April 30, 1998
Xxxx Xxxxx
Digital River Inc.
0000 X. 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Re: Termination of Lease between Tech Squared Inc. and Digital River Inc.
Dated April 22, 1998
Dear Xxxx:
This is to confirm Digital River Inc.'s intention to terminate the sublease
agreement ("sublease") related to office and warehouse space at 0000 X. 00xx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx, XX 00000 between Tech Squared Inc. ("Tech") and Digital River
Inc. ("DR"). Whereas you have indicated your intention to vacate the office
and warehouse space at the above listed address under the following
assumptions and conditions:
It has been assumed that DR would occupy the office and warehouse space
throughout the rental agreement between Tech Squared Inc. and Duke Realty,
which currently expires June 1999. Under typical real estate terminations it
is likely the tenant would require at least a 6-month to one-year termination
notice. By DR's intention of vacating the space by the end of July 1997 Tech
is put into a difficult position to sublet the office space being vacated.
It is upper level office space with no direct access unless modifications are
made. Thus, Tech stands to lose over $100,000 of rental payments. In order
to minimize the financial impact to Tech and to conduct this transaction in
an equitable and mutually beneficial manner Tech proposes the following:
1. DR will pay rent at the current rate of thirteen thousand dollars
($13,000) per month through the month of departure. This does not include
the intercompany telephone charge allocated to DR each month which will
continue to be charged through the month of departure.
2. For the period of the first of the month following the month of
departure through December 31, 1998 or until a party is found by either Tech
or DR to sublease the vacated space, whichever is earlier, DR will be charged
four-thousand three hundred fifty-three dollars ($4,353) for office rent. In
the event that a party is found to occupy any of the vacated office space, DR
will be responsible for the entire month's rent if the tenant occupies the
space after the 15(th) of the month. If they take possession prior to the
15(th) DR will not be responsible for any of that month's rent. Under no
circumstances will a tenant be allowed to occupy the premises earlier than
the termination date as specified by a signed termination notification from
DR and received and signed by Tech.
3. Digital River will continue to pay warehouse rent as long as Digital
River product (including owned, consigned or otherwise transacted) remains in
the warehouse. The formula that has been used in the past will continue to
be used, i.e., # of Bins holding Digital River product / Total Bin Space *
Total Warehouse Square footage * 7.25 psf. Tech will calculate the warehouse
rent using the above formula on the first of each month to determine the
warehouse rent due from Digital River.
4. Digital River agrees that, pursuant to the Rent Agreement (the "Rent
Agreement") signed between Tech Squared Inc. and Digital River Inc. dated
July 1, 1997, Tech Squared Inc. will continue to amortize the deposit made
against intercompany charges at the rate of $924 per month through the month
of departure. Digital River also acknowledges that according to item #2 in
the Rent Agreement the unamortized portion of the deposit will not be
refundable to Digital River under any circumstances, regardless of whether
they continue to occupy the space.
TECH SQUARED INC.: DIGITAL RIVER, INC.:
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Date: May 4,1998 By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx Date: May 4, 1998
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