EXHIBIT 10.30
*CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED. CONFIDENTIAL PORTION HAS BEEN FILED
SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
August 24, 2000
VIA FACSIMILE
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000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Associates, Inc.
000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Re: Telecommunications Office Lease by and between 600 Seventh
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Street Associates, Inc., and Equinix, Inc., dated August 8, 1999
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Ladies and Gentleman:
This letter agreement (this "Letter Agreement") is made in connection with
that certain Telecommunications Office Lease (the "Lease"), dated as of August
8, 1999, entered into by and between 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Associates, Inc., a
California corporation ("Landlord") and Equinix, Inc., a Delaware corporation
("Tenant"). Landlord and Tenant have agreed, and do hereby agree, to modify the
Lease as follows:
1. Commencement Date. Notwithstanding anything in the Lease to the
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contrary, the Lease Commencement Date shall be October 1, 2000;
provided, however, the Lease Commencement Date shall be delayed one
(1) day for each day of delay in satisfaction of the following two (2)
conditions: (a) on or before August 28, 2000, Landlord obtains a
temporary certificate of occupancy for the Building from the City of
Los Angeles, (b) on or before August 28, 2000, Landlord obtains
authorization from the City of Los Angeles to grant Tenant access to
Tenant's portion of the Generator Fuel Tank so as to allow Tenant to
connect such Generator Fuel Tank to Tenant's Generators.
2. Tenant Improvement Allowance. Notwithstanding anything to the
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contrary contained in the Lease: (i) Tenant shall be entitled to a
Tenant Improvement Allowance in the amount of $3,458,229.00; (ii)
Tenant
acknowledges receipt of certain invoices sent by Xxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
of Landlord to Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx of Tenant under cover of letter dated
July 20, 2000 (the "Invoices"), which Invoices indicate that Landlord
has performed certain improvement work on behalf of Tenant; (iii)
Tenant and Landlord agree that the amount to be reimbursed by Tenant
to Landlord for such work relating to the Invoices is $1,172,282.00
and such amount shall be offset against the Tenant Improvement
Allowance; (iv) Tenant shall have no further payment obligation to
Landlord with respect to such work relating to the Invoices and such
payment shall constitute full satisfaction of all amounts owed to
Landlord as reimbursement of the costs of such work relating to such
Invoices; and (v) the foregoing shall not be deemed a waiver of
Tenant's right to receive the remainder of the Tenant Improvement
Allowance in the amount of $2,285,947.00. Landlord shall wire the
remaining Tenant Improvement Allowance set forth in (v) above to
Tenant upon the closing of the sale of the Building by Landlord to
360networks inc. Landlord shall not have the right to perform any
future work for or on behalf of Tenant except as provided for in the
Lease. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant expressly reserves all
rights and remedies with respect to Landlord's performance of any
Compliance Work or punch list items relating to Landlord's performance
of the work relating to the Invoices.
3. Standard Tenant Services. The number of bus ducts through which
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Tenant obtains its electrical supply for the Premises pursuant to
Section 6.1.2 of the Lease is hereby increased from two (2) to three
(3). Landlord shall use its best efforts to assist Tenant in
energizing the third bus duct and coordinating such energization with
the Depart of Water and Power of the City of Los Angeles.
4. Fuel Tank Capacity. Section 22.1.4 of the Lease is hereby amended by
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replacing the number "10,000" with the number "20,000" in the first
sentence of Section 22.1.4.
5. Conduits. Section 22.1.7(ii) of the Lease is hereby deleted in its
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entirety and replaced with the following:
"(ii) eight (8) four inch (4.0") aluminum conduits in the interconnect
riser of the Building (the "Interconnect Riser") running from the
fifth (5/th/) floor to the seventh (7/th/) floor of the Building, and
(iii) eight (8) four inch (4.0") aluminum conduits in shafts 510
through 710 of the Building running from the fifth (5/th/) floor to
the seventh (7/th/) floor of the Building (collectively, "Tenant's
Conduit")."
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6. Exhibit H. The first paragraph of Section 1 of Exhibit H to the Lease
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is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
"Tenant wishes to install on the top roof of the Building (a) customer
antennas as more particularly described below in this section
(collectively, "Antennas"); and (b) four (4) four inch (4.0") conduits
and three (3) one inch (1.0") conduits connecting customer Antennas to
the Premises (collectively, the "Antenna Conduits"). The Antennas to
be installed by Tenant under this Rider shall be installed on a one
thousand square foot platform on the roof of the Building in the area
bounded by Carrier Center drawings column lines 5 to 7, and M to N
("Antenna Space")."
7. Exhibit B. Exhibit B, Schedule 2, 1/st/ Floor, Item 1 of the Lease is
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hereby amended to provide that Tenant shall have shaft access from the
basement of the Building to the Premises for generator conduits, due
to relocation of the generators from the roof to the basement and
Exhibit B, Schedule 2, 7th Floor, Item 1, of the Lease is hereby
deleted in its entirety.
8. Address of Tenant (Section 29.18): The address of Tenant for
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notices under the Lease is hereby amended as follows:
Equinix, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attention: Real Estate Counsel
With a copy to:
Equinix, Inc.
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Except as expressly modified in this Letter Agreement, all terms and
conditions of the Lease shall remain unmodified and in full force and effect.
Defined terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings
assigned to such terms in the Lease.
The Lease as modified by this Letter Agreement sets forth the full and
complete understanding between Landlord and Tenant. This Letter Agreement may be
executed in counterparts. The telecopy transmission of a signed copy of this
Letter Agreement shall constitute a binding and effective execution by the
signing party.
By executing below the parties acknowledge and agree to the terms and
conditions set forth in this Letter Agreement. Notwithstanding anything in this
Letter
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Agreement to the contrary, this Letter Agreement shall be effective if and when
(and only if and when): (i) this Letter Agreement is executed by each party and
delivered to the other party; and (ii) an original fully executed tenant
estoppel in the form required pursuant to the Lease (as may be modified by the
terms of this Letter Agreement), has been delivered to Landlord by August 25,
2000. Failure of Tenant to deliver the estoppel by August 25, 2000 shall render
this Letter Agreement null and void and of no further force and effect.
EQUINIX, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
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General Counsel
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[Printed Name and Title]
The foregoing is agreed and consented to this ____ day of August, 2000.
000 XXXXXXX XXXXXX ASSOCIATES, INC.,
a California corporation
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Vice President
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[Printed Name and Title]
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