Common use of ALTERATIONS, ADDITIONS OR IMPROVEMENTS Clause in Contracts

ALTERATIONS, ADDITIONS OR IMPROVEMENTS. (A) Tenant shall not, without first obtaining the written consent of Landlord, make any alterations, additions or improvements in, to or about the Premises. Provided Tenant first provides Landlord with written plans or information detailing any proposed alterations, additions or improvements, Landlord shall not unreasonably withhold, condition or delay its consent. For purposes hereof, Landlord shall not be deemed to have unreasonably withheld its consent if the proposed alteration, addition or improvement impacts any structural portion of the Building or any Building system, including by way of example but not limitation, the HVAC, plumbing or electrical systems. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent Tenant from making cosmetic or decorative changes (e.g., painting, wall covering) to the interior of the Premises without Landlord’s prior written approval. All alterations of the exterior of the Premises are subject to the Landlord’s prior written approval. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall have the right to erect or install such signage as shall be allowed by law which cannot be seen from the street in the interior of the Lease Premises. Landlord shall install (i) an electric sign on the main lobby directory of the Building on Tenant’s behalf, and (ii) signage on Tenant’s suite entry door, at the cost and expense of Landlord. Such sign shall be comparable in size and appearance with the existing signs in the Building. Tenant shall not have the right to construct, erect, place, put, or maintain any sign inside or outside of the Building without the prior written consent of Landlord, which may be withheld in its sole discretion. Any and all alterations to the Premises shall be performed in accordance with the requirements of Exhibit C hereto.

ALTERATIONS, ADDITIONS OR IMPROVEMENTS. Moving. Tenant may not make any alterations, improvements, door lock changes (Aexcept as otherwise set forth herein) Tenant shall not, or other modifications to the Premises without first obtaining the prior written consent of Landlord, make any . Landlord's consent to purely cosmetic alterations, additions which will not affect the HVAC, any Building system, or improvements in, to the exterior appearance or about the Premises. Provided Tenant first provides Landlord with written plans or information detailing any proposed alterations, additions or improvements, Landlord shall not unreasonably withhold, condition or delay its consent. For purposes hereof, Landlord shall not be deemed to have unreasonably withheld its consent if the proposed alteration, addition or improvement impacts any structural portion structure of the Building or any Building systemthe Premises, including by way of example but or, in Landlord's reasonable determination, adversely effect the ability to lease the Premises, shall not limitationbe unreasonably withheld, the HVAC, plumbing conditioned or electrical systemsdelayed. Nothing herein contained All other approvals shall be construed in Landlord's sole and absolute discretion. Requests must be in writing and detailed to prevent Tenant from making cosmetic or decorative changes (e.g., painting, wall covering) to the interior of the Premises without Landlord’s prior written approval. All alterations of the exterior of the Premises are subject to the Landlord’s prior written approval's reasonable satisfaction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall have the right to erect or install such signage as shall be allowed by law which cannot be seen from the street in the interior of the Lease Premises. Landlord shall install (i) an electric sign on the main lobby directory of the Building on Tenant’s behalf, and (ii) signage on Tenant’s suite entry door, at the cost and expense of Landlord. Such sign shall be comparable in size and appearance with the existing signs in the Building. Tenant shall not have the right to construct, erect, place, put, or maintain any sign inside or outside of the Building without the prior written consent of Landlord, which may be withheld in its sole discretion. Any and all perform minor non-structural alterations to costing less than two dollars ($2.00) per square foot (of the Net Rentable Area of that floor of the Premises shall be affected by such alterations) provided that: (i) such alterations do not affect the HVAC or any Building system, or the exterior appearance of the Building, (ii) the same are performed using finishes and materials of at least the same quality and grade as those used in the Improvements, and (iii) the same are performed in accordance with the other requirements of this Lease. Such minor structural alterations shall include: (1) painting and installing wall coverings, (2) installing and removing office furniture, (3) installing and removing workstations, (4) installing and removing Tenant's equipment and performing cable pulls in connection therewith, (5) installing and removing carpeting and other floor coverings (provided that such alterations include the replacement of the same with other carpeting or other floor coverings), and (6) other similar alterations. Upon completion of any alterations which require the issuance of building permits or otherwise involve the erection of walls, doors or other permanent barriers or means of ingress or egress, Tenant, at Tenant's cost and expense, shall provide Landlord with "as built" drawings of such alterations and the Premises. Tenant shall give Landlord reasonable advance notice before beginning work on any Alterations. Except as set forth below, all alterations, additions or improvements (including, but not limited to carpets, drapes and anything bolted, nailed or otherwise secured in a manner customarily deemed to be permanent) are fixtures, not subject to attachment of a mechanic's or materialman's lien, and will become the property of Landlord and remain in the Premises at the end of the Lease Term. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant property, which shall include fixtures in the Premises which may be installed and removed without material damage to the Premises, and any and all equipment and/or supplies in the Premises utilized by Tenant in its business operations, including computers, telephone or telecommunications equipment and other business equipment and systems ("Tenant's Property") shall remain the sole property of Tenant and Tenant shall have the right to remove the same at any time without Landlord's consent All alterations, additions or improvements made in or upon the Premises, either by Landlord or Tenant in order to comply with ADA are Landlord's property upon the termination of this Lease and shall remain on the Premises without compensation to Tenant. Notwithstanding the foregoing: (i) other than the Improvements (as defined in Exhibit C heretoC) (except as expressly provided below) and any subsequent improvements or alterations installed by Tenant with Landlord's consent, which improvements or alterations are typical and customary office improvements in the Tysons Corner submarket, Landlord has the option to require Tenant to remove any fixtures, equipment and other improvements installed in the Premises, and (ii) Landlord has the option to require Tenant to remove any raised flooring and associated cabling, equipment and improvements (even if the same forms a part of the Improvements), provided that Landlord may not require Tenant to remove (and restore the floor to the condition that the same was delivered to Tenant) any raised flooring improvements on the fourth (4th) floor of the Building to the extent that the total square footage of such raised flooring on the fourth (4th) floor consists of no more than 15,000 square feet of Net Rentable Area. With respect to any alterations or improvements which require Landlord's prior written consent, provided that Tenant properly and timely seeks such consent, Landlord shall advise Tenant at the time of granting such consent as to whether the subject alterations or improvements must be removed at the expiration or termination of the Term. If Landlord requires removal and Tenant fails to comply within ten (10) days after written notice from Landlord, Landlord may remove same at Tenant's cost, and Tenant shall pay Landlord upon demand all costs incurred by Landlord in removing the alterations, additions and improvements. Tenant's performance of its obligations to maintain and repair and any moving of Tenant's furnishings, equipment or other property may be conducted only by contractors and subcontractors reasonably approved in writing by Landlord. Landlord may, at Landlord's option, require that alterations be performed or constructed outside of normal business hours. Tenant must maintain and cause such contractors and subcontractors to maintain insurance coverage against such risks, in such amounts and with such companies as Landlord reasonably requires in connection with any alterations, improvements or other modifications. Such contractors and subcontractors must provide Landlord with certificates of insurance prior to commencement of work, and such certificates shall list Landlord and its asset manager, property manager, managing agent and any other designee of Landlord as additional insured.

ALTERATIONS, ADDITIONS OR IMPROVEMENTS. (Aa) Tenant Lessee may, at its own expense, upon Lessor's prior consent, which consent shall notnot be unreasonably withheld, without first obtaining the written consent of Landlordconditioned or delayed, make any changes, alterations, additions or improvements into the Premises ("Alterations") and install Lessee's Property (as defined below in subsection (e)) in the Premises as will, to or about in the Premises. Provided Tenant first provides Landlord judgment of Lessee, better adapt the same for its needs, provided that Lessee complies with written plans or information detailing any proposed alterations, additions or improvements, Landlord the following provisions: (i) The Alterations shall not result in a violation of any then applicable certificate of occupancy for the Building. (ii) The outside appearance of the Building shall not be affected; and such Alterations shall not weaken or impair the structure, or materially lessen the value of the Building as determined by Lessor in its reasonable discretion. Any structural changes or alterations of the "Base Building" (as defined below) shall not be made without Lessor's consent which shall not be unreasonably withholdwithheld, condition conditioned or delay delayed. All such structural changes or Base Building alterations shall be performed using contractors satisfactory to Lessor in its consentreasonable discretion. For purposes hereof, Landlord "Base Building" shall not be deemed to have unreasonably withheld its consent if the proposed alteration, addition or improvement impacts any structural portion mean all portions of the Building for which Lessor is responsible to construct pursuant to Exhibit C hereof. (iii) Lessee shall not install any materials, fixtures or articles or make any Building systemother improvements (other than such as would constitute Lessee's Property) which are subject to liens, including conditional sales contracts, chattel mortgages or security interests. (iv) Lessee shall submit to Lessor three (3) copies of final plans and specifications of the Alterations promptly after written request by way Lessor. (v) Upon completion of example but not limitationany Alterations (other than decorations) Lessee shall deliver to Lessor three (3) copies of "as-built" plans for such Alterations and "CAD" drawings promptly after written request by Lessor. (b) Lessee agrees that all Alterations shall at all times comply with all applicable legal requirements and that Lessee, at its expense, shall (i) obtain and deliver a copy to Lessor of all necessary municipal and other governmental permits, authorizations, approvals and certificates for the HVACcommencement and prosecution of such Alterations and (ii) cause all Alterations to be performed in a good and workmanlike manner. Lessee, plumbing at its expense, shall promptly procure the cancellation or electrical systems. Nothing herein contained discharge of all notices of violation arising from or otherwise connected with Alterations issued by any public authority having or asserting jurisdiction. (c) Throughout the making of all Alterations (other than mere decorations), Lessee, at its expense, shall carry or cause its contractors to carry (i) workers' compensation insurance in statutory limits covering all persons employed in connection with such Alterations, and (ii) commercial liability insurance covering any occurrence in or about the Premises in connection with such Alterations which complies with the requirements of Article 30. (d) Neither Lessor nor Lessor's agents shall be construed liable for any labor or materials furnished or to prevent Tenant from making cosmetic be furnished to Lessee upon credit, and no mechanics' or decorative changes other liens for such labor or materials shall attach to or affect any estate or interest of Lessor in any part of the Property. Lessee shall indemnify Lessor against liability for any and all mechanics' and other liens filed in connection with Alterations. Lessee, at its expense, shall procure the discharge of any such lien within sixty (e.g.60) days after Lessee's receipt of notice of the filing thereof against any part of the Property. If Lessee shall fail to cause any such lien to be discharged within the period aforesaid, paintingthen, wall coveringin addition to any other right or remedy, Lessor may discharge the same either by paying the amount claimed to be due or by deposit or bonding proceedings. Any amount so paid by Lessor, and all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Lessor in connection therewith, shall be payable by Lessee within thirty (30) days following Lessee's receipt of Lessor's statement. (e) Except for items of Lessee's personal property, furniture, furnishings signs, telecommunications equipment, IT equipment and trade fixtures ("Lessee's Property"), all Alterations and appurtenances attached to or built into the interior Premises at the commencement of or during the Term (other than vaults, Lessee's raised flooring and associated items or other items that are not standard office improvements), whether or not at the expense of Lessee, and whether or not Lessor's consent is required (collectively "Fixtures"), shall be and remain a part of the Premises without Landlord’s prior written approval. All alterations and shall be deemed the property of Lessor as of the exterior date such Fixtures are completed, attached to or built into the Premises. At the end of the Premises are Term, subject to the Landlord’s prior written approval. Notwithstanding the foregoingsubparagraph (f) of this Article, Tenant Lessor shall have the right to erect require Lessee, at Lessee's sole cost, to remove any Alterations that are not standard office improvements from the Building and repair any damage to the Building resulting from the installation of such Alteration or install such signage as its removal. Fixtures shall include electrical, plumbing, heating and sprinkling equipment, fixtures, outlets, venetian blinds, partitions, gates, doors, paneling, molding, shelving, radiator enclosures, cork, rubber, linoleum and composition floors, ventilating, silencing, air conditioning and cooling equipment, and all fixtures, equipment and appurtenances of a similar nature or purpose. Any Alterations which shall involve the removal of any Fixtures essential to the operation of the Building shall be allowed by law which canpromptly replaced, at Lessee's expense and free of superior title, liens, security interests and claims, with like property, of at least equal quality and value. (f) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lessee shall not be seen from the street in the interior of the Lease Premises. Landlord shall install required to remove (i) an electric sign any of its initial Tenant Improvements to the Premises, including, but not limited to, the Work, as defined on Exhibit D, and any data and telecommunications cabling, fixtures and wiring; or (ii) any Alterations made after the main lobby directory of initial Tenant Improvements unless (1) the Building on Tenant’s behalfAlterations (including the Work defined in Exhibit D) made are not standard office improvements, and (ii2) signage on Tenant’s suite entry doorLessor notifies Lessee at the time Lessor consents to such Alterations (or, as to Alterations not requiring consent, at Lessee's option, within ten (10) days after written request to Lessor by Lessee for a determination as to whether removal will be required), that Lessor shall require removal of such Alterations. For purposes hereof, "not standard office improvements" shall mean raised flooring, interior staircases, vaults, elevators, modifications to the cost Base Building and expense of Landlordunusual configuration for first class office space. Such sign Lessee shall be comparable in size and appearance with the existing signs in the Building. Tenant shall not have the right to construct, erect, place, put, or maintain repair any sign inside or outside of the Building without the prior written consent of Landlord, which may be withheld in its sole discretion. Any and all alterations damage to the Premises resulting from such removal. Nothing contained herein shall be performed deemed to require Lessee to remove any portion of the Base Building Work. (g) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, Lessor's consent shall not be required for any Alteration costing less than One Hundred Fifty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($150,000.00), provided that such Alteration does not affect floor slabs, Building structural elements, the mechanical or utility systems or the exterior of the Building. (h) Lessee shall not be required to post a bond or pay Lessor a supervisory fee in accordance connection with any Alterations. (i) Lessor shall notify Lessee within ten (10) business days after receipt of Lessee's notice therefor, whether Lessor consents to any Alteration(s). If Lessor fails to respond within such ten (10) business day period, Lessee may send Lessor a second notice which notice shall provide in capitalized and bold type letters that Lessor's failure to respond to such request within five (5) business days shall be deemed Lessor's consent to such Alteration(s), and if Lessor fails to respond to such request within five (5) business days after Lessor's receipt of such second notice, Lessor shall be deemed to have consented to such Alteration(s), in which case, such deemed consent shall also be deemed notification by Lessor that it requires removal of such Alteration (to the requirements extent, if any, such Alteration is a "not standard office improvement") by the end of Exhibit C heretothe Term at Lessee's expense under subsection (f) hereof.