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• Completion of Construction (a) For the purposes of this Agreement, the terms "

• Headings; Construction The headings of the sections of this Note are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute a part hereof. Words used herein of any gender shall be construed to include any other gender where appropriate, and words used herein that are either singular or plural shall be construed to include the other where appropriate.

• Manner of Construction Landlord may impose, as a condition of its consent to any and all Alterations or repairs of the Premises or about the Premises, such requirements as Landlord in its reasonable discretion may deem desirable, including, but not limited to, the requirement that Tenant utilize for such purposes only contractors reasonably approved by Landlord, and the requirement that upon Landlord’s timely request (as more particularly set forth in Section 8.5, below), Tenant shall, at Tenant’s expense, remove such Alterations upon the expiration or any early termination of the Lease Term in accordance with the terms of Section 8.5, below. If Landlord shall give its consent, the consent shall be deemed conditioned upon Tenant acquiring a permit to do the work from appropriate governmental agencies, the furnishing of a copy of such permit to Landlord prior to the commencement of the work, and the compliance by Tenant with all conditions of said permit in a prompt and expeditious manner. If such Alterations will involve the use of or disturb hazardous materials or substances existing in the Premises, Tenant shall comply with Landlord’s rules and regulations concerning such hazardous materials or substances. Tenant shall construct such Alterations and perform such repairs in a good and workmanlike manner, in conformance with any and all applicable federal, state, county or municipal laws, rules and regulations and pursuant to a valid building permit, issued by the City of San Francisco, all in conformance with Landlord’s construction rules and regulations; provided, however, that prior to commencing to construct any Alteration, Tenant shall meet with Landlord to discuss Landlord’s design parameters and code compliance issues. In the event Tenant performs any Alterations in the Premises which require or

• General Construction Principles Words in any gender are deemed to include the other genders. The singular is deemed to include the plural and vice versa. The headings and underlined paragraph titles are for guidance only and have no significance in the interpretation of this Agreement.

• Neutral Construction The parties to this Agreement agree that this Agreement was negotiated fairly between them at arm's length and that the final terms of this Agreement are the product of the parties' negotiations. Each party represents and warrants that it has sought and received legal counsel of its own choosing with regard to the contents of this Agreement and the rights and obligations affected hereby. The parties agree that this Agreement shall be deemed to have been jointly and equally drafting by them, and that the provisions of this Agreement therefore should not be construed against a party or parties on the grounds that such party or parties drafted or was more responsible for the drafting of any such provision(s).

• Rule of Construction The general rule of construction for interpreting a contract, which provides that the provisions of a contract should be construed against the party preparing the contract, is waived by the parties hereto. Each party acknowledges that such party was represented by separate legal counsel in this matter who participated in the preparation of this Agreement or such party had the opportunity to retain counsel to participate in the preparation of this Agreement but elected not to do so.

• No Rule of Construction All of the parties hereto have been represented by counsel in the negotiations and preparation of this Agreement; therefore, this Agreement will be deemed to be drafted by each of the parties hereto, and no rule of construction will be invoked respecting the authorship of this Agreement.

• Initial Construction Landlord shall fully construct the base Building in accordance with the preliminary base building plans, including, without limitation, floor plans, elevations and site plan(s) (collectively, the "PBBP") and Base Building Outline Specifications attached hereto as Exhibits B-1 and B-2, respectively (all of such work being collectively referred to as the "Landlord's Work"). In the event of differences between the PBBP or the Landlord's Plans (as hereinafter defined) and the Base Building Outline Specifications, the Base Building Outline Specifications shall govern and control until the Landlord's Plans (as hereinafter defined) are prepared. A complete set of final base Building plans and construction drawings and specifications, such drawings and specifications to include a detail schedule of core base Building finish items such as, but not limited to, carpets, doors, hardware, ceiling grids/tiles, lavatory fixtures, light fixtures, window blinds, lobby finishes and paint/wall coverings (collectively, the "Landlord's Plans") shall be prepared by Landlord, at its sole cost and expense. Landlord and Tenant agree to work together with Landlord's architect, Symmes Maini and McKex Xxxociates, Inc. in order to achieve a design that meets the standard set forth below. Furthermore, Landlord agrees to use good faith and diligent efforts to deliver the Landlord's Plans to Tenant on or before May 1, 2000. Upon receipt, Tenant shall have seven (7) business days to comment upon the Landlord's Plans. Landlord and Tenant shall use reasonable efforts to reach agreement on the Landlord's Plans as soon thereafter as possible. In reaching agreement, Landlord and Tenant shall each approve portions of the Landlord's Plans that are in acceptable form and shall note their respective objections to the portions that are unacceptable to each of them so as to enable Landlord to continue construction and order materials in a timely manner. In the event that Landlord's Plans conform with the PBBP, but Tenant does not approve the Landlord's Plans within seven (7) business days of receipt thereof from Landlord, then the Outside Delivery Date (as hereinafter defined) shall be extended for a number of days equal to the number of Tenant Plan Delay Days, as such term is hereinafter defined. The number of Tenant Plan Delay Days are defined as and shall be calculated by determining the actual number of days as certified by Landlord and its architect that the Term Commencement Date was delayed by such Tenant's failure to approve the Landlord's Plans within the required seven (7) business days. Landlord agrees to provide Tenant with written notice of such determination, such notice to include reasonable detail describing the cause of the delay and the number of Tenant Plan Delay Days as certified by Landlord and its architect. If Tenant and Tenant's Architect (as hereinafter defined)

• General Rules of Construction For all purposes of this Agreement: (i) the terms defined in this Agreement include the plural as well as the singular; (ii) all references in this Agreement to designated "Articles," "Sections" and other subdivisions are to the designated Articles, Sections and other subdivisions of the body of this Agreement; (iii) pronouns of either gender or neuter include, as appropriate, the other pronoun forms; (iv) the words "herein," "hereof" and "hereunder" and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision; (v) "or" is not exclusive; (vi) "including" and "includes" will be deemed to be followed by "but not limited to" and "but is not limited to," respectively; (vii) any definition of or reference to any law, agreement, instrument or other document herein will be construed as referring to such law, agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified; and (viii) any definition of or reference to any statute will be construed as referring also to any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

• Law; Construction This Agreement and any claim, counterclaim or dispute of any kind or nature whatsoever arising out of or in any way relating to this Agreement (“Claim”), directly or indirectly, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York.