Common use of Operating Cost Escalation Clause in Contracts

Operating Cost Escalation. If the Operating Costs incurred for the Building in which the Premises are located and Office Building Area for any Lease Year or Partial Lease Year during the Lease Term shall be greater than the Base Operating Costs (adjusted proportionately for periods less than a Lease Year), then Lessee shall pay to Lessor, as Additional Rent, Lessee's Percentage of all such excess Operating Costs. Operating Costs shall include, by way of illustration and not of limitation: personal property taxes; management fees; labor, including all wages and salaries; social security taxes, and other taxes which may be levied against Lessor upon such wages and salaries; supplies; repairs and maintenance; maintenance and service contracts; painting; wall and window washing; laundry and towel service; tools and equipment (which are not required to be capitalized for federal income tax purposes); fire and other insurance; trash removal; lawn care; snow removal and all other items properly constituting direct operating costs according to standard accounting practices (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Operating Costs"), but not including depreciation of Building or equipment; interest; income or excess profits taxes; costs of maintaining the Lessor's corporate existence; franchise taxes; any expenditures required to be capitalized for federal income tax purposes, unless said expenditures are for the purpose of reducing Operating Costs within the Building and Office Building Area, or those which under generally applied real estate practice are expensed or regarded as deferred expenses or are required under any governmental or quasi-governmental law, statute, ordinance, rule, order, requirements or regulation, in which event the costs thereof shall be included. The Base Operating Costs shall as be as defined in the Preamble.

Operating Cost Escalation. If the Operating Costs incurred for the Building in which the Premises are located and Office Building Area for any Lease Year or Partial Lease Year during the Lease Term shall be greater than the Base Operating Costs (adjusted proportionately for periods less than a Lease Year), then Lessee shall pay to Lessor, as Additional Rent, Lessee's Percentage of all such excess Operating Costs. Operating Costs shall include, by way of illustration and not of limitation: personal property taxes; management fees; labor, including all wages and salaries; social security taxes, and other taxes which may be levied against Lessor upon such wages and salaries; supplies; repairs and maintenance; maintenance and service contracts; painting; wall and window washing; laundry and towel service; tools and equipment (which are not required to be capitalized for federal income tax purposes); fire and other insurance; trash removal; lawn care; snow removal and all other items properly constituting direct operating costs according to standard accounting practices (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Operating Costs"), but not including depreciation of Building or equipment; interest; income or excess profits taxes; costs of maintaining the Lessor's corporate existence; franchise taxes; any expenditures required to be capitalized for federal income tax purposes, unless said expenditures are for the purpose of reducing Operating Costs within the Building and Office Building Area, or those which under generally applied real estate practice are expensed or regarded as deferred expenses or are required under any governmental or quasi-governmental law, statute, ordinance, rule, order, requirements or regulation, in which event the costs thereof shall be included. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, any additional costs incurred by Lessor during the 2006 Calendar Year by reason of Lessor or any of its vendors entering into new labor contracts or renewals or modifications of existing labor contracts shall not be included in Base Operating Costs. In addition, Lessee shall pay Lessor Lessee's Percentage of all costs and expenses incurred by Lessor in connection with complying with any "homeland security" requirements, and such costs and expenses shall not be included in Operating Costs. The Base Operating Costs shall as be as defined in the Preamble.. Operating Costs shall also include the total cost and expenses incurred by Lessor maintaining certain areas of the Capital Office Park (the "Business Park") for the following items:

Operating Cost Escalation. If the Operating Costs incurred for the Building in which the Premises are located and Office Building Area for any Lease Year after 2003 or Partial Lease Year during the Lease Term shall be greater than the Base Operating Costs (adjusted proportionately for periods less than a Lease Year), then Lessee shall pay to Lessor, as Additional Rent, Lessee's Percentage of all such excess Operating Costs. Operating Costs shall include, by way of illustration and not of limitation: personal property taxes; management fees; labor, including all wages and salaries; social security taxes, and other taxes which may be levied against Lessor upon such wages and salaries; supplies; repairs and maintenance; maintenance and service contracts; painting; wall and window washing; laundry and towel service; tools and equipment (which are not required to be capitalized for federal income tax purposes); fire and other insurance; trash removal; lawn care; snow removal and all other items properly constituting direct operating costs according to standard accounting practices (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Operating Costs"), but not including depreciation of Building or equipment; interest; income or excess profits taxes; costs of maintaining the Lessor's corporate existence; franchise taxes; any expenditures required to be capitalized for federal income tax purposes, unless said expenditures are for the purpose of reducing Operating Costs within the Building and Office Building Area, or those which under generally applied real estate practice are expensed or regarded as deferred expenses or are required under any governmental or quasi-governmental law, statute, ordinance, rule, order, requirements or regulation, in which event the costs thereof shall be included. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, any additional costs incurred by Lessor during the 2003 Calendar Year by reason of Lessor or any of its vendors entering into new labor contracts or renewals or modifications of existing labor contracts shall not be included in Base Operating Costs. The Base Operating Costs shall as be as defined in the Preamble.. The following, however, will not be included in Operating Expenses:

Operating Cost Escalation. If the Operating Costs incurred for the Building in which the Premises are located and Office Building Area for any Lease Year or Partial Lease Year during the Lease Term shall be greater than the Base Operating Costs (adjusted proportionately for periods less than a Lease Year), then Lessee shall pay to Lessor, as Additional Rent, Lessee's ’s Percentage of all such excess Operating Costs. Operating Costs shall include, by way of illustration and not of limitation: personal property taxes; management fees; labor, including all wages and salaries; social security taxes, and other taxes which may be levied against Lessor upon such wages and salaries; supplies; repairs and maintenance; maintenance and service contracts; painting; wall and window washing; laundry and towel service; tools and equipment (which are not required to be capitalized for federal income tax purposes); fire and other insurance; trash removal; lawn care; snow removal and all other items properly constituting direct operating costs according to standard accounting practices (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "“Operating Costs"”), but not including depreciation of Building or equipment; interest; income or excess profits taxes; costs of maintaining the Lessor's ’s corporate existence; franchise taxes; any expenditures required to be capitalized for federal income tax purposes, unless said expenditures are for the purpose of reducing Operating Costs within the Building and Office Building Area, or those which under generally applied real estate practice are expensed or regarded as deferred expenses or are required under any governmental or quasi-governmental law, statute, ordinance, rule, order, requirements or regulation, in which event the costs thereof shall be included. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, any additional costs incurred by Lessor during the 2002 Calendar Year by reason of Lessor or any of its vendors entering into new labor contracts or renewals or modifications of existing labor contracts shall not be included in Base Operating Costs. The Base Operating Costs shall as be as defined in the Preamble.

Operating Cost Escalation. If the Operating Costs incurred for the Building in which the Premises are located and Office Building Area for any Lease Year or Partial Lease Year during the Lease Term shall be greater than the Base Operating Costs (adjusted proportionately for periods less than a Lease Year), then Lessee shall pay to Lessor, as Additional Rent, Lessee's Percentage of all such excess Operating Costs. Operating Costs shall include, by way of illustration and not of limitation: personal property taxes; management fees; labor, including all wages and salaries; social security taxes, and other taxes which may be levied against Lessor upon such wages and salaries; supplies; repairs and maintenance; maintenance and service contracts; painting; wall and window washing; laundry and towel service; tools and equipment (which are not required to be capitalized for federal income tax purposes); fire and other insurance; trash removal; lawn care; snow removal and all other items properly constituting direct operating costs according to standard accounting practices (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "“Operating Costs"”), but not including depreciation of Building or equipment; interest; income or excess profits taxes; costs of maintaining the Lessor's ’s corporate existence; franchise taxes; any expenditures required to be capitalized for federal income tax purposes, unless said expenditures are for the purpose of reducing Operating Costs within the Building and Office Building Area, or those which under generally applied real estate practice are expensed or regarded as deferred expenses or are required under any governmental or quasi-governmental law, statute, ordinance, rule, order, requirements or regulation, in which event the costs thereof shall be included. The Base Operating Costs shall as be as defined in the Preamble.