Amendments and Construction. Except as set forth in Paragraph 9, this Agreement may only be amended in a writing signed by the parties hereto. Paragraph headings are for convenience only and shall not be considered a part of the terms and provisions of the Agreement.

Construction. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party. No specific representation or warranty shall limit the generality or applicability of a more general representation or warranty. Each and every reference to share prices, shares of Common Stock and any other numbers in this Agreement that relate to the Common Stock shall be automatically adjusted for any stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations, recapitalizations or other similar transactions that occur with respect to the Common Stock after the date of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, for the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained herein shall constitute a representation or warranty against, or a prohibition of, any actions with respect to the borrowing of, arrangement to borrow, identification of the availability of, and/or securing of, securities of the Company in order for such Buyer (or its broker or other financial representative) to effect short sales or similar transactions in the future.

In this Agreement: # references to the plural include the singular and to the singular include the plural; d(ii) references to any gender include any other gender; # the terms “include” and “including” are not limiting; # the term “or” has the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or,” # unless otherwise specified, section and subsection references are to this Agreement, and # any reference to any statute, law, or regulation shall include all amendments thereto and revisions thereof.

Construction. Each party to this Agreement has had the opportunity to consult with counsel of its choice and make comments concerning this Agreement. No legal or other presumption against the party drafting this Agreement concerning its construction, interpretation or otherwise shall accrue to the benefit of any party to this Agreement and each party expressly waives the right to assert such a presumption in any proceedings or disputes connected with, arising out of, or involving this Agreement.

Construction. The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel have reviewed and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of the Transaction Documents or any amendments thereto. In addition, each and every reference to share prices and shares of Common Stock in any Transaction Document shall be subject to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and other similar transactions of the Common Stock that occur after the date of this Agreement.

Construction. This Plan shall be administered and interpreted in accordance with Section 409A and the Regulations. Accordingly, no provision hereof shall be construed in any manner that would violate [Section 409A] or the Regulations, nor shall any provision of the Plan inconsistent with Section 409A or the Regulations be valid or given any effect whatever.

Construction. Whenever any words are used herein in the masculine, they shall be construed as though they were used in the feminine in all cases where they would so apply; and wherever any words are used in the singular or plural, they shall be construed as though they were used in the plural or singular, as the case may be, in all cases where they would so apply. Title of sections are for general information only, and this Plan is not to be construed with reference to such titles.

CONSTRUCTION. The provisions of this Agreement shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland.

Construction. [[Organization B:Organization]] shall have the right, subject to [[Organization A:Organization]] approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed, to retain its own contractor (the “Outside Contractor”), designers, and engineers to perform the Phase 2 [[Organization B:Organization]] Improvements. Once commenced. [[Organization B:Organization]] shall promptly complete the Phase 2 [[Organization B:Organization]] Improvements in material compliance with the [[Organization B:Organization]] Phase 2 Working Drawings.

Construction. [[Organization B:Organization]] has the right, subject to [[Organization A:Organization]] approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, to retain its own contractor (the “Outside Contractor”), designers and engineers to perform the [[Organization B:Organization]] Improvements. Once commenced, [[Organization B:Organization]] shall complete the [[Organization B:Organization]] Improvements in material compliance with the [[Organization B:Organization]] Working Drawings. [[Organization A:Organization]] and [[Organization B:Organization]] have agreed that the costs of such [[Organization B:Organization]] Improvements shall be paid by [[Organization B:Organization]], although [[Organization A:Organization]] shall provide [[Organization B:Organization]] an allowance not to exceed $356,343.75 or $26.25 per rentable square foot of the Expansion Space to be utilized toward the cost of the [[Organization B:Organization]] Improvements for the Expansion Space only (hereafter called the “T. I. Allowance”). The T. I. Allowance shall be used only for the payment of costs relating to the construction of the [[Organization B:Organization]] Improvements (including the cost of preparing the [[Organization B:Organization]] Working Drawings and a construction management fee payable to [[Organization A:Organization]]’s construction manager in the total amount of three percent (3%) of the total cost of the [[Organization B:Organization]] Improvements), which costs [[Organization A:Organization]] shall pay directly out of the T. I. Allowance, for the credit of [[Organization B:Organization]], and in no event shall any part of the T. I. Allowance be paid to or payable to [[Organization B:Organization]], except for the portion that is allocable to the purchase by [[Organization B:Organization]] of FF&E. Any costs of the [[Organization B:Organization]] Improvements which exceed the T. I. Allowance shall be the financial responsibility of [[Organization B:Organization]]. Any improvements to the Premises, other than as shown on the [[Organization B:Organization]] Working Drawings, and the furnishing of the Premises, shall be made by [[Organization B:Organization]] at the sole cost and expense of [[Organization B:Organization]], subject to all other provisions of this First Addendum and the Lease, including compliance with all applicable governmental laws, ordinances and regulations. [[Organization B:Organization]] may apply 10% of the T.I. Allowance for the purchase and installation of FF&E. The T.I. Allowance shall be paid monthly in arrears during completion of the [[Organization B:Organization]] Improvements in accordance with usual and customary construction disbursement procedures. [[Organization A:Organization]] shall be responsible for all demising costs (including, without limitation, construction of demising walls (except for finishing of the demising walls, such finishing shall mean painting, wall paper or covering, etc.) and relocation of utilities and mechanicals) associated with demising the Expansion Space.