SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2018-03-09

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<p style="text-align:right;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;">Exhibit 10.17</p>
<p style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;font-variant: normal;">SEVENTEENTH 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 SEVENTEENTH AMENDMENT TO LEASE (this &#8220;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Amendment</font>&#8221;) is entered into as of this 25<sup style="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">th</sup> day of July, 2017 (the &#8220;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Seventeenth Amendment Execution Date</font>&#8221;), by and between BMR-BUNKER HILL LP, a Delaware limited partnership (&#8220;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Landlord,</font>&#8221; formerly known as BMR-3030 Bunker Hill Street LLC), and TOCAGEN, 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-top:12pt;margin-bottom: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:36pt;">WHEREAS, Landlord and Tenant entered into that certain Lease dated as of July 21, 2008, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Lease dated as of July 29, 2008, that certain Second Amendment to Lease dated as of June 4, 2009, that certain Third Amendment to Lease dated as of July 21, 2009, that certain Fourth Amendment to Lease dated as of October 20, 2009, that certain Fifth Amendment to Lease dated as of March 4, 2011, that certain Sixth Amendment to Lease dated as of May 16, 2012, that certain Seventh Amendment to Lease dated as of September 25, 2012, that certain Eighth Amendment to Lease dated as of January 24, 2013, that certain Ninth Amendment to Lease dated as of December 20, 2013, that certain Tenth Amendment to Lease dated as of July 18, 2014, that certain Eleventh Amendment to Lease dated as of August 20, 2014, that certain Twelfth Amendment to Lease dated as of March 10, 2015, that certain Thirteenth Amendment to Lease dated as of July 15, 2015, that certain Fourteenth Amendment to Lease dated as of September 22, 2015, that certain Fifteenth Amendment to Lease dated as of February 25, 2016 and that certain Sixteenth Amendment to Lease dated as of July 5, 2016 (the &#8220;Sixteenth Amendment&#8221;) (collectively, and as the same may have been further amended, amended and restated, supplemented or modified from time to time, the &#8220;Existing Lease&#8221;), whereby Tenant leases certain premises (the &#8220;Existing Premises&#8221;) from Landlord at 3030 Bunker Hill Street in San Diego, California (the &#8220;Building&#8221;);</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom: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:36pt;">WHEREAS, Landlord and Tenant desire to expand the Existing Premises to include that certain space containing approximately one thousand four hundred forty-two (1,442) square feet of Rentable Area located on the second (2nd) floor of the Building and known as Suite 216 (as more particularly described on Exhibit A attached hereto, the &#8220;Seventeenth Amendment Premises&#8221;); and</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom: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:36pt;">WHEREAS, Landlord and Tenant desire to modify and amend the Existing Lease only in the respects and on the conditions hereinafter stated.</font></p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;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-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0%;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;">Definitions. For purposes of this Amendment, capitalized terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Existing Lease unless otherwise defined herein. The Existing Lease, as amended by this Amendment, is referre