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Exhibit 10.2

COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT FOR ROBERT SALVONI

On March 2, 2010, the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of Harris
Interactive Inc. (the “Company”) approved a monthly bonus of 2,000 GBP (the “Monthly Bonus”), with
retroactive effect to November 2009, for Robert Salvoni, who, at that time, was the Company’s
Managing Director of Europe and Asia. The Monthly Bonus was awarded to Mr. Salvoni in recognition
of the significant time and effort expended by him in working to improve the financial performance
of the Company’s Asia operations. Mr. Salvoni received the Monthly Bonus for the last time in March
2010.

In connection with Mr. Salvoni’s appointment to President, International of the Company, on April
3, 2010, the Committee approved an increase in the base salary for Mr. Salvoni from 172,165 GBP to
195,000 GBP, with retroactive effect to the date he was appointed to this role, April 1, 2010. The
Compensation Committee concluded that this base salary increase was appropriate to compensate Mr.
Salvoni for the additional management duties and responsibilities assumed by him as a result of his
new role.exv10w3

Exhibit 10.3

Dear Marc,

We are delighted to present you with this offer to join Harris Interactive!

Our people, individually and collectively, are critical to our success, and one of our strategic
business objectives focuses specifically on cultivating a strong, informed, engaged, and committed
team. Marc, we believe you have skills for individual growth and advancement in a dynamic,
fast-paced environment, and that you will contribute to, and be a vital part of, our success.

The specifics of our offer to you are as follows:

	 	•	 	Your position will be General Counsel, reporting to Deborah Rieger-Paganis, Interim
Chief Financial Officer.
	 
	 	•	 	Your start date will be April 1, 2009.
	 
	 	•	 	Your starting salary will be $235,000 per year, earned and payable on a bi-weekly basis
of $9,038.46, prior to any payroll deductions.
	 
	 	•	 	Your performance and salary will be reviewed annually. You will be eligible to be
considered for a salary increase in October of each calendar year. To the extent merit
increases are granted, eligibility will be based on your individual performance.
	 
	 	•	 	As General Counsel, for each fiscal year ending on June 30, you are eligible to receive
an annual bonus as part of the Corporate Bonus Plan. Your annual bonus, at target, for
fiscal year 2009 will be $70,000. For this fiscal year, you will receive a guaranteed
minimum pro-rated bonus payout of $17,400, covering the 4th quarter, April
through June 2009. The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors retains
discretionary authority over all bonus awards. It also establishes metrics and objectives
annually. In fiscal 2009 bonuses under the Corporate Bonus Plan are contingent upon
achievement of adjusted EBITDA targets. Declared bonuses are paid within 75 days after
the end of the fiscal year to persons who remain employed at the time of payment.
	 
	 	•	 	You are eligible for 20 days of vacation, which accrue at 6.153 hours per pay period.
	 
	 	•	 	Subject to approval by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, you will
have the option to purchase 55,000 shares of Harris Interactive Inc. common stock under
the terms and conditions more fully described in the enclosed sample stock option
agreement. The option price will be the fair market price of our stock on the grant date.
The company’s regular quarterly grants are made at the close of trading on the later of
(i) the 15th day of the second month of the fiscal quarter and (ii) one week
after the Company’s quarterly earnings release. If the day falls on a non business day,
the fair market price will be the next business day.
	 
	 	•	 	Should the Company terminate your employment for any reason other than for “cause,” you
will receive 9 months in severance payments and continued health care benefits, or if
continued coverage is unavailable, cash payments at the same level as the Company’s
payments toward health coverage immediately prior to your termination. Severance payments
are contingent upon the Company’s customary confidentiality and non-compete agreements,
and execution of a release in favor of the Company.

Harris Interactive offers a comprehensive benefits package. Details of all of our benefits options,
including eligibility and effective dates, are included in the attached Employee Benefits Summary.
Additional information is provided in your Welcome Kit as well as at New Hire Orientation. With
all of our benefits,
we strive to provide options that are valuable to our employees at an affordable cost.

Please note that as part of our selection process, we conduct reference and background checks on
all candidates, as well as review any potential limitations resulting from non-compete agreements
you may have signed with previous employers. This employment offer is contingent upon successful
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your reference and background checks, review of any non-compete agreements, and your
ability to present appropriate documentation to prove your eligibility to work in the United
States. Harris Interactive is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Your employment at Harris Interactive is “at will”, which means that the employment relationship
between you and the company may be terminated at any time, by either you or Harris Interactive, for
any reason not expressly prohibited by law.

If you are in agreement with the terms of this offer, please sign one copy of this letter and the
documents in the enclosed Welcome Kit.

Once you have accepted this job offer, you will receive additional information via email regarding
your first day, including plans for your New Hire Orientation.

Marc, we are very pleased to make this offer to you. Please contact Deborah or myself if you have
any questions about Harris Interactive or the specifics of this employment offer. We look forward
to you joining the Harris Interactive team.

	 	 	 	 	 
	Sincerely,

 	 	 
	/s/ Dennis K. Bhame
 	 	 
	Dennis K. Bhame 	 	 
	Executive Vice President, Human Resources
Harris Interactive Inc.exv10w4

Exhibit 10.4

MODIFICATION TO COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT FOR MARC H. LEVIN

In connection with the promotion of Marc H. Levin to Executive Vice President, General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary of Harris Interactive Inc. (the “Company”), on April 27, 2010, the Compensation
Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company approved an increase in the annual base salary
for Mr. Levin from $235,000 to $255,000 and an increase to his target annual cash bonus from 30% to
40% of his annual base salary, effective May 1, 2010.

As recognition for his service as interim Head of Human Resources, Mr. Levin received
a monthly bonus of $4,000 during the period commencing on January 1, 2010 and ending on April 12, 2010. The monthly bonus was paid in bi-weekly
installments and was pro-rated for the month of April 2010.exv10w5

Exhibit 10.5

April 12, 2010

Dear Patti:

We are delighted to present you with this offer. We believe that you will contribute to, and be a
vital part of, the success of Harris Interactive (the “Company”).

The specifics of our offer to you are as follows:

	 	•	 	Your position will be EVP Global Human Resources, reporting to Kimberly Till,
President and Chief Executive Officer.
	 
	 	•	 	Your start date will be April 12, 2010.
	 
	 	•	 	Your starting salary will be $225,000 per year, earned and payable on a
bi-weekly basis of approximately $8,653.85, prior to any payroll deductions.
	 
	 	•	 	You will be eligible to be considered for a salary increase in the Company’s
regular annual review cycle. To the extent merit increases are granted, eligibility will be
based on your individual performance, which, although reviewed routinely, will be formally
reviewed at the end of each fiscal year.
	 
	 	•	 	As EVP Global Human Resources, for each fiscal year ending on June 30, you are
eligible to receive a target annual bonus of 40% of your then-current base salary,
pro-rated in fiscal year 2010 based on your start date. The Compensation Committee of the
Board of Directors retains discretionary authority over all bonus awards. It also
establishes metrics and objectives for bonus awards annually. Declared bonuses are paid to
employed personnel only on or about the date that is 75 days after the end of the fiscal
year.
	 
	 	•	 	Subject to approval by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors,
you will have the option to purchase 75,000 shares of the common stock of the Company under
the terms and conditions more fully described in the enclosed sample stock option
agreement. The option price will be the fair market price of our stock on the grant date.
The company’s regular quarterly grants are made at the close of trading on the later of (i)
the 15th day of the second month of the fiscal quarter and (ii) one week after
the Company’s quarterly earnings release. If the day falls on a non business day, the fair
market price will be the next business day.
	 
	 	•	 	You are eligible for 20 days of vacation each calendar year, which accrue at
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Your employment at Harris Interactive is “at will”, which means that the employment relationship
between you and the Company may be terminated at any time, by either you or the Company, for any
reason not expressly prohibited by law.

If you are in agreement with the terms of this offer, please sign one copy of this letter and
return the remainder of the signed documents to me.

	 	 	 	 	 
	Sincerely,

 	 	 
	/s/ Marc H. Levin
 	 	 
	Marc Levin 	 	 
	SVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Harris Interactive, Inc.exv10w6

Exhibit 10.6

AGREEMENT FOR LEASE

RELATING TO FLOORS 5 AND 6, VANTAGE WEST,

GREAT WEST ROAD, LONDON

	(1)	 	UBS GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT (UK) LTD
	 
	(2)	 	HARRIS INTERACTIVE UK LTD AND HARRIS INTERACTIVE INC

	 	 	 	 	 

	Olswang LLP

	 	T +44 (0) 20 7067 3000	 	 
	90 High Holborn

	 	F +44 (0) 20 7067 3999
	 	Olswang LLP is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority
	London WC1V 6XX

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	 	www.olswang.com

 

 

Contents

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Clause	 	 	 	Page
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	1.	 	DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
	 	 	1	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	2.	 	GENERAL CONDITION PROVISIONS
	 	 	4	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	3.	 	LANDLORD’S WORKS
	 	 	4	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	4.	 	LANDLORD’S CONTRIBUTIONS
	 	 	6	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	5.	 	MODIFICATIONS
	 	 	6	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	6.	 	LEASE AND TITLE
	 	 	7	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	7.	 	TENANT’S WORKS
	 	 	7	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	8.	 	ACCESS PENDING GRANT OF LEASES
	 	 	8	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	9.	 	ALIENATION AND NON-MERGER
	 	 	8	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	10.	 	TERMINATION
	 	 	9	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	11.	 	NOTICES
	 	 	9	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	12.	 	DISPUTES AND CERTIFICATES
	 	 	9	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	13.	 	ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
	 	 	10	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	14.	 	VAT
	 	 	10	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	15.	 	INDEMNITY
	 	 	10	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	16.	 	CONTINUATION OF THIS AGREEMENT AFTER GRANT OF THE LEASES
	 	 	10	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	17.	 	LAND REGISTRY
	 	 	10	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	18.	 	CONTRACTS (RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES) ACT 1999
	 	 	11	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	19.	 	OPINION LETTER
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	20.	 	CAFÉ
	 	 	11	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	21.	 	RENT DEPOSIT
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	SCHEDULE 1	 	 	12	 
	 	 	Specification setting out Landlord’s Works and Tenant’s Works
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	SCHEDULE 2	 	 	13	 
	 	 	Form of Lease
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	SCHEDULE 3	 	 	14	 
	 	 	Form of Licence to Alter
	 	 	 	 

 

 

DATED: March 15, 2010

PARTIES:

	(1)	 	UBS GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT (UK) LTD (Company Registration No 1546400) whose registered
office is at 21 Lombard Street, London EC3V 9AH acting in the capacity of General Partner of
UBS TRITON PROPERTY FUND (a limited partnership registered under the Limited Partnership Act
1907 of the same address) (“Landlord” which expression save as provided in this Agreement
includes its successors in title and assigns); and
	 
	(2)	 	HARRIS INTERACTIVE UK LTD (company number 2802862) whose registered office is at Watermans
Park, 40-52 High Street, Brentford, Middlesex TW8 0BB and HARRIS INTERACTIVE INC (incorporated
in the state of Delaware) whose registered office is at 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, County
of New Castle, Delaware 19801 (“Tenant”)

OPERATIVE PROVISIONS:

	1.	 	DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
	 
	1.1	 	In this Agreement, the following words and expressions shall have the following meanings
unless the context requires otherwise:
	 
	 	 	“Access Date” the date of this Agreement;
	 
	 	 	“Building Contract” means a building contract in respect of the Landlord’s Works and the
Tenant’s Works in the form of the JCT Design and Build Contract Revision 2 2009;
	 
	 	 	“Building Contractor” Asset Interiors LLP of the Workplace, Oakington Road, Girton,
Cambridge, CB3 0QH or such other competent contractor as the Tenant shall appoint with the
approval of the Landlord (acting reasonably) ;
	 
	 	 	“Certificate of Practical Completion” the certificate of practical completion of the
Landlord’s Works and the Tenant’s Works pursuant to the Building Contract;
	 
	 	 	“Competent Authority” any local authority or any other body exercising powers under statute
or by Royal Charter or any utility service or supply company;
	 
	 	 	“Consequences of Termination”

	 	(i)	 	the Tenant’s interest in and its rights in relation to the Premises will
terminate and all fixtures in them may be retained by the Landlord without conferring
any right on the Tenant to compensation or allowance;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	the Tenant shall immediately quit the Premises if in occupation and if the
Tenant has carried out any Tenant’s Works, the Landlord may require the Tenant
immediately to reinstate the Premises to the Landlord’s satisfaction which the Tenant
shall do, or the Landlord may carry out such reinstatement itself and charge the cost
of so doing to

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	 	 	 	the Tenant, which cost the Tenant will pay within 7 days after written demand by the
Landlord for it;

	 	(iii)	 	the Tenant shall return any document it received from the Landlord and remove
at its own expense any notice or land charge entry made against the Premises in respect
of this Agreement and if the Tenant does not remove the entry within 1 month after the
date of termination the Landlord is authorised to remove the entry and the Tenant shall
provide all necessary assistance and pay the Landlord’s costs within 7 days after
written demand by the Landlord for them;
	 
	 	(iv)	 	the Landlord will retain all rights and remedies against the Tenant for breach
of obligations under this Agreement before the termination;
	 
	 	(v)	 	any monies held by the Tenant’s solicitor under clause 4.2 shall be released
back to the Landlord; and
	 
	 	(vi)	 	any monies paid to the Tenant by the Landlord under this Agreement, or
otherwise, shall be returned to the Landlord

	 	 	“Date of Practical Completion” the date upon which the Landlord’s Works and Tenant’s Works
are practically completed as certified in writing by the Project Manager by the issue of the
Certificate of Practical Completion;
	 
	 	 	“Documents” the schedule of Landlord’s Works referred to in the specification attached at
Schedule 1, including any variations made from time to time in accordance with this
Agreement;
	 
	 	 	“Landlord’s Monitor” Trevor Dowd of Trident Building Consultancy Limited of 10 King William
Street London EC4N 7TW;
	 
	 	 	“Landlord’s Works” the works in relation to the Premises described in the Documents;
	 
	 	 	“Leases” the two leases of the Premises to be granted by the Landlord to the Tenant as
provided in this Agreement, which shall:

	 	(i)	 	grant a term of 10 years from the Leases Completion Date;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	reserve in each lease initial annual rent first reserved of ONE HUNDRED AND
THIRTY SIX THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY FOUR POUNDS (£136,784) such rent to
commence and be payable from the Rent Commencement Date with a rent review date on the
date which is the fifth anniversary of the term commencement date.
	 
	 	(iii)	 	reserve the further or additional rents as provided in the Lease, which shall
be payable from the Rent Commencement Date;

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	 	(iv)	 	each be in the form of the draft lease annexed to this Agreement at Schedule
2,including without limitation the provisions as to rent reserved (clause 2.3), sum
payable on termination by the Tenant (clause 12.2), Initial Service Charge Cap
(paragraph 2.5 of Part 1 of Schedule 3) and the cap on the Reviewed rent (paragraph 1.3
of schedule 5) subject to such amendments as are provided for in this Agreement; and
	 
	 	(v)	 	be engrossed (original and counterpart) by the Landlord’s solicitors;

	 	 	“Leases Completion Date” 16 June 2010;
	 
	 	 	“Necessary Consents” all necessary permissions, licences and approvals under planning
legislation, the Building and Fire Regulations and under any other legislation, bye-law or
regulation of any Competent Authority;
	 
	 	 	“Premises” the premises known as Floors 5 and 6, Vantage West, Great West Road, London as
the same are more particularly described in the Leases;
	 
	 	 	“Prohibited Materials” all materials, which at the time of specification, are generally
accepted as being deleterious, including all materials not in accordance with statutory
requirements, British Standards, Codes of Practice and good building practice, at the time
of specification;
	 
	 	 	“Project Manager” Peers Property Consultancy of 117, Waterloo road, London SE1 8UL ;
	 
	 	 	“Rent Commencement Date” 1 July 2010;
	 
	 	 	“Tenant’s Solicitor” Macfarlanes LLP of 20 Cursitor Street, London EC4A 1LT (Ref:
CL/RZA/615507) or such other solicitor as the Tenant may appoint;
	 
	 	 	“Tenant’s Works” the works to be carried out by the Tenant in accordance with this Agreement
details of which are in the specification attached at Schedule 1 of this Agreement which
works shall on completion become part of the Premises demised by the Leases; and
	 
	 	 	“VAT” value added tax and any tax or duty of a similar nature substituted for or in addition
to it.

	1.2	 	Where a party is placed under a restriction in this Agreement, the restriction is to be
deemed to include the obligation on that party not to permit or allow the infringement of the
restriction by any person.
	 
	1.3	 	The clause and paragraph headings in this Agreement are for ease of reference only and are
not to be taken into account in the construction or interpretation of any provision to which
they refer.
	 
	1.4	 	Unless the context otherwise requires, references to numbered clauses are references to the
relevant clause in this Agreement.

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	1.5	 	Words in this Agreement denoting the singular include the plural meaning and vice versa.
	 
	1.6	 	References to this Agreement to any statutes or statutory instruments include any statute or
statutory instrument amending, consolidating or replacing them respectively from time to time
and for the time being in force, and references to a statute include statutory instruments and
regulations made pursuant to it.
	 
	1.7	 	Words in this Agreement importing any one gender include both other genders and may be used
interchangeably, and words denoting natural persons, where the context allows, include
corporations and vice versa.
	 
	1.8	 	When the parties of the second part to this Agreement are two or more persons, obligations in
this Agreement expressed or implied to be made with or by that party are to be treated as made
with or by such individuals jointly and severally.
	 
	1.9	 	In this Agreement, the words “include” and “including” are deemed to be followed by the words
“without limitation”.
	 
	1.10	 	Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this Agreement to the Premises include
any part of the Premises.
	 
	2.	 	GENERAL CONDITION PROVISIONS
	 
	 	 	All provisions of this Agreement are operative commencing on the date of this Agreement.
	 
	3.	 	LANDLORD’S WORKS
	 
	3.1	 	The Tenant shall by the Building Contractor carry out and complete the Landlord’s Works:

	 	3.1.1	 	in a good and workmanlike manner and with good and suitable materials;
	 
	 	3.1.2	 	in accordance with the Documents but with such variations as may be agreed in
writing between the Landlord and the Tenant or as may in the opinion of the Project
Manager and the Landlord’s Monitor be either immaterial or necessary to obtain or
comply with any of the Necessary Consents PROVIDED THAT if any of the materials
specified in the Documents shall not be procurable within a reasonable time or at a
reasonable cost the Landlord shall be entitled to substitute such other materials of
comparable quality as the Project Manager shall specify; and
	 
	 	3.1.3	 	in accordance with all applicable Necessary Consents.
	 
	 	3.1.4	 	Procuring that none of the Prohibited Materials are specified for use in or in
connection with the Landlord’s Works.

	3.2	 	Until the Date of Practical Completion, the Tenant shall procure that the Landlord’s Works
are insured in accordance with the requirements of the Building Contract.

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	3.3	 	By prior arrangement with the Tenant, the Landlord’s Monitor and its professional advisers
may enter the Premises, at their own risk, in order to inspect and view the state and progress
of the Landlord’s Works, but in so doing, they shall comply with all relevant safety, security
and insurance requirements and shall not impede or obstruct the progress of the Landlord’s
Works
	 
	3.4	 	The Tenant shall provide the Landlord with a copy of the Building Contract as soon as it is
entered into, and a copy of the certificate of practical completion or equivalent document
issued pursuant to the Building Contract in respect of the Landlord’s Works.
	 
	3.5	 	The Tenant shall procure that a warranty in favour of the Landlord in a form to be agreed by
the parties acting reasonably shall be granted on or before Practical Completion of the
Landlord’s Works.
	 
	3.6	 	 

	 	3.6.1	 	The Tenant shall procure that the Landlord is given at least 3 days prior
notice of the intended inspection of the Landlord’s Works and the Tenant’s Works with a
view to issuing the Certificate of Practical Completion to which the Landlord’s Monitor
will be invited and at which the Landlord’s Monitor may make proper and reasonable
representations in relation to the same.
	 
	 	3.6.2	 	The Project Manager is not to be fettered from issuing the certificate of
Practical Completion at such time as he thinks fit.
	 
	 	3.6.3	 	Upon the anticipated Date of Practical Completion, the Project Manager will
either:

	 	3.6.3.1	 	issue the Certificate of Practical Completion and provide to the Landlord
as soon as possible after that date a copy of that certificate and any
snagging list and/or that statement; or
	 
	 	3.6.3.2	 	notify the Landlord of those works which still need to be completed in
order to achieve Practical Completion ;
	 
	 	3.6.3.2.1	 	and if the Certificate of Practical Completion is not issued on the
anticipated date of Practical Completion clauses 3.6.1- 3.6.3 (inclusive)
will be repeated until that certificate is issued save that the period of
notice in clause 3.6.1 will be reduced to 1 day.

	3.7	 	As soon as practicable after the Date of Practical Completion, the Tenant shall procure that
the Landlord is supplied with a complete set of the Documents, together with copies of all
relevant maintenance and operating manuals and test certificates and a copy of the health and
safety file for the Premises.

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	4.	 	LANDLORD’S CONTRIBUTIONS
	 
	4.1	 	On the date of this Agreement the Landlord shall pay to the Tenant the sum of Three Hundred
and Forty One Thousand Nine Hundred and Sixty Pounds (£341,960) excluding any VAT chargeable
thereon .
	 
	4.2	 	On the date of this Agreement, the Landlord will pay to the Tenant the sum of Three Hundred
and Forty One Thousand Nine Hundred and Sixty Pounds (£341,960) excluding any VAT chargeable
thereon and the Tenant shall deposit the same with the Tenant’s Solicitor (who shall open a
separate designated account), who will be authorised to release to the Tenant sums from that
account equal to the amounts certified by the Project Manager as due under the Building
Contract, provided such sums have also been approved in writing by the Landlord’s Monitor
(acting reasonably) and any balance remaining following the issue of the Certificate of
Practical Completion shall be paid to the Tenant absolutely. Any dispute under this subclause
shall be immediately referred by either party to an expert under clause 12.
	 
	4.3	 	The following provisions of this clause 4.3 shall apply in relation to the conduct of th4e
designated account referred to in clause 4.2 above :
	 
	 	 	4.3.1 The Landlord and the Tenant jointly instruct the Tenant’s solicitor not to permit any
withdrawal to be made from the account referred to above (“the Account”) unless any such
withdrawal is in accordance with this Agreement, or as otherwise required by law;
	 
	 	 	4.3.2 the Tenant’s solicitor shall not be deemed to be a trustee of the Account and will
have no obligations in relation to its administration otherwise than as set out in this
Agreement, or as required by law;
	 
	 	 	4.3.3 The Tenant’s solicitor is not to be liable for any loss or damage occurring as a
result of any act, mistake or omission made by the Tenant’s solicitor, or by reason of any
other matter, except arising out of fraud or wilful default; and
	 
	 	 	4.3.4 in the event that the Tenant’s solicitor (at the date of this Agreement being
Macfarlanes LLP) is no longer retained or instructed by the Tenant, then the Tenant’s
Solicitor may resign in which event any remaining sums shall be dealt with in accordance
with the reasonable requirements of the Landlord and the Tenant (who undertake to provide
them as soon as practicable).
	 
	4.4	 	The Landlord shall on the Lease Completion Date pay to the Tenant the sum of Two Hundred and
Fifty Six Thousand Four Hundred and Seventy Pounds £256,470) excluding any VAT chargeable
thereon.
	 
	5.	 	MODIFICATIONS
	 
	5.1	 	If the Tenant shall request the Landlord to make any modification or addition to the
Documents and/or the Landlord’s Works and such modification or addition shall be agreed to by
the Landlord the amount of any additional expenditure (including additional professional

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	 	 	fees) certified in writing by the Project Manager to have been incurred by the Tenant as a
result of such modification or addition shall be payable by the Tenant.
	 
	5.2	 	If the Date of Practical Completion shall be delayed or deferred due to the carrying out of
any such modification or addition then the Rent Commencement Date shall not change.
	 
	6.	 	LEASE AND TITLE
	 
	6.1	 	On the Lease Completion Date, the Leases and Licences to Alter in the form annexed shall be
completed and the Tenant shall execute the counterparts. In the event that for any bona fide
reason the Licences for Alterations are not ready to be completed on the Leases Completion
Date the Landlord and the Tenant shall complete them as soon as practicable thereafter.
	 
	6.2	 	Title having been deduced to the Tenant prior to the date of this Agreement (as the Tenant
hereby acknowledges), the Tenant shall not raise any objection or make any enquiry or
requisition in respect of the Landlord’s title save in relation to the usual pre-completion
searches against the Landlord’s title at the Land Registry.
	 
	7.	 	TENANT’S WORKS
	 
	7.1	 	The Landlord has consented in principle to the Tenant’s Works which are to be carried out in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
	 
	7.2	 	The Tenant shall — if not done prior to the date of this Agreement — after the date of this
Agreement at its own cost prepare in triplicate and submit to the Landlord for approval
drawings and a specification of the Tenant’s Works (where consent for such works is required
under Clause 3.9 of the Leases whether or not the Leases have been granted at the date of such
application) and before undertaking any works the Tenant shall apply for and use its
reasonable endeavours to obtain any applicable Necessary Consents and provide the Landlord
with copies thereof.
	 
	7.3	 	From the Access Date the Tenant shall be entitled to have access to the Premises for the
purpose of carrying out the Tenant’s Works but:

	 	7.3.1	 	the Tenant shall not in any way obstruct, interfere with or delay the carrying
out or completion of the Landlord’s Works; and
	 
	 	7.3.2	 	the Tenant shall comply with all reasonable directions of the Landlord’s
Monitor as to the carrying out of the Tenant’s Works.

	7.4	 	Subject as aforesaid, the Tenant shall once it has started them carry out and complete the
Tenant’s Works before the end of the Term (as defined in the Leases) and shall notify the
Landlord in writing immediately the same have been completed.

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	7.5	 	The Tenant shall carry out the Tenant’s Works in a good and workmanlike manner in accordance
with the approved drawings and specification and any applicable Necessary Consents and to the
satisfaction of the Landlord.
	 
	7.6	 	In carrying out any of the Tenant’s Works prior to the Lease Completion Date the Tenant shall
perform and observe all the provisions of the Licences to Alter as if the same were set out in
full in this Agreement.
	 
	8.	 	ACCESS PENDING GRANT OF LEASES
	 
	8.1	 	If the Tenant shall enter the Premises prior to the grant of the Leases, the Tenant shall:

	 	8.1.1	 	occupy as a licensee only;
	 
	 	8.1.2	 	pay to the Landlord:

	 	8.1.2.1	 	from the Rent Commencement Date a licence fee at the same yearly rate and
payable at the same times and in the same manner as the initial yearly rent
to be reserved by the Leases; and
	 
	 	8.1.2.2	 	from the Rent Commencement Date any insurance premiums, service charge and
other monies in respect of the Premises which would be payable by the Tenant
if the Leases had then been granted;

	 	 	 	(all such payments being treated as a discharge for the payment of any rent,
insurance premium and service charge that would otherwise have been due under the
Leases in respect of the same period); and
	 
	 	8.1.3	 	be subject to the same exceptions, reservations, covenants and conditions and
to the other provisions contained in the Leases so far as they are not inconsistent
with this Agreement and so that the Landlord shall have and be entitled to all remedies
by distress, action or otherwise for recovering rent in arrear and for any breach of
any of the covenants or agreements on the part of the Tenant as if the Leases had been
actually granted, but nothing in this sub-clause shall vary or affect the application
of clause 8.2.

	8.2	 	Pending completion of the Leases, this Agreement shall not be deemed to operate as a demise
of the Premises nor shall the Tenant have or be entitled to any estate, right, title or
interest in the Premises.
	 
	9.	 	ALIENATION AND NON-MERGER
	 
	9.1	 	The Tenant shall not assign, mortgage, charge or otherwise deal with its interest under this
Agreement or any part, and shall itself take up and complete the Leases.
	 
	9.2	 	Notwithstanding the grant of the Leases, all the obligations of the parties under this
Agreement shall continue in full force and effect, except so far as they have actually been

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	 	 	complied with or incorporated in the Leases, until all the terms and conditions of this
Agreement have been completely fulfilled.

	10.	 	TERMINATION
	 
	10.1	 	The Landlord may terminate this Agreement immediately by giving notice to the Tenant to that
effect if the Tenant shall have failed to pay any instalment of the licence fee, insurance
premium or service charge within 21 days after it shall have become due under the provisions
of this Agreement, or if the Tenant shall have committed any material breach of its
obligations under this Agreement, or if there shall occur any of the events described in
clause 5.1.3 of the Leases.
	 
	10.2	 	If the Landlord terminates this Agreement the Consequences of Termination shall apply.
	 
	11.	 	NOTICES
	 
	11.1	 	Any notice or other document to be given or sent under this Agreement will be in writing and
will be delivered personally or sent in the post by first-class recorded delivery or facsimile
transmission to the party to be served (at that party’s address appearing in this Agreement or
such other address or to such fax number as that party notifies in writing to the other) or to
its solicitors, and any such notice or document will be deemed to have been served if:

	 	11.1.1	 	delivered personally, at the time of delivery;
	 
	 	11.1.2	 	posted, at the expiration of 48 hours after the envelope containing the notice or
document is put into the post; or
	 
	 	11.1.3	 	sent by facsimile transmission, on dispatch.

	11.2	 	In proving such service, it will be sufficient to prove (as the case may be) that delivery
was made, or that the envelope containing such notice or document was properly addressed and
posted as a prepaid first-class recorded delivery, or that the sender of the facsimile
transmission has its copy and can show it was duly transmitted.
	 
	12.	 	DISPUTES AND CERTIFICATES
	 
	12.1	 	Subject to any express provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, any disputes or
differences arising as between the parties as to their respective rights, duties or
obligations or as to any other matter or thing in any way arising out of or connected with the
subject matter of this Agreement shall be referred for determination by a single duly
qualified expert to be agreed upon by the parties in dispute or failing agreement nominated
(on the application of any such party in dispute) by the President for the time being of the
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
	 
	12.2	 	The expert must allow the parties opportunity within 28 days to submit representations and
cross-representations as to their opinion, accompanied by appropriate evidence in the relevant
circumstances, on the dispute or question at issue, but he will nevertheless determine the
dispute or question in his own absolute discretion and give notice to the parties 

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	 	 	of his determination as soon as possible and such determination will bind the Landlord and the
Tenant, except in case of manifest error.

	12.3	 	The expert’s fees and expenses will be paid as determined by the expert, or in the absence of
such determination, by the Landlord and Tenant in equal shares.
	 
	12.4	 	If the expert or any replacement dies, delays, or becomes unwilling to act or becomes
incapable of acting or fails to act with reasonable expedition, then clauses 15.1-15.3
(inclusive) will apply to the replacement expert and his appointment.
	 
	13.	 	ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
	 
	13.1	 	The Tenant acknowledge and agree that it has not entered into this Agreement in reliance upon
any statement or representation made by or on behalf of the Landlord other than those made in
writing by the Landlord’s solicitors in response to the Tenant’s solicitors’ written
enquiries.
	 
	13.2	 	Nothing in this Agreement shall be read or construed as excluding any liability or remedy
resulting from fraudulent misrepresentation.
	 
	13.3	 	This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties and incorporates all the
terms agreed between them for the purposes of Section 2 of the Law of Property (Miscellaneous
Provisions) Act 1989 and there are no other terms or provisions agreed prior to the date of
this Agreement which have not been incorporated into this Agreement.
	 
	14.	 	VAT
	 
	 	 	All sums payable under the terms of this Agreement will be exclusive of any VAT in respect
of those sums however they arise and each party shall pay to the other all VAT for which
that party is liable to account to Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs in relation to any
supply made or deemed to be made by that party to the other for VAT purposes pursuant to
this Agreement.
	 
	15.	 	INDEMNITY
	 
	 	 	The Tenant shall indemnify the Landlord against all actions, proceedings, claims, demands,
losses, costs, expenses, damages and liability arising directly or indirectly as a result of
any failure by the Tenant to observe and perform its obligations under this Agreement.
	 
	16.	 	CONTINUATION OF THIS AGREEMENT AFTER GRANT OF THE LEASES
	 
	 	 	Completion of the grant of the Leases does not discharge liability to perform any
outstanding obligation under this Agreement.
	 
	17.	 	LAND REGISTRY
	 
	 	 	The Tenant shall not be entitled to note this Agreement or the Leases or any rights granted
in the Leases against the Landlord’s title other than by virtue of a unilateral notice and
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	 	 	without the consent of the Landlord (which may be withheld in the Landlord’s absolute
discretion) send this Agreement or the Leases or a copy to Land Registry Provided Always
that this clause shall not prevent the Tenant making an application for registration of the
Leases nor an application to register the easements granted by the Leases after completion.

	18.	 	CONTRACTS (RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES) ACT 1999
	 
	 	 	Unless otherwise expressly stated, nothing in this Agreement shall create or confer any
rights or other benefits pursuant to the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 in
favour of any person other than the parties to this Agreement.
	 
	19.	 	OPINION LETTER
	 
	 	 	On or before the Leases Completion Date the Tenant will provide an opinion letter in
connection with Harris Interactive Inc a form which is usual and customary in US practice as
to the due incorporation, good standing and enforceability of obligations assumed by that
company.
	 
	20.	 	CAFÉ
	 
	 	 	The Landlord (here meaning UBS Global Asset Management (UK) Ltd only) covenants that it
will, during the first five years of the Term of the Leases maintain a suitable
café/restaurant in the Building in a similar format to that existing and operating on the
date of this Agreement, subject only to temporary closures for refurbishment etc.
	 
	21.	 	RENT DEPOSIT
	 
	 	 	On or before the Leases Completion Date, the Tenant will provide to the Landlord a letter of
credit in the form previously agreed between the parties from J P Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.
In the event that J P Morgan Chase, N.A. inform the Landlord that the letter of credit is
not being extended or if the Tenant elects to withdraw the letter of credit, then the Tenant
shall immediately deposit a sum equal to £145,000 into a rent deposit account with the
Landlord’s solicitors, on the terms of a rent deposit deed to be agreed between the parties
acting reasonably. The rent deposit monies will be released back to the Tenant when the
pre-tax audited accounts for Harris Interactive UK Limited are three times the rent for
three consecutive accounting years.

SIGNED by or on behalf of the parties on the date of this Agreement.

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SCHEDULE 1

Specification setting out Landlord’s Works and Tenant’s Works

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SCHEDULE 2

Form of Lease

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SCHEDULE 3

Form of Licence to Alter

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	SIGNED by /s/ illegible
	 	)
	 
	 	)
	for and on behalf of
	 	)
	UBS GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT (UK)
	 	)
	LTD
	 	)
	 
	 	 
	SIGNED by /s/ Alex Mark Blayney
	 	)
	 
	 	)
	for and on behalf of
	 	)
	HARRIS INTERACTIVE UK LTD
	 	)
	 
	 	 
	SIGNED by /s/ Eric W. Narowski
	 	)
	 
	 	)
	for and on behalf of
	 	)
	HARRIS INTERACTIVE INC
	 	)

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