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• Real Estate Taxes If with respect to any full Tax Year or fraction of a Tax Year falling within the Term, Landlord’s Tax Expenses Allocable to the Premises as hereinafter defined for a full Tax Year exceed Base Taxes Allocable to the Premises, or for any such fraction of a Tax Year exceed the corresponding fraction of Base Taxes Allocable to the Premises then, on or before the thirtieth (30th) day following receipt by Tenant of the certified statement referred to below in this Section 2.7, Tenant shall pay to Landlord, as Additional Rent, the amount of such excess. Not later than ninety (90) days after Landlord’s Tax Expenses Allocable to the Premises are determined for the first such Tax Year or fraction thereof and for each succeeding Tax Year or fraction thereof during the Term, Landlord shall render Tenant a statement in reasonable detail certified by a representative of Landlord showing for the preceding year or fraction thereof, as the case may be, real estate taxes on the Building and the Site and abatements and refunds of any taxes and assessments. Expenditures for legal fees and for other expenses incurred in obtaining the tax refund or abatement may be charged against the tax refund or abatement before the adjustments are made for the Tax Year. Said statement to be rendered to Tenant shall also show for the preceding year or fraction thereof as the case may be the amounts of real estate taxes already paid by Tenant as Additional Rent, and the amount of real estate taxes remaining due from, or overpaid by, Tenant for the year or other period covered by the statement. Within thirty (30) days after the date of delivery of the foregoing statement, Tenant shall pay to Landlord the balance of the amounts, if any, required to be paid pursuant to the above provisions of this Section 2.7 with respect to the preceding year or fraction thereof, or Landlord shall credit any amounts due from it to Tenant pursuant to the provisions of this Section 2.7 against (i) monthly installments of fixed rent next thereafter coming due or (ii) any sums then due from Tenant to Landlord under this Lease (or refund such portion of the over-payment as aforesaid if the Term has ended and Tenant has no further obligation to Landlord). To the extent permitted by applicable law and provided there shall not then be existing an Event of Default, there is a minimum of twelve (12) full calendar months remaining in the Term (as it may have been extended) and Tenant has given prior written notice to Landlord, Tenant shall have the right to contest the amount or validity, in whole or in part, of any of the real estate taxes by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted in good faith; provided, however, that as a continuing condition to such right, Tenant shall be required to make those payments respecting real state taxes as and at the times required by law notwithstanding any such contest. Tenant further agrees that each such contest shall be promptly and diligently prosecuted in good faith to a final conclusion except only as provided herein. Landlord agrees to cooperate with Tenant in any such proceeding provided that the same shall be at the sole cost and expense of Tenant. Tenant will pay and save Landlord harmless against any and all losses, judgments, decrees and costs incurred by Landlord (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) relating to the Premises and the Term hereof and being the direct or proximate result of Tenant’s initiation of such contest and will, promptly after the final settlement, compromise or determination of such contest, fully pay and discharge Tenant’s obligations under this Section 2.7, together with all penalties, fines, interests, costs and expenses. Further, any such contest by Tenant shall not be discontinued unless and until Tenant has given to Landlord written notice of Tenant’s intent to so discontinue and if Landlord shall not by notice to Tenant (the “Assumption Notice”) within thirty (30) days after receipt of Tenant’s notice elect to assume, at Landlord’s sole cost and expense, the continued prosecution and conduct of such contest. In the event Landlord shall give such Assumption Notice, Tenant shall cooperate with Landlord in all respects as may be necessary for Landlord’s continuation of such contest, but Tenant shall have no other obligation for the prosecution and conduct of such contest. In addition, payments by Tenant on account of increases in real estate taxes anticipated for the then current year shall be made monthly at the time and in the fashion herein provided for the payment of fixed rent. The amount so to be paid to Landlord shall be an amount reasonably estimated by Landlord to be sufficient to provide Landlord, in the aggregate, a sum equal to Tenant’s share of such increases, at least ten (10) days before the day on which such payments by Landlord would become delinquent. To the extent that real estate taxes shall be payable to the taxing authority in installments with respect to periods less than a Tax Year, the foregoing statement shall be rendered and payments made on account of such installments. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, no decrease in Landlord’s Tax Expenses with respect to any Tax Year shall result in a reduction of the amount otherwise payable by Tenant if and to the extent said decrease is attributable to vacancies in the Building or partial completion of the Building rather than to any other causes. Terms used herein are defined as follows:

• Rent and Operating Expenses Section 4.1 Basic Rent Section 4.2 Operating Expenses Section 4.3

• Operating Expenses Unless modified in accordance with Exhibit D, Landlord maintenance addendum, attached hereto, it is the intention of the parties and they hereby agree that this shall be a triple net Lease, and the Landlord shall have no obligation to provide any services, perform any acts or pay any expenses, charges, obligations or costs of any kind whatsoever with respect to the Premises, and Tenant hereby agrees to pay one hundred percent (100%) of any and all Operating Expenses as hereafter defined for the entire term of the Lease and any extensions thereof in accordance with specific provisions hereinafter set forth. The term Operating expenses shall include all costs to Landlord of operating and maintaining the Building and related parking areas, and shall include, without limitation, real estate and personal property taxes and assessments, management fee, heating, electricity, water, waste disposal, sewage, operating materials and supplies, service agreements and charges, lawn care, snow removal, restriping, repairs, repaving, cleaning and custodial, security, insurance, the cost of contesting the validity or applicability of any governmental acts which may affect operating expenses, and all other direct operating costs of operating and maintaining the Building and related parking areas, unless expressly excluded from operating expenses. Notwithstanding the foregoing, operating costs (and Tenant's obligations in relation thereto) shall not include (i) any expense chargeable to a capital account or capital improvement, ground leases; principal or interest payments on any mortgage or deed of trust on the premises; (ii) any amount for which Landlord is reimbursed through insurance, by third persons, or directly by other tenants of the premises, (iii) repair costs occasioned by fire, windstorm or other casualty, (iv) any construction, repair or maintenance expenses or obligations that are the sole responsibility of Landlord (not to be reimbursed by Tenant), (v) leasing commissions and other expenses incurred in connection with leasing any other area located on the premises to any other party, (vi) any expense representing an amount paid to an affiliate or subsidiary of Landlord which is in excess of the amount which would be paid in the absence of such relationship, and (vii) costs of items and services for which Tenant reimburses Landlord or pays third persons directly.

• Real Estate Taxes and Assessments Subject to Section 4(c) below, Tenant shall pay all Real Estate Taxes (as hereinafter defined) levied, assessed, accruing, or imposed from and after the Commencement Date, which shall become due and payable during the Term with respect to the Property. If any such Real Estate Taxes may, at the option of the taxpayer, be paid in installments, Tenant may exercise the option to pay the same in installments; provided Tenant pays all costs and charges related to such installment payment method. All Real Estate Taxes that shall be assessed with respect to a taxable year or period beginning on or before and ending after the Commencement Date or beginning on or before and ending after the Termination Date shall be apportioned pro rata between Landlord and Tenant on a per diem basis in accordance with the respective number of days in such taxable year or period during which this Lease is in effect. “Real Estate Taxes” shall mean the ad valorem real estate taxes levied against the Property (and the improvements and fixtures located thereon), betterment assessments, special benefit taxes and special assessments levied or imposed against the Property, taxes levied or assessed on gross rentals payable by Tenant to the extent charged, assessed or imposed upon tenants in general which are based upon the rents payable under this Lease, any impact fees levied or assessed, whether or not billed by the taxing authority as a special benefit tax or a special assessment, all taxes levied or assessed on the Property that are in addition to or in lieu of taxes that are currently so assessed, and penalties and interest related to Real Estate Taxes if the applicable Real Estate Tax bills have been forwarded to Tenant in a timely manner; provided, however, that Real Estate Taxes shall not include any Excluded Taxes. “Excluded Taxes” shall mean, without limitation, Landlord’s income taxes, gift taxes, excess profit taxes, excise taxes, franchise taxes, estate, succession, inheritance and realty transfer taxes resulting from the transfer of any direct or indirect interest in the Property by Landlord unless such taxes replace Real Estate Taxes in the future (except as expressly set forth in the last sentence of this Section 4(a)), and any interest or penalty charges resulting solely from Landlord’s failure to promptly deliver the Real Estate Tax bills to Tenant if the applicable taxing authority has forwarded the tax xxxx to Landlord rather than Tenant. All special benefit taxes and special assessments shall be amortized over the longest time permitted under ordinance and Tenant’s liability for installments of such special benefit taxes and special assessments not yet due shall be paid in full prior to the expiration or termination of this Lease; provided, that the useful life of any such improvements do not extend beyond the expiration of the Term. Tenant shall also pay, directly to the applicable Governmental Authority (as hereinafter defined), any storm water charges, fees and taxes and use and occupancy tax in connection with the Property or any improvements thereon (or in the event Landlord is required by law to collect such tax, Tenant shall pay such use and occupancy tax to Landlord as Rent within thirty (30) days of written demand and Landlord shall remit any amounts so paid to Landlord to the appropriate Governmental Authority in a timely fashion) and deliver evidence of such payment to Tenant within ten (10) days of making such payment or within ten (10) days of receipt of Tenant’s request for such evidence of payment.

• Common Area Operating Expenses Lessee shall pay to Lessor during the term hereof, in addition to the Base Rent, Lessee's Share (as specified in Paragraph 1.6(b)) of all Common Area Operating Expenses, as hereinafter defined, during each calendar year of the term of this Lease, in accordance with the following provisions:

• REAL ESTATE TAXES, SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS AND PRORATIONS (a) Because the Entire Property (of which the Property is a part) is subject to a triple net lease (as further set forth in paragraph 11(a)(i), the parties acknowledge that there shall be no need for a real estate tax proration. However, Seller represents that to the best of its knowledge, all real estate taxes and installments of special assessments due and payable in all years prior to the year of Closing have been paid in full. Unpaid real estate taxes and unpaid levied and pending special assessments existing on the date of Closing shall be the responsibility of Buyer and Seller in proportion to their respective Tenant in Common interests, pro-rated, however, to the date of closing for the period prior to closing, which shall be the responsibility of Seller if Tenant shall not pay the same. Seller and Buyer shall likewise pay all taxes due and payable in the year after Closing and any unpaid installments of special assessments payable therewith and thereafter, if such unpaid levied and pending special assessments and real estate taxes are not paid by any tenant of the Entire Property. (b) All income and all operating expenses from the Entire Property shall be prorated between the parties and adjusted by them as of the date of Closing. Seller shall be entitled to all income earned and shall be responsible for all expenses incurred prior to the date of Closing, and Buyer shall be entitled to its proportionate share of all income earned and shall be responsible for its proportionate share of all operating expenses of the Entire Property incurred on and after the date of closing.

• Limit on Operating Expenses The Advisor hereby agrees to limit the Fund’s current Operating Expenses to an annual rate, expressed as a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets for the month, to the amounts listed in Appendix A (the “Annual Limit”). In the event that the current Operating Expenses of the Fund, as accrued each month, exceed its Annual Limit, the Advisor will pay to the Fund, on a monthly basis, the excess expense within the first ten days of the month following the month in which such Operating Expenses were incurred (each payment, a “Fund Reimbursement Payment”).

• Total Operating Expenses All costs and expenses paid or incurred by the Company, as determined under GAAP, that are in any way related to the operation of the Company or its business, including the Advisory Fee, but excluding (i) the expenses of raising capital such as Organization and Offering Expenses, legal, audit, accounting, underwriting, brokerage, listing, registration, and other fees, printing and other such expenses and taxes incurred in connection with the issuance, distribution, transfer and registration of securities, (ii) interest payments, (iii) taxes, (iv) non-cash expenditures such as depreciation, amortization and bad debt reserves, (v) incentive fees paid in compliance with the NASAA REIT Guidelines; (vi) acquisition fees and Acquisition Expenses, (vii) real estate commissions on the sale of Real Property, and (viii) other fees and expenses connected with the acquisition, disposition, management and ownership of real estate interests, mortgages or other property (including the costs of foreclosure, insurance premiums, legal services, maintenance, repair, and improvement of property). The definition of “Total Operating Expenses” set forth above is intended to encompass only those expenses which are required to be treated as Total Operating Expenses under the NASAA REIT Guidelines. As a result, and notwithstanding the definition set forth above, any expense of the Company which is not part of Total Operating Expenses under the NASAA REIT Guidelines shall not be treated as part of Total Operating Expenses for purposes hereof. 2%/25% Guidelines. 2%/25% Guidelines shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14.

• Exclusions from Operating Expenses Notwithstanding any term or condition set forth in this Exhibit or the provisions of the Master Lease or Sublease to the contrary, Operating Expenses shall not include any of the following: (a) Any ground lease rental. (b) Costs incurred by Landlord with respect to goods and services (including utilities sold and supplied to tenants and occupants of the Building) to the extent that Landlord is entitled to direct reimbursement for such costs other than through the operating expense pass-through provisions of such tenants’ leases or which Landlord provides selectively to one or more, but not all, tenants without reimbursement. (c) Costs incurred by Landlord for the repair of damage to the Building and/or the Land to the extent that Landlord is reimbursed by insurance or condemnation proceeds or by tenants, warrantors or other third parties. (d) Costs, including permit, license and inspection costs, incurred with respect to the installation of tenant improvements made for any tenants in the Building or incurred in renovating or otherwise improving, decorating, painting or redecorating vacant space for tenants or other occupants of the Building. (e) Salaries and bonuses of officers, executives and employees of Landlord not employed exclusively at the Building or who are above the level of Building Manager. (f) Depreciation and amortization of any type except on materials, tools and supplies purchased by Landlord to enable Landlord to supply services Landlord might otherwise contract for with a third party, all as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting practices, consistently applied, and when depreciation or amortization is permitted or required, the item shall be amortized over its useful life. (g) Attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with negotiations or disputes with present or prospective tenants or other occupants of the Building (including costs incurred due to violations by tenants of the terms and conditions of their leases). (h) Costs of a capital nature, including, without limitation, capital improvements, capital replacements, capital repairs, capital equipment and capital tools, and any improvements or alterations incurred to comply with any applicable Legal Requirements as set forth in Article 5 of the Master Lease all as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting practices, consistently applied. (i) Brokerage commissions, finders’ fees, attorneys’ fees and other costs incurred by Landlord in leasing or attempting to lease space in the Building. (j) Expenses in connection with services or other benefits, which are not offered to Tenant, or for which Tenant is charged for directly but which are provided to another tenant or occupant of the Building. (k) Costs incurred by Landlord due to the violation by Landlord of the terms and conditions of any lease of space in the Building. (l) Any cost representing an amount paid to any person, firm, corporation or other entity related to or affiliated with Landlord, which amount is in excess of the amount which would have reasonably been paid in the absence of such relationship for comparable work or services involving the Building or comparable buildings in the general vicinity of the Building. (m) Interest, points, and fees on debt or amortization on any mortgage or mortgages encumbering the Building and/or the Land. (n) Landlord’s general corporate overhead. (o) Subject to the provision set forth in subparagraph (h) above, rental payments incurred in leasing air conditioning systems, elevators or other equipment ordinarily considered to be of a capital nature, except equipment not affixed to the Building which is used in providing janitorial, parking lot maintenance, window washing or similar services. (p) Advertising and promotional expenditures and, except for the Building directory and interior signs identifying retail use tenants and signage for various equipment room and common areas, costs of signs in or on the Building and/or the Land identifying the owner or any tenant of the Building. (q) Costs of overtime or other extraordinary expense to Landlord in performing work which Landlord is obligated to perform under any leases which reasonably could have been avoided through the exercise of ordinary diligence. (r) Taxes and assessments attributable to the tenant improvements of tenants or occupants of the Building which are assessed at a valuation higher than the valuation at which Building standard tenant improvements are assessed to the extent that such taxes or assessments for excess valuation are directly billed to and collected from such tenant or occupants. (s) Penalties and interest incurred as a result of Landlord’s negligence or inability or unwillingness to make tax payments when due including tax penalties and interest, so long as such penalties or interest do not result from Tenant’s breach of this Sublease or Tenant’s failure to make timely payment of any sum due under this Sublease. (t) Any charge or expense to the extent that it is materially in excess of that charged by landlords for similar buildings in the general vicinity of the Premises. (u) Costs due to violation of law. (v) The amount of any deductible with respect to Sublandlord’s insurance, the costs of self insurance or any risk which Landlord has elected to self insure against and premiums for any insurance not carried as of the commencement of the Master Lease or Sublease, but subsequently obtained by Master Landlord or Sublandlord. (w) Any increase of, or reassessment in, real estate taxes and assessments resulting from a sale, transfer or other change in ownership of the Building and/or the Land during the lease term or from any major alterations, improvements, modifications or renovations to the Building and/or the Land or from the addition of additional land area to the project or from Landlord’s failure to secure a property tax reduction to the extent such a reduction was obtained for purposes of establishing the base year or expense stop tax component. (x) Income, profit, franchise, rent, sales, gift, estate, succession, inheritance, foreign ownership, foreign control, transfer, capital levy, and/or personal property taxes payable by Landlord. (y) Costs of correcting defects in construction or equipment or in replacing defective equipment. (z) Any and all costs of Landlord in complying with its obligations under Article 5(b) (entitled “Compliance with Law”) of this Lease. (aa) Any and all costs of Landlord in complying with its obligations under Article 26 (entitled “Environmental Matters”) of this Sublease including, but not limited to, the costs and expenses of clean up, remediation, environmental surveys/assessments, compliance with Environmental Laws (as hereinafter defined), consulting fees, treatment and monitoring charges, transportation expenses and disposal fees, etc. (bb) Any and all costs of Landlord for repairs resulting from damage, destruction or condemnation covered by other provisions of this Sublease. (cc) Any and all costs incurred by Landlord in connection with the transfer or disposition of Landlord’s interest in the Property. (dd) Any and all costs incurred by Landlord in the operation of any specialty operations or facilities at the Building such as any health or exercise club, broadcast facility, rooftop antenna facility, helicopter pad, concierge or any luncheon or other restaurant, club, concession or facility. (ee) If Tenant’s responsibility for Operating Expenses is based upon a “base year” or “expense stop”, any new item or category of expense not included in the base year or expense stop shall not be included in Operating Expenses. (ff) Parking area maintenance, operating costs and real estate taxes for any such parking areas to the extent such costs are offset by parking area revenues. (gg) Initial cost and replacement costs of any permanent landscaping, water features, fountains, artwork, sculptures and other decorative treatments. (hh) Contributions to Operating Expense Reserves. (ii) Any other cost or expense which, under generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied, would not be considered to be an operating expense of the Building or any comparable building.

• Operating Expense Limit The Fund’s maximum operating expense limits (each an “Operating Expense Limit”) in any year shall be that percentage of the average daily net assets of the Fund as set forth on Schedule A attached hereto and incorporated by this reference.