Common use of Operating Cost Escalation Clause in Contracts

Operating Cost Escalation. If the Operating Costs incurred for the Building in which the Premises are located and Office Building Area for any Lease Year or Partial Lease Year during the Lease Term shall be greater than the Base Operating Costs (adjusted proportionately for periods less than a Lease Year), then Lessee shall pay to Lessor, as Additional Rent, Lessee's Percentage of all such excess Operating Costs. Operating Costs shall include, by way of illustration and not of limitation: personal property taxes; management fees; labor, including all wages and salaries; social security taxes, and other taxes which may be levied against Lessor upon such wages and salaries; supplies; repairs and maintenance; maintenance and service contracts; painting; wall and window washing; laundry and towel service; tools and equipment (which are not required to be capitalized for federal income tax purposes); trash removal; lawn care; snow removal and all other items properly constituting direct operating costs according to standard accounting practices (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Operating Costs"), but not including depreciation of Building or equipment; interest; income or excess profits taxes; costs of maintaining the Lessor's corporate existence; franchise taxes; any expenditures required to be capitalized for federal income tax purposes, unless said expenditures are for the purpose of reducing Operating Costs within the Building and Office Building Area, or those which under generally applied real estate practice are expensed or regarded as deferred expenses or are required under any governmental or quasi-governmental law, statute, ordinance, rule, order, requirements or regulation, in which event the costs thereof shall be included. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, any additional costs incurred by Lessor during the 2006 Calendar Year by reason of Lessor or any of its vendors entering into new labor contracts or renewals or modifications of existing labor contracts shall not be included in Base Operating Costs. In addition, Lessee shall pay Lessor Lessee's Percentage of all costs and expenses incurred by Lessor in connection with complying with any "homeland security" requirements, and such costs and expenses shall not be included in Operating Costs. The Base Operating Costs shall as be as defined in the Preamble. Operating Costs shall also include the total cost and expenses incurred by Lessor maintaining certain areas of the Capital Office Park (the "Business Park") for the following items:

Operating Cost Escalation. If the Operating Costs incurred for the Building in which the Premises are located and Office Building Area for any Lease Year or Partial Lease Year during the Lease Term shall be greater than the Base Operating Costs (adjusted proportionately for periods less than a Lease Year), then Lessee shall pay to Lessor, as Additional Rent, Lessee's Percentage of all such excess Operating Costs. Operating Costs shall include, by way of illustration and not of limitation: personal property taxes; management fees; labor, including all wages and salaries; social security taxes, and other taxes which may be levied against Lessor upon such wages and salaries; supplies; repairs and maintenance; maintenance and service contracts; painting; wall and window washing; laundry and towel service; tools and equipment (which are not required to be capitalized for federal income tax purposes); fire and other insurance; trash removal; lawn care; snow removal and all other items properly constituting direct operating costs according to standard accounting practices (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "“Operating Costs"”), but not including depreciation of Building or equipment; interest; income or excess profits taxes; costs of maintaining the Lessor's ’s corporate existence; franchise taxes; any expenditures required to be capitalized for federal income tax purposes, unless said expenditures are for the purpose of reducing Operating Costs within the Building and Office Building Area, or those which under generally applied real estate practice are expensed or regarded as deferred expenses or are required under any governmental or quasi-governmental law, statute, ordinance, rule, order, requirements or regulation, in which event the costs thereof shall be included. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, any additional costs incurred by Lessor during the 2006 Calendar Year by reason of Lessor or any of its vendors entering into new labor contracts or renewals or modifications of existing labor contracts shall not be included in Base Operating Costs. In addition, Lessee shall pay Lessor Lessee's Percentage of all costs and expenses incurred by Lessor in connection with complying with any "homeland security" requirements, and such costs and expenses shall not be included in Operating Costs. The Base Operating Costs shall as be as defined in the Preamble. Operating Costs shall also include the total cost and expenses incurred by Lessor maintaining certain areas of the Capital Office Park (the "Business Park") for the following items:.

Operating Cost Escalation. If the Operating Costs incurred for the Building in which the Premises are located and Office Building Area for any Lease Year or Partial Lease Year during the Lease Term shall be greater than the Base Operating Costs (adjusted proportionately for periods less than a Lease Year), then Lessee shall pay to Lessor, as Additional Rent, Lessee's ’s Percentage of all such excess Operating Costs. Operating Costs shall include, by way of illustration and not of limitation: personal property taxes; management fees; labor, including all wages and salaries; social security taxes, and other taxes which may be levied against Lessor upon such wages and salaries; supplies; repairs and maintenance; maintenance and service contracts; painting; wall and window washing; laundry and towel service; tools and equipment (which are not required to be capitalized for federal income tax purposes); trash removal; lawn care; snow removal and all other items properly constituting direct operating costs according to standard accounting practices (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "“Operating Costs"”), but not including depreciation of Building or equipment; interest; income or excess profits taxes; costs of maintaining the Lessor's ’s corporate existence; franchise taxes; any expenditures required to be capitalized for federal income tax purposes, unless said expenditures are for the purpose of reducing Operating Costs within the Building and Office Building Area, or those which under generally applied real estate practice are expensed or regarded as deferred expenses or are required under any governmental or quasi-governmental law, statute, ordinance, rule, order, requirements or regulation, in which event the costs thereof shall be included. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, any additional costs incurred by Lessor during the 2006 2002 Calendar Year by reason of Lessor or any of its vendors entering into new labor contracts or renewals or modifications of existing labor contracts shall not be included in Base Operating Costs. In addition, Lessee shall pay Lessor Lessee's Percentage of all costs and expenses incurred by Lessor in connection with complying with any "homeland security" requirements, and such costs and expenses shall not be included in Operating Costs. The Base Operating Costs shall as be as defined in the Preamble. Operating Costs shall also include the total cost and expenses incurred by Lessor maintaining certain areas of the Capital Office Park (the "Business Park") for the following items:.

Operating Cost Escalation. If during the Lease Term the Operating Costs incurred for the Building in which the Demised Premises are located and Office Building Area for any Lease Year or Partial Lease Year during proportionate part thereof if the Lease Term expires prior to the expiration of a Lease Year (herein the "Comparison Period") shall be greater than the Base Operating Costs (adjusted proportionately for periods if the comparison Period is less than a Lease Year), then Lessee shall pay to Lessor, as Additional Rent, Lessee's Percentage Percentage, as hereinafter defined, of all such excess Operating Costs. Operating Costs shall include, by way of illustration and not of limitation: personal property taxes; management fees; labor, labor including all wages and salaries; social security taxes, and other taxes which may be levied against Lessor upon such wages and salaries; supplies; repairs and maintenance; maintenance and service contracts; electricity to light the building and power the HVAC systems to the extent such expenses are not specifically reimbursed as set forth in Article 21; painting; wall and window washing; laundry and towel service; tools and equipment (which are not required to be capitalized for federal income tax purposes); fire, rent, liability and other insurance; trash removal; lawn care; snow removal removal; sums levied, assess, imposed or required to be paid to any governmental authority on account of the parking of motor vehicles, including all sums required to be paid pursuant to transportation controls imposed by the Environmental Protection Agency under the Clean Air Act of 1970, or otherwise required to be paid by any governmental authority with respect to the parking, use, or transportation of motor vehicle, or reduction or control of motor vehicle traffic, or motor vehicle pollution; and all other items properly constituting direct operating costs according to standard accounting practices (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Operating Costs"), but not including depreciation of Building or equipment; interest; income or of excess profits profit taxes; costs of maintaining the Lessor's corporate existence; franchise taxes; any expenditures required to be capitalized for federal income tax purposes, unless said expenditures are for the purpose of reducing Operating Costs within the Building and Office Building Area, or those which under generally applied real estate practice are expensed or regarded as deferred expenses Area or are required under any governmental or quasi-governmental law, statute, ordinance, rule, order, requirements ordinance or regulation, in which event the costs thereof shall be included. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to As used in this Subsection 22(A), the contrary, any additional costs incurred by Lessor during the 2006 Calendar Year by reason of Lessor or any of its vendors entering into new labor contracts or renewals or modifications of existing labor contracts shall not be included in Base Operating Costs. In addition, Lessee shall pay Lessor Lessee's Percentage of all costs and expenses incurred by Lessor in connection with complying with any "homeland security" requirements, and such costs and expenses shall not be included in Operating Costs. The Base Period Costs for Operating Costs shall as be as defined in the Preamble. Operating Costs shall also include the total cost and expenses incurred by Lessor maintaining certain areas of the Capital Office Park (the "Business Park") for the following items:.

Operating Cost Escalation. If the Operating Costs incurred for the Building in which the Premises are located and Office Building Area for any Lease Year after 2003 or Partial Lease Year during the Lease Term shall be greater than the Base Operating Costs (adjusted proportionately for periods less than a Lease Year), then Lessee shall pay to Lessor, as Additional Rent, Lessee's Percentage of all such excess Operating Costs. Operating Costs shall include, by way of illustration and not of limitation: personal property taxes; management fees; labor, including all wages and salaries; social security taxes, and other taxes which may be levied against Lessor upon such wages and salaries; supplies; repairs and maintenance; maintenance and service contracts; painting; wall and window washing; laundry and towel service; tools and equipment (which are not required to be capitalized for federal income tax purposes); trash removal; lawn care; snow removal and all other items properly constituting direct operating costs according to standard accounting practices (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Operating Costs"), but not including depreciation of Building or equipment; interest; income or excess profits taxes; costs of maintaining the Lessor's corporate existence; franchise taxes; any expenditures required to be capitalized for federal income tax purposes, unless said expenditures are for the purpose of reducing Operating Costs within the Building and Office Building Area, or those which under generally applied real estate practice are expensed or regarded as deferred expenses or are required under any governmental or quasi-governmental law, statute, ordinance, rule, order, requirements or regulation, in which event the costs thereof shall be included. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, any additional costs incurred by Lessor during the 2006 2003 Calendar Year by reason of Lessor or any of its vendors entering into new labor contracts or renewals or modifications of existing labor contracts shall not be included in Base Operating Costs. In addition, Lessee shall pay Lessor Lessee's Percentage of all costs and expenses incurred by Lessor in connection with complying with any "homeland security" requirements, and such costs and expenses shall not be included in Operating Costs. The Base Operating Costs shall as be as defined in the Preamble. The following, however, will not be included in Operating Costs shall also include the total cost and expenses incurred by Lessor maintaining certain areas of the Capital Office Park (the "Business Park") for the following itemsExpenses:

Operating Cost Escalation. If the Operating Costs incurred for the Building in which the Premises are located and Office Building Area for any Lease Year or Partial Lease Year during the Lease Term shall be greater than the Base Operating Costs (adjusted proportionately for periods less than a Lease Year), then Lessee shall pay to Lessor, as Additional Rent, Lessee's Percentage of all such excess Operating Costs. Operating Costs shall include, by way of illustration and not of limitation: personal property taxes; management fees; labor, including all wages and salaries; social security taxes, and other taxes which may be levied against Lessor upon such wages and salaries; supplies; repairs and maintenance; maintenance and service contracts; painting; wall and window washing; laundry and towel service; tools and equipment (which are not required to be capitalized for federal income tax purposes); fire and other insurance; trash removal; lawn care; snow removal and all other items properly constituting direct operating costs according to standard accounting practices (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Operating Costs"), but not including depreciation of Building or equipment; interest; income or excess profits taxes; costs of maintaining the Lessor's corporate existence; franchise taxes; any expenditures required to be capitalized for federal income tax purposes, unless said expenditures are for the purpose of reducing Operating Costs within the Building and Office Building Area, or those which under generally applied real estate practice are expensed or regarded as deferred expenses or are required under any governmental or quasi-governmental law, statute, ordinance, rule, order, requirements or regulation, in which event the costs thereof shall be included. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, any additional costs incurred by Lessor during the 2006 Calendar Year by reason of Lessor or any of its vendors entering into new labor contracts or renewals or modifications of existing labor contracts shall not be included in Base Operating Costs. In addition, Lessee shall pay Lessor Lessee's Percentage of all costs and expenses incurred by Lessor in connection with complying with any "homeland security" requirements, and such costs and expenses shall not be included in Operating Costs. The Base Operating Costs shall as be as defined in the Preamble. Operating Costs shall also include the total cost and expenses incurred by Lessor maintaining certain areas of the Capital Office Park (the "Business Park") for the following items:.