Exhibit 10.7



 





EXHIBIT 10.7




SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO LEASE




     THIS SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO LEASE (this “Amendment”) is entered into as of this
15th day of October, 2007, by and between BMR-40 ERIE STREET LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (“Landlord,” as successor-in-interest to Fort Washington Limited
Partnership (“Original Landlord”)), and VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
(“Tenant”).



RECITALS




     A. WHEREAS, Original Landlord and Tenant entered into that certain Lease dated as of March 3,
1995, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Lease dated as of
December 29, 1995, that
certain Second Amendment to Lease dated as of June 13, 1997, that certain Third Amendment to Lease
dated as of October 1, 1998 (the “Third Amendment”), that certain Fourth Amendment to Lease
dated as of February 2, 2000, that certain Fifth Amendment to Lease dated as of May 1, 1999 (the
“Fifth Amendment”), and that certain Sixth Amendment to Lease dated as of April 6, 2005
(collectively, and as the same may have been further amended, supplemented or modified from time to
time, the “Lease”), whereby Tenant leases certain premises defined as the “Additional
Space” pursuant to the Third Amendment (as such term is further defined in the Fifth Amendment) and
consisting of approximately 41,532 rentable square feet (the “Additional Space”) from
Landlord at 40 Erie Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts (the “Building”);



     B. WHEREAS, Landlord and Tenant desire to extend the term of the Lease; and



     C. WHEREAS, Landlord and Tenant desire to modify and amend the Lease only in the respects and
on the conditions hereinafter stated.



AGREEMENT




     NOW, THEREFORE, Landlord and Tenant, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein
and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:



     1. Definitions. For purposes of this Amendment, capitalized terms shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in the Lease unless otherwise defined herein.



     2. Extension of Term. The Additional Space Term is hereby extended until December 31,
2010. The period from March 19, 2009, through December 31, 2010, is referred to herein as the
“Extension Term.”



     3. Annual Fixed Rent. Tenant shall pay to Landlord as Annual Fixed Rent for the
Additional Space during the Extension Term the amount of Two Million Ten Thousand Two Hundred
Eighty-Eight and 72/100 Dollars ($2,010,288.72), equal to One Hundred Sixty-Seven Thousand Five
Hundred Twenty-Four and 06/100 Dollar ($167,524.06) per month.



     4. Condition of Additional Space. Tenant acknowledges that (a) it is in possession of
and is fully familiar with the condition of the Additional Space and, notwithstanding anything


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contained in the Lease to the contrary, agrees to take the same in its condition “as is” as of the
first day of the Extension Term, and (b) Landlord shall have no obligation to alter, repair or
otherwise prepare the Additional Space for Tenant’s continued occupancy for the Extension Term or
to pay for any improvements to the Additional Space, except as may be expressly provided in the
Lease.




     5. Broker. Tenant represents and warrants that it has not dealt with any broker or
agent in the negotiation for or the obtaining of this Amendment and agrees to indemnify, defend and
hold Landlord harmless from any and all cost or liability for compensation claimed by any such
broker or agent employed or engaged by it or claiming to have been employed or engaged by it.



     6. No Default. Tenant represents, warrants and covenants that, to the best of
Tenant’s knowledge, Landlord and Tenant are not in default of any of their respective obligations
under the Lease and no event has occurred that, with the passage of time or the giving of notice
(or both) would constitute a default by either Landlord or Tenant thereunder.



     7. Effect of Amendment. Except as modified by this Amendment, the Lease and all the
covenants, agreements, terms, provisions and conditions thereof shall remain in full force and
effect and are hereby ratified and affirmed. The covenants, agreements, terms, provisions and
conditions contained in this Amendment shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto
and their respective successors and, except as otherwise provided in the Lease, their respective
assigns. In the event of any conflict between the terms contained in this Amendment and the Lease,
the terms herein contained shall supersede and control the obligations and liabilities of the
parties. From and after the date hereof, the term “Lease” as used in the Lease shall mean the
Lease, as modified by this Amendment.



     8. Miscellaneous. This Amendment becomes effective only upon execution and delivery
hereof by Landlord and Tenant. The captions of the paragraphs and subparagraphs in this Amendment
are inserted and included solely for convenience and shall not be considered or given any effect in
construing the provisions hereof. All exhibits hereto are incorporated herein by reference.



     9. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts that,
when taken together, shall constitute one original.



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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Landlord and Tenant have hereunto set their hands as of the date and year
first above written, and acknowledge that they possess the requisite authority to enter into this
transaction and to execute this Amendment.



LANDLORD:




	 	 	 	 	 
	BMR-40 ERIE STREET LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

 	 	 
	By:  	/s/ Gary A. Kreitzer
 	 	 
	 	Name:  	Gary A. Kreitzer 	 	 
	 	Title:  	Executive V.P. 	 	 
	 



TENANT:




	 	 	 	 	 
	VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED

 	 	 
	By:  	/s/ Kenneth S. Boger
 	 	 
	 	Name:  	Kenneth S. Boger 	 	 
	 	Title:  	Sr. Vice President & General Counsel