Third Amendment to Agreement Re Effectiveness and Cancellation of Agreement for Option between 3333 Hillview Associates, LLC and Watkins-Johnson Company

Summary

This amendment, dated March 29, 2000, is between 3333 Hillview Associates, LLC and Watkins-Johnson Company. It extends the deadline for Watkins-Johnson to notify Associates that it has entered into a binding lease for new business premises from March 29, 2000 to April 5, 2000. All other terms of the original agreement, as previously amended, remain unchanged. The amendment ensures that the option and related agreements will only remain effective if the new deadline is met.

EX-10.16 17 ex-10_16.txt EXHIBIT 10.16 EXHIBIT 10.16 THIRD AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT RE EFFECTIVENESS AND CANCELLATION OF AGREEMENT FOR OPTION This THIRD AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT RE EFFECTIVENESS AND CANCELLATION OF AGREEMENT FOR OPTION (the "THIRD AMENDMENT TO EFFECTIVENESS AGREEMENT") is made and entered into as of this 29th day of March 2000, by and between 3333 Hillview Associates, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("ASSOCIATES"), Watkins-Johnson Company, a California corporation ("WJ"), with reference to the following facts and circumstances: RECITALS A. Associates requested that WJ execute and deliver that certain AGREEMENT FOR OPTION TO AMEND SUBLEASE, AMENDMENT OF SUBLEASE AND JOINT ESCROW INSTRUCTIONS, dated as of March 6, 2000 (the "OPTION AGREEMENT") and that certain Long Term Amendment to Lease (as defined in the Option Agreement); B. Associates and WJ entered into that certain Agreement Re Effectiveness And Cancellation Of Agreement For Option, dated as of March 8, 2000 ("ORIGINAL EFFECTIVENESS AGREEMENT"), pursuant to which the Associates and WJ agreed that the Option Agreement and the Long Term Amendment to Lease would cease to be effective unless WJ notified Associates in writing (the "EFFECTIVENESS NOTICE") that it had entered into a binding lease for a building or buildings in which WJ may conduct its business on or before March 15, 2000; C. Associates and WJ entered into that certain First Amendment to Agreement Re Effectiveness And Cancellation Of Agreement For Option, dated as of March 15, 2000 ("FIRST AMENDMENT TO EFFECTIVENESS AGREEMENT"), pursuant to which the Associates and WJ agreed that the Option Agreement and the Long Term Amendment to Lease would cease to be effective unless WJ notified Associates in writing (the "EFFECTIVENESS NOTICE") that it had entered into a binding lease for a building or buildings in which WJ may conduct its business on or before March 22, 2000; D. Associates and WJ entered into that certain First Amendment to Agreement Re Effectiveness And Cancellation Of Agreement For Option, dated as of March 22, 2000 ("SECOND AMENDMENT TO EFFECTIVENESS AGREEMENT"), pursuant to which the Associates and WJ agreed that the Option Agreement and the Long Term Amendment to Lease would cease to be effective unless WJ notified Associates in writing (the "EFFECTIVENESS NOTICE") that it had entered into a binding lease for a building or buildings in which WJ may conduct its business on or before March 29, 2000; E. Associates and WJ desire to extend the date on or before which WJ shall deliver to Associates the Effectiveness Notice under the Effectiveness Agreement from March 29, 2000 to April 05, 2000. NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, WJ, Associates and Morrco hereby agree as follows: 1. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Original Effectiveness Agreement. 2. The Original Effectiveness Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the date "March 29, 2000" wherever it appears in the Original Effectiveness Agreement and substituting therefor the date "April 05, 2000." 3. Except as modified by this Third Amendment to Effectiveness Agreement, the Original Effectiveness Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment to Effectiveness Agreement and the Second Amendment to Effectiveness Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, without modification or impairment. -2- 4. This Third Amendment to Effectiveness Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which when taken together shall constitute but one agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have entered into this Agreement as of the date first above written. 3333 HILLVIEW ASSOCIATES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company By: JD Palo Alto Group, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, Manager By: ----------------------------------- Its: MANAGER ---------------------------------- WATKINS-JOHNSON COMPANY, a California corporation By: /s/ MALCOM J. CARABALLO -------------------------------------- Malcom J. Caraballo Its: PRESIDENT AND CEO ------------------------------------- -3-