
Period”), Landlord and Tenant have not reached agreement on a
determination of an annual rental for the Extended Term and
executed a written instrument extending the Term of this Lease
pursuant to such agreement, then Tenant shall have the right, for
thirty (30) days following the expiration of the Extension
Term Negotiation Period, to make a request to Landlord for a broker
determination (the “Broker Determination”) of the
Prevailing Market Rent (as defined in Exhibit H) for the
Extended Term, which Broker Determination shall be made in the
manner set forth in Exhibit H. If Tenant timely shall have
requested the Broker Determination, then the Annual Fixed Rent for
the Extended Term shall be the greater of (x) the Prevailing
Market Rent as determined by the Broker Determination and (y)
$32.50 per square foot of the Rentable Floor Area of the Premises.
If Tenant does not timely request the Broker Determination, then
Tenant shall be deemed to have elected to withdraw its Extension
Term Exercise Notice, in which event Tenant’s option to
extend shall be deemed null and void and of no further force or
effect.
(C) Base
Taxes (as that term is defined in Section 6.2(f) below)
applicable during the Extended Term shall mean Landlord’s Tax
Expenses for the then-current fiscal tax year as of the
commencement of the Extended Term. Base Operating Expenses (as that
term is defined in Section 7.5 below) during the Extended Term
shall mean Landlord’s Operating Expenses for the calendar
year in which such Extended Term commences.
(D) Upon
the first to occur of (i) the agreement by Landlord and Tenant
during the Extension Term Negotiation Period on an Annual Fixed
Rent for the Extended Term or (ii) the timely request by
Tenant for a Broker Determination in accordance with the provisions
of subsection (B) above, then this Lease and the Lease Term
hereof shall automatically be deemed extended, for the Extended
Term, without the necessity for the execution of any additional
documents, except that Landlord and Tenant agree to enter into an
instrument in writing setting forth the Annual Fixed Rent for the
Extended Term as determined in the relevant manner set forth in
this Section 3.2; and in such event all references herein to
the Lease Term or the term of this Lease shall be construed as
referring to the Lease Term, as so extended, unless the context
clearly otherwise requires, and except that there shall be no
further option to extend the Lease Term. Notwithstanding anything
contained herein to the contrary, in no event shall the Lease Term
hereof be extended for more than five (5) years after the
expiration of the Original Lease Term hereof.
(E) Time
is of the essence with respect to the provisions of this
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Condition of Premises;
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(A) Tenant
shall accept the Initial Premises in its “as-is”
condition without any obligation on Landlord’s part to
perform any additions, alterations, improvements, demolition or
other work therein or pertaining thereto (subject to the provisions
of Exhibit C attached hereto regarding the provision by
Landlord of the Initial Premises Allowance, as that term is defined
in said Exhibit C).
(B) The
condition of the Must Take Premises upon Landlord’s delivery,
along with any work to be performed by either Landlord or Tenant,
shall be as set forth in Exhibit C.
(A) Premises
Signage . Landlord shall provide and install, at
Landlord’s expense, letters or numerals at the main entrance
to the Premises to identify Tenant’s name and Building
address; all such letters and numerals shall be in the building
standard graphics and no others shall be used or permitted on the
Premises.
(B) Lobby
Signage . Landlord shall, during the Term of this Lease,
provide Tenant with a listing of Tenant’s name on all tenant
directories in the Building and, at Tenant’s request, the
name of Tenant’s subtenants. The initial listing of
Tenant’s name shall be at Landlord’s cost and expense.
Any changes, replacements or additions by Tenant to such directory
shall be at Tenant’s sole cost and expense. In addition,
Tenant shall have the non-exclusive right effective as of the
Commencement Date for the Initial Premises (irrespective of the
fact that as of such date Tenant shall not initially meet the
occupancy threshold set forth in subsection (D) below) to
include Tenant’s name and third (3 rd )
floor location on “Impact Signage” to be installed by
Landlord at Tenant’s cost and expense in the central elevator
lobby of the Building.
(C) Building
Signage . Tenant shall have the non-exclusive right effective
as of the Commencement Date for the Initial Premises (irrespective
of the fact that as of such date Tenant shall not initially meet
the occupancy threshold set forth in subsection (D) below), at
its sole cost and expense (but with no separate charge by Landlord
for the signage rights themselves), to design and install one
(1) illuminated identification sign with Tenant’s name
and corporate logo on the exterior façade of the Building
(the “Building Signage”), subject to applicable zoning
requirements and other applicable laws and to Tenant obtaining all
necessary permits and approvals therefor (Landlord hereby agreeing
to cooperate with Tenant, at no cost or expense to Landlord, in
Tenant’s obtaining of such permits and approvals).
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(D)
Conditions . The location, design (including the manner of
illumination, in the case of the Building signage), proportions and
color of the Impact Signage and the Building Signage shall all be
subject to the prior approval of Landlord, which approval is hereby
granted for the signs shown on Exhibit L attached hereto (and
shall otherwise not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or
delayed with respect to any proposed signage that is consistent in
size, design and location with the signage shown on
Exhibit L). Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this
Section 4.2 to the contrary, within ninety (90) days
after the first to occur (if either) of (x) the date on which
the Term of this Lease is terminated due to a Tenant default
pursuant to the terms and provisions of Section 15.2 below and
(y) such time as Tenant has assigned this Lease or subleased
more than thirty-three percent (33%) of the then Premises
(excluding assignments and subleases permitted under
Section 12.2 below), then Tenant shall, at its cost and
expense, remove the Impact Signage and the Building Signage and
restore all damage to the Building caused by the installation
and/or removal of such Impact Signage or Building Signage. Such
removal and restoration shall be performed in accordance with the
terms and conditions governing alterations pursuant to
Article IX below. The right to the Building Signage granted
pursuant to this Section 4.2 is personal to Constant Contact,
Inc. and may not be transferred to any third party (other than in
connection with an assignment or sublease under Section 12.2
below, and in such event only on the condition that the Building
Signage not be modified or altered as the result of the transfer at
issue).
Annual Fixed Rent and
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Fixed Rent and Electricity
Charges
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With respect to each Premises
Component, Tenant agrees to pay to Landlord, or as directed by
Landlord, at Landlord’s Present Mailing Address specified in
Section 1.2 hereof, or at such other place as Landlord shall
from time to time designate by notice, (1)(a) on the Commencement
Date for such Premises Component, and thereafter monthly, in
advance, on the first day of each and every calendar month during
the Original Lease Term, a sum equal to one-twelfth (1/12
th
) of the Annual Fixed
Rent specified in Section 1.2 hereof and (b) on the
Commencement Date for such Premises Component and thereafter
monthly, in advance, on the first day of each and every calendar
month during the Original Lease Term, an amount estimated by
Landlord from time to time to cover Tenant’s monthly payments
for electricity under Section 5.2 hereinbelow, and (2) on
the first day of each and every calendar month during the Extended
Term (if exercised), a sum equal to (a) one-twelfth of the
Annual Fixed Rent as determined in Section 3.2 for the
Extended Term plus (b) then applicable monthly electricity
charges (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 5.2).
Until notice of some other designation is given, fixed rent and all
other charges for which provision is herein made shall be paid by
remittance to or for the order of Boston Properties Limited
Partnership either (i) by mail to P.O. Box 3557, Boston,
Massachusetts 02241-3557, (ii) by wire transfer to Bank of
America in Dallas, Texas, Bank Routing Number 0260-0959-
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or (iii) by ACH transfer to Bank of America in Dallas, Texas,
Bank Routing Number 111 000 012, and in the case of (ii) or
(iii) referencing Account Number 3756454460, Account Name of
Boston Properties, LP, Tenant’s name and the Property
address.
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Annual Fixed Rent for any partial
month shall be paid by Tenant to Landlord at such rate on a pro
rata basis, and, if the applicable Commencement Date shall be other
than the first day of a calendar month, the first payment of Annual
Fixed Rent which Tenant shall make to Landlord shall be a payment
equal to a proportionate part of such monthly Annual Fixed Rent for
the partial month from the applicable Commencement Date to the
first day of the succeeding calendar month.
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Additional Rent payable by Tenant on
a monthly basis, as elsewhere provided in this Lease, likewise
shall be prorated, and the first payment on account thereof shall
be determined in similar fashion and shall commence on the
applicable Commencement Date and other provisions of this Lease
calling for monthly payments shall be read as incorporating this
undertaking by Tenant.
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The
Annual Fixed Rent and all other charges for which provision is made
in this Lease shall be paid by Tenant to Landlord without setoff,
deduction or abatement except as expressly otherwise provided in
this Lease.
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Tenant Electricity
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Tenant shall pay to Landlord, as
Additional Rent, Tenant’s Proportionate Share (hereinafter
defined) of the cost incurred by the Landlord in furnishing
electricity and heating, ventilating and air conditioning
(“HVAC”) to the Building and the Site, including common
areas and facilities and space occupied by tenants, (but expressly
excluding utility charges separately chargeable to tenants for
additional or special services), and Tenant shall pay on account
thereof, at the time that monthly installments of Annual Fixed Rent
are due and payable, as Additional Rent, an amount equal to
1/12 th (prorated for any partial month) of
the amount reasonably estimated by Landlord from time to time as
the Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the annual cost thereof.
If with respect to any calendar year falling within the Lease Term
or fraction of a calendar year falling within the Lease Term at the
beginning or end thereof, the Tenant’s Proportionate Share of
the cost of furnishing electricity and HVAC to the Building and the
Site exceeds the amounts payable on account thereof, then Tenant
shall pay to Landlord, as Additional Rent, on or before the
thirtieth (30 th ) day following receipt by Tenant of
the statement referred to below in this Section 5.2,
Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the amount of such
excess.
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Tenant’s Proportionate Share of and with respect to the
electricity and HVAC for the Building shall be a fraction, the
numerator of which is the Rentable Floor Area of the Premises and
the denominator of which is the total rentable floor area of the
Building from time to time under lease to tenants; provided,
however, that if at any time during the Lease Term
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60,041 square feet of the Total Rentable Floor Area of the Building
are not under lease to tenants, then for the purposes of
determining Tenant’s Proportionate Share of and with respect
to the electricity and HVAC for the Building, the denominator under
this clause (i) shall be deemed to be 308,216 square feet
irrespective of the total rentable floor area of the Building then
under lease to tenants; and
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Tenant’s Proportionate Share of and with respect to the
electricity for the Site (e.g. outdoor lighting, etc.) shall be a
fraction, the numerator of which is the Rentable Floor Area of the
Premises and the denominator of which is the total rentable floor
area of the Buildings from time to time under lease to tenants;
provided, however, that if at any time more than 100,474 square
feet of the Total Rentable Floor Area of the Buildings are not
under lease to tenants, then for the purposes of determining
Tenant’s Proportionate Share of and with respect to the
electricity for the Site, the denominator under this clause
(ii) shall be deemed to be 429,516 square feet irrespective of
the total rentable floor area of the Buildings then under lease to
tenants.
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Not
later than one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of the
first calendar year or fraction thereof ending December 31 and
of each succeeding calendar year during the Term or fraction
thereof at the end of the Term, Landlord shall render Tenant a
reasonably detailed accounting certified by a representative of
Landlord showing for the preceding calendar year, or fraction
thereof, as the case may be, the costs of furnishing electricity
and HVAC to the Building and the Site. Said statement to be
rendered to Tenant also shall show for the preceding year or
fraction thereof, as the case may be, the amount already paid by
Tenant on account of electricity and HVAC, and the amount remaining
due from, or overpaid by, Tenant for the year or other period
covered by the statement. Tenant shall pay any underpayment to
Landlord within thirty (30) days after receipt of such
statement. Any overpayment by Tenant shall be credited against
Annual Fixed Rent next due, or refunded to Tenant if the Lease Term
has then terminated or expired and Tenant has no further obligation
to Landlord.
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It
is intended that this Article VI set forth the methodology for
fulfillment of Tenant’s obligation to contribute its
allocable share of the amount by which Landlord’s Tax
Expenses (as hereinafter defined) exceed Base Taxes (as hereinafter
defined). Due to the fact that the Premises is contemplated to
eventually be comprised of a number of Premises Components, each of
which may have different Base Taxes allocable thereto (because
among other reasons of the various dates upon which they are to
respectively be incorporated into the Premises), Tenant’s
obligations under this Article VI must be
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calculated for
each such Premises Component, and then aggregated, so that the
appropriate Tax Excess (as hereinafter defined) can be established,
as more particularly set forth below.
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Definitions
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With reference to the real estate
taxes referred to in this Article VI, it is agreed that terms
used herein are defined as follows:
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“Tax Year” means the
12-month period beginning July 1 each year during the Lease Term or
if the appropriate Governmental tax fiscal period shall begin on
any date other than July 1, such other date.
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“Landlord’s Tax Expenses
Allocable to the Premises” means the aggregate of
Landlord’s Tax Expenses allocable to all of the Premises
Components which collectively comprise the Premises.
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“Landlord’s Tax Expenses
Allocable to a Premises Component” means (i) the same
proportion of Landlord’s Tax Expenses for and pertaining to
the Buildings as the Rentable Floor Area of the Premises Component
bears to the Total Rentable Floor Area of the Buildings plus
(ii) the same proportion of Landlord’s Tax Expenses for
and pertaining to the Site as the Rentable Floor Area of the
Premises Component bears to the Total Rentable Floor Area of the
Buildings.
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Expenses” with respect to any Tax Year means the aggregate
“real estate taxes” (hereinafter defined) with respect
to that Tax Year, reduced by any net abatement receipts with
respect to that Tax Year.
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“Real estate taxes”
means all taxes and special assessments of every kind and nature
and user fees and other like fees assessed by any Governmental
authority on the Buildings or Site which the Landlord shall be
obligated to pay because of or in connection with the ownership,
leasing and operation of the Complex, the Buildings and the
Property and reasonable expenses of and fees for any formal or
informal proceedings for negotiation or abatement of taxes
(collectively, “Abatement Expenses”), which Abatement
Expenses shall be excluded from Base Taxes. The amount of special
taxes or special assessments to be included shall be limited to the
amount of the installment (plus any interest other than penalty
interest payable thereon) of such special tax or special assessment
required to be paid during the year in respect of which such taxes
are being determined. There shall be excluded from such taxes all
income, estate, succession, inheritance, transfer, gift, capital
stock or any income taxes arising out of or related to ownership
and operation of income-producing real estate, or any excise taxes
imposed upon Landlord based upon gross or net rentals or other
income received by it; provided, however, that if at any time
during the Lease Term the present system of ad valorem taxation of
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changed so that in lieu of, or in addition to, the whole or any
part of the ad valorem tax on real property, there shall be
assessed on Landlord a capital levy or other tax on the gross rents
received with respect to the Complex or Buildings or Property, or a
Federal, State, County, Municipal, or other local income,
franchise, excise or similar tax, assessment, levy or charge
(distinct from any now in effect in the jurisdiction in which the
Property is located) measured by or based, in whole or in part,
upon any such gross rents, then any and all of such taxes,
assessments, levies or charges, to the extent so measured or based,
shall be deemed to be included within the term “real estate
taxes” but only to the extent that the same would be payable
if the Site or Buildings were the only property of Landlord.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, “real estate taxes”
shall not include and Tenant shall not be required to pay any
portion of any tax or assessment expense or any increase therein
(a) levied on Landlord’s rental income, unless such tax
or assessment is imposed in lieu of real property taxes as set
forth above; (b) in excess of the amount which would be
payable if such tax or assessment expense were paid in installments
over the longest permitted term; or (c) imposed on land and
improvements other than the Site.
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“Base Taxes,” when
referring to the applicable Premises Component, means
Landlord’s Tax Expenses (hereinbefore defined) for the Tax
Year that Exhibit B-1 or Exhibit B-2, as applicable,
specifies as the base fiscal tax year for such Premises
Component.
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“Base Taxes Allocable to a
Premises Component” means (i) the same proportion of
Base Taxes for and pertaining to the Buildings as the Rentable
Floor Area of such Premises Component bears to the Total Rentable
Floor Area of the Buildings plus (ii) the same
proportion of Base Taxes for and pertaining to the Site as the
Rentable Floor Area of such Premises Component bears to the Total
Rentable Floor Area of the Buildings.
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“Base Taxes Allocable to the
Premises” means the aggregate of Base Taxes Allocable to a
Premises Component for all of the Premises Components which
collectively comprise the Premises.
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If
during the Lease Term the Tax Year is changed by applicable law to
less than a full 12-month period, the Base Taxes and Base Taxes
Allocable to the Premises shall each be proportionately
reduced.
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Nothing contained in this
Section 6.2 shall entitle Landlord to collect, collectively
from all of the tenants of the Complex, an amount exceeding one
hundred percent (100%) of Landlord’s Tax Expenses incurred by
Landlord with respect to the pertinent Tax Year (any collected
amount exceeding 100% of Landlord’s Tax Expenses with respect
to any such Tax Year being referred to herein as “Tax
Collection Surplus”), and Landlord shall,
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except with
respect to Base Taxes, credit any Tax Collection Surplus against
the aggregate of Landlord’s Tax Expenses incurred with
respect to such Tax Year, which shall reduce the same for all
purposes hereunder.
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6.3
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Tenant’s Share of Real Estate
Taxes
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If
with respect to any full Tax Year or fraction of a Tax Year falling
within the Lease Term Landlord’s Tax Expenses Allocable to
the Premises for a full Tax Year exceed Base Taxes Allocable to the
Premises or for any such fraction of a Tax Year exceed the
corresponding fraction of Base Taxes Allocable to the Premises
(such amount being hereinafter referred to as the “Tax
Excess”), then Tenant shall pay to Landlord, as Additional
Rent, the amount of such Tax Excess. Payments by Tenant on account
of the Tax Excess shall be made monthly at the time and in the
fashion herein provided for the payment of Annual Fixed Rent. The
amount so to be paid to Landlord shall be an amount from time to
time reasonably estimated by Landlord to be sufficient to provide
Landlord, in the aggregate, a sum equal to the Tax Excess, ten
(10) days at least before the day on which tax payments by
Landlord would become delinquent. Not later than ninety
(90) days after Landlord’s Tax Expenses Allocable to the
Premises are determinable for the first such Tax Year or fraction
thereof and for each succeeding Tax Year or fraction thereof during
the Lease Term, Landlord shall render Tenant a statement in
reasonable detail certified by a representative of Landlord showing
for the preceding year or fraction thereof, as the case may be,
real estate taxes on the Building and Lot, abatements and refunds,
if any, of any such taxes and assessments, expenditures incurred in
seeking such abatement or refund, the amount of the Tax Excess, the
amount thereof already paid by Tenant and the amount thereof
overpaid by, or remaining due from Tenant for the period covered by
such statement. Within thirty (30) days after the receipt of
such statement, Tenant shall pay any sum remaining due. Any balance
shown as due to Tenant shall be credited against Annual Fixed Rent
next due, or refunded to Tenant if the Lease Term has then
terminated or expired and Tenant has no further obligation to
Landlord. Expenditures for legal fees and for other expenses
incurred in obtaining an abatement or refund may be charged against
the abatement or refund before the adjustments are made for the Tax
Year.
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To
the extent that real estate taxes shall be payable to the taxing
authority in installments with respect to periods less than a Tax
Year, the statement to be furnished by Landlord shall be rendered
and payments made on account of such installments.
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Landlord’s Repairs and
Services and Tenant’s Escalation Payments
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7.1
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Structural Repairs
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Except for (a) normal and
reasonable wear and use and (b) damage caused by fire or
casualty and by eminent domain, Landlord shall, throughout the
Lease Term, at Landlord’s sole cost and expense, keep and
maintain in good order, condition and repair
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the following
portions of the Building: the structural portions of the roof, the
exterior and load bearing walls, the foundation, the structural
columns and floor slabs and other structural elements of the
Building and the parking garage located underneath the Building;
provided however, that Tenant shall pay to Landlord, as Additional
Rent, the cost of any and all such repairs which may be required as
a result of repairs, alterations, or installations made by Tenant
or any subtenant, assignee, licensee or concessionaire of Tenant or
any agent, servant, employee or contractor of any of them or to the
extent of any loss, destruction or damage caused by the omission or
negligence of Tenant, any assignee or subtenant or any agent,
servant, employee, customer, visitor or contractor of any of
them.
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Other Repairs to be Made by
Landlord
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Except for (a) normal and
reasonable wear and use and (b) damage caused by fire or
casualty and by eminent domain, and except as otherwise provided in
this Lease and subject to provisions for reimbursement by Tenant as
contained in Section 7.5, Landlord agrees to keep and maintain
in good order, condition and repair the common areas and facilities
of the Building, the Site and the Complex, including all paved
areas, landscaped areas and tennis courts from time to time in
existence, and all heating, ventilating, air conditioning, plumbing
and other Building systems equipment servicing the Premises
(including all lines, pipes, wires, conduits and the like except to
the extent serving the Premises exclusively), except that Landlord
shall in no event be responsible to Tenant for (a) the
condition of glass in and about the Premises (other than for glass
in exterior walls for which Landlord shall be responsible unless
the damage thereto is attributable to Tenant’s negligence or
misuse, in which event the responsibility therefor shall be
Tenant’s), or (b) for any condition in the Premises or
the Building caused by any act or neglect of Tenant or any agent,
employee, contractor, assignee, subtenant, licensee, concessionaire
or invitee of Tenant. Without limitation, Landlord shall not be
responsible to make any improvements or repairs to the Building or
the Premises other than as expressly provided in Section 7.1
or in this Section 7.2, unless expressly otherwise provided in
this Lease.
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7.3
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Services to be Provided by
Landlord
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In
addition, and except as otherwise provided in this Lease and
subject to provisions for reimbursement by Tenant as contained in
Section 7.6 and Tenant’s responsibilities in regard to
electricity as provided in Section 5.2, Landlord agrees to
furnish services, utilities, facilities and supplies set forth in
Exhibit D hereto equal in quality comparable to those
customarily provided by landlords in high quality buildings in the
Central Suburban 128 Market. In addition, Landlord agrees to
furnish, at Tenant’s expense, reasonable additional Building
operation services which are usual and customary in similar
buildings in Central Suburban 128 Market, and such additional
special services as may be mutually agreed upon by Landlord and
Tenant, upon reasonable and equitable rates from time to time
established by Landlord. Tenant agrees to pay to Landlord, as
Additional Rent, the cost of any such additional Building services
requested by Tenant and for the cost of any additions, alterations,
improvements or other work performed by Landlord in the Premises at
the request of Tenant within thirty (30) days after being
billed therefor.
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7.4
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Introduction to Operating
Costs
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It
is intended that, based on calculations guided by the definitions
set forth in Section 7.5 below, Section 7.6 shall provide for
Tenant to be financially responsible for its allocable share of the
amount by which Landlord’s Operating Expenses (as hereinafter
defined) exceed Base Operating Expenses (as hereinafter defined).
Due to the fact that the Premises is contemplated to eventually be
comprised of a number of Premises Components, each of which may
have different Base Operating Expenses allocable thereto (because
among other reasons of the various dates upon which they are to
respectively be incorporated into the Premises), Tenant’s
obligations under Sections 7.5 and 7.6 must be calculated for
each such Premises Component, and then aggregated, so that the
appropriate Operating Cost Excess (as hereinafter defined) can be
established, as more particularly set forth below.
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7.5
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Operating Costs
Defined
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“Operating Expenses Allocable
to the Premises” means the aggregate of Operating Expenses
Allocable to all of the Premises Components which collectively
comprise the Premises. “Operating Expenses Allocable to a
Premises Component” means (i) the same proportion of
Landlord’s Operating Expenses (as hereinafter defined) for
and pertaining to the Buildings as Rentable Floor Area of the
Premises Component bears to the Total Rentable Floor Area of the
Buildings plus (ii) the same proportion of
Landlord’s Operating Expenses for and pertaining to the Site
as the Rentable Floor Area of the Premises Component bears to the
Total Rentable Floor Area of the Buildings. “Base Operating
Expenses” means Landlord’s Operating Expenses for the
calendar year that is the period beginning January 1 and ending
December 31 that Exhibit B-1 or Exhibit B-2, as
applicable, specifies as the base escalation year for such Premises
Component. Base Operating Expenses shall not include
(x) market-wide cost increases due to extraordinary
circumstances, including but not limited to, Force Majeure (as
defined in Section 14.1), boycotts, strikes, conservation
surcharges, embargoes or shortages which apply only to the Base
Year but no other year, other than the year immediately prior to
the Base Year or the year immediately following the Base Year and
(y) the cost of any Permitted Capital Expenditures (as hereinafter
defined). “Base Operating Expenses Allocable to a Premises
Component” means (i) the same proportion of Base
Operating Expenses for and pertaining to the Buildings as the
Rentable Floor Area of the Premises Component bears to the Total
Rentable Office Floor Area of the Buildings plus (ii) the
same proportion of Base Operating Expenses for and pertaining to
the Site as the Rentable Floor Area of the Premises Component bears
to the Total Rentable Floor Area of the Buildings. “Base
Operating Expenses Allocable to the Premises” means the
aggregate of Base Operating Expenses allocable to all of the
Premises Components which collectively comprise the
Premises.
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“Landlord’s Operating
Expenses” means the cost of operation of the Buildings and
the Site incurred by Landlord, including those incurred in
discharging Landlord’s obligations under Sections 7.2
and 7.3. Such costs shall exclude payments of debt service and
any
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other mortgage
or ground lease charges, brokerage commissions, real estate taxes
(to the extent paid pursuant to Section 6.2 hereof) and costs
of special services rendered to tenants (including Tenant) for
which a separate charge is made, but shall include, without
limitation:
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compensation, wages and all fringe
benefits, worker’s compensation insurance premiums and
payroll taxes paid to, for or with respect to all persons for their
services in the operating, maintaining or cleaning of the Buildings
or the Site;
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(b)
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payments under service contracts
with independent contractors for operating, maintaining or cleaning
of the Buildings or the Site;
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(c)
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steam, water, sewer, gas, oil,
electricity and telephone charges (excluding such utility charges
separately chargeable to tenants for additional or separate
services and electricity charges payable by Tenant pursuant to
Section 5.2 above) and costs of maintaining letters of credit
or other security as may be required by utility companies as a
condition of providing such services;
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(d)
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cost of maintenance, cleaning and
repairs (other than repairs not properly chargeable against income
or reimbursed from contractors under guarantees);
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(e)
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cost of snow removal and care of
landscaping;
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(f)
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cost of building and cleaning
supplies and equipment;
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(g)
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premiums for insurance carried with
respect to the Buildings and the Site (including, without
limitation, liability insurance, insurance against loss in case of
fire or casualty and of monthly installments of Annual Fixed Rent
and any Additional Rent which may be due under this Lease and other
leases of space in the Building for not more than twelve
(12) months in the case of both Annual Fixed Rent and
Additional Rent and, if there be any first mortgage on the
Property, including such insurance as may be required by the holder
of such first mortgage);
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management fees at reasonable rates
for self managed buildings in the Central Suburban 128 Market
consistent with the type of occupancy and the services rendered,
which such management fees shall not exceed three and one-half
percent (3.5%) of the total Gross Rents for the Buildings
(“Gross Rents for the Buildings” for the purposes
hereof being defined as all annual fixed rent, Landlord’s
Operating Expenses, with the exception of the aforesaid management
fees, and Landlord’s Tax Expenses for the Buildings for the
relevant calendar year) (it being understood and agreed that in
determining the amount of Landlord’s Operating Expenses for
any
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calendar year or portion thereof
falling within the Lease Term where the management fee is
calculated based on a percentage of Gross Rents for the Building
that is higher than the actual percentage used during the Base
Year, the management fee for the Base Year shall be adjusted so
that it shall be based on the same percentage of Gross Rents for
the Building used in the subsequent calendar year at
issue).
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depreciation for capital
expenditures made by Landlord during the Lease Term (x) to
reduce Operating Expenses if Landlord reasonably shall have
determined that the annual reduction in Operating Expenses shall
exceed depreciation therefor or (y) to comply with applicable
Legal Requirements or (z) to maintain the Building in a
quality comparable to that of other high quality office buildings
in the Central Suburban 128 Market, (but excluding, without
limitation, capital expenditures made by Landlord to construct or
install the Alternative Parking under Section 10.2 below) (the
capital expenditures described in subsections (x), (y) and
(z) being hereinafter referred to as “Permitted Capital
Expenditures”) plus, in the case of (x), (y) and (z), an
interest factor, reasonably determined by Landlord, as being the
interest rate then charged for long term mortgages by institutional
lenders on like properties within the general locality in which the
Building is located, and depreciation in the case of (x),
(y) and (z) shall be determined by dividing the original
cost of such capital expenditure by the number of years of useful
life of the capital item acquired, which useful life shall be
determined reasonably by Landlord in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles and practices in effect at the time
of acquisition of the capital item;
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the
pro rata share allocable to the Building of imputed rental costs of
maintaining a regional property management office in the Complex of
a reasonable size given the number and square footage of properties
managed (and the fact that as of the date hereof, Landlord is a
self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust),
which pro rata share shall be equal to a fraction, the numerator of
which is the Total Rentable Floor Area of the Building and the
denominator of which is the total rentable floor area of all
buildings managed by the staff of such regional property management
office; and
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all
other reasonable and necessary expenses paid in connection with the
operating, cleaning and maintenance of the Buildings, the Site and
said common areas and facilities and properly chargeable against
income.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
following shall be excluded from Landlord’s Operating
Expenses:
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All
capital expenditures and depreciation, except as otherwise
explicitly provided in this Section 7.5;
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(ii)
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Interest on indebtedness, debt
amortization, ground rent, and refinancing costs for any mortgage
or ground lease of the Buildings or the Site;
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(iii)
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Legal, auditing, consulting and
professional fees and other costs (other than those legal,
auditing, consulting and professional fees and other costs incurred
in connection with the normal and routine maintenance and operation
of the Complex), including, without limitation, those:
(i) paid or incurred in connection with financings,
refinancings or sales of any Landlord’s interest in the
Buildings or the Site, (ii) relating to any special reporting
required by securities laws, (iii) relating to disputes with
tenants or (iv) relating to litigation;
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The
cost of any item or service to the extent reimbursed or
reimbursable to Landlord by insurance required to be maintained
under this Lease or by any third party;
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The
cost of repairs or replacements incurred by reason of fire or other
casualty or condemnation other than costs not in excess of the
deductible on any insurance maintained by Landlord which provides a
recovery for such repair or replacement;
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Any
advertising, promotional or marketing expenses for the Buildings,
including, without limitation, leasing commissions,
attorneys’ fees, space planning costs and other costs and
expenses incurred in connection with the lease, sublease and/or
assignment negotiations and transactions with present or
prospective tenants or other occupants of the Buildings;
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The
cost of any service or materials provided by any party related to
Landlord (other than the management fee, which shall be subject to
the terms and provisions of Section 7.5(h) above), to the
extent such costs exceed the reasonable cost for such service or
materials absent such relationship in buildings similar to the
Buildings in the Central Suburban 128 Market;
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Payments for rented equipment, the
cost of which equipment would constitute a capital expenditure if
the equipment were purchased to the extent that such payments
exceed the amount which could have been included in
Landlord’s Operating Expenses had Landlord purchased such
equipment rather than leasing such equipment;
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Penalties, damages, and interest for
late payment or violations of
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any obligations
of Landlord, including, without limitation, taxes, insurance,
equipment leases and other past due amounts;
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Costs arising from Landlord’s
political or charitable contributions;
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(xi)
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The
cost of testing, remediation or removal of “Hazardous
Materials” (as defined in Section 12.2) in the Buildings
or on the Site required by “Hazardous Materials Laws”
(as defined in Section 12.2), provided however, that with
respect to the testing, remediation or removal of any material or
substance which, as of the Commencement Date was not considered, as
a matter of law, to be a Hazardous Material, but which is
subsequently determined to be a Hazardous Material as a matter of
law, the costs thereof shall be included in Landlord’s
Operating Expenses;
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(xii)
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Wages, salaries, or other
compensation paid to any executive employees above the grade of
Regional Property Manager;
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(xiii)
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The
net (i.e. net of the reasonable costs of collection) amount
recovered by Landlord under any warranty or service agreement from
any contractor or service provider shall be credited against
Landlord’s Operating Expenses; and
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Landlord’s general corporate
overhead and administrative services (except for property
management services related to the operation of the Property,
including, without limitation, risk management, accounting,
security and energy management services).
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, in
determining the amount of Landlord’s Operating Expenses for
any calendar year or portion thereof falling within the Lease Term
(including, without limitation, any Base Year applicable to a
Premises Component), if less than ninety-five percent (95%) of the
Total Rentable Floor Area of the Buildings shall have been occupied
by tenants at any time during the period in question, then those
components of Landlord’s Operating Expenses that vary based
on occupancy for such period shall be adjusted to equal the amount
such components of Landlord’s Operating Expenses would have
been for such period had occupancy been ninety-five percent (95%)
throughout such period. The foregoing calculations shall not
entitle Landlord to collect, collectively from all of the tenants
in the Complex, an amount exceeding one hundred percent (100%) of
the Landlord’s Operating Expenses incurred by Landlord with
respect to the pertinent calendar year (any collected amount
exceeding 100% of Operating Expenses with respect to any calendar
year being referred to herein as “Operating Expense
Collection Surplus”), and Landlord shall, except with respect
to Base Operating Expenses, credit any Operating Expense Collection
Surplus against the aggregate of Operating Expenses incurred with
respect to such calendar year, which shall reduce the same for all
purposes hereunder.
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7.6
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Tenant’s Escalation
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(A) If
with respect to any calendar year falling within the Lease Term, or
fraction of a calendar year falling within the Lease Term at the
beginning or end thereof, the Operating Expenses Allocable to the
Premises (as defined in Section 7.4) for a full calendar year
exceed Base Operating Expenses Allocable to the Premises (as
defined in Section 7.4) or for any such fraction of a calendar
year exceed the corresponding fraction of Base Operating Expenses
Allocable to the Premises (such amount being hereinafter referred
to as the “Operating Cost Excess”), then Tenant shall
pay to Landlord, as Additional Rent, on or before the thirtieth
(30 th
) day following receipt by Tenant of
the statement referred to below in this Section 7.5, the
amount of such excess. Base Operating Expenses (as defined in
Section 7.4) do not include the tenant electricity to
be paid by Tenant as part of the Annual Fixed Rent.
(B) Payments by Tenant on account of the
Operating Cost Excess shall be made monthly at the time and in the
fashion herein provided for the payment of Annual Fixed Rent. The
amount so to be paid to Landlord shall be an amount from time to
time reasonably estimated by Landlord to be sufficient to cover, in
the aggregate, a sum equal to the Operating Cost Excess for each
calendar year during the Lease Term.
(C) No
later than one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of the
first calendar year or fraction thereof ending December 31 and
of each succeeding calendar year during the Lease Term or fraction
thereof at the end of the Lease Term, Landlord shall render Tenant
a statement in reasonable detail and according to usual accounting
practices certified by a representative of Landlord, showing for
the preceding calendar year or fraction thereof, as the case may
be, the Landlord’s Operating Expenses and the Operating
Expenses Allocable to the Premises. Said statement to be rendered
to Tenant also shall show for the preceding year or fraction
thereof, as the case may be, the amounts already paid by Tenant on
account of Operating Cost Excess and the amount of Operating Cost
Excess remaining due from, or overpaid by, Tenant for the year or
other period covered by the statement.
If such
statement shows a balance remaining due to Landlord, Tenant shall
pay same to Landlord on or before the thirtieth (30
th ) day following receipt by Tenant of said
statement. Any balance shown as due to Tenant shall be credited
against Annual Fixed Rent next due, or refunded to Tenant if the
Lease Term has then expired and Tenant has no further obligation to
Landlord.
Any payment by
Tenant for the Operating Cost Excess shall not be deemed to waive
any rights of Tenant to claim that the amount thereof was not
determined in accordance with the provisions of this
Lease.
(D) Subject to the provisions of this
paragraph, Tenant shall have the right, at Tenant’s cost and
expense, to examine all documentation and calculations prepared in
the determination of the Tax Excess, Operating Cost Excess and
Tenant’s proportionate share of electricity and HVAC costs,
as determined pursuant to Section 5.2 (the “Electricity
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(1) Such
documentation and calculations shall be made available to Tenant at
the offices where Landlord keeps such records during normal
business hours within a reasonable time after Landlord receives a
written request from Tenant to make such examination.
(2) Tenant
shall have the right to make such examination no more than once in
respect of any period for which Landlord has given Tenant a
statement of the actual amount of Landlord’s Tax Expenses,
Landlord’s Operating Expenses or the Electricity Excess, as
applicable.
(3) Except
as provided by the last sentence of this Section 7.6, any
request for examination in respect of any Tax Year or calendar
year, as applicable, may be made no more than one hundred eighty
(180) days after Landlord advises Tenant in writing of the
actual amount of Landlord’s Tax Expenses, Landlord’s
Operating Expenses or the Electricity Excess, as applicable in
respect of such period and provides to Tenant the appropriate
year-end statement required under Section 5.2,
Section 6.3 or Section 7.6, as applicable (provided,
however, that if after any audit is performed hereunder, it is
finally determined that Tenant has been overcharged on account of
Landlord’s Tax Expenses Allocable to the Premises, Operating
Expenses Allocable to the Premises and/or the Electricity Excess by
more than three percent (3%) for the Tax Year or calendar year in
question, Tenant may request to examine the documentation and
calculations for the overcharged item for the immediately preceding
Tax Year or calendar year, as applicable).
(4) In no
event shall Tenant utilize the services of any examiner who is
being paid by Tenant on a contingent fee basis, unless such
examiner is being retained by Tenant on a national basis to examine
payments under Tenant’s other leases of space.
(5) As a
condition to performing any such examination, Tenant and its
examiners shall be required to execute and deliver to Landlord an
agreement, in form reasonably acceptable to Landlord, agreeing to
keep confidential any information which it discovers about Landlord
or the Buildings in connection with such examination, provided
however, that Tenant shall be permitted to share such information
with each of its permitted subtenants so long as such subtenants
execute and deliver to Landlord similar confidentiality
agreements.
(6) If,
after the audit by Tenant of Landlord’s books and records
pursuant to this Section 7.6 with respect to any calendar
year, it is finally determined that: (i) Tenant has made an
overpayment on account of Landlord’s Tax Expenses Allocable
to the Premises, Operating Expenses Allocable to the Premises
and/or the Electricity Excess, as applicable, Landlord shall credit
any such overpayment against the next installment(s) of Annual
Fixed Rent thereafter payable by Tenant, except that if such
overpayment is determined after the termination or
expiration
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of the term of
this Lease, Landlord shall promptly refund to Tenant the amount of
any such overpayment less any amounts then due from Tenant to
Landlord; and (ii) Tenant has made an underpayment on account of
Landlord’s Tax Expenses Allocable to the Premises, Operating
Expenses Allocable to the Premises and/or the Electricity Excess,
as applicable, Tenant shall, within forty-five (45) days of
such determination, pay any such underpayment to
Landlord.
(7) If,
after any such audit is performed, it is finally determined that
Tenant has been overcharged on account of Landlord’s Tax
Expenses Allocable to the Premises, Operating Expenses Allocable to
the Premises and/or the Electricity Excess by more than three
percent (3%) for the Tax Year or calendar year in question,
Landlord shall reimburse Tenant for the reasonable third-party
costs incurred by Tenant in performing such audit.
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Landlord shall have no right to
correct any year end statement with respect to any Tax Year or
calendar year after the date one (1) year after the end of the
period in question. Notwithstanding any provision hereof to the
contrary, if Landlord provides Tenant with any such corrected
statement, then Tenant shall have one hundred eighty
(180) days from the receipt of any such corrected statement to
request an examination as set forth in Section 7.6(D)(3) hereof
(subject to the proviso set forth at the end of subsection
(3) above regarding Tenant’s ability to request
examinations for prior years).
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7.7
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No Damage
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(A) Landlord shall not be liable to Tenant
for any compensation or reduction of rent by reason of
inconvenience or annoyance or for loss of business arising from the
necessity of Landlord or its agents entering the Premises for any
purposes in this Lease authorized, or for repairing the Premises or
any portion of the Buildings however the necessity may occur. In
case Landlord is prevented or delayed from making any repairs,
alterations or improvements, or furnishing any services or
performing any other covenant or duty to be performed on
Landlord’s part, by reason of any cause reasonably beyond
Landlord’s control, including, without limitation, strike,
lockout, breakdown, accident, order or regulation of or by any
Governmental authority, or failure of supply, or inability by the
exercise of reasonable diligence to obtain supplies, parts or
employees necessary to furnish such services, or because of war or
other emergency, or for any cause due to any act or neglect of
Tenant or Tenant’s servants, agents, employees, licensees or
any person claiming by, through or under Tenant, Landlord shall not
be liable to Tenant therefor, nor, except as expressly otherwise
provided in this Lease, shall Tenant be entitled to any abatement
or reduction of rent by reason thereof, or right to terminate this
Lease, nor shall the same give rise to a claim in Tenant’s
favor that such failure constitutes actual or constructive, total
or partial, eviction from the Premises, but Landlord shall
nonetheless use commercially reasonably efforts to mitigate the
adverse impact of any such event on Tenant’s use and
enjoyment of the Premises to the extent it is within
Landlord’s reasonable ability to do so under the
circumstances.
(B) Landlord reserves the right to stop any
service or utility system, when necessary by reason of accident or
emergency, or until necessary repairs have been
completed;
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provided,
however, that in each instance of stoppage, Landlord shall exercise
reasonable diligence to eliminate the cause thereof. Except in case
of emergency repairs, Landlord will give Tenant reasonable advance
notice of any contemplated stoppage and will use reasonable efforts
to avoid unnecessary inconvenience to Tenant by reason
thereof.
(C) Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Lease contained, if due to (i) any repairs,
alterations, replacements, or improvements made by Landlord,
(ii) Landlord’s failure to make any repairs,
alterations, or improvements required to be made by Landlord
hereunder, or to provide any service required to be provided by
Landlord hereunder, or (iii) failure of electric supply, any
portion of the Premises becomes untenantable so that for the
Premises Untenantability Cure Period, as hereinafter defined, the
continued operation in the ordinary course of Tenant’s
business is materially adversely affected, then, provided that
Tenant ceases to use the affected portion of the Premises during
the entirety of the Premises Untenantability Cure Period by reason
of such untenantability, and that such untenantability and
Landlord’s inability to cure such condition is not caused by
the fault or neglect of Tenant or Tenant’s agents, employees
or contractors, Annual Fixed Rent, Tax Excess and Operating Cost
Excess shall thereafter be abated in proportion to such
untenantability and its impact on the continued operation in the
ordinary course of Tenant’s business until the day such
condition no longer has the material adverse effect referred to
above. For the purposes hereof, the “Premises Untenantability
Cure Period” shall be defined as five (5) consecutive
business days after Landlord’s receipt of written notice from
Tenant of the condition causing untenantability in the Premises,
provided however, that the Premises Untenantability Cure Period
shall be ten (10) consecutive business days after
Landlord’s receipt of written notice from Tenant of such
condition causing untenantability in the Premises if either the
condition was caused by causes beyond Landlord’s control or
Landlord is unable to cure such condition as the result of causes
beyond Landlord’s control.
In addition, if
due to (i) any repairs, alterations, replacements, or
improvements made by Landlord, (ii) Landlord’s failure
to make any repairs, alterations, or improvements required to be
made by Landlord hereunder, or to provide any service required to
be provided by Landlord hereunder, or (iii) failure of
electric supply, the operation of Tenant’s business in the
Premises in the normal course is materially adversely affected for
a period of five (5) consecutive months after Landlord’s
receipt of written notice of such condition from Tenant, then,
provided that Tenant ceases to use the affected portion of the
Premises for the period of such untenantability and such
untenantability and Landlord’s inability to cure such
condition is not caused by the fault or neglect of Tenant, or
Tenant’s agents, employees or contractors, then Tenant may
terminate this Lease by giving Landlord written notice as
follows:
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said five (5) month period.
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(ii)
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Said notice shall set forth an
effective date which is not earlier than thirty (30) days
after Landlord receives said notice.
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(iii)
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If
said condition is remedied on or before the date thirty
(30) days
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after the
receipt of such notice, said notice shall have no further force and
effect.
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(iv)
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If
said condition is not remedied on or before the date thirty
(30) days after the receipt of such notice for any reason
other then Tenant’s fault, as aforesaid, the Lease shall
terminate as of said effective date, and the Annual Fixed Rent and
Additional Rent due under the Lease shall be apportioned as of said
effective date.
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The
remedies set forth in this Section 7.7 shall be Tenant’s
sole remedies for the events described herein. The provisions of
this subsection (C) shall not apply in the event of
untenantability caused by fire or other casualty, or taking (which
shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Article XIV
below).
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8.1
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Tenant’s Repairs and
Maintenance
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Tenant covenants and agrees that,
from and after the date that possession of the Premises is
delivered to Tenant and until the end of the Lease Term, Tenant
will keep neat and clean and maintain in good order, condition and
repair the Premises and every part thereof, excepting only for
those repairs for which Landlord is responsible under the terms of
Article VII of this Lease and damage by fire or casualty and
as a consequence of the exercise of the power of eminent domain.
Tenant shall not permit or commit any waste, and Tenant shall be
responsible for the cost of repairs which may be made necessary by
reason of damage to common areas in the Building, the Additional
Building or any other portion of the Site caused by Tenant,
Tenant’s agents, contractors, employees, sublessees,
licensees, concessionaires or invitees. Tenant shall maintain all
its equipment, furniture and furnishings in good order and
repair.
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If
repairs are required to be made by Tenant pursuant to the terms
hereof, Landlord may demand that Tenant make the same forthwith,
and if Tenant refuses or neglects to commence such repairs and
complete the same with reasonable dispatch after such demand,
Landlord may (but shall not be required to do so) make or cause
such repairs to be made pursuant to the provisions of
Section 16.17 below.
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9.1
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Landlord’s
Approval
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Tenant covenants and agrees not to
make alterations, additions or improvements to the Premises,
whether before or during the Lease Term, except in accordance with
plans and
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specifications therefor first
approved by Landlord in writing, which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed. Landlord shall not be deemed
unreasonable:
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(a)
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for
withholding approval of any alterations, additions or improvements
which (i) in Landlord’s opinion would reasonably be
expected to adversely affect any structural or exterior element of
the Buildings, any area or element outside of the Premises or any
facility or base building mechanical system serving any area of the
Buildings outside of the Premises, or (ii) involve or affect the
exterior design, size, height or other exterior dimensions of the
Buildings, or (iii) are inconsistent in any material respect,
in Landlord’s reasonable judgment, with alterations
satisfying Landlord’s standards for new alterations in the
Buildings, or (iv) will require unusual expense to readapt the
Premises to normal office use upon Lease termination or expiration
or increase the cost of construction or of insurance or taxes on
the Buildings or of the services provided by Landlord herein unless
Tenant first gives assurance acceptable to Landlord for payment of
such increased cost and that such readaptation will be made prior
to termination and or expiration without expense to Landlord
(alterations, additions or improvements described in this clause
(iv) being sometimes collectively referred to as
“Special Improvements”); or
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(b)
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for
making its approval of any Special Improvements conditional on
Tenant’s agreement to restore the Premises to its condition
prior to construction of such Special Improvements at the
expiration or earlier termination of the Lease Term, reasonable
wear and tear excepted.
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Landlord’s review and approval
of any such plans and specifications and consent to perform work
described therein shall not be deemed an agreement by Landlord that
such plans, specifications and work conform with applicable Legal
Requirements and requirements of insurers of the Buildings and the
other requirements of the Lease with respect to Tenant’s
insurance obligations (herein called “Insurance
Requirements”) nor deemed a waiver of Tenant’s
obligations under this Lease with respect to applicable Legal
Requirements and Insurance Requirements nor impose any liability or
obligation upon Landlord with respect to the completeness, design
sufficiency or compliance of such plans, specifications and work
with applicable Legal Requirements and Insurance Requirements.
Further, Tenant acknowledges that Tenant is acting for its own
benefit and account, and that Tenant shall not be acting as
Landlord’s agent in performing any work in the Premises,
accordingly, no contractor, subcontractor or supplier shall have a
right to lien Landlord’s interest in the Property in
connection with any such work. Within thirty (30) days after
receipt of an invoice from Landlord (together with reasonable
supporting back-up documentation), Tenant shall pay to Landlord as
a fee for Landlord’s review of any work or plans (excluding
any review respecting initial improvements performed pursuant to
Section 4.1 hereof or any other improvements for which a
construction management fee has previously been paid but including
any review of plans or work relating to any assignment or
subletting), as Additional Rent, an amount equal to the sum of: (i)
$150/hour for time spent by senior staff, and $100/hour for time
spent by junior
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staff, plus
(ii) reasonable third party expenses incurred by Landlord to
review Tenant’s plans and Tenant’s work.
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9.2
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Conformity of Work
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Tenant covenants and agrees that any
alterations, additions, improvements or installations made by it to
or upon the Premises shall be done in a good and workmanlike manner
and in compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements and
Insurance Requirements now or hereafter in force, that materials of
good quality (but in no event of lesser quality than reasonably
appropriate for the maintenance of a consistently high quality
building) shall be employed therein and that the structure of the
Buildings shall not be endangered or impaired thereby.
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9.3
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Performance of Work, Governmental
Permits and Insurance.
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All
of Tenant’s alterations and additions and installation of
furnishings shall be coordinated with any work being performed by
or for Landlord and in such manner as to maintain harmonious labor
relations and not to damage the Buildings or Site or interfere with
Building construction or operation and, except for installation of
furnishings, shall be performed by Landlord’s general
contractor or by contractors or workers first approved by Landlord
in its reasonable discretion. Except for work by Landlord’s
general contractor, Tenant shall procure all necessary governmental
permits before making any repairs, alterations, other improvements
or installations. Tenant agrees to save harmless and indemnify
Landlord from any and all injury, loss, claims or damage to any
person or property occasioned by or arising out of the doing of any
such work whether the same be performed prior to or during the Term
of this Lease. At Landlord’s reasonable election, taking into
account the scope and cost of the proposed alteration, Tenant shall
cause its contractor to maintain a payment and performance bond in
such amount and with such companies as Landlord shall reasonably
approve. In addition, Tenant shall cause each contractor to carry
worker’s compensation insurance in statutory amounts covering
the employees of all contractors and subcontractors, and commercial
general liability insurance or comprehensive general liability
insurance with a broad form comprehensive liability endorsement
with such limits as Landlord may require reasonably from time to
time during the Term of this Lease, but in no event less than the
minimum amount of commercial general liability insurance or
comprehensive general liability insurance Tenant is required to
maintain as set forth in Section 1.2 hereof and as the same
may be modified as provided in Section 13.2 hereof (all such
insurance to be written in companies approved reasonably by
Landlord and insuring Landlord, Landlord’s managing agent and
Tenant as additional insureds as well as contractors) and to
deliver to Landlord certificates of all such insurance. Tenant
shall also prepare and submit to Landlord a set of as-built plans,
in both print and electronic forms, showing such work performed by
Tenant to the Premises promptly after any such alterations,
improvements or installations are substantially complete and
promptly after any wiring or cabling for Tenant’s computer,
telephone and other communications systems is installed by Tenant
or Tenant’s contractor. Without limiting any of
Tenant’s obligations hereunder except as otherwise provided
in Sections 4.1(B), (C) and (D) above, Tenant shall
be responsible, as Additional Rent, for the costs of any
alterations, additions or improvements in or to the
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Building that
are required in order to comply with Legal Requirements as a result
of any work performed by Tenant. Landlord shall have the right to
provide rules and regulations (which shall be applied in a
non-discriminatory manner) relative to the performance of any
alterations, additions, improvements and installations by Tenant
hereunder and Tenant shall abide by all such reasonable rules and
regulations and shall cause all of its contractors to so abide
including, without limitation, payment for the costs of using
Building services. Tenant acknowledges and agrees that Landlord
shall be the owner of any additions, alterations and improvements
in the Premises or the Buildings to the extent paid for by
Landlord.
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9.4
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Liens
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Tenant covenants and agrees to pay
promptly when due the entire cost of any work done on the Premises
by Tenant, its agents, employees or contractors, and not to cause
or permit any liens for labor or materials performed or furnished
in connection therewith to attach to the Premises or the Buildings
or the Site and promptly to discharge (whether by bonding or
otherwise) any such liens which may so attach.
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9.5
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Nature of Alterations
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All
work, construction, repairs, alterations, other improvements or
installations made to or upon the Premises (including, but not
limited to, the construction performed by Landlord under
Article IV and any alteration by Tenant of the third (3
rd
) floor corridor), shall
become part of the Premises and shall become the property of
Landlord and remain upon and be surrendered with the Premises as a
part thereof upon the expiration or earlier termination of the
Lease Term, except as follows:
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(a)
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All
furniture, equipment, other personal property, and trade fixtures
(including, without limitation, any satellite or microwave dish or
any communications equipment (including, without limitation, any
telephone switch gear), and any security or monitoring equipment,
including, without limitation, the Emergency Generator and
Generator Connection, as set forth in Section 16.30) whether by law
deemed to be a part of the realty or not, installed at any time or
times by Tenant or any person claiming under Tenant shall remain
the property of Tenant or persons claiming under Tenant and may be
removed by Tenant or any person claiming under Tenant at any time
or times during the Lease Term or any occupancy by Tenant
thereafter and shall be removed by Tenant at the expiration or
earlier termination of the Lease Term if so requested by Landlord.
Tenant shall repair any damage to the Premises occasioned by the
removal by Tenant or any person claiming under Tenant of any such
property from the Premises.
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At
the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease Term, unless
otherwise agreed in writing by Landlord, Tenant shall remove any
wiring for Tenant’s computer, telephone and other
communication systems and equipment whether located in the Premises
or in any other portion of the
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Buildings or the Site, including all
risers and any alterations, additions and improvements made with
Landlord’s consent during the Lease Term for which such
removal was made a condition of such consent under Section 9.1
(b). Upon such removal Tenant shall restore the Premises to their
condition prior to such alterations, additions and improvements and
repair any damage occasioned by such removal and
restoration.
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If
Tenant shall make any alterations, additions or improvements to the
Premises for which Landlord’s approval is required under
Section 9.1 (after giving effect to the provisions of
Section 9.7), without obtaining such approval, then at
Landlord’s request at any time during the Lease Term, and at
any event at the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease
Term, Tenant shall remove such alterations, additions and
improvements and restore the Premises to their condition prior to
same and repair any damage occasioned by such removal and
restoration. Nothing herein shall be deemed to be a consent to
Tenant to make any such alterations, additions or improvements, the
provisions of Section 9.1 being applicable to any such
work.
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Tenant shall have no obligation to
restore demolished conference rooms or alterations of the third
(3 rd ) floor corridor to their condition
prior to such demolition or alteration (i.e., Tenant shall not be
required to reinstall the conference rooms and/or the corridor if
Tenant elects to demolish the same).
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Increases in Taxes
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Tenant shall pay, as Additional
Rent, one hundred percent (100%) of any increase in real estate
taxes on the Complex which shall, at any time after the
Commencement Date, result from alterations, additions or
improvements to the Premises made by Tenant if the taxing authority
specifically determines such increase results from such
alterations, additions or improvements made by Tenant.
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9.7
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Alterations Permitted Without
Landlord’s Consent
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Notwithstanding the terms of
Section 9.1, Tenant shall have the right, without obtaining
the prior consent of Landlord but upon notice to Landlord given ten
(10) days prior to the commencement of any work (which notice
shall specify the nature of the work in reasonable detail), to make
alterations, additions or improvements to the Premises
where:
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the
same are within the interior of the Premises within the Building,
and do not affect the exterior of the Premises and the Buildings
(including no signs on windows);
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the
same do not affect the roof, any structural element of the
Buildings, the mechanical, electrical, plumbing, heating,
ventilating, air-conditioning and fire protection systems of the
Buildings;
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with the exception of painting and
carpeting (which shall not be subject to the dollar limits set
forth in this subsection (iii)), the cost of any individual
alteration, addition or improvement shall not exceed $250,000.00
and the aggregate cost of said alterations, additions or
improvements made by Tenant during the Lease Term shall not exceed
$1,000,000.00 in cost; and
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Tenant shall comply with the
provisions of this Lease and if such work increases the cost of
insurance or taxes or of services, Tenant shall pay for any such
increase in cost;
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however, that Tenant shall, within thirty (30) days after the
making of such changes, send to Landlord plans and specifications
describing the same in reasonable detail and provided further that
Landlord, by notice to Tenant given at least thirty (30) days
prior to the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease Term,
may, if any such alterations, addition or improvement constitutes a
Special Improvement, require Tenant to restore the Premises to its
condition prior to construction of such Special Improvement
(reasonable wear and tear excepted) at the expiration or earlier
termination of the Lease Term.
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10.1
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Tenant’s
Parking
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Landlord shall provide to Tenant
monthly privileges in the number specified in Section 1.2 for
the parking of automobiles, in common with use by other tenants
from time to time of the Complex, and on a first-come, first-served
basis, and Landlord shall not be obligated to furnish stalls or
spaces on the Site specifically designated for Tenant’s use.
Tenant covenants and agrees that it and all persons claiming by,
through and under it, shall at all times abide by all reasonable
rules and regulations promulgated by Landlord with respect to the
use of the parking areas on the Site. The parking privileges
granted herein are non-transferable except to a permitted assignee
or subtenant as provided in Article XII below. Further,
Landlord assumes no responsibility whatsoever for loss or damage
due to fire, theft or otherwise to any automobile(s) parked on the
Site or to any personal property therein, however caused, and
Tenant covenants and agrees, upon request from Landlord from time
to time, to notify its officers, employees, agents and invitees of
such limitation of liability. Tenant acknowledges and agrees that a
license only is hereby granted, and no bailment is intended or
shall be created.
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10.2
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Parking Shortages
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(A) In the
event that during the Lease Term there shall occur a Parking
Shortage (as defined below), Landlord shall provide Tenant with
additional parking privileges in the garage located underneath the
Building as necessary to alleviate the Parking Shortage
(it
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understood and agreed that the number of garage parking privileges
to be issued to Tenant and the increase in the Tenant’s ratio
of parking privileges shall be as determined by Landlord in its
reasonable discretion as being, in Landlord’s view, adequate
to alleviate the Parking Shortage). Such additional parking
privileges shall be provided to Tenant free of charge.
(B) If
such Parking Shortage shall continue despite the issuance of such
additional parking privileges to Tenant, Landlord shall, at its
sole cost and expense, use commercially reasonable best efforts to
endeavor to obtain the necessary permits and approvals for and to
(x) restripe the existing surface parking areas serving the
Complex (the “Restriped Parking”) and/or
(y) create additional surface parking on the Site (such as in
the location of the existing tennis courts) (the “Additional
Surface Parking,” and, collectively with the Restriped
Parking, the “Alternative Parking”) in order to provide
the additional parking privileges necessary to alleviate the
Parking Shortage. Landlord shall have the right in its reasonable
discretion to determine what mode of Alternative Parking to pursue
(i.e., the Restriped Parking or the Additional Surface Parking, or
some combination of the two).
(C) In the
event that (i) Landlord is unable to obtain the permits and
approvals to create Alternative Parking or (ii) a Parking
Shortage shall continue to exist despite Landlord’s having
implemented the measures described in subsections (A) and
(B) above, then Landlord shall use commercially reasonable
best efforts to endeavor to obtain the necessary permits and
approvals to institute a managed parking program exclusively for
Tenant within the garage located underneath the Building (the
“Managed Parking Program”). In the event that Landlord
and Tenant mutually determine (each acting reasonably and in good
faith) that locating the Managed Parking Program within the garage
would not be feasible, Landlord and Tenant shall mutually agree
(each acting reasonably and in good faith) upon a location of such
Managed Parking Program in reasonable proximity to the Building. In
addition, Landlord shall use commercially reasonable best efforts
to endeavor to obtain the necessary permits and approvals to
implement the Managed Parking Program on a temporary basis during
its pursuit of the permits and approvals for the Alternative
Parking to alleviate any Parking Shortage that exists during the
pendency of the permitting process. All costs associated with the
Managed Parking Program (including, without limitation, the cost of
securing permits and approvals and the cost of providing the valet
service), whenever and wherever implemented, shall be payable by
Tenant as Additional Rent hereunder and not as part of
Landlord’s Operating Expenses.
(D) For
the purposes hereof, a “Parking Shortage” shall be
defined as an overuse of the surface parking areas of the Site such
that Tenant is unable to utilize the Number of Parking Privileges
for such surface parking areas provided to Tenant hereunder, as
determined in accordance with the following procedure:
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the event that Landlord receives four (4) complaints from
tenants of the Complex (which may include Tenant) over a period of
two (2) weeks indicating that they are unable to find surface
parking spaces at the
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Complex,
Landlord shall perform and complete a parking survey of the Complex
within two (2) weeks of its receipt of the last such complaint
and shall provide Tenant with a copy of such survey within one
(1) week of its completion.
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If
the parking survey indicates that fewer than fifteen (15) of
the total number of surface parking spaces on the Site are
available for tenant parking on more than four (4) business
days over a period of two (2) weeks, then Landlord shall
attempt to ascertain whether the cause of the problem is a
particular tenant’s overuse of the number of parking
privileges provided to such tenant under the terms of its lease and
shall take reasonable measures to enforce the terms of such lease
and rectify the situation.
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In
the event that the overuse cannot be readily addressed by Landlord,
then a Parking Shortage shall be deemed to exist and shall trigger
Landlord’s obligations under this Section 10.2 to take
the steps set forth in subsections (A), (B) and (C) above
to alleviate the Parking Shortage.
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Notwithstanding
anything contained herein to the contrary, under no circumstances
shall Landlord be required to endeavor to obtain the Alternative
Parking in the event of a Parking Shortage that occurs during the
last eighteen (18) months of the Lease Term unless and until
Tenant shall validly exercise its then-current extension option
under Section 3.2 below (it being understood and agreed in
connection with the foregoing that (x) Landlord shall have no
obligation to endeavor to obtain the Alternative Parking in the
event that Tenant shall have no further rights to extend the Lease
Term and (y) Landlord shall nonetheless be required to
endeavor to implement the Managed Parking Program, at
Tenant’s sole cost and expense, to address the Parking
Shortage irrespective of the amount of time remaining in the Lease
Term).
(E) Tenant
acknowledges and agrees that there may be a temporary disruption in
parking in connection with the creation of Alternative Parking and
/or the conversion to a Managed Parking Program, and Tenant shall
reasonably cooperate with Landlord during such creation and/or
conversion construction (Landlord hereby agreeing to use reasonable
efforts to minimize such disruption).
(F) Notwithstanding anything contained in
this Lease to the contrary, Tenant’s use of parking
privileges in excess of the Number of Parking Privileges provided
to it hereunder shall never be deemed to constitute an Event of
Default under Section 15.1 nor give rise to any right of
Landlord to terminate this Lease or to seek monetary damages on
account of such overuse of parking privileges; provided, however,
that if a Parking Shortage occurs as a result of such overuse by
Tenant and such Parking Shortage cannot be addressed by the methods
set forth herein, Landlord shall retain its right to seek specific
performance to compel Tenant to cease such action.
(G) Notwithstanding anything contained in
this Lease to the contrary, in no event
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shall Landlord
be deemed to be in default of its obligations hereunder in the
event that Landlord is unable to obtain rights to create
Alternative Parking and/or the Managed Parking Program, so long as
Landlord has used commercially reasonable best efforts as
aforesaid. In connection with its effort to obtain permits and
approvals for the Alternative Parking and/or the Managed Parking
Program, it is expressly understood and agreed that Landlord shall
not be obligated to accept conditions, restrictions or limitations
that would materially adversely affect Landlord’s ownership,
management or operation of the Complex as determined by Landlord in
its reasonable discretion. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, it is further understood and agreed that Landlord may
cease its efforts to obtain permits and approvals for the
Alternative Parking and/or the Managed Parking Program (which shall
include, without limitation, electing not to raise the issue before
the full Waltham City Council if Landlord concludes in its
reasonable judgment after informal discussions with individual
members of the City Council and/or consultants that the City
Council is not amenable to any petition to modify the existing
approved site plan) at any time if Landlord determines in good
faith but in its sole discretion that the petition(s) to obtain
permits and approvals for the Alternative Parking and/or the
Managed Parking Program is not likely to be successful or would
have a material, adverse effect on Landlord’s ownership,
management or operation of the Complex.
In addition,
Landlord shall never be deemed to be in default of its obligations
hereunder by virtue of its inability to address a Parking Shortage
on the Site to the extent such Parking Shortage is caused by the
use of parking spaces by Tenant or any assignee or subtenant in a
ratio greater than five (5) parking privileges for each 1,000
square feet of rentable floor area of the applicable portion of the
Premises (it being further understood and agreed that Landlord
shall be under no obligation whatsoever under this
Section 10.2 or otherwise to address a Parking Shortage at the
Site to the extent such Parking Shortage is caused by the use of
parking spaces by any assignee or subtenant of Tenant’s,
other than an assignee or subtenant under Section 12.2 below,
in a ratio greater than five (5) parking privileges for each
1,000 square feet of rentable floor area of the applicable portion
of the Premises).
Tenant
covenants and agrees to the following during the Lease Term and for
such further time as Tenant occupies any part of the
Premises:
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11.1
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To
pay when due all Annual Fixed Rent and Additional Rent and all
charges for utility services rendered to the Premises and service
inspections therefor (except as is otherwise provided in
Exhibit D) and, as further Additional Rent, all charges for
additional and special services rendered pursuant to
Section 7.3.
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11.2
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To
use and occupy the Premises for the Permitted Use only, and not to
injure or deface the Premises or the Property, not to permit in the
Premises any auction sale, vending
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machine (other than vending machines
for use by Tenant’s employees and business invitees) or
flammable fluids or chemicals, or nuisance, or the emission from
the Premises of any objectionable noise or odor, nor to permit in
the Premises anything which would in any way result in the leakage
of fluid or the growth of mold, and not to use or devote the
Premises or any part thereof for any purpose other than the
Permitted Use, nor any use thereof which is inconsistent with the
maintenance of the Buildings as office buildings of the first-class
in the quality of their maintenance, use and occupancy, or which is
improper, offensive, contrary to law or ordinance or liable to
invalidate or increase the premiums for any insurance on the
Buildings or its contents or liable to render necessary any
alteration or addition to the Buildings. Further, (i) Tenant
shall not, nor shall Tenant permit its employees, invitees, agents,
independent contractors, contractors, assignees or subtenants to,
keep, maintain, store or dispose of (into the sewage or waste
disposal system or otherwise) or engage in any activity which might
produce or generate any substance which is or may hereafter be
classified as a hazardous material, waste or substance
(collectively “Hazardous Materials”), under federal,
state or local laws, rules and regulations, including, without
limitation, 42 U.S.C. Section 6901 et seq., 42 U.S.C.
Section 9601 et seq., 42 U.S.C. Section 2601 et seq., 49
U.S.C. Section 1802 et seq. and Massachusetts General Laws,
Chapter 21E and the rules and regulations promulgated under
any of the foregoing, as such laws, rules and regulations may be
amended from time to time (collectively “Hazardous Materials
Laws”), (ii) Tenant shall promptly notify Landlord of
any incident in, on or about the Premises, the Buildings or the
Site that would require the filing of a notice under any Hazardous
Materials Laws, (iii) Tenant shall comply and shall cause its
employees, invitees, agents, independent contractors, contractors,
assignees and subtenants to comply with each of the foregoing and
(iv) Landlord shall have the right to make such inspections
(including testing) as Landlord shall elect from time to time to
determine that Tenant is complying with the foregoing (provided
that, except in cases of emergency, Landlord provides Tenant at
least two (2) business days’ prior written notice of any
such inspection). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant may use
normal amounts and types of substances typically used for office
uses and normal amounts and types of substances typically used in
generators of the same type as the Emergency Generator, provided
that Tenant uses such substances in the manner which they are
normally used, and in compliance with all Hazardous Materials Laws
and other applicable laws, ordinances, bylaws, rules and
regulations, and Tenant obtains and complies with all permits
required by Hazardous Materials Laws or any other laws, ordinances,
bylaws, rules or regulations prior to the use or presence of any
such substances in the Premises.
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11.3
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Not
to obstruct in any manner any portion of the Buildings not hereby
leased or any portion thereof or of the Site used by Tenant in
common with others; not without prior consent of Landlord (or as
otherwise provided in this Lease) to permit the painting or placing
of any signs, curtains, blinds, shades, awnings, aerials or
flagpoles, or the like, visible from outside the Premises; and to
comply with all reasonable rules and regulations now or hereafter
made by Landlord, of which Tenant has been given notice, for the
care and use of the Buildings and the Site and their facilities and
approaches, but Landlord shall not be liable to Tenant for the
failure of other occupants of the Buildings to conform to such
rules and regulations. Landlord shall not enforce such rules and
regulations other than in a non-discriminatory manner.
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11.4
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To
keep the Premises equipped with all safety appliances required by
law or ordinance or any other regulation of any public authority
because of any use made by Tenant other than normal office use, and
to procure all licenses and permits so required because of any use
made by Tenant other than normal office use, and, if requested by
Landlord, to do any work so required because of such use, it being
understood that the foregoing provisions shall not be construed to
broaden in any way Tenant’s Permitted Use.
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11.5
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Not
to place a load upon any floor in the Premises exceeding an average
rate of 70 pounds of live load (including partitions) per square
foot of floor area; and not to move any safe, vault or other heavy
equipment in, about or out of the Premises except in such manner
and at such time as Landlord shall in each instance authorize.
Tenant’s business machines and mechanical equipment shall be
placed and maintained by Tenant at Tenant’s expense in
settings sufficient to absorb and prevent vibration or noise that
may be transmitted to the Building structure or to any other space
in the Buildings.
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11.6
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To
pay promptly when due all taxes which may be imposed upon personal
property (including, without limitation, fixtures and equipment) in
the Premises to whomever assessed.
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11.7
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To
pay, as Additional Rent, all reasonable out-of-pocket costs,
counsel and other fees incurred by Landlord in connection with the
successful enforcement by Landlord of any obligations of Tenant
under this Lease or in connection with any bankruptcy case
involving Tenant (Landlord hereby similarly agreeing to reimburse
Tenant for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs, counsel and other
fees incurred by Tenant in connection with the successful
enforcement by Tenant of any obligations of Landlord under this
Lease or in connection with any bankruptcy case involving
Landlord).
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11.8
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Not
to do or permit anything to be done in or upon the Premises, or
bring in anything or keep anything therein, which shall increase
the rate of insurance on the Premises or on the Buildings above the
standard rate applicable to premises being occupied for the use to
which Tenant has agreed to devote the Premises; and Tenant further
agrees that, in the event that Tenant shall do any of the
foregoing, Tenant will promptly pay to Landlord, on demand, any
such increase resulting therefrom, which shall be due and payable
as Additional Rent hereunder.
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11.9
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To
comply with all applicable Legal Requirements now or hereafter in
force which shall impose a duty on Landlord or Tenant relating to
or as a result of the use or occupancy of the Premises; provided
that Tenant shall not be required (i) to make any alterations
or additions to the base building systems or to the structure,
roof, exterior and load bearing walls, foundation, structural floor
slabs and other structural elements of the Buildings or
(ii) to perform or satisfy any other obligation of Landlord
under this Lease, unless the same are required by such Legal
Requirements as a result of or in connection with Tenant’s
use or occupancy of the Premises beyond normal use of space of this
kind. Tenant shall promptly pay all fines, penalties and damages
that may arise out of or be imposed because of its failure to
comply with the provisions of this Section 11.9.
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11.10
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Any
vendors engaged by Tenant to perform services in or to the Premises
including, without limitation, janitorial contractors and moving
contractors shall be coordinated with any work being performed by
or for Landlord and in such manner as to maintain harmonious labor
relations and to not unreasonably interfere with Buildings
construction or operation, and shall be performed by vendors first
approved by Landlord, which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following vendors do
not require Landlord’s approval: brokerage, legal, employment
staffing, office and other supplies, furniture providers (but not
installers), construction consultants not performing any physical
work in the Building (but not architects) and food
catering.
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Assignment and
Subletting
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Restrictions on
Transfer
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Except as otherwise expressly
provided herein, Tenant covenants and agrees that it shall not
assign, mortgage, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise transfer this
Lease and/or Tenant’s interest in this Lease or sublet (which
term, without limitation, shall include granting of concessions,
licenses or the like) the whole or any part of the Premises. Any
assignment, mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, transfer or subletting
not expressly permitted in or consented to by Landlord under this
Article XII shall be void, ab initio; shall be of no force and
effect; and shall confer no rights on or in favor of third parties.
In addition, Landlord shall be entitled to seek specific
performance of or other equitable relief with respect to the
provisions hereof.
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12.2
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Exceptions
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Notwithstanding the foregoing
provisions of Section 12.1 above and the provisions of Section
12.3 and 12.4 below, but subject to the provisions of
Sections 12.5 and 12.6, Tenant shall have the right to assign
this Lease or to sublet the Premises (in whole or in part)
(i) to any controlling entity of Tenant or to any entity
controlled by Tenant or to any entity under common control with
Tenant (such parent or subsidiary entity or entity under common
control with Tenant being hereinafter called a “Tenant
Affiliate”) or (ii) to any entity into which Tenant may
be converted or with which it may merge, or to any entity
purchasing all or substantially all of Tenant’s assets (each,
a “Permitted Tenant Successor”), provided that in the
case of a Permitted Tenant Successor, the entity to which this
Lease is so assigned or which so sublets the Premises
either:
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has
a net worth (e.g. assets on a pro forma basis using generally
accepted accounting principles consistently applied and using the
most recent financial statements) equal to the lesser of
(1) the net worth of Tenant as of the date of this Lease or
(2) the net worth of Tenant immediately prior to such
transaction; or
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if
such entity does not meet the net worth test set forth in clause
(x) above, such entity increases the security deposit then
being held by Landlord under Section 16.26 below to an amount
equal to six (6) months of Annual Fixed Rent for the Premises
(which for the purposes hereof shall be deemed to consist of the
greater of (a) the entirety of the Initial Premises and the
Must Take Premises or (b) the premises actually then demised
to Tenant under this Lease) at the then-current rates payable under
this Lease.
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If any Tenant
Affiliate to which this Lease is assigned or the Premises sublet
(in whole or in part) shall cease to be such a Tenant Affiliate,
and if such cessation was contemplated at the time of the
assignment or subletting, such cessation shall be considered an
assignment or subletting requiring Landlord’s
consent.
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12.3
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Landlord’s Termination
Right
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Notwithstanding the provisions of
Section 12.1 above, in the event Tenant desires:
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assign this Lease; or
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(b)
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to
sublet such portion (the “Sublease Portion”) of the
Premises as (x) contains by itself at least fifty percent
(50%) of the Rentable Floor Area of the Premises or (y) would
bring the total amount of the Premises then subleased (exclusive of
any subleases under Section 12.2 above) to fifty percent (50%)
or more of the Rentable Floor Area of the Premises; or
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to
sublet any Sublease Portion for a term equal to all or
substantially all of the remaining Lease Term hereof (any such
sublease under this subparagraph (c) or subparagraph
(b) above being hereinafter referred to as a “Major
Sublease”),
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then Tenant
shall notify Landlord thereof in writing and Landlord shall have
the right at its sole option, to be exercised within ten
(10) business days after receipt of Tenant’s notice (the
“Acceptance Period”), to terminate this Lease as of a
date specified in a notice to Tenant, which date shall not be
earlier than sixty (60) days nor later than one hundred and
twenty (120) days after Landlord’s notice to Tenant;
provided, however, that upon the termination date as set forth in
Landlord’s notice, all obligations relating to the period
after such termination date (but not those relating to the period
before such termination date) shall cease and promptly upon being
billed therefor by Landlord, Tenant shall make final payment of all
rent and additional rent due from Tenant through the termination
date.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, in the event of a Major Sublease:
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to so terminate this Lease with respect
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to the Sublease
Portion and from and after the termination date the Rentable Floor
Area of the Premises shall be reduced to the rentable floor area of
the remainder of the Premises and the definition of Rentable Floor
Area of the Premises shall be so amended and after such termination
all references in this Lease to the “Premises” or the
“Rentable Floor Area of the Premises” shall be deemed
to be references to the remainder of the Premises and accordingly
Tenant’s payments for Annual Fixed Rent, operating costs,
real estate taxes and electricity shall be reduced on a pro rata
basis to reflect the size of the remainder of the
Premises;
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in
the case of Major Sublease for less than all or substantially all
of the then-remaining Lease Term, Landlord shall only have the
right to suspend the term of this Lease pro tanto for the term of
the proposed sublease (i.e. the Term of the Lease in respect of the
Sublease Portion shall be terminated for the term of the proposed
sublease and then reinstated upon the expiration or earlier
termination of such sublease term); and
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in
the case of a proposed Major Sublease which, when combined with
other subleases of the Premises then in effect (exclusive of any
subleases under Section 12.2. above) reaches the fifty percent
(50%) of the Premises threshold set forth above for Landlord to
recapture, Landlord may only exercise its recapture rights with
respect to the proposed Major Sublease, but may not exercise its
recapture rights or terminate this Lease as to any subleases of the
Premises previously entered into by Tenant.
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In the event
that Landlord shall not exercise its termination rights as
aforesaid, or shall fail to give any or timely notice pursuant to
this Section the provisions of Sections 12.4-12.7 shall be
applicable. In the case of a partial subletting where Landlord has
exercised its termination right pursuant to this Section 12.3,
Landlord shall be responsible, at its sole cost and expense, for
all work necessary to separately physically demise that portion of
the Premises which are being terminated from the remainder of the
Premises.
This
Section 12.3 shall not be applicable to an assignment or
sublease pursuant to Section 12.2.
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12.4
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Consent of Landlord
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Notwithstanding the provisions of
Section 12.1 above, but subject to the provisions of this
Section 12.4 and the provisions of Sections 12.5, 12.6
and 12.7 below, in the event that Landlord shall not have exercised
the termination right as set forth in Section 12.3, or shall
have failed to give any or timely notice under Section 12.3,
then for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days
(i) after the receipt of Landlord’s notice stating that
Landlord does not elect the termination right, or (ii) after
the expiration of the Acceptance Period, in the event Landlord
shall not give any or timely notice under Section 12.3 as the
case may be, Tenant shall have the right to assign this Lease or
sublet the Premises in accordance with the Proposed Transfer Notice
provided that, in each instance, Tenant first obtains the express
prior written consent of Landlord, which consent shall not
be
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unreasonably
withheld or delayed. It is understood and agreed that
Landlord’s consent shall be deemed given hereunder if
Landlord shall fail to respond to a Proposed Transfer Notice
meeting the requirements of Section 12.5 below within ten
(10) business days after receipt thereof from
Tenant.
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Without limiting the foregoing
standard, Landlord shall not be deemed to be unreasonably
withholding its consent to such a proposed assignment or subleasing
if:
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the
proposed assignee or subtenant is a tenant in the Building, the
Additional Building or the building known as Reservoir Place North
and numbered 170 Tracer Lane, Waltham, Massachusetts or is in
active negotiation with the landlord of the building in question
(but with respect to the 170 Tracer Lane building, only if the
landlord of such building and the landlord of the Building are
affiliated with each other), and Landlord (or such affiliated
landlord) has existing space that satisfies such party’s
needs), or
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(b)
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the
proposed assignee or subtenant is not of a character consistent
with the operation of a first class office building (by way of
example Landlord shall not be deemed to be unreasonably withholding
its consent to an assignment or subleasing to any governmental or
quasi-governmental agency), or
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(c)
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giving appropriate weight, if
applicable, to the fact that Tenant will nevertheless remain liable
under this Lease, the proposed assignee or subtenant does not
possess adequate financial capability to assure the performance of
the Tenant obligations as and when due or required, or
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the
assignee or subtenant proposes to use the Premises (or part
thereof) for a purpose other than the purpose for which the
Premises may be used as stated in Section 1.2 hereof,
or
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the
character of the business to be conducted or the proposed use of
the Premises by the proposed subtenant or assignee shall
(i) be likely to materially increase Landlord’s
Operating Expenses beyond that which Landlord now incurs for use by
Tenant; (ii) be likely to materially increase the burden on
elevators or other Buildings systems or equipment over the burden
prior to such proposed subletting or assignment; or
(iii) materially violate or be likely to materially violate
any provisions or restrictions contained herein relating to the use
or occupancy of the Premises, or
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there shall be existing a monetary
or material non-monetary Event of Default (defined in
Section 15.1), or
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any
part of the rent payable under the proposed assignment or sublease
shall be based in whole or in part on the income or profits derived
from
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the Premises or
if any proposed assignment or sublease shall potentially have any
adverse effect on the real estate investment trust qualification
requirements applicable to Landlord and its affiliates.
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Tenant’s Notice
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Tenant shall give Landlord notice
(the “Proposed Transfer Notice”) of any proposed
sublease or assignment, and said notice shall specify the
provisions of the proposed assignment or subletting, including
(a) the name and address of the proposed assignee or
subtenant, (b) in the case of a proposed assignment or
subletting pursuant to Section 12.4, such information as to
the proposed assignee’s or proposed subtenant’s net
worth and financial capability and standing as may reasonably be
required for Landlord to make the determination referred to in
Section 12.4 above (provided, however, that Landlord shall
hold such information confidential having the right to release same
to its officers, accountants, attorneys and mortgage lenders on a
confidential basis), (c) all of the terms and provisions upon
which the proposed assignment or subletting is to be made,
(d) in the case of a proposed assignment or subletting
pursuant to Section 12.4, all other information reasonably
necessary to make the determination referred to in
Section 12.4 above and (e) in the case of a proposed
assignment or subletting pursuant to Section 12.2 above, such
information as may be reasonably required by Landlord to determine
that such proposed assignment or subletting complies with the
requirements of said Section 12.2.
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If
Landlord shall consent to the proposed assignment or subletting, as
the case may be, then, in such event, Tenant may thereafter
sublease or assign pursuant to Tenant’s notice, as given
hereunder; provided, however, that if such assignment or sublease
shall not be executed and delivered to Landlord within one hundred
eighty (180) days after the date of Landlord’s consent,
the consent shall be deemed null and void and the provisions of
Section 12.3 shall be applicable.
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12.6
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Profit on Subleasing or
Assignment
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In
addition, in the case of any assignment or subleasing as to which
Landlord may consent (other than an assignment or subletting
permitted under Section 12.2 hereof) such consent shall be
upon the express and further condition, covenant and agreement, and
Tenant hereby covenants and agrees that, in addition to the Annual
Fixed Rent, Additional Rent and other charges to be paid pursuant
to this Lease, fifty percent (50%) of the
“Assignment/Sublease Profits” (hereinafter defined), if
any shall be paid to Landlord.
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The
“Assignment/Sublease Profits” shall be the excess, if
any, of (a) the “Assignment/Sublease Net Revenues”
as hereinafter defined over (b) the Annual Fixed Rent,
Additional Rent and other charges provided in this Lease (provided,
however, that for the purpose of calculating the
Assignment/Sublease Profits in the case of a sublease, appropriate
proportions in the applicable Annual Fixed Rent, Additional Rent
and other charges under this Lease shall be made based on the
percentage of the Premises subleased and on the terms of the
sublease). The “Assignment/Sublease Net Revenues” shall
be the
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fixed rent,
Additional Rent and all other charges and sums payable either
initially or over the term of the sublease or assignment, less the
reasonable costs of Tenant incurred in such subleasing or
assignment (the definition of which shall be limited to brokerage
commissions, rent concessions, attorneys’ fees, architect and
construction management fees, and alteration allowances, in each
case actually paid), as set forth in a statement certified by an
appropriate officer of Tenant and delivered to Landlord within
thirty (30) days of the full execution of the sublease or
assignment document, amortized over the term of the sublease or
assignment.
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All
payments of the Assignment/Sublease Profits due Landlord shall be
made within ten (10) days of receipt of same by Tenant.
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(A) It
shall be a condition of the validity of any assignment or
subletting of right under Section 12.2 above, or consented to
under Section 12.4 above, that both Tenant and the assignee or
sublessee enter into a separate written instrument directly with
Landlord in a form and containing terms and provisions reasonably
required by Landlord, including, without limitation, the agreement
of the assignee or sublessee to be bound by all the obligations of
the Tenant hereunder, including, without limitation, the obligation
(a) to pay the Annual Fixed Rent, Additional Rent, and other
amounts provided for under this Lease (but in the case of a partial
subletting, such subtenant shall agree on a pro rata basis to be so
bound) and (b) to comply with the provisions of
Sections 12.1 through 12.7 hereof. Such assignment or
subletting shall not relieve the Tenant named herein of any of the
obligations of the Tenant hereunder and Tenant shall remain fully
and primarily liable therefor and the liability of Tenant and such
assignee (or subtenant, as the case may be) shall be joint and
several. Further, and notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions
hereof shall not constitute a recognition of the sublease or the
subtenant thereunder, and at Landlord’s option, upon the
termination or expiration of the Lease (whether such termination is
based upon a cause beyond Tenant’s control, a default of
Tenant, the agreement of Tenant and Landlord or any other reason),
the sublease shall be terminated.
(B) As
Additional Rent, Tenant shall pay to Landlord as a fee for
Landlord’s review of any proposed assignment or sublease
requested by Tenant and the preparation of any associated
documentation in connection therewith, within thirty (30) days
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