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 EXHIBIT 10.16 - OFFICE LEASE AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN FJ DULLES BUSINESS PARK
                     II LLC AND DIGITAL SUPPORT CORPORATION

                                                                        12/21/00

                             OFFICE LEASE AGREEMENT

                                 BY AND BETWEEN

                         FJ DULLES BUSINESS PARK II LLC

                                  (as Landlord)

                                       And

                           DIGITAL SUPPORT CORPORATION

                                   (as Tenant)

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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

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ARTICLE I      DEFINITIONS .....................................................       1
ARTICLE II     PREMISES ........................................................       2
ARTICLE III    TERM ............................................................       2
ARTICLE IV     BASE RENT .......................................................       4
ARTICLE V      COMMON AREA MAINTENANCE EXPENSES AND REAL ESTATE TAXES ..........       5
ARTICLE VI     USE OF PREMISES .................................................       7
ARTICLE VII    ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING .......................................       9
ARTICLE VIII   MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS .........................................      12
ARTICLE IX     ALTERATIONS .....................................................      12
ARTICLE X      SIGNS ...........................................................      15
ARTICLE XI     SECURITY DEPOSIT ................................................      16
ARTICLE XII    INSPECTION ......................................................      18
ARTICLE XIII   INSURANCE .......................................................      18
ARTICLE XIV    SERVICES AND UTILITIES ..........................................      19
ARTICLE XV     LIABILITY OF LANDLORD ...........................................      20
ARTICLE XVI    RULES ...........................................................      21
ARTICLE XVII   DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION ...........................................      21
ARTICLE XVIII  CONDEMNATION ....................................................      22
ARTICLE XIX    DEFAULT .........................................................      22
ARTICLE XX     BANKRUPTCY ......................................................      25
ARTICLE XXI    SUBORDINATION ...................................................      26
ARTICLE XXII   HOLDING OVER ....................................................      27
ARTICLE XXIII  COVENANTS OF LANDLORD ...........................................      27
ARTICLE XXIV   PARKING .........................................................      28
ARTICLE XXV    ESTOPPELS .......................................................      29
ARTICLE XXVI   GENERAL PROVISIONS ..............................................      30
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EXHIBIT A - Plan Showing Premises
EXHIBIT B - Work Agreement
EXHIBIT B-1 - Construction Schedule
EXHIBIT C - Rules
EXHIBIT D - Certificate Affirming Lease Commencement Date
EXHIBIT E - Base Rent Schedule
EXHIBIT F - Protective Covenants
EXHIBIT G - Location of Reserved Parking Spaces
EXHIBIT H - Form of Letter of Credit

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                             OFFICE LEASE AGREEMENT

         THIS OFFICE LEASE AGREEMENT (this LEASE) is dated as of the 4th day of
January 2001 by and between FJ DULLES BUSINESS PARK II LLC, a Virginia limited
liability company ("LANDLORD"), and DIGITAL SUPPORT CORPORATION, a Virginia
corporation ("TENANT").

                                    ARTICLE I
                                   DEFINITIONS

1.1      Building: a one (1) story building containing approximately forty-four
thousand four hundred fifty-three (44,453) square feet of total rentable area as
of the date hereof and located at 3863 Centerview Drive, Chantilly, Virginia.

1.2      Premises: approximately seventeen thousand nine hundred fifty-seven
(17,957) square feet of rentable area located in the Building, as more
particularly designated on Exhibit A.

1.3      Lease Term: one hundred twenty (120) months.

1.4      Anticipated Lease Commencement Date: June 1, 2001.

1.5      Base Rent: Two Hundred Seventy-Eight Thousand Three Hundred
Thirty-Three and 50/100 Dollars ($278,333.50) for the first Lease Year, divided
into twelve (12) equal monthly installments of Twenty-Three Thousand One Hundred
Ninety-Four and 46/100 Dollars ($23,194.46) for the first Lease Year.

1.6      Base Rent Annual Escalation Percentage: three percent (3%).

1.7      [Intentionally omitted.]

1.8      [Intentionally omitted.]

1.9      Security Deposit Amount: One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00), as
adjusted from time to time pursuant to Section 11.1 hereof.

1.10     Brokers: Trammell Crow Real Estate Services, Inc., as agent of
Landlord, and Spaulding & Slye LLC, as agent of Tenant.

1.11     Tenant Notice Address: 14301 D Sullyfield Circle, Chantilly, Virginia
20151-1630 until Tenant has commenced beneficial use of the Premises, and at the
Premises, after Tenant has commenced beneficial use of the Premises, with a copy
to Mr. Marc Busman at the address set forth in Section 26.4 hereof.

1.12     Landlord Notice Address: FJ Dulles Business Park II LLC, c/o Buvermo
Properties, Inc., 1901 N. Moore Street, Suite 804, Arlington, Virginia 22209,
Attention: Portfolio Manager-Dulles Business Park, with copies to: The JBG
Companies, 5301 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Suite 300, Washington, D.C. 20015,
Attention: Ms. Sharon M. Oliver.

1.13     Landlord Payment Address: FJ Dulles Business Park II LLC and delivered
to Trammell Crow Company at the following address: 14595 Arion Parkway, Suite
900, Chantilly, Virginia 20151, Attention: Dulles Business Park Property
Manager.

1.14     [Intentionally omitted.]

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1.15     Guarantor(s): None.

1.16     Complex: that certain complex [of which the Building and the Land (as
hereinafter deemed) are a part] of buildings known as "DULLES BUSINESS PARK,"
and including all easements, rights, and appurtenances thereto (including
private streets, storm detention facilities, and any other service facilities),
as more fully described in that certain Declaration for Protective Covenants and
Restrictions for Dulles Business Park dated October 25, 1984, as amended (the
"PROTECTIVE COVENANTS"), adopted by Fidelio Properties as sole owner of the
Complex (said Fidelio Properties, together with its successors and assigns,
being hereinafter collectively referred to as the "DECLARANT"), a copy of which
Protective Covenants as they exist on the date of execution of this Lease is
attached hereto as Exhibit F and made a part hereof.

1.17     Common Areas: those areas, components and systems of the Building and
the Land or any combination of the foregoing, as the case may be, which serve,
or which are made available by Landlord for use by, Tenant in common with
Landlord, other tenants of the Building and the employees, agents and invitees
of Landlord and of such other tenants.

                                   ARTICLE II
                                    PREMISES

2.1      Landlord leases the Premises to Tenant and Tenant leases the Premises
from Landlord for the term and upon the conditions and covenants set forth in
this Lease. Tenant will have the non-exclusive right to use the common and
public areas of the Building (including, but not limited to, Tenant's
proportionate share of the space in the telephone room and electrical room
serving the Premises). Except as may otherwise be expressly provided in this
Lease, the lease of the Premises does not include the right to use the roof,
mechanical rooms, electrical closets, janitorial closets, telephone rooms,
parking areas or other non-common or non-public areas of the Building.

2.2      The rentable area in the Building and in the Premises shall be
determined by Landlord's architect in accordance with the Building Owners and
Managers Association International Standard Method for Measuring Floor Area in
Office Buildings, ANSI/BONA Z65.1-1996. Landlord shall have the option,
exercisable by written notice to Tenant at any time during the Term, to have the
rentable floor area of the Premises remeasured by Landlord's architect in the
manner described above or any successor thereto irrespective of whether any
option to expand or contract the Premises is exercised by Tenant. Upon such
remeasurement by the Landlord's architect, Landlord may, at its option, give
Tenant written notice of the rentable floor area so determined, in which event
the rentable area as thus remeasured shall be deemed to be the rentable floor
area of the Premises for all purposes of this Lease, all Rent theretofore paid
by Tenant to Landlord during the Term shall be retroactively adjusted, and any
deficiency shall be paid by Tenant to Landlord within thirty (30) days after
Landlord's notice to Tenant setting forth the rentable floor area of the
Premises.

                                   ARTICLE III
                                      TERM

3.1      All of the provisions of this Lease shall be in full force and effect
from and after the date first above written. The Lease Term shall commence on
the Lease Commencement Date specified in Section 3.2. If the Lease Commencement
Date is not the first day of a month, then the Lease Term shall be the period
set forth in Section 1.3 plus the partial month in which the Lease Commencement
Date occurs. The Lease Term shall also include any properly exercised renewal or
extension of the term of this Lease which is specifically provided for in this
Lease.

3.2      The "LEASE COMMENCEMENT DATE" shall be the date on which the work and
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provided pursuant to Exhibit B are substantially complete as determined pursuant
to Exhibit B. Promptly after the Lease Commencement Date is ascertained,
Landlord and Tenant shall execute the certificate confirming the Lease
Commencement Date attached to this Lease as Exhibit D.

3.3      It is presently anticipated that the Premises will be delivered to
Tenant on or about the Anticipated Lease Commencement Date; provided, however,
that if Landlord does not deliver possession of the Premises by such date,
Landlord shall not have any liability whatsoever, and this Lease shall not be
rendered void or voidable, as a result thereof.

3.4      "Lease Year" shall mean a period of twelve (12) consecutive months
commencing on the Lease Commencement Date, and each successive twelve (12) month
period thereafter; provided, however, that if the Lease Commencement Date is not
the first day of a month, then the second Lease Year shall commence on the first
day of the month in which the first anniversary of the Lease Commencement Date
occurs.

3.5      Landlord hereby grants to Digital Support Corporation, a Virginia
corporation ("DSC"), the conditional right, exercisable at DSC's option, to
renew the term of this Lease for one (1) five-year term (the "RENEWAL TERM"). If
exercised, and if the conditions applicable thereto have been satisfied, the
Renewal Term shall commence immediately following the end of the initial Lease
Term provided in Sections 1.3 and 3.1 of this Lease. The right of renewal herein
granted to DSC shall be subject to, and shall be exercised in accordance with,
the following terms and conditions:

         (a)      DSC shall exercise its right of renewal with respect to the
Renewal Term by giving Landlord written notice of such election not earlier than
fifteen (15) months nor later than twelve (12) months prior to the expiration of
the initial Lease Term. -The-parties shah have thirty (30) days after Landlord's
timely receipt of such notice in which to agree on the rent payable during the
Renewal Term which would equal the prevailing market rent. Among the factors to
be considered by the parties during such negotiations in determining the
prevailing market rent shall be the general commercial office space rental
market in Chantilly, Virginia, the rental rates then being quoted by Landlord to
comparable tenants for comparable space in the Building, and the rents being
charged similar tenants for similar commercial office space in one-story office
and research and development use buildings. If during such thirty (30) day
period the parties agree on such Base Rent, Base Rent Annual Escalation
Percentage and additional rent payable during each year of the Renewal Term,
then they shall promptly execute an amendment to this Lease stating the rent so
agreed upon. If during such thirty (30) day period the parties are unable, for
any reason whatsoever, to agree on such Base Rent, Base Rent Annual Escalation
Percentage and additional rent payable, then within five (5) days thereafter the
parties shall each appoint an independent real estate broker who shall be
licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia and who specializes in the field of
commercial office space leasing in the Northern Virginia market, has at least
ten (10) years of experience and is recognized within the field as being
reputable and ethical. Such two (2) individuals shall each determine within ten
(10) days after their appointment such Base Rent, Base Rent Annual Escalation
Percentage and additional rent (to be in accordance with the parameters
specified in this Section 3.5). If such individuals do not agree on such items,
but the higher of such two values is not more than one hundred five percent
(105%) of the lower of them, then the prevailing market rent shall be deemed to
be the average of the two values. If the higher of such two values is more than
one hundred five percent (105%) of the lower of them, then the two brokers shall
jointly appoint a third broker within ten (10) days after the second of the two
determinations described above has been rendered. The third broker shall
independently make his or her determination of the prevailing market rent within
ten (10) days after his or her appointment. The highest and the lowest
determinations of value among the three brokers shall be disregarded and the
remaining determination shall be deemed to be the prevailing market rent and
shall be final and conclusive. Landlord and DSC shall each bear the cost of its
broker and shall share equally the cost of the third broker. Upon determination
of the Base Rent, Base Rent Annual Escalation Percentage and additional rent
payable during the Renewal Term pursuant to this Section 3.5, the parties shall
promptly execute an amendment to this Lease stating the rent so determined.

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         (b)      If DSC's renewal notice is not given timely, then DSC's right
of renewal shall lapse and be of no further force or effect.

         (c)      If DSC is either (i) in default under any applicable notice or
cure period with respect to any of DSC's non-monetary obligations under this
Lease, or (ii) in default of DSC's monetary obligations under this Lease on the
date DSC sends a renewal notice or any time thereafter until the Renewal Term is
to commence, then, at Landlord's election, the Renewal Term shall not commence
and the term of this Lease shall expire at the expiration of the initial Lease
Term.

         (d)      DSC's right of renewal under this Section 3.5 may be exercised
only by DSC and may not be exercised by any transferee, sublessee or assignee of
DSC; provided, however, that DCS's right of renewal under this Section 3.5 may
be exercised by (i) to a corporation or other business entity (herein sometimes
referred to as a "successor corporation") into or with which DSC shall be merged
or consolidated, or to which substantially all of the assets of DSC may be
transferred, provided that such successor corporation shall have a net worth and
liquidity factor at least equal to the net worth and liquidity factor of DSC as
of the date of this Lease, and provided that the successor corporation shall
assume in writing all of the obligations and liabilities of DSC under this
Lease; or (ii) to a corporation or other business entity (herein sometimes
referred to as a "related corporation") which shall control, be controlled by or
be under common control with DSC. For purposes of clause (ii) above, "control"
shall be deemed to be ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of the stock or
other voting interest of the controlled corporation or other business entity.
For purposes of this Lease an "Affiliate" shall mean any successor corporation
or related corporation as defined in this Section 3.5(d).

         (e)      If at the time DSC exercises its right of renewal under this
Section 3.5 more than fifty percent (50%) of the number of square feet of
rentable area comprising the Premises have been subleased or assigned to any
party which is not an Affiliate, or if this Lease has been terminated with
respect to any such portion, then DSC's rights pursuant to this Section 3.5
shall lapse and be of no further force or effect.

                                   ARTICLE IV
                                    BASE RENT

 4.1     From and after the Lease Commencement Date, Tenant shall pay the Base
Rent in equal monthly installments in advance on the first day of each month
during a Lease Year. On the first day of the second and each succeeding Lease
Year, the Base Rent in effect shall be increased by an amount equal to the
product of (a) the Base Rent Annual Escalation Percentage, multiplied by (b) the
Base Rent in effect immediately before the increase, calculated on a per square
foot basis and without regard to any rental abatement, allowance or other
concession granted by Landlord during such Lease Year, which Base Rent per
square foot shall be as set forth on Exhibit E attached hereto.

4.2      Concurrently with Tenant's execution of this Lease, Tenant shall pay an
amount equal to one (1) monthly installment of the Base Rent payable during the
first Lease Year, which amount shall be credited toward the monthly installment
of the Base Rent payable for the first full calendar month of the Lease Term. If
the Lease Commencement Date is not the first day of a month, then the Base Rent
from the Lease Commencement Date until the first day of the following month
shall be prorated on a per diem basis at the rate of one-thirtieth (1/30th) of
the monthly installment of the Base Rent payable during the first Lease Year,
and Tenant shall pay such prorated installment of the Base Rent on the Lease
Commencement Date.

4.3      All sums payable by Tenant under this Lease, whether or not stated to
be Base Rent, additional rent or otherwise, shall be paid to Landlord in legal
tender of the United States, without setoff, deduction or

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demand, at the Landlord Payment Address, or to such other party or such other
address as Landlord may designate in writing. Landlord's acceptance of rent
after it shall have become due and payable shall not excuse a delay upon any
subsequent occasion or constitute a waiver of any of Landlord's rights
hereunder. Except as otherwise provided in this Lease, any additional rent or
other sum owed by Tenant to Landlord (other than Base Rent), and any
cost,expense, damage or liability incurred by Landlord for which Tenant is
liable, shall be considered additional rent payable pursuant to this Lease to be
paid by Tenant no later than thirty (30) days after the date Landlord notifies
Tenant in writing of the amount thereof. If any sum payable by Tenant under this
Lease is paid by check which is returned due to insufficient funds, stop payment
order, or otherwise, then: (a) such event shall be treated as a failure to pay
such sum when due; and (b) in addition to all other rights and remedies of
Landlord hereunder, Landlord shall be entitled (i) to impose, as additional
rent, a returned check charge of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) to cover Landlord's
administrative expenses and overhead for processing, and (ii) to require that
all future payments be remitted by wire transfer, money order, or cashier's or
certified check.

4.4      Landlord and Tenant agree that no rental or other payment for the use
or occupancy of the Premises is or shall be based in whole or in part on the net
income or profits derived by any person or entity from the Building or the
Premises. Tenant further agrees that it will not enter into any sublease,
license, concession or other agreement for any use or occupancy of the Premises
which provides for a rental or other payment for such use or occupancy based in
whole or in part on the net income or profits derived by any person or entity
from the Premises so leased, used or occupied. Nothing in the foregoing
sentence, however, shall be construed as permitting or constituting Landlord's
approval of any sublease, license, concession, or other use or occupancy
agreement not otherwise approved by Landlord in accordance with the provisions
of Article VII.

                                    ARTICLE V
             COMMON AREA MAINTENANCE EXPENSES AND REAL ESTATE TAXES

5.1      For the purposes of this Article V, the term "BUILDING" shall be deemed
to include the site upon which the Building is constructed and all associated
easements (which site is sometimes referred to herein as the "LAND"). If the
Building is operated as a part of a complex of buildings or in conjunction with
other buildings or parcels of land, then Landlord shall prorate the common
expenses and costs with respect to each such building or parcel of land in such
manner as Landlord, in its sole but not arbitrary judgment, shall determine.

5.2      Tenant shall pay as additional rent Tenant's proportionate share of
Common Area Maintenance Expenses [as defined in Section 5.2(a) hereof] for each
calendar year falling entirely or partly within the Lease Term ("TENANT'S SHARE
OF COMMON AREA MAINTENANCE EXPENSES"), which shall be that percentage (40.40% as
of the Lease Commencement Date) which is equal to a fraction, the numerator of
which is the number of square feet of rentable area in the Premises (17,957 as
of the Lease Commencement Date), and the denominator of which is the number of
square feet of total rentable area from time to time in the Building (44,453 as
of the Lease Commencement Date) (excluding storage and roof space).

         (a)      "COMMON AREA MAINTENANCE EXPENSES" shall mean all costs and
expenses incurred by Landlord during any calendar year in managing, operating
and maintaining Common Areas, as determined by Landlord. Such costs and expenses
shall include, but not be limited to, the cost of insurance; labor costs
(including social security taxes and contributions and fringe benefits); charges
under maintenance and service contracts (including but not limited to chillers,
boilers, elevators, window and security services); the cost of water, gas,
sanitary sewer, storm sewer, electricity, and other utilities to Common Areas;
the cost of services to Common Areas and facilities and systems related thereto
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and parking areas, lighting and sound facilities, storm and sanitary drainage
systems, utility conduits, systems and ducts, fire protection systems, sprinkler
systems, security systems, building signs, whether or not located on the Land,
retaining walls, curbs, gutters, fences, sidewalks, canopies, steps, ramps,
grass, trees and shrubbery), which services may include, among other things,
snow removal, extermination fees, lighting, cleaning, landscaping, gardening,
sweeping, painting, and resurfacing; that portion of management fees which does
not exceed five percent (5%) of gross receipts from the Building; business
taxes, license fees, public space and vault rentals and charges; costs of
maintenance, repair and replacement of any HVAC units serving the Common Areas
of the Building; assessments imposed by any association now or hereafter
established to maintain Common Areas; the cost of any equipment or services
provided by Landlord in connection with the servicing, operation, maintenance
repair and protection of the Common Areas and related exterior appurtenances
(whether or not provided on the Lease Commencement Date); and that portion of
any and all costs and expenses incurred by Landlord in each calendar year as
Landlord's share of Complex Expenses, as such share is allocated by Landlord.
"Complex Expenses" shall mean any and all costs and expenses for or in
connection with managing, operating, maintaining, repairing and replacing the
common areas of the Complex. Common Area Maintenance Expenses shall include the
cost of capital improvements made by Landlord to manage, operate or maintain the
Common Areas together with any financing charges incurred in connection
therewith, provided that such costs shall be amortized over the useful life of
the improvements and only the portion attributable to the calendar year shall be
included in Common Area Maintenance Expenses for the calendar year; further
provided, that such expenditures shall be limited to (i) those replacements of
building elements with other building elements which serve similar purposes and
which are reasonably necessary to keep the Building in good repair, in
Landlord's reasonable judgment, and which will not change the character of the
Building, (ii) improvements or building elements added to the Building which in
Landlord's reasonable judgment will increase the efficiency of the Building
(i.e., are reasonably anticipated by Landlord to reduce Common Area Maintenance
Expenses -as-they relate to the item which is the subject of the capital
expenditure or to reduce the rate of increase in the Common Area Maintenance
Expense which relates to the item which is the subject of the capital
expenditure from what it otherwise may have been reasonably anticipated to be in
the absence of such capital expenditure), or (iii) improvements or replacements
which are required to comply with the requirements of any laws, regulations, or
insurance or utility company requirements. Neither Common Area Maintenance
Expenses nor Complex Expenses shall include (1) Real Estate Taxes, (2) payments
of principal and interest on any Mortgages (as hereinafter defined), (3) leasing
commissions, (4) costs of preparing, improving or altering any spaces in
preparation for occupancy of any new or renewal tenant, (5) costs incurred by
Landlord on account of utilities, char services or other services attributable
to space occupied by any tenant of the Complex, (6) the cost of capital
improvements made by Landlord to manage, operate or maintain the Building to the
extent that the same are not otherwise included in Common Area Maintenance
Expenses as hereinabove provided, (7) the cost of any environmental remediation
with respect to circumstances existing prior to the Lease Commencement Date, (8)
costs of maintaining a leasing office or trailer at the Building, (9) costs
associated with claims, disputes, litigation or enforcement of rules and
regulations with any tenant in the Complex other than Tenant, and (10) costs,
including legal expenses; or-penalties-associated with respect to Landlord's
late payment of Complex Expenses, Common Area Maintenance Expenses or Real
Estate Taxes, provided that Tenant is then current in the payment of all of its
monetary obligations under this Lease.

         (b)      If the average occupancy rate for the Building during any
calendar year is less than ninety-five percent (95%), then Common Area
Maintenance Expenses for such year shall be deemed to include all additional
expenses, as reasonably estimated by Landlord, which would have been incurred
during such year if such average occupancy rate had been ninety-five percent
(95%).

         (c)      Any statement provided to Tenant by Landlord pursuant to this
Article shall be conclusive and binding upon Tenant unless, within forty-five
(45) days after receipt thereof, Tenant notifies Landlord

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of the respects in which the statement is claimed to be incorrect. Unless
otherwise mutually agreed, any such dispute shall be determined by arbitration
in the jurisdiction in which the Premises are located, in accordance with the
then current commercial rules of the American Arbitration Association (however,
in no event shall any auditor or arbitrator be paid on a contingency fee basis).
The costs of the arbitration shall be divided equally between Landlord and
Tenant, except that each party shall bear the cost of its own legal fees, unless
(i) the arbitration results in a determination that Landlord's statement
contained a discrepancy of less than five percent (5%) in Landlord's favor, in
which event Tenant shall bear all costs incurred in connection with such
arbitration, including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees, or (ii) the
arbitration results in a determination that Landlord's statement contained a
discrepancy of at least five percent (5%) in Landlord's favor, in which event
Landlord shall bear all costs incurred in connection with such arbitration,
including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees. Pending determination of
any dispute, Tenant shall pay all amounts due pursuant to the disputed
statement, but such payments shall be without prejudice to Tenant's position.
Upon at least ten (10) days notice to Landlord, Tenant or a Certified Public
Accountant whom is employed by Tenant on other than a contingency fee basis
shall have reasonable access during normal business hours and at Tenant's
expense, to appropriate books and records of Landlord to the amount of expenses
covered by the disputed statement, for the purpose of verifying the statement.

5.3      Tenant shall pay as additional rent Tenant's proportionate share of
Real Estate Taxes [as defined in Section 5.3(a) hereof] for each calendar year
falling entirely or partly within the Lease Term (the "TENANT'S SHARE OF Real
Estate Taxes"), which shall be that percentage (40.40% as of the Lease
Commencement Date) which is equal to a fraction, the numerator of which is the
number of square feet of rentable area in the Premises, and the denominator of
which is the number of square feet of total rentable area from time to time in
the Building (44,453 as of the Lease Commencement Date) (excluding storage and
roof space).

         (a)      "REAL ESTATE TAXES" shall mean (1) all real estate taxes,
special user fees, rates, and assessments (including general and special
assessments, if any), ordinary and extraordinary, foreseen and unforeseen, which
are imposed upon Landlord or assessed against the Building or the Land, (2) any
other present or future taxes or governmental charges that are imposed upon
Landlord or assessed against the Building or the Land which are in the nature of
or in substitution for real estate taxes, including any tax levied on or
measured by the rents payable by tenants of the Building, all taxes and
assessments for public improvements or any other purpose and any gross receipts
or receipts or similar taxes, and (3) expenses (including, without limitation,
attorneys' and consultants' fees and court costs) incurred in reviewing,
protesting or seeking a reduction of real estate taxes, whether or not such
protest or reduction is ultimately successful. Subject to the foregoing, Real
Estate Taxes shall not include any inheritance, estate, gift, franchise,
corporation, net income or net profits tax assessed against Landlord from the
operation of the Building.

         (b)      [Intentionally omitted.]

5.4      Tenant shall make estimated monthly payments to Landlord on account of
the amount of Tenant's Share of Common Area Maintenance Expenses and Tenant's
Share of Real Estate Taxes that are expected by Landlord to be incurred by
Tenant during each calendar year. At the beginning of the Lease Term and at the
beginning of each calendar year thereafter, Landlord shall submit a statement
setting forth Landlord's reasonable estimate of such Tenant's Share of Common
Area Maintenance Expenses and Tenant's Share of Real Estate Taxes. Tenant shall
pay to Landlord on the first day of each month following receipt of such
statement, until Tenant's receipt of the succeeding annual statement, an amount
equal to one-twelfth (1/12) of such Tenant's Share of Common Area Maintenance
Expenses and Tenant's Share of Real Estate Taxes (estimated on an annual basis
without proration). From time to time but no more often than once during any
calendar year, Landlord may revise Landlord's initial estimate for such calendar
year and adjust Tenant's monthly payments to reflect Landlord's revised
estimate. After the end of each calendar year Landlord shall submit a statement
showing (1) Real Estate Taxes, and (2) the aggregate amount of Tenant's

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estimated payments of Tenant's Share of Common Area Maintenance Expenses and
Tenant's Share of Real Estate Taxes made during such year. If such statement
indicates that the aggregate amount of such estimated payments of Tenant's Share
of Common Area Maintenance Expenses and Tenant's Share of Real Estate Taxes
exceeds Tenant's actual liability therefor, then Landlord shall credit Tenant's
net overpayment toward subsequent payments of Base Rent next coming due
hereunder, or if the Lease Term has expired or been terminated other than
because of an Event of Default by Tenant, then Landlord shall pay the amount of
any such excess estimated payments to Tenant within thirty (30) days after the
later of (i) the expiration or termination of the Lease Term or (ii) the date on
which Tenant cures all defaults under this Lease. If such statement indicates
that Tenant's actual liability exceeds the aggregate amount of such estimated
payments of Tenant's Share of Common Area Maintenance Expenses and Tenant's
Share of Real Estate Taxes, then Tenant shall pay the-amount of-such excess as
additional rent within thirty (30) days after Tenant's receipt of such
statement. If the Lease Term commences or expires on a day other than the first
day or the last day of a calendar year, respectively, then Tenant's liabilities
pursuant to this Article for such calendar year shall be apportioned by
multiplying the respective amount of Tenant's proportionate share thereof for
the full calendar year by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of
days during such calendar year falling within the Lease Term, and the
denominator of which is three hundred sixty-five (365). Furthermore, in the
event that Landlord challenges any Real Estate Taxes that are levied, assessed
or imposed upon the Building or the Land, and if Tenant shall have paid
additional rent on account of such contested Real Estate Taxes and Landlord
thereafter receives a refund of such Real Estate Taxes, then Tenant shall
receive a credit toward subsequent payments of Base Rent coming due hereunder,
or if the Lease Term has expired or been terminated other than because of an
Event of Default by Tenant, then Landlord shall pay the amount of Tenant's share
of any such refund to Tenant within thirty (30) days after the later of (i) the
expiration or termination of the Lease Term, or (ii) the date on which Tenant
cures all defaults under this Lease.

                                   ARTICLE VI
                                 USE OF PREMISES

6.1      Tenant shall use and occupy the Premises solely for general
(non-medical) office purposes, and ancillary integration, laboratory, training
and storage uses, and for no other use or purpose. Tenant shall not use or
occupy the Premises for any unlawful purpose, or in any manner that will violate
the certificate of occupancy for the Premises or the Building or that will
constitute waste, nuisance or unreasonable annoyance to Landlord or any other
tenant or user of the Building, or in any manner that will increase the number
of parking spaces required for the Building or its full occupancy as required by
law. Tenant shall comply with all present and future laws (including, without
limitation, the Americans with Disabilities Act (the "ADA") and the regulations
promulgated thereunder, as the same may be amended from time to time),
ordinances (including without limitation, zoning ordinances and land use
requirements), regulations, orders and recommendations (including, without
limitation, those made by any public or private agency having authority over
insurance rates) (collectively, "Laws") concerning the use, occupancy and
condition of the Premises and all machinery, equipment, furnishings, fixtures
and improvements therein, all of which shall be complied with in a timely manner
at Tenant's sole expense. If any such Law requires an occupancy or use permit or
license for the Premises or the operation of the business conducted therein
(including a certificate of occupancy or nonresidential use permit), then Tenant
shall obtain and keep current such permit or license at Tenant's expense and
shall promptly deliver a copy thereof to Landlord. Use of the Premises is
subject to all covenants, conditions and restrictions of record. Tenant shall
not use any space in the Building for the sale of goods to the public at large
or for the sale at auction of goods or property of any kind. Tenant shall not
conduct any operations, sales, promotions, advertising or special events in, on
or about the Complex outside of the Premises.

6.2      Tenant shall pay before delinquency any business, rent or other taxes
or fees that are now or hereafter levied, assessed or imposed upon Tenant's use
or occupancy of the Premises, the conduct of Tenant's business at the Premises,
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property. If any such tax or fee is enacted or altered so that such tax or fee
is levied against Landlord or so that Landlord is responsible for collection or
payment thereof, then Tenant shall pay as additional rent the amount of such tax
or fee.

6.3      Tenant shall not cause or permit any Hazardous Materials to be
generated, used, released, stored or disposed of in or about the Building, the
Land, or the Complex, provided that Tenant may use and store reasonable
quantities of standard cleaning materials and customary office supplies as may
be reasonably necessary for Tenant to conduct normal general office use
operations in the Premises provided the same are handled, stored and disposed of
in accordance with all Laws. At the expiration or earlier termination of this
Lease, Tenant shall surrender the Premises to Landlord free of Hazardous
Materials and in compliance with all Environmental Laws. "HAZARDOUS Materials"
means(1) asbestos and any asbestos containing material and any substance that is
then defined or listed in, or otherwise classified pursuant to, any
Environmental Law or any other applicable Law as a "HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE,"
"HAZARDOUS MATERIAL," "HAZARDOUS WASTE," "INFECTIOUS WASTE," "TOXIC SUBSTANCE,"
"TOXIC POLLUTANT" or any other formulation intended to define, list, or classify
substances by reason of deleterious properties such as ignitability,
corrosivity, reactivity, carcinogenicity, toxicity, reproductive toxicity, or
Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP) toxicity, (2) any petroleum
and drilling fluids, produced waters, and other wastes associated with the
exploration, development or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal
resources, and 3) any petroleum product, polychlorinated biphenyls, urea
formaldehyde, radon gas, radioactive material (including any source, special
nuclear, or by-product material), medical waste, chlorofluorocarbon, lead or
lead-based product, and any other substance whose presence could be detrimental
to the Building, the Land, or the Complex or hazardous to health or the
environment. "Environmental Law" means any present and future Law and any
amendments (whether common law, statute, rule, order, regulation or otherwise),
permits and other requirements or guidelines of governmental authorities
applicable to the Building or the Land and relating to the environment and
environmental conditions or to any Hazardous Material.

         (a)      Notwithstanding any termination of this Lease, Tenant shall
indemnify and hold Landlord, its employees and agents harmless from and against
any damage, injury, loss, liability, charge, demand or claim based on or arising
out of the presence or removal of, or failure to remove, Hazardous Materials
generated, used, released, stored or disposed of by Tenant or any Invitee in or
about the Building, whether before or after Lease Commencement Date. In
addition, Tenant shall give Landlord immediate verbal and follow-up written
notice of any actual or threatened Environmental Default, which Environmental
Default Tenant shall cure in accordance with all Environmental Laws and to the
satisfaction of Landlord and only after Tenant has obtained Landlord's prior
written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. An "ENVIRONMENTAL
Default" means any of the following by Tenant or any Invitee: a violation of an
Environmental Law; a release, spill or discharge of a Hazardous Material on or
from the Premises, the Land or the Building; an environmental condition
requiring responsive action; or an emergency environmental condition. Upon any
Environmental Default, in addition to all other rights available to Landlord
under this Lease, at law or in equity, Landlord shall have the right but not the
obligation to immediately enter the Premises, to supervise and approve any
actions taken by Tenant to address the Environmental Default, and, if Tenant
fails to immediately address same to Landlord's satisfaction, to perform, at
Tenant's sole cost and expense, any lawful action necessary to address same. If
any lender or governmental agency shall require testing to ascertain whether an
Environmental Default is pending or threatened, then Tenant shall pay the
reasonable costs therefor as additional rent. Promptly upon request, Tenant
shall execute from time to time affidavits, representations and similar
documents concerning Tenant's best knowledge and belief regarding the
presence-of Hazardous Materials at or in the Building, the Land or the Premises.

         (b)      In the event that Landlord receives written notice from a
governmental agency of the presence of Hazardous Materials in the Premises or in
any of the Common Areas of the Building which are utilized by Tenant in a
quantity and of a nature that violates any applicable governmental laws or
regulations and that were not introduced to the Building by or on behalf of
Tenant, Landlord shall take such action, if any, as may be required to comply
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Landlord shall have the right to contest any such notice of violation, in which
case Landlord's obligation to cure shall not arise until after the final
adjudication of the validity of the violation notice.

6.4      Landlord at its expense (subject to reimbursement pursuant to Article V
to the extent permitted thereby) shall take steps necessary to comply with Title
III of the ADA to the extent same applies directly to the common areas of the
Building or the Parking Area serving the Building and Complex; provided,
however, that to the extent any non-compliance is a result of the use or
occupancy of the Premises or any action or inaction of Tenant or any Invitee (as
defined in Article VIII), or if any improvements made by Landlord to comply with
the ADA benefit solely the Premises, then such compliance shall be at Tenant's
cost. Tenant at its sole cost and expense shall be solely responsible for taking
any and all measures which are required to comply with the ADA concerning the
Premises (including means of ingress and egress thereto) and the business
conducted therein. Any Alterations made or constructed by Tenant for the purpose
of complying with the ADA or which otherwise require compliance with the ADA
shall be done in accordance with this Lease; provided, that Landlord's consent
to such Alterations shall not constitute either Landlord's assumption, in whole
or in part, of Tenant's responsibility for compliance with the ADA, or
representation or confirmation by Landlord that such Alterations comply with the
provisions of the ADA.

                                   ARTICLE VII
                            ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING

7.1      Tenant shall not assign, transfer or otherwise encumber (collectively,
"assign") this Lease or all or any of Tenant's rights hereunder or interest
herein, or sublet or permit anyone to use or occupy (collectively, "sublet") the
Premises or any part thereof, without obtaining the prior written consent of
Landlord, which consent may be withheld or granted in Landlord's ;sole and
absolute discretion. No assignment or right of occupancy hereunder may be
effectuated by operation of law or otherwise without the prior written consent
of Landlord. Any attempted assignment, transfer or other encumbrance of this
Lease or all or any of Tenant's rights hereunder or interest herein, and any
sublet or permission to use or occupy the Premises or any part thereof not in
accordance with this Article VII shall be void and of no force or effect. Any
assignment or subletting, Landlord's consent thereto, or Landlord's collection
or acceptance of rent from any assignee or subtenant shall not be construed
either as waiving or releasing Tenant from any of its liabilities or obligations
under this Lease as a principal and not as a guarantor or surety, or as
relieving Tenant or any assignee or subtenant from the obligation of obtaining
Landlord's prior written consent to any subsequent assignment or subletting. As
security for this Lease, Tenant hereby collaterally assigns to Landlord the rent
due from any assignee or subtenant of Tenant. For any period during which Tenant
is in default hereunder, Tenant hereby authorizes each such assignee or
subtenant to pay said rent directly to Landlord upon receipt of notice from
Landlord specifying same. Landlord's collection of such rent shall not be
construed as an acceptance of such assignee or subtenant as a tenant. Tenant
shall not mortgage, pledge, hypothecate or encumber (collectively "mortgage")
this Lease without Landlord's prior written consent, which consent may be
granted or withheld in Landlord's sole and absolute discretion. To reimburse
Landlord for expenses incurred by Landlord in connection with Tenant's request
for Landlord to give its consent to any assignment, subletting, or mortgage,
Tenant shall pay to Landlord (a) an administrative fee of seven hundred fifty
dollars ($750.00) and (b) Landlord's reasonable attorney's fees actually
incurred. Any sublease, assignment or mortgage shall, at Landlord's option, be
effected on forms reasonably approved by Landlord. Tenant shall deliver to
Landlord a fully-executed copy of each agreement evidencing a sublease,
assignment or mortgage within ten (10) days after Tenant's execution thereof and
such agreement shall be of no force or effect until Landlord has executed a
consent in form and substance acceptable to Landlord in its sole discretion.
Notwithstanding any of the foregoing to the contrary, provided Tenant is not in
default under this Lease, and subject to Landlord's rights and Tenant's
obligations pursuant to Sections 7.4, 7.5 and 7.6 below, Landlord shall not
unreasonably withhold its consent to any proposed subletting of all or any
portion of the Premises or assignment of this Lease. Without limiting the
generality of the immediately preceding sentence, it is specifically agreed that
it shall be reasonable for Landlord, within twenty (20) days following
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hereof), to withhold its consent if: (i) the proposed subtenant is engaged in a
business, or the Premises will be used in a manner, that is inconsistent with
image of the Building; or (ii) Landlord is not satisfied, in its reasonable
judgment, that the financial condition of the proposed subtenant is sufficient
to pay the subrent under the proposed sublease; or (iii) the proposed use of the
Premises is not in compliance with Article VI or is not compatible with the
other uses within, and the terms of other leases with respect to, the Building;
or (iv) the initial Tenant does not remain fully liable as a primary obligor for
the payment of all rent and other charges payable by Tenant under this Lease and
for the performance of all other obligations of Tenant under this Lease; or (v)
the proposed subtenant is a governmental or quasi-governmental agency; or (vi)
the proposed use of the premises shall increase the pedestrian traffic in the
Building above the level of traffic generated by normal and customary office
usage; or (vii) the proposed subtenant is a current tenant in the Building or a
potential tenant in the Building with whom Landlord is engaged in active
negotiations unless the proposed subtenant already occupies space in the
Building which is contiguous to any portion of the Premises and Landlord has
been requested by such subtenant to provide expansion space-at least-sixty {60)
days prior -to-the date of Tenant's proposed sublease of a portion of the
Premises to such subtenant and Landlord has not been able to arrange for the
lease of such expansion space to the proposed subtenant by such date.

7.2      If Tenant is a partnership, then any event (whether voluntary,
concurrent or related) resulting in a dissolution of Tenant, any withdrawal or
change (whether voluntary, involuntary or by operation of law) of partners
owning a controlling interest in Tenant (including each general partner), or any
structural or other change having the effect of limiting the liability of the
partners shall be deemed a voluntary assignment of this Lease subject to the
provisions of this Article. If Tenant is a corporation (or a partnership with a
corporate general partner), then any event (whether voluntary, concurrent or
related) resulting in a dissolution, merger, consolidation or other
reorganization of Tenant (or such corporate general partner), or the sale or
transfer or relinquishment of the interest of shareholders who, as of the date
of this Lease, own a controlling interest of the capital stock of Tenant (or
such corporate general partner), shall be deemed a voluntary assignment of this
Lease subject to the provisions of this Article; provided, however, that the
foregoing portion of this sentence shall not apply to corporations whose stock
is traded through a national or regional exchange or over-the-counter market. If
Tenant is a limited liability company, then any dissolution of Tenant or a
withdrawal or change, whether voluntary, involuntary or by operation of law, of
members owning a controlling interest in Tenant shall be deemed a voluntary
assignment of this Lease. In addition, a transfer of all or substantially all of
the assets of Tenant, either by merger, consolidation, or otherwise shall be
deemed to be an assignment under this Article VII. Whether Tenant is a
partnership, corporation or any other type of entity, then at the option of
Landlord, a sale of all or substantially all of its assets, a change in its name
of which Landlord has not received prior notice, or a conversion into any other
type of entity shall also be deemed a voluntary assignment of this Lease.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Article VII to the contrary, provided
Tenant is not in default hereunder, Tenant may, upon at least ten (10) days
prior written notice to Landlord but without Landlord's prior written consent
and without being subject to Landlord's rights and Tenant's obligations set
forth in Sections 7.4, 7.5 and 7.6 below, assign or transfer its entire interest
in this Lease or sublease all or any portion of the Premises to an Affiliate. In
the event of any such assignment or subletting, Tenant shall remain fully liable
as a primary obligor for the payment of all rent and other charges required
hereunder and for the performance of all obligations to be performed by Tenant
hereunder. For purposes of this Section 7.2, "CONTROL" shall be deemed to be
ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of the stock or other voting interest
of the controlled corporation or other business entity. Together with Tenant's
notice to Landlord pursuant to this Section 7.2, Tenant shall submit to Landlord
sufficient information regarding the transaction as is reasonably necessary for
Landlord to confirm that the transaction meets the qualifications set forth in
this Section 7.2.

7.3      If at any time during the Lease Term Tenant desires to assign, sublet
or mortgage all or part of this Lease or the Premises, then in connection with
Tenant's request to Landlord for Landlord's consent thereto, Tenant shall give
notice to Landlord in writing ("TENANT'S REQUEST Notice") containing: the
identity of the proposed assignee, subtenant or other party and a description of
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assignment, subletting or other transaction; the commencement date of the
proposed assignment, subletting or other transaction (the "PROPOSED SUBLEASE OR
Assignment Commencement DATE"); the area proposed to be assigned, sublet or
otherwise encumbered (the "PROPOSED SUBLET OR ASSIGNMENT SPACE"); the most
recent financial statement or other evidence of financial responsibility of such
proposed assignee, subtenant or other party; and a certification executed by
Tenant and such party stating whether or not any premium or other consideration
is being paid for the assignment, sublease or other transaction.

7.4      If the term of the proposed sublease (including all applicable renewal
terms) constitutes ninety percent (90%) or more of the remaining Lease Term or
if the Proposed Sublease or Assignment Space (when aggregated with all other
space subleased by Tenant) constitutes fifty percent (50%) or more of the
Premises and the Subtenant under the proposed sublease is not an Affiliate, then
Landlord shall have the right in its sole and absolute discretion to terminate
this Lease with respect to the Proposed Sublet or Assignment Space by sending
Tenant written notice of such termination within thirty (30) days after
Landlord's receipt of Tenant's Request Notice. If the Proposed Sublet or
Assignment Space does not constitute the entire Premises but constitutes more
than fifty percent (50%) of the Premises and the Subtenant under the proposed
sublease is not an Affiliate, and Landlord exercises its option to terminate
this Lease with respect to the Proposed Sublet or Assignment Space, then (a)
Tenant shall tender the Proposed Sublet or Assignment Space to Landlord on the
Proposed Sublease or Assignment Commencement Date and such space shall
thereafter be deleted from the Premises, and (b) as to that portion of the
Premises which is not part of the Proposed Sublet or Assignment Space, this
Lease shall remain in full force and effect except that Base Rent and additional
rent shall be reduced pro rata. The cost of any construction required to permit
the operation of the Proposed Sublet or Assignment Space separate from the
balance of the Premises shall be paid by Tenant to Landlord as additional rent
hereunder. If the Proposed Sublet or Assignment Space constitutes the entire
Premises and the Subtenant under the proposed sublease is not an Affiliate, and
Landlord elects to terminate this Lease, then Tenant shall tender the Proposed
Sublet or Assignment Space to Landlord, and this Lease shall terminate, on the
Proposed Sublease or Assignment Commencement Date.

7.5      If any sublease or assignment (whether by operation of law or
otherwise, including without limitation an assignment pursuant to the provisions
of the Bankruptcy Code or any other Insolvency Law) provides that the subtenant
or assignee thereunder is to pay any amount in excess of the rental and other
charges due under this Lease, then whether such excess be in the form of an
increased monthly or annual rental, a lump sum payment, payment for the sale,
transfer or lease of Tenant's fixtures, leasehold improvements, furniture and
other personal property, or any other form (and if the subleased or assigned
space does not constitute the entire Premises, the existence of such excess
shall be determined on a pro-rata basis), Tenant shall pay to Landlord fifty
percent (50%) of any such excess or other premium applicable to the sublease or
assignment (after deducting Tenant's reasonable, out-of-pocket costs incurred in
subleasing, but not deducting any costs attributable to vacancy periods or
"DOWNTIME"), which amount shall be paid by Tenant to Landlord (unless such
payment is otherwise waived, in whole or in part, by Landlord in writing) as
additional rent upon such terms as shall be specified by Landlord and in no
event later than ten (10) days after any receipt thereof by Tenant. Acceptance
by Landlord of any payments due under this Section shall not be deemed to
constitute approval by Landlord of any sublease or assignment, nor shall such
acceptance waive any rights of Landlord hereunder. Landlord shall have the right
to inspect and audit Tenant's books and records relating to any sublease or
assignment.

7.6      All restrictions and obligations imposed pursuant to this Lease on
Tenant shall be deemed to extend to any subtenant, assignee, licensee,
concessionaire or other occupant or transferee, and Tenant shall cause such
person to comply with such restrictions and obligations. Any assignee shall be
deemed to have assumed obligations as if such assignee had originally executed
this Lease and at Landlord's request shall execute promptly a document
confirming such assumption. Each sublease is subject to the condition that if
the Lease Term is terminated or Landlord succeeds to Tenant's interest in the
Premises by voluntary surrender or otherwise, at Landlord's option the subtenant
shall be bound to Landlord for the balance of the term of such sublease and
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terms of such sublease or, at Landlord's sole option, the subtenant shall
execute a direct lease with Landlord on Landlord's then-current standard form.

                                  ARTICLE VIII
                             MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS

8.1      Tenant, at Tenant's sole cost and expense, shall promptly make all
repairs, perform all maintenance, and make all replacements in and to the
Premises that are necessary or desirable to keep the Premises in good condition
and repair, in a clean, safe and tenantable condition, and otherwise in
accordance with all Laws and the requirements of this Lease. Tenant shall
maintain all fixtures, furnishings and equipment located in, or exclusively
serving, the Premises in clean, safe and sanitary condition, shall take good
care thereof and make all required repairs and replacements thereto, except for
Landlord's obligations as specifically set forth in Section 8.2 hereof. Tenant
shall give Landlord prompt written notice of any defects or damage to the
structure of, or equipment or fixtures in, the Building or any part thereof.
Tenant shall suffer no waste or injury to any part of the Premises, and shall,
at the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease Term, surrender the
Premises in an order and condition equal to or better than their order and
condition on the Lease Commencement Date, except for ordinary wear and tear and
as otherwise provided in Section 9.3 and Article XVII. Except as otherwise
provided in Article XVII, all injury, breakage and damage to the Premises and to
any other part of the Building or the Land caused by any act or omission of any
invitee, agent, employee, subtenant, assignee, contractor, client, family
member, licensee, customer or guest of Tenant (collectively, "INVITEES") or
Tenant, shall be repaired by and at Tenant's expense, except that Landlord shall
have the right at Landlord's option to make any such repair and to charge Tenant
for all costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith.

8.2      Except as otherwise provided in this Lease, Landlord shall (subject to
reimbursement pursuant to Article V) provide regularly scheduled extermination
services for the Building, keep the exterior and demising walls, load bearing
elements, foundations, roof and common areas that form a part of the Building,
and the building standard mechanical, electrical, HVAC and plumbing systems,
pipes and conduits that are provided by Landlord in the operation of the
Building (collectively, the "BUILDING STRUCTURE AND Systems"), clean and in good
operating condition and, promptly after becoming aware of any item needing
repair, will make repairs thereto. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing to the
contrary: (a) installation, maintenance and repair of special tenant areas,
facilities, finishes and equipment (including, but not limited to, any special
fire protection equipment, telecommunications and computer equipment,
kitchen/galley equipment, air-conditioning equipment serving the Premises only
and all other furniture, furnishings and equipment of Tenant and all
Alterations) shall be the sole responsibility of Tenant and shall be deemed not
to be a part of the Building Structure and Systems; and (b) Landlord shall have
no obligation to make any repairs brought about by any act or neglect of Tenant
or any Invitee.

                                   ARTICLE IX
                                   ALTERATIONS

9.1      The original improvement of the Premises shall be accomplished in
accordance with Exhibit B (if any). Landlord is under no obligation to make any
structural or other alterations, decorations, additions, improvements or other
changes (collectively, "Alterations") in or to the Premises or the Building
except as (if any) or as otherwise expressly provided in this Lease.

         Tenant shall not make or permit anyone to make any Alterations in or to
the Premises or the Building, without the prior written consent of Landlord,
which consent may be withheld or granted in Landlord's sole and absolute
discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord shall not unreasonably
withhold its consent to any non-structural Alteration which Tenant may desire to
make to the Premises; provided, however, that Landlord shall retain sole and
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Alteration, whether structural or non-structural, which may, in the sole and
absolute judgment of Landlord (i) adversely affect the marketability of the
Premises, (ii) exceed the capacity of, hinder the effectiveness of, interfere
with, or will be connected to the electrical, mechanical, heating, ventilating,
air conditioning, or plumbing systems of the Premises or the Building, or (iii)
be visible from outside the Premises. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant
shall have the right, after providing at least ten (10) days prior written
notice to Landlord, but without the necessity of obtaining Landlord's consent,
to recarpet, repaint, or to make purely "cosmetic" or "DECORATIVE" nonstructural
Alterations in and to the Premises-that (I) do not fall within clauses (i)
through (iii) above, (II) do not require the issuance of a building permit, and
(III) do not cost, when aggregated with all other Alterations made during the
previous twelve (12) months, more than Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00). Any
Alterations made by Tenant shall be made: (a) in a good, workmanlike,
first-class and prompt manner; (b) using new materials only; (c) by a
contractor, on days, at times and under the supervision of an architect approved
in writing by Landlord; (d) in accordance with plans and specifications prepared
by an engineer or architect reasonably acceptable to Landlord, which plans and
specifications shall be approved in writing by Landlord at Landlord's standard
charge to be paid as additional rent to cover Landlord's administrative expenses
and overhead for processing; (e)-in-accordance-with.-all-Laws and the
requirements of any insurance company insuring the Building or any portion
thereof; (f) after having obtained any required consent of the holder of any
Mortgage; (g) after obtaining public liability and worker's compensation
insurance policies approved in writing by Landlord, which policies shall cover
every person who will perform any work with respect to such Alteration; and (h)
upon request, after Tenant has delivered to Landlord documentation reasonably
satisfactory to Landlord evidencing Tenant's financial ability to complete the
Alteration in accordance with the provisions of this Lease. Prior to each
payment to any contractor, subcontractor, laborer, or material supplier for all
work, labor, and services to be performed and materials to be furnished in
connection with Alterations, Tenant shall obtain and deliver to Landlord
written, unconditional waivers of mechanics' and materialmen's liens against the
Premises and the Building from all proposed contractors, subcontractors,
laborers and material suppliers for all work, labor and services performed and
materials furnished in connection with Alterations to the extent the costs
thereof have been paid and, at a minimum, through the previous invoice submitted
for payment. If any lien (or a petition to establish such lien) is filed in
connection with any Alteration, such lien (or petition) shall be discharged by
Tenant within ten (10) days thereafter, at Tenant's sole cost and expense, by
the payment thereof or by the filing of a bond acceptable to Landlord. If
Landlord gives its consent to the making of any Alteration, such consent shall
not be deemed to be an agreement or consent by Landlord to subject its interest
in the Premises or the Building to any liens which may be filed in connection
therewith. All Alterations involving structural, electrical, mechanical or
plumbing work, the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system of the
Premises or the Building, and the roof of the Building shall be performed at
Tenant's sole cost and expense and by a contractor or subcontractor acceptable
to Landlord in its sole but reasonable discretion. Whether or not Landlord
performs such work, then Landlord's property manager shall be paid additional
rent in an amount equal to three percent (3%) of the cost of such work. Promptly
after the completion of an Alteration, Tenant at its expense shall deliver to
Landlord three (3) sets of accurate as-built drawings showing such Alteration in
place. Tenant shall reimburse Landlord, its employees and agents for (as
additional rent), and shall indemnify, defend upon request and hold them
harmless from and against all costs, damages, claims, liabilities, expenses
(including attorneys' fees), losses, penalties and court costs suffered by or
claimed against them, directly or indirectly, based on or arising out of in
whole or in part, the construction or installation of Alterations.

9.2      If any Alterations are made without the prior written consent of
Landlord, Landlord shall have the right at Tenant's expense to remove and
correct such Alterations and restore the Premises and the Building to their
condition immediately prior thereto, or to require Tenant to do the same. All
Alterations to the Premises or the Building made by either party shall
immediately become the property of Landlord and shall remain upon and be
surrendered with the Premises as a part thereof at the expiration or earlier
termination of the Lease Term; provided, however, that (a) if Tenant is not in
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shall have the right to remove, prior to the expiration or earlier termination
of the Lease Term, all movable furniture, furnishings and equipment (including
trade fixtures) installed in the Premises solely at the expense of Tenant, and
(b) Tenant shall remove all Alterations and other items in the Premises or the
Building which Landlord designates in writing for removal. Landlord shall have
the right at Tenant's expense to repair all damage and injury to the Premises or
the Building caused-by-such removal or to require Tenant to do the same. If such
furniture, furnishings and equipment are not removed by Tenant prior to the
expiration or earlier termination of the Lease Term, the same shall at
Landlord's option become the property of Landlord and shall be surrendered with
the Premises as a part thereof; provided, however, that Landlord shall have the
right at Tenant's expense to remove from the Premises such furniture,
furnishings and equipment and any Alteration which Landlord designates in
writing for removal or to require Tenant to do the same. If Tenant fails to
return the Premises to Landlord as required by this Section, then Tenant shall
pay to-Landlord, as additional rent, all costs (including a construction
management fee) incurred by Landlord in effecting such return. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Tenant, upon submitting its request to Landlord to make
Alterations, shall have the right to request therein that Landlord specify
whether and to what extent Landlord will require Tenant to remove the
Alterations in question at the end of the Lease Term, provided that Tenant
refers therein to the provisions of this Section 9.2. If Tenant shall fail to
request such information in its request to make any Alterations, such right
shall be deemed null and void as to the Alterations in question, and all such
Alterations shall thereafter be subject to the exercise of Landlord's rights and
to Tenant's obligations set forth above in this Section 9.2. If Tenant submits
its request for such information in accordance with the foregoing provisions and
Landlord consents to the Alterations requested, Landlord shall, together with
its consent, specify in writing whether and to what extent it will require
Tenant to remove the Alterations in question at the end of the Lease Term, and
if Landlord fails so to specify, Tenant shall have no further obligation to
remove the Alterations which were the subject of Tenant's request.

9.3      (a)      Subject to the satisfaction of all of the conditions in this
Section 9.3, Tenant shall have the right to install and maintain on the roof of
the Building (the "SATELLITE AREA") one (1) satellite dish antenna, together
with the cables extending from such antenna to the Premises, in accordance with
the plans and specifications, and having a size, weight, height and all other
features and specifications which have been approved by Landlord (and, if
necessary, the Declarant) in each of their sole and absolute discretion.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall not be entitled to install such an
antenna (i) which is more than ten (10) feet in height, (ii) if such
installation would adversely affect (or in a manner that would adversely affect)
any warranty with respect to the roof of the Building, (iii) if such
installation would adversely affect (or in a manner that would adversely affect)
the structure or any of the building systems of the Building, or if such
installation would require (or in a manner that would require) any structural
alteration to the Building, or if such installation would disturb the roof
membrane or make any other penetration on the roof or the exterior facade of the
Building unless Landlord in its sole- and-absolute discretion approves in
writing such structural alteration, (iv) if such installation would violate (or
in a manner that would violate) any covenant, condition, or restriction of
record affecting the Building or any applicable federal, state or local law,
rule or regulation, (v) unless all required approvals and consents of all
holders of Mortgages encumbering the Building are obtained, (vi) unless Tenant
has obtained and maintains at Tenant's expense, and has submitted to Landlord
copies of, all permits and approvals relating to such antenna and such
installation and maintenance (including, without limitation, any permit required
if a crane is necessary to place such antenna on the roof) and pays all taxes
and fees related thereto, (vii) unless such antenna is white or of a beige or
lighter color (or otherwise appropriately screened), (viii) unless such antenna
is installed, at Tenant's sole cost and expense, by a qualified contractor
chosen by Tenant and approved in advance by Landlord, which approval shall not
be unreasonably withheld, (ix) the installation or operation of which would
interfere with or disrupt the use or operation of any other antenna or the roof
of the Building, (x) unless Tenant obtains Landlord's prior consent to the
manner and time in which such installation work is to be done; (xi) unless
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determined by Landlord, at the time of the proposed installation; and (xii)
unless screened from view from the grounds adjacent to the Building in a manner
and with materials acceptable to Landlord in its sole discretion. All plans and
specifications concerning such installation shall be subject to Landlord's prior
written approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, and Tenant
shall reimburse Landlord's expenses incurred in such review. All repairs and
installations required after the initial installation of the antenna also shall
be subject to Landlord's prior written approval (to be granted or withheld in
Landlord's sole and absolute discretion) which approval shall be at Tenant's
sole cost and expense.

         (b)      Tenant shall not have access to any such antenna without
Landlord's prior written consent, which consent shall be granted to the extent
necessary for Tenant to perform its maintenance obligations hereunder if, and
only if, Tenant is accompanied by Landlord's representative (if Landlord so
requests). Any such access by Tenant shall be subject to reasonable rules and
regulations relating thereto established from time to time by Landlord,
including without limitation rules and regulations prohibiting such access
unless Tenant is accompanied by Landlord's representative.

         (c)      At all times during the Lease Term, Tenant shall (i) maintain
said antenna in clean, good and safe condition and in a manner that avoids
interference with or disruption to Landlord and other tenants of the Building
and (ii) comply with all requirements of laws, ordinances, rules and regulations
of all public authorities and insurance companies which shall impose any order
or duty upon Landlord with respect to or affecting the antenna or wiring out of
Tenant's use or manner of use thereof. Tenant shall pay and discharge all costs
and expenses incurred by Landlord in connection with the furnishing,
installation, maintenance, operation and removal of the antenna within thirty
(30) days after written demand. All repairs to the Building made necessary by
reason of the furnishing, installation, maintenance, operation or removal of the
antenna or any replacements thereof (including, without limitation, any
invalidation of the roof warranty due to the antenna or Tenant's actions) shall
be at Tenant's sole cost. Such maintenance shall be performed by a qualified
contractor approved by Landlord. At the expiration or earlier termination of the
Lease Term, Tenant shall remove such antenna and related equipment from the
Building and surrender the Satellite Area in good condition, ordinary wear and
tear and unavoidable damage by the elements excepted.

         (d)      Upon at least ten (10) days' prior written notice to Tenant,
Landlord shall have the right to require Tenant to relocate the antenna, if in
Landlord's opinion such relocation is necessary or desirable. Any such
relocation shall be performed by Tenant at Landlord's expense, and in accordance
with all of the requirements of this Section 9.3. Nothing in this Section shall
be construed as granting Tenant any line of sight easement with respect to such
satellite dish antenna.

         (e)      During the initial Lease Term, Tenant's use of the Satellite
Area in accordance with he terms of this Lease shall be without charge by
Landlord; provided, however, that during the Renewal Term or any extension
period of this Lease beyond the initial Lease Term, for any period that such
antenna is located on the roof, Tenant shall pay as additional rent to Landlord,
on the first day of each month, a monthly fee (the "ANTENNA CHARGE"), which
Antenna Charge shall be equal to the then prevailing market rate and escalation
factor for the roof-top operation of comparable telecommunications equipment at
commercial office buildings in Chantilly, Virginia, which prevailing market rate
and escalation factor shall be determined in accordance with the methods set
forth in Section 3.5(a) hereof, and which Antenna Charge shall be paid in
accordance with Section 4.3 of this Lease. Such Antenna Charge for any period
less than a month shall be apportioned based upon tire-number-of days-in
that-month.

         (f)      It is expressly understood that by granting Tenant the right
hereunder, Landlord makes no representation as to the legality of such antenna
or its installation. In the event that any federal, state, county, regulatory or
other authority requires the removal or relocation of such antenna, Tenant shall
remove or relocate such antenna at Tenant's sole cost and expense, and Landlord
shall under no circumstances be liable to Tenant therefor.

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         (g)      Tenant shall indemnify and hold Landlord harmless from and
against all costs, damages, claims, liabilities and expenses (including
attorneys' fees) suffered by or claimed against Landlord, directly or
indirectly, based on, arising out of or resulting from any act or omission by
Tenant or Tenant's employees, agents, assignees, subtenants, contractors,
clients, guests, licensees, customers or invitees with respect to the
installation, use, operation, maintenance, repair or disassembly of such antenna
and related equipment.

         (h)      The antenna may be used by Tenant only in the conduct of
Tenant's customary business. No assignee or subtenant shall have any rights
pursuant to this Article.

         (i)      Tenant shall maintain such insurance as is appropriate with
respect to the installation, operation and maintenance of the antenna. Landlord
shall have no liability on account of any damage to or interference with the
operation of the antenna except for physical damage caused by Landlord's gross
negligence or willful misconduct and Landlord expressly makes no representations
or warranties with respect to the capacity for an antenna placed on the roof of
the Building to receive or transmit signals. The operation of the antenna shall
be at Tenant's sole and absolute risk. Tenant shall in no event interfere with
the use of any other communications equipment located on the roof of the
Building.

                                    ARTICLE X
                                      SIGNS

10.1     Landlord will, at Landlord's cost, provide Building standard signage on
the main suite entry and the rear door of the Premises. No other sign,
advertisement or notice referring to Tenant shall be inscribed, painted, affixed
or otherwise displayed on any part of the exterior or interior of the Building
(including windows and doors) without the prior written approval of Landlord,
which may be granted or withheld in Landlord's sole and absolute discretion. If
any such item that has not been approved by Landlord is so displayed, then
Landlord shall have the right to remove such item at Tenant's expense or to
require Tenant to do the same. Landlord reserves the right to install and
display signs, advertisements and notices on any part of the exterior or
interior of the Building; provided, however, that Landlord shall not allow any
other tenant of the Building to install any signage which hangs directly over
the Premises.

10.2     Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall have the non-exclusive
right to display up to two (2) of its signs on the facade of the Building, which
signs shall be at locations and of sizes, colors, formats, styles and methods of
fabrication which are acceptable to Landlord in its sole and absolute discretion
(collectively, the "APPROVED EXTERIOR Signs"). Tenant shall submit to Landlord
Tenant's plans and specifications for the Approved Exterior Signs, which plans
and specifications shall be subject to Landlord's prior written approval, in
Landlord's sole and absolute discretion. Tenant shall be responsible for the
installation, maintenance, repair and replacement of such Approved Exterior
Signs and shall bear all costs thereof; provided, however, that Tenant's initial
installation costs for the Approved Exterior Signs shall be payable out of the
Tenant Allowance (as defined in Exhibit B attached hereto), to the extent that
funds are available therefrom following Landlord's receipt from Tenant of (i)
invoices reasonably evidencing work or services performed with respect to
Tenant's initial installation of the Approved Exterior Signs, (ii) receipted
bills or other evidence that the aforesaid invoices have been paid in full by
Tenant, and (iii) waivers or releases of liens from each of Tenant's
contractors, subcontractors and suppliers in connection with the initial
installation of the Approved Exterior Signs. At all times during the Lease Term
that an Approved Exterior Sign is displayed on the Building, Tenant shall (1)
ensure that each such Approved Exterior Sign complies with all applicable laws
and governmental regulations with respect to the Approved Exterior Sign(s) and
the Protective Covenants, and (2) shall maintain each such Approved Exterior
Sign in compliance with the requirements of this Lease. In the event that the
Approved Exterior Sign is removed and replaced at any time during the Lease Term
by Tenant, the replacement sign shall be subject to the same approval
requirements and conditions as are set forth in this Section 10.2 with respect
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Approved Exterior Sign, including, but not limited to, the condition that such
replacement sign not increase the total signage which is attributable to the
Premises.

                                   ARTICLE XI
                                SECURITY DEPOSIT

11.1     Simultaneously with Tenant's execution of this Lease, Tenant shall
deposit with Landlord the Security Deposit Amount (as defined in Section 1.9
hereof) as a security deposit which shall be security for the performance by
Tenant of all of Tenant's obligations, covenants, conditions and agreements
under this Lease. Landlord shall not be required to maintain such security
deposit in a separate account. Notwithstanding the above, the Security Deposit
Amount shall be (a) increased by One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) on
March 15, 2001; and (b) reduced by (i) Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00) after
the expiration of the first (1st) Lease Year of the Lease Term, (ii) by Forty
Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00) after the expiration of the second (2nd) Lease
Year of the Lease Term, (iii) by Fifty-Three Thousand Three Hundred Thirty-Three
and 33/100 Dollars ($53,333.33) after the expiration of the third (3rd) Lease
Year of the Lease Term, and (iv) by Forty-Two Thousand Two Hundred Five and
09/100 Dollars ($42,205.09) after the expiration of the fourth (4th) Lease Year
of the Lease Term; provided, however, that there shall be no reduction for any
Lease Year unless at the end of such Lease Year (A) Tenant's most recent annual
financial statement demonstrates a positive net income, and (B) there does not
then exist any Event of Default or any circumstance which with the giving of
notice or the passage of time would constitute an Event of Default under this
Lease until such time as the conditions set forth in the foregoing clause (A)
are satisfied and such Event of Default or circumstance has been cured, at which
time the annual reduction in the Security Deposit Amount shall resume. After the
end of the fourth (4th) Lease Year, the required amount of the Security Deposit
Amount at that time shall remain as the Security Deposit Amount for the
remainder of the Lease Term, and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set
forth in this Article XI, in no event shall the Security Deposit Amount ever be
less than Twenty-Four Thousand Four Hundred Sixty-One and 58/100 Dollars
($24,461.58). Except as may be required by law, Tenant shall not be entitled to
interest on the security deposit. Within approximately thirty (30) days after
the later of the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease Term or Tenant's
vacating the Premises, Landlord shall return such security deposit to Tenant,
less such portion thereof as Landlord shall have appropriated to satisfy any of
Tenant's obligations, or any default by Tenant, under this Lease. If there shall
be any default under this Lease by Tenant, then Landlord shall have the right,
but shall not be obligated, to use, apply or retain all or any portion of the
security deposit for the payment of any (a) Base Rent, additional rent or any
other sum as to which Tenant is in default, or (b) amount Landlord may spend or
become obligated to spend, or for the compensation of Landlord for any losses
incurred, by reason of Tenant's default (including, but not limited to, any
damage or deficiency arising in connection with the reletting of the Premises).
If any portion of the security deposit is so used or applied, then within three
(3) business days after Landlord gives written notice to Tenant of such use or
application, Tenant shall deposit with Landlord cash in an amount sufficient to
restore the security deposit to the original Security Deposit Amount, and
Tenant's failure to do so shall constitute an Event of Default under this Lease.

 11.2    If Landlord transfers the security deposit to any purchaser or other
transferee of Landlord's interest in the Property, then Tenant shall look only
to such purchaser or transferee for the return of the security deposit, and
Landlord shall be released from all liability to Tenant for the return of such
security deposit. Tenant acknowledges that the holder of any Mortgage shall not
be liable for the return of any security deposit made by Tenant hereunder unless
such holder actually receives such security deposit. Tenant shall not pledge,
mortgage, assign or transfer the Security Deposit or any interest therein.

11.3     Within ten (10) days after Landlord's request, but, except with respect
to a prospective financing or sale of the Building or the Land, not more than
once per calendar year, Tenant shall submit to Landlord Tenant's then most
recent audited financial statement, which has been prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles by an independent certified public
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statement does not cover the preceding calendar year, then Tenant shall also
deliver to Landlord a financial statement which covers the period from the day
following the period which 'Ls the subject of the audited statement through the
last day of the month preceding Landlord's request is certified by Tenant's
President or Chief Financial Officer as being true and correct.

11.4     Tenant shall, at Tenant's option, have the right to deliver to Landlord
an unconditional, irrevocable letter of credit in substitution for the cash
security deposit, subject to the following terms and conditions. Such letter of
credit shall be (a) in form and substance satisfactory to Landlord in its sole
discretion (which shall be substantially in the form attached hereto and made a
part hereof as Exhibit H); (b) at all times in the Security Deposit Amount (as
defined in Sections 1.9 and 11.1 hereof), and shall permit multiple draws
without a corresponding reduction in the amount of the letter of credit; (c)
issued by a commercial bank reasonably acceptable to Landlord from time to time
and located in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area; (d) made payable to, and
expressly transferable and assignable at no charge by, the owner from time to
time of the Building (which transfer/assignment shall be conditioned only upon
the execution of a written document in connection therewith); (e) payable at
sight; (f) of a term not less than one (1) year; and (g) at least thirty (30)
days prior to the then-current expiration date of such letter of credit, either
(1) renewed (or automatically and unconditionally extended) from time to time
through the ninetieth (90th) day after the expiration of the Lease Term, or (2)
replaced with cash in the amount of the Security Deposit Amount. Notwithstanding
anything in this Lease to the contrary, any cure or grace periods set forth in
Section 19.1 shall not apply to any of the foregoing, and, specifically, if
Tenant fails to timely comply with the requirements of subsection (g) above,
then Landlord shall have the right to immediately draw upon the letter of credit
without notice to Tenant and apply the proceeds to the security deposit. Each
letter of credit shall be issued by a commercial bank that has a credit rating
with respect to certificates of deposit, short term deposits or commercial paper
of at least P-2 (or equivalent) by Moody's Investor Service, Inc., or at least
A-2 (or equivalent) by Standard & Poor's Corporation, and shall be otherwise
acceptable to Landlord in its sole and absolute discretion. If the issuer's
credit rating is reduced below P-2 (or equivalent) by Moody's Investors Service,
Inc. or below A-2 (or equivalent) by Standard & Poor's Corporation, or if the
financial condition of such issuer changes in any other materially adverse way,
then Landlord shall have the right to require that Tenant obtain from a
different issuer a substitute letter of credit that complies in all respects
with the requirements of this Section, and Tenant's failure to obtain such
substitute letter of credit within ten (10) days following Landlord's written
demand therefor (with no other notice or cure or grace period being applicable
thereto, notwithstanding anything in this Lease to the contrary) shall entitle
Landlord to immediately draw upon the then existing letter of credit in whole or
in part, without notice to Tenant. In the event the issuer of any letter of
credit held by Landlord is placed into receivership or conservatorship by the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or any successor or similar entity, then,
effective as of the date such receivership or conservatorship occurs, said
letter of credit shall be deemed to not meet the requirements of this Section,
and, within ten (10) days thereof, Tenant shall replace such letter of credit
with other collateral acceptable to Landlord in its sole and absolute discretion
(and Tenant's failure to do so shall, notwithstanding anything in this Lease to
the contrary, constitute an Event of Default for which there shall be no notice
or grace or cure periods being applicable thereto other than the aforesaid ten
(10) day period). Any failure or refusal of the issuer to honor the letter of
credit shall be at Tenant's sole risk and shall not relieve Tenant of its
obligations hereunder with respect to the security deposit.

11.5     Landlord hereby agrees and acknowledges that in the event that Tenant
deposits the Security Deposit Amount in cash and then replaces the cash security
deposit with an unconditional, irrevocable letter of credit which Landlord deems
acceptable in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 11.4 hereof
(an "ACCEPTABLE LETTER OF CREDIT"), then within five (5) business days following
Landlord's receipt and acceptance of such Acceptable Letter of Credit Landlord
shall return an amount of cash equal to the to Tenant which is equal to the
amount of such Acceptable Letter of Credit.

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                                   ARTICLE XII
                                   INSPECTION

12.1     Upon such notice to Tenant as is reasonable under the circumstances
(which notice may be given orally and which notice shall not be required in the
event of an emergency), at all times Tenant shall permit Landlord, its agents
and representatives, and the holder of any Mortgage, to enter the Premises
without charge therefor and without diminution of the rent payable by Tenant in
order to examine, inspect or protect the Premises and the Building, to make such
alterations and/or repairs as in the sole and absolute judgment of Landlord may
be deemed necessary or desirable, or to exhibit the same to brokers, prospective
tenants (during the last twelve (12) months of the Lease Term), lenders,
purchasers and others. Except in the event of an emergency, Landlord shall
provide advance notice to Tenant and endeavor to minimize disruption to Tenant's
normal business operations in the Premises in connection with any such entry.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall be permitted to maintain a locked
facility in which United States Government security classified work is being
conducted or in which such work is stored if Tenant notifies Landlord of the
location of same prior to locking off such area, in which case Landlord shall
not enter such area without being accompanied by a representative of Tenant,
and, in consideration for such rights granted by Landlord, (i) Tenant hereby
authorizes Landlord and any of its employees, agents and contractors to break
any such locks and the doors and walls to which they are attached (a) in the
event of an emergency or (b) in the event of the need to make inspections,
repairs, maintenance or improvements and Tenant's refusal to provide access to
such secured areas, and (ii) Tenant hereby indemnifies Landlord (including its
shareholders, partners, employees, agents and contractors) against and holds
Landlord harmless from, any and all liabilities, losses, damages, causes of
action, suits, claims, demands, judgments, costs and expenses of any kind
(including court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees) asserted against Landlord
by any unaffiliated third party relating to or arising from or in connection
with Landlord's exercise of its rights under this sentence.

                                  ARTICLE XIII
                                    INSURANCE

13.1     Tenant shall not conduct or permit to be conducted any activity, or
place or permit to be placed any equipment or other item in or about the
Premises or the Building, which will in any way increase the rate of fire
insurance or other insurance on the Building. If any increase in the rate of
fire insurance or other insurance is due to any activity, equipment or other
item of Tenant, then (whether or not Landlord has consented to such activity,
equipment or other item) Tenant shall pay as additional rent due hereunder the
amount of such increase. The statement of any applicable insurance company or
insurance rating organization (or other organization exercising similar
functions in connection with the prevention of fire or the correction of
hazardous conditions) that an increase is due to any such activity, equipment or
other item shall be conclusive evidence thereof. In the event that Landlord's
insurance company provides Landlord with an opportunity to cure the condition or
circumstance which said insurance company has cited as the basis for such
increase in premium, then Landlord shall promptly deliver a copy of the notice
containing such opportunity to cure to Tenant and Tenant shall have the right to
cure such condition or circumstance during the remainder of the period which was
set forth in the insurance company's notice to Landlord.

13.2     Throughout the Lease Term, Tenant shall obtain and maintain (1)
commercial general liability insurance (written on an occurrence basis)
including contractual liability coverage insuring the obligations assumed by
Tenant under this Lease (including those set forth in Sections 6.3 and 15.2),
premises and operations coverage, broad form property damage coverage and
independent contractors coverage, and containing an endorsement for personal
injury, (2) business interruption insurance, (3) all-risk property insurance,
(4) comprehensive automobile liability insurance (covering automobiles owned by
Tenant, if any), (5) worker's compensation insurance, and (6) employer's
liability insurance. Such commercial general liability insurance shall be in
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operations, but in no event shall be in an amount less than Two Million Dollars
($2,000,000) combined single limit per occurrence with a Four Million Dollar
($4,000,000) annual aggregate. Such business interruption insurance shall be in
minimum amounts typically carried by prudent tenants engaged in similar
operations, but in no event shall be in an amount less than the Base Rent then
in effect during any Lease Year. Such property insurance shall be in an amount
not less than that required to replace all of the original tenant improvements
installed in the Premises pursuant to Exhibit B, all Alterations and all other
contents of the Premises (including, without limitation, Tenant's trade
fixtures, decorations, furnishings, equipment and personal property). Such
automobile liability insurance shall be in an amount not less than One Million
Dollars ($1,000,000) bodily injury and property damage for each accident. Such
worker's compensation insurance shall carry minimum limits as defined by the law
of the jurisdiction in which the Building is located (as the same may be amended
from time to time) but not less than Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000)
for each accident. Such employer's liability insurance shall be in an amount not
less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) for each accident, One Million
Dollars ($1,000,000) disease-policy limit, and One Million Dollars ($1,000,000)
disease-each employee.

         (a)      All such insurance shall: (1) be issued by a company that is
licensed to do business in the jurisdiction in which the Building is located,
that has been approved in advance by Landlord and that has a rating equal to or
exceeding A: XI from Best's Insurance Guide; (2) name Landlord, the managing
agent of the Building and the holder of any Mortgage as additional insureds/loss
payees (as applicable); (3) contain an endorsement that such policy shall remain
in full force and effect notwithstanding that the insured may have waived its
right of action against any party prior to the occurrence of a loss (Tenant
hereby waiving its right of action and recovery against and releasing Landlord
and its employees and agents from any and all liabilities, claims and losses for
which they may otherwise be liable to the extent Tenant is covered by insurance
carried or would have been covered by insurance it is required to carry under
this Lease); (4) provide that the insurer thereunder waives all right of
recovery by way of subrogation against Landlord, its partners, agents,
employees, and representatives, in connection with any loss or damage covered by
such policy; (5) be acceptable in form and content to Landlord; (6) be primary
and non-contributory; (7) contains an endorsement for cross liability and
severability of interests; and (8) contain an endorsement prohibiting
cancellation, failure to renew, reduction of amount of insurance or change in
coverage without the insurer first giving Landlord and any holder or any
mortgage thirty (30) days' prior written notice (by certified or registered
mail, return receipt requested) of such proposed action. No such policy shall
contain any deductible provision except as otherwise approved in writing by
Landlord, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. Landlord reserves
the right from time to time to require Tenant to obtain higher minimum amounts
or different types of insurance if it becomes customary for other landlords of
first-class office buildings in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area to
require similar sized-tenants-insimilar industries-to-carry insurance of such
higher minimum amounts or of such different types of insurance. Tenant shall
deliver a certificate (on Acord Form 27) of all such insurance and receipts
evidencing payment therefor (and, upon request, copies of all required insurance
policies, including endorsements and declarations) to Landlord concurrently with
Tenant's execution of this Lease and at least annually thereafter. Tenant shall
give Landlord immediate notice in case of fire, theft or accident in the
Premises, and in the case of fire, theft or accident in the Building if
involving Tenant, its agents, employees or Invitees. Neither the issuance of any
insurance policy required under this Lease nor the minimum limits specified
herein shall be deemed to limit or restrict in any way Tenant's liability
arising under or out of this Lease.

13.3     Landlord agrees to carry and maintain all-risk property insurance (with
replacement cost coverage) covering the Building and Landlord's property therein
in an amount equal to the replacement cost of the Building and Landlord's
property therein. Landlord hereby waives its right of recovery against Tenant
and releases Tenant from any and all liabilities, claims and losses for which
Tenant may otherwise be liable to the extent Landlord is covered by property
insurance therefor. Landlord shall use reasonable efforts to secure a waiver of
subrogation endorsement from its insurance carrier. Landlord hereby advises
Tenant that Landlord's existing all-risk property insurance policy includes a
waiver of subrogation, and Landlord

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agrees that it will not voluntarily request the termination of such waiver of
subrogation. Landlord also agrees to carry and maintain commercial general
liability insurance in limits it reasonably deems appropriate (but in no event
less than the limits required of Tenant pursuant to Section 13.2).

                                   ARTICLE XIV
                             SERVICES AND UTILITIES

14.1     Subject to Tenant's performance of its obligations specified in this
Lease, Tenant shall have access to the Building twenty-four (24) hours per day
each day of the year (except in the event of an emergency).

14.2     Tenant will provide, at its expense, for the separate metering of all
electricity to be supplied to the Premises, and shall contract directly with the
appropriate public utility companies for the supplying of all such electricity
to the Premises. Tenant shall pay all electricity charges to the appropriate
utility provider, as and when due. Tenant shall have the right to use its
proportionate share (i.e., 40.40% as of the Lease Commencement Date) of the
Building's electrical capacity. The Building's electrical capacity as of the
Lease Commencement Date is 1200 Amperes, 277/480V, 3 phase, 4 wire. Accordingly,
as of the Lease Commencement Date, Tenant may utilize up to 484 Amperes (1200
Amperes x 40.40% = 484 Amperes).

14.3     Landlord shall not have any liability to Tenant, and Tenant shall not
be entitled to terminate this Lease or receive a rent abatement, in the event of
Landlord's failure or inability to furnish any of the utilities or services
required to be furnished by Landlord hereunder; provided, however, that (i)
Landlord shall use reasonable efforts to restore such failure or inability so
long as such failure or inability is within Landlord's reasonable control, and
(ii) if such failure or inability is the result of Landlord's negligent or
willful misconduct, and if Landlord is not proceeding diligently to correct such
failure or inability, and if all or substantially all of the Premises is
rendered unusable by Tenant for a continuous period of five (5) consecutive
business days after Tenant gives Landlord written notice thereof, and if Tenant
does not in fact use the Premises during such period, then, so long as Tenant is
not in default under this Lease, Tenant shall be entitled to an abatement of the
Base Rent payable hereunder for the period beginning on the day after such five
(5) business day period ends and continuing until the use of the Premises is
restored to Tenant.

                                   ARTICLE XV
                              LIABILITY OF LANDLORD

15.1     Except as otherwise specifically provided for in this Section,
Landlord, its employees and agents shall not be liable to Tenant, any Invitee or
any other person or entity for any damage (including indirect and consequential
damage), injury, loss or claim (including claims for the interruption of or loss
to business) based on or arising out of any cause whatsoever (except as
otherwise provided in this Section), including without limitation the following:
repair to any portion of the Premises or the Building; interruption in the use
of the Premises or any equipment therein; any accident or damage resulting from
any use or operation (by Landlord, Tenant or any other person or entity) of
elevators or heating, cooling, electrical, sewerage or plumbing equipment or
apparatus; termination of this Lease by reason of damage to the Premises or the
Building; any fire, robbery, theft, vandalism, mysterious disappearance or any
other casualty; actions of any other tenant of the Building or of any other
person or entity; failure or inability to furnish any service specified in this
Lease; and leakage in any part of the Premises or the Building from water, rain,
ice or snow that may leak into, or flow from, any part of the Premises or the
Building, or from drains, pipes or plumbing fixtures in the Premises or the
Building. If any condition exists which may be the basis of a claim of
constructive eviction, then Tenant shall give Landlord written notice thereof
and a reasonable opportunity to correct such condition, and in the interim
Tenant shall not claim that it has been constructively evicted or is entitled to
a rent abatement. Any property placed by Tenant or any Invitee in or about the
Premises or the Building shall be at the sole risk of Tenant., and Landlord
shall not in any manner be held responsible therefor. Any person receiving an
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Tenant's agent for such purpose and not as Landlord's agent. For purposes of
this Article, the term "BUILDING" shall be deemed to include the Land.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section, Landlord shall not be
released from liability to Tenant for any physical injury to any natural person
caused by Landlord's gross negligence or willful misconduct to the extent such
injury is not covered by insurance (a) carried by Tenant or such person, or (b)
required by this Lease to be carried by Tenant; provided, however, that Landlord
shall not under any circumstances be liable for any consequential or indirect
damages.

15.2     Tenant shall reimburse Landlord, its employees and agents for (as
additional rent), and shall indemnify, defend upon request and hold them
harmless from and against all-costs, damages, claims; liabilities, expenses
(including attorneys' fees), losses, penalties and court costs (collectively,
"DAMAGES") suffered by or claimed against them, directly or indirectly, based on
or arising out of, in whole or in part, (a) use and occupancy of the Premises or
the business conducted therein, (b) any act or omission of Tenant or any
Invitee, (c) any breach of Tenant's obligations under this Lease, including
failure to comply with Laws or surrender the Premises upon the expiration or
earlier termination of the Lease Term, or (d) any entry by Tenant or any Invitee
upon the Land prior to the Lease Commencement Date, except to the extent any
such damages are directly caused by Landlord's gross negligence or willful
misconduct.

15.3     No landlord hereunder shall be liable for any obligation or liability
based on or arising out of any event or condition occurring during the period
that such landlord was not the owner of the Building or a landlord's interest
therein. Within five (5) business days after request, Tenant shall attorn to
such transferee and execute, acknowledge and deliver any document submitted to
Tenant confirming such attornment.

15.4     Tenant shall not have the right to set off, recoup, abate or deduct any
amount allegedly owed to Tenant pursuant to any claim against Landlord from any
rent or other sum payable to Landlord. Tenant's sole remedy for recovering upon
such claim shall be to institute an independent action against Landlord, which
action shall not be consolidated with any action of Landlord.

15.5     If Tenant or any Invitee is awarded a money judgment against Landlord,
then recourse for satisfaction of such judgment shall be limited to execution
against Landlord's estate and interest in the Building. No other asset of
Landlord, any partner, director, member, officer or trustee of Landlord (each,
an "OFFICER") or any other person or entity shall be available to satisfy or be
subject to such judgment, nor shall any officer or other person or entity be
held to have personal liability for satisfaction of any claim or judgment
against Landlord or any officer.

                                   ARTICLE XVI
                                      RULES

16.1     Tenant and Invitees shall at all times abide by and observe (a) the
rules specified in Exhibit C and (b) the obligations imposed upon users of space
in the Complex by the Protective Covenants, and with any additions to the
Protective Covenants and any modifications of the Protective Covenants adopted
from time to time by the Declarant. Tenant and Invitees shall also abide by and
observe any other rule that Landlord may promulgate from time to time for the
operation and maintenance of the Building, provided that notice thereof is given
and such rule is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Lease. All rules
shall be binding upon Tenant and enforceable by Landlord as if they were
contained herein. Nothing contained in this Lease shall be construed as imposing
upon Landlord any duty or obligation to enforce such rules, or the terms,
conditions or covenants contained in any other lease, as against any other
tenant, and Landlord shall not be liable to Tenant for the violation of such
Protective Covenants or rules by any other tenant or its employees, agents,
assignees, subtenants, invitees or licensees. Landlord shall use reasonable
efforts not to enforce any Protective Covenant, rule or regulation in a manner
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similarly situated tenants. Landlord shall use reasonable efforts not to enforce
any rule or regulation, including, but not limited to, the Protective Covenants,
in a manner which unreasonably discriminates against Tenant.

                                  ARTICLE XVII
                              DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION

17.1     If the Premises or the Building are totally or partially damaged or
destroyed thereby rendering the Premises totally or partially inaccessible or
unusable, then Landlord shall diligently repair and restore the Premises and the
Building to substantially the same condition they were in prior to such damage
or destruction (except as otherwise set forth below); provided, however, that if
in Landlord's judgment such repair and restoration cannot be completed within
one hundred twenty (120) days after the occurrence of such damage or destruction
(taking into account the time needed for effecting a satisfactory settlement
with any insurance company involved, removal of debris, preparation of plans and
issuance of all required governmental permits), then Landlord shall have the
right to terminate this Lease by giving written notice of termination within
sixty (60) days after the occurrence of such damage or destruction. If this
Lease is terminated pursuant to this Article, then rent shall be apportioned
(based on the portion of the Premises which is usable after such damage or
destruction) and paid to the date of termination. If this Lease is not
terminated as a result of such damage or destruction, then until such repair and
restoration of the Premises are substantially complete, Tenant shall be required
to pay rent only for the portion of the Premises that is usable while such
repair and restoration are being made; provided, however, that if such damage or
destruction was caused by the act or omission of Tenant or any Invitee, then
Tenant shall not be entitled to any such rent reduction. After receipt of all
insurance proceeds (including proceeds of insurance maintained by Tenant),
Landlord shall proceed with and bear the expenses of such repair and restoration
of the Premises and the Building; provided, however, that (a) if such damage or
destruction was caused by the act or omission of Tenant or any Invitee, then
Tenant shall pay Landlord's deductible and the amount by which such expenses
exceed the insurance proceeds, if any, actually received by Landlord on account
of such damage or destruction, (b) Tenant shall pay the amount by which the cost
of restoring any item which Landlord-is required-to restore and Tenant is
required-to insure exceeds the insurance proceeds received with respect thereto,
and (c) Landlord shall not be required to repair or restore any of the original
tenant improvements installed pursuant to Exhibit B, any Alterations or any
other contents of the Premises (including, without limitation, Tenant's trade
fixtures, decorations, furnishings, equipment or personal property).
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Landlord shall have the right
to terminate this Lease if (1) insurance proceeds are insufficient to pay the
full cost of such repair and restoration, (2) the holder of any Mortgage fails
or refuses to make such insurance proceeds available for such repair and
restoration, (3) zoning or other applicable Laws or regulations do not permit
such repair and restoration, or (4) the Building is damaged by fire or casualty
(whether or not the Premises has been damaged) to such an extent that Landlord
decides, in its sole and absolute discretion, not to rebuild or reconstruct the
Building.

                                  ARTICLE XVIII
                                  CONDEMNATION

18.1     If one-third or more of the Premises, or the use or occupancy thereof,
shall be taken or condemned by any governmental or quasi-governmental authority
for any public or quasi-public use or purpose or sold under threat of such a
taking or condemnation (collectively, "CONDEMNED"), then this Lease shall
terminate on the day prior to the date title thereto vests in such authority and
rent shall be apportioned as of such date. If less than one-third of the
Premises or occupancy thereof is condemned, then this Lease shall continue in
full force and effect as to the part of the Premises not so condemned, except
that as of the date title vests in such authority Tenant shall not be required
to pay rent with respect to the part of the Premises so condemned.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if twenty-five percent (25%) or
more of the Land or the Building is condemned, then whether or not any portion
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Landlord shall have the right to terminate this Lease as of the date title vests
in such authority.

All awards, damages and other compensation paid on account of such condemnation
shall belong to Landlord, and Tenant assigns to Landlord all rights to such
awards, damages and compensation.---Tenant-shall not make any claim against
Landlord or such authority for any portion of such award, damages or
compensation attributable to damage to the Premises, value of the unexpired
portion of the Lease Term, loss of profits or goodwill, leasehold improvements
or severance damages. Nothing contained herein, however, shall prevent Tenant
from pursuing a separate claim against the authority for relocation expenses and
for the value of furnishings, equipment and trade fixtures installed in the
Premises at Tenant's expense and which Tenant is entitled pursuant to this Lease
to remove at the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease Term, provided
that such claim shall in no way diminish the award, damages or compensation
payable to or recoverable by Landlord in connection with such condemnation.

                                   ARTICLE XIX
                                     DEFAULT

19.1     Each of the following shall constitute an "EVENT OF DEFAULT": (a)
Tenant's failure to make when due any payment of the Base Rent, additional rent
or other sum; provided, however, that with respect to the first two (2) such
failures in any twelve (12) month period only, no Event of Default shall be
deemed to have occurred unless such failure continues for a period of five (5)
days after Landlord delivers written notice thereof to Tenant; (b) Tenant's
failure to perform or observe any covenant or condition of this Lease not
otherwise specifically described in this Section 19.1, which failure continues
for thirty (30) days after Landlord delivers written notice thereof to Tenant;
provided, however, that if (i) Tenant gives Landlord at least thirty (30) days
prior written notice that it intends to vacate the Premises, (ii) Tenant pays
the full amount of all Base Rent and additional rent when due under this Lease
while the Premises are vacant, (iii) the fact that the Premises are vacant does
not adversely affect the Building or other tenants therein and does not result
in any liability to, or expenditure of funds by, Landlord, and (iv) Tenant
leaves the Premises in a condition satisfactory to Landlord and continues to
maintain the Premises in a condition satisfactory to Landlord throughout the
remainder of the Lease Term, then, and in such event only, Tenant shall not be
deemed to be in default under this Section 19.1 and Landlord shall have the
right, exercisable by sending written notice to Tenant, to sublet from Tenant
for the balance of the Lease Term of this Lease all or any portion of the
Premises at Tenant's then rental rate hereunder, or to terminate this Lease as
to all or any portion of the Premises, which rights of Landlord as to subletting
and termination shall be exercisable by Landlord in its sole discretion; or (c)
an Event of Bankruptcy as specified in Article XX; or (d) Tenant's dissolution
or liquidation; or (e) any Environmental Default as specified in Section 6.3;
(f) any subletting, assignment, transfer, mortgage or other encumbrance of the
Premises or this Lease not permitted by Article VII; or (g) any default by
Tenant or any affiliate of Tenant under any other instrument or lease entered
into with or for the benefit of Landlord or any affiliate of Landlord.

19.2     If there shall be an Event of Default (even if prior to the Lease
Commencement Date), then the provisions of this Section shall apply. Landlord
shall have the right, at its sole option, to terminate this Lease. In addition,
with or without terminating this Lease, Landlord may re-enter, terminate
Tenant's right of possession and take possession of the Premises. The provisions
of this Article shall operate as a notice to quit, and Tenant hereby waives any
other notice to quit or notice of Landlord's intention to re-enter the Premises
or terminate this Lease. If necessary, Landlord may proceed to recover
possession of the Premises under applicable Laws, or by such other proceedings,
including re-entry and possession, as may be applicable. If Landlord elects to
terminate this Lease and/or elects to terminate Tenant's right of possession,
everything contained in this Lease on the part of Landlord to be done and
performed shall cease without prejudice, however, to Tenant's liability for all
Base Rent, additional rent and other sums specified herein. Whether or not this
Lease and/or Tenant's right of possession is terminated, Landlord shall have the
right, at its sole option, to terminate any renewal or expansion right contained
in this Lease and to grant or withhold any consent or approval pursuant to this
Lease in its sole and absolute discretion. Landlord may

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relet the Premises or any part thereof, alone or together with other premises,
for such term(s) (which may extend beyond the date on which the Lease Term would
have expired but for Tenant's default) and on such terms and conditions (which
may include any concessions or allowances granted by Landlord) as Landlord, in
its sole and absolute discretion, may determine, but Landlord shall not be
liable for, nor shall Tenant's obligations hereunder be diminished by reason of,
any failure by Landlord to relet all or any portion of the Premises or to
collect any rent due upon such reletting. Whether or not this Lease and/or
Tenant's right of possession is terminated or any suit is instituted, Tenant
shall be liable for any Base Rent, additional rent, damages or other sum which
may be due or sustained prior to such default, and for all costs, fees and
expenses (including, but not limited to, attorneys' fees and costs, brokerage
fees, expenses incurred in enforcing any of Tenant's obligations under the Lease
or in placing the Premises in good, rentable condition, advertising expenses,
and any concessions or allowances granted by Landlord) incurred by Landlord in
pursuit of its remedies hereunder and/or in recovering possession of the
Premises and renting the Premises to others from time to time plus other actual
or consequential damages suffered or incurred by Landlord on account of Tenant's
default (including, but not limited to, late fees or other charges incurred by
Landlord under any Mortgage). Tenant also shall be liable for additional damages
which at Landlord's election shall be either one or a combination of the
following: (a) an amount equal to the Base Rent and additional rent due or which
would have become due from the date of Tenant's default through the remainder of
the Lease Term, less the amount of rental, if any, which Landlord receives
during such period from others to whom the Premises may be rented (other than
any additional rent received by Landlord as a result of any failure of such
other person to perform any of its obligations to Landlord), which amount shall
be computed and payable in monthly installments, in advance, on the first day of
each calendar month following Tenant's default and continuing until the date on
which the Lease Term would have expired but for Tenant's default, it being
understood that separate suits may be brought from time to time to collect any
such damages for any month(s) (and any such separate suit shall not in any
manner prejudice the right of Landlord to collect any damages for any subsequent
month(s)), or Landlord may defer initiating any such suit until after the
expiration of the Lease Term (in which event such deferral shall not be
construed as a waiver of Landlord's rights as set forth herein and Landlord's
cause of action shall be deemed not to have accrued until the expiration of the
Lease Term), and it being further understood that if Landlord elects to bring
suits from time to time prior to reletting the Premises, Landlord shall be
entitled to its full damages through the date of the award of damages without
regard to any Base Rent, additional rent or other sums that are or may be
projected to be received by Landlord upon reletting of the Premises; or (b) an
amount equal to the sum of (i) all Base Rent, additional rent and other sums due
or which would be due and payable under this Lease as of the date of Tenant's
default through the end of the scheduled Lease Term, plus (ii) all expenses
(including broker and reasonable attorneys' fees) projected by Landlord to be
incurred in connection with the reletting of the Premises, minus (iii) any Base
Rent, additional rent and other sums which Tenant proves by a preponderance of
the evidence would be received by Landlord upon reletting of the Premises from
the end of the vacancy period projected by Landlord through the expiration of
the scheduled Lease Term. Such amount shall be discounted using a discount
factor of five percent (5%), and such resulting amount shall be payable to
Landlord in a lump sum on demand, it being understood that upon payment of such
liquidated and agreed final damages, Tenant shall be released from further
liability under this Lease with respect to the period after the date of such
payment. Landlord may bring suit to collect any such damages at any time after
an Event of Default shall have occurred. In the event Landlord relets the
Premises together with other premises or for a term extending beyond the
scheduled expiration of the Lease Term, it is understood that Tenant will not be
entitled to apply any base rent, additional rent or other sums generated or
projected to be generated by either such other premises or in the period
extending beyond the scheduled expiration of the Lease Term (collectively, the
"EXTRA RENT") against Landlord's damages. Similarly in proving the amount that
would be received by Landlord upon a reletting of the Premises as set forth in
clause (iii) above, Tenant shall not take into account the Extra Rent. The
provisions contained in this Section shall be in addition to, and shall not
prevent the enforcement of, any claim Landlord may have against Tenant for
anticipatory breach of this Lease. Nothing herein shall be construed to affect
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to prove, and claim in full, unpaid rent accrued prior to termination of this
Lease. If Landlord is entitled, or Tenant is required, pursuant to any provision
hereof to take any action upon the termination of the Lease Term, then Landlord
shall be entitled, and Tenant shall be required, to take such action also upon
the termination of Tenant's right of possession.

19.3     Tenant hereby expressly waives, for itself and all persons claiming by,
through or under it, any right of redemption, re-entry or restoration of the
operation of this Lease under any present or future Law, including without
limitation any such right which Tenant would otherwise have in case Tenant shall
be dispossessed for any cause, or in case Landlord shall obtain possession of
the Premises as herein provided.

         (a)      All rights and remedies of Landlord set forth in this Lease
are cumulative and in addition to all other rights and remedies available to
Landlord at law or in equity. The exercise by Landlord of any such right or
remedy shall not prevent the concurrent or subsequent exercise of any other
right or remedy. No delay or failure by Landlord to exercise or enforce any of
Landlord's rights or remedies or Tenant's obligations shall constitute a waiver
of any such rights, remedies or obligations. Landlord shall not be deemed to
have waived any default by Tenant unless such waiver expressly is set forth in a
written instrument signed by Landlord. If Landlord waives in writing any default
by Tenant, such waiver shall not be construed as a waiver of any covenant,
condition or agreement set forth in this Lease except as to the specific
circumstances described in such written waiver.

19.4     If Landlord shall institute proceedings against Tenant and a compromise
or settlement thereof shall be made, then the same shall not constitute a waiver
of the same or of any other covenant, condition or agreement set forth herein,
nor of any of Landlord's rights hereunder. Neither the payment by Tenant of a
lesser amount than the monthly installment of Base Rent, additional rent or of
any sums due hereunder nor any endorsement or statement on any check or letter
accompanying a check for payment of rent or other sums payable hereunder shall
be deemed an accord and satisfaction. Landlord may accept the same without
prejudice to Landlord's right to recover the balance of such rent or other sums
or to pursue any other remedy. Notwithstanding any request or designation by
Tenant, Landlord may apply any payment received from Tenant to any payment then
due. No re-entry by Landlord, and no acceptance by Landlord of keys from Tenant,
shall be considered an acceptance of a surrender of this Lease.

19.5     If Tenant fails to make any payment to any third party or to do any act
herein required to be made or done by Tenant, then Landlord may, but shall not
be required to, make such payment or do such act. The taking of such action by
Landlord shall not be considered a cure of such default by Tenant or prevent
Landlord from pursuing any remedy it is otherwise entitled to in connection with
such default. If Landlord elects to make such payment or do such act, then all
expenses incurred by Landlord, plus interest thereon at a rate (the "DEFAULT
RATE") equal to the greater of fifteen percent (15%) per annum or the rate per
annum which is five (5) whole percentage points higher than the prime rate
published in the Money Rates section of the Wall Street Journal, from the date
incurred by Landlord to the date of payment thereof by Tenant, shall constitute
additional rent due hereunder; provided, however, that nothing contained herein
shall be construed as permitting Landlord to charge or receive interest in
excess of the maximum rate then allowed by law.

19.6     If Tenant fails to make any payment of Base Rent, additional rent or
any other sum on or before the date such payment is due and payable, then Tenant
shall pay to Landlord a late charge of five percent (5%) of the amount of such
payment. In addition, such payment and such late fee shall bear interest at the
Default Rate from the date such payment or late fee, respectively, became due to
the date of payment thereof by Tenant; provided, however, that nothing contained
herein shall be construed as permitting Landlord to charge or receive interest
in excess of the maximum rate then allowed by law. Such late charge and interest
shall constitute additional rent due hereunder without any notice or demand.

19.7     [Intentionally omitted.]

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19.8     If more than one natural person or entity shall constitute Tenant, then
the liability of each such person or entity shall be joint and several. If
Tenant is a general partnership or other entity the partners or members of which
are subject to personal liability, then the liability of each such partner or
member shall be joint and several. No waiver, release or modification of the
obligations of any such person or entity shall affect the obligations of any
other such person or entity.

                                   ARTICLE XX
                                   BANKRUPTCY

20.1     An "EVENT OF BANKRUPTCY" is the occurrence with respect to any of
Tenant, a Guarantor or any other person liable for Tenant's obligations
hereunder (including, without limitation, any general partner (or, if Tenant is
a limited liability company, any member of Tenant) of Tenant (a "GENERAL
PARTNER")) of any of the following: (a) such person becoming insolvent, as that
term is defined in Title 11 of the United States Code (the "BANKRUPTCY CODE") or
under the insolvency laws of any state (the "INSOLVENCY LAWS"); (b) appointment
of a receiver or custodian for any property of such person, or the institution
of a foreclosure or attachment action upon any property of such person; (c)
filing by such person of a voluntary petition under the provisions of the
Bankruptcy Code or Insolvency Laws; (d) filing of an involuntary petition
against such person as the subject debtor under the Bankruptcy Code or
Insolvency Laws, which either (1) is not dismissed within thirty (30) days after
filing, or (2) results in the issuance of an order for relief against the
debtor; or (e) such person making or consenting to an assignment for the benefit
of creditors or a composition of creditors; (f) such person submitting (either
before or after execution hereof) to

Landlord any financial statement containing any material inaccuracy or omission;
or (g) a decrease by fifty percent (50%) or more of such person's net worth
below the net worth of such person as of the date hereof. At any time upon not
less than five (5) days' prior written notice, Tenant shall submit such
information concerning the financial condition of any such person as Landlord
may request. Tenant warrants that all such information heretofore and hereafter
submitted is and shall be correct and complete.

20.2     Upon occurrence of an Event of Bankruptcy, Landlord shall have all
rights and remedies available pursuant to Article XIX; provided, however, that
while a case (the "Case") in which Tenant is the subject debtor under the
Bankruptcy Code is pending, Landlord's right to terminate this Lease shall be
subject, to the extent required by the Bankruptcy Code, to any rights of Tenant
or its trustee in bankruptcy (collectively, "TRUSTEE") to assume or assume and
assign this Lease pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code. After the commencement of a
Case: (i) Trustee shall perform all post-petition obligations of Tenant under
this Lease; and (ii) if Landlord is entitled TO damages (including, without
limitation, unpaid rent) pursuant to the terms of this Lease, then all such
damages shall be entitled to administrative expense priority pursuant to the
Bankruptcy Code. Any person or entity to which this Lease is assigned pursuant
to the Bankruptcy Code shall be deemed without further act or deed to have
assumed all of the obligations arising under this Lease on and after the date of
assignment, and any such assignee shall upon request execute and deliver to
Landlord an instrument confirming such assumption. Trustee shall not have the
right to assume or assume and assign this Lease unless Trustee promptly (a)
cures all defaults under this Lease, (b) compensates Landlord for damages
incurred as a result of such defaults, (c) provides adequate assurance of future
performance on the part of Trustee as debtor in possession or Trustee's
assignee, and (d) complies with all other requirements of the Bankruptcy Code.
If Trustee fails to assume or assume and assign this Lease in accordance with
the requirements of the Bankruptcy Code within sixty (60) days after the
initiation of the Case, then Trustee shall be deemed to have rejected this
Lease. If this Lease is rejected or deemed rejected, then Landlord shall have
all rights and remedies available to it pursuant to Article XIX. Adequate
assurance of future performance shall require, among other things, that the
following minimum criteria be met: (1) Trustee must pay its estimated pro-rata
share of the cost of all services performed or provided by Landlord (whether
directly or through agents OR contractors and whether or not previously included
as part of Base Rent) in advance of the performance or provision of such
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Tenant's business shall be conducted in a good and reasonable manner, and that
no liquidating sale, auction or other such business operation which Landlord
deems to be other than good and reasonable business practice shall be conducted
in the Premises; (3) Trustee must agree that the use OF the Premises as stated
in this Lease shall remain unchanged and that no prohibited use shall be
permitted; (4) Trustee must agree that the assumption or assumption and
assignment of this Lease shall not violate or affect the rights of other tenants
of the Building and the Complex; (5) Trustee must pay at the time the next
monthly installment of Base Rent is due, in addition to such installment, an
amount equal to the monthly installments of Base Rent, and additional rent due
for the next six (6) months thereafter, such amount to be held as a security
deposit; (6) Trustee must agree to pay, at any time Landlord draws on such
security deposit, the amount necessary to restore such security deposit to its
original amount; (7) Trustee must comply with all duties and obligations of
Tenant under this Lease; and (8) All assurances of future performance specified
in the Bankruptcy Code must be provided.

                                   ARTICLE XXI
                                  SUBORDINATION

21.1     This Lease is subject and subordinate to the lien, provisions,
operation and effect of all mortgages, deeds of trust, ground leases or other
security instruments which may now or hereafter encumber the Building or the
Land (collectively, "MORTGAGES"), to all funds and indebtedness intended to be
secured thereby, and to all renewals, extensions, modifications, recastings or
refinancings thereof. The holder of any Mortgage to which this Lease is
subordinate shall have the right (subject to any required approval of the
holders of any superior Mortgage) at any time to declare this Lease to be
superior to the lien, provisions, operation and effect of such Mortgage and
Tenant shall execute, acknowledge and deliver all documents required by such
holder in confirmation thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) Landlord
shall obtain from the holder of the existing Mortgage which encumbers the
Building and Land a non-disturbance agreement for the benefit of tenant in such
holder's usual form and (b) with respect to any future Mortgage on the Building,
the Land or both, if (i) at the time that any such Mortgage is placed Tenant is
then paying all of its obligations to its creditors on a timely basis as such
obligations become due, and (ii) there shall then be no default existing under
this Lease then, in such event, Landlord shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to obtain from the holder of such future Mortgage a non-disturbance
agreement for the benefit of Tenant in such holder's usual form; provided,
however, that in each case (A) Tenant shall pay all costs incurred by Landlord
which are imposed by such holder of a Mortgage with respect to such
non-disturbance agreement, and (B) in the event that Landlord does not obtain a
non-disturbance agreement which it is obligated to obtain pursuant to clause (a)
of this Section 21.1 or which Landlord is obligated to use commercially
reasonable efforts to obtain pursuant to clause (b) of this Section 21.1, then
Tenant's sole remedy shall be that this Lease shall not be subject and
subordinate to the lien of the Mortgage and Landlord shall have no liability to
Tenant on account of Landlord's failure to obtain a non-disturbance agreement.

21.2     Tenant shall at Landlord's request promptly execute any requisite or
appropriate document confirming the foregoing subordination. Tenant appoints
Landlord as Tenant's attorney-in-fact to execute any such document for Tenant.
Tenant waives the provisions of any statute or rule of law now or hereafter in
effect which may give or purport to give Tenant any right to terminate or
otherwise adversely affect this Lease and Tenant's obligations hereunder in the
event any foreclosure proceeding is prosecuted or completed or in the event the
Building, the Land or Landlord's interest therein is transferred by foreclosure,
by deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise. If this Lease is not extinguished
upon any such transfer or by the transferee following such transfer, then, at
the request of such transferee, Tenant shall attorn to such transferee and shall
recognize such transferee' as the landlord under this Lease. Tenant agrees that
upon any such attornment, such transferee shall not be (a) bound by any payment
of the Base Rent or additional rent more than one (1) month in advance, except
prepayments in the nature of security for the performance by Tenant of its
obligations under this Lease, but only to the extent such prepayments have been
delivered to such transferee, (b) bound by any amendment of this Lease made
without the consent of the holder of each Mortgage existing as of the date of
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of any prior landlord,-(-d) subject to any offsets or defenses which Tenant
might have against any prior landlord, (e) be obligated for construction of any
improvements otherwise to be constructed by Landlord under the Lease, or (f) be
obligated under any provision of this Lease setting forth terms of
indemnification by Landlord of Tenant; provided, however, that after succeeding
to Landlord's interest under this Lease, such transferee shall agree to perform
in accordance with the terms of this Lease all obligations of Landlord arising
after the date of transfer. Within five (5) days after the request of such
transferee, Tenant shall execute, acknowledge and deliver any requisite or
appropriate document submitted to Tenant confirming such attornment.

21.3     If any prospective or current holder of a Mortgage requires that
modifications to this Lease be obtained, and provided that such modifications
(a) are reasonable, (b) do not adversely affect in a material manner Tenant's
use and quiet enjoyment of the Premises as herein permitted, and (c) do not
increase the rent and other sums to be paid by Tenant, then Landlord may submit
to Tenant an amendment to this Lease incorporating such required modifications,
and Tenant shall execute, acknowledge and deliver such amendment to Landlord
within five (5) business days after Tenant's receipt thereof (with no other
notice or cure period applicable thereto).

21.4     If (i) the Building or the Land, or both, are at any time subject to a
Mortgage, (ii) this Lease and rent payable hereunder is assigned to the holder
of the Mortgage, and (iii) the Tenant is given notice of such assignment,
including the name and address of the assignee, then, in that event, Tenant
shall not terminate this Lease or make any abatement or offset in the rent
payable hereunder for any default on the part of the Landlord without first
giving notice, in the manner provided elsewhere in this Lease for the giving of
notices, to the holder of such Mortgage, specifying the default in reasonable
detail, and affording such holder a reasonable opportunity to make performance,
at its election, for and on behalf of the Landlord, except that (x) such holder
shall have at least thirty (30) days to cure the default; (y) if such default
cannot be cured with reasonable diligence and continuity within thirty (30)
days, such holder shall have any additional time as may be reasonably necessary
to cure the default with reasonable diligence and continuity; and (z) if the
default cannot reasonably be cured without such holder having obtained
possession of the Building, such holder shall have such additional time as may
be reasonably necessary under the circumstances to obtain possession of the
Building and thereafter to cure the default with reasonable diligence and
continuity. If more than one such holder makes a written request to Landlord to
cure the default, the holder making the request whose lien is the most senior
shall have such right.

                                  ARTICLE XXII
                                  HOLDING OVER

22.1     Tenant acknowledges that it is extremely important that Landlord have
substantial advance notice of the date on which Tenant will vacate the Premises,
because Landlord will require an extensive period to locate a replacement tenant
and because Landlord plans its entire leasing and renovation program for the
Building in reliance on its lease expiration dates. Tenant also acknowledges
that if Tenant fails to surrender the Premises or any portion thereof at the
expiration or earlier termination of the Lease Term, then it will be
conclusively presumed that the value to Tenant of remaining in possession, and
the loss that will be suffered by Landlord as a result thereof, far exceed the
Base Rent and additional rent that would have been payable had the Lease Term
continued during such holdover period. Therefore, if Tenant (or anyone claiming
through Tenant) does not immediately surrender the Premises or any portion
thereof upon the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease Term, then
Landlord may deem Tenant to be occupying the Premises as a tenant from
month-to-month, (a) for the first three (3) months of such holdover, at the sum
of one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the monthly installment of Base Rent,
additional rent and other sums that would be payable pursuant to the provisions
of this Lease if the Lease Term had continued during such holdover period, and
(b) if Tenant shall remain in occupancy of the Premises thereafter, the rent
payable by Tenant hereunder shall be increased to equal two hundred percent
(200%) of the Base Rent, additional rent and other sums that would have been
payable pursuant to the provisions of this Lease if the Lease Term

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had continued during such holdover period. Such rent shall be computed by
Landlord and paid by Tenant on a monthly basis and shall be payable on the first
day of such holdover period and the first day of each calendar month thereafter
during such holdover period until the Premises have been vacated.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Lease, Landlord's acceptance of such
rent shall not in any manner adversely affect Landlord's other rights and
remedies, including Landlord's right to evict Tenant and to recover all damages.
Any such holdover shall be deemed to be a tenancy-at-sufferance and not a
tenancy-at-will or tenancy from month-to-month. In no event shall any holdover
be deemed a permitted extension or renewal of the Lease Term, and nothing
contained herein shall be construed to constitute Landlord's consent to any
holdover or to give Tenant any right with respect thereto.

                                  ARTICLE XXIII
                              COVENANTS OF LANDLORD

23.1     Landlord covenants that it has the right to enter into this Lease, and
that if Tenant shall perform timely all of its obligations hereunder, then,
subject to the provisions of this Lease, Tenant shall during the Lease Term
peaceably and quietly occupy and enjoy the full possession of the Premises
without hindrance by Landlord or any party claiming through or under Landlord.

23.2     Landlord reserves the following rights, following at least ninety (90)
days prior notice to Tenant: (a) to change the street address and name of the
Building and the Complex; (b) to change the arrangement and location of
entrances, passageways, doors, doorways, corridors, elevators, stairs, toilets
or other public parts of the Building and the Complex; (c) to erect, use and
maintain pipes, wires, structural supports, ducts and conduits in and through
the Premises; (d) to grant to anyone the exclusive right to conduct any
particular business in the Building and the Complex; (e) to exclusively use
and/or lease the roof areas, the sidewalks and other exterior areas; (f) to
resubdivide the Land or to combine the Land with other lands; (g) to relocate
any parking areas designated for Tenant's use; (h) if Tenant vacates the
Premises prior to the expiration of the Lease Term, to enter the Premises for
any reason whatsoever and to make Alterations to or otherwise prepare the
Premises for reoccupancy without relieving Tenant of its obligation to pay all
Base Rent, additional rent and other sums due under this Lease through such
expiration; (i) to construct improvements (including kiosks) on the Land and in
the public and common areas of the Building; (j) to prohibit smoking in the
entire Building or portions thereof (including the Premises) and on the Land, so
long as such prohibitions are in accordance with applicable law; and (k) if any
excavation or other substructure work shall be made or authorized to be made
upon land adjacent to the Building or the Land, to enter the Premises for the
purpose of doing such work as is required to preserve the walls of the Building
and to preserve the land from injury or damage and to support such walls and
land by proper foundations. Landlord may exercise any or all of the foregoing
rights without being deemed to be guilty of an eviction, actual or constructive,
or a disturbance of Tenant's business or use or occupancy of the Premises. In
the exercise of its rights under this Section 23.2, Landlord shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to minimize any disruption to Tenant's access to
the Building or Premises or with Tenant's business operations in the Premises.

23.3     Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, Landlord may
at any time elect to alter, rehabilitate or renovate all or any portion of the
Building or property of which the Premises are a part so long as such
construction does not substantially and unreasonably interfere with Tenant's
access to the Premises or substantially and unreasonably interfere with Tenant's
use of the Premises. Tenant acknowledges that the Landlord has the right to
undertake major renovations (including work with respect to the exterior facade
of the property) with respect to the property and that Landlord may hereafter
perform additional work, improvements and renovations with respect to the
property. In connection with any such work, improvements and renovations, the
Landlord may erect scaffoldings, sidewalk bridges and other such appurtenances.
The Tenant agrees not to interfere with such work, improvements and renovations
and further agrees that such work, improvements and renovations (and the
construction appurtenances which the Landlord may place at or near the Premises)
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Tenant, in whole or in part, and the Base Rent and all other items of additional
rent hereunder shall not abate while such work, improvements and renovations are
being made by reason of loss or interruption of the business of the Tenant or
otherwise, nor shall Tenant have any claims against Landlord by reason of such
work. In the exercise of its rights under this Section 23.3, Landlord shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to minimize any disruption to Tenant's access to
the Building or Premises or with Tenant's business operations in the Premises.

                                  ARTICLE XXIV
                                     PARKING

24.1     (a)      Tenant shall have the right to utilize up to (i) fifty-five
(55) unreserved parking spaces within the Building's parking facilities (the
"Parking Area") (other than space provided by Landlord in its sole discretion
from time to time to individual tenants as reserved spaces) on a non-exclusive
basis with other tenants of the Building, and (ii) ten (10) reserved parking
spaces within the Parking Area (the "RESERVED PARKING SPACES"), upon such terms
and conditions as may from time to time be established by Landlord. The Reserved
Parking Spaces shall be at the locations set forth on Exhibit G attached hereto
and made a part hereof. Landlord reserves the right in its absolute discretion
to determine whether the parking facilities are becoming crowded and to allocate
and assign parking spaces among Tenant and the other tenants. Tenant shall not
use the Parking Area for the overnight storage of vehicles; provided, however,
that, to the extent allowable under the Protective Covenants and as a portion of
Tenant's unreserved parking space allotment hereunder, Tenant may park no more
than four (4) of its service vehicles on an overnight basis only in the
portion(s) of the Parking Area which are not visible from either Centerview
Drive or Centerville Road. Landlord reserves the right to modify in any way
Landlord deems appropriate the manner in which the Parking Area is accessed
during the Lease Term.

         (b)      Landlord's granting of parking rights hereunder does not
create a bailment between the parties, it being expressly agreed that the only
relationship created between Landlord and Tenant hereby is that of right grantor
and right grantee. All motor vehicles (including all contents thereof) shall be
in the Parking Area at the sole risk of their owners and Tenant, and Landlord is
not responsible for the protection and security of such vehicles. Neither
Landlord nor any agent, employee or contractor of Landlord shall have any
liability for any property damage or personal injury arising out of or in
connection with said motor vehicles, and Tenant shall indemnify and hold
Landlord and any agent, employee or contractor of Landlord harmless from and
against all demands, claims, damages, costs, expenses, liabilities, or causes of
action arising out of or connected with Tenant's or Tenant's Invitees' use of
the Parking Area, or any acts or omissions arising out of or in connection with
said motor vehicles.

         (c)      In its use of the Parking Area, Tenant will follow all terms
of all applicable Rules and Regulations enacted by Landlord and all Protective
Covenants enacted by the Declarant with respect to the Complex and/or the
Parking Area, and will cause Tenant's Invitees to do the same. Any violation of
said applicable Rules and Regulations or Protective Covenants or failure by
Tenant to pay parking fees, if any, will constitute an Event of Default
hereunder. Upon any such Event of Default, in addition to Landlord's other
rights and remedies, Landlord may terminate Tenant's rights to utilize parking
spaces in the Parking Area in accordance with the terms of subsection (a) above.

         (d)      If: (i) all or a portion of the Parking Area is damaged by
fire or other casualty or taken by power of eminent domain or purchased in lieu
thereof by any governmental authority, (ii) the insurance proceeds payable as a
result of a casualty to the Parking Area are applied to a Mortgage, or (iii)
there is any material uninsured loss to the Parking Area, Landlord may terminate
Tenant's right to lease spaces in the Parking Area in accordance with the terms
of subsection (a) above. If Landlord does not so elect to terminate such rights
of Tenant pursuant to the foregoing provision's of this subsection (d), then
Landlord will either (i) proceed to restore the Parking Area (and Landlord shall
have no obligation to provide any alternative parking while such restoration is
being performed), or (ii) not restore the Parking Area, but

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provide Tenant, at Tenant's sole cost and expense, with alternate parking
throughout the remainder of the Lease Term (if such alternative parking is
reasonably available under the circumstances).

24.2     Landlord reserves the right to establish and modify or amend rules and
regulations governing the use of such parking areas. Landlord shall have the
right to revoke a user's parking privileges in the event such user fails to
abide by the rules and regulations governing the use of such parking areas.
Tenant shall be prohibited from using the Parking Area for purposes other than
for parking registered vehicles. The storage or repair of vehicles in the
Parking Area shall be prohibited.

24.3     Tenant shall not assign, sublet or transfer its rights to use any
parking spaces at the Complex without Landlord's prior written consent. Any
attempted assignment, sublet, or transfer shall be void. Tenant and its
employees shall observe reasonable safety precautions in the use of the Parking
Area and shall at all times abide by all rules and regulations governing the use
of the Parking Area promulgated by Landlord Landlord reserves the right to close
the Parking Area during periods of unusually inclement weather or for repairs.
Landlord does not assume any responsibility, and shall not be held liable, for
any damage or loss to any automobile or personal property in or about the
Parking Area, or for any injury sustained by any person in or about the Parking
Area.

                                   ARTICLE XXV
                                    ESTOPPELS

25.1     At any time and from time to time, upon not less than five (5) business
days' prior written notice, Tenant and each subtenant, assignee, licensee or
concessionaire or occupant of Tenant shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to
Landlord and/or any other person or entity designated by Landlord, a written
statement certifying: (a) that this Lease is unmodified and in full force and
effect (or if there have been modifications, that this Lease is in full force
and effect as modified and stating the modifications); (b) the dates to which
the rent and any other charges have been paid; (c) whether or not Landlord is in
default in the performance of any obligation, and if so, specifying the nature
of such default; (d) the address to which notices to Tenant are to be sent; (e)
that this Lease is subject and subordinate to all Mortgages encumbering the
Building or the Land; (f) that Tenant has accepted the Premises and that all
work thereto has been completed (or if such work has not been completed,
specifying the incomplete work); and (g) such other matters as Landlord may
reasonably request. Any such statement may be relied upon by any owner of the
Building or the Land, any prospective purchaser of the Building or the Land, any
holder_ or prospective holder of a Mortgage or any other person or entity.
Tenant acknowledges that time is of the essence to the delivery of such
statements and that Tenant's failure to deliver timely such statements may cause
substantial damages resulting from, for example, delays in obtaining financing
secured by the Building. Tenant shall be liable for all such damages. If any
such statement is not delivered timely by Tenant, then all matters contained in
such statement shall be deemed true and accurate. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
any estoppel certificate(s) executed by Tenant shall not amend or modify the
terms and conditions of this Lease.

                                  ARTICLE XXVI
                               GENERAL PROVISIONS

26.1     Tenant acknowledges that neither Landlord nor any broker, agent or
employee of Landlord has made any representation or promise with respect to the
Premises or the Building except as herein expressly set forth, and no right,
privilege, easement or license is being acquired by Tenant except as herein
expressly set forth.

26.2     Nothing contained in this Lease shall be construed as creating any
relationship between Landlord and Tenant other than that of landlord and tenant.
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purpose other than as the address of the business to be conducted by Tenant in
the Premises, use the-name-of the Building as Tenant's business address after
Tenant vacates the Premises, or do or permit to be done anything in connection
with Tenant's business or advertising which in the reasonable judgment of
Landlord may reflect unfavorably on Landlord or the Building or confuse or
mislead the public as to any apparent connection or relationship between
Landlord, the Building and Tenant.

26.3     Landlord and Tenant each warrants to the other that in connection with
this Lease it has not employed or dealt with any broker, agent or finder, other
than the Broker(s) set forth in Section 1.10. Landlord acknowledges that
Landlord shall pay any commission or fee due to the Broker(s) pursuant to a
separate agreement. Tenant shall indemnify and hold Landlord harmless from and
against any claim for brokerage or other commissions asserted by any broker,
agent or finder employed by Tenant or with whom Tenant has dealt, other than the
Broker(s).

26.4     LANDLORD, TENANT, AND ALL OTHER PERSONS OR ENTITIES LIABLE UNDER THIS
LEASE EACH WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING, CLAIM OR COUNTERCLAIM
BROUGHT IN CONNECTION WITH ANY MATTER ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED
WITH THIS LEASE, THE RELATIONSHIP OF LANDLORD AND TENANT HEREUNDER, TENANT'S USE
OR OCCUPANCY OF THE PREMISES. AND/OR ANY CLAIM OF INJURY OR DAMAGE. TENANT
CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS AND ANY PLEADING RELATING TO ANY SUCH ACTION AT
THE PREMISES OR AT TENANT'S REGISTERED AGENT'S ADDRESS; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT
NOTHING HEREIN SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS REQUIRING SUCH SERVICE AT THE PREMISES.
LANDLORD, TENANT, AND ALL OTHER PERSONS OR ENTITIES LIABLE UNDER THIS LEASE EACH
WAIVES ANY OBJECTION TO THE VENUE OF ANY ACTION FILED IN ANY COURT SITUATED IN
THE JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE BUILDING IS LOCATED, AND WAIVES ANY RIGHT, CLAIM
OR POWER, UNDER THE DOCTRINE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR OTHERWISE, TO TRANSFER
ANY SUCH ACTION TO ANY OTHER COURT.

         For purposes of this Section 26.4, "TENANT'S REGISTERED AGENT'S
ADDRESS" shall be as follows:

                  Mr. Marc Busman
                  7012 Wolf Shoals Road Suite 101
                  Fairfax Station, VA 22039.

26.5     All notices or other communications required under this Lease shall be
in writing and shall be deemed duly given and received when delivered in person
(with receipt therefor), on the next business day after deposit with a
recognized overnight delivery service, or on the third (3rd) day after being
sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid,
to the following addresses: (a) if to Landlord, at each of the Landlord Notice
Addresses specified in Article I; (b) if to Tenant, at the Tenant Notice
Address specified in Article I. Either party may change its address for the
giving of notices by notice given in accordance with this Section. If Landlord
or the holder of any Mortgage notifies Tenant that a copy of any notice to
Landlord shall be sent to such holder at a specified address, then Tenant shall
send (in the manner specified in this Section and at the same time such notice
is sent to Landlord) a copy of each such notice to such holder, and no such
notice shall be considered duly sent unless such copy is so sent to such holder.
Any such holder shall have the rights set forth in Section 21.4. Any cure of
Landlord's default by such holder shall be treated as performance by Landlord.

26.6     Each provision of this Lease shall be valid and enforceable to the
fullest extent permitted by law. If any provision of this Lease or the
application thereof to any person or circumstance shall to any extent be invalid
or unenforceable, then such provision shall be deemed to be replaced by the
valid and enforceable provision most substantively similar to such invalid or
unenforceable provision, and the remainder of this Lease and the application of
such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is

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invalid or unenforceable shall not be affected thereby. Nothing contained in
this Lease shall be construed as permitting Landlord to charge or receive
interest in excess of the maximum rate allowed by law.

26.7     Feminine, masculine or neuter pronouns shall be substituted for those
of another form, and the plural or singular shall be substituted for the other
number, in any place in which the context may require such substitution.

26.8     The provisions of this Lease shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the parties and each of their respective representatives, successors
and assigns, subject to the provisions herein restricting assignment or
subletting.

26.9     This Lease contains and embodies the entire agreement of the parties
hereto and supersedes all prior agreements, negotiations, letters of intent,
proposals, representations, warranties, understandings, suggestions and
discussions, whether written or oral, between the parties hereto. Any
representation, inducement, warranty, understanding or agreement that is not
expressly set forth in this Lease shall be of no force or effect. This Lease may
be modified or changed in any manner only by an instrument signed by both
parties. This Lease includes and incorporates all Exhibits attached hereto.

26.10    This Lease shall be governed by the Laws of the jurisdiction in which
the Building is located. There shall be no presumption that this Lease be
construed more strictly against the party who itself or though its agent
prepared it, it being agreed that all parties hereto have participated in the
preparation of this Lease and that each party had the opportunity to consult
legal counsel before the execution of this Lease.

26.11    Headings are used for convenience and shall not be considered when
construing this Lease.

26.12    The submission of an unsigned copy of this document to Tenant shall not
constitute an offer or option to lease the Premises. This Lease shall become
effective and binding only upon execution and delivery by both Landlord and
Tenant subject to the following. This Lease is contingent upon any holder of a
Mortgage which encumbers the Building approving the Lease. In the event that
such holder does not approve the -Lease, Landlord shall have the right to
terminate this Lease.

26.13    [Intentionally omitted.]

26.14    This Lease may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed an original and all of which together constitute one and the
same document. Faxed signatures shall have the same binding effect as original
signatures.

26.15    Neither this Lease nor a memorandum thereof shall be recorded.

26.16    Landlord reserves the right to make reasonable changes and
modifications to the plans and specifications for the Building without Tenant's
consent,-provided such-changes-or modifications do not materially and adversely
change the character of the Building or Tenant's use of the Premises.

26.17    Tenant's liabilities and obligations with respect to the period prior
to the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease Term shall survive such
expiration or earlier termination.

26.18    If Landlord is in any way delayed or prevented from performing any
obligation due to fire, act of God, governmental act or failure to act, strike,
labor dispute, inability to procure materials, or any cause beyond Landlord's
reasonable control (whether similar or dissimilar to the foregoing events), then
the time for performance of such obligation shall be excused for the period of
such delay or prevention and extended for a period equal to the period of such
delay, interruption or prevention.

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26.19    Landlord's review, approval and consent powers (including the right to
review plans and specifications) are for its benefit only. Such review, approval
or consent (or conditions imposed in connection therewith) shall be deemed not
to constitute a representation concerning legality, safety or any other matter.

26.20    The deletion of any printed, typed or other portion of this Lease shall
not evidence the parties' intention to contradict such deleted portion. Such
deleted portion shall be deemed not to have been inserted in this Lease.

26.21    At the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease Term, Tenant
shall deliver to Landlord all keys and security cards to the Building and the
Premises, whether such keys were furnished by Landlord or otherwise procured by
Tenant, and shall inform Landlord of the combination of each lock, safe and
vault, if any, in the Premises.

26.22    Tenant and the person executing and delivering this Lease on Tenant's
behalf each represents and warrants that such person is duly authorized to so
act; that Tenant is duly organized, is qualified to do business in the
jurisdiction in which the Building is located, is in good standing under the
Laws of the state of its organization and the Laws of the jurisdiction in which
the Building is located, and has the power and authority to enter into this
Lease; and that all action required to authorize Tenant and such person to enter
into this Lease has been duly taken.

26.23    Any elimination or shutting off of light, air, or view by any structure
which may be erected on lands adjacent to the Building shall in no way effect
this Lease or impose any liability on Landlord.

For purposes of Section 55-218.1 of the Code of Virginia, Landlord appoints as
its resident agent Corporate Services Company.

26.25    This Lease, for purposes of applicable law shall be deemed a deed of
lease executed under seal.

26.26    The parties intend that all payments made to Landlord under this Lease
will qualify as rents from real property for purposes of Section 512(b)(3) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended ("QUALIFIED RENTS"). If Landlord,
in its sole discretion, advises Tenant that there is any risk that all or part
of any payments made under this Lease will not qualify as Qualified Rents,
Tenant agrees (i) to cooperate with landlord to restructure this Lease in such
manner as may be necessary to enable such payments to be treated as Qualified
Rents, and (ii) to permit an assignment of this Lease, in each case provided
such restructuring or assignment will not have a material economic impact on
Tenant.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Landlord and Tenant have executed this Lease under seal as
of the day and year first above written.

WITNESS:                              LANDLORD:

                                      FJ DULLES BUSINESS PARK II LLC, a Virginia
                                      limited liability company

                                      By: JBG REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES
                                          XXXVIII, L.L.C., a Delaware limited
                                          liability company Class A Managing
                                          Member

                                      By  /s/ Benjamin R. Jacobs        [SEAL]
-----------------------------             ------------------------------
                                          Benjamin R. Jacobs
                                          Managing Member

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ATTEST:                               TENANT:

[Corporate Seal]                      DIGITAL SUPPORT CORPORATION, a Virginia
                                      corporation

By: /s/ MARK MITCHELL                 By:                                [SEAL]
    -------------------------             ------------------------------
    MARK MITCHELL                         Name: Peter S. Brigham
    DR. COMMERCIAL SALE                   Title: President

                           26.27    In the event that a legal action is brought
                                    by the Landlord against the Tenant, or vice
                                    versa, then the non-prevailing party shall
                                    reimburse the prevailing party for all
                                    associated fees and expenses.

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   EXHIBIT 10.17 - LEASE CONTRACT BETWEEN IMMOBILIERE DE LA RUE DE STRASBOURG
                          S.A AND TECHTEAM GLOBAL NV/SA

                                 LEASE CONTRACT

BETWEEN: IMMOBILIERE DE LA RUE DE STRASBOURG S.A.
         Acting as manager of the joint-venture association with
         EVERE REAL ESTATE S.A.
         Established at Place Ste Gudule 19, 1000 Brussels

         Represented for the purposes of this agreement by PETERCAM SECURITIES,
         itself represented by
         Mr D. van den Broeck, Manager

         Referred to hereinafter as "THE LESSOR"

                                                    ON THE ONE HAND,

AND:     NATIONAL TECH TEAM EUROPE S.A.
         Established at Medialaan 1
         1800 Vilvoorde

         Represented for the purposes of this agreement by Mr Jonathan AHLBRAND,
         Chief Executive Officer

         Referred to hereinafter as "THE LESSEE"

                                                    ON THE OTHER HAND,

THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN EXPRESSLY AGREED

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ARTICLE 1 - SUBJECT OF THE LEASE

The lessor leases out to the lessee, who accepts, the property described below:

In the municipality of EVERE, in a building located at 10 Rue du Planeur:

-        the ground floor of block A, representing approximately 584 m(2)and
         2,369 hundred-thousandths in the communal areas;

-        four outside parking places, representing 0 hundred-thousandths in the
         communal areas.

These various premises are delimited by a red border on the plans enclosed
herewith. The lessee is perfectly familiar with them and does not request any
more detailed description thereof.

However, the surface areas leased out are not guaranteed, so that the
difference, whether greater or smaller, should this be in excess of 20%, shall
be to the benefit or to the loss of the lessee, respectively.

Furthermore, the hundred-thousandths mentioned in this article are indicative
and may be modified at any time by the lessor or the manager if a modification
to the structure, surface areas, fittings or use of certain parts of the
building so justify.

ARTICLE 1B - PREFERENTIAL RIGHT OF LET

The lessor undertakes to inform the lessee whenever office space is put up for
let in the building.

Putting up for let shall be understood as meaning a stage of negotiation in
which the lessor feels it has reasonable chances of concluding a lease contract
relating to a particular surface area.

Dating from the lessor's notification, the lessee shall have a preferential
right to the office space put up for let, for a period of 30 calendar days.

Should the lessee not have agreed to rent these surface areas within this period
of 30 calendar days under the conditions proposed by the lessor, the latter may
freely negotiate the letting thereof, albeit under the same conditions as those
proposed to the lessee.

The lessee is informed that on the date of signing of this lease, the surface
areas available are those indicated in Annex 1.

Apart from the aforementioned preferential right, the lessee shall have a
specific preferential right, until 31 July 1998, to floors A6, A5 or A4 at an
annual rental of BEF 5,500/m(2) for office space, BEF 25,000 per exterior
parking space and BEF 40,000 per interior parking space.

ARTICLE 2 - INVENTORY OF FIXTURES AND FITTINGS

The lessee states that it is familiar with the premises and does not request any
more detailed description thereof. The premises are let in the state in which
they are described in the inventory of fixtures and fittings upon entry. This
shall be drawn up after due hearing of both sides, and prior to the entry into
force of this lease, by an expert appointed by mutual agreement or - failing
this - by two experts, with each of the parties appointing and remunerating its
own.

It is expressly stated in this respect that the lessee shall bear the costs of
all work of any kind involving the conversion or fitting-out of the premises
that may be necessary with a view to making them suitable for their intended
use.

This work for the purposes of conversion and/or fitting-out shall be done under
the responsibility of the lessee,

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who must have it carried out professionally and in accordance with the rules of
the general regulations on protection at the workplace, and subject to the
lessor's prior written agreement.

Should major alterations be made to the premises rented by the lessee during the
course of the lease, the lessor reserves the right to have an endorsement to the
inventory of fixtures and fittings upon entry drawn up, at the lessee's expense.

When the lease comes to an end, the lessee must return the premises in a perfect
state for letting, save for normal wear and tear. An inventory of fixtures and
fittings upon departure shall be drawn up, following the same procedure as that
laid down for the inventory of fixtures and fittings upon entry, in order to
establish the amount of damage attributable to the lessee and any compensation
for non-availability that may be payable.

The findings and evaluations of the expert or experts, both upon entry and upon
departure, shall be established without appeal and shall be definitively binding
upon the parties.

The work required to restore the premises to their original state shall be
carried out before the expiration of the lease. In the event of failure to
comply with this proviso, the lessee shall be liable, without prejudice to its
other obligations, for payment of an indemnity at least equivalent to the total
amount of the rental, charges and taxes in force at the end of the lease, per
full months of consecutive occupation required for the let premises to be
restored to their original state.

The premises forming the subject of this agreement are let with all the
easements with which they may be favoured or encumbered. The lessee is not
authorised to constitute any easement relating to the rented premises.

ARTICLE 3 - PURPOSE AND USE OF THE RENTED PREMISES

The lessee shall limit the use made of the private areas of the building forming
the subject of this lease contract to a specific intended use detailed as
follows:

The rented premises on the upper floors are intended for use as administrative
offices, meeting rooms, cloakrooms and toilets.

The parking places are intended exclusively for cars and small vans.

The lessee may not alter this use in any way without the special, prior, written
agreement of the lessor, who may always refuse, without having to give any
reason for its refusal, and without the lessee being able to make any appeal
whatsoever on account of said refusal.

The lessor reserves the right to let other premises in the same building to
other tenants, irrespective of whether the latter carry out the same activity as
the lessee, and may not be held liable on this account.

The lessor or the manager reserves the right to change or switch the designated
parking spaces at any time, if work, safety or the internal organisation of the
building so requires.

It is expressly stated that under no circumstances may the rented premises be
used for a business or activity governed by the law of 30 April 1951 on
commercial leases.

The lessee undertakes to use the rented premises with due care and diligence,
and not to carry out any activity therein that would be liable to inconvenience
the other occupants of the building or undermine its good reputation.

In particular, it is not allowed to place materials in the premises that would
be liable to harm the salubrity and safety thereof, even if these are intended
for sampling. Only furniture and equipment intended for the lessee's activity,
such as typewriters, accounting machines and suchlike, shall be permitted there.

The uniformly distributed floor overload may in no case exceed 400 kg per square
metre (including the weight of the partitioning).

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ARTICLE 3b - INTERNAL RULES AND REGULATIONS / BASIC CONTRACT

The lessee acknowledges having familiarised itself with, and accepted, the
internal rules and regulations and/or basic contract of the building, which
forms an integral part of this contract. It undertakes to respect the provisions
thereof, and shall also comply with any modifications or amendments made to
these, of which the lessor or manager will notify it.

In the event of a contradiction between the provisions of the internal rules and
regulations and those of this contract, the latter shall take precedence.

However, in the event of a contradiction between the provisions of this contract
and those of the basic contract of the building, it is the basic contract that
shall be considered as having force of law for the parties.

ARTICLE 4 - TERM OF THE CONTRACT

This lease is concluded for a period of nine consecutive years, entering into
force on 1 August 1997 and coming to an end, ipso jure, on 31 July 2006, without
either the lessee or the lessor being able to claim tacit renewal.

The parties reserve the right to terminate the lease at the end of each
three-year period. Notice of termination shall be given by registered letter
sent by the party terminating the lease to the other contracting party at least
four months before the end of the three-year period.

Moreover, the lessor may also bring the lease to an end at any time, subject to
prior notice of three months given by registered letter, in the event of the
bankruptcy or corporate failure of the lessee, or in the event of the latter
requesting an amicable legal settlement or composition.

ARTICLE 5 - RENTAL

The let is granted and accepted, subject to an annual rental fixed at BEF
3,312,000 (three million three hundred and twelve thousand francs), which is to
be paid to the lessor quarterly, in quarterly instalments and in advance, on 1
January, 1 April, 1 July and 1 October every year.

The first rental shall be payable on 1 January 1998.

The final rental instalment preceding expiration of the lease will likewise be
calculated pro rata temporis.

Rent shall be due for payment further to the mere expiration of the period, the
fact of which shall constitute notice of default.

On the due dates mentioned above, the amount of the rental shall be credited to
account no. 751-0000898-65 in the name of BLUE STAR - IMMO STRASBOURG or any
other account that the lessor may indicate during the course of the lease.

ARTICLE 6 - REVIEW CLAUSE

The amount of the rental as provided for in Article 5, is linked to the consumer
price index published every month by the Ministry of Economic Affairs.

For the application of the present article, it is stipulated that the rental
amounts as determined in Article 5 have been established with the base index
considered as being that of the month preceding that in which this lease was
signed.

Adjustments to the rental amount may only be made annually, on the anniversary
of the date on which the lease

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came into force. To ascertain whether there is cause for an increase, the
parties shall refer to the index of the preceding month.

The rental shall be adjusted automatically, ipso jure and without formal notice,
in accordance with the following formula:

basic rental x index of the month preceding the anniversary = new rental
-----------------------------------------------------------
base index

However, the new rental thus determined may not be lower than the rental in
force during the previous year.

It is expressly agreed that any renunciation on the part of the lessor relating
to the increases resulting from this clause may not be established other than by
a written recognition signed by the latter.

As long as the provisions of the law of 24 December 1993 are and remain
applicable, both the base index and the calculation index shall be replaced by
the so-called "health" index.

Should the calculation basis of the official consumer price index be modified or
the index abolished, the parties expressly agree that the amount of the rental
shall be linked to the conversion rate published in the Belgian Official Journal
(Moniteur Belge), or to any system that were to replace said index to serve as a
basis for the payment of civil servants, albeit without ever being less than the
last rental payable calculated in accordance with the previous index calculation
method.

In the absence of such a system, for whatever reason, the lessor shall be
entitled to base itself on the increase in the cost of living.

ARTICLE 7 - RENTAL GUARANTEE

Upon signing of the lease, the lessee shall hand over to the lessor, by way of a
guarantee, a cheque to the sum of BEF 1,656,000 (one million six hundred and
fifty-six thousand francs), equivalent to six months' rental.

This guarantee shall be returned to the lessee when it has created a bank
guarantee as described below.

To this end the lessee shall provide, to the exclusive benefit of the lessor,
the irrevocable guarantee of a bank or an insurance company established in
Belgium and accredited by the lessor, to pay all sums of any kind whatsoever
that the lessee may owe the lessor by virtue of this lease. This guarantee shall
be to an amount equivalent to six months' rent and must be adjusted every year
on the basis of the indexed rental at that time, the date of the rental increase
as stated in Article 6 above serving as formal notice. The guarantee shall be
callable upon first request, notwithstanding any opposition by the lessee.

Furthermore, this guarantee may only come to an end subject to the prior written
agreement of the lessor, or failing this, further to a court decision, even if
said agreement is given after the final date of expiration of the lease. It must
state that the bank or insurance company providing it is perfectly acquainted
with this lease, and more especially with this article.

Upon expiration of the final period of the lease, the guarantee shall be
restored to the lessee, once the latter has given proof of the complete
fulfilment of all obligations incumbent upon it by virtue of the law and of this
contract.

ARTICLE 8 - LEASE-BACK / SUBLETTING

The total or partial lease-back or subletting of the premises forming the
subject of this lease contract is prohibited, but for the prior written
agreement of the lessor, who shall not have to justify any refusal in this
respect.

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Should the lessor agree to this, the lessee shall be wholly and severally
liable, together with the assignees, subtenants, their heirs or rightful
claimants, in whatever respect, for the obligations of this lease.

The term of the subletting may not under any circumstances exceed the term of
this lease.

ARTICLE 9 - CHARGES - TAXES AND DUTIES

With the exception of the long-lease rent, all taxes, duties and contributions
of any kind, and in particular the advance levy on income derived from real
estate, the other real property taxes, taxes pertaining to the lessee's activity
or occupation of the rented premises, which are levied or to be levied on the
rented premises by the State, the Province, the Region, the Municipality or any
other public authority shall be borne exclusively by the lessee, as from the
date on which the lease takes effect.

Moreover, should the rental amounts be subject to VAT in the future, the lessee
shall be solely liable therefor.

The lessee undertakes to pay the taxes, duties and contributions to the lessor
upon first request and at the latest fifteen days prior to the date of payment
stipulated on the notice of abstract of the tax assessment register.

Moreover, the lessee shall be obliged to compensate the lessor for any loss
suffered by the latter as a result of delays occasioned by the lessee in the
payment of the taxes incumbent upon it.

The lessor or the manager shall determine, without appeal, the criteria for the
way in which said taxes, duties and contributions are divided up between the
various occupants of the building.

If a law were to render the above clauses inapplicable, the lessee undertakes
here and now to supplement the amount of its rental in such a way that it is
equal to the amount of the rental in force plus the last taxes paid.

ARTICLE 10 - MAINTENANCE OF THE RENTED PREMISES AND REPAIRS

The lessee undertakes to occupy the rented premises with all due diligence, to
keep them in a good state of repair, to maintain them, and to return them to the
lessor at the end of this contract in a perfect state for letting, save for
normal rental wear and tear.

The lessee shall bear the costs of all repair work and maintenance of the rented
premises, except where it is up to the lessee to prove that these concern major
repairs, in which case said repairs shall be payable by the lessor. The costs of
any expert appraisal shall be borne by the lessee.

The lessor shall see to it that the general services of the building are in good
working order and undertakes to have those repairs that are incumbent upon it
carried out swiftly and, where possible, without any disruption to the lessee's
use of the premises. The lessee, meanwhile, shall give the lessor and its
employees access to the premises for any necessary inspections and repairs. The
lessee shall immediately notify the lessor of any major repairs apparently
needing to be done, and shall bear the cost of any additional repairs of this
kind rendered necessary by its failure to notify the lessor, or its slowness in
so doing.

The lessee shall put up with all repairs or alterations that may become
necessary or useful during the term of the lease, without any compensation or
reduction in the rent, except where these last for more than 40 days. Except in
the case of serious misconduct or negligence, the lessor shall not be
responsible for the inconvenience and damage that may be occasioned by any
interruption in the operation of one or other of the installations existing in
the premises, irrespective of the length of time this lasts.

The lessee shall not be able to claim any compensation or reduction in the rent
in the event of inconveniences or temporary discontinuance of the general
services of the building further to repairs, conversions or as a result of
events described in Belgian law, legal doctrine or jurisprudence as being of
extraneous cause.

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ARTICLE 11 - CHANGE IN PROVISIONS

The completed building is in compliance with the legal and regulatory provisions
that were in force on the date of the building permit.

Any costs resulting from modifications to the provisions or supplementary
fitting-out that would be required by the law, the authorities or the
regulations, in particular as regards town planning and workplace protection
matters, on account of the lessee's activities in the rented premises, that
occasioned expenses both in the communal areas and in the private areas of the
building, shall be borne by each of the tenants in the building whose rented
premises are affected by such expenses.

If the modification of the provisions only affects the rented premises, the cost
of such a modification shall be borne exclusively by the lessee.

In these cases, the lessor shall be entitled to claim back the costs of the
expenses directly from the lessee and, as the case may be, from the other
tenants affected in proportion to their quotas in the building.

ARTICLE 12 - MODIFICATIONS TO THE RENTED PREMISES

No construction, demolition, alteration, embellishment or improvement may be
made by the lessee in the rented premises without the lessor's prior written
authorisation. If the lessor gives its consent, the works may only be carried
out at the lessee's expense and it will be only the latter who may be held
liable. The lessor reserves the right to inspect the works that it has
authorised.

Likewise, for all fitting-out in the rented premises, the lessee must comply
with all the safety regulations that may apply to the building, the town
planning and environmental permit, the general rules and regulations governing
workplace protection (R.G.P.T.), fire protection rules NBN S21.201
(terminology), NBN S21-202 and its addendum (protection in tall and medium
buildings - general terms and conditions), NBN S21-207 (tall buildings) and the
associated standards, including the safety standards laid down by the insurance
company and the fire brigade of the city of Brussels, but insofar as these
regulations and standards apply to the building.

If this condition is not met (and the lessee will be obliged to justify
compliance therewith at any time vis-a-vis the lessor), the lessor may call for
the partitioning or other fittings to be removed at the lessee's expense,
without prejudice to what was said in the previous paragraphs.

The lessee shall in all cases be obliged, before the date it returns the
premises to the lessor, either to restore the rented premises to their original
pristine state at its own expense or to renounce all or part of these
constructions, alterations or embellishments without compensation, if the lessor
agrees to keep them.

If the lessee so requests, the lessor shall decide what it agrees to keep two
months before the end of the lease.

ARTICLE 13 - INCIDENTAL SERVICES

a)       DEFINITION

Subject to payment as specified in Article 13.d) below, the lessor shall provide
the lessee with the services referred to as being incidental to the letting, or
have these provided by a third party managing the building. These are listed as
follows:

the costs relating to heating and air conditioning of the premises including
maintenance costs, repair costs, the premium relating to the full cover, as well
as the costs relating to any communal technical installations whatsoever with
which the building is or will be fitted, such as, for example (without this list
being exhaustive), the system of fire detection and extinction, emergency and
safety lighting, etc.

the costs of lighting of the communal and private areas;

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the supply of water;

the costs of security services and surveillance of the building, which includes
the recruitment of a caretaker and/or a security service;

the cleaning of the facades and the outside windows, and the payment of the
staff hired to do this work;

the use of the communal areas such as the reception services, the telephone and
the other telecommunication services;

the cleaning of the communal areas and the costs of repair and maintenance,
including the area around the building, the pavements and the removal of ice and
snow;

the costs of gardening, maintenance and replacement of flower beds and/or
decorative plants in the communal areas;

the costs of maintenance and operation of the lifts, including the comprehensive
insurance premium;

in general all the costs incurred for the technical inspections laid down by the
regulations;

refuse removal;

clearing-out of drains;

maintenance of roof impermeability;

the insurance premiums;

the management costs, including payment of the manager.

This list is indicative and not exhaustive, it also being understood that some
of these services as listed above may yet, after consultation with the lessee,
be scrapped or withdrawn, if this were to prove necessary. However, the above
services do not cover the charges incumbent upon the lessee by virtue of the
rules of civil law and payable by the latter pursuant to this agreement.

b)       MANAGEMENT OF THE BUILDING

Until further notice from the lessor - who may intervene at any time during the
course of the lease -, the provision of the incidental services to which the
lessor commits itself shall be entrusted to the company S.A. COMPAGNIE
IMMOBILIERE DE BELGIQUE.

The lessee expressly indicates its agreement with this choice.

c)       PRICE

The price of the services incidental to the letting shall be billed at their
real cost. This cost does not include the manager's fees, or VAT on these fees,
which are billed in addition.

d)       PAYMENT

The lessee will be billed for the cost of these services on a quarterly basis,
in the form of a payment on account.

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A final settlement of account will be drawn up once a year, on the date set by
the manager of the building.

The documents in proof for this settlement of account will be made available to
the lessee at the manager's registered office.

Since the lessee's quota in the rented building is 2,369 hundred-thousandths on
the date of signing of this lease, the quarterly payment on account will amount
to the sum of BEF 235,000 + VAT (two hundred and thirty-five thousand francs)
for the premises let to the lessee. This shall be payable in advance, at the
same time as the rental.

However, the lessor and/or the manager may modify the amount of the payment on
account at any time, taking into account the real cost of the services provided.

Both the quarterly payments on account and the annual balance shall be payable
into bank account no. 191-2542422-18 or into any other account that the lessor
or manager may specify.

e)       BILLING

The lessee shall be billed for the communal charges by the lessor or by the
manager entrusted with the billing of the incidental services. This billing
shall be effected in accordance with the VAT system applicable to the operation
in question. Neither the lessor nor the manager guarantees that the lessee will
be able to deduct this VAT, either wholly or in part.

If the tax authorities were to refuse such a deduction, the lessee would not
then have any recourse vis-a-vis the lessor or the manager.

f)       PRIVATE AREAS

The lessee shall pay the costs of occupation specific to it directly, and in
particular the bills for electricity, water and gas or fuel oil consumption for
the private areas, as well as the charges for the rental, installation or
connection of the meters opened in its name, from the date the lease enters into
force.

The lessee may have telephones and telex machines installed in the private areas
of the rented premises, solely at its own expense and without this resulting in
any damage to the premises.

g)       ADDITIONAL CONSUMPTION

The building's normal operating hours are Monday to Friday inclusive, from 7.00
a.m. to 6.00 p.m. If the lessee wants the building's technical installations to
remain operational outside these operating hours, it shall be obliged to make a
written request to the manager to this end, at least 48 hours in advance. The
lessee shall be billed for the additional hours during which the technical
installations are in operation, by way of private charges in accordance with the
detailed account drawn up by the manager of the building.

ARTICLE 14 - INSURANCE AND RENUNCIATION OF RECOURSE

In order to avoid recourse to a large number of bodies and to benefit from
advantageous premium rates, all insurance policies relating to the building and
its operation shall be taken out by the lessor or the manager.

The insurance premiums relating thereto as well as any first losses in the event
of an accident shall be divided proportionally to the quotas attributed to the
rented premises, as defined in Article 1 of this lease contract. The lessee
shall bear the costs of all said first losses if the accident only affects its
private premises.

The lessee shall have all items of movable property in the rented premises
insured at its own expense, including the partitioning and the fittings that are
incorporated therein and all fitting-out or decoration work that it carries

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out or has carried out on its account. Its policy shall cover risks of fire,
explosion and water damage, at least.

A copy of this policy shall be forwarded to the lessor at the latest one month
after the date on which this lease takes effect.

All policies shall stipulate that the insurance may not cease to have effect,
for any reason whatsoever, other than subject to prior notice of three months
being given to the lessor.

The parties to the present lease contract mutually renounce any recourse they
may possibly be entitled to exercise against each other, and against the owner,
the long-lease holder, the tenant, the subtenant, the assignor, the assignee,
the occupant, the managers and the caretakers of the building, as well as
against persons in their service and their representatives, on account of any
losses they may incur due to regrettable events such as fire, water damage or
accidents, and undertake to have this waiver also accepted by all sub-tenants or
occupants and by their insurers, but for the maintaining of recourse against
anyone guilty of a serious offence or deliberate transgression of duty.

It is stipulated that the lessee expressly declares having renounced
unreservedly all recourse that it might exercise under the terms of Articles
1386 and 1721 of the Civil Code.

Should the activities of the lessee or of those to whom it is answerable give
rise to an increase in the insurance premiums payable by the lessor or by any
other tenants in the building, this premium increase shall be borne exclusively
by the lessee.

ARTICLE 15 - EXPROPRIATION

Should the rented property be expropriated, in whole or in part, for public use,
the lessee shall not be able to claim any compensation from the lessor.

The lessee may only assert its rights against the expropriating authority and
shall not be able to claim any compensation from it or make any claims that
could reduce in any way the compensation accruing to the lessor.

ARTICLE 16 - INTEREST

Without prejudice to all other rights that the lessor may assert or actions it
may take, all sums payable or to be payable by the lessee pursuant to this lease
shall be liable, ipso jure and without official notice of default, to interest -
from the date on which said sums fall due - equal to the base rate applied by
the Generale Banque for a cash credit, in force at the time it becomes payable,
plus 2% per annum.

However, this rate of interest may in no case be lower than 10% per annum or
higher than 12% per annum.

ARTICLE 17 - END OF LEASE - VISITING RIGHTS

Should all or part of the rented property be sold, the lessor's rights and
obligations shall be taken over in full by the new owner(s).

The lessor or manager may visit the premises at any time if it deems this
necessary. However, it must advise the lessee and the latter may have the
lessor's representative accompanied by one of its own representatives.

During the six months prior to the end of the lease, as well as in the event of
the building being put up for sale, the lessee shall allow notices to be put up
advertising the fact that the premises are being put up for let or the building
put up for sale.

The lessee shall also allow the rented premises to be visited by people
accompanied by a representative of the lessor or the manager two days per week
and for four hours per day.

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ARTICLE 18 - CHARGES - DUTIES - REGISTRATION FEES

Any fees and duties of any nature whatsoever that may result from the conclusion
of this lease contract, including registration fees, stamp duties, fines and any
duplicate fees, shall be payable by the lessee, who shall carry out the
necessary administrative formalities and provide the lessor with a duly
registered original.

Exclusively for the collection of registration fees, and without it being
possible to draw any inference therefrom between the parties, the charges
incumbent upon the lessee, aside from the payment of the rental, shall be
assessed at ten percent of the amount of the annual rental per year.

ARTICLE 19 - EXONERATION OF THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE LESSOR AND ITS RIGHTFUL
CLAIMANTS

The lessor and its rightful claimants accept no responsibility for any
prejudicial event caused to the lessee or to third parties temporarily in its
premises, by their officers, in particular by process servers or caretakers.

The lessee must assume responsibility for the guarding and effective protection
of the premises it is letting, including the common areas of the building. It
expressly exonerates the lessor and its rightful claimants from any
responsibility in the case of theft or criminal attempt that may be committed in
the rented premises.

It shall also assume all the consequences resulting for a malicious action
occurring in the building, either on its own if this action only concerns its
private premises, or jointly with the other tenants if this action concerns the
communal premises.

In the event of administrative proceedings or legal action being brought against
the lessor on account of the lessee's activity or presence in the rented
premises, the lessee undertakes to fight for the lessor's cause, intervene in
any action brought against the lessor, and protect it against any resulting
judgement.

ARTICLE 20 - CANCELLATION

In the event of the lease contract being cancelled unilaterally by the lessee,
the latter shall bear all the costs, outlays and expenses of any kind resulting
from its failure to meet its obligations and from the cancellation of the
contract, including all the legal costs incurred by the lessor, and shall pay
not only the rental, communal charges and advance levy on income derived from
real estate through to the expiration of the three-year period under way, but
also re-letting compensation equivalent to six months' rental, all of which
without prejudice to any other damages and any compensation that may be payable
on account of damage caused by the lessee and any other deterioration ascribable
to it.

ARTICLE 21 - PARTIAL NULLITY

The fact of one or more of the provisions in this agreement being null and void
cannot entail the nullity of the entire agreement.

ARTICLE 22 - DOMICILE

For all matters relating to the performance of this contract, the lessee elects
domicile at the rented premises, and the lessor elects domicile at its
registered office.

ARTICLE 23 - DATE OF NOTIFICATIONS

All notifications served by registered letter in execution of this lease shall
be deemed to be given on the date on which the registered letter is handed in at
the post office, with the date of the receipt serving as proof.

ARTICLE 24 - COMPETENT LAW

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For all that which is not expressly provided for in this agreement, the parties
shall refer to Belgian law and current practices in Brussels. In the event of a
dispute, the courts of Brussels shall have sole jurisdiction.

ARTICLE 25 - SPECIAL CONDITIONS

The S.D.R.B constituted a right of long lease to the benefit of the public
limited company S.A. WANG EUROPE under the terms and conditions of a deed
executed before a notary public on 27 October 1986, before Mr Michel GEIGER,
Commissioner in the First Building Acquisition Committee in Brussels (acting on
behalf of and on account of the State) and amended and co-ordinated by
additional clauses dated 28 June 1990 and 5 July 1990.

The lessee acknowledges having familiarised itself with the content of this
long-lease contract and the annexes thereto.

The aforementioned long-lease contract was transferred by S.A. WANG EUROPE to S.
A. EVERE REAL ESTATE, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the deed
and its additional clauses cited in this article.

The lessee undertakes to comply with all the terms and conditions of the
long-lease contract, even those applicable to the lessor.

The lessee shall provide the lessor or its representative with all the
information concerning its employment level in accordance with the criteria
listed in Article 26 of the long-lease contract.

ARTICLE 26 - SUSPENSIVE CONDITION

This lease may only enter into force and become applicable on the condition
that, in accordance with the conditions governing the long-lease contract
referred to in Article 25, the lessee has obtained the written agreement of the
S.D.R.B. to occupy the building forming the subject of this lease.

If this condition has not been met by 31 July 1997, the parties agree that the
present lease shall only enter into force on the date on which said condition
has been fulfilled.

The parties agree to regard this lease as null and void and without effect if
this condition has not been met by 31 August 1997.

Drawn up in good faith, in triplicate,
in Brussels, on 18.07.97
with one copy intended for the Registration Department, and each of the parties
acknowledging having received their respective copy.

<signed>                                    <signed>

The lessee                                  The lessor

<Stamp:>

DUPLICATA
REGISTERED: nineteen ROLL(S) without REFERRAL(S)
IN THE 4TH OFFICE OF THE BRUSSELS REGISTRATION DEPARTMENT
ON the ninth of September 19 ninety-seven
VOL. 642 SHEET 23 SECTION 127
RECEIVED: sixty-five thousand five hundred and seventy-eight francs (F 65,578)
THE RECEIVING OFFICER,
<signed>
DE PUS G.

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                       CODICIL NO. 1 TO THE LEASE CONTRACT
                                 OF 18 JULY 1998

BETWEEN: IMMOBILIERE DE LA RUE DE STRASBOURG S.A.
         Acting as manager of the joint-venture association with
         EVERE REAL ESTATE S.A.
         Established at Place Ste Gudule 19, 1000 Brussels

         Represented for the purposes of this agreement by PETERCAM SECURITIES,
         itself represented by Mr Dirk VAN DEN BROEK,
         Managing Director

         Referred to hereinafter as "THE LESSOR"

                                                         ON THE ONE HAND,

AND:     NATIONAL TECH TEAM EUROPE S.A.

         Established at Rue du Planeur 6-10
         1130 Brussels

         Represented for the purposes of this agreement by Mr Christoph NEUT,
         General Manager

         Referred to hereinafter as "THE LESSEE"

                                                         ON THE OTHER HAND,

THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN EXPRESSLY AGREED

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ARTICLE 1 - SUBJECT OF THE LEASE

The lessor additionally lets out to the lessee, who accepts, the property,
described below, located in the building at 6-10 Rue du Planeur, 1130 Brussels:

         An archive room measuring 20 m(2), situated on level -1, representing 0
         hundred-thousandths of the communal areas,

         and delimited by a red border on the plan enclosed herewith. The lessee
         is perfectly familiar with this room and does not request any more
         detailed description thereof.

ARTICLE 2 - TERM OF THE CONTRACT

This codicil enters into force on 1 August 1998.

For the rest, the parties refer to Article 4 of the lease contract that they
concluded on 18 July 1997.

ARTICLE 3 - INVENTORY OF FIXTURES AND FITTINGS

The lessee declares that it is familiar with the premises and does not request
any more detailed description thereof.

For the rest, the parties refer to Article 2 of the lease contract that they
concluded on 18 July 1997.

ARTICLE 4 - RENTAL

The letting is granted and accepted subject to an additional quarterly basic
rental of BEF 17,500 (seventeen thousand five hundred francs).

This will be payable for the fist time on 1 August 1998, and will then be paid
and indexed in accordance with the terms and conditions governing the basic
lease, the base index being that of June 1997, i.e. 121.67 points.

ARTICLE 5 - GENERAL CLAUSE

All the clauses and conditions of the lease of 18 July 1997 remain unchanged and
apply in full to this codicil, without reservation or restriction.

Drawn up in good faith, in triplicate, in Brussels, on 23.10.98

With one copy intended for the Registration Department, and each of the parties
acknowledging having received its respective copy.

<signed>                              <signed>

The lessee                            The lessor

<Stamp:>
REGISTERED: three ROLL(S) without REFERRAL(S)
<illegible>
ON 29 November 1998
VOL. 672 SHEET 3 SECTION 75
RECEIVED: one thousand two hundred and thirty-two francs (F 1,232)
THE RECEIVING OFFICER,

<signed>

[PLAN]

SECTIONAL VIEW OF FLOOR -1

HYDRANT
DOOR
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                       CODICIL NO. 2 TO THE LEASE CONTRACT
                                 OF 18 JULY 1997

BETWEEN: IMMOBILIERE DE LA RUE DE STRASBOURG S.A.
         Acting as manager of the joint-venture association with
         EVERE REAL ESTATE S.A.
         Established at Place Ste Gudule 19, 1000 Brussels

         Represented for the purposes of this agreement by PETERCAM SECURITIES,
         itself represented by Mr Dirk VAN DEN BROEK,
         Managing Director

         Referred to hereinafter as "THE LESSOR"

                                                         ON THE ONE HAND,

AND:     NATIONAL TECH TEAM EUROPE S.A.

         Established at Rue du Planeur 6-10
         1130 Brussels

         Represented for the purposes of this agreement by Mr Christoph NEUT,
         General Manager

         Referred to hereinafter as "THE LESSEE"

                                                         ON THE OTHER HAND,

THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN EXPRESSLY AGREED

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ARTICLE 1 - SUBJECT OF THE LEASE

The lessor additionally lets out to the lessee, who accepts, the property,
described below, located in the building at 6-10 Rue du Planeur, 1130 Brussels:

the first floor of block D, representing approximately 615 m(2) and 2,769
hundred-thousandths in the communal areas,

four outside parking spaces, representing 0 hundred-thousandths in the communal
areas.

These premises are delimited by a red border on the plan enclosed herewith. The
lessee is perfectly familiar with them and does not request any more detailed
description thereof.

ARTICLE 2 - TERM OF THE CONTRACT

This codicil enters into force on 1 December 1999.

For the rest, the parties refer to Article 4 of the lease contract that they
concluded on 18 July 1997.

ARTICLE 3 - INVENTORY OF FIXTURES AND FITTINGS

The lessee declares that it is familiar with the premises and does not request
any more detailed description thereof.

For the rest, the parties refer to Article 2 of the lease contract that they
concluded on 18 July 1997.

ARTICLE 4 - RENTAL

The letting is granted and accepted subject to an additional annual basic rental
of BEF 3,052,000 (three million and fifty-two thousand francs).

This will be payable for the fist time on 1 December 1999, and will then be paid
and indexed in accordance with the terms and conditions governing the basic
lease, the base index being that of June 1997, i.e. 121.67 points.

ARTICLE 5 - RENTAL GUARANTEE

The amount of the rental guarantee is increased from BEF 1,656,000 (one million
six hundred and fifty-six thousand francs) to BEF 3,182,000 (three million one
hundred and eighty-two thousand francs).

For the rest, the provisions of Article 7 of the main lease contract apply to
this codicil.

ARTICLE 6 - INCIDENTAL SERVICES

Dating from the entry into force of this codicil, the lessee's quota in the
building shall increase from 2,369 hundred-thousandths to 5,097
hundred-thousandths and the quarterly payment on account intended for financing
the incidental services shall be raised from BEF 235,000 to BEF 500,000.

The other provisions of Article 13 of the main lease contract remain unchanged.

ARTICLE 7 - CHARGES, DUTIES AND TAXES

By departure from Article 9 of the main lease contract, the lessee shall pay the
long-lease rent relating to all the rented property, as from the entry into
force of this codicil.

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ARTICLE 8 - GENERAL CLAUSE

All the clauses and conditions of the lease of 18 July 1997 remain unchanged and
apply in full to this codicil, without reservation or restriction.

Drawn up in good faith, in triplicate, in Brussels, on 23.11.99

With one copy intended for the Registration Department, and each of the parties
acknowledging having received its respective copy.

<signed>                        <signed>

The lessee                      The lessor

[PLAN]

BLUE STAR
DEF
FLOOR +1

<Stamp:>
REGISTERED: one ROLL(S) without REFERRAL(S)
IN THE <illegible>OFFICE OF THE BRUSSELS REGISTRATION DEPARTMENT
ON 28 February 2000
VOL. 6/5 SHEET 37 SECTION 6
RECEIVED: one thousand francs (F 1,000)
THE CHIEF INSPECTOR
<signed>

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                                  CODICIL NO. 4
                      TO THE LEASE CONTRACT OF 18 JULY 1997

BETWEEN: EVERE REAL ESTATE S.A.
         Established at Place Ste Gudule 19, 1000 Brussels

         Represented for the purposes of this agreement by PETERCAM SECURITIES,
         itself represented by Mr Dirk VAN DEN BROEK,
         Managing Director

         Referred to hereinafter as "THE LESSOR"

                                                         ON THE ONE HAND,

AND:     TECH TEAM EUROPE S.A.

         Established at Rue du Planeur 10
         1130 Brussels

         Represented for the purposes of this agreement by Mr Christoph NEUT,
         General Manager

         Referred to hereinafter as "THE LESSEE"

                                                         ON THE OTHER HAND,

THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN EXPRESSLY AGREED

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ARTICLE 1 - SUBJECT OF THE LEASE

The lessor additionally lets out to the lessee, who accepts, the property,
described below, located in the building at 10 Rue du Planeur, 1130 Brussels:

         -        the third floor of block B, representing approximately 1,111
                  m(2)and 4,548 hundred-thousandths in the communal areas,

         -        sixteen outside parking spaces, representing 0
                  hundred-thousandths in the communal areas.

These premises are delimited by a red border on the plan enclosed herewith. The
lessee is perfectly familiar with them, and does not request any more detailed
description thereof. However, the surface areas let are not guaranteed, so that
the difference, whether greater or smaller, should this be in excess of 1/20th,
shall be to the benefit or to the loss of the lessee, respectively.

ARTICLE 2 - TERM OF THE CONTRACT

This codicil enters into force on 1 July 2001 and shall come to an end, ipso
jure, on 31 July 2006.

For the rest, the parties refer to Article 4 of the lease contract that they
concluded on 18 July 1997.

ARTICLE 3 - INVENTORY OF FIXTURES AND FITTINGS

The lessee declares that it is familiar with the premises and does not request
any more detailed description thereof.

The inventory of fixtures and fittings upon entry shall be drawn up at the
latest two weeks after the work referred to in Article 4 below has been carried
out.

For the rest, the parties refer to Article 2 of the lease contract that they
concluded on 18 July 1997.

ARTICLE 4 - RENTAL

From the date of entry into force mentioned in Article 2 of this codicil, the
basic annual rental determined in the lease contract of 18 July 1997 will be
increased by (euro) 164,976.25 (one hundred and sixty-four thousand nine hundred
and seventy-six euros and twenty-five euro cents), i.e. BEF 6,655,125 (six
million six hundred and fifty-five thousand one hundred and twenty-five Belgian
francs) - (value June 1997).

The first payment of the aforementioned rental increase shall be reduced to the
tune of a maximum lump-sum figure, justified by invoices, of (euro) 42,000
(forty-two thousand euros) that the lessee will have incurred for the
fitting-out of the rented premises.

Moreover, the lessee shall benefit from three months' exemption from rent
counting from the date on which this codicil comes into force (although the
charges, duties and taxes will be payable during this period). The granting of
this rent exemption is subject to the lease of 18 July 1997 arriving at its end
date of 31 July 2006. Should the lessee take the initiative of cancelling the
said lease, in full or in part, at the end of the three-year period closing on
31 July 2003, it shall then be liable to pay the lessor the aforementioned
three-month rent exemption by way of compensation, plus the indexing that had
occurred in the meantime.

ARTICLE 5 - RENTAL GUARANTEE

The amount of the rental guarantee is to be adjusted in accordance with the
provisions of Article 7 of the main lease contract of 18 July 1997.

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ARTICLE 6 - INCIDENTAL SERVICES

Dating from the entry into force of this codicil, the lessee's quota in the
building shall increase from 5,097 hundred-thousandths to 9,645
hundred-thousandths and the quarterly payment on account intended for financing
the incidental services will be raised from (euro) 12,394.68 (twelve thousand
three hundred and ninety-four euros and sixty-eight euro cents) to (euro)
23,549.88 (twenty-three thousand five hundred and forty-nine euros and
eighty-eight euro cents).

ARTICLE 6B - HEATING OUTSIDE OF NORMAL OFFICE HOURS

At the express request of the lessee, the heating may be on 24 hours a day,
seven days a week, during the period in which the heating is used, in order to
ensure a normal level of comfort for the staff on night and weekend shifts.

In this hypothesis, the distribution ratio for gas consumption allotted to the
floor or floors permanently occupied will be increased by 30%. For information
purposes only, and on the basis of the price of gas in force at the time this
codicil is signed, the extra amount to be paid by way of communal charges that
this would result in is put at (euro) 2,500 (two thousand five hundred euros)
per year.

ARTICLE 7 - PRE-EMPTIVE RIGHT

The lessor grants the lessee a pre-emptive right to office floor A3 and to
sixteen outside parking spaces.

The lessor or its manager shall notify the lessee by registered letter of the
interest shown by a third party and of the letting conditions agreed with the
latter, and shall provide it with a copy of the candidate's letter of intent.
The lessee will have a period of fifteen calendar days in which to accept these
conditions, both in respect of the financial terms and as regards the date of
entry into force of the let. Once this period has lapsed, the lessor will be
free to conclude the lease with the aforementioned third party.

ARTICLE 8 - GENERAL CLAUSE

All the clauses and conditions of the lease of 18 July 1997 remain unchanged and
apply in full to this codicil, without reservation or restriction.

Drawn up in good faith, in triplicate, in Brussels, on 16.07.01.

With one copy intended for the Registration Department, and each of the parties
acknowledging having received its respective copy.

<signed>                              <signed>

The lessee                            The lessor

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                                  Codicil no. 5
                      to the lease contract of 18 July 1997
       between IMMOBILIERE DE LA RUE DE STRASBOURG and EVERE REAL ESTATE,
                                 on the one hand
                  and NATIONAL TECH TEAM EUROPE, on the other,
                 in relation to the BLUE STAR building in EVERE

Between

- EVERE REAL ESTATE, a public limited company with its registered office
established at Hippokrateslaan 16, 1932 Zaventem, and listed in the Brussels
Trade Register under number 548.969,

Represented for the purposes of this agreement by its director, the public
limited company BANIMMO REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT COMPANY, abbreviated to BREMCo,
with its registered office established at Hippokrateslaan 16, 1932 Zaventem,
listed in the Brussels Trade Register under number 642.024, in turn represented
by two directors:

- the limited liability partnership ANDRE BOSMANS MANAGEMENT, established at
Posteernestraat 42, 9000 Ghent, represented for the purposes of this agreement
by its business manager Mr Andre Bosmans,

- the limited liability partnership MARTIN DE WAELE MANAGEMENT, established at
Gloriantlaan 6, 3060 Bertem, represented for the purposes of this agreement by
its business manager Mr Martin De Waele;

                                      Hereinafter referred to as "THE LESSOR",

And

- TECH TEAM EUROPE, a public limited company with its registered office
established at Zweefvliegtuigstraat 10, 1030 Brussels, and listed in the
Brussels Trade Register under number 604.800, represented for the purposes of
this agreement by Mr Christoph Neut, general manager,

                                      Hereinafter referred to as "THE LESSEE",

THE FOLLOWING IS EXPOUNDED BY WAY OF A PRELIMINARY STATEMENT:

1. Pursuant to the private agreement of 18 July 1997, the joint-venture
association between IMMOBILIERE DE LA RUE DE STRASBOURG and EVERE REAL ESTATE
leased out to the lessee office space on the ground floor in the Blue Star
building in Evere. The lease came into effect on 1 August 1997 for a period of
nine years, to come to an end, ipso jure, on 31 July 2006, without the
possibility of tacit renewal.

2. Further to a private agreement dated 31 December 1999, the above-named
joint-venture association was dissolved and EVERE REAL ESTATE acquired the full
management of the building. It thus replaced the original association for all
effects of the above-mentioned lease contract and its codicils.

3. Further to various codicils to the agreement of 18 July 1997, additional
space was let, namely archives rooms on level -1 and office space on the first
and third floors, as well as 20 parking spaces. These additional lets all come
to an end on 31 July 2006, together with the original lease.

4. The lessee now wishes to rent additional space in the same building.

THE FOLLOWING IS EXPRESSLY AGREED:

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ARTICLE 1 - BASIC AGREEMENT

For all points that are not changed in this codicil, the Parties refer to the
lease contract concluded on 18 July 1997, hereinafter referred to as the basic
agreement. All provisions of the basic agreement and the previous codicils that
are not changed in this codicil therefore remain in force without novation.

ARTICLE 2 - SUBJECT

The lessor leases to the lessee, who accepts:

-        Office space A3 on the third floor of block A of the Blue Star complex
         at Zweefvliegtuigstraat 10, Evere (1030 Brussels)

-        An archives room on level -1 of Block A of the same complex

-        Twelve above-ground parking places, at the same complex.

The offices are delivered in their current state, including partitioning. The
lessee is familiar with them. The site description will occur when the lessee
has completed the work involving the adaptation of the partitioning and has
replaced the fitted carpet and cleaned up the toilet block pertaining to the A3
office space. The lessee states that it does not need the lessor to provide it
with a more detailed description.

The following quotas are allotted to these additional surface areas:

-        Office space: 2,819 hundred-thousandths in the communal charges

-        Archive room: zero

-        Parking spaces: zero.

ARTICLE 3 - TERM

This codicil enters into force on 1 February 2003 and will come to an end at
midnight on 31 July 2006, without prior notice, on account of the mere lapsing
of this term.

ARTICLE 4 - RENTAL

The annual basic rental is raised, with effect as of 1 February 2003,
by(euro)112,970.00 (one hundred and twelve thousand nine hundred and seventy
euros), namely:

-        for the office space:(euro)101,022.0

-        for the archives room:(euro)3,920.00

-        for the parking spaces:(euro)8,028.00.

The costs of the replacement of the fitted carpet (as desired by the lessee but
with the lessor's prior permission) shall be defrayed by the lessor by means of
a reduction in the first rental to be paid, to the tune of (euro) 16.00 per
square metre of fitted carpet.

The first increase in the rental shall be payable into account no.
001-3807900-47 in the lessor's name, on 1 February 2003 for the months of
February and March 2003.

ARTICLE 5 - INDEXING

Article 6 of the basic agreement is applicable in full.

However, the health index for the month of January 2003 will be taken into
account as a base index as regards the letting of the additional space. The
rental for this will be adjusted every year on 1 February, and for the first
time on 1 February 2004.

ARTICLE 6 - COMMUNAL CHARGES

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The quarterly payment on account for the financing of the communal charges is
raised to (euro) 36,600.00 + VAT, counting from 1 February 2003. The first
payment will be calculated pro rata temporis for the period running until the
end of the calendar quarter. This payment on account and the periodic
regularisation account settlements should be paid into account no.
068-2394384-63 in the name of the manager.

ARTICLE 7 - GUARANTEE

The guarantee provided for in Article 7 of the basic agreement must be increased
in accordance with the rules and lead times laid down in the aforementioned
article.

ARTICLE 8 - COSTS

Any costs and fees pertaining to this codicil, registration fees, stamp duties,
any fines (except those ascribable to the lessor), and other charges shall be
payable by the lessee. Only for the levying of the registration fees are the
charges not expressed in figures estimated at 10% of the rental.

Within eight days of the signing of this codicil, the lessee shall provide the
lessor, who is responsible for the registration formalities, with a suitable
payment on account to cover the registration fees and stamp duties. In the event
of failure to effect this payment, the lessee shall be responsible for the fines
and interest that may be payable on account of late registration.

THUS DRAWN UP IN GOOD FAITH, IN BRUSSELS, ON 06.02.03,
in four copies, with one intended for the Registration Department.
Each of the parties acknowledges having received its respective copy.

<Hand-written mention:>
Exceptionally, the lessor grants the lessee a rent-free period of three months
for the A3 office space, beginning on 01/02/2003 and ending on 30/04/2003.

<signed>          <signed>            <signed>

The lessor                            The lessee

<Stamp:>
CHRISTOPH NEUT
Vice President Techteam Europe
Zweefvliegtuigstraat 10
1130 BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
Tel.: +32 2 706 25 01

<Stamp:>
REGISTERED: part REFERRAL(S)
IN THE OFFICE OF THE S. JOOST-TEN <illegible> REGISTRATION DEPARTMENT
ON 22 April 2003
VOL. 6 R SHEET 18 SECTION 63
RECEIVED: eight hundred and sixty-nine euros and eighty-seven euro cents
(EUR 869.87)
THE RECEIVING OFFICER
<signed>

                                  Codicil no. 6

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                      to the lease contract of 18 July 1997
       between IMMOBILIERE DE LA RUE DE STRASBOURG and EVERE REAL ESTATE,
                                 on the one hand
                  and NATIONAL TECH TEAM EUROPE, on the other,
                 in relation to the BLUE STAR building in EVERE

Between

- EVERE REAL ESTATE, a public limited company with its registered office
established at Hippokrateslaan 16, 1932 Zaventem, and listed in the Brussels
Trade Register under number 548.969, represented by two members of its
management committee:

-        the limited liability partnership ANDRE BOSMANS MANAGEMENT, established
         at Posteernestraat 42, 9000 Ghent, represented for the purposes of this
         agreement by its business manager Mr Andre Bosmans,

-        the limited liability partnership MARTIN DE WAELE MANAGEMENT,
         established at Gloriantlaan 6, 3060 Bertem, represented for the
         purposes of this agreement by its business manager Mr Martin De Waele;

                                      Hereinafter referred to as "THE LESSOR",

And

- TECH TEAM EUROPE, a public limited company with its registered office
established at Zweefvliegtuigstraat 10, 1030 Brussels, and listed in the
Brussels Trade Register under number 604.800, represented for the purposes of
this agreement by Mr Christoph Neut, General Manager,

                                      Hereinafter referred to as "THE LESSEE",

THE FOLLOWING IS EXPOUNDED BY WAY OF A PRELIMINARY STATEMENT:

1. Pursuant to the private agreement of 18 July 1997, the joint-venture
association between IMMOBILIERE DE LA RUE DE STRASBOURG and EVERE REAL ESTATE
leased out to the lessee office space on the ground floor in the Blue Star
building in Evere. The lease came into effect on 1 August 1997 for a period of
nine years, to come to an end, ipso jure, on 31 July 2006, without the
possibility of tacit renewal.

2. Further to a private agreement dated 31 December 1999, the above-named
joint-venture association was dissolved and EVERE REAL ESTATE acquired the full
management of the building. It thus replaced the original association for all
effects of the above-mentioned lease contract and its codicils.

3. Further to various codicils to the agreement of 18 July 1997, additional
space was let, namely archives rooms on level -1 and office space on the first
and third floors, as well as 32 parking spaces. These additional lets all come
to an end on 31 July 2006.

THE FOLLOWING IS EXPRESSLY AGREED:

ARTICLE 1 - BASIC AGREEMENT

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For all points that are not changed in this codicil, the Parties refer to the
lease contract concluded on 18 July 1997, hereinafter referred to as the basic
agreement. All provisions of the basic agreement and the previous codicils that
are not changed in this codicil therefore remain in force without novation.

ARTICLE 2 - ADDITIONAL SPACE

The lessor leases to the lessee, who accepts:

-        The office space A4 (678 m(2) gross), A5 (723 m(2) gross) and A6 (723
         m(2)) on the fourth, fifth and sixth floors of block A of the Blue Star
         complex at Zweefvliegtuigstraat 10, Evere (1030 Brussels)

-        Office space B4 (1,111 m(2) gross) on the fourth floor of block B of
         the same complex

-        Forty-seven above-ground parking places, at the same complex.

The offices are delivered in their current state, with which the lessee is
familiar. The site description will occur after the adaptation work that will be
carried out by the lessee after entry into force of this codicil. At the end of
the lease period the lessee must remove the cabling and partition walls that it
has installed.

The following quotas are allotted to these additional surface areas:

-        Office space A4: 2,819 hundred-thousandths in the communal charges

-        Office space A5: 3,010 hundred-thousandths in the communal charges

-        Office space A6: 3,010 hundred-thousandths in the communal charges

-        Office space B4: 4,548 hundred-thousandths in the communal charges

ARTICLE 3 - TERM

The additional letting agreed pursuant to this codicil commences on 1 April 2003
and will come to an end at midnight on 31 July 2006, without prior notice, on
account of the mere lapsing of this term.

ARTICLE 4 - RENTAL

The annual basic rental for the additional space is set at(euro)513,458.00,
namely:

-        for office space A4:          (euro) 101,022.00

-        for office space A5:          (euro) 107,727.00

-        for office space A6:          (euro) 107,727.00

-        for office space B4:          (euro) 165,539.00

-        for the parking spaces:       (euro)  31,443.00

This rental is linked to the index of the month of November 2002, which is used
as the base index, namely 110.46, as long as the health index is applied. The
first annual additional rental to be paid shall be the result of the adaptation
of the basic rental to the evolution of this index, with the new index being
that of March 2003. Subsequent adaptations shall be made on 1 April of every
year, and for the first time in 2004, in accordance with the rules of Article 6
of the basic agreement.

As regards the office space A4 and B4 and 25 parking paces, the lessee shall
enjoy five months' free rent, so that the first rental payment relating thereto
shall be made on 1 September 2003, pro rata temporis for the period remaining
until the end of the calendar quarter under way.

As regards office space A5 and A6 and 22 parking spaces, the lessee shall enjoy
six months' free rent, so that the first rental payment relating thereto shall
be made on 1 October 2003.

The cost of replacement (as desired by the lessee but subject to the lessor's
prior permission) of the carpet in the rented premises and in the entrance hall
of the third, fourth, fifth and sixth floors of buildings A and B shall be
defrayed by the lessor by means of a reduction in the first rental to be paid,
to the tune of the price of the fitted carpet, excluding VAT, provided that
proof of the relevant invoices is presented by the lessee, but subject to a
maximum of (euro) 16 per square metre of carpet replaced.

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Furthermore, by means of a reduction in the first rental to be paid, the lessor
shall defray the costs of the levelling work carried out by the lessee on floors
A3, A4, B4, A5 and A6, to the sum of the net price of these levelling works,
excluding VAT, albeit subject to a maximum of (euro) 22,000.

ARTICLE 5 - COMMUNAL CHARGES

The quarterly payment on account for the financing of the communal charges is
raised from 1 April 2003. You will be given conformation of the amount of this
payment on account and the periodic regularisation account settlements, and
these should be paid into account no. 068-2394384-63 in the name of the manager.

ARTICLE 6 - GUARANTEE

The guarantee provided for in Article 7 of the basic agreement must be increased
in accordance with the rules and lead times laid down in the aforementioned
article.

ARTICLE 7 - POSSIBILITY OF CANCELLING CODICIL 2

From 1 August 2003, the lessee shall be able to cancel codicil 2, relating to
the first floor of block D and four above-ground parking places, at the end of
every month, subject to prior notice of two months given by registered letter.

ARTICLE 8 - PREFERENTIAL RIGHT

Should the notice of termination provided for in the previous article be given,
the lessor shall notify the lessee of whether a third party wishes to lease the
first floor of block D. The lessee will then have ten working days in which to
inform the lessor of whether or not it wants to re-lease these premises, subject
to the conditions under which an agreement would be signed with the third party.

The mutual notification shall be made either by registered letter or by fax. The
above-mentioned period shall be calculated from the date on which the lessor
sends a notification to the date on which it receives an answer from the lessee.
The codicil ratifying the letting of the first floor of block D shall be signed
within fifteen days of notification the lessee's decision, and shall enter into
force at the latest on the first day of the month following this signing.

ARTICLE 8 - COSTS

Any costs and fees pertaining to this codicil, registration fees, stamp duties,
any fines (except those ascribable to the lessor), and other charges shall be
payable by the lessee. Only for the levying of the registration fees are the
charges not expressed in figures relating to the additional areas estimated at
10% of the rental.

ARTICLE 9 - SUSPENSIVE CONDITIONS

This codicil is underwritten under the suspensive condition of cancellation of
the lease contracts with N.V. PROTON WORLD INTERNATIONAL, since taken over by
N.V. ERG TRANSIT SYSTEMS (EUR), concerning the Blue Star complex.

The rent exemptions mentioned in the third and fourth paragraphs of Article 4
are agreed on under the suspensive condition of payment by the above-mentioned
N.V. ERG TRANSIT SYSTEMS (EUR), for as many months, of the rental stipulated in
the lease contracts concluded with its legal predecessor in relation to the same
premises.

THUS DRAWN UP IN GOOD FAITH, IN BRUSSELS, ON 04.04.03,
in four copies, with one intended for the Registration Department.
Each of the parties acknowledges having received its respective copy.

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The lessor                            The lessee

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