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Costs of the Tenant Improvements; Allowance. Landlord agrees to complete the Tenant Improvements, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense (but subject to the application of the Allowance (as defined below) as set forth below), equal to the aggregate of all costs, expenses and fees incurred by or on behalf of Landlord in connection therewith (the “Tenant’s Cost”), including, without limitation, # architectural, engineering and design costs, # the cost charged to Landlord by Landlord’s general contractor and all subcontractors for performing the Tenant Improvements, # the cost to Landlord of performing directly any portion of the Tenant Improvements and # Landlord’s construction management fee for Landlord’s supervision of the Tenant Improvements in an amount equal to 5% of the Tenant’s Cost. Provided Tenant is not in default under the Lease, Landlord agrees to credit Tenant with an allowance (the “Allowance”) equal to the lesser of the Tenant’s Cost or ​. Landlord’s obligation to complete the Tenant Improvements is contingent upon Tenant paying Landlord the amount by which the estimated amount of the Tenant’s Cost exceeds the Allowance, which amounts shall be paid by Tenant to Landlord after application of the Allowance and within 30 days after being billed therefor, such billings to be based on and accompanied by invoice(s) received by Landlord from its third party contractors and materialmen. Tenant’s failure to comply with the foregoing sentence shall be deemed a Tenant Delay. Notwithstanding the foregoing, # Landlord’s obligation to credit Tenant as set forth herein shall be delayed (but not terminated) during the pendency of any default by Tenant under this Lease, and # Landlord shall reimburse Tenant as set forth herein if and when Tenant cures any such default. Upon completion of the Tenant Improvements and determination of the actual Tenant’s Cost, which determination shall occur within a commercially reasonable time period following the completion of the Landlord Work, Landlord or Tenant shall immediately pay to the other (or, at Landlord’s option, Landlord may credit Tenant) the

Payment of Costs. Tenant shall pay for the Tenant Improvements, except for the Allowance which Landlord shall advance as hereinafter provided. Landlord shall only be responsible for payment of up to the amount of the Allowance for the Tenant Improvements. If the Construction Costs for the Tenant Improvements are greater than the amount of the Allowance, Tenant shall be solely responsible for such additional costs. As provided in the definition of the Allowance, if funds of the Allowance are still available, Tenant must use up to $250,000.00 out of the Allowance for payment of FF&E acquired and installed in the Leased Premises.

Payment of Tenant Improvements Allowance. Tenant shall be responsible to fund the entire cost of the Tenant Improvements less the amount of the Tenant Improvements Allowance prior to Landlord being required to fund any portion of the Tenant Improvements Allowance. Once Tenant has funded the required portion of the Tenant Improvements, as verified with paid invoices, then Tenant may submit a Payment Request to Landlord seeking disbursement of the Tenant Improvements Allowance to fund Tenant Improvements costs incurred by Tenant up to but not to exceed the full value of the Tenant Improvements Allowance. Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, all Tenant Improvements paid for by the Tenant Improvements Allowance shall be deemed Landlord’s property under the terms of the Lease. Tenant hereby acknowledges and agrees that Tenant shall be responsible for all costs associated with the Tenant Improvements to the extent the same exceed the Tenant Improvements Allowance.

Improvements. Except as specifically set forth herein, Landlord shall not be obligated to provide or pay for any improvement work or services related to the improvement of the Premises, and Tenant shall continue to accept the Premises in its presently existing, "as-is" condition. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to the Premises Tenant shall be entitled to a one-time tenant improvement allowance (the "Tenant Improvement Allowance") equal to $200,000.00 for the costs relating to the design and construction of Tenant's improvements which are permanently affixed to the Premises (the “Tenant Improvements”). The Tenant Improvement Allowance will be disbursed in accordance with Landlord's standard disbursement procedures, including, without limitation, following Landlord's receipt of # evidence (i.e., invoices or other documentation reasonably satisfactory to Landlord) of payment for the Tenant Improvements, and # fully executed, unconditional lien releases from all contractors, subcontractors, laborers, materialmen, and suppliers used by Tenant in connection with the Tenant Improvements. The Tenant Improvements shall be constructed in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 9 of the Original Lease, except that Tenant may use non-union labor in connection with the Tenant Improvements. In no event shall Landlord be obligated to disburse any portion of the Tenant Improvement Allowance subsequent to December 31, 2019, nor shall Landlord be obligated to disburse any amount in excess of the Tenant Improvement Allowance in connection with the construction of the Tenant Improvements. No portion of the Tenant Improvement Allowance, if any, remaining after the construction of the Tenant Improvements shall be available for use by Tenant.

Tenant Improvements. Unless specified otherwise herein, Tenant shall bear and pay the cost of the Tenant Improvements,(which cost shall include, without limitation, the costs of construction as provided for in the Tenant Improvement Contractor’s contract, the cost of permits, all architectural, design, space planning, and engineering services obtained by Tenant in connection with Tenant Improvements, laboratory and office improvements, wiring and cabling costs, and cubicle costs and the construction supervision fee payable to Landlord in an amount equal to the lesser of # $150,000, and # 1.5% of the cost (excluding such fee) of the Tenant Improvements; provided that so long as Tenant is not in default under the Lease beyond all applicable notice and cure periods, Landlord shall contribute a maximum of $150 per rentable square foot, for an aggregate maximum of # $15,121,200 (the “Tenant Improvement Allowance”), which shall be utilized only building improvements to the Building, the Generator and for any related costs, including but not limited to design, engineering, construction, furniture and equipment appurtenant to the Leased Premises, cabling, project management fees, moving expenses, and signage, plus # the additional sum of $350,000 (the “Elevator Allowance”) to be used by Tenant to partially defray the cost of the freight elevator to be installed by Tenant. The Tenant Improvement Allowance shall be available to Tenant until the later of # December 1, 2022, as may be delayed by Force Majeure and Landlord Delays, and # the date that is thirty (30) months after the Lease Commencement Date (the “TI Allowance Deadline”), after which Tenant shall have no further right to request any unrequested portion of the Tenant Improvement Allowance. The Elevator Allowance shall be available to Tenant until December 31, 2026, as may be delayed by Force Majeure and Landlord Delays (the “Elevator Allowance Deadline”; together with the TI Allowance Deadline, each an “Allowance Deadline”), after which Tenant shall have no further right to request any unrequested portion of the Elevator Allowance. Landlord acknowledges that Tenant may complete pre-construction, construction and installation of the freight elevator in phases over the course of the Term of the Lease, and agrees to make payments (which may be in multiple draws) of the Elevator Allowance to Tenant in accordance with this Paragraph 3. Subject to the applicable Allowance Deadline, based upon applications for payment prepared, certified and submitted by Tenant as described below, Landlord shall make progress payments from the Tenant Improvement Allowance or Elevator Allowance to Tenant in accordance with the provisions of this Paragraph 3 as follows:

Tenant Allowance.: Landlord agrees to reimburse Tenant for the TI Costs incurred by Tenant in connection with the Tenant Improvements in an amount not to exceed the Tenant Allowance; provided, however, that Landlord shall retain 5% of the TI Costs for the Tenant Improvements for the cost of Landlord’s construction manager, who shall monitor Tenant’s and its contractors’ performance of the Tenant Improvements. Tenant must, in order to receive the Tenant Allowance, meet all of the following criteria:

Tenant Improvement Allowance. Subject to any restrictions, conditions or limitations expressly set forth in this Tenant Work Letter or in the Lease or as otherwise expressly provided by mutual written agreement of Landlord and Tenant, the cost of construction of the Tenant Improvements shall be paid or reimbursed by Landlord up to a maximum amount as set forth in Section 5 of the Summary to the Lease (the "Tenant Improvement Allowance"), which amount is being made available by Landlord to be applied towards the Cost of Improvements for the construction of the Tenant Improvements in the Premises. Tenant shall be responsible, at its sole cost and expense, for payment of the entire Cost of Improvements of the Tenant Improvements in excess of the Tenant Improvement Allowance, including (but not limited to) any costs or cost increases incurred as a result of delays (unless caused by Landlord), governmental requirements or unanticipated conditions (unless caused by Landlord), and for payment of any and all costs and expenses relating to any alterations, additions, improvements, furniture, furnishings, equipment, fixtures and personal property items which are not eligible for application of Tenant Improvement Allowance funds under the restrictions expressly set forth below in this paragraph, but Tenant shall be entitled to use or apply the entire Tenant Improvement Allowance toward the Cost of Improvements of the Tenant Improvements (subject to any applicable restrictions, conditions, limitations, reductions or charges set forth in the Lease or in this Tenant Work Letter) prior to being required to expend any of Tenant’s own funds for the Tenant Improvements. The funding of the Tenant Improvement Allowance shall be made on a monthly basis or at other convenient intervals mutually approved by Landlord and Tenant and in all other respects shall be based on such commercially reasonable disbursement conditions and procedures as Landlord, Project Manager and Landlord’s lender (if any) may reasonably prescribe. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, under no circumstances shall the Tenant Improvement Allowance or any portion thereof be used or useable by Tenant for any moving or relocation expenses of Tenant, or for any Cost of Improvement (or any other cost or expense) associated with any moveable furniture or trade fixtures, personal property or any other item or element which, under the applicable provisions of the Lease, will not become Landlord’s property and remain with the Building upon expiration or termination of the Lease, and except as otherwise expressly provided in this Tenant Work Letter or expressly approved by Landlord in writing, any portion of the Tenant Improvement Allowance which has not been claimed or drawn by Tenant prior to the later to occur of # the date that is 18 months after the Lease Commencement Date, and # the date of receipt of the Substantial Completion Certificate, shall expire and shall no longer be available to Tenant thereafter. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Tenant Improvements shall not include (and Landlord shall be solely responsible for and the Tenant Improvement Allowance shall not be used for) the following: # costs incurred due to the presence of any Hazardous Materials in the Premises, if any; # costs to bring the Project into compliance with Applicable Laws to the extent required in order to allow Tenant to obtain a certificate of occupancy or its [[Organization A:Organization]] equivalent, for the Premises for the Permitted Use assuming a normal and customary office occupancy density;

Landlord shall cause a general contractor designated by Landlord (the "Contractor") to (i) obtain all applicable building permits for construction of the Tenant Improvements (collectively, the "Permits"), and (ii) construct the Tenant Improvements as depicted on the Approved Working Drawings, in compliance with such Permits and all applicable laws in effect at the time of construction, and in good workmanlike manner. Landlord shall pay for the costs of the design, permitting and construction of the Tenant Improvements in an amount up to, but not exceeding, Twenty Dollars ($20.00) per rentable square foot of the Premises (i.e., up to One Hundred Six Thousand Three Hundred Dollars ($106,300.00), based on 5,315 rentable square feet of the Premises) (the "Allowance"). The cost of the design, permitting and construction of the Tenant Improvements shall include Landlord's construction supervision and management fee in an amount equal to the product of (i) four percent (4%) and (ii) the amount equal to the sum of the Allowance and the Over-Allowance Amount (as such term is defined below). Tenant shall pay for all costs of the design, permitting and construction of the Tenant Improvements in excess of the Allowance ("Over‑Allowance Amount"), which payment shall be made to Landlord in cash as follows: (i) fifty percent (50%) of the Over-Allowance Amount within ten (10) business days after Tenant's receipt of invoice therefor from Landlord and, in any event, prior to the date Landlord causes the Contractor to commence the actions described in the first sentence of this Section 3, and (ii) fifty percent (50%) within ten (10) business days after Tenant's receipt of invoice therefor from Landlord upon fifty percent (50%) completion of the Tenant Improvements. If after Tenant pays the Over-Allowance Amount Tenant requests any changes, change orders or modifications to the Approved Working Drawings (which Landlord approves pursuant to Section 2 above) which increase the costs of the design, permitting and construction of the Tenant Improvements, Tenant shall pay such increased cost to Landlord within five (5) business days after Landlord's request therefor, and, in any event, prior to the date Landlord causes the Contractor to commence construction of the changes, change orders or modifications. In no event shall Landlord be obligated to pay for, nor shall the Tenant Improvement Allowance be used to pay for, the costs of any of Tenant's furniture, computer systems, telephone systems, equipment or other personal property which may be depicted on the Construction Drawings; the costs of such items shall be paid for by Tenant from Tenant's own funds. Tenant shall not be entitled to receive in cash or as a credit against any rental or otherwise, any portion of the Allowance not used to pay for the costs of the design, permitting and construction of the Tenant Improvements.

of the Tenant Improvements to be performed by or at the direction of Tenant or the Contractor (the “Final Costs”). During the construction of the Tenant Improvements, Tenant shall pay its proportionate share of the cost of the Tenant Improvements more than the Tenant Improvement Allowance and, if applicable, the Additional Allowance or Rent Abatement which Tenant elects to convert to Tenant Improvement Allowance (the “Over‑Allowance Amount”). The Over‑Allowance Amount shall be paid by Tenant pro rata with Landlord’s share of each draw request throughout the construction of the Tenant Improvements. In the event that, after the Final Costs have been delivered by Landlord to Tenant, the costs relating to the design and construction of the Tenant Improvements shall change, each parties’ share of each draw request will be modified to reflect the change in proportionate shares payable by Landlord and Tenant.

Landlord and Tenant acknowledge that Tenant has been occupying the Premises pursuant to the Lease. Except as specifically set forth herein, Landlord shall not be obligated to construct or install any improvements or facilities of any kind in the Premises, and Tenant shall continue to accept the Premises in its currently-existing, "as-is" condition. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall be entitled to a one-time tenant improvement allowance (the "Tenant Improvement Allowance") equal to $739,450.00 (i.e., approximately $10.00 per rentable square feet of the Original Premises) for the costs relating to the design and construction of Tenant's improvements which are permanently affixed to the Original Premises (the “Tenant Improvements”). The Tenant Improvement Allowance will be disbursed in accordance with Landlord's standard disbursement procedures, including, without limitation, following Landlord's receipt of (i) evidence (i.e., invoices or other documentation reasonably satisfactory to Landlord) of payment for the Tenant Improvements, and (ii) fully executed, unconditional lien releases from all contractors, subcontractors, laborers, materialmen, and suppliers used by Tenant in connection with the Tenant Improvements. The Tenant Improvements shall be constructed in accordance with the terms and conditions of Article 9 of the Original Lease. In no event shall Landlord be obligated to disburse any portion of the Tenant Improvement Allowance subsequent to the date which is twelve (12) months following the Effective Date, nor shall Landlord be obligated to disburse any amount in excess of the Tenant Improvement Allowance in connection with the construction of the Tenant Improvements. No portion of the Tenant Improvement Allowance, if any, remaining after the construction of the Tenant Improvements shall be available for use by Tenant.

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