SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2017-03-16

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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">FIRST AMENDMENT TO LEASE</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">THIS FIRST<font style="font-weight:bold;"> </font>AMENDMENT TO LEASE (this &#8220;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Amendment</font>&#8221;) is entered into as of this 4th day of January, 2017, by and between BMR-3545-3575 JOHN HOPKINS LP, a Delaware limited partnership (&#8220;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Landlord</font>,&#8221; as successor-in-interest to BMR-John Hopkins Court LLC), and ATYR PHARMA, INC., a Delaware corporation (&#8220;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Tenant</font>&#8221;). </p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">RECITALS</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">A.<font style="margin-left:72pt;"></font>WHEREAS, Landlord and Tenant are parties to that certain Lease dated as of December 22, 2011 (as the same may have been amended, supplemented or modified from time to time,&nbsp;&nbsp;the &#8220;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Existing Lease</font>&#8221;), whereby Tenant leases certain premises (the &#8220;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Premises</font>&#8221;) from Landlord at 3545-3575 John Hopkins Court in San Diego, California (the &#8220;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Building</font>&#8221;);</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">B.<font style="margin-left:72pt;"></font>WHEREAS, Landlord and Tenant desire to extend the Term;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">C.<font style="margin-left:72pt;"></font>WHEREAS, Landlord desires to grant Tenant an option to expand into additional premises at the Building; and</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">D.<font style="margin-left:72pt;"></font>WHEREAS, Landlord and Tenant desire to modify and amend the Existing Lease only in the respects and on the conditions hereinafter stated.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">AGREEMENT</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">NOW, THEREFORE, Landlord and Tenant, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;color:#000000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">1.<font style="margin-left:36pt;"></font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">Definitions</font><font style="color:#000000;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;For purposes of this Amendment, capitalized terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Existing Lease unless otherwise defined herein.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Existing Lease, as amended by this Amendment, is referred to collectively herein as the &#8220;</font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">Lease</font><font style="color:#000000;">.&#8221; From and after the date hereof, the term &#8220;Lease,&#8221; as used in the Existing Lease, shall mean the Existing Lease, as amended by this Amendment.</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;color:#000000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">2.<font style="margin-left:36pt;"></font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">Extension Term</font><font style="color:#000000;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Term is hereby extended by twenty-four (24) months and the Term Expiration Date is hereby amended to be May 15, 2019.&nbsp;&nbsp;The period of time from May 16, 2017 through the new Term Expiration Date is referred to herein as the &#8220;Extension Term.&#8221;</font></p>
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