Exhibit 10.1

AMENDMENT OF LEASE
 
THIS AMENDMENT OF LEASE (this "Amendment"), made as of the 26th day of August,
2010, by and between HWA 1290 III LLC, HWA 1290 IV LLC, HWA 1290 V LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company, having an office c/o Vornado Office
Management LLC, 888 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019 (collectively,
"Landlord"), and GLEACHER & COMPANY, INC., a Delaware corporation, having an
office at 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10104 ("Tenant").
 
W I T N E S S E T H:
 
WHEREAS, by Lease, dated as of September 30, 2009 (the “Lease”), between
Landlord and Broadpoint Gleacher Securities Group, Inc. (“Broadpoint”) as
predecessor-in-interest to Tenant, Landlord did demise and let unto Broadpoint
and Broadpoint did hire and take from Landlord, a portion of the fourth (4th)
floor, as more particularly described therein (the “Original Premises”) and a
portion of the sub-basement, as more particularly described in the herein (the
“Supplemental Space”), of the building known as and by the street address of
1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York (the "Building");
 
WHEREAS, Tenant succeeded to the interest of Broadpoint under the Lease;
 
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Lease, Landlord gave Tenant an option to lease an
additional portion of the fourth (4th) floor of the Building which portion is
referred to in the Lease and as more particularly described in the Lease
(“Expansion Space A”);
 
WHEREAS, Landlord desires to let unto Tenant, and Tenant desires to hire and
take from Landlord, Expansion Space A (Expansion Space A, together with the
Original Premises, the "Premises") and Landlord and Tenant desire otherwise to
modify the Lease as set forth herein.
 
 
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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, and
of the sum of Ten and 00/100 Dollars ($10.00) paid by Tenant to Landlord, and
for other good and valuable consideration, the mutual receipt and legal
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, for
themselves, their legal representatives, successors and assigns, hereby agree as
follows:
 
1.           Definitions.  All capitalized terms used herein shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in the Lease, unless otherwise defined herein.
 
2.           Expansion of Premises.  From and after the date on which Landlord’s
Expansion Space A Work (as hereinafter defined) is Substantially Complete (the
"Effective Date"), Landlord leases to Tenant, and Tenant hires from Landlord,
Expansion Space A upon all of the same terms, covenants and conditions set forth
in the Lease, except as modified and amended herein.  Accordingly, from and
after the Effective Date, the term “Premises” shall mean collectively, the
Original Premises and the Expansion Space A for all purposes of the Lease.
 
3.           Modification of Lease:  Expansion Space A.  With respect to the
Expansion Space A only (except as otherwise expressly hereinafter set forth),
from and after the Effective Date, the Lease is modified and amended as follows:
 
(A)        The Fixed Rent shall be an amount equal to:
 
(i)           Four Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Six Hundred Fifty Dollars and
No Cents ($475,650.00) per annum, for the period commencing on the Effective
Date and ending on the last day of the month in which occurs the day immediately
preceding the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Expansion Space A Rent Commencement
Date (as such term is hereinafter defined) (such last day of the month, the
“First Step Up Date”) ($39,637.50 per month), payable in advance in equal
monthly installments at the times and in the manner provided in the Lease;
provided, however, that if no Event of Default has occurred and is then
continuing, Tenant shall be entitled to an abatement of Fixed Rent with respect
to Expansion Space A for the period commencing on the Effective Date and ending
on the three hundred fifteenth (315th) day following the Effective Date (the day
immediately following such three hundred fifteenth (315th) day, the “Expansion
Space A Rent Commencement Date”); provided, however, upon the cure of any such
Event of Default Tenant shall be entitled to such abatement or the balance
thereof not previously credited to Tenant;
 
 
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(ii)           Five Hundred Eight Thousand Nine Hundred Forty-Five Dollars and
Fifty Cents ($508,945.50) per annum, for the period commencing on the day
immediately following the First Step Up Date and ending on last day of the month
in which occurs the day immediately preceding the tenth (10th) anniversary of
the Expansion A Rent Commencement Date (the “Second Step Up Date”) ($42,412.13
per month), payable in advance in equal monthly installments at the times and in
the manner provided in the Lease; and
 
(iii)           Five Hundred Fifty-One Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty-Four Dollars
and No Cents ($551,754.00) per annum for the period commencing on the day
immediately following the Second Step Up Date and ending on the Fixed Expiration
Date ($45,979.50 per month).
 
(B)         The term “Rentable Area” (as such term is defined in Section 1.6(K)
of the Lease) shall mean (i) seventy-three thousand nine hundred thirty-nine
(73,939) square feet with respect to the Original Premises and (ii) nine
thousand five hundred thirteen (9,513) square feet with respect to Expansion
Space A.
 
(C)         The term “Office Premises Base Operating Expense Year” (as such term
is defined in Section 2.1(F) of the Lease) shall mean the 2010 calendar year.
 
(D)         The term “Tenant's Office Premises Operating Expense Share” (as such
term is defined in Section 2.1(I) of the Lease) shall mean Four Thousand Nine
Hundred Nineteen Ten-Thousandths Percent (.4919%), as the same may be increased
or decreased pursuant to the terms of the Lease, as amended hereby.
 
(E)         The term “Office Premises Base Tax Period” (as such term is defined
in Section 2.5(E) of the Lease) shall mean the fiscal year commencing on July 1,
2010 and ending on June 30, 2011.
 
(F)         The term “Tenant’s Office Premises Tax Share” (as such term is
defined in Section 2.5(Q) of the Lease) shall mean Four Thousand Five Hundred
Thirteen Ten-Thousandths Percent (.4513%).
 
 
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(G)         The provisions of Sections 5.3(E) and (F) of the Lease shall be
deemed applicable to Expansion Space A (it being agreed that the term “Initial
Alterations” as used therein shall be deemed to mean the Alterations that Tenant
makes to prepare Expansion Space A for Tenant’s initial occupancy thereof).
 
(H)         Article 26(A) of the Lease, with respect to the entire Premises,
shall be deemed modified and amended as follows:
 
(i)   In the approximate sixteenth (16th) and seventeenth (17th) lines of
Section 26.1(A) of the Lease the amount “Three Million Seven Hundred Thousand
Dollars and No Cents ($3,700,00.00)” shall be deemed deleted and the amount
“Three Million Nine Hundred Thirty-Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-Five
Dollars and No Cents ($3,937,825.00)” shall be deemed inserted in lieu thereof;
 
(ii)           In the approximate third (3rd) and fourth (4th) lines of Section
26.6(A) of the Lease the amount “Three Million One Hundred Sixty-Six Thousand
Six Hundred Sixty-Seven Dollars ($3,166,667.00)” shall be deemed deleted and the
amount “Three Million Four Hundred Four Thousand Four Hundred Ninety-Two Dollars
and No Cents ($3,404,492.00)” shall be deemed inserted in lieu thereof;
 
(iii)           In the approximate fifth (5th) and sixth (6th) lines of Section
26.6(A) of the Lease the amount “Two Million Six Hundred Thirty-Three Thousand
Three Hundred Thirty-Three Dollars and No Cents ($2,633,333.00)” shall be deemed
deleted and the amount “Two Million Eight Hundred Seventy-One Thousand One
Hundred Fifty-Eight Dollars and No Cents ($2,871,158.00)” shall be deemed
inserted in lieu thereof; and
 
(iv)           In the approximate eighth (8th) line of Section 26.6(A) of the
Lease the amount “Two Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars and No Cents
($2,100,000.00)” shall be deemed deleted and the amount “Two Million Three
Hundred Thirty-Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-Five Dollars and No Cents
($2,337,825.00)” shall be deemed inserted in lieu thereof.

 
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4.           Modification of Lease:   With respect to the entire Premises, from
and after the date hereof, the Lease is modified and amended as follows:
 
(A)           Section 7.9 of the Lease shall be deemed modified and amended to
add the following as a new Section (C) thereto:

"(C) If Tenant requests that Landlord act as Tenant’s general contractor during
the Term that Landlord coordinate and supervise any Alterations then Landlord
shall do so for an arm’s length fee agreed to by Landlord and Tenant; provided,
nothing herein shall require Tenant to engage Landlord as Tenant’s general
contractor with respect to any Alterations."

(B)           Article 19 of the Lease shall be deemed modified and amended to
delete all references to “Expansion Space A” therein.  It being the intent and
purpose of this Paragraph 4(B) that the provisions of Article 19 relating to
Expansion Space A shall not be applicable to Landlord and Tenant, Landlord and
Tenant shall not be obligated to comply therewith and the provisions of this
Amendment shall govern the leasing of Expansion Space A.
 
(C)           Section 21.1(A) of the Lease shall be deemed modified and amended
to insert the following at the end thereof before the period:
 
“of the Applicable Area on the Applicable Date”
 
 
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5.           Condition of Expansion Space A.  Tenant represents that it has made
a thorough inspection of Expansion Space A and agrees to take the same "as is"
in the condition existing on the Effective Date and that, notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in the Lease, as amended hereby, Landlord
shall have no obligation perform any work, alter, improve, decorate, or
otherwise prepare the Expansion Space A for Tenant’s occupancy, except (i) as
expressly set forth in Paragraph 6 hereof and (ii) for any latent defects in
Landlord’s Expansion Space A Work which Landlord shall correct promptly
following receipt of Tenant’s notice thereof.
 
6.           Landlord's Expansion Space A Work.
 
(A)        Landlord shall, at Landlord's expense, (i) create an opening
adjoining Expansion Space A to the Original Premises in the location shown on
Exhibit “A” attached hereto an made a part hereof and (ii) provide and install
one full height Building standard wooden door with hardware and a glass side
light (such work collectively, "Landlord's Expansion Space A Work").
 
(B)         Landlord shall perform Landlord’s Expansion Space A Work in
accordance with all applicable Requirements. Landlord shall perform Landlord's
Expansion Space A Work in a timely and good and workmanlike manner.   Tenant
hereby acknowledges and agrees that prior to the date hereof Landlord has
performed the work referred to in Section 19.3 of the Lease.
 
7.           Freight Elevator.  Tenant shall be permitted to use the freight
elevator of the Building without charge for one weekend for Tenant’s initial
move into Expansion Space A.
 
8.           Security Deposit. On the Effective Date, in accordance with Article
26 of the Lease, as amended hereby, Tenant shall deliver to Landlord an
amendment to the Letter of Credit increasing the amount thereof by Two Hundred
Thirty-Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-Five Dollars and No Cents
($237,825.00) which Letter of Credit as so amended shall be held and/or applied
subject to and in accordance with Article 26 of the Lease.

 
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9.           Liability of Landlord.  The provisions of Section 34.4 of the Lease
are hereby incorporated by reference into this Amendment in their entirety as if
set forth herein and shall be deemed applicable with respect to this Amendment.
 
10.         Brokerage.  Tenant represents and warrants to Landlord that it has
not dealt with any broker, finder or like agent in connection with this
Amendment other than Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. ("Broker").  Tenant does hereby
indemnify and hold Landlord harmless of and from any and all loss, costs, damage
or expense (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and
disbursements) incurred by Landlord by reason of any claim of or liability to
any broker, finder or like agent (other than Broker) who shall claim to have
dealt with Tenant in connection herewith.  Landlord represents and warrants to
Tenant that it has not dealt with any broker, finder or like agent in connection
with this Amendment other than Broker.  Landlord does hereby indemnify and hold
Tenant harmless of and from any and all loss, costs, damage or expense
(including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements)
incurred by Tenant by reason of any claim of or liability to any broker, finder
or like agent (including Broker) who shall claim to have dealt with Landlord in
connection herewith.  The provisions of this Paragraph 10 shall survive the
expiration or termination of the Lease, as amended by this Amendment.
 
11.         Authorization.  Tenant represents and warrants to Landlord that its
execution and delivery of this Amendment has been duly authorized and that the
person executing this Amendment on behalf of Tenant has been duly authorized to
do so, and that no other action or approval is required with respect to this
transaction.
 
 
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12.         Full Force and Effect of Lease.  Except as modified by this
Amendment, the Lease and all covenants, agreements, terms and conditions thereof
shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby in all respects ratified
and confirmed.
 
13.         Entire Agreement.  The Lease, as amended by this Amendment,
constitutes the entire understanding between the parties hereto with respect to
the Premises thereunder and may not be changed orally but only by an agreement
in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of any waiver, change,
modification or discharge is sought.
 
14.         Enforceability.  This Amendment shall not be binding upon or
enforceable against either Landlord or Tenant unless, and until, Landlord and
Tenant, each in its sole discretion, shall have executed and unconditionally
delivered to the other an executed counterpart of this Amendment.
 
15.         Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed in one or more
counterparts each of which when taken together shall constitute but one
original.
 
[Signatures to follow on the next page]
 
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment of Lease as
of the date first above written.
HWA 1290 III LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Landlord

By:
Hudson Waterfront Associates III, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, its sole
equity member

 
By:
Hudson Waterfront III Corporation, a Delaware corporation, its sole general
partner

 
 
 
By:
 /s/ David Greenbaum       Name:  David Greenbaum       Title:  President NYC
Office Division  

 
HWA 1290 IV LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Landlord

By:
Hudson Waterfront Associates IV, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, its sole
equity member

 
By:
Hudson Waterfront IV Corporation, a Delaware corporation, its sole general
partner

 
 
 
By:
 /s/ David Greenbaum       Name:  David Greenbaum       Title:  President NYC
Office Division  

 
HWA 1290 V LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Landlord

By:
Hudson Waterfront Associates V, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, its sole
equity member

 
By:
Hudson Waterfront V Corporation, a Delaware corporation, its sole general
partner

 
 
 
By:
 /s/ David Greenbaum       Name:  David Greenbaum       Title:  President NYC
Office Division  

 
GLEACHER & COMPANY, INC., Tenant
 
 
By:
/s/ Peter McNierney       Name:  Peter McNierney       Title:  President and
Chief Operating Officer  

 
 
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UNIFORM FORM CERTIFICATE OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT
 
(Within New York State)
 

 STATE OF ____New York__________     )   : ss.:  COUNTY OF __New York__________
)    

 
On the __26th___ day of __August__________, in the year 2010, before me, the
undersigned personally appeared _Peter McNierney_________, personally known to
me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the individual(s)
whose name(s) is (are) subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to
me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their capacity(ies), and that
by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument, the individual(s), or the
person upon behalf of which the individual(s) acted, executed the instrument.

 
By:
/s/ Patricia Arciero-Craig       Notary Public  

 
 
UNIFORM FORM CERTIFICATE OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT
 
(Outside of New York State)
 

 STATE OF ______________________     )   : ss.:  COUNTY OF ____________________
)    

 
On the _____ day of _________________, in the year 2010, before me, the
undersigned, personally appeared ____________, personally known to me or proved
to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the individual(s) whose
name(s) is (are) subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that
he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their capacity(ies), that by
his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument, the individual(s), or the person
upon behalf of which the individual(s) acted, executed the instrument, and that
such individual made such appearance before the undersigned in the
_______________.  (Insert the city or other political subdivision and the state
or country or other place the acknowledgement was taken.)

 
     
(Signature and office of individual
taking acknowledgement)

 
 
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Exhibit "A"
 
Landlord's Expansion Space A Work

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