Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, so long as (A) Tenant shall not be, or have been, in Default under this Lease, (B) this Lease is still in full force and effect, and (C) Tenant provides Landlord with written notice requesting the same (requirements (A) through (C), collectively, the "Letter of Credit Reduction Conditions"), then Tenant shall be entitled to reduce the required amount of the Letter of Credit to the amounts and at the times set forth below, and Tenant may thereafter deliver to Landlord a substitute Letter of Credit, conforming to the requirements hereof, in the sum of such reduced amount.  Upon Tenant complying with the Letter of Credit Reduction Conditions set forth above, the required amount of the Letter of Credit shall be reduced in accordance with the following schedule:

Date: Letter of Credit Amount Reduced To:
_____ (__) anniversary of the Rent Commencement Date

Upon and as a condition to each such reduction, Tenant shall deliver to Landlord a substitute Letter of Credit, conforming to the requirements hereof, in the sum of the reduced Letter of Credit amount, whereupon Landlord shall surrender to Tenant the Letter of Credit being so replaced within thirty (30) Days; provided, however, that in no event shall the amount of the Letter of Credit hereunder ever be less than __________.  Upon Landlord’s receipt of a substitute Letter of Credit in compliance with Exhibit G, Landlord agrees not to draw upon the Letter of Credit being so replaced.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant acknowledges that upon the occurrence of any Default of Tenant hereunder, Tenant shall not be entitled to any further reduction in the amount of the Letter of Credit, and Tenant’s Letter of Credit obligation shall not be reduced below its then current level.

7.                   Building Services.

7.01 Building Services. Landlord shall furnish Tenant with the following services: (a) water for use in the Base Building restrooms; (b) customary heat and air conditioning in season during Building Service Hours​​​ and substantially in accordance with the specifications set forth on Exhibit H attached hereto (the “HVAC Specifications”)​​​;

7.02 Tenant Electricity. Tenant shall pay to Landlord, as Additional Rent, the costs of electricity used in or for the Premises (including, without limitation, air handling units or other HVAC equipment serving the Premises) and, if applicable, for any special equipment installed by or for Tenant elsewhere in the Building, by a separate charge payable by Tenant to Landlord based on check-meters installed for the Premises (or for any applicable portion thereof or equipment serving the Premises) or, for any portion of the Premises or equipment that from time to time does not have operational check-meters, based on reasonable allocations prepared by Landlord’s building engineer for the space and period in question.

Tenant shall make estimated monthly payments for the electricity charges hereunder, in advance on the first day of each month or partial month of the Term, based on amounts estimated by Landlord from time to time for such electricity charges, subject to periodic reconciliations based on actual check-meter readings and utility rates for the space and period in question.  Without the consent of Landlord, Tenant’s use of electrical service shall not exceed the Building standard usage, per square foot, as reasonably determined by Landlord, based upon the Building standard electrical design load.  Landlord shall have the right to measure electrical usage by commonly accepted methods, including the installation of measuring devices such as submeters and check-meters, which to the extent not in place prior to the Effective Date shall be installed at Tenant’s expense.  If it is determined, for any electrical service that is not separately check-metered to Tenant, that Tenant is using electricity in such quantities or during such periods as to cause the total cost of Tenant’s electrical usage, on a monthly, per-rentable-square-foot basis, to materially exceed that which Landlord reasonably deems to be standard for the Building, Tenant shall pay Landlord Additional Rent for the cost of such excess electrical usage and, if applicable, for the cost of purchasing and installing the measuring device(s).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent any electricity service is from time to time metered directly by the utility company to the Premises, Tenant shall timely pay the separate charges for such electricity service directly to the applicable utility company and, if requested by Landlord from time to time, provide copies of such utility company invoices and evidence of such payments.

7.03                         Interruption of Services.  Landlord’s failure to furnish, or any interruption, diminishment or termination of services due to the application of Laws, the failure of any equipment, the performance of maintenance, repairs, improvements or alterations, utility interruptions or the occurrence of an event of Force Majeure (defined in Section 22.07 ) (collectively a “Service Failure”) shall not render Landlord liable to Tenant, constitute a constructive eviction of Tenant, give rise to an abatement of Rent, nor relieve Tenant from the obligation to fulfill any covenant or agreement, except as provided in the next sentence. If the Premises, or a material portion of the Premises, are made untenantable for a period in excess of ten (10) consecutive Business Days as a result of a Service Failure that is reasonably within the control of Landlord to correct, then Tenant, as its sole remedy, shall be entitled to receive an abatement of Rent payable hereunder during the period following such ten-(10)-Business-Day period and ending on the day the service has been restored.  If the entire Premises has not been rendered untenantable by the Service Failure, the amount of abatement shall be equitably prorated.  This Section shall not apply to any Service Failure arising from a casualty event governed by Section 14 below.

7.04                         ReservationsWithout limiting the generality of the foregoing, Landlord reserves the right from time to time to modify components of the access procedures for the Building or other portions of the Property, to change the number of lobby attendants, or to institute, modify, supplement, or discontinue any particular access control procedures or equipment for the Building, whether during or after business hours.  Landlord does not warrant or guarantee the effectiveness of any such system or procedures.  Tenant expressly disclaims any such warranty, guarantee, or undertaking by Landlord with respect thereto and acknowledges that access control procedures from time to time in effect are solely for the convenience of tenants generally and are not intended to secure the Premises or to guarantee the physical safety of any persons in or about the Premises or the Property.  Tenant shall be responsible for securing the Premises, including without limitation by Tenant’s installation of access card readers or other security equipment for the Premises in accordance with Exhibit C and/or Section 8 and by restricting or monitoring access into and from the Premises by its employees or other invitees.  At the time that any Tenant employee (or other person acting under or through Tenant) who has been issued a Building access card is terminated or otherwise ceases to work at the Premises, Tenant shall retrieve and destroy the Building access card for such person and, in accordance with the Building’s standard procedures, notify the Building’s property manager that such person should be removed from the active list for Building access cards.

8.                   Alterations

8.01                         AlterationsTenant shall not make alterations, repairs, additions or improvements or install any Cable (collectively referred to as “Alterations”) in the Premises, without first obtaining the written consent of Landlord in each instance, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Cable” shall mean and refer to any electronic, fiber, phone and data cabling and related equipment that is installed by or for the exclusive benefit of Tenant or any party acting under or through Tenant.  Prior to starting work on any Alterations, Tenant shall furnish Landlord with plans and specifications (which shall be in CAD format if requested by Landlord); names of contractors reasonably acceptable to Landlord (provided that Landlord may designate specific contractors with respect to Base Building and vertical Cable, as may be described more fully below); required permits and approvals; evidence of contractor’s and subcontractor’s insurance in amounts reasonably required by Landlord and naming as additional insureds the Landlord, the managing agent for the Building, and such other Additional Insured Parties (as defined in Section 13) as Landlord may designate for such purposes; and any security for performance in amounts reasonably required by Landlord.  Landlord may designate specific contractors with respect to oversight, installation, repair, connection to, and removal of vertical Cable.  All Cable shall be clearly marked with adhesive plastic labels (or plastic tags attached to such Cable with wire) to show Tenant’s name, suite number, and the purpose of such Cable (i) every 6 feet outside the Premises (specifically including, but not limited to, the electrical room risers and any Common Areas), and (ii) at the termination point(s) of such Cable.  Changes to the plans and specifications must also be submitted to Landlord for its approval.  Alterations shall be constructed in a good and workmanlike manner using materials of a quality reasonably approved by Landlord, and Tenant shall ensure that no Alteration impairs any Building system or Landlord’s ability to perform its obligations hereunder. Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for any third-party expenses incurred by Landlord in connection with the review, inspection, and coordination of Tenant’s plans for Alterations and Tenant’s performance thereof and pay to Landlord or its managing agent a fee for Landlord’s administrative oversight and coordination of any Alterations equal to 2.5% of the hard costs of the Alterations.  Upon completion, Tenant shall furnish “as-built” plans (in CAD format, if requested by Landlord) for Alterations, customary AIA completion affidavits, full and final waivers of lien, any applicable certificate of occupancy for the space affected by such Alterations, and any other items required under the Building’s construction rules and regulations for closing out the particular work in question.  Landlord’s approval of an Alteration shall not be deemed to be a representation by Landlord that the Alteration complies with Law or will not adversely affect any Building system.  If any Alteration requires any change to the Base Building, any Building system, or any Common Area, then such changes shall be made at Tenant’s sole cost and expense and performed, at Landlord’s election, either by Tenant’s contractor or a contractor engaged by Landlord.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord’s consent shall not be required for any Alteration that satisfies all of the following criteria (a “Cosmetic Alteration”):  (a) is of a cosmetic nature such as painting, wallpapering, hanging pictures and installing carpeting; (b) is not visible from the exterior of the Premises or Building; (c) will not affect the Base Building (defined in Section 5); and (d) does not require work to be performed inside the walls or above the ceiling of the Premises.  Cosmetic Alterations shall be subject to all the other provisions of this Section 8.03, to the extent applicable thereto

8.02                         LiensTenant shall not cause or permit any mechanics’ or other liens to be placed upon the Property, the Premises, or Tenant’s leasehold interest hereunder in connection with any work or service done or purportedly done by or for the benefit of Tenant, its subtenants, or any other party acting under or through Tenant.  Tenant shall give Landlord notice at least fifteen (15) days prior to the commencement of any work in the Premises to afford Landlord the opportunity, where applicable, to post and record notices of non-responsibility.  Tenant, within ten (10) days after notice from Landlord, shall fully discharge any such lien by settlement, by bonding or by insuring over the lien in the manner prescribed by the applicable lien Law.  If Tenant fails to timely discharge such lien within such period, Tenant shall be deemed in Default under this Lease and, in addition to any other remedies available to Landlord as a result of such Default by Tenant, Landlord, at its option, may bond, insure over or otherwise discharge the lienTenant shall reimburse Landlord for any amount paid by Landlord to discharge such lien, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees.  Landlord shall have the right to require Tenant to post a performance or payment bond in connection with any work or service done or purportedly done by or for the benefit of Tenant.  Tenant acknowledges and agrees that all such work or service is being performed for the sole benefit of Tenant and not for the benefit of Landlord.

8.03                         Leasehold ImprovementsAll Leasehold Improvements shall, except as expressly provided in this Lease, remain upon the Premises at the end of the Term without compensation to Tenant“Leasehold Improvements” shall mean and include all Initial Tenant Work and other leasehold improvements from time to time existing in or to the Premises, including without limitation any such leasehold improvements (if any) that exist as of the applicable Delivery Date or Term Commencement Date under this Lease or that are made by or for the benefit of Tenant (or any party acting under or through Tenant) before the Term Commencement Date or thereafter from time to time during the Term.  Landlord, by written notice to Tenant at least thirty (30) days prior to the Term Expiration Date, may require Tenant, at Tenant’s expense, to remove any Initial Tenant Work or other Leasehold Improvements or other affixed installations that, in Landlord’s reasonable judgment, are of a nature that would require removal and repair costs that are materially in excess of the removal and repair costs associated with standard office improvements (“Required Removables”).  Required Removables shall include, without limitation, internal stairways, raised floors, private baths and showers, vaults, rolling file systems, structural alterations and modifications and any Cable installed by or on behalf of TenantTenant, at the time it requests approval for a proposed Alteration, including any Initial Tenant Work, as such terms may be defined in the Work Letter attached as Exhibit C, may request in writing that Landlord advise Tenant whether the Alteration, including any Initial Tenant Work, or any portion thereof, is a Required Removable.  Within ten (10) Business Days after receipt of Tenant’s request, Landlord shall advise Tenant in writing as to which portions of the alteration or other improvements are Required Removables.  The Required Removables shall be removed by Tenant before the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease in accordance with Section 20.

9.                   Repairs and Maintenance.

9.01                         Tenant ObligationsTenant shall periodically inspect the Premises to identify any conditions that are dangerous or in need of maintenance or repair.  Tenant shall promptly provide Landlord with notice of any such conditions. Tenant, at its sole cost and expense, shall perform all maintenance and repairs to the Premises that are not Landlord’s express responsibility under this Lease, and keep the Premises in good condition and repair, reasonable wear and tear excepted. Tenant’s repair and maintenance obligations include, without limitation, repairs to: (a) floor covering; (b) interior partitions; (c) doors; (d) the interior side of demising walls; (e) Alterations (described in Section 8); (f) supplemental air conditioning units, kitchens, including hot water heaters, plumbing, and similar facilities exclusively serving the Premises or any portion thereof, whether such items are installed by Tenant or are currently existing in the Premises; and (g) any CableTenant shall maintain in effect throughout the Term maintenance contracts for any such supplemental air conditioning units or other specialty equipment exclusively serving the Premises and, from time to time upon Landlord’s request, provide Landlord with a copy of such maintenance contract and reasonable evidence of its service record.  All repairs and other work performed by Tenant or its contractors, including that involving Cable, shall be subject to the terms of Section 8.01 above.  If Tenant fails to make any repairs to the Premises for more than fifteen (15) days after notice from Landlord (although notice shall not be required in an emergency), Landlord may make the repairs, and, within thirty (30) days after demand, Tenant shall pay to Landlord the reasonable cost of the repairs, together with an administrative charge in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the cost of the repairs.

9.02                         Landlord ObligationsLandlord shall keep and maintain in good repair and working order and perform maintenance upon (a) the structural elements of the Building; (b) the mechanical (including HVAC), electrical, plumbing and fire/life safety systems serving the Building in general; (c) the Common Areas; (d) the roof of the Building; (e) the exterior windows of the Building; and (f) the elevators serving the Building.  Subject to reasonable wear and tear, Landlord shall from time to time make repairs for which Landlord is responsible hereunder.

10.               Entry by Landlord.

Landlord may enter the Premises to inspect, show or clean the Premises or to perform or facilitate the performance of repairs, alterations or additions to the Premises or any portion of the Building.  Except in emergencies or to provide Building services, Landlord shall provide Tenant with reasonable prior verbal notice of entry.  In connection with any such entry for non-emergency work performed during Building Service Hours, Landlord shall use reasonable efforts, consistent with the operation of a first-class high rise building, not to unreasonably interfere with Tenant’s use of the Premises.  If reasonably necessary, Landlord may temporarily close all or a portion of the Premises to perform repairs, alterations and additions; provided, that, except in emergencies, any such work that would unreasonably prevent the use of a substantial portion of the Premises during Building Service Hours will be performed on weekends or after Building Service Hours.  Any such entry by Landlord shall not constitute a constructive eviction or entitle Tenant to an abatement or reduction of Rent.

11.               Assignment and Subletting.

11.01                     TransfersExcept in connection with a Permitted Transfer (defined in Section 11.04), Tenant shall not assign, sublease, transfer or encumber any interest in this Lease or allow any third party to use all or any portion of the Premises (in each such case, collectively or individually, a “Transfer to a “Transferee) without the prior written consent of Landlord, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed if Landlord does not exercise its recapture rights under Section 11.02.  Without limitation, it is agreed that Landlord’s consent shall not be considered unreasonably withheld if the proposed Transferee is a governmental entity or an occupant of the Building or if the proposed Transferee, whether or not an occupant of the Building, has been in discussions with Landlord regarding the leasing of space within the Building within the preceding year.  If the entity(ies) that directly or indirectly controls the voting shares/rights of Tenant (other than through the ownership of voting securities listed on a recognized securities exchange) changes at any time, such change of ownership or control shall constitute a Transfer.  Any Transfer in violation of this Section shall, at Landlord’s option, be deemed a Default by Tenant as described in Section 16.01, and shall be voidable by Landlord.  In no event shall any Transfer, including a Permitted Transfer, release or relieve Tenant from any obligation under this Lease, and the Tenant originally named in this Lease shall remain primarily liable for the performance of the tenant’s obligations under this Lease, as amended from time to time.

11.02                     ProcessTenant shall provide Landlord with financial statements for the proposed Transferee (or, in the case of a change of ownership or control, for the proposed new controlling entity(ies)), a fully executed copy of the proposed assignment, sublease, or other Transfer documentation, and such other information as Landlord may reasonably request. Within fifteen (15) Business Days after receipt of the required information and documentation, Landlord shall either: (a) consent to the Transfer by execution of a consent agreement in a form reasonably designated by Landlord; (b) reasonably refuse to consent to the Transfer in writing; or (c) in the event of a proposed assignment of this Lease or subletting of all or part of the Premises, recapture the portion of the Premises that Tenant is proposing to Transfer.  If Landlord exercises its right to recapture, this Lease shall automatically be amended (or terminated if the entire Premises is being assigned or sublet) to delete the applicable portion of the Premises effective on the proposed effective date of the Transfer, although Landlord may require Tenant to execute a reasonable amendment or other document reflecting such reduction or termination.  Tenant shall pay to Landlord the reasonable costs and attorneys’ fees incurred by Landlord in connection with such requested Transfer.

11.03                     Excess PaymentsIn the event, if any, that (i) all rent and other consideration which Tenant receives as a result of a Transfer exceeds (ii) the Rent payable to Landlord for the portion of the Premises and Term covered by the Transfer, then Tenant shall, at Landlord’s election, pay to Landlord an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of such excess, from time to time on a monthly basis upon Tenant’s receipt of such excess; provided that in determining any such excess, Tenant may deduct from the excess all reasonable and customary expenses directly incurred by Tenant in connection with such Transfer, except that any construction costs incurred by Tenant in connection with such Transfer shall be deducted on a straight-line basis over the term of the applicable Transfer.  If Tenant is in Default, Landlord may require that all sublease payments be made directly to Landlord, in which case Tenant shall receive a credit against Rent in the amount of Tenant’s share of payments received by Landlord.

11.04                     Permitted TransfersTenant may assign this Lease to a successor to Tenant by merger, consolidation, or the purchase of all or substantially all of Tenant’s assets, or assign this Lease or sublet all or a portion of the Premises to an Affiliate (defined below), without the consent of Landlord, provided that all of the following conditions are satisfied (a “Permitted Transfer”):  (a) Tenant must not be in Default; (b) Tenant must give Landlord written notice at least fifteen (15) Business Days before such Transfer; and (c) except in the case of a sublease to an Affiliate, the Credit Requirement (defined below) must be satisfied.  Tenant’s notice to Landlord shall include information and documentation evidencing that the Transfers qualifies as a Permitted Transfer hereunder and that each of the above conditions has been satisfied.  If requested by Landlord, Tenant’s successor shall sign and deliver to Landlord a commercially reasonable form of assumption agreement.  “Affiliate” shall mean an entity controlled by, controlling or under common control with Tenant.  The “Credit Requirement” shall be deemed satisfied if, as of the date immediately preceding the date of the Permitted Transfer, the financial strength of (i) the entity with which Tenant is to merge or consolidate or to which the Lease is otherwise to be assigned or (ii) the purchaser of all or substantially all of the assets of Tenant is not less than that of Tenant, as determined (x) based on credit ratings of such entity and Tenant by both Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s (or by either such agency alone, if applicable ratings by the other agency do not exist), or (y) if such credit ratings do not exist, then in accordance with certified financial statements for such entity and Tenant covering their last two fiscal years ending before the Transfer.  In the event that, at any time after a Permitted Transfer, the Affiliate to which the Permitted Transfer is made ceases to qualify as an Affiliate of the original Tenant, such event shall be deemed a Transfer that is subject to the provisions of Sections 11.01, 11.02, and 11.03 above.

11.05                     Prohibited MattersWithout limiting Landlord’s right to withhold its consent to any transfer by Tenant, and regardless of whether Landlord shall have consented to any such transfer, neither Tenant nor any other person having an interest in the possession, use or occupancy of the Premises or any part thereof shall enter into any lease, sublease, license, concession, assignment or other transfer or agreement for possession, use or occupancy of all or any portion of the Premises which provides for rent or other payment for such use, occupancy or utilization based, in whole or in part, on the net income or profits derived by any person or entity from the space so leased, used or occupied, and any such purported lease, sublease, license, concession, assignment or other transfer or agreement shall be absolutely void and ineffective as a conveyance of any right or interest in the possession, use or occupancy of all or any part of the Premises. 

12.               Notices.

All demands, approvals, consents or notices (collectively referred to as a “notice”) shall be in writing and delivered by hand or sent by registered, express, or certified mail, with return receipt requested or with delivery confirmation requested from the U.S. postal service, or sent by overnight or same day courier service at the party’s respective Notice Address(es) set forth in Section 1; provided, however, notices sent by Landlord regarding general Building operational matters may be posted in the Building mailroom or the general Building newsletter or sent via e-mail to the e-mail address provided by Tenant to Landlord for such purpose.  In addition, if the Building is closed (whether due to emergency, governmental order or any other reason), then any notice address at the Building shall not be deemed a required notice address during such closure, and, unless Tenant has provided an alternative valid notice address to Landlord for use during such closure, any notices sent during such closure may be sent via e-mail or in any other practical manner reasonably designed to ensure receipt by the intended recipient.  Each notice shall be deemed to have been received on the earlier to occur of actual delivery or the date on which delivery is refused, or, if Tenant has vacated the Premises or any other Notice Address of Tenant without providing a new Notice Address, three (3) Business Days after notice is deposited in the U.S. mail or with a courier service in the manner described above.  Either party may, at any time, change its Notice Address (other than to a post office box address) by giving the other party written notice of the new address.

13.               Indemnity and Insurance.

13.01                     IndemnificationExcept to the extent caused by the negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord or any Landlord Related Parties (defined below), and to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, Tenant shall indemnify, defend and hold Landlord and Landlord Related Parties harmless against and from all liabilities, obligations, damages, penalties, claims, actions, costs, charges and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and other professional fees (collectively referred to as “Losses”), which may be imposed upon, incurred by or asserted against Landlord or any of the Landlord Related Parties by any third party and arising out of or in connection with any damage or injury occurring in the Premises or any acts or omissions (including violations of Law) of Tenant, its trustees, managers, members, principals, beneficiaries, partners, officers, directors, employees and agents (the “Tenant Related Parties”) or any of Tenant’s transferees, contractors or licensees.  To the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, Tenant hereby waives all claims against and releases Landlord and its trustees, managers, members, principals, beneficiaries, partners, officers, directors, employees, Mortgagees (defined in Section 21) and agents (the “Landlord Related Parties”) from all claims for any injury to or death of persons, damage to property or business loss in any manner related to (a) Force Majeure, (b) acts of third parties, (c) the bursting or leaking of any tank, water closet, drain or other pipe, or (d) the inadequacy or failure of any security or protective services, personnel or equipment.

Subject to the provisions of the Lease, including without limitation Section 7.03 and this Section 13, Landlord shall indemnify, defend, and hold Tenant and the applicable Tenant Related Parties harmless from and against any third-party claim for personal injury or property damage occurring in the Common Areas, to the extent caused by the negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord or any Landlord Related Parties.

13.02                     Tenant’s InsuranceTenant shall maintain the following coverages in the following amounts throughout the Term (and during any other periods before or after the Term during which Tenant or any Tenant Related Party enters into or occupies all or any portion of the Premises):

(a)                Commercial General Liability Insurance covering claims of bodily injury, personal injury and property damage arising out of Tenant’s operations and contractual liabilities, including coverage formerly known as broad form, on an occurrence basis, with minimum primary limits of $1,000,000 each occurrence and $2,000,000 annual aggregate and a minimum excess/umbrella limit of $5,000,000.00.

(b)                Property insurance covering (i) Tenant’s Property (as defined below), and (ii) any Leasehold Improvements in the Premises, whether installed by or for the benefit of Tenant under this Lease or any prior lease or other agreement to which Tenant was a party or otherwise (“Tenant-Insured Improvements”).  Such insurance shall be written on a special cause of loss form for physical loss or damage, for the full replacement cost value (subject to reasonable deductible amounts) without deduction for depreciation of the covered items and in amounts that meet any co-insurance clauses of the policies of insurance, and shall include coverage for damage or other loss caused by fire or other peril, including vandalism and malicious mischief, theft, water damage of any type, including sprinkler leakage, bursting or stoppage of pipes, and explosion, and providing business interruption coverage for a period of one year.

(c)                Worker’s Compensation and Employer’s Liability or other similar insurance to the extent required by Law.

The minimum limits of insurance required to be carried by Tenant shall not limit Tenant’s liability.  Such insurance shall (i) be issued by an insurance company that has an A.M. Best rating of not less than A-VIII; (ii) be in form and content reasonably acceptable to Landlord; and (iii) provide that it shall not be canceled or materially changed without thirty (30) days’ prior notice to Landlord, except that ten (10) days’ prior notice may be given in the case of nonpayment of premiums.  Tenant’s Commercial General Liability Insurance shall (a) name Landlord, Landlord’s managing agent, and any other party designated by Landlord (“Additional Insured Parties”) as additional insureds; and (b) be primary insurance as to all claims thereunder and provide that any insurance carried by Landlord is excess and non-contributing with Tenant’s insurance.  Landlord shall be designated as a loss payee with respect to Tenant’s property insurance on any Tenant-Insured Improvements.  Tenant shall deliver to Landlord, on or before the Term Commencement Date and at least fifteen (15) days before the expiration dates thereof, certificates from Tenant’s insurance company on the forms currently designated “ACORD 28” (Evidence of Commercial Property Insurance) and “ACORD 25-S” (Certificate of Liability Insurance) or the equivalent.  Attached to the ACORD 25-S (or equivalent) there shall be an endorsement naming the Additional Insured Parties as additional insureds which shall be binding on Tenant’s insurance company and shall expressly require the insurance company to notify each Additional Insured Party in writing at least thirty (30) days before any termination or material change to the policies, except that ten (10) days’ prior notice may be given in the case of nonpayment of premiums.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the foregoing requirement that the insurance company provide prior notice to Landlord of cancellation or material change of the applicable policy cannot reasonably be obtained based on then-prevailing insurance industry practices, Tenant shall so advise Landlord of such unavailability and shall instead provide Landlord with notice of any such cancellation or material change as provided above.  Upon Landlord’s request, Tenant shall deliver to Landlord, in lieu of such certificates, copies of the policies of insurance required to be carried under Section 13.02 showing that the Additional Insured Parties are named as additional insureds.

Tenant shall maintain such increased amounts of the insurance required to be carried by Tenant under this Section 13.02, and such other types and amounts of insurance covering the Premises and Tenant’s operations therein, as may be reasonably requested by Landlord, but not in excess of the amounts and types of insurance then being required by landlords of buildings comparable to and in the vicinity of the Building.

13.03                     Landlord InsuranceLandlord shall, during the Term, maintain so-called “All Risk” property insurance on the Building at replacement cost value with an Agreed Amount endorsement to satisfy co-insurance requirements as reasonably estimated by Landlord, together with such other insurance coverages and deductibles as are required by Landlord’s first mortgagee or as Landlord, in its reasonable judgment, may elect to maintain from time to time; provided that Landlord shall not be obligated to insure any furniture, equipment, machinery, goods or supplies which Tenant may keep or maintain in the Premises, or any Leasehold Improvements.

13.04                     Tenant’s PropertyAll furnishings, fixtures, equipment, and other personal property and effects of Tenant and of all persons claiming through Tenant which from time to time may be on the Premises or elsewhere in the Building or in transit thereto or therefrom (collectively, “Tenant’s Property”) shall be at the sole risk of Tenant to the maximum extent permitted by law and shall be kept insured by Tenant throughout the Term (and during any other periods before or after the Term during which Tenant or any Tenant Related Party enters into or occupies all or any portion of the Premises) at Tenant’s expense in accordance with Section 13.02.  Tenant’s Property expressly includes all business fixtures and equipment, including without limitation any security or access control systems installed for the Premises, filing cabinets and racks, removable cubicles and partitions, kitchen equipment, computers and related equipment, raised flooring, supplemental cooling equipment, audiovisual and telecommunications equipment, non-building standard signage, and other tenant equipment installations, in each case including related conduits, cabling, and brackets or mounting components therefor and any connectors to base building systems and in each case whether installed or affixed in or about the Premises, in building core areas, or elsewhere in the Building.

13.05                     Waiver of SubrogationSubject to Section 14, each party waives, and shall cause its insurance carrier to waive, any right of recovery against the other for any loss of or damage to property which loss or damage is (or, if the insurance required hereunder had been carried, would have been) covered by insurance.  For purposes of this Section 13.05 , any deductible or self-insured retention with respect to a party’s insurance shall be deemed covered by, and recoverable by such party under, valid and collectable policies of insurance.

14.               Casualty Damage.

14.01                     CasualtyIf all or any portion of the Premises becomes untenantable or inaccessible by fire or other casualty to the Premises or the Common Areas (collectively a “Casualty”), Landlord, with reasonable promptness, shall cause a general contractor selected by Landlord to provide Landlord with a written estimate of the amount of time required, using standard working methods, to substantially complete the repair and restoration of the Premises and any Common Areas necessary to provide access to the Premises (“Completion Estimate”).  Landlord shall promptly forward a copy of the Completion Estimate to Tenant.  If the Completion Estimate indicates that the Premises or any Common Areas necessary to provide access to the Premises cannot be made tenantable within two hundred seventy (270) days from the date the repair is started, then either party shall have the right to terminate this Lease upon written notice to the other within ten (10) days after Tenant’s receipt of the Completion Estimate.  Tenant, however, shall not have the right to terminate this Lease if the Casualty was caused by the negligence or intentional misconduct of Tenant or any Tenant Related Parties.  In addition, Landlord, by notice to Tenant within ninety (90) days after the date of the Casualty, shall have the right to terminate this Lease if: (1) the Premises have been materially damaged and less than two (2) years of the Term remain after the date of the Casualty; (2) any Mortgagee requires that the insurance proceeds be applied to the payment of the mortgage debt; or (3) a material uninsured loss to the Building or Premises occurs.

14.02                     RestorationIf this Lease is not terminated, Landlord shall promptly and diligently, subject to reasonable delays for insurance adjustment or other matters beyond Landlord’s reasonable control, restore the Premises and Common Areas, subject to the following provisions.  Such restoration shall be to substantially the same condition that existed prior to the Casualty, except for modifications required by Law or any other modifications to the Common Areas deemed desirable by Landlord.  Notwithstanding Section 13.05 , upon notice from Landlord, Tenant shall assign or endorse over to Landlord (or to any party designated by Landlord) all property insurance proceeds payable to Tenant under Tenant’s insurance with respect to any Leasehold Improvements; provided if the estimated cost to repair such Leasehold Improvements exceeds the amount of insurance proceeds received by Landlord from Tenant’s insurance carrier, the excess cost of such repairs shall be paid by Tenant to Landlord prior to Landlord’s commencement of repairs.  Within fifteen (15) days after demand, Tenant shall also pay Landlord for any additional excess costs that are determined during the performance of the repairs to such Leasehold Improvements.  In no event shall Landlord be required to spend more for the restoration of the Premises and Common Areas than the proceeds received by Landlord, whether from Landlord’s insurance proceeds or proceeds from Tenant.  Landlord shall not be liable for any inconvenience to Tenant, or injury to Tenant’s business resulting in any way from the Casualty or the repair thereof.  Provided that Tenant is not in Default, during any period of time that all or a material portion of the Premises is rendered untenantable as a result of a Casualty, the Rent shall abate for the portion of the Premises that is untenantable and not used by Tenant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord may, at its election, require Tenant to perform the restoration work for the Leasehold Improvements, in which event Tenant shall be responsible for performing the restoration work (including any revisions thereto that Tenant may wish to make, pursuant to plans approved by Landlord under Section 8) and the rent abatement period under the preceding sentence shall not exceed the period of time required to diligently perform the restoration of the existing Leasehold Improvements.

15.               Condemnation.

Either party may terminate this Lease if any material part of the Premises is taken or condemned for any public or quasi-public use under Law, by eminent domain or private purchase in lieu thereof (a “Taking”).  Landlord shall also have the right to terminate this Lease if there is a Taking of any portion of the Building or Property which would have a material adverse effect on Landlord’s ability to profitably operate the remainder of the Building.  The terminating party shall provide written notice of termination to the other party within forty five (45) days after it first receives notice of the Taking.  The termination shall be effective as of the effective date of any order granting possession to, or vesting legal title in, the condemning authority.  If this Lease is not terminated, Base Rent and Tenant’s Proportionate Share shall be appropriately adjusted to account for any reduction in the square footage of the Building or Premises. All compensation awarded for a Taking shall be the property of Landlord.  The right to receive compensation or proceeds are expressly waived by Tenant, provided, however, Tenant may file a separate claim for Tenant’s Property and Tenant’s reasonable relocation expenses, provided the filing of the claim does not diminish the amount of Landlord’s award.  If only a part of the Premises is subject to a Taking and this Lease is not terminated, Landlord, with reasonable diligence, will restore the remaining portion of the Premises as nearly as practicable to the condition immediately prior to the Taking.

16.               Events of Default.

16.01                     DefaultIn addition to any other Default specifically described in this Lease, each of the following occurrences shall be a “Default”: (a) Tenant’s failure to pay any portion of Rent when due, if the failure continues for five (5) days after written notice to Tenant (“Monetary Default”); (b) Tenant’s failure (other than a Monetary Default) to comply with any term, provision, condition or covenant of this Lease, if the failure is not cured within ten (10) days after written notice to Tenant provided, however, if Tenant’s failure to comply cannot reasonably be cured within such ten-(10)-day period, Tenant shall be allowed additional time (not to exceed an additional sixty (60) days) as is reasonably necessary to cure the failure so long as Tenant begins the cure within such ten-(10)-day period and diligently pursues the cure to completion; (c) Tenant effects or permits a Transfer without Landlord’s required approval or otherwise in violation of Section 11 of this Lease; (d) Tenant or the Guarantor becomes insolvent, makes a transfer in fraud of creditors, makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, admits in writing its inability to pay its debts when due or forfeits or loses its right to conduct business; (e) the leasehold estate is taken by process or operation of Law; (f) if a receiver, guardian, conservator, trustee in bankruptcy or similar officer shall be appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction to take charge of all or any part of Tenant’s or the Guarantor’s property and such appointment is not discharged within ninety (90) days thereafter, or if a petition including, without limitation, a petition for reorganization or arrangement is filed by Tenant or the Guarantor under any bankruptcy law or is filed against Tenant or the Guarantor and, in the case of a filing against Tenant only, the same shall not be dismissed within ninety (90) days from the date upon which it is filed, or (g) Tenant is in default beyond any notice and cure period under any other lease or agreement with Landlord at the Building or Property. In addition, if Landlord provides Tenant with notice of Tenant’s failure to comply with any specific provision of this Lease on two (2) separate occasions during any twelve-(12)-month period, any subsequent violation of such provision within such twelve-(12)-month period shall, at Landlord’s option, constitute a Default by Tenant without the requirement of any further notice or cure period as provided above. All notices sent under this Section shall be in satisfaction of, and not in addition to, any notice required by Law.

16.02                     RemediesUpon the occurrence of any Default, Landlord may, immediately or at any time thereafter, elect to terminate this Lease by notice of termination, by entry, or by any other means available under law and may recover possession of the Premises as provided herein.  Upon termination by notice, by entry, or by any other means available under law, Landlord shall be entitled immediately, in the case of termination by notice or entry, and otherwise in accordance with the provisions of law to recover possession of the Premises from Tenant and those claiming through or under the Tenant.  Such termination of this Lease and repossession of the Premises shall be without prejudice to any remedies which Landlord might otherwise have for arrears of rent or for a prior breach of the provisions of this Lease.  Tenant waives any statutory notice to quit and equitable rights in the nature of further cure or redemption, and Tenant agrees that upon Landlord’s termination of this Lease Landlord shall be entitled to re-entry and possession in accordance with the terms hereof.  Landlord may, without notice, store Tenant’s personal property (and those of any person claiming under Tenant) at the expense and risk of Tenant or, if Landlord so elects, Landlord may sell such personal property at public auction or auctions or at private sale or sales after thirty (30) days notice to Tenant and apply the net proceeds to the earliest of installments of rent or other charges owing Landlord.  Tenant agrees that a notice by Landlord alleging any default shall, at Landlord’s option (the exercise of such option shall be indicated by the inclusion of the words “notice to quit” in such notice), constitute a statutory notice to quit.  If Landlord exercises its option to designate a notice of default hereunder as a statutory notice to quit, any grace periods provided for herein shall run concurrently with any statutory notice periods.  Tenant further agrees that it shall not interpose any counterclaim or set-off in any summary proceeding or in any action based in whole or in part on non-payment of Rent, unless Tenant would have no right to commence an independent proceeding to seek to recover on account of such claim.

16.03                     Reimbursement of ExpensesIn the case of termination of this Lease pursuant to this Section 16, Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for all expenses arising out of such termination, including without limitation, all costs incurred in collecting amounts due from Tenant under this Lease (including attorneys’ fees, costs of litigation and the like); all expenses incurred by Landlord in attempting to relet the Premises or parts thereof (including advertisements, brokerage commissions, Tenant’s allowances, costs of preparing space, and the like); all of Landlord’s then unamortized costs of any work allowances provided to Tenant for the Premises; and all Landlord’s other reasonable expenditures necessitated by the termination.  The reimbursement from Tenant shall be due and payable immediately from time to time upon notice from Landlord that an expense has been incurred, without regard to whether the expense was incurred before or after the termination.

16.04                     DamagesLandlord may elect by written notice to Tenant within one year following such termination to be indemnified for loss of rent by a lump sum payment representing the then present value of the amount of rent and additional charges which would have been paid in accordance with this Lease for the remainder of the Term minus the then present value of the aggregate fair market rent and additional charges payable for the Premises for the remainder of the Term (if less than the rent and additional charges payable hereunder), estimated as of the date of the termination, and taking into account reasonable projections of vacancy and time required to re-lease the Premises.  (For the purposes of calculating the rent which would have been paid hereunder for the lump sum payment calculation described herein, the last full year’s Additional Rent under Section 4 is to be deemed constant for each year thereafter.  The Federal Reserve discount rate (or equivalent) shall be used in calculating present values.)  Should the parties be unable to agree on a fair market rent, the matter shall be submitted, upon the demand of either party, to the Boston, MA office of the American Arbitration Association, with a request for arbitration in accordance with the rules of the Association by a single arbitrator who shall be an MAI appraiser with at least ten years experience as an appraiser of major office buildings in downtown Boston.  The parties agree that a decision of the arbitrator shall be conclusive and binding upon them.  If, at the end of the Term, the rent which Landlord has actually received from the Premises is less than the aggregate fair market rent estimated as aforesaid, Tenant shall thereupon pay Landlord the amount of such difference.  If and for so long as Landlord does not make the election provided for in this Section 16.04 above, Tenant shall indemnify Landlord for the loss of rent by a payment at the end of each month which would have been included in the Term, representing the excess of the rent which would have been paid in accordance with this Lease (i.e., Base Rent and Additional Rent that would have been payable to be ascertained monthly) over the rent actually derived from the Premises by Landlord for such month (the amount of rent deemed derived shall be the actual amount less any portion thereof attributable to Landlord’s reletting expenses described in Section 16.03 which have not been reimbursed by Tenant thereunder). 

In lieu of the damages, indemnity, and full recovery by Landlord of the sums payable under the foregoing provisions of this Section 16.04, Landlord may, by written notice to Tenant within six months after termination under any of the provisions contained in Section 16 and before such full recovery, elect to recover, and Tenant shall thereupon pay, as minimum liquidated damages under this Section 16.04, an amount equal to (i) the aggregate of the Base Rent and Additional Rent for the twelve-month period ending one year after the termination date (or, if lesser, for the balance of the Term had it not been terminated), plus (ii) the amount of Base Rent and Additional Rent of any kind accrued and unpaid at the time of termination, and minus (iii) the amount of any recovery by Landlord under the foregoing provisions of this Section 16 up to the time of payment of such liquidated damages (but reduced by any amounts of reimbursement under Section 16.03).  The amount under clause (i) represents a reasonable forecast of the minimum damages expected to occur in the event of a breach, taking into account the uncertainty, time and cost of determining elements relevant to actual damages, such as fair market rent, time and costs that may be required to re-lease the Premises, and other factors.  Liquidated damages hereunder shall not be in lieu of any claims for reimbursement under Section 16.03

 Free rent amounts, rent holidays, rent waivers, rent forgivenesses and the like (collectively “Free Rent Amounts”), if any, have been agreed to by Landlord as inducements for Tenant to enter into and faithfully to perform all of its obligations contained in this Lease.  For all purposes under this Lease, upon the occurrence of any event under Section 16.01 and the lapse of any applicable grace or notice period, any Free Rent Amounts set forth in this Lease shall be deemed void as of the date of execution hereof as though such Free Rent Amounts had never been included in this Lease, and calculations of amounts due hereunder, damages and the like shall be determined accordingly.  The foregoing shall occur automatically without the requirement of any further notice or action by Landlord not specifically required by Section 16.01, whether or not this Lease is then or thereafter terminated on account of the event in question, and whether or not Tenant thereafter corrects or cures any such event.

 Any obligation imposed by law upon Landlord to relet the Premises after any termination of the Lease shall be subject to the reasonable requirements of Landlord to lease to high quality tenants on such terms as Landlord may from time to time deem appropriate and to develop the Building in a harmonious manner with an appropriate mix of uses, tenants, floor areas and terms of tenancies, and the like, and Landlord shall not be obligated to relet the Premises to any party to whom Landlord or its affiliate may desire to lease other available space in the Building.

16.05                     Curative Action. If Tenant is in Default of any of its non-monetary obligations under this Lease, Landlord shall have the right, but not the obligation, to perform any such obligation.  Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for the cost of such performance upon demand, together with an administrative charge equal to ten percent (10%) of the cost of the work performed by Landlord.

16.06                     Claims in BankruptcyNothing herein shall limit or prejudice the right of Landlord to prove and obtain in a proceeding for bankruptcy, insolvency, arrangement or reorganization, by reason of the termination, an amount equal to the maximum allowed by a statute or law in effect at the time when, and governing the proceedings in which, the damages are to be proved, whether or not the amount is greater to, equal to, or less than the amount of the loss or damage which Landlord has suffered.

16.07                     Late Charges and FeesIf Tenant does not pay any Rent when due hereunder, then without notice and in addition to all other remedies hereunder, Tenant shall pay to Landlord an administration fee in the amount of four percent (4%) of the unpaid Rent, plus interest on such unpaid amount at the rate of one and one half percent (1.5%) per month from the date such amount was due until the date paid (which interest, as accrued to date, shall be payable from time to time upon Landlord’s demand); provided, however, in no event shall such interest exceed the maximum amount permitted to be charged by applicable law.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall be entitled to a grace period of five (5) days for the first late payment of Rent in any twelve-(12)-month period prior to the imposition of the foregoing amounts.  In addition, Tenant shall pay to Landlord a reasonable fee for any checks returned by Tenant’s bank for any reason.

16.08                     Enforcement CostsTenant shall pay to Landlord, as Additional Rent, the costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred in enforcing any obligations of Tenant under this Lease with which Tenant has failed to comply.

16.09                     GeneralThe repossession or re-entering of all or any part of the Premises shall not relieve Tenant of its liabilities and obligations under this Lease.  No right or remedy of Landlord shall be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and each right and remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to any other right and remedy now or subsequently available to Landlord at law or in equity. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in addition to the other remedies provided in this Lease, Landlord shall be entitled to the restraint by court order of the violation or attempted or threatened violation of any of the provisions of this Lease or of applicable Law or to a decree compelling specific performance of any such provisions.

17.               Limitation of Liability.

17.01                     Landlord’s LiabilityTenant agrees from time to time to look only to Landlord’s interest in the Building for satisfaction of any claim against Landlord hereunder or under any other instrument related to the Lease (including any separate agreements among the parties and any notices or certificates delivered by Landlord) and not to any other property or assets of Landlord.  If Landlord from time to time transfers its interest in the Building (or part thereof which includes the Premises), then from and after each such transfer Tenant shall look solely to the interests in the Building of each of Landlord’s transferees for the performance of all of the obligations of Landlord hereunder (or under any related instrument).  The obligations of Landlord shall not be binding on any direct or indirect partners (or members, trustees or beneficiaries) of Landlord or of any successor, individually, but only upon Landlord’s or such successor’s interest described above.  If Landlord shall refuse or fail to provide any consent or approval for any matter for which Landlord’s consent or approval is required under this Lease or is otherwise requested by Tenant, Landlord shall not be liable for damages as a result thereof, and Tenant’s sole remedy to enforce any alleged obligation of Landlord to provide such consent or approval shall be an action for specific performance, injunction, or declaratory relief. 

17.02                     Assignment of Rents.

(a)                With reference to any assignment by Landlord of Landlord’s interest in this Lease, or the rents payable hereunder, conditional in nature or otherwise, which assignment is made to the holder of a mortgage on property which includes the Premises, Tenant agrees that the execution thereof by Landlord, and the acceptance thereof by the holder of such mortgage shall never be treated as an assumption by such holder of any of the obligations of Landlord hereunder unless such holder shall, by notice sent to Tenant, specifically otherwise elect and, except as aforesaid, such holder shall be treated as having assumed Landlord’s obligations hereunder only upon foreclosure of such holder’s mortgage and the taking of possession of the Premises.

(b)                In no event shall the acquisition of Landlord’s interest in the Property by a purchaser which, simultaneously therewith, leases Landlord’s entire interest in the Property back to the seller thereof be treated as an assumption by operation of law or otherwise, of Landlord’s obligations hereunder, but Tenant shall look solely to such sellerlessee, and its successors from time to time in title, for performance of Landlord’s obligations hereunder.  In any such event, this Lease shall be subject and subordinate to the lease to such purchaser.  For all purposes, such sellerlessee, and its successors in title, shall be the Landlord hereunder unless and until Landlord’s position shall have been assumed by such purchaserlessor.

(c)                Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this Section 17.02, in the event of any transfer of title to the Property by Landlord, Landlord shall thereafter be entirely freed and relieved from the performance and observance of all covenants and obligations hereunder.  Tenant hereby agrees to enter into such agreements or instruments as may, from time to time, be requested in confirmation of the foregoing.

17.03                     Landlord DefaultIn the event Tenant alleges that Landlord is in default under any of Landlord’s obligations under this Lease, Tenant agrees to give any Mortgagee (as defined in Section 21), by registered mail, a copy of any notice of default which is served upon the Landlord, provided that prior to such notice, Tenant has been notified, in writing (whether by way of notice of an assignment of lease, request to execute an estoppel letter, or otherwise), of the address of any such Mortgagee.  Tenant further agrees that if Landlord shall have failed to cure such default within the time provided by law or such additional time as may be provided in this Lease or such notice to Landlord, such Mortgagee shall have a period of thirty (30) days after the last date on which Landlord could have cured such default within which such Mortgagee will be permitted, but not be obligated, to cure such default.  If such default cannot be cured within such thirty-(30)-day period, then such Mortgagee shall have such additional time as may be necessary to cure such default, if prior to the end of such thirty-(30)-day period such Mortgagee has commenced and is diligently pursuing such cure or the remedies under the Mortgage necessary for Mortgagee to be able to effect such cure, in which event Tenant shall have no right with respect to such default while such cure and remedies are being diligently pursued by such Mortgagee.  Except as may be expressly provided in this Lease, in no event shall Tenant have the right to terminate the Lease nor shall Tenant’s obligation to pay Base Rent or other charges under this Lease abate based upon any default by Landlord of its obligations under the Lease.  In no event shall Landlord or any Landlord Related Party ever be liable to Tenant for loss of profits, loss of business, or indirect or consequential damages suffered by Tenant from whatever cause

18.               Relocation.

Landlord, at its expense, at any time before or during the Term, may relocate Tenant from the Premises to space of reasonably comparable size and utility (“Relocation Space”) within the Building upon not less than sixty (60) days’ prior written notice to Tenant.  From and after the date of the relocation, the Base Rent and Tenant’s Proportionate Share shall be adjusted based on the Rentable Floor Area of the Relocation Space.  Landlord shall pay Tenant’s reasonable costs of relocation, including all costs for moving Tenant’s furniture, equipment, supplies and other personal property, as well as the cost of printing and distributing change of address notices to Tenant’s customers and one month’s supply of stationery showing the new address.

19.               Holding Over.

If Tenant fails to surrender all or any part of the Premises at the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease, any such occupancy of all or any part of the Premises after such expiration or termination shall be that of a tenancy at sufferance.  Any such occupancy after such expiration or termination shall be subject to all the terms and provisions of this Lease, except that Tenant shall pay an amount for such occupancy (on a per month basis without reduction for partial months during the holdover) equal to two times the greater of (i) the Rent due for the month immediately preceding the holdover or (ii) the fair market rent then being obtained for comparable space in the Building.  No holdover by Tenant or payment by Tenant after the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease shall be construed to extend the Term or prevent Landlord from immediate recovery of possession of the Premises by summary proceedings or otherwise. In addition, if as a result of such holdover, Landlord is unable to deliver possession of space to a new tenant or to perform improvements therein for a new tenant due to Tenant’s failure to timely vacate all or part of the Premises, Tenant shall be liable to Landlord for all damages and losses that Landlord suffers from the holdover.

20.               Surrender of Premises.

At the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease or Tenant’s right of possession hereunder, Tenant shall remove all Tenant’s Property from the Premises, remove all Required Removables (if any) under Section 8.03, and quit and surrender the Premises to Landlord, broom clean, and in good order, condition and repair, ordinary wear and tear and damage which Landlord is obligated to repair hereunder excepted.  Tenant shall repair any damage caused by the installation or removal of Tenant’s Property or Required Removables.  If Tenant fails to remove any of Tenant’s Property or to restore or repair the Premises to the required condition as provided herein upon the expiration of the Term of this Lease (or, as applicable, within two (2) days after any earlier termination of this Lease or Tenant’s right to possession hereunder), then Landlord, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, shall be entitled, but not obligated, to remove and store Tenant’s Property and/or perform such restoration or repair of the Premises.  Landlord shall not be responsible for the value, preservation, or safekeeping of Tenant’s Property, and Tenant shall pay to Landlord, upon demand, the expenses and storage charges so incurred.  If Tenant fails to remove Tenant’s Property from the Premises or storage, within thirty (30) days after notice, Landlord may deem all or any part of Tenant’s Property to be abandoned and, at Landlord’s option, title to Tenant’s Property shall vest in Landlord or Landlord may dispose of Tenant’s Property in any manner Landlord deems appropriate.

21.               Subordination to Mortgages; Estoppel Certificate.

21.01                     Subordination.  This Lease is and shall be subject and subordinate to any mortgage(s), deed(s) of trust, deeds to secure debt, ground lease(s) or other lien(s) now or subsequently arising upon the Premises, the Building or the Property, and to all renewals, modifications, refinancings, and extensions thereof (collectively referred to as a “Mortgage”). The party having the benefit of a Mortgage shall be referred to as a “Mortgagee”. This clause shall be self-operative, but upon request from Landlord or a Mortgagee, Tenant shall execute a subordination agreement in favor of the Mortgagee in such Mortgagee’s standard form, with such commercially reasonable changes as Tenant may request that are acceptable to Mortgagee for other comparable leases in the Building.  As an alternative, any Mortgagee shall have the right at any time to subordinate its Mortgage to this Lease.  Notwithstanding anything in this Article to the contrary, as a condition precedent to the subordination of this Lease to a future Mortgage, Landlord shall be required to provide Tenant with a non-disturbance, subordination, and attornment agreement in favor of Tenant from such future Mortgagee on such Mortgagee's standard form.  Upon request, Tenant, without charge, shall attorn to any successor to Landlord’s interest in this Lease. In the event Mortgagee enforces it rights under the Mortgage, Tenant, at Mortgagee’s option, will attorn to Mortgagee or its successor; provided, however, that Mortgagee or its successor shall not be liable for or bound by (i) any payment of any Rent installment which may have been made more than thirty (30) days before the due date of such installment, (ii) any act or omission of or default by Landlord under this Lease (but Mortgagee, or such successor, shall be subject to the continuing obligations of landlord under the Lease arising from and after such succession, but only to the extent of Mortgagee’s, or such successor’s, interest in the Property as provided in Section 17), (iii) any credits, claims, setoffs or defenses which Tenant may have against Landlord, or (iv) any obligation under this Lease to maintain a fitness facility at the Building, if any.  Tenant, upon the reasonable request by Mortgagee or such successor in interest, shall execute and deliver an instrument or instruments confirming such attornment.  Landlord will use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement (an “SNDA”) from the existing Mortgagee. Notwithstanding anything in this Article 21 to the contrary, as a condition precedent to the subordination of this Lease to a future Mortgage, Landlord shall be required to provide Tenant with an SNDA in favor of Tenant from such future Mortgagee on such Mortgagee’s standard form, with such commercially reasonable changes as Tenant may reasonably request that are reasonably acceptable to Mortgagee.

21.02                     Modification of LeaseIf any Mortgagee requires a modification of this Lease, which modification will not cause an increased cost or expense to Tenant or in any other way materially and adversely change the rights and obligations of Tenant hereunder, Tenant agrees that this Lease may be so modified and agrees to execute whatever documents are reasonably required therefor and to deliver the same to Landlord within ten (10) business days following a request therefor.  At the request of Landlord or any Mortgagee, Tenant agrees to execute a short form of this Lease and deliver the same to Landlord within ten (10) business days following the request therefor.

21.03                     Estoppel CertificateTenant shall, within ten (10) days after receipt of a written request, execute and deliver a commercially reasonable estoppel certificate addressed to Landlord and any parties reasonably requested by Landlord, such as a current or prospective Mortgagee or purchaser of the Building.  Without limitation, such estoppel certificate may include a certification as to the status of this Lease and any particular obligations thereunder, the existence of any defaults, and the amount of Rent that is then due and payable.

21.04                     Tenant InformationUpon Landlord’s request from time to time, Tenant shall provide to Landlord the financial statements for Tenant and the Guarantor for its most recent fiscal year and fiscal quarter.  Financial statements for each fiscal year shall be prepared and certified by a certified public accountant; financial statements for each quarter shall be prepared and certified by Tenant’s or Guarantor’s chief financial officer.  If requested by Tenant, such financial statements shall be furnished pursuant to a confidentiality agreement in a form reasonably provided by Landlord for such purpose.

22.               Miscellaneous.

22.01                     Measurement of Floor Area.  Landlord and Tenant stipulate and agree that the Rentable Floor Area of the Premises originally leased to Tenant shall be conclusively deemed to be as specified in Section 1 and that the Rentable Floor Area of the Building is as specified in Section1 as of the date hereof.  Any change in the Rentable Floor Area of the Premises on account of expansion shall be conclusively deemed to be as specified in any applicable expansion provisions under Exhibit (if any) or in any amendment hereafter executed by Landlord and Tenant in connection with such expansion (if any).  Any other change in the Rentable Floor Area of the Premises on account of casualty, condemnation, or the like shall be determined in accordance with the measurement standard that was originally used to determine the stipulated Rentable Floor Area for the space in question.  Any change in the Rentable Floor Area of the Building on account of casualty, condemnation, or the like shall be determined from time to time by Landlord based on area computations supplied by Landlord’s architect, which determinations shall be conclusive.  References in this Lease to floor area measurements and square footage shall mean Rentable Floor Area unless the reference explicitly provides otherwise.

22.02                     Notice of LeaseTenant shall not record this Lease or any memorandum or notice without Landlord’s prior written consent; provided, however, that Landlord agrees to consent to the recording of a memorandum or notice of this Lease, at Tenant’s cost and expense and in a form reasonably satisfactory to Landlord, if the initial term of this Lease together with any extension terms granted hereunder (if any) exceed, in the aggregate, the applicable statutory period for notice of leases in the state in which the Building is located.  If this Lease is terminated before the Term expires, upon Landlord’s request the parties shall execute, deliver and record an instrument acknowledging such termination date of this Lease, and Tenant appoints Landlord its attorney-in-fact in its name and behalf to execute the instrument if Tenant shall fail to execute and deliver the instrument after Landlord’s request therefor within ten (10) days.

22.03                     Governing Law, Etc.  This Lease shall be interpreted and enforced in accordance with the Laws of the state or commonwealth in which the Building is located and Landlord and Tenant hereby irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction and proper venue of such state or commonwealth.  This Lease contains all of the agreements and understandings between Landlord and Tenant with respect to the Premises and supersedes all prior writings and dealings between them with respect thereto, including all lease proposals, letters of intent and other documents.  Neither party is relying upon any warranty, statement or representation not contained in this Lease.  If any term or provision of this Lease shall to any extent be void or unenforceable, the remainder of this Lease shall not be affected. This Lease may be amended only by a writing signed by all of the parties hereto.  The titles are for convenience only and shall not be considered a part of the Lease.  Where the phrases “persons acting under Tenant” or “persons claiming under Tenant” or similar phrases are used, such persons shall include subtenants, sub-subtenants, and licensees, and all employees, agents, independent contractors and invitees of Tenant or of such other parties.  The enumeration of specific examples of or inclusions in a general provision shall not be construed as a limitation of the general provision.  If Tenant is granted any extension option, expansion option, or other right or option, the exercise of such right or option (and notice thereof) must be unconditional to be effective, time always being of the essence to the exercise of such right or option; and if Tenant purports to condition the exercise of any option or to vary its terms in any manner, then the option granted shall be void and the purported exercise shall be ineffective.  Unless otherwise stated herein, any consent or approval required hereunder may be given or withheld in the sole absolute discretion of the party whose consent or approval is required.  Nothing herein shall be construed as creating the relationship between Landlord and Tenant of principal and agent, or of partners or joint venturers, or any relationship other than landlord and tenant. If there is more than one Tenant or if Tenant is comprised of more than one party or entity, the obligations imposed upon Tenant shall be joint and several obligations of all such parties and entities, any requests or demands from any one person or entity comprising Tenant shall be deemed to have been made by all such persons or entities, and notices to any one person or entity comprising Tenant shall be deemed to have been given to all such persons and entities. Tenant’s covenants contained in this Lease are independent and not dependent, and Tenant hereby waives the benefit of any statute or judicial law to the contrary.  Tenant’s obligation to pay Rent shall not be discharged or otherwise affected by any law or regulation now or hereafter applicable to the Premises, or any other restriction on Tenant’s use, or (except as expressly provided in this Lease) any casualty or taking, or any failure by Landlord to perform any covenant contained herein, or any other occurrence; and no termination or abatement remedy that is not expressly provided for in this Lease for any breach or failure by Landlord to perform any obligation under this Lease shall be implied or applicable as a matter of law. 

22.04                     TenantRepresentationsTenant represents and warrants to Landlord, and agrees, that each individual executing this Lease on behalf of Tenant is authorized to do so on behalf of Tenant and that the entity(ies) or individual(s) constituting Tenant or Guarantor, or which may own or control Tenant or Guarantor, or which may be owned or controlled by Tenant or Guarantor, or any of Tenant’s or Guarantor’s affiliates, or any of their respective partners, members, shareholders or other equity owners, and their respective employees, officers, directors, representatives or agents are not and at no time will be (i) in violation of any Laws relating to terrorism or money laundering, or (ii) among the individuals or entities with whom U.S. persons or entities are restricted from doing business under regulations of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) of the Department of the Treasury (including those named on OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List for the purpose of identifying suspected terrorists or on the most current list published by the U.S. Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control at its official website, http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/SDN-List/Pages/default.aspx or any replacement website or other replacement official publication of such list) or under any statute, executive order (including the September 24, 2001, Executive Order Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions with Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism, known as Executive Order 13224), or other governmental action and Tenant will not Transfer this Lease to, contract with or otherwise engage in any dealings or transactions or be otherwise associated with such persons or entities.

22.05                     Landlord RepresentationsLandlord represents and warrants to Tenant, and agrees, that, to Landlord's knowledge as of the Effective Date, the entity(ies) or individual(s) constituting Landlord or which may own or control Landlord or which may be owned or controlled by Landlord are not and at no time will be (i) in violation of any Laws relating to terrorism or money laundering, or (ii) among the individuals or entities identified on any list compiled pursuant to Executive Order 13224 for the purpose of identifying suspected terrorists or on the most current list published by the U.S. Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control at its official website, http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/SDN-List/Pages/default.aspx or any replacement website or other replacement official publication of such list.

22.06                     Waiver of Trial by Jury; No Other WaiverLandlord and Tenant hereby waive any right to trial by jury in any proceeding based upon a breach of this Lease.  No failure by either party to declare a default immediately upon its occurrence, nor any delay by either party in taking action for a default, nor Landlord’s acceptance of Rent with knowledge of a default by Tenant, shall constitute a waiver of the default, nor shall it constitute an estoppel.  The delivery of keys to Landlord or to Landlord’s property manager shall not operate as a termination of this Lease or a surrender of the Premises. 

22.07                     Time PeriodsWhenever a period of time is prescribed for the taking of an action by Landlord or Tenant (other than the payment of the Security Deposit or Rent), the period of time for the performance of such action shall be extended by the number of days that the performance is actually delayed due to strikes, acts of God, shortages of labor or materials, war, terrorist acts, pandemics, civil disturbances and other causes beyond the reasonable control of the performing party (“Force Majeure”).

22.08                     Transfer of the PropertyLandlord shall have the right from time to time to transfer and assign, in whole or in part, all of its rights and obligations under this Lease and in the Building and Property.  Upon transfer, Landlord shall be released from any further obligations hereunder and Tenant agrees to look solely to the successor in interest of Landlord for the performance of such obligations, to the extent that any successor pursuant to a voluntary, third party transfer (but not as part of an involuntary transfer resulting from a foreclosure or deed in lieu thereof) shall have assumed Landlord’s obligations under this Lease from and after the date of the transfer.

22.09                     SubmissionThe submission of this Lease to Tenant or a summary of some or all of its provisions for examination does not constitute a reservation of or option for the Premises or an offer to lease, and no legal obligations shall arise with respect to the Premises or other matters herein unless and until such time as this Lease is executed and delivered by Landlord and Tenant and approved by the holder of any mortgage on the Building having the right to approve this Lease. 

22.10                     BrokersTenant represents that it has dealt directly with and only with the Broker(s) (described in Section 1) as a broker, agent or finder in connection with this Lease.  Tenant shall indemnify and hold Landlord and the Landlord Related Parties harmless from all claims of any other brokers, agents or finders claiming to have represented Tenant in connection with this Lease. Landlord shall indemnify and hold Tenant and the Tenant Related Parties harmless from all claims of any brokers, agents or finders claiming to have represented Landlord in connection with this Lease.  Any assistance rendered by any agent or employee of Landlord in connection with this Lease or any subsequent amendment or modification or any other document related hereto has been or will be made as an accommodation to Tenant solely in furtherance of consummating the transaction on behalf of Landlord, and not as agent for Tenant.

22.11                     SurvivalThe expiration of the Term, whether by lapse of time, termination or otherwise, shall not relieve either party of any obligations that accrued prior to or which may continue to accrue after the expiration or termination of this Lease. 

22.12                     Quiet EnjoymentThis Lease is subject to all easements, restrictions, agreements, and encumbrances of record to the extent in force and applicable.  Landlord covenants that Tenant, on paying the Rent and performing the tenant obligations in this Lease, shall peacefully and quietly have, hold and enjoy the Premises, free from any claim by Landlord or persons claiming under Landlord, but subject to all of the terms and provisions hereof, provisions of Law, and rights of record to which this Lease is or may become subordinate.  This covenant is in lieu of any other so called quiet enjoyment covenant, either express or implied.  This covenant shall be binding upon Landlord and its successors only during its or their respective periods of ownership of the Building.

22.13                     ReservationsThis Lease does not grant any rights to light or air over or about the Building.  Landlord excepts and reserves exclusively to itself any and all rights not specifically granted to Tenant under this Lease.  Landlord reserves the right to make changes to the Property, Building and Common Areas as Landlord deems appropriate.  Wherever this Lease requires Landlord to provide a customary service or to act in a reasonable manner (whether in incurring an expense, establishing a rule or regulation, providing an approval or consent, or performing any other act), this Lease shall be deemed also to provide that whether such service is customary or such conduct is reasonable shall be determined by reference to the practices of owners of buildings that (i) are comparable to the Building in size, age, class, quality and location, and (ii) at Landlord’s option, have been, or are being prepared to be, certified under the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system or a similar rating system.

22.14                     Rents from Real Property. Landlord and Tenant agree that all rental payable by Tenant to Landlord, which includes all sums, charges, or amounts of whatever nature to be paid by Tenant to Landlord in accordance with the provisions of this Lease, shall qualify as “rents from real property” within the meaning of both Sections 512(b)(3) and 856(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and the U.S. Department of Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Regulations”). In the event that Landlord, in its sole discretion, determines that there is any risk that all or part of any rental shall not qualify as “rents from real property” for the purposes of Sections 512(b)(3) or 856(d) of the Code and the Regulations promulgated thereunder, Tenant agrees (i) to cooperate with Landlord by entering into such amendment or amendments as Landlord deems necessary to qualify all payments as “rents from real property,” (ii) to permit an assignment of this Lease and (iii) to allow Landlord to assign any and all obligations that Landlord has under this Lease to a third party; provided, however, that any adjustments required pursuant to this paragraph shall be made so as to produce the equivalent rental payments (in economic terms) payable prior to such adjustment.

22.15                     Unrelated Business Taxable IncomeLandlord shall have the right at any time and from time to time to unilaterally amend the provisions of this Lease, if Landlord is advised by its counsel that all or any portion of the monies paid by Tenant to Landlord hereunder are, or may be deemed to be, unrelated business income within the meaning of the Code or the Regulations, and Tenant agrees that it will execute all documents or instruments necessary to effect such amendment or amendments, provided that no such amendment shall result in Tenant having to pay in the aggregate more money on account of its occupancy of the Premises under the terms of this Lease, as so amended, and provided further that no such contract shall result in Tenant having materially greater obligations or receiving less services, or services of a lesser quality than it is presently entitled to receive under this Lease.  Any services which Landlord is required to furnish pursuant to the provisions of this Lease may, at Landlord’s option, be furnished from time to time, in whole or in part, by employees of Landlord or Landlord’s managing agent or its employees or by one or more third parties hired by Landlord or Landlord’s managing agent.  Tenant agrees that upon Landlord’s written request it will enter into direct agreements with Landlord’s managing agent or other parties designated by Landlord for the furnishing of any such services required to be furnished by Landlord hereunder, in the form and content approved by Landlord, provided however that no such contract shall result in Tenant having to pay in the aggregate more money on account of its occupancy of the Premises under the terms of this Lease, and provided further that no such contract shall result in Tenant having materially greater obligations or receiving less services, or services of a lesser quality than it is presently entitled to receive under this Lease.

22.16                     ERISATenant represents that (a) neither Tenant nor any entity controlling or controlled by Tenant owns a ten percent (10%) or more interest (within the meaning of Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 84-14) in JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPMorgan”) or any of JPMorgan’s affiliates, and (b) neither JPMorgan, nor, to Tenant’s actual knowledge (after having used reasonable efforts to ascertain the accuracy of such information), any of its affiliates, owns a ten percent (10%) or more interest in Tenant or any entity controlling or controlled by Tenant.

22.17                     ExecutionThis Lease may be executed in one or more counterparts and, when executed by each party, shall constitute an agreement binding on all parties notwithstanding that all parties are not signatories to the original or the same counterpart provided that all parties are furnished a copy or copies thereof reflecting the signature of all parties.  Transmission of a facsimile or by email of a pdf copy of the signed counterpart of the Lease shall be deemed the equivalent of the delivery of the original, and any party so delivering a facsimile or pdf copy of the signed counterpart of the Lease by email transmission shall in all events deliver to the other party an original signature promptly upon request.

23.               Tenant Special Rights.

23.01                     Extension OptionsTenant shall have one (1) option (the “First Extension Option”) to extend the initial Term for one (1) extension term of two (2) years commencing at the expiration of the initial Term (the “First Extension Term”).  Any extension of the Term for the First Extension Term shall be applicable to the entire Premises (as the same may be expanded).  If Tenant fails timely to exercise the First Extension Option, Tenant shall have no further extension rights hereunder.  If Tenant timely exercises the First Extension Option as provided below, the Term shall be extended for the First Extension Term, and Tenant shall pay Base Rent for the Premises during the First Extension Term, in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 4.02 of the Lease, at a Base Rent rate equal to the Fair Market Rent Rate (as defined below) for the Premises for the First Extension Term as determined in accordance with the provisions of this Section set forth below (the Extension Rent Rate”).  Time is of the essence with respect to Tenant’s timely exercise of the First Extension Option as provided herein.  Any notice exercising the First Extension Option must be unconditional and irrevocable in order to be effective.  Except as set forth herein, Tenant’s lease of the Premises during the First Extension Term shall be on all of the terms and conditions in effect for the Premises immediately prior to such extension.  Additionally, Tenant shall have one (1) option (the “Second Extension Option,” and together with the First Extension Option, as applicable, an “Extension Option”) to extend the First Extension Term for one (1) extension term of two (2) years commencing at the expiration of the First Extension Term (the “Second Extension Term,” and together with the First Extension Term, as applicable, an “Extension Term”).  Any extension of the Term for the Second Extension Term shall be applicable to the entire Premises (as the same may be expanded).  If Tenant fails timely to exercise the Second Extension Option, Tenant shall have no further extension rights hereunder.  If Tenant timely exercises the Second Extension Option as provided below, the Term shall be extended for the Second Extension Term, and Tenant shall pay Base Rent for the Premises during the Second Extension Term, in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 4.02 of the Lease, at a Base Rent rate equal to the Fair Market Rent Rate for the Premises for the Second Extension Term as determined in accordance with the provisions of this Section set forth below.  Time is of the essence with respect to Tenant’s timely exercise of the Second Extension Option as provided herein.  Any notice exercising the Second Extension Option must be unconditional and irrevocable in order to be effective.  Except as set forth herein, Tenant’s lease of the Premises during the Second Extension Term shall be on all of the terms and conditions in effect for the Premises immediately prior to such extension, except that Tenant shall have no further option to extend the Term after the end of the Second Extension Term. 

The procedures for Tenant to exercise an Extension Option, and for the applicable Extension Rent Rate (as defined below) applicable to the applicable Extension Term to be determined, are as follows:

 

(a)                Tenant’s Exercise Notice.  If Tenant wishes to exercise the First Extension Option, Tenant shall so notify Landlord no more than fifteen (15) months, and no less than twelve (12) months, prior to the date the initial Term is then scheduled to expire.  If Tenant wishes to exercise the Second Extension Option, Tenant shall so notify Landlord no more than fifteen (15) months, and no less than twelve (12) months, prior to the date the First Extension Term is then scheduled to expire.  Failure by Tenant timely to send a notice under this subparagraph (a) shall constitute an irrevocable waiver of Tenant’s right to extend the Term.

(b)                Landlord’s Response.  If Tenant timely delivers a notice under subparagraph (a) above, Landlord shall furnish Tenant with Landlord’s estimate of the Base Rent rate equal to the Fair Market Rent Rate (as defined below) for the Premises for the applicable Extension Term (once determined pursuant to the terms and provisions set forth below, the “Extension Rent Rate”) no later than thirty (30) days following Landlord’s receipt of such notice.  Within thirty (30) days after Landlord furnishes its estimate of the Extension Rent Rate to Tenant under the preceding sentence, Tenant shall, by written notice delivered to Landlord, either (i) give Landlord notice accepting Landlord’s estimate of the Extension Rent Rate for the applicable Extension Term, or (ii) give Landlord notice disputing Landlord’s estimate of such applicable Extension Rent Rate, which notice under clause (ii) shall state Tenant’s estimate of such applicable Extension Rent Rate.  Failure timely to give a notice disputing Landlord’s estimate of such applicable Extension Rent Rate shall constitute an acceptance of Landlord’s determination of such applicable Extension Rent Rate. 

(c)                Arbitration.  If Tenant disputes Landlord’s determination of the applicable Extension Rent Rate under subparagraph (b)(ii) above, the parties shall use good faith efforts to resolve such dispute for a period of thirty (30) days after such dispute notice is delivered.  If, after such thirty (30) day period, the dispute over such Extension Rent Rate is not resolved, then either party may cause the matter of the Fair Market Rent Rate to be submitted to arbitration as set forth below, by giving notice of such submission to the other party.  Each of Landlord and Tenant, within twenty (20) days after notice of such submission to arbitration, shall appoint as an arbitrator a commercial real estate broker with at least ten (10) years’ experience as a broker for first-class high-rise office buildings in downtown Boston, MA, and shall give notice of such appointment to the other party.  If either Landlord or Tenant shall fail timely to appoint an arbitrator, the other may apply to the Boston Office of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) for appointment of such an arbitrator five (5) Business Days after notice of such failure to the delinquent party if such arbitrator has not then been appointed.  The two arbitrators shall, within five (5) Business Days after appointment of the second arbitrator, appoint a third arbitrator who shall be similarly qualified.  If the two arbitrators are unable to agree timely on the selection of the third arbitrator, then either arbitrator on behalf of both may request such appointment from the Boston office of the AAA.  The arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of the AAA insofar as such rules are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Lease (in which case the provisions of this Lease shall govern).  The arbitrators shall be charged to reach a majority written decision in accordance with the standards for Fair Market Rent Rate, within thirty (30) days after the third arbitrator is appointed, and if the arbitrators are unable to reach such a majority decision, the Fair Market Rent Rate shall be deemed to be the average of the two closest determinations made and simultaneously issued by the three arbitrators.  The arbitrators shall have no authority or jurisdiction to make any other determination of such amount.  Each party shall bear the costs of its appointed arbitrator; otherwise, the cost of the arbitration (exclusive of each party’s witness and attorneys’ fees, which shall be paid by such party) shall be borne equally by the parties.  If the AAA shall cease to provide arbitration for commercial disputes in Boston, the second or third arbitrator, as the case may be, shall be appointed by any successor organization providing substantially the same services, and in the absence of such an organization, by a court of competent jurisdiction under the arbitration act of The State of MA.  For any period during which the applicable Extension Rent Rate is in dispute hereunder, Tenant shall make payment on account of the applicable Extension Rent Rate at the rate estimated by Landlord as such Extension Rent Rate, and the parties shall adjust for overpayments or underpayments within thirty (30) days after the decision of the arbitrators is announced.

(d)                Fair Market Rent Rate.  The “Fair Market Rent Rate” for the Extension Term in question shall mean the annual fair market rent per square foot for the Premises for a term coterminous with the applicable Extension Term under the terms of this Lease, as though the Premises were in the condition then existing or in such better condition as such space is required to be maintained hereunder.  In making such determination, reference shall be made to lease transactions for comparable office space in the Building and comparable first-class high-rise buildings in downtown Boston, and appropriate adjustments to the rent rates in such comparable transactions shall be made for any relevant factors, including, without limitation, the timing of the transaction, the location and condition of the space, the quality of the Building, and any free rent, tenant improvements or other tenant concessions (or the lack thereof).  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing adjustments, if the rent rate in a comparable transaction was determined based on a percentage discount to fair market rent, then the amount of such discount shall be disregarded (i.e., added back into the rental rate) for purposes of determining the Fair Market Rent Rate hereunder.  The Fair Market Rent Rate shall be determined based on the terms of this Lease, including Tenant’s obligation to pay Tenant’s Proportionate Share of Expenses and Taxes, which shall apply to the Premises during the applicable Extension Term.

(e)                Confirmatory Instrument.  If Tenant shall exercise an Extension Option in accordance with this Section, the provisions of this Section shall be self-operative, but upon request by either party after determination of the Extension Rent Rate for the applicable Extension Term, the parties shall execute an agreement specifying the Extension Rent Rate for the applicable Extension Term and acknowledging the extension of the Term.

(f)                 General.  Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, the Extension Options shall be void, at Landlord’s election, if (i) Tenant is in default hereunder, after any applicable notice and cure periods have expired, at the time Tenant elects to extend the Term or at the time the Term would expire but for such extension, or (ii) at the time of Tenant’s exercise of the Extension Option more than fifty percent (50%) of the Premises is subleased (other than pursuant to a Permitted Transfer), or an assignment of the Lease (other than in connection with a Permitted Transfer) is then in full force and effect.

23.02                     Parking.

(a)                During the initial Term, Landlord shall lease to Tenant, or cause the operator (the “Operator”) of the garage serving the Building (the “Garage”) to lease to Tenant, and Tenant shall lease from Landlord or such Operator, _____ (___) unreserved parking spaces in the Garage (the “Spaces”) for the use of Tenant and its employees. The Spaces shall be leased at the rate of $520.00 unreserved per Space, per month, plus applicable tax thereon, as such rate may be adjusted from time to time to reflect the then current rate for parking in the Garage.

(b)                No deductions or allowances shall be made for days when Tenant or any of its employees does not utilize the parking facilities or for Tenant utilizing less than all of the Spaces.  Tenant shall not have the right to lease or otherwise use more than the number of unreserved Spaces set forth above.

(c)                Except for particular spaces and areas designated by Landlord or the Operator for reserved parking, all parking in the Garage shall be on an unreserved, first-come, first-served basis.

(d)                Neither Landlord nor the Operator shall be responsible for money, jewelry, automobiles or other personal property lost in or stolen from the Garage regardless of whether such loss or theft occurs when the Garage or other areas therein are locked or otherwise secured.  Except as caused by the negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord and without limiting the terms of the preceding sentence, Landlord shall not be liable for any loss, injury or damage to persons using the Garage or automobiles or other property therein, it being agreed that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the use of the Spaces shall be at the sole risk of Tenant and its employees.

(e)                Landlord or its Operator shall have the right from time to time to designate the location of the Spaces and to promulgate reasonable rules and regulations regarding the Garage, the Spaces and the use thereof, including, but not limited to, rules and regulations controlling the flow of traffic to and from various parking areas, the angle and direction of parking and the like.  Tenant shall comply with and cause its employees to comply with all such rules and regulations and all reasonable additions and amendments thereto.

(f)                 Tenant shall not store or permit its employees to store any automobiles in the Garage without the prior written consent of Landlord.  Except for emergency repairs, Tenant and its employees shall not perform any work on any automobiles while located in the Garage or on the Property.  If it is necessary for Tenant or its employees to leave an automobile in the Garage overnight, Tenant shall provide Landlord with prior notice thereof designating the license plate number and model of such automobile.

(g)                Landlord or the Operator shall have the right to temporarily close the Garage or certain areas therein in order to perform necessary repairs, maintenance and improvements to the Garage.

(h)                Tenant shall not assign or sublease any of the Spaces without the consent of Landlord.  Landlord shall have the right to terminate Tenant’s parking rights with respect to any Spaces that Tenant desires to sublet or assign.

(i)                  Landlord may elect to provide parking cards or keys to control access to the Garage. In such event, Landlord shall provide Tenant with one card or key for each Space that Tenant is leasing hereunder, provided that Landlord shall have the right to require Tenant or its employees to place a deposit on such access cards or keys and to pay a fee for any lost or damages cards or keys.

23.03                     Expansion Option.  Tenant shall have the option (the "Expansion Option") to expand the Premises to include the space outlined as the Expansion Area on Schedule 1 attached hereto (the "Expansion Area"), in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 23.03 .  The parties stipulate and agree that the Expansion Area contains _____ square feet of Rentable Floor Area.  The “Estimated Expansion Date” shall be __________.  If Tenant timely exercises the Expansion Option as provided below, the Expansion Area shall be added to the Premises for the remainder of the Term effective as of the date on which the Expansion Area is delivered to Tenant in accordance with this Section, and Tenant shall pay Base Rent for the Expansion Area, in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 4.02 of the Lease, at a Base Rent rate equal to the Fair Market Rent Rate (as defined below) for the Expansion Area determined in accordance with the provisions of this Section set forth below (the “Expansion Rent Rate”).  Time is of the essence with respect to Tenant’s timely exercise of the Expansion Option as provided herein.  Any notice exercising the Expansion Option must be unconditional and irrevocable in order to be effective.  Except as set forth herein, Tenant's lease of the Expansion Area shall be on all of the terms and conditions in effect for the Premises immediately prior to such expansion.

Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, the Expansion Option shall be exercisable only if Tenant timely exercises the Extension Option under this Exhibit .  If Tenant fails timely to exercise the Extension Option or the same lapses, is waived, or is otherwise voided in accordance herewith, then the Expansion Option shall be null and void and without further force or effect.

 

Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, the Expansion Option shall be subject and subordinate to Landlord’s right to lease all or part of the Expansion Area to __________, any tenant leasing at least a full floor of the Building (including, without limitation, the Expansion Area) for all or part of the Term, or any tenant or other occupant of the Expansion Area.  In the event that Landlord enters into such a lease for the Expansion Area, the Expansion Option shall be null and void and without further force or effect.  Landlord shall from time to time, upon request of Tenant, advise Tenant of the status of such superior rights regarding the Expansion Area.

 

The procedures for Tenant to exercise the Expansion Option, and for the applicable Expansion Rent Rate to be determined, are as follows:

(a)                Initial Tenant Notice.  If Tenant wishes to consider exercising the Expansion Option, Tenant shall so notify Landlord of Tenant’s non-binding interest in the Expansion Area no more than eighteen (18) months, and no less than fifteen (15) months, prior to the Estimated Expansion Date.  Failure by Tenant timely to send a notice under this subparagraph (a) shall constitute an irrevocable waiver of the Expansion Option.

(b)                Landlord’s Response.  If Tenant timely notifies Landlord under subparagraph (a) above, Landlord shall furnish Tenant with Landlord's estimate of the Expansion Rent Rate for the Expansion Area.  Landlord shall provide such notice no later than the date thirteen (13) months prior to the Estimated Expansion Date.

(c)                Tenant’s Exercise Notice.  On or before the date one (1) month after Landlord furnishes its estimate to Tenant under subparagraph (b) above, Tenant shall, by written notice delivered to Landlord, either (i) waive the Expansion Option, (ii) exercise the Expansion Option by giving Landlord notice to such effect accepting Landlord's estimate of the Expansion Rent Rate for the Expansion Area, or (iii) exercise the Expansion Option but dispute the matter of the Fair Market Rent Rate by giving Landlord notice to such effect, which notice under clause (iii) shall state Tenant's estimate of the Fair Market Rent Rate.  Failure by Tenant timely to give a notice exercising the Expansion Option as specified under this subparagraph (c) shall constitute an irrevocable waiver of Tenant's rights under the Expansion Option.

(d)                Confirmatory Instrument.  If Tenant shall exercise the Expansion Option in accordance with this Section, the provisions of this Section shall be self-operative, but upon request by either party after determination of the Expansion Rent Rate, the parties shall execute an agreement specifying the area and location of the Premises as expanded, the Base Rent Rate applicable to the Expansion Area, and the estimated date the Premises are to be expanded under the Expansion Option with a provision for establishing the effective date of such expansion based upon actual delivery of the Expansion Area to Tenant pursuant to subparagraph (e) below. 

(e)                Delivery.  If Tenant validly exercises the Expansion Option, Landlord shall endeavor in good faith to deliver the Expansion Area on or about the Estimated Expansion Date.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Expansion Area becomes available earlier than the Estimated Expansion Date due to the default or bankruptcy of the current tenant of the Expansion Area, Landlord may, by written notice to Tenant, accelerate the Estimated Expansion Date hereunder and deliver the Expansion Area on or about such revised Estimated Expansion Date.  The Expansion Area shall be delivered to Tenant in its then "as is" conditionLandlord shall furnish Tenant with an Expansion Tenant Work Allowance equal to _____ per square foot of Rentable Floor Area in the Expansion Area, in the manner set forth in Exhibit C of the Lease.  Landlord's failure to deliver, or delay in delivering, all or any part of the Expansion Area on the Estimated Expansion Date, for any reason, shall not give rise to any liability of Landlord, shall not alter Tenant's obligation to accept such space when delivered, shall not constitute a default of Landlord, and shall not affect the validity of the Lease.

(f)                 Arbitration.  If Tenant timely exercises the Expansion Option under subparagraph (c)(iii) above and the dispute over the Expansion Rent Rate is not resolved within thirty (30) days after such exercise notice is delivered, then either party may cause the matter of the Fair Market Rent Rate to be submitted to arbitration as set forth below, by giving notice of such submission to the other party.  Each of Landlord and Tenant, within twenty (20) days after notice of such submission to arbitration, shall appoint as an arbitrator a commercial real estate broker with at least ten years’ experience as a broker for first-class high-rise office buildings in downtown Boston, MA, and shall give notice of such appointment to the other party.  If either Landlord or Tenant shall fail timely to appoint an arbitrator, the other may apply to the Boston Office of the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") for appointment of such an arbitrator five business days after notice of such failure to the delinquent party if such arbitrator has not then been appointed.  The two arbitrators shall, within five (5) Business Days after appointment of the second arbitrator, appoint a third arbitrator who shall be similarly qualified.  If the two arbitrators are unable to agree timely on the selection of the third arbitrator, then either arbitrator on behalf of both may request such appointment from the Boston office of the AAA.  The arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of the AAA insofar as such rules are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Lease (in which case the provisions of this Lease shall govern).  The arbitrators shall be charged to reach a majority written decision in accordance with the standards for Fair Market Rent Rate (as defined in subparagraph (g) below), within thirty (30) days after the third arbitrator is appointed, and if the arbitrators are unable to reach such a majority decision, the Fair Market Rent Rate shall be deemed to be the average of the two closest determinations made and simultaneously issued by the three arbitrators. The arbitrators shall have no authority or jurisdiction to make any other determination of such amount.  Each party shall bear the costs of its appointed arbitrator; otherwise, the cost of the arbitration (exclusive of each party's witness and attorneys’ fees, which shall be paid by such party) shall be borne equally by the parties.  If the AAA shall cease to provide arbitration for commercial disputes in Boston, the second or third arbitrator, as the case may be, shall be appointed by any successor organization providing substantially the same services, and in the absence of such an organization, by a court of competent jurisdiction under the arbitration act of The State of MA.  For any period during which the applicable Expansion Rent Rate is in dispute hereunder, Tenant shall make payment on account of Expansion Rent Rate at the rate estimated by Landlord as the Expansion Rent Rate, and the parties shall adjust for overpayments or underpayments within thirty (30) days after the decision of the arbitrators is announced.

(g)                Fair Market Rent Rate.  The “Fair Market Rent Rate” for the Expansion Area in question shall mean the annual fair market rent per square foot for the Expansion Area, determined for a term coterminous with the term for which the Expansion Area is to be leased under the terms of this Lease.  In making such determination, reference shall be made to lease transactions for comparable office space in the Building and comparable first-class high-rise buildings in downtown Boston, and appropriate adjustments to the rent rates in such comparable transactions shall be made for any relevant factors, including, without limitation, the timing of the transaction, the location and condition of the space, the quality of the Building, and any free rent or other tenant concessions.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing adjustments, if the rent rate in a comparable transaction was determined based on a percentage discount to fair market rent, then the amount of such discount shall be disregarded (i.e., added back into the rental rate) for purposes of determining the Fair Market Rent Rate hereunder.  The Fair Market Rent Rate shall be determined based on the terms of this Lease, including Tenant’s obligation to pay Tenant’s Proportionate Share of Expenses and Taxes, which shall apply to the Premises during the Extension Term.

(h)                General.  Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, the Expansion Option shall be void, at Landlord's election, if (i) Tenant is in default hereunder, after any applicable notice and cure periods have expired, at the time Tenant elects to exercise the Expansion Option or at the time the Expansion Area would be added to the Premises, or (ii) any Transfer has occurred under Article 11 of the Lease (other than a Permitted Transfer). 

23.04                     Right of First Offer.  As used herein, the “First Offer Space” shall mean any of the following spaces or any part thereof that Landlord from time to time determines is available for lease to a third party in accordance with and subject to the provisions of this Section 23.04 _______________.  Notwithstanding anything in this Section 23.04  to the contrary, with respect to each part of the First Offer Space that is currently vacant as of the Effective Date, the provisions of this Section 23.04  shall not apply to such space until after such time as such space is hereafter leased by Landlord to the next tenant thereof (collectively, such initial leases of such currently vacant spaces are referred to as the “Initial Lease Up”) and such space thereafter again becomes available for lease to a third party in accordance with and subject to the provisions of this Section 23.04 .

(a)                Landlord’s ROFO Notice.  Subject to the Initial Lease-Up (with respect to the currently vacant parts of the First Offer Space) and the Superior Rights (as defined below), before hereafter entering into a lease for all or any part of the First Offer Space with a third party (other than the then existing tenant or other occupant of such space), Landlord shall give Tenant a notice (each, a “Landlord's ROFO Notice) specifying (i) the location and Rentable Floor Area of the part of the First Offer Space designated by Landlord for offer to Tenant hereunder (each, an “Offered Space”) and (ii) the terms on which Landlord would be willing to lease such Offered Space to Tenant in accordance with the terms of this Section 23.04 If at least _____ (___) years would remain in the Term after the rent commencement date specified in Landlord’s ROFO Notice for such Offered Space (and the available term for such space is not otherwise limited due to applicable Superior Rights, if any), Landlord’s ROFO Notice for such Offered Space shall specify a term that is co-terminus with the then existing Term Expiration Date for the Premises.  Landlord reserves the right to offer all or part of the First Offer Space in such size and configuration for the applicable Offered Space specified in any Landlord’s ROFO Notice hereunder as Landlord determines in its sole discretion. 

Notwithstanding anything in this Section 23.04  to the contrary, Tenant’s rights of first offer hereunder with respect to any applicable First Offer Space shall be subject and subordinate to the “Superior Rights”, which shall include and refer to Landlord’s right from time to time to lease all or part of the applicable First Offer Space to (i) any tenant with existing rights to such First Offer Space as of the Effective Date, (ii) after such time as Tenant has rejected (or is deemed to have rejected) a Landlord’s ROFO Notice for an Offered Space hereunder, any tenant that is granted rights for all or part of such Offered Space in the initial lease for such space entered into by Landlord in accordance with the provisions of this Section 23.04 , (iii) any tenant that is granted rights for all or part of the currently vacant First Offer Space in the initial leases entered into by Landlord pursuant to the Initial Lease Up, and (iv) any third party for temporary use or occupy of any part of the First Offer Space under a license or other temporary occupancy agreement for a term not to exceed two (2) years (e.g., for temporary swing space or storage in connection with the leasing or construction of other space in the Project).

(b)                Tenant’s Response.  Within five (5) Business Days after receipt of Landlord's ROFO Notice, Tenant shall, by written notice delivered to Landlord, either (i) reject Landlord's ROFO Notice, or (ii) reject Landlord's ROFO Notice but unconditionally and irrevocably offer to lease the Offered Space from Landlord for its own use at a Base Rent rate proposed in Tenant’s response and otherwise on the terms set forth in Landlord’s ROFO Notice, or (iii) unconditionally and irrevocably accept Landlord’s offer to lease the Offered Space from Landlord for its own use on the terms set forth in Landlord's ROFO Notice.  The failure by Tenant to timely respond as aforesaid shall be deemed Tenant's rejection of Landlord's ROFO Notice for the Offered Space under clause (i).

If Landlord's ROFO Notice is rejected under clause (i) above (or deemed rejected by Tenant's failure to timely respond), then Landlord may enter into any lease for all or part of the Offered Space on such terms and conditions (including without limitation extension or expansion rights with respect to the Offered Space or any portion thereof) as Landlord determines in its sole discretion.

If Tenant timely offers to lease the Offered Space on alternative terms as set forth in clause (ii) above, then Landlord may, by written notice delivered within thirty (30) days of receipt thereof, accept or decline such offer (the failure to so respond being deemed Landlord's election to decline Tenant's offer).  If such offer under clause (ii) is declined (or deemed declined), then, for a period of one (1) year after Landlord's receipt of Tenant's offer (the “Leasing Period”), Landlord may enter into any lease for all or part of the Offered Space (which may be enlarged to include other space by up to twenty five percent of the rentable square feet without requiring any re-offer hereunder) at an effective rent (after taking into account any tenant improvement allowance) greater than ninety percent of the effective rent under Tenant's offer.  If, during such Leasing Period, Landlord desires to enter into a third-party lease for all of part of such Offered Space at an effective rent less than or equal to ninety percent of the effective rent under Tenant's offer, Landlord shall deliver to Tenant a new Landlord's ROFO Notice for such space.  If and to the extent that Landlord does not enter into any lease for all or part of the Offered Space within such Leasing Period, Landlord shall re-commence the process under this Section before entering into a lease for such space. 

(c)                End of Term.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant’s right of first offer hereunder shall not apply to any First Offer Space with a delivery date that would occur within the last _____ (___) years of the Term (as the same may have been extended) (a “Late Term ROFO Space”), unless Tenant has a then-remaining Extension Option under the next sentence.  If, at the time of a Landlord’s ROFO Notice for a Late Term ROFO Space, Tenant has a then-remaining Extension Option to extend the Term, then any right of Tenant to lease such Late Term ROFO Space under this Section shall apply if and only if, simultaneously with the acceptance (if any) of the applicable offer to lease such Late Term ROFO Space in accordance with this Section, Tenant shall irrevocably and unconditionally agree to exercise any such then-remaining Extension Option, in which event the Term shall be extended in accordance with the terms of such Extension Option, provided that the Fair Market Base Rent for the Premises thereunder shall be determined at the time provided under such Extension Option, notwithstanding the timing of Tenant’s agreement under this sentence to exercise such Extension Option. 

(d)                Confirmatory Instrument.  If the applicable offer to lease an Offered Space is accepted as provided under this Section above, the Offered Space shall, subject to the provisions set forth below and without further action by the parties, be leased by Tenant on the accepted terms and otherwise on all of the terms of the Lease in effect immediately prior to such expansion, provided that, at the request of either party, Landlord and Tenant shall promptly execute and deliver an agreement confirming such expansion of the Premises and the estimated date the Premises are to be expanded pursuant to this Section with a provision for establishing the effective date of such expansion based on actual delivery.  Landlord's failure to deliver, or delay in delivering, all or any part of such leased Offered Space, for any reason, shall not give rise to any liability of Landlord, shall not alter Tenant's obligation to accept such space when delivered, shall not constitute a default of Landlord, and shall not affect the validity of the Lease.

(e)                General.  Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, Tenant’s rights under this Section shall be void, at Landlord's election, if (i) Tenant is in default hereunder, after any applicable notice and cure periods have expired, at the time Landlord would otherwise give a Landlord’s ROFO Notice to Tenant hereunder or at the time Tenant makes any election with respect to the First Offer Space under this Section or at the time the First Offer Space would be added to the Premises, (ii) any Transfer has occurred under Article 11 of the Lease (other than a Permitted Transfer), or (iii) if Tenant exercises the Early Termination Right under Section 5 below.

23.05                     Rooftop Equipment.  Tenant shall have the right, during the Term and any extensions thereof, to install, at Tenant's sole cost and expense, one (1) satellite dish or other communications device and/or one (1) supplemental HVAC unit (each, as applicable, "Rooftop Equipment") on the roof of the Building for its own use, but such installation may occur only after Landlord has approved, in writing, of the nature and type of such Rooftop Equipment and the location and means of installation of the applicable Rooftop Equipment. In any event, Tenant shall not use more than ten (10) square feet of the Building's usable roof area, in the aggregate, in connection with its installation and use of any Rooftop Equipment, in the aggregate. Tenant shall be responsible, at Tenant's sole cost and expense, to obtain any and all necessary and required permits and approvals from any and all applicable governmental authorities in connection with the installation and use of any Rooftop Equipment and shall: (a) at all times comply with any and all such permits and approvals; (b) comply with the provisions of this Lease, including without limitation, Sections 8 and 9 of this Lease, in connection with its installation of any Rooftop Equipment; and (c) restore the roof to its prior condition upon Tenant's removal of such Rooftop Equipment at the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Lease, including without limitation, Sections 8 and of this Lease. Tenant's installation and use of any Rooftop Equipment shall not at any time: (i) affect the waterproofing of the roof; (ii) be visible from any public way; or (iii) cause any interference with (w) the Building's operating or mechanical systems, (x) the operations of any tenant in the Building, (y) any preinstalled telecommunications equipment in or on the Building, or (z) any future telecommunications equipment (A) of any telecommunications service provider which makes its services available generally to the tenants of the Building or (B) serving a larger portion of the Building than the Premises. Tenant shall also cooperate with any rooftop management policy and any telecommunications management policy which Landlord may implement for the Building. Tenant shall not be charged any Additional Rent as a result of the installation of any Rooftop Equipment, unless Landlord's insurance increases as a result of such installation or Tenant damages any portion of the Building or the roof in connection with such installation.

23.06                     Termination Option.  Subject to the conditions set forth hereinbelow, Tenant shall have a one-time right to terminate this Lease (the “Termination Option”) as of the first (1st) anniversary of the Rent Commencement Date (the “Early Termination Date”); provided, that, Tenant notifies Landlord, in writing (the “Termination Notice”), of Tenant’s intention to terminate this Lease on or before the date that is twelve (12) months prior to the Early Termination Date (the “Termination Notice Deadline”) time being of the essence with respect thereto.  In connection with its exercise of the Termination Option, Tenant shall pay to Landlord the sum equal to Landlord’s unamortized transaction costs with respect to this Lease consisting of the Tenant Allowances and the Concept Plan Allowance (to the extent applicable), Landlord’s demolition and construction costs relating to the Landlord’s Work and Landlord’s attorneys’ fees and brokerage fees (collectively, the “Transaction Costs”) based upon an interest factor of five percent (5%) per annum for such amortization calculation (the “Termination Fee”), simultaneously with Tenant’s delivery of the Termination Notice to Landlord.  The Transaction Costs shall be stated in the Commencement Letter.  If Tenant fails to (i) timely exercise the Termination Option in accordance with the provisions of this Section 23.06 , or (ii) deliver the Termination Fee to Landlord simultaneously with Tenant’s delivery of the Termination Notice to Landlord hereunder, then the Termination Option and this Section 23.06  shall be null and void and without further force and effect.  Tenant’s right to terminate this Lease as set forth herein is conditioned upon (x) this Lease being in full force and effect on the date the Termination Notice is delivered to Landlord, (y) Self Starters or any Transferee pursuant to a Permitted Transfer having continuously occupied the entire Premises from the Term Commencement Date through the date of Landlord’s receipt of the Termination Notice, and (z) Landlord having received the Termination Fee simultaneously with Tenant’s delivery of the Termination Notice to Landlord hereunder.  Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 23.06 , if Tenant timely exercises the Termination Option and thereafter a Default occurs, then Landlord may elect to nullify the exercise of the Termination Option by giving written notice thereof to Tenant on or before the Early Termination Date.  Should Tenant effectively exercise its Termination Option as set forth herein, (A) the Term of this Lease shall automatically terminate on the Early Termination Date, with all of the terms and conditions of this Lease, including, without limitation, the obligation to pay Rent, remaining in full force and effect until the Early Termination Date, and (B) Tenant shall relinquish, yield up and surrender the Premises on the Early Termination Date in accordance with the provisions of this Lease.

 

Landlord and Tenant have executed this Lease as a sealed instrument in two or more counterparts as of the Effective Date of this Lease set forth above.

 

 

LANDLORD:

 

 

 

BOSTON STREET PARTNERS LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

 

 

By:_________________________________

Name:

Title:

 

 

By:_________________________________

Name:

Title:

 

 

 

 

TENANT:

 

SELF STARTERS,

a Massachusetts corporation

 

 

By:_________________________________

Name:

Title:

 

 

 


EXHIBIT A

OUTLINE AND LOCATION OF PREMISES

This Exhibit is attached to and made a part of the Office Lease Agreement (the “Lease”) by and between BOSTON STREET PARTNERS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Landlord”), and Self Starters, a Massachusetts corporation (“Tenant”), for space in the Building located at 100 Boston Street, Boston, MA 2109.


EXHIBIT B

EXPENSES AND TAXES

This Exhibit is attached to and made a part of the Office Lease Agreement (the “Lease”) by and between BOSTON STREET PARTNERS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Landlord”), and SELF STARTERS, a Massachusetts corporation (“Tenant”), for space in the Building located at 100 Boston Street, Boston, MA 2109.  Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given in the Lease.

1. Payments. 

1.01 Expenses and TaxesTenant shall pay Tenant’s Proportionate Share of (a) the amount of Expenses (defined below) for each calendar year during the Term and (b) the amount of Taxes (defined below) for each calendar year during the Term.  Landlord shall provide Tenant with a good faith estimate of the Expenses and Taxes for each calendar year during the Term.  On or before the first day of each month, Tenant shall pay to Landlord a monthly installment equal to one-twelfth of Tenant’s Proportionate Share of Landlord’s estimate of the Expenses and Taxes.  If Landlord determines that its good faith estimate of the Expenses or of the Taxes was incorrect by a material amount, Landlord may from time to time provide Tenant with a revised estimate.  After its receipt of the revised estimate, Tenant’s monthly payments shall be based upon the revised estimate.  If Landlord does not provide Tenant with an estimate of the Expenses or the Taxes by January 1 of a calendar year, Tenant shall continue to pay monthly installments based on the previous year’s estimate(s) until Landlord provides Tenant with the new estimate.  Upon delivery of the new estimate, an adjustment shall be made for any month for which Tenant paid monthly installments based on the previous year’s estimate.  Tenant shall pay Landlord the amount of any underpayment within thirty (30) days after receipt of the new estimate.  Any overpayment shall be refunded to Tenant within thirty (30) days or credited against the next due future installment(s) of Additional Rent.  Appropriate adjustments (including adjustments in the amounts of Expenses and Taxes, which are calculated on an annual basis as set forth above) shall be made for any portion of a year at the beginning or end of the Term or for any year during which changes occur in the percentage of occupancy of the Building or in the Rentable Floor Area to which Landlord furnishes particular services.

1.02 ReconciliationAs soon as is practical following the end of each calendar year, Landlord shall furnish Tenant with a statement of the actual Expenses and the actual Taxes for the prior calendar year.  If the amount of estimated Expenses or estimated Taxes for the prior calendar year is more than the actual Expenses or actual Taxes, as the case may be, for the prior calendar year, Landlord shall either provide Tenant with a refund or apply any overpayment by Tenant against Additional Rent due or next becoming due, provided that, if the Term expires before the determination of the overpayment, Landlord shall refund any overpayment to Tenant after first deducting the amount of Rent due.  If the amount of estimated Expenses or estimated Taxes for the prior calendar year is less than the actual Expenses or actual Taxes, as the case may be, for such prior year, Tenant shall pay Landlord, within thirty (30) days after its receipt of the statement of Expenses or Taxes, any underpayment for the prior calendar year.  Landlord’s annual statement with respect to Expenses and Taxes, or any other statement regarding other Additional Rent, shall be binding upon, and may not be disputed by, Tenant unless the statement is incorrect and is disputed by Tenant, within sixty (60) days after Tenant’s receipt of Landlord’s statement, by a notice to Landlord specifically stating the grounds for dispute.  Tenant’s failure so to dispute Landlord’s statement shall constitute a waiver of Tenant’s right to dispute the statement.  Notwithstanding any dispute concerning any Landlord’s statement, payments shall be made by the parties in accordance with Landlord’s statement at the time and in the manner set forth above, and if necessary there shall be a further adjustment between the parties at the time the dispute is resolved.

2. Property Operating Expenses. 

2.01 Expenses” means all costs and expenses incurred in each calendar year in connection with operating, maintaining, repairing, and managing the Building, the Property, and the Common Areas of the Project, subject to the provisions of this Section 2.  Expenses include, without limitation: (a) all labor and labor related costs, including wages, salaries, bonuses, taxes, insurance, uniforms, training, retirement plans, pension plans and other employee benefits (which shall be equitably prorated by Landlord between the Building and other buildings or properties to which the applicable employee is providing services); (b) management fees in an amount equal to three percent (3%) of the gross revenues of the Building; (c) the cost of equipping, staffing and operating an on-site and/or off-site management office for the Building (including, without limitation, the market rental for the management office located in the Building), provided if the management office services one or more other buildings or properties, the shared costs and expenses of equipping, staffing and operating such management office(s) shall be equitably prorated and apportioned by Landlord between the Building and the other buildings or properties; (d) costs of accounting and IT services (which shall be equitably prorated by Landlord between the Building and other buildings or properties to which such services are provided); (e) the cost of services (which shall be equitably prorated by Landlord between the Building and other buildings or properties to which such services are provided); (f) rental and purchase cost of parts, supplies, tools and equipment (which shall be equitably prorated by Landlord between the Building and other buildings or properties where such parts, supplies, tools and equipment are used); (g) insurance premiums and deductibles; (h) electricity, gas and other utility costs; and (i) the amortized cost of capital improvements (as distinguished from replacement parts or components installed in the ordinary course of business) that are:  (1) intended to effect economies in the operation or maintenance of the Property, reduce current or future Expenses, enhance the safety or security of the Property or its occupants or the Common Areas of the Project, or enhance the environmental sustainability of the Property’s operations, (2) replacements or modifications of nonstructural items located in the Base Building or Common Areas that are required to keep the Base Building or Common Areas in good condition, or (3) required under any Law.  The cost of capital improvements shall be amortized by Landlord over the lesser of the Payback Period (defined below) or the useful life of the capital improvement as reasonably determined by Landlord. The amortized cost of capital improvements may, at Landlord’s option, include actual or imputed interest at the rate that Landlord would reasonably be required to pay to finance the cost of the capital improvement. Payback Period” means the reasonably estimated period of time that it takes for the cost savings resulting from a capital improvement to equal the total cost of the capital improvement. Landlord, by itself or through an affiliate, shall have the right to directly perform, provide and be compensated for any services under the Lease. If Landlord incurs Expenses for the Common Areas of the Project or for the Building or Property together with one or more other buildings or properties, whether pursuant to a reciprocal easement agreement, common area agreement or otherwise, the shared costs and expenses shall be equitably prorated and apportioned by Landlord between the Building and Property and the other buildings or properties. 

2.02 ExclusionsExpenses shall not include: those costs and expenses which are specifically attributable to and separately paid by the tenants of the Retail Section of the Building and not provided to Tenant hereunder; that portion of the costs and expenses relating to the loading dock facilities and other Common Areas that exclusively serve the Retail Section of the Building or is paid by the tenants in the Retail Section of the Building; the cost of capital improvements (except as set forth above); depreciation; principal and interest payments of mortgage and other non-operating debts of Landlord; the cost of repairs or other work to the extent Landlord is reimbursed by insurance or condemnation proceeds; costs in connection with leasing space in the Building, including brokerage commissions, lease concessions, rental abatements, and construction allowances granted to specific tenants; costs incurred in connection with the sale, financing or refinancing of the Building; fines, interest and penalties incurred due to the late payment of Taxes or Expenses; organizational expenses associated with the creation and operation of the entity which constitutes Landlord; any penalties or damages that Landlord pays to Tenant under this Lease or to other tenants in the Building under their respective leases; salaries and benefits of personnel above the grade of the Building’s general manager; costs of operating, maintaining, repairing, and managing the garage serving the Building; ground lease rent; costs of electricity provided to tenants’ premises, if and to the extent that Tenant is charged for such electricity services under other provisions of this Lease; costs of special services that are separately chargeable to Tenant and other tenants; and charitable or political contributions.

2.03 AdjustmentsIf at any time during a calendar year the Building is not fully occupied and receiving Landlord services hereunder (or if a service provided by Landlord to tenants of the Building generally is not provided by Landlord to particular tenant(s) due to self-provided services or other circumstances), Expenses shall, at Landlord’s option, be determined as if the Building had been fully occupied (and all services provided by Landlord to tenants of the Building generally had been provided by Landlord to tenants occupying the entire Building) during that calendar year. 

2.04 Related Definitions As used herein, "Tenant's Proportionate Share" shall initially be as specified in Section 1 of the Lease, subject to adjustment from time to time to reflect the ratio in which the Rentable Floor Area of the Premises bears to the greater of (i) ninety-five percent (95%) of the total Rentable Floor Area of the Office Section of the Building, or (ii) the Total Leased Rentable Floor Area. The “Total Leased Rentable Floor Area” shall mean the sum of the Rentable Floor Area leased to all tenants of the Office Section of the Building over the course of a year, determined on the basis of a weighted averaging of the sum of the Rentable Floor Area leased to and occupied by all tenants of the Office Section of the Building receiving standard building services on each day of that year.  Landlord reserves the right from time to time to change or recalculate the total Rentable Floor Area of the Office Section as provided in Section 22.01 of the Lease and the Total Leased Rentable Floor Area of the Office Section of the Building based on changes in occupancy from time to time.  

3. Property Taxes.

 Taxes” shall mean, subject to the following provisions hereof:  (a) all real property taxes and other assessments on the Building and/or Property, including, but not limited to, gross receipts taxes, assessments for special improvement districts and business improvement districts, governmental charges, fees and assessments for police, fire, traffic mitigation or other governmental service of purported benefit to the Property, taxes and assessments levied in substitution or supplementation in whole or in part of any such taxes and assessments and the Property’s share of any real estate taxes and assessments under any reciprocal easement agreement, common area agreement, or similar agreement as to the Property; (b) all personal property taxes for property that is owned by Landlord and used in connection with the operation, maintenance and repair of the Property; and (c) all costs and fees incurred in connection with seeking reductions in any tax liabilities described in (a) and (b), including, without limitation, any costs incurred by Landlord for compliance, review, and appeal of tax liabilities.  Without limitation, Taxes shall be determined without regard to any “green building” credit and shall not include any income, capital levy, transfer, capital stock, gift, estate, or inheritance tax. Taxes shall further exclude that portion of the items enumerated in this Section which is allocated by Landlord to the Retail Section and the garage serving the Building. If a change in Taxes is obtained for any year of the Term during which Tenant paid Tenant’s Proportionate Share of Taxes, then Taxes for that year will be retroactively adjusted and Landlord shall provide Tenant with a credit, if any, based on the adjustment.  Tenant shall pay Landlord the amount of Tenant’s Proportionate Share of any such increase in Taxes within thirty (30) days after Tenant’s receipt of a statement from Landlord. 

4. Audit Rights.

Within sixty (60) days after receiving Landlord’s annual reconciliation statement of Expenses  (each such period is referred to as the “Review Notice Period”), Tenant may give Landlord written notice (“Review Notice”) that Tenant intends to review Landlord’s records of the Expenses for the calendar year to which the statement applies, identifying, with a reasonable degree of specificity, the information that Tenant desires to review (the “Request for Information”).  Within a reasonable time after Landlord’s receipt of a timely Request for Information and executed Audit Confidentiality Agreement (referenced below), Landlord, as determined by Landlord, shall forward to Tenant, or make available for inspection on site at such location deemed reasonably appropriate by Landlord, such records (or copies thereof) for the applicable calendar year that are reasonably necessary for Tenant to conduct its review of the information appropriately identified in the Request for Information.  Within sixty (60) days after any particular records are made available to Tenant (such period is referred to as the “Objection Period”), Tenant shall have the right to give Landlord written notice (an “Objection Notice”) stating in reasonable detail any objection to Landlord’s statement of Expenses for that year which relates to the records that have been made available to Tenant.  If Tenant provides Landlord with a timely Objection Notice and the parties agree that Expenses for the calendar year are less than reported, then Landlord shall provide Tenant with a credit against the next installment of Rent in the amount of the overpayment by Tenant.  If the parties agree that Expenses for the calendar year are greater than reported, Tenant shall pay Landlord the amount of any underpayment within thirty (30) days.  If Tenant fails to give Landlord an Objection Notice with respect to any records that have been made available to Tenant prior to expiration of the Objection Period applicable to the records which have been provided to Tenant, Tenant shall be deemed to have approved Landlord’s statement of Expenses with respect to the matters reflected in such records and shall be barred from raising any claims regarding the Expenses relating to such records for that year.  If Tenant fails to timely provide Landlord with a Review Notice and the Request for Information Period described above, Tenant shall be deemed to have approved Landlord’s statement of Expenses and shall be barred from raising any claims regarding the Expenses for that year. 

 If Tenant retains an agent to review Landlord’s records, the agent must be with a certified public accounting firm licensed to do business in the state or commonwealth where the Property is located.  Tenant shall be solely responsible for all costs, expenses and fees incurred for the audit, and Tenant shall not directly or indirectly engage such agent or any other party in connection with such review whose compensation or fees are charged in whole or in part on a contingency basis.  The records and related information obtained by Tenant shall be treated as confidential, and applicable only to the Building, by Tenant and its auditors, consultants and other parties reviewing such records on behalf of Tenant (collectively, “Tenant’s Auditors”), and, prior to making any records available to Tenant or Tenant’s Auditors, Landlord may require Tenant and Tenant’s Auditors to each execute a confidentiality agreement in a form reasonably provided by Landlord (“Audit Confidentiality Agreement”) in accordance with the foregoing.  In no event shall Tenant be permitted to examine Landlord’s records or to dispute any statement of Expenses unless Tenant has paid and continues to pay all Rent when due.

 


EXHIBIT C

WORK LETTER

This Exhibit is attached to and made a part of the Office Lease Agreement (the “Lease”) by and between BOSTON STREET PARTNERS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Landlord”), and SELF STARTERS, a Massachusetts corporation (“Tenant”), for space in the Building located at 100 Boston Street, Boston, MA 2109.  Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given in the Lease.

C.1 Acceptance of Existing Condition.  Subject only to Landlord’s obligation to perform the Landlord’s Delivery Work and to provide the Tenant Work Allowance as provided below, Subject only to Landlord’s obligation to perform the Landlord’s Delivery Work as provided below, Subject only to Landlord’s obligation to provide the Tenant Work Allowance as provided below, Tenant has inspected, and is satisfied with, the existing, “as-is” condition of the Premises, including any existing improvements and Base Building elements now located therein.  Tenant shall be deemed to have accepted the condition of the Premises on the Delivery Date (as defined below) to the extent that the Premises are in the same or better condition as on the Effective Date, reasonable wear and tear and damage by Tenant and persons acting under Tenant excepted.  Landlord’s sole obligation with respect to any such items shall be to restore to their prior condition any such items damaged after the Effective Date and prior to the Delivery Date (reasonable wear and tear and damage by Tenant and persons acting under Tenant excepted).  Any Initial Tenant Work shall be constructed by Tenant in accordance with, and subject to, the terms and conditions set forth in Section 8 of the Lease and this Exhibit C, at Tenant’s expense (subject to reimbursement from the Tenant Work Allowance as provided below).  Landlord shall not be responsible for any aspects of the design or construction of Initial Tenant Work, the correction of any defects therein, or any delays in the completion thereof.

 

C.2 Landlord’s Work.  The “Delivery Date” shall mean the date on which the Premises are delivered to Tenant, free of other occupants and their personal property, after Landlord has substantially completed the Landlord Delivery WorkLandlord shall, at its expense, perform the demising work and the demolition work described on Schedule C-1 attached hereto (the “Landlord Delivery Work”).  Landlord shall use reasonable efforts to substantially complete the Landlord Delivery Work on or before the date (the “Estimated Delivery Date) that is __________In the event that substantial completion of the Landlord Delivery Work is delayed beyond the Estimated Delivery Date (other than due to any request or delay caused by Tenant or any person acting under Tenant) and to the extent such delay actually delays Tenant’s commencement of the Initial Tenant Work, then the “Estimated Term Commencement Date” set forth in Section 1 of the Lease shall be deemed to be delayed by one day for each day of such delay by Landlord in the substantial completion of the Landlord Delivery Work.

 

In addition, Landlord shall, at its expense, perform the common corridor and common restroom work described on Schedule C-2 attached hereto using Building standard materials (the “Common Area Work”).  Landlord shall use reasonable efforts to substantially complete the Common Area Work on or before the Estimated Term Commencement Date set forth in Section 1 of the Lease.  In the event that substantial completion of the Common Area Work is delayed beyond the Estimated Term Commencement Date (other than due to any request or other delay caused by Tenant or any person acting under Tenant) and to the extent such delay actually delays Tenant’s commencement of occupancy of the Premises for the regular conduct of its business, then the “Estimated Term Commencement Date” set forth in Section 1 of the Lease shall be deemed to be delayed by one day for each day of such delay by Landlord in the substantial completion of the Common Area Work.

 

For purposes hereof, “substantially complete” and “substantial completion shall mean that the applicable work by Landlord under this Paragraph C.2 has been completed, other than minor punchlist-type items the completion of which will not unreasonably delay or interfere with Tenant’s performance of the Initial Tenant Work or (as applicable) Tenant’s occupancy of the Premises for the regular conduct of business.  The foregoing provisions shall be self-operative, but in confirmation thereof at Landlord’s request Tenant shall execute and deliver an instrument confirming the date on which substantial completion of such work occurred, provided that any failure by Tenant to execute and return such confirmatory instrument (or to provide written objection identifying the elements of the work that Tenant claims must be completed in order to achieve substantial completion of such work) within two (2) business after its delivery to Tenant shall be deemed Tenant’s acknowledgement that the applicable work was substantially complete on the date set forth in such instrument.

 

C.3 Tenant’s Construction DocumentsOn or before April 30, 2018 (the “Tenant Plan Submission Date”), Tenant shall prepare, at Tenant’s expense (subject to reimbursement from the Tenant Work Allowance), and deliver to Landlord the final construction documents for the Initial Tenant Work in accordance with Section 8 of the Lease and the requirements listed on Schedule C-3 attached hereto (the “Construction Documents”)Within thirty (30) days after the Effective Date, Tenant shall retain a qualified architect who is experienced in the design of comparable office tenant space in comparable first-class high-rise buildings and licensed in the state or commonwealth in which the Building is located, to prepare the Construction Documents for the Initial Tenant Work.  Landlord hereby confirms its approval of __________ as Tenant’s architect for the Initial Tenant Work.  Tenant shall also retain, or cause its architect to retain, the services of the electrical and mechanical engineers engaged by Landlord for the Building or such other experienced engineers as are otherwise reasonably approved by Landlord, as well as Landlord’s structural engineer if any portion of Initial Tenant Work affects structural components of the Building.  Even if any such architect or engineers may have been otherwise engaged by Landlord in connection with the Building, Tenant shall be solely responsible for the liabilities and expenses of all architectural and engineering services relating to the Initial Tenant Work (subject to reimbursement from the Tenant Work Allowance as provided below) and for the adequacy and completeness of the Construction Documents submitted to Landlord.  The Construction Documents shall comply with the Building’s construction rules and regulations, including without limitation those designed to maintain a uniform exterior appearance of the Building.  Tenant shall be solely responsible for the timely preparation and submission to Landlord of the Construction Documents by the Tenant Plan Submission Date.  Landlord shall use reasonable efforts to review and approve (or provide comments on) the Construction Documents, in a written response, within ten (10) Business Days after the same are delivered to Landlord, provided that Landlord reserves the right to extend such review period if reasonably required to review, or to cause Landlord’s third-party engineer(s) to review, any structural elements or other special elements of the Initial Tenant Work.  Tenant shall promptly cause the Construction Documents to be corrected or revised to address Landlord’s comments and resubmitted to Landlord for its review and approval as provided above. 

 

C.4 Tenant Work Allowance.  Landlord shall provide Tenant with an allowance for the costs ("Allowance Costs") of constructing the Initial Tenant Work in the Premises for Tenant's initial occupancy (including, without limitation, the so-called soft costs of architectural and engineering fees and third-party project management fees with respect thereto) in an amount not to exceed the Tenant Work Allowance set forth in Section 1 of the Lease (such amount sometimes being referred to herein as the “Allowance”).  All construction and design costs for the Premises in excess of the Allowance shall be paid for entirely by Tenant, and Landlord shall not provide any reimbursement therefor.  The Allowance shall be disbursed as requisitioned by Tenant but in no more than four (4) disbursements.  Tenant may requisition not more than fifteen percent (15%) of the Allowance for the soft costs for the Initial Tenant Work described above.  For each disbursement, Tenant shall submit a requisition package to Landlord prior to the first day of the month, with an itemization of the costs being requisitioned, a certificate by an officer of Tenant that all such costs are Allowance Costs and have been incurred and paid for by Tenant, and appropriate backup documentation including, without limitation, customary AIA forms of progress payment certifications and lien releases (in a customary form provided or reasonably approved by Landlord), and copies of paid invoices and bills.  If the total Allowance Costs for the Initial Tenant Work are reasonably estimated to exceed the Allowance, Landlord reserves the right to make pro-rata disbursements of the Allowance for each requisition, in the ratio that the Allowance bears to the total estimated Allowance Costs, subject to a final reconciliation of the Allowance upon completion of the work.  Landlord further reserves the right to fund the final ten percent (10%) of the Allowance within thirty (30) days after Tenant’s submission to Landlord of the Close-Out Materials.  The “Close-Out Materials” shall mean the requisition package for the final amount of the Allowance as provided above, together with (i) a final AIA certificate from Tenant’s architect evidencing substantial completion of the Initial Tenant Work  in accordance with the approved Construction Documents, (ii) a set of “as built” or final record plans for such work, (iii) final lien waivers for such work from all contractors, subcontractors, and other parties who would be entitled to a lien on the Property if not paid, (iv) a certificate of occupancy for the Premises after the performance of such work, and (v) any other items required under the Building’s construction rules and regulations for closing out the particular work in question.  Tenant shall not be entitled to any unused portion of the Allowance that is not requisitioned within one (1) year after the Delivery Date.  Landlord shall have no obligation to disburse any portion of the Allowance at any time when there exists a Default under the Lease (or for so long as an event or condition has occurred which with notice and the passage of time would constitute such a Default), until such time as the Default (or the event or condition) has been cured by Tenant.  In addition to the Allowance, within thirty (30) days following Landlord’s receipt of invoices evidencing the cost of the initial test-fit plan for the Initial Tenant Work, Landlord shall pay to Tenant an amount not to exceed $.10 per square foot of Rentable Floor Area of the Premises towards the cost of such test-fit plan (the “Concept Plan Allowance”).

C.5 Tenant’s Performance of the Work.  The Initial Tenant Work shall be performed and constructed by Tenant in accordance with the approved Construction Documents, in compliance with applicable Laws, and the provisions of the Lease, including without limitation the terms and conditions of Section 8 thereof and the Building’s construction rules and regulations (a copy of which is available upon request).  Any structural work (to the extent, if any, required to reinforce portions of the floor of the Premises for Tenant’s filing rooms or similar uses requiring additional support) or other work affecting Base Building systems or areas outside the Premises shall be done only after obtaining Landlord’s reasonable prior approval of Construction Documents therefor under Section 8 of the Lease and of the manner in which such work shall be performed under Section 8 of the Lease, specifically including any Landlord requirements concerning access to adjacent tenant areas or Building core areasAll Cabling shall be installed in accordance with Section 8.01 of the Lease.  Landlord shall not be responsible for any aspects of the design or construction of the Initial Tenant Work or other Tenant installations in or about the Premises, the correction of any defects therein, or any delays in the completion thereof.  After the Construction Documents have been approved by Landlord, any change in the work shown thereon, whether material or not, shall be made only after Tenant shall have submitted revised Construction Documents to Landlord for its review and approval in accordance with Paragraph C.3 above.  If the Initial Tenant Work includes any structural or other special items, Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for the reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred by Landlord in reviewing such items.  Tenant shall pay to Landlord or its managing agent a fee for Landlord’s administrative oversight and coordination of the Initial Tenant Work in an amount equal to 2.5% of the hard costs of the Initial Tenant Work. In addition, Tenant shall pay to Landlord the costs of Building services or facilities (such as electricity, HVAC, fire alarm plug ins/outs, freight elevator usage, and cleaning) used by Tenant in connection with its performance of the Initial Tenant Work, in each case at Building standard rates charged to tenants generally.  Any such costs shall constitute Allowance Costs that may be requisitioned from time to time from the Allowance as provided in Paragraph C.4

 

C.6 Access.   During the period between the Delivery Date and the Term Commencement Date, Tenant’s access to the Premises for the performance of the Initial Tenant Work hereunder and its installation of wiring, furniture, equipment, and personal property prior to commencing the regular conduct of business in the Premises shall be subject in each case to the terms and conditions of Section 8 of the Lease, including without limitation (i) Landlord’s approval of the Construction Documents for the Initial Tenant Work in accordance with Paragraph C.3 above, (ii) Landlord’s approval of Tenant’s contractors in accordance with Section 8 of the Lease, (iii) Landlord’s receipt from Tenant of copies of all necessary permits for the applicable Initial Tenant Work, and (iv) customary insurance certificates from Tenant’s contractors, subcontractors, and other parties acting under or through Tenant with respect to the applicable work in accordance with Section 8 of the Lease.  Tenant shall be responsible for any damage to the Premises caused by Tenant or its employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers and laborers.  Any entry into the Premises by Tenant (or its contractors, subcontractors, or other persons acting under Tenant) prior to the Term Commencement Date shall be subject to all of the provisions of the Lease that are applicable to the Premises during the Term, except for the obligation to pay Base Rent and Expense Excess and Tax Excess charges.

 

C.7 Tenant’s Authorized RepresentativeTenant hereby designates _______ to serve as Tenant’s Authorized Representative, who shall have full power and authority to act on behalf of Tenant on any matters relating to the Initial Tenant Work.  Tenant may from time to time change the Tenant’s Authorized Representative or designate additional Tenant’s Authorized Representative(s) by written notice delivered to Landlord in accordance with the Lease.

 

 


Schedule C-1

 

Description of Landlord Work

 

 

Landlord shall perform the following work within the Premises using building standard materials and construction methods:

 

 

 

 


Schedule C-2

 

Description of Common Area Work

 

 

Landlord shall perform the following work within the Common Areas of the Building using building standard materials and construction methods:

 

 

 

 


Schedule C-3

 

Requirements for Construction Documents for Initial Tenant Work

 

1. Preparation of Construction Documents.  The Construction Documents shall include all architectural, mechanical, electrical, fire protection, plumbing and structural drawings and detailed specifications for the Initial Tenant Work, as applicable, and shall show and/or specify all work necessary to complete the Initial Tenant Work including all cutting, fitting, and patching and all connections to the mechanical and electrical systems and other components of the Building as well as any re-balancing and re-commissioning scope that is necessary to address Base Building systems affected by the Initial Tenant Work.  Where the Initial Tenant Work interfaces with Base Building, the Initial Tenant Work design shall visually integrate with the Base Building in a manner and with materials and finishes that are compatible with the Base Building in that area.  Landlord reserves the right to reject Construction Documents which in its reasonable opinion fail to comply with this provision.  The Construction Documents shall include but not be limited to:

(a) Major Work Information:  A list of any items or matters which might require structural modifications to the Building, including but not limited to the following:

(1) Location and details of special floor areas exceeding the applicable floor load for such area of the Building;

(2) Location and weights of storage files, batteries, HVAC units and technical areas;

(3) Location of any special soundproofing requirements;

(4) Existence of any extraordinary HVAC requirements necessitating perforation of structural members; and

(5) Existence of any requirements for heavy loads, dunnage or other items affecting the structure.

 

(b) Plans Submission:  Two (2) blackline drawings and one (1) CAD disk (subject to Tenant’s architect’s and its consultants’ and subconsultants’ reasonable conditions for re-use) showing all architectural, mechanical and electrical systems, including cutsheets (where reasonably requested by Landlord), specifications and the following:

CONSTRUCTION PLANS:

(1) All partitions shall be shown; indicate ratings of all partitions; indicate all non-standard construction and details referenced;

(2) Dimensions for partition shall be shown to face of drywall; critical tolerances and ± dimensions shall be clearly noted;

(3) All plumbing fixtures or other equipment requirements and any equipment requiring connection to Building plumbing systems shall be noted.

 

REFLECTED CEILING PLAN:

(1) Layout suspended ceiling grid pattern in each room, describing the intent of the ceiling working point, origin and/or centering; and

(2) Locate all ceiling-mounted lighting fixtures and air handling devices including air dampers, fan boxes, etc., lighting fixtures, supply air diffusers, wall switches, down lights, special lighting fixtures, special return air registers, special supply air diffusers, and special wall switches.

 

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT PLAN:

(1) All telephone outlets required;

(2) All electrical outlets required; note non-standard power devices and/or related equipment;

(3) All electrical requirements associated with plumbing fixtures or equipment; append product data for all equipment requiring special power, temperature control or plumbing considerations;

(4) Location of telecommunications equipment and general layout of conduits; and

(5) Components and design of antennas, if any, (including associated equipment) as installed, in sufficient detail to evaluate weight, bearing requirements, wind-load characteristics, power requirements and the effects on Building structure, moisture resistance of the roof membrane and operations of pre-existing telecommunications equipment, to the extent known or based on information provided by Landlord.

 

DOOR SCHEDULE:

(1) Provide a schedule of doors, sizes, finishes, hardware sets and ratings; and

(2) Non-standard materials and/or installation shall be explicitly noted.

 

HVAC:

(1) Areas requiring special temperature and/or humidity control requirements;

(2) Heat emission of equipment (including catalogue cuts where reasonably required by Landlord or, where unavailable, based on engineer’s assumptions therefor), such as CRTs, copy machines, etc.;

(3) Special exhaust requirements for conference rooms, pantry, toilets, etc.; and

(4) Any extension of system beyond demised space.

 

ELECTRICAL:

(1) Special lighting requirements;

(2) Power requirements and special outlet requirements of equipment;

(3) Security requirements;

(4) Supplied telephone equipment and the necessary space allocation for same;

(5) Any extensions of tenant equipment beyond demised space; and

(6) Load study confirming compliance with the leased space’s allowable watts per square foot.

 

PLUMBING:

(1) Remote toilets;

(2) Pantry equipment requirements;

(3) Remote water and/or drain requirements such as for sinks, ice makers, etc.; and

(4) Special drainage requirements, such as those requiring holding or dilution tanks.

 

ROOF:

Detailed plan of any existing and proposed roof equipment, if any, showing location and elevations of all equipment.

 

SPECIAL SERVICES:

Equipment cuts (where reasonably requested by Landlord), power requirements, heat emissions, raised floor requirements, fire protection requirements, security requirements, and emergency power.

 

2. Plan Requirements.  The Construction Documents shall be fully detailed and fully coordinated with each other and with the Base Building design, shall show complete dimensions, and shall have designated thereon all points of location and other matters, including special construction details and finish schedules.  Tenant and its architect shall be solely responsible for ascertaining all existing field conditions.  Any plans in Landlord’s files, if any, that are provided to Tenant shall be without any representation or warranty.   All drawings shall be uniform size, shall incorporate the standard electrical and plumbing symbols, and be at a scale of 1/8” = 1’0” or larger.  Materials and/or installation shall be explicitly noted and adequately specified to allow for performing Landlord review, securing a building permit, pursuing construction pricing, and performing construction.  All equipment and installations shall be made in accordance with standard materials and procedures unless a deviation outside of industry standards is shown on the Construction Documents and approved by Landlord.  To the extent practicable, a concise description of products, acceptable substitutes (if any), and installation procedures and standards shall be provided to the extent customary.  Product cuts (where reasonably requested by Landlord) must be provided and special mechanical or electrical loads noted.  Landlord’s approval of the plans, drawings, specifications or other submissions in respect of any work, addition, alteration or improvement to be undertaken by or on behalf of Tenant shall create no liability or responsibility on the part of Landlord for their completeness, design sufficiency or compliance with requirements of any applicable laws, rules or regulations of any governmental or quasi-governmental agency, board or authority.

3. Change Orders.  The Construction Documents shall not be changed or modified by Tenant after approval by Landlord without the further approval in writing by Landlord, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed as provided in the Lease.

 



EXHIBIT D

COMMENCEMENT LETTER

(EXAMPLE)

 

Date

______________________

Tenant
Address

______________________
______________________
______________________
______________________

 

Re:  Commencement Letter with respect to that certain Lease dated as of __________, 20___, by and between BOSTON STREET PARTNERS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Landlord, and SELF STARTERS, a Massachusetts corporation, as Tenant, for 475482 rentable square feet on the 20 floor of the Building located at 100 Boston Street, Boston, MA 2109.

Lease Id: _________________

Business Unit Number: _______________________

Dear __________________:

In accordance with the terms and conditions of the above referenced Lease, Tenant accepts possession of the Premises and acknowledges:

1. The Term Commencement Date of the Lease is ________________________.  The Rent Commencement Date of the Lease is ________________________.

2. The Term Expiration Date of the Lease is ____________________________.

Please acknowledge the foregoing and your acceptance of possession by signing all 3 counterparts of this Commencement Letter in the space provided and returning two (2) fully executed counterparts to my attention.  Tenant’s failure to execute and return this letter, or to provide written objection to the statements contained in this letter, within thirty (30) days after the date of this letter shall be deemed an approval by Tenant of the statements contained herein.

Sincerely,

___________________________________

Authorized Signatory

Acknowledged and Accepted:

 

Tenant:

SELF STARTERS

 

By:
Name:
Title:
Date:

______________________
______________________
______________________
______________________

 


EXHIBIT E

BUILDING RULES AND REGULATIONS

This Exhibit is attached to and made a part of the Office Lease Agreement (the “Lease”) by and between BOSTON STREET PARTNERS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Landlord”), and SELF STARTERS, a Massachusetts corporation (“Tenant”), for space in the Building located at 100 Boston Street, Boston, MA 2109.  Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given in the Lease.

 

The following rules and regulations shall apply, where applicable, to the Premises, the Building, the parking facilities (if any), the Property and the appurtenances.  In the event of a conflict between the following rules and regulations and the remainder of the terms of the Lease, the remainder of the terms of the Lease shall control.

1. Sidewalks, doorways, vestibules, halls, stairways and other similar areas shall not be obstructed by Tenant or used by Tenant for any purpose other than ingress and egress to and from the Premises.  No rubbish, litter, trash, or material shall be placed, emptied, or thrown in those areas.  At no time shall Tenant permit Tenant’s employees to loiter in Common Areas or elsewhere about the Building or Property.

2. Plumbing fixtures and appliances shall be used only for the purposes for which designed and no sweepings, rubbish, rags or other unsuitable material shall be thrown or placed in the fixtures or appliances.

3. No signs, advertisements or notices shall be painted or affixed to windows, doors or other parts of the Building, except those of such color, size, style and in such places as are first approved in writing by Landlord.  On multi-tenant floors, elevator lobby signage identifying each tenant using Building standard graphics shall be installed by Landlord at its expense, provided that any changes to a tenant’s initial elevator lobby signage shall be made by Landlord at such tenant’s expense.  All tenant identification and suite numbers at the entrance to the Premises, whether on multi-tenant or single-tenant floors, shall be subject to Landlord’s prior approval in writing and shall be installed by Landlord, at Tenant’s cost and expense, using the standard graphics for the Building. Except in connection with the hanging of lightweight pictures and wall decorations, no nails, hooks or screws shall be inserted into any part of the Premises or Building except by the Building maintenance personnel without Landlord’s prior approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.

4. Landlord may provide and maintain in the first floor (main lobby) of the Building an alphabetical directory board or other directory device listing tenants and no other directory shall be permitted unless previously consented to by Landlord in writing.

5. Tenant shall not place any lock(s) on any door in the Premises or Building without Landlord’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, and Landlord shall have the right at all times to retain and use keys or other access codes or devices to all locks within and into the Premises.  A reasonable number of keys and/or access cards to the locks on the entry doors in the Premises shall be furnished by Landlord to Tenant at Tenant’s cost and Tenant shall not make any duplicate keys or access cards.  All keys and access cards shall be returned to Landlord at the expiration or early termination of the Lease.

6. All contractors, contractor’s representatives and installation technicians performing work in the Building and all third party vendors providing services to tenants or other occupants in the Building (such as special event caterers and liquor providers) shall be subject to Landlord’s prior approval (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), shall be required to provide customary certificates of insurance (in form and substance reasonably approved by Landlord for the applicable work or service and naming Landlord and other designated parties as additional insureds), and shall comply with Landlord’s standard rules, regulations, policies and procedures, which may be revised from time to time. Landlord has no obligation to allow any particular telecommunication service provider to have access to the Building or to the Premises.  If Landlord permits access, Landlord may condition the access upon the payment to Landlord by the service provider of fees assessed by Landlord in Landlord’s sole discretion.

7. Movement in or out of the Building of furniture or office equipment, or dispatch or receipt by Tenant of merchandise or materials requiring the use of elevators, stairways, lobby areas or loading dock areas, shall be performed in a manner and restricted to hours reasonably designated by Landlord.  Tenant shall obtain Landlord’s prior approval by providing a detailed listing of the activity, including the names of any contractors, vendors or delivery companies, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.  Tenant shall assume all risk for damage, injury or loss in connection with the activity.

8. Landlord shall have the right to approve the weight, size, or location of heavy equipment or articles in and about the Premises, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided that approval by Landlord shall not relieve Tenant from liability for any damage in connection with such heavy equipment or articles.

9. Corridor doors, when not in use, shall be kept closed.

10. Tenant shall not:  (a) make or permit any improper, objectionable or unpleasant noises, odors, or vibrations in the Building, or otherwise interfere in any way with other tenants or persons having business with them; (b) solicit business or distribute or cause to be distributed, in any portion of the Building, handbills, promotional materials or other advertising; or (c) conduct or permit other activities in the Building that might, in Landlord’s sole opinion, constitute a nuisance.

11. No animals, except any service animals required for particular individuals, shall be brought into the Building or kept in or about the Premises.

12. No inflammable, explosive or dangerous fluids or substances shall be used or kept by Tenant in the Premises, Building or about the Property, except for those substances as are typically found in similar premises used for general office purposes and are being used by Tenant in a safe manner and in accordance with all applicable Laws.  Tenant shall not, without Landlord’s prior written consent, use, store, install, spill, remove, release or dispose of, within or about the Premises or any other portion of the Property, any asbestos-containing materials or any solid, liquid or gaseous material now or subsequently considered toxic or hazardous under the provisions of 42 U.S.C. Section 9601 et seq., M.G.L. c. 21C, M.G.L. c. 21E or any other applicable environmental Law which may now or later be in effect.  Tenant shall comply with all Laws pertaining to and governing the use of these materials by Tenant and shall remain solely liable for the costs of abatement and removal.

13. Tenant shall not use or occupy the Premises in any manner or for any purpose which might injure the reputation or impair the present or future value of the Premises or the Building. Tenant shall not use, or permit any part of the Premises to be used for lodging, sleeping or for any illegal purpose.

14. Tenant shall not take any action which would violate Landlord’s labor contracts or which would cause a work stoppage, picketing, labor disruption or dispute or interfere with Landlord’s or any other tenant’s or occupant’s business or with the rights and privileges of any person lawfully in the Building (“Labor Disruption”).  Tenant shall take the actions necessary to resolve the Labor Disruption, and shall have pickets removed and, at the request of Landlord, immediately terminate any work in the Premises that gave rise to the Labor Disruption, until Landlord gives its written consent for the work to resume.  Tenant shall have no claim for damages against Landlord or any of the Landlord Related Parties nor shall the Term Commencement Date of the Term be extended as a result of the above actions.

15. Tenant shall not install, operate or maintain in the Premises or in any other area of the Building, electrical equipment that would overload the electrical system beyond its capacity for proper, efficient and safe operation as determined solely by Landlord.  Tenant shall not furnish cooling or heating to the Premises, including, without limitation, the use of electric or gas heating devices, without Landlord’s prior written consent.  Tenant shall not use more than its proportionate share of telephone lines and other telecommunication facilities available to service the Building.

16. Tenant shall not operate or permit to be operated a coin or token operated vending machine or similar device (including, without limitation, telephones, lockers, toilets, scales, amusement devices and machines for sale of beverages, foods, candy, cigarettes and other goods), except for machines for the exclusive use of Tenant’s employees and invitees.

17. Bicycles and other vehicles are not permitted inside the Building or on the walkways outside the Building, except in areas designated by Landlord.

18. Landlord may from time to time adopt systems and procedures for the security and safety of the Building and Property, their occupants, entry, use and contents.  Tenant, its agents, employees, contractors, guests and invitees shall comply with Landlord’s systems and procedures.

19. Landlord shall have the right to prohibit the use of the name of the Building, any photographs or other graphic representations of the Building, or any other publicity by Tenant that in Landlord’s sole opinion may impair the reputation of the Building or its desirability.  Upon written notice from Landlord, Tenant shall refrain from and discontinue such publicity immediately.

20. The Building is a non-smoking building.  Neither Tenant nor its employees, contractors, agents, guests, or invitees shall smoke or permit smoking of (i) any form of tobacco-related products (including, but not limited to pipes, cigars, cigarettes and similar products), (ii) vaporized products via electronic cigarettes (or any similar products and technological evolutions or innovations thereof), or (iii) any other plant-based or synthetic products which emit substances into the air at any time either in the Premises, in any other part of the Building, around the entrances to the Building, or in any other exterior area of the Property.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord may, at its election in its sole discretion from time to time, designate any exterior area of the Property (if any) as a permitted smoking area of tobacco-related products.

21. Landlord shall have the right to designate and approve standard window coverings for the Premises and to establish rules to assure that the Building presents a uniform exterior appearance.  Tenant shall ensure, to the extent reasonably practicable, that window coverings are closed on windows in the Premises while they are exposed to the direct rays of the sun.

22. Deliveries to and from the Premises shall be made only at the times in the areas and through the entrances and exits reasonably designated by Landlord.  Tenant shall not make deliveries to or from the Premises in a manner that might interfere with the use by any other tenant of its premises or of the Common Areas, any pedestrian use, or any use which is inconsistent with good business practice.

23. The work of cleaning personnel shall not be hindered by Tenant after 6:00 p.m., and cleaning work may be done at any time when the offices are vacant. Windows, doors and fixtures may be cleaned at any time.  Tenant shall provide adequate waste and rubbish receptacles to prevent unreasonable hardship to the cleaning service.

 

 


EXHIBIT F

FORM OF GUARANTY

This Exhibit is attached to and made a part of the Office Lease Agreement (the “Lease”) by and between BOSTON STREET PARTNERS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Landlord”), and SELF STARTERS, a Massachusetts corporation (“Tenant”), for space in the Building located at 100 Boston Street, Boston, MA 2109.  Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given in the Lease.

GUARANTY

This Guaranty is executed as of _______________, 20__ by the undersigned _______________, a _______________ _______________ (the “Guarantor”), for the benefit of BOSTON STREET PARTNERS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its successors and assigns as set forth below.

A. Self Starters, as Tenant, and Boston Street Partners Llc, a Delaware limited liability company, as Landlord, are entering into that certain Lease of even date herewith (as the same may from time to time hereafter be amended or assigned, the “Lease”) for certain premises in the building known as 100 Boston Street.  Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Guaranty shall have the meanings set forth in the Lease.

B. Guarantor has advised Landlord that Tenant is, directly or indirectly, wholly owned by Guarantor.

C. Landlord has required the execution and delivery of this Guaranty as a condition of Landlord entering into the Lease, and Guarantor has provided this Guaranty as a material inducement for Landlord to enter into and execute the Lease, with the intention that Guarantor shall guarantee all of Tenant's obligations under the Lease as set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, for the foregoing consideration and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and legal sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Guarantor hereby agrees as follows:

1. Guaranty.  Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees to Landlord the full payment, performance, and observance of the Guaranteed Lease Obligations (as defined below).  The “Guaranteed Lease Obligations” shall mean the prompt, timely, and complete payment, performance, and observance of all of the covenants, conditions, and agreements under the Lease to be paid, performed, and observed by Tenant.  The Guaranteed Lease Obligations shall expressly include, without limitation, all covenants, conditions, and agreements by Tenant under the Lease in respect of the entire Term of the Lease (as the same may from time to time be extended or renewed) and for any holdover term thereafter, for the entire premises and its appurtenances thereunder (as the same may from time to time be expanded, contracted, relocated, subleased or licensed in whole or in part, and/or assigned, whether voluntarily or otherwise, and whether or not Landlord has consented to or approved any of the foregoing matters), and all obligations under the Lease that survive the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease as provided in the Lease.  Guarantor’s obligations under this Guaranty for the Guaranteed Lease Obligations shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease.

2. Payment by Guarantor.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if all or any part of the Guaranteed Lease Obligations shall not be punctually paid when due, Guarantor shall, immediately upon demand by Landlord, and without presentment, protest, notice of protest, notice of non-payment, or any other notice whatsoever, pay to Landlord, in lawful money of the United States of America, the amount of the Guaranteed Lease Obligations due to the Landlord submitting such demand, at the address for Landlord provided below.  Such demand(s) may be made at any time and from time to time, either coincident with or after the time for payment of all or part of the Guaranteed Lease Obligations, and may be made from time to time with respect to the same or different items of Guaranteed Lease Obligations.  Such demand shall be deemed made, given, and received in accordance with the notice provisions set forth below.

3. No Impairment of Guaranteed Obligations.  Guarantor expressly agrees that the validity of this Guaranty, the Guaranteed Lease Obligations, and the obligations of Guarantor under this Guaranty shall not be terminated, diminished, discharged, released, or in any way affected or impaired by reason of (a) any amendment to the Lease or any assignment, sublease, or other transfer of any interest in the Lease from time to time (Guarantor hereby agreeing that its obligations under this Guaranty shall continue in full force and effect with respect to the Lease as the same may hereafter be amended, assigned, subleased, or otherwise transferred from time to time), or (b) the assertion by Landlord against Tenant of any of the rights or remedies reserved to Landlord pursuant to the provisions of the Lease, or (c) any delay, waiver, or failure by Landlord to enforce any of the terms, covenants, or conditions of the Lease, this Guaranty, or any other guaranty of the Lease (if any) by any other party, or (d) the granting of any indulgence, release, forbearance, or extension to Tenant, or to Guarantor, or to any other guarantor (if any), all of which may be given or done by Landlord from time to time without notice to Guarantor, or (e) any sale or other transfer by Landlord of the Property or any interest therein, including without limitation any assignment or collateral assignment of Landlord’s interest in the Lease in connection with any sale or financing of the Property or any interest therein, or (f) any relief or discharge of Tenant from, or any limitation of Tenant’s liability for, any of Tenant's obligations under the Lease by operation of law or otherwise, including, without limitation, in connection with any proceedings under the bankruptcy laws now or hereafter enacted or similar laws for the relief of debtors, any rejection or termination of the Lease in any such proceedings, and any limitation of Tenant’s liability for its obligations or damages under the Lease under such bankruptcy or similar laws.  Guarantor hereby waives notice of non-payment of Rent or any other amounts to be paid by Tenant under the Lease and waives notice of default or non-performance of any of Tenant's other covenants, conditions, and agreements contained in the Lease.  Guarantor further waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any and all legal, equitable, and/or surety defenses to which Guarantor might otherwise be entitled other than (i) that Guarantor has fully and timely performed all of its obligations under this Guaranty and (ii) that Tenant has fully and timely performed all of its obligations under the Lease (which obligations of Tenant, for purposes of this Guaranty, shall be determined without regard to any relief or discharge of Tenant from, and without regard to any limitation on Tenant’s liability for, any of Tenant’s obligations under the Lease by operation of law or otherwise, including without limitation in connection with any of the matters described in clause (f) above).  In the event of the avoidance, disgorgement, reduction, reconveyance, or recovery of any payment made by Tenant to Landlord as a preference under any laws relating to the bankruptcy, reorganization, or liquidation of debtors, or as a so-called fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, or under any other applicable law, Landlord shall be entitled to recover on demand the amount of such payment from Guarantor as if such payment had never been made by Tenant.

4. Nature of Obligations.  Guarantor agrees that its liability under this Guaranty shall be primary, direct, and unconditional, and that such liability shall be joint and several with Tenant, any other guarantor (if any) of Tenant’s obligations under the Lease, and any other party that may be liable for Tenant's obligations under the Lease.  In any right of action that shall from time to time accrue to Landlord under the Lease, Landlord may, at its option, proceed against Tenant, Guarantor, or such other party, either separately or concurrently, in such order and in such proceedings as Landlord may from time to time determine.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Landlord may, at its option and without limiting any claim against Tenant or any other party, proceed against Guarantor, without having commenced any action or having obtained any judgment against Tenant, any other guarantor, or any other party liable for Tenant's obligations under the Lease.  Guarantor hereby waives any right that Guarantor may have to require Landlord to enforce, pursue, or exhaust any remedies that Landlord may have against Tenant or any other party, including as to any security deposit or other collateral that may have been given to secure the Guaranteed Lease Obligations, or to mitigate damages or to take any other action to reduce, collect, or enforce the Guaranteed Lease Obligations.  In any such proceeding, the books and records of Landlord in respect of the status of Tenant’s obligations under the Lease (including, without limitation, delinquent rent reports) shall constitute prima facie evidence of the Guaranteed Lease Obligations for purposes of this Guaranty.

5. Subordination of Claims against Tenant.  Guarantor further agrees that any and all claims of any nature that Guarantor or any of its affiliates may now or hereafter have against Tenant shall be subordinated to the full and final cash payment to Landlord of all obligations under the Lease and under this Guaranty.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Guarantor agrees that, prior to the full and final cash payment to Landlord of all obligations under the Lease and under this Guaranty, Guarantor shall not itself (or permit or suffer any affiliate of Guarantor to do any of the following): (i) make any claim of liability of Tenant to Guarantor or any of its affiliates (or assert any set-off or counterclaim against Tenant) by reason of paying any sum due or recoverable under this Guaranty (whether or not demanded by Landlord) or under the Lease, or by any other means or on any other ground; or (ii) attempt to prove in competition with Landlord any claim regarding any payment made under this Guaranty or under the Lease.  Until such time as the Guaranteed Lease Obligations shall have been paid in full, Guarantor waives any rights of subrogation for any claims that Landlord may have against Tenant on account of any payment made by Guarantor to Landlord under this Guaranty.  In furtherance of the provisions of this paragraph, Guarantor promptly will execute such instruments as Landlord may from time to time reasonably request to preserve for Landlord the benefits of the foregoing provisions. 

6. Enforcement Costs and Expenses.  In the event that Guarantor shall fail to timely perform any provisions of this Guaranty, Guarantor shall pay to Landlord, upon demand, (a) all costs and expenses, including without limitation  attorneys' fees and court costs, incurred by Landlord in connection with such failure and the enforcement of any obligations of Guarantor under this Guaranty, and (b) interest at the default rate of interest set forth in the Lease for unpaid Rent (not to exceed the maximum rate permitted under applicable law), from the date of such demand to Guarantor until the date paid, on any amounts due under this Guaranty that have not been paid to Landlord within ten (10) days after demand for such amounts has been made to Guarantor.  Such obligations shall survive the payment and performance of the applicable Guaranteed Lease Obligations, whether by Tenant, Guarantor, or any other party.

7. Notice Address.  All notices and demands to Guarantor hereunder shall be deemed given when delivered to Guarantor by hand delivery, by overnight courier, or by certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to Guarantor at the notice address for Guarantor set forth under Guarantor’s signature below (or if no notice address for Guarantor is set forth below, at the notice address for Tenant under the Lease), or to such other notice address(es) as Guarantor may from time to time specify to Landlord by written notice delivered to Landlord at Landlord’s notice address(es) under the Lease.  All notices, demands, and payments to Landlord hereunder shall be deemed given when delivered to Landlord by hand delivery, by overnight courier, or by certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to Landlord at the same address as notices (or, as applicable, payments) to the Landlord are required to be provided under the Lease, or to such other notice or payment address(es) as Landlord may from time to time specify to Guarantor by written notice delivered to Guarantor at Guarantor’s notice address(es) as provided herein.

8. Confirmations.  The provisions of this Guaranty, including without limitation the continuation of the Guaranteed Lease Obligations under Section 3 above, shall be self-operative without the need for Guarantor to execute any further instrument.  In confirmation thereof, if requested by Landlord in connection with any amendment of the Lease or any sale or financing of the Property or any interest therein, Guarantor shall execute and deliver an estoppel certificate, in a commercially reasonable form, confirming the Guaranteed Lease Obligations and the status of Guarantor’s obligations under this Guaranty.  In the event that Guarantor shall at any time not be a publicly traded company, then at Landlord’s request in connection with a sale or financing of the Property or any interest therein or otherwise at the times permitted under the Lease for Landlord to request Tenant’s financial statements, Guarantor shall provide Landlord with a copy of its most recent financial statements, which may be audited or certified in the manner set forth in the Lease for Tenant’s financial statements.

9. Jurisdiction, etc.  Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits to personal jurisdiction in The Commonwealth of Massachusetts over any suit, action, or proceeding arising out of this Guaranty or the Lease, and Guarantor hereby waives any right to object to personal jurisdiction within The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.  The initiation of any suit, action, or proceeding by Landlord against Guarantor or any property of Guarantor in any other jurisdiction shall not constitute a waiver of the agreements contained herein that the law of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts shall govern the rights of Landlord and the rights and obligations of Guarantor under this Guaranty and that Guarantor submits to personal jurisdiction within The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.  Guarantor hereby waives any right to a trial by jury for any claim arising under this Guaranty or the Lease.

10. Execution.  Guarantor represents and warrants to Landlord that (a) Guarantor has a direct or indirect financial interest in the Tenant, (b) the individual(s) executing this Guaranty on behalf of Guarantor are duly authorized to execute and deliver this Guaranty on behalf of Guarantor, (c) this Guaranty is a valid and binding obligation of Guarantor enforceable in accordance with its terms, and (d) Guarantor’s execution of and performance under this Guaranty violates no law, rule, regulation, agreement or contract applicable to or binding on Guarantor or Tenant. 

11. General Provisions.  If any term of this Guaranty, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, shall to any extent be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Guaranty, or the application of such term to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby, and each term of this Guaranty shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.  A facsimile signature or other copy of this executed Guaranty shall be sufficient to prove the execution and delivery of this Guaranty, and any such copy or reproduction thereof shall be admissible in evidence in any judicial or administrative proceeding as an original of this instrument, whether or not the original has been lost or destroyed.  This Guaranty may be amended only by an instrument in writing executed by Landlord and expressly stating Landlord’s agreement to modify this Guaranty, and no amendment of this Guaranty shall be deemed to arise by reason of any course of conduct, oral or electronic communication, or failure or delay in enforcing any remedy against Tenant under the Lease or against Guarantor under this Guaranty. 

12. Successors and Assigns.  This Guaranty shall inure to the benefit of Landlord and its successors and assigns, including, without limitation, any assignee of Landlord’s interest pursuant to an assignment or collateral assignment of Landlord’s interest in the Lease in connection with a sale or financing of the Property or any interest therein.  This Guaranty shall be binding on Guarantor and its successors and assigns, provided that Guarantor shall have no right, without the prior written consent of Landlord which may be granted or withheld in its sole discretion, to assign any of its rights, powers, duties, or obligations under this Guaranty.  Any assignment of any rights or obligations under this Guaranty shall not relieve or discharge Guarantor from any obligations under this Guaranty.  Accordingly, as used herein, references to “Landlord” shall mean the original Landlord under the Lease as set forth above, together with the successors and assigns from time to time of the interest of the Landlord under the Lease, and references to “Tenant” shall mean the original Tenant under the Lease as set forth above, together with the successors and assigns from time to time of the interest of the Tenant under the Lease.

[signature page follows]


 This Guaranty is executed as a sealed instrument as of the date first set forth above.

GUARANTOR:

_______________,

a _______________ _______________

 

 

By:

_____________________________

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

 

 

Guarantor’s Notice Address under Section 7 above:

 

____________________

____________________

__________, _____  _______

 


EXHIBIT G

LETTER OF CREDIT REQUIREMENTS

This Exhibit is attached to and made a part of the Office Lease Agreement (the “Lease”) by and between BOSTON STREET PARTNERS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Landlord”), and SELF STARTERS, a Massachusetts corporation (“Tenant”), for space in the Building located at 100 Boston Street, Boston, MA 2109.  Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given in the Lease.

 

The Letter of Credit (as defined in the Lease) shall be for the amount set forth in Section 1 of the Lease, subject to the terms of Section 6 of the Lease.  The Letter of Credit (i) shall be irrevocable and shall be issued by a commercial bank that has a financial condition reasonably acceptable to Landlord and has an office in Boston, MA or New York City that accepts requests for draws on the Letter of Credit, (ii) shall require only the presentation to the issuer of a certificate of the holder of the Letter of Credit stating that Landlord is entitled to draw on the Letter of Credit pursuant to the terms of the Lease, (iii) shall be payable to Landlord or its successors in interest as the Landlord and shall be freely transferable without cost to any such successor or any lender holding a collateral assignment of Landlord’s interest in the Lease, (iv) shall be for an initial term of not less than one year and contain a provision that such term shall be automatically renewed for successive one-year periods unless the issuer shall, at least forty five (45) days prior to the scheduled expiration date, give Landlord notice of such nonrenewal, and (v) shall otherwise be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Landlord.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term of the Letter of Credit for the final period shall be for a term ending not earlier than the date forty five (45) days after the last day of the Term.  In the event that the issuer ceases to be reasonably acceptable to Landlord, due to a deterioration in its financial condition or change in status that threatens to compromise Landlord’s ability to draw on the Letter of Credit as determined in good faith by Landlord, then Tenant shall provide a replacement Letter of Credit from an issuer satisfying the terms of this Exhibit within thirty (30) days after Landlord’s notice of such event.

 

Landlord shall be entitled to draw upon the Letter of Credit for its full amount or any portion thereof if (a) Tenant shall fail to perform any of its obligations under the Lease after the expiration of any applicable notice and cure period, or fail to perform any of its obligations under the Lease and transmittal of a default notice or the running of any cure period is barred or tolled by applicable law, or fail to perform any of its obligations under the Lease and any applicable notice and cure period would expire after the expiration of the Letter of Credit, or (b) not less than thirty (30) days before the scheduled expiration of the Letter of Credit, Tenant has not delivered to Landlord a new Letter of Credit in accordance with this Exhibit.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Landlord may, but shall not be obligated to, draw on the Letter of Credit from time to time in the event of a bankruptcy filing by or against Tenant and/or to compensate Landlord, in such order as Landlord may determine, for all or any part of any unpaid rent, any damages arising from any termination of the Lease in accordance with the terms of the Lease, and/or any damages arising from any rejection of the Lease in a bankruptcy proceeding commenced by or against Tenant.  Landlord may, but shall not be obligated to, apply the amount so drawn to the extent necessary to cure Tenant’s failure. 

 

Any amount of the Letter of Credit drawn in excess of the amount applied by Landlord to cure any such failure shall be held by Landlord as a cash security deposit for the performance by Tenant of its obligations under the Lease.  Any cash security deposit may be mingled with other funds of Landlord and no fiduciary relationship shall be created with respect to such deposit, nor shall Landlord be liable to pay Tenant interest thereon.  If Tenant shall fail to perform any of its obligations under the Lease, Landlord may, but shall not be obliged to, apply the cash security deposit to the extent necessary to cure Tenant’s failure.  After any such application by Landlord of the Letter of Credit or cash security deposit, as the case may be, Tenant shall reinstate the Letter of Credit to the amount originally required to be maintained under the Lease, upon demand.  Provided that Tenant is not then in default under the Lease, and no condition exists or event has occurred which after the expiration of any applicable notice or cure period would constitute such a default, within forty five (45) days after the later to occur of (i) the payment of the final Rent due from Tenant or (ii) the later to occur of the Term Expiration Date or the date on which Tenant surrenders the Premises to Landlord in compliance with Section 20 of the Lease, the Letter of Credit and any cash security deposit, to the extent not applied, shall be returned to the Tenant, without interest.

 

In the event of a sale of the Building or lease, conveyance or transfer of the Building, Landlord shall transfer the Letter of Credit or cash security deposit to the transferee.  Upon such transfer, the transferring Landlord shall be released by Tenant from all liability for the return of such security, and Tenant agrees to look to the transferee solely for the return of said security.  The provisions hereof shall apply to every transfer or assignment made of the security to such a transferee.  Tenant further covenants that it will not assign or encumber or attempt to assign or encumber the Letter of Credit or the monies deposited herein as security, and that neither Landlord nor its successors or assigns shall be bound by any assignment, encumbrance, attempted assignment or attempted encumbrance.

 

 


EXHIBIT H

HVAC SPECIFICATIONS

 

 

HEATING, VENTILATING, AIR CONDITIONING

 

A. Landlord shall provide HVAC capacity from the Building systems adequate to maintain indoor temperature of (a) 72 degrees Fahrenheit db at 30 percent relative humidity, when outdoor temperature is 0 degrees Fahrenheit db, and (b) 75 degrees Fahrenheit db at 50 percent relative humidity when outdoor temperature is 91 degrees Fahrenheit db and 76 degrees wb, and with the Premises being utilized as follows:

 

1. Demand load not exceeding 10 watts per square foot of usable floor area.

2. Average occupancy of not more than one person per 150 square feet of usable floor area.

3. Hours of operation shall be during standard Building hours. HVAC provided outside of standard Building hours shall be charged to Tenant at Landlord's actual cost at no mark-up or profit to Landlord.

 

B. Landlord shall provide a sufficient quantity of tempered fresh air to such floor to meet a standard of 20 cfm/employed person.

 

C. Landlord shall deliver a minimum 55 degrees Fahrenheit or less conditioned air, as required, to the Premises at all times during the term.

 

D. All HVAC supply systems which are part of the Building systems shall be provided with minimum 75 percent efficiency air filters. Air quality shall meet American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Engineers ("ASHRAE") standards and such systems shall be continuously maintained to provide not less than 0. 15 cfm per rentable square foot of tempered fresh air.

 

 


EXHIBIT I

Cleaning SPECIFICATIONS

 

 

OFFICE AREAS (All Floors)

 

Empty all waste receptacles. Clean, and reline when needed. Remove material to designated areas.

Vacuum all carpeted main traffic and use areas, including conference rooms, reception areas, interior stairwells, hallways and corridors with the exception of individual offices. Spot vacuum/clean all others areas as needed.

Wash and sanitize all drinking fountains.

Damp mop spillage in uncarpeted office areas.

Spot clean carpets to remove light spillage. Report large spills and stains to supervisor.

Assure all designated locked doors are closed after area has been cleaned.

Activate all alarm systems as instructed by occupant (if applicable).

Arrange chairs at desk and conference room tables and turn off lights upon exiting.

Clean conference room tables and remove any remaining food items.

Clean and sweep all lunchroom/eating areas. Wash and wipe tables and counter tops and clean sinks.

Remove scuff marks on floor as needed.

Vacuum all carpeted areas completely, private offices and cubicle interiors, desk knee area spaces and under waste containers.

Dust and wipe clean with damp or treated cloth all office furniture, files, and cubicle partition tops, (DO NOT MOVE PAPERS).

Remove all finger marks and smudges from all vertical surfaces, including doors, door frames, around light switches, private entrance glass, and partitions.

Damp wipe and polish all glass furniture tops.

Damp mop hard surfaced floors and/or uncarpeted surface floors.

Sweep uncarpeted floors employing dust control techniques with exception of lunchroom.

Dust and wipe clean chair bases and arms, telephones, cubicle shelves, window sills, relite ledges and all other horizontal surfaces as needed to maintain clean appearance.

Edge vacuum all carpeted areas, as needed.

 

COMMON AREA RESTROOMS

 

Clean and sanitize all mirrors, brightworks, countertops and enameled surfaces.

Wash and disinfect all basins, urinals, bowls (cleaning underside of rim) and fixtures using scouring powder to remove stains.

Wash both sides of all toilet seats with soap and/or disinfectant.

Clean flushometers, piping, toilet seat hinges, and other metal.

Empty, clean, and damp wipe all waste receptacles.

Sweep, wet mop, and sanitize entire floor, including around toilet seats and under urinals.

Damp wipe all walls, partitions, doors, and outside surfaces of all dispensers, as needed.

Fill toilet paper, soap, towels, and sanitary napkin dispensers (if applicable).

Wash and disinfect all showers including shower walls, floors, brightwork and doors (if applicable).

Replace trash liner.

Flush water through P-trap to ensure elimination of odor.

Machine scrub floors.

 

COMMON AREA LOBBY, ELEVATOR, CORRIDOR, INTERIOR STAIRWAYS (EXCLUDING EMERGENCY EXIT STAIRWAYS) AND ENTRANCE AREAS

 

Sweep and spot mop all stone, vinyl or composition lobby floors.

Vacuum and spot clean all carpeted floor and mats.

Dust and polish all brightwork, including mirrors and elevator call buttons.

Dust and polish all metal surfaces in elevators, including tracks, and elevator doors.

Vacuum and spot clean all carpet in elevators.

Clean and polish all trash receptacles.

Dust all fire extinguisher cabinets and/or units.

Spot clean all doors.

All furniture should be cleaned as necessary (including directories).

Wash, disinfect and dry polish water coolers (if applicable).

Clean glass entrance doors, adjacent glass panels and tracks (i.e. relites) (if applicable).

Spot sweep and/or spot vacuum all interior (excluding emergency exit stairways) and landings (if applicable).

Maintain lobby floor as recommended by manufacturer.

Wet mop all stone, vinyl or composition lobby floors.

Sweep and/or vacuum all interior stairways (excluding emergency exit stairways) and landings (if

applicable).

 

JANITORIAL ITEMS/AREAS RELATING TO BUILDING GENERALLY

 

Keep janitorial rooms in a clean, neat and orderly condition.

Maintain all janitorial carts and equipment in safe and clean condition.

 

LOADING DOCK, VAN PARKING AREAS, GENERAL BUILDING TRASH AREAS

 

Empty and reline all waste receptacles.

Sweep ramps, loading bays and parking areas for trash and cigarette butts.

 

 

GENERAL BUILDING COMMON AREA SERVICES

 

Spot clean and restock, as needed, all janitorial service closets.

Vacuum all garage lobbies and elevator carpets

 

 

 

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7.02 Tenant Electricity. Tenant shall pay to Landlord, as Additional Rent: (a) Tenant’s pro rata share of the costs of electricity used on the floor on which any portion of the Premises are located if such portion of the Premises does not consist of the entire floor (consisting of the 20th Floor Premises as of the Term Commencement Date); and (b) the entire share of the costs of electricity used on the floor on which any portion of the Premises are located if such portion of the Premises consists of the entire floor (consisting of the 21st Floor Premises as of the Term Commencement Date), in each case in advance on the first day of each month or partial month of the Term, based on amounts estimated by Landlord from time to time for such electricity charges, subject to periodic reconciliations based on actual electricity usage and utility rates for the space and period in question.