Second Amendment to Lease, dated as of March 12, 2020, by and between the Company and MIT 130 Brookline Leasehold LLC

EXHIBIT 10.2

SECOND AMENDMENT TO LEASE

THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO LEASE (“Second Amendment”), is made as of the 12th day of March, 2020, by and between MIT 130 BROOKLINE LEASEHOLD LLC, a Massachusetts limited liability company, successor by assignment to MIT 130 Brookline LLC, a Massachusetts limited liability company (“Landlord”), and INTELLIA THERAPEUTICS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Tenant”).

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, Landlord and Tenant entered into that certain Lease dated October 21, 2014, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Lease dated April 5, 2019 (the “First Amendment”) (as amended, the “Lease”), relating to certain premises (the “Premises”) within the building located at 130 Brookline Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts (the “Building”), as more particularly described therein;

WHEREAS, Tenant and an affiliate of Landlord entered into an Indenture of Lease dated March 12, 2020 for premises at 281 Albany Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts (the “281 Albany Lease”).

WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the Lease to, among other things, extend the Term of the Lease to be co-terminus with the 281 Albany Lease;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants herein reserved and contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, Landlord and Tenant agree as follows:

1.Capitalized Terms.  All capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Lease.

2.Extension of Term.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Lease, the Term of the Lease is hereby extended for approximately six (6) years (the “Extended Term”) commencing February 1, 2025 and expiring on or about January 31, 2031, being co-terminus with the term of the 281 Albany Lease (the “Expiration Date”), on all of the terms and conditions of the Lease except as expressly set forth in this Second Amendment.  Once the Expiration Date is determined, Landlord and Tenant shall execute an agreement confirming the Expiration Date in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.    

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3.Base Rent.  During the Extended Term, Tenant shall pay Base Rent in the following amounts and otherwise in accordance with the terms of the Lease:

*In the event the Expiration Date extends beyond January 31, 2031, Base Rent shall increase by three percent (3%) on February 1, 2031 and each anniversary thereof.

4.Extension Terms.  Section 1.2 of the Lease and Section 5 of the First Amendment are hereby deleted in their entirety and replaced with the following:

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5.Allowance.  As an inducement to Tenant’s entering this Second Amendment, Landlord shall, subject to Sections 4(b) through 4(e) of the First Amendment and the last sentence of this Section 5, provide to Tenant a tenant improvement allowance equal to Four Hundred Fifty Five Thousand and Seventy Dollars ($455,070.00) (the “Allowance”) to be used by Tenant after the commencement of the Extended Term, and if not otherwise utilized by Tenant pursuant to its Right of First Offer (as defined below) prior to commencement of the Extended Term, solely for costs incurred by Tenant for Alterations to the Premises performed in accordance with Article 11 of the Lease.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Allowance shall not be applied to any of the following:  (i) the cost of any of Tenant’s Property including without limitation telecommunications and computer equipment and all associated wiring and cabling, any de-mountable decorations, artwork and partitions, signs, and trade fixtures, (ii) the cost of any fixtures or Alterations that will be removed at the end of the Term, or (iii) more than Forty Five Thousand Five Hundred and Seven Dollars ($45,507.00) of “soft costs” including architectural, engineering, design, and project management fees.  For purposes of this Second Amendment and the Allowance being provided to Tenant hereunder, (y) the term “Allowance” as used in Sections 4(b) through 4(e) of the First Amendment shall mean the Allowance provided under this Section 5, and (z) the term “First Amendment” as used in Section 4(c) of the First Amendment shall be substituted with “Second Amendment”.  For purposes of clarity, Landlord and Tenant hereby acknowledge and agree that the Allowance set forth in this Section 5 shall be in addition to the Allowance set forth in Section 4 of the First Amendment.

6.Right of First Offer.

6.1Grant of Option; Conditions.  Tenant shall have a right of first offer (the “Right of First Offer”) with respect to any space currently leased by 24M Technologies, Inc. at the Building (an “Offering Space”).  Tenant’s Right of First Offer shall be exercised as follows:  if during the Term Landlord determines (in Landlord’s sole judgment) that all or a portion of the Offering Space is available to lease to a third party other than 24M Technologies, Inc., its successors or assigns (hereafter the “Existing Tenant”), then Landlord shall advise Tenant (the

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"Advice") of the economic and other terms and conditions under which Landlord is prepared to lease such portion of the Offering Space to Tenant, which terms shall reflect the fair market rental rate for such Offering Space as reasonably determined by Landlord.  Tenant may lease such Offering Space in its entirety only, under such terms, by delivering written notice of exercise to Landlord (the "Notice of Exercise") within 10 business days after the date of the Advice.  In any event, Tenant’s delivery of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the irrevocable exercise by Tenant of its Right of First Offer subject to and in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall have no such Right of First Offer and Landlord need not provide Tenant with an Advice, if:

6.2Terms for Offering Space.

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6.3Termination of Right of First Offer.  The rights of Tenant hereunder with respect to each applicable portion of the Offering Space shall terminate on the earlier to occur of: (i) the Expiration Date or earlier termination of this Lease; (ii) Tenant's failure to exercise its Right of First Offer within the 10 business day period provided in Section 6.1 above with respect to the particular Offering Space which was offered to Tenant; and (iii) the date Landlord would have provided Tenant an Advice if Tenant had not been in violation of one or more of the conditions set forth in Section 6.1 above.  If Tenant exercises its Right of First Offer, or loses its Right of First Offer as described above in this Section 6.3, with respect to an Offering Space, Tenant nonetheless shall continue to have a Right of First Offer on any other applicable portion of the Offering Space until the applicability of the earlier of items (i), (ii), or (iii) with respect to any applicable portion of the Offering Space.  In addition, if Landlord provides Tenant with an Advice for any applicable portion of the Offering Space that contains expansion rights (whether such rights are described as an expansion option, right of first refusal, right of first offer or otherwise) with respect to any other portion of the Offering Space (such other portion of the Offering Space subject to such expansion rights is referred to herein as the “Encumbered Offering Space”) and Tenant does not exercise its Right of First Offer to lease the portion of the Offering Space described in the Advice, Tenant’s Right of First Offer with respect to the Encumbered Offering Space shall be subject and subordinate to all such expansion rights contained in the Advice. If Tenant was entitled to exercise its Right of First Offer, but failed to provide Landlord with a Notice of Exercise within the 10 business day period provided in Section 6.1 above, Tenant shall once again have the Right of First Offer if within a period of 6 months following the date of the Advice, Landlord proposes to lease the Offering Space to a prospect on terms that are substantially different than those set forth in the

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Advice.  For purposes hereof, the terms offered to a prospect shall be deemed to be substantially different than those set forth in the Advice if there is more than a 10% reduction in the "bottom line" cost per rentable square foot of the Offering Space to the prospect when compared with the "bottom line" cost per rentable square foot under the Advice, considering all of the economic terms of the both deals, respectively, including, without limitation, the net rent, any tax or expense escalation or other financial escalation and any financial concessions.  

6.4Offering Amendment.  If Tenant exercises its Right of First Offer for a particular portion of the Offering Space, Landlord shall prepare an amendment (the "Offering Amendment") adding the applicable portion of the Offering Space to the Premises on the terms set forth in the Advice and reflecting the changes in the Base Rent, rentable square footage of the Premises, Tenant's Share and other appropriate terms.  A copy of the Offering Amendment shall be (i) sent to Tenant within a reasonable time after Landlord’s receipt of the Notice of Exercise executed by Tenant, (ii) revised by Landlord, if necessary, to incorporate any changes by Tenant that are necessary to accurately reflect the terms and conditions of Tenant's Right of First Offer; and (iii) executed and returned by Tenant to Landlord within 15 business days thereafter, but an otherwise valid exercise of the Right of First Offer shall be fully effective whether or not the Offering Amendment is executed.

6.5Subordination.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Tenant’s Right of First Offer is subject and subordinate to the expansion rights (whether such rights are designated as a right of first offer, right of first refusal, expansion option or otherwise) of the Existing Tenant.  

6.6Time of the Essence.  Time is of the essence with respect to all time periods set forth in this Section 6.

6.7Personal to Tenant.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Tenant’s Right of First Offer is personal to Tenant and in no event shall such Right of First Offer be assignable (except in connection with a Transfer to an Affiliated Entity or Successor pursuant to Section 13.7 of the Lease).

7.Signage. Notwithstanding the terms and conditions of Section 12.3 (Exterior Signage) of the original Lease, Landlord hereby agrees that at such time as the Premises is expanded pursuant to the Right of First Offer set forth above or otherwise, if at all, the number of exterior signs which Tenant has the right to install and maintain shall be proportionally increased based on the size of the Premises, as expanded, in relation to the total rentable square feet of the Building and the total number of exterior signs allowable.  At such time as the Premises comprises the entire rentable area of the Building, Tenant shall have the right to install and maintain all allowable exterior signage on the Building.  All signage shall be subject to Landlord’s approval in Landlord’s sole and absolute discretion.

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8.Parking.  Notwithstanding the terms and conditions of Section 1.4(b) (Parking) of the original Lease, Landlord hereby agrees that at such time as the Premises is expanded pursuant to the Right of First Offer set forth above or otherwise, if at all, the number of parking spaces which Tenant has the right to use shall be proportionally increased based on the size of the Premises, as expanded, in relation to the total rentable square feet of the Building and the total number of parking spaces serving the Building.  At such time as the Premises comprises the entire rentable area of the Building, Tenant shall have the exclusive right to use all parking spaces serving the Building.

9.Required Permits.  Section 19.2 of the Lease is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

Tenant shall, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, apply for, seek and obtain all necessary state and local licenses, permits and approvals needed for the operation of Tenant’s business (collectively, the “Required Permits”), including the Landlord Required License (as hereinafter defined).  Tenant shall thereafter maintain all Required Permits.  Tenant, at Tenant’s expense, shall at all times comply with the terms and conditions of each such Required Permit.  Tenant’s foregoing obligations include, but are not limited to, obtaining, maintaining and complying with any license required by Legal Requirements for the storage of flammable materials.  Landlord shall reasonably cooperate with Tenant, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, in connection with its application for Required Permits, which includes a right and obligation on the part of Landlord to attend and participate in public hearings or meetings with Governmental Authorities and/or abutting property owners and community groups, and, if necessary or appropriate, to communicate with public officials, abutters and community groups. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and to the extent any license from the Cambridge License Commission (or the Cambridge Fire Department, as the case may be) for the storage of flammable materials is required by Legal Requirements to be obtained by Landlord (a “Landlord Required License”), and if Landlord does not execute any application for the Landlord Required License that Tenant prepares for Landlord (which Tenant shall be responsible for filing) on the City of Cambridge’s required form and that provides for flammable materials that are the same as the materials specified in Exhibit 6 attached to the original Lease (as revised from time to time pursuant to the terms of this Lease) and that are not in excess of the total gallons of flammable materials allowed by all then existing flammable materials permits issued and in effect with respect to the Property, Landlord agrees that in the event Landlord does not execute such application within thirty (30) days after Landlord’s receipt of a written completed application from Tenant (or receipt of a written notice from the Cambridge License Commission or any other governmental authority having jurisdiction over the Building, as the case may be), Tenant may apply for, obtain and maintain such Landlord Required License on behalf of Landlord, and Landlord shall be responsible for paying for any application or maintenance fees therefor.  In the event Tenant exercises its right to apply for, obtain and/or maintain such Landlord Required License, and, if pursuant to Legal Requirements, Tenant is required to be named as Landlord’s agent and attorney-in-fact in connection with such application or maintenance of such Landlord Required License, then Landlord shall either execute such documentation reasonably requested by Tenant to appoint Tenant to act as Landlord’s agent and attorney-in-fact in connection therewith or, Landlord, in its sole and absolute discretion, may elect to undertake to obtain and maintain the Landlord Required License.  In the event Landlord fails to reasonably cooperate with Tenant or to execute such documentation reasonably requested by Tenant to appoint Tenant to act as Landlord’s agent and attorney-in-fact, as required by this Section 19.2, to the extent required by

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Legal Requirements, or, if Landlord opts not to execute such documents, Landlord fails to undertake to obtain the Landlord Required License, within thirty (30) days of Landlord’s receipt of written notice of such failure from Tenant, and as a direct result of such failure Tenant is prevented or prohibited from legally storing and/or using flammable and combustible materials in the Premises, Tenant’s obligation to pay Rent shall abate for the period commencing on the thirty-first (31^st) day following Landlord’s receipt of such written notice of Landlord’s failure and ending on the day that Landlord has remedied such failure.  Within ten (10) business days of a request by Landlord, which request shall be made not more than once during each period of twelve (12) calendar months during the Term hereof unless otherwise requested by an Mortgagee or unless Landlord reasonably suspects that Tenant has violated the provisions of this Section 19.2, Tenant shall furnish Landlord with copies of all Required Permits together with a certificate certifying that such permits are all of the permits that Tenant has obtained with respect to the Premises.  If Landlord, in its reasonable discretion, determines that Tenant is not adequately or diligently prosecuting the Landlord Required License, then Landlord, upon prior notice to Tenant, may elect to undertake to obtain and maintain the Landlord Required License at Tenant’s sole cost.

If the City of Cambridge or any other Governmental Authority has provided Landlord or Tenant with written notice that a Landlord Required License is required for the Property and the Landlord Required License has not been issued for the Property within one hundred twenty (120) days of the date of Landlord or Tenant’s receipt of such written notice (the “Landlord Required License Issuance Date”), and as a direct result thereof Tenant is prevented or prohibited from legally storing and/or using flammable and combustible materials in the Premises, provided that Tenant has timely submitted a completed application for the Landlord Required License, Tenant’s currently existing flammable storage permit remains in effect, and Tenant is not in default under this Lease beyond any applicable notice or cure period, Tenant’s Rent obligations under the Lease shall abate one (1) day for each day that occurs after the Landlord Required License Issuance Date until the date the Landlord Required License is issued (the “Landlord Required License Abatement Period”); provided, however, if Tenant fails to submit a completed application for the Landlord Required License to all required governmental authorities on or prior to the thirtieth (30^th) day following Tenant’s receipt of written notice that a Landlord Required License is required for the Property (the “Landlord Required License Application Date”), then the Landlord Required License Abatement Period shall be reduced one (1) day for each day that occurs between the Landlord Required License Application Date and the date Tenant submits such completed application for the Landlord Required License. Notwithstanding the immediately foregoing sentence, if Tenant occupies the Premises after the Landlord Required Issuance Date, and Tenant has otherwise complied with the terms and provisions of this paragraph, there shall be no abatement of Tenant’s Rent obligation hereunder, however, if Tenant is using the Premises solely for office use, the Base Rent payable under the Lease shall be abated by fifty percent (50%) until such time as the Landlord Required License is obtained.

10.Miscellaneous.  

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11.Brokers.  Landlord and Tenant each warrants and represents that it has dealt with no broker other than Newmark Knight Frank (the “Broker”) in connection with this Second Amendment.  Landlord and Tenant each agrees to defend, indemnify and save the other harmless from and against any Claims arising as a result of its breach of the foregoing representation and warranty. Landlord shall be solely responsible for paying the Broker its commission or fee in connection with this Second Amendment, including without limitation any expansions to the Premises contemplated by this Second Amendment.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Second Amendment as of the day and year first above written.

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