SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2019-08-01

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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="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">THIS SUBLEASE<font style="font-weight:normal;"> (this &#8220;</font><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Sublease</font><font style="font-weight:normal;">&#8221;), dated as of April 16, 2019 (the &#8220;</font><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Effective Date</font><font style="font-weight:normal;">&#8221;), between AVENTIS INC., a Pennsylvania corporation, having an address at North American Legal Department, U.S. Corporate, 55 Corporate Drive, Mail Stop 55A-525A, Bridgewater</font><font style="color:#000000;font-weight:normal;">, New Jersey 08807-0977 </font><font style="font-weight:normal;">(&#8220;</font><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Lessor</font><font style="font-weight:normal;">&#8221;) and BLUEBIRD BIO, INC., a Delaware corporation, having an address at 60 Binney Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, Attn: General Counsel (&#8220;</font><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Lessee</font><font style="font-weight:normal;">&#8221;).</font></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;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;">W I T N E S S E T H<font style="font-weight:normal;">:</font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">WHEREAS<font style="font-weight:normal;">, by that certain Lease Agreement, dated as of March 25, 2015, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Lease, dated as of October 27, 2015, and as further amended by Agreement Regarding Early Access, Waiver and Related Matters, dated as of June 19, 2017, and as further amended by Second&nbsp;&nbsp;Amendment to Lease, dated as of June 30, 2018, and as further amended by Acknowledgment of Delivery and Rent Commencement Dates dated as of April 1, 2019 (as heretofore amended, the &#8220;</font><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Prime Lease</font><font style="font-weight:normal;">&#8221;), by and between ARE-MA REGION NO. 40, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (&#8220;</font><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Prime Landlord</font><font style="font-weight:normal;">&#8221;), as landlord, and Sanofi US Services Inc, as tenant, Prime Landlord leased to Lessor certain premises located in the building located at 50 Binney Street, Cambridge, MA (the &#8220;</font><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Building</font><font style="font-weight:normal;">&#8221;) as such premises are more particularly described in the Prime Lease;</font></p>
<p style="margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">WHEREAS<font style="font-weight:normal;">, Sanofi US Services Inc. assigned the Prime Lease to Lessor pursuant to that certain Assignment and Assumption of Lease, dated as of February 14, 2019, by and between Sanofi US Services Inc., as assignor, and Lessor, as assignee;</font></p>
<p style="margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">WHEREAS<font style="font-weight:normal;">, Lessee desires to sublease from Lessor certain premises, consisting of the entire Premises under the Prime Lease, on the first through tenth floors of the Building, together with certain areas of the Garage (as defined in the Prime Lease) and all as identified on </font><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Exhibit A</font><font style="font-weight:normal;"> hereto (the &#8220;</font><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Subleased Premises</font><font style="font-weight:normal;">&#8221;), containing approximately 267,278 rentable square feet in total, upon the terms, covenants and conditions