Exhibit 10.16
Burlington Business Center
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx
(the "Building")
FIRST AMENDMENT
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July 22, 1997
LANDLORD: Sumitomo Life Realty (N.Y.), Inc.
TENANT: Lightbridge, Inc.
PREMISES: An area on the first (1st) floor East Pod of the Building,
substantially as shown on Lease Plan, Exhibit F, Sheet 1;
an area on the second (2nd) floor East Pod of the Building,
substantially as shown on Lease Plan, Exhibit F, Sheet 2;
and an area on the third (3rd) floor East Pod of the
Building, substantially as shown on Lease Plan, Exhibit F,
Sheet 3
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EXECUTION
DATE: Xxxxx 0, 0000
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DATE: May 31, 2004
PREVIOUS
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AMENDMENTS: None
EQUIPMENT
PREMISES: An area adjacent to the Building more particularly shown on
Exhibit A, First Amendment, a copy of which is attached
hereto and incorporated by referenced herein
WHEREAS, Tenant desires to install an emergency generator and a
supplemental HVAC system which includes nine (9) exterior condensers and nine
(9) interior air handlers ("Equipment") in the Equipment Premises;
WHEREAS, Landlord is willing to consent to such installation of the
Equipment upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth;
NOW THEREFORE, the above-referenced lease ("the Lease") is hereby
amended as follows:
1. INSTALLATION OF EQUIPMENT
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Landlord hereby consents to the installation of the Equipment on the
following terms and conditions and otherwise in accordance with the provisions
of the Lease:
A. All work to be performed in connection with the installation
with the Equipment shall be performed subject to, and in accordance with
all of the requirements of the Lease. Without limiting the foregoing:
(i) Tenant shall obtain Landlord's written approval of detailed plans
and specifications describing such work prior to commencing such work,
and (ii) the provisions of Article III and Exhibit G of the Lease shall
apply to the performance of such work.
B. Tenant shall maintain such Equipment in good condition
throughout the term of the Lease at Tenant's sole cost and expense.
C. At the expiration of the term of the Lease, Tenant shall, at its
sole cost and expense, and at the sole election of the Landlord, remove
the nine (9) exterior condensers and nine (9) interior air handlers and
related equipment and repair any damage to the Premises, the Building,
or the Land caused by the installation or removal of the Equipment.
Regarding the supplemental HVAC system, the Premises shall have the base
building HVAC system restored to its original condition and in working
order. Regarding the emergency generator, the enclosure, generator and
any and all related conduits and cabling shall be removed and the
grounds restored to its former condition. If Tenant fails timely to
perform such removal and restoration work, Landlord shall, upon five (5)
business days written notice to Tenant, have the right to perform such
work, and to dispose of such Equipment in any manner which Landlord sees
fit. Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for the cost of such work and any
costs incurred by Landlord in disposing of the Equipment, within ten
(10) days of billing therefore.
D. Without limiting any other indemnity obligations which Tenant
has under the Lease, Tenant shall indemnify, defend, and hold Landlord
and Landlord's managing agent, harmless from and against any and all
loss, cost or damage incurred or suffered by Landlord as the result of
the installation, maintenance or operation of the Equipment on the Land.
2. As hereby amended, the Lease is ratified, confirmed and approved
in all respects.
EXECUTED UNDER SEAL as of the date first above written.
LANDLORD: TENANT:
SUMITOMO LIFE REALTY (N.Y.), INC. LIGHTBRIDGE, INC.
By: /s/ H. Tahaler, President By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, CFO
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(Name) (Title) (Name) (Title)
Hereunto Duly Authorized Hereunto Duly Authorized
By: /s/ X. X. Xxxxxx, VP
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(Name) (Title)
Hereunto Duly Authorized
Date Signed: 7/29/97 Date Signed: 7/23/97
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Burlington Business Center
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx
("the Building")
SECOND AMENDMENT
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October 6, 1997
LANDLORD: Sumitomo Life Realty (N.Y.), Inc.
TENANT: Lightbridge, Inc.
EXISTING
PREMISES: An area on the first (1st) floor East Pod of the
Building, containing 21,055 rentable square
feet, substantially as shown on Lease Plan,
Exhibit F, Sheet 1; an area on the second (2nd)
floor East Pod of the Building, containing
21,892 rentable square feet, substantially as
shown on Lease Plan, Exhibit F, Sheet 2; and an
area on the third (3rd) floor East Pod of the
Building, containing 3,411 rentable square feet,
substantially as shown on Lease Plan, Exhibit F,
Sheet 3
GENERATOR
PREMISES: An area adjacent to the Building, more
particularly shown on Exhibit A, First
Amendment, dated July 22, 1997
ORIGINAL
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DATA:
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EXECUTION
DATE: Xxxxx 0, 0000
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DATE: May 31, 2004
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PREVIOUS
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AMENDMENTS: First Amendment dated July 22, 1997
SECOND
AMENDMENT
PREMISES: An area on the fourth (4th) floor West Lobby of the
Building, containing 11,226 square feet of Rentable
Floor Area, substantially as shown on Exhibit A,
Second Amendment, a copy of which is attached hereto
and incorporated by reference herein
WHEREAS, Tenant desires to lease additional premises located in the
Building, to wit, the Second Amendment Premises;
WHEREAS, Landlord is willing to lease the Second Amendment Premises to
Tenant upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth;
NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree that the above-described lease, as
previously amended ("the Lease"), is hereby further amended as follows:
1. DEMISE OF THE SECOND AMENDMENT PREMISES
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Landlord hereby leases and demises to Tenant, and Tenant hereby hires and
takes from Landlord, the Second Amendment Premises. Said demise of the Second
Amendment Premises shall be upon all of the terms and conditions of the Lease
applicable to the Existing Premises (including, without limitation, Tenant's
Option to Extend the Term of the Lease pursuant to Article XI of the Lease and
Tenant's Right of First Offer pursuant to Article XII of the Lease), except as
follows:
A. The Term Commencement Date in respect of the Second Amendment
Premises shall be the later of: (i) November 1, 1997, or (ii) the date that the
current tenant in the Second Amendment Premises vacates the Second Amendment
Premises, and Landlord delivers possession of the Second Amendment Premises to
Tenant.
B. The Rent Commencement Date in respect of the Second Amendment
Premises shall be the earlier of: (i) the later of (a) January 1, 1998, or (b)
sixty (60) days after the Term Commencement Date in respect of the Second
Amendment Premises, or (ii) the date that Tenant first commences to use the
Second Amendment Premises for business purposes.
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C. Tenant's Operating Expense Base in respect of the Second Amendment
Premises shall be the actual amount of Operating Expenses Allocable to the
Second Amendment Premises for calendar year 1997.
D. Tenant's Tax Base in respect of the Second Amendment Premises shall be
the actual amount of Tax Expenses Allocable to the Second Amendment Premises for
fiscal/tax year 1997.
C. Annual fixed Rent in respect of the Second Amendment Premises shall be
as follows:
Time Period Annual Fixed Rent Monthly Payment
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Rent Commencement
Date - December 31, 1999: $294,682.56 $24,556.88
January 1, 2000 -
December 31, 2001: $305,908.56 $25,492.38
January 1, 2002 -
December 31, 2003: $317,134.56 $26,427.88
January 1, 2004 -
May 31, 2004: $322,747.56 $26,895.63
D. Tenant's Annual Electricity Charge in respect of the Second Amendment
Premises shall be Ten Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-Four and 70/100 ($10,664.70)
Dollars (i.e., $.95 per square foot of Rentable Floor Area in respect of the
Second Amendment Premises). Tenant's obligation to commence paying the Annual
Electricity Charge in respect of the Second Amendment Premises shall commence as
of the Rent Commencement Date in respect of the Second Amendment Premises.
E. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of the Lease and the
provisions of this Amendment, the provisions of this Amendment shall control.
2. CONDITION OF SECOND AMENDMENT PREMISES
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in the Lease contained,
Tenant shall lease the Second Amendment Premises "as-is", in the condition in
which the Second Amendment Premises are in as of the Term Commencement Date in
respect of the Second Amendment Premises without any obligation on the part of
Landlord to prepare or construct the Second Amendment Premises for Tenant's
occupancy, and without any representation or warranty by Landlord as to the
condition of the Second Amendment Premises.
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3. LANDLORD'S CONTRIBUTION IN RESPECT OF THE EXISTING PREMISES AND
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SECOND AMENDMENT PREMISES
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Landlord shall provide to Tenant up to One Hundred Twelve Thousand Two
Hundred Sixty and 00/100 ($112,260.00) Dollars as a "Landlord's Second Amendment
Contribution" towards the cost of leasehold improvements to be installed by
Tenant in the Existing Premises and Second Amendment Premises ("Tenant's Work").
Landlord's Second Amendment Contribution shall be disbursed to Tenant in the
same manner and subject to the same conditions and limitations as set forth on
Exhibit B to the Lease, except:
A. For the purpose of clause (iii) of Paragraph D of Exhibit B to the
Lease, wherever the date "September 30, 1997" is used, the date "July 1, 1998"
shall be substituted therefor.
B. Landlord's Second Amendment Contribution may be used only for
leasehold improvements to the Existing Premises and Second Amendment Premises.
C. In no event shall Landlord's Contributions be used for cabling,
wiring, furniture, fixtures or equipment.
4. DELETED LEASE PROVISIONS
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Article XIV of the Lease is hereby deleted in its entirety and of no
further force or effect.
5. LETTER OF CREDIT
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The parties hereby acknowledge that Landlord is presently holding a
Letter of Credit in an amount equal to One Million and 00/100 ($1,000,000.00)
Dollars pursuant to Article X of the Lease. The parties hereby further
acknowledge that Landlord shall continue to hold said Letter of Credit during
the term of the Lease in respect of both the Existing Premises and Second
Amendment Premises.
6. CONDITION OF LANDLORD'S EXECUTION
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The parties acknowledge that Landlord is only willing to execute this
Second Amendment in the event that: (i) the current tenant in the Second
Amendment Premises, Intelligent Environment, Inc. ("Intelligent") agrees to
relocate from the Second Amendment Premises to other premises ("Other Premises")
in the Building; and (ii) the current tenant in the Other Premises, Sight
Resource Corporation ("Sight") agrees to terminate the term of its lease in
respect of the Other Premises. Therefore, Landlord shall
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have the right, exercisable upon written notice to Tenant, to render this Second
Amendment void and without force or effect, unless all of the following events
occur:
A. Tenant executes and delivers to Landlord the foregoing Second
Amendment;
B. Sight executes and delivers to Landlord an agreement, in form
and substance acceptable to Landlord, whereby Sight agrees to
terminate the term of its lease in respect of the Other
Premises.
C. Intelligent executes and delivers to Landlord an agreement, in
form and substance acceptable to Landlord, whereby Intelligent
agrees to relocate from their existing premises to the Other
Premises.
7. TENANT'S TERMINATION RIGHT UPON LATE DELIVERY OF THE SECOND
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AMENDMENT PREMISES
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Tenant may terminate this Second Amendment by written notice to Landlord
in the event that Landlord does not deliver possession of the Second Amendment
Premises to Tenant by no later than March 1, 1998.
8. As herein amended, the Lease is ratified, confirmed and
approved in all respects.
EXECUTED UNDER SEAL as of the date first above written.
LANDLORD: TENANT:
SUMITOMO LIFE REALTY (N.Y.), INC. LIGHTBRIDGE, INC.
By: /s/ X. X. Xxxxxx, VP By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, CFO
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(Name) (Title) (Name) (Title)
Hereunto Duly Authorized Hereunto Duly Authorized
Date Signed: 10/16/97
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