Hazardous Materials. As used in this Lease, the term “Hazardous Material” means any flammable items, hazardous or toxic substances, including any substances defined as or included in the definition of “hazardous substances”, “hazardous wastes”, “hazardous materials” or “toxic substances” now or subsequently regulated under any applicable federal, state or local laws or regulations, including without limitation petroleum-based products, paints, pesticides, asbestos, PCBs and similar compounds, and including any materials subsequently found to have adverse effects on the environment or the health and safety of persons. Tenant shall not cause or permit any Hazardous Material to be generated, produced, brought upon, used, stored, treated or disposed of in or about the Premises, the Building or the Project by Tenant or any Tenant Party without the prior written consent of Landlord. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant may, without Landlord’s prior written consent but in compliance with all applicable laws and Regulations, use legal amount of materials customarily used by occupants of commercial office space, so long as such use does not expose the Premises, the Building or the Project to any risk of contamination or damage or expose Landlord to any liability therefore.

Use of Hazardous Material. Tenant shall not cause or permit any Hazardous Material to be brought upon, kept or used in or about the Premises by Tenant, its agents, employees, contractors or invitees without the prior written consent of Landlord. If Tenant breaches the obligations stated in the preceding sentence, or if contamination of the Premises by Hazardous Material otherwise occurs unless caused by Landlord, its agents, employees, contractors, or invitees or by migration from an adjacent or nearby site through no fault of Tenant, Tenant shall indemnify, protect, defend and hold Landlord harmless from any and all claims, judgments, damages, penalties, fines, costs, liabilities or losses (including, without limitation, diminution in value of the Premises, damages for the loss or restriction on use of rentable Premises or usable space or of any amenity of the Premises, damages arising from any adverse impact on marketing of Premises space, and sums paid in settlement of claims, reasonable attorneys’ fees, consultant fees and expert fees) which arise during or after the Term as a result of such contamination. This indemnification of Landlord by Tenant includes, without limitation, costs incurred in connection with any investigation of site conditions or any clean-up, remedial, removal or restoration work required by any federal, state or local government agency or political subdivision because of Hazardous Material present in the soil, surface water or groundwater on, near or under the Premises unless such Hazardous Material was present at the beginning of this Lease, was caused by Landlord, its employees, agents, contractors or invitees, or migrated to the Premises from some adjacent or nearby site through no fault of Tenant. As used herein, the term “Hazardous Material” means any hazardous or toxic substance, material or waste, including, but not limited to, those substances, materials, and wastes listed in the United States Department of Transportation Hazardous materials Table (49 CFR 172.101) or by the Environmental Protection Agency as hazardous substances (40CFR part 302) and amendments thereto, or such substances, materials and wastes that are or become regulated under any applicable local, state or federal law. Landlord and its agents shall have the right, but not the duty, to inspect the Premises at any time to determine whether Tenant is complying with the terms of this Lease.

Prohibition Against Hazardous Material. Tenant shall not cause, or allow any of Tenant Parties to cause, any Hazardous Materials (as defined below) to be handled, used, generated, stored, released or disposed of in, on, under or about the Premises, the Building or the Project or surrounding land or environment in violation of any Applicable Laws. Tenant must obtain Landlord’s written consent prior to the introduction of any Hazardous Materials onto the Project. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant may handle, store, use and dispose of products containing small quantities of Hazardous Materials for general office purposes (such as toner for copiers) to the extent customary and necessary for the Permitted Use of the Premises, the Hazardous Materials necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Emergency Generator allowed pursuant to Paragraph 41 and the Hazardous Materials necessary for the operation of a Cafeteria pursuant to Paragraph 43; provided that Tenant shall always handle, store, use, and dispose of any such Hazardous Materials in a safe and lawful manner and never allow such Hazardous Materials to contaminate the Premises, Building, or Project or surrounding land or environment. Tenant shall indemnify, defend (by counsel reasonably acceptable to Landlord), protect and hold Landlord and the Landlord Parties harmless from and against any and all Losses directly or indirectly arising out of or related to the use, generation, handling, storage, release, or disposal of Hazardous Materials by Tenant or any of Tenant Parties in, on, under or about the Premises, the Building or the Project or surrounding land or environment (even though the same may be permissible under all Applicable Laws or the provisions of this Lease), which indemnity shall include, without limitation, damages for personal or bodily injury, property damage, damage to the environment or natural resources occurring on or off the Premises, losses attributable to diminution in value or adverse effects on marketability, the cost of any investigation, monitoring, government oversight, repair, removal, remediation, restoration, abatement, and disposal, and the preparation of any closure or other required plans, whether such action is required or necessary prior to or following the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease. Neither the consent by Landlord to the use, generation, storage, release or disposal of Hazardous Materials nor the strict compliance by Tenant with all Applicable Laws pertaining to Hazardous Materials shall excuse Tenant from Tenant’s obligation of indemnification pursuant to this Paragraph 4.4.1. Tenant’s obligations pursuant to the foregoing indemnity shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease

Definitions. As used in this Lease, “Hazardous Materials” shall include, but not be limited to, hazardous, toxic and radioactive materials and wastes, flammables, explosives or other similar substances, petroleum products or derivatives or any substance subject to regulation by or under any federal, state and local laws and ordinances relating to the protection of the environment including those substances defined as “hazardous substances,” “hazardous materials,” “hazardous wastes,” “toxic substances,” or other similar designations in any Applicable Law.

Hazardous Materials. Tenant shall not allow, cause or permit any Hazardous Materials to be generated, used, treated, released, stored or disposed of in or about the Building or the Land, provided that Tenant may use and store normal and reasonable quantities of standard cleaning and office materials (such as, without limitation, toner, [[Unknown Identifier]] printing supplies) in the Premises so long as such materials are properly, safely and lawfully stored and used by Tenant and the quantity of same does not equal or exceed a “reportable quantity” as defined in 40 C.F.R. 302 and 305, as amended, or any applicable state or local law that requires reporting. At the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease, with respect to conditions relating to Hazardous Materials existing on account of Tenant’s use or occupancy of the Premises or any action or inaction of Tenant or any Agent respecting Hazardous Materials (it being understood that the term “inaction” as used in this Section shall not impose upon Tenant any obligation to remove Hazardous Materials existing in the Premises as of the Lease Commencement Date which were introduced into the Premises by anyone other than Tenant or any Agent, unless and to the extent such condition is knowingly aggravated as a result of Tenant’s use or occupancy of the Premises), Tenant shall surrender the Premises to Landlord free of Hazardous Materials that are in violation of Environmental Laws. Notwithstanding the termination or any other provision of this Lease, Tenant shall indemnify, defend (with counsel approved by Landlord) and hold Landlord and Landlord’s Representatives harmless from and against any and all Claims of any kind or nature, known or unknown, contingent or otherwise, which arise out of or are in any way related to the acts or omissions of Tenant or any Agent (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’, consultant, laboratory and expert fees and any diminution in the value of the Building, damages for the loss or restriction on use of any space or amenity of the Building and damages arising from any adverse impact on marketing of space), whether before, during or after the Lease Term arising from or related to the generation, use, presence, transportation, storage, treatment, disposal, spill, release or discharge of Hazardous Materials by Tenant or any Agent in or about the Premises or the Building. Notwithstanding the termination or other provision of this Lease Landlord shall indemnify, defend (with counsel approved by Tenant) and hold Tenant and Tenant’s Representatives harmless from and against any and all Claims of any kind or nature which are arise out of or are in any way related to the acts or omissions of Landlord or any Landlord’s Representative (including but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’, consultant, laboratory and expert fees and damages for the loss or restriction on use of the Premises or any other space or amenity of the Building) arising from or related to the generation, use, presence, transportation, storage, treatment, disposal, spill, release or discharge or Hazardous Materials by Landlord or any Landlord’s Representative. Tenant shall: # give Landlord prompt verbal and follow-up written notice of any Environmental Default, or circumstance that could reasonably be expected to give rise to an Environmental Default, of which Tenant has actual knowledge, which Environmental Default (if arising) Tenant shall cure in accordance with all Environmental Laws and only after Tenant has obtained Landlord’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; and # promptly deliver to Landlord copies of any material written notices or other items received by Tenant from or submitted by Tenant to any governmental or quasi-governmental agency respecting Hazardous Materials, or any claim instituted or threatened in writing against Tenant by any third party, concerning Hazardous Materials and the Premises, the occupancy or use thereof as it relates to Hazardous Materials, or the existence or potential existence of Hazardous Materials therein. To the extent required by applicable Environmental Laws, Tenant covenants to promptly investigate, clean up and otherwise remediate, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, any spill, release or discharge of Hazardous Materials at or about the Premises, the Building and/or the Land to the extent caused by the acts or omissions of Tenant or Agents. Such investigation, clean up and remediation shall be performed in accordance with applicable Environmental Laws and to the reasonable satisfaction of Landlord and only after Tenant has obtained Landlord’s written consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Upon any Environmental Default, in addition to all other rights available to Landlord under this Lease, at law or in equity, Landlord shall have the right but not the obligation to enter the Premises, to supervise and approve any actions taken by Tenant to address the Environmental Default, and, if Tenant fails to address same with reasonable promptness in accordance with this Lease, to take such actions as may be required by applicable Environmental Law to cure the Environmental Default. If any governmental agency shall require testing to ascertain whether an Environmental Default by Tenant is pending or threatened, then, subject to Tenant’s right to contest such requirement as provided herein, Tenant shall pay the costs therefor as additional rent within thirty (30) days following Landlord’s written invoice therefor, accompanied by commercially reasonable back-up documentation for such costs. Promptly upon Landlord’s written request, Tenant shall execute from time to time affidavits, representations and similar documents concerning Tenant’s knowledge and belief regarding the presence of Hazardous Materials at or in the Premises. Landlord shall have the right but not the obligation, at all reasonable times during the Lease Term, to inspect the Premises and conduct tests and investigations and take samples to determine whether Tenant is in compliance with the provisions of this Article, and to request lists of all Hazardous Materials used or stored at the Premises. In conducting any such tests, investigations or sampling, Landlord shall use diligent efforts to minimize any interference with Tenant’s use of or access to the Premises. The cost of any such inspections, tests and investigations shall be paid by Landlord at its sole cost and expense, except that the reasonable costs of such inspections, tests and investigations shall be borne by Tenant where the same disclose that Tenant is not in compliance with the requirements of this Lease respecting Hazardous Materials in all material respects. Landlord will provide Tenant with reasonable prior notice of any such inspection in advance thereof, other than in cases of emergency where Landlord shall endeavor to provide Tenant contemporaneous telephonic or e-mail notice. At any time during the Lease Term, Landlord may, after reasonable prior written notice to Tenant, perform an environmental site assessment or environmental audit of the Premises to assess with a reasonable degree of certainty the presence or absence of any Hazardous Materials in the Premises and the potential costs in connection with abatement, cleanup, or removal of any Hazardous Materials placed within or released from the Premises by Tenant or any Agent. Tenant will reasonably cooperate with Landlord and allow Landlord and Landlord’s Representatives reasonable access to any and all parts of the Premises and to the records of Tenant with respect to the Premises and Hazardous Materials for the purpose of performing such environmental site assessment or environmental audit. In conducting any such assessment or audit, Landlord shall use diligent efforts to minimize any interference with Tenant’s use of or access to the Premises. The cost of any such assessments or audits shall be paid by Landlord at its sole cost and expense, except Tenant shall pay the cost of any such assessment or audit which indicates that Hazardous Materials have been placed in or have been released from the Premises by Tenant or any Agent in violation of the terms of this Lease.