EX-10.4 5 d451503dex104.htm EX-10.4 COMMERCIAL LEASE
Exhibit 10.4
In consideration of the covenants and agreements contained herein, Landlord leases to Tenant, and Tenant leases from Landlord, the premises designated below together with any appurtenances, for the Term stated below.
As used in this Lease, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
Date of this Lease: | July 26, 2007 | |
Name and Address of Tenant: | Globoforce, Inc. 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, (Xxxxx 000) Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx | |
Name and Address of Landlord: | CRP-2 Holdings AA, LP, a Delaware limited partnership c/o Colony Realty Partners LLC Two International Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000 Xxxxxx, XX 00000 Attn: Mr. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Fax: 000-000-0000 | |
Designation of Leased Premises: | Approximately 7,785 square feet of rentable area commonly known as Reservoir Corporate Center located on the third (3rd) floor of the building located at 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx (the “Building”), as shown on the print marked Exhibit “A” attached hereto and made a part hereof. | |
Permitted Uses: | General office and shipping of small gifts. | |
Term: | Sixty two (62) months, beginning on the Possession Date, plus any days necessary to have the Term expire at 11:59 on the Expiration Date. | |
Commencement Date: | On the date of Lease execution by Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxxx. | |
Possession Date: | Upon Substantial Completion of the Improvements as defined in Section 7 of the Lease. | |
Rent Commencement Date: | Two months after the Possession Date |
Expiration Date: | That certain date which is the last calendar day of the sixty second (62nd) month from the Possession Date, unless extended or otherwise sooner terminated in accordance with the provisions of this Lease. | |
Tenant’s Percentage: | 7.79%, which equals 7.79% of the rentable square footage in the Building. | |
Security Deposit: | $42,817.50, initially, subject to annual increases pursuant to Section 8 herein. |
Base Rent:
Months | Base Rent (per annum) | Monthly Base Rent | Approximate R.S.F. Base Rent | |||||||||
1-12 | $ | 171,270.00 | $ | 14,272.50 | $ | 22.00 | ||||||
13-24 | $ | 177,108.75 | $ | 14,759.06 | $ | 22.75 | ||||||
25-36 | $ | 182,947.50 | $ | 15,245.63 | $ | 23.50 | ||||||
37-48 | $ | 188,786.25 | $ | 15732.19 | $ | 24.25 | ||||||
49-60 (plus any additional days necessary for the Term to expire on last calendar day of the Month) | $ | 194,625.00 | $ | 16,218.75 | $ | 25.00 |
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due, Tenant shall pay to Landlord a late charge equal to five percent (5%) of such overdue amount. The parties hereby agree that such late charge represents a fair and reasonable estimate of the costs Landlord will incur by reason of late payment by Xxxxxx. Acceptance of such late charges by Landlord shall in no event constitute a waiver of Tenant’s default with respect to such overdue amount or prevent Landlord from exercising any of the other rights and remedies granted hereunder. Any amount due to Landlord, if not paid when due, shall bear interest from such date until paid at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum. Payment of interest shall not excuse or cure any default hereunder by Xxxxxx. As used on the first page of this Lease and elsewhere herein, the term “Lease Year” shall mean a period of 365 consecutive days. The first Lease Year shall commence on the first day of the Term of this Lease and succeeding Lease Years shall commence annually thereafter. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Lease, Tenant shall pay the first installment of Rent due hereunder upon execution of this Lease.
3. INSURANCE: WAIVER OF SUBROGATION. (A) Prior to the commencement of the Term hereof, and from time to time thereafter as required by Landlord, Tenant will provide Landlord with a certificate of insurance or other evidence of (a) comprehensive liability insurance coverage, relative to Tenant’s occupancy of the Leased Premises, with a combined single limit of $2,000,000 per occurrence; (b) so-called “all-risk” commercial property insurance on a “replacement cost” basis with an agreed value endorsement and no co-insurance penalty provision covering all furniture, furrnshings, fixtures and equipment and other personal property brought to the Leased Premises by Tenant and all improvements and betterments to the Leased Premises performed at Tenant’s expense; (c) so-called “business income and extra expense” insurance in a reasonable amount and comparable to amounts carried by comparable tenants in comparable buildings; (d) workmen’s compensation insurance (including employer’s liability insurance) in an amount not less than the statutory requirements for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for the workmen’s compensation insurance and $100,000 for the employer’s liability insurance; and (e) business automobile liability insurance on an occurrence basis with limits of $1,000,000 per accident.
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(B) Tenant shall maintain such insurance in force throughout the Term of this Lease. All such insurance shall contain deductibles not in excess of that reasonably approved by Landlord, shall contain a clause confirming that such insurance and the coverage evidenced thereby shall be primary with respect to any insurance policies carried by Landlord and shall be obtained from responsible companies qualified to do business and in good standing in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, which companies shall have a general policy holder’s rating acceptable to Landlord. Such insurance shall name Landlord and all beneficiaries, agents, and mortgagees of Landlord as additional insureds and shall include a specific waiver of subrogation. A certificate (on XXXXX Form 27 or ISO Form 20 26 or any equivalent thereto) of the insurer, certifying that such policy has been issued and paid in full, providing the coverage required by this Section 3 and containing provisions specified therein, shall be delivered to Landlord prior to the commencement of the Term. Tenant shall procure and pay for renewals of such insurance from time to time before the expiration thereof, and deliver to Landlord and any additional insureds such renewal policy or a certificate thereof at least thirty (30) days prior to expiration of any existing policy. Each such policy shall be non-cancelable and not materially changed without at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to Landlord.
(C) Landlord shall maintain a comprehensive insurance policy with respect to the Building including liability coverage, loss of rents, fire and other casualty insurance for the replacement cost of the Building and such other coverages as Landlord may reasonably require (“Insurance Premiums”). Such policy shall be with a company and contain limits and coverage as are satisfactory to Landlord. Tenant shall pay Tenant’s Percentage of the Insurance Premiums during the Term of the Lease, as provided in subsection (D) below. Landlord’s Insurance Premiums will be equitably prorated for the first and last years of the Term of the Lease. If Tenant shall conduct any activity on the Leased Premises that result in a surcharge to Landlord’s Insurance Premiums, then, Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for the entire amount of such surcharge.
(D) Tenant shall pay monthly in advance, as Additional Rent, Tenant’s Percentage of the amount by which the Insurance Premiums, for each calendar year exceeds the amount of such Insurance Premiums in calendar year 2007, as provided in Section 6 below, based on estimates provided by Landlord from time to time, subject to reconciliation as provided in Section 6 below in the amount of such charges.
(E) Landlord and Tenant each hereby waive any and every claim for recovery from the other for any and all loss of or damage to their respective property which loss or damage is covered by valid and collectible insurance policies, but only to the extent of the insurance proceeds received in connection with such loss or damage under said insurance policies. Any failure by Landlord to timely deliver such estimates as provided in this section shall not constitute a default by Landlord or operate as a waiver of Landlord’s right to collect Additional Rent due pursuant to the terms of this Lease.
4. OPERATING AND COMMON AREA EXPENSES: TENANT’S PERCENTAGE.
(A) The term “Common Area Charges” shall mean and include all expenses, costs, and fees and disbursements paid or incurred by or on behalf of Landlord reasonable for managing, operating, maintaining and repairing the Building and the Property, including, without limitation, costs of:
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Landlord’s maintenance obligations described in Section 10 herein; repair, maintenance and re-striping of the parking and dock areas; landscaping; maintenance of the common areas; any utilities provided by Landlord pursuant to Section 14 herein; management fees; supplies, sundries, sales or use taxes on supplies or services; wages and salaries of all persons engaged in the operation, administration, maintenance and repair of the Property, and fringe benefits, including social security taxes, unemployment insurance taxes, cost of providing coverage for disability benefits, cost of any pensions, hospitalization, welfare or retirement plans, or any other similar or like expenses incurred under the provisions of any collective bargaining agreement, or any other cost or expense which Landlord pays or incurs to provide benefits for employees so engaged in the operation, administration, maintenance and repair of the Property; the charges of any independent contractor who, under contract with Landlord or its representatives, does any of the work of operating, maintaining or repairing of the Property; legal and accounting expenses; and any other expense or charge, whether or not herein before mentioned, which in accordance with generally accepted accounting and management principles applicable to similar class buildings in the municipality in which the Property is located, would be considered as an expense of managing, operating, maintaining or repairing the Property. Utilities (if any) provided by Landlord as part of Common Area Charges shall be furnished during “Normal Building Hours” of 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturdays (excluding generally recognized holidays). Outside of Normal Building Hours, such services are to be optional on the part of Landlord (Landlord hereby reserving the right to charge Tenant for any such optional service requested by Tenant on such basis as Landlord, in its sole discretion, determines). The failure, to any extent and for any cause, to furnish services shall not render Landlord liable hi any respect for damages to any person, property or business, shall not be construed as an eviction of Tenant or work an abatement of Rent, and shall not relieve Tenant from fulfillment of any covenant or agreement hereof. Landlord shall use all reasonable diligence to restore such services as quickly as is possible under the circumstances.
The Common Area Charges shall not include costs of alterations to the premises of other tenants in the Building, costs of capital improvements to the Property (except as otherwise provided in the next sentence), depreciation charges, interest and principal payments on mortgages, ground rental payments and real estate brokerage and leasing commissions. The cost of any capital improvements to the Building made after the date of this Lease which are intended to reduce Common Area Charges or which are required under any governmental laws, regulations, or ordinances which were not applicable to the Building at the time it was constructed, amortized over such reasonable period as Landlord shall determine, together with interest on the unamortized cost of any such improvement (at the prevailing construction loan rate available to Landlord on the date the cost of such improvement was incurred), shall be included in Common Area Charges.
Tenant shall pay monthly in advance, as Additional Rent, Tenant’s Percentage of the amount by which the Common Area Charges, for each calendar year exceeds the amount of such Common Area Charges in calendar year 2007, as provided in Section 6 below, based on estimates provided by Landlord from time to time, subject to reconciliation as provided in Section 6 below in the amount of such charges.
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Common Area Charges of the Building that vary with tenant occupancy will be fairly and reasonably apportioned by Landlord amongst and between those tenants occupying the Building at the time such Common Area Charges are incurred. If any Common Area Charges of the Building are materially increased as a result of one or more tenants, Landlord shall have the right and option (but not the obligation) to allocate such materially increased Common Area Charges to the tenant(s) responsible therefor, such allocation to be made in Landlord’s sole reasonable discretion. If during any calendar year of the Term less than one hundred percent (100%) of the rentable area of the Building is occupied by tenants, Landlord shall make an appropriate adjustment of the variable components of Common Area Charges, as reasonably determined by Landlord, to determine the amount of Common Area Charges that would have been incurred had the Building been one hundred percent (100%) occupied. For purposes hereof, “variable components” shall include only those Common Area Charges that are affected by variations in occupancy levels. Any failure by Landlord to timely deliver such estimates as provided in this Section shall not constitute a default by Landlord or operate as a waiver of Landlord’s right to collect all or any portion of Additional Rent due pursuant to the terms of this Lease.
a) | Real estate taxes pursuant to Section 2 above, |
b) | Insurance premiums pursuant to Section 3 above, |
c) | HVAC maintenance pursuant to Section 5 above, |
d) | Common Area Charges pursuant to Section 4 above and |
e) | Water and common utility use pursuant to Section 14 below. |
On an annual basis, Landlord shall provide Tenant with (a) a statement of all actual Common Area Charges and insurance premiums incurred in the preceding calendar year and (b) a statement of all charges of real estate taxes assessed against the Property in the preceding fiscal year. If Tenant has made estimated payments of Additional Rent during such calendar/fiscal year in excess of the actual amount due, Landlord shall credit Tenant with any overpayment against the next Rent otherwise due. If the actual Additional Rent due exceeds the estimated payments made by Tenant during the preceding year, Tenant shall pay such amount due as Additional Rent within 15 business days after notice from Landlord. Any failure by Landlord to deliver such statements shall not constitute a default by Landlord or operate as a waiver of Landlord’s right to collect all or any portion of Additional Rent due pursuant to the terms of this Lease.
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If Additional Rent for any calendar year increases by more than five percent (5%) over Additional Rent for the immediately preceding calendar year, Tenant, within ninety (90) days after receiving Landlord’s statement of actual Additional Rent (inclusive of those which vary with occupancy) for a particular calendar year, shall have the right to provide Landlord with written notice (the “Review Notice”) of its intent to review Landlord’s books and records relating to the Additional Rent for such calendar year. Within a reasonable time after receipt of a timely Review Notice, Landlord shall make such books and records available to Tenant or Tenant’s agent for its review at either Landlord’s home office or at the office of the Building, provided that if Tenant retains an agent to review Landlord’s books and records for any calendar year, such agent must (i) be a CPA firm or an in-house accountant or finance department employee of Tenant, (ii) not be compensated on a contingency basis and (iii) execute a copy of a confidentiality agreement with respect to such review. Tenant shall be solely responsible for any and all costs, expenses and fees incurred by Tenant or Xxxxxx’s agent in connection with such review. If Tenant elects to review Xxxxxxxx’s books and records, within thirty (30) days after such books and records are made available to Tenant, Tenant shall have the right to give Landlord written notice stating in reasonable detail any objection to Xxxxxxxx’s statement of actual Additional Rent for such calendar year. If Tenant fails to give Landlord written notice of objection within such thirty (30) day period or fails to provide Landlord with a Review Notice within the ninety (90) day period provided above, Tenant shall be deemed to have approved Xxxxxxxx’s statement of Additional Rent in all respects and shall thereafter be barred from raising any claims with respect thereto. Upon Xxxxxxxx’s receipt of a timely objection notice from Xxxxxx, Landlord and Tenant shall work together in good faith to resolve the discrepancy between Xxxxxxxx’s statement and Xxxxxx’s review. If Landlord and Tenant determine that Additional Rent for the calendar year in question are less than reported, Landlord shall provide Tenant with a credit against future Rent in the amount of any overpayment by Tenant. Likewise, if Landlord and Tenant determine that Additional Rent for the calendar year in question are greater than reported, Tenant shall forthwith pay to Landlord the amount of underpayment by Tenant with the understanding that there shall be no interest or late charge added thereto at the time same is billed to Tenant by reason of the failure of Tenant to previously have paid same when the excess was billed for such reviewed period. Any information obtained by Tenant pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be treated as confidential. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Xxxxxx shall not be permitted to examine Xxxxxxxx’s books and records or to dispute any statement of Additional Rent unless Xxxxxx has paid to Landlord the amount due as shown on Landlord’s statement of actual Additional Rent, said payment being a condition precedent to Xxxxxx’s right to examine Xxxxxxxx’s books and records.
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manner, and in accordance with all applicable building codes, prior to September 1, 2007 (the “Original Completion Deadline”), Landlord will apply for any necessary building permit for the Improvements as soon as is reasonably possible after full execution of this Lease, and shall make all reasonable efforts to obtain such permit hi a timely manner. “Substantial completion” or “substantially completed” or words of similar import means that the work in question has been sufficiently completed such that it is suitable for its intended purpose. The issuance of an occupancy permit shall be conclusive evidence of the Substantial Completion of the Improvements required hereunder. Tenant will have the right to inspect the Leased Premises and to prepare and submit to Landlord prior to the Commencement Date of this Lease a punch list of any incomplete work included in the Improvements. Landlord .shall complete such work as is detailed on said punch list as soon as reasonably practicable after receipt of same. Tenant’s occupancy of the Leased Premises shall be deemed a conclusive presumption that, except as to items listed on a punch list, all Improvements have been made in accordance with the terms of this Lease. If for any reason Landlord does not complete the Improvements on or before the Original Completion Deadline, the validity of this Lease shall not be impaired nor shall Landlord be subject to any liability for such failure.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the paragraph above, in lieu of a cash Security Deposit, Tenant may deliver the Security Deposit in the form of an unconditional, clean, irrevocable standby letter of credit, in a form acceptable to Landlord, and issued by a bank reasonably acceptable to Landlord (the “Letter of Credit”) as security, provided the Letter of Credit shall be delivered to Landlord with executed copies of this Lease. The Letter of Credit shall (i) be unconditional, irrevocable, transferable, payable to Tenant upon presentment of original to the issuer in person or by courier, in partial or full draws, and (ii) contain an “evergreen” provision which provides that it is automatically renewed on an annual basis (subject to the permitted date of termination set forth below) unless the issuer delivers thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of cancellation to Landlord and Tenant. Without limiting any of Landlord’s rights or remedies hereunder, if the bank issuing the Letter of Credit provides Landlord with a cancellation notice, Landlord may immediately draw upon all or any part of the Letter of Credit and Tenant shall provide Landlord with an additional irrevocable stand-by letter of credit as provided below. Any and all fees or costs charged by the issuer in connection with the Letter of Credit shall be paid by Xxxxxx. The irrevocable stand-by Letter of Credit shall remain effective through the date that is sixty (60) days following the expiration date this Lease. If Tenant defaults with respect to any provision of this Lease beyond applicable notice and cure
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periods, including but not limited to the provisions relating to the payment of Rent, Landlord may draw upon all or any part of Tenant’s Letter of Credit. If any portion of the Security Deposit is so used, applied, or retained, Tenant will within ten (10) days after written demand from Landlord, provide to Landlord an additional irrevocable, stand-by letter of credit, which shall be in form and substance satisfactory to Landlord, issued by a bank reasonably acceptable to Landlord, in an amount sufficient to restore the Security Deposit to its required amount pursuant to this Section 8. Tenant’s failure to replenish the Security Deposit shall constitute a failure to pay Additional Rent and Tenant shall have ten (10) days from the date of notice to cure such default.
Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, Landlord shall keep the structural components of the Building including, but not limited to the roof, foundation, underground and otherwise concealed plumbing and exterior walls, and the common areas in good repair at all times during the Term of this Lease, provided that Landlord shall have no obligation to make any such structural repairs until and unless Landlord has first received written notice for such repairs from Tenant.
Tenant shall also use and cause all employees, agents, invitees and licensees to use the common areas of the Building, including, but without being limited to, the sidewalks, driveways and parking lot of the Building and any loading dock and common hallway area in the Building, in such a manner as to prevent disruption of other tenants and Landlord. No vehicles or materials shall be permitted to block sidewalks, driveways, loading docks or any other common area of the Building nor shall any vehicle be parked in the parking lot for longer than is
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necessary for the customary business purposes of Tenant. All vehicles using any loading dock shall unload in an expedient manner and Tenant shall not store materials on the loading dock or common hallway and shall promptly remove all materials, debris, and other items from the loading dock and common hallways. In the event of a violation of this Section 10, Landlord may (but shall not be obligated to) remove any such vehicles, materials, debris, or other items as are in violation of this Section 10 and Tenant shall pay Landlord’s expenses in connection therewith, on demand. Landlord shall have no responsibility for loss or damage to such vehicles, materials, debris, or other items, it being understood that the removal is at Tenant’s sole loss and risk.
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transaction; and (3) the assignee agrees directly with Landlord, by written instrument in form reasonably satisfactory to Landlord, to be bound by all the obligations of Tenant hereunder, including, without limitation, the covenant against further assignment and subletting. Upon Xxxxxxxx’s receipt of a request from Tenant to sublet all of the Leased Premises or assign all interest in this Lease, Landlord may elect to terminate this Lease, in which case the last day of the Term of this Lease shall be the 30th day after Landlord notifies Tenant or Landlord’s election to terminate this Lease.
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 30 days following receipt of notice from Tenant or such additional time as is reasonably required to correct any such default after notice has been given by Tenant to Landlord specifying the nature of Landlord’s alleged default. Landlord shall not be liable in any event for incidental or consequential damages to Tenant by reason of any default by Landlord hereunder, whether or not Landlord is notified that such damages may occur. Tenant shall have no right to
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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. 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 Landlord’s interest in the Building, and in the event of any transfer or transfers of title to the Landlord’s interest in the Building, the Landlord herein named (and in case of any subsequent transfers or conveyances, the then grantor) shall be automatically freed and relieved from and after the date of such transfer or conveyance 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 the Property. Tenant, its successors and assigns, agrees it 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 Building and in the rents, issues and profits thereof, and Xxxxxx agrees to look solely to such interest for the satisfaction of any liability of 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 beneficiary of any trust of which Landlord is a trustee and any of Landlord’s officers, directors, partners, shareholders, agents, attorneys and employees) ever be personally liable for any such liability.
(B) Landlord shall, at its sole discretion, select a utility company to provide electricity service for the Leased Premises (the “Electric Service Provider”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if permitted by Law; landlord shall have the right at any time and from time to time during the Lease Term to either contract for service from a different company or companies providing electricity service (each such company shall hereinafter be referred to as an “Alternate Service Provider”) or to contract directly for service from the Electric Service Provider. Tenant shall cooperate with Landlord, the Electric Service Provider, and any Alternate Service Provider at all times and, as reasonably necessary; shall allow Landlord, Electric Service Provider, and any Alternate Service Provider reasonable access to the Leased Premises’, Building’s and/or Leased Premises’ electric lines, feeders, risers, wiring, and any other machinery within the Leased Premises. Landlord shall in no way be liable or responsible for any loss, damage, or expense that Tenant may sustain or incur by reason of any change, failure, interruption, or defect in the supply or character of the electric energy furnished to the Leased Premises.
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(a) A “Total Loss” shall be deemed to have occurred if (i) the Building is so damaged by fire or other casualty that the estimated cost to repair same amounts to fifty percent (50%) or more of the total estimated construction cost of the entire Building; (ii) the Building is so damaged by fire or other casualty that Landlord, in its sole discretion, decides to demolish and not to immediately rebuild same; or (iii) the Leased Premises or Building is damaged by fire or other casualty during the last 12 months of the Term hereof Any other casualty loss not amounting to a Total Loss shall be deemed a “Partial Loss”.
(b) In the event of a Total Loss, Landlord may terminate this Lease by written notice to Tenant within one hundred twenty (120) days after the date of such fire or other casualty. Rent shall be apportioned on a per diem basis and paid to the date of such fire or other casualty.
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Alternatively, if Xxxxxxxx decides to rebuild and restore the Property following a Total Loss, this Lease shall not terminate and Landlord shall repair and restore the Leased Premises at Landlord’s expense and with due diligence, subject, however, to (i) reasonable delays for insurance adjustments and (ii) delays caused by forces beyond Landlord’s control. Rent shall xxxxx on a per diem basis during the period of construction and repair. Tenant shall permit Landlord and its contractors to have free access to the Leased Premises to perform such work.
(c) In the event of a Partial Loss, provided Landlord recovers sufficient insurance proceeds, Landlord shall be required to proceed with all due diligence to repair and restore the Leased Premises, subject, however, to (i) reasonable delays for insurance adjustments and (ii) delays caused by forces beyond Landlord’s control. Rent shall xxxxx in proportion to the non-usability of the Leased Premises during the period while repairs are in progress. Tenant shall permit Landlord and its contractors to have free access to the Leased Premises to perform such work.
a) | agreements to give notice of Xxxxxxxx’s defaults to such mortgagee; |
b) | agreements not to pay rent more than 30 days in advance; |
c) | confirmation of the terms and status of this Lease; |
d) | agreements to attorn to any party acquiring rightful possession of the Leased Premises; and |
e) | similar or related representations or undertakings customarily required by mortgage lenders from tenants. |
Tenant agrees that from time to time, it will deliver to Landlord or its designee within ten (10) business days of the date of Landlord’s request, a statement, in writing, certifying (i) that this Lease is unmodified and in full force and effect, if this is so, (or if there have been modifications that the Lease, as modified, in full force and effect); (ii) the dates to which rent and other charges have been paid; (iii) that Landlord is not in default under any provisions of this Lease or, if in default, the nature thereof in detail; and (iv) such other true statements as Landlord may require. Xxxxxxxx agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a subordination, non-disturbance agreement from the Landlord’s mortgagee.
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23. EVENTS OF DEFAULT BY TENANT: LANDLORD’S REMEDIES.
(a) In addition to any other acts or omissions herein deemed to be defaults by Tenant, each of the following shall constitute an “Event of Default” by Tenant hereunder: (i) the failure to make any payment of Rent or any installment thereof or to pay any other sum required to be paid by Tenant under this Lease or under the terms of any other agreement between Landlord and Tenant and the continuance of such failure for more than five (5) calendar days following written notice from Landlord to Tenant; provided, however, if, on two (2) occasions during any consecutive twelve (12) month period during the Term, Tenant fails to pay any installment of Rent when due but does pay the same within five (5) calendar days after notice of such failure, then Xxxxxx’s subsequent failure to pay any installment of Rent when due during said twelve (12) month period shall constitute an Event of Default hereunder without the need for notice and/or a grace period; (ii) the failure to observe or perform any of the other covenants or conditions in this Lease winch Tenant is required to observe and perform and which Xxxxxx has not corrected within twenty (20) days after written notice thereof to Tenant; provided, however, that if said failure involves the creation of a condition which, in Landlord’s reasonable judgment, is dangerous or hazardous, Tenant shall be required to cure same within 24 hours following written notice to Tenant; (iii) the use or occupancy of the Leased Premises for any purpose other than the Permitted Uses without Landlord’s prior written consent or the conduct of any activity in the Leased Premises which constitutes a violation of law; (iv) if the interest of Tenant or any part thereof under this Lease shall be levied on under execution or other legal process and said interest shall not have been cleared by said levy or execution within fifteen (15) days from the date thereof; (v) if any voluntary or involuntary petition in bankruptcy or for corporate reorganization or any similar relief shall be filed by or against Tenant or if a receiver shall be appointed for Tenant or any of the property of Tenant; (vi) if Tenant shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or if Tenant shall admit in writing its inability to meet Tenant’s debts as they mature; (vii) if Tenant shall abandon the Leased Premises during the Term; or (viii) if Tenant shall fail to execute and deliver an estoppel certificate or subordination agreement as required hereunder after ten day written demand from Landlord.
(b) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default by Tenant, Landlord may, at its option, with or without notice or demand of any kind to Tenant or any other person, exercise any one or more of the following described remedies, in addition to all other rights and remedies provided at law, in equity or elsewhere herein, and such rights and remedies shall be cumulative and none shall exclude any other right allowed by law:
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(i) Landlord may terminate this Lease, repossess and re-let the Leased Premises, in which case Landlord shall be entitled to recover as damages (in addition to any other sums or damages for which Tenant may be liable to Landlord) a lump sum equal to the present value of the excess Rent remaining to be paid by Tenant for the balance of the Term of the Lease over the fair market rental value of the Leased Premises, after deduction of all anticipated expenses of reletting. For the purpose of determining present value, Landlord and Tenant agree that the interest rate shall be the rate applicable to the then-current yield on obligations of the U.S. Treasury having a maturity date on or about the Termination Date. Should the fair market rental value of the Leased Premises for the balance of the Term (after deduction of all anticipated expenses of reletting) exceed the value of the Rent to be paid by Tenant for the balance of the Term, Landlord shall have no obligation to pay to or otherwise credit Tenant for any such excess amount;
(ii) Landlord may, without terminating the Lease, terminate Tenant’s right of possession, repossess the Leased Premises and relet the same for the account of Tenant for such rent and upon such terms as shall be satisfactory to Landlord. For the purpose of such reletting, Landlord is authorized to decorate, repair, remodel or alter the Leased Premises, Tenant shall pay to Landlord as damages a sum equal to all Rent under this Lease for the balance of the Term unless and until the Leased Premises are relet. If the Leased Premises are relet, Tenant shall be responsible for payment upon demand to Landlord of any deficiency between the Rent as relet and the Rent for the balance of this Lease, all costs and expenses of reletting, and all reasonable decoration, repairs, remodeling, alterations, additions and collection of the rent accruing there from. Tenant shall not be entitled to any rents received by Landlord in excess of the rent provided for in this Lease. No re-entry or taking possession of the Lease Premises by Landlord shall be construed as an election to terminate this Lease unless a written notice of such intention be given to Tenant or unless the termination thereof be decreed by a court of competent jurisdiction. Notwithstanding any reletting without termination, Landlord may at any time thereafter elect to terminate this Lease for any breach, and in addition to the other remedies it may have, may recover from Tenant all damages incurred by reason of such breach, including the costs of recovery of the Leased Premises, and including the excess value at time of such termination, if any, of Rent reserved under this Lease for the remainder of the Term over the reasonable rental value of the Leased Premises for the remainder of the Terra, all of which amounts shall be immediately due and payable from Tenant to Landlord, In the event Landlord repossesses the Leased Premises as provided above, Landlord may remove all persons and property from the Leased Premises and store any such property at the cost of Tenant, without liability or damage; and
(iii) Landlord may, but shall not be obligated so to do, and without waiving or releasing Tenant from any obligations of Tenant hereunder, make any payment or perform such other act on Tenant’s part to be made or performed as provided in this Lease. All sums so paid by Xxxxxxxx and all necessary incidental costs shall be payable to Landlord as Additional Rent on demand and Tenant covenants to pay such sums.
(c) Xxxxxx agrees that Landlord may file suit to recover any sums falling due under the terms of this Section 23 from time to tune and that no suit or recovery of any portion due Landlord hereunder shall be any defense to any subsequent action brought for any amount not theretofore reduced to judgment in favor of Landlord. Tenant shall promptly pay upon notice, as Additional Rent, all of Landlord’s reasonable costs, charges and expenses (including the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of legal counsel, agents and others retained by Landlord and interest at
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the rate set forth in Section 1 of the Lease) incurred in successfully enforcing Xxxxxx’s obligations hereunder or incurred by Landlord in any litigation, negotiation or transaction in which Tenant causes Landlord, without Xxxxxxxx’s fault, to become involved or concerned.
(d) No waiver of any provision of this Lease shall be implied by any failure of Landlord to enforce any remedy on account of the violation of such provision, even if such violation be continued or repeated subsequently, and no express waiver by Landlord shall be valid unless in writing and shall not affect any provision other than the one specified in such written waiver and that provision only for the time and in the manner specifically stated in the waiver. No receipt of monies by Landlord from Tenant after the termination of this Lease shall in any way alter the length of the Term or Tenant’s right of possession hereunder or after the giving of any notice shall reinstate, continue or extend the Term or affect any notice given Tenant prior to the receipt of such monies, it being agreed that after the service of notice or the commencement of a suit or after final judgment for possession of the Leased Premises, Landlord may receive and collect any Rent due, and the payment of Rent shall not waive or affect said notice, suit or judgment. Landlord shall not be required to serve Tenant with any notices or demands as a prerequisite to its exercise of any of its rights or remedies under this Lease, other than those notices and demands specifically required under this Lease. Tenant expressly waives the service of any statutory demand or notice which is a prerequisite to Landlord’s commencement of eviction proceedings against Tenant.
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28. ENVIRONMENTAL RESTRICTIONS.
(a) “Environmental Laws” shall mean all federal, state and local laws, statutes, regulations, ordinances or the like which regulate, govern or in any way deal with the storage, generation, release, clean-up, use or abatement of substances or wastes for the protection of health, safety and/or the environment. Also, “Hazardous Substances” shall mean those toxic, hazardous or other substances or wastes, the generation, storage, discharge, and/or disposal of which are regulated and/or controlled by any Environmental Law.
(b) Tenant shall not (i) generate, utilize, store or dispose of on the Leased Premises or Property any Hazardous Substances or (ii) suffer or permit to occur any violation of Environmental Laws on or with respect to the Leased Premises or Property. Tenant shall forever indemnify, defend and hold harmless Landlord and its partners, officers, directors, employees, agents, successors, grantees, assigns and mortgagees (collectively the “Landlord Group”) from any and all claims, demands, damages, expenses, fees, costs, fines, penalties, suits, proceedings, actions, causes of action and losses of any and every kind and nature, including, without limitation, diminution in value of the Property, damages for the loss or restriction on use of the rentable or usable space or of any amenity, damages arising from any adverse impact on leasing space on the Property, and sums paid in settlement of claims and for attorneys’ fees, consultant fees and expert fees that may arise during or after the Term or any extension of the Term as a result of any breach by Tenant of the covenants contained in this Section 28. For purposes of the foregoing, the term “costs” includes, without limitation, costs and expenses incurred in connection with any investigation of site conditions or any cleanup, remedial, removal or restoration work required by any federal, state or local governmental agency or political subdivision, or as a result of any public or private enforcement action because of the presence of Hazardous Substances on or about the Property or because of the presence of Hazardous Substances anywhere else that came or otherwise emanated from the Property or the Leased Premises, or the existence of any other violation of Environmental Law. This covenant of indemnity shall survive the termination of this Lease.
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(a) Time is of the essence of this Lease and each of its provisions.
(b) This Lease and all covenants and agreements herein contained shall be binding upon, apply, and inure to the respective heirs, executors, successors, administrators, and assigns of all parties to this Lease; provided, however, that this Lease shall not inure to the benefit of any assignee, heir, administrator, devisee, legal representative, successor, transferee or successor of Tenant except upon the prior written consent of Landlord, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(c) This Lease contains the entire agreement of the parties, all other and prior representations, negotiations and agreements having been merged herein and extinguished hereby. No modification, waiver or amendment of this Lease or of any of its conditions or provisions shall be binding upon either party hereto unless in writing signed by both parties.
(d) The captions of sections and subsections are for convenience only and shall not be deemed to limit, construe, affect or alter the meaning of such sections or subsections.
(e) Interpretation of this Lease shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
(f) This Lease is and shall be deemed and construed to be the joint and collective work product of Landlord and Tenant and, as such, this Lease shall not be construed against either party, as the otherwise purported drafter of same, by any court of competent jurisdiction in order to resolve any inconsistency, ambiguity, vagueness or conflict, if any, in the terms or provisions contained herein.
(g) In the event that either party thereto shall be delayed or hindered in or prevented from the performance of any act required hereunder by reason of strikes, lock-outs, labor troubles, inability to procure materials, failure of power, restrictive government laws or regulations, riots, insurrection, war or other reason of a like nature not at the fault of the party delayed in performing work or doing as required under the terms of this Lease, than performance of such act shall be excused for the period of delay and the period for the performance of any such act shall be extended for a period equivalent to the period of such delay. The provisions of this Subsections shall not operate to excuse Tenant from the prompt payment of rent or any other payments required under the terms of this Lease.
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32. CHANGES TO IMPROVEMENTS: TENANT DELAY.
(a) No changes (“TI Changes”) shall be made to the Improvements unless same are set forth in a written change order executed by Landlord and Tenant which specifies (i) the nature of the TI Changes, (ii) the cost or credit to Tenant as a result of such TI Changes, and (iii) whether such TI Changes will constitute a Tenant Delay under Section 32(b) below.
(b) Upon the occurrence of a Tenant Delay (as hereinafter defined) then (A) Tenant’s obligation to pay Rent (but not to occupy the Leased Premises) shall begin as of the date the Original Completion Deadline would have occurred but for a Tenant Delay, (B) Tenant shall pay to Landlord all costs and expenses reasonably incurred by Landlord as a result of such Tenant Delay including, without limitation, any costs and expenses attributable to increases in the cost of labor or materials, and (C) Tenant’s right of occupancy shall not arise until Substantial Completion of the Improvements. As used herein the term “Tenant Delay” shall mean the occurrence of any one or more of the following which directly contribute to the inability of Landlord (without the use of overtime, labor or heroic measures) to Substantially Complete the Improvements on or prior to the Original Completion Deadline: (i) Tenant is Delinquent (as hereafter defined) in furnishing, approving or authorizing any plans for the Improvements, including, without limitation, architectural drawings and finished/color selections; (ii) Tenant is Delinquent in submitting to Landlord, when requested, any information, authorization or approvals in compliance with the intended Improvements set forth on Exhibit “B” including, without limitation, any information required by Landlord to prepare plans for same; (iii) TI Changes requested by Xxxxxx; (iv) Tenant’s request to itself (or through its own contractors or subcontractors) perform any work or improvements within the Leased Premises prior to the date it may occupy the Leased Premises; (v) Tenant’s request for, or selection of, materials, components, finishes or improvements other than those which are normally used by Landlord or which are otherwise readily available to Landlord within a commercially reasonable time frame given the Original Completion Deadline; (vi) Tenant’s failure to pay, when due, any amounts required to be paid by Tenant hereunder; (vii) Tenant’s failure to comply with all federal, state or local laws, regulations, codes or ordinances; (viii) Tenant’s request for additional bidding or re-bidding of the cost of all or any portion of the work related to the Improvements; (ix) any postponements or delays requested by Xxxxxx and agreed to by Landlord regarding the completion of the Improvements; (x) any error in the plans for the Improvements caused or related to any act or omission by Tenant or its employees or agents; or (xi) any other act or omission of the Tenant, its employees or agents. For purposes of this Section 32(b), all actions required, or information/decisions requested of Tenant shall be deemed “Delinquent” if not taken and communicated to Landlord (A) by the time specified in Landlord’s critical path schedule or (B) within three (3) business days following written request from Landlord to Tenant for such action or decision. Xxxxxxxx’s determination that a Tenant Delay has occurred shall be conclusive and binding upon the parties upon written notice by Landlord to Tenant.
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spaces, and Landlord shall not be obligated to enforce parking limitations imposed on other tenants. If Tenant uses parking in excess of that provided for herein, and if such excess use occurs on a regular basis, and if Tenant fails, after written notice from Landlord of any one violation, to reduce its excess use of the parking areas, then such excess use shall constitute an Event of Default under this Lease without further notice or opportunity to cure such Event of Default.
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written notice to Landlord within ten (10) days after the date of Landlord’s Rental Notice, then Tenant shall be deemed to have accepted the market rent set forth in Landlord’s Rental Notice. If Tenant does timely object to Landlord’s Rental Notice, the parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to agree upon the fair market rent for the Extension Term, however, if the parties cannot agree upon the fair market rent within thirty (30) days after Landlord receives Tenant’s notice of objection, then the Lease shall not be extended and Tenant’s rights under this Section 37 shall terminate and be of no further force or effect.
39. LEASE COMMENCEMENT/ACCEPTENCE PREMISES. Promptly after the determination of the Rent Commencement Date, Landlord and Tenant shall enter into a commencement letter agreement (the “Commencement Letter”) in the form attached as Exhibit “D”. Xxxxxx’s failure to execute and return the Commencement Letter, or to provide written objection to the statements contained in the Commencement Letter, within 15 days after the date of the Commencement Letter shall be deemed an approval by Tenant of the statements contained therein.
Tenant shall not record this Lease without the prior written consent of Landlord. Tenant, upon the request of Xxxxxxxx, shall execute and acknowledge a short form memorandum of this Lease for recording purposes.
[Signatures on the Following Page]
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TENANT: | LANDLORD: | |||||||
Globoforce, Inc. | CRP-2 Holdings AA, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership | |||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | By: | CRP-2 Holdings GP-AA, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, its general partner | |||||
Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |||||||
Title: | CFO | |||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||||||
Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||||||
Title: | Vice President |
STATE/COMMONWEATLTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
County of Worchester, ss, | July 26, 2007 |
On this 26th day of July, 2007, before me, the undersigned notary public, personally appeared Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, proved to me through satisfactory evidence of identification, which were Mass. Driver’s License, to be the person whose name is signed on the preceding document, and acknowledged to me that he signed it voluntarily for its stated purpose as CFO of Globoforce, Inc.
/s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx |
Notary Public My commission expires: August 16, 2007 |
STATE/COMMONWEATLTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
County of Suffolk, ss, | August 7, 2007 |
On this 7th day of August, 2007, before me, the undersigned notary public, personally appeared Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, proved to me through satisfactory evidence of identification, which were personally known, to be the person whose name is signed on the preceding document, and acknowledged to me that he signed it voluntarily for its stated purpose as Vice President of CRP-2 Holdings GP-AA, LLC.
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx |
Notary Public My commission expires: April 18, 2014 |
EXHIBIT C
RULES AND REGULATIONS
1. The water and wash closets and other plumbing fixtures shall not be used for any purposes other than those for which they were constructed, and no sweepings, rubbish, rags or other substances (including, without limitation, coffee grounds) shall be thrown therein. All damages resulting from misuse of the fixtures shall become by Tenant if Tenant or its servants, employees, agents, visitors or licensees shall have caused the same.
2. No cooking (except for hot-plate and microwave cooking by Tenants’ employees for their own consumption, the location and equipment of which is first approved by Landlord), sleeping or lodging shall be permitted by any tenant on the Leased Premises. No tenant shall cause or permit any unusual or objectionable odors to be produced upon or permeate from the Leased Premises.
3. Except as otherwise provided in the Lease, no inflammable, combustible, or explosive fluid, material, chemical or substance shall be brought or kept upon, in or about the Leased Premises. Fire protection devices, in and about the Building, shall not be obstructed or encumbered in any way.
4. Canvassing, soliciting and peddling in the Building is prohibited and each tenant shall cooperate to prevent the same.
5. There shall not be used in any space, or in the public halls of the Building, either by any tenant or by its agents, contractors, jobbers or others, in the delivery or receipt of merchandise, freight, or other matters, any hand trucks or other means of conveyance except those equipped with rubber tires, rubber side guards, and such other safeguards as Landlord may require, and Tenant shall be responsible to Landlord for any loss or damage resulting from any deliveries to Tenant in the Building. Deliveries of mail, freight or bulky packages shall be made through the freight entrance or through doors specified by Landlord for such purpose.
6. Mats, trash or other objects shall not be placed in the public corridors. The sidewalks, entries, passages, elevators, public corridors and staircases and other parts of the Building which are not occupied by Tenant shall not be obstructed or used for any other purpose than ingress or egress.
7. Tenant shall not install or permit the installation of any awnings, shades, draperies and/or other similar window coverings, treatments or like items visible from the exterior of the Leased Premises other than those approved by the Landlord in writing.
8. Tenant shall not construct, maintain, use or operate within said Leased Premises or elsewhere in the Building or on the outside of the Building, any equipment or machinery which produces music, sound or noise which is audible beyond the Leased Premises.
9. Bicycles, motor scooters or any other type of vehicle shall not be brought into the lobby or elevators of the Building or into the Leased Premises except for those vehicles which are used by a physically disabled person in the Leased Premises.
10. All blinds for exterior windows shall be building standard and shall be maintained by Tenant.
11. No additional locks shall be placed upon doors to or within the Leased Premises except as shall be necessary adequately to safeguard United States Government security classified documents stored with the Leased Premises. The doors leading to the corridors or main hall shall be kept closed during business hours, except as the same may be used for ingress or egress. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, Tenant shall be permitted to place locks on doors in the Leased Premises provided that Tenant provides keys to such doors to Landlord, the property manager, and cleaning staff.
12. Landlord reserves the right to temporarily shut down the air conditioning, electrical systems, heating, plumbing and/or elevators when necessary by reason of accident or emergency, or for repair, alterations, replacements or improvement.
13. No carpet, rug or other article shall be hung or shaken out of any window of the Building and Tenant shall not sweep or throw or permit to be swept or thrown from the Leased Premises any dirt or other substances into any of the corridors or halls, elevator, or out of the doors or windows or stairways of the Building. Tenant shall not use, keep or permit to be used or kept any foul or noxious gas or substance in the Leased Premises, or permit or suffer the Leased Premises to be occupied or used in a manner offensive or objectionable to Landlord or other occupants of the Building by reason of noise, odors and/or vibrations, or interfere in any way with other tenants or those having business therein, nor shall any animals or birds be kept in or about the Building. Smoking or carrying lighted cigars or cigarettes in the elevators of the Building is prohibited.
14. Landlord reserves the right to exclude from the Building on weekdays between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. and at all hours on weekends and legal holidays, all persons who do not present a pass to the Building signed by Landlord; provided, however, that reasonable access for Tenant’s employees and customers shall be accorded. Xxxxxxxx will furnish passes to persons for whom Tenant requires same in writing. Tenant shall be responsible for all persons for whom it requests such passes and shall be liable to Landlord for all acts of such persons.
15. Tenant agrees to keep all windows closed at all times and to abide by all rules and regulations issued by Landlord with respect to the Building’s air conditioning and ventilation systems.
16. Tenant will replace all broken or cracked plate glass windows and doors at its own expense, with glass of like kind and quality, provided that such windows and doors are not broken or cracked by Landlord, its employees, agents or contractors,
17. In the event it becomes necessary for the Landlord to gain access to the underfloor electric and telephone distribution system for purposes of adding or removing wiring, then upon request by Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx agrees to temporarily remove the carpet over the access covers to the underfloor ducts for such period of time until work to be performed has been completed. The cost of such work shall be borne by Landlord except to the extent such work was requested by or is intended to benefit Tenant or the Leased Premises, in which case the cost shall be borne by Tenant.
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18. Violation of these rules, or any amendments thereof or additions thereto, may be considered a default of Tenant’s lease and shall be sufficient cause for termination of the Lease pursuant to the provisions of Section 23 of the Lease at the option of Landlord.
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EXHIBIT D
Lease Commencement/Acceptance of Premises
Date 10/5/07
Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Globoforce, Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxx Xx.
Southborough, MA 01772
RE: Lease Agreement, dated 9/12/07, between Entity CRP-2 Holdings AA, LP (“Landlord”), and Globoforce (“Tenant”) concerning
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
In accordance with the referenced Lease Agreement (the “Lease”), we request that you and/or the proper authority, please confirm the following:
1. | The Term and Base Rent commenced on September 12, 2007 for a term of 62 months ending on October 31, 2012. |
2. | Tenant acknowledges and agreed that as of September 12, 2007 (i) the Improvements to the Premises have been substantially completed; (ii) and that as of the date of this letter the Landlord has fulfilled all of its obligations to complete Tenant Improvements at the Premises, and that the Tenant has accepted the Premises in its current condition. |
3. | Rent checks should continue to be made payable to CRP-2 Holdings AA, LP at P.O Box 30830, New York, NY 10087-0802. |
4. | The approximate number of rentable square feet within the Premises is 7,785 SF. |
5. | Tenant’s Proportionate Share is calculated based upon the number of rentable square feet within the Premises, which is 7.79% of building related expenses. |
Please confirm your agreement with the aforementioned terms by signing below and returning a copy to [CBRE-New England] for our lease.
Again, thank you for your tenancy, and we look forward to a long and harmonious relationship!
Sincerely,
CBRE-New England: | AGREED TO & ACCEPTED BY: | |||
/s/Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | ||||
/s/Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, its Assistant Property Manager | By
Its: CFO Date: 10/26/2007 |
FIRST AMENDMENT TO LEASE
This FIRST AMENDMENT TO LEASE (this “First Amendment”) is dated as of September 30, 2010 (the “Effective Date”) by and between CRP-2 HOLDINGS AA, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Landlord”) and GLOBOFORCE, INC., a Massachusetts corporation (“Tenant”).
WHEREAS, Landlord and Tenant are parties to that certain Commercial Lease dated July 26, 2007 (the “Lease”), for the lease of certain premises consisting of approximately 7,785 square feet located at 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx, as more particularly described in the Lease (the “Existing Premises”); and
1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used in this First Amendment shall have the same meanings ascribed to such capitalized terms in the Lease, unless otherwise provided for herein.
2. Modifications. Modifications to Lease:
A. Expansion Premises. The “Expansion Premise” shall mean the 3,886 square feet of rentable area commonly known as Suite 350 located at 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx, as shown on Exhibit A attached hereto. Beginning on the later of (i) October 1, 2010 or (ii) substantial completion of the Expansion Premises Improvements, as said term is defined herein (the “Expansion Date”), Landlord shall deliver possession of the Expansion Premises to Tenant and the Expansion Premises shall be added to the Existing Premises and the term “Leased Premises”, as used in the Lease, shall refer to the Existing Premises and the Expansion Premises. The Expansion Premises shall be subject to all the terms and provisions of the Lease, except that Tenant’s obligation to pay Base Rent and Tenant’s Proportionate Share of Additional Rent with respect to the Expansion Premises shall be as provided herein.
B. Extension. The Term of the Lease shall be extended as to the entire Leased Premises so that it shall hereafter expire on that certain day which is the last calendar day of the sixtieth (60th) complete calendar month following the Expansion Date (the “Expiration Date”).
C. Security Deposit. Upon execution of this First Amendment, the Security Deposit shall be increased from $42,817.50 to $55,000.00.
D. Base Rent for the Leased Premises. Beginning on the Expansion Date, the Base Rent for the entire Leased Premises shall be payable according to the following schedule:
Months of Term | Base Rent (per annum) | Base Rent (per month) | Base Rent (per rentable square foot, per annum) | |||||||||
Rent Commencement Date-12 | $ | 233,420.00 | $ | 19,451.67 | $ | 20.00 | ||||||
13-24 | $ | 239,255.50 | $ | 19,937.96 | $ | 20.50 | ||||||
25-36 | $ | 245,091.00 | $ | 20,424.25 | $ | 21.00 | ||||||
37-48 | $ | 250,926.50 | $ | 20,910.54 | $ | 21.50 | ||||||
49-60 (plus any additional days necessary for the Term to expire on the Expiration Date) | $ | 256,762.00 | $ | 21,396.83 | $ | 22.00 |
E. Tenant’s Percentage. Beginning on the Expansion Date: (i) the rentable area of the Expansion Premises shall be deemed to be 3,886 square feet; (ii) the rentable area of the entire Leased Premises shall be deemed to be 11,671 square feet; (iii) Tenant’s Percentage of Additional Rent for the Expansion Premises shall be deemed to be 3.89%; and (iv) Tenant’s Percentage of Additional Rent for the entire Leased Premises shall be deemed to be 11.68%.
F. Base Taxes. Effective upon the Expansion Date, “2008” shall be deleted from the fifth (5th) line of Section 2 of the Lease, and “2011” inserted in its place.
G. Base Insurance. Effective upon the Expansion Date, “2007” shall be deleted from the third (3rd) line or Section 3(D) of the Lease, and “2010” inserted in its place.
H. Base Common Area, Charges. Effective upon the Expansion Date, “2007” shall be deleted from the third (3rd) line of the third (3rd) paragraph of Section 4 of the Lease, and “2010” inserted in its place.
I. HVAC Maintenance. Effective upon the Expansion Date, “2007” shall be deleted from the eighth (8th) line of Section 5 of the Lease, and “2010” inserted in its place.
J. Electricity. Tenant shall contract directly with the electricity provider, which electricity shall be separately metered to the Expansion Premises, and Tenant shall pay such electricity provider directly and promptly when due.
K. Separate or Combined Billings; Prorations. Landlord may bill Rent for the Expansion Premises separately or treat the Expansion Premises and the Existing Premises as one unit for billing purposes. Any default respecting any separate billing shall be a default with respect to the entire Leased Premises and the Lease.
L. Parking. Effective upon the Expansion Date, “twenty seven (27)” shall be deleted from the second (2nd) line of Section 33 of the Lease, and “forty-one (41)” inserted in its place.
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M. Condition of Premises; Improvements. Landlord, at Landlord’s own expense and using materials consistent with the minimum standards of the Building (or as otherwise determined by Landlord), will make certain improvements to the Expansion Premises consisting of paint, carpet, and newly finished doors consistent with those located in the Existing Premises, and using Building standard materials, as are more fully set forth in the plan attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit B (the “Expansion Premises Improvements”).
X. Xxxxxxx. So long as (i) there then exists no event of default either at the time of exercise or on the first day of the Extension Term (as hereinafter defined), (ii) the Lease, as amended hereby is in full force and effect, and (iii) the Tenant named herein has not assigned the Lease, as amended hereby and is in occupancy of the entire Leased Premises, Tenant shall have the right and option to extend the Term hereof for one (1) additional five (5) year period (the “Extension Term”) upon written notice to Landlord given not less than nine (9) months and not more than twelve (12) months-prior to the Expiration Date. The parties agree that if Tenant fails to exercise its option to extend the Term strictly within the time periods set forth in this Section, then Tenant’s right to extend the Term shall automatically lapse and Tenant shall have no right to extend the Term. In the event that Tenant exercises the option granted hereunder, the applicable Extension Term shall be upon the same terms and conditions as are in effect under the Lease, as amended hereby, immediately preceding the commencement of such Extension Term except that the Annual Base Rent due from the Tenant shall be increased to Landlord’s determination of Annual Base Rent as provided herein and Tenant shall have no farther rights or options whatsoever to extend the Term beyond the expiration of such Extension Term. If Tenant exercises the right to extend the Term as heron provided, then no later than thirty (30) days following receipt of Tenant’s notice, Landlord shall notify Tenant in writing of Landlord’s determination of the annual Base Rent for the Leased Premises for the Extension Term (“Landlord’s Rental Notice”). If Tenant does not object to Xxxxxxxx’s determination of the Annual Base Rent by written notice to Landlord within ten (10) days after the date of Landlord’s Rental Notice, then Tenant shall be deemed to have accepted the Annual Base Rent set forth in Landlord’s Rental Notice. If Tenant does timely object to Landlord’s Rental Nonce, the parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to agree upon the annual Base Rent for toe Extension Term, however, if the parties cannot agree upon the annual Base Rent within thirty (30) days after Landlord receives Tenant’s notice of objection, then the Lease shall not be extended and Tenant’s rights under this Section shall terminate and be of no further force or effect. Tenant acknowledges, confirms and agrees that it shall have no other right or option to extend or renew the Lease except as provided in this Section.
For the purposes of this section, Base Rent for the Extension Term shall reflect Landlord’s reasonable determination of the fair market value that would be agreed upon between a landlord and a tenant entering into a new lease on or about the date on which the Extension Term is to begin for a comparable term and for space comparable to the Leased Premises in the Building and buildings comparable to the Building in the market area. Such determination of fair market value shall take into account any material economic differences between the terms of the Lease, as amended hereby, and any comparison lease, such as rent abatements, construction costs and other concessions and
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the manner if any, in which the landlord under any such lease is reimbursed for operating expenses and taxes. The determination of fair market value shall also take into consideration any reasonably anticipated changes in rental conditions from the time such fair market value is being determined and the date upon which the Extension Term will begin.
O. Option to Terminate. Tenant shall have the right to terminate the Lease (“Termination Right”) effective as of that certain day which is the last calendar day of the forty-second (42nd) complete calendar month following the Expansion Date (the “Early Termination Date”) upon not less than nine (9) months prior written notice to Landlord (the “Notice to Terminate”); provided (A) Tenant is not in default under the terms of the Lease either as of the date Landlord receives the Notice to Terminate or as of the Early Termination Date, and (B) the Notice to Terminate is accompanied by a termination payment equal to (i) the unamortized balance of Landlord’s “Lease Costs” (as hereinafter defined) plus (ii) an amount equal to the Base Rent that would have been due and payable for the five (5) full calendar months following the Early Termination Date. The parties agree that if Tenant fails to exercise the Termination Right strictly in accordance with this Section, then said Termination Right shall automatically lapse and Tenant shall have no further right to terminate the Lease. Upon timely exercise of the Termination Right, the Early Termination Date shall be deemed the Expiration Date of the Lease and Tenant shall surrender the Leased Premises on or before the Early Termination Date, in accordance with the terms of the Lease. For the purposes hereof “Lease Costs” shall be the (i) cost of improvements to the Expansion Premises constructed at Landlord’s expense, and (ii) the following amounts, paid or provided in connection with this First Amendment only: brokerage commissions, any free rent or rent reductions, Landlord legal fees, and tenant allowances or other Tenant inducement
Q. Notices. All notices required or permitted by the Lease, as amended hereby, to be delivered to Landlord shall hereafter be delivered as follows:
To Landlord: | CRP-2 Holdings AA, LP c/ o Colony Realty Partners, LLC Two International Place Boston, MA 02110 Attn: Xx. Xxxx Xxxxx Fax: 000-000-0000 | |||
And to: | Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx and Xxxxx, P.C. One Financial Center Boston, MA 02111 Attn: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq. Fax: 000-000-0000 |
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R. Real Estate Brokers. Landlord utilized the services of CB Xxxxxxx Xxxxx-New England (the “Listing Broker”) and Tenant utilized the services of T3 Realty Advisors (the “Non-Listing Broker”) in connection with this First Amendment. Tenant represents to Landlord that Xxxxxx did not involve any other brokers in procuring this First Amendment. Landlord shall pay a commission to the Non-Listing Broker and the Listing Broker as is agreed to by the parties per a separate agreement. Tenant hereby agrees to (A) forever indemnify, defend and hold Landlord harmless from and against any commissions, liability, loss, cost, damage or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) that may be asserted against or incurred by Landlord (1) by any other broker other than the Non-Listing Broker that claims representation of Tenant in excess of the amount specified in said separate agreement with the Non-Listing Broker or (2) as a result of any misrepresentation by Tenant regarding the Non-Listing Broker hereunder and (B) discharge any lien placed against the Building by any broker which claims representation of Tenant as a result of the foregoing.
3. Governing Law. This First Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (without regard to conflicts of law).
4. Ratification of Lease. Except as modified hereby, all other terms and conditions of the Lease remain unchanged and in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed by the parties hereto. Tenant accepts the Existing Premises in its “as is” and “where is” condition. Tenant accepts the Expansion Premises in its “as is” and “where is” condition except as specifically provided otherwise in this First Amended Tenant represents and warrants to Landlord that as of the date of Tenant’s execution of this First Amendment: (a) Tenant is not in default under any of the terms and provisions of the Lease; (b) Landlord is not in default in the performance of any of its obligations under the Lease and Tenant is unaware of any condition or circumstance which, with the giving of notice or the passage of time, or both, would constitute a default by Landlord; (c) Landlord has completed, to Tenant’s satisfaction, any and all improvements to the Leased Premises, except as specifically provided in Section 2 above as to the Expansion Premises, and has paid any and all allowances required of it under the Lease; and (d) Tenant has no defenses, liens, claims, counterclaims or right to offset against Landlord or against the obligations of Tenant under the Lease. Tenant acknowledges, confirms, and agrees that Xxxxxx has no right or option to expand the Leased Premises or to extend, renew or terminate the Lease except as may be provided in this First Amendment.
5. Limitation of Liability. Neither Landlord nor any officer, director, member or employee of Landlord nor any owner of the Building, whether disclosed or undisclosed, shall have any personal liability with respect to any of the provisions of the Lease, as hereby amended, or the Leased Premises, and if Landlord is in breach or default with respect to Landlord’s obligations under the Lease, as hereby amended, or otherwise, Tenant shall look solely to the interest of Landlord in the Building for the satisfaction of Xxxxxx’s remedies or judgments.
6. Entire Agreement. This First Amendment, in conjunction with the Lease, constitutes the entire agreement of Landlord and Tenant with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all oral and written agreements and understandings made and entered into by the parties prior to the date hereof.
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7. Multiple Counterparts. This First Amendment may be executed in multiple counterparts, all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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TENANT: | LANDLORD: | |||||||||
Globoforce, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation | CRP-2 Holdings AA, L.P. a Delaware limited partnership | |||||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | By: | CRP-2 Holdings GP-AA, LLC, | |||||||
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | a Delaware limited liability company, | |||||||||
Treasurer | its general partner | |||||||||
Date: October 8, 2010 | By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||||||||
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||||||||||
Vice President | ||||||||||
Date: |
EXHIBIT A
Expansion Premises
See attached
EXHIBIT B
Plan of Expansion Premises Improvements
See attached
SECOND AMENDMENT TO LEASE
This SECOND AMENDMENT TO LEASE (this “Second Amendment”) is dated as of July 19, 2012 (the “Effective Date”) by and between CRP-2 HOLDINGS AA, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Landlord”) and GLOBOFORCE, INC., a Massachusetts corporation (“Tenant”).
WHEREAS, Landlord and Tenant are parties to that certain Commercial Lease dated July 26, 2007, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Lease (“First Amendment”) dated September 30, 2010, (collectively, the “Lease”), for the lease of certain premises consisting of approximately 11,671 square feet located at 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx, as more particularly described in the Lease (the “Existing Premises”): and
1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used in this Second Amendment shall have the same meanings ascribed to such capitalized terms in the Lease, unless otherwise provided for herein. Any duplication of defined terms between this Second Amendment and the First Amendment shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this Second Amendment.
2. Modifications. Modifications to Lease:
A. Expansion Premises. The “Expansion Premises” shall mean the 2,369 square feet of rentable area commonly known as Suite 320 located at 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx, as shown on Exhibit A attached hereto. Beginning on the later of (i) September 1, 2012 or (ii) substantial completion of the Expansion Premises Improvements, as said term is defined herein (the “Expansion Date”). Landlord shall deliver possession of the Expansion Premises to Tenant and the Expansion Premises shall be added to the Existing Premises and the term “Leased Premises”, as used in the Lease, shall refer to the Existing Premises and the Expansion Premises. The Expansion Premises shall be subject to all the terms and provisions of the Lease, except that Tenant’s obligation to pay Base Rent and Tenant’s Proportionate Share of Additional Rent with respect to the Expansion Premises shall be as provided herein.
B. Extension. The Term of the Lease shall be extended as to the entire Leased Premises so that it shall hereafter expire on that certain day which is the last calendar day of the fifty-second (52nd) complete calendar month following the Expansion Date (the “Expiration Date”).
C. Base Rent for the Leased Premises. Beginning on the Expansion Date, the Base Rent for the entire Leased Premises shall be payable according to the following schedule:
Months of Term | Base Rent (per annum) | Base Rent (per month) | Base Rent (per rentable square foot, per annum) | |||
Expansion Date-4 | $287,820.00 | $23,985.00 | $20.50 | |||
5-16 | $294,840.00 | $24,570.00 | $21.00 | |||
17-28 | $301,860.00 | $25,155.00 | $21.50 | |||
29-40 | $308,880.00 | $25,740.00 | $22.00 | |||
41-52 (plus any additional days necessary for the Term to expire on the Expiration Date) | $322,920.00 | $26,910.00 | $23.00 |
D. Tenant’s Percentage. Beginning on the Expansion Date: (i) the rentable area of the Expansion Premises shall be deemed to be 2,369 square feet; (ii) the rentable area of the entire Leased Premises shall be deemed to be 14,040 square feet; (ill) Tenant’s Percentage of Additional Rent for the Expansion Premises shall be deemed to be 2.37%; and (iv) Tenant’s Percentage of Additional Rent for the entire Leased Premises shall be deemed to be 14.06%.
E. Base Taxes. Effective upon the Expansion Date, “2011” shall be deleted from the fifth (5th) line of Section 2 of the Lease, and “2013” inserted in its place.
F. Base Insurance. Effective upon the Expansion Date, “2010” shall be deleted from the third (3rd) line of Section 3(D) of the Lease, and “2012” inserted in its place.
G. Base Common Area Charges. Effective upon the Expansion Date, “2010” shall be deleted from the third (3rd) line of the third (3rd) paragraph of Section 4 of the Lease, and “2012” inserted in its place.
H. HVAC Maintenance. Effective upon the Expansion Date, “2010” shall be deleted from the eighth (8th) line of Section 5 of the Lease, and “2012” inserted in its place.
I. Electricity. Tenant shall contract directly with the electricity provider, if electricity is separately metered to the Expansion Premises, and shall pay such electricity provider directly and promptly when due. If electricity is not separately metered to the Expansion Premises, the cost of such electricity consumed at the Expansion Premises, as reasonably determined by Landlord, shall be paid by Tenant as Additional Rent.
J. Separate or Combined Billings; Prorations. Landlord may bill Rent for the Expansion Premises separately or treat the Expansion Premises and the Existing Premises as one unit for billing purposes. Any default respecting any separate billing shall be a default with respect to the entire Leased Premises and the Lease.
K. Parking. Effective upon the Expansion Date, “forty-one (41)” shall be deleted from the second (2nd) line of Section 33 of the Lease, and “forty-nine (49)” inserted in its place.
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L. Condition of Premises: Improvements. Landlord, at Landlord’s own expense and using materials consistent with the minimum standards of the Building (or as otherwise determined by Landlord), will make certain improvements to the Expansion Premises consisting of demolition, paint, carpet, and newly finished doors within the Expansion Premises consistent with those located in the Existing Premises using Building standard materials, as are more fully set forth in the plan attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit B (the “Expansion Premises Improvements”). Xxxxxx acknowledges and agrees that the Expansion Premises Improvements may be performed during regular business hours. Xxxxxx agrees to cooperate with Landlord and Xxxxxxxx’s contractor(s) in the performance of the Expansion Premises Improvements and to follow all reasonable directions given by Landlord or Xxxxxxxx’s contractors in connection with the performance of the Expansion Premises Improvements. Landlord will use commercially reasonable efforts to substantially complete the Expansion Premises Improvements prior to the Expansion Date. “Substantial Completion” or “substantially completed” or words of similar import means that the work in question has been sufficiently completed such that it is suitable for its intended purpose.
M. Right of First Offer. Provided that (i) Tenant is not then in default under this Lease, (ii) this Lease is then in full force and effect, (iii) the Tenant named herein has not assigned this Lease or sublet any part of the Leased Premises and is then in actual occupancy of the entire Leased Premises, and (iv) Tenant’s financial condition meets the financial criteria Landlord requires for the lease of such space, if, at any time during the Term, those certain spaces known as Suite 340, 360, and 370 is or will be “available for lease” and Landlord desires to lease such space, Landlord shall notify Tenant. Xxxxxxxx’s notice shall identify the space available (the “Offered Space”), set forth the terms and conditions on which it is willing to lease the Offered Space, which may include a term whose expiration date is not coterminous with the Term applicable to the Leased Premises, and the date on which such Offered Space is expected to be available (collectively, the “Terms”). Tenant shall thereupon have the one time right and option to lease the Offered Space for a minimum of three (3) years on the Terms by delivering notice to Landlord within three (3) business days after receipt of Landlord’s notice, time being of the essence. If Tenant elects to lease the Offered Space, it shall, within fifteen (15) business days after such election, enter into an amendment to this Lease on a form prepared by Landlord incorporating the Offered Space as part of the Leased Premises subject to the Terms for a minimum of three years and the Termination Right as provided for in Section 2.N. below shall be null and void. If Tenant shall not elect to lease the Offered Space within such 3-business day period, or fails to enter into such an amendment to this Lease within such 15-day period, then Tenant shall have no further rights under this section with respect to the Offered Space, and Landlord shall be free to lease any or all of such Offered Space to a third party or parties from time to time on such terms and conditions as it may deem appropriate. Space shall not be deemed to be “available for lease” if such space is the subject of any renewal or extension of an expiring lease with a then existing tenant. Landlord shall not be liable to Tenant for any failure to deliver such space as a result of any holdover tenant or other occupant of any Offered Space.
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X. Xxxxxxx. The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the renewal option as provided in Section 2.N. of the First Amendment shall remain in full force and effect and may be exercised by Tenant in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof
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3. Governing Law. This Second Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (without regard to conflicts of law).
4. Ratification of Lease. Except as modified hereby, all other terms and conditions of the Lease remain unchanged and in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed by the parties hereto. Tenant accepts the Existing Premises in its “as is” and “where is” condition. Tenant accepts the Expansion Premises in its “as is” and “where is” condition except as specifically provided otherwise in this Second Amendment. Tenant represents and warrants to Landlord that as of the date of Tenant’s execution of this Second Amendment: (a) Tenant is not in default under any of the terms and provisions of the Lease; (b) Landlord is not in default in the performance of any of its obligations under the Lease and Tenant is unaware of any condition or circumstance which, with the giving of notice or the passage of time or both, would constitute a default by Landlord; (c) Xxxxxxxx has completed, to Tenant’s satisfaction, any and all improvements to the Leased Premises, except as specifically provided in Section 2 above as to the Expansion Premises, and has paid any and all allowances required of it under the Lease; and (d) Tenant has no defenses, liens, claims, counterclaims or right to offset against Landlord or against the obligations of Tenant under the Lease. Tenant acknowledges, confirms, and agrees that Xxxxxx has no right or option to expand the Leased Premises or to extend, renew or terminate the Lease except as may be provided in this Second Amendment.
5. Limitation of Liability. Neither Landlord nor any officer, director, member or employee of Landlord nor any owner of the Building, whether disclosed or undisclosed, shall have any personal liability with respect to any of the provisions of the Lease, as hereby amended, or the Leased Premises, and if Landlord is in breach or default with respect to Landlord’s obligations under the Lease, as hereby amended, or otherwise, Tenant shall look solely to the interest of Landlord in the Building for the satisfaction of Xxxxxx’s remedies or judgments.
6. Entire Agreement. This Second Amendment, in conjunction with the Lease, constitutes the entire agreement of Landlord and Tenant with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all oral and written agreements and understandings made and entered into by the parties prior to the date hereof.
7. Multiple Counterparts. This Second Amendment may be executed in multiple counterparts, all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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TENANT: | LANDLORD: | |||||||||
Globoforce, Inc., | CRP-2 Holdings AA, L.P., | |||||||||
a Massachusetts | a Delaware limited partnership | |||||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | By: | CRP-2 Holdings GP-AA, LLC, | |||||||
Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | a Delaware limited liability company, | ||||||||
Title: | Treasurer | its general partner | ||||||||
Date: | July 19, 2012 | By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |||||||
Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |||||||||
Title: | Vice President | |||||||||
Date: | August 3, 2012 |
EXHIBIT A
Expansion Premises