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GENTA INCORPORATED

200 Connell Drive

Berkeley Heights, NJ  07922

Amended and Restated November 30, 2007

Dr. Raymond P. Warrell, Jr.

Two Connell Drive

Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922

Dear Dr. Warrell:

We are pleased that you are willing to continue to serve as Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board of Directors (the “Board”), of Genta Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (together with its successors and assigns, the “Company”). Accordingly, we would like to offer you continued employment on the terms set forth in this amended and restated letter agreement dated November 30, 2007 (this “Agreement”), which upon countersignature by you shall become a binding agreement between you and the Company (each, a “Party”). 

1. Employment; Duties.

(a) As of January 1, 2006 (the “Effective Date”), the Company hereby engages and employs you, and you hereby accept engagement and employment, as an employee of the Company for the duration of the “Term” (as defined in Section 2 below). 

(b) During the Term, you shall serve as Chief Executive Officer of the Company and (subject to re-election to the Board by the shareholders of the Company) as a member of, and Chairman of, the Board; shall have all authorities, duties and responsibilities customarily exercised by an individual serving in those positions at an entity of the size and nature of the Company; shall be assigned no duties or responsibilities that are materially inconsistent with, or that materially impair your ability to discharge, the foregoing duties and responsibilities; and shall, in your capacity as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, report solely and directly to the Board. During the Term, your principal office, and principal place of employment, shall be at the Company’s principal executive offices, but you shall perform your duties hereunder at such places as shall be necessary
according to the needs, business and opportunities of the Company; provided that you acknowledge and agree that the performance of your duties hereunder may require significant domestic and international travel by you. 

(c) During the Term, you shall devote substantially all of your business time and efforts to the proper discharge of your duties hereunder. You shall not, directly or indirectly, on a full-time, part-time, temporary, consulting or any other basis, work for, or provide services to, any other person, firm, corporation, partnership, joint venture or other business entity that would conflict, either directly or indirectly, with your duties hereunder, without the prior written consent of a representative of the Company specifically authorized by the Board or by the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Committee”) to give such consent, provided, however, that nothing shall preclude you from (i) serving on the boards of a reasonable number of trade associations and/or charitable organizations, on the boards of any for-profit enterprises

 

 

on which you are serving as of the Effective Date, and on the boards of such additional for-profit enterprises as the Board may specifically approve (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), (ii) engaging in charitable activities and community affairs, and (iii) managing your personal investments and affairs; so long as such activities do not, either individually or in the aggregate, interfere with your ability to perform, or otherwise conflict with, your duties hereunder. 

2. Term. The Company hereby employs you under this Agreement, and you hereby accept such employment, for the Term. The Term shall commence as of the Effective Date and shall end on December 31, 2010; provided, however, that the Term shall thereafter be automatically and indefinitely extended for additional one-year periods unless, (i) at least six months prior to the then-scheduled date of expiration of the Term (the “Scheduled Expiration Date”), the Company gives notice to you that it is electing not to so
extend the Term or you give notice to the Company that you are electing not to so extend the Term, provided that the Company shall be deemed to have timely given you notice of non-extension if it gives you such notice within 45 days after receiving notice from you that the Scheduled Expiration Date is to occur (such notice to be provided by you no earlier than eight months prior to the Scheduled Expiration Date), or (ii) you fail to notify the Company of the Scheduled Expiration Date at least 90 days prior to the Scheduled Expiration Date, in which event the Term shall end on the Scheduled Expiration Date, and shall be deemed for all purposes to have ended pursuant to timely notice of non-extension from you to the Company pursuant to clause (i), unless the Parties agree otherwise in writing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Term may be earlier terminated in strict accordance with the provisions of Section
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3. Compensation and Benefits.

(a) Base Salary. Commencing as of the Effective Date, you shall receive a base salary (“Base Salary”) of $460,000 per annum during the Term, payable in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll practices but no less frequently than monthly. Notwithstanding the foregoing, your Base Salary for calendar year 2008 shall be $408,000, effective as of January 1, 2008. Your Base Salary shall be reviewed no less frequently than annually during the Term for discretionary increase, effective January 1 of the
year of increase, and shall in any event be increased as of January 1, 2009 and as of each subsequent January 1 during the Term by a percentage equal to at least the percentage increase in the CPI (All Urban Consumers) for the calendar year preceding the year of increase. Except as set forth above, your Base Salary shall not be decreased at any time, or for any purpose, during the Term (including, without limitation, for the purpose of determining benefits under Section 10) without your prior written consent.

(b) Annual Bonus. Except as otherwise provided in the final sentence of this Section 3(b), you shall receive a cash bonus (a “Bonus”) with respect to each calendar year that ends during the Term, ranging from 0% to 60% of your Base Salary, to the extent that the Company attains goals and objectives for such year that have been mutually agreed upon by you and the Committee, in accordance with this Section 3(b). You and the Committee shall use your best reasonable efforts to ensure that such goals and objectives are agreed upon prior to March 30 of the calendar year to which a Bonus relates. Except to the extent otherwise agreed by you and the Committee, your potential Bonus shall range from 0% of your
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60% of your annualized Base Salary, with a “target” Bonus of 40% of your annualized Base Salary if agreed-upon goals and objectives are achieved for the calendar year. Except to the extent otherwise agreed by you and the Committee, all goals and objectives will represent significant value creation activities for the Company and “stretch target” goals and objectives will represent extraordinary performance and achievement. “Stretch target” performance against the agreed-upon goals and objectives for such year shall entitle you to a Bonus for such year equal to at least 60% of your annualized Base Salary for such year. Lesser amounts may be awarded for performance below “target”, and intermediate amounts may be awarded for performance between “target” and “stretch target”. The extent to which the agreed-upon goals and objectives are
attained shall be determined by the Committee reasonably and in good faith, in consultation with you, as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of the calendar year to which the Bonus at issue relates. The Bonus earned by you for a calendar year shall be paid to you promptly after its amount has been determined, and in no event later than the earlier of (x) the date that other senior executives of the Company receive their annual bonuses for such year and (y) March 15 of the year following such year. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, you shall receive no bonus for calendar year 2007.

(c) Withholding. The Company shall withhold all applicable Federal, state and local taxes, social security and workers’ compensation contributions and other amounts as may be required by law or agreed upon by the Parties with respect to compensation payable to you pursuant to this Agreement.

(d) Option Grant. As of September 20, 2007, and subject to shareholder approval of the Company’s 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2007 Plan”), the Company shall grant you an option to acquire 2,400,000 shares of its Common Stock, at an exercise price equal to $1.39 per share,  and otherwise on the terms and conditions set forth in the Stock Option Agreement that is attached hereto as Exhibit A, which Stock Option Agreement shall be fully executed by the Parties promptly upon full execution of this Agreement. 

(e) Annual Stock Option Awards. Except as otherwise provided in the last sentence of this Section 3 (e), each calendar year that commences during the Term, you shall be granted, no later than the date that your Bonus (if any) for the prior calendar year is due to be paid pursuant to Section 3(b) and provided that you remain employed hereunder on the date of grant, a stock option award for the purchase of a number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock as computed pursuant to this Section 3(e)(with the number and type of securities equitably adjusted for stock splits, reverse stock splits, stock reclassifications, mergers, recapitalizations, etc., that occur between the Effective Date and the date of grant of the stock option) (“a Section 3(e) Stock Option”). The
“target” number  of  shares subject to a “Section 3(e) Stock Option” to be awarded each calendar year will be 150,000 shares, and the potential number of shares subject to each Section 3(e) Stock Option award for a calendar year shall range from  0 shares to 225,000 shares. The number of shares subject to a Section 3(e) Stock Option to be awarded to you within such range in a calendar year shall be based on your achievement of Company goals and objectives, and will be at the sole discretion of the Board or the Committee. Each Section 3(e) Stock Option shall have a ten-year term; shall have an exercise price per share equal to Fair Market Value (determined as provided in the 2007 Plan) on the date of grant; shall fully vest, and 

 

 

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become fully exercisable, upon the occurrence of a “Trigger Event” (as such term is defined in Section 2(e) of the Stock Option Agreement that is attached hereto as Exhibit A); and shall be evidenced by a stock option agreement that: (x) provides for treatment as an Incentive Stock Option to the extent you so elect prior to the date of grant and to the extent possible consistent with the terms of this Agreement and of your other then-outstanding stock option grants, (y) otherwise contains terms and provisions no less favorable to you in any respect than those applying to corresponding grants to other senior executives of the Company, and (z) unless the Committee specifically determines otherwise, the terms and provisions of each annual grant shall be identical to those applying to corresponding grants to
other senior executives of the Company. All securities delivered on any exercise of any stock option granted pursuant to this Section 3(e) or Section 3(f) below shall be fully registered, and publicly tradable, to the extent that any other securities of the same class are then fully registered and publicly tradable; provided, however, that in no event shall the Company be required to prepare and file a Form S-3 reoffer prospectus with respect to any shares that you receive in connection with your exercise of any stock option granted pursuant to this Section 3(e) or Section 3(f). Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, you shall receive no Section 3(e) Stock Option Award for calendar year 2007.

(f) Trigger Event Stock Option Award. In addition, if a Trigger Event occurs during the Term or within 12 months thereafter, you shall be entitled to receive, as promptly as reasonably practicable following the occurrence of such Trigger Event, any Section 3(e) Stock Option that you would have been entitled to receive in respect of the calendar year in which such Trigger Event occurs (assuming continued employment hereunder through the end of such calendar year and attainment of “target” levels of performance on all annual Bonus goals and objectives for such year). Any such stock option shall: (i) have an exercise price per share equal to Fair Market Value on the date of grant; (ii) be fully vested, and fully exercisable, upon grant; (iii) otherwise be on terms and conditions no less
favorable to you than the terms and conditions that would have applied if the grant had been made under Section 3(e) above; and (iv) be granted in lieu of the Section 3(e) Stock Option that you would otherwise have been entitled to receive in respect of the calendar year in question.

(g) Restrictions on Sale of Option Stock. 

(i) Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by a representative of the Company expressly authorized to act by the Board or the Committee, you agree not to sell on any single day, after the Term, a number of Covered Option Shares that exceeds 3% of the trading volume of the Common Stock of the Company on the immediately preceding trading day as reported by the Nasdaq National Market or on such other exchange or market system which provides the primary trading market for the Common Stock of the Company at the applicable time (a “Public Market”). For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Covered Option Share” shall mean any share of Common Stock of the Company acquired on any exercise of the stock option granted pursuant to Section 3(d) above.

(ii) Except as provided in Section 3(g)(i) above or as otherwise agreed to in writing by a representative of the Company expressly authorized to act by the Board or the Committee, you agree that you will not, either during or after the Term: (x) offer, pledge, sell,

 

 

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contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any Covered Option Share or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for any Covered Option Share or (y) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another Person (as defined in Section 3(q) below), in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any Covered Option Share, whether any such transaction described in clause (x) or (y) above is to be settled by delivery of Covered Option Shares or such other securities, in cash or otherwise; provided that this Section 3(g)(ii) shall not apply to any pledge of Covered Option Shares in connection with
payment of the purchase price of Covered Option Shares pursuant to any exercise of the stock option granted pursuant to Sections 3(d) above, so long as the pledgee agrees that no sale of Covered Option Shares by such pledgee on any day, when added to sales of Covered Option Shares by you on such day, may exceed the aggregate numerical limit imposed by Section 3(g)(i) above.

(iii) All sales of Covered Option Shares by you, and by any pledgee referred to in the proviso to Section 3(g)(ii), shall be executed through Merrill Lynch or such other broker as the Company may from time to time reasonably designate on written notice to you. 

(iv) The restrictions contained in Sections 3(g)(i), 3(g)(ii) and 3(g)(iii) shall expire on the earlier of the second anniversary of the “Termination Date” (as defined in Section 10(a)(i) below) and ten trading days prior to the date that Common Stock of the Company ceases to be traded on any Public Market.

(h) Additional Awards. In addition to the minimum cash and equity awards required under Sections 3(b) through 3(f) above, the Company may from time to time grant you additional cash, stock option, equity and/or other long-term incentive awards, in the sole discretion of the Board or the Committee.

(i) Business Expenses. The Company shall reimburse you for all travel, business entertainment and other business expenses reasonably incurred by you in connection with the performance of your duties under this Agreement. Such reimbursement shall be made by the Company promptly upon submission by you of appropriate documentation in accordance with the Company’s standard procedures. 

(j) Vacation. You shall be entitled during the Term to four weeks’ vacation per calendar year. You may “carry over” up to four weeks of accrued but unused vacation from year-to-year. 

(k) Supplemental Life Insurance. During the Term and in addition to any life insurance coverage provided under Section 3(m) below, the Company shall pay the premiums on a term life insurance policy in your name and on your behalf in a principal amount of not less than $3,250,000 and with the proceeds payable as you direct; provided that such premiums do not exceed $10,000 annually, in which event the Company shall purchase as much coverage for you as it can acquire for $10,000 annually.

 

 

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 (l) Supplemental Disability Insurance. During the Term and in addition to any disability insurance coverage provided under Section 3(m) below, the Company shall provide you with as much disability insurance coverage, acceptable to you, as it can obtain at a cost to the Company (beyond costs incurred by the Company under Section 3(m) below) of $15,000 annually. 

(m)   Employee Benefits. During the Term, you shall be entitled to participate in any and all medical insurance, dental insurance, group health, disability insurance, life insurance, retirement, pension, savings, income deferral, fringe benefit, and other benefit and perquisite plans, programs and arrangements that are made generally available to senior executives of the Company, in each case on terms and conditions no less favorable to you than those applying to other senior executives of the Company generally. For avoidance of doubt, the Company, in its sole discretion, may at any time amend or terminate any such plan, program or arrangement. 

(n)  D&O Insurance. A directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy (or policies) shall be kept in place, during the Term and for six years thereafter, providing coverage that is no less favorable to you in any respect (including, without limitation, with respect to scope, exclusions, amounts and deductibles) than the coverage then being provided to any other present or former officer or director of the Company. 

(o) Automobile. During the Term, the Company shall provide you with a car or car allowance in an amount not to exceed $500 per month, which allowance shall be paid in appropriate pro rata amounts at the same time Base Salary is paid unless the Company pays all related expenses directly. 

(p) Medical Malpractice Insurance. During the Term, the Company shall pay the premiums on a medical malpractice insurance policy in your name and on your behalf in the principal amount of not less than $1,000,000; provided that such premiums do not exceed $25,000 annually, in which event the Company shall provide you with as much medical malpractice insurance coverage, acceptable to you, as it can obtain at a cost to the Company of $25,000 annually.

(q) Indemnification. If you are made a party, are threatened to be made a party, or reasonably anticipate being made a party, to any Proceeding by reason of the fact that you are or were a director, officer, member, employee, agent, manager, trustee, consultant or representative of the Company or any of its Affiliates or are or were serving at the request of the Company or any of its Affiliates, or in connection with your service hereunder, as a director, officer, member, employee, agent, manager, trustee, consultant or representative of another Person, or if any Claim is made, is threatened to be made, or is reasonably anticipated to be made, that arises out of or relates to your service in any of the foregoing capacities, then you shall promptly be
indemnified and held harmless to the fullest extent permitted or authorized by the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, or if greater, by applicable law, against any and all costs, expenses, liabilities and losses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ and other professional fees and charges, judgments, interest, expenses of investigation, penalties, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) incurred or suffered by you in connection therewith or in connection with seeking to enforce your rights 

 

 

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under this Section 3(q), and such indemnification shall continue even if you have ceased to be a director, officer, member, employee, agent, manager, trustee, consultant or representative of the Company or other Person and shall inure to the benefit of your heirs, executors and administrators. You shall be entitled to prompt advancement of any and all costs and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ and other professional fees and charges) incurred by you in connection with any such Proceeding or Claim, or in connection with seeking to enforce your rights under this Section 3(q), any such advancement to be made within 15 days after you give written notice, supported by reasonable documentation, requesting such advancement. Such notice shall include, to the extent required by applicable law, an undertaking by you to repay the amount advanced if you are ultimately determined not
to be entitled to indemnification against such costs and expenses. Nothing in this Agreement shall operate to limit or extinguish any right to indemnification, advancement of expenses, or contribution that you would otherwise have (including, without limitation, by agreement or under applicable law or under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation). For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:  “Affiliate” of a Person shall mean any Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person; “Claim” shall mean any claim, demand, request, investigation, dispute, controversy, threat, discovery request, or request for testimony or information; “Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, estate, board, committee, agency, body, employee benefit plan, or other person or entity; and “Proceeding” shall mean any threatened or actual action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative, appellate, formal, informal or other.

(r) Golden Parachute Tax. 

(i) If the aggregate of all amounts and benefits due to you, under this Agreement or any other plan, program, agreement or arrangement of the Company or any of its Affiliates, which, if received by you in full, would constitute “parachute payments” as such term is defined in and under Section 280G of the Code (collectively, “Change in Control Benefits”), reduced by all Federal, state and local taxes applicable thereto, including the excise tax imposed pursuant to Section 4999 of the Code, is less than the amount you would receive, after taxes, if you received aggregate Change in Control Benefits equal to only three times your “base amount”, as defined in and determined under Section 280G of the Code, less $1.00, then such cash Change in Control Benefits as you shall
select shall be reduced or eliminated to the extent necessary so that the Change in Control Benefits received by you will not constitute parachute payments (provided that reduction in such cash Change in Control Benefits can achieve this objective). The determinations with respect to this Section 3(r)(i) shall be made by an independent auditor (the “Auditor”) paid by the Company. The Auditor shall be the Company’s regular independent auditor unless you reasonably object to the use of that firm, in which event the Auditor shall be a nationally-recognized United States public accounting firm chosen by the Company and approved by you (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any reference to a particular section of the Code shall include any provision that modifies, replaces or supersedes such section.

 

 

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(ii) It is possible that after the determinations and selections made pursuant to Section 3(r)(i) you will receive Change in Control Benefits that are, in the aggregate, either more or less than the limitations provided in Section 3(r)(i) above (hereafter referred to as an “Excess Payment” or “Underpayment”, respectively). If it is established, pursuant to a final determination of a court or an Internal Revenue Service proceeding that has been finally and conclusively resolved, that an Excess Payment has been made, then you shall refund the Excess Payment to the Company promptly on demand, together with an additional payment in an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying the Excess Payment times the applicable annual federal rate (as determined in and under Section 1274(d) of the Code) times a fraction whose numerator is the number of days elapsed
from the date of your receipt of such Excess Payment through the date of such refund and whose denominator is 365. In the event that it is determined (x) by arbitration under Section 12 below, (y) by a court of competent jurisdiction, or (z) by the Auditor upon request by you or the Company, that an Underpayment has occurred, the Company shall pay an amount equal to the Underpayment to you within 10 days of such determination together with an additional payment in an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying the Underpayment times the applicable annual federal rate (as determined in and under Section 1274(d) of the Code) times a fraction whose numerator is the number of days elapsed from the date of the Underpayment through the date of such
payment and whose denominator is 365. 

(s) Attorneys’ Fees. The Company shall promptly pay attorney’s fees reasonably incurred by you in connection with negotiating, documenting and implementing the arrangements set forth in this Agreement in an amount not to exceed $20,000 and will treat such payments as a “working condition fringe” as defined in Section 132(d) of the Code.

(t) The payment or reimbursement of any expense pursuant to paragraphs (i), (o), (q) and (s) of this Section 3 in one of your taxable years shall not affect the amount of the payment or reimbursement of any other expense pursuant to such paragraphs in any other of your taxable years. Provided that the Company receives appropriate documentation from you on a reasonably timely basis, respecting reimbursement of expenses due to you under this Section 3, any payment or reimbursement for expenses under this Section 3 shall in any event be made on or before the last day of your taxable year following the taxable year in which the expense was incurred. Any right to payment or reimbursement under this Section 3 may not be liquidated or exchanged for any other benefit.

4. Representations. 

(a) The Company’s Representations. The Company represents and warrants that: (i) it is fully authorized by action of the Board and the Committee (and of any other Person whose action is required) to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations under it; (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by it does not violate any applicable law, regulation, order, judgment or decree or any agreement, arrangement, plan or corporate governance document to which it is a party or by which it is bound; and (iii) upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Parties, this Agreement shall be a valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except to the 

 

 

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extent that enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally. 

(b) Your Representations. You represent and warrant that: (i) delivery and performance of this Agreement by you does not violate any applicable law, regulation, order, judgment or decree or any agreement to which you are a party or by which you are bound; and (ii) upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Parties, this Agreement shall be a valid and binding obligation of you, enforceable against you in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally.

5. Non-competition and Non-solicitation.

(a) You understand and recognize that your services to the Company are special and unique and you agree that, during the Term, and, except as provided below, for two years thereafter, you shall not, other than in connection with performing services for the Company (or any of its Affiliates) or with the prior written consent of a representative of the Company specifically authorized by the Board or the Committee to give such consent, directly or indirectly on behalf of yourself or any Person, enter into, or engage in, any business that competes, or is actively planning to compete, directly and materially with the Company with respect to any technology or service of, or any product manufactured or distributed by, the Company or in which the Company has intellectual property rights (except as provided below, a “Conflicting
Field”), either as an individual for your own account, or as a partner, joint venturer, executive, agent, consultant, salesperson, officer, director or shareholder of such a Person (a “Competitor”); provided, however, that: (i) following any termination of your employment hereunder, “Conflicting Field” shall refer only to the field of using antisense technology as therapy for cancer as its primary business; (ii) subject to the provisions of Section 1(c) above, nothing in this Agreement shall preclude you from accepting employment with, or providing services for, any Person that competes, or is actively planning to compete, with the Company in a Conflicting Field so long as (x) you work
solely in a subsidiary, division, or other distinct unit of such Person that carries on a bona fide business that does not compete, and is not actively planning to compete, with the Company in a Conflicting Field or (y) you serve as a member of a board of directors (and not as an employee) and your activities otherwise do not involve competition with the Company in a Conflicting Field, either directly or indirectly; and (iii) nothing in this Agreement shall preclude you from holding five percent (5%) or less of the equity interests of any publicly-traded entity, calculated on a fully diluted basis. For purposes of this Section 5 (other than Section 5(c)), the term “Company” shall be deemed to include, where appropriate, all direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company. 

(b) In further consideration of the payments and benefits to be provided to you pursuant to this Agreement (including, without limitation, pursuant to Sections 3 and 10 hereof), you agree that, during the Term and for two years thereafter, but subject to Sections 5(e) and 5(f) below, you shall not, other than in connection with performing services for the Company or any of its Affiliates or with the prior written consent of a representative of the Company specifically authorized by the Board or the Committee to give such consent:

 

 

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(i) directly or indirectly take any action, or attempt to take any action, which is intended to, or should reasonably be foreseen by you to, induce a material breach of any material contract or agreement known to you between the Company and any of its licensors, licensees, clients, customers, vendors, suppliers, agents, consultants, employees (whether or not such employees are “at will” employees) or any other Person with whom the Company has an agreement (each, a “Covered Party”); 

(ii) directly or indirectly solicit or attempt to solicit any Covered Party to terminate his, her or its relationship with the Company in breach of any material contract or agreement with the Company known to you; 

(iii) directly or indirectly solicit or attempt to solicit any individual known by you to be an employee or consultant of the Company to instead become an employee, agent, consultant, representative or advisor of any other Person; or 

(iv) directly or indirectly persuade, or seek to persuade, any customer of or supplier to the Company to cease to do business with the Company or to reduce the amount of business which such customer or supplier has done or contemplates doing with the Company, whether or not the relationship between the Company and such customer or supplier was originally established in whole or in part through your efforts. 

(c) During the Term and for two years thereafter, you agree that (i) upon becoming employed by a Competitor, or by a subsidiary, division or other business unit of a Competitor, you will promptly provide notice to the Company of such employment; and (ii) upon the earlier of your (x) negotiating with any Competitor concerning the possible employment of you by such Competitor, (y) receiving an offer of employment from any Competitor, and (z) becoming employed by any Competitor, you will promptly provide copies of Sections 5, 6, 7 and 8 of this Agreement to such Competitor. You further agree that the Company may, during such period, provide notice to any Competitor by which you have become employed, or with which you are negotiating to become employed, of your obligations under this Agreement, including (without limitation) your obligations under Sections 5, 6 and 7 hereof. 

(d) You understand that the provisions of this Section 5 may limit your ability to earn a livelihood in a business similar to the business of the Company but nevertheless agree and hereby acknowledge that the consideration provided under this Agreement, including any compensation or benefits provided under Sections 3 and 10 hereof, is sufficient to justify the restrictions contained in the provisions of this Section 5. In consideration thereof and in light of your education, skills and abilities, you agree that you will not assert in any forum that such provisions prevent you from earning a living or otherwise are void or unenforceable or should be held void or unenforceable. 

(e) Nothing in Section 5(b) above shall preclude any Person with whom you become associated from accepting offers from individuals employed by the Company to be employed by such Person; provided that such offers were not solicited, or otherwise encouraged, by you, either directly or indirectly.

 

 

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(f) The provisions of this Section 5 shall be null and void in the event that, after the Term, the Company or any of its Affiliates materially breaches any of their material obligations to you, under Section 10 or otherwise, which breach is not fully cured on fifteen days’ notice from you to the Company requesting cure.

6. Ownership of Proprietary Information.

(a) You confirm and agree that all proprietary information relating to the Company’s business that has been created by, discovered by, developed by, learned by, or made known to, the Company, or assigned, licensed or otherwise conveyed to the Company, from the beginning of time through the end of the Term (including, without limitation, proprietary information relating to the Company’s business created by, discovered by, developed by, learned by, reduced to practice by or made known to the Company, or to you, either alone or jointly with others, during your employment with the Company, and proprietary information relating to the Company’s customers, clients, suppliers, vendors, consultants, licensors and licensees) has been, is and shall be the sole property of the Company, and the Company has been, is and shall be the sole owner of all proprietary designs,
ideas, patents, patent applications, copyrights, copyright applications and other rights in connection with such proprietary information, including but not limited to the right to make application for statutory protection of any kind with respect to such proprietary information in any country. All of the aforementioned information is hereinafter called “Proprietary Information” (and shall be deemed Proprietary Information regardless of whether or not the Proprietary Information is patentable or copyrightable) except to the extent otherwise provided in Section 6(c) below. By way of illustration, but not limitation, Proprietary Information includes, to the extent proprietary to the Company and except to the extent otherwise provided in Section 6(c) below, trade secrets, processes, discoveries, structures, works of authorship, copyrightable works, trademarks, copyrights, formulas, data, data structures, know-how, show-how, improvements, information relating to products (both
current and under development), services and technologies, product concepts, specifications, techniques, information or statistics contained in, or relating to, promotion or marketing plans and programs, strategies, forecasts, blueprints, sketches, records, notes, devices, drawings, customer lists, continuation applications of any kind, trademark applications and information about the Company’s employees and/or consultants (including, without limitation, the compensation, job responsibilities and job performance of such employees and/or consultants) and confidential business information of the Company or any of its clients, consultants, suppliers, customers, vendors, licensors, licensees and other third parties. For purposes of this Section 6(a), and of Section 6(b) and 6(c) below, the term “Company” shall be deemed to include, as appropriate, all of the Company’s Affiliates.

(b) You agree that the results of all work and tasks performed by you for or on behalf of the Company (“Works”) are owned by the Company and, to the extent permitted by law, shall be “works made for hire” as that term is defined in the United States Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. Section 101). The Company shall therefore be deemed to be the sole owner author and owner of any and all right, title and interest in any Works, including, without limitation, all intellectual property rights therein. You hereby assign to the Company all right, title and interest you may have or acquire in any Works. 

 

 

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(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Proprietary Information shall not include: (i) information in the public domain not as a result of any breach of this Agreement or of any duty owed by you to the Company or any other Person; (ii) information lawfully in your possession prior to the commencement of your employment with the Company and not disclosed to you by the Company; or (iii) information disclosed to you without restriction by a third party who had the right to disclose such information to you. 

(d) It is understood that no patent, copyright, trademark, or other proprietary right or license is granted to you under this Agreement. Any disclosure of Proprietary Information, and any materials which may accompany any such disclosure, in the course of your employment under this Agreement shall not result in the grant to you of any proprietary rights, express or implied, of any kind as against the Company. 

(e) During the Term and thereafter, you agree that you will, upon reasonable request by the Company, promptly disclose to the Company, or any Person reasonably designated by the Company, all Proprietary Information that you know or possess and that has been developed, created, made, conceived, reduced to practice or learned by the Company, any Affiliate of the Company, or you, either alone or jointly with others, during the Term and is not otherwise known to the Company’s officers and directors. 

(f) Any assignment of copyright under this Agreement includes all rights of paternity, integrity, disclosure and withdrawal and other rights relating thereto that may be known as or referred to as “moral rights” (collectively, “Moral Rights”). To the extent such Moral Rights cannot be assigned under applicable law and to the extent the following is allowed by the laws in the various countries where such Moral Rights exist, you hereby waive such Moral Rights and consent to any action of the Company that would violate such Moral Rights in the absence of such consent. You agree to confirm any such waivers and consents from time to time as requested by the Company.

(g) You further agree to assist the Company, upon reasonable request by the Company and both during and after the Term (but at the Company’s sole expense), to obtain, confirm and from time to time enforce patents, copyrights or other rights relating thereto on Works in any and all countries, and to that end you will, upon reasonable request by the Company, execute any documents reasonably necessary: (i) to apply for, obtain and vest in the name of the Company alone (unless the Company otherwise directs) letters patent, copyrights or other analogous protection with respect to Works in any country throughout the world and when so obtained or vested to renew and restore the same on behalf of the Company; and (ii) to defend any opposition proceedings in respect of such applications and any opposition proceedings or petitions or applications for revocation of such letters
patent, copyright or other analogous protection.

(h) Your obligation to assist the Company, upon reasonable request by the Company, in obtaining and enforcing patents and copyrights for Works in any and all countries, and in resisting disclosure of Proprietary Information as provided in Section 7(d) below, and in otherwise carrying out your obligations under Sections 6 and 7, shall continue beyond the Term to the extent provided herein, but the Company agrees to compensate you, on an hourly basis 

 

 

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based on an eight hour day at a daily rate of $1,500, for time actually spent by you after the Term at the Company’s request on such matters. Such compensation shall be paid no later than forty-five (45) days following receipt of an invoice from you. 

7. Use and Disclosure of Proprietary Information.

(a) You agree at all times, including after the Term, (x) to keep in strict trust and confidence, and not to disclose or make accessible to any other Person other than with the prior written consent of a representative of the Company specifically authorized by the Board or the Committee to give such consent, Proprietary Information of the Company and its Affiliates, and (y) not to use any such Proprietary Information for yourself or others; provided that the provisions of this Section 7(a) shall not prohibit or restrict use or disclosure in connection with the proper discharge of your services for the Company or any of its Affiliates or as otherwise provided in this Agreement.

(b) You further agree not to disclose or publish at any time, during or after the Term, and in violation of any obligation of confidence owed by you, information relating to any of your former employers.

(c) Upon lawful written notice by the Company to you either during or after the Term, you shall promptly deliver to the Company, or, if requested by the Company, promptly destroy, all written Proprietary Information and any other material containing any Proprietary Information (whether prepared by the Company, you or a third party) that is in physical (including, without limitation, electronic) form and that is in your possession, and will not retain any copies, extracts, summaries or other reproductions in whole or in part of such written Proprietary Information or other material; provided that you shall in all instances be permitted to retain, and use appropriately: (x) your personal correspondence files, rolodex, and the like and (y) documents relating to your benefits, entitlements, compensation, tax obligations, and the like.

(d) If during the Term or thereafter you are required by law, or by order, subpoena or comparable process from an arbitrator, court, agency or other Person, to disclose all or any part of any Proprietary Information, other than as contemplated elsewhere in Sections 6 and 7, you will provide the Company with prompt written notice of such requirement, and of the terms and circumstances surrounding such requirement, so that the Company, or, as applicable, one or more of its Affiliates, may seek an appropriate protective order or waive compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. In such case, the Parties will consult with each other on the advisability of pursuing any such order or other legal action or available steps to resist or narrow such requirement. If, failing the entry of a protective order or the receipt of a waiver hereunder, you are, in the opinion of your
counsel, legally compelled to disclose Proprietary Information, you may disclose only that portion of such information which counsel advises you that you are legally compelled to disclose. In any event, you will cooperate reasonably with the Company in obtaining, and will not oppose action by the Company (or, as applicable, one or more of its Affiliates) to obtain, an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the disclosure of any Proprietary Information. All expenses reasonably incurred by you in complying with Sections 6 and 7 (including, without limitation, fees and other charges of counsel) will be promptly reimbursed by the Company.

 

 

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8. Enforcement. You agree that the remedy at law for any breach or threatened breach by you of any covenant contained in Sections 5, 6 or 7 of this Agreement would be inadequate and cause irreparable damage to the Company. In the event that you breach or threaten to breach any provisions of Sections 5, 6 or 7, in addition to any other rights which the Company may have at law or in equity, the Company shall be entitled, without the posting of a bond or other security, to seek injunctive relief from any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce the restrictions contained in such Sections. In the event that an actual proceeding is brought in equity to enforce any of the provisions of Sections 5, 6 or 7, you shall not assert as a defense that there is an
adequate remedy at law, nor shall the Company be prevented from seeking any other remedies that may be available to it (including, without limitation, monetary damages) through arbitration in accordance with Section 12 below. The prevailing party in any contested request for injunctive relief under this Section 8 shall be entitled to prompt reimbursement for such party’s reasonable attorneys’ fees, and for other costs and expenses reasonably incurred by such party, in connection with such request.

9. Termination. Your employment hereunder, and the Term, shall terminate upon the first to occur of the following events: 

(a) Death. You die.

(b) Disability. You have been unable, for 120 or more days out of 180 consecutive days, to perform your duties under this Agreement, as a result of physical or mental illness, injury or incapacity, and the Company shall have communicated to you, by written notice, the fact of your termination, which termination shall be effective on the 30th day after receipt of such notice by you, unless you return to full-time performance of your duties hereunder prior to such 30th day.

(c) For Cause. Your employment hereunder may be terminated by the Company for Cause in accordance with this Section 9(c).

(i) No termination of your employment hereunder for Cause shall be effective as a termination for Cause unless the provisions of this Section 9(c)(i) shall first have been complied with. You shall be given written notice by the Board of its intention to terminate you for Cause, such notice (x) to state in detail the particular circumstances that constitute the grounds on which the proposed termination for Cause is based and (y) to be given no later than 90 days after the Board, as a whole, is first made aware of such circumstances. You shall have five business days after receiving such notice in which to request a hearing before the Board, which hearing (if timely requested) shall be held within ten business days of your receiving such notice. If, within 20 business days following such hearing (if timely requested), or within ten business days following your receipt of the
original notice (if no hearing is timely requested), the Board gives written notice to you confirming that, in the judgment of at least two thirds of the members of the Board (not including you, if you are then a member of the Board), Cause for terminating your employment on the basis set forth in the original notice exists, your employment hereunder shall thereupon be terminated for Cause, subject to de novo review, at your election, of the question whether Cause existed through arbitration in accordance with Section 12 below. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Board may cause you to 

 

 

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be on administrative leave (with full pay and benefits) during a period, not longer than 20 business days, that begins on the date that the Company gives the original notice provided for in this Section 9(c)(i) and ends on the earlier of (x) the date that your employment hereunder is terminated for Cause and (y) the date that the Board determines that your employment hereunder will not be terminated for Cause.

(ii) For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Cause” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following: (A) any willful and material breach by you of any of the provisions of Sections 5, 6, or 7 above, which breach causes or is likely to cause material harm to the Company; (B) any willful and material breach by you of Section 1(b) or 1(c) above, which breach is not cured by you on 30 days’ written notice thereof from the Company requesting cure; provided, however, that your right to such 30-day cure period shall be conditioned upon your good-faith attempt to cure such breach; (C) any act or omission by you that constitutes misconduct, is intended to harm the Company, and causes or is likely to cause material harm to the Company; (D) any conduct by you that constitutes willful gross misconduct, or willful gross neglect, and that causes or is likely to cause
material harm to the Company; (E) the perpetration by you of an intentional and knowing fraud against, or adversely affecting, the Company or any of its Affiliates, which fraud causes or is likely to cause material harm to the Company; or (F) you are convicted of, or plead guilty or nolo contendere to, any felony.

(d) Without Cause. The Company may terminate your employment hereunder at any time, for any reason or no reason, by giving you ten days’ prior written notice of the termination. No such termination of your employment hereunder shall be deemed a breach of this Agreement.

(e) For Good Reason. You may terminate your employment hereunder for  “Good Reason” on ten days’ written notice to the Company given within one year following the occurrence of any of the following events without your prior written consent and without full cure on 30 days’ written notice from you to the Company requesting cure (such  notice to be given within 90 days after you become aware of such event): (i) you are assigned duties that are inconsistent in any material respect with Section 1(b)
above, or your titles, positions, authorities, duties or responsibilities are materially diminished; provided that the Company becoming a subsidiary of another entity, or otherwise ceasing to be a publicly-traded company, shall not in and of itself constitute circumstances described in this clause (i) unless an assignment or diminishment described in this clause (i) occurs in connection therewith; (ii) any failure by the Company to timely comply with its obligations to you under Section 3 above, or with any other material obligation to you; (iii) your failure to be re-elected to the Board or as Chairman of the Board, unless, at the time you are not re-elected, the Company has the right to terminate your employment hereunder for Cause under Section 9(c) above and does so within 45 days of your failure to be re-elected; (iv) any change in your reporting structure so that you are required to report, in your
capacity as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, to any Person other than the Board ; (v) any relocation of the Company’s headquarters, or of your principal place of employment, to a location that is more than 75 miles from Berkeley Heights, New Jersey; or (vi) any failure by the Company to obtain the assumption in writing of its obligations under this Agreement by any successor to all or substantially all of its business or assets within 10 days 

 

 

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after any reconstruction, amalgamation, combination, merger, consolidation, sale, liquidation, dissolution or similar transaction; provided, however, that if your failure to be elected as Chairman of the Board is solely on account of the Board determining in good faith, pursuant to written advice from nationally-recognized outside counsel, that the same person should not serve as both Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, then such failure shall not constitute Good Reason. 

(f) Change of Control Termination. Any termination by you, on 20 days’ written notice from you to the Company, of your employment hereunder during any 60-day period that commences upon the occurrence of a Change in Control shall be treated as a termination by you for “Good Reason”. For purposes of this Agreement, “Change in Control” shall mean “Change in Control” as defined in the 2007 Plan.

(g) Without Good Reason. You may terminate your employment hereunder at any time, for any reason or no reason, by giving 30 days’ prior written notice of termination to the Company. No such termination of your employment hereunder shall be deemed a breach of this Agreement. 

(h) Expiration of Term. Your employment hereunder shall terminate upon expiration of the Term pursuant to notice of non-extension given by either Party in accordance with Section 2.

10.  Benefits Upon Termination of Your Employment Hereunder. In the event that your employment hereunder is terminated, you shall be entitled to the following compensation and benefits: 

(a) Any Termination. On any termination of your employment hereunder, you shall be entitled to the following benefits:  

(i) prompt payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary through the date that your employment hereunder terminates (the “Termination Date”), payable no later than the  second regularly scheduled payroll date following the Termination Date;

(ii) prompt payment of any accrued but unpaid expenses required to be reimbursed pursuant to Section 3 above;

(iii) unless the termination is (x) by the Company for Cause in accordance with Section 9(c) above or (y) by you voluntarily without Good Reason and not pursuant to notice of non-extension in accordance with Section 2 above, a prompt lump-sum payment in respect of accrued but unused vacation days at your per-business-day Base Salary rate in effect as of the Termination Date, payable no later than the  second regularly scheduled payroll date following the Termination Date;

(iv) prompt payment of any accrued but unpaid Bonus amount, such payment to be due to you at the time your Bonus for such calendar year would have been due if 

 

 

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you had remained employed hereunder (but in no event later than March 15 of the following calendar year); 

(v) unless the termination is (x) by the Company for Cause in accordance with Section 9(c) above or (y) by you voluntarily without Good Reason and not pursuant to notice of non-extension in accordance with Section 2 above, a lump-sum payment equal to the product obtained by multiplying (A) the Bonus to which you would have been entitled for the calendar year of termination if you had remained employed hereunder throughout such calendar year times (B) a fraction whose numerator equals the number of days you were employed hereunder during such calendar year and whose denominator is 365, such payment to be due to you at the time your Bonus for such calendar year would have been due if you had remained employed hereunder (but in no event later than March 15 of the following calendar year);

(vi) other or additional benefits in accordance with applicable plans, programs, agreements and arrangements of the Company and its Affiliates (including, without limitation, Sections 3, 6(h) and 7(d) above and Section 12 below, and applicable stock option agreements, retirement plans, disability/life insurance programs, etc.); and

(vii) payment, promptly when due of all amounts referred to above, such payments to be made by wire transfer of same-day funds to the extent reasonably requested by you.

(b) Termination without Cause or for Good Reason. In the event that your employment hereunder is terminated (x) by the Company (other than for death, for disability in accordance with Section 9(b), for Cause in accordance with Section 9(c), or pursuant to a notice of non-extension in accordance with Section 2), or (y) by you in accordance with Section 9(e) or 9(f), you shall receive the following benefits provided, except as set forth in
Section 10(b)(i) and 10(b)(v) below, that you execute (within 30 days after such termination of employment), and do not revoke, a mutual release that is in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B:

(i) the benefits described in Section 10(a) (you will receive these benefits regardless of whether you execute a release);

(ii) subject to your not having materially breached the provisions of Section 5, which breach has not been fully cured (if capable of cure) on fifteen days’ notice to you from the Company requesting cure, (A) a prompt lump-sum payment equal to one-quarter  of your annualized Base Salary as of the Termination Date and (B) a separate payment equal to one-quarter of your Base Salary (as was in effect as of your Termination Date) on the first day of the fourth month following your Termination Date, (C) a separate lump-sum payment equal to one-quarter of your Base Salary (as was in effect as of your Termination Date) on the first day of the seventh month following your Termination Date, and (D) a separate lump-sum payment equal to one-quarter of your Base Salary (as was in effect as of your Termination Date) on the first day of the tenth month following your Termination Date;
provided that, in the event that such termination of your employment is either (x) by the Company in anticipation of a Change in Control or (y) by either Party upon the occurrence of, or within the 60 day period immediately 

 

 

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following, a Change in Control, then you shall instead receive, instead of the amounts specified in (A) through (D) above, a prompt lump-sum payment equal to two times your annualized Base Salary as of the Termination Date; 

(iii) subject to your not having materially breached the provisions of Section 5, which breach has not been fully cured (if capable of cure) on fifteen days’ notice to you from the Company requesting cure, in the event that such termination of your employment is either (x) by the Company in anticipation of a Change in Control or (y) by either Party upon the occurrence of, or within the 60 day period immediately following, a Change in Control, then you shall receive a prompt lump-sum payment equal to two times your target Bonus for the calendar year of termination (i.e., forty percent of your annualized Base Salary as of the Termination Date);

(iv) each of your outstanding stock options shall, to the extent vesting or exercisability depends solely on your continued employment, become fully vested, and fully exercisable, as of the Termination Date (provided that, for avoidance of doubt, the Genasense Tranche and Capitalization Tranche granted pursuant to Sections 2(c) and 2(d) of Exhibit A attached hereto shall, for purposes of this Section 10, be deemed not to vest or become exercisable based solely on your continued employment); and

(v) each of your outstanding stock options shall, to the extent that it is or becomes exercisable as of the Termination Date, remain exercisable in accordance with its terms (you will receive these benefits regardless of whether you execute a release).

(c) Expiration of the Term. In the event that your employment hereunder terminates by expiration of the Term pursuant to notice of non-extension in accordance with Section 2, you shall be entitled to the following benefits provided, except as set forth in Section 10(c)(i) and 10 (c)(iv) below, that you execute, and do not revoke, a mutual release that is in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.

(i) the benefits described in Section 10(a) (you will receive these benefits regardless of whether you execute a release);

(ii) if the Term expires pursuant to notice of non-extension from you, each of your outstanding stock options whose vesting or exercisability depends solely on your continued employment shall vest, and become fully exercisable, as of the Termination Date to the extent that such stock option was then scheduled to become vested or exercisable within 90 days following the Termination Date had your employment hereunder continued;

(iii) if the Term expires pursuant to notice of non-extension from the Company, each of your outstanding stock options whose vesting or exercisability depends solely on your continued employment shall become fully vested, and fully exercisable, as of the Termination Date; and

 

 

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(iv) each of your outstanding stock options shall, to the extent that it is or becomes exercisable as of the Termination Date, remain exercisable in accordance with its terms (you will receive these benefits regardless of whether you execute a release).

(d) No Mitigation; No Offset. In the event of any termination of your employment hereunder, you shall have no obligation to seek other employment or otherwise mitigate the obligations of the Company under this Agreement, and there shall be no offset against amounts or benefits due to you under this Agreement or otherwise on account of (x) any Claim that the Company or any of its Affiliates may have against you or (y) any remuneration or other benefit earned or received by you after such termination. Any amounts due under this Section 10 are considered to be reasonable by the Company and are not in the nature of a penalty. 

(e) No Other Benefits or Compensation. Except as may be provided under this Agreement or under the terms of any incentive compensation, employee benefit or fringe benefit plan applicable to you as of the Termination Date, you shall have no right to receive any other compensation, or to participate in any other plan, arrangement or benefit, with respect to any future period after such date. 

(f) Section 409A Matters. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or elsewhere, if you are a “specified employee” as determined pursuant to Section 409A of the Code and its implementing regulations (“Section 409A”) as of the date of your “separation from service” as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h) (or any successor regulation) and if any payment or benefit provided for in this Agreement or otherwise both (x) constitutes a “deferral of compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A and (y) cannot be paid or provided in the manner otherwise provided without subjecting you to “additional tax”, interest or penalties under Section 409A, then any such payment or benefit that is payable during the first six
months following your “separation from service” shall be paid or provided to you in a cash lump-sum on the first business day of the seventh calendar month following the month in which your “separation from service” occurs. In addition, any payment or benefit due upon a termination of your employment that represents a “deferral of compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A shall only be paid or provided to you upon a “separation from service” as defined in Section 409A. For the purposes of this Agreement, amounts payable under this Section 10 shall be deemed not to be a “deferral of compensation” subject to Section 409A to the extent provided in the exceptions in Treasury Regulation Sections 1.409A-1(b)(4) (“short-term deferrals”) and (b)(9) (“separation pay plans,” including the exception under subparagraph (iii)) and other applicable provisions of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1 through A-6. 

11. Notices. Any notice, consent, demand, request, or other communication given to a Person in connection with this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given to such Person (x) when delivered personally to such Person or (y) provided that a written acknowledgment of receipt is obtained, five days after being sent by prepaid certified or registered mail, or two days after being sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier, to the address (if any) specified below for such Person (or to such other address as such Person shall have specified by ten days’ advance notice given in accordance with this Section 11) or (z), in 

 

 

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the case of the Company only, on the first business day after it is sent by facsimile to the facsimile number set forth below (or to such other facsimile number as shall have specified by ten days’ advance notice given in accordance with this Section 11), with a confirmatory copy sent by certified or registered mail or by overnight courier in accordance with this Section 11.

 

	
                        If to the Company:
 	
                        Genta Incorporated
 200 Connell Drive
 Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
 Attn: General Counsel and Board of Directors
 Fax #: 908-286-1701
 
	 	 
	
                        With a copy to:
 	
                        Fox Rothschild
 P.O. Box 5231
 Princeton, NJ 08543-5231
 Attn: Anne Bancroft, Esq.
 Fax: 609.896.1469
 
	 	 
	
                        If to you:
 	
                        The address of your principal residence as it appears in the Company’s records, with a copy to you (during the Term) at your office in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey
 
	 	 
	
                        With a copy to:
 	
                        Morrison Cohen LLP
 909 Third Avenue
 New York, NY 10022
 Attn: Robert M. Sedgwick, Esq.
 Fax #: 212-735-8708
 
	 	 
	
                        If to any of your beneficiaries:
 	
                        The address most recently specified by you or by such beneficiary.
 

 

12.  Resolution of Disputes. Any Claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, any other agreement between you and the Company or any of its Affiliates, your employment with the Company, or any termination thereof (a “Covered Claim”) shall (except to the extent otherwise provided in Section 8 with respect to certain requests for injunctive relief) be resolved by binding confidential arbitration, to be held in the Borough of Manhattan in New York City, in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules (and not the National Rules for Resolution of Employment Disputes) of the American Arbitration Association and this
Section 12. Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. To the extent that it is determined through arbitration that you substantially prevailed in respect of a Covered Claim (and the Parties agree to request the arbitrator(s) appointed pursuant to this Section 12 to determine whether or not you did so), upon receipt of documented expenses the Company shall promptly reimburse all reasonable costs and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and other charges of counsel) incurred by you or your beneficiaries in resolving such Covered Claim (but in any event no less than 60 days after such determination). 

 

 

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Pending the resolution of any Covered Claim, you (and your beneficiaries) shall continue to receive all payments and benefits that are then due (under this Agreement or otherwise) and that are not the subject of reasonable, good-faith dispute, unless the arbitrator(s) appointed pursuant to this Section 12 determines otherwise.

13.  Severability of Provisions. If any provision of this Agreement shall be declared by any court or arbitrator of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced in whole or in part, the remaining conditions and provisions or portions thereof shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect and enforceable to the extent they are valid, legal and enforceable. If any provision of this Agreement, or any part thereof, is held to be invalid or unenforceable because of the scope or duration of or the area covered by such provision, the Parties agree that the court or arbitrator making such determination shall reduce the scope, duration and/or area of such provision (and shall
substitute appropriate provisions for any such invalid or unenforceable provisions) in order to make such provision enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law and/or shall delete specific words and phrases, and such modified provision shall then be enforceable and shall be enforced. The Parties recognize that if, in any Proceeding, a court or arbitrator shall refuse to enforce any of the separate covenants contained in this Agreement, then that invalid or unenforceable covenant contained in this Agreement shall be deemed eliminated from these provisions to the extent necessary to permit the remaining separate covenants to be enforced. In the event that any court or arbitrator determines that the time period or the area, or both, are unreasonable and that any of the covenants is to that extent invalid or unenforceable, the Parties agree that such covenants shall remain in full force and effect, first, for the greatest time period, and second, in the greatest geographical area
that would not render them unenforceable. 

14. Entire Agreement; Modification; Inconsistencies. 

(a) This Agreement contains the entire understanding and agreement between the Parties concerning the specific subject matter hereof and supersedes in its entirety, as of the Effective Date, any prior employment agreement between the Parties;  provided, however, that nothing herein shall limit or reduce any right or benefit that shall have accrued to you as of the Effective Date, under any prior employment agreement or otherwise, on account of events occurring prior to the Effective Date, or any right under the second sentence of Section 3(c) of the October 28, 1999 employment agreement between the Parties in respect of stock options granted prior to the Effective Date pursuant to such Section 3(c).

(b) No provision in this Agreement may be amended unless such amendment is set forth in a writing that expressly refers to the provision of this Agreement that is being amended and that is signed by you and by an authorized representative of the Company. No waiver by any Person of any breach of any condition or provision contained in this Agreement shall be deemed a waiver of any similar or dissimilar condition or provision at the same or any prior or subsequent time. To be effective, any waiver must be set forth in a writing signed by the waiving Person and must specifically refer to the condition(s) or provision(s) of this Agreement being waived.

 

 

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(c) In the event of any inconsistency between any provision of this Agreement and any provision of any employee handbook, personnel manual, program, policy, arrangement, agreement, plan, or corporate governance document of the Company or any of its Affiliates, the provisions of this Agreement shall control unless you otherwise agree in a writing that expressly refers to the provision of this Agreement whose control you are waiving. 

15. Assignability; Binding Nature. 

(a) This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors, heirs (in your case) and assigns.

(b) No rights or obligations of the Company under this Agreement may be assigned or transferred by the Company except that such rights and obligations may be assigned or transferred pursuant to a merger, consolidation or other combination in which the Company is not the continuing entity, or a sale or liquidation of all or substantially all of the business and assets of the Company; provided that the assignee or transferee is the successor to all or substantially all of the business and assets of the Company and such assignee or transferee expressly assumes the liabilities, obligations and duties of the Company as set forth in this Agreement. In the event of any merger, consolidation, other combination, sale of business and assets, or liquidation as described in the preceding sentence, the Company shall use its best reasonable efforts to cause such assignee or transferee to
promptly and expressly assume the liabilities, obligations and duties of the Company hereunder.

(c) None of your rights or obligations under this Agreement may be assigned or transferred by you other than your rights to compensation and benefits, which may be transferred only by will or by operation of law, except that you shall be entitled, to the extent permitted under applicable law, to select and change a beneficiary or beneficiaries to receive any compensation or benefit hereunder following your death by giving written notice thereof to the Company.

16. Miscellaneous.

(a) In the event of your death or a judicial determination of your incompetence, references in this Agreement to you shall be deemed, where appropriate, to refer to your beneficiary, estate or other legal representative.

(b) This Agreement shall be governed, construed and enforced in accordance with its express terms, and otherwise in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to principles of conflict of laws. 

(c) Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, the respective rights and obligations of the Parties hereunder shall survive any termination of your employment hereunder.

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(e) If this letter agreement meets with your approval and you desire to accept this offer of employment on the terms and conditions set forth herein, please execute the enclosed copy of this letter and return it to me as soon as possible. Signatures delivered by facsimile shall be effective for all purposes.

 

	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                        Sincerely,

             
 
	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                        GENTA INCORPORATED
 
	 	 	 	 	 
	
                         
 	
                          
 	
                         
 	
                        By: 
 	
                          
 
	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                        Name: 
 	
                        Douglas Watson
 
	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                        Title: 
 	
                        Chairman of the Compensation
 Committee of the Board
 
	 	 	 	 	 
	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                        Date: 
 	
                        November ___, 2007
 

 

	
                        AGREED AND ACCEPTED:
 	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                         
 
	 	 	 	 
	
                          
 	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                          
 
	
                        Dr. Raymond P. Warrell, Jr.
 	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                         
 

 

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EXHIBIT A

FORM OF

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

1. Grant of Option. Genta Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (together with its successors and assigns, the “Company”), hereby grants to Dr. Raymond P. Warrell, Jr. (the “Optionee”), effective as of September 20, 2007 (the “Grant Date”), an option (as more fully defined below the “option”) under the Company’s 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended through the Grant Date (the “Plan”),subject to shareholder approval of the
Plan, to purchase an aggregate of 2,400,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock (each such share, a “Share”) at an exercise price of $1.39 per Share (the “Exercise Price”), exercisable as set forth in, and subject to the terms and conditions of, the Plan, this Stock Option Agreement (this “Stock Option Agreement”) and the Amended and Restated letter agreement dated as of November        , 2007, between the Company and the Optionee relating to the Optionee’s employment with the Company (the “Employment Agreement”). All capitalized terms not defined in this Stock Option Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in the Employment Agreement. “Term of
Employment” shall mean “Term” as defined in the Employment Agreement, and the terms “Fair Market Value” and “Change in Control” shall mean “Fair Market Value” and “Change in Control” as defined in the Plan.

2. Exercisability of Option.

(a) The option granted hereby to the Optionee shall be divided into three tranches  (sometimes referred herein individually as a “Tranche” and collectively as the “Tranches”) that are distinguished as to the terms under which the Shares to which they respectively relate become exercisable as more fully described in this Section 2. 

(b) The first Tranche (the “Service Tranche”) relates to an aggregate of 1,440,000 Shares that, subject to the provisions of Sections 2(e) through 2(j), inclusive,  will become exercisable (“vest”) over a period of forty (40) months from the Grant Date, by means of (i) an initial amount of 360,000 Shares to be exercisable and vest on the Grant Date, (ii) an additional amount of 1,053,000 Shares to become exercisable and vest in thirty-nine (39) equal monthly increments of 27,000 Shares each, commencing on October 1, 2007 and continuing on the first day of each of the next successive thirty-eight (38) calendar months, and (ii) a final amount of 27,000 Shares to become exercisable and vest on December 31, 2010.

(c) The second Tranche (the “Genasense Tranche”) relates to an aggregate of 480,000 Shares that, subject to the provisions of Sections 2(e) through 2(j), inclusive,  will become exercisable and vest on the date that the Genasense product (or its substantial equivalent) that is currently being developed by the Company receives regulatory approval for marketing in (i) any first indication in the United States from the Food and Drug Administration or (ii) any first indication in Europe from the Europe Medicines Agency. 

(d) The third Tranche (the “Capitalization Tranche”) relates to an aggregate of 480,000 Shares that, subject to the provisions of Section 2(e) through 2(j), inclusive, will become exercisable on the date that the total Fair Market Value of all common stock of the Company 

 

 

then outstanding first exceeds $395,000,000. The Fair Market Value of all Common Stock of the Company then outstanding as of any specific day shall be determined by multiplying (i) the Fair Market Value per share of the Company’s Common Stock on such day by (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock of the Company that are reflected as outstanding as of the close of  business on such day in the books and records of the Company’s then current transfer agent for its Common Stock.

(e) If any of the following events (each, a “Trigger Event”) occurs (x) on or before December 31, 2010 and (y) either during the Term of Employment or, in the event that the Optionee’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause in anticipation of the occurrence of a Trigger Event, within three months after such termination, then this option, comprised of the Shares in the Service Tranche, the Genasense Tranche and the Capitalization Tranche, shall become fully vested, and fully exercisable, upon the occurrence of a Trigger Event: 

(i) a sale or other disposition of the product G3139 or its substantial equivalent; or

(ii) a Change in Control.

(f) In the event that the Optionee’s employment with the Company is terminated other than in a termination (x) by the Company for Cause in accordance with Section 9(c) of the Employment Agreement or (y) by the Optionee voluntarily, other than for Good Reason, then this option shall remain exercisable, subject to Section 2(i) below, to the extent that it either is exercisable as of the date that the Optionee’s employment terminates or becomes exercisable within three months thereafter upon the occurrence of a Trigger Event pursuant to Section 2(e) above, through the second anniversary of the date that the Optionee’s employment terminates, at which time it shall expire to the extent that it has not yet been exercised.

(g) In the event that the Optionee’s employment with the Company is terminated by the Optionee voluntarily, other than for Good Reason, then, subject to Section 2(j) below,  this option shall remain exercisable, to the extent that it is exercisable as of the date that the Optionee’s employment terminates, through the first anniversary of the date that the Optionee’s employment terminates, at which time it shall expire to the extent that it has not yet been exercised.

(h) In the event that the Optionee dies on or before the date that this option expires, then, subject to Section 2(j) below,  this option shall remain exercisable, to the extent that it is exercisable as of the date of the Optionee’s death through the later of the first anniversary of the date of the Optionee’s death and, in the event that the Optionee’s employment with the Company previously terminated in a termination governed by Section 2(f) above, the expiration date that applies under Section 2(f) above, at which time it shall expire to the extent that it has not yet been exercised.

 

 

(i) In the event that the Optionee’s employment with the Company is terminated for Cause in accordance with Section 9(c) of the Employment Agreement, then this option shall expire as of the Termination Date. 

(j) Anything elsewhere to the contrary notwithstanding, this option shall, to the extent that it has not yet then expired or been exercised, expire at 11:59 p.m. on the tenth anniversary of the Grant Date.

3. Exercise of Option.

(a) Method of Exercise. Subject to the conditions set forth in this Stock Option Agreement, this option may be exercised from time to time by delivery of written notice of exercise to the Company from the Optionee. Such notice shall specify the total number of Shares to be purchased and shall be accompanied by payment in full (or an arrangement for payment in full) in accordance with Section 3(b) below. Such exercise shall be effective upon delivery to the Company of such written notice together with the required payment (or arrangement for payment). This option may be exercised for less than the full number of Shares for which it is then exercisable, provided that no such exercise may be for any fractional Share.

(b) Method of Payment. Payment of the purchase price for Shares purchased upon an exercise of this option may be made: (i) by delivery to the Company of cash, a wire transfer of available funds, or a check payable to the order of the Company and backed by sufficient funds, in each case in an amount equal to the purchase price of such Shares; (ii) by delivery to the Company of Shares then owned by the Optionee having an aggregate Fair Market Value as of the date of delivery equal to the purchase price of such Shares, provided that payment in this fashion does not result in an accounting charge to the Company’s earnings that is greater than the accounting charge (if any)
that would have applied if the payment had been made in cash; (iii) subject to the restrictions contained in Section 3(g) of the Employment Agreement and to the extent then allowed by applicable law, through reasonable cashless exercise procedures that are from time to time established or approved by the Company and that afford the Optionee the opportunity to sell immediately some or all of the Shares underlying the exercised portion of this option in order to generate sufficient cash to pay the option purchase price, provided that the Company shall not unreasonably delay establishing, or approving, such procedures upon reasonable request by the Optionee; (iv) by authorizing the Company to withhold Shares that would otherwise be delivered on such exercise having a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal to the amount of the purchase price, provided that payment in this fashion is allowable only if the Company applies FAS 123(R), or a successor thereto, to this option and, as a result, the accounting consequences of exercising this option in this manner are no different than if the Exercise Price was payable solely in cash; (v) to the extent then allowed by applicable law, by delivering to the Company a full recourse three-year promissory note which shall (A) bear interest, payable at maturity, at the applicable federal rate (as defined in and under Section 1274(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder), and (B) be secured by a pledge of the Shares delivered on such exercise, subject to the Optionee’s right to sell such Shares within the limitations described in Section 3(g) of the Employment Agreement and remit the after-tax proceeds of such sale to the Company in repayment of such note;
or (vi) by any combination of (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v).

 

 

(c) Delivery of Shares Tendered in Payment of Purchase Price. Payment by delivery of Shares may be effected by delivering one or more stock certificates or by otherwise delivering Shares to the Company’s reasonable satisfaction (including, without limitation, through an “attestation” procedure that is reasonably acceptable to the Company), in each case accompanied by such endorsements, stock powers, signature guarantees or other documents or assurances as may reasonably be required by the Company. If a certificate or certificates or other documentation representing Shares in excess of the amount required are delivered, a certificate (or other satisfactory evidence of ownership) representing the excess number of Shares shall promptly be
returned by the Company. 

(d) Delivery of Option Shares. The Company shall, upon payment in accordance with Section 3(b) above of the aggregate purchase price for the number of Shares purchased, make prompt delivery of such Shares to the Optionee and pay all original issue and transfer taxes and all other fees and expenses incident to such delivery. All Shares delivered upon any exercise of this option shall, when delivered: (i) be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable; (ii) be registered, or otherwise qualified, for sale, and for resale, under state and Federal securities laws to the extent that other Shares of the same class are then so registered or qualified; provided,
however, that in no event shall the Company be required to prepare and file a Form S-3 reoffer prospectus; and (iii) be listed, or otherwise qualified, for trading on any securities exchange or securities market on which Shares of the same class are then listed or qualified. To the extent that Shares are not promptly delivered to the Optionee when due, the Company shall promptly make the Optionee whole for any resulting expense or loss of benefit. The Company shall deliver cash in lieu of any fractional Share. Section 2.10 of the Plan shall not apply to this option.

(e) Tax Withholding. The Company’s obligation to deliver Shares upon an exercise of this option shall be subject to the Optionee’s satisfaction of all applicable Federal, state and local income, excise, employment and other tax withholding requirements (“tax obligations”). The Optionee may satisfy any such tax obligations in any of the manners provided in Section 3(b)(i), (ii) or (iv) above for payment of the purchase price, or any combination thereof.

4. Restrictions on Disposition of Option Shares. The provisions of Section 3(g) of the Employment Agreement shall apply to this option. 

5. Nontransferability of Option. This option is personal and no rights granted hereunder may be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any way (whether by operation of law or otherwise) nor shall any such rights be subject to execution, attachment or similar process, except that this option may be transferred in whole or in part (x) by will or the laws of descent and distribution or (y) gratuitously to any Family Member who agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Stock Option Agreement. For purposes of clause (y) of the preceding sentence, “Family Member” shall mean “family member” as such term is used as of the Grant Date in Section A1(a)(5) of the General Instructions to SEC Form
S-8, together with any entity described in clause (ii) of such Section A1(a)(5). Any Person to whom this option has been transferred in whole or in part in accordance with the first sentence of this Section 5 shall, to the extent of the transfer, succeed to the rights, and assume the obligations, of the Optionee under Sections 2, 3, 5 and 6 of this Stock Option Agreement, except that such Person may not 

 

 

transfer this option (in whole or in part) pursuant to clause (y) of such sentence to any Person to whom the original Optionee would not have been permitted to transfer this option (in whole or in part). The Optionee shall give notice to the Company of any transfer of this option, in whole or in part, pursuant to clause (y) of the first sentence of this Section 5.

6. Adjustments. In the event that, at any time after the Grant Date, any merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off, split-up, combination, modification of securities, exchange of securities, liquidation, dissolution, share split, share dividend, other distribution of securities or other property in respect of Shares or other securities (other than ordinary-course cash dividends), or other change in corporate structure or capitalization affecting the rights or value of securities of any class then subject to this option occurs, appropriate adjustment(s) shall promptly be made in the number and/or kind of securities subject to this option and/or in the Exercise Price  and/or in other terms and conditions of this option, and/or
appropriate provision(s) shall promptly be made for supplemental distributions of cash, securities and/or other property, so as to avoid dilution or enlargement of the rights of the Optionee and the value represented by this option. If an event occurs that may require an adjustment (or other action) pursuant to this Section 6, the Company shall promptly deliver to the Optionee a certificate, signed by an officer of the Company, setting forth in reasonable detail (x) the event in question and (y) either the adjustment (or other action) being implemented and the method by which such adjustment (or other action) was calculated or determined or the reasons why the Company believes no adjustment (or other action) is needed.

7. Miscellaneous.

(a) This Stock Option Agreement, together with the Plan, contains the entire understanding and agreement between the Parties concerning the specific subject matter hereof. It shall be governed, construed and enforced in accordance with its express terms, and otherwise in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to principles of conflict of laws. 

(b) Sections 4(a), 11, 12, 13 (first sentence only), 14(b), 14(c), 16(a) and 16(d) of the Employment Agreement (relating, respectively, to representations, notices, dispute resolution, severability, amendment and waiver, inconsistencies, references and headings) shall be deemed incorporated herein in full, with the references to the “Agreement” in such Sections being treated as references to this Stock Option Agreement and the references to “you” in such Sections being treated as references to the original Optionee. 

(c) Nothing contained in this Stock Option Agreement shall be construed or deemed by any Person under any circumstances to bind the Company to continue the employment of the Optionee for any particular period of time.

(d) This Stock Option Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument. Signatures delivered by facsimile shall be effective for all purposes.

Grant Date:  September 20, 2007

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                        GENTA INCORPORATED
 
	 	 	 	 	 
	
                         
 	
                          
 	
                         
 	
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                        Douglas Watson
 
	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                         
 	
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                        Chairman of the Compensation
 Committee of the Board
 
	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                         
 	
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                        ACCEPTED AND AGREED
 	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                         
 
	
                        OPTIONEE
 	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                         
 
	 	 	 	 
	
                          
 	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                          
 
	
                        Dr. Raymond P. Warrell, Jr.
 	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                         
 

 

Date: November __, 2007

 

 

EXHIBIT  B

FORM OF MUTUAL RELEASE

Each of Dr. Raymond P. Warrell, Jr. (“Warrell”, and together with his heirs, family members, executors, administrators, agents and assigns, the “Executive”), and Genta Incorporated (“Genta”, and together with its officers, directors, its affiliates, subsidiaries, employees, attorneys, successors, assigns, representatives and other agents, the “Company”) (and each of the Executive and the Company, a “Party”), hereby waives any legal rights and releases and forever discharges the other Party from any and all liabilities, demands, claims, suits, actions, charges, damages, judgments, levies or executions, whether known or unknown, liquidated, fixed, contingent, direct or indirect, which have been, could have been or could be raised against such Party by the releasing Party and which relate in any way to Warrell’s employment
by the Company or termination of that employment. 

Each Party acknowledges the full and final waiver and release, to the extent provided, of all claims which such Party has or may have against the other Party, specifically including without limitation all claims for relief or remedy of any type under any state or federal laws, including but not limited to the federal and state statutes relating to civil rights, employment discrimination (based on race, color, age, sex, national origin, marital status, handicap, veterans status, religion, workers compensation and family relationship), labor, employment rights or benefits, or relating to employment or termination of employment, wage payments, all as amended, and including but not limited to claims based on breach of fiduciary duty, misrepresentation, fraud, defamation, tortious conduct of any type arising from or relating to Warrell’s employment by Genta or any termination of
such employment, or any other common law theories; and including but not limited to any claims for additional compensation, back pay or benefits of any type, and including but not limited to any claim for attorney fees or costs, for reinstatement or reemployment, or for compensatory or punitive damages under any applicable statutes or common law theories, except to the extent that waiver or release of future claims is specifically prohibited by law. 

Warrell acknowledges that in addition to the foregoing he is waiving and releasing any rights he may have under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”), as amended by the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (“OWBPA”); claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended (“TITLE VII”); claims under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) (excluding claims for vested benefits); claims under the Americans With Disabilities Act (“ADA”); claims under the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”); claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”); claims under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (“WARN”); claims under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“SOX”); claims under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination
(“LAD”); claims under the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act (“CEPA”); claims under the New Jersey Family Leave Act (“FLA”); claims under the New Jersey Wage and Hour laws; and that this Release is knowing and voluntary. Warrell and Genta agree that this Release does not apply to any rights or claims that may arise  after the date this Release is executed by Warrell. Warrell acknowledges that the consideration given for this Release is in addition to anything of value to which Warrell was already entitled. Warrell further acknowledges that he has been advised by this writing that:

	
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                        he has up to twenty-one (21) days within which to consider this Release;
 

	
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                        he has seven (7) days following his execution of this Release to revoke this Release; and, 
 

	
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                        this Release will not be effective until the revocation period has expired.
 

This waiver and release shall not apply to claims for payments or benefits arising under, or preserved by, Section 10 of Warrell’s Employment Agreement dated as of January 1, 2006. In the event of any breach by either Party of any aspect of this Mutual Release, such Party agrees to promptly and 

 

 

fully indemnify the other Party against any and all losses, costs, expenses and judgments resulting from such breach.

Upon reasonable request, Warrell agrees to make himself available and cooperate in any reasonable manner in providing reasonable assistance to the Company in concluding any pending business or legal matters and in connection with any such matters that may arise in the future which relate to his employment with the Company; provided such cooperation and assistance shall not unreasonably interfere with any subsequent employment obtained by Warrell. 

The Parties agree that each shall not make any disparaging remarks about the other Party to any third party unless otherwise compelled by law. 

The Parties shall not, without the prior written consent of the other Party disclose the terms of this Mutual Release, including, but not by way of limitation, the amount or fact of any payment to be made under the Employment Agreement or any of the facts or events surrounding or leading to this Mutual Release (including any characterization thereof) to any person or entity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Warrell may disclose this information to his spouse, attorneys, tax or financial advisors, or lenders for the purpose of confidential legal or financial counseling, and both Parties may disclose this information as required by law, or for purposes of enforcement of this Mutual Release.

The provisions of Sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13 (first sentence only), 14(b), and 16 of the Employment Agreement shall be deemed incorporated into this Mutual Release as if fully set forth herein, except that references in such Sections to “this Agreement” shall be deemed to be references to this Mutual Release. This Mutual Release shall not change any terms, rights or responsibilities under any option agreements executed by the Parties. This Mutual Release shall be ineffective unless countersigned by Genta, and delivered to Warrell or his counsel, no later than  thirty days after Genta receives from Warrell or his counsel the signed Mutual Release. 

 

	
       
 	
       
 	
       
 	
                        DR. RAYMOND P. WARRELL, JR
 
	 	 	 	 
	
                          
 	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                          
 
	 	 	 	 
	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                         
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                        GENTA INCORPORATED
 
	 	 	 	 
	
        
 	
       
 	
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                        Date signed:Exhibit 10.21

Translation from Hebrew

UNPROTECTED LEASE

Executed and signed in Tel-Aviv on January 13, 2008

BETWEEN:

Angel Science Parks (99) Ltd.

85 Medinat HaYehudim Street, Herzeliya Pituach

Represented by Yael Milo and Menachem Rosenblatt

Who is authorized to assume obligations and sign on behalf of the the lessor

(hereinafter:  "the Lessor")

Of the first part

AND:

Protalix Ltd.

2 HaSnonit St., Carmiel 

Represented by Messrs. David Aviezer, Yossi Maimon 

and Ze'ev Bronfeld

(hereinafter:  "the Lessee")

Of the second part

WHEREAS

The Lessor has entered into an agreement with the Israel Lands Administration whereby it has acquired the development rights in the site known as Block 18984, Parcel 187 (in part), 188 (in part), 190 (in part), 191 (in part), 192 (in part), 193 (in part), 194 (in part), 199 (in part) and 206 (in part) in Carmiel, site/s no. 1, according to detailed plan no. 8880/C', in Carmiel (hereinafter:  "the Land") pursuant to the development agreement including the appendices thereof, which is attached hereto as Appendix A' (hereinafter:  "the Development Agreement");

AND WHEREAS

The Lessor has started to construct a "Science Park" on the Land – industrial buildings for rent (hereinafter:  "the Science Park"), in accordance with Urban Building Plan 8880/C' and the building permit, copies of which are attached hereto as Appendices B' – C';

AND WHEREAS

The Lessor is the holder of development rights from the Israel Lands Administration pursuant to the Development Agreement and it is entitled to perform transactions in the Land, including the leasing of buildings to be constructed thereon, as specified below in this Lease and that there is no legal and/or contractual and/or other impediment to the Lessor entering into this lease;

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AND WHEREAS

The designation of the Object of the Lease is consistent with the object of the tenancy;

AND WHEREAS

The Lessor declares that the Development Agreement has not been revoked by the Israel Lands Administration and that it is valid as at the date of the signing hereof ;

AND WHEREAS

The parties have already concluded a lease with respect to another area within the confines of the Science Park so that the Lessee is aware of the relevant particulars for the purposes of this Lease;

AND WHEREAS

The Lessee wishes to rent the Object of the Lease, as defined below in this Lease, from the Lessor, by way of a tenancy which is not protected pursuant to the tenant protection laws and the Lessor is willing to let the Object of the Lease by way of such tenancy, subject to all the terms hereof, as specified below;

ACCORDINGLY, IT HAS BEEN AGREED, DECLARED AND 

STIPULATED BETWEEN THE PARTIES AS FOLLOWS:

1.

PREAMBLE

The preamble to this Lease and the appendices thereto shall constitute an inseparable part thereof.

2.

INTERPRETATION

2.1

The section headings in this Lease have been introduced solely for ease of reference and shall constitute part of the Lease and they shall not be used for the purposes of the interpretation thereof.

2.2

Everything stated in the singular shall also construed be construed as including the plural and vice versa, and everything stated in the masculine shall also construed be construed as including the feminine and vice versa, unless the context or background require otherwise.

2.3

Unless the context requires otherwise, in this Lease the words specified below shall have the meaning ascribed alongside them:

			
	"The Object of the Lease"

	 
	All the area of the 1st floor (level 0:00), consisting of a gross area of approx. 1,684 sq. m., as well as the whole 2nd floor (level 4:50+), consisting of a 

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	gross area of approx. 1,747 sq. m., in Building No. 2 of an industrial building, which has been constructed by the Lessor and/or an agent an agent thereof on the Land, within the confines of the "Science Park" in Carmiel (hereinafter: "Building No. 2"). 

 

			
	 

	 
	The Object of the Lease shall be constructed in accordance with the plans, the specification and the sketch of the Object of the Lease.

 

			
	 

	 
	The architectural plans of the Object of the Lease, the sketches of the Object of the Lease as well as the specifications are attached hereto as Appendices D' – F' respectively.

 

			
	 

	 
	The area of the Object of the Lease for the purpose of determining the rent shall be determined in accordance with its actual measurements, after completion of the construction thereof.

 

			
	 

	 
	For the avoidance of doubt it is clarified that the Object of the Lease includes the aforementioned area and also the additional area and the bridge as defined below.

 

			
	"The Additional Area"

	 
	The main area consisting of 1,000 sq. m., which is situated on the 1st floor of the Object of the Lease (on level 0:00) in Building No. 2, which is marked in the color _____ on the sketch attached hereto as Appendix E', which has been let to the Lessee after the Lessee exercised the option to rent same pursuant to the lease signed between the parties on October 28, 2003, including the appendices and addenda thereto, concerning another property (the lease dated October 28, 2003, including the appendices and addenda thereto shall hereinafter be termed:  "the First Lease").

 

			
	 

	 
	The Additional Area shall constitute an inseparable part of the Object of the Lease, and the provisions hereof shall apply with regard thereto.

 

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	"The Parking Spaces"

	 
	35 parking spaces in the area marked in the color _________ in the sketch of the parking spaces, which is attached as Appendix G' to this Lease, which shall be attached to the Object of the Lease and shall be in the sole use and possession of the Lessee throughout the whole term of the tenancy and the options and whose location the Lessee shall be entitled to select first within the aforementioned area.

 

			
	 

	 
	In addition, during the term of the tenancy (including the term of the options) 35 additional unmarked Parking Spaces shall be attached to the Object of the Lease within the framework of the fenced-off area, which is marked in the color _________ in the sketch of the Parking Spaces, which is attached as Appendix G' to the Lease, which shall be used solely for the benefit of the tenants of Building No. 2.

 

			
	 

	 
	The Lessor undertakes that it shall not allocate any Parking Spaces in the aforementioned fenced-off area to anyone other than the tenants of Building No. 2, and that it shall not allocate to the other tenants of Building No. 2 any marked parking spaces in this area in a quantity exceeding one half of the Parking Spaces to which such tenant is entitled based on its proportionate share in the building.

 

			
	 

	 
	The final sketch of the Parking Spaces, after it has been marked as specified above, shall be signed by the parties and shall be appended hereto no later than 30 days before the date of receiving possession.

 

			
	"The Loading and Unloading Area"

	 
	The area situated next to Building No. 2, as marked in the color _____ on the sketch attached as Appendix H', which is designed for loading and unloading, which shall be attached to the Object of the Lease and shall be in the sole use and possession of the Lessee throughout the whole term of the tenancy and the options.

 

			
	 

	 
	The Lessee undertakes to permit access to the Loading and Unloading Area for the purpose of the operation and maintenance of the infrastructures located in this area.

 

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	"The Bridge"

	 
	A passage bridge spanning approx. 55 sq. m. gross, which connects the Object of the Lease forming the subject matter hereof to the object of the lease forming the subject matter of the First Lease, which permits the transportation and transfer of materials, tools and equipment between the said objects. The said Bridge shall be in the sole use and possession of the Lessee throughout the whole term of the tenancy and the options.

 

			
	 

	 
	The Lessor undertakes to build the Bridge, in accordance with the plans to be delivered to it and/or to be approved by the Lessee, by the date of delivery of possession in the Object of the Lease to the Lessee, pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.10 below. The Bridge shall form an inseparable part of the Object of the Lease and the provisions hereof shall apply thereto. The sketches of the Bridge are attached to this Lease and marked as Appendix I'.

 

			
	"The Date of Delivery of a License in Respect of the Object of the Lease to the Lessee"

	 
	The date specified in Section 5.7.2 below.

 

			
	"The Date of Delivery of Possession"

	 
	Possession in the Object of the Lease shall be delivered to the Lessee after 90 days have elapsed from the Date of Delivery of a License in Respect of the Object of the Lease to the Lessee for the purpose of performing the adjustment works, on the earlier of the following two dates:

 

				
	 

	 
	(a)
	On the date the Lessee is provided with a “Form 4” with respect to the Object of the Lease.

 

				
	 

	 
	(b)
	On the date of commencement of the operation of the Object of the Lease by the Lessee and after the Lessee has given the Lessor notice in writing that it is commencing its activity in the Object of 

 

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	the Lease notwithstanding the fact that it has not yet been provided with a Form 4 with respect to the Object of the Lease.

 

			
	"The Adjustment Works"

	 
	The works specified in Section 5.7 below.

 

			
	"The Attached Areas"

	 
	The Parking Spaces and the Loading and Unloading Area.

 

2.4

DECLARATIONS AND UNDERTAKINGS OF THE PARTIES 

The Lessor warrants and undertakes as follows:

2.4.1

That following its engagement in the Development Agreement with the Israel Lands Administration it is the holder of the development rights in the Land, and it is entitled to build on the Land the building in which the Object of the Lease is situated, the Attached Areas and also to perform transactions in the Land, including the leasing of the aforementioned areas to the Lessee.

2.4.2

That the Land is free and clear of any debt, attachment, charge, mortgage, claim, judicial order, administrative order and any other third-party right, which are capable of preventing it from being leased to the Lessee and/or from fulfilling its undertakings hereunder on the due dates thereof, and that it shall remain in such condition throughout the entire term of the tenancy.

2.4.3

That the Lessor is entitled and authorized by any law or agreement (inter alia pursuant to the Development Agreement with the Israel Lands Administration) to let the Object of the Lease and the Attached Areas to the Lessee pursuant to all the terms hereof, and that insofar as any consent whatsoever is required from the Israel Lands Administration for the implementation of this Lease, it undertakes to obtain such at its own expense.

2.4.4

That in accordance with the plans in effect applicable to the Land and the building permit which has been duly obtained for the construction of the building, the Lessor is entitled to build the Object of the Lease and the Attached Areas, and the Lessee is entitled to use same in accordance with the object of the tenancy.

2.4.5

That there is no contractual, legal or other impediment to using the Object of the Lease and the Attached Areas for the purpose of the object of the tenancy.

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2.4.6

Revoked.

2.4.7

The Lessor is constructing and/or undertakes to construct on the Land the Object of the Lease and the Attached Areas and to complete the construction thereof before the date of Delivery of Possession therein to the Lessee, at its own expense, in accordance with the plans, the specification, the sketch, the building permit, and pursuant to the provisions of any law.

2.4.8

The Lessor undertakes to construct the Object of the Lease and the Attached Areas using officially approved materials and at a standard which does not fall below the standard acceptable in buildings of the same type as the building in which the Object of the Lease is situated.

2.4.9

That it has the knowledge, experience, skills and financial resources endowing it with the ability to complete the construction of the Object of the Lease and the Attached Areas and the implementation of this Lease, as speedily as possible and at the quality required hereunder and that it has the ability to fulfill all the provisions hereof in full and on the due date therefor.

2.4.10

That it is not aware of any fact or claim, in connection with the Land, which could adversely affect or influence its undertakings hereunder and which have not been disclosed to the Lessee within the framework hereof, and that there is no is no legal and/or contractual and/or other impediment to the Lessor entering into this lease and to the performance of its obligations thereunder.

The Lessee warrants and undertakes as follows: 

2.4.11

That it is aware that the Lessor shall construct and build the Object of the Lease in reliance upon the Lessee's undertaking to rent it for the term of the tenancy specified in this Lease.

2.4.12

That it has inspected the location of the Land, the urban building plans applicable thereto, the Lessor's building plans and any relevant detail from its point of view for the purposes of the tenancy and it waives any claim of inconsistency of the Object of the Lease to its requirements.

2.4.13

That there is no contractual, legal or other legal and/or contractual and/or other impediment to its entering into this lease and to the performance of its obligations thereunder.

It has been agreed between the parties that a breach of this Section 2.4 shall constitute a fundamental breach of the Lease.

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3.

THE TERM OF THE TENANCY, THE OBJECT THEREOF AND THE NON-APPLICATION OF THE TENANT PROTECTION LAWS

3.1

TERM OF THE TENANCY

3.1.1

The Lessor is hereby letting to the Lessee and the Lessee is hereby renting from the Lessor the Object of the Lease and the Attached Areas  for a term of 7.5 years, commencing from the Date of Delivery of Possession of the Object of the Lease (hereinafter:  "the Term of the Tenancy" or "the First Term of the Tenancy").

If and insofar as the actual Date of Delivery shall be postponed due to the provisions of Section 5.1, the date of commencement of the Term of the Tenancy shall be deemed to be the actual Date of Delivery and the date of termination of the Term of the Tenancy shall be postponed accordingly.

3.1.2

The Lessee hereby undertakes to open the Object of the Lease for day-to-day business activity and to manage a business whose object is specified below in the Object of the Lease, throughout the entire Term of the tenancy.

3.1.3

Since the Lessee is renting from the Lessor an additional area within the confines of the Science Park, pursuant to the First Lease (hereinafter:  "the Object of the Lease Forming the Subject Matter of the First Lease"), it is agreed that the term of the tenancy of the Object of the Lease Forming the Subject Matter of the First Lease shall be adjusted so that the present term of the tenancy of the Object of the Lease Forming the Subject Matter of the First Lease shall be extended so that it shall terminate at the end of the Term of the Tenancy pursuant to Section 3.1.1 above and any option granted in this Lease shall also be granted to the Lessee in respect of the Object of the Lease Forming the Subject Matter of the First Lease.

3.1.4

If the Lessee ceases to use the Object of the Lease or vacates same before expiry of the Term of the Tenancy, this shall not exempt it from the complete fulfillment of its obligations, including payment of the rent, and the other payments which it is obligated to pay hereunder until expiry of the Term of the Tenancy, excluding where the Lessee has ceased using the Object of the Lease and/or has vacated same following a fundamental breach by the Lessor.

It is hereby clarified that the rent shall be paid until the expiration of the Term of the Tenancy and/or until an alternative lessee has been found, which shall be acceptable to and approved by the Lessor, whichever of the two occurs earlier.

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The Lessor's approval shall only be withheld on reasonable grounds, however in any event where the Lessor has agreed to an alternative lessee who has been introduced by the Lessee, the Lessee shall remain liable, together with the alternative lessee, for the performance of its obligations hereunder.

3.2

OBJECT OF THE TENANCY

The Lessee is hereby renting the Object of the Lease for the purpose of the management of a business in the field of biotechnology including the management of a biotechnological laboratory, including the research, development and the manufacture of drugs and the Lessee shall be prohibited from using the Object of the Lease for any other use whatsoever.

3.3

NON-APPLICATION OF THE TENANT PROTECTION LAWS

3.3.1

On the date of entry into force of the Protection of the Tenant [Consolidated Version] Law 5732 – 1972 the Lessee was not entitled to occupy the Object of the Lease.

3.3.2

The Lessee hereby declares that it has not been required to pay and has not paid any key money or any payments which are liable to be interpreted as key money and that all the works, changes, refurbishments and improvements which shall be made in the Object of the Lease, if any are made, are not and shall not be basic changes and also that the provisions of Part C of the Protection of the Tenant [Consolidated Version] Law 5732 – 1972 which deals with key money, shall not apply to the Lease.

3.3.3

The tenancy, the Lessee, and the Object of the Lease are not protected pursuant to the provisions of the Protection of the Tenant [Consolidated Version] Law 5732 – 1972 nor pursuant to the provisions of any other law which protects a lessee or tenant in any manner whatsoever, and the aforesaid laws and amendments thereto and the regulations which have been enacted or which may be enacted thereunder do not apply and also shall not apply to the building and/or the tenancy and/or the Lessee and/or the Object of the Lease and/or the Lease.

3.3.4

When the Object of the Lease is vacated the Lessee shall not be entitled to any payment whatsoever, neither as key money nor in any other manner whatsoever.

3.3.5

For the avoidance of doubt the Lessee hereby declares and undertakes that if any claims whatsoever are made in the future to the effect that the contractual relationship hereunder is protected pursuant to the Protection of the Tenant Law or any other law whatsoever, then the Lessee shall compensate the Lessor in respect of any damage it may incur, including 

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the difference between the value of the Object of the Lease upon expiry of the Term of the Tenancy when occupied and the value thereof on the open market with vacant possession.

4.

RENT

4.1

In respect of the tenancy of the Object of the Lease (i.e. including the area of the Bridge but excluding the Additional Area) the Lessee undertakes to pay the Lessor monthly rent in accordance with the following conditions and dates:

4.1.1

Throughout the entire Term of the Tenancy the Lessee shall pay rent in the amount of 29 NIS per square meter of the area of the Object of the Lease (not including rent for the Additional Area in respect of which rent shall be paid in accordance with Section 4.3 below).

4.1.2

For the avoidance of doubt it is clarified that in respect of the period from the date of Delivery of a License in Respect of the Object of the Lease to the Lessee and until the Date of Delivery of Possession of the Object of the Lease the Lessee shall not pay any rent and/or any other payment (excluding the electricity expenses mentioned below in Section 6.6).  

V.A.T. shall be added to the aforementioned rent, against a due tax invoice, at the rate prevailing at the time each payment is effected (hereinafter:  "the Basic Rent").

4.2

The Basic Rent shall be linked to the Consumer Price Index including fruits and vegetables to be published by the Central Bureau for Statistics and it shall be paid after it has been increased by the rate by which the index for the month has increased compared with the base index. It is hereby clarified that for the purpose of calculating the rent the Index for the month shall not be less than the basic index which shall constitute the lower threshold for calculating the linkage differentials.

"The Base Index" for the purpose hereof shall be the index known on the date of the signing hereof, namely – the index for the month of November, which was published on December 15, 2007.

"The New Index" for the purpose hereof shall be the index known on the date of each payment is effected.

It is hereby agreed that if another index is published instead of the aforesaid index, if such index shall be determined by a government authority by law then the ratio between the index published by such authority and the aforesaid index shall be determined on the date of the entry into force of such index.

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In the absence of the publication of any index at all the key to the addition of linkage differentials shall be determined by the Chairman of the Haifa Accountants Association.

4.3

In addition, in respect of the Additional Area the Lessee undertakes to pay the Lessor monthly rent, commencing from the Date of Delivery of Possession, as follows:

4.3.1

Until April 30, 2010 the monthly rent shall be US$5.5 per square meter.

4.3.2

From May 1, 2010 until the expiration of the First Term of the Tenancy, the monthly rent shall be US$5.9 per square meter.

4.3.3

Revoked.

V.A.T. shall be added to the rent specified above in this section, against a due tax invoice, at the rate prevailing at the time each payment is effected (hereinafter:  "the Rent in respect of the Additional Area").

4.4

Revoked.

4.5

The rent specified in Sub-sections 4.1 – 4.3 above (hereinafter collectively:  "the Rent") shall be paid in quarterly installments, in advance, on the 1st day of every January, April, July and October.    

4.6

For the avoidance of doubt it is hereby clarified that only the actual payment of any check shall be deemed to be payment of the Rent pursuant to this Lease.

4.7

Arrears in payment of the Rent, as well as arrears in any other payment imposed on the Lessee hereunder, and which exceeds 14 days - which is not rectified after 14 days’ warning in writing from the Lessor - shall constitute a fundamental breach hereof.

4.8

Any sum which the Lessee is obliged to pay hereunder and which is not paid on the due date, shall bear interest on arrears at the maximum rate prevailing at such time at Bank Leumi Leyisrael Ltd. with regard to unauthorized credit withdrawals, commencing from the date prescribed for payment in this Lease and until the date of payment in practice and with the addition of statutory V.A.T. (hereinafter:  "Interest on Arrears").

The interest rates shall be varied throughout the period of the arrears in accordance with the fluctuations occurring from time to time in the interest prevailing at Bank Leumi as aforesaid.

The aforesaid in this section shall not affect any relief or other right vested in the Lessor pursuant to the provisions hereof and pursuant to any law.

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4.9

The Rent forming the subject matter hereof shall be deposited by the Lessee in an account in the name of the Lessor which is maintained at Bank Hapoalim, Haifa main branch (Branch No. 700) Account Number 37225, or into any other account in accordance with instructions in writing from the Lessor.

4.10

For the avoidance of doubt it is clarified that until the expiration of the First Term of the Tenancy as defined in this Lease, the rate of the rent in respect of the Object of the Lease forming the subject matter of the First Lease shall be as specified in the First Lease.

5.

DELIVERY OF POSSESSION OF THE PROPERTY

5.1

On the Date of Delivery of Possession, the Lessor shall make the Object of the Lease and the Attached Areas available to the Lessee whereby the external structure of the building shall be in place or after the Adjustment Works have been performed by the Lessee (as the case may be), pursuant to the plans, specification and sketch of the Object of the Lease attached hereto.

Possession shall only be delivered after the Lessor has completed the performance of the infrastructure works, which it has undertaken to perform, whereby the electricity, water and sewage outlets shall have been connected to the Object of the Lease.

The Lessee shall be responsible for arranging the connections of the aforementioned infrastructures to the Object of the Lease (i.e. engaging with the relevant authorities and paying for meters inside the Object of the Lease only).

5.2

For the avoidance of doubt it is hereby emphasized that subject to the execution of the Adjustment Works, the Lessor shall not be required to perform any work and/or modification and/or improvement whatsoever in the Object of the Lease, in addition to its undertakings in the plans and the specification.

5.3

The Lessor undertakes to complete construction of the Object of the Lease prior to the Date of Delivery of Possession in accordance with the following schedule:

5.3.1

Completion of the shell of the Object of the Lease – by January 30, 2008.

5.3.2

Completion of the external structure of the Object of the Lease – by March 30, 2008.

5.3.3

Completion of the public areas on the floors of the Object of the Lease and provision of a partial occupation form ("Form 4") with respect to the Object of the Lease only – by August 31, 2008.

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Notwithstanding any other provision herein, the parties agree that if Form 4 is not provided with respect to the Object of the Lease by March 1, 2009, the Lessee shall be entitled to cancel this Lease by notice in writing to the Lessor and the Lessor shall not have any demand and/or claim in connection therewith. 

5.4

The Lessee confirms that it is aware that the construction works in the building where the Object of the Lease is situated shall continue even after the delivery of possession to it and even after commencement of the actual operation of the Object of the Lease.  The Lessee shall have no demand and/or claim and/or complaint in connection therewith, except in the event that the performance of such works shall cause any direct physical damage whatsoever.

The Lessor undertakes to perform the aforementioned works in such a manner that shall not derogate from the Lessee's right to reasonable and safe use of the Object of the Lease and the areas attached thereto and the access roads thereto, whilst taking all the safety and cautionary measures required (including helmets) in order to prevent any damage to person and property and whilst taking reasonable measures to prevent any nuisance and/or inconvenience to the Lessee.

In addition, the Lessor undertakes that if any physical damage whatsoever is caused to the building, the Object of the Lease and/or the contents thereof – the Lessor shall restore the status quo ante.

The Lessor undertakes to complete construction of the external structure of Building No. 2 in its entirety (including exterior covering), the roof of Building No. 2, the lobby on the entrance floor, the stairwells and elevator shafts of the entire Building No. 2 and also to complete all the environmental development of Building No. 2 within 12 months from the Date of Delivery of Possession of the Object of the Lease.

5.5

Further, and in addition, it is clarified and agreed, that the passenger elevator shall be in operation in the building no later than November 30, 2008.

It is agreed that if the passenger elevator is not in operation as aforesaid by November 30, 2008, the Rent shall be reduced by 15%, commencing from this date and until the date of operation of the elevator.

5.6

The Lessor shall update the Lessee regarding the rate of progress of the works and the performance thereof, in order to permit the Lessee to get organized on its part for the execution of the Adjustment Works by any party on its behalf.

5.7

ADJUSTMENT WORKS

5.7.1

"Adjustment Works" in this Lease shall mean: construction works, which shall be performed by the Lessee by itself or by others in order to adjust the Object of the Lease to the requirements of the Lessee during the course 

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of the construction of the Object of the Lease by the Lessor and before receiving possession of the Object of the Lease.

5.7.2

The Lessor shall deliver the Object of the Lease to the Lessee as a "licensee" immediately after completion of the construction works in the Object of the Lease in accordance with the plans and the specification which the parties have agreed upon and before the Form 4 concerning the Object of the Lease has been obtained, for the purpose of performing the Adjustment Works by the Lessee and/or by an agent thereof and at the Lessor's own expense.

For the avoidance of doubt, it is expressly clarified that the Lessee's stay in the Object of the Lease by virtue of the provisions of this Section 5.7, including the introduction of materials, equipment and/or merchandise – shall not be deemed to be delivery of possession to the Lessee.

5.7.3

The Term of the Tenancy shall commence 90 days after Delivery of Possession of the Object of the Lease to the Lessee as aforesaid in Sub-section 5.7.2 or upon commencement of the operation of the Object of the Lease by the Lessee, whichever of the two occurs earlier.

5.7.4

The Lessor undertakes to co-operate with the Lessee and with the contractors of the Adjustment Works on its behalf, and in this regard it undertakes to permit them entry and access roads to the building and the Object of the Lease for the purpose of performing the Adjustment Works. The Lessee undertakes to arrange the Adjustment Works with the Lessor, and also not to interfere with the proper performance of the construction works of the building.

5.7.5

The type of the Adjustment Works and the scope thereof, as well as the technical specification, the materials etc. which are connected to the execution of the Adjustment Works, shall be determined by the Lessee and at its discretion.

The Adjustment Works shall be performed by contractors and other professionals to be selected by the Lessee.

The Lessee shall engage with the contractors and other professionals, shall supervise the execution of the Adjustment Works, and approve the progress of the works and the payment in respect thereof. 

5.7.6

It is agreed that all the costs involved in the execution of the Adjustment Works (including the costs of materials and equipment, and the fees of the professionals etc.), up to the accumulative sum of 6,000,000 NIS shall be imposed on and be paid by the Lessor, in accordance with the conditions to be agreed upon with the professionals and the suppliers and in accordance with the conditions to be agreed upon in a triple agreement to be signed between the Lessor, the Lessee and the professionals/suppliers. 

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For the avoidance of doubt it is clarified that the Lessor shall be responsible for the costs of the Adjustment Works even if it does not bear any liability in connection with the performance thereof.

5.7.7

The parties agree that commencing from the date on which all the Adjustment Works are completed and during the course of the entire Term of the tenancy the Lessee shall pay a supplement to the monthly Rent (beyond the Basic Rent) in the amount of 1 NIS in respect of every 80 NIS which have been invested by the Lessor in connection with the execution of the Adjustment Works as aforesaid (not including the V.A.T. it has paid).  Such supplement to the monthly Rent shall constitute an inseparable part of the Rent.

5.8

7 days prior to Delivery of Possession the Lessee a delivery protocol shall be drawn up between the parties, within the framework of which the Lessee shall itemize all the defects and discrepancies which have been discovered in a reasonable inspection of the Object of the Lease and the Attached Areas, and the Lessor shall repair, complete or modify, as the case may be, everything requiring repair, completion and/or modification, by the Date of Delivery of Possession to the Lessee.

5.9

Within 30 days from the date of receipt of actual possession (and after the completion of the Adjustment Works) the Lessee undertakes to remove from the area of the Land all the portable structures it has used and to restore the status quo ante, insofar as this is possible as it was prior to the erection of the said installations.

5.10

The Lessor undertakes that until the Delivery of Possession of the Object of the Lease to the Lessee it shall arrange for the construction of the Bridge, from the external loading area in the building and a "practical load" system on the 1st floor (level "0") of the building.

The Lessor warrants and undertakes to construct and/or build out of the external loading area, the aforesaid practical load system and the passageway bridge in accordance with the plans and the specification, which shall be approved by the Lessee in advance.

If the Lessee wishes to make any modifications whatsoever in the Object of the Lease (otherwise than within the framework of the Adjustment Works) in the Bridge and/or the external loading area and/or practical load system beyond the plans which have been approved until the date of signing hereof, it shall send the Lessor amended execution plans. The Lessor shall notify the Lessee within 7 days of the date of receiving the execution plans of the costs of performing the desired modifications and by which period the Date of Delivery of Possession will be postponed following the performance of such modifications (if at all). The Lessor shall only execute such modifications after it receives confirmation in 

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writing from the Lessee about the costs thereof the modifications and the postponement of the dates as aforesaid. If no such confirmation is delivered, the Lessor shall be exempt from executing the modification as aforesaid.

The Lessor undertakes to construct the aforesaid external loading area, the practical load system and the passageway bridge using officially approved materials and at a standard which does not fall below the standard acceptable in buildings of the same type as building in which the Object of the Lease is situated.

It is agreed that the costs involved in the construction and/or building of the aforementioned external loading area, the practical load system and the passageway bridge, in the amount of approx. 500,000 NIS plus V.A.T., shall be paid by the Lessor. The Lessor shall be entitled to be reimbursed for half of these costs out of the monthly Rent paid by the Lessee by way of a supplement to the Rent, in accordance with the mechanism prescribed in Section 5.7.7 above.

6.

ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS TO BE IMPOSED ON THE LESSEE

6.1

In addition to the Rent and Value Added Tax, the Lessee undertakes to pay all the taxes, fees, levies and compulsory payments which may be imposed in respect of the use of the Object of the Lease during the Term of the Tenancy, including general municipal rates and business tax as well as the expenses for the consumption of electricity, gas, telephone, and all the other maintenance expenses for the Object of the Lease in the area of the Object of the Lease only (including maintenance and cleaning), as well as its proportionate share in respect of the maintenance expenses of the fixtures serving the Object of the Lease (such as: elevators, air conditioning, fire extinguishing systems etc.).

It is hereby clarified that all the aforementioned payments and/or any other payment which is imposed on the Object of the Lease and/or on the construction thereof, in respect of the period until the Date of Delivery of Possession to the Lessee, shall be imposed on and be paid by the Lessor.  

The Lessee undertakes to have the municipal rates [arnona] account in respect of the Object of the Lease assigned into its own name immediately after receiving actual possession of the Object of the Lease.

6.2

It is hereby clarified and agreed that the Lessee shall also be obligated to pay its proportionate share, equivalent to the area of the floor of the Object of the Lease compared to the total area of the floors in the building in which the Object of the Lease is situated, of the maintenance costs of the common property in the building.

It is hereby clarified that the Lessee shall be responsible for the maintenance costs of the Object of the Lease including all the fixtures and systems which are 

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located in the area of the Object of the Lease and which serve it.  The Lessor clarifies amd the parties agree, that it is possible that the building may be managed by a management company, which shall be appointed at the Lessor's sole discretion, in which case the Lessee shall pay its share of the operation and management expenses on a cost basis + up to 15%, based on its proportionate share in the areas of the building, as described above.

6.3

Even after the Term of the Tenancy has terminated the Lessee shall be liable for the payments specified in this section if the charge was created due to the use and/or consumption made during the course of the Term of the Tenancy, even if the charge or the demand for payment arrived following expiry of the Term of the Tenancy.

6.4

The Lessee shall effect the payments specified in this section within 30 days of the date of receipt of the notice in writing requiring him to do so, or on the due date for payment, whichever occurs later.

6.5

In the event that the Lessor makes any payment whatsoever where pursuant to the provisions hereof the payment thereof is imposed on the Lessee, the Lessee shall be obliged to pay the Lessor such payment, immediately upon the Lessor's first demand in writing with the addition of exchange rate differentials, if any, and plus interest on arrears pursuant to Section 9.2 below calculated from the date each payment is made by the Lessor until complete payment in practice to the Lessor, provided that the Lessor has given the Lessee warning 14 days in advance regarding its intention to bear such payment and the Lessee failed to pay same.

6.6

All the expenses of the electricity consumed by the Lessee prior to the conferral of "Form 4" and/or thereafter and whenever there is no connection of the electricity to the meter fixed for the Object of the Lease, shall be borne and paid by it. The aforesaid shall not derogate from the identical duty of payment, following connection of the Object of the Lease to the permanent electricity.

7.

MAINTENANCE OF THE OBJECT OF THE LEASE DURING THE TERM OF THE TENANCY

7.1

The Lessee shall maintain the Object of the Lease in a good state of repair, and shall preserve good order and cleanliness in the Object of the Lease and the vicinity thereof, in the fixtures and appliances thereof, it shall use same with care and shall comply with the instructions of any competent authority which may be issued from time to time and/or the instructions of the manufacturers of the various fixtures in connection with the day-to-day maintenance of the Object of the Lease and the fixtures thereof, subject to the Lessor's liability specified below.

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The Lessor shall be responsible for the repair of any defect and/or malfunction and/or breakdown in the building, in the infrastructure of the Object of the Lease and the Attached Areas and the systems thereof (electricity, water, sewage, drainage, insulation, sprinklers etc.) and it shall also be responsible for any defect, deficiency and/or malfunction which arises from natural wear and tear, excluding those which have been caused as a result of incautious use and/or otherwise than in accordance with the manufacturer's directives (provided that the Lessee has been given the manufacturer's directives a reasonable time prior thereto) and/or otherwise than in accordance with standard practice of the Lessee, in which case such shall be the Lessee's responsibility.

7.2

Subject to the aforesaid, the Lessor shall repair at its own expense and as soon as possible, any damage and malfunction for which it is liable whereas the Lessee shall repair any damage and malfunction for which it is liable.

7.3

If the necessity for any repair whatsoever has been discovered the party responsible for the repair thereof shall be obliged to perform same at its own expense within a reasonable time after it has been discovered. If the party responsible for the repair has failed to perform such repair, the other party shall be entitled, but not obliged, to perform it after giving 30 days’ notice (except in the case of urgent repairs), and all the expenses of the repair shall be imposed on the party obliged to make it which shall be obliged to repay same to the performing party immediately upon its first demand with the addition of linkage differentials and interest on arrears pursuant to Section 9.2 below, calculated from the date of payment for the repair until complete payment in practice.

It is agreed that the aforesaid in this section shall not derogate from any other right and/or relief available to the performing party under the circumstances of the case hereunder and/or under the law.

7.4

The Lessee undertakes to comply with the provisions of any law including statute, regulation, order, bye-law, or instruction of any competent authority, which concern the management of its business in the Object of the Lease and in connection with the maintenance of the Object of the Lease and the use thereof.  The Lessee shall also be liable for the payment of any fine which may be imposed due to the non-compliance with the aforesaid provisions.

7.5

With the exception of the execution of the Adjustment Works, the Lessee undertakes not to make any internal and/or external modification in the Object of the Lease and not to make any addition and not to demolish any part of the Object of the Lease and/or any of the fixtures therein and not to permit any such modifications and/or repairs and/or additions and/or demolitions to be made, without obtaining the Lessor's consent in writing and in advance.

The Lessor shall only withhold its consent for the performance of modifications on reasonable grounds.

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7.6

It is expressly agreed that signposting and advertisements shall only be made in coordination with the Lessor (including the architect of the building wherein the Object of the Lease is situated) and solely with its consent in writing.  The Lessor shall only withhold its consent for the performance of modifications on reasonable grounds.

7.7

If the Lessor has agreed to the Lessee's request to make modifications and/or additions in the Object of the Lease (including modifications within the framework of the Adjustment Works), the Lessee shall be obliged, following the expiry of the Term of the Tenancy, to restore the Object of the Lease to the same condition as it was in before the execution of the modifications, or to leave them in place, in accordance with the decision and notification of the Lessor. If the Lessor has given notice of its consent that the modifications may remain in the Object of the Lease as aforesaid, the Lessee shall not be entitled to remove them from the Object of the Lease and/or to restore the modifications or any part thereof, with regard to which the Lessor has demanded that they remain in the Object of the Lease, and/or to make any alteration whatsoever therein, and upon expiry of the Term of the Tenancy such shall pass to the possession and ownership of the Lessor, without the Lessee being able to demand and/or obtain any compensation or payment therefor.

It is agreed that with regard to this section and with regard to Section 14.1 below "modifications and/or additions in the Object of the Lease" shall refer solely to the following modifications: modifications in the walls and ceilings of the Object of the Lease, the assembly of standard doors in the Object of the Lease, the erection of plaster or concrete partitions in the Object of the Lease, as well as modifications in the electricity wiring system in the Object of the Lease and in the electricity switches in the Object of the Lease.

7.8

The Lessor and each of its directors shall be entitled to enter the Object of the Lease after prior arrangement and at any acceptable time in order to inspect the condition of the Object of the Lease and also for the purpose of performing repairs, works, technical or other arrangements for the Object of the Lease; the aforesaid does not impose any liability whatsoever on the Lessor to perform any of the acts mentioned in this Lease.

7.9

The Lessee shall comply with all the reasonable instructions of the Lessor and the instructions of any other competent authority connected to the fire extinguishing, fire prevention, civil guard and safety arrangements and procedures.

8.

ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS

8.1

The Lessee undertakes to use the Object of the Lease solely and exclusively by itself or with its employees and the Lessee shall be prohibited from permitting 

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another party or other parties from using the Object of the Lease or any part thereof for or without consideration, directly or indirectly.

8.2

The Lessee undertakes not to transfer and/or assign and/or endorse and/or pledge and/or charge in any manner whatsoever this Lease and/or any right thereunder to another party or other parties or to sub-let the Object of the Lease or any part thereof, or to deliver the possession or use therein, or any part thereof, to another party or other parties for or without consideration, in any manner whatsoever, other than with the consent of the Lessor in advance and in writing. Any transfer and/or assignment and/or endorsement and/or pledge and/or charge which the Lessee may make contrary to the aforesaid, shall be null and void ab initio and without any validity whatsoever. The Lessor shall only refuse to grant its consent as aforesaid on reasonable grounds.

8.3

Notwithstanding the aforesaid, the Lessee shall be entitled to share the use of the Object of the Lease hereunder with, or to sub-let parts of the Object of the Lease to a parent company, subsidiary, or associated company of the Lessee, as these terms are defined in the Companies Law, 5759, without any necessity of obtaining the Lessor's consent provided that the Lessee remains liable for all its obligations hereunder.

9.

BREACHES AND REMEDIES

9.1

The provisions of the Contracts (Remedies for Breach of Contractor) Law 5731–1970 and the provisions of the Contracts (General Part) Law 5733– 1973 shall apply to this Lease.

9.2

The parties agree that should any of the parties be in default by more than 14 days in respect of any of the payments whatsoever which it is obliged to effect hereunder, the other party shall be entitled to interest at the rate equivalent to  the maximum interest rate prevailing at such time at Bank Leumi Ltd. with regard to unauthorized credit outside the normal credit framework, on sums in respect of which such party is in arrears, in addition to and without derogating from any other right vested in the other party hereunder and/or under any law.

9.3

In any event of the cancellation of the Lessee's rights hereunder, due to the Lessee's [sic] fundamental breach thereof, the Lessor shall be entitled to any additional remedy vested in it by law on account of the breach, including the relief of compensation, an injunction and a mandatory order.

9.4

In any event of the cancellation of the Lessee's rights pursuant to this Lease, due to the Lessee's [sic] breach thereof, the Lessor shall be entitled to any additional remedy vested in it by law on account of the breach, including the relief of compensation, an injunction and a mandatory order.

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Notwithstanding all the aforesaid herein and in addition thereto, in the event of the Lessee's breach on account of which the Lessee is evicted from the Object of the Lease before the expiration of the Term of the Tenancy, the Lessee shall be obliged to pay the Lessor, for the period from the date of the vacation until the expiration of the Term of the Tenancy, compensation at the rate equivalent to double the Rent applicable prior to the termination of the tenancy subject to the aforesaid in Section 3.1.4 and subject to the fact that if the Object of the Lease is leased to an alternative lessee pursuant to and subject to the provisions hereof, the Lessee shall only pay the difference in rent between the amount prescribed in the Lease and the rent due to be collected from the alternative lessee.

10.

LICENSING AND LICENSES

10.1

The Lessee hereby undertakes to obtain any license it requires and to arrange for the business to be managed by it pursuant to any license required, pursuant to any law, including from any municipal, government, local or other authority, for the purpose of operating and managing the Lessee's business in the Object of the Lease.

The Lessor shall co-operate and sign any document which may be required by the Lessee for the purpose of obtaining a business license and which does not contradict the conditions hereof (within no later than 14 days after the date it is sent to the Lessor for signing).

10.2

The Lessee shall be obliged throughout the entire Term of the Tenancy to arrange for the renewal of the licenses and approvals required for the purpose of operating and managing its aforesaid business.

10.3

For the avoidance of doubt, subject to the aforesaid, the Lessor shall not be responsible vis-à-vis the Lessee for obtaining licenses or approvals from any authority whatsoever.

11.

INSURANCE

11.1

Without derogating from the Lessee's liability pursuant to any law and/or pursuant to the contents of the Lease, the Lessee undertakes before the date of receiving possession of the Object of the Lease, to take out and maintain throughout the entire term of the Lease and the term of the extension thereof, at its own expense, the insurances specified below ( which shall hereinafter be called:  "the Lessee's Insurances") and the confirmations of the existence of such the insurances is attached to the Lease as an inseparable part thereof and on the conditions stated therein, with a duly authorized and reputable insurance company:

11.1.1

Insurance for the building of the Object of the Lease including the contents of the Object of the Lease including the equipment and 

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inventory serving the Object of the Lease and which is situated outside it and also any modification, improvement and addition to the Object of the Lease which have been made and/or shall be made by the Lessee and/or on its behalf, based on the full value thereof for the Lessee, against loss or damage due to standard risks in extended fire insurance, including fire, smoke, lightning, explosion, earthquake, riots, strikes, intentional damage, storm, hurricane, flood, liquids and cracking damages, damage by vehicles, damage by aircraft, robbery, theft, and burglaries. The insurance shall contain an express clause whereby the insured waives the right of substitution vis-à-vis the Lessor, the management company and the agents thereof and also vis-à-vis the other lessees and/or tenants and/or owners in the commercial center building (whose insurances contain a parallel clause regarding waiver of the right of substitution vis-à-vis the Lessee) provided that the aforesaid concerning the waiver of the right of substitution shall not apply in favor of a person who caused damage intentionally.

11.1.2

Loss of productivity insurance for the Lessee following damage caused to the Object of the Lease and/or the contents thereof on account of the risks aforesaid in Section 11.1.1, throughout an indemnity period of at least 12 months.  The said insurance shall contain a waiver of the right of substitution vis-à-vis the Lessor and/or the management company and/or the agents thereof and/or vis-à-vis the other lessees and/or tenants and/or owners in the commercial center building (whose insurances contain a parallel clause regarding waiver of the right of substitution vis-à-vis the Lessee) provided that the aforesaid regarding the waiver of the right of substitution shall not apply in favor of a person who caused the damage intentionally.

Notwithstanding the aforesaid it is hereby agreed that the Lessee shall be entitled to refrain from taking out the loss of productivity insurance mentioned in this section, in whole or in part; however, the contents of Section 11.5 below with regard to the waiver of the right to make a claim, shall apply as if the said insurance has been taken out in full.

11.1.3

Statutory third-party liability insurance insuring the Lessee's liability against loss, personal injury and/or damage to the property of any person and/or body whatsoever due to and/or in connection with the activity of the Lessee and/or the agents thereof, with a liability limit of no less than the sum of $5,000,000 per event accumulatively throughout the insurance term. The said insurance shall not be subject to any restriction regarding liability arising from – fire, explosion, commotion, lifting, loading and unloading machines, defective sanitary installations, poisoning, anything injurious in food or beverages, strikes and work stoppages as well as subrogation claims by the National Insurance Institute. The insurance shall be extended to indemnify the 

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Lessor and/or the management company in respect of their liability for the acts and/or omissions of the Lessee, and in this regard the Lessor and the management company shall be included as insured parties, subject to a cross-liability clause whereby the insurance shall be deemed to have been made separately for each of the insured parties.

11.1.4

Employers’ liability insurance in respect of the Lessee's liability vis-à-vis all its employees, with a liability limit of no less than the sum of $5,000,000 per plaintiff and $5,000,000 per event accumulatively throughout the insurance term. The said insurance shall not be subject to any restriction regarding working hours, contractors, sub-contractors and their employees, works performed at high or deep locations, baits and toxins or regarding the employment of youth. The insurance shall be extended to indemnify the Lessor and/or the management company, should any of them be deemed to be the employer of the Lessee's employees.

11.2

The Lessee undertakes to renew the above insurances immediately upon the expiration of the insurance term and to maintain same throughout the Term of the Tenancy and any extension thereof.

11.3

The Lessee shall provide the Lessor, at least 7 days before the commencement of the Term of the Tenancy, confirmation from its insurer regarding the execution of the Lessee's Insurances in the form attached to the Lease as "Appendix J(1)" and which constitutes an inseparable part thereof.

11.4

The Lessee's Insurances shall contain a condition whereby they rank first and prior to the insurances of the Lessor and/or the management company and that the insurer waives any demand or claim regarding joining the insurances of the Lessor and/or the management company, in respect of any damage which is covered by the Lessee's Insurances. In addition, the Lessee's Insurances shall contain a term whereby they shall not be reduced or cancelled, without the Lessor being given notice thereof by registered mail, at least 60 days in advance.

11.5

The Lessee declares that it shall not have any claim and/or demand and/or lawsuit against the Lessor and/or the management company and/or the agents thereof, as well as against other lessees and/or tenants and/or owners in the commercial center in respect of any damage whatsoever for which it is entitled to indemnity (or for which it would have been entitled to indemnity were it not for the excess stated in the policy, a breach of the conditions of the policy or under-insurance), under the insurances taken out pursuant to Sections 11.1.1 and 11.1.2 above, and it hereby releases the Lessor and/or the management company and/or the agents thereof, as well as other lessees and/or tenants and/or owners in the commercial center, from any liability for such damage and– with respect to the other lessees and/or tenants and/or owners in the commercial center – provided that their sale agreements and/or leases and/or management agreements or any other lease 

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granting them rights in the commercial center, shall contain a similar clause regarding exemption from liability in favor of the Lessee. The aforesaid regarding exemption from liability shall not apply in favor of a person who caused damage intentionally.

11.6

The execution of the insurances by the Lessee and/or the Lessor and/or the management company as aforesaid, shall not limit or detract in any manner whatsoever from the Lessee's undertakings or from its liability pursuant to the Lease and the appendices thereto and/or pursuant to any law, and shall not exempt it from its liability to compensate any person in respect of any damage which it or its property may incur, directly or indirectly, as a result of its use of the Object of the Lease and/or in connection with the Lease. The Lessee waives in advance any claim and/or demand vis-à-vis the Lessor and/or the management company in connection with the execution of the insurances, including expressly in connection with the nature thereof, the conditions thereof and the liability limits required thereunder.

For the avoidance of doubt it is agreed that the liability limits required in the Lessee's Insurances, should be regarded as the minimum requirement imposed upon the Lessee and it must examine its exposure to liability and determine the liability limits accordingly. The Lessee confirms and declares that it shall be estopped from raising any claim or demand against the Lessor and/or the management company and/or any agent thereof with respect to the aforementioned minimum liability limits and/or any other claim concerning the amount and/or scope of the insurance covers it has taken out.

11.7

If the Lessee has not taken out the insurances specified above, or any part thereof, the Lessor shall be entitled, but not obliged, to take out the insurances in its stead and to pay the insurer the premiums due in respect of such insurances. The Lessee hereby undertakes to indemnify the Lessor for any sum it has paid for taking out such insurances and for any auxiliary expense plus linkage differentials and interest.

11.8

The Lessee undertakes to indemnify the Lessor and/or the management company in respect of any damage which shall be incurred by any of them on account of the breach of the conditions of the insurances it has taken out.

11.9

The Lessee's works for adjusting the Object of the Lease – the Lessee undertakes that it shall take out and maintain contractor works insurance in respect of the Adjustment Works in the Object of the Lease to be performed by it (if any), pursuant to the confirmation of the existence of the Lessee's Works insurances attached hereto as an inseparable part thereof and marked as "Appendix J(2)", and on the conditions stated there. The Lessee shall deliver the aforementioned confirmation after it has been signed by its insurers to the Lessor no less than 7 days prior to the date on which the performance of the works commences. The aforesaid in Sections 11.4–8 shall also apply with regard to this insurance.

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11.10

The Lessor warrants and undertakes that it shall acquire an insurance policy for contractor works, which shall be valid throughout the whole period of the performance of the construction and/or adjustment works in the Object of the Lease, and that the Lessee shall be included as an additional beneficiary under the aforementioned policy.

12.

THE PARTIES' LIABILITY

12.1

The Lessor, its agents and any person acting in its name or on its behalf, shall not be liable in any manner whatsoever with regard to any damage or injury which is caused to the Lessee or its property.

It is hereby agreed and declared that any liability whatsoever of any kind whatsoever shall apply to the Lessor towards the Lessee in respect of any damage which is caused to the Object of the Lease, or to the contents thereof, or to any third party – for any reason whatsoever, and whether or not the reason for the damage or the malfunction is known, excluding any intentional tortious act by the Lessor and/or any agent thereof, and for this purpose other lessees in the building shall also be regarded as "an agent " of the Lessor.

12.2

The Lessor shall not bear any responsibility or liability whatsoever with regard to any personal injury and/or loss and damage to property of any kind whatsoever (direct or indirect), which shall be incurred by the Lessee and/or its employees and/or workers and/or its agents and/or customers and/or visitors and/or guests and/or any person who is in the Object of the Lease or in any other area occupied by the Lessee with the permission of the Lessor and/or to any property whatsoever of the Lessee, and the Lessee assumes full responsibility in respect of any damage of this kind and undertakes to compensate and indemnify the Lessor for any damages which the Lessor may pay under any peremptory judgment on account of damage of this kind and for any reasonable legal expense which it shall incur in connection with any such damage.

The Lessor's indemnity by the Lessee shall be conditional upon the Lessee having been served notice in writing concerning the existence of proceedings  against the Lessor and the Lessee having also been given the opportunity to defend itself against the claims raised within the framework of such proceedings.

13.

GROUNDS FOR EVICTION

Without adversely affecting and/or derogating from any other provision in this Lease, the Lessor shall be entitled to immediately terminate the contractual relationship and the tenancy forming the subject matter hereof, and to demand that the Lessee vacate the Object of the Lease immediately in any one of the following events:

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13.1

Where the Lessee is in arrears of more than 30 days in the payment of any sum whatsoever which is due to the Lessor pursuant to the provisions hereof, and pursuant to any law and such breach has not been rectified within 30 days of the date of receiving a warning in writing from the Lessor.

13.2

Where a receiver (temporary or permanent) or a receiver and administrator (temporary or permanent) or a liquidator (temporary or permanent) is appointed over the business and/or property of the Lessee or any part thereof and such appointment is not cancelled within 90 days.

13.3

Where the Lessee adopts a resolution for liquidation or where a liquidation order is issued against it and such order is not cancelled within 90 days, or where the Lessee makes a compromise and/or settlement (as such terms are defined in the Companies Ordinance) with its creditors or any of its creditors.

13.4

Where a temporary attachment or a final attachment is imposed upon all the Lessee's assets and such attachment is not cancelled within 90 days.

13.5

Where the Lessee breaches the provisions of Section 8 above and grants another party the right of use or any other right whatsoever in the Object of the Lease, or in any part thereof and such breach is not rectified within 30 days of the date the Lessor has sent a warning letter by registered mail.

It is hereby clarified that the termination of the contractual relationship and the Lessee's eviction under the aforesaid circumstances, shall not cause the lapse of and shall not derogate from the Lessee's duty to fulfill all its financial obligations hereunder throughout the entire Term of the Tenancy.

14.

VACATION OF THE OBJECT OF THE LEASE

14.1

Upon the expiration of the Term of the Tenancy and/or upon the Lessee's unilateral termination of the tenancy and/or upon the due cancellation hereof for any reason whatsoever, the Lessee undertakes to vacate the Object of the Lease and to deliver possession thereof to the Lessor whereby the Object of the Lease shall be free of any person and chattel belonging to the Lessee, clean and in good order, and in the same condition as it was when the Lessee received it from the Lessor subject to reasonable wear and tear and in accordance with the aforesaid in Section 7.7.

In the event that the Lessor demands, as aforesaid in Section 7.7, that the modifications and/or additions in the Object of the Lease, which the Lessee has installed in the Object of the Lease, if any, be left in the Object of the Lease, then such modifications and/or additions in the Object of the Lease (as defined in Section 7.7 above), even if such were installed and added to the Object of the Lease by the Lessee and at its own expense, shall be left in the Object of the Lease by the Lessee.

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14.2

If the Lessee has not vacated the Object of the Lease on the due date, then in addition to the Lessor's right to sue for vacation of the Object of the Lease, and in addition to any other right which the Lessor may have pursuant to this Lease, or pursuant to any law, and without derogating from any relief or right vested in the Lessor as aforesaid, the Lessee shall pay the Lessor on account of the period from the date on which it should have vacated the Object of the Lease until the date on which it does vacate the Object of the Lease, a sum equivalent to twice the Rent, with the addition of interest on arrears pursuant to Section 9.2 above, and Value Added Tax, calculated on a daily basis, from the date the obligation to pay arises pending full payment in practice to the Lessor, which would have been paid hereunder if the tenancy had been extended on the conditions hereof. The aforementioned payment has been prescribed and agreed upon as appropriate usage fees and/or liquidated damages, which the parties have carefully appraised in advance.

14.3

It is hereby expressly stipulated and agreed by the parties that the aforesaid in this section shall not grant the Lessee the right to continue to occupy the Object of the Lease (against payment of the liquidated damages) and/or constitute a waiver on the part of the Lessor of any of its rights and/or to derogate from the Lessor's right to obtain any other remedy and relief, including, but without derogating from the generality of the aforesaid, the vacation or eviction of the Lessee and [sic] the Object of the Lease.

15.

CHARGE OR PLEDGE BY THE LESSOR

15.1

The Lessor may pledge and/or charge this Lease wholly or partly, assign its rights thereunder to other parties, transfer it wholly or partly in any manner as the Lessor may deem fit from time to time, either for the purpose of obtaining financing or for any other purpose, at the Lessor's sole discretion, and without derogating from the Lessee's rights hereunder.

15.2

The Lessor shall be entitled to assign its rights in the Object of the Lease, wholly or partly, to transfer partial or full ownership, at its absolute and sole discretion, without being required to obtain the Lessee's consent, and the Lessee accepts in advance and expressly any such act which may be performed by the Lessor, without reservation, and the Lessee shall have no allegation or claim or demand of any kind whatsoever against the Lessor or the agents thereof subject to the fact that the Lessee's rights hereunder are not affected, and subject to the fact that the transferee assumes the Lessor's undertakings hereunder, and that it shall have the ability and means to fulfill its said undertakings.

16.

GUARANTEES – SURETIES

16.1

In order to secure the fulfillment of the Lessee's undertakings hereunder on the occasion of the signature of the Lease the Lessee shall deposit with the Lessor an 

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autonomous bank guarantee, payable upon demand, linked to the Consumer Price Index, pursuant to the particulars hereof, or a deposit, in the sum equivalent to six (6) months of the tenancy, at the Lessee's option (hereinafter:  "the Guarantee" or "the Deposit").

Shortly prior to the date of commencement of the payment of the addition to the Basic Rent, as specified in Section 5.7.7 above, the Lessee shall replace and/or supplement the sum of the guarantee and/or the deposit in accordance with the full sum of the Rent.

16.2

It is hereby expressly agreed and declared between the parties that the conferral of the guarantee or the deposit for the fulfillment of the conditions hereof shall not constitute any waiver on the part of the Lessor of its right to other reliefs against the Lessee, whether such reliefs are specified in the main part of the Lease or whether they are available to the Lessor by virtue of any law in existence at the time of the signature of the Lease or which may be in existence in Israel on the date of the breach.

The Lessor shall deliver a notice in writing 14 days in advance regarding its intention to realize the guarantee or the deposit.

16.3

The forfeiture of the guarantee or the deposit shall not affect the Lessor's right to sue for and obtain any other relief against the Lessee.

16.4

Upon expiration of the Term of the Tenancy and on the date of the return of the Object of the Lease to the Lessor the Lessee shall be obliged to provide the Lessor with confirmations in accordance with its demand in writing, that all the payments and the fees which were imposed on it, have been paid by it, until the date of the return of the Object of the Lease and/or with respect to such period, and against the provision of the confirmations and the fulfillment of the other undertakings of the Lessee hereunder, the guarantees and/or the deposits shall be returned to the Lessee.

17.

OPTIONS

17.1

It is hereby agreed that the Lessee shall be granted three additional options to rent the Object of the Lease as well as the object of the lease forming the subject matter of the First Lease for 5 years at a time.

17.1.1

All the terms hereof shall apply to each of the option periods, mutatis mutandis, excluding the option period going beyond the terms of this Section 17 and subject to the provisions below.

17.1.2

The option period shall be realized automatically, unless the Lessee has given the Lessor notice in writing and by registered mail, no later than 90 days prior to the termination of the first Term of the Tenancy and/or 

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the relevant option period, as the case may be, that it does not wish to realize the relevant option period.

17.1.3

The Rent in respect of each of the months of the tenancy during the first option period shall be 10% higher in real terms than the Basic Rent (in respect of the Object of the Lease) and concerning the Additional Area – the Rent shall be 10% higher in real terms than the rent in respect of the Additional Area and concerning the object of the lease forming the subject matter of the First Lease - the rent shall be 10% higher in real terms than the rent in respect of the object of the lease forming the subject matter of the First Lease.

The rent with respect to the second option period shall be 10% higher in real terms than the rent fixed with respect to the first option period.

The rent with respect to the third option period shall be 10% higher in real terms than the rent fixed with respect to the second option period.

17.1.4

For the avoidance of doubt it is hereby clarified that the addition specified in Section 17.1.3 shall not apply to the rent supplement specified in Section 5.7.7.

17.2

The parties agree that if the Lessor wishes to let areas on the floor situated on level +9.00 (wholly or partly, hereinafter: "the Areas on Level +9.00"), and/or to conducts negotiations for the rental of such areas, the Lessee shall have the right of first refusal with respect to such areas, so that said areas shall not be leased to a third party unless the Lessee has first been given notice in writing that the Lessor wishes to let said areas to a third party. The main points of the agreements reached with the third party (hereinafter:  "the Main Points of the Agreements") shall be attached to the Lessor's notice.

The Lessee shall be entitled to notify the Lessor within 14 days of the date of receiving the notice in writing of its wish to rent such Areas on Level +9.00, and in such instance the areas shall be let to the Lessee in accordance with the terms of the Main Points of the Agreements.

If the Lessee has not exercised its right on the aforementioned date, then the Lessor shall be entitled to let the said areas to the aforementioned third party in accordance with the Main Points of the Agreements which were attached to its notice as aforesaid, on condition that it has done so within 60 additional days.

It has been agreed that the period of the right of first refusal, as specified above, shall run for two years from the date of the signing hereof  (hereinbefore and hereinafter:  "the Period of the Right of Refusal").

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17.3

Without derogating from the aforesaid in Section 17.2, the parties agree that if the Lessor wishes to let to a third party the other vacant areas in Building No. 2, or the Areas on Level +9.00 after the Period of the Right of Refusal (wholly or partly), and/or shall conduct negotiations for the letting such areas, the Lessor shall give the Lessee notice thereof in writing, in order to permit the Lessee to conduct negotiations with it for the tenancy of the said areas.

17.4

If the Lessor prepares and/or designates the area on the basement floor of Building No. 2 (level -3 81), wholly or partly, for parking spaces, the Lessee shall have the right of priority to rent a number of Parking Spaces (which shall be determined in accordance with the proportionate share of the Object of the Lease and the Attached Areas compared to the whole area of the building), for a consideration to be determined between the parties, and which shall not be less than the sum which any other part in the building pays, insofar as there is such a lessee. The sketch of the basement floor is attached hereto and marked as "Appendix K'".

18.

GENERAL

18.1

The parties agree that the Lessee shall be granted permission to erect systems installations (air conditioning, generator, gas canisters etc.) on the roof of the building, on the area on the roof of the building, which shall be allocated by the Lessor and with the Lessee's consent, whose size shall be determined in accordance with the proportionate share of the Object of the Lease and the Attached Areas compared to the whole area of Building No. 2, and which until the Date of Delivery of Possession shall be marked in the color _______ in the sketch attached as "Appendix L" to the Lease, and also to pass within the area of the building or outside it (by arrangement with the architect of the building) the connections between such installations and the Object of the Lease –without any additional charge.

It is hereby clarified and agreed that should any approvals whatsoever be required from the authorities for the purpose of erecting the installations on the roof and/or the transfer of the connections as aforesaid, such approvals shall be obtained at the Lessee’s responsibility and at its own expense. The Lessor undertakes to co-operate with the Lessee and to sign any document which may be required for this purpose.

18.2

The Lessor undertakes that it shall not let and/or sell and/or take steps to let or sell the areas on the floor located on Level +9.00 in Building No. 2 before all the other areas on the floors located on higher levels have been let or sold.

18.3

Any stay and/or wait and/or lack of response, a lack of operation or a failure to take measures on the part of any of the parties, shall not be construed in any manner whatsoever as a waiver on its part of its rights hereunder vis-à-vis any 

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continuing or additional breach by the other party, unless it has waived any of its rights expressly and in writing.

18.4

All the payments which the Lessee is obliged to effect hereunder, shall be paid by the Lessee to the Lessor by bank transfer to the bank account specified in Section 4.9 above.

18.5

The addresses of the parties for the purposes of the Lease shall be the ones appearing in the preamble to the Lease. If the parties and/or any of them change their address they shall notify the other party in writing of the new address in Israel and such address shall henceforth serve as the address of such party for the purposes of the Lease.

18.6

Any notice which is sent by one party to the other pursuant to the Lease shall be sent by registered mail or shall be delivered in person, [and] shall be deemed to have been delivered within a time during which such notice could reasonably have been expected to have reached the addressee.

18.7

The terms hereof reflect the stipulations between the parties in full and cancel any prior contractual engagements, assurances, representations and undertakings which were made between the parties prior to the signing hereof. Any amendment to the Lease and any addition thereto, if any, must be effected in writing, and signed by all the parties.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF THE PARTIES HAVE SET THEIR HAND 

IN THE PLACE AND ON THE DATE MENTIONED FIRST ABOVE:

         /s/ Yael Miller

/s/ David Aviezer

        /s/ Menachem Rosenblat

/s/ Zeev Bronfeld

/s/ Yossi Maimon

_____________________

_____________________

The Lessor

The Lessee 

Stamp: Angel Science Parks (99) Ltd.

Stamp: Protalix Ltd.

              Private Company 511903288

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