Exhibit 10.56

 

AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO LEASE

 

THIS AGREEMENT made this 28th day of February, 2005, by and between EWE
WAREHOUSE INVESTMENTS V, LTD., as Lessor and MERRIMACK SERVICES CORPORATION dba
PC CONNECTION SERVICES, as Lessee located at 2780-2880 Old State Route 73,
Wilmington, Ohio 45177.

 

W  I  T  N  E  S  S  E  T  H:

 

WHEREAS, Lessor and Lessee entered into a Lease dated September 27, 1990 as
amended June 28, 1996, July 31, 1998, June 26, 2000, and July 31, 2002 and

 

WHEREAS, the Lessor and Lessee desire to amend the Lease of approximately
102,400 square feet to extend the term, revise the rent.

 

NOW THEREFORE, the Lease is amended as follows.

 

1. Article 1. TERM. shall be revised as follows.

 

Effective March 1, 2005, the term of this Lease shall be extended for an
additional two (2) years for a total term of sixteen (16) years, two (2) months,
commencing January 1, 1991 and ending February 28, 2007, both dates inclusive.

 

2. Lessee warrants that Lessee has accepted and is now in possession of the
Premises and that the Lease is valid and presently in full force and effect.
Lessee accepts the Premises in its present “as is” condition.

 

3. Article 4. RENT. shall be revised as follows.

 

For the two (2) year period commencing March 1, 2005 and ending February 28,
2007, Lessee shall pay to the Lessor as Annual Rent for the Leased Premises the
sum of FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY-EIGHT THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR AND 04/100
DOLLARS ($548,864.04) which shall be paid in equal monthly installments of
FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED THIRTY-EIGHT AND 67/100 DOLLARS ($45,738.67),
due and payable on the first day of each month, in advance, without demand.

 

4. Except as expressly amended herein, all other terms and conditions of the
Lease remain in full force and effect.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Lessor and Lessee have affixed their signatures to
duplicates of this Amendment, this 25th day of February 2005, as to Lessee and
this 28th day of February, 2005, as to Lessor.

 

 

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Signed and acknowledged   LESSOR:   EWE WAREHOUSE INVESTMENTS V, LTD. in the
presence of:       BY MILLER-VALENTINE REALTY, INC.         ITS MANAGING AGENT

/s/ Barbara J. Gilmore

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  By:  

/s/ Chuck McCosh

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        Chuck McCosh

Barbara J. Gilmore

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  Title:   President Print Name        

/s/ Michelle Atkinson

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Michelle Atkinson

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        Print Name             LESSEE:   MERRIMACK SERVICES CORPORATION        
dba PC CONNECTION SERVICES

 

/s/ Eileen A. Gagnon

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  By:  

/s/ Robert A. Pratt

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Eileen A. Gagnon

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  Title:   Director of Facilities Print Name        

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Print Name

       

 

STATE OF OHIO, COUNTY OF MONTGOMERY, SS:

 

The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this 28th day of February
2005, by Chuck McCosh, President of MILLER-VALENTINE REALTY, INC.

 

/s/ Rita A. Hughes

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NOTARY PUBLIC

 

STATE OF New Hampshire, COUNTY OF Hillsborough, SS:

 

The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this 25th day of February,
2005, by Robert A. Pratt, the Director of Facilities of MERRIMACK SERVICES
CORPORATION, a corporation on behalf of said corporation.

 

/s/ Dolores R. Collins

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NOTARY PUBLIC