Exhibit 10.1

 

THIRD AMENDMENT OF LEASE

 

AGREEMENT (“Third Amendment”) made this 8th day of May, 2016 by and between CIP
II/RJK 10-20 BMR Owner, LLC, 55 Cambridge Street, Burlington, Massachusetts
01803 (hereinafter referred to as “Landlord”) and Flexion Therapeutics, Inc.
(hereinafter referred to as  “Tenant”).

 

RECITALS

 

1.Pursuant to that certain Lease dated February 22, 2013 by and between Landlord
and Tenant, as amended by the First Amendment of Lease dated July 13, 2015 (the
“First Amendment) and the Second Amendment of Lease dated December 15, 2015 (the
“Second Amendment”) (the First Amendment and Second Amendment, together with the
Lease, collectively the “Existing Lease”), Landlord is leasing to Tenant those
certain premises known as 10 Burlington Mall Road, situated in Burlington,
Massachusetts 01803, together with all improvements located thereon, consisting
of 21,874 rentable square feet of area comprised of 11,754 rentable square feet
of area (known as the “Original Premsies”), the Phase I Expansion Space
consisting of approximately 4,715 rentable square feet of area, and the Phase II
Expansion Space consisiting of approximately 5,405 rentable square feet of area,
all as more particularly described in said Existing Lease (hereinafter referred
to collectively as the “2016 Combined Space”). In addition to the 2016 Combined
Space, Landlord is also leasing to Tenant 6,748 rentable square feet of area
(herein referred to as the “Suite 210 Temporary Space”).

 

2.Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the meanings
ascribed to such terms in the Existing Lease and the Existing Lease as amended
by this Third Amendment is hereby known as the “Lease”.

 

IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties hereby
agree as follows:

 

A.Suite 210 Temporary Space

 

Paragraph B(v) of the First Amendment is hereby deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following:

 

“Tenant shall vacate and surrender the Suite 210 Temporary Space on or before
June 30, 2016, unless Tenant exercises its exclusive right of first refusal to
lease the Suite 210 Temporary Space in accordance with the terms and conditions
set forth on Exhibit E attached to the First Amendment. If Tenant does not
exercise such right, Tenant shall remove all of Tenant’s fixtures, furniture and
equipment from the Suite 210 Temporary Space and otherwise yield up the Suite
210 Temporary Space to Landlord in accordance with the provisions of the Lease
(it being understood, however, that Tenant shall have no obligation to remove
any wiring or improvements made to the Suite 210 Temporary Space). In the event
that Tenant fails to vacate and surrender the Suite 210 Temporary Space as set
forth above on or before June 30, 2016, Landlord hereby reserves all of its
rights and remedies under the Lease for such holdover.”

 

B.Parking Spaces

 

The “Number of Parking Spaces” referred to in Section 1.1 of the Lease is hereby
amended and restated to be “Seventy-Two (72) parking spaces”.

 

 

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C.Expansion Space Floor Plan Modification  

 

At the end of the Lease term for the Phase I and Phase II Expansion Space,
Tenant agrees to restore the ‘mother’s room’ located in the Phase I and Phase II
Expansion space back to its original configuration, as contemplated and
reflected in the agreed upon floor plan set forth in Exhibit A of the Second
Amendment and further reflected in Exhibit A attached hereto.  Tenant and
Landlord agree that as an alternative, Tenant may pay Landlord a mutually agreed
upon amount representing the cost to complete such restoration work.  

 

D.Ratification of Lease

 

Except as amended and modified by this Third Amendment, all the terms,
provisions, agreements, covenants and conditions of the Existing Lease are
hereby affirmed and ratified. From and after the date hereof, all references to
the Lease or Existing Lease shall mean the Lease or Existing Lease as amended
hereby and to the extent that there any inconsistencies between this Third
Amendment and the Existing Lease, this Third Amendment shall control. Landlord
and Tenant each hereby ratifies and confirms its obligations under the Lease,
and represents and warrants to the other that, to its knowledge, it has no
defenses thereto. Additionally, Landlord and Tenant further confirm and ratify
that, as of the date hereof, (a) the Landlord and Tenant are and remain in good
standing and the Lease is in full force and effect, and (b) neither Landlord nor
Tenant has any claims, counterclaims, set-offs or defenses against the other
arising out of the Lease or in any way relating thereto or arising out of any
other transaction between Landlord and Tenant.

 

E.Execution/Entire Agreement

 

This Third Amendment, together with the Lease as affected hereby, constitutes
the entire agreement of the parties, and may not be amended except by written
instrument signed by all parties.  This Third Amendment shall have the effect of
an agreement under seal and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Third
Amendment may be executed in counterparts all of which taken together shall
constitute an original executed document.

 

 

[Signatures on Following Page]

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The parties hereto have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year
first above written.

 

LANDLORD:   CIP II/RJK 10-20 BMR OWNER, LLC

 

  /s/ Brandon Kelly

Name:

Brandon Kelly

Title:

President and CEO

 

TENANT:  FLEXION THERAPEUTICS, INC.

 

  /s/ Frederick W. Driscoll

Name:

Frederick W. Driscoll

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

Mother’s Room as shown in Exhibit A of Second Amendment:

 

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Mother’s Room after change order number 3:

 

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