First Amendment to Lease Agreement, dated December 31, 2024, between Warren CC Acquisitions, LLC and PTC Therapeutics, Inc
Exhibit 10.34
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First AMENDMENT TO LEASE Agreement
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO LEASE AGREEMENT (the “Amendment”) made as of December 31, 2024 (“Effective Date”), by and between WARREN CC ACQUISITIONS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Landlord”) and PTC THERAPEUTICS, INC., a Delaware corporation, (“Tenant”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, Landlord and Tenant entered into that certain Lease Agreement dated as of May 24, 2022 (the “Lease”) for certain Land located in the Warren Corporate Center in the Township of Warren and all of the improvements thereon, including, but not limited to, Building 400, Building 500, and the Parking Deck (the “Original Premises”); and
WHEREAS, Landlord and Tenant each wish to amend the Lease by, among other things, terminating the Lease with respect to: (i) the Building 400 Land, and (ii) Building 400 (collectively, the “Surrender Premises”), on the terms and conditions contained herein; and
WHEREAS, Landlord and Tenant each wish to amend the Lease to provide that effective on the Surender Effective Date, (i) the Courtyard and the Courtyard Furniture, (ii) the Parking Deck, and (iii) the Generator Facility (as defined herein), all become and are treated as Limited Common Facilities under the Declaration; and
WHEREAS, Landlord and Tenant each wish to amend the Lease to provide that effective on the Surender Effective Date, the Volleyball Court becomes and is treated as a General Common Facility under the Declaration; and
WHEREAS, Landlord and Tenant each wish to amend the Lease as of the date hereof in accordance with, and subject to, the provisions of this Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the sum of [**] Dollars and other good and valuable consideration exchanged by Landlord and Tenant, the receipt and sufficiency of which hereby expressly are acknowledged, it is agreed as of the date hereof:
Interim Basic Rent Schedule
PERIOD | ANNUAL RATE PSF | ANNUAL BASIC RENT | MONTHLY BASIC RENT |
From the Surrender Effective Date (as defined herein) through May 31, 2025: | [**] | [**] | [**] |
From June 1, 2025 through May 31, 2026: | [**] | [**] | [**] |
From June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2027: | [**] | [**] | [**] |
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From June 1, 2027 through December 31, 2027: | [**] | [**] | [**] |
For the avoidance of doubt, Tenant shall pay one hundred percent (100%) of the Basic Rent (being the Basic Rent as now reflected in the Interim Basic Rent Schedule above and the Basic Rent schedule for Building 500 set forth in Section 4(e) below) and Additional Rent applicable in accordance with the terms of the Lease as amended by this Amendment (including the Additional Rent described in this Section 2(a)); provided, that charges for gas and electric services for the Surrender Premises shall only be payable as set forth above in this Section 2(a) and Tenant’s Interim Gas/Electric Charges shall be in lieu of all other charges for gas and electric services to the Surrender Premises, whether metered, submetered or otherwise charged.
(b)Tenant will remit to Landlord on the Surrender Effective Date the amount of [**] as contribution to the leasing commission for a new tenancy at Building 400. In addition, in lieu of the Broker’s Contribution to Tenant’s TI Fund in the amount of [**], such sum is hereby forfeited by Tenant and such sum shall be retained by Landlord or used in Landlord’s sole discretion, which may include being used to pay the leasing commission for a new tenancy at Building 400. Tenant hereby releases Landlord from its obligations to pay such [**] into Tenant’s TI Fund to fund Tenant’s Office Use Finish Work or Tenant’s Laboratory Use Finish Work.
(c)Tenant’s obligations to pay to Landlord the termination payments pursuant to the Interim Basic Rent Schedule and the other payments set forth in this Section 2, including, without limitation, operating expenses and real estate taxes as specified in the Lease, Declaration Charges, Tenant’s Interim Gas/Electric Charges and the contribution for leasing commissions, shall be deemed to be Additional Rent for all purposes of the Lease. If Tenant fails to pay any of the amounts described in the immediately preceding sentence when due and such default continues for more than five (5) business days after receipt of written notice from Landlord of such default, then an Event of Default shall occur, and Landlord shall have the right to exercise any rights and remedies it may have under Article 19 of the Lease with respect to the Lease.
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(a) | From and after the Surrender Effective Date, Paragraph (1) of the Basic Lease Provisions of the Lease is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: |
“(1)Land: | The land containing approximately 30.842 acres as shown on the site plan attached hereto as part of Schedule A and as described by metes and bounds in the legal description also attached hereto as part of |
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Schedule A and currently designated as Block 37, Lot 13.05 on the official tax map of the Township of Warren.” |
(b) | From and after the Surrender Effective Date, Paragraph (2) of the Basic Lease Provisions of the Lease is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: |
“(2)Building: | The four (4) story building having an address of 500 Warren Corporate Center Drive, Warren, New Jersey on the Land (“Building 500”), together with all fixtures, equipment and installations, which at the commencement of or during the Term, are thereto attached, and any and all renewals and replacements thereof, additions thereto and substitutes therefor made in accordance with the provisions of this Lease.” |
(c) | From and after the Surrender Effective Date, Paragraph (3) of the Basic Lease Provisions of the Lease is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: |
“(3)Parking Deck: | Three (3) story parking deck located partially on the Land and partially on the adjacent land designated as Block 37, Lot 13.07 on the official tax map of the Township of Warren (the “Building 400 Land”) serving both Building 500 and the building located on the Building 400 Land (“Building 400”) (the “Parking Deck”).” From and after the Surrender Effective Date, the Parking Deck, including the EV chargers, shall be a limited common facility for which Landlord or the Association (consistent with the terms of the Declaration, as amended) shall be responsible for maintenance, repairs and replacements as provided in the Declaration (as amended). |
(d) | From and after the Surrender Effective Date, Paragraph (4) of the Basic Lease Provisions of the Lease is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: |
“(4)Premises: | The Land (excluding any portion of the Parking Deck located on the Land and the Volleyball Court), Building 500, and all other improvements thereon.” |
(e) | Until the Surrender Effective Date, Basic Rent shall be payable in accordance with the rent schedule set forth in Paragraph (10) of the Basic Lease Provisions of the |
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Lease. From and after the Surrender Effective Date, the rent schedule in Paragraph (10) of the Basic Lease Provisions of the Lease is hereby modified as follows: |
PERIOD | ANNUAL RATE PSF | ANNUAL BASIC RENT | MONTHLY BASIC RENT |
From June 1, 2024 through May 31, 2025: | [**] | [**] | [**] |
From June 1, 2025 through May 31, 2026: | [**] | [**] | [**] |
From June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2027: | [**] | [**] | [**] |
From June 1, 2027 through May 31, 2028: | [**] | [**] | [**] |
From June 1, 2028 through May 31, 2029: | [**] | [**] | [**] |
From June 1, 2029 through May 31, 2030: | [**] | [**] | [**] |
From June 1, 2030 through May 31, 2031: | [**] | [**] | [**] |
From June 1, 2031 through May 31, 2032: | [**] | [**] | [**] |
From June 1, 2032 through May 31, 2033: | [**] | [**] | [**] |
From June 1, 2033 through May 31, 2034: | [**] | [**] | [**] |
From June 1, 2034 through May 31, 2035: | [**] | [**] | [**] |
From June 1, 2035 through May 31, 2036: | [**] | [**] | [**] |
From June 1, 2036 through May 31, 2037: | [**] | [**] | [**] |
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From June 1, 2037 through May 31, 2038: | [**] | [**] | [**] |
From June 1, 2038 through May 31, 2039: | [**] | [**] | [**] |
(f) | From and after the Surrender Effective Date, Paragraph (11) of the Basic Lease Provisions of the Lease is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: |
“(11) Parking Spaces: | All of the parking spaces in the eastern half of the Parking Deck consisting of Six Hundred Ninety-Eight (698) total parking spaces (685 regular parking spaces and 13 handicapped parking spaces), and the use of such parking spaces shall be designated by signage.” |
(g) | From and after the Surrender Effective Date, Paragraph (12) of the Basic Lease Provisions of the Lease is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: |
“(12) Security: | $10,000,000.00, subject to (i) a fifty percent (50%) reduction on July 1, 2027 to $5,000,000.00 (the “First Reduction Date”), and (ii) a fifty percent (50%) reduction on December 31, 2028 to $2,500,000.00 (the “Second Reduction Date”), which reduced amount shall remain for the balance of the Term, on the terms more specifically set forth in Article 28. The Security shall be provided to Landlord in the form of a letter of credit pursuant to Article 28).” |
(h) | From and after the Surrender Effective Date, Paragraph (14) of the Basic Lease Provisions of the Lease is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: |
“(14) Tenant’s Campus Proportionate Share: | 22.11%, derived from a fraction, the numerator of which is the total rentable square feet in Building 500 (i.e. 180,859 r.s.f.) that are part of the Premises, and the denominator of which is the total rentable square feet in Buildings 100, 200, 300, 400 and 500 (i.e. 817,971 r.s.f.) that are part of the Campus.” |
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(i) | From and after the Surrender Effective Date, Paragraph (21) of the Basic Lease Provisions of the Lease is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: |
“(21) Courtyard Furniture: | The furniture listed on Schedule H located in the courtyard between Building 400 and Building 500 (the “Courtyard”) is owned by Landlord and is for Tenant’s use in common with any tenant of Building 400, without cost. Tenant shall not sell or otherwise dispose of the Courtyard Furniture without Landlord prior written consent.” |
(j) | From and after the Surrender Effective Date, Section 2.3 of the Lease is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: |
“2.3No Remeasurement of the Buildings. Landlord and Tenant agree that, for all purposes of this Lease, Building 500 contains One Hundred Eighty Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty-Nine (180,859) rentable square feet.”
(k) | From and after the Surrender Effective Date, the third sentence of Section 2.6 of the Lease is hereby amended to add the following to the end thereof: “including, but not limited to, the Parking Deck which shall be deemed a Limited Common Facility under the Declaration”. |
(l) | From and after the Surrender Effective Date, the first sentence of Section 5.1(b) of the Lease is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: “Beginning on the Commencement Date, Tenant shall be responsible for Tenant’s Campus Proportionate Share of all costs, expenses and assessments charged to the owners of all of the land that comprises the Campus pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Declaration, as well as [**] of all costs and expenses relating to the Limited Common Areas attributable to the Premises pursuant to the terms of the Declaration (which costs, expenses and assessments shall, as of the Surrender Effective Date, also include all such costs relating to the Parking Deck, the Courtyard and the Generator Facility), provided that for so long as Landlord or a Landlord Affiliate controls the management of the Association there shall not be charged any rent for the Amenities Building (or any portion thereof), nor shall Landlord pass through any penalties, fines, late fees or similar charges incurred by the Association or by Landlord in connection with the obligations of the Association (“Declaration Charges”).” |
(m) | From and after the Surrender Effective Date, all references in the Lease to “the Buildings”, “each of the Buildings”, “either of the Buildings”, “either or both of the Buildings”, “either Building”, “both of the Buildings”, “the Buildings or the Parking Deck”, “the Buildings, the Parking Deck”, “the Buildings, the Parking Decks”, “the Buildings and/or the Parking Deck”, and “the Buildings and the Parking Deck”, unless expressly set forth otherwise herein, are replaced with |
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“Building 500” unless context requires otherwise. From and after the Surrender Effective Date, references in the Lease to the Parking Deck shall include the EV chargers, unless context requires otherwise. |
(n) | From and after the Surrender Effective Date, the clause “and all maintenance, repairs and replacements to the Parking Deck and all systems serving the Parking Deck (other than the structural elements of the Parking Deck which Landlord is responsible to repair and replace pursuant to Section 7.2(a))” at the end of the second sentence of Section 7.1(a) of the Lease is hereby deleted in its entirety, and instead the provisions of Section 7.2(a) shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with the First Amendment and the Declaration, as amended. |
(o) | From and after the Surrender Effective Date, the first two sentences of Section 7.2(a) of the Lease are hereby deleted in their entirety and replaced with the following: “Landlord or the Association shall complete all maintenance, repairs and replacements to the foundation, the structural columns and beams, structural elevator and stairwell shafts, the exterior walls, the exterior windows, and the structural elements of the Parking Deck, the EV chargers located in the Parking Deck, and all exterior drive aisles, circulation areas and exterior lighting on the Premises in a manner required by the Declaration. The costs and expenses incurred by the Association in connection with such maintenance, repairs and replacements constitute Declaration Charges for which Tenant is responsible pursuant to Section 5.1(b) above.” For clarity, this Section is being modified because the Parking Deck and the EV chargers located therein, as of the Surrender Effective Date, are deemed Limited Common Facilities under the Declaration, and Landlord or the Association will be responsible therefor with the related costs included in Declaration Charges, as provided in Section 8.4 of the Lease, as amended. |
(p) | From and after the Surrender Effective Date, the phase “intends to convert a significant amount of space within the Buildings to Laboratory Use which will involve Major Work to, among other things, the Buildings’ HVAC systems and other Building Systems” in Section 7.3(b) of the Lease is hereby deleted. |
(q) | From and after the Surrender Effective Date, Section 8.4 of the Lease is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: |
“8.4Parking. Tenant shall have exclusive use of the eastern half of the Parking Deck as well as the exclusive use of the drive aisle drop-off area and loading areas adjacent to the Building 500. Tenant shall have the right, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, to designate certain parking spaces within the eastern half of the Parking Deck for guests, visitors, contractors, and others in Tenant’s reasonable discretion, subject to applicable Legal Requirements. Tenant’s rights in the preceding sentence shall be no less than similar rights which Landlord or the Association shall allow to the tenant of Building 400. At no time will Landlord charge a fee for use of the Parking Deck, other than those costs relating to the Parking Deck included within the Declaration Charges. The Parking Deck will be treated as a
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Limited Common Facility under the Declaration, except that Tenant shall have the exclusive right to use the eastern half of the Parking Deck and the tenant of Building 400 shall have the exclusive right to use the western half of the Parking Deck. If necessary, Landlord will amend the Declaration to include the Parking Deck as a Limited Common Facility consistent with the terms of this Section 8.4. Landlord will promptly provide a copy of such amendment to Tenant. Landlord or the Association shall be responsible for the operation, management, maintain, repair and replacement of the Parking Deck, consistent with the Declaration, as amended. All costs to operate, manage, maintain and repair the Parking Deck shall be included in Declaration Charges. All costs to replace or restore the Parking Deck shall be borne by Landlord as consistent with the terms of the Lease ”
(r) | From and after the Surrender Effective Date, new Sections 9.5 and 9.6 of the Lease are hereby inserted into the Lease immediately following Section 9.4, as follows: |
“9.5The Courtyard. The courtyard between Building 400 and Building 500 (the “Courtyard”) shall be for the shared, exclusive use of Tenant and any tenant or occupant of Building 400. During the Term, the Courtyard will be furnished and equipped with the Courtyard Furniture as is located therein, and Landlord shall have the right, from time to time, to replace and modify such furniture and equipment. The Courtyard and the Courtyard Furniture shall be available for use by Tenant, its employees and guests, on a non-exclusive basis, in common with the owners and tenants in Building 400 and their employees and guests. The Association shall be responsible for the operation and management of the Courtyard and the Courtyard Furniture (as a Limited Common Facility under the Declaration) in a manner similar to such facilities serving other buildings in the Campus. All costs to operate, manage, maintain, repair and replace the Courtyard (including landscaping) and the Courtyard Furniture shall be included in Declaration Charges. Tenant shall not remove the Courtyard Furniture from the Courtyard at any time, including upon the expiration or sooner termination of this Lease.
9.6The Volleyball Court. The volleyball court on the Building 500 Land (but excluded from the Premises) (the “Volleyball Court”) shall be for the non-exclusive use of all Permitted Users (as defined in the Declaration) as a General Common Facility under the Declaration. The Association shall be responsible for the operation and management of the Volleyball Court in a manner similar to other such amenities in the Campus. All costs to operate, manager, maintain, repair and replace the Volleyball Court shall be included in Declaration Charges.”
(s) | From and after the Surrender Effective Date, (i) the reference to “the Buildings or the Parking Deck,” in Section 17.2 of the Lease is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with “Building 500”, and (ii) the following is added to the end of Section 17.2: “If there is damage or destruction to the Parking Deck, Landlord shall |
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promptly commence restoration of the Parking Deck or, if applicable, enforce its rights under the Declaration to cause the Association to commence restoration of the Parking Deck, in either case with reasonable promptness and thereafter prosecute such restoration with diligence and complete it as soon as reasonably possible”. |
(t) | From and after the Surrender Effective Date, the last sentence of Article 25 of the Lease is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: “Landlord shall have no obligation to make any contribution to Tenant’s TI Fund (including, but not limited to, the “Third Installment” (as that term is defined in Tenant’s Broker Commission Agreement).” |
(u) | From and after the Surrender Effective Date, Section 28.2 of the Lease is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: |
“28.2Reduction of Security. On the First Reduction Date, provided that (i) Tenant has not been in default of any monetary obligations or any material non-monetary obligations under this Lease (including any monthly termination payments under this Amendment) beyond any applicable notice and cure periods within the twelve (12) month period prior to the First Reduction Date, (ii) Landlord has not delivered to Tenant a notice of default of its monetary obligations or any material non-monetary obligations more than three (3) times prior to the First Reduction Date, and (iii) Tenant meets the “Creditworthiness Test” (as defined below), Tenant shall be entitled to reduce the amount of the Security by fifty percent (50%) so that the Security shall be $5,000,000.00 for the remainder of the Term, as the same may be extended pursuant to Section 31.1, unless reduced pursuant to the following portions of this provision. On the Second Reduction Date, provided that (1) Tenant has not been in default of any monetary obligations or any material non-monetary obligations under this Lease (including any monthly termination payments under this Amendment) beyond any applicable notice and cure periods within the twelve (12) month period prior to the Second Reduction Date, (2) Landlord has not delivered to Tenant a notice of default of its monetary obligations or any material non-monetary obligations more than three (3) times since the First Reduction Date, and (3) if Tenant met the Creditworthiness Test on the First Reduction Date, Tenant shall be entitled to reduce the amount of the Security by fifty percent (50%) so that the Security shall be $2,500,000.00 for the remainder of the Term, as the same may be extended pursuant to Section 31.1. If Tenant did not meet the Creditworthiness Test on the First Reduction Date, but satisfies the conditions of subpart (1) and subpart (2) in the preceding sentence, and Tenant meets the Creditworthiness Test on the Second Reduction Date, then Tenant shall be entitled to reduce the amount of the Security by seventy-five percent (75%) so that the Security shall be $2,500,000.00 for the remainder of the Term, as the same may be extended pursuant to Section 31.1. If Tenant did not meet the Creditworthiness Test on the First Reduction Date and did not meet
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the Creditworthiness Test on the Second Reduction Date, resulting in the Security Deposit being $10,000,000.00, then on each anniversary of the Second Reduction Date, provided, that Tenant satisfies the conditions of subpart (1) and subpart (2) of above, and at that time meets the Creditworthiness Test, Tenant shall be entitled to reduce the amount of the Security by seventy-five percent (75%) so that the Security shall be $2,500,000.00 for the remainder of the Term, as the same may be extended pursuant to Section 31.1. If Tenant is entitled to a reduction in the Security, Tenant shall replace the Security then being held by Landlord with a letter of credit in the reduced amount set forth in the applicable of the preceding sentences. “Creditworthiness Test” means a creditworthiness any credit rating above “junk grade” by Fitch Ratings, S&P Global Ratings or Moody’s Ratings (Baa3 and above by Moody’s, BBB- and above by S&P and BBB- and above by Fitch) and a creditworthiness satisfactory to Landlord in its reasonable discretion. All terms applicable to the Security under this Article 28 shall otherwise apply.”
(v) | From and after the Surrender Effective Date, the phrase “right of first offer to purchase Building 400 and/or Building 500 (such Building or Buildings referred to in this Article 35 as the “Sale Property”)” in Section 35.1(a) of the Lease is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with “right of first offer to purchase Building 500 (such Building referred to in this Article 35 as the “Sale Property”)”. |
(w) | From and after the Surrender Effective Date, the following new sentence is hereby inserted at the end of Section 35.2: “For the avoidance of doubt, Tenant’s ROFO Right shall not apply to any recapitalization, transfer or refinance of any direct or indirect equity interests in Landlord held by Landlord’s current equity partner, Rubenstein Partners, or its Affiliates.” |
(x) | From and after the Surrender Effective Date, Schedule A (Site Plan Showing the Land and Metes and Bounds Description of the Land) attached to the Lease shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with Schedule A (Site Plan Showing the Land and Metes and Bounds Description of the Land) attached to this Amendment. |
(y) | From and after the Surrender Effective Date, the third sentence of Section 7(a) of Schedule B-1 attached to the Lease is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: [**] |
(z) | For the avoidance of doubt, Tenant shall be responsible to pay directly to its contractors and vendors any excess of the actual cost of the Office Use Finish Work and the Laboratory Use Finish Work over the Allowance. Tenant shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Landlord and all Landlord Indemnified Parties from and against all Liabilities arising out of Tenant’s failure to pay any of its contractors or vendors (including, but not limited to, Barr and Barr (and/or its subcontractors)). |
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(aa) | From and after the Surrender Effective Date, the eleventh sentence of Section 7(a) of Schedule B-1 attached to the Lease is hereby deleted in its entirety. |
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Wiring Instructions:
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Landlord and Tenant have executed this Amendment the day and year first above written.
| LANDLORD: | ||||
| WARREN CC ACQUISITIONS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||||
| | | By: | /s/ Joseph M. Zuber | |
| | | Name: Joseph M. Zuber | ||
| | | Title: Authorized Signatory |
| TENANT: | ||||
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| PTC THERAPEUTICS, INC., a Delaware corporation | ||||
| | | By: | /s/ Matthew Klein | |
| | | Name: Matthew Klein | ||
| | | Title: CEO | ||
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