EX-10.31 24 d505177dex1031.htm EX-10.31 EX-10.31

Exhibit 10.31

NORTHWEST PARK

OFFICE LEASE

BY AND BETWEEN

NWP BUILDING 24 LLC

(AS LANDLORD)

AND

KEYSTONE DENTAL, INC.

(AS TENANT)

FOR PREMISES AT

154 MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE

BURLINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE 1 REFERENCE DATA

    1  
 

1.1   SUBJECT REFERRED TO

    1  
 

1.2   EXHIBITS

    2  

ARTICLE 2 PREMISES AND TERM

    2  
 

2.1   PREMISES

    2  
 

2.2   TERM

    3  

ARTICLE 3 CONDITION

    3  
 

3.1   AS-IS CONDITION

    3  
 

3.2   PRE-COMMENCEMENT ENTRY

    3  

ARTICLE 4 RENT

    4  
 

4.1   THE FIXED RENT

    4  
 

4.2   ADDITIONAL RENT

    4  
 

4.2.1   Real Estate Taxes

    4  
 

4.2.2   Personal Property Taxes

    5  
 

4.2.3   Operating Costs

    5  
 

4.2.4   Insurance

    7  
 

4.2.5   Utilities

    8  
 

4.3   LATE PAYMENT OF RENT

    8  
 

4.4   SECURITY AND RESTORATION DEPOSIT

    8  

ARTICLE 5 LANDLORD’S COVENANTS

    9  
 

5.1   AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

    9  
 

5.1.1   Heat and Air-Conditioning

    9  
 

5.1.2   Electricity

    9  
 

5.1.3   Cleaning; Water

    9  
 

5.1.4   Fire Alarm

    9  
 

5.2   REPAIRS

    9  
 

5.3   INTERRUPTION

    9  
 

5.4   OUTSIDE SERVICES

    10  
 

5.5   ACCESS

    10  

ARTICLE 6 TENANT’S ADDITIONAL COVENANTS

    10  
 

6.1   AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

    10  
 

6.1.1   Perform Obligations

    10  
 

6.1.2   Use

    10  
 

6.1.3   Repair and Maintenance

    10  
 

6.1.4   Compliance with Law

    10  
 

6.1.5   Indemnification

    11  
 

6.1.6   Landlord’s Right to Enter

    11  
 

6.1.7   Personal Property at Tenant’s Risk

    11  
 

6.1.8   Payment of Landlord’s Cost of Enforcement

    11  
 

6.1.9   Yield Up

    11  
 

6.1.10  Rules and Regulations

    12  
 

6.1.11  Estoppel Certificate

    12  
 

6.1.12  Landlord’s Expenses Re Consents

    13  
 

6.2   NEGATIVE COVENANTS

    13  
 

6.2.1   Assignment and Subletting

    13  
 

6.2.2   Nuisance

    15  
 

6.2.3   Hazardous Wastes and Materials

    15  
 

6.2.4   Floor Load; Heavy Equipment

    16  
 

6.2.5   Installation, Alterations or Additions

    17  
 

6.2.6   Abandonment

    18  
 

6.2.7   Signs

    18  
 

6.2.8   Parking and Storage

    18  

 

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ARTICLE 7 CASUALTY OR TAKING

    18  
 

7.1   TERMINATION

    18  
 

7.2   RESTORATION

    19  
 

7.3   AWARD

    19  

ARTICLE 8 DEFAULTS

    19  
 

8.1   EVENTS OF DEFAULT

    19  
 

8.2   REMEDIES

    20  
 

8.3   REMEDIES CUMULATIVE

    21  
 

8.4   LANDLORDS RIGHT TO CURE DEFAULTS

    21  
 

8.5   EFFECT OF WAIVERS OF DEFAULT

    21  
 

8.6   NO WAIVER, ETC.

    21  
 

8.7   NO ACCORD AND SATISFACTION

    21  

ARTICLE 9 RIGHTS OF MORTGAGE HOLDERS

    21  
 

9.1   RIGHTS OF MORTGAGE HOLDERS

    21  
 

9.2   LEASE SUPERIOR OR SUBORDINATE TO MORTGAGES

    22  

ARTICLE 10 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

    22  
 

10.1  NOTICES FROM ONE PARTY TO THE OTHER

    22  
 

10.2  QUIET ENJOYMENT

    22  
 

10.3  LEASE NOT TO BE RECORDED

    22  
 

10.4  LIMITATION OF LANDLORDS LIABILITY

    23  
 

10.5  FORCE MAJEURE

    23  
 

10.6  LANDLORDS DEFAULT

    23  
 

10.7  BROKERAGE

    23  
 

10.8  APPLICABLE LAW AND CONSTRUCTION; MERGER; JURY TRIAL

    23  
 

10.9  CONSENTS

    24  
 

10.10  AUTHORITY

    24  
 

10.11  COUNTERPARTS

    24  
 

10.12  USA PATRIOT ACT.

    24  
 

10.13  EXECUTION AND DELIVERY

    24  

 

 

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NORTHWEST PARK

OFFICE LEASE

ARTICLE 1

Reference Data

 

1.1

Subject Referred To

Each reference in this Lease to any of the following subjects shall be construed to incorporate the data stated for that subject in this Section 1.1.

 

Date of this Lease:    May 13, 2015
Building:    The one-story building in Northwest Park in Burlington, Massachusetts (hereinafter referred to as the “Park”) on land shown as Lots 72, 75 and 98 on Land Court plans referenced in Certificates of Title No. 123336, 125334 and 156721 filed with Middlesex South Registry District of the Land Court and known as 154 Middlesex Turnpike (the Building and such parcel of land hereinafter being collectively referred to as the “Property”).
Premises:    A portion of the Building, substantially as shown on Exhibit A attached hereto.
Rentable Floor Area of Premises:    Approximately 9,235 square feet.
Landlord:    NWP Building 24 LLC.
Original Notice Address of Landlord:   

c/o Nordblom Management Company, Inc.

71 Third Avenue

Burlington, Massachusetts 01803

Tenant:    Keystone Dental, Inc.
Original Notice Address of Tenant:    154 Middlesex Turnpike Burlington, Massachusetts 01803
Commencement Date:    July 1, 2015.
Expiration Date:    June 30, 2020
Annual Fixed Rent Rate:    Lease Year 1: $219,336.00
   Lease Year 2: $228,564.00
   Lease Year 3: $237,804.00
   Lease Year 4: $247,032.00
   Lease Year 5: $256,272.00
Monthly Fixed Rent Rate:    Lease Year 1: $18,278.00
   Lease Year 2: $19,047.00
   Lease Year 3: $19,817.00
   Lease Year 4: $20,586.00
   Lease Year 5: $21,356.00
Security and Restoration Deposit:    $59,451
Base Operating Costs:    Operating Costs for calendar year 2015.

 

 

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Base Taxes:    Taxes for fiscal tax year 2016 (i.e., July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016)
Tenant’s Percentage:    The ratio of the Rentable Floor Area of the Premises to the total rentable area of the Building, which shall initially be deemed to be 31.25%.
Permitted Uses:    General office uses.
Public Liability Insurance Limits:   
Commercial General Liability:    $1,000,000 per occurrence
   $2,000,000 general aggregate
Commercial Excess Liability and/or    $5,000,000 general aggregate
Umbrella:    $5,000,000 per occurrence

 

1.2

Exhibits.

The Exhibits listed below in this section are incorporated in this Lease by reference and are to be construed as a part of this Lease.

 

EXHIBIT A    Plan showing the Premises
EXHIBIT B    Rules and Regulations
EXHIBIT C    Form Tenant Estoppel Certificate
EXHIBIT D    Form of Landlord’s Waiver and Consent

ARTICLE 2

Premises and Term

 

2.1

Premises. Landlord hereby leases to Tenant and Tenant hereby leases from Landlord, subject to and with the benefit of the terms, covenants, conditions and provisions of this Lease, the Premises, excluding the roof, exterior faces of exterior walls, the common stairways, stairwells, elevators and elevator shafts, and pipes, ducts, conduits, wires, and appurtenant fixtures serving exclusively or in common other parts of the Building (and any areas, such as the space above the ceiling or in the walls, that may contain such pipes, ducts, conduits, wires or appurtenant fixtures), and if Tenant’s space includes less than entire rentable area of any floor, excluding the central core area of such floor.

Tenant shall have, as appurtenant to the Premises, rights to use in common, subject to reasonable rules of general applicability to tenants of the Building from time to time made by Landlord of which Tenant is given written notice: (a) the common lobbies, hallways, stairways, and elevators of the Building, (b) common walkways and driveways necessary for access to the Building, (c) the common parking areas serving the Building, and (d) if the Premises include less than the entire rentable area of any floor, the common toilets and other common facilities in the central core area of such floor.

Tenant shall be permitted to use up to 32 parking spaces in the parking area serving the Building.

Landlord reserves the right from time to time, without unreasonable interference with Tenant’s Permitted Use, and following reasonable prior notice to Tenant: (a) to install, use, maintain, repair, replace and relocate for service to the Premises and other parts of the Building, or either, pipes, ducts, conduits, wires and appurtenant fixtures, wherever located in the Premises or Building, (b) to alter or relocate any other common facility, (c) to make any repairs and replacements to the Premises which Landlord may deem necessary, and (d) in connection with any excavation made upon adjacent land of Landlord or others, to enter, and to license others to enter, upon the Premises to do such work as the person causing such excavation deems necessary to preserve the wall of the Building from injury or damage and to support the same.

 

 

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Landlord reserves the right, exercisable at any time after the expiration of the first 12 months of the Term, at its own cost and expense, to require Tenant, upon at least one hundred eighty (180) days’ prior notice, to relocate its Premises elsewhere in the Building or the Park, to an area of substantially equivalent size and at least of the equivalent quality, and with substantially similar improvements as are in the Premises, as designated by Landlord. If Landlord shall exercise such right to relocate Tenant, Landlord shall pay for all Tenant’s reasonable reloacation costs.

 

2.2

Term. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD for a term (the “Term”) beginning on the Commencement Date, and ending on the Expiration Date, unless sooner terminated as hereinafter provided.

The term “Lease Year” as used herein shall mean a period of twelve (12) consecutive full calendar months. The first Lease Year shall begin on the Commencement Date if the Commencement Date is the first day of a calendar month; if not, then the first Lease Year shall commence upon the first day of the calendar month next following the Commencement Date. Each succeeding Lease Year shall commence upon the anniversary date of the first Lease Year.

ARTICLE 3

Condition

 

3.1

As-is Condition. The Premises are delivered to Tenant broom clean, free of all other occupants and in “as-is” condition. Tenant has inspected the Premises and agrees (a) to accept possession of the Premises in the condition existing as of the Commencement Date, in “as is” condition, (b) that neither Landlord nor any of Landlord’s agents have made any representations or warranties with respect to the Premises or the Building, and (c) Landlord has no obligation to perform any work, or make any alterations, additions or improvements to the Premises to prepare the Premises for Tenant’s use and occupancy, except as set forth below. Tenant’s occupancy of any part of the Premises shall be conclusive evidence, that Tenant has accepted possession of the Premises in its then-current condition, and that at the time such possession was taken, the Premises and the Building were in a good and satisfactory condition as required by this Lease. Subject to the terms below, on or before the Commencement Date, Landlord shall perform certain work at Tenant’s sole cost and expense (as set forth below) in order to modify the Premises in accordance with the documents entitled “Keystone 154 leasehold improvements notes” dated March 5, 2015, using building standard materials in all cases. The cost of such work shall include (i) all items shown on the estimate from J.J. Gallant dated March 25, 2015 (plus an additional $10,000.00 for carpet), (ii) architectural expenses, and (iii) a construction management fee. It is understood that any reference to the installation of AC systems refers to the relocation of two (2) or three (3) small, split air conditioning units from Tenant’s existing premises at 144 Middlesex Turnpike, Burlington, Massachusetts to the Premises. Tenant shall pay Landlord, as Additional Rent, for the cost of the Landlord’s work as follows: fifty (50%) percent shall be paid prior to Landlord’s commencement of the work and the balance shall be paid within twenty (20) days of Landlord’s invoice therefor. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, Landlord’s obligation to complete such work on or before the Commencement Date is conditioned upon all of the following conditions occurring on or before May 1, 2015: (x) the execution of this Lease by Tenant and Landlord, (y) floor plan approval by the parties, and (z) finish selections being made by Tenant and delivered to Landlord (such conditions collectively the “Work Conditions”). In the event that all of the Work Conditions are not satisfied on or before May 1, 2015, then for each day of delay thereafter until all of the Work Conditions are satisfied Landlord shall receive one (1) additional business day following the Commencement Date to complete such work.

 

3.2

Pre-Commencement Entry. With Landlord’s prior consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, Tenant shall have the right to enter the Premises thirty (30) days prior to the Commencement Date, during normal business hours and without payment of rent, but otherwise subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Lease, solely for the installation of Tenant’s telephone and telecommunications system and wiring, supplemental hvac, furniture, fixtures and equipment, so long as such work does not interfere with the performance of Landlord’s work and further as long as Tenant does not commence the beneficial use of the Premises.

 

 

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ARTICLE 4

Rent

 

4.1

The Fixed Rent. (a) Tenant covenants and agrees to pay rent to Landlord, by electronic fund transfer (or by such other method, as set forth below, or to such other person or entity as Landlord may by notice in writing to Tenant from time to time direct), at the Annual Fixed Rent Rate, in equal installments at the Monthly Fixed Rent Rate (which is 1/12th of the Annual Fixed Rent Rate), in advance, without notice or demand, and without setoff, abatement, suspension, deferment, reduction or deduction, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, on the first day of each calendar month included in the term; and for any portion of a calendar month at beginning of the term, at the rate for the first Lease Year payable in advance for such portion. The term “Additional Rent” shall mean all sums other than Fixed Rent that are payable to Landlord under this Lease, including, without limitation all Operating Costs, Taxes, late charges, and interest.

(b) It is the intention of the parties hereto that the obligations of Tenant hereunder shall be separate and independent covenants and agreements, that the Annual Fixed Rent, the Additional Rent and all other sums payable by Tenant to Landlord shall continue to be payable in all events and that the obligations of Tenant hereunder shall continue unaffected, unless the requirement to pay or perform the same shall have been abated or terminated pursuant to an express provision of this Lease.

(c) If Landlord shall give notice to Tenant that all rent and/or other payments due hereunder are to be made to Landlord by check, or by any other commercially reasonable means, Tenant shall make all such payments as shall be due after receipt of said notice by means as designated by Landlord, with such payments to be made to such address and to such person or entity as is specified by Landlord.

 

4.2

Additional Rent. Tenant covenants and agrees to pay, as Additional Rent, insurance costs, utility charges, personal property taxes and its pro rata share of increases in real estate taxes and operating costs with respect to the Premises as provided in this Section 4.2 as follows:

 

  4.2.1

Real Estate Taxes. If Taxes (as hereinafter defined) for any Tax Year during the Term shall exceed Base Taxes, Tenant covenants to reimburse Landlord, as Additional Rent, for Tenant’s Percentage of such excess (such amount hereinafter referred to as “Tax Excess”). Tenant shall remit to Landlord, on the first day of each calendar month, estimated payments on account of Tax Excess, such monthly amounts to be sufficient to provide Landlord, by the time real estate tax payments are due and payable to any governmental authority responsible for collection of same, a sum equal to the Tax Excess, as reasonably estimated by Landlord from time to time on the basis of the most recent tax data available. If the total of Tenant’s monthly remittances for any Tax Year is greater than the actual Tax Excess for such Tax year, Landlord shall promptly pay to Tenant, or credit against the next accruing payments to be made by Tenant pursuant to this subsection 4.2.1, the difference; if the total of such remittances is less than the actual Tax Excess for such Tax Year, Tenant shall pay the difference to Landlord at least ten (10) days prior to the date or dates within such Tax Year that any Taxes become due and payable to the governmental authority (but in any event no earlier than ten (10) days following a written notice to Tenant, which notice shall set forth the manner of computation of Tax Excess). This section shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease.

If, after Tenant shall have made reimbursement to Landlord pursuant to this subsection 4.2.1, Landlord shall receive a refund of any portion of Taxes paid by Tenant with respect to any Tax Year during the term hereof as a result of an abatement of such Taxes by legal proceedings, settlement or otherwise (without Landlord having any obligation to undertake any such proceedings), Landlord shall promptly pay to Tenant, or credit against the next accruing payments to be made by Tenant pursuant to this subsection 4.2.1, the Tenant’s Percentage of the refund (less Tenant’s Percentage of Landlord’s reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and appraisers’ fees, incurred in connection with obtaining any such refund), as relates to Tax Excess paid by Tenant to Landlord with respect to any Tax Year for which such refund is obtained.

 

 

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In the event this Lease shall commence, or shall end (by reason of expiration of the term or earlier termination pursuant to the provisions hereof) on any date other than the first or last day of the Tax Year, or should the Tax Year or period of assessment of real estate taxes be changed or be more or less than one (1) year, as the case may be, then the amount of Tax Excess which may be payable by Tenant as provided in this subsection 4.2.1 shall be appropriately apportioned and adjusted.

The term “Taxes” shall mean all taxes, assessments, betterments and other charges and impositions (including, but not limited to, fire protection service fees and similar charges) levied, assessed or imposed at any time during the term by any governmental authority upon or against the Property, or taxes in lieu thereof, and additional types of taxes to supplement real estate taxes due to legal limits imposed thereon. If, at any time during the term of this Lease, any tax or excise on rents or other taxes, however described, are levied or assessed against Landlord with respect to the rent reserved hereunder, either wholly or partially in substitution for, or in addition to, real estate taxes assessed or levied on the Property, such tax or excise on rents shall be included in Taxes; however, Taxes shall not include franchise, estate, inheritance, succession, capital levy, transfer, income or excess profits taxes assessed on Landlord. Taxes shall include any estimated payment made by Landlord on account of a fiscal tax period for which the actual and final amount of taxes for such period has not been determined by the governmental authority as of the date of any such estimated payment.

 

  4.2.2

Personal Property Taxes. Tenant shall pay all taxes charged, assessed or imposed upon the personal property of Tenant in or upon the Premises.

 

  4.2.3

Operating Costs. If, during the Term hereof, Operating Costs (as hereinafter defined) incurred by Landlord in any calendar year shall exceed Base Operating Costs, Tenant shall reimburse Landlord, as additional rent, for Tenant’s Percentage of any such excess (such amount being hereinafter referred to as the “Operating Costs Excess”). Tenant shall remit to Landlord, on the first day of each calendar month, estimated payments on account of Operating Costs Excess, such monthly amounts to be sufficient to provide Landlord, by the end of the calendar year, a sum equal to the Operating Costs Excess, as reasonably estimated by Landlord from time to time. If, at the expiration of the year in respect of which monthly installments of Operating Costs Excess shall have been made as aforesaid, the total of such monthly remittances is greater than the actual Operating Costs Excess for such year, Landlord shall promptly pay to Tenant, or credit against the next accruing payments to be made by Tenant pursuant to this subsection 4.2.3, the difference; if the total of such remittances is less than the Operating Costs Excess for such year, Tenant shall pay the difference to Landlord within thirty (30) days after the date Tenant receives from Landlord an itemized statement of the Operating Costs Excess, prepared, allocated and computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Any reimbursement for Operating Costs due and payable by Tenant with respect to periods of less than twelve (12) months shall be equitably prorated. This section shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease.

The term “Operating Costs” shall mean all costs and expenses incurred for the operation, cleaning, maintenance, repair and upkeep of the Property, and the portion of such costs and expenses with regard to the common areas, facilities, services and amenities of the Park which is equitably allocable to the Property, including, without limitation, all costs of maintaining and repairing the Property and the Park (including snow removal, landscaping and grounds maintenance, operation, repair and maintenance of parking lots (including lighting), sidewalks, walking paths, access roads and driveways; Property signage, repair and maintenance of the roof; security; operation and repair of heating and

 

 

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air-conditioning equipment, elevators, lighting and any other Building equipment or systems) and of all repairs and replacements (other than repairs or replacements for which Landlord has received full reimbursement from contractors, other tenants of the Building or from others) necessary to keep the Property and the Park in good working order, repair, appearance and condition; all costs, including material and equipment costs, for cleaning and janitorial services to the Premises and Building (including window cleaning of the Building); all costs of any reasonable insurance carried by Landlord relating to the Property; all costs related to provision of heat (including oil, electric, and/or gas), cooling, and water (including sewer charges) and other utilities to the Building (exclusive of reimbursement to Landlord for any of the same received as a result of direct billing to any tenant of the Building); payments under all service contracts relating to the foregoing; all compensation, fringe benefits, payroll taxes and workmen’s compensation insurance premiums related thereto with respect to any employees of Landlord or its affiliates engaged in security and maintenance of the Property and the Park (proportionately pro rated for any such employees who work less than full time at the Park); attorneys’ fees and disbursements (exclusive of any such fees and disbursements incurred in tax abatement proceedings or the preparation of leases) and auditing and other professional fees and expenses, all relating to the operation and management of the Building; and a management fee comparable to reasonable and customary management fees charged by other landlords of comparable buildings in the area.

There shall not be included in such Operating Costs brokerage fees (including rental fees) related to the operation of the Building; interest and depreciation charges incurred on the Property; or expenditures made by Tenant with respect to (i) maintenance and upkeep of the Premises, and (ii) the provision of gas and electricity to the Premises. In addition to the foregoing the following items shall not be included in the calculation of Operating Costs: (i) salaries or other compensation paid directly or indirectly to Landlord or any officer, director, partner, stockholder, or any affiliate of any of them except to the extent any such payment is for an item properly included as an operating expense and is not in excess of the reasonable market rate for similar services available from a third party, (ii) charitable contributions, (iii) membership dues in charitable or civic organizations, (iv) entertainment promotion and advertising expenses for the Park, (v) legal costs other than those as set forth above, (vi) any item for which Landlord is reimbursed by either insurance proceeds, any tenant in the Building or otherwise, along with any expenses incurred for the primary benefit of any particular tenant at the Building, including without limitation any maintenance costs or subsidies related to child care services at the Park, (vii) interest charges or penalties incurred by Landlord as a result of late payments, (viii) uncollectible accounts, and (ix) taxes, assessments and impositions of every kind and nature which Landlord shall pay or become obligated to pay in connection with the ownership, leasing or operation of any addition to the Building in which the Premises are located. All costs and expenses included within the calculation of Operating Expenses shall be net of discounts, rebates, and other offsets actually taken.

If, during the Term of this Lease, Landlord shall replace any capital items or make any capital expenditures (collectively called “capital expenditures”) Landlord shall amortize all such capital expenditures over the useful life thereof as reasonably determined by Landlord and there shall be included in Operating Costs for each calendar year in which and after such capital expenditure is made the annual charge-off of such capital expenditure. (Annual charge-off shall be determined by (i) dividing the original cost of the capital expenditure by the number of years of useful life thereof; where the useful life shall be reasonably determined by Landlord in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and practices in effect at the time of acquisition of the capital item.]; and (ii) adding to such quotient an interest factor computed on the unamortized balance of such capital expenditure based upon an interest rate reasonably determined by Landlord as being the interest rate then being charged for long-term mortgages by institutional lenders on like properties within the locality in which the Building is located.)

 

 

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If during any portion of any year for which Operating Costs are being computed, the Building was not fully occupied by tenants or if not all of such tenants were paying fixed rent or if Landlord was not supplying all tenants with the services, amenities or benefits being supplied hereunder, actual Operating Costs incurred shall be reasonably extrapolated by Landlord to the estimated Operating Costs that would have been incurred if the Building were fully occupied by tenants and all such tenants were then paying fixed rent or if such services were being supplied to all tenants, and such extrapolated amount shall, for the purposes of this Section 4.2.3, be deemed to be the Operating Costs for such year.

 

  4.2.4

Insurance. Tenant shall, at its expense, as Additional Rent, take out and maintain from the time Tenant first occupies the Premises and throughout the Term the following insurance protecting Landlord:

 

  4.2.4.1

Commercial general liability insurance naming Landlord, Tenant, and Landlord’s managing agent and any mortgagee of which Tenant has been given notice as insureds or additional insureds on a primary and non-contributory basis, in amounts which shall, at the beginning of the term, be at least equal to the limits set forth in Section 1.1; and, which, from time to time during the term, shall be for such higher limits, if any, as are customarily carried in the area in which the Premises are located on property similar to the Premises and used for similar purposes; and workmen’s compensation insurance with statutory limits covering all of Tenant’s employees working on the Premises; and Employers liability insurance with minimum limits of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) each accident, bodily injury by accident; Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) each employee, bodily injury by disease; and Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) policy limit, bodily injury by disease.

 

  4.2.4.2

Special Risk property insurance with the usual extended coverage endorsements covering all Tenant’s furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment, and business interruption insurance, with extra expense coverage.

 

  4.2.4.3

Automobile liability insurance for all owned, leased, non-owned and hired vehicles. The minimum limit of liability shall be One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) each accident, combined single limit for bodily injury and property damage.

 

  4.2.4.4

All such policies shall be obtained from responsible companies having a policy rating of A-; X or better, as set forth in the most current issue of the Best’s Key Rating Guide and which are qualified to do business and in good standing in Massachusetts. Tenant agrees to furnish Landlord with certificates evidencing all such insurance prior to the beginning of the term hereof and evidencing renewal thereof at least thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of any such policy. Tenant shall provide at least thirty (30) days prior written notice to Landlord should any of the policies required herein be cancelled. In the event provision for any such insurance is to be by a blanket insurance policy, the policy shall allocate a specific and sufficient amount of coverage to the Premises.

 

  4.2.4.5

All insurance which is carried by either party with respect to the Building, Premises or to furniture, furnishings, fixtures, or equipment therein or alterations or improvements thereto, whether or not required, shall include provisions which either designate the other party as one of the insured or deny to the insurer acquisition by subrogation of rights of recovery against the other party to the extent such rights have been waived by the insured party prior to occurrence of loss or injury, insofar as, and to the extent that, such provisions may be effective without making it impossible to

 

 

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  obtain insurance coverage from responsible companies qualified to do business in the state in which the Premises are located. Each party shall be entitled to have certificates of any policies containing such provisions. Each party hereby waives all rights of recovery against the other for loss or injury against which the waiving party is protected by insurance containing said provisions, reserving, however, any rights with respect to any excess of loss or injury over the amount recovered by such insurance. Tenant shall not acquire as insured under any insurance carried on the Premises, which shall include all tenant improvements (but exclusive of Tenant’s personal property/contents coverage), any right to participate in the adjustment of loss or to receive insurance proceeds and agrees upon request promptly to endorse and deliver to Landlord any checks or other instruments in payment of loss in which Tenant is named as payee.

 

  4.2.5

Utilities. Tenant shall contract for and pay directly to the applicable utility company all costs and charges for telephone service, and for electricity furnished or consumed on the Premises. Tenant shall pay directly all charges for utilities or services not supplied by Landlord pursuant to Subsections 5.1.1 and 5.1.2, whether designated as a charge, tax, assessment, fee or otherwise, all such charges to be paid as the same from time to time become due. Tenant shall reimburse Landlord through Operating Costs, all charges for water (including sewer charges) and gas supplied by Landlord pursuant to Subsection 5.1.3, and any other utilities supplied by Landlord. Except as otherwise provided in Article 5, it is understood and agreed that Tenant shall make its own arrangements for the installation or provision of all such utilities and that Landlord shall be under no obligation to furnish any utilities to the Premises and shall not be liable for any interruption or failure in the supply of any such utilities to the Premises.

 

4.3

Late Payment of Rent. If any installment of Fixed Rent or other sum due Landlord is paid after the date the same was due, and if on a prior occasion in the twelve (12) month period prior to the date such installment was due an installment of rent was paid after the same was due, then Tenant shall pay Landlord a late payment fee equal to five (5%) percent of the current overdue payment. In addition, if any installment of rent or other sum due Landlord is not paid when due, such installment shall bear interest from the date due until paid, at the rate of 12% per year not to exceed the highest rate permitted by law.

 

4.4

Security and Restoration Deposit. Upon Tenant’s execution of this Lease, Tenant shall deposit with Landlord the Security and Restoration Deposit. Said deposit shall be held by Landlord as security for the faithful performance by Tenant of all the terms of this Lease by said Tenant to be observed and performed. The security deposit shall not be mortgaged, assigned, transferred or encumbered by Tenant without the written consent of Landlord and any such act on the part of Tenant shall be without force and effect and shall not be binding upon Landlord.

If the Fixed Rent or Additional Rent or any other sum payable hereunder shall be overdue and unpaid or should Landlord make payments on behalf of the Tenant, or Tenant shall fail to perform any of the terms of this Lease, then Landlord may, at its option and without prejudice to any other remedy which Landlord may have on account thereof, appropriate and apply said entire deposit or so much thereof as may be necessary to compensate Landlord toward the payment of Fixed Rent, Additional Rent or other sums or loss or damage sustained by Landlord due to such breach on the part of Tenant; and Tenant shall forthwith upon demand restore said security to the original sum deposited. Should Tenant comply with all of said terms and promptly pay all of the rentals as they fall due and all other sums payable by Tenant to Landlord, said deposit shall be returned in full to Tenant within forty -five (45) days after the end of the term.

In the event of bankruptcy or other creditor-debtor proceedings against Tenant, all securities shall be deemed to be applied first to the payment of rent and other charges due Landlord for all periods prior to the filing of such proceedings.

 

 

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ARTICLE 5

Landlord’s Covenants

 

5.1

Affirmative Covenants. Landlord covenants with Tenant:

 

  5.1.1

Heat and Air-Conditioning. To furnish to the Premises heat and air-conditioning (reserving the right, at any time, to change energy or heat sources), separately metered for gas and at the direct expense of Tenant as provided in Section 4.2.5 above, sufficient to maintain the Premises at comfortable temperatures (subject to all federal, state, and local regulations relating to the provision of heat), during the normal business hours for the Building set forth in the Rules and Regulations attached hereto as Exhibit B (“Normal Building Hours”). Heat and air-conditioning will be available after Normal Building Hours, at Landlord’s then standard rate for after-hours usage, including wear and tear on Building equipment, as reasonably determined by Landlord from time to time. If Tenant desires heat or air-conditioning after Normal Building Hours, Tenant must provide Building management with at least 24 hours prior notice.

 

  5.1.2

Electricity. To furnish to the Premises reasonable electricity for Tenant’s Permitted Uses, separately metered and at the direct expense of Tenant as provided in Section 4.2.5 above. If Tenant shall require electricity in excess of reasonable quantities for Tenant’s Permitted Uses and if (i) in Landlord’s reasonable judgment, Landlord’s facilities are inadequate for such excess requirements, or (ii) such excess use shall result in an additional burden on the Building utilities systems and additional cost to Landlord on account thereof, as the case may be, (a) Tenant shall, upon demand, reimburse Landlord for such additional cost, as aforesaid, or (b) Landlord, upon written request, and at the sole cost and expense of Tenant, will furnish and install such additional wire, conduits, feeders, switchboards and appurtenances as reasonably may be required to supply such additional requirements of Tenant (if electricity therefor is then available to Landlord), provided that the same shall be permitted by applicable laws and insurance regulations and shall not cause permanent damage or injury to the Building or cause or create a dangerous or hazardous condition or entail excessive or unreasonable alterations or repairs.

 

  5.1.3

Cleaning; Water. To provide cleaning to the Premises in accordance with cleaning and janitorial standards generally prevailing throughout the term hereof in comparable office buildings within the municipality in which the Building is located; and to furnish water for ordinary cleaning, lavatory and toilet facilities.

 

  5.1.4

Fire Alarm. To maintain fire alarm systems within the Building.

 

5.2

Repairs. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to make such repairs and replacements to the roof, exterior walls, floor slabs and other structural components of the Building, and to the common areas, facilities and plumbing, electrical, heating, ventilating and air-conditioning systems of the Building as may be necessary to keep them in good repair and condition (exclusive of equipment installed by Tenant and except for those repairs required to be made by Tenant pursuant to Section 6.1.3 hereof and repairs or replacements occasioned by any act or negligence of Tenant, its servants, agents, customers, contractors, employees, invitees, or licensees).

 

5.3

Interruption. Landlord shall be under no responsibility or liability for failure or interruption of any of the above-described utility services, or conditions arising in or about the Property caused by breakage, accident, strikes, repairs, inability to obtain supplies, labor or materials, or for any other causes beyond the control of the Landlord, and in no event for any indirect or consequential damages to Tenant; and failure or omission on the part of the Landlord to furnish any of same for any of the reasons set forth in this paragraph shall not be construed as an eviction of Tenant, actual or constructive, nor entitle Tenant to an abatement of rent, nor render the Landlord liable in damages, nor release Tenant from prompt fulfillment of any of its covenants under this Lease. However in each instance of failure or interruption Landlord shall use reasonable efforts to restore the unavailable service or remedy the condition following written notice from Tenant.

 

 

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5.4

Outside Services. In the event Tenant wishes to provide outside services for the Premises over and above those services to be provided by Landlord as set forth herein, Tenant shall first obtain the prior written approval of Landlord for the installation and/or utilization of such services (“Outside services” shall include, but shall not be limited to, cleaning services, television, so-called “canned music” services, security services, catering services and the like.) In the event Landlord approves the installation and/or utilization of such services, such installation and utilization shall be at Tenant’s sole cost, risk and expense.

 

5.5

Access. Tenant shall have access to the Premises 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, subject to events of Force Majeure (defined in Section 10.5).

ARTICLE 6

Tenant’s Additional Covenants

 

6.1

Affirmative Covenants. Tenant covenants at all times during the term and for such further time (prior or subsequent thereto) as Tenant occupies the Premises or any part thereof:

 

  6.1.1

Perform Obligations. To perform promptly all of the obligations of Tenant set forth in this Lease; and to pay when due the Fixed Rent and Additional Rent and all charges, rates and other sums which by the terms of this Lease are to be paid by Tenant.

 

  6.1.2

Use. To use the Premises only for the Permitted Uses, and from time to time to procure all licenses, permits and governmental approvals necessary therefor, at Tenant’s sole expense. With respect to any licenses or permits for which Tenant may apply, pursuant to this subsection 6.1.2 or any other provision hereof, Tenant shall furnish Landlord copies of applications therefor on or before their submission to the governmental authority.

 

  6.1.3

Repair and Maintenance. To maintain the Premises in neat order and condition and to perform all routine and ordinary repairs to the Premises and to any plumbing, heating, electrical, ventilating and air-conditioning systems located within the Premises and installed by Tenant such as are necessary to keep them in good working order, appearance and condition, as the case may require, reasonable use and wear thereof and damage by fire or by unavoidable casualty only excepted; to keep all glass in windows and doors of the Premises (except glass in the exterior walls of the Building) whole and in good condition with glass of the same quality as that injured or broken; and to make as and when needed as a result of misuse by, or neglect or improper conduct of Tenant or Tenant’s servants, employees, agents, invitees or licensees or otherwise, all repairs necessary, which repairs and replacements shall be in quality and class equal to the original work. (Landlord, upon default of Tenant hereunder and upon prior notice to Tenant, may elect, at the expense of Tenant, to perform all such cleaning and maintenance and to make any such repairs or to repair any damage or injury to the Building or the Premises caused by moving property of Tenant in or out of the Building, or by installation or removal of furniture or other property, or by misuse by, or neglect, or improper conduct of, Tenant or Tenant’s servants, employees, agents, contractors, customers, patrons, invitees, or licensees.)

 

  6.1.4

Compliance with Law. To make all repairs, alterations, additions or replacements to the Premises required by any law or ordinance or any order or regulation of any public authority; to keep the Premises equipped with all safety appliances so required; and to comply with the orders and regulations of all governmental authorities with respect to zoning, building, fire, health and other codes, regulations, ordinances or laws applicable to the Premises, except that Tenant may defer compliance so long as the validity of any such law, ordinance, order or regulations shall be contested by Tenant in good faith and by appropriate legal proceedings, if Tenant first gives Landlord appropriate assurance or security against any loss, cost or expense on account thereof.

 

 

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  6.1.5

Indemnification. To indemnify, defend and hold harmless Landlord, its agents (including, without limitation, Landlord’s managing agent), partners, officers, directors, members, trustees, beneficiaries, shareholders, and employees (such parties being referred to collectively as the “Landlord Related Parties”) from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, penalties, fines, settlements, damages, loss, costs or expenses resulting from, arising out of, or in any way related to injury, death, damage or loss to person or property in or upon the Premises and the Property arising out of the use or occupancy of the Premises by Tenant of by any person claiming by, through of under Tenant (including, without limitation, all patrons, employees and customers of Tenant), the negligent acts or omissions or intentional misconduct of Tenant or any person claiming by, through or under Tenant, or on account of any breach by Tenant of its obligations under this Lease, or on account of or based upon anything whatsoever done on the Premises, except if the same was caused by the gross negligence, fault or misconduct of Landlord or the Landlord Related Parties. Except for such matters caused by the gross negligence, fault of misconduct of the Landlord Related Parties, Tenant shall indemnify Landlord and the Landlord Related Parties from and against all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), of whatever kind or nature incurred in or in connection with any such claim, action or proceeding brought thereon; and, in case of any action or proceeding brought against Landlord or the Landlord Related Parties by reason of any such claim, Tenant, upon notice from Landlord and at Tenant’s expense, shall resist or defend such action or proceeding and employ counsel therefor reasonably satisfactory to Landlord. The preceding indemnification shall expressly survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease.

 

  6.1.6

Landlord’s Right to Enter. To permit Landlord and its agents to enter into and examine the Premises at reasonable times upon reasonable prior notice to Tenant and to show the Premises, and to make repairs to the Premises, and, during the last six (6) months prior to the expiration of this Lease, to keep affixed in suitable places notices of availability of the Premises.

 

  6.1.7

Personal Property at Tenant’s Risk. All of the furnishings, fixtures, equipment, effects and property of every kind, nature and description of Tenant and of all persons claiming by, through or under Tenant which, during the continuance of this Lease or any occupancy of the Premises by Tenant or anyone claiming under Tenant, may be on the Premises, shall be at the sole risk and hazard of Tenant and if the whole or any part thereof shall be destroyed or damaged by fire, water, rain or by the leakage or bursting or other defect of water pipes, steam pipes, or other pipes, sprinklers, lighting fixtures or other cause by theft, any acts or omissions of any other tenant of the Property, or from any other cause, no part of said loss or damage is to be charged to or to be borne by Landlord, except that Landlord shall in no event be indemnified or held harmless or exonerated from any liability to Tenant or to any other person, for any injury, loss, damage or liability caused by the gross negligence, fault or misconduct of Landlord or the Landlord Related Parties or to the extent otherwise prohibited by law.

 

  6.1.8

Payment of Landlord’s Cost of Enforcement. To pay to Landlord, within thirty (30) days after receipt of an invoice and supporting documentation, Landlord’s expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred in enforcing any obligation of Tenant under this Lease or in curing any default by Tenant under this Lease as provided in Section 8.4.

 

  6.1.9

Yield Up. At the expiration of the term or earlier termination of this Lease: to surrender all keys to the Premises; to remove all of its trade fixtures and personal property in the Premises; to deliver to Landlord stamped architectural plans showing the Premises at yield up (which may be the initial plans if Tenant has made no change to the architectural floor plan of the Premises after the Commencement Date); to remove such installations made by Tenant as Landlord may designate for removal at the time that Landlord approves such installations (including computer and telecommunications wiring and cabling, it being understood that if Tenant leaves such wiring and cabling in a useable condition, Landlord, although having the right to request removal thereof, is less likely to so request) and all Tenant’s signs wherever located; to repair all damage caused by such removal and to yield up the Premises (including all installations and

 

 

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  improvements made by Tenant except for trade fixtures and such of said installations or improvements as Landlord shall request Tenant to remove), broom-clean and in the same good order and repair in which Tenant is obliged to keep and maintain the Premises by the provisions of this Lease, reasonable wear and tear excepted. Tenant, at the time of making any installation, may request in writing Landlord’s written permission to leave such installation in the Premises at the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease. Landlord shall, after receipt of Tenant’s request, notify Tenant in writing as to whether such installation may or may not remain in the Premises at the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease. If Landlord so notifies Tenant that such installation may remain in the Premises at the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease, Landlord shall thereafter not be permitted to request or require that such installation be removed at the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease. Any property not removed pursuant to this provision shall be deemed abandoned and, if Landlord so elects, deemed to be Landlord’s property, and may be retained or removed and disposed of by Landlord in such manner as Landlord shall determine and Tenant shall pay Landlord the entire cost and expense incurred by it in effecting such removal and disposition and in making any incidental repairs and replacements to the Premises and for use and occupancy during the period after the expiration of the term and prior to its performance of its obligations under this subsection 6.1.9. Tenant shall further indemnify Landlord against all loss, cost and damage resulting from Tenant’s failure and delay in surrendering the Premises as above provided.

If the Tenant remains in the Premises beyond the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease, such holding over shall be without right and shall not be deemed to create any tenancy, but the Tenant shall be a tenant at sufferance only at a daily rate of rent equal to two (2) times the Monthly Fixed Rent Rate and Additional Rent on account of Operating Costs and Taxes under this Lease as of the day prior to the date of expiration or earlier termination of this Lease.

 

  6.1.10

Rules and Regulations. To comply with the Rules and Regulations set forth in Exhibit B, and with all reasonable Rules and Regulations of general applicability to all tenants of the Building hereafter made by Landlord, of which Tenant has been given notice; Landlord shall not be liable to Tenant for the failure of other tenants of the Building to conform to such Rules and Regulations.

 

  6.1.11

Estoppel Certificate. Upon not less than ten (10) business days’ prior written request by Landlord, to execute, acknowledge and deliver to Landlord a statement in writing, which may be in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C or in another form reasonably similar thereto, or such other reasonable and customary form as Landlord may provide from time to time, certifying all or any of the following: (i) that this Lease is unmodified and in full force and effect, (ii) whether the term has commenced and Fixed Rent and Additional Rent have become payable hereunder and, if so, the dates to which they have been paid, (iii) whether or not Landlord is in default in performance of any of the terms of this Lease, (iv) whether Tenant has accepted possession of the Premises, (v) whether Tenant has made any claim against Landlord under this Lease and, if so, the nature thereof and the dollar amount, if any, of such claim, (vi) whether there exist any offsets or defenses against enforcement of any of the terms of this Lease upon the part of Tenant to be performed, and (vii) such further information with respect to the Lease or the Premises as Landlord may reasonably request. Any such statement delivered pursuant to this subsection 6.1.11 may be relied upon by any prospective purchaser or mortgagee of the Premises, or any prospective assignee of such mortgage. Tenant shall also deliver to Landlord such financial information as may be reasonably required by Landlord to be provided to any mortgagee or prospective purchaser of the Premises. If Tenant fails to deliver the estoppel certificate within the required time period, and such failure continues for an additional five (5) days following a second written request from Landlord, then Tenant shall be obligated to pay to Landlord, as Additional Rent within twenty (20) days of demand, a fee in the amount of $500.00 per day for each day that Tenant fails to deliver the requested estoppel in the period beginning on the day after the expiration of the initial 10-day period, and ending on the day Tenant actually delivers the estoppel.

 

 

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  6.1.12

Landlord’s Expenses Re Consents. To reimburse Landlord promptly on demand for all reasonable legal expenses incurred by Landlord in connection with all requests by Tenant for consent or approval hereunder.

 

6.2

Negative Covenants. Tenant covenants at all times during the term and such further time (prior or subsequent thereto) as Tenant occupies the Premises or any part thereof:

 

  6.2.1

Assignment and Subletting. A. Not to assign, transfer, mortgage or pledge this Lease or to sublease (which term shall be deemed to include the granting of concessions and licenses and the like) all or any part of the Premises or permit this Lease or the leasehold estate hereby created or any other rights arising under this Lease to be assigned, transferred, pledged or encumbered, in whole or in part, whether voluntarily, involuntarily or by operation of law, or permit the occupancy of the Premises by anyone other than Tenant without the prior written consent of Landlord. In the event Tenant desires to assign this Lease or sublet any portion or all of the Premises, Tenant shall notify Landlord in writing of Tenant’s intent to so assign this Lease or sublet the Premises and the proposed effective date of such subletting or assignment, and shall request in such notification that Landlord consent thereto. Except in the case of a Permitted Transfer (as hereinafter defined), Landlord may terminate this Lease in the case of a proposed assignment, or suspend this Lease pro tanto for the period and with respect to the space involved in the case of a proposed subletting, by giving written notice of termination or suspension to Tenant, with such termination or suspension to be effective as of the effective date of such assignment or subletting. If Landlord does not so terminate or suspend, Landlord’s consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed with respect to an assignment or to a subletting, provided that the following conditions are met:

 

  (i)

the assignee or subtenant shall use the Premises only for the Permitted Uses;

 

  (ii)

with respect to a subletting, that after such subletting the initial Tenant named herein occupies at least fifty (50%) percent of the Rentable Floor Area of the Premises;

 

  (iii)

the proposed assignee or subtenant has a net worth and creditworthiness reasonably acceptable to Landlord;

 

  (iv)

the amount of the aggregate rent to be paid by the proposed subtenant is not less than the then current market rate for subleasing the Premises; and

 

  (v)

the proposed assignee or subtenant is not then a tenant in the Building or the Park, or an entity with which Landlord is dealing or has dealt within the preceding six months regarding the possibility of leasing space in the Building or the Park.

Tenant shall furnish Landlord with any information reasonably requested by Landlord to enable Landlord to determine whether the proposed assignment or subletting complies with the foregoing requirements, including without limitation, financial statements relating to the proposed assignee or subtenant. Landlord shall cither approve or deny any such approval request within twenty (20) days after Landlord receives such request and all supporting documentation reasonably requested by Landlord. Landlord’s failure to approve or deny any such request within the foregoing time table shall be deemed an approval of such request.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Lease, Landlord’s consent shall not be required in the following event (each a “Permitted Transfer”): If Tenant is a corporation, limited liability company, partnership or similar entity, an assignment of this Lease in connection with transactions with an entity into or with which Tenant is merged or consolidated or with any entity to which all or substantially all of Tenant’s assets (or the equity interests of Tenant) are sold, provided, however, that (1) the successor to Tenant is a reputable entity of good character, (2) a duplicate original instrument of assignment and assumption in

 

 

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form and substance satisfactory to Landlord, duly executed by Tenant and the assignee, shall have been delivered to Landlord no later than ten (10) days after the effective date of any such assignment, in which such assignee assumes (as of the effective date thereof) observance and performance of, and agrees to be personally bound by, all of the terms, covenants and conditions of this Lease on Tenant’s part to be performed and observed, (3) such assignment is for a legitimate business purpose and (4) such assignee has a net worth computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles at least equal to the greater of (i) the net worth of the Tenant named herein as of the date of said transfer, and (ii) the net worth of the Tenant named herein as of the date of this Lease.

B. Tenant shall, as Additional Rent, reimburse Landlord promptly for Landlord’s reasonable legal expenses incurred in connection with any request by Tenant for such consent. If Landlord consents thereto, no such subletting or assignment shall in any way impair the continuing primary liability of Tenant hereunder, and no consent to any subletting or assignment in a particular instance shall be deemed to be a waiver of the obligation to obtain the Landlord’s written approval in the case of any other subletting or assignment.

C. If for any assignment or sublease consented to by Landlord hereunder Tenant receives rent or other consideration, either initially or over the term of the assignment or sublease, in excess of the rent called for hereunder, or in case of sublease of part, in excess of such rent fairly allocable to the part, after appropriate adjustments to assure that all other payments called for hereunder are appropriately taken into account and after deduction for reasonable marketing expenses of Tenant in connection with the assignment or sublease, to pay to Landlord as additional rent fifty (50%) percent of the excess of each such payment of rent or other consideration received by Tenant promptly after its receipt.

D. If at any time during the Term of this Lease, there is a name change, reformation or reorganization of the Tenant entity, Tenant shall so notify Landlord and deliver evidence reasonably satisfactory to Landlord documenting such name change, reformation or reorganization. If, at any time during the term of this Lease, there is a transfer of a controlling interest in the shares or stock which are not publicly traded upon a stock exchange, or the membership or general partnership or other ownership interests of Tenant, Tenant shall so notify Landlord and (whether or not Tenant so notifies Landlord) then such transfer shall be deemed an assignment (which may be a Permitted Transfer) of this Lease requiring Landlord’s consent as provided in this Section 6.2.1. “Controlling interest” shall mean having ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more of the outstanding voting stock of a corporation or other majority equity and control interest if not a corporation and the possession of power to direct or cause the direction of the management of such corporation or other entity.

E. The following terms and conditions shall apply to any subletting by Tenant of all or any part of the Premises and shall be deemed included in all subleases under this Lease whether or not expressly incorporated therein:

 

  (i)

Tenant hereby assigns and transfers to Landlord all of Tenant’s interest in all rentals and income arising from any sublease of all or a portion of the Premises heretofore or hereafter made by Tenant, and Landlord may collect such rent and income and apply same toward Tenant’s obligations under this Lease; provided, however, that until a default by Tenant hereunder shall occur under this Lease, Tenant may, except as otherwise provided in this Lease, receive, collect and enjoy the rents accruing under such sublease. Landlord shall not, by reason of this or any other assignment of such sublease to Landlord, nor by reason of the collection of the rents from a subtenant, be deemed liable to the subtenant for any failure of Tenant to perform and comply with any of Tenant’s obligations to such subtenant under such sublease. Tenant hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs any such subtenant, upon receipt of a written notice from Landlord stating that a default hereunder exists under this Lease, to

 

 

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  pay to Landlord the rents and other charges due and to become due under the sublease. The subtenant shall rely upon any such statement and request from Landlord and shall pay such rents and other charges to Landlord without any obligation or right to inquire as to whether such breach exists and notwithstanding any notice from or claim from Tenant to the contrary Tenant shall have no right or claim against said subtenant, or, until the breach has been cured, against Landlord, for any such rents and other charges so paid by said subtenant to Landlord.

 

  (ii)

In the event of a default by Tenant in the performance of its obligations under this Lease that results in a termination of this Lease, Landlord, at its option and without any obligation to do so, may require any subtenant to attorn to Landlord, in which event Landlord shall undertake the obligations of the sublandlord under such sublease from the time of the exercise of said option to the expiration of such sublease; provided, however, Landlord shall not be liable for any prepaid rents or security deposit paid by such subtenant to Tenant or for any other prior defaults or breaches of Tenant as sublandlord under such sublease.

 

  6.2.2

Nuisance. Not to injure, deface or otherwise harm the Premises; nor commit any nuisance; nor permit in the Premises any vending machine (except such as is used for the sale of merchandise to employees of Tenant) or inflammable fluids or chemicals (except such as are customarily used in connection with standard office equipment); nor permit any cooking to such extent as requires special exhaust venting; nor permit the emission of any objectionable noise or odor; nor make, allow or suffer any waste; nor make any use of the Premises which is improper, offensive or contrary to any law or ordinance or which will invalidate any of Landlord’s insurance; nor conduct any auction, fire, “going out of business” or bankruptcy sales.

 

  6.2.3

Hazardous Wastes and Materials. Not to cause or permit any Hazardous Materials to be used, handled, generated, stored or disposed of by Tenant, or persons or entities acting by, through, or on behalf of Tenant, on, under or above, or transported to or from, the Premises and/or the Property (collectively, “Hazardous Materials Activities”). Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to prevent Tenant from using de minimus quantities of commercially available cleaners and office supplies which are customarily used in the ordinary course of Tenant’s business, which cleaners and/or office supplies contain Hazardous Materials; provided that, Tenant shall use such cleaners and/or office supplies in strict compliance (at Tenant’s sole cost and expense) with all applicable laws, and shall use all necessary and appropriate precautions to prevent any spill, discharge, release or exposure to persons or property. Landlord shall not be liable to Tenant for any loss, cost, expense, claim, damage or liability arising out of any Hazardous Materials Activities by Tenant, or by Tenant’s employees, agents, contractors, licensees, customers or invitees, whether or not consented to by Landlord. Tenant shall indemnify, defend with counsel acceptable to and approved by Landlord, and hold Landlord and all Landlord Affiliates harmless from and against any and all losses, costs, expenses (including, without limitation, all reasonable attorneys” fees), claims, damages, obligations and liabilities arising out of: (i) any Hazardous Materials Activities on the Premises, whether or not consented to by Landlord; (ii) any Hazardous Materials Activities by Tenant, Tenant’s employees, agents, contractors, licensees, customers or invitees or anyone claiming by, through or under Tenant, wherever occurring; and (iii) any contamination, claim of contamination, loss or damage, or the like arising out of or resulting from the foregoing. For purposes hereof, “Hazardous Materials” shall include but not be limited to substances defined as “hazardous substances,” “toxic substances” or “hazardous wastes” or “oil” in any local, state or federal law, rule, regulation or ordinance (collectively, “Environmental Law(s)”). Subject to the next paragraph below, if Landlord consents to any Hazardous Materials Activities, prior to using, storing or maintaining any Hazardous Materials on or about the Premises, Tenant shall provide Landlord with a list of the types and quantities thereof, and shall update such list from time-to-time as necessary for

 

 

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  continued accuracy. Tenant shall also provide Landlord with a copy of any Hazardous Materials inventory statement and any updates thereof required by any applicable Environmental Laws. If Tenant’s activities violate or create a risk of violation of any Environmental Law or cause a spill, discharge, release or exposure to any persons or property, Tenant shall cease such activities immediately. Tenant shall immediately notify Landlord both by telephone and in writing of any spill, discharge, release or exposure of Hazardous Materials in or about the Premises, or of any condition in or about the Premises constituting an “imminent hazard” under any Environmental Laws. Landlord, Landlord’s representatives and employees may enter the Premises during the Term to inspect Tenant’s compliance herewith, and may disclose any spill, discharge, release, or exposure or any violation of any Environmental Laws to any applicable governmental agencies or authorities.

In furtherance of the foregoing, Tenant shall not use or store any Hazardous Materials on the Premises, except (i) for those hazardous wastes and materials used or stored on the site in the ordinary course of business, provided that a list is submitted to Landlord on or before the Commencement Date, and thereafter prior to the use or storage of any additional Hazardous Materials, which list also specifies the regulatory exemptions relied upon to permit such use or storage and which list shall be updated every six months, with any additions thereto to be subject to the approval of Landlord, not to be unreasonably withheld, or (ii) on a temporary or occasional basis if necessary in emergency situations, and in any event in compliance with all applicable governmental regulations, or (iii) notwithstanding any other provision of this Lease, for those Hazardous Materials present in or on the Premises in quantities and of types reasonably and customarily associated with general office use which have been and are stored, used and disposed of in compliance with laws governing the environment, health or safety, and the presence of which do not require compliance with any reporting requirements under any laws governing the environment, health or safety. Tenant shall comply with all governmental reporting requirements with respect to Hazardous Materials for which Tenant is responsible under this Lease, and shall deliver to Landlord copies of all such reports filed with governmental authorities. Upon expiration or earlier termination of this Lease, Tenant shall remove any Hazardous Materials remaining on the Premises for which Tenant is responsible under this Lease, such removal to be conducted in compliance with all applicable laws, requirements and regulations. If Landlord, in its reasonable judgment, believes that an environmental problem may exist on the Premises for which Tenant may be responsible under this Lease, an environmental site assessment or inspection of the Premises shall be conducted, at Tenant’s expense, by an independent environmental engineer mutually agreed upon by the parties, and a copy of the evaluation report shall be delivered to Landlord and Tenant. Tenant shall promptly remedy any practices, procedures or conditions disclosed by such report for which Tenant is responsible under this Lease and which violate, or which, in the judgment of such engineer would be likely, with the passage of time, to violate the provisions of this Lease, including but not limited to this Section. The indemnity contained in this Section 6.2.3 shall expressly survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease.

 

  6.2.4

Floor Load; Heavy Equipment. Not to place a load upon any floor of the Premises exceeding the floor load per square foot area which such floor was designed to carry and which is allowed by law. Tenant shall not operate its business machines and mechanical equipment in such a way which would cause any damage to the structure of the Building and/or produce any vibration or noise that would annoy any other occupant of the Building or Park. Tenant shall not move any safe, heavy machinery, heavy equipment, freight or fixtures into or out of the Premises except in such manner and at such time as Landlord shall in each instance authorize.

 

 

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  6.2.5

Installation, Alterations or Additions. Not to make any installations, alterations or additions in, to or on the Premises nor to permit the making of any holes in the walls, partitions, ceilings or floors nor the installation or modification of any locks or security devices without on each occasion obtaining the prior written consent of Landlord (not to be unreasonably withheld), and then only pursuant to plans and specifications approved by Landlord in advance in each instance. Tenant shall pay promptly when due the entire cost of any work to the Premises undertaken by Tenant so that the Premises shall at all times be free of liens for labor and materials, and at Landlord’s request Tenant shall furnish to Landlord a bond or other security acceptable to Landlord assuring that any work commenced by Tenant will be completed in accordance with the plans and specifications theretofore approved by Landlord and assuring that the Premises will remain free of any mechanics’ lien or other encumbrance arising out of such work. In any event, Tenant shall within ten (10) days of notice from Landlord bond against or discharge any mechanics’ liens or other encumbrances that may arise out of such work. If Tenant shall fail to cause any such lien to be discharged within such 10 day period, then in addition to any other available right or remedy, Landlord may discharge the same, either by paying the amount claimed to be due, or by bonding or otherwise. Any amount so paid, and all costs and expenses so incurred by Landlord in connection therewith, shall constitute Additional Rent hereunder. Tenant shall procure all necessary licenses and permits at Tenant’s sole expense before undertaking such work. All such work shall be done in a good and workmanlike manner employing materials of good quality and so as to conform with all applicable zoning, building, fire, health and other codes, regulations, ordinances and laws. Tenant shall save Landlord harmless and indemnified from all injury, loss, claims or damage to any person or property occasioned by or growing out of such work, and any liability, loss, cost, damage and expense of every kind and nature incurred by reason of, or arising out of any and all mechanic’s and other liens filed in connection with any alterations or improvements.

Not to grant a security interest in, or to lease, any personal property or equipment being installed in the Premises, including, without limitation, demountable partitions (the “Collateral”) without first obtaining an agreement for the benefit of Landlord in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D, from the secured party or lessor (‘‘Secured Party”) that stipulates in the event either the Lease is terminated or Tenant defaults in its obligations to Secured Party, then (i) Secured Party will remove the Collateral within ten (10) business days after notice from Landlord of the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease, or within ten (10) business days after Secured Party notifies Landlord that Secured Party has the right to remove the Collateral on account of Tenant’s default in its obligations to Secured Party, (ii) Secured Party will restore the area affected by such removal, and (iii) that a failure to so remove the Collateral will subject such property to the provisions of subsection 6.1.9 of the Lease.

Without waiver of any of the provisions of the above paragraph of this Section 6.2.5 as they relate to the approval of plans and the performance of the work in connection with such installation, Tenant shall have the right to install for its own use, and to maintain, operate, repair and replace one microwave dish, not to exceed one meter in diameter, on the roof of the Building, subject to Landlord’s approval regarding size, location and the manner of installation in each instance, including conformance with Landlord’s reasonable design criteria (including visual shielding such that it cannot be seen from street level) and provided that such installation (i) does not void any roof warranty and/or bonds or affect the integrity of the roof, (ii) complies with the requirements, if any, of the Park Covenants and (iii) is performed by Landlord’s contractor. The installation, operation, maintenance and removal of such equipment shall be at Tenant’s sole cost and expense and shall be performed in accordance with all applicable laws and requirements of applicable governmental authorities (it being understood that the installation and removal of such equipment shall be performed by Landlord’s contractor at Tenant’s sole cost and expense). Such dish shall be the property of Tenant and shall be removed by Tenant at the expiration of the Term in accordance with Section 6.1.9. Tenant shall indemnify, defend and hold Landlord harmless from and against any liability, claims, damage or loss arising from the installation, maintenance, repair replacement and operation of all telecommunications equipment on the roof, unless caused by Landlord, its agents, employees or contractors.

 

 

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  6.2.6

Abandonment. Not to abandon the Premises during the Term, it being understood and agreed that vacancy of the Premises shall not be construed as abandonment so long as all of Tenant’s other obligations under this Lease continue to be timely performed, including payment of all rents when dues, and reasonable measures are taken by Tenant to manage the vacant space.

 

  6.2.7

Signs. Not without Landlord’s prior written approval, not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, to paint or place any signs or place any curtains, blinds, shades, awnings, aerials, or the like, visible from outside the Premises. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant, at its sole expense, may install its business identification sign on its entrance door, subject to Landlord’s approval of design, size, color, materials, and location. In addition, Tenant shall be permitted to install and maintain, at its sole expense, its identification sign on the exterior of the Building, subject to Landlord’s approval of the location and size of such sign. Tenant’s sign shall comply in all respects with the requirements of the Town of Burlington and the Northwest Park sign policy.

 

  6.2.8

Parking and Storage. Not to permit any storage of materials outside of the Premises; nor to permit the use of the parking areas for either temporary or permanent storage of trucks; nor permit the use of the Premises for any use for which heavy trucking would be customary.

ARTICLE 7

Casualty or Taking

 

7.1

Termination. In the event that the Premises or the Building, or any material part thereof, shall be taken by any public authority or for any public use, or shall be destroyed or damaged by fire or casualty, or by the action of any public authority, then this Lease may be terminated at the election of Landlord. Such election, which may be made notwithstanding the fact that Landlord’s entire interest may have been divested, shall be made by the giving of notice by Landlord to Tenant within sixty (60) days after the date of the taking or casualty.

If the Premises are damaged or destroyed by fire or any other casualty and such damage or destruction cannot be repaired within one hundred and eighty (180) days from the occurrence of such event of casualty (or within thirty (30) days during the last six (6) months of the Term), as estimated by an independent architect or engineer selected by Landlord, or if Landlord determines there are insufficient insurance proceeds for repairing such damage then either party may, by giving written notice to the other party within thirty (30) days after the date of the architect or engineer’s estimate or Landlord’s determination with respect to insufficient insurance proceeds, (as applicable), terminate this Lease. Such termination shall be effective as of the date of such damage. Landlord’s determination as to whether the Building can be repaired within one hundred and eighty (180) days may be conditioned on Landlord obtaining authorization from its mortgagee to apply insurance proceeds for the purpose of repairing such damage.

If more than 10% of the Premises is taken by the power of eminent domain or a conveyance in lieu thereof, and if, in Tenant’s reasonable business judgment, the remainder of the Premises is inadequate for carrying out Tenant’s Permitted Use, or if access to the Premises or more than 15% of the parking spaces available to Tenant (subject to Landlord’s right to relocate Tenant’s parking area in accordance with this Lease), is so taken, and if Landlord notifies Tenant that Landlord cannot provide reasonably convenient alternative parking or access, then Tenant shall have the option to cancel this Lease by giving written notice to Landlord within thirty (30) days after the date of the taking. Such cancellation shall be effective as of the date of such taking or conveyance in lieu thereof.

 

 

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7.2

Restoration. If neither of the parties elect to so terminate, this Lease shall continue in force and a just proportion of the rent reserved, according to the nature and extent of the damages sustained by the Premises, shall be suspended or abated until the Premises, or what may remain thereof, shall be put by Landlord in proper condition for use, which Landlord covenants to do with reasonable diligence to the extent permitted by the net proceeds of insurance recovered or damages awarded for such taking, destruction or damage and subject to zoning and building laws or ordinances then in existence. “Net proceeds of insurance recovered or damages awarded” refers to the gross amount of such insurance or damages less the reasonable expenses of Landlord incurred in connection with the collection of the same, including without limitation, fees and expenses for legal and appraisal services.

 

7.3

Award. Irrespective of the form in which recovery may be had by law, all rights to damages or compensation shall belong to Landlord in all cases, provided that Tenant shall have the right, to the extent that the same shall not reduce or prejudice Landlord’s award, to claim from the condemning authority, but not from Landlord, such compensation as may be recoverable by Tenant in its own right for the loss of its trade fixtures and equipment and for moving expenses. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, Tenant hereby grants to Landlord all of Tenant’s rights to such damages and covenants to deliver such further assignments thereof as Landlord may from time to time request.

ARTICLE 8

Defaults

 

8.1

Events of Default, (a) If Tenant shall default in the performance of any of its obligations to pay the Fixed Rent, Additional Rent or any other sum due Landlord hereunder and if such default shall continue for ten (10) days after written notice from Landlord designating such default or if within thirty (30) days after written notice from Landlord to Tenant specifying any other default or defaults Tenant has not commenced diligently to correct the default or defaults so specified or has not thereafter diligently pursued such correction to completion, or (b) if any assignment shall be made by Tenant in violation of the provisions of Section 6.2.1 of this Lease, or (c) if any assignment shall be made by Tenant or any guarantor of Tenant for the benefit of creditors, or (d) if Tenant’s leasehold interest shall be taken on execution, or (e) if a lien or other involuntary encumbrance is filed against Tenant’s leasehold interest or Tenant’s other property, including said leasehold interest, and is not discharged within ten (10) days after Tenant receives notice of the same, or (f) if a petition is filed by Tenant or any guarantor of Tenant for liquidation, or for reorganization or an arrangement under any provision of any bankruptcy law or code as then in force and effect, or (g) if an involuntary petition under any of the provisions of any bankruptcy law or code is filed against Tenant or any guarantor of Tenant and such involuntary petition is not dismissed within thirty (30) days thereafter, or (h) if Tenant shall default in the performance of any of its obligations beyond the expiration of the applicable cure periods under that certain lease for premises at 11 North Avenue, Burlington, MA, dated May 28, 2014 between Tenant and Landlord’s affiliate, N.W. Middlesex 36 Trust, then, and in any of such cases, Landlord and the agents and servants of Landlord lawfully may, in addition to and not in derogation of any remedies for any preceding breach of covenant, immediately or at any time thereafter without demand or notice and with process of law enter into and upon the Premises or any part thereof in the name of the whole and repossess the same as of Landlord’s former estate and expel Tenant and those claiming through or under Tenant and remove its and their effects without being deemed guilty of any manner of trespass and without prejudice to any remedies which might otherwise be used for arrears of rent or prior breach of covenants, and/or Landlord may terminate this Lease by sending written notice of termination to Tenant and this Lease shall terminate and come to an end on the date of entry as aforesaid, or on the third (3 rd) day following the giving of such notice as fully and completely as if such date were the date originally fixed for expiration of the Term of this Lease. Tenant will quit and surrender the Premises to Landlord, but shall remain liable as herein provided. Tenant hereby waives all statutory rights to the Premises (including without limitation rights of redemption, if any, granted under any present or future laws, to the extent such rights may be lawfully waived). Landlord, without notice to Tenant, may store Tenant’s effects, and those of any person claiming through or under Tenant, at the expense and risk of Tenant, and, if Landlord so elects, may sell such effects at public auction or private sale and apply the net proceeds to the payment of all sums due to Landlord from Tenant, if any, and pay over the balance, if any, to Tenant. No termination or repossession provided for in this Section 8.1 shall relieve Tenant or any guarantor of Tenant of the liabilities and obligations of Tenant under this Lease, all of which shall survive any such termination or repossession.

 

 

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8.2

Remedies. A. In the event of termination or repossession, Tenant covenants to pay punctually to Landlord Fixed Rent, Additional Rent and all other sums for which Tenant is obligated in this Lease to pay and in the same manner and to the same extent and at the same time as if this Lease had not been terminated. In calculating the amounts to be paid by Tenant pursuant to the preceding sentence, Tenant shall be credited with any amount paid to Landlord as compensation as set forth below in this Section 8.2 and also with the net proceeds of any rent obtained by Landlord by reletting the Premises, after deducting all Landlord’s expense in connection with such reletting, including, without limitation, all repossession costs, brokerage commissions, reasonable attorney’s fees, and expenses of preparing the Premises for such reletting.

B. Landlord may elect to (i) relet the Premises or any part or parts thereof, for a term or terms which may be equal to or less than or exceed the period which would otherwise have constituted the balance of the Term and may grant such concessions and free rent as Landlord in its reasonable business judgment considers advisable or necessary to relet the same and/or (ii) make such alterations, repairs and decorations in the Premises as Landlord in its reasonable business judgment considers advisable or necessary to relet the same and no action of Landlord in accordance with the foregoing or failure to relet or to collect rent under reletting shall operate or be construed to release or reduce Tenant’s liability as aforesaid. However, Landlord shall use reasonable efforts to re-let the Premises after Tenant vacates the Premises once this Lease is terminated on account of a default by Tenant. For the purposes of this paragraph, marketing of the Premises in a manner similar to the way Landlord markets its other premises in the suburban market shall be deemed to satisfy Landlord’s obligation to use such “reasonable efforts.” In no event shall Landlord be required (i) to solicit or entertain negotiations with any other prospective tenants for the Premises until Landlord obtains full and complete possession of the Premises including, without limitation, the undisputed right to re-let the Premises free of any claim of Tenant, (ii) to lease the Premises to a tenant whose proposed use, in Landlord’s bona fide judgment, would violate any restrictions by which Landlord is bound, (iii) to re-let the Premises before leasing other comparable vacant space in the Building, (iv) to lease the Premises for a rental less than the current fair market rental then prevailing for similar office space in the Building, or (v) to enter into a lease with any proposed tenant that does not have, in Landlord’s reasonable opinion, sufficient financial resources or operating experience to operate the Premises in a manner comparable to other tenants in the Building. In no event, however, shall Tenant’s liability hereunder be diminished or reduced if or to the extent such reasonable efforts of Landlord to re-let are not successful.

C. If this Lease is terminated under any of the provisions contained in Section 8.1, at the election of Landlord, and in lieu of full recovery by Landlord of the sums payable under the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.2 (except for the amount of any rent of any kind accrued and unpaid at the time of termination), Landlord may by written notice to Tenant, elect to recover, and Tenant shall thereupon pay forthwith to Landlord, as compensation, an amount equal to the present value of the amount by which the payments of Fixed Rent and Additional Rent payable for balance of the Term would exceed the fair rental value of the Premises for the balance of the Term. In calculating the rent reserved there shall be included, in addition to the Fixed Rent and Additional Rent, the value of all other considerations agreed to be paid by Tenant for the balance of the Term.

D. In the alternative, and in lieu of any other damages or indemnity and in lieu of full recovery by Landlord of all sums payable under all the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.2, Landlord may by written notice to Tenant, at any time after this Lease is terminated under any of the provisions contained in Section 8.1 or is otherwise terminated for breach of any obligation of Tenant and before such full recovery, elect to recover, and Tenant shall thereupon pay, as liquidated damages, an amount equal to the lesser of (i) aggregate of the Fixed Rent and Additional Rent accrues in the twelve (12) months ended immediately prior to such termination plus the amount of rent of any kind accrued and unpaid at the time of termination and less the amount of any recovery by Landlord under the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.2 up to the time of payment of such liquidated damages.

 

 

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E. Nothing contained in this Lease shall, however, limit or prejudice the right of Landlord to prove for and obtain in proceedings for bankruptcy or insolvency by reason of the termination of this Lease, an amount equal to the maximum allowed by any statute or rule of law in effect at the time when, and governing the proceedings in which, the damages are to be proved, whether or not the amount be greater than, equal to, or less than the amount of the loss or damages referred to above.

 

8.3

Remedies Cumulative. Any and all rights and remedies which Landlord may have under this Lease, and at law and equity, shall be cumulative and shall not be deemed inconsistent with each other, and any two or more of all such rights and remedies may be exercised at the same time insofar as permitted by law.

 

8.4

Landlord’s Right to Cure Defaults. Landlord may, but shall not be obligated to, cure, at any time, without notice, any default by Tenant under this Lease; and whenever Landlord so elects, all costs and expenses incurred by Landlord, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, in curing a default shall be paid, as Additional Rent, by Tenant to Landlord on demand, together with lawful interest thereon from the date of payment by Landlord to the date of payment by Tenant.

 

8.5

Effect of Waivers of Default. Any consent or permission by Landlord to any act or omission which otherwise would be a breach of any covenant or condition herein, shall not in any way be held or construed (unless expressly so declared) to operate so as to impair the continuing obligation of any covenant or condition herein, or otherwise, except as to the specific instance, operate to permit similar acts or omissions.

 

8.6

No Waiver, etc. The failure of Landlord to seek redress for violation of, or to insist upon the strict performance of, any covenant or condition of this Lease shall not be deemed a waiver of such violation nor prevent a subsequent act, which would have originally constituted a violation, from having all the force and effect of an original violation. The receipt by Landlord of rent with knowledge of the breach of any covenant of this Lease shall not be deemed to have been a waiver of such breach by Landlord. No consent or waiver, express or implied, by Landlord to or of any breach of any agreement or duty shall be construed as a waiver or consent to or of any other breach of the same or any other agreement or duty.

 

8.7

No Accord and Satisfaction. No acceptance by Landlord of a lesser sum than the Fixed Rent, Additional Rent or any other charge then due shall be deemed to be other than on account of the earliest installment of such rent or charge due, nor shall any endorsement or statement on any check or any letter accompanying any check or payment as rent or other charge be deemed an accord and satisfaction, and Landlord may accept such check or payment without prejudice to Landlord’s right to recover the balance of such installment or pursue any other remedy in this Lease provided.

ARTICLE 9

Rights of Mortgage Holders

 

9.1

Rights of Mortgage Holders. The word “mortgage” as used herein includes mortgages, deeds of trust or other similar instruments evidencing other voluntary liens or encumbrances, and modifications, consolidations, extensions, renewals, replacements and substitutes thereof. The word “holder” shall mean a mortgagee, and any subsequent holder or holders of a mortgage. Until the holder of a mortgage shall enter and take possession of the Property for the purpose of foreclosure, such holder shall have only such rights of Landlord as are necessary to preserve the integrity of this Lease as security. Upon entry and taking possession of the Property for the purpose of foreclosure, such holder shall have all the rights of Landlord. No such holder of a mortgage shall be liable either as mortgagee or as assignee, to perform, or be liable in damages for failure to perform, any of the obligations of Landlord unless and until such holder shall enter and take possession of the Property for the purpose of foreclosure. Upon entry for the purpose of foreclosure, such holder shall be liable to perform all of the obligations of Landlord, subject to and with the benefit of the provisions of Section 10.4, provided that a discontinuance of any foreclosure proceeding shall be deemed a conveyance under said provisions to the owner of the equity of the Property.

 

 

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The covenants and agreements contained in this Lease with respect to the rights, powers and benefits of a holder of a mortgage (particularly, without limitation thereby, the covenants and agreements contained in this Section 9.1) constitute a continuing offer to any person, corporation or other entity, which by accepting a mortgage subject to this Lease, assumes the obligations herein set forth with respect to such holder; such holder is hereby constituted a party of this Lease as an obligee hereunder to the same extent as though its name were written hereon as such; and such holder shall be entitled to enforce such provisions in its own name. Tenant agrees on request of Landlord to execute and deliver from time to time any agreement which may be necessary to implement the provisions of this Section 9.1.

 

9.2

Lease Superior or Subordinate to Mortgages. It is agreed that the rights and interest of Tenant under this Lease shall be (i) subject or subordinate to any present or future mortgage or mortgages and to any and all advances to be made thereunder, and to the interest of the holder thereof in the Premises or any property of which the Premises are a part if Landlord shall elect by written notice to Tenant to subject or subordinate the rights and interest of Tenant under this Lease to such mortgage or (ii) prior to any present or future mortgage or mortgages, if Landlord shall elect, by notice to Tenant, to give the rights and interest of Tenant under this Lease priority to such mortgage; in the event of either of such elections and upon notification by Landlord to that effect, the rights and interest of Tenant under this Lease should be deemed to be subordinate to, or have priority over, as the case may be, said mortgage or mortgages, irrespective of the time of execution or time of recording of any such mortgage or mortgages (provided that, in the case of subordination of this Lease to any future mortgages, the holder thereof agrees not to disturb the possession of Tenant so long as Tenant is not in default hereunder past all applicable notice and cure periods). Tenant agrees it will, upon not less than ten (10) days’ prior written request by Landlord, execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all instruments deemed by Landlord necessary or desirable to give effect to or notice of such subordination or priority. Any Mortgage to which this Lease shall be subordinated may contain such terms, provisions and conditions as the holder deems usual or customary.

ARTICLE 10

Miscellaneous Provisions

 

10.1

Notices from One Party to the Other. All notices required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and addressed, if to the Tenant, at the Original Notice Address of Tenant or such other address as Tenant shall have last designated by notice in writing to Landlord and, if to Landlord, at the Original Notice Address of Landlord or such other address as Landlord shall have last designated by notice in writing to Tenant. Any notice shall be deemed duly given when mailed to such address postage prepaid, by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or when delivered to such address by hand.

 

10.2

Quiet Enjoyment. Landlord agrees that upon Tenant’s paying the rent and performing and observing the agreements, conditions and other provisions on its part to be performed and observed, Tenant shall and may peaceably and quietly have, hold and enjoy the Premises during the term hereof without any manner of hindrance or molestation from Landlord or anyone claiming under Landlord, subject, however, to the terms of this Lease.

 

10.3

Lease not to be Recorded. Tenant agrees that it will not record this Lease. Both parties shall, upon the request of either, execute and deliver a notice or short form of this Lease in such form, if any, as may be permitted by applicable statute. Tenant hereby irrevocably appoints Landlord as Tenant’s attorney-in-fact (which appointment shall survive termination of the term of this Lease) with full power of substitution to execute, acknowledge and deliver a notice of termination of lease in Tenant’s name if Tenant fails, within 10 days after request therefor, to either execute, acknowledge or deliver such notice of termination or give Landlord written notice setting forth the reasons why Tenant is refusing to deliver such notice of termination.

 

 

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10.4

Limitation of Landlord’s Liability. The term “Landlord” as used in this Lease, so far as covenants or obligations to be performed by Landlord are concerned, shall be limited to mean and include only the owner or owners at the time in question of the Property, and in the event of any transfer or transfers of title to said property, the Landlord (and in case of any subsequent transfers or conveyances, the then grantor) shall be concurrently freed and relieved from and after the date of such transfer or conveyance, without any further instrument or agreement of all liability as respects the performance of any covenants or obligations on the part of the Landlord contained in this Lease thereafter to be performed, it being intended hereby that the covenants and obligations contained in this Lease on the part of Landlord, shall, subject as aforesaid, be binding on the Landlord, its successors and assigns, only during and in respect of their respective successive periods of ownership of said leasehold interest or fee, as the case may be. Tenant, its successors and assigns, shall not assert nor seek to enforce any claim for breach of this Lease against any of Landlord’s assets other than Landlord’s interest in the Property and in the rents, issues and profits thereof, and Tenant agrees to look solely to such interest for the satisfaction of any liability or claim against Landlord under this Lease, it being specifically agreed that in no event whatsoever shall Landlord (which term shall include, without limitation, any general or limited partner, trustees, beneficiaries, officers, directors, managers, members or stockholders of Landlord) ever be personally liable for any such liability.

 

10.5

Force Majeure. In any case where either party hereto is required to do any act, delays caused by or resulting from Acts of God, war, civil commotion, fire, flood or other casualty, labor difficulties, shortages of labor, materials or equipment, government regulations, unusually severe weather, or other causes beyond such party’s reasonable control (any of the foregoing causes being referred to herein as “Force Majeure”) shall not be counted in determining the time during which work shall be completed, whether such time be designated by a fixed date, a fixed time or a “reasonable time,” and such time shall be deemed to be extended by the period of such delay. Tenant’s inability to pay any sums due Landlord hereunder shall in no way be affected or excused by any of the foregoing causes and shall in no event be deemed a Force Majeure event.

 

10.6

Landlord’s Default. Landlord shall not be deemed to be in default in the performance of any of its obligations hereunder unless it shall fail to perform such obligations and such failure shall continue for a period of thirty (30) days or such additional time as is reasonably required to correct any such default after written notice has been given by Tenant to Landlord specifying the nature of Landlord’s alleged default. The foregoing notice requirement shall not exculpate Landlord from liability in the event that Landlord fails to meet the commercially reasonable standard of care required of landlords in emergency circumstances when such 30-day notice requirement would be moot. Landlord shall not be liable in any event for incidental or consequential damages to Tenant by reason of Landlord’s default, whether or not notice is given. Tenant shall have no right to terminate this Lease for any default by Landlord hereunder and no right, for any such default, to offset or counterclaim against any rent due hereunder.

 

10.7

Brokerage. Tenant warrants and represents that it has dealt with no broker in connection with the consummation of this Lease, other than Nordblom Company, and in the event of any brokerage claims, other than by Nordblom Company, against Landlord predicated upon prior dealings with Tenant, Tenant agrees to defend the same and indemnify and hold Landlord harmless against any such claim.

 

10.8

Applicable Law and Construction; Merger, Jury Trial. This Lease shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and, if any provisions of this Lease shall to any extent be invalid, the remainder of this Lease shall not be affected thereby. This Lease and the Exhibits attached hereto and forming a part hereof constitute all the covenants, promises, agreements, and understandings between Landlord and Tenant concerning the Premises and the Building and there are no covenants, promises, agreements or understandings, either oral or written, between them other than as are set forth in this Lease. Neither Landlord nor Landlord’s agents shall be bound to any representations with respect to the Premises, the Building or the Property except as herein expressly set forth, and all representations, either oral or written, shall be deemed to be merged into this Lease. The titles of the several Articles and Sections contained herein are for convenience only and shall not be considered in construing this Lease. Tenant shall and does hereby waive trial by jury in any action, proceeding, or

 

 

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  claim brought by or against Landlord regarding any matter arising out of or in any way connected with this Lease, the relationship of Landlord and Tenant or Tenant’s use or occupancy of the Premises. Unless repugnant to the context, the words “Landlord” and “Tenant” appearing in this Lease shall be construed to mean those named above and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, and those claiming through or under them respectively. If there be more than one tenant, the obligations imposed by this Lease upon Tenant shall be joint and several.

 

10.9

Consents. With respect to any provision of this Lease which either provides or is held to provide that Landlord shall not unreasonably withhold or unreasonably delay any consent or approval, Tenant shall not be entitled to make any claim for, and Tenant hereby expressly waives, any claim for damages, it being understood and agreed that Tenant’s sole remedy therefor shall be an action for specific performance.

 

10.10

Authority. In the event the Tenant is a corporation, partnership or limited liability company, Tenant hereby represents and warrants that: the Tenant is a duly constituted corporation, partnership or limited liability company, as the case may be, qualified to do business in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; that the person executing this Lease is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Lease on behalf of said corporation(s), partnership(s) or limited liability company(ies); and that the by-laws of Tenant authorize to enter into this Lease.

 

10.11

Counterparts. This Lease shall not be valid and binding until executed and delivered by Landlord and may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. Any facsimile or other electronic transmittal of original signature versions of this Lease shall be considered to have the same legal effect as execution and delivery of the original document and shall be treated in all manner and respects as the original document. Any facsimile or other electronic transmittal of original signature versions of this Lease shall be considered to have the same legal effect as execution and delivery of the original document and shall be treated in all manner and respects as the original document.

 

10.12

USA Patriot Act. Tenant represents, warrants, and covenants that neither Tenant nor any of its partners, officers, directors, members or shareholders, assignees, or subtenants (i) is listed on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List maintained by the Office of Foreign Asset Control, Department of the Treasury (“OFAC”) pursuant to Executive Order No. 13224, 66 Fed. Reg. 49079 (Sept. 25, 2001) (“Order”) and all applicable provisions of Title III of the USA Patriot Act (Public Law No. 107-56 (October 26, 2001)); (ii) is listed on the Denied Persons List and Entity List maintained by the United States Department of Commerce; (iii) is listed on the List of Terrorists and List of Disbarred Parties maintained by the United States Department of State, (iv) is listed on any list or qualification of “Designated Nationals” as defined in the Cuban Assets Control Regulations 31 C.F.R. Part 515; (v) is listed on any other publicly available list of terrorists, terrorist organizations or narcotics traffickers maintained by the United States Department of State, the United States Department of Commerce or any other governmental authority or pursuant to the Order, the rules and regulations of OF AC (including without limitation the Trading with the Enemy Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 1-44; the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. §§ 1701-06; the unrepealed provision of the Iraq Sanctions Act, Publ. L. No. 101-513; the United Nations Participation Act, 22 U.S.C. § 2349 as-9; The Cuban Democracy Act, 22 U.S.C. §§ 6001-10; The Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2332d and 233; and The Foreign Narcotic Kingpin Designation Act, Publ. L. No. 106-120 and 107-108, all as may be amended from time to time); or any other applicable requirements contained in any enabling legislation or other Executive Orders in respect of the Order (the Order and such other rules, regulations, legislation or orders are collectively called the “Orders”); (vi) is engaged in activities prohibited in the Orders; or (vii) has been convicted, pleaded nolo contendere, indicted, arraigned or custodially detained on charges involving money laundering or predicate crimes to money laundering, drug trafficking, terrorist-related activities or other money laundering predicate crimes or in connection with the Bank Secrecy Act (31 U.S.C. §§5311 et. seq.).

 

10.13

Execution and Delivery. This Lease shall only become effective and binding upon full execution hereof by Landlord and Tenant, and delivery of a signed copy to Tenant.

 

 

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WITNESS the execution hereof under seal on the day and year first above written:

 

LANDLORD:
NWP BUILDING 24 LLC
By:  

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TENANT:
KEYSTONE DENTAL, INC.
By:  

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Its:   CEO

 

 

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EXHIBIT A

PLAN SHOWING THE PREMISES

 

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EXHIBIT C

TENANT ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATE

TO:                              (“Mortgagee” or “Purchaser”)

THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT:

1. The undersigned is the tenant (the “Tenant”) under that certain lease (the “Lease”) dated                 , 20        , by and between                          as landlord (the “Landlord”), and the undersigned, as Tenant, covering those certain premises commonly known and designated as                                      (the “Premises”) in the building located at                             , Massachusetts.

2. The Lease is attached hereto as Exhibit A and (i) constitutes the entire agreement between the undersigned and the Landlord with respect to the Premises, (ii) is the only Lease between the undersigned and the Landlord affecting the Premises and (iii) has not been modified, changed, altered or amended in any respect, except (if none, so state):

 

                                                 

                                                 

                                                 

3. The undersigned has accepted and now occupies the Premises as of the date hereof, and all improvements, if any, required by the terms of the Lease to be made by the Landlord have been completed and all construction allowances to be paid by Landlord have been paid. In addition, the undersigned has made no agreement with Landlord or any agent, representative or employee of Landlord concerning free rent, partial rent, rebate of rental payments or any other type of rental or other economic inducement or concession except (if none, so state):

 

                                                 

                                                 

                                                 

4. The term of the Lease began (or is scheduled to begin) on                         , 20         and will expire on                         , 20        ;

5. The fixed rent for the Premises has been paid to and including                             , 20        ;

6. The fixed rent being paid pursuant to the Lease is at the annual rate of $                    ; and

7. The escalations payable by Tenant under the Lease are currently $                , based on a pro rata share of             %, and have been reconciled through                         , 20        .

8. No party to the Lease is in default, (ii) the Lease is in full force and effect, (iii) the rental payable under the Lease is accruing to the extent therein provided thereunder, (iv) as of the date hereof the undersigned has no charge, lien or claim of off-set (and no claim for any credit or deduction) under the Lease or otherwise, against rents or other charges due or to become due thereunder or on account of any prepayment of rent more than one (1) month in advance of its due date, and (v) Tenant has no claim against Landlord for any security, rental, cleaning or other deposits, except (if none, so state):

 

                                                 

                                                 

9. Since the date of the Lease there are no actions, whether voluntary or otherwise, pending against the undersigned under the bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, moratorium or similar laws of the United States, any state thereof of any other jurisdiction.

 

 

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10. Tenant has not sublet, assigned or hypothecated or otherwise transferred all or any portion of Tenant’s leasehold interest.

11. Neither Tenant nor Landlord has commenced any action or given or received any notice for the purpose of terminating the Lease, nor does Tenant have any right to terminate the Lease, except (if none, so state):

 

                                                 

                                                 

                                                 

12. Tenant has no option or preferential right to purchase all or any part of the Premises (or the real property of which the Premises are a part) nor any right or interest with respect to the Premises or the real property of which the Premises are a part. Tenant has no right to renew or extend the term of the Lease or expand the Premises except (if none, so state):

 

                                                 

                                                 

                                                 

13. The undersigned acknowledges that the parties named herein are relying upon this estoppel certificate and the accuracy of the information contained herein in making a loan secured by the Landlord’s interest in the Premises, or in connection with the acquisition of the Property of which the Premises is a part.

EXECUTED UNDER SEAL AS OF                         , 20        .

 

TENANT:

By:    
Name:    
Title:  
Duly Authorized

 

 

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EXHIBIT D

FORM OF LANDLORD’S WAIVER AND CONSENT

WHEREAS,                                      (the “Tenant”) has or is about to enter into certain financing agreements with                                                       (the “Bank”) pursuant to which the Bank has been or may be granted a security interest in certain property of the Tenant; and

WHEREAS, Tenant is the tenant, pursuant to a lease agreement by and between Tenant and the undersigned (the “Landlord”) dated as of                                  (the “Lease”), of certain demised premises contained in the building located at the following address:

 

                                                 

                                                 

                                                 

and more particularly described in the Lease (the “Premises”);

NOW, THEREFORE, for valuable consideration, the Landlord agrees, for as long as Tenant remains indebted to the Bank, as follows:

1. Landlord acknowledges and agrees that the personal property of Tenant (which for purposes hereof shall not include computer wiring, telephone wiring and systems, and demountable partitions) in which the Bank has been granted a security interest (the “Bank Collateral”) may from time to time be located on the Premises;

2. Landlord subordinates, waives, releases and relinquishes unto the Bank, its successors or assigns, all right, title and interest, if any, which the Landlord may otherwise claim in and to the Bank Collateral, except as provided in subparagraph (d) hereinbelow;

3. Upon providing the Landlord with at least five (5) business days’ prior written notice that Tenant is in default of its obligations to the Bank, the Bank shall then have the right to enter the Premises during business hours for the purpose of removing said Bank Collateral, provided (i) the Bank completes the removal of said Bank Collateral within ten (10) business days following said first written notice of default, and (ii) the Bank restores any part of the Premises which may be damaged by such removal to its condition prior to such removal in an expeditious manner not to exceed ten (10) business days following said first written notice of default;

4. Upon receipt of written notice from Landlord of the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease, the Bank shall have ten (10) business days to enter the Premises during business hours, remove said Bank Collateral, and restore any part of the Premises which may be damaged by such removal to its condition prior to such removal. If the Bank fails to so remove the Bank Collateral, the Bank agrees that the Bank Collateral shall thereupon be deemed subject to the yield up provisions of the Lease, so the Landlord may treat the Bank Collateral as abandoned, deem it Landlord’s property, if Landlord so elects, and retain or remove and dispose of it, all as provided in the Lease;

5. All notices and other communications under this Landlord’s Consent and Waiver shall be in writing, and shall be delivered by hand, by a nationally recognized commercial next day delivery service, or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, and sent to the following addresses:

 

if to the Bank:                         

                                                 

                                                 

Attention:                               

 

 

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with a copy to:                         

                                                 

                                                 

if to the Landlord:    c/o Nordblom Management Company, Inc.

                                  71 Third Avenue

                                  Burlington, MA 01803

Such notices shall be effective (a) in the case of hand deliveries, when received, (b) in the case of a next day delivery service, on the next business day after being placed in the possession of such delivery service with next day delivery charges prepaid, and (c) in the case of mail, five (5) days after deposit in the postal system, certified or registered mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid. Either party may change its address and telecopy number by written notice to the other as provided above; and

6. The Bank shall indemnify and hold harmless the Landlord for any and all damage caused as a result of the exercise of the Bank’s rights hereunder.

This Landlord’s Consent and Waiver may not be changed or terminated orally and inures to the benefit of and is binding upon the Landlord and its successors and assigns, and inures to the benefit of and is binding upon the Bank and its successors and assigns.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Landlord and Bank have each executed this Landlord’s Consent and Waiver or caused it to be executed by an officer thereunto duly authorized, and the appropriate seal to be hereunto affixed, this                      day of,                     , 20        .

 

LANDLORD:
 
By:    
(Name)  
(Title)  

 

BANK:
 
By:    
(Name)  
(Title)  

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

                          County, ss.

On this                  day of                     , 20        , before me, the undersigned Notary Public, personally appeared the above-named                                     , proved to me by satisfactory evidence of identification, being (check whichever applies): ☐ driver’s license or other state or federal governmental document bearing a photographic image, ☐ oath or affirmation of a credible witness known to me who knows the above signatories, or ☐ my own personal knowledge of the identity of the signatory, to be the person whose name is signed above, and acknowledged the foregoing to be signed by her/him voluntarily for its stated purpose.

 

     
Print Name:    
My commission expires:    

 

 

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STATE OF                                 

                     County, ss.

On this                                  day of            , 20        , before me, the undersigned Notary Public, personally appeared the above-named                    , proved to me by satisfactory evidence of identification, being (check whichever applies): ☐ driver’s license or other state or federal governmental document bearing a photographic image, ☐ oath or affirmation of a credible witness known to me who knows the above signatories, or ☐ my own personal knowledge of the identity of the signatory, to be the person whose name is signed above, that he/she signed it as                                               for                                     , and acknowledged the foregoing to be signed by her/him voluntarily for its stated purpose.

 

     
Print Name:    
My commission expires:    

 

 

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