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Employment Agreement between the Registrant and J. Sischo

 EXHIBIT 10.10 
  
 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
  
 THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), effective as of the Effective Date (as defined below), is entered into by and among Thomas
Properties Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“TPG”), Thomas Properties Group, LP., a Maryland limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership”) and John R. Sischo (the “Executive”). 

 
 WHEREAS, TPG and the Operating Partnership (collectively, the
“Company”) desire to employ the Executive and to enter into an agreement embodying the terms of such employment; and 
  
 WHEREAS, the Executive desires to accept employment with the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. 
  
 NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY AGREED AS FOLLOWS: 
  
 1. Employment Period. Subject to the provisions for earlier
termination hereinafter provided, the Executive’s employment hereunder shall be for a term (the “Employment Period”) commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the third anniversary of the Effective Date (the
“Initial Termination Date”); provided, however, that this Agreement shall be automatically extended for one additional year on the Initial Termination Date and on each subsequent anniversary of the initial Termination
Date, unless either the Executive or the Company elects not to so extend the term of the Agreement by notifying the other party, in writing, of such election not less than sixty (60) days prior to the last day of the term as then in effect. For
purposes of this Agreement, “Effective Date” shall mean the date of the closing of the initial public offering of shares of TPG’s common stock. 
  
 2. Terms of Employment. 
  
 (a) Position and Duties. 
  
 (i) During the Employment Period, the Executive shall serve as Executive Vice President of TPG and the Operating Partnership and shall
perform such employment duties as are usual and customary for such positions. At the Company’s request, the Executive shall serve the Company and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates in other offices and capacities in addition to the foregoing.
In the event that the Executive, during the Employment Period, serves in any one or more of such additional capacities, the Executive’s compensation shall not be increased beyond that specified in Section 2(b) of this Agreement. In
addition, in the event the Executive’s service in one or more of such additional capacities is subsequently terminated, the Executive’s compensation, as specified in Section 2(b) of this Agreement, shall not be diminished or reduced
in any manner as a result of such termination for so long as the Executive otherwise remains employed under the terms of this Agreement. 
  
 (ii) During the Employment Period, and excluding any periods of vacation and sick leave to which the Executive is entitled, the Executive
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substantially all of his business time, energy, skill and best efforts to the performance of his duties hereunder in a manner that will faithfully and
diligently further the business and interests of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, during the Employment Period it shall not be a violation of this Agreement for the Executive to (A) deliver lectures, fulfill speaking engagements or teach
at educational institutions or (B) manage his personal investments, so long as such activities do not interfere with the performance of the Executive’s responsibilities as an executive officer of the Company. It is expressly understood and
agreed that to the extent that any such activities have been conducted by the Executive prior to the Effective Date and fully disclosed in writing and agreed to by the Company in writing, the continued conduct of such activities subsequent to the
Effective Date shall not thereafter be deemed to interfere with the performance of the Executive’s responsibilities to the Company; provided that no such activity shall be permitted that violates any written non-competition agreement between
the parties or prevents the Executive from devoting substantially all of his business time to the fulfillment of his duties hereunder. 
  
 (iii) The Executive agrees that he will not take personal advantage of any business opportunity that arises during his employment by the
Company and which may be of benefit to the Company unless all material facts regarding such opportunity are promptly reported by the Executive to the Board of Directors of TPG (the “Board”) for consideration by the Company and the
disinterested members of the Board determine to reject the opportunity and to approve the Executive’s participation therein. 
  
 (b) Compensation. 
  
 (i) Base Salary. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall receive a base salary (the “Base Salary”) of
$230,000 per annum, as the same may be increased thereafter (or thereafter decreased, but not below the initial Base Salary). The Base Salary shall be paid at such intervals as the Company pays executive salaries generally. During the Employment
Period, the Base Salary shall be reviewed at least annually for possible increase (or decrease, not below the initial Base Salary) in the Company’s sole discretion, as determined by the Company’s compensation committee. Any increase in
Base Salary shall not serve to limit or reduce any other obligation to the Executive under this Agreement. The term “Base Salary” as utilized in this Agreement shall refer to Base Salary as so adjusted. 
  
 (ii) Annual Bonus. In addition to the Base Salary,
the Executive shall be eligible to earn, for each fiscal year of the Company ending during the Employment Period, an annual cash performance bonus (an “Annual Bonus”). The amount of the Annual Bonus and the target performance goals
applicable to the Annual Bonus shall be determined in accordance with the terms and conditions of said bonus plan as in effect from time to time; provided that the target for the first Annual Bonus shall be 75% of Base Salary). The terms and
conditions of any such bonus plan shall be determined by the Company’s compensation committee in its sole discretion. 
  
 (iii) Restricted Incentive Unit Award. Subject to adoption by the Board and approval by TPG’s stockholders of the
Company’s incentive award plan (the “Incentive Plan”), the Operating Partnership shall, as of the Effective Date, grant the Executive Sixteen 

  

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Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-Seven (16,667) restricted incentive units in the Operating Partnership (“Restricted Incentive Units”). Said
number of Units shall not change notwithstanding that the actual initial public offering price of a share of TPG’s common stock may be higher or lower than $15.00 per share. Subject to the Executive’s continued employment with the Company,
said Units granted to the Executive shall vest on the third anniversary of the Effective Date; provided that such vesting may occur on the second anniversary of the Effective Date if the Company meets its performance targets established by the
Company’s compensation committee in its sole discretion. 
  
 (iv) Incentive Vesting Restricted Unit Award. Subject to adoption by the Board and approval by TPG’s stockholders of the Incentive Plan, the Operating Partnership shall, as of the Effective Date, grant the
Executive, subject to the Executive’s continued employment with the Company, an additional number of Restricted Incentive Units in the Operating Partnership equal to 200,000, in which the Executive shall vest one-third (1/3) on each of the
first, second and third anniversaries of the Effective Date (subject to the Executive’s continued employment with the Company). 
  
 (v) Incentive, Savings and Retirement Plans. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall be eligible to participate in all
other incentive plans, policies and programs, and all savings and retirement plans, policies and programs, in each case that are applicable generally to senior executives of the Company. 
  
 (vi) Welfare Benefit Plans. During the Employment Period, the Executive and the Executive’s
eligible family members shall be eligible for participation in the welfare benefit plans, practices, policies and programs (including, if applicable, medical, dental, disability, employee life, group life and accidental death insurance plans and
programs) maintained by the Company for its senior executives. 
  
 (vii) Expenses. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall be entitled to receive prompt reimbursement for all reasonable business expenses incurred by the Executive in accordance with the policies,
practices and procedures of the Company provided to senior executives of the Company. 
  
 (viii) Fringe Benefits. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall be entitled to such fringe benefits and perquisites as
are provided by the Company to its senior executives from time to time, in accordance with the policies, practices and procedures of the Company. 
  
 (ix) Vacation. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall be entitled to paid vacation in accordance with the plans,
policies, programs and practices of the Company applicable to its senior executives. 
  
 3. Termination of Employment: 
  
 (a) Death. The Executive’s employment will terminate automatically upon the Executive’s death. 
  

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 (b) Disability. To the extent consistent with federal and state law,
Executive’s employment may be terminated if Executive suffers a Disability. For purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” means Executive’s inability by reason of physical or mental illness to fulfill his obligations
hereunder for 60 consecutive days or on a total of 120 days in any 12-month period which, in the reasonable opinion of an independent physician selected by the Company or its insurers and reasonably acceptable to the Executive or the
Executive’s legal representative, renders Executive unable to perform the essential functions of his job, even after reasonable accommodations are made by the Company. The Company is not, however, required to make unreasonable accommodations
for Executive or accommodations that would create an undue hardship on the Company. 
  
 (c) Cause. The Company may terminate the Executive’s employment during the Employment Period for Cause or without Cause. For
purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean the occurrence of any one or more of the following events: 
  
 (i) The Executive’s willful failure to perform or gross negligence in performing his duties owed to the Company, after ten (10) days
following a written notice is delivered to the Executive by the Board, which notice specifies such failure or negligence; 
  
 (ii) The Executive’s commission of an act of fraud or dishonesty in the performance of his duties; 
  
 (iii) The Executive’s conviction of, or entry by the
Executive of a guilty or no contest plea to, any felony or any felony or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; 
  
 (iv) Any breach by the Executive of his fiduciary duty or duty of loyalty to the Company; or 
  
 (v) The Executive’s material breach of any of the
provisions of this Agreement, which is not cured within ten (10) days following written notice thereof from the Company, or of the Non-Competition Agreement. 
  
 In determining whether Cause exists to terminate the Executive, the Board shall consider whether any act or failure to act by the Executive was taken based either upon
the authority given pursuant to a duly adopted resolution of the Board or upon the written advice of counsel to the Company, in each case provided after full and correct disclosure to the Board or such counsel, as applicable, of all material facts
pertaining to the subject matter upon which such authority or advice was given. 
  
 (d) Good Reason. The Executive’s employment may be terminated by the Executive for Good Reason or by the Executive without
Good Reason. For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean the occurrence of any one or more of the following events without the Executive’s prior written consent, unless the Company fully cures the circumstances
constituting Good Reason (provided such circumstances are capable of cure) prior to the Date of Termination (as defined below): 
  
 (i) The Company’s reduction of the Executive’s annual base salary below the initial Base Salary; or 
  

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 (ii) The Company’s failure to cure a material breach of its obligations under this
Agreement within fifteen (15) business days after written notice is delivered to the Board by the Executive which specifically identifies the manner in which the Executive believes that the Company has breached its obligations under the Agreement.

  
 (e) Notice of Termination. Any
termination by the Company for Cause, or by the Executive for Good Reason, shall be communicated by Notice of Termination to the other parties hereto given in accordance with Section 12(c) of this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, a
“Notice of Termination” means a written notice which (i) indicates the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon, (ii) to the extent applicable, sets forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed
to provide a basis for termination of the Executive’s employment under the provision so indicated and (iii) if the Date of Termination (as defined below) is other than the date of receipt of such notice, specifies the termination date (which
date shall be not more than thirty days after the giving of such notice). The failure by the Executive or the Company to set forth in the Notice of Termination any fact or circumstance which contributes to a showing of Good Reason or Cause shall not
waive any right of the Executive or the Company, respectively, hereunder or preclude the Executive or the Company, respectively, from asserting such fact or circumstance in enforcing the Executive’s or the Company’s rights hereunder.

  
 (f) Date of Termination. “Date
of Termination” means (i) if the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company for Cause, or by the Executive for Good Reason, the date of receipt of the Notice of Termination or any later date specified therein (which date shall
not be more than 30 days after the giving of such notice), as the case may be, (ii) if the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company other than for Cause or Disability, the Date of Termination shall be the date on which the Company
notifies the Executive of such termination, (iii) if the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Executive without Good Reason, the Date of Termination shall be the thirtieth day after the date on which the Executive notifies the Company of
such termination, unless otherwise agreed by the Company and the Executive, and (iv) if the Executive’s employment is terminated by reason of death or Disability, the Date of Termination shall be the date of death or Disability of the
Executive, as the case may be. 
  
 4. Obligation of the Company
Upon Termination.  
  
 (a) Without
Cause or For Good Reason. If, during the Employment Period, the Company shall terminate the Executive’s employment without Cause or the Executive shall terminate his employment for Good Reason: 
  
 (i) The Executive shall be paid, in two lump sum payments
(A) the Executive’s earned but unpaid Base Salary and accrued but unpaid vacation pay through the Date of Termination, and any Annual Bonus required to be paid to the Executive pursuant to Section 2(b)(ii) 

  

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above for any fiscal year of the Company that ends on or before the Date of Termination to the extent not previously paid (the “Accrued
Obligations”), and (B) an amount (the “Severance Amount”) equal to two (2) (the “Severance Multiple”) times the sum of (x) the Base Salary in effect on the Date of Termination plus (y) either (1) the
average Annual Bonus received by the Executive for the three complete fiscal years (or such lesser number of years as the Executive has been employed by the Company) of the Company immediately prior to the Termination Date, or (2) if the Date of
Termination occurs before the end of the first complete fiscal year after the Effective Date, the amount of the Pro-Rated Annual Bonus (defined below) for such partial fiscal year; provided, however, if less than one (1) year remains in the
Employment Period after the Date of Termination, the Severance Multiple shall equal one (1); provided, further, that the Accrued Obligations shall be paid when due under California law and the Severance Amount shall be paid no later than 60 days
after the Date of Termination; 
  
 (ii) At the
time when annual bonuses are paid to the Company’s other senior executives for the fiscal year of the Company in which the Date of Termination occurs, the Executive shall be paid an Annual Bonus in an amount equal to the product of (x) the
amount of the Annual Bonus to which the Executive would have been entitled if the Executive’s employment had not been terminated, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year through the Date of
Termination and the denominator of which is the total number of days in such fiscal year (a “Pro-Rated Annual Bonus”); 
  
 (iii) For a period of one (1) year, the Company shall continue to provide the Executive and the Executive’s eligible family members
with group health insurance coverage at least equal to that which would have been provided to them if the Executive’s employment had not been terminated (or at the Company’s election, pay the applicable COBRA premium for such coverage);
provided, however, that if the Executive becomes re-employed with another employer and is eligible to receive group health insurance coverage under another employer’s plans, the Company’s obligations under this Section
4(a)(iii) shall terminate and any such coverage shall be reported by the Executive to the Company; and 
  
 (iv) To the extent not theretofore paid or provided, the Company shall timely pay or provide to the Executive any vested benefits and
other amounts or benefits required to be paid or provided or which the Executive is eligible to receive as of the Date of Termination under any plan, contract or agreement of the Company and its affiliates (such other amounts and benefits shall be
hereinafter referred to as the “Other Benefits”) to which the Executive is a party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it shall be a condition to the Executive’s right to receive the amounts provided for in Sections
4(a)(i)(B) and 4(a)(ii) and (iii) above that the Executive execute, deliver to the Company and not revoke a release of claims in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A. 
  
 (b) For Cause or Without Good Reason. If the
Executive’s employment shall be terminated by the Company for Cause or by the Executive without Good Reason during the Employment Period, the Company shall have no further obligations to the Executive under this Agreement other than pursuant to
Sections 7 and 8 hereof, and the obligation to pay to the Executive the Accrued Obligations when due under California law and to provide the Other Benefits. 
  

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 (c) Death or Disability. If the Executive’s employment is terminated by
reason of the Executive’s death or Disability during the Employment Period: 
  
 (i) The Accrued Obligations shall be paid to the Executive’s estate or beneficiaries or to the Executive, as applicable, in cash
within 30 days of the Date of Termination; 
  
 (ii) 100% of the Executive’s then current annual Base Salary, as in effect on the Date of Termination, shall be paid to the Executive’s estate or beneficiaries or to the Executive, as applicable, in cash when due under California
law; 
  
 (iii) The Pro-Rated Annual Bonus shall
be paid to the Executive’s estate or beneficiaries or to the Executive, as applicable, at the time when annual bonuses are paid to the Company’s other senior executives for the fiscal year of the Company in which the Date of Termination
occurs; 
  
 (iv) For a period of twelve months
following the Date of Termination, the Executive and the Executive’s eligible family members shall continue to be provided with group health insurance coverage at least equal to that which would have been provided to them if the
Executive’s employment had not been terminated (or at the Company’s election, pay the applicable COBRA premium for such coverage); provided, however, that if the Executive becomes re-employed with another employer and is eligible to
receive group health insurance coverage under another employer’s plans, the Company’s obligations under this Section 4(d)(iv) shall terminate, and any such coverage shall be reported by the Executive to the Company; and 

 
 (v) The Other Benefits shall be paid or provided to the
Executive’s estate or beneficiaries or to the Executive, as applicable, on a timely basis. 
  
 5. Termination Upon a Change in Control. If a Change in Control (as defined herein) occurs during the Employment Period and the Executive’s
employment is terminated by the Company without Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason, in each case within one hundred eighty (180) days after the effective date of the Change in Control, then the Executive shall be entitled to the payments and
benefits provided in Section 4(a), subject to the terms and conditions thereof. In addition, in the event of such a termination of the Executive’s employment, all outstanding stock options, restricted stock and other equity awards
granted to the Executive under any of the Company’s equity incentive plans (or awards substituted therefore covering the securities of a successor company) shall become immediately vested and exercisable in full. For purposes of this Agreement,
“Change in Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events: 
  
 (i) Any transaction, whether effected directly or indirectly, resulting in any “person” or “group” (as those terms are
defined in Sections 3(a)(9), 13(d), and 14(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder) having “beneficial ownership” (as determined pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of securities entitled to vote generally in the

  

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election of directors (“voting securities”) of TPG that represent greater than 35% of the combined voting power of TPG’s then
outstanding voting securities, other than 
  
 (A) any transaction or event resulting in the beneficial ownership of voting securities by a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by TPG or any person
controlled by TPG or by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by TPG or any person controlled by TPG, or 
  
 (B) any transaction or event resulting in the beneficial ownership of voting securities by TPG or a corporation owned, directly or
indirectly, by the stockholders of TPG in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the stock of TPG, or 
  
 (C) any transaction or event resulting in the beneficial ownership of voting securities pursuant to a transaction described in clause
(iii) below that would not be a Change in Control under clause (iii), or 
  
 (D) the beneficial ownership of voting securities by James A. Thomas, or an Immediate Family Member or Affiliate thereof, each as defined in the Operating Partnership Agreement (collectively, the “Thomas
Affiliates”), including without limitation, the initial issuance of shares and Partnership Units in the Operating Partnership, the conversion of Partnership Units to shares of TPG, and any additional Partnership Units and shares later
received by the Thomas Affiliates; 
  
 (ii)
Individuals who, as of the Effective Date, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director
subsequent to the date hereof whose election by TPG’s stockholders, or nomination for election by the Board, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such
individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other
solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a person other than the Board; 
  
 (iii) The consummation by TPG (whether directly involving TPG or indirectly involving TPG through one or more intermediaries) of (x) a
merger, consolidation, reorganization, or business combination or (y) a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of TPG’s assets or (z) the acquisition of assets or stock of another entity, in each case, other than a transaction

  
 (A) which results in TPG’s voting
securities outstanding immediately before the transaction continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of TPG or the person that, as a result of the transaction, controls, directly or
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TPG (TPG or such person, the “Successor Entity”)) directly or indirectly, greater than 50% of the combined voting power of the
Successor Entity’s outstanding voting securities immediately after the transaction, and 
  
 (B) after which no person or group beneficially owns voting securities representing greater than 50% of the combined voting power
of the Successor Entity; provided, however, that no person or group shall be treated for purposes of this clause (B) as beneficially owning greater than 50% of combined voting power of the Successor Entity solely as a result of the voting
power held in TPG prior to the consummation of the transaction; or 
  
 (iv) the approval by TPG’s shareholders of a liquidation or dissolution of TPG. 
  
 For purposes of clause (i) above, the calculation of voting power shall be made as if the date of the acquisition were a record date for a
vote of TPG’s shareholders, and for purposes of clause (iii) above, the calculation of voting power shall be made as if the date of the consummation of the transaction were a record date for a vote of TPG’s shareholders. 
  
 6. Intentionally Omitted. 
  
 7. Full Settlement. In no event shall the Executive be obligated to
seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to the Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement and except as expressly provided, such amounts shall not be reduced whether or not the
Executive obtains other employment. If any party to this Agreement institutes any action, suit, counterclaim, appeal, arbitration or mediation for any relief against another party, declaratory or otherwise (collectively an
“Action”), to enforce the terms hereof or to declare rights hereunder, then the Prevailing Party in such Action shall be entitled to recover from the other party all costs and expenses of the Action, including reasonable
attorneys’ fees and costs (at the Prevailing Party’s attorneys’ then-prevailing rates) incurred in bringing and prosecuting or defending such Action and/or enforcing any judgment, order, ruling or award (collectively, a
“Decision”) granted therein, all of which shall be deemed to have accrued on the commencement of such Action and shall be paid whether or not such Action is prosecuted to a Decision. Any Decision entered in such Action shall contain
a specific provision providing for the recovery of attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in enforcing such Decision. A court or arbitrator shall fix the amount of reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs upon the request of either party. Any
judgment or order entered in any final judgment shall contain a specific provision providing for the recovery of all costs and expenses of suit, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expert fees and costs incurred in enforcing, perfecting
and executing such judgment. For the purposes of this paragraph, costs shall include, without limitation, in addition to Costs incurred in prosecution or defense of the underlying action, reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs, expenses and expert
fees and costs incurred in the following: (a) postjudgement motions and collection actions; (b) contempt proceedings; (c) garnishment, levy, debtor and third party examinations; (d) discovery; (e) bankruptcy litigation; and (f) appeals of any order
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instituted in contravention of the requirements of Paragraph 12(b) below) in consideration for the other party’s payment of the amounts allegedly
due or performance of the covenants allegedly breached, or obtains substantially the relief sought by such party. 
  
 8. Certain Additional Payments by the Company. 
  
 (a) Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding and except as set forth below, in the event it shall be determined that any
Payment would be subject to the Excise Tax, then the Executive shall be entitled to receive an additional payment (the “Excise Tax Gross-Up Payment”) in an amount such that, after payment by the Executive of all taxes (and any
interest or penalties imposed with respect to such taxes), including, without limitation, any income taxes (and any interest and penalties imposed with respect thereto) and Excise Tax imposed upon the Excise Tax Gross-Up Payment, the Executive
retains an amount of the Excise Tax Gross-Up Payment equal to the Excise Tax imposed upon the Payments. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8(a), if it shall be determined that the Executive is entitled to the Excise Tax
Gross-Up Payment, but that the Parachute Value of all Payments does not exceed 110% of the Safe Harbor Amount, then no Excise Tax Gross-Up Payment shall be made to the Executive and the amounts payable under this Agreement shall be reduced so that
the Parachute Value of all Payments, in the aggregate, equals the Safe Harbor Amount. The reduction of the amounts payable hereunder, if applicable, shall be made by first reducing the payments under Section 4(a)(i), unless an alternative
method of reduction is elected by the Executive, and in any event shall be made in such a manner as to maximize the Value of all Payments actually made to the Executive. For purposes of reducing the Payments to the Safe Harbor Amount, only amounts
payable under this Agreement (and no other Payments) shall be reduced. If the reduction of the amount payable under this Agreement would not result in a reduction of the Parachute Value of all Payments to the Safe Harbor Amount, no amounts payable
under the Agreement shall be reduced pursuant to this Section 8(a). The Company’s obligation to make Excise Tax Gross-Up Payments under this Section 8 shall not be conditioned upon the Executive’s termination of employment.

  
 (b) Subject to the provisions of Section
8(c), all determinations required to be made under this Section 8, including whether and when an Excise Tax Gross-Up Payment is required, the amount of such Excise Tax Gross-Up Payment and the assumptions to be utilized in arriving at
such determination, shall be made by such nationally recognized accounting firm as may be selected by the Company and reasonably acceptable to the Executive (the “Accounting Firm”); provided, that the Accounting Firm’s
determination shall be made based upon “substantial authority” within the meaning of Section 6662 of the Code. The Accounting Firm shall provide detailed supporting calculations both to the Company and the Executive within 15 business days
of the receipt of notice from the Executive that there has been a Payment or such earlier time as is requested by the Company. All fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm shall be borne solely by the Company. Any Excise Tax Gross-Up Payment, as
determined pursuant to this Section 8, shall be paid by the Company to the Executive within five days of the receipt of the Accounting Firm’s determination. Any determination by the Accounting Firm shall be binding upon the Company and
the Executive, unless the Company obtains an opinion of outside legal counsel, based upon at least “substantial authority” within the meaning of Section 6662 of the Code, reaching a different determination, in which event such legal
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upon the Company and the Executive. As a result of the uncertainty in the application of Section 4999 of the Code at the time of the initial determination by
the Accounting Firm hereunder, it is possible that Excise Tax Gross-Up Payments that will not have been made by the Company should have been made (the “Underpayment”), consistent with the calculations required to be made hereunder.
In the event the Company exhausts its remedies pursuant to Section 8(c) and the Executive thereafter is required to make a payment of any Excise Tax, the Accounting Firm shall determine the amount of the Underpayment that has occurred and any
such Underpayment shall be promptly paid by the Company to or for the benefit of the Executive. 
  
 (c) The Executive shall notify the Company in writing of any claim by the Internal Revenue Service that, if successful, would require the
payment by the Company of the Excise Tax Gross-Up Payment. Such notification shall be given as soon as practicable, but no later than 10 business days after the Executive is informed in writing of such claim. The Executive shall apprise the Company
of the nature of such claim and the date on which such claim is requested to be paid. The Executive shall not pay such claim prior to the expiration of the 30-day period following the date on which the Executive gives such notice to the Company (or
such shorter period ending on the date that any payment of taxes with respect to such claim is due). If the Company notifies the Executive in writing prior to the expiration of such period that the Company desires to contest such claim, the
Executive shall: 
  
 (i) give the Company any
information reasonably requested by the Company relating to such claim, 
  
 (ii) take such action in connection with contesting such claim as the Company shall reasonably request in writing from time to-time, including, without limitation, accepting legal representation with respect to such
claim by an attorney reasonably selected by the Company, 
  
 (iii) cooperate with the Company in good faith in order effectively to contest such claim, and 
  
 (iv) permit the Company to participate in any proceedings relating to such claim; 
  
 provided, however, that the Company shall bear and pay directly all costs and
expenses (including additional interest and penalties) incurred in connection with such-contest, and shall indemnify and hold the Executive harmless, on an after-tax basis, for any Excise Tax or income tax (including interest and penalties) imposed
as a result of such representation and payment of costs and expenses. Without limitation on the foregoing provisions of this Section 8(c), the Company shall control all proceedings taken in connection with such contest, and, at its sole
discretion, may pursue or forgo any and all administrative appeals, proceedings, hearings and conferences with the applicable taxing authority in respect of such claim and may, at its sole discretion, either direct the Executive to pay the tax
claimed and sue for a refund or contest the claim in any permissible manner, and the Executive agrees to prosecute such contest to a determination before any administrative tribunal, in a court of initial jurisdiction and in one or more appellate
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directs the Executive to pay such claim and sue for a refund, the Company shall advance the amount of such payment to the Executive, on an interest-free
basis, and shall indemnify and hold the Executive harmless, on an after-tax basis, from any Excise Tax or income tax (including interest or penalties) imposed with respect to such advance or with respect to any imputed income in connection with such
advance; and provided, further, that any extension of the statute of limitations relating to payment of taxes for the taxable year of the Executive with respect to which such contested amount is claimed to be due is limited solely to
such contested amount. Furthermore, the Company’s control of the contest shall be limited to issues with respect to which the Excise Tax Gross-Up Payment would be payable hereunder, and the Executive shall be entitled to settle or contest, as
the case may be, any other issue raised by the Internal Revenue Service or any other taxing authority. 
  
 (d) If, after the receipt by the Executive of an Excise Tax Gross-Up Payment or an amount advanced by the Company pursuant to Section
8(c), the Executive becomes entitled to receive any refund with respect to the Excise Tax to which such Excise Tax Gross-Up Payment relates or with respect to such claim, the Executive shall (subject to the Company’s complying with the
requirements of Section 8(c), if applicable) promptly pay to the Company the amount of such refund (together with any interest paid or credited thereon after taxes applicable thereto). If, after the receipt by the Executive of an amount
advanced by the Company pursuant to Section 8(c), a determination is made that the Executive shall not be entitled to any refund with respect to such claim and the Company does not notify the Executive in writing of its intent to contest such
denial of refund prior to the expiration of 30 days after such determination, then such advance shall be forgiven and shall not be required to be repaid and the amount of such advance shall offset, to the extent thereof, the amount of Excise Tax
Gross-Up Payment required to be paid. 
  
 (e)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 8, the Company may, in its sole discretion, withhold and pay over to the Internal Revenue Service or any other applicable taxing authority, for the benefit of the Executive, all or any
portion of any Excise Tax Gross-Up Payment, and the Executive hereby consents to such withholding. 
  
 (f) Any other liability for unpaid or unwithheld Excise Taxes shall be borne exclusively by the Company, in accordance with Section 3403
of the Code. The foregoing sentence shall not in any manner relieve the Company of any of its obligations under this Employment Agreement. 
  
 (g) Definitions. The following terms shall have the following meanings for purposes of this Section 8: 
  
 (i) “Excise Tax” shall mean the excise tax
imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, together with any interest or penalties imposed with respect to such excise tax. 
  
 (ii) “Parachute Value” of a Payment shall mean the present value as of the date of the change of control for purposes of
Section 280G of the Code of the portion of such Payment that constitutes a “parachute payment” under Section 280G(b)(2), as determined 

  

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by the Accounting Firm for purposes of determining whether and to what extent the Excise Tax will apply to such Payment. 
  
 (iii) A “Payment” shall mean any payment or
distribution in the nature of compensation (within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code) to or for the benefit of the Executive, whether paid or payable pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise. 
  
 (iv) The “Safe Harbor Amount” shall mean
2.99 times the Executive’s “base amount,” within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(3) of the Code. 
  
 (v) “Value” of a Payment shall mean the economic present value of a Payment as of the date of the change of control for
purposes of Section 280G of the Code, as determined by the Accounting Firm using the discount rate required by Section 280G(d)(4) of the Code. 
  
 9. Intentionally Omitted. 
  
 10. Successors. 
  
 (a) This Agreement is personal to the Executive and without the prior written consent of the Company shall not be assignable by the
Executive otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive’s legal representatives. 
  
 (b) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and its successors and
assigns. 
  
 11. Payment of Financial Obligations. The
payment or provision to the Executive by the Company of any remuneration, benefits or other financial obligations pursuant to this Agreement shall be allocated to the Operating Partnership, TPG and, if applicable, any subsidiary and/or affiliate
thereof in accordance with any employee sharing and expense allocation agreement, by and between TPG and the Operating Partnership, as in effect from time to time. 
  
 12. Miscellaneous. 
  
 (a) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California,
without reference to principles of conflict of laws. The captions of this Agreement are not part of the provisions hereof and shall have no force or effect. This Agreement may not be amended or modified otherwise than by a written agreement executed
by the parties hereto or their respective successors and legal representatives. 
  
 (b) Arbitration. To the fullest extent allowed by law, any controversy, claim or dispute between Executive and the Company (and/or
any of its owners, directors, officers, employees, affiliates, or agents) relating to or arising out of Executive’s employment or the cessation of that employment will be submitted to final and binding arbitration in the county in 

  

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which Executive work(ed) for determination in accordance with the American Arbitration Association’s (“AAA”) National Rules for the Resolution
of Employment Disputes, as the exclusive remedy for such controversy, claim or dispute. In any such arbitration, the parties may conduct discovery in accordance with the applicable rules of the arbitration forum, except that the arbitrator shall
have the authority to order and permit discovery as the arbitrator may deem necessary and appropriate in accordance with applicable state or federal discovery statutes. The arbitrator shall issue a reasoned, written decision, and shall have full
authority to award all remedies which would be available in court. The parties shall share the filing fees required for the arbitration, provided that Executive shall not be required to pay an amount in excess of the filing fees required by a
federal or state court with jurisdiction. The Company shall pay the arbitrator’s fees and any AAA administrative expenses. Any judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.
Possible disputes covered by the above include (but are not limited to) unpaid wages, breach of contract, torts, violation of public policy, discrimination, harassment, or any other employment-related claims under laws including but not limited to,
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, the California Labor Code, and any other statutes or laws relating to an
employee’s relationship with his/her employer, regardless of whether such dispute is initiated by the employee or the Company. Thus, this bilateral arbitration agreement applies to any and all claims that the Company may have against an
employee, including but not limited to, claims for misappropriation of Company property, disclosure of proprietary information or trade secrets, interference with contract, trade libel, gross negligence, or any other claim for alleged wrongful
conduct or breach of the duty of loyalty by an employee. However, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Company and Executive shall have their respective rights to seek and obtain injunctive relief with respect to any
controversy, claim or dispute to the extent permitted by law. Claims for workers’ compensation benefits and unemployment insurance (or any other claims where mandatory arbitration is prohibited by law) are not covered by this arbitration
agreement, and such claims may be presented by either Executive or the Company to the appropriate court or government agency. BY AGREEING TO THIS BINDING ARBITRATION PROVISION, BOTH EXECUTIVE AND THE COMPANY GIVE UP ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY. This
arbitration agreement is to be construed as broadly as is permissible under applicable law. 
  
 (c) Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given by hand delivery to the other party or
by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows: 
  
 If to the Executive: at the Executive’s most recent address on the records of the Company, 
  
 If to TPG or the Operating Partnership: 

 
 Thomas Properties Group, Inc. 
 515 South Flower Street, Sixth Floor 
 Los
Angeles, CA 90071 
 Attn: James A. Thomas, CEO 
  

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 with a copy to: 
  

Gilchrist & Rutter Professional Corporation 
 1299 Ocean Avenue, Suite 900 
 Santa Monica, CA 90401 
 Attn: Paul S. Rutter, Esq. 
  
 or to such other
address as either party shall have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith. Notice and communications shall be effective when actually received by the addressee. 
  
 (d) Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if the Company
determines, in its good faith judgment, that any transfer or deemed transfer of funds hereunder is likely to be construed as a personal loan prohibited by Section 13(k) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, then
such transfer or deemed transfer shall not be made to the extent necessary or appropriate so as not to violate the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. 
  
 (e) Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not
affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement. In the event any provision or term hereof is deemed to have exceeded applicable legal authority or shall be in conflict with applicable legal limitations, such provision
shall be reformed and rewritten as necessary to achieve consistency and compliance with such applicable law. 
  
 (f) Withholding. The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement such Federal, state, local or foreign taxes
as shall be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation. In addition, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company may, in its sole discretion, withhold and pay over to the Internal Revenue Service or
any other applicable taxing authority, for the benefit of the Executive, all or any portion of any Excise Tax Gross-Up Payment and the Executive hereby consents to such withholding. 
  
 (g) No Waiver. The Executive’s or the Company’s failure to insist upon strict compliance
with any provision of this Agreement or the failure to assert any right the Executive or the Company may have hereunder, including, without limitation, the right of the Executive to terminate employment for Good Reason pursuant to Section
3(c) of this Agreement, shall not be deemed to be a waiver of such provision or right or any other provision or right of this Agreement. 
  
 (h) Entire Agreement. As of the Effective Date, this Agreement, the Contribution Agreement, Noncompetition Agreement and the
Confidentiality Agreement, each of which is being entered into between the parties concurrently herewith, constitute the final, complete and exclusive agreement between the Executive and the Company with respect to the subject matter hereof and
replaces and supersedes any and all other agreements, offers or promises, whether oral or written, made to Executive by any member of the Thomas Group or any entity (a “Predecessor Employer”), or representative thereof, whose
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common stock of TPG or the transactions related thereto. The Executive agrees that any such agreement, offer or promise between the Executive and a
Predecessor Employer (or any representative thereof) is hereby terminated and will be of no further force or effect, and the Executive acknowledges and agrees that upon his execution of this Agreement, he will have no right or interest in or with
respect to any such agreement, offer or promise. In the event that the Effective Date does not occur, this Agreement (including, without limitation, the immediately preceding sentence) shall have no force or effect. 
  
 (i) Consultation With Counsel. The Executive
acknowledges that he has had a full and complete opportunity to consult with counsel and other advisors of his own choosing concerning the terms, enforceability and implications of this Agreement, and that the Company has not made any
representations or warranties to the Executive concerning the terms, enforceability or implications of this Agreement other than as reflected in this Agreement. 
  
 (j) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed an original but which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 
  
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Executive has hereunto set the Executive’s hand and, pursuant to the authorization from the Board, the Company has caused these presents to be executed in its name on its behalf, all as of
the day and year first above written. 
  

			
	 THOMAS PROPERTIES GROUP, INC.
 a Delaware corporation

		
	 By:
	 	 
	 	 	

  

			
	 THOMAS PROPERTIES GROUP, L.P.,
 a Maryland limited partnership

		
	 By:
	 	Thomas Properties Group, Inc.
	 Its:
	 	General Partner
		
	 By:
	 	 
	 	 	

  

	
	 “EXECUTIVE”

	
	 
	

	 Name: John R. Sischo

  

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 EXHIBIT A 
  

RELEASE 
  
 For a valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the undersigned does hereby release and forever discharge the
“Releasees” hereunder, consisting of Thomas Properties Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Thomas Properties Group, L.P., a Maryland limited partnership and each of their partners, subsidiaries, associates, affiliates, successors, heirs,
assigns, agents, directors, officers, employees, representatives, lawyers, insurers, and all persons acting by, through, under or in concert with them, or any of them, of and from any and all manner of action or actions, cause or causes of action,
in law or in equity, suits, debts, liens, contracts, agreements, promises, liability, claims, demands, damages, losses, costs, attorneys’ fees or expenses, of any nature whatsoever, known or unknown, fixed or contingent to the extent
permissible under applicable law (hereinafter called “Claims”), which the undersigned now has or may hereafter have against the Releasees, or any of them, by reason of any matter, cause, or thing whatsoever from the beginning of
time to the date hereof. The Claims released herein include, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any Claims in any way arising out of, based upon, or related to the employment or termination of employment of the undersigned by the
Releasees, or any of them; any alleged breach of any express or implied contract of employment; any alleged torts or other alleged legal restrictions on Releasee’s right to terminate the employment of the undersigned; and any alleged violation
of any federal, state or local statute or ordinance including, without limitation, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination In Employment Act, the Americans With Disabilities Act, and the California Fair Employment and
Housing Act. 
  
 THE UNDERSIGNED ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HE HAS BEEN
ADVISED BY LEGAL COUNSEL AND IS FAMILIAR WITH THE PROVISIONS OF CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 1542, WHICH PROVIDES AS FOLLOWS: 
  
 “A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE,
WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.” 
  
 THE UNDERSIGNED, BEING AWARE OF SAID CODE SECTION, HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHTS HE MAY HAVE THEREUNDER, AS WELL AS UNDER ANY OTHER STATUTES OR COMMON LAW PRINCIPLES OF SIMILAR EFFECT. 
  
 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OLDER WORKERS BENEFIT PROTECTION ACT OF 1990, THE
UNDERSIGNED IS HEREBY ADVISED AS FOLLOWS: 
  
 (A)
HE HAS THE RIGHT TO CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY BEFORE SIGNING THIS RELEASE; 
  

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 (B) HE HAS TWENTY-ONE (21) DAYS TO CONSIDER THIS RELEASE BEFORE SIGNING IT; AND

  
 (C) HE HAS SEVEN (7) DAYS AFTER SIGNING THIS
RELEASE TO REVOKE THIS RELEASE, AND THIS RELEASE WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE UPON THE EXPIRATION OF THAT REVOCATION PERIOD. 
  
 The undersigned represents and warrants that there has been no assignment or other transfer of any interest in any Claim which he may have against
Releasees, or any of them, and the undersigned agrees to indemnify and hold Releasees, and each of them, harmless from any liability, Claims, demands, damages, costs, expenses and attorneys’ fees incurred by Releasees, or any of them, as the
result of any such assignment or transfer or any rights or Claims under any such assignment or transfer. It is the intention of the parties that this indemnity does not require payment as a condition precedent to recovery by the Releasees against
the undersigned under this indemnity. 
  
 The undersigned agrees
that if he hereafter commences any suit arising out of, based upon, or relating to any of the Claims released hereunder or in any manner asserts against Releasees, or any of them, any of the Claims released hereunder, then the undersigned agrees to
pay to Releasees, and each of them, in addition to any other damages caused to Releasees thereby, all attorneys’ fees incurred by Releasees in defending or otherwise responding to said suit or Claim. 
  
 The undersigned further understands and agrees that neither the payment of
any sum of money nor the execution of this Release shall constitute or be construed as an admission of any liability whatsoever by the Releasees, or any of them, who have consistently taken the position that they have no liability whatsoever to the
undersigned. 
  
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed
this Release this          day of                ,         .

  

	
	
	 
	

	 John R. Sischo

  

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 EXHIBIT B 
  

NONCOMPETITION AGREEMENT 
  
 THIS NONCOMPETITION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is dated as of
            , 2004, by and among Thomas Properties Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“TPG”), Thomas Properties Group, LP, a Maryland limited partnership (the
“Operating Partnership”) and John R. Sischo (the “Executive”). TPG and the Operating Partnership are collectively referred to herein as the “Company.” 
  
 WHEREAS, the Executive and Thomas Master Investments, LLC entered into
a Contribution Agreement, dated as of             , 2004 (the “Contribution Agreement”), pursuant to which the Thomas Master Investments, LLC agreed to contribute to
the Operating Partnership, and Executive consented to and joined in such contribution, all of its right, title and interest, as a partner or member, in each of the partnerships and limited liability companies which hold an interest in certain office
and other properties located in the West, Southwest and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States (the “Contributed Properties”), in exchange for units in the Operating Partnership; 
  
 WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, the
Company and the Executive have entered into (i) an employment agreement, pursuant to which the Company has agreed to employ the Executive, and the Executive has agreed to be employed by the Company, as its Executive Vice President
(“EVP”) (the “Employment Agreement”) and (ii) a confidentiality agreement (the “Confidentiality Agreement”); and 
  
 WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive agree that, in connection with the contribution of the Contributed Properties
to the Operating Partnership and the execution of the Employment Agreement and the Executive’s employment, the Executive will not engage in competition with the Company pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof. 
  
 NOW, THEREFORE, in furtherance of the foregoing and in exchange for
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: 
  
 1. Noncompetition. 
  
 (a) During the Employment Period, as such term is defined in the Employment Agreement, and for one (1) year thereafter, the Executive
shall not engage in Competition (as defined below) with the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates. 
  
 (b) The term “Competition” for purposes of this Agreement shall mean the taking of any of the following actions by the
Executive: (i) the conduct, directly or indirectly, of any business involving real property development, investment, acquisition, sale or management, whether such business is conducted by the Executive individually or as principal, partner, officer,
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limited liability company or any other entity; and/or (ii) ownership of interests in real property which are competitive, directly or indirectly, with any
business carried on by the Company (or any successor thereto) or its subsidiaries or affiliates; provided, however, that the term “Competition” shall be deemed to exclude (A) the direct or indirect ownership by the Executive
of up to five percent of the outstanding equity interests of any public company, and (B) residential real estate. 
  
 (c) During the Employment Period, and for two (2) years thereafter, the Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, engage, employ or
solicit the employment of any person who is then or has been within three (3) months prior to the time of such action, an employee of the Company, or any affiliate of either TPG or the Operating Partnership. 
  
 2. Specific Performance. The Executive acknowledges that in the event
of breach or threatened breach by the Executive of the terms of Section 1 hereof, the Company could suffer significant and irreparable harm that could not be satisfactorily compensated in monetary terms, and that the remedies at law available
to the Company may otherwise be inadequate and the Company shall be entitled, in addition to any other remedies to which it may be entitled to under law or in equity, to specific performance of this Agreement by the Executive including the immediate
ex parte issuance, without bond, of a temporary restraining order enjoining the Executive from any such violation or threatened violation of Section 1 hereof and to exercise such remedies cumulatively or in conjunction with all other rights
and remedies provided by law and not otherwise limited by this Agreement. The Executive hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Company shall not be required to post bond as a condition to obtaining or exercising any such remedies, and the Executive
hereby waives any such requirement or condition. 
  
 3.
Adequacy of Consideration. The Executive acknowledges that his receipt of units in the Operating Partnership pursuant to the Contribution Agreement will be full, fair and adequate to support his obligations hereunder. 
  
 4. Confidential Information; Intangible Assets and Goodwill. The
Executive acknowledges and agrees that he has been and will be exposed to proprietary information, intellectual property and trade secrets concerning TPG’s business, as more fully described in the Confidentiality Agreement. The Executive
expressly acknowledges and understands that Company and its affiliates would not have entered into the Contribution Agreement, or any other agreements with the Executive, but for the fact that the Executive and the other executives with whom the
Company is concurrently entering into employment agreements, have agreed as a group to sell and transfer to the Operating Partnership their respective Contributed Properties, and that the intangible assets and goodwill related to the aggregate
Contributed Properties constitute a material portion of the fair market value of each of the individual’s Contributed Properties. 
  
 5. Reasonableness of Covenants. The Executive agrees that all of the covenants contained in this Agreement are reasonably necessary to protect the
legitimate interests of the Company and its affiliates, are reasonable with respect to time and territory and that he has read and understands the descriptions of the covenants so as to be informed as to their meaning and scope. 
  

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 6. Attorneys Fees. If any legal action, arbitration or other proceeding is brought for the
enforcement of this Agreement, or because of an alleged dispute, breach or default in connection with any of the provisions of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover attorneys’ fees and costs as set forth in the
Employment Agreement. 
  
 7. No Alteration of Employment
Status. The execution of this Agreement shall not be construed in any manner to alter the Executive’s employment with the Company as provided in the Employment Agreement. 
  
 8. Effect of Waiver. The waiver by either party of a breach of any provision of this Agreement will not operate or be
construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach thereof or as a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement. The remedies set forth herein are nonexclusive and are in addition to any other remedies that the Company may have at law or in equity.

  
 9. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement which
is deemed invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction and subject to this paragraph, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability, without affecting in any way the remaining
provisions hereof in such jurisdiction or rendering that any other provisions of this Agreement invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any other jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any provision of this Agreement should be deemed invalid,
illegal or unenforceable because its scope or duration is considered excessive, such provision shall be modified so that the scope of the provision is reduced only to the minimum extent necessary to render the modified provision valid, legal and
enforceable. 
  
 10. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be
governed, construed, interpreted and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof. 
  

11. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Employment Agreement, the Confidentiality Agreement and the Contribution Agreement,
contains the entire agreement and understanding between the Company and the Executive with respect to the subject matter hereof, and no representations, promises, agreements or understandings, written or oral, not herein contained shall be of any
force or effect. This Agreement shall not be changed unless in writing and signed by both the Executive and the Board of Directors of the Company. 
  
 12. Assignment. This Agreement may not be assigned by the Executive, but may be assigned by the Company to any successor to its business and will
inure to the benefit of and be binding upon any such successor. 
  
 13. Notice. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given by hand delivery to the other party or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as
follows: 
  
 If to the Executive: at the
Executive’s most recent address on the records of the Company, 
  

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 If to the Company: 
  
 Thomas Properties Group, Inc. 
 515 South Flower Street, Sixth Floor 
 Los Angeles, CA 90071 
 Attn: James A. Thomas, CEO 
  
 with a copy to: 
  
 Gilchrist & Rutter Professional Corporation 
 1299 Ocean Avenue, Suite 900 
 Santa Monica, CA 90401 
 Attn: Paul S. Rutter, Esq. 
  
 or to such other
address as either party shall have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith. Notice and communications shall be effective when actually received by the addressee. 
  
 14. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an
original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. 
  
 15. Executive’s Acknowledgment. The Executive acknowledges (a) that he has had the opportunity to consult with independent counsel of his own choice concerning this Agreement, and (b) that he has read and
understands this Agreement, is fully aware of its legal effect, and has entered into it freely based on his own judgment. 
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date and year first above written.

  

			
	 Thomas Properties Group, Inc.,
 a Delaware corporation

		
	 By:
	 	 
	 	 	

	 	 	 

  

					
	 Thomas Properties Group, L.P.
 a Maryland limited partnership

		
	 By:
	 	 Thomas Properties Group, Inc.,
 a Delaware
corporation,
 Its: General Partner

			
	 	 	 By:
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	

  

	
	 Executive

	
	 
	

	 John R. Sischo

  

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 EXHIBIT C 
  

CONFIDENTIALITY & NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT 
  
 This agreement (“Agreement”) is made as of this          day of
                , 2004 by and between THOMAS PROPERTIES GROUP, INC. and THOMAS PROPERTIES GROUP. LP (collectively the “Company”), and
                 (“Executive”). 
  
 For good and valuable consideration, Executive and Company hereby agree as follows: 
  
 1. This Agreement will be effective on the closing of the initial public offering of the Company’s common stock.

  
 2. Executive hereby assigns to Company all rights or interests
that Executive may presently have or which may be acquired during the term of Executive’s employment with the Company, in Company “Proprietary Information” as defined below in Section 5, and acknowledges that all such Proprietary
Information is the sole property of Company and its assigns. 
  
 3. Subject to the provisions of Section 7 hereof, in the event that, during the term of Executive’s employment with the Company, Executive creates or assists in the creation of any Company “Proprietary Information,” or any
other Company intellectual property, and/or Executive prepares, accumulates or otherwise comes into possession of any materials or information during the course of performance of Executive’s duties which relate in any manner to Company’s
business or development of services, Executive agrees that all such “Proprietary Information” and intellectual property shall be and remain the property of Company. In the event Executive’s employment with Company is terminated, for
any reason, Executive shall promptly deliver to Company all such “Proprietary Information” and intellectual property (and any copies thereof), as well as any materials related to Company’s trade secrets or confidential information
(and any copies thereof), which are within Executive’s custody or control. 
  
 4. Executive agrees to disclose to Company all “Proprietary Information” and intellectual property developed during the term of his/her employment, whether made solely or jointly with others, which relate to
Company’s business, research, or development of products and services. 
  
 5. During the term of Executive’s employment with Company and thereafter, Executive will not offer or disclose by any means, or use in any manner, for Executive’s own benefit or the benefit of any other
person or entity (other than Company or its affiliate Thomas Properties Group. L.P.), any Company “Proprietary Information” or Company intellectual property. As used herein, the terms “Proprietary Information,” “intellectual
property” and “trade secrets,” shall include, but not be limited to: (a) all information of any kind regarding Company’s business, research, marketing, sales, operations and products and plans for development of new business
products and services; (b) all operational designs and techniques related to business, marketing and financial information or data of any kind related to Company’s business and business opportunities; (c) all information of any kind regarding
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consultants, agents and customers, including lists or compilations of any such persons or entities; (d) all information of any kind regarding Company’s
officers, directors and shareholders (other than Executive), including their respective abilities, functions, conduct or pay; (e) all proprietary information of any kind received or developed under agreement or other arrangement by Company with any
third party; and (f) all unpublished materials received or developed, including all works of authorship, which relate to the business of Company, including but not limited to those concerning proprietary, trade secret or Company-private information,
investment strategies, development plans, research and development data, and any other technical reports relating to Company’s business operations now existing or which may be developed during the term of Executive’s employment with
Company. 
  
 6. Executive understands and agrees that a breach of
the provisions contained herein could cause significant and irreparable harm to Company that could not be satisfactorily compensated in monetary terms. Accordingly, and without in any way limiting Company from taking any other legal action to which
it may be entitled to under law or in equity, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, Company will be entitled to injunctive relief including the immediate ex parte issuance, without bond, of a temporary restraining order against any
such breach of threatened breach. 
  
 7. This Agreement shall not
apply to: (a) any invention developed by Executive which qualifies under the provisions of California Labor Code, Section 2870; (b) any information which is or becomes publicly available, unless it becomes such as a result of a breach of this
Agreement; (c) any information which Company subsequently discloses to any other person or entity without restriction; or (d) disclosure required by law or legal process; provided, that if Executive receives actual notice that the Executive
is or may be required by law or legal process to disclose any such information, Executive shall promptly so notify Company, and in any event within five (5) days after the receipt of such notice. 
  
 8. No amendment or modification to this Agreement shall be valid unless in
writing signed by Executive and an authorized officer of Company. 
  
 9. The execution of this Agreement shall not be construed in any manner to alter Executive’s employment with Company as provided in his/her Employment Agreement. 
  
 10. The waiver by any party of a breach of any provision of this Agreement will not operate or be construed as a waiver of
any subsequent breach thereof or as a waiver of any other provisions of this Agreement. The remedies set forth herein are nonexclusive and are in addition to any other remedies that any party may have at law or in equity. 
  
 11. If any legal action, arbitration or other proceeding is brought for the
enforcement of this Agreement, or because of an alleged dispute, breach or default in connection with any of the provisions of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover attorneys’ fees and costs as set forth in the
Employment Agreement. 
  
 12. All notices and other communications
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given by hand delivery to the other party or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows: 
  
 If to the Executive: at the Executive’s most recent address on the records of the Company,

  

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 If to the Company: 
  
 c/o Thomas Properties Group, Inc. 
 515 South Flower Street, Sixth Floor 
 Los Angeles, CA 90071 
 Attn: James A. Thomas, CEO 
  
 with a copy to: 
  
 Gilchrist & Rutter Professional Corporation 
 1299 Ocean Avenue, Suite 900 
 Santa Monica, CA 90401 
 Attn: Paul S. Rutter, Esq. 
  
 or to such other
address as either party shall have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith. Notice and communications shall be effective when actually received by the addressee. 
  
 13. This Agreement is entered into and shall be governed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of
California, without regard to or application of choice of law rules or principles. It shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties, and to their respective heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns. In the event that
any provision of this Agreement is found by a court, arbitrator or other tribunal to illegal, invalid or unenforceable, then the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be voided, but shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible by
law. 
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first set forth above.

  

									
	Executive	 	 	 	 Thomas Properties Group, Inc.,
 a Delaware corporation

					
	 	 	 	 	 By:
	 	 	 	 
	
	 	 	 	 	 	

	 [Name]
	 	 	 	 Title:
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	

			
	 	 	 	 	 Thomas Properties Group, L.P.,
 a Maryland limited partnership

				
	 	 	 	 	 By:
	 	 Thomas Properties Group, Inc.
 Its General Partner

					
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 By:
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 Title:
	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	

  

 C-4Commercial Services Agreement

 ORCHID BIOSCIENCES, INC. HAS REQUESTED THAT THE MARKED PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT BE ACCORDED CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED. 
  
 [*] CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. ASTERISKS DENOTE SUCH OMISSIONS. 
  
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 Exhibit 10.22 
  
 FORM OF AGREEMENT (Part I) 
  
 THIS AGREEMENT is made between Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (“the Authority”) of Nobel House 17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR, and
Orchid BioSciences Europe Limited (“the Contractor”) having its registered office at 22 Blacklands Way, Abingdon Business Park, Abingdon, Oxon, UK OX4 1DY. Together referred to as (“the Parties”). 
  
 IT IS AGREED THAT 
  
 1.1. This Form of Agreement (Part 1) together with the attached Parts II to V inclusive are the documents which collectively form “the
Contract”. 
  

			
	 Part I
	 	 This Form of Agreement

		
	 Part II
	 	 The Invitation to Tender

		
	 Part III
	 	 The Tender

		
	 Part IV
	 	 The Post Tender Correspondence at Annex I

		
	 Part V
	 	 The IT specification for the communication of test results

		
	 Part VI
	 	 Price schedule at Annex II

		
	 Part VII
	 	 DEFRA’s Standard Conditions of Contract for Services (June 2001) at Annex III

  
 1.2. The Contract effected by the
signing of this Form of Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties relating to the subject matter of the Contract and supersedes all prior negotiations, representations or understandings whether written or oral. 
  
 SIGNED: 
  

			
	 For the Contractor
	 	 For the Secretary of State for
 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

		
	 /s/ Christopher P Ashton, Ph.D.

	 	 /s/ Mr Noel Cleary

	 Christopher P Ashton, Ph.D.
	 	 Mr Noel Cleary

		
	
	 	  

	 Vice President and Managing Director
	 	 Acting Head, Sheep TSEs Division

		
	 7 August 2001

	 	 7 August 2001

	 Date
	 	 Date

  

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 2. CONTRACT VOLUMES 
  
 2.1 The Authority guarantees to pay the Contractor a sum at least equal to the cost of [*] blood samples to be genotyped per annum for the first three years of the
contract. 
  
 2.2 The Authority undertakes to give the Contractor as much notice
as is practically possible of any significant variation expected in sample volumes to be sent to the Contractor. The Authority does not undertake to send all samples collected under the National Scrapie Plan for genotyping to the Contractor.

  
 2.3. The Authority will provide the Contractor with a three (3) month rolling
forecast of expected sample volumes. The Contractor will take all commercially reasonable steps to handle variations in sample volumes but failure to meet the Authority’s requirement for the reporting of results where the variation in sample
volume is greater than [*] of the forecast will not be considered a breach of contract. 
  
 3. DELIVERY OF SAMPLES 
  
 3.1 Whole blood samples collected
under the NSP will be sent to the Contractor by the Authority once the Authority is content that the Contractor has demonstrated a validated genotyping service as detailed in Conditions 3.2 and 3.3. 
  
 3.2. The Contractor will demonstrate validation by processing [*] samples supplied by the
Authority and reporting [*] correct results to the Authority. 
  
 3.3. In the
event of a failure, a further batch of [*] samples will be tested by the Contractor until [*] correct results are obtained from a sample batch. 
  
 4. RESULTS 
  
 4.1. Results will be reported to the Authority, in the electronic format set out in Part V. At least [*] of samples will be reported within no more than [*] working days of receipt of an apparently viable sample in
the Contractor’s laboratory. The Contractor will report any results provided outside of the [*] working days period. [*] of samples will be reported. The Contractor will make a maximum of three (3) attempted analyses of an apparently viable
sample before notifying the Authority that it is not a viable sample. Such a notification to the Authority shall be made by the Contractor within ten (10) working days of receipt of an apparently viable sample. The Authority may then arrange for a
further sample to be submitted for testing. 
  
 4.2. The Contractor will test all
samples that are received in the laboratory in a testable condition, reporting those that are not in a format to be agreed with the Authority. Criteria of acceptability will be set out in writing 
  

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 4.3. The Contractor will be paid for all samples tested and reported, including non-testable samples and re-tested samples, as set forth
below. 
  
 4.4. Any samples received that are accessioned but found not to be
testable will be invoiced at the end of each month at [*] the Contractor quotes for [*] samples per week. As a non-limiting example, under the pricing schedule in effect at the starting date of this Agreement, the price to the Authority for fifty
thousand samples per week is [*] per sample and the price to the Authority for the non-testable samples would be [*] per sample. 
  
 4.5. The Contractor shall take all commercially reasonable steps to report the results of the re-testing of confirmatory samples to the Authority within three (3) working
days of either a request for a re-test or receipt of a duplicate sample. In the event that the volume of confirmatory samples being tested by the Contractor exceeds [*] of the total number of samples submitted at the time of those confirmatory
tests, the Contractor will not be required to report the results of the testing of those confirmatory samples within three (3) days of either a request for a re-test or receipt of a duplicate sample, but shall notify the Authority of such delay as
soon as reasonably practicable after it occurs and shall aim to report a result within five (5) working days as far as is reasonably possible. 
  
 4.6. The Contractor will report receipt of batches of samples by notifying the batch number to the Authority on the day it is received in the laboratory. 
  
 5. QUALITY CONTROL/QUALITY ASSURANCE 
  
 5.1. The Contractor will provide details of internal QC/QA data as and when requested to do
so by the Authority, but at no more than a monthly frequency. The Authority will send the Contractor ‘blind’ samples of known genotype on a regular basis. The Contractor will be paid for these samples but will undertake to discuss
immediately with the Authority any unexpected results. The Contractor will take immediate action to make any correction to their procedures or processes which are found to be necessary at no cost to the Authority. 
  
 5.2. If it transpires that the Contractor has supplied an incorrect result, they will test
immediately duplicate samples which may need to be taken. If the contractor has been shown to be responsible for the incorrect result the Authority’s reasonable full economic costs, not to exceed [*] per sample in collecting these samples for
re-testing will be debited from the Contractor’s next monthly invoice. 
  
 6. CONTRACT PRICE 
  
 6.1. The Authority may order PrP genotyping
tests (the “Tests”) from the Contractor at the firm prices contained in the Schedule of prices at Annex II according to the following pricing policy: 
  

	 	6.1.1.	The Authority shall pay to the Contractor a Minimum Monthly Testing Fee of forty-one thousand two hundred fifty 

  

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 three Pounds and thirty pence (£41,253.30), this being the equivalent of [*] samples tested at [*] per sample.

  

	 	6.1.2.	A Monthly Invoice Amount will be determined, as follows: 

  

	 	6.1.2.1.	At the end of each month, the Contractor will calculate number of Tests performed during that month (the “Monthly Total”). Tests shall include tested samples and re-tested
samples but not non-testable samples as described in Condition 4.4. 

  

	 	6.1.2.2.	The Monthly Total shall be divided by four (4). The quotient of such division shall termed the Weekly Average Volume. 

  

	 	6.1.2.3.	The rate associated with the Weekly Average Volume (the “Monthly Rate”) shall be taken from the applicable line of the Schedule of prices at Annex I.

  

	 	6.1.2.4.	To determine the amount of the Monthly Testing Invoice, the Monthly Total, less the [*] Tests covered by the Minimum Monthly Testing Fee, is multiplied by the Monthly Rate and this
product is added to the Minimum Monthly Testing Fee. 

  
 Monthly Testing Invoice Amount = ((Monthly Total – 4,000) x Monthly Rate) + Minimum Monthly Testing Fee 
  
 As a non-limiting example, if in one month the Contractor performs [*] tests, the Weekly Average Volume shall be [*] and the Monthly Rate shall be [*]
per Test. Therefore, the Monthly Testing Invoice Amount shall be = [*] + [*] 
  
 Added to each monthly invoice will also be an amount for non-testable samples received that month in accordance with Condition 4.4. 
  

	 	6.1.2.5.	The minimum volume of [*] samples specified in the Invitation to Tender and at Condition 2.1 will be determined by actual samples sent to the Contractor by the Authority and
accessioned or tested and reported, together with samples not received but for which a fee has been paid by the Authority in accordance with the Minimum Monthly Testing Fee as described at Condition 6.1.1. The monthly invoice referred to at
Condition 7.1 will be for not less than the Minimum Monthly Testing Fee set out at Condition 6.1.1 and in Annex I. 

  

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 6.2 A central call off point appointed by the Authority will order blood sampling kits from the Contractor. The Contractor will invoice the
Authority for blood sampling kits so ordered at the firm prices contained in the Schedule of prices at Annex II. 
  
 6.3 The Authority will provide the Contractor with a three (3) month rolling forecast of expected sampling kit volumes. The Contractor will take all commercially
reasonable steps to handle variations in sample kit volumes but failure to meet demand where the variation in sample volume is greater than [*] of the forecast will not be considered a breach of contract. 
  
 6.4. The Schedule of prices at Annex I and Annex II forms an integral part of this form of
agreement. 
  
 6.5. The prices at Annex I and Annex II are commercial in
confidence between the Authority and the Contractor. They shall not be revealed to a third party, other than the National Audit Office, without the written agreement of both the Authority and the Contractor. 
  
 6.6 All the contract prices in the Schedule of prices at Annex I and Annex II shall be
fixed until [*] from the date of this contract. 
  
 6. 7 Subsequent price
changes following the initial firm price period in 6.6 shall occur no more frequently than every [*]. 
  
 6.8 Any proposed increase or decrease in prices after the date in Condition 6.6 will not exceed, as a maximum [*]. 
  
 6. 9. The prices charged for any additional tests required by the Authority pursuant to Section 50 of the invitation to tender (such as for tests on tissues other than
whole blood) shall be agreed between the Authority and the Contractor – and shall be added as a protocol to the price Schedule at Annex II. 
  
 7. INVOICING PROCEDURE 
  
 7.1. All invoices shall be forwarded to the head of the Authority’s National Scrapie Plan Branch by the Contractor. The Contractor shall submit a Monthly Testing Invoice, in arrears, in respect of each calendar
month for PrP genotyping tests on tested samples and re-tested samples completed in that month, for which the genotype results have been reported by the Contractor to the Authority. The invoice will also include an amount for non-testable samples
received that month in accordance with Condition 4.4. 
  
 7.2. An invoice shall be
forwarded to the head of the Authority’s National Scrapie Plan Branch by the Contractor in arrears for blood sampling kits ordered by and delivered to the central call off point as set forth in Condition 6.2. 
  

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 7.3. The invoice in Condition 7.1 will state clearly the number of tests and the unit price per test, as set forth in Condition 6 et
seq. The invoice will state clearly and separately any tests (and the unit prices therefore) undertaken in respect of Section 41 and 50.3 of the invitation to tender (i.e. confirmatory tests). 
  
 8. CONTRACT DURATION 
  
 8.1. Subject to termination as provided, if the Contractor has demonstrated a valid genotyping service before 17th September 2001, the starting date of the contract shall be 17th September 2001. Otherwise, the start date shall be the first date on which the Authority can send the Contractor samples after a validated service has been
confirmed. 
  
 8.2. The contract will be for three (3) years from the start date.

  
 8.3. The Authority retains the option to extend this contract by two (2)
further terms of one (1) year. 
  
 9. THE AUTHORITY’S CONDITIONS OF
CONTRACT 
  
 9.1. This Contract is subject to the conditions of Contract as
set out in the Invitation to Tender as updated at Annex III. 
  
 10. HEALTH AND
SAFETY 
  
 10.1. The Authority will ensure that all appropriate health and
safety measures and legislation are observed when sending samples to the Contractor. Once the samples are received at the Contractor’s premises, the Authority shall be under no liability to the Contractor for any harm or damage caused by these
samples, and the Contractor shall hold the Authority indemnified against any claims from third parties based on any claim of such harm or damage. 
  
 11. PROJECT MEETINGS 
  
 11.1 Project meetings will be held between the Authority’s National Scrapie Plan Branch and the Contractor at least every three (3) months. The Authority will use all reasonable endeavours to give as much notice
as possible of any change. 
  
 12. TERMINATION 
  
 12.1. The conditions for termination are as set out at Sections 15-16 of the Invitation to
Tender. 
  
 13. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS 
  

			
	 ‘Conditions of contract’
	  	shall mean the conditions set out at Sections 1-28 of the Invitation to Tender.
		
	 ‘Invitation to Tender’
	  	shall mean the Invitation to Tender for a contract for the provision of sheep PrP genotyping services in connection with the National Scrapie Plan issued by MAFF on 22nd December 2001.

  

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	 ‘Tender’
	  	shall mean the Tender submitted by the Contractor dated February 2001.
		
	 ‘The Minister’
	  	References in the Invitation to Tender and in the Tender should be read as references to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
		
	 ‘Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries
 and Food’
	  	References in the Invitation to Tender and in the Tender should be read as references to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
		
	 ‘MAFF’
	  	References in the Invitation to Tender and in the Tender should be read as references to the Authority.

  

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 ANNEX I 
  
 PRICE SCHEDULE 
  

			
	Average Weekly Volume	 	 Tendered price for
 blood sampling
tests

		
	 	 	 Weekly Rate per Test
 £ UK [*]

		
	 Less than or equal to 1,000
	 	 [*]

		
	 More than 1,000, but less than or equal to 2,000
	 	 [*]

		
	 More than 2,000, but less than or equal to 4,000
	 	 [*]

		
	 More than 4,000, but less than or equal to 8,000
	 	 [*]

		
	 More than 8,000, but less than or equal to 10,000
	 	 [*]

		
	 More than 10,000, but less than or equal to 20,000
	 	 [*]

		
	 More than 20,000, but less than or equal to 30,000
	 	 [*]

		
	 More than 30,000, but less than or equal to 40,000
	 	 [*]

		
	 More than 40,000, but less than or equal to 50,000
	 	 [*]

  

			
	 Minimum Monthly Testing Fee to be
 paid each year until the first 50,000
 samples are tested in accordance with Condition 6.1.2.5.
	 	 [*] = £41,253.30

  

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 ANNEX II 
  
 KIT PRICE SCHEDULE 
  
 KIT COMPONENTS 
  
 The following items to
be supplied assembled: 
  

	 	1	Cardboard sleeve printed one colour with NSP logo and instructions 

  

	 	1	Rigid plastic re-usable box 

  

	 	1	Cardboard tube holder 

  

	 	20	Plastic EDTA sprayed vacutainer sampling tubes 

  

	 	1	Absorbant dessicant sachet 

  

	 	10	Batch bar-code labels (one colour) 

  
 The following items to be supplied in bulk: 
  
 Single sample veterinary 18 guage 1” needles boxed in 100’s 
 Needle holders 
 Return envelopes printed (one colour) for two laboratory addresses 
  
 Kit pricing assumes one needle per sheep and no more than 2 needle holders per 20 sampled sheep. Plastic boxes to be re-used. 
  

			
	Size	  	Price per kit £ UK (excl VAT)
		
	20 samples	  	£5.50

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 ANNEX III 
  
 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) Standard Conditions of Contract for Services (June 2001) 
  
 The conditions may only be varied with the written agreement of the Authority. No terms or
conditions put forward at any time by the Contractor shall form any part of the Contract. 
  

	1.	DEFINITIONS 

  

	1.1	In these conditions: 

  
 ‘Contract’ means the Contract between the Authority and the Contractor consisting of the Contract or Purchase Order, these Conditions, and any other documents (or parts thereof) specified in the
Purchase Order; 
  
 ‘Contract or Purchase Order’ means the
document setting out the Authority’s requirements for the Contract; 
  
 ‘Authority’ means the Secretary for State for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; 
  
 ‘Premises’ means the location where the services are to be performed, as specified in the Contract or Purchase Order; 
  
 ‘Services’ means the services to be provided as specified in the Contract or
Purchase Order and shall, where the context so admits, include any materials, articles and goods to be supplied thereunder; 
  
 ‘Contractor’ means the person, firm or Company with whom the Contract is made. 
  
 The headings to Conditions shall not affect their interpretation. 
  

	2.	VARIATION OF THE SERVICES 

  

	2.1	The Authority reserves the right by notice to the Contractor to modify the Services and any alteration to the Contract price or the completion date arising by reason of such
modification shall be agreed between the parties. 

  

	3.	CONTRACTOR’S STATUS 

  

	3.1	In carrying out the Services the Contractor shall be acting as principal and not as the agent of the Authority. 

  
 Accordingly: 
  

	(a)	the Contractor shall not (and shall procure that his agents and servants do not) say or do anything that might lead any other person to believe that the Contractor is acting as the
agent of the Authority, and 

  

	(b)	nothing in this Contract shall impose any liability on the Authority in respect of any liability incurred by the Contractor to any other person but this shall not be taken to
exclude or limit any liability of the 

  
  

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 Authority to the Contractor that may arise by virtue of either a breach of this Contract or any negligence on the part of
the Authority, her staff or agents. 
  

	4.	MANNER OF CARRYING OUT THE SERVICES 

  

	4.1	The Contractor shall perform the Services with all due care and diligence and in accordance with best professional or industry practice. 

  

	5.	HEALTH AND SAFETY 

  

	5.1	In carrying out the Services the Contractor shall comply with all provisions, whether statutory or otherwise, relating to health and safety at work and shall produce evidence of
such compliance if asked by the Authority to do so. 

  

	6.	TIME OF PERFORMANCE 

  

	6.1	The Contractor shall begin performing the Services on the date stated in the Contract or Purchase Order (whichever is applicable). 

  

	6.2	Time is of the essence for the Contract. The Authority may by written notice require the Contractor to execute the Services in such order as the Authority may decide.

  

	7.	PAYMENT 

  

	7.1	It is anticipated that invoices for the genotyping of samples will be submitted to DEFRA on a monthly basis for work completed in the previous month and according to the adjustment
procedure set out in Condition 6 of Part I of the contract.  

  

	7.2	It is anticipated that monthly invoices for blood sampling kits supplies will be submitted to DEFRA following delivery of orders. 

  

	7.3	Invoices should clearly show the volumes and rate of charges applicable for work carried out or kits supplied. 

  

	7.4	Unless otherwise stated in the Contract, payment will be made within thirty (30) days of receipt and agreement of invoices, submitted in arrears, for Services completed to the
satisfaction of the Authority. No interest shall start to run in respect of any payment due before the expiry of the thirty (30) day period. 

  

	7.5	Value Added Tax, where applicable, shall be invoiced by Contractor to Authority and shall be shown separately on all invoices as an extra charge. Care should be taken not to include
expenses not VAT chargeable. 

  

	8.	FREE-ISSUE MATERIALS 

  

	8.1	Where the Authority for the purpose of the Contract issues materials free of charge to the Contractor such materials shall be and remain the property of the Authority. The
Contractor shall maintain all such materials in good order and condition and shall use such solely in connection with the Contract. The Contractor shall notify the 

  

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 Authority of any surplus materials remaining after completion of the Services and shall dispose of them as the Authority may
direct. Waste of such materials arising from bad workmanship or negligence of the Contractor or any of his servants, agent or sub-contractors shall be made good at the Contractor’s expense. Without prejudice to any other of the rights of the
Authority, the Contractor shall deliver up such materials whether processed or not to the Authority on demand. 
  

	9.	AUDIT AND NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE (NAO) ACCESS 

  

	9.1	For a period not less than three (3) years after the completion of the Services, or, where relevant, the termination of this Contract, the Contractor shall retain in its possession
all records and documents relating to the Services. 

  

	9.2	The Authority may require the Contractor to permit the Comptroller and Auditor General to examine such documents as she may reasonably require for the purposes of the examination
and certification of the Department’s accounts or of the National Audit Act 1983 which are in the possession, custody or control of the Contractor, and the Authority may require the Contractor to produce such oral and/or written explanations as
may reasonably be required. 

  

	9.3	This condition does not constitute a requirement or agreement for the examination, certification or inspection of the accounts of the Contractor under section 6(3) and 6(5) of the
National Audit Act 1983. 

  

	10.	CORRUPT GIFTS OR PAYMENTS. 

  

	10.1	The Contractor shall not offer or give, or agree to give, to any employee or representative of the Authority any gift or consideration of any kind as an inducement or reward for
doing or refraining from doing or for having done or refrained from doing, any act in relation to the obtaining or execution of this or any other Contract with the Authority or for showing or refraining from showing favour or disfavour to any person
in relation to this or any such Contract. The attention of the Contractor is drawn to the criminal offences created by the Prevention of Corruption Acts 1889 to 1916. 

  

	11.	INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT AND INFORMATION 

  

	11.1	Subject to any prior rights and to the rights of third parties, copyright and every other property right, including any data base right for the purposes of the Copyright and Rights
in Databases Regulations 1997, in all reports, documents and things produced under the Contract shall be vested as to copyright in the Crown, and as to every other property right in the Authority, and the Contractor warrants to the Authority that
all staff are and will be engaged in relation to the Contract on terms which do not entitle any of them to own copyright or any other such right in any such report, document or thing. 

  

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	11.2	The information collected pursuant to the Contract (excluding any information which in the opinion of the Authority is confidential to the Contractor or which has been communicated
to the Contractor under a condition that it shall be confidential to the Contractor) shall be the property of the Crown and/or the Authority and all original documents in whatever form which contain that information, including any computer tape or
disk, any voice recording and any special computer programme written to give access to the information, shall on request be deposited with the Authority. 

  

	11.3	Nothing in the Contract or done under the Contract shall be taken to diminish any Crown copyright, patent rights or rights to any other intellectual or industrial property which
would apart from this Contract vest in the Crown or the Authority. 

  

	11.4	Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, there shall be vested in the Crown and/or the Authority all copyright, patent rights and any data base rights for the purpose
of the Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997 and rights to other intellectual or industrial property in or over any information, specification, plan, drawing, pattern, sample or other thing supplied by the Authority or any Government
Department to the Contractor in relation to the Contract or in and over anything made or derived from or arising out of any such information, specification, plan, drawing, sample or other thing. 

  

	11.5	Any right of use in or over property (including any copyright or licence to use copyright material and also including intellectual property rights of all kinds) which is acquired by
the Contractor or by his staff pursuant to or for the purposes of the Contract, and whether acquired by transfer, assignment, licence, sub-licence, grant or by any other means whatsoever, and the costs of acquisition of which are to be reimbursed to
the Contractor by the Authority shall be acquired by the Contractor upon terms which will enable it upon request by the Crown and or the Authority to perform at the Contractor’s expense all acts and to execute all documents necessary to vest
such rights of use in the Crown and/or the Authority to the full extent enjoyed by the Contractor without need for any other permission, authorisation or consent. 

  

	11.6	If the cost of any equipment is reimbursed to the Contractor such equipment shall be the property of the Authority and shall on request be delivered to the Authority. The Contractor
will keep a proper inventory of such equipment and will deliver that inventory to the Authority on request and on completion of all work under the Contract. 

  

	11.7	Contractor shall have access to the data contained in all reports, documents and things produced by Contractor under the Contract. The Contractor shall have the right to publish and
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 and data it has gained under the Contract. In order to permit the Authority an opportunity to determine if patentable
inventions or confidential information are disclosed, the Contractor will provide the Authority with copies of any proposed publication reporting on the Contract at least thirty (30) days prior to submission for publication. If the Authority wishes
to have the proposed publication delayed so that a patent application may be filed on an invention disclosed in such proposed publication, the Authority shall notify the Contractor in writing within 30 days of receipt and may then require the
Contractor to withhold publication for up to sixty (60) days thereafter. If the Authority identifies Confidential Information that is subject to non-disclosure, the Contractor agrees to delete such information from the proposed publication.

  

	11.8	As between the Authority and Contractor, the Contractor shall be the owner of all patent rights in the assay used to perform the Services and in the reagents and primers used in the
assay. As between the Authority and Contractor, the Contractor shall be owner of all patent rights in any improvements in the assay or the reagents and primers used in the assay created during the term of the Contract, except, and to the extent that
employees of the Authority or the Crown have made an inventive contribution to such improvements. 

  

	12.	INDEMNITY AND INSURANCE 

  

	12.1	The Contractor shall indemnify the Authority, the Crown, its servants and agents against all actions, claims demands, costs and expenses incurred by or made against the Authority,
the Crown, its servants or agents in respect of any loss or damage or personal injury (including death) which arises out of or in connection with this Contract. 

  

	12.2	The indemnity contained in Condition 12.1 shall not apply to the extent that the loss, damage or injury is caused by the negligent or wilful act or omission of the Authority, the
Crown or any servant or agent of the Crown. 

  

	12.3	The Contractor shall have in force and shall require any sub contractor to have in force insurance including (but not limited) to employer’s liability and professional
indemnity insurance, for such sum and range of cover as the Contractor deems to be appropriate but covering at least all matters which are the subject of indemnities or compensation obligations under these Conditions in the sum of not less than [*]
unless otherwise agreed by the Authority in writing. 

  

	12.4	The policy or policies of insurance referred to in Condition 12.3 shall be shown to the Authority whenever she requests, together with satisfactory evidence of payment of premiums.

  

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	13.	DISCRIMINATION 

  

	13.1	The Contractor shall not unlawfully discriminate within the meaning and scope of the provisions of the Race Relations Act 1976, the Sex Discrimination Acts 1975 and 1986 or the
Disability Discrimination Act 1995 or any statutory modification or re-enactment thereof relating to discrimination in employment. The Contractor shall take all reasonable steps to secure the observance of these provisions by all servants, employees
or agents of the Contractor and all sub-contractors employed in the execution of the Contract. 

  

	14.	OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT 

  

	14.1	The Contractor undertakes to abide and procure that his employees abide by the provisions of the Official Secrets Acts 1911 to 1989. 

  

	14.2	The Contractor shall keep secret and not disclose and shall procure that his employees keep secret and do not disclose any information of a confidential nature obtained by him by
reason of the Contract except information which is in the public domain otherwise than by reason of a breach of this provision. 

  

	14.3	The provision of this Condition 14 shall apply during the continuance of this Contract and after its termination howsoever arising. 

  

	14.4	The Authority shall be free to disclose the terms of this Contract and particulars of the Services as she may think fit. 

  

	15.	TERMINATION 

  

	15.1	The Contractor shall notify the Authority in writing immediately upon the occurrence of any of the following events: 

  

	 	(a)	where the Contractor is an individual and if a petition is presented for the Contractor’s bankruptcy or a criminal bankruptcy order is made against the Contractor, or he makes
any composition or arrangement with or for the benefit of creditors, or makes any conveyance of assignment for the benefit of creditors, or if an administrator is appointed to manage his affairs; or 

  

	 	(b)	where the Contractor is not an individual but is a firm or a number of persons acting together in any capacity, if any event in (a) or (c) of this Condition occurs in respect of any
partner in the firm or any of these persons or a petition is presented for the Contractor to be wound up as an unregistered company; or 

  

	 	(c)	where the Contractor is a company, if the company passes a resolution for winding-up or dissolution (otherwise than for the purposes of and followed by an amalgamation or
reconstruction) or the court makes an administration order or a winding-up order, or the company make a composition or arrangement with its creditors, or an administrative receiver, receiver or manager is appointed by a creditor or by the court, or
possession is taken of any of its property under the terms of a floating charge: or 

  

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	 	(d)	where the Contractor is a company, where the Contractor undergoes a change of control within the meaning of the term as set out in section 840 of the Income and Corporation Taxes
Act 1988. 

  

	15.2	On the occurrence of any of the events described in Condition 15.1 or, if the Contractors shall have committed a material breach of this Contract and (if such breach is capable of
remedy) shall have failed to remedy such breach within thirty (30) days of being required by the Authority in writing to do so or, where the Contractor is an individual, if he shall die or be adjudged incapable of managing his affairs within the
meaning of Part V1I of the Mental Health Act 1983, the Authority shall be entitled to terminate this Contract by notice to the Contractor with immediate effect and without compensation to the Contractor. The right to terminate on the occurrence of
an event under Condition 15.1(d) may only be exercised within a period of six (6) months from receipt of a notice under this Condition or earlier discovery by the Authority, and only if such material breach has not been rectified within the six (6)
month period. Upon termination under Condition 15.1, without prejudice to any other of his rights, the Authority may herself complete the Services or have them completed by a third party, using for that purpose (making a fair and proper allowance
therefore in any payment subsequently made to the Contractor) all materials, plant and equipment on the Premises belonging to the Contractor, and the Authority shall not be liable to make any further payment to the Contractor until the Services have
been completed in accordance with the requirements of the Contract, and shall be entitled to deduct from any amount due to the Contractor the costs thereof incurred by the Authority (including the Authority’s own costs). If the total cost to
the Authority exceeds the amount (if any) due to the Contractor, the difference shall be recoverable by the Authority from the Contractor. 

  

	16.	TERMINATION ON NOTICE 

  

	16.1	In addition to her rights of termination under Condition 15, the Authority shall be entitled to terminate this Contract by giving to the Contractor not less than thirty (30) days
notice to that effect. 

  

	16.2	Termination under Conditions 15 or 16.1 shall not prejudice or affect any right of action or remedy which shall have accrued to the parties or shall thereupon accrue to the
Authority and shall not affect the continued operation of Conditions 9 and 12. 

  

	17.	RECOVERY OF SUMS DUE 

  

	17.1	Wherever under this Contract any sum of money is recoverable from or payable by the Contractor, that sum may be deducted from any 

  

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 sum then due, or which at any later time may become due, to the Contractor under this Contract or under any other Agreement
or Contract with the Authority or with any department, agency or authority of the Crown. 
  

	18.	ASSIGNMENT AND SUB-CONTRACTING 

  

	18.1	The Contractor shall not assign or sub-contract any portion of the Contract without the express written permission of the Authority, which permission shall not be unreasonable
withheld. Sub-contracting any part of the Contract shall not relieve the Contractor of any obligation or duty attributable to him under the Contract or these Conditions. 

  

	18.2	Where the Authority has consented to the placing of sub-contracts, copies of each sub-contract shall be sent by the Contractor to the Authority immediately after it is issued.

  

	19.	CONFLICT OF INTEREST 

  

	19.1	The Contractor shall ensure that there is no conflict of interest as to be likely to prejudice his independence and objectivity in performing the Contract and undertakes that upon
becoming aware of any such conflict of interest during the performance of the Contract (whether the conflict existed before the award of the Contract or arises during its performance) he shall immediately notify the Authority in writing of the same,
giving particulars of its nature and the circumstances in which it exists or arises and shall furnish such further information as the Authority may reasonably require. 

  

	19.2	Where the Authority is of the opinion that the conflict of interest notified to it under Condition 19.1 above is capable of being avoided or removed, the Authority may require the
Contractor to take such steps as will, in its opinion, avoid, or as the case may be, remove the conflict and 

  

	 	a)	if the Contractor fails to comply with the Authority requirements in this respect, or 

  

	 	b)	if, in the opinion of the Authority compliance does not avoid or remove the conflict. 

  
 The Authority may terminate the Contract and recover from the Contractor the amount of any loss resulting from such
termination. 
  

	19.3	Where the Authority is of the opinion that the conflict of interest which existed at the time of the award of the Contract could have been discovered with the application by the
Contractor of due diligence and ought to have been disclosed as required by the tender documents pertaining to it, the Authority may terminate the contract immediately for breach of a fundamental condition and, without prejudice to any rights,
recover from the Contractor the amount of any loss resulting from such termination. 

  

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	19.4	It is agreed that the performance of services similar to the Services on a commercial basis or for another government shall not constitute a conflict of interest provided that it
does not prevent the proper performance of the Contractor’s duties under this agreement. 

  

	20.	DATA PROTECTION 

  

	20.1	The Contractor shall take such appropriate technical and organisational measures as are necessary to comply with the seventh data protection principle as provided by Part 1 of the
Data Protection Act 1998 to protect against unauthorised or unlawful processing of personal data (as defined in section 1(1) of the Data Protection Act 1998) and against accidental loss or destruction of, or damage to, personal data.

  

	21.	SPECIAL CONDITIONS 

  

	21.1	In the case of any conflict or inconsistency between these general Conditions and any conditions contained within the Contract, the latter conditions shall prevail.

  

	22.	WAIVER 

  

	22.1	The failure of either party at any time to enforce any provision of the Contract shall in no way affect its right thereafter to require complete performance by the other party, nor
shall the waiver of any breach of any provision be taken or held to be a waiver of any subsequent breach of any such provision or be a waiver of the provision itself. 

  

	23.	SEVERANCE 

  

	23.1	If any Condition, clause or provision of the Contract not being of a fundamental nature were held to be unlawful or unenforceable by a court in any proceedings relating to the
Contract the validity or enforceability of the remainder of the Contract shall not be affected thereby. 

  

	24.	PROGRESS REPORT 

  

	24.1	Where formal progress reports are specified in the Contract, the Contractor shall render such reports at the time and in such form as may be specified or as otherwise agreed between
the Contractor and the Authority or its authorised representative. 

  

	24.2	The submission and acceptance of progress reports shall not prejudice the rights of the Authority under any other condition of the contract. 

  

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	25.	DISPUTE RESOLUTION 

  

	25.1	The parties shall in good faith attempt to negotiate a settlement to any dispute between them arising out of or in connection with the Contract. 

  

	25.2	If any such dispute cannot be resolved in accordance with Condition 25.1, the dispute may, by agreement between the relevant parties, be referred to mediation in accordance with
Condition 25.3 

  

	25.3	The procedure for any such mediation shall be as follows: 

  

	 	25.3.1	A neutral person (“the Mediator”) shall be chosen by agreement between the relevant parties, alternatively, any party may within fourteen (14) days from the date of the
proposal to appoint a mediator, or within fourteen (14) days of notice to any party that the chosen mediator is unable or unwilling to act, apply to the Centre for Dispute Resolution (“CEDR”) to appoint a mediator.

  

	 	25.3.2	The relevant parties shall within fourteen (14) days of the appointment of the Mediator meet with him or her to agree a timetable for the exchange of all relevant and necessary
information and the procedure to be adopted for the mediation. If appropriate, the relevant parties may at any stage seek from CEDR guidance on a suitable procedure. 

  

	 	25.3.3	Unless otherwise agreed, all negotiations and proceedings in the mediation connected with the dispute shall be conducted in strict confidence and shall be without prejudice to the
rights of the relevant parties in any future proceedings. 

  

	 	25.3.4	If the relevant parties reach agreement on the resolution of the dispute, that agreement shall be reduced to writing and shall be binding upon the relevant parties.

  

	 	25.3.5	Failing agreement, any relevant party may invite the Mediator to provide a non-binding but informative opinion in writing. Such opinion shall be provided on a without prejudice
basis and shall not be used in evidence in any proceedings relating to the dispute without the prior written consent of the relevant parties. 

  

	25.4	For a period of sixty (60) days from the date of the appointment of the Mediator, or such other period as the relevant parties may agree, none of the parties to the dispute may
commence any proceedings in relation to the matters referred to the Mediator. 

  

	26.	NOTICES 

  

	26.1	Any notice given under or pursuant to the Contract may be sent by hand or by post or by registered post or by the recorded delivery service or transmitted by telex, telemessage,
facsimile transmission, 

  

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 or other means of telecommunication resulting in the receipt of a written communication in permanent form and if so sent or
transmitted to the address of the party shown on the Purchase Order, or to such other address as the party may by notice to the other have substituted therefore, shall be deemed effectively given on the day when in the ordinary course of the means
of transmission it would first be received by the addressee in normal business hours. 
  

	27.	GOVERNING LAW 

  

	27.1	These Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law and the Contractor hereby irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of England and
Wales. The submission to such jurisdiction shall not (and shall not be construed so as to) limit the right of the Authority to take proceedings against the Contractor in any other court of competent jurisdiction, nor shall the taking of proceedings
in anyone or more jurisdictions preclude the taking of proceedings in any other jurisdiction whether concurrently or not.

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