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                                    NET LEASE

                             BASIC LEASE INFORMATION

DATE:             November 14, 2000

LANDLORD:         Hollis Street Investors, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability
                  company

TENANT:           Knowledge Kids Enterprises, a Delaware corporation, doing
                  business as "LeapFrog"

PREMISES:         A portion of the Building located at 6401 Hollis Street,
                  Emeryville, California, as shown on EXHIBIT A attached hereto.
                  Landlord and Tenant stipulate that for all purposes of this
                  Lease the Premises contains 40,060 rentable square feet.

PROPERTY:         Hollis Business Center, Emeryville, California

USE:              General office and administrative purposes, including customer
                  training and support incidental thereto.

TERM:             Approximately five (5) years

ESTIMATED COMMENCEMENT DATES:         February 1, 2001

INITIAL BASE RENT:                    $100,150.00 ($2.50 per month per rentable
                                      sq. ft.)

TENANT'S PERCENTAGE SHARE:            29.34%

SECURITY DEPOSIT:                     $1,200,000.00 Letter of Credit (subject to
                                      adjustment as provided in Section 17)

BROKERS:                              Colliers International (representing
                                      Tenant)

ADDRESS FOR NOTICES:       Landlord:  Hollis Street Investors, L.L.C.
                                      c/o Riggs & Company / MEPT
                                      808 17th Street, N.W.
                                      Washington, D.C. 200006
                                      Attention: Patrick O. Mayberry

                     With a copy to:  Hollis Street Investors, L.L.C.
                                      c/o Simeon Commercial Properties
                                      655 Montgomery Street; Suite 1190
                                      San Francisco, CA 94111
                                      Attn: Director of Property Management

                             Tenant:  Knowledge Kids Enterprises
                                      1400 65th Street Emeryville, CA 94608
                                      Attn: Chief Financial Officer

            After Commencement Date:  To Tenant at the Premises,
                                      Attn: Chief Financial Officer


LANDLORD'S INITIALS: [INIT]                            TENANT'S INITIALS: [INIT]


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LANDLORD'S CONTRIBUTION TO TENANT IMPROVEMENTS:     $1,022,000.00




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LANDLORD'S INITIALS: [INIT]                            TENANT'S INITIALS: [INIT]



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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

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1.   PREMISES..................................................................1

2.   TERM......................................................................1

3.   RENT......................................................................3

4.   BASE RENT.................................................................4

5.   OPERATING EXPENSES........................................................4

6.   PRORATION OF RENT.........................................................9

7.   TENANT IMPROVEMENTS.......................................................9

8.   USE OF THE PREMISES.......................................................9

9.   ALTERATIONS..............................................................11

10.  REPAIRS..................................................................13

11.  DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION....................................................14

12.  EMINENT DOMAIN...........................................................15

13.  INDEMNITY AND INSURANCE..................................................15

14.  ASSIGNMENT OR SUBLET.....................................................18

15.  DEFAULT..................................................................21

16.  LANDLORD'S RIGHT TO PERFORM TENANT'S COVENANTS...........................23

17.  LETTER OF CREDIT.........................................................23

18.  SURRENDER OF PREMISES....................................................25

19.  HOLDING OVER.............................................................26

20.  ACCESS TO PREMISES.......................................................26

21.  SIGNS....................................................................26

22.  SUBORDINATION............................................................27

23.  TRANSFER OF THE PROPERTY.................................................28

24.  ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATES; FINANCIAL STATEMENTS..............................28

25.  MORTGAGEE PROTECTION.....................................................29

26.  ATTORNEYS' FEES..........................................................29

27.  BROKERS..................................................................29

28.  PARKING..................................................................29

29.  UTILITIES AND SERVICES...................................................30

30.  FITNESS FACILITY.........................................................31

31.  ACCEPTANCE...............................................................31


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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                   (CONTINUED)

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32.  USE OF BUILDING NAME.....................................................32

33.  RECORDING................................................................32

34.  QUITCLAIM................................................................32

35.  NOTICES..................................................................32

36.  LANDLORD'S EXCULPATION...................................................32

37.  ADDITIONAL STRUCTURES....................................................33

38.  CONSENTS AID APPROVALS...................................................33

39.  RENEWAL OPTION...........................................................33

40.  ROOFTOP SPACE............................................................34

41.  GENERAL..................................................................35



Exhibit "A"   -   Premises Designation
Exhibit "B"   -   Property Site Plan
Exhibit "C"   -   Commencement Date Memorandum
Exhibit "D"   -   Rules and Regulations
Exhibit "E"   -   Form of Tenant Estoppel Certificate
Exhibit "F"   -   Utilities and Services
Exhibit "G"   -   Appraisal Procedure


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                                    NET LEASE

         THIS LEASE, which is effective as of the date set forth in the Basic
Lease Information, is entered by Landlord and Tenant, as set forth in the Basic
Lease Information. Terms which are capitalized in this Lease shall have the
meanings set forth in the Basic Lease Information or as otherwise defined in
this Lease.

1. PREMISES.

         Landlord leases to Tenant, and Tenant leases from Landlord, the
Premises described in the Basic Lease Information (as shown on EXHIBIT A),
together with the right in common to use the Common Areas. The Common Areas
shall mean the areas and facilities within the land shown on Exhibit A-1 (the
"Land") and within the Building identified in the Basic Lease Information (the
"Building") and within all other buildings and improvements now or hereafter
located on the Land, provided and designated by Landlord for the general use,
convenience or benefit of Tenant and other tenants and occupants of the Property
restrooms; janitorial, telephone and electrical closets; sidewalks; driveways,
public lobbies, entrances and stairs; and unreserved parking areas). Landlord
reserves the right to make changes to the Common Areas, provided that such
changes do not permanently materially adversely affect Tenant's reasonable
access to the Premises or reduce the parking spaces available to Tenant to less
than that required by applicable Legal Requirements (as defined in Section 8.c.
below). The Building and such other buildings and improvements now or hereafter
located on the Land are collectively referred to in this Lease as the
"Buildings". The Land, the Buildings and the Common Areas are collectively
referred to in this Lease as the "Property" or the "Real Property". Reference
herein to the "Building" or the "Buildings" includes all leasable space and
Common Areas located therein.

2. TERM.

         a. LEASE TERM. The term of this Lease (the "Term") shall commence on
the Commencement Date (as defined in Subsection 2.b.) and, unless terminated on
an earlier date in accordance with the terms of this Lease or renewed pursuant
to Section 39 below, shall end on the date (the "Expiration Date") that is the
last day of the calendar month in which occurs the day preceding the fifth (5th)
annual anniversary of the Commencement Date.

         b. COMMENCEMENT DATE. The "Commencement Date" of this Lease shall be
the earliest to occur of the following: (i) the date that the Tenant
Improvements (as such terms are defined in EXHIBIT B attached hereto) have been
Substantially Completed and Landlord provides written notice thereof to Tenant;
(ii) the date Tenant occupies the Premises for the conduct of business; (iii)
the date the Commencement Date would have occurred but for Tenant Delay; or (iv)
February 1, 2001.

         "Substantial Completion of the Tenant Improvements" shall be deemed to
have occurred when the Tenant Improvements have been completed in accordance
with the Final Plans (as defined in EXHIBIT B), subject only to the completion
or correction of Punch List Items, Landlord's Work has been completed to the
extent required so that the Premises may be lawfully occupied by Tenant for
general office and administrative purposes, and the Premises may


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otherwise be lawfully occupied by Tenant for general office and administrative
purposes. Tenant shall be responsible, at its sole cost and expense, for
obtaining any permits required by reason of Tenant's particular use of the
Premises (including, without limitation, permits for any Hazardous Materials
used in connection therewith) (collectively, the "Special Use Permits"), and in
no event shall Substantial Completion of the Tenant Improvements require that
the Special Use Permits have been obtained. "Punch List Items" shall mean
incomplete or defective work or materials in the Tenant Improvements which do
not materially impair Tenant's use of the Premises for the conduct of Tenant's
business therein and which can be completed or corrected without material
interference with Tenant's use and enjoyment of the Premises. Within fifteen
(15) days after Substantial Completion of the Tenant Improvements, but prior to
Tenant moving any of its furniture, fixtures or equipment into the Premises,
upon either party's request Landlord and Tenant shall together conduct an
inspection of the Premises and prepare a list of the Punch List Items any items
of the Tenant Improvements that are not in conformity with the Tenant
Improvements as required by the terms of this Lease. Landlord shall use its good
faith efforts to correct all such items within a reasonable period of time
following preparation of such list. In addition, within thirty (30) days
following preparation of such list, upon either party's request Landlord and
Tenant shall conduct a second inspection of the Premises and prepare a second
list with respect to any items that were not adequately completed from the first
list and any items that were not reasonably discoverable during the first
inspection. Landlord shall use its good faith efforts to correct any items
listed on the second list within a reasonable period of time following
preparation of such list. Punch List Items shall be corrected by Landlord in an
orderly fashion, and without material interference to Tenant's use and enjoyment
of the Premises. "Tenant Delay" means any delay in completion of the Tenant
Improvements caused or requested by Tenant, including any such delay caused by
(I) any Changes (as defined in Exhibit B attached hereto) to the Tenant
Improvements requested by Tenant (including any proposed Changes that are not
ultimately approved or made), (II) Tenant's interference with the construction
of the Tenant Improvements (including any early entry into the Premises, whether
or not approved by Landlord), (III) Tenant's failure to promptly respond to
inquiries regarding the construction of the Tenant Improvements or to promptly
make any selection of materials, finishes or colors, (IV) Tenant's failure to
approve or reasonably disapprove any plans or specifications or costs or budgets
or other items within the time period set forth on Exhibit B for the same, (V)
Tenant's failure to furnish any information to Landlord within the time period
set forth on Exhibit B for the same, (VI) Tenant's request that the Tenant
Improvements include special materials, finishes or installations or other
so-called "long lead" items, or (VII) the Special Use Permits, or any
requirement that the same be obtained.

         Landlord shall endeavor in good faith to notify Tenant in writing of
any Tenant Delay (identifying the nature of the Tenant Delay) as soon as
reasonably practicable after Landlord becomes actually aware of such Tenant
Delay, together with Landlord's then good faith estimate of the probable
duration of such Tenant Delay.

         C. PREMISES NOT DELIVERED. If, for any reason, Landlord is unable to
deliver possession of the Premises to Tenant on the Commencement Date, such
failure shall not affect the validity of this Lease nor shall such failure
subject Landlord to any liability, and the term of this Lease, and the
commencement of Tenant's obligation to pay Rent, shall nevertheless commence on
the Commencement Date, as determined pursuant to Section 2.b. above.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that Landlord does not deliver the
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Tenant, with the Tenant. Improvements Substantially Completed therein, on or
prior to June l, 2001, as such date shall be extended for delays caused by
Tenant Delay or Force Majeure (such date, as so extended, the "Trigger Date"),
then Tenant shall have the right to terminate this Lease by notice to Landlord
given, if at all, within ten (10) days after the Trigger Date. For purposes of
this Lease, "Force Majeure" shall mean strikes, lock-outs, labor disputes,
shortages of material or labor, fire, earthquake, flood or other casualty, acts
of God or any other cause (other than financial inability) beyond the reasonable
control of Landlord. If Tenant exercises such termination option, this Lease
shall terminate effective as of the tenth (10th) day following delivery of
Tenant's notice of termination, unless Landlord shall deliver the Premises to
Tenant, with the Tenant Improvements Substantially Completed therein, prior to
such effective termination date. If this Lease is so terminated, Landlord shall
return any payments of Rent previously made by Tenant, the Letter of Credit and
any Letter of Credit Pry needs (as such terms are defined in Section 17), and
any sums paid by Tenant to Landlord as Tenant's contribution to the cost of the
Tenant Improvements, and the parties thereupon shall be released of further
liability under this Lease.

         d. COMMENCEMENT DATE MEMORANDUM. When the Commencement Date is
determined, the parties shall execute a Commencement Date Memorandum, in the
form attached hereto as EXHIBIT C, setting forth the Commencement Date and the
Expiration Date.

         e. EARLY ENTRY. Tenant shall be permitted to enter the Premises fifteen
(15) days prior to the Commencement Date for the purpose of installing its
telecommunications and data equipment, so long as Landlord shall reasonably
determine that the same will not delay or interfere with Landlord's construction
of the Tenant Improvements, or increase the cost of the Tenant Improvements.
Such early entry shall not in and of itself cause the Commencement Date to occur
or give rise to Tenant's obligation to pay Base Rent or Operating Expenses, but
prior to any such entry Tenant shall submit evidence to Landlord that the
insurance required to be maintained by Tenant pursuant to Sections 13.c. and
13.h. is in effect. Tenant shall be fully responsible for any equipment or
personal property it installs during such early entry period, and Landlord shall
have no liability for any loss or damage thereto from any cause whatsoever.
Tenant's indemnification obligations under clauses (a) and (b) of Section 13.a.
shall fully apply during any such early entry period.

3. RENT.

         As used in this Lease, the term "Rent" shall include: (i) the Base
Rent; (ii) Operating Expenses payable by Tenant pursuant to Section 5 below; and
(iii) all other amounts which Tenant is obligated to pay under the terms of this
Lease, including, without limitation, the parking charges payable by Tenant
pursuant to Section 28 below. All amounts of money payable by Tenant to Landlord
shall be paid without prior notice or demand, deduction or offset. If any
installment of Base Rent is not paid by Tenant by the fifth (5th) day of the
month, or if any payment of Operating Expenses or any other amount payable by
Tenant is not paid within five (5) days of the due date thereof, Tenant shall
pay to Landlord a late payment charge equal to five percent (5%) of the amount
of the delinquent amount, in addition to the amount of Rent then owing,
regardless of whether a notice of default or notice of termination has been
given by Landlord. In addition to the five percent (5%) late charge, any Base
Rent, Operating Expenses or other amounts owing hereunder which are not paid
within five (5) days after the date they are


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due shall thereafter bear interest at the rate ("Interest Rate") which is the
lesser of eighteen percent (18%) per annum or the maximum rate permitted by
applicable law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord shall give Tenant notice
of non-payment and five (5) days from receipt of such notice to cure such
non-payment once in each calendar year before assessing such late fees and/or
interest in such calendar year.

4. BASE RENT.

         a. INITIAL BASE RENT. Commencing on the Commencement Date, and
thereafter on the first day of each calendar month of the Term, Tenant shall pay
monthly base rent ("Base Rent") for the Premises to Landlord (or other entity
designated by Landlord), in advance, at Landlord's address for notices (as set
forth in the Basic Lease Information) or at such other address as Landlord may
designate. The initial Base Rent shall be the amount set forth in the Basic
Lease Information. Base Rent payable hereunder for the first full calendar month
after Tenant's obligation to pay Base Rent commences shall be paid upon Tenant's
execution of this Lease.

         b. BASE RENT ADJUSTMENT. Effective as of each annual anniversary of the
Commencement Date, the Base Rent payable by Tenant for the Premises shall
increase to one-hundred four percent (104%) of the Base Rent then in effect for
the Premises (without taking into account any temporary rental abatements then
in effect).

5. OPERATING EXPENSES.

         a. OPERATING EXPENSES. Tenant shall pay Tenant's Percentage Share of
Operating Expenses incurred by Landlord during each calendar year falling in
whole or in part during the Term. Tenant's Percentage Share has been calculated
as the ratio that the stipulated rentable area of the Premises bears to the
stipulated rentable area of the Building. If during the Term there is a physical
change in the rentable area of the Premises or the Building (as distinguished
from a change in the method of measuring any such rentable area), there shall be
a corresponding adjustment in Tenant's Percentage Share.

         b. OPERATING EXPENSES. The term "Operating Expenses" shall include all
reasonable expenses and costs of every kind and nature, except as provided in
the next paragraph, which Landlord shall pay or become obligated to pay because
of or in connection with the ownership, management, administration, maintenance,
repair and operation of the Premises, the Buildings, the Common Areas and the
balance of the Property, to the extent allocable, as reasonably determined by
Landlord, to the Building in which the Premises is located. Operating Expenses
shall include, without limitation, the following: (i) all impositions relating
to the Real Property, including Real Property Taxes (as defined in Section
5.d.); (ii) premiums for insurance relating to the Real Property, including as
set forth in Sections 13.b., 13.d. and 13.i., and insurance deductibles paid by
Landlord; (iii) wages, salaries, bonuses and expenses and benefits (including
hospitalization, medical, surgical, retirement plan, pension plan, union dues,
life insurance, including group life insurance, welfare and other fringe
benefits, and vacation, holidays and other paid absence benefits, and costs of
uniforms) of all on-site and off-site employees of Landlord or its agents, at
the rank of property manager or below, engaged in operation, management,
administration, maintenance, repair and security of the Real Property,


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including, without limitation, administrative, management and accounting
personnel and the individual(s) responsible for management of the Property, and
payroll, social security, workers' compensation, unemployment and similar taxes
with respect to such employees of Landlord or its agents, and the cost of
providing disability or other benefits imposed by law or otherwise, with respect
to such employees; (iv) costs of all supplies, materials and equipment rentals
used in operations with respect to the Real Property; (v) all maintenance,
janitorial (including refuse and rubbish removal and pest extermination),
security and service costs, including costs of maintaining and repairing a card
access security system and of providing cards with respect thereto; (vi) a
management fee not to exceed 5% of all gross revenues from the Real Property,
including revenues attributable to Tenant's and other tenants' payments of
Operating Expenses; (vii) legal and accounting expenses, including the cost of
audits by certified public accountants: (viii) all repair, painting and
maintenance costs relating to the Real Property and its Common Areas, including
sidewalks, landscaping, service areas, mechanical rooms, parking areas, Building
exterior and driveways; (ix) all charges for heat, water, gas, steam, fuel,
electricity and other utilities used or consumed in the Buildings and Common
Areas, provided, however, that so long as Tenant pays for electricity and gas
furnished to the Premises and to the HVAC systems serving the Premises on a
direct metered basis, charges for electricity and gas furnished to leasable
space or to the HVAC equipment serving leasable space shall be excluded from
Operating Expenses; (x) costs of repairs, replacements, and general maintenance
to and of the Building Systems and the Base Building Components (as such teens
are defined in Sections 9.a. and 10.a.; respectively, below), including, without
limitation, costs of regularly scheduled preventive maintenance/service
contracts with respect to the same; (xi) the costs of capital improvements,
capital replacements, capital repairs, capital equipment, and capital tools and
devices installed or paid for by Landlord and intended to reduce other Operating
Expenses or required to comply with Legal Requirements with which the Real
Property was not required to comply as of the Commencement Date or intended for
the protection of the health and safety of the occupants of the Property; (xii)
in the event that Landlord shall elect to operate a fitness facility on the
Property, the costs of purchasing and/or renting fitness equipment and other
equipment and personal property used in connection with such facility, and all
costs of maintaining and operating such facility, including costs described in
the other clauses of this Section 5.b.; (xiii) the cost of furniture, draperies,
carpeting, and other items of personal property (excluding paintings, sculptures
and other works of art) provided by Landlord for use in the Common Areas, the
fitness facility or the Building office (to the extent that such Building office
is dedicated to the operation and management of the Property); and (xiv)
Building office rent or rental value, for no more than 1,500 rentable square
feet. With respect to any costs included in Operating Expenses under clause (x)
which are capital expenditures, as determined by Landlord in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied, and with respect
to the costs of items included in Operating Expenses under clause (xi), such
costs shall be amortized over a period determined by Landlord, together with
interest on the unamortized balance at a rate per annum equal to three (3)
percentage points over the Treasury Rate charged at the time such item is
constructed or acquired, or at such higher rate as may have been paid by
Landlord on funds borrowed for the purpose of acquiring or constructing such
item, but in either case not more than the maximum rate permitted by law at the
time such item is acquired or constructed. As used herein, "Treasury Rate" means
the six-month United States treasury bill rate in effect from time to time by
the San Francisco Main Office of Bank of America, NA (or


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any successor bank thereto), or if there is no such rate, the rate quoted by
such bank in pricing ninety day commercial loans to substantial commercial
borrowers.

         Operating Expenses shall not include the following: (i) depreciation on
the Buildings or equipment or systems therein; (ii) debt service or the costs of
financing or selling the Property; (iii) rental under any ground or underlying
lease; (iv) attorneys' fees and expenses incurred in connection with lease
negotiations or disputes with past, current or prospective Building tenants; (v)
the cost of decorating, improving for tenant occupancy, painting or redecorating
portions of the Buildings to be demised to tenants; (vi) advertising,
promotional or marketing expenses; (vii) costs reimbursed by insurance proceeds,
warranty proceeds, or condemnation awards, or costs for which Landlord is
otherwise reimbursed (other than by tenants pursuant to a provisions similar to
this Section 5); (viii) real estate broker's or other leasing commissions; (ix)
penalties and interest incurred due to Landlord's failure to timely pay any Real
Property Taxes or other Operating Expenses or charges due in connection with the
Real Property, unless caused in whole or part by Tenant's failure to timely pay
any amount due from it under this Lease; (x) costs incurred due to a violation
by Landlord, as determined by written admission, stipulation, final judgment or
arbitration award, of any of the terms and conditions of this Lease or any other
lease relating to a Building, except to the extent such costs reflect costs that
would have been incurred by Landlord absent such violation; (xi) costs, fines
and penalties incurred due to a violation by Landlord or the Real Property of
any Legal Requirements, except to the extent due to a violation by Tenant of the
terms of this Lease, and except further to the extent such costs reflect costs
that would have been incurred by Landlord absent such violation; (xii) the cost
of services made available at no special cost to any tenant of a Building but
only made available to Tenant at special cost; (xiii) the cost of special
services made available to Tenant for which Tenant pays Landlord pursuant to
another provision of this Lease; (xiv) overhead and profit increments paid to
Landlord or to subsidiaries or affiliates of Landlord for services (other than
management) to the Property to the extent that the costs of the services
materially exceed the amounts normally payable for similar services to unrelated
third parties under similar circumstances (taking into account the market
factors in effect on the date any relevant contracts were" negotiated) in
comparable business parks in the county in which the Property is located; (xv)
Landlord's general corporate office overhead and administrative expenses, except
for management fees and as otherwise provided in the preceding paragraph; (xvi)
charitable and political contributions; (xvii) the purchase price of sculptures,
paintings or other objects of art'(which shall not be deemed to include
landscaping or features related thereto) placed in the Common Areas; and (xvii)
the cost of any large-scale abatement, remediation or removal activities with
respect to Hazardous Materials (as defined in Section 8.d.), provided, however,
Operating Expenses may include the costs attributable to those actions taken by
Landlord to comply with any Hazardous Materials Laws (as defined in Section
8.d.) or other Legal Requirements in connection with the ordinary operation and
maintenance of the Building or the Property.

         The parties agree that statements in this Lease to the effect that
Landlord is to perform certain of its obligations hereunder at its own or sole
cost and/or expense shall not be interpreted as excluding any cost from
Operating Expenses if such cost is an Operating Expense pursuant to the terns u
this Section 5.b.

         c. MONTHLY ADJUSTMENT. Promptly following the commencement of the Term
and prior to the commencement of each subsequent calendar year (or as soon
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practicable), Landlord shall in good faith estimate the Operating Expenses
payable by Tenant for such calendar year pursuant to this Section. Tenant shall
pay to Landlord, on the first day of each month, in advance, one-twelfth (1/12)
of Landlord's estimated amount. If at any time during the course of the year
Landlord determines that the Operating Expenses payable by Tenant will vary from
the then estimated amount, by notice to Tenant Landlord may revise the amount
payable by Tenant during the balance of the calendar year such that the total
estimated additional amount due from Tenant for such calendar year is paid by
Tenant during the balance of the calendar year in equal monthly amounts. Within
ninety (90) days (or as soon thereafter as practicable) after the close of each
calendar year, Landlord shall provide Tenant with a statement to account for any
difference between the actual and the estimated Operating Expenses for the
previous year. Landlord's annual statement shall be final and binding upon
Landlord and Tenant unless, within ninety (90) days after delivery thereof to
Tenant, Landlord shall revise or Tenant shall contest any item therein by
written notice to the other, specifying each item revised or contested and the
reason therefor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Real Property Taxes included
in any such annual statement may be modified by any subsequent adjustment or
retroactive application of Real Property Taxes affecting the calculation of
Operating Expenses. If Tenant has overpaid the amount of Operating Expenses
owing pursuant to this Section, Landlord shall credit the overpayment against
Tenant's next payments due under this Section 5 and under Section 4 above, and
if no further payments are due from Tenant Landlord shall refund the overpayment
to Tenant within thirty (30) days after delivery of such statement. If Tenant
has underpaid the amount of Operating Expenses owing pursuant to this Section,
Tenant shall pay the amount of the underpayment to Landlord within thirty (30)
days after Tenant's receipt of Landlord's statement. If the rentable area of the
Building is not fully occupied during any calendar year, Operating Expenses for
such calendar year which vary based on the level of occupancy shall be adjusted
to equal Landlord's reasonable estimate of the Operating Expenses which would
have been incurred during such calendar year if the total rentable area of the
Building were occupied.

         d. DEFINITION OF REAL PROPERTY TAXES. The term "Real Property Taxes"
shall mean any ordinary or extraordinary form of assessment or special
assessment, license fee, rent tax, levy, penalty (if a result of Tenant's
delinquency), or tax (other than net income, estate, succession, inheritance,
transfer or franchise taxes), imposed by any authority having the direct or
indirect power to tax, or by any city, county, state or federal government for
any maintenance or improvement or other district or division thereof. The term
shall include all transit charges, housing fund assessments, real estate taxes
and all other taxes relating to the Premises, Building and/or Property, all
other taxes which may be levied in lieu of real estate taxes, all assessments,
assessment bonds, levies, fees, and other governmental charges (including, but
not limited to, charges for traffic facilities, improvements, child care, water
services studies and improvements, and fire services studies and improvements)
for amounts necessary to be expended because of governmental orders, whether
general or special, ordinary or extraordinary, unforeseen as well as foreseen,
of any kind and nature for public improvement, services, benefits or any other
purposes which are assessed, levied, confirmed, imposed or become a lien upon
the Premises, Building or Property or become payable during the Term. With
respect to any assessments which may be paid in installments, the Real Property
Taxes for any given year of the Term shall be calculated on the assumption that
Landlord elected the installment method of payment.


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         e. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF PARTIES. It is acknowledged by Landlord and
Tenant that Proposition 13 was adopted by the voters of the State of California
in the June, 1978 election, and that assessments, taxes, fees, levies and
charges may be imposed by governmental agencies for such purposes as fire
protection, street, sidewalk, road, utility construction and maintenance, refuse
removal and for other governmental services which formerly may have been
provided without charge to property owners or occupants. It is the intention of
the parties that all new and increased assessments, taxes, fees, levies and
charges due to Proposition 13 or any other cause are to be included within the
definition of Real Property Taxes for purposes of this Lease.

         f. TAXES ON TENANT IMPROVEMENTS AND PERSONAL PROPERTY. Notwithstanding
any other provision hereof, Tenant shall pay the full amount of any increase in
Real Property Taxes during the Term resulting from any and all Alterations (as
defined in Section 9.a. below) of any kind whatsoever placed in, on or about the
Premises for the benefit of, at the request of, or by Tenant. Tenant shall pay,
prior to delinquency, all taxes assessed or levied against Tenant's personal
property, equipment, furniture or fixtures (collectively, "Personal Property")
in, on or about the Premises. When possible, Tenant shall cause its Personal
Property to be assessed and billed separately from the real or personal property
of Landlord. Tenant recognizes that pursuant to Section 107.6 of the California
Revenue and Taxation Code Tenant's possessory interest under this Lease may be
subject to property taxation based on the full cash value, as defined in
Sections 110 and 110.1 of the California Revenue and Taxation Code.

         g. FISCAL YEAR. Landlord shall have the right to account and bill for
Operating Expenses on the basis of a fiscal year, rather than a calendar year as
set forth above, and to revise such fiscal year from time to time, provided that
Landlord follows generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied
in connection therewith.

         h. NET LEASE. This shall be a Net Lease and Base Rent shall be paid to
Landlord absolutely net of all costs and expenses except as expressly herein
provided. The provisions for Tenant's payment of Tenant's Percentage Share of
Operating Expenses are intended to pass on to Tenant and reimburse Landlord for
Tenant's Percentage Share of all costs and expenses associated with the Real
Property, except as expressly provided in this Lease.

         i. TENANT'S AUDIT RIGHT. Tenant shall have the right to cause a
reputable nationally recognized accounting firm to audit Landlord's books and
records pertaining to Operating Expenses for the immediately prior calendar
year, provided that Tenant notifies Landlord in writing of Tenant's intention to
exercise such audit right within ninety (90) days after receipt of the relevant
annual statement described in Section 5.c., actually begins such audit within
thirty (30) days after such notice from Tenant (but in no event earlier than ten
(10) Business Days (as defined below) after such notice) and diligently pursues
such audit to completion. Landlord agrees to make available to Tenant's
auditors, at the Building or at Landlord's office in the State of California,
the books and records relevant to the audit for review and copying, but such
books and records may not be removed from Landlord's location. Tenant shall
promptly deliver to Landlord a copy of the report or other documentation
prepared by Tenant's auditors upon completion of the audit. Tenant shall bear
all costs of such audit, except that, if the audit (as conducted and certified
by Tenant's nationally recognized accounting fin-n) shows an aggregate
overstatement of Operating Expenses of more than five percent (5%), and
Landlord's auditors concur in such findings (or, in the absence of such
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confirmed by dispute resolution), then Landlord shall bear Tenant's costs of the
audit, such payment to be made by Landlord within thirty (30) days of Landlord's
receipt of the invoice (with reasonably satisfactory supporting documentation)
for such costs. If the agreed or confirmed audit shows an underpayment of
Operating Expenses by Tenant, Tenant shall pay to Landlord, within thirty (30)
days after the audit is agreed to or confirmed, the amount owed to Landlord,
and, if the agreed or confirmed audit shows an overpayment of Operating Expenses
by Tenant, Landlord shall reimburse Tenant for such overpayment within thirty
(30) days after the audit is agreed to or confirmed. As used in this Lease, a
"Business Day" is Monday through Friday, excluding state or federal holidays.

6. PRORATION OF RENT. If the Commencement Date is not the first day of a
calendar month, or if the end of the Term is not the last day of a calendar
month, Base Rent payable by Tenant pursuant to Section 4, and Operating Expenses
payable by Tenant pursuant to Section 5, shall be prorated on a daily basis
(based upon a thirty (30) day month) for such fractional month. If any date on
which Base Rent is to be adjusted hereunder is not the first day of a calendar
month, Base Rent payable by Tenant pursuant to Section 4 for such calendar month
shall be prorated on a daily basis (based on the number of days in such month)
to take into account the differing Base Rent rates. The termination of this
Lease shall not affect the obligations of Landlord and Tenant pursuant to
Section 5.c. which are to be performed after the termination.

7. TENANT IMPROVEMENTS. Landlord agrees to complete Landlord's Work and to
construct within the Premises certain improvements to the Premises ("Tenant
Improvements") pursuant to the terms of Exhibit B. Subject to completion of
Landlord's Work and the Tenant Improvements, the Premises shall be delivered to
Tenant in its then "as-is" condition, and Landlord shall not have any obligation
to make or pay for any alterations, additions, improvements or repairs to
prepare the Premises for Tenant's occupancy.

8. USE OF THE PREMISES.

         a. USE. The Premises shall be used solely for the use set forth in the
Basic Lease Information and for no other use or purpose, Tenant shall not do or
suffer or permit anything to be done in or about the Premises or the Real
Property which will in any way obstruct or interfere with the rights of other
tenants or occupants of the Building or injure or annoy them, or use or suffer
or permit the Premises to be used for any immoral, unlawful or objectionable
purpose, nor shall Tenant cause, maintain, suffer or permit any nuisance in, on
or about the Premises or the Real Property. Without limiting the foregoing,
Tenant shall not permit any odors, smoke, dust, gas, substances, noise or
vibration to emanate from the Premises, and no loudspeakers or other similar
device which can be heard outside the Premises shall, without the prior written
approval of Landlord, be used in or about the Premises. Tenant shall not commit
or suffer to be committed any waste in, to or about the Premises. Tenant agrees
not to employ any person, entity or contractor for any work in the Premises
(including moving Tenant's equipment and furnishings in, out or around the
Premises) whose presence may give rise to a labor or other disturbance in the
Building and, if necessary to prevent such a disturbance in a particular
situation, Landlord may require Tenant to employ union labor for the work.

         b. RULES AND REGULATIONS: CC&R's. Tenant shall comply with the Rules
and Regulations attached hereto as Exhibit D as the same may be modified from
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Landlord upon prior notice to Tenant (the "Rules"). In addition, Tenant shall
comply with any covenants, conditions and restrictions ("CC&R's") applicable to
the Real Property, and all rules, regulations and restrictions imposed by any
association formed pursuant to the CC&R's, in each case to the extent Landlord
has delivered a copy thereof to Tenant and the same are not in conflict with the
provisions of this Lease. Landlord shall not be responsible to Tenant for the
nonperformance or noncompliance by any other tenant or occupant of the Building
or Property of or with any of the Rules, but Landlord shall not enforce the
Rules in a discriminatory manner. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency
between the Rules and the balance of this Lease, the balance of this Lease shall
control.

         c. COMPLIANCE. Tenant shall not permit the Premises to be used in
violation of or in conflict with, and at its sole cost and expense shall
promptly comply with, all laws, statutes, ordinances and governmental rules,
regulations or requirements now in force or which hereinafter may be in force,
with the requirements of any board of fire underwriters or other similar board
now or hereafter constituted, with any direction or occupancy certificate issued
pursuant to any law by any public officer or officers, as well as the provisions
of all recorded documents affecting the Premises (all of the foregoing,
collectively, "Legal Requirements"), insofar as any thereof relate to or affect
the condition, use or occupancy of the Premises, and Tenant shall perform all
work to the Premises and other portions of the Real Property required to effect
such compliance (or, at Landlord's election, Landlord may perform such work at
Tenant's expense). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in discharging its duty to
comply with Legal Requirements Tenant shall not be obligated to make structural
changes to the Premises or the Building, or to alter or supplement any Base
Building Components or any Building Systems which do not exclusively serve the
Premises, unless the need for compliance arises by reason of or is caused or
triggered by (i) Tenant's particular use or particular manner of use of the
Premises (as distinguished from Tenant's use of the Premises for general office
purposes in a normal and customary manner), or (ii) Tenant's Alterations, or
(iii) Tenant's particular employees or employment practices. The judgement of
any court of competent jurisdiction or the admission of Tenant in any actions
against Tenant, whether Landlord be a party thereto or not, that Tenant has so
violated any such law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation or requirement,
shall be conclusive of such violation as between Landlord or Tenant.

         d. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. Tenant shall not cause or permit the storage,
use, generation, release, handling or disposal (collectively, "Handling") of any
Hazardous Materials (as defined below), in, on, or about the Premises or the
Real Property by Tenant or any agents, employees, contractors, licensees,
subtenants, customers, guests or invitees of Tenant (collectively with Tenant,
"Tenant Parties"), except that Tenant shall be permitted to use in the Premises
in a normal and customary manner normal quantities of office supplies or
products (such as copier fluids or cleaning supplies) customarily used in the
conduct of general business office activities ("Common Office Chemicals"),
provided that the Handling of such Common Office Chemicals shall comply at all
times with all Legal Requirements, including Hazardous Materials Laws (as
defined below). Upon Landlord's request from time to time, Tenant shall provide
to Landlord a complete written inventory of all Hazardous Materials which Tenant
anticipates using or storing on, or discharging from , the Premises along with
copies of all reports, permits and business plans filed with any federal, state,
local or other governmental agency. Tenant shall update the inventory as
frequently as required to reflect any material changes to the items required to
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shall indemnify, defend and hold Landlord and all other Indemnitees (as defined
in Section 13.a. below), harmless from and against all Claims (as defined in
Section 13.a. below), arising out of or in connection with, or otherwise
relating to (i) any Handling of Hazardous Materials by any Tenant Party or
Tenant's breach of its obligations hereunder, or (ii) any removal, cleanup, or
restoration work and materials necessary to return the Real Property or any
other property of whatever nature located on the Real Property to their
condition existing prior to the Handling of Hazardous Materials in, on or about
the Premises by any Tenant Party. Tenant shall promptly provide Landlord with
copies of all notices received by it, including, without limitation, any notice
of violations, notice of responsibility or demand for action from any federal,
state or local authority or official in connection with the presence of
Hazardous Materials in or about the Premises or any other portion of the
Property. In the event of any release of Hazardous Materials upon the Premises
or any other portion of the Property, or upon adjacent lands, if caused by
Tenant or any other Tenant Party, Tenant shall promptly remedy the problem in
accordance with all applicable Legal Requirements. For purposes of this Lease,
"Hazardous Materials" means any explosive, radioactive materials, hazardous
wastes, or hazardous substances, including without limitation asbestos
containing materials, PCB's, CFC's, or substances defined as "hazardous
substances" in the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
Liability Act of 1980, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Section 9601-9657; the Hazardous
Materials Transportation Act of 1975, 49 U.S.C. Section 1801-1812; the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. Section 6901-6987; or any other
Legal Requirement regulating, relating to, or imposing liability or standards of
conduct concerning any such materials or substances now or at any time hereafter
in effect (collectively, "Hazardous Materials Laws"). Tenant's obligations under
this Section 8.d. shall survive the expiration or other termination of this
Lease.

         e. DEED RESTRICTION. The Land described herein contains hazardous
materials in soils and in the ground water under the property, and is subject to
a deed restriction dated as of October 6, 1999, and recorded on December 21,
1999, in the Official Records of Alameda County, California, as Document No.
1999450464, which Covenant and Restriction imposes certain covenants, conditions
and restrictions on the usage of the property described herein. This statement
is not a declaration that a hazard exists. Landlord has provided a copy of said
deed restriction to Tenant.

9. ALTERATIONS.

         a. ALTERATIONS. Tenant shall not make any alteration, addition or
improvement in, to or upon the Premises ("Alteration") without the prior written
consent of Landlord in each instance, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld with respect to proposed Alterations which (i) are not structural in
nature, (ii) do not affect the Base Building Components, (iii) are, in
Landlord's opinion, compatible with the Building and the balance of the Real
Property and the Building's mechanical, plumbing, gas, electrical,
heating/ventilation/air conditioning, communication, security and fire and other
life safety systems (collectively, the "Building Systems"), (iv) in Landlord's
opinion will not interfere with the use and occupancy of any other portion of
the Building or the Real Property by any other tenant or permitted occupant
thereof, and (v) do not cause or trigger, under applicable Legal Requirements, a
requirement for "Beam Alterations". As used in this Lease, "Beam Alterations"
mean any wrapping or other alterations to the beams in the Premises or in other
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aesthetics of the Premises or the Building, as determined by Landlord in good
faith. Tenant shall give Landlord not less than twenty-one (21) days' prior
written notice of any Alteration Tenant desires to make. Any Alterations as to
which Landlord shall consent shall be made only by contractors approved in
advance, in writing by Landlord, which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld; provided, however, that Landlord may, in its sole discretion, specify
the engineers and contractors to perform any work relating to or affecting the
Building Systems or the Base Building Components. Tenant shall comply with all
Legal Requirements applicable to each Alteration and shall deliver to Landlord a
complete set of "as built" plans and specifications for each Alteration. Any
work to the balance of the Building or Real Property related to or affected or
triggered by Tenant's Alterations shall be performed by Tenant at Tenant's
expense (or, at Landlord's election, Landlord may perform such work at Tenant's
expense). Tenant shall be solely responsible for maintenance and repair of all
Alterations made by Tenant. Tenant shall pay Landlord on demand (whether prior
to or during the course of construction) an amount (the "Alteration Fee") equal
to five percent (5%) of the total cost of each Alteration (and for purposes of
calculating the Alteration Fee, such cost shall include architectural and
engineering fees, but shall not include permit fees) as compensation to Landlord
for miscellaneous costs incurred by Landlord in connection with the Alteration.
In addition, Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for all third party fees paid by
Landlord in connection with reviewing the proposed Alterations (whether or not
the proposed Alterations are ultimately approved by Landlord or made by Tenant),
including, without limitation, Landlord's architectural and engineering fees.
All Alterations shall be performed diligently and in a first-class workmanlike
manner and in accordance with plans and specifications approved by Landlord, and
shall comply with Landlord's construction procedures and requirements for the
Building (including Landlord's requirements relating to insurance and contractor
qualifications and scheduling of the work).

         Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall have the right, without
Landlord's consent, to make any Alteration to the Premises that (a) is
decorative in nature (such as paint, carpet or other wall or floor finishes,
movable partitions or other such work), (b) does not affect the Base Building
Components or the Building Systems, (c) is not structural in nature and does not
require a building permit or other governmental permit, uses only first-class
materials and is performed in a workman-like manner and in accordance with all
applicable Legal Requirements, and (d) when aggregated with all other Cosmetic
Alterations performed on or about the same time or otherwise related thereto,
does not cost in excess of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00). Any Alteration
permitted without Landlord's consent pursuant to this paragraph is referred to
in this Lease as a "Cosmetic Alteration".

         b. LIENS. If, because of any act or omission of Tenant or anyone
claiming by, through, or under Tenant, any mechanic's lien or other lien is
filed against the Premises or any other portion of the Real Property or against
other property of Landlord (whether or not the lien is valid or enforceable),
Tenant shall, at its own expense, cause it to be discharged of record within a
reasonable time, not to exceed ten (10) days, after the date of the filing. In
addition, Tenant shall defend and indemnify Landlord and hold it harmless from
any and all Claims resulting from the lien. Without limitation of Landlord's
other remedies, Landlord shall have the rights under Section 16 below if any
such lien is not timely discharged by Tenant.

         c. OWNERSHIP OF ALTERATIONS. All Alterations shall immediately become
Landlord's property. Except as provided in Section 9.d., Landlord may require
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expense and by the end of the Term, to remove any Alterations and to restore the
Premises to its condition prior to the Alteration.

         d. REQUEST REGARDING REMOVAL OBLIGATION. At the time that Tenant
requests Landlord's consent to any Alteration, Tenant may request that Landlord
notify Tenant if Landlord will require Tenant, at Tenant's sole expense, to
remove any or all of the Alteration by the end of the Term, and to restore the
Premises to its condition prior to the Alteration. Unless Landlord shall have
expressly agreed in writing not to require such removal and restoration,
Landlord's election right under Section 9.c. shall continue through the end of
the Term as to such Alterations. In no event shall Tenant be required to remove
any of the Tenant Improvements constructed pursuant to EXHIBIT B hereto, unless
Landlord shall have notified Tenant in writing of such removal obligation on or
prior to Landlord's approval of the Final Plans (as defined in EXHIBIT B).

10. REPAIRS.

         a. LANDLORD'S REPAIRS. Landlord shall maintain the roof, foundations,
floor slabs and exterior walls of the Building (collectively, the "Base Building
Components") in good condition and repair, reasonable wear and tear excepted.
The term walls as used herein shall not include windows, glass or plate glass,
doors, special store fronts or office entries. The term roof as used herein
shall include skylights, smoke hatches and roof vents. Landlord shall also
maintain in good condition and repair, reasonable wear and tear excepted, the
Common Areas, including, but not limited to, the landscaped areas, parking areas
and driveways, and Building Systems (other than those which are Tenant's
responsibility under Section 10.b.). Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for
Landlord's costs of complying with its obligations under this Section 10 in
accordance with Section .5 above, provided, however, that, subject to Section
13.g. below, any damage caused by or repairs necessitated by any act of Tenant
or any other Tenant Party may be repaired by Landlord at Landlord's option and
at Tenant's expense. Tenant shall give Landlord prompt written notice of any
repairs required of Landlord pursuant to this Section 10, after which notice
Landlord shall have reasonable opportunity to perform the same.

         b. TENANT'S REPAIRS. Tenant shall, at Tenant's expense, subject to
damage by fire or other casualty or a taking (which shall be governed by
Sections 11 and 12, respectively, below), maintain all parts of the Premises in
a good, clean and secure condition, promptly making all necessary repairs and
replacements including, but not limited to, all windows, glass or plate glass,
doors and any special store fronts or office entries, walls and wall finishes,
floor coverings. Tenant, at Tenant's expense, shall also maintain and repair all
supplemental or special HVAC systems or other Building Systems located within
and exclusively serving the Premises, such as dedicated computer or conference
room HVAC facilities, computer room fire suppression systems, security systems
other than the Building's standard card access system and any electrical system
components other than Building standard wiring and other equipment.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to Section 13.g. below, Tenant shall not
be responsible for repairs to the extent such repairs are Landlord's
responsibility pursuant to Section 10.a. or are necessitated by the gross
negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord or Landlord's agents, employees or
contractors. Tenant shall not damage any demising wall or disturb the integrity
and support provided by any demising wall and shall, at its sole expense,
immediately repair any damage to any demising wall caused by Tenant or its
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Tenant Party. Tenant hereby waives all right to make repairs at the expense of
Landlord or in lieu thereof to vacate the Premises and its other similar rights
as provided in California Civil Code Sections 1932(1), 1941 and 1942 or any
other Legal Requirement (whether now or hereafter in effect).

11. DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION.

         a. LANDLORD'S OBLIGATION TO REBUILD. If the Premises are damaged or
destroyed, Landlord shall promptly and diligently repair the Premises unless
Landlord has the option to terminate this Lease as provided herein, and Landlord
elects to terminate.

         b. RIGHT TO TERMINATE. Landlord shall have the option to terminate this
Lease if the Premises or the Building is destroyed or damaged by fire or other
casualty, regardless of whether the casualty is insured against under this
Lease, if Landlord reasonably estimates that the repair of the Premises or the
Building cannot be completed within one hundred eighty (180) days after the
casualty. Landlord shall also have the right to terminate this Lease if the
repair is not fully covered by insurance maintained (or required to be
maintained) by the Landlord pursuant to this Lease other than by reason of the
deductible amounts under Landlord's insurance policies. Tenant shall have the
option to terminate this Lease if the Premises is damaged or destroyed by fire
or other casualty, and Landlord reasonably estimates that the repair of the
Premises cannot be completed within one hundred eighty (180) days after the
casualty. Landlord shall notify Tenant of Landlord's reasonable repair period
estimate within (60) days after the casualty. If a party desires to exercise the
right to terminate this Lease as a result of a casualty, the party shall
exercise the right by giving the other party written notice of its election to
terminate within thirty (30) days after delivery of Landlord's repair period
estimate, in which event this Lease shall terminate fifteen (15) days after the
date of the terminating party's notice. If neither Landlord nor Tenant exercises
the right to terminate this Lease, this Lease shall continue in full force and
effect and Landlord shall promptly commence the process of obtaining necessary
permits and approvals, and shall commence repair of the Premises or the Building
as soon as practicable and thereafter prosecute the repair diligently to
completion.

         c. LIMITED OBLIGATION TO REPAIR. Landlord's obligation, should Landlord
elect or be obligated to repair or rebuild, shall be limited to the Building
shell and any tenant improvements in the Premises which are constructed by
Landlord pursuant to Exhibit B (excluding such of the Tenant Improvements which
are unusual or extraordinary for use of the Premises as permitted hereunder, as
reasonably determined by Landlord and noticed to Tenant at the time Landlord
approves the Final Plans pursuant to Exhibit B (the "Above Standard Tenant
Improvements"). Tenant, at its option and expense, shall replace or fully repair
all trade fixtures, equipment, Above Standard Tenant Improvements, Alterations
and other improvements installed by Tenant and existing at the time of the
damage or destruction.

         d. ABATEMENT OF RENT. In the event of any damage or destruction to the
Premises which does not result in termination of this Lease, the Base Rent shall
be temporarily abated proportionately to the degree the Premises are
untenantable as a result of the damage or destruction, commencing from the date
of the damage or destruction and continuing during the period required by
Landlord to substantially complete its repair and restoration of the Premises;
provided, however, that nothing herein shall preclude Landlord from being
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full amount of any rent loss insurance proceeds. Tenant shall not be entitled to
any compensation or damages from Landlord for loss of the use of the Premises,
damage to Tenant's Personal Property or any inconvenience occasioned by any
damage, repair or restoration. Tenant hereby waives the provisions of Section
1932, Subdivision 2, and Section 1933, Subdivision 4, and Sections 1941 and 1942
of the California Civil Code, and the provisions of any similar Legal
Requirement (whether now or hereafter in effect).

         e. INSURANCE PROCEEDS. If this Lease is terminated, Landlord may keep
all the insurance proceeds resulting from the damage payable pursuant to
insurance coverage maintained by Landlord, and Tenant shall have no claims
thereto.

12. EMINENT DOMAIN. If all or any material part of the Premises or balance of
the Real Property is taken for public or quasi-public use by a governmental
authority under the power of eminent domain or is conveyed to a governmental
authority in lieu of such taking (a "taking"), Landlord may terminate this Lease
by written notice to Tenant within thirty (30) days after the taking. If all or
any material part of the Premises is taken, and if the taking causes the
remaining part of the Premises to be untenantable or inadequate for use by
Tenant for the purpose for which they were leased, then Tenant, at its option
and by giving notice within fifteen (15) days after the taking, may terminate
this Lease as of the date Tenant is required to surrender possession of the
Premises. If part of the Premises is taken but the remaining part is tenantable
and adequate for Tenant's use, then this Lease shall be terminated as to the
part taken as of the date Tenant is required to surrender possession, and,
unless Landlord shall have terminated this Lease pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, Landlord shall make such repairs, alterations and improvements as
may be necessary to render the part not taken tenantable, and the Base Rent
shall be reduced in proportion to the part of the Premises taken. All
compensation awarded for the taking shall be the property of Landlord without
any deduction therefrom for any estate of Tenant, and Tenant hereby assigns to
Landlord all its right, title and interest in and to the award. Tenant shall
have the right, however, to recover from the governmental authority, but not
from Landlord, such compensation as may be awarded to Tenant on account of the
interruption of Tenant's business, moving and relocation expenses, the
unamortized cost of Tenant's Alterations (which shall in no event be deemed to
include the Tenant Improvements) (such amortization to be on a straight line
basis, without interest, from the date such Alterations are installed through
the Expiration Date), and removal of Tenant's Personal Property, provided that
any such award to Tenant will not reduce the award which would otherwise be made
to Landlord.

13. INDEMNITY AND INSURANCE.

         a. INDEMNITY. Tenant shall hold Landlord and its constituent
shareholders, partners, members or other owners, and all of their agents,
contractors, servants, officers, directors, employees and licensees
(collectively with Landlord, the "Indemnitees") harmless from and indemnify the
Indemnitees against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, costs and
expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs incurred in defending
against the same (collectively, "Claims"), to the extent arising from (a) the
acts or omissions of Tenant or any other Tenant Party in, on or about the Real
Property, or (b) any construction or other work undertaken by or on behalf of
Tenant in, on or about the Premises, whether prior to or during the Term, or (c)
any accident, injury or damage, howsoever and by whomsoever caused, to any
person or property, occurring in, on or about the Premises; except to the extent
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caused directly by the negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord or its
authorized representatives. In case any action or proceeding be brought against
any of the Indemnitees by reason of any such Claim, Tenant, upon notice from
Landlord, covenants to resist and defend at Tenant's sole expense such action or
proceeding by counsel reasonably satisfactory to Landlord. The provisions of
this Section 13.a. shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this
Lease with respect to any injury, illness; death or damage occurring prior to
such expiration or termination.

         b. FIRE AND EXTENDED COVERAGE. Landlord shall procure and maintain in
full force and effect with respect to the Building (including any tenant
improvements in the Premises constructed by Landlord pursuant to Exhibit B,
excluding, at Landlord's option, the Above Standard Tenant Improvements), policy
or policies of all risk insurance (including sprinkler, vandalism and malicious
mischief coverage, and any other endorsements desired by the Landlord or
required by the holder of any fee or leasehold mortgage on the Real Property,
but excluding, at Landlord's option, the insurance described in Section 13.i.
below) in such amount as Landlord shall determine, but in an amount at least
equal to eighty percent (80%) (or such greater percentage as shall be required
to preclude Landlord from being deemed a coinsurer) ) of the full replacement
cost (including debris removal, and demolition, but excluding the land and the
footings, foundations and installations below the basement level) thereof. Such
insurance, and all other insurance maintained by Landlord under this Lease,
shall be for the sole benefit of Landlord, and the proceeds therefrom shall be
under Landlord's sole control.

         c. PUBLIC LIABILITY. Tenant, at its own cost and expense, shall keep
and maintain in full force and effect during the Term the following insurance
coverages, written by an insurance company licensed by and admitted to issue
insurance in the State of California, with a general policyholders' rating of
"A" or better and a financial size ranking of "Class X" or higher, in the most
recent edition of Best's Insurance Guide, in the form customary to the locality,
(i) commercial general liability insurance, including contractual liability
coverage, insuring Tenant's activities with respect to the Premises and/or
the-Raiding against loss, damage or liability for personal injury or death of
any person or loss or damage to property occurring in, upon or about the
Premises, with a minimum coverage of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per
occurrence/Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) general aggregate, plus a Five
Million Dollar (55,000,000) per occurrence/general aggregate umbrella, (ii) fire
damage legal liability insurance and personal/advertising injury insurance
(which shall not be subject to the contractual, liability exclusion), each in
the minimum amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000), (iii) medical payments
insurance in the minimum amount of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000), (iv) worker's
compensation insurance in statutory amounts, and (v) if Tenant operates owned,
leased or non-owned vehicles on the Property, comprehensive automobile liability
insurance with a minimum coverage of $1,000,000 per occurrence/ Two Million
Dollars ($2,000,000) general aggregate; provided, however, that if, at any time
during the Term, Tenant shall have in full force and effect a blanket policy of
public liability insurance with the same coverage for the Premises as described
above, as well as coverage of other premises and properties of Tenant, or in
which Tenant has some interest, the blanket insurance shall satisfy the
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         d. RENTAL ABATEMENT INSURANCE. Landlord may keep and maintain in full
force and effect during the Term rental abatement insurance against abatement or
loss of rents with respect to the Real Property in such amount as reasonably
determined by Landlord.

         e. INSURANCE CERTIFICATES. Tenant shall furnish to Landlord, on or
before the Commencement Date and thereafter within thirty (30) days prior to the
expiration of each policy, an original certificate of insurance issued by the
insurance carrier of each policy of insurance carried by Tenant pursuant to this
Section 13. The certificates shall expressly provide that the policies shall not
be cancelable or subject to reduction of coverage or otherwise be subject to
modification except after thirty (30) days' prior written notice to the parties
named as insureds. Landlord, its successors and assigns, and any nominee of
Landlord holding any direct or indirect ownership or security interest in the
Premises, including, without limitation, any ground lessor or the holder of any
fee or leasehold mortgage, shall be named as an additional insured under each
policy of insurance maintained by Tenant pursuant to this Lease. The policies
and certificates shall further provide that the coverage shall be primary, and
that any coverage carried by Landlord shall be secondary and noncontributory
with respect to Tenant's policy.

         f. TENANT'S FAILURE. If Tenant fails to maintain any insurance required
by this Lease, Tenant shall be liable for any loss or cost resulting from the
failure. This Section shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any of Landlord's
rights and remedies under any other provision of this Lease.

         g. WAIVER OF SUBROGATION. Any policy or policies of fire, extended
coverage, all risk or similar casualty or property insurance which either party
obtains in connection with the Building, the Premises, or Tenant's Personal
Property shall include a clause or endorsement denying the insurer any rights of
subrogation against the other party (and the other parties named as additional
insureds pursuant to Section 13.e. above) to the extent rights have been waived
by the insured prior to the occurrence of injury or loss. Landlord and Tenant
each waives any rights of recovery against the other (and the other parties
named as additional insureds pursuant to Section 13.e. above) for injury or loss
due to hazards insurable by policies of fire, extended coverage, all risk or
similar casualty or property insurance, regardless of-whether such insurance
policies or coverage shall actually have been obtained by the party granting
such waiver, and regardless of the cause of such fire or casualty, including the
negligence of the party benefiting from such waiver. Because this Section 13.g.
will preclude the assignment of any claim mentioned in it by way of subrogation
or otherwise to an insurance company or any other person, each party to this
Lease agrees immediately to give to each of its insurance companies written
notice of the terms of the mutual waivers contained in this Section 13.g. and to
have the insurance policies properly endorsed, if necessary, to prevent the
invalidation of the insurance coverages by reason of the mutual waivers
contained in this Section 13.g.

         h. TENANT'S PROPERTY AND FIXTURES. Tenant shall assume the risk of
damage to any of Tenant's furniture, equipment, machinery, goods, supplies or
fixtures or other Personal Property, and to any Alterations which Tenant may
make to the Premises, and shall insure the same throughout the Term, for their
full replacement cost, under insurance policies reasonably satisfactory to
Landlord (certificates of which shall be delivered to Landlord as set forth
above in Section 13.e). Tenant hereby releases Landlord from any obligation to
insure the foregoing items and from any liability for loss of or damage to such
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         i. EARTHQUAKE AND FLOOD INSURANCE. In addition to any other insurance
policies carried by Landlord in connection with the Building, Landlord may elect
to procure and maintain in full force and effect during the Term with respect to
the Building a policy of earthquake/volcanic action and flood and/or surface
water insurance, including rental value insurance against abatement or loss of
rent in the case of damage or loss covered under the earthquake/volcanic and
flood and/or surface water insurance, in an amount up to one hundred percent
(100%) of the full replacement cost (including debris removal and demolition) of
the Building.

14. ASSIGNMENT OR SUBLET.

         a. Tenant shall not assign this Lease or sublet the Premises or any
portion thereof without the prior written consent of Landlord in each instance,
which consent shall not, subject to Landlord's rights under clause (i) below, be
unreasonably withheld. If Tenant desires to assign this Lease or to sublet the
Premises, or any part thereof, Tenant shall give to Landlord written notice of
its intent at least thirty (30) days in advance of the date on which Tenant
desires to assign or sublet the Premises, which notice shall designate the terms
of the proposed assignment or sublet, the identity of the proposed assignee or
sublessee, and shall be accompanied by financial statements of such proposed
assignee or sublessee and such other information regarding such party and its
business and reputation as shall be required by Landlord to evaluate the
proposed assignment or sublet. Landlord shall have thirty (30) days after
receipt of Tenant's written notice and the above specified information within
which to notify Tenant in writing that Landlord elects to (i) terminate this
Lease, in the case of a proposed assignment, or to terminate this Lease as to
that portion of the Premises to be sublet, in the case of a proposed sublet the
term of which extends into the last three (3) years of the then Term of this
Lease, (ii) consent to the proposed assignment or sublet as described in
Tenant's notice, or (iii) refuse to consent to Tenant's proposed assignment or
sublet, stating the reasonable reasons for such refusal. If Landlord fails to
notify Tenant in writing of its election within the thirty (30) day period,
Landlord shall be deemed to have made the election in clause (iii) above. No
consent by Landlord to any assignment or sublet shall be deemed to be a consent
to a use not permitted under this Lease, to any act in violation of this Lease
or to any subsequent assignment or sublet. No assignment or sublet by Tenant
shall relieve Tenant of any liability theretofore or thereafter arising under
this Lease. Any attempted assignment or sublet by Tenant in violation of the
terms and covenants of this Section shall be void. The parties hereto agree and
acknowledge that, among other circumstances for which Landlord may reasonably
withhold its consent to an assignment or sublease, it shall be reasonable for
Landlord to withhold its consent where the assignment or subletting would cause
or trigger, under applicable Legal Requirements, a requirement for Beam
Alterations.

         b. PROCESSING EXPENSES. Tenant shall pay to Landlord, as Landlord's
cost of processing each proposed assignment or subletting (whether or not the
same is ultimately approved by Landlord or consummated by Tenant), an amount
equal to the sum of (i) Landlord's reasonable attorneys' and other professional
fees, plus (ii) the sum of $1000.00 for the cost of Landlord's administrative,
accounting and clerical time (collectively, "Processing Costs"). Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, Landlord shall not be required to process any
request for Landlord's consent to an assignment or subletting until Tenant has
paid to Landlord the amount of Landlord's estimate of the Processing Costs. When
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Processing Costs is determined, it shall be reconciled with Landlord's estimate,
and any payments or refunds required as a result thereof shall promptly
thereafter be made by the parties.

         c. CONSIDERATION TO LANDLORD. In the event of any' assignment or
sublease, other than an assignment or sublease pursuant to Section 13.g.,
Landlord shall be entitled to receive as additional rent hereunder, seventy-five
percent (75%) of any consideration (including, without limitation, payment for
leasehold improvements) paid by the assignee or subtenant for the assignment or
sublease and, in the case of a sublease, the excess of the amount of rent paid
for the sublet space by the subtenant over the amount of Monthly Base Rent under
Section 4 above, Operating Expenses under Section 5 above and the Improvement
Advance under Paragraph l.f.iv. of EXHIBIT B attached hereto (if applicable)
attributable to the sublet space for the corresponding month. Upon Landlord's
request, Tenant shall direct any subtenant or assignee to pay the directly to
Landlord the amounts due to it pursuant to this Section 14.c. on account of such
sublease or assignment. If there is more than one sublease under this Lease, the
amounts (if any) to be paid by Tenant to Landlord pursuant to this Section 14.c.
shall be separately calculated for each sublease and amounts due Landlord with
regard to any one sublease may not be offset against rental and other
consideration pertaining to or due under any other sublease.

         d. DOCUMENTATION. No permitted assignment or subletting by Tenant shall
be effective until there has been delivered to Landlord a fully executed
counterpart of the assignment or sublease which expressly provides that (i) in
the case of a sublease, the subtenant may not assign its sublease or further
sublet the sublet space without Landlord's prior written consent, (ii) in the
case of an assignment, the assignee assumes all of Tenant's obligations under
this Lease arising on or after the date of the assignment, and (iii) in the case
of a sublease, the subtenant agrees to be and remain jointly and severally
liable with Tenant to Landlord for the payment of Rent pertaining to the sublet
space in the amount set forth in the sublease, and for the performance of all of
the terms and provisions of this Lease pertaining to the sublet space. In
addition to the foregoing, no assignment or sublease by Tenant shall be
effective until there has been delivered to Landlord a fully executed
counterpart of Landlord's consent to assignment or sublease form, as applicable.
The failure or refusal of a subtenant or assignee to execute any such instrument
shall not release or discharge the subtenant or assignee from its liability as
set forth above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no subtenant or assignee shall
be permitted to occupy the Premises unless and until such subtenant or assignee
provides Landlord with certificates evidencing that such subtenant or assignee
is carrying all insurance coverage required of it under this Lease.

         e. NO MERGER. Without limiting any of the provisions of this Section
14, the voluntary or other surrender of this Lease by Tenant, or a mutual
cancellation by Landlord and Tenant, shall not work a merger, and shall, at the
option of Landlord, terminate all or any existing subleases or subtenancies or,
at the option of Landlord, operate as an assignment to Landlord of any or all
such subleases or subtenancies. If Landlord does elect that such surrender or
cancellation operate as an assignment of such subleases or subtenancies,
Landlord shall in no way be liable for any previous act or omission by Tenant
under the subleases or for the return of any deposit(s) under the subleases that
have not been actually delivered to Landlord, nor shall Landlord be bound by any
sublease modification(s) executed without Landlord's consent or for any advance
rental payment by the subtenant in excess of one month's rent.


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         f. INDIRECT ASSIGNMENTS. For purposes of this Section 14, the following
events shall be deemed an assignment or sublease, as appropriate: (i) the
issuance of equity interests (whether stock, partnership interests or otherwise)
in Tenant or any subtenant or assignee, or any entity controlling any of them,
to any person or group of related persons, in a single transaction or a series
of related or unrelated transactions, such that, following such issuance, such
person or group shall have Control (as defined below) of Tenant or any subtenant
or assignee; (ii) a transfer of Control of Tenant or any subtenant or assignee,
or any entity controlling any of them, in a single transaction or a series of
related or unrelated transactions (including, without limitation, by
consolidation, merger, acquisition or reorganization), except- that the issuance
of new, or the transfer of outstanding, capital stock or other listed equity
interests through the "over-the-counter" market or any recognized national or
international securities exchange (including as part of an initial public
offering of capital stock or other equity interests), shall not be included in
determining whether Control has been transferred; (iii) a reduction of Tenant's
assets to the point that this Lease and/or other leases are substantially
Tenant's only asset(s); or (iv) a change or conversion in the form of entity of
Tenant, any subtenant or assignee, or any entity controlling any of them, which
has the effect of limiting the liability of any of the partners, members or
other owners of such entity. "Control" shall mean direct or indirect ownership
of 50% or more of all of the voting stock of a corporation or 50% or more of the
voting legal or equitable interest in any other business entity, or the power to
direct the management and operations of any entity (by equity ownership,
contract or otherwise). The following transfers shall also be excluded in
determining whether Control has been transferred: (A) transfers in connection
with the death, disability or legal incapacity of an individual shareholder; (B)
transfers made from one spouse to another in connection with a dissolution of
marriage; and (C) transfers made to members of an individual shareholder's
family or to trusts established for the benefit of such family members.

         g. AFFILIATES: SUCCESSORS. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
Section 14.a or Section 14.c., but subject to the other provisions of this
Section 14, Tenant may assign this Lease or sublet the Premises or any portion
thereof, without Landlord's consent, to any partnership, corporation or other
entity which controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with Tenant
(control being defined for such purposes as ownership of 50% or more of all of
the voting stock of a corporation or 50% or more of the voting legal or
equitable interest in any other business entity, and the power to direct the
management and operations of, the relevant entity) (an "Affiliate") or to any
partnership, corporation or other entity resulting from a merger or
consolidation with Tenant or which acquires all or substantially all of Tenant's
assets (through a transfer of assets or equity interests in Tenant) as a going
concern and such assets include substantial assets other than this Lease (a
"Successor"), provided that (i) Landlord receives at least ten (10) days' prior
written notice of the assignment or subletting, in which Tenant shall expressly
confirm that Tenant remains primarily liable (together with the assignee in the
event of an assignment) for all of the obligations of the Tenant under this
Lease, except that if such prior notice shall be prohibited under applicable
Legal Requirements, then such notice shall be given as promptly as is
permissible under applicable Legal Requirements, (ii) in the case of an
assignment to a Successor, the Successor's net worth is not less than Tenant's
net worth immediately prior to such assignment (or series of transactions of
which such assignment is a part), (iii) in the case of a subletting or
assignment to an Affiliate, the Affiliate remains an Affiliate for the duration
of the subletting or the balance of the terns in the event of an assignment,
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agreement between Tenant and the Affiliate or Successor at least ten (10) days
prior to the effective date of such assignment or sublease, in which the
Affiliate or Successor, as the case may be, assumes (in the event of an
assignment) all of Tenant's obligations under this Lease, and agrees (in the
event of a sublease) that such subtenant will, at Landlord's election, attorn
directly to Landlord in the event that this Lease is terminated for any reason,
except that if such prior delivery of the assignment or sublease shall be
prohibited under applicable Legal Requirements, then such delivery shall be made
as promptly as is permissible under applicable Legal Requirements, (v) the use
of the Premises will not change from the use of the Premises prior to such
assignment (or series of transactions of which such assignment is a part) or
subletting, and (vi) in the case of an assignment, the essential purpose of such
assignment is to transfer an active, ongoing business with substantial assets in
addition to this Lease, and in the case of an assignment or sublease the
transaction is for legitimate business purposes unrelated to this lease and the
transaction is not a subterfuge by Tenant to avoid it obligations under this
Lease or the restrictions on assignment and subletting contained herein.

15. DEFAULT.

         a. TENANT'S DEFAULT. A material breach of this Lease by Tenant shall
exist if any of the following events (severally, "Event of Default";
collectively, "Events of Default") shall occur: (i) if Tenant shall have failed
to pay Base Rent, Tenant's Percentage Share of increased Operating Expenses, or
any other sum required to be paid hereunder when due, including any interest due
under Section 3, and such failure shall continue for three (3) days after
written notice thereof from Landlord, except that Landlord shall only be
required to give two (2) such notices in any calendar year, and thereafter any
such failure by Tenant shall constitute an Event of Default without the
requirement of notice from Landlord; (ii) if Tenant shall have failed to perform
any term, covenant or condition of this Lease except those requiring the payment
of money, and Tenant shall have failed to cure the breach within fifteen (15)
days after written notice from Landlord if the breach could reasonably be cured
within fifteen (15) day period; provided, however, if the failure could not
reasonably be cured within the fifteen (15) day period, then Tenant shall not be
in default unless it has failed to promptly commence and thereafter continue to
make diligent and reasonable efforts to cure the failure as soon as practicable
as reasonably determined by Landlord; (iii) if Tenant shall have assigned its
assets for the benefit of its creditors; (iv) if the sequestration of,
attachment of, or execution on, any material part of the property of Tenant or
on any property essential to the conduct of Tenant's business shall have
occurred, and Tenant shall have failed to obtain a return or release of the
property within thirty (30) days thereafter, or prior to sale pursuant to any
sequestration, attachment or levy, whichever is earlier; (v) if Tenant shall
have abandoned the Premises; (vi) if a court shall have made or entered any
decree or order adjudging Tenant to be insolvent, or approving as properly filed
a petition seeking reorganization of Tenant, or directing the winding up or
liquidation of Tenant, and the decree or order shall have continued for a period
of thirty (30) days; (vii) if Tenant shall make or suffer any transfer which
constitutes a fraudulent or otherwise avoidable transfer under any provision of
the federal Bankruptcy Laws or any applicable state law; or (viii) if Tenant
shall have failed to comply with the provisions of Sections 22 or 24 of this
Lease within the time periods stated therein. An Event of Default shall
constitute a default under this Lease.

         b. REMEDIES UPON TENANT'S DEFAULT. Upon an Event of Default, Landlord
shall have the following remedies, in addition to all other rights and remedies
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statute or otherwise provided in this Lease, to which Landlord may resort
cumulatively or in the alternative:

         (i) Landlord has the remedy described in California Civil Code Section
1951.4 (a landlord may continue the lease in effect after the tenant's breach
and abandonment and recover rent as it becomes due, if the tenant has the right
to sublet and assign subject only to reasonable limitations), and may continue
this Lease in full force and effect, and this Lease shall continue in full force
and effect as long as Landlord does not terminate Tenant's right to possession,
and Landlord shall have the right to collect Rent when due. During the period
Tenant is in default, Landlord may enter the Premises and relet it, or any part
of it, to third parties for Tenant's account, provided that any Rent in excess
of the Rent due hereunder shall be payable to Landlord. Tenant shall be liable
immediately to Landlord for all costs Landlord incurs in reletting the Premises
including, without limitation, brokers' commissions, expenses of cleaning and
redecorating the Premises required by the reletting and like costs. Reletting
may be for a period shorter or longer than the remaining Term of this Lease.
Tenant shall pay to Landlord the Rent and other sums due under this Lease on the
dates the Rent is due, less the Rent and other sums Landlord receives from any
reletting. No act by Landlord allowed by this Subsection (i) shall terminate
this Lease unless Landlord notifies Tenant in writing that Landlord elects to
terminate this Lease.

         (ii) Landlord may terminate Tenant's right to possession of the
Premises at any time by giving written notice to that effect. No act by Landlord
other than giving written notice to Tenant of such termination shall terminate
this Lease. Acts of maintenance, efforts to relet the Premises or the
appointment of a receiver on Landlord's initiative to protect Landlord's
interest under this Lease shall not constitute a termination of Tenant's right
to possession. On termination, Landlord shall have the right to remove all
personal property of Tenant and store it at Tenant's cost and to recover from
Tenant as damages: (a) the worth at the time of award of unpaid Rent and other
sums due and payable which had been earned at the time of termination; plus (b)
the worth at the time of award of the amount by which the unpaid Rent and other
sums due and payable which would have been payable after termination until the
time of award exceeds the amount of the Rent loss that Tenant proves could have
been reasonably avoided; plus (c) the worth at the time of award of the amount
by which the unpaid Rent and other sums due and payable for the balance of the
Term after the time of award exceeds the amount of the Rent loss that Tenant
proves could be reasonably avoided; plus (d) any other amount necessary to
compensate Landlord for all the detriment proximately caused by Tenant's failure
to perform Tenant's obligations under this Lease, or which, in the ordinary
course of things, would be likely to result therefrom, including, without
limitation, any costs or expenses incurred by Landlord: (1) in retaking
possession of the Premises, including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs
therefor; (2) maintaining or preserving the Premises for reletting to a new
tenant, including repairs or alterations to the Premises for the reletting; (3)
leasing commissions; (4) any other costs necessary or appropriate to relet the
Premises; and (5) at Landlord's election, such other amounts in addition to or
in lieu of the foregoing as may be permitted from time to time by California
Civil Code Section 1951.2 or any other laws of the State of California.

         The "worth at the time of award" of the amounts referred to in
Subsections (ii)(a) and (ii)(b) is computed by allowing interest at the lesser
of eighteen percent (18%) per annum or the maximum rate permitted by law, on the
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date due through the date of award. The "worth at the time of award" of the
amount referred to in Subsection (ii)(c) is computed by discounting the amount
at the discount rate of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco at the time of
award, plus one percent (1%). Tenant waives redemption or relief from forfeiture
under California Code of Civil Procedure Sections 1174 and 1179, or under any
other present or future law, if Tenant is evicted or Landlord takes possession
of the Premises by reason of any default of Tenant hereunder.

         c. LANDLORD'S DEFAULT. Landlord shall not be deemed to be in default in
the performance of any obligation required to be performed by Landlord hereunder
unless and until Landlord has failed to perform the obligation within thirty
(30) days after receipt of written notice by Tenant to Landlord specifying the
obligation Landlord has failed to perform; provided, however, that if the nature
of Landlord's obligation is such that more than thirty (30) days are required
for its performance, then Landlord shall not be deemed to be in default if
Landlord shall commence the performance of such obligation within the thirty
(30) day period and thereafter shall diligently prosecute the same to
completion.

16. LANDLORD'S RIGHT TO PERFORM TENANT'S COVENANTS.

         If Tenant shall at any time fail to make any payment or perform any
other act on its part to be made or performed under this Lease, Landlord may,
but shall not be obligated to, make the payment or perform any other act to the
extent Landlord may deem desirable and, in connection therewith, pay expenses
and employ counsel. Any payment or performance by Landlord shall not waive or
release Tenant from any obligations of Tenant under this Lease. All sums so paid
by Landlord, and all penalties, interest and costs in connection therewith,
shall be due and payable by Tenant on the next day after any payment by
Landlord, together with interest thereon at the Interest Rate, from that date to
the date of payment thereof by Tenant to Landlord, plus collection costs and
attorneys' fees. Landlord shall have the same rights and remedies for the
nonpayment thereof as in the case of default in the payment of Base Rent.

17. LETTER OF CREDIT.

         a. LETTER OF CREDIT. Within ten (10) days after the date of this Lease,
Tenant shall deliver to Landlord the Letter of Credit described below as
security for Tenant's performance of all of Tenant's covenants and obligations
under this Lease; provided, however, that neither the Letter of Credit nor any
proceeds therefrom (the "Letter of Credit Proceeds") shall be deemed an advance
rent deposit or an advance payment of any other kind, or a measure or limitation
of Landlord's damages or constitute a bar or defense to any of the Landlord's
other remedies under this Lease or at law upon Tenant's default. The Letter of
Credit shall be maintained in effect from the date of this Lease through thirty
(30) days after the expiration or earlier termination of the Term, and on or
prior to the expiration of such thirty (30) day period, Landlord shall return to
Tenant the Letter of Credit (unless presented for payment as provided herein)
and any Letter of Credit Proceeds then held by Landlord (other than those held
for application by Landlord as provided below, including application to cure any
failure by Tenant to restore the Premises as required by this Lease upon the
surrender thereof); provided, however, that in no event shall any such return be
construed as an admission by Landlord that Tenant has performed all of its
obligations hereunder. Landlord shall not be required to segregate the Letter of
Credit Proceeds from its other funds and no interest shall accrue or be payable
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Landlord may (but shall not be required to) draw upon the Letter of Credit and
use the Letter of Credit proceeds or any portion thereof to cure any Event of
Default by Tenant under this Lease or to compensate Landlord for any damage
Landlord incurs as a result of Tenant's failure to perform any of its
obligations hereunder, it being understood that any use of the Letter of Credit
Proceeds shall not constitute a bar or defense to any of Landlord's other
remedies under this Lease. In such event and upon written notice from Landlord
to Tenant specifying the amount of the Letter of Credit Proceeds so utilized by
Landlord and the particular purpose for which such amount was applied, Tenant
shall immediately deliver to Landlord an amendment to the Letter of Credit or a
replacement thereof in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the
amount specified below for the applicable period. Tenant's failure to deliver
such amendment or replacement to Landlord within five (5) days of Landlord's
notice shall constitute an Event of Default hereunder. No lessor under any
ground or underlying lease or holder of or beneficiary under a mortgage or deed
of trust, nor any purchaser at any judicial or private foreclosure sale of the
Property or any portion thereof, shall be responsible to Tenant for such Letter
of Credit or any Letter of Credit Proceeds unless such lessor, holder or
purchaser shall have actually received the same.

         b. As used herein, Letter of Credit shall mean an unconditional,
irrevocable letter f credit (hereinafter referred to as the "Letter of Credit")
issued at Tenant's sole expense by the San Francisco office of a national bank
satisfactory to Landlord (the "Bank"), naming Landlord as beneficiary, and in
the form and substance satisfactory to Landlord, in the amount of One Million
Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,200,000.00) during the period from the delivery
date thereof through the fourth annual anniversary of the Commencement Date, and
reducing in amount on the fourth annual anniversary of the Commencement Date and
each annual anniversary of the Commencement Date thereafter by an amount equal
to twenty-five percent (25%) of the original amount of the Letter of Credit;
provided, however, that if on the date the Letter of credit amount would
otherwise reduce, an Event of Default, or default that with notice or the
passage of time or both could mature into an Event of Default, shall have
occurred and be continuing, the Letter of Credit amount shall not reduce on such
date and shall not thereafter reduce until such Event of Default or default
shall have been cured. The Letter of Credit shall be for a one-year or, at
Tenant's election, longer, term and shall provide: (i) that Landlord may make
mark partial and multiple draws thereunder, up to the face amount thereof, (ii)
that Landlord may draw upon the Letter of Credit up to the full amount thereof,
as determined by Landlord, and the Bank will pay to Landlord the amount of such
draw upon receipt by the Bank of a sight draft signed by Landlord and
accompanied by a written certification from Landlord to the Bank stating either:
(a) that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under this Lease, or
(b) that an uncured failure by the Tenant to perform one or more of its
obligations has occurred under this Lease and there exist circumstances under
which Landlord is enjoined or otherwise prevented by operation of law from
giving to Tenant a written notice which would be necessary for such failure of
performance to constitute an Event of Default under this Lease, or (c) that
Landlord has not received notice from the Bank that the Letter of Credit will be
renewed by the Bank for at least one (1) year beyond the then relevant
expiration date and Tenant has not furnished Landlord with a replacement Letter
of Credit as hereinafter provided, or (d) that Bank no longer meets the
requirements set forth above and Tenant has not furnished Landlord with a
replacement Letter of Credit as required hereunder from a Bank meeting such
requirements; and (iii) that, in the event of Landlord's assignment or other
transfer of its interest in this Lease, the Letter of Credit shall be freely
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the assignee or transferee of such interest and the Bank shall confirm the same
to Landlord and such assignee or transferee. The Letter of Credit shall further
provide that a draw thereon pursuant to clause (ii)(c) above may only be made
during the forty-five (45) day period preceding the then applicable expiration
date of the Letter of Credit. In the event that the Bank shall fail to notify
Landlord that the Letter of Credit will be renewed for at least one (1) year
beyond the then applicable expiration date, and Tenant shall not have delivered
to Landlord, at least forty-five (45) days prior to the relevant annual
expiration date, a replacement Letter of Credit in the amount required hereunder
and otherwise meeting the requirements set forth above, then Landlord shall be
entitled to draw on the Letter of Credit as provided above, and shall hold and
apply the proceeds of such draw as Letter of Credit Proceeds pursuant to
Paragraph 17.b. above.

         Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that Landlord shall be
required to make the Improvement Advance described in EXHIBIT B attached hereto,
then the original amount of the Letter of Credit shall be increased by the
amount of the Improvement Advance within ten (10) days after determination of
the amount of the Improvement Advance.

         In the event that Tenant shall not deliver the Letter of Credit to
Landlord in the form and amount required hereby on or prior to the date required
hereby, then in lieu thereof Tenant shall deliver to Landlord cash in the amount
of the so required Letter of Credit, and Tenant's failure to deliver either cash
or the Letter of Credit shall be deemed an Event of Default hereunder. In
addition to Landlord's other rights and remedies by reason of such Event of
Default, each day which passes after the applicable due date for the Letter of
Credit until and including the day on which Tenant shall deliver such cash or
Letter of Credit to Landlord shall be chargeable to Tenant as a day of Tenant
Delay pursuant to Section 2 above of this Lease.

18. SURRENDER OF PREMISES.

         By taking possession of the Premises, Tenant shall be deemed to have
accepted the Premises and the Property in good, clean and completed condition
and repair, subject to all applicable laws, codes and ordinances, but the
foregoing shall not release Landlord from liability for completion of Punch List
Items or Landlord's repair obligations under this Lease. On the Expiration Date
or earlier termination of this Lease, Tenant shall surrender the Premises to
Landlord in its condition as of the Commencement Date, normal wear and tear and
damage by fire or other casualty or eminent domain excepted. Tenant shall remove
from the Premises all of Tenant's Personal Property and any Alterations required
to be removed pursuant to Section 9 of this Lease. Tenant shall repair any
damage or perform any restoration work required by the removal. If Tenant fails
to timely remove any Personal Property or Alterations as aforesaid, Landlord may
remove the property and store and/or dispose of the same at Tenant's expense,
including interest at the Interest Rate. If the Premises are not so surrendered
at the termination of this Lease, Tenant shall indemnify Landlord against all
Claims resulting from delay by Tenant in so surrendering the Premises,
including, without limitation, any claims made by any succeeding tenant, losses
to Landlord due to lost opportunities to lease to succeeding tenants, and
attorneys' fees and costs. Tenant shall give written notice to Landlord at least
thirty (30) days prior to vacating the Premises and shall meet with Landlord for
a joint inspection of the Premises at the time of vacating. In the event of
Tenant's failure to give such notice or participate in such joint inspection,
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deemed correct for purposes of determining Tenant's responsibility for removal
of Alterations and repairs and restoration of the Premises.

19. HOLDING OVER.

         If Tenant remains in possession of all or any part of the Premises
after the expiration of the Term or the earlier termination of this Lease
without Landlord's prior written consent, the tenancy shall be a tenancy at
sufferance only and shall not constitute a renewal or extension for any further
term, regardless of whether Landlord shall accept Rent for any such period. In
such event, Base Rent shall be increased in an amount equal to the greater of
(i) two hundred percent (200%) of the Base Rent during the last month of the
Term (including any extensions); and (ii) two hundred percent (200%) of the fair
market value of the Premises. and any other sums due under this Lease shall be
payable in the amount, and at the times, specified in this Lease. The tenancy
shall be subject to every other term, condition, covenant and agreement
contained in this Lease, except that any renewal or extension option in favor of
Tenant shall not be applicable. No such increase shall impair Landlord's other
rights and remedies against Tenant by reason of such holding over by Tenant, and
Tenant shall vacate the Premises immediately upon Landlord's request.

20. ACCESS TO PREMISES.

         Tenant shall permit Landlord and its agents to enter the Premises at
all reasonable times upon reasonable notice, except in the case of an emergency
(in which event entry may be made when necessary and without notice), to inspect
the Premises, to post Notices of Nonresponsibility and similar notices, to show
the Premises to interested parties such as prospective mortgagees, purchasers
and (during the last one year of the Term) tenants, to provide any services
required of Landlord hereunder, to make necessary alterations, additions,
improvements or repairs either to the Premises, the Building, or other premises
within the Building, and to discharge Tenant's obligations hereunder when Tenant
has failed to do so within a reasonable time after written notice from Landlord.
No such entry shall constitute a constructive eviction or give rise to an
abatement of Rent hereunder, constitute a constructive eviction, or otherwise
diminish Tenant's obligations under this Lease. In exercising its rights under
this Section 20, Landlord shall at all times endeavor to minimize interference
with Tenant's operations, to the extent practicable. During the last year of the
Term, Landlord shall have the right to erect on the exterior of the Premises
and/or on the exterior or in the Common Areas of the Building and the Property
suitable signs indicating that the Premises are available for lease.

21. SIGNS.

         a. GENERAL. The size, design, color, location and other physical
aspects of any sign in or on the Premises shall be subject to the CC&R's,
Rules., Landlord's approval prior to installation, and to all Legal
Requirements. The costs of any permitted sign, and the costs of its
installation, maintenance and removal, shall be at Tenant's sole expense and
shall be paid within ten (10) days of Tenant's receipt of a bill from Landlord
for the costs. In no event shall Tenant be permitted to place any sign, logo or
other identification on the exterior of the Building, in the Building's Common
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Building's tenants), or upon the Property, or which is inside the Premises but
visible from outside of the Premises (other than upon the door(s) to the
Premises).

         b. EXTERIOR BUILDING, SIEGE. Notwithstanding Section 21.a., so long as
the Tenant under this Lease (i) is the Tenant originally named under this Lease
in the Basic Lease Information, (ii) is in occupancy pursuant to this Lease of
the entire Premises originally demised under this Lease, and (iii) is not in
default of any of its obligations hereunder beyond the expiration of any
applicable grace and cure period, Tenant shall be permitted to maintain
identification signage at the top of one exterior side of the Building in a
location reasonably approved by Landlord. The installation, maintenance and
removal of Tenant's signage pursuant to this Section 21.b. shall be performed by
Tenant at Tenant's expense, but in coordination with Landlord and its reasonable
installation procedures and requirements, or at Landlord's option, by Landlord
at Tenant's expense. Such signage of Tenant shall be subject to Landlord's prior
approval and all Legal Requirements, and shall be limited to Tenant's name
and/or logo. If Tenant shall fail to meet the signage conditions specified
herein, Landlord may immediately remove Tenant's signage at Tenant's expense,
and Tenant's signage rights pursuant to this Section 21.b. shall thereafter
forever cease and terminate; provided, however, that if applicable Legal
Requirements do not require removal of such signage prior to the expiration of
the thirty (30) day period hereinafter provided, Landlord shall not remove such
signage unless it shall have given Tenant thirty (30) days' prior notice of the
signage conditions Tenant has failed to meet, and such failure continues after
the expiration of such thirty (30) day period. Upon the expiration or earlier
termination of this Lease, Tenant shall, at Tenant's expense, or at Landlord's
option Landlord shall, at Tenant's expense, remove Tenant's signage and repair
any damage to the Building caused by such removal. Tenant's signage rights with
respect to the exterior of the Building as provided above are non-exclusive, and
Landlord reserves the right to grant other signage rights with respect to the
exterior of the Building.

22. SUBORDINATION.

         a. SUBORDINATE NATURE. Except as provided in Subsection b., this Lease
is subject and subordinate to all ground and underlying leases, mortgages and
deeds of trust which now or may hereafter affect the Real Property or any
portion thereof, to the CC&R's, and to all renewals, modifications,
consolidations, replacements and extensions of the foregoing, without the
necessity of any further documentation evidencing such subordination.
Notwithstanding such self-operative subordination, within ten (10) days after
Landlord's written request therefor, Tenant shall execute any and all documents
required by Landlord, the lessor under any ground or underlying lease ("Ground
Lessor"), or the holder or holders of any mortgage or deed of trust ("Holder"),
evidencing this Lease to be subordinate to the lien of any such lease, mortgage
or deed of trust, as the case may be. Tenant hereby irrevocably appoints
Landlord as Tenant's attorney-in-fact to execute and deliver any such instrument
in the name of Tenant if Tenant fails to do so within such time. If the interest
of Landlord in the Real Property or the Building is transferred to any Ground
Lessor or Holder pursuant to or in lieu of proceedings for enforcement of any
such lease, mortgage, or deed of trust, Tenant shall immediately and
automatically attorn to the Ground Lessor or Holder, and this Lease shall
continue in full force and effect as a direct lease between the Ground Lessor or
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         b. POSSIBLE PRIORITY OF LEASE. If a Ground Lessor or a Holder advises
Landlord that it desires or requires this Lease to be prior and superior to a
lease, mortgage or deed of trust, Landlord may notify Tenant. Within seven (7)
days of Landlord's notice, Tenant shall execute, have acknowledged and deliver
to Landlord any and all documents or instruments, in the reasonable form
presented to Tenant, which Landlord, Ground Lessor or Holder deems necessary or
desirable to make this Lease prior and superior to the lease, mortgage or deed
of trust.

         c. LEASE MODIFICATION. If, in connection with obtaining financing for
the Real Property or any portion thereof, any Holder or Ground Lessor shall
request reasonable modification to this Lease as a condition to such ground
lease or financing, Tenant shall execute and deliver to Landlord, within ten
(10) days of Landlord's request, any such modification agreement so requested,
provided such modifications do not materially adversely affect Tenant's rights
or materially increase Tenant's obligations hereunder.

         d. NONDISTURBANCE AGREEMENT. Landlord represents that there are no
mortgages or deeds of trust or ground or underlying leases in place as of the
date of this Lease with respect to the Real Property. As a condition to
subordination of this Lease to any mortgage, deed of trust or ground or
underlying lease arising after the date of this Lease, Landlord shall deliver to
Tenant in recordable form, and Tenant agrees to execute and shall have the right
to record with the county recorder of the county in which the Property is
located, a subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement from the
applicable Ground Lessor or Holder in the form reasonably required by such
party. If the applicable Ground Lessor or Holder shall impose any fees or
charges in connection with such subordination, non-disturbance and attornment
agreement, Tenant shall either pay the same in advance upon notice thereof from
Landlord, or the delivery of such agreement shall no longer be a condition of
the subordination of this Lease and Landlord shall be relieved of any obligation
to provide such agreement to Tenant.

23. TRANSFER OF THE PROPERTY.

         Upon transfer of the Real Property and assignment of this Lease,
Landlord shall be entirely freed and relieved of all liability under any and all
of its covenants and obligations contained in or derived from this Lease
occurring after the consummation of the transfer and assignment and, subject to
Section 25 below and Section 22 above and the terms of any subordination,
non-disturbance and attornment agreement executed pursuant thereto, the
transferee shall be deemed to have assumed such covenants and obligations, and
if Landlord shall transfer the Letter of Credit and the Letter of Credit
Proceeds, if any, to the transferee of Landlord's interest in the Real Property,
Landlord shall be released from all liability for the same. Tenant shall attorn
to any entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring the Premises at any sale or
other proceeding.

24. ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATES; FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

         Within ten (10) days following written request by Landlord from time to
time throughout the Term, Tenant shall execute and deliver to Landlord an
estoppel certificate in the form attached hereto as EXHIBIT F, duly completed by
Tenant. At the request of Landlord from time to time during the Term, Tenant
shall provide to Landlord its current financial statements or other information
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such documentation solely for purposes of this Lease and in connection with the
ownership, financing, management and disposition of the Real Property.

25. MORTGAGEE PROTECTION.

         In the event of any default on the part of Landlord, Tenant will give
notice by registered or certified mail to each Ground Lessor and Holder whose
identity and address have been disclosed to Tenant, and shall offer the Ground
Lessor or Holder a reasonable opportunity after such notice (but in no event
less than thirty (30) days) to cure the default, including time to obtain
possession of the Property or the Premises by lease termination, power of sale
or a judicial foreclosure (as applicable), if such should prove necessary to
effect a cure. In no event shall any Ground Lessor or Holder in any way or to
any extent be: (a) liable for any act or omission of any prior Landlord in
contravention of any provision of this Lease; or (b) subject to any offsets,
claims or defenses which Tenant might have against any prior Landlord; or (c)
bound by any Rent which Tenant might have paid for more than thirty (30) days in
advance to any prior Landlord; or (d) bound by any agreement or modification of
this Lease made without such Ground Lessor's or Holder's written consent. Tenant
agrees that if any Ground Lessor or Holder acquires possession of the Premises
or title to the Real Property as a result of termination of its ground lease or
foreclosure of such Holder's deed of trust or other security instrument, as
applicable, the acceptance of a lease surrender or deed in lieu of such
foreclosure, or otherwise, the provisions of Section 36 below shall be
applicable to liability of such Ground Lessor or Holder as successor Landlord
under this Lease.

26. ATTORNEYS' FEES.

         If either party shall bring any action or legal proceeding for damages
for an alleged breach of any provision of this Lease, to recover rent or other
sums due, to terminate the tenancy of the Premises or to enforce, protect or
establish any term, condition or covenant of this Lease or right of either
party, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover, as a part of the
action or proceedings, or in a separate action brought for that purpose,
reasonable attorneys' fees and court costs as may be fixed by the court or jury.
The prevailing party shall be the party which secures a final judgment in its
favor, provided that if the party bringing any action shall dismiss the same
without the consent of the other party, the other party shall be deemed the
prevailing party.

27. BROKERS.

         Tenant warrants and represents that it has had no dealings with any
real estate broker or agent in connection with the negotiation of this Lease,
except for any brokers(s) specified in the Basic Lease Information, and that it
knows of no other real estate broker or agent who is or might be entitled to a
fee, commission or other compensation in connection with this Lease. Tenant
shall indemnify and hold harmless Landlord from and against any and all
liabilities or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs) arising
out of claims made by any other broker or individual for a fee, commission or
other compensation resulting from this Lease.

28. PARKING.

         Tenant shall have the right to use unreserved self-park spaces in the
Building's parking common parking facilities, twenty-four hours a day,- seven
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repair and maintenance obligations under this Lease and to Force Majeure), upon
such terms and conditions as may from time to time be reasonably established by
Landlord, at the ratio of 2.75 parking spaces per 1,000 rentable square feet of
the Premises (as rounded down to the nearest whole space). Such ratio yields a
total of one hundred ten (110) spaces at the inception of this Lease. The charge
for each such space shall initially be Sixty Dollars ($60.00) per month and
shall be considered additional Rent for all purposes of this Lease. Such charge
shall be increased as of the first annual anniversary of the Commencement Date
and each annual anniversary thereafter of the Commencement Date to the then
prevailing market rate for the Building's parking facilities, but in no event
shall such rate be less than Sixty Dollars ($60.00) per month. Tenant shall not
use in excess of the number of spaces for which it is paying the foregoing
parking charge, and Tenant agrees to cooperate with Landlord and other tenants
in the use of the parking facilities. Landlord reserves the right, in its
absolute discretion, to determine whether the parking facilities are becoming
crowded and to allocate and assign parking spaces among Tenant and the other
tenants. Landlord shall not be liable to Tenant, nor shall this Lease be
affected, if any parking is impaired by moratorium, initiative, referendum, law,
ordinance, regulation or order passed, issued or made by any governmental or
quasi-governmental body or by fire or other casualty. Upon Landlord's request,
Tenant shall provide Landlord with written notice of the names of each party to
whom Tenant from time to time distributes Tenant's parking rights hereunder (all
of whom must be employees, partners, members, and/or shareholders, as
applicable, of Tenant or any permitted subtenant hereunder), and upon Landlord's
request Tenant shall cause each such party to execute Landlord's standard
contract and waiver form for use of the parking facilities. If the parking
charge is not paid when due, and such failure continues for five (5) days after
notice thereof to Tenant, then Landlord may terminate Tenant's rights under this
Section 28 as to the number of spaces as to which the parking charge has not
been paid in full. The parking rights set forth in this Section 28 are personal
to the then Tenant under this Lease and any permitted subtenants hereunder and
shall not inure to the benefit of any other party. Further, if at any time
during the tern hereof, Tenant releases to Landlord any parking space provided
for in this Section 28, then Tenant's right under this Section 28 to use such
released parking space shall forever terminate.

29. UTILITIES AND SERVICES.

         Landlord agrees to furnish, or cause to be furnished, to the Premises
the utilities and services described in EXHIBIT F attached hereto, subject to
the conditions and in accordance with the standards set forth therein and in
this Section 29. Except as provided EXHIBIT F and in this Section 29, Tenant
shall arrange for all utilities and services which it shall require in
connection with its use or occupancy of the Premises and shall pay for the same,
together with any taxes, penalties, surcharges or the like pertaining thereto.
Without limitation, but subject to Landlord's performance of Landlord's Work,
Tenant shall have sole responsibility for arranging for the provision of
electricity and gas to the Premises from the applicable utility company, and
Landlord shall have no responsibility to provide the same. As part of the Tenant
Improvements, separate meters shall be installed in the Premises, or elsewhere
in the Building as Landlord shall elect, to measure the electricity and gas,
respectively, consumed in the Premises and by the HVAC equipment serving the
Premises, and Tenant shall pay the costs of such electricity and gas directly to
the utility providers. If at any time during the Term such direct arrangements
shall not be permitted by Legal Requirements or if. Landlord shall otherwise
require, Tenant, at its expense (or, at Landlord election, Landlord, at Tenant's
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measure such electrical consumption and Tenant shall pay the costs of such
electrical consumption to Landlord. In any case, the costs of such meter or
submeter, special conduits, wiring and panels needed in connection therewith and
the installation, maintenance and repair thereof shall be paid for by Tenant
(except to the extent Landlord's Contribution pursuant to EXHIBIT B is utilized
for the same). In the case of all water and other utilities or services which
are not separately metered to Tenant, Tenant shall pay a reasonable proportion,
as reasonably determined by Landlord, of all charges of providing the same to
the Premises and other premises. Landlord may estimate all charges payable by
Tenant to Landlord pursuant to this Section 29 and require Tenant to pay the
same in monthly installments based on such estimates in the same manner as
provided pursuant to Section 5.c. with respect to Operating Expenses. Such
charges and payments shall also be subject to annual reconciliation in the same
manner as provided pursuant to Section 5.c. with respect to Operating Expenses.
Landlord shall not be liable for any damages directly or indirectly resulting
from, nor shall the Base Rent, Operating Expenses or any other monies owed by
Tenant to Landlord under this Lease be abated or reduced by reason of, nor shall
any constructive eviction of Tenant shall result from, (a) the installation, use
or interruption of use of any equipment used in connection with the furnishing
of any of the foregoing utilities and services, (b) failure to furnish or delay
in furnishing any such utilities or services for any reason whatsoever, or (c)
the limitation, curtailment, rationing or restriction on use of water,
electricity, gas or any other form of energy or any other service or utility
whatsoever serving the Premises or the Real Property. In the event of any
failure, stoppage or interruption in any utilities or services which Landlord is
obligated to provide pursuant to EXHIBIT F, Landlord shall use its diligent
efforts to cause the provision of such utilities or services to be resumed.
Landlord shall be entitled to cooperate voluntarily and in a reasonable manner
with the efforts of national, state or local government agencies or utility
suppliers in reducing energy or other resource consumption. Landlord's
obligation to make utilities and services available hereunder shall be subject
to the limitations of any such voluntary, reasonable program.

30. FITNESS FACILITY. At Landlord's sole election, Landlord may operate a
fitness facility on the Property and the costs associated with the same shall be
included in Operating Expenses pursuant to Section 5. The provisions of Section
13.a. shall fully apply in connection with use of such facility by Tenant or any
other Tenant Party. Without limitation of the preceding sentence, Tenant shall
hold Landlord and the other Indemnitees harmless from and indemnify the
Indemnitees against any and all Claims to the extent arising from (a) the acts
or omissions of Tenant or any other Tenant Party in, on or about the fitness
facility, or (b) any accident, injury or damage, howsoever and by whomsoever
caused, to any Tenant Party, occurring in, on or about the fitness facility.
Landlord may prescribe rules and regulations for the use of such facility, and
Tenant's use thereof shall be conditioned upon Tenant's observance of such rules
and regulations. Landlord may at any time close or permanently discontinue
operation of any such facility, without any liability to Tenant or any
obligation to open or make available to Tenant a replacement facility.

31. ACCEPTANCE.

         Delivery of this Lease, duly executed by Tenant, constitutes Tenant's
offer to lease the Premises as set forth herein, and under no circumstances
shall such delivery be deemed to create an option or reservation to lease the
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effective and binding only upon execution hereof by Landlord and delivery of a
signed copy to Tenant. If Landlord does not accept the Tenant's offer, any sums
delivered by Tenant with its offer shall be returned to Tenant.

32. USE OF BUILDING NAME.

         Tenant shall not employ the name of the Building in the name or title
of its business or occupation, or for any other purpose, except to identify the
address of the Building, without Landlord's prior written consent, which consent
Landlord may withhold in its sole discretion. Landlord reserves the right to
change the name of the Building without Tenant's consent and without any
liability to Tenant.

33. RECORDING.

         Neither Landlord nor Tenant shall record this Lease, nor a short form
memorandum of this Lease, without the prior written consent of the other.

34. QUITCLAIM.

         Upon any termination or expiration of this Lease pursuant to its terms,
Tenant, at Landlord's request, shall execute, have acknowledged and deliver to
Landlord a quitclaim deed of all Tenant's interest in the Premises, Building and
Property created by this Lease.

35. NOTICES.

         Any notice, demand or request required or desired to be given under
this Lease shall be in writing sent to the address of the party specified in
this Lease, and shall be given by hand delivery, electronic mail (e.g.,
telecopy), overnight courier service (e.g., Federal Express), or the United
States mail, registered or certified, the postage prepaid. All notices shall be
deemed to have been given when received at the address of the party to which it
has been sent (or when such receipt is refused). As of the date of execution of
this Lease, the addresses of Landlord and Tenant are as specified in the Basic
Lease Information. Either party may change its address by giving notice of the
change in accordance with this Section.

36. LANDLORD'S EXCULPATION.

         The term "Landlord," as used in this Lease, shall mean only the owner
or owners of the Real Property at the time in question. Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Lease, the liability of Landlord for its obligations
under this Lease is limited solely to Landlord's interest in the Real Property
as the same may from time to time be encumbered, and no personal liability shall
at any time be asserted or enforceable against any other assets of Landlord or
against the constituent shareholders, partners or other owners of Landlord, or
the directors, officers, employees and agents of Landlord or such constituent
shareholder, partner or other owner, on account of any of Landlord's obligations
or actions under this Lease. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Lease,
Landlord shall not be liable for any consequential damages or interruption or
loss of business, income or profits, nor shall Landlord be liable for loss of or
damage to artwork, currency, jewelry, bullion, unique or valuable documents,
securities or other valuables, or for other property not in the nature of
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Wherever in this Lease Tenant (a) releases Landlord from any claim or liability,
(b) waives or limits any right of Tenant to assert any claim against Landlord or
to seek recourse against any property of Landlord or (c) agrees to indemnify
Landlord against any matters, the relevant release, waiver, limitation or
indemnity shall run in favor of and apply to Landlord, the constituent
shareholders, partners or other owners of Landlord, and the directors, officers,
employees and agents of Landlord and each such constituent shareholder, partner
or other owner. In no event shall any shareholder, partner, member, officer,
director or other constituent of Landlord or its direct or indirect constituents
ever be personally liable for Landlord's obligations or liability under this
Lease.

37. ADDITIONAL STRUCTURES.

         Any diminution or interference with light, air or view by any structure
which may be erected on land adjacent to the Building shall in no way alter this
Lease or impose any liability on Landlord.

38. CONSENTS AID APPROVALS.

         Wherever the consent, approval, judgment or determination of Landlord
is required or permitted under this Lease, except is expressly provided herein
Landlord may exercise its sole discretion in granting or withholding such
consent or approval or in making such judgment or determination. Whenever Tenant
requests Landlord to take any action or give any consent or approval, Tenant
shall reimburse Landlord for all of Landlord's costs incurred in reviewing the
proposed action or consent (whether or not Landlord consents to any such
proposed action), including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' or
consultants' fees and expenses, within ten (10) days after Landlord's delivery
to Tenant of a statement of such costs. If it is determined that Landlord failed
to give its consent or approval where it was required to do so under this Lease,
Tenant's sole remedy will be an order of specific performance or mandatory
injunction of the Landlord's agreement to give its consent or approval unless it
is judicially determined that Landlord's failure was in bad faith. The review
and/or approval by Landlord of any item shall not impose upon Landlord any
liability for accuracy or sufficiency of any such item or the quality or
suitability of such item for its intended use. Any such review or approval is
for the sole purpose of protecting Landlord's interest in the Real Property, and
neither Tenant nor any Tenant Party nor any person or entity claiming by,
through or under Tenant, nor any other third party shall have any rights
hereunder by virtue of such review and/or approval by Landlord.

39. RENEWAL OPTION.

         a. Tenant shall have the option to renew this Lease for one (1)
additional term of five (5) years, commencing upon expiration of the initial
Term. Such renewal option must be exercised, if at all, by written notice given
than nine (9) months prior to expiration of the initial Term. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, this renewal option shall be null and void and Tenant shall have
no right to renew this Lease if (i) as of the date immediately preceding the
commencement of the renewal period the original Tenant named under this Lease in
the Basic Lease Information or any Affiliate thereof or Successor thereto is not
in occupancy of the entire Premises then demised hereunder or such Tenant or any
Affiliate thereof or Successor thereto does not intend to continue to occupy the
entire Premises then demised hereunder (but intends to


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assign this Lease or sublet the Premises in whole or in part), or (ii) on the
date Tenant exercises such renewal option or on the date immediately preceding
the commencement date of the renewal period an Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing under this Lease.

         If Tenant exercises such renewal option, then during the renewal term
all of the terms and conditions set forth in this Lease as applicable to the
Premises during the initial Term shall apply during the renewal term, except
that (i) Tenant shall have no further right to renew this Lease, (ii) Tenant
shall take the Premises in their then "as-is" state and condition and Landlord
shall have no obligation to make or pay for any improvements to the Premises,
and (iii) during the renewal period the Base Rent payable by Tenant shall be the
then fair market rent for the. Premises based upon the terms of this Lease, as
renewed. For purposes of this Section 39, the term "fair market rent" shall mean
the rental rate for comparable space under primary lease (and not sublease) to
new tenants, taking into consideration all relevant factors, including such
amenities as existing improvements, view, floor on which the Premises are
situated and the like, situated in comparable buildings in comparable business
centers in the county in which the Property is located, taking into
consideration the then-prevailing ordinary rental market practices with respect
to tenant concessions (if any) (e.g. not offering extraordinary rental,
promotional deals and other concessions to tenants which deviate from what is
the then-prevailing ordinary practice in an effort to alleviate cash flow
problems, difficulties in meeting loan obligations or other financial distress,
or in response to a greater than average vacancy rate). Fair market rent shall
include the periodic rental increases, if any, that would be included for space
leased for the renewal period. The fair market rent shall be mutually agreed
upon by Landlord and Tenant in writing within the thirty (30) calendar day
period commencing three (3) months prior to commencement of the renewal period.
If Landlord and Tenant do not agree upon the fair market rent within said thirty
(30) day period, then the fair market rent shall be established by appraisal in
accordance with the procedures set forth in EXHIBIT G attached hereto.

         b. Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing or in EXHIBIT G to the
contrary, in no event shall the Base Rent during the renewal period be less than
the Base Rent payable by Tenant for the month immediately preceding the
commencement of the renewal period (without regard to any temporary abatement of
rental then in effect pursuant to the provisions of this Lease).

40. ROOFTOP SPACE. Landlord recognizes that Tenant may, at some time during the
term of this Lease, desire to install, at Tenant's sole cost and expense,
antennae and/or communication dishes on the roof of the Building. Upon Tenant's
request, Landlord will endeavor in good faith to provide suitable space to
Tenant for such purposes, provided that such space is available to Landlord, and
provided further that Landlord and Tenant agree, after good faith negotiations,
as to the terms, covenants and conditions applicable to Tenant's lease of any
such space, provided, however, that there shall be no fee or charge payable by
Tenant to Landlord for use of any such space. In the event any such space is
leased by Tenant, the terms, covenants and conditions applicable thereto shall
be set forth in an amendment to this Lease approved and executed by Landlord and
Tenant.


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41. GENERAL.

         a. CAPTIONS. The captions and headings used in this Lease are for the
purpose of convenience only and shall not be construed to limit or extend the
meaning of any part of this Lease.

         b. TIME. Time is of the essence for the performance of each term,
condition and covenant of this Lease.

         c. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Lease is held to be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable, the invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall
not affect any other provision of this Lease, but this Lease shall be construed
as if the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had not been contained
herein.

         d. CHOICE OF LAW; CONSTRUCTION. This Lease shall be construed and
enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of California. The language in
all parts of this Lease shall in all cases be construed as a whole according to
its fair meaning and not strictly for or against either Landlord or Tenant.

         e. GENDER: SINGULAR, PLURAL. When the context of this Lease requires,
the neuter gender includes the masculine, the feminine, a partnership or
corporation or joint venture, and the singular includes the plural.

         f. BINDING EFFECT. The covenants and agreements contained in this Lease
shall be binding on the parties hereto and, subject to Section 14 above, on
their respective successors and assigns.

         g. WAIVER. `The waiver by either party of any breach of any term,
condition or covenant of this Lease shall not be deemed to be a waiver of the
provision or any subsequent breach of the same or any other term, condition or
covenant of this Lease. The subsequent acceptance of Rent hereunder by Landlord
shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding breach at the time of
acceptance of the payment. No covenant, term or condition of this Lease shall be
deemed to have been waived by either party unless the waiver is in writing
signed by such party.

         h. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Lease is the entire agreement between the
parties, and supersedes all prior agreements, including letters of intent,
between them, and there are no agreements or representations between the parties
except as expressly set forth herein. Except as otherwise provided herein, no
subsequent change or addition to this Lease shall be binding unless in writing
and signed by the parties hereto.

         i. WAIVER OF JURY. Landlord and Tenant each hereby waives any right it
may have to a jury trial in the event of litigation between Tenant and Landlord
pertaining to this Lease. Landlord and Tenant agree that this paragraph
constitutes a written consent to waiver of trial by jury within the meaning of
California Code of Civil Procedure Section 631(a)(2), and Landlord and Tenant
each does hereby authorize and empower the other party to file this paragraph
and or this Lease, as required, with the clerk or judge of any court of
competent jurisdiction as a written consent to waiver of jury trial.


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         j. COUNTERPARTS. This Lease may be executed in counterparts, each of
which shall be an original and all of which together shall constitute but one
instrument.

         k. EXHIBITS. The Basic Lease Information and all exhibits attached
hereto are hereby incorporated herein and made an integral part hereof.

         l. ADDENDUM. The Addendum, if any, attached hereto is hereby
incorporated herein and made an integral part hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Lease on the dates
set forth below, effective as of the date first above written.


LANDLORD:                                      TENANT:


HOLLIS STREET INVESTORS, L.L.C.,               KNOWLEDGE KIDS ENTERPRISES,
a Delaware limited liability                   a Delaware corporation
company                                        (dba "LeapFrog")

By: Riggs & Company, a division of Riggs       By: /s/ Richard Finkbeiner
    Bank N.A., as trustee of the Multi-
    Employer Property Trust                    Its: Chief Executive Officer

    By:  /s/ Mary Anne Martins                 By:
         ---------------------                    ----------------------------

    Its: Managing Director                     Its:
         -----------------                         ---------------------------




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                                    EXHIBIT A

                                   [Premises]
<PAGE>
                                   EXHIBIT A-1

                              [Property Site Plan]
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                                    EXHIBIT B

                               TENANT IMPROVEMENTS



1. Tenant Improvements.

         a. Plans. Improvements shall be constructed in the Premises in
accordance with this Paragraph l. Within ten (10) Business Days of the date of
this Lease, Tenant shall furnish to Landlord sufficient information so as to
enable Landlord to prepare preliminary layout plans and finish specifications
for the Premises (the "Space Plans"). On the basis of such information, Landlord
shall furnish to Tenant for Tenant's written approval (which shall not be
unreasonably withheld) the Space Plans prepared by Landlord's architect. Tenant
shall respond to the Space Plans within three (3) Business Days of its receipt
thereof. Landlord shall respond promptly to any reasonable objections of Tenant
to the Space Plans and shall resubmit to Tenant for Tenant's approval (which
shall not be unreasonably withheld) appropriately revised Space Plans prepared
by Landlord's architect. Tenant shall respond to the revised Space Plans within
two (2) Business Days of its receipt thereof. This procedure shall be repeated
until the Space Plans are approved by Tenant. If Tenant fails to respond to the
Space Plans or the revised Space Plans within the periods described above,
Tenant shall be deemed to have approved the Space Plans or revised Space Plans,
as applicable. The Space Plans, as finally approved in writing by Landlord and
Tenant, shall be referred to herein as the "Final Space Plans." After completion
of the Final Space Plans, Landlord shall furnish to Tenant for Tenant's written
approval (which shall not be unreasonably withheld) working plans and
specifications (the "Working Drawings") for the Premises prepared by Landlord's
architect. Tenant shall respond to the Working Drawings within three (3)
Business Days of its receipt thereof. Landlord shall respond promptly to any
reasonable objections of Tenant to the Working Drawings and shall resubmit to
Tenant for Tenant's approval (which shall not be unreasonably withheld)
appropriately revised Working Drawings prepared by Landlord's architect. Tenant
shall respond to the revised Working Drawings within two (2) Business Days of
its receipt thereof. This procedure shall be repeated until the Working Drawings
are approved by Tenant. If Tenant fails to respond to the Working Drawings or
the revised Working Drawings within the periods described above, Tenant shall be
deemed to have approved the Working Drawings or revised Working Drawings, as
applicable. The Working Drawings, as approved in writing by Landlord and Tenant,
as revised in accordance with the following provisions of this Paragraph l, are
hereinafter called the "Final Plans", and the improvements to be performed in
accordance with the Final Plans are hereinafter called the "Tenant
Improvements". Restroom facilities shall be constructed in the Premises as part
of the Tenant Improvements. Any delay in Substantial Completion of the Tenant
Improvements or increased cost of the Tenant Improvements caused directly or
indirectly by any revision to the Space Plans or the Working Drawings requested
by Tenant or to otherwise make the same acceptable to Tenant after the initial
submission thereof to Tenant by Landlord, shall constitute a Tenant Delay under
Section 2 of the Lease; provided, however, that as to the Space Plans only,
Tenant shall be entitled to request revisions to the initial submission thereof
to Tenant, without the same giving rise to Tenant Delay. Tenant acknowledges
that the Tenant Improvements must include restrooms in the Premises.


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         b. Construction. Upon approval of the Final Plans, Landlord shall
submit the same for pricing to a contractor selected by Landlord ("Landlord's
Contractor"). Landlord shall cause Landlord's Contractor to receive bids from
not less than three (3) qualified subcontractors for each major trade working on
the Tenant Improvements. At Tenant's election, Tenant may suggest subcontractors
to be included on Landlord's Contractor's bid invitation list and, subject to
Landlord's prior approval (which shall not be unreasonably withheld), such
subcontractors shall be so included. After Landlord's Contractor has received
all responses to its bid requests, Landlord's Contractor will analyze the same
and provide Tenant with a copy of Landlord's Contractor's bid analysis,
recommended winning bidders and estimated budget for the Tenant Improvements,
based upon the selected subcontractors' bids and including Landlord's
Construction Operations Fee (as defined in Paragraph L.f.iii.B. below). Upon
Tenant's request, such bid analysis shall include a schedule of values and a
copy of any or all of the bids received by Landlord. Tenant shall have five (5)
Business Days after the receipt of Landlord's Contractor's bid analysis to
approve or reasonably disapprove Landlord's Contractor's selection of bids and
Landlord's Contractor's estimated budget. During such five (5) Business Day
period Tenant shall have the right to participate with Landlord in negotiations
with the bidders. In the event Tenant shall disapprove of any bid selected by
Landlord's Contractor, Tenant shall notify Landlord in writing of Tenant's
objection to such bid, with the reasons for such disapproval. In no event shall
Tenant be required to approve a bid solely by reason of the fact that it is the
lowest bid. Further, if Tenant disapproves of the budget within such five (5)
Business Day period and the budget will not be revised to Tenant's satisfaction
by virtue of selection of alternative bids as reasonably requested by Tenant and
reasonably approved by Landlord, the Final Plans shall promptly be modified by
Landlord's architect in a manner intended to satisfactorily reduce the amount of
the estimated budget to the amount requested by Tenant, to the extent reasonably
possible. Landlord shall resubmit to Tenant for Tenant's approval (which shall
not be unreasonably withheld) the so modified Final Plans prepared by Landlord's
architect. Tenant shall respond to the revised Final Plans within two (2)
Business Days of its receipt thereof. This procedure shall be repeated until the
revised Final Plans are approved by Tenant. After Tenant's disapproval of any
bid (without substitution of another received bid previously received and
approved by Landlord and Tenant) or the revision of the Final Plans, Landlord
shall cause Landlord's Contractor to promptly issue new bid requests and upon
receipt of new bids to prepare and submit to Tenant a revised estimated budget.
Tenant shall respond to the revised estimated budget in the manner described
above. Any delay in commencement of the Tenant Improvements or Substantial
Completion of the Tenant Improvements or increased cost of the Tenant
Improvements caused directly or indirectly by any such new bid requests or
revision to the Final Plans or the budget shall constitute Tenant Delay. If
Tenant fails to raise any objections to the analysis and/or budget within the
five (5) Business Day period described above, Tenant shall be deemed to have
approved Landlord's Contractor's recommended bid acceptance and proposed budget.
Upon Tenant's approval or deemed approval of the bids and budget Landlord shall
cause Landlord's Contractor to commence and diligently pursue to completion
construction of the Tenant Improvements in accordance with the Final Plans and
all applicable Legal Requirements; provided, however, that Landlord shall have
no obligation to pursue a construction schedule which would cause Substantial
Completion to occur prior to February 1, 2001). The budget so approved or deemed
approved by Tenant in accordance with the foregoing shall constitute a fixed
budget for the Tenant Improvements (subject to use of any contingencies and
reconciliation of any allowances with actual amounts, all as set forth in such
approved


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budget), and Tenant shall have no liability for any costs in excess of the
Excess Cost (as defined below) as calculated from such budget, other than by
reason of Tenant Delays and Changes as more particularly set forth below.

         c. Changes. In the event that Tenant shall request any change in or to
the Final Plans (a "Change"), Landlord's architect shall prepare for Landlord's
and Tenant's review and written approval a change order with respect to such
Change (the "Change Order"), together with, if appropriate, revised Working
Drawings incorporating the requested Change and clearly identifying the same as
such on the revised Working Drawings. Landlord shall not unreasonably withhold
or delay its approval of the Change Order or revised Working Drawings, provided,
however, that Landlord shall have at least three (3) Business Days after receipt
thereof to review any proposed Change. In the event that Landlord shall approve
any proposed Change, together with such approval, if practicable, and if not
practicable as soon thereafter as is practicable, Landlord shall give Tenant
Landlord's estimated increase or decrease in the cost of the Tenant Improvements
which would result from incorporating such Change and Landlord's estimate of the
delay; if any, in the commencement or completion of the Tenant Improvements
which would result from incorporating such Change. Landlord will use reasonable
care in preparing the estimates, but they shall be good faith estimates only and
will not limit Tenant's obligation to pay for the actual increase in the cost of
the Tenant Improvements or Tenant's responsibility for the actual construction
delay resulting from the Change. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon Tenant's
request the cost of such Change shall be established and fixed by firm bid, with
the parties hereby acknowledging that any delay in commencement of the Tenant
Improvements or Substantial Completion of the Tenant Improvements or increased
cost of the Tenant Improvements caused directly or indirectly by any such bid
procedure shall constitute a Tenant Delay. Within two (2) Business Days after
receipt of such cost and delay estimates (or bids, as applicable), Tenant shall
notify Landlord in writing whether Tenant approves the Change. If Tenant fails
to approve the change within such two (2) Business Day period, construction of
the Tenant Improvements shall proceed as provided in accordance with the Final
Plans as they existed prior to the requested Change. If, following Tenant's
review of the estimated costs and delays (or bids, as applicable), Tenant
desires Landlord to incorporate the Change into the Tenant Improvements, then
Tenant and Landlord shall execute a change order for such Change on Landlord's
standard form therefor, and the term "Final Plans" shall thereafter be deemed to
refer to the Working Drawings as so revised and approved, and the budget for the
Tenant Improvements shall thereafter be deemed to refer to the budget, as
revised to take into account such estimated (or bid, as applicable) costs, and
the Excess Cost payable by Tenant shall be re-calculated on the basis of the
budget as so revised.

         d. Landlord's Work. In addition to construction of the Tenant
Improvements, Landlord shall construct the Building as a watertight shell, with
all utilities brought to the Building, and perform the other work to the
Building set forth on Schedule I attached hereto (collectively, "Landlord's
Work"). Landlord's Work shall be performed at Landlord's sole cost and expense
(except for any costs resulting from Tenant Delays, including any Changes) by
such general contractor as Landlord shall determine.

         e. Intentionally Deleted.


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         f. Cost of Improvements. The cost of the construction and installation
of the Tenant Improvements shall be borne as follows:

                           i. Intentionally Deleted.

                           ii. Landlord's architectural, engineering and other
                  consultant fees in connection with the design and construction
                  of the Tenant Improvements, including the costs of producing
                  the Space Plans, Final Space Plans, Working Drawings and Final
                  Plans, shall- be paid by Tenant upon Landlord's demand,
                  subject to Tenant's right to use a portion of Landlord's
                  Contribution towards the amount of such costs as provided
                  below.

                           iii. Landlord shall contribute toward the cost of the
                  construction and installation of the Tenant Improvements an
                  amount not to exceed $1,022,000.00 ("Landlord's
                  Contribution"). The following provisions shall govern the
                  payment of Landlord's Contribution:

                                    A. Excess Cost: Share of Costs. If the total
                  cost of construction of the Tenant Improvements (including,
                  without limitation, the Construction Operations Fee described
                  below, and all architectural, engineering and permits fees and
                  taxes), as set forth on the approved budget, exceeds the funds
                  available therefor from Landlord's Contribution and the
                  Improvement Advance (if applicable), then Tenant shall pay all
                  such excess (the "Excess Cost"). Based on such total cost (the
                  "Total Costs") of the construction of the Tenant Improvements,
                  the prorata share of the Total Costs payable by Landlord and
                  Tenant shall be determined and an appropriate percentage share
                  established for each (a "Share of Costs"). Tenant and Landlord
                  shall fund the cost of such work as the same is performed, in
                  accordance with their respective Share of Costs for such work.
                  At such time as Landlord's Contribution and the Improvement
                  Advance (if applicable) have been entirely disbursed, Tenant
                  shall pay the remaining Excess Cost, if any, which payments
                  shall be made in installments as construction progresses in
                  the same manner as Tenant's payments of Tenant's Share of
                  Costs were paid.

                                    B. Construction Operations Fee. Landlord
                  shall retain from the amount of Landlord's Contribution, in
                  the manner described below, an aggregate sum equal to five
                  percent (5%) of the total cost of the construction and
                  installation of the Tenant Improvements (which cost of the
                  construction and installation, for purposes of this paragraph
                  B, shall include architectural and engineering fees but shall
                  not include permit fees) (the "Construction Operations Fee")
                  as compensation to Landlord for review of plans,
                  specifications and budgets, coordinating the schedule for
                  construction of the Tenant Improvements, and for other
                  miscellaneous costs incurred by Landlord as a result of the
                  construction work. Tenant acknowledges that Landlord will not
                  undertake project management services by reason of Tenant's
                  payment of the Construction Operations Fee or otherwise, and
                  that it shall be Tenant's responsibility to retain, at
                  Tenant's sole cost and expense, such third party project
                  management services


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                  as shall be required in connection with the Tenant
                  Improvements. At the time Landlord makes any disbursement of
                  Landlord's Contribution, Landlord shall retain from Landlord's
                  Contribution, as a partial payment of the Construction
                  Operations Fee, a proportionate amount of the Construction
                  Operations Fee based upon Landlord's reasonable estimate of
                  the amount required to be withheld from such disbursement in
                  order to ensure that the entire Construction Operations Fee is
                  retained over the course of construction on a prorata basis.
                  At such time as Landlord's Contribution has been entirely
                  disbursed, if the entire Construction Operations Fee has not
                  yet been paid to Landlord, Tenant shall pay to Landlord a
                  prorata portion of each payment made by Tenant on account of
                  the Tenant Improvements in order to ensure that the balance of
                  the Construction Operations Fee is paid to Landlord over the
                  course of construction on a prorata basis.

                                    C. Certain Limitations. In no event may any
                  portion of Landlord's Contribution be applied towards the
                  costs of Tenant's architectural or engineering fees (if any),
                  trade fixtures, personal property, equipment or furniture,
                  telephone, data or other cabling, or towards rent due under
                  this Lease. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
                  Exhibit B of the Lease, Landlord's Contribution shall be
                  available for disbursement pursuant to the terms hereof only
                  for the first twelve (12) months after the date of this Lease.
                  Accordingly, if any portion of Landlord's Contribution is not
                  utilized prior to the expiration of such twelve (12) month
                  period, the unused portion shall be forfeited by Tenant.

                                    D. Entire Premises to be Improved. Tenant
                  acknowledges that Landlord's Contribution is to be applied to
                  the Tenant Improvements covering the entire Premises. If
                  Tenant does not improve the entire Premises, then, without
                  limitation of any other rights or remedies of Landlord
                  hereunder, Landlord's Contribution shall be adjusted on a
                  prorata per rentable square foot basis to reflect the number
                  of rentable square feet actually being improved.

                           iv. Improvement Advance. Notwithstanding the
                  foregoing provisions, if the cost of the Tenant Improvements
                  shall exceed Landlord's Contribution, upon Tenant's request
                  Landlord shall advance to Tenant the Excess Cost, up to a
                  total advance of $400,600.00 (which is $10.00 per rentable
                  square foot of the Premises). The amount of the total Excess
                  Cost advanced by Landlord (the "Improvement Advance") shall be
                  repaid by Tenant, together with interest on amounts thereof
                  from time to time unpaid at the rate of eleven percent (11%)
                  per annum, in equal monthly installments of principal and
                  interest, as additional rent hereunder, payable with the
                  monthly Basic Rent. Such installments shall be in such amount
                  as will fully amortize the amount of the Improvement Advance,
                  together with such interest, over the initial Term. Upon the
                  determination of the amount of the Improvement Advance,
                  Landlord and Tenant shall promptly execute a written
                  memorandum of the amount of such installments. Notwithstanding
                  anything in the foregoing to the contrary, in the event this
                  Lease is terminated prior to the originally scheduled
                  Expiration Date by reason of an Event of Default, the
                  then-outstanding balance of Improvement Advance, together


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                  with accrued and unpaid interest thereon, but without any
                  prepayment penalty, shall become immediately due and payable
                  in full by Tenant.



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                                    EXHIBIT C

                          COMMENCEMENT DATE MEMORANDUM


LANDLORD:                HOLLIS STREET INVESTORS, LLC
                         A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY
                         COMPANY

TENANT:                  LEAPFROG ENTERPRISES, INC.,
                         A DELAWARE CORPORATION, DBA
                         LEAPFROG

LEASE:                   NOVEMBER 14, 2001

PREMISES:                A PORTION OF THE BUILDING LOCATED AT 6401 HOLLIS
                         STREET, EMERYVILLE, CALIFORNIA
                         LANDLORD STIPULATES THAT FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS LEASE
                         THE PREMISES CONTAINS 40,060 SQUARE FEET.

Pursuant to Section 2.d. of the above referenced Lease, the Commencement Date is
hereby established as February 1, 2001 and the Expiration date January 31, 2006.

LANDLORD:                HOLLIS STREET INVESTORS, LLC
                         A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY
                         COMPANY

                         By: /s/ Mary Anne Martins
                             ---------------------
                         Its: Managing Director
                              --------------------

TENANT:                  LEAPFROG ENTERPRISES, INC.
                         A DELAWARE CORPORATION, DBA LEAPFROG

                         By: /s/ Rich Finkbeiner
                             -------------------
                         Its: CFO
                              ---
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                                    EXHIBIT D

                              RULES AND REGULATIONS

1. No sign, placard, picture, advertisement, name or notice shall be installed
or displayed on any part of the outside or inside of the Building without the
prior written consent of Landlord. Landlord shall have the right to remove, at
Tenant's expense and without notice, any sign installed or displayed in
violation of this rule. All approved signs or lettering on doors, windows and
walls shall be printed, painted, affixed or inscribed at the expense of Tenant
by a person chosen by Landlord, using materials of Landlord's choice and in a
style and format approved by Landlord.

2. The directory of the Building will be provided exclusively for the display of
the name and location of tenants and permitted subtenants, and Landlord reserves
the right to exclude any other names therefrom. Tenant shall pay Landlord's
standard charge for Tenant's listing thereon and for any changes by Tenant.

3. Except as consented to in writing by Landlord or in accordance with Building
standard improvements, no draperies, curtains, blinds, shades, screens or other
devices shall be hung at or used in connection with any window or exterior door
or doors of the Premises. No awning shall be permitted on any part of the
Premises. Tenant shall not place anything against or near glass partitions or
doors or windows which may appear unsightly from outside the Premises.

4. Tenant shall not obstruct any sidewalks, halls, lobbies, passages, exits,
entrances, elevators or stairways of the Building. No tenant and no employee or
invitee of any tenant shall go upon the roof of the Building or make any roof or
terrace penetrations. Tenant shall not allow anything to be placed on the
outside terraces or balconies without the prior written consent of Landlord.

5. No Tenant shall invite to the Premises, or permit the visit of, persons in
such numbers or under such conditions as to interfere with the use and enjoyment
of the Common Areas of the Building by other tenants.

6. All cleaning and janitorial services for the Building shall be provided
exclusively through Landlord, and, except with the written consent of Landlord,
no person or persons other than those approved by Landlord shall be employed by
Tenant or permitted to enter the Building for the purpose of cleaning. Tenant
shall not cause any unnecessary labor by carelessness or indifference to the
good order and cleanliness of the Premises. Landlord shall not in any way be
responsible to any Tenant for any loss of property on the Premises, however
occurring, or for any damage to any Tenant's property by the janitor or any
other employee or person.

7. Landlord will furnish Tenant, free of charge, four (4) keys to Tenant's suite
entrance. Landlord may make a reasonable charge for any additional keys and for
having any locks changed. Tenant shall not make or have made additional keys
without Landlord's prior written consent, and Tenant shall not alter any lock or
install a new additional lock or bolt on any door of its Premises without
Landlord's prior written consent. Tenant shall deliver to Landlord, upon the


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termination of its tenancy, the keys to all locks for doors on the Premises. If
Tenant loses any keys furnished by Landlord, Tenant shall pay Landlord the cost
of rekeying the Premises.

         Landlord will furnish Tenant, free of charge, four (4) building access
cards. A reasonable charge will be assessed for any additional cards and lost or
stolen cards. Tenant shall deliver to Landlord, upon the termination of its
tenancy, all access cards.

8. If Tenant requires telegraphic, telephonic, burglar alarm or similar
services, it shall first obtain, and comply with, Landlord's instructions for
their installation.

9. The elevator shall be available for use by all tenants in the Building,
subject to reasonable scheduling as Landlord in its discretion shall deem
appropriate. No equipment, materials, furniture, packages, supplies, merchandise
or other property will be received in the Building or carried in the elevator
except between the hours, in the manner and in the elevators as may be
designated by Landlord.

10. Tenant shall not place a load upon any floor of the Premises which exceeds
the maximum load per square foot which the floor was designed to carry and which
is allowed by law. Tenant's business machines and mechanical equipment which
cause noise or vibration which may be transmitted to the structure of the
Building or to any space therein, and which is objectionable to Landlord or to
any tenants in the Building, shall be placed and maintained by Tenant, at
Tenant's expense, on vibration eliminators or other devices sufficient to
eliminate noise or vibration.

11. Tenant shall not use or keep in the Premises any toxic or hazardous
materials or any kerosene, gasoline or inflammable or combustible fluid or
material other than those limited quantities necessary for the operation or
maintenance of office equipment. Tenant shall not use or permit to be used in
the Premises any foul or noxious gas or substance, or permit or allow the
Premises to be occupied or used in a manner offensive or objectionable to
Landlord or other occupants of the Building by reason of noise, odors or
vibrations. No animal, except seeing eye dogs when in the company of their
masters, may be brought into or kept in the Building.

12. Tenant shall not use any method of heating or air-conditioning other than
that supplied by Landlord, if any, unless Tenant receives the prior written
consent of Landlord.

13. Tenant shall cooperate fully with Landlord to assure the most effective
operation of the Building's heating and air-conditioning and to comply with any
governmental energy-saving rules, laws or regulations of which Tenant has actual
notice. Tenant shall refrain from attempting to adjust controls other than room
thermostats installed for Tenant's use.

14. All entrance doors to the Premises shall be left locked when the Premises
are not in use, and all doors opening to public corridors shall be kept closed
except for normal ingress and egress to and from the Premises.

15. Landlord reserves the right, exercisable without notice and without
liability to Tenant, to change the name and street address of the Building.


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16. Landlord reserves the right to exclude any person from the Building between
the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. the following day, or any other hours as
may be established from time to time by Landlord, and on Saturdays, Sundays and
legal holidays, unless that person is known to the person or employee in charge
of the Building and has a pass or is properly identified. Tenant shall be
responsible for all persons for whom it requests passes and shall be liable to
Landlord for all acts of those persons. Landlord shall not be liable for damages
for any error in admitting or excluding any person from the Building. Landlord
reserves the right to prevent access to the Building by closing the doors or by
other appropriate action in case of invasion, mob, riot, public excitement or
other commotion.

17. Tenant shall close and lock the doors of its Premises, shut off all water
faucets or other water apparatus and turn off all lights and other equipment
which is not required to be continuously run. Tenant shall be responsible for
any damage or injuries sustained by other tenants or occupants of the Building
or Landlord for noncompliance with this Rule.

18. The toilet rooms, toilets, urinals; wash bowls and other apparatus shall not
be used for any purpose other than that for which they were constructed, and no
foreign substance of any kind whatsoever shall be placed therein. The expense of
any breakage, stoppage or damage resulting from any violation of this rule shall
be borne by the tenant who, or whose employees or invitees, shall have caused
it.

19. Tenant shall not install any radio or television antenna, loudspeaker or
other device on the roof or exterior walls of the Building. Tenant shall not
interfere with radio or television broadcasting or reception from or in the
Building or elsewhere.

20. Tenant shall not cut or bore holes for wires in the partitions, woodwork or
plaster of the Premises. Tenant shall not affix any floor covering to the floor
of the Premises in any manner except as approved by Landlord. Landlord shall
approve in writing the method of attachment of any objects affixed to walls,
ceilings or doors in the Premises. Tenant shall repair, or be responsible for
the cost of repair of any damage resulting from noncompliance with this Rule.

21. Tenant shall not install, maintain or operate upon the Premises any vending
machine (other than vending machines for use by Tenant's employees) without the
prior written consent of Landlord.

22. Canvassing, soliciting and distributing handbills or any other written
material and peddling in the Building are prohibited, and each tenant shall
cooperate to prevent these activities.

23. Landlord reserves the right to exclude or expel from the Building any person
who, in Landlord's judgment, is intoxicated or under the influence of liquor or
drugs, or who is in violation of any of the Rules and Regulations of the
Building.

24. Tenant shall store all its trash and garbage within its Premises. Tenant
shall not place in any trash box or receptacle any material which cannot be
disposed of in the ordinary and customary manner of trash and garbage disposal
within the Building. All garbage and refuse disposal shall be made in accordance
with directions issued from time to time by Landlord.


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25. Use by Tenant of Underwriters' Laboratory approved equipment for brewing
coffee, tea, hot chocolate and similar beverages and microwaving food shall be
permitted, provided that the equipment and use is in accordance with all
applicable federal, state, county and city laws, codes, ordinances, rules and
regulations.

26. Tenant shall not use the name of the Building in connection with or in
promoting or advertising the business of Tenant, except as Tenant's address,
without the written consent of Landlord.

27. Tenant shall comply with all safety, fire protection and evacuation
procedures and regulations established by Landlord or any governmental agency.
Tenant shall be responsible for any increased insurance premiums attributable to
Tenant's use of the Premises, Building or Property.

28. Tenant assumes any and all responsibility for protecting its Premises from
theft and robbery, which responsibility includes keeping doors locked and other
means of entry to the Premises closed.

29. Tenant shall not use the Premises, or suffer or permit anything to be done
on, in or about the Premises, which may result in an increase to Landlord in the
cost of insurance maintained by Landlord on the Building and Common Areas.

30. Tenant's requests for assistance will be attended to only upon appropriate
application to the office of the Building by an authorized individual. Employees
of Landlord shall not perform any work or do anything outside of their regular
duties unless under special instructions from Landlord, and no employee of
Landlord will admit any person (Tenant or otherwise) to any office without
specific instructions from Landlord.

31. Tenant shall not park its vehicles in any parking areas designated by
Landlord as areas for parking by visitors to the Building or other reserved
parking spaces. Tenant shall not leave vehicles in the Building parking areas
overnight, nor park any vehicles in the Building parking areas other than
automobiles, motorcycles, motor driven or non-motor driven bicycles or
four-wheeled trucks. Tenant, its agents, employees and invitees shall not park
any one (1) vehicle in more than one (1) parking space.

32. The scheduling and manner of all Tenant move-ins and move-outs shall be
subject to the reasonable discretion and approval of Landlord, and move-ins and
move-outs shall take place only after 6:00 p.m. on weekdays, on weekends, or at
other times as Landlord may designate. Landlord shall have the right to approve
or disapprove the movers or moving company employed by Tenant, and Tenant shall
cause the movers to use only the entry doors and elevators designated by
Landlord. If Tenant's movers damage the elevator or any other part of the
Property, Tenant shall pay to Landlord the amount required to repair the damage.

33. No cooking shall be permitted on the Premises, except with a microwave oven,
nor shall the Premises be used for the storage of merchandise, for washing
clothes, for lodging or for any improper, objectionable or immoral purpose.

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34. Tenant shall not use in any space or in the public halls of the Building,
any hand trucks except those equipped with rubber tires and side guards or such
other material-handling equipment as Landlord may approve. Tenant shall not
bring any vehicles of any kind into the building, except for non-motorized
bicycles which may be brought into the Premises.

35. Landlord shall have the right to control and operate the public portions of
the Building, and the public facilities, heating and air conditioning, as well
as facilities furnished for the common use of the tenants, in such manner as it
deems best for the benefit of the tenants generally.

36. Landlord may waive any one or more of these Rules and Regulations for the
benefit of Tenant or any other tenant, but no waiver by Landlord shall be
construed as a waiver of the Rules and Regulations in favor of Tenant or any
other tenant, nor prevent Landlord from thereafter enforcing the Rules and
Regulations against any or all of the tenants of the Building.

37. These Rules and Regulations are in addition to, and shall not be construed
to in any way modify or amend, in whole or in part, the terms, covenants,
agreements and conditions of any lease of premises in the Building.

38. Landlord reserves the right to make other reasonable Rules and Regulations
as, in its judgment, may from time to time be needed for safety and security,
for care and cleanliness of the Building and for the preservation of good order
therein. Tenant agrees to abide by all Rules and Regulations hereinabove stated
and any additional rules and regulations which are adopted.

39. Tenant shall be responsible for the observance of all of the foregoing rules
by Tenant's employees, agents, clients, customers, invitees and guests.


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                                    EXHIBIT E

                      [Form of Tenant Estoppel Certificate]
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                                    EXHIBIT F

                             UTILITIES AND SERVICES

     The standards set forth below for Utilities and Services are in effect.
Landlord reserves the right to adopt nondiscriminatory modifications and
additions hereto, which do not materially affect Tenant's nights. Landlord shall
give notice to Tenant, in accordance with provisions of this Lease, of material
modification and additions.

     1. PROVISION BY LANDLORD.  Landlord shall:

         a. ACCESS, ELEVATOR. Provide access to the Premises and one unattended
automatic elevator at all times.

         b. VENTILATION. Ventilate the Premises and furnish air-conditioning or
heating from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except state or
federal holidays ("Business Hours") (and at other times for the additional
charges described in Paragraph 2) to the extent required for the comfortable
occupancy of the Premises as reasonably determined by Landlord, subject to
governmental regulation. The air-conditioning system achieves maximum cooling
when the window coverings and sliding glass doors, if any, are closed. Landlord
shall not be responsible for room temperatures if Tenant does not keep all
sliding glass doors in the Premises, if any, closed whenever the system is in
operation or if Tenant permits occupancy of the Premises in densities greater
than one person per two hundred square feet of usable space. Tenant shall
cooperate to the best of its ability at all times with Landlord and shall abide
by all reasonable regulations and requirements which Landlord may prescribe for
the proper functioning and protection of the air-conditioning system. Tenant
shall not connect any apparatus, device, conduit or pipe to the Building's
chilled and hot water air-conditioning supply lines. Tenant and Tenant's
servants, employees, agents, visitors, licensees or contractors shall not enter
at any time the mechanical installations or facilities of the Building, or
adjust, tamper with, touch or otherwise in any manner affect the installations
or facilities, other than those controls located in the Premises and installed
so as to permit adjustment by Tenant. If any installation of partitions,
equipment or fixtures by Tenant necessitates the re-balancing of the climate
control equipment in the Premises, the re-balancing shall be performed by
Landlord at Tenant's expense. The ventilation and air-conditioning supplied by
Landlord will not be suitable to meet the cooling requirements of dedicated
computer rooms, conference areas or other special facilities, and Tenant shall
be responsible, at its sole cost and expense, for installing and maintaining
such supplemental systems as shall be necessary to meet the requirements of such
facilities. Landlord's obligations pursuant to this Paragraph 1.b. are subject
in all respects to Tenant's obligation to supply and pay for such electricity
and gas as shall be required to power the systems which furnish the foregoing
services.

         c. ELECTRICITY; BULBS. Except as provided as part of Landlord's Work
pursuant to Schedule I of Exhibit B, Landlord shall have no obligation to
furnish electricity or gas to the Building or the Premises. As more particularly
set forth in Section 29 of the Lease, Tenant shall make arrangements with the
public utility company and directly pay for all electricity and gas it requires
in connection with its use and occupancy of the Premises. At all times Tenant's
use of


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electric current shall not exceed the capacity of the electrical panels serving
the Premises or the risers or wiring installation with respect thereto, nor
shall Tenant's use of electric current ever exceed Tenant's Percentage Share of
the electrical power available to leasable space in the Building. Landlord shall
obtain and replace as necessary all building standard electric light bulbs,
ballasts and tubes for lighting within the Premises.

         d. WATER. Make water available for approved water fountain and lavatory
facilities only.

         e. JANITORIAL SERVICE. Provide building standard janitorial service to
the Premises, provided the Premises are used exclusively as offices, and are
kept reasonably in order by Tenant. Tenant shall pay to Landlord any cost
incurred by Landlord for janitorial services in excess of those generally
provided for other tenants in the Building. Tenant shall pay Landlord for the
cost of removal of any of Tenant's refuse and rubbish which is in excess of
normal and customary general office refuse and rubbish. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, at Tenant's election by written notice to Landlord, Tenant may elect
to provide janitorial service to the Premises, rather than have Landlord provide
the same. Tenant's election notice shall state the effective date it desires to
assume such janitorial obligations, which date shall be no earlier than sixty
(60) days after the date of Tenant's election notice; provided, however, that if
Landlord's applicable janitorial contract does not permit Landlord to
discontinue janitorial service to the Premises without penalty until a date
later than the date specified in Tenant's election notice, then Landlord shall
advise Tenant of such later date, and the effective date of Tenant's assumption
of such obligations shall thereupon be such later date as so specified by
Landlord. Effective as of such date that Tenant shall assume janitorial
responsibility for the Premises, Operating Expenses shall exclude Landlord's
cost of supplying janitorial services to leasable space in the Property.

         2. ADDITIONAL CHARGES. Landlord may impose a reasonable charge for any
utilities and services, including heating, ventilation and air-conditioning,
water and janitorial service, required to be provided by Landlord by reason of
any use of the Premises at any time other than during Business Hour or any use
of such utilities and services beyond what Landlord agrees to furnish as
described above. Such charges may include, without limitation, a reasonable
charge for excessive wear and tear upon the HVAC systems by reason of Tenant's
use thereof during other than normal Business Hours. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, so long as Tenant shall pay for electricity and furnished to the
Premises and the HVAC systems serving the Premises on a direct metered basis,
the additional charges imposed by Landlord pursuant to this paragraph shall not
include components attributable to such electrical and gas consumption.

         3. RULES AND REGULATIONS. Tenant agrees to cooperate at all times with
Landlord and to abide by all reasonable regulations and requirements which
Landlord may prescribe for the use of the utilities and services. Any failure to
pay any excess costs as described above with the next installment of Rent due
after receipt of a statement for such services shall constitute a breach of the
obligation to pay Rent under this Lease and shall entitle Landlord to the rights
granted in this Lease for a breach.

         4. STOPPING OF SERVICE. Landlord reserves the right to stop access to
the Premises, and services of the elevator, plumbing, heating, ventilation,
air-conditioning and electric systems and other Building systems when necessary
by reason of accident or emergency, or for repairs,


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maintenance, alterations or improvements, in the judgment of Landlord desirable
or necessary to be made or performed, until the repairs, alterations or
improvements have been completed. As more particularly set forth in Section 29
of the Lease, Landlord shall have no responsibility or liability for any such
interruption in access services or utilities, or for failure to supply any such
access, services or utilities, or for its failure to furnish or perform any
other act or thing for the benefit of Tenant as otherwise required pursuant to
this Lease. In the event of any failure, stoppage or interruption in any access,
utilities or services which Landlord is obligated to provide pursuant to this
Lease, Landlord shall use its diligent efforts to cause the provision of such
access, utilities or services to be resumed.

         5. NOTICE. To the extent practical, Landlord shall attempt to give
Tenant notice of proposed shutdowns of services.



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                                    EXHIBIT G

                               APPRAISAL PROCEDURE

         After the expiration of the thirty (30)-day period set forth in Section
39 for the mutual agreement of Landlord and Tenant as to the fair market rent,
each party hereto, at its cost, may engage a real estate appraiser to act on its
behalf in determining the fair market rent. The appraisers each shall have at
least five (5) years' experience in brokering or valuing leases in first class
business centers in Alameda County, California and shall submit to Landlord and
Tenant in advance for Landlord's and Tenant's reasonable approval the appraisal
methods to be used. If a party appoints such an appraiser and the other party
fails to appoint such an appraiser within fifteen (15) days after notice from
the first party that the first party has appointed such an appraiser, the single
appraiser appointed shall be the sole appraiser and shall set the fair market
rent. If the two appraisers are appointed by the parties as stated in this
paragraph, such appraisers shall meet promptly and attempt to set the fair
market rent. If such appraisers are unable to agree within thirty (30) days
after appointment of the second appraiser, the appraisers shall elect a third
appraiser meeting the qualifications stated in this paragraph within ten (10)
days after the last date the two appraisers are given to set the fair market
rent. Each of the parties hereto shall bear one-half (1/2) the cost of
appointing the third appraiser and of the third appraiser's fee. The third
appraiser shall be a person who has not previously acted in any capacity for
either party. The third appraiser shall conduct his own investigation of the
fair market rent, and shall be instructed not to advise either party of his
determination of the fair market rent except as follows: When the third
appraiser has made his determination, he shall so advise Landlord and Tenant and
shall establish a date, at least five (5) days after the giving of notice by the
third appraiser to Landlord and Tenant, on which he shall disclose his
determination of the fair market rent. Such meeting shall take place in the
third appraiser's office unless otherwise agreed by the parties. After having
initialed a paper on which his determination of fair market rent is set forth,
the third appraiser shall place his determination of the fair market rent in a
sealed envelope. Landlord's appraiser and Tenant's appraiser shall each set
forth their determination of fair market rent on a paper, initial the same and
place them in sealed envelopes. Each of the three envelopes shall be marked with
the name of the party whose determination is inside the envelope. In the
presence of the third appraiser, the determination of the fair market rent by
Landlord's appraiser and Tenant's appraiser shall be opened and examined. If the
higher of the two determinations is 105% or less of the amount set forth in the
lower determination, the average of the two determinations shall be the fair
market rent, the envelope containing the determination of the fair market rent
by the third appraiser shall be destroyed and the third appraiser shall be
instructed not to disclose his determination. If either party's envelope is
blank, or does not set forth a determination of fair market rent, the
determination of the other party shall prevail and be treated as the fair market
rent. If the higher of the two determinations is more than 105% of the amount of
the lower determination, the envelope containing the third appraiser's
determination shall be opened. The fair market rent shall be the rent proposed
by either Landlord's appraiser or Tenant's appraiser which is closest to the
determination of fair market rent by the third appraiser.
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                            FIRST AMENDMENT TO LEASE


         THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO LEASE (this "Amendment"), is made as of the day
of April, 20, y and between Hollis Street Investors, L.L.C., a Delaware limited
liability company ("Landlord"), and LEAPFROG ENTERPRISES, Inc., a Delaware
corporation ("Tenant").

         WHEREAS, Landlord and Tenant entered into that certain lease dated
November 14, 2000 (the "Lease"), with respect to certain premises located in the
Hollis Business Center in Emeryville, California (the "Business Center"); and

         WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the Lease to correct Tenant's
name, as originally set forth therein, and to reflect Tenant's new name as of
the date hereof. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms are used
herein as defined in the Lease.

         NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto do hereby agree as follows:

         1. TENANT'S PRIOR NAME. The parties agree that Tenant's name, as
originally set forth in the Lease as "Knowledge Kids Enterprises", was in error,
as it omitted the word "Inc." therefrom, and that Tenant's name should have been
originally set forth in the Lease as "Knowledge Kids Enterprises, Inc."

         2. TENANT'S NEW NAME. The parties acknowledge that subsequent to
execution of the Lease Tenant changed its name from "Knowledge Kids Enterprises,
Inc." to "LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc." pursuant to a Certificate of Amendment of
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Knowledge Kids Enterprises,
Inc., filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on February 1,
2001. Accordingly, all references in the Lease to "Knowledge Kids Enterprises"
shall be deemed references to "LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc."

         3. RATIFICATION. Except as amended hereby, the Lease remains unmodified
and in full force and effect.

         4. BROKERS. Each party hereto represents and warrants to the other
party hereto that it has not retained or otherwise employed any broker or finder
who can properly claim a commission, fee or other compensation by reason of this
Amendment. Each party hereto shall indemnify, protect and hold harmless the
other party hereto from and against any and all loss, cost, damage, liability
and expense (including attorneys' fees and costs) arising out of any breach or
alleged breach of its foregoing representation and warranty.

         5. ENTIRE UNDERSTANDING. This Amendment represents the entire
understanding between of the parties concerning the subject matter hereof, and
there are no understandings or agreements between them relating to the Lease or
the Premises not set forth in writing and signed by the parties hereto. No party
hereto has relied upon any representation, warranty or understanding not set
forth herein, either oral or written, as an inducement to enter into this
Amendment.
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         6. COUNTERPARTS. This Amendment may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the
date first above written.


LANDLORD:                                       TENANT:
HOLLIS STREET INVESTORS, L.L.C.,                LEAPFROG ENTERPRISES, Inc.
a Delaware limited liability company            a Delaware corporation




By:  Riggs & Company, a division of             By:  /s/ Paul Rioux
     Riggs Bank N.A., as trustee of                  --------------
     the Multi-Employer Property Trust          Its: Vice Chairman
                                                     -------------

     By:  /s/ Mary Anne Martins                  By:
          ---------------------                      --------------------------
     Its: Managing Director                     Its:
          ---------------------                      --------------------------



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                            SECOND AMENDMENT TO LEASE


         THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO LEASE ("Agreement") dated this 22nd day of
February, 2002, is made and entered into by and between HOLLIS STREET INVESTORS,
L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("Landlord") and LEAPFROG
ENTERPRISES, INC., a Delaware corporation ("Tenant").

                                   BACKGROUND

         A. Landlord and Tenant entered into that certain Lease Agreement dated
November 14, 2000 (the "Lease"), for approximately 40,060 rentable square feet
of space (the "Premises") located at 6401 Hollis Street, Suite 150, Emeryville,
California, as more fully described in the Lease; and

         B. The Lease has been amended by a First Amendment to Lease dated April
30, 2001.

         C. The current term of the Lease expires on February 1, 2006;

         D. Tenant desires to expand the Premises by an additional 30,770
rentable square feet on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and
to make certain other amendments to the Lease.

         E. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have
the meanings ascribed to them in the Lease.

                                    AGREEMENT

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and agreements
contained herein, the parties hereby mutually agree as follows:

         1. PREMISES: Effective as of the date of Substantial Completion (as
defined in Paragraph 6 below) of the proposed Expansion Improvements (as defined
below), estimated to be on or about April 1, 2002 (the "Expansion Effective
Date"), the Premises shall be expanded to include 30,770 rentable square feet
located in the northeast corner of the first floor of the Building as depicted
on Schedule A attached hereto and designated as Suite 175 (the "Expansion
Space"). From and after the Expansion Effective Date, the term "Premises" shall
include the initial Premises and the Expansion Space except as otherwise
specified in this Agreement.

         2. TERM: The Termination Date of the Lease shall be co-terminous with
respect both the initial Premises and the Expansion Space. The Termination Date
is February 1, 2006.

         3. RENT: As of the Expansion Effective Date, Section 4 of the Lease is
amended to reflect that the Base Rent for the Premises (including the initial
Premises and the Expansion


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Space) shall be as set forth below, payable in equal monthly installments, in
advance, on the first business day of each and every month of the Term. Rent
adjustments shall occur on the anniversary dates of the Lease.

<TABLE>
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                Months                        Base Rent/Month
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<S>                                           <C>
Commencement - January 31, 2003                  $137,356.00
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February 1, 2003 - January 31, 2004              $162,522.00
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February 1, 2004 - January 31, 2005              $172,855.00
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February 1, 2005 - January 31, 2006              $180,361.00
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</TABLE>


The above-referenced rent figures reflect the four percent (4%) annual increase
to Base Rent accorded under Section 4b of the Lease and include the costs of all
parking spaces. The Base Rent shall remain payable in equal monthly
installments, in advance, on the first business day of each and every month of
the Term. The Base Rent adjustments reflected above shall occur on the
anniversary of the Commencement Date of the Lease.

         4. TENANT'S PRORATA SHARE: As of the Expansion Effective Date, Tenant's
Prorata Share shall be revised to be Fifty-One and Sixty-Two Hundredths Percent
(51.62%).

         5. PARKING: Landlord shall provide Tenant with 2.75 parking spaces per
1,000 rentable square feet of leased space in the Expansion Space, resulting in
a total of 84 spaces allocated to the Expansion Space and as of the Expansion
Effective Date, a total of 194 spaces allocated to the Premises. Section 28 of
the Lease is hereby amended as follows:

                  (a) The third and fourth sentences of Section 28 are deleted
in their entirety.

                  (b) The penultimate sentence of Section 28 is hereby amended
to extend the parking rights to permitted assignees.

         6. IMPROVEMENT ALLOWANCE

                  (a) Landlord shall complete those improvements to the
Expansion Space ("Expansion Improvements") that are shown on those certain
plans, Project No. 0202 - Revision #2 dated 02/08/02 (Original Set dated
01/31/01), prepared by Kava Massih Architects and reviewed and approved by
Tenant. Unless noted on the plans, Landlord shall complete the Expansion
Improvements (the "Work"), at its sole cost and expense, in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement. Exhibit B of the Lease shall not apply to the Expansion
Improvements. All materials used in completion of the Work shall be approved
first by Tenant's Agent (as defined below). Tenant shall select the flooring,
paint and plastic laminate cabinet finishes from building standard finishes to
be provided by Landlord. Landlord shall complete the Expansion Improvements in a
first-class and workmanlike manner. All Expansion Improvements shall immediately
become the property of Landlord upon completion unless otherwise agreed to in
writing. Tenant shall not be obligated to remove the Expansion Improvements at
the end of the Term. Landlord warrants that all of the Expansion Improvements
shall be constructed in a good and workmanlike manner and free from defects for
twelve (12) months following the date of


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Substantial Completion. Landlord shall assign to Tenant any and all warranties
and guarantees of third parties held by Landlord, with respect to the Expansion
Improvements that Tenant is responsible to maintain pursuant to the terms hereof
and that extend beyond the 12-month period, for enforcement directly by Tenant.
If a warranty or guaranty is not assignable, then Landlord shall enforce it for
the benefit of Tenant, as directed by Tenant.

                  (b) Landlord, at its sole cost and expense, shall comply with
and shall be solely responsible for compliance with all laws in connection with
the Work, including without limitation, the completion of the Work, the filing
of any construction or engineering documents and obtaining any required
approvals or permits from any applicable governmental authority, including
without limitation a temporary (if necessary) and permanent certificate of
occupancy for the Premises (or its equivalent).

                  (c) Tenant shall designate a representative ("Tenant's Agent")
as having sole authority to speak for and bind Tenant during construction of the
Expansion Improvements. Landlord shall not be authorized to proceed with any
Tenant Improvement without authority by Tenant's Agent, and such authorization
by Tenant's Agent shall be deemed authorization by Tenant. Landlord shall not be
authorized to accept changes or additions from any other employees of Tenant
except Tenant's Agent.

                  (d) Landlord shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
Substantially Complete (as defined below) the Expansion Improvements by March
30, 2002 and to minimize any interference to Tenant and its business. The design
and construction of the Premises shall be Substantially Completed in accordance
with the dates agreed to by the parties and may include after-hours work.
Landlord shall notify Tenant when the Expansion Improvements are Substantially
Complete. Upon receipt of such notice, Landlord and Tenant's Agent shall prepare
and execute a punchlist. The punchlist shall list incomplete, minor and
insubstantial details of construction, necessary mechanical adjustments, and
needed finishing touches. Landlord shall complete the punchlist items within
thirty (30) calendar days thereafter. During the first twelve (12) months after
the date of Substantial Completion of the Expansion Improvements, Landlord shall
promptly correct any defect, patent or latent in the Expansion Improvements at
Landlord's sole cost and expense, as they become known to Landlord or within
thirty (30) days after Tenant notifies Landlord of such defect.

                  (e) "Substantially Complete" or "Substantial Completion"
means:

                           (i) The Expansion Improvements have been completed so
that Tenant can use the Premises for their intended purposes without material
interference to Tenant conducting its ordinary business activities;

                           (ii) The only incomplete items are minor or
insubstantial details of construction, mechanical adjustments or finishing
touches, like touch-up plastering or painting as identified on a punchlist
prepared by Tenant in accordance with subsection (d) above;


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                           (iii) Landlord has secured a permanent certificate of
occupancy or the equivalent, as required by the appropriate Governmental
Authority having jurisdiction over the Building, permitting the Premises to be
occupied by Tenant in accordance with the Laws;

                           (iv) Tenant has ready access to and egress from the
Expansion Space, free of construction equipment and materials; and

                           (v) The Expansion Space is broom clean.

                  (f) The final, stand alone, paragraph of Section 5b of the
Lease regarding the pass-through of certain costs as Operating Expenses shall
not apply to Landlord's obligation under this Paragraph 6.

         7. EARLY ACCESS: Notwithstanding anything contained in the Lease to the
contrary, Landlord shall allow Tenant access to the Premises approximately two
(2) weeks prior to the Expansion Effective Date for the purpose of installation
of wiring, furniture, tenant fixtures, and general setup. Such access shall be
governed by the terms and conditions of the Lease; however, in no event shall
any Base Rent or Additional Rent be payable during such early access period.
Landlord shall cooperate fully with Tenant in its efforts to fixturize the
Premises. Any work or installation performed by Tenant shall be completed in
compliance with the provisions of this Lease, shall be subject to coordination
by Landlord's contractor, and must be performed using workers compatible with
Landlord's contractors and subcontractors in order to avoid labor disputes and
delays in completion.

         8. ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING: Paragraph 14 of the Lease is amended to
provide that Landlord shall have no recapture rights with respect to any
assigned or sublet space. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 14(c) of
the Lease, "Assignment or Sublet", in the event of any assignment or sublease of
the Expansion Space, other than an assignment or sublease pursuant to Section
14.g., Landlord shall be entitled to receive, as additional rent hereunder,
sixty percent (60%) of the consideration actually received by the Tenant from
the assignee or subtenant for the assignment or sublease and, in the case of a
sublease, sixty percent (60%) of the excess of the amount of monthly base rent
paid for the sublet space by the subtenant over the amount of monthly Base Rent
under Section 4 of this Lease, excluding in each instance: Tenant's reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses (including attorneys' fees and advertising costs), tenant
improvement costs or other costs of readying the space for occupancy, brokerage
commissions paid by Tenant, any consideration paid to the assignee or subtenant
to induce assignee or subtenant to consummate the transaction and the
unamortized portion of Tenant's costs to improve the Premises above any tenant
improvement allowance paid by Landlord.

         9. OPTION TO EXTEND: As of the Expansion Effective Date the provisions
of Section 39 of the Lease, Renewal Option shall apply to the initial Premises
and the Expansion Space.


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         10. RIGHT OF FIRST OFFER:

                  (a) Tenant shall have a right of first offer on all remaining
space in the Building for up to two (2) years after the date of this Agreement.
Prior to the leasing any additional space to any prospective third parties,
Landlord shall notify Tenant in writing ("Landlord's Notice") of the general
terms and conditions, including without limitation, the size and location of the
available space (the "Available Space"), the rent, tenant allowance and parking
ratio, under which Landlord would be willing to rent such space. Tenant shall
have an option, exercisable by notice to Landlord within five (5) calendar days
after receipt of Landlord's Notice, to lease all or a portion of the Available
Space in accordance with the provisions contained in Landlord's Notice .
Promptly after Tenant exercises this option, the parties shall enter into an
amendment to the Lease that incorporates the Available Space as part of the
Premises, or, at Landlord's option, a separate lease on the Available Space.

                  (b) If Tenant elects not to lease all of the Available Space
specified in Landlord's notice, the right of first offer shall terminate as to
such Available Space and Landlord shall be free to lease the Available Space to
any third party, provided, however, the terms and conditions of any lease with
the third party are substantially in accordance with the terms offered to Tenant
and that the rent is within ninety percent (90%) of the rent proposed to Tenant.
If the rent offered to a third party is less than ninety percent (90%) of the
rent offered to Tenant, Tenant shall have a right of first refusal to lease the
Available Space at the price and terms offered to the third party.

         11. TENANT'S ACCESS. Tenant shall have access to the Building, the
Premises, the Common Areas and the parking facilities twenty-four (24) hours per
day, seven (7) days per week, fifty-two (52) weeks per year.

         12. AUTHORITY: Tenant represents and warrants that all necessary
corporate actions have been duly taken to permit Tenant to enter into this
Agreement and that the person signing this Agreement on behalf of Tenant has
been duly authorized and instructed to execute this Agreement. Landlord
represents and warrants that all necessary company actions have been duly taken
to permit Landlord to enter into this Agreement and that the person signing this
Agreement on behalf of Landlord has been duly authorized and instructed to sign
this Agreement.

         13. BROKERS: Each of Landlord and Tenant warrants and represents that
it has dealt with no real estate broker in connection with this Agreement other
than Colliers International and BT Commercial (collectively, "Broker"), and that
no other broker is entitled to any commission on account of this Agreement. The
party who breaches this warranty shall defend, hold harmless and indemnify the
other from any loss, cost, damage or expense, including reasonable attorneys'
fees, arising from the breach; Landlord's indemnity of Tenant shall include
claims by the Broker. Landlord is solely responsible for paying the commission
of the Broker in accordance with a separate agreement.


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         14. LETTER OF CREDIT. The first sentence of Section 17b of the Lease is
hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following language:

                  As used herein, Letter of Credit shall mean an unconditional,
         irrevocable letter of credit (hereinafter referred to as the "Letter of
         Credit") issued at Tenant's sole expense by the San Francisco office of
         a major national bank satisfactory to Landlord (the "Bank"), naming
         Landlord as beneficiary, and in form and substance satisfactory to
         Landlord, in the amount of One Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars
         ($1,200,000.00) ("Letter of Credit Amount"). On or after the Expansion
         Effective Date, provided that Tenant remains in occupancy of 100% of
         the Premises, the Letter of Credit Amount shall be reduced upon the
         occurrence of the following event(s) in the amount(s) indicated below:

                  (a) a $300,000.00 reduction upon the delivery by Tenant to
         Landlord of Tenant's [INIT] unaudited financial statements showing
         pre-tax annual income of at least $10,000,000.00 and stockholders
         equity, as of the end of Tenant's 2001 fiscal year, of $90,000,000.00
         or more;

                  (b) an additional $300,000.00 reduction when all of the
         following have occurred: (i) Tenant completes an initial public offer
         of its stock, (ii) Tenant eliminates all secured debt (other than
         nominal debt), and (iii) Tenant verifies, via one or more filings with
         the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), that Tenant has
         stockholders equity of $175,000,000.00 or more;

                  (c) an additional reduction of $300,000.00 as of the date on
         which Tenant verifies, via one or more SEC filings, that Tenant has
         pre-tax annual income of at least $20,000,000.00 and stockholders
         equity of $225,000,000.00 or more; and

                  (d) the Letter of Credit requirement will be eliminated in its
         entirety as of the date Tenant verifies, via one or more SEC filings,
         that Tenant has pre-tax annual income of at least $25,000,000.00 and
         stockholders equity of $275,000,000.00 or more.

                  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if on the date the Letter of
         Credit Amount would otherwise reduce, an Event of Default shall have
         occurred and be continuing, the Letter of Credit Amount shall not
         reduce on such date and shall not thereafter reduce until such Event of
         Default shall have been cured. Upon the occurrence of the foregoing
         events, Landlord shall make the original or then current Letter of
         Credit available for exchange with a replacement letter of credit
         obtained by Tenant in the applicable reduced Letter of Credit Amount.

         15. HOLDING OVER. The second sentence of Section 19 of the Lease is
revised by deleting the words "two hundred percent (200%)" in lines 5 and 6 and
replacing them with "one hundred fifty percent (150%)".


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         16. SUBORDINATION. Section 22d of the Lease shall be amended as
follows. The following phrase shall be inserted as an introductory clause to the
second sentence of Section 22d: "Notwithstanding the self-operative language of
Section 22a above."

         17. FULL FORCE AND EFFECT: Except as expressly modified above, all
terms and conditions of the Lease remain in full force and effect and are hereby
ratified and confirmed. Landlord and Tenant hereby acknowledge and agree that,
except as provided in this Agreement, the Lease has not been modified, amended,
canceled, terminated, released, superseded or otherwise rendered of no force or
effect.


LANDLORD:                                     TENANT:

Hollis Street Investors, L.L.C.,              Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc., a
a Delaware limited liability company          Delaware corporation



By: Riggs & Company, a division of
    Riggs Bank N.A., as Trustee of
    the Multi-Employer Property               By: /s/ James P. Curley
    Trust, its Manager                            -------------------
                                              Name:   James P. Curley
                                                    -----------------
                                              Its: Chief Executive Officer
                                                   ----------------------

    By: /s/ Mary Anne Martins
        ---------------------
    Name:  Mary Anne Martins
          -------------------
    Its:  Managing  Director
          ------------------


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                                   SCHEDULE A

                                  [Floor Plan]




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