Document:

EX-4.4

 Exhibit 4.4 

5.850% Notes due 2068 
 CORNING
INCORPORATED 
  

			
	Issue Date: November 6, 2018	  	Maturity: November 6, 2068
		
	Principal Amount: $300,000,000	  	CUSIP No.: 219350 BL8
		
	Registered: R-1	  	ISIN No.: US219350BL89

 Corning Incorporated, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York
(herein called the “Company”, which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to Cede & Co., or registered assigns, the principal sum of Three
Hundred Million Dollars ($300,000,000) on November 15, 2068, and to pay interest thereon from November 6, 2018 or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semiannually on May 15
and November 15 in each year, commencing May 15, 2019, and at the Maturity thereof, at the rate of 5.850% per annum, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly
provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be May 1 or
November 1 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. Any such interest so payable, but not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will forthwith cease to be
payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee,
notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this series not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which this
Security may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture. 

 Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Security will be made
at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in New York, New York, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts, against surrender
of this Security in the case of any payment due at the Maturity of the principal thereof; provided, however, that at the option of the Company, payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled
thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register; and provided, further, that if this security is a Global Security, payment may be made pursuant to the Applicable Procedures of the Depositary as permitted in said
Indenture. 
 Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions
shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place. 

 Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to
on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed under its corporate seal. 

Dated: November 6, 2018 
  

					
	CORNING INCORPORATED
		
	By:	 	  

		 	Name:	 	Stephen C. Propper
		 	Title:	 	Vice President and Treasurer

  

					
	Attest: By:	 	  

		 	Name:	 	Linda E. Jolly
		 	Title:	 	Vice President and Corporate Secretary

 TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION 

This is one of the Securities of the series designated herein and referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture. 

 

					
	Dated: November 6, 2018	 		 	THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee
			
	  
	 	By: 	 	   

		 		 	Authorized Signatory

 (REVERSE OF SECURITY) 

5.850% Notes due 2068 
 This
Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (herein called the “Securities”), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of November 8, 2000 (herein called the
“Indenture”, which term shall have the meaning assigned to it in such instrument), as supplemented, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., formerly The Chase
Manhattan Bank), as Trustee (herein called the “Trustee”, which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties
and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof,
limited initially in aggregate principal amount to $300,000,000 (which amount may be increased at the option of the Company as provided below if in the future it determines that it may wish to sell additional Securities of this series). 

The Company may from time to time, without consent of the existing Holders create and issue additional Securities of this series (the
“Additional Securities”) having the same terms and conditions as the Securities of this series in all respects, except for the issue date, issue price and, under some circumstances, the first payment of interest thereon. Such Additional
Securities, at the Company’s determination and in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture, will be consolidated with and form a single series with the previously outstanding Securities of this series for U.S. federal income tax purposes
and for all purposes under the Indenture, including, without limitation, amendments, waivers and redemptions. The aggregate principal amount of the Additional Securities, if any, of this series shall be unlimited. 

 The Securities of this series are subject to redemption as follows: 

The Securities will be redeemable in whole at any time or in part from time to time, at the option of the Company. If the Company redeems the
Securities more than 180 days prior to their final Stated Maturity, the redemption price will be equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount of the Securities to be redeemed; or (ii) the sum of the present values of the remaining
scheduled payments of principal and interest on the Securities to be redeemed (exclusive of interest accrued to the date of redemption) discounted to the date of redemption on a semiannual basis (assuming a
360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the then current Treasury Rate plus 40 basis points. If the Company redeems the Securities on or after the date that
is 180 days prior to their final Stated Maturity, the redemption price for the Securities will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities to be redeemed. 

The Company will pay accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed to but not including the Redemption Date. 

In connection with such optional redemption, the following defined terms apply: 

“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having a
maturity comparable to the date 180 days prior to the final Stated Maturity of the Securities that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of
a maturity of the date 180 days prior to the final Stated Maturity of the Securities. 
 “Comparable Treasury Price” means, with
respect to any Redemption Date, (1) the average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such Redemption Date, after excluding the highest and lowest Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (2) if the Independent Investment Banker
obtains fewer than four such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations. 

 “Independent Investment Banker” means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers that
the Company appoints to act as the Independent Investment Banker from time to time. 
 “Redemption Date” means the date fixed for
redemption of the Security by or pursuant to the Indenture. 
 “Reference Treasury Dealer” means each of Citigroup Global Markets
Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and their respective successors, and two other firms that are primary U.S. Government securities dealers (each a “Primary Treasury Dealer”) which the Company specifies
from time to time; provided, however, that if any of them ceases to be a Primary Treasury Dealer, the Company will substitute another Primary Treasury Dealer. 

“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any Redemption Date, the average,
as determined by the Independent Investment Banker, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Independent Investment Banker by such
Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding such Redemption Date. 
 “Treasury
Rate” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, the rate per year equal to the semiannual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, calculated using a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of
its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such Redemption Date. The Treasury Rate shall be calculated on the third Business Day preceding the Redemption Date. 

 If the Company decides to redeem less than all of the Outstanding Securities, the Securities
to be redeemed will be selected in the case of Global Securities, in accordance with the Applicable Procedures, or in other cases, by any other method the Trustee considers fair and appropriate. 

Notice of redemption will be transmitted at least 15 but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date to each Holder of record of the
Securities to be redeemed at its registered address. 
 The Securities of this series are subject to repurchase at the option of the Holder
as follows: If a Change of Control Triggering Event (as defined below) occurs, unless the Company has exercised its right to redeem the Securities, it will be required to make an offer to each Holder to repurchase all or, at the Holder’s
option, any part (equal to $2,000 or any multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) of each Holder’s Securities pursuant to the offer described below (the “Change of Control Offer”). In the Change of Control Offer, the Company will be
required to offer to repurchase each Holder’s Securities in cash at a price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Securities repurchased, plus any accrued and unpaid interest on the Securities repurchased to, but not including, the
date of repurchase (the “Change of Control Payment”). 
 Within 30 days following any Change of Control Triggering Event, or at
the Company’s option, prior to any Change of Control (as defined below), but after the public announcement of a pending Change of Control, the Company will be required to send to each Holder of Securities, a notice describing the transaction
that constitutes or may constitute the Change of Control Triggering Event and offering to repurchase such Securities on the date specified in the notice, which date will be no earlier than 15 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice
is transmitted (a “Change of Control Payment Date”). The notice, if transmitted prior to the date of consummation of the Change of Control, will state that the Change of Control Offer is conditioned on the Change of Control Triggering
Event occurring on or prior to the Change of Control Payment Date. 

 On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company will be required, to the extent lawful,
to: 
  

	 	•	 	 accept for payment all Securities or portions of Securities properly tendered pursuant to the Change of Control
Offer; 

  

	 	•	 	 deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect of all Securities or
portions of Securities properly tendered; and 

  

	 	•	 	 deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Securities properly accepted together with an officer’s
certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Securities or portions of Securities being purchased by the Company. 

The Paying Agent will be required to promptly deliver, to each Holder who properly tendered Securities, the Change of Control Payment for such
Securities, and the Trustee will be required to promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book entry) to each such Holder a new Security equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the Securities surrendered, if any;
provided that each new Security will be in a principal amount of $2,000 or a multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. 
 The Company will not
be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control Triggering Event if a third party makes an offer to purchase the Securities in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements for an offer to purchase
made by the Company and such third party purchases all Securities properly tendered and not withdrawn under its offer. In the event that such third party terminates or defaults its offer, the Company will be required to make a Change of Control
Offer treating the date of such termination or default as though it were the date of the Change of Control Triggering Event. 

 The Company will not repurchase any Securities if there has occurred and is continuing on
the Change of Control Payment Date an Event of Default other than a default in the payment of the Change of Control Payment upon a Change of Control Triggering Event. 

Except as provided in the last sentence of the next paragraph, the Company may only make an amendment or modification to the provisions
obligating it to repurchase the Securities upon a Change of Control Triggering Event which adversely affects the interest of any Holder, with the consent of each Holder of the series of Securities to be affected by such amendment or modification.

 The Company will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act, and any other
securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of the Securities as a result of a Change of Control Triggering Event. To the extent that the provision of any such
securities laws or regulations conflicts with the Change of Control Offer provisions of the Securities, the Company will comply with those securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the Change of
Control Offer provisions of the Securities by virtue of not complying with the Change of Control Offer provisions as a result of any such conflict. 

For these purposes, the following terms will be applicable: 

“Change of Control” means the occurrence of any one of the following: (1) the direct or indirect sale, lease, transfer,
conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger, amalgamation, arrangement or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the Company’s properties or assets and those of its
subsidiaries, taken as a 

 
whole, to one or more persons, other than to the Company or one of its subsidiaries; (2) the first day on which a majority of the members of the Company’s board of directors is not
composed of Continuing Directors (as defined below); (3) the consummation of any transaction including, without limitation, any merger, amalgamation, arrangement or consolidation the result of which is that any person becomes the beneficial owner,
directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the Company’s Voting Stock, measured by voting power rather than number of shares; (4) the Company consolidates with, or merges with or into, any person, or any person consolidates with, or
merges with or into, the Company, in any such event pursuant to a transaction in which any of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company or of such other person is converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property, other than any
such transaction where the shares of the Company’s Voting Stock outstanding immediately prior to such transaction constitute, or are converted into or exchanged for, a majority of the Voting Stock of the surviving person or any direct or
indirect parent company of the surviving person immediately after giving effect to such transaction; or (5) the adoption of a plan relating to the Company’s liquidation or dissolution (other than its liquidation into a newly formed holding
company). Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction described in clause (3) above will not be deemed to involve a Change of Control if (1) the Company becomes a direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of a holding company (which
shall include a direct or indirect parent company of such holding company) and (2)(A) the direct or indirect holders of the Voting Stock of such holding company immediately following that transaction are substantially the same as, and hold in
substantially the same proportions as, the holders of the Company’s Voting Stock immediately prior to that transaction or (B) immediately following that transaction no person, other than a holding company satisfying the requirements of
this sentence, is the beneficial owner, directly or 

 
indirectly, of more than 50% of the then outstanding Voting Stock, measured by voting power, of such holding company or its parent company. Following any such transaction, references in this
definition to the Company shall be deemed to refer to such holding company. For the purposes of this definition, “person” and “beneficial owner” have the meanings used in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder. 
 “Change of Control Triggering Event” means the Securities cease to be rated Investment Grade by each of
the Rating Agencies on any date during the 60-day period (the “Trigger Period”) following the earlier date of (1) the first public announcement of the Change of Control or the Company’s
intention to effect a Change of Control and (2) the consummation of such Change of Control, which Trigger Period will be extended following consummation of a Change of Control for so long as the rating of the Securities is under publicly
announced consideration for possible downgrade by any of the Rating Agencies. Unless at least one Rating Agency is providing a rating for the long-term unsecured debt of the Company at the commencement of any Trigger Period, the Securities will be
deemed to have ceased to be rated Investment Grade during that Trigger Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Change of Control Triggering Event will be deemed to have occurred in connection with any particular Change of Control unless and until
such Change of Control has actually been consummated. 
 “Continuing Directors” means, as of any date of determination, any member
of the Company’s Board of Directors who (1) was a member of the Company’s Board of Directors on the date the Securities were originally issued; or (2) was nominated for election, elected or appointed to the Company’s Board
of Directors with the approval of a majority of the Continuing Directors who were members of the Company’s Board of Directors at the time of such nomination, election or appointment (either by specific action of the Board of Directors or by
approval by such directors of the Company’s proxy statement in which such member was named as a nominee for election as a director). 

 “Investment Grade” means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent)
by Moody’s or BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P, and the equivalent investment grade credit rating from any replacement Rating Agency or Rating Agencies selected by the Company. 

“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., a subsidiary of Moody’s Corporation, and its successors. 

“Rating Agencies” means (a) each of Moody’s and S&P; and (b) if any of the Rating Agencies ceases to provide
rating services to issuers or investors, a “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” as defined in Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act that is selected by the Company (as certified by the Company’s chief executive
officer or chief financial officer) as a replacement for Moody’s or S&P, or all of them, as the case may be. 
 “S&P”
means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of S&P Global Inc., and its successors. 
 “Voting Stock”
of any specified person as of any date means the capital stock of such person that is at the time entitled to vote generally in the election of the board of directors of such person. 

The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of the entire indebtedness of this Security or certain restrictive covenants and
Events of Default with respect to this Security, in each case upon compliance with certain conditions set forth in the Indenture. 
 No
sinking fund is provided for the Securities. 

 If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of this series shall occur and be
continuing, the principal of the Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. 

The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations
of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities at the
time Outstanding of all series to be affected (considered together as one class for this purpose). The Indenture also contains provisions (i) permitting the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of
all series to be affected under the Indenture (considered together as one class for this purpose), on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and
(ii) permitting the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of any series to be affected under the Indenture (with each such series considered separately for this purpose), on behalf of the Holders of
all Securities of such series, to waive certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security. 

 As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Security
shall not have the right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a
continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of this series, the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Securities of this series at the time Outstanding shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute
proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it, and the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of Securities of this series at
the time Outstanding a direction inconsistent with such request, and shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for 60 days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted
by the Holder of this Security for the enforcement of any payment of principal hereof or any premium or interest hereon on or after the respective due dates expressed herein. 

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the
Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed. 

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registerable in the
Security Register, upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by
a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities of this series and of like
tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. 

 The Securities of this series are issuable only in registered form without coupons in
denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of
Securities of this series and of like tenor of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. 
 No
service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith. 

Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee
may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary. 

This Security is a Global Security and is subject to the provisions of the Indenture relating to Global Securities, including the limitations
in Section 305 thereof on transfers and exchanges of Global Securities. 
 This Security and the Indenture shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. 
 All terms used in this Security that are defined in the Indenture and not
defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.Exhibit

Exhibit 10.1

FIRST AMENDMENT

THIS FIRST AMENDMENT (the “Amendment”) is made and entered into as of the ___ day of March, 2017, by and between PS Business Parks, L.P., a California limited partnership (“Landlord”), and Luminex Corporation; a Delaware corporation (“Tenant”).

RECITALS

		
	A.
	Landlord and Tenant are parties to that certain  lease dated September 30, 2014 (the “Lease”).· Pursuant to the Lease, Landlord has leased to Tenant space currently containing approximately 162,117 rentable square feet (the “Original Premises”) comprised of (i) 53,925 rentable square feet commonly known as Suites 110, 120, 122, 125, 130, 145, and 150 located at 12201 Technology Blvd., Austin, TX 78727, (the “McNeil 3 Building”); (ii) 35,450 rentable square feet commonly known as Suites H, K, and K1 located at 12212 Technology Blvd., Austin, TX 78727, (the “McNeil 4 Building”); (iii) 44,378 rentable square feet commonly known as Suite A located at 12112 Technology Blvd., Austin, TX 78727, (the “McNeil 5 Building”); and (iv) 28,364 rentable square feet commonly known as Suite A located at 12100 Technology Blvd., Austin, TX 78727, (the “McNeil 6 Building”). The McNeil 3 Building is a part of the Project commonly referred to as McNeil 3 (the “McNeil 3 Project”) in the buildings commonly known as McNeil 3, 4, 5 and 6 located at 12100, 12201, 12212 and 12112 Technology Boulevard, Austin, Texas  78727 (the “Existing Buildings”), which is a part of the project commonly referred to as McNeil 3, 4, 5 and 6 (the “Existing Project”).

		
	B.
	Tenant has requested that additional space containing approximately 22,004 rentable square feel described as Suite 800 located at 12301 Technology Blvd., Austin, TX (the “Expansion Space”) of the Building shown on Exhibit A hereto (the “McNeil 8 Building”) be added to the Original Premises and that the Lease be appropriately amended and Landlord is willing to do the same on the following terms and conditions.

NOW, THEREFORE, In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Landlord and Tenant agree as follows:

		
	I.
	Expansion and Effective Date. Effective as of July 1, 2017 (the “Expansion Effective Date”), the Premises, as defined in the Lease, is increased from 162,117 rentable square feet to 184,121 rentable square feet by the addition of the Expansion Space, and from and after the Expansion Effective Date, the Original Premises and the Expansion Space, collectively, shall be deemed the Premises, as defined In the lease.  The Expansion Space is subject to all the terms and conditions of the Lease except as expressly modified herein and except that Tenant shall not be entitled to receive any allowances, abatements or other financial concessions granted with respect to the Original Premises unless such concessions are expressly provided for herein with respect to the Expansion Space.

		
	II.
	Term. The Term of the Lease, solely with regard to the Expansion Space, shall commence on the Expansion Effective Date and expire on June 30, 2022 (the “’Expansion Space Expiration Date”).

		
	III.
	Termination of McNeil 8 Existing Lease. Tenant is currently in possession of the Expansion Space pursuant to the terms of that certain lease agreement dated April 27, 2012 (the “McNeil 8 Existing lease”) by and between Tenant, as tenant, and Landlord's predecessor in interest. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary set forth in the McNeil 8 Existing Lease, the McNeil 8 Existing Lease Is currently in full force and effect, has continued in full force and effect without interruption since the date Tenant initially took occupancy of the Expansion Space under the McNeil 8 Existing lease. In addition, notwithstanding to the contrary contained In the McNeil 8 Existing Lease, effective as of 11:59 p.m. (Central Time) on the day Immediately prior to the Expansion Effective Date (the “McNeil 8 Existing Lease Termination Date”) the McNeil 8 Existing Lease shall expire by its terms and be of no further force or effect and Landlord and Tenant's rights and obligations with respect to the Expansion Space arising or accruing thereafter shall be as set forth in the Lease, provided, however, that Landlord and Tenant shall remain liable under the terms of the McNeil 8 Existing Lease with respect to (i) any obligations which specifically survive the term of the McNeil 8 Existing Lease and (ii) for the performance of all of their respective obligations under the McNeil 8 Existing Lease accruing prior to the McNeil 8 Existing Lease Termination Date, including, without limitation, with respect to any liability arising on or before such date related to Tenant's use, occupancy or control of the Expansion Space during the term of the McNeil 8 Existing Lease (including, without limitation, with respect to 

hazardous materials brought onto or about the Expansion Space or permitted or suffered to be brought onto or about the Expansion Space by Tenant or anyone for whom Tenant may be liable and Tenant's obligation to pay Landlord any amounts due under the McNeil 8 Existing Lease).

		
	IV.
	Base Rent.

		
	A.
	Base Rent for Expansion Space from Expansion Effective Date through Expansion Space Expiration Date. As of the Expansion Effective Date, and in addition to Tenant's obligation to pay Base Rent for the Original Premises, Tenant shall pay Landlord Base Rent for the Expansion Space as follows:

	
		
	Period of Term
	Monthly Base Rent

	July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018
	$25,304.60

	July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019
	$25 964.72

	July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2020
	$26,624.84

	July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021
	$27 284.96

	July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022
	$27,945.08

All such Base Rent shall be payable by Tenant in accordance with the terms of the lease.

		
	V.
	Additional Security Deposit. Upon the Expansion Effective Date, Tenant authorizes and directs Landlord to apply the sum Landlord currently holds under the McNeil 8 Existing lease as the security deposit (in the sum of $21,188.51) which will be added to and become part of the Security Deposit held by Landlord as provided under Section 5 of the Lease as security for payment of rent and the performance of the other terms and conditions of the Lease by Tenant Accordingly, simultaneous with the Expansion Effective Date, the Security Deposit under the Lease, shall be increased from $153,539.65 to $174,728.16.

		
	VI.
	Tenant's Proportionate Share. For the period commencing with the Expansion Effective Date and ending on the Expansion Space Expiration Date, Tenant's Proportionate Share for the Expansion Space is 97.44% of McNeil 8.

		
	VII.
	Operating Expenses. For the period commencing with the Expansion Effective Date and ending on the Expansion Space Expiration Date, Tenant shall pay for Tenant’s Proportionate Share of Operating Expenses applicable to the Expansion Space In accordance with the terms of the lease.

		
	VIII.
	Improvements to Expansion Space.

		
	A.
	Condition of Expansion Space. Tenant is in possession of the Expansion Space and accepts the same “as is” without any agreements, representations, understandings or obligations on the part of Landlord to perform any alterations, repairs or improvements, except as may be expressly provided otherwise in this Amendment.

		
	B.
	Responsibility for Improvements to Expansion Space. Tenant may perform improvements to the Premises In accordance with the Work Letter attached hereto as Exhibit C and Tenant shall be entitled to an improvement allowance in connection with such work as more fully described in Exhibit C.

		
	IX.
	Other Provisions.  Landlord and Tenant agree that, effective as of the date of this Amendment (unless different effective date(s) is/are specifically referenced in this Section). the Lease shall be amended in the following additional respects:

A.Landlord's Address.  Landlord's address for notices as set forth in the Basic Lease Information is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

For Notice                For Payment
PS Business Parks. L/P/        PS Business Parks, L.P.
c/o PS Business Parks            c/o PS Business Parks
9233 Waterford Centre Blvd., Suite 100    P.O. Box 200697-01

Austin, Texas 78751            Dallas, Texas 75320-0697
Attn: Property Manager

B.Additions. The Lease is amended to include those provisions set forth in Exhibit B to this Amendment.

		
	X.
	Miscellaneous.

		
	i.
	This Amendment, including Exhibit A, Exhibit B, and Exhibit C hereto, sets forth the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the matters set forth herein. There have been no additional oral or written representations or agreements. Under no circumstances shall Tenant be entitled to any rent abatement, improvement allowance, leasehold improvements, or other work to the Premises, or any similar economic Incentives that may have been provided Tenant in connection with entering into the Lease, unless specifically set forth in this Amendment.

		
	ii.
	Except as herein modified or amended, the provisions, conditions and terms of the lease shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect.

		
	iii.
	In the case of any inconsistency between the provisions of the Lease and this Amendment, the provisions of this Amendment shall govern and control.

		
	iv.
	Submission of this Amendment by Landlord is not an offer to enter into this Amendment but rather is a solicitation for such an offer by Tenant.  Landlord shall not be bound by this Amendment until Landlord has executed and delivered the same to Tenant. 

		
	v.
	The capitalized terms used in this Amendment shall have the same definitions as set forth in the Lease to the extent that such capitalized terms are defined therein and not redefined in this Amendment

		
	vi.
	Tenant hereby represents to Landlord that Tenant has dean with no broker in connection with this Amendment other than Endeavor Real Estate Group. Tenant agrees to indemnify and hold Landlord, its trustees, members, principals, beneficiaries, partners, officers, directors, employees, mortgagee(s) and agents, and the respective principals and members of any such agents (collectively, the “Landlord Related Parties”) harmless from all claims of any brokers, other than Endeavor Real Estate Group, claiming to have represented Tenant in connection with this Amendment. Landlord hereby represents to Tenant that Landlord has dealt with no broker in connection with this Amendment. Landlord agrees to indemnify and hold Tenant, its trustees, members, principals, beneficiaries, partners, officers, directors, employees, and agents, and the respective principals and members of any such agents (collectively, the “Tenant Related Parties”) harmless from all claims of any brokers claiming to have represented Landlord in connection with this Amendment.

		
	vii.
	Each signatory of this Amendment represents hereby that he or she has the authority to execute and deliver the same on behalf of the party hereto for which such signatory is acting. Tenant hereby represents and warrants that neither Tenant, nor any persons or entities holding any legal or beneficial interest whatsoever in Tenant. are (i) the target of any sanctions program that is established by Executive Order of the President or published by the Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of the Treasury (“OFAC”); (ii) designated by the President or OFAC pursuant to the Trading with the Enemy Act, 50 U.S.C.. App. § 5, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C.  §§  1701-06, the Patriot Act, Public Law 107-56, Executive Order 13224 (September 23, 2001) or any Executive Order of the President Issued pursuant to such statutes; or (iii) named on the following list that is published by OFAC: “List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons.” If the foregoing representation is untrue at any time during the Term, an uncured event of default under the Lease will be deemed to have occurred, without the necessity of notice to Tenant.

		
	viii.
	Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Amendment or the Lease, the liability of Landlord (and of any successor Landlord) under this Amendment and the Lease shall be limited to the lesser of (a) the interest of Landlord In the Building, or (b) the equity interest Landlord would have in the Building if the Building were encumbered by third party debt in an amount equal to 80% of the value of the Building (calculations of equity shall be made as of the initial date Tenant notifies Landlord of the actual or alleged default or other claim). Tenant shall look solely to Landlord's interest in the Building for the recovery of any judgment or award against Landlord or any Landlord Related Party.  

Neither Landlord nor any Landlord Related Party shall be personally liable for any judgment or deficiency, and in no event shall Landlord or any Landlord Related Party be liable to Tenant for any lost profit, damage to or loss of business or any form of special, indirect or consequential damage. Before filing suit for an alleged default by Landlord, Tenant shall give Landlord and any mortgagee(s) whom Tenant has been notified hold mortgages or other encumbrances on the Building, notice and reasonable time to cure the alleged default.

		
	ix.
	This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which, together, shall constitute one and the same Amendment. In order to expedite the transaction contemplated herein, to the extent allowable under applicable Law, telecopied signatures or signatures transmitted by electronic mall in so-called “pdf” format may be used in place of original signatures on this Amendment and shall be of the same force and effect as original signatures and shall be enforceable and admissible In lieu of original signatures to this Amendment. Landlord and Tenant intend to be bound by the signatures on the telecopied or e-mailed document, are aware that the other party will rely on the telecopied or e-mailed signatures which shall be of the same force and effect as original hand-written signatures for all purposes, and hereby waive any defenses to the admissibility or enforcement of the terms of this Amendment based on such telecopied or a-mailed signatures.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Landlord and Tenant have duly executed this Amendment as of the day and year first above written.

LANDLORD:

PS Business Parks, L.P.,
a California limited partnership

By:    PS Business Parks, Inc.,
a California corporation
Its:    General partner

	
		
	By:
	 

	Name:
	David A. Vicars

	Title:
	Divisional Vice President

TENANT:

Luminex Corporation,
a Delaware corporation
	
		
	By:
	 

	Name:
	Harriss Currie

	Title:
	CFO

EXHIBIT A

OUTLINE AND LOCATION OF EXPANSION SPACE

EXHIBIT B

ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

		
	1.
	Option To Renew Lease with respect to the Expansion Space.

		
	a.
	Provided the lease is in full force and effect and Tenant is not in Default under any of the other terms and conditions of the Lease at the time of notification or commencement, Tenant shall have one (1) option to renew (the “Renewal Option”) the Term of the Lease for a term of five (5) years (the “Renewal Term”), for the portion of the Expansion Space being leased by Tenant as of the date the Renewal Term is to commence, on the same terms and conditions set forth in the lease, except as modified by the terms, covenants and conditions as set forth below:

		
	i.
	If Tenant elects to exercise the Renewal Option, then Tenant shall provide Landlord with written notice no earlier than the date which is 365 days prior to the expiration of the Expansion Space Expiration Date but no later than the date which is 180 days prior to the expiration of the Expansion Space Expiration Date. If Tenant fails to provide such notice, Tenant shall have no further or additional right to extend or renew the Term of the lease.

		
	ii.
	During the Renewal Term, the Base Rent shall be the then prevailing market rental rate (including all market concessions such as tenant finish allowance, commission and abated rent) for comparable size, quality and location as of the date the Renewal Option is exercised, taking into account the specific provisions of the lease which will remain constant. Base Rent during the Renewal Term shall increase, if at all, In accordance with the increases assumed in the determination of the then prevailing market rental rate. Base Rent attributable to the Expansion Space shall be payable in monthly installments in accordance with the terms and conditions of Article 2 of the Lease. Landlord shall advise Tenant of the new Base Rent for the Premises no later than 30 days after receipt of Tenant's written request therefore. Said request shall be made no earlier than 30 days prior to the first date on which Tenant may exercise its Renewal Option under paragraph (i) above.

		
	b.
	If Tenant is entitled to and properly exercises its Renewal Option, Landlord shall prepare an amendment (the “Renewal Amendment”) to reflect changes In the Base Rent, Term, Termination Date with regard to the Expansion Space and other appropriate terms as provided above. Tenant shall execute and return the Renewal Amendment to Landlord within 15 days after Tenant’s receipt of same. Tenant’s failure to return a fully executed Renewal Amendment to Landlord within such period shall be deemed a termination by Tenant of its Renewal Option and Tenant shall have no further right to extend the Term of the Lease, but such failure shall not be a default by Tenant under the Lease.

		
	c.
	Except in connection with a Permitted Transfer, the Renewal Option is not transferable; the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that they intend that the Renewal Option shall be “personal” to Tenant as set forth above and that in no event will any assignee or sublessee have any rights to exercise the Renewal Option. If the Renewal Option is validly exercised or if Tenant falls to validly exercise the Renewal Option, Tenant shall have no further right to extend the Term of the lease.

		
	2.
	Right of First Refusal.

Tenant (but not any assignee, other than a Permitted Transferee, or subtenant) shall have a one time right of first refusal to lease that certain space known as suite 900, 925, 930C, 930D and 940 of McNeil 9 containing approximately 47,039 rentable square feet (the “Right of First Refusal Space”). In the event a prospective tenant desires to lease the Right of First Refusal Space, or any portion thereof, from Landlord, Landlord shall notify Tenant thereof in the manner provided herein for notice, whereupon Tenant shall have ten (10) days after receipt of such notice to elect under the same terms and conditions as Landlord was prepared to agree with the prospective tenant to exercise Tenant's right of first refusal. In the event Tenant falls to give landlord written notice of Tenant's election to lease the Right of First Refusal Space on the terms set forth above within said ten (10) day period, Tenant shall have no further right, title or interest in the Right of First Refusal Space and this right of first refusal shall be of no further force and effect.

EXHIBIT C

WORK LETTER

TENANT-CONSTRUCTED TENANT IMPROVEMENTS

This Exhibit is attached to and made a part of the First Amendment to that certain Lease by and between PS Business Parks, L.P., a California limited partnership (“Landlord”) and Luminex Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Tenant”) for space in the Building located at 12301 Technology Blvd., Suite 800, Austin, TX 78727. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Exhibit C shall have the meaning given to such terms in the Lease of which this Exhibit C is a part.

		
	1.
	Tenant, following the full and final execution and delivery of this Amendment to which this Exhibit C is attached and the Security Deposit, if any required under such agreement, shall have the right to perform alterations and improvements in the Expansion Space (the “Tenant Improvements”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant and its contractors shall not have the right to perform the Tenant Improvements in the Expansion Space unless and until Tenant has complied with all of the terms and conditions of Article 9 of the Lease, including, without limitation, approval by Landlord of the final plans for the Tenant Improvements and the contractors to be retained by Tenant to perform such Tenant Improvements. Tenant shall be responsible for all elements of the design of Tenant's plans (including, without limitation, compliance with law, functionality of design, the structural integrity of the design, the configuration of the Expansion Space and the placement of Tenant's furniture, appliances and equipment), and Landlord's approval of Tenant's plans shalt in no event relieve Tenant of the responsibility for such design. Landlord's approval of the contractors to perform the Tenant Improvements shall not be unreasonably withheld. The parties agree that Landlord's approval of the general contractor to perform the Tenant Improvements shall not be considered to be unreasonably withheld if any such general contractor (a) does not have trade references reasonably acceptable to Landlord, (b) does not maintain insurance as required pursuant to the terms of the Lease, (c) does not have the ability to be bonded for the work in an amount of no less than 150% of the total estimated cost of the Tenant Improvements, (d) does not provide current financial statements reasonably acceptable to Landlord, or (e) is not licensed as a contractor in the state/municipality in which the Expansion Space is located. Tenant acknowledges the foregoing is not intended to be an exclusive list of the reasons why Landlord may reasonably withhold its consent to a general contractor. Landlord acknowledges that it has pre-approved Tenant's right to install new carpet in the Premises (i) without having to use a general contractor, (II) without having to engage an architect, and (ill) without having to provide as-built plans for documenting carpet installation.

		
	2.
	Provided Tenant is not in default under the terms of the Lease, Landlord agrees to contribute the sum of $110,020.00 (the “Tenant Improvement Allowance”) toward the cost of performing the Tenant Improvements. The Tenant Improvement Allowance may only be used for the cost of preparing design and construction documents and mechanical and electrical plans for the Tenant Improvements and for hard costs in connection with the Tenant Improvements. The Tenant Improvement Allowance shall be paid to Tenant or, at Landlord's option, to the order of the general contractor that performed the Tenant Improvements, within 30 days following receipt by Landlord of (a) receipted bills covering all labor and materials expended and used In the Tenant Improvements; (b) a sworn contractor's affidavit from the general contractor and a request to disburse from Tenant containing an approval by Tenant of the work done; (c) full and final waivers of lien; (d) as-built plans of the Tenant Improvements; and (e) the certification of Tenant and its architect that the Tenant Improvements have been installed in a good and workmanlike manner in accordance with the approved plans, and in accordance with applicable laws. The Tenant Improvement Allowance shall be disbursed in the amount reflected on the receipted bills meeting the requirements above. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Landlord shall not be obligated to disburse any portion of the Tenant Improvement Allowance during the continuance of an uncured Default under the Lease, and Landlord's obligation to disburse shall only resume when and if such Default is cured.

		
	3.
	In no event shall the Tenant Improvement Allowance be used for the purchase of equipment, furniture or other items of personal property of Tenant. If Tenant does not submit a request for payment of the entire Tenant Improvement Allowance to Landlord in accordance with the provisions contained in this Exhibit C by November 30, 2017, any unused amount shall accrue to the sole benefit of Landlord, it being understood that Tenant shall not be entitled to any credit, abatement or other concession in connection therewith. Tenant shall be responsible for all applicable state sales or use taxes, if any, payable in connection with the Tenant Improvements and for Tenant Improvement Allowance.

		
	4.
	Without  limiting the "as-is" provisions of the Lease, Tenant accepts the Expansion  Space in its “as-is” condition and acknowledges that landlord has no obligation to make any changes or improvements to the Premises or, except as provided above with respect to the Tenant Improvement Allowance, to pay any costs expended or to be expended in connection with any such changes or improvements in the Expansion Space.

		
	5.
	This Exhibit C shall not be deemed applicable to any additional space added to the Premises at any time or from time to time, whether by any options under the Lease or otherwise, or to any portion of the original Premises or any additions to the Premises in the event of a renewal or extension of the original Term of the Lease, whether by any options under the Lease or otherwise, unless expressly so provided in the Lease or any amendment or supplement to the Lease. Tenant shall not perform any work in the Expansion Space (including, without limitation, cabling, wiring, fixturization, painting, carpeting, replacements or repairs) except in accordance with Article 9 of the Lease.

		
	6.
	Not a Construction Contract or an Agreement Collateral to or Affecting a Construction Contract. Landlord and Tenant agree that this Exhibit is merely one part of this Amendment, which contains the overall agreement concerning Tenant's use and occupancy of the Premises. In no event is this Exhibit or the Lease a construction contract or an agreement collateral to or affecting a construction contract.

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