SIXTH AMENDMENT TO LEASE

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EX-10.35 41 v436210_ex10-35.htm EXHIBIT 10.35

 

Exhibit 10.35

 

[410 W Harrison/Sixth Amendment]

 

SIXTH AMENDMENT TO LEASE

 

THIS SIXTH AMENDMENT TO LEASE (this "Sixth Amendment") is made as of February 23, 2016, by and between ARE-SEATTLE NO. 10, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Landlord"), and PHASERX INC., a Delaware corporation ("Tenant").

 

RECITALS

 

A.           Landlord and Tenant entered into that certain Lease Agreement dated as of February 9, 2010, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Lease dated as of July 1, 2010, that certain Second Amendment to Lease Agreement dated as of April 4, 2011, that certain Third Amendment to Lease (“Third Amendment”) dated as of October 1, 2014, that certain Fourth Amendment to Lease (“Fourth Amendment”) dated as of May 21, 2015, and that certain Fifth Amendment to Lease (“Fifth Amendment”) dated as of September 8, 2015 (as amended, the "Lease"). Pursuant to the Lease, Tenant leases certain premises consisting of approximately 11,291 rentable square feet ("Premises") in a building located at 410 West Harrison, Seattle, Washington. The Premises are more particularly described in the Lease. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings defined for such terms in the Lease.

 

B. The Base Term of the Lease expires on August 31, 2016.

 

C.           Landlord and Tenant desire, subject to the terms and conditions set forth below, to amend the Lease to, among other things, (i) extend the Base Term of the Lease for a period of 3 months to expire on November 30, 2016, and (ii) extend the date by which Tenant must give Landlord written notice of its election to exercise is Extension Right.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing Recitals, which are incorporated herein by this reference, the mutual promises and conditions contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Landlord and Tenant hereby agree as follows:

 

1.Base Term. The Base Term of the Lease is hereby extended to expire on November 30, 2016.

 

2.Rent. Tenant shall pay Base Rent through the expiration of the Base Term of the Lease (as extended pursuant to Section 1 above), at the rates in effect on August 31, 2016. Tenant shall continue to pay Tenant’s Share of Operating Expenses and all other charges as set forth in the Lease.

 

3.Extension Right. The first sentence of the first paragraph of Section 40(a) of the Lease (as amended by Section 3 of the Third Amendment, Section 4 of the Fourth Amendment and Section 3 of the Fifth Amendment) is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

“Tenant shall have 1 right (an “Extension Right”) to extend the term of this Lease for 5 years (an “Extension Term") on the same terms and conditions as this Lease (other than with respect to Base Rent and the Work Letter) by giving Landlord written notice of its election to exercise the Extension Right on or before May 31, 2016.”

 

4.Brokers. Landlord and Tenant each represents and warrants that it has not dealt with any broker, agent or other person (collectively, "Broker") in connection with the transaction reflected in this Sixth Amendment and that no Broker brought about this transaction. Landlord and Tenant each hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the other harmless from and against any claims by any Broker claiming a commission or other form of compensation by virtue of having dealt with Tenant or Landlord, as applicable, with regard to this leasing transaction.

 

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5.Miscellaneous.

 

a.           This Sixth Amendment is the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous oral and written agreements and discussions. This Sixth Amendment may be amended only by an agreement in writing, signed by the parties hereto.

 

b.           This Sixth Amendment is binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, their respective agents, employees, representatives, officers, directors, divisions, subsidiaries, affiliates, assigns, heirs, successors in interest and shareholders.

 

c.           Tenant acknowledges that it has read the provisions of this Sixth Amendment, understands them, and is bound by them. Time is of the essence in this Sixth Amendment.

 

d.           This Sixth Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. The signature page of any counterpart may be detached therefrom without impairing the legal effect of the signature(s) thereon provided such signature page is attached to any other counterpart identical thereto except having additional signature pages executed by other parties to this Sixth Amendment attached thereto.

 

e.           Except as amended and/or modified by this Sixth Amendment, the Lease is hereby ratified and confirmed and all other terms of the Lease shall remain in full force and effect, unaltered and unchanged by this Sixth Amendment. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Sixth Amendment and the provisions of the Lease, the provisions of this Sixth Amendment shall prevail. Whether or not specifically amended by this Sixth Amendment, all of the terms and provisions of the Lease are hereby amended to the extent necessary to give effect to the purpose and intent of this Sixth Amendment.

 

[Signatures are on the next page]

 

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

 

  TENANT:
   
  PHASERX INC.,
  a Delaware corporation
   
  By: /s/ Robert Overell
  Its: President and CEO

 

  LANDLORD:
   
  ARE-SEATTLE NO. 10, LLC,
  a Delaware limited liability company
   
  By: ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, L.P.,
    a Delaware limited partnership,
    managing member

 

    By: ARE-QRS CORP.,
      a Maryland corporation,
      general partner
         
      By: /s/ Jackie Clem
      Its:   Jackie Clem, Senior Vice President
        RE Legal Affairs

 

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