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6. USE AND COMPLIANCE

6.1 Tenant may use and occupy the Premises for the uses which Tenant made of the Premises prior to the Effective Date (“Tenant’s Prior Use”), and for office use, parking, storage and other uses ancillary thereto to the extent that any such uses do not violate Legal Requirements or Insurance Requirements. Tenant shall have access to and from the Premises 24 hours a day, 7 days per week, throughout the Term.

6.2 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, nothing in this Lease (including, without limitation, Section 4.5, this Section 6.2, Section 9 and Section 19) shall be construed so as to require Tenant to repair, remedy or cure any condition (or to indemnify, defend or hold Landlord or any of the Landlord Parties harmless from or against any condition) that existed on or before the Commencement Date (except to the extent that Tenant or any Tenant Party

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exacerbates such condition after the Commencement Date) or to make any payment or reimbursement therefor whether under Section 4.5 as Additional Rent or otherwise, or so as to negate, impair or diminish Landlord’s agreement to accept the Property at the time of expiration or termination of this Lease in its “as is,” “where is,” “with all faults” condition as of the Commencement Date. Tenant shall not be obligated to remediate, cure or improve any condition relating to the Premises (including any condition that constitutes a violation of Legal Requirements) that existed on the Commencement Date or to pay or to reimburse Landlord for any costs thereof whatsoever (unless, and except to the extent that, Tenant or any Tenant Party exacerbates such existing condition after the Commencement Date). Without limiting the foregoing, Tenant shall not have any obligation to remove or remediate any Hazardous Materials that exist on, in, at, under, beneath, emanating from, migrating to or from, or otherwise affecting the Property prior to the Commencement Date (unless, and except to the extent that, Tenant or any Tenant Party exacerbates such existing condition after the Commencement Date). In no event shall the legal and regulatory compliance obligations of Tenant under this Lease be construed as requiring Tenant directly or indirectly to pay or reimburse Landlord for legal or regulatory compliance costs not caused directly by Tenant’s business activities conducted on the Premises during the Term. Further, Tenant shall have no obligation to repair, remedy or cure or to indemnify, defend or hold Landlord or any of the Landlord Parties harmless from or against any environmental or other condition of (including, without limitation, the presence of Hazardous Materials in, on, or about) any real property adjacent to, or in the vicinity of, the Premises that is owned or leased by Tenant, any Tenant Parties or EMBP 455 or any of their respective affiliates, which condition existed on or before the Commencement Date and was known by or disclosed to Landlord, any Landlord Affiliate, or its or their consultants prior to the Commencement Date, except to the extent that Tenant, any Tenant Party, EMBP 455 or any of their respective affiliates exacerbates such existing condition after the Commencement Date, and Landlord releases Tenant, all Tenant Parties and EMBP 455 from all Claims related thereto (except as otherwise provided in this sentence above). For purposes of this Section 6.2, exacerbation of a condition shall not be deemed to include a failure to repair, remedy or cure the condition of the Premises as such condition existed on or before the Commencement Date.

6.3 At all times during the Term, Tenant and its employees shall have the right to use all surface and garage parking spaces in and on the Property (“Parking Areas”). All of such spaces shall be available on an exclusive, unassigned self-parking basis without additional charge to Tenant, and Landlord shall not hold, reserve, assign or grant third party rights to any of such parking spaces. Tenant shall have the right to use at all times all common areas and appurtenant sidewalks, roadways and other facilities located on the Property and serving the Premises and any and all other portions of the Property, including, without limitation, the lobby areas, hallways, stairways, elevators, lavatory facilities, and loading docks (collectively, the “Common Areas”).

6.4 Landlord shall not close or change the common areas in a way as to alter or diminish the quantity, quality, utility or character thereof or limit Tenant’s ease of access to or use of its Premises, except as provided below on a temporary basis, and then in a manner that minimizes any adverse impact on Tenant. Landlord reserves the right from time to time to temporarily use any of the Common Areas for the purpose of making repairs in or to the Buildings or Common Areas that are within the scope of Landlord’s repair obligations under

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Section 9.2 of this Lease or are within the scope of Landlord’s obligations to comply with any law or regulation or in connection with the exercise of its other rights set forth in Section 27 of the Lease below, as long as such acts do not unreasonably interfere with Tenant’s use of or access to the Premises. Landlord may close temporarily such portions of the Common Areas and Parking Areas as Landlord reasonably requires to make such repairs or as may be required in connection with the exercise of its other rights set forth in Section 27 below. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, during the Term (including, without limitation the Extension Period, if any), Landlord shall not be entitled to make and such reservation shall not include the right to make any improvements or alterations to the Buildings, the Common Areas or the Parking Areas or to make any changes in the location, size, shape and number of driveways, entrances, stairways, elevators, loading and unloading areas, ingress, egress, direction of traffic, landscaped areas and walkways and, parking spaces and parking areas unless such changes are required to be made during the Term (or any Extension Term) for the use of the Premises by Tenant or such changes are required by Legal Requirements or Insurance Requirements or to maintain the safety of persons and property at the Premises. During the Term (or any Extension Term), Landlord shall not make any other changes with respect to the Buildings, the Common Areas or the Parking Areas, unless Tenant consents thereto in its sole discretion. Tenant hereby agrees that Landlord’s actions consistent this Section 6.4 shall not constitute a constructive eviction of Tenant nor entitle Tenant to any abatement of Rent. Landlord shall have no responsibility or for any reason be liable to Tenant for any direct or indirect injury to or interference with Tenant’s business arising from Landlord’s actions with respect to this Section 6.4, nor shall Tenant be entitled to any compensation or damages from Landlord for loss of the use of the whole or any part of the Premises or of Tenant’s personal property or improvements resulting from Landlord’s actions with respect to this Section 6.4, or for any inconvenience or annoyance occasioned by Landlord’s actions with respect to this Section 6.4, unless due to the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord.

6.5 Tenant hereby agrees to accept the Premises and the Property in their “AS IS,” “WHERE IS,” “WITH ALL FAULTS” condition existing as of the Commencement Date, subject to all applicable zoning, municipal, county and state laws, ordinances and regulations governing and regulating the use of the Premises (provided that Tenant’s compliance obligations shall be limited as set forth in Section 6.2), and any covenants or restrictions of record, and accepts this Lease subject thereto and to all matters disclosed thereby and by any exhibits attached hereto. Tenant also acknowledges that neither Landlord nor any agent of Landlord has made any representation or warranty regarding the present or future condition or suitability of all or any portion of the Premises or the Property for the conduct of Tenant’s business. Tenant hereby acknowledges that Landlord shall not be obligated to provide or pay for any improvement work or services related to the improvement of the Premises except as expressly provided in Section 9.2 below.

6.6 Tenant shall have the right, after notice to Landlord, to contest by appropriate legal proceedings, diligently conducted in good faith, the validity or application of any and all Legal Requirements or Insurance Requirements with which Tenant is obligated to comply pursuant to the provisions of Section 6 hereof; provided that, Tenant must either submit such bonds to the applicable Governmental Authority or take such other action as may be necessary to prevent any loss to or forfeiture of the Premises or penalty. Tenant agrees to

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indemnify, defend and hold harmless Landlord from and against any claim, liability, loss cost or expense arising from Tenant’s contesting the validity or application of any such Legal Requirement or Insurance Requirement pursuant to this Section 6.6. Landlord shall provide reasonable cooperation to Tenant (at Tenant’s sole cost and expense) in connection with the exercise by Tenant of its rights under this Section 6.1, including, without limitation, executing any application or document that may be reasonably required to be executed by Landlord in connection therewith; provided that, in no event will Landlord be obligated to execute any application or other document for any change to the zoning or entitlement for the Property or to approve any change to the zoning or entitlement for the Property or to take any other action that may materially adversely affect the use or value of the Property as determined by Landlord in its reasonable discretion.

6.7 Landlord shall reasonably cooperate with Tenant in connection with Tenant’s rights and obligations under this Section 6, including, without limitation, executing any application or document that may be reasonably required to be executed by Landlord in connection therewith; provided that, in no event will Landlord be obligated to execute any application or other document for any change to the zoning or entitlement for the Property or to approve any change to the zoning or entitlement for the Property or to take any other action that may materially adversely affect the use or value of the Property as determined by Landlord in its reasonable discretion.