PINKERTONS INC
10-Q, 1998-10-16
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                                 UNITED STATES

                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 10-Q
                                        

(Mark One)
[x]  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
     ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended   September 4, 1998
                               -------------------------------------------------

                                       OR

[_]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES 
     EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
  

For the transition period from ______________________ to ______________________

Commission File Number: 1-11841

                               PINKERTON'S, INC.
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


            Delaware                              13-5318100
(State or other jurisdiction of       (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)

          4330 Park Terrace Drive, Westlake Village, California 91361
            (Address of principal executive offices)     (Zip Code)


      Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (818) 706-6800


         15910 Ventura Blvd, Suite 900, Encino, California 91436-2810
  (Former name, former address, and former fiscal year, if changed since last
                                   report.)


Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  X    No 
                                        ---      ---

The number of shares of the Registrant's Common Stock, par value $.001 per
share, outstanding on October 2, 1998 was 12,305,600.
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                      PINKERTON'S, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                                   FORM 10-Q
                                     INDEX

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                   PAGE NO.
                                                                                   --------
<S>                                                                                  <C>
PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION  
                                                    
Item 1.  Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited)
 
 Consolidated Balance Sheets-
   September 4, 1998 and December 26, 1997................................           3
 
 Consolidated Statements of Operations-
   For the Quarters and Nine Periods Ended September 4, 1998 and
   September 5, 1997......................................................           4
 
 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows-
   For the Nine Periods Ended September 4, 1998 and September 5, 1997.....           5
 
 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements...............................           6-7
 
Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
         and Results of Operations........................................           8-12
 

PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.................................           13

Signatures................................................................           14
</TABLE> 

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                        PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION
                                        
ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                      PINKERTON'S, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                        
                          CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                (IN THOUSANDS)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                SEPTEMBER 4,
                                                                                   1998                DECEMBER 26,
                                ASSETS                                          (Unaudited)                1997
                                                                          ---------------------   ---------------------
 
<S>                                                                       <C>                     <C>
Current assets:
   Cash and cash equivalents                                                      $  4,454                $ 24,243      
   Marketable securities available for sale                                         18,116                       -      
   Accounts receivable (includes unbilled amounts of                                                                    
     $31,339 in 1998 and $32,397 in 1997)                                          142,961                 149,668      
     Less allowance for doubtful receivables                                         2,738                   2,948      
                                                                                  --------                --------      
                                                                                   140,223                 146,720      
                                                                                  --------                --------      
                                                                                                                        
   Inventory                                                                         4,786                   4,190      
   Prepaid expenses                                                                  9,206                   8,111      
   Deferred income taxes                                                             6,351                   6,129      
                                                                                  --------                --------      
       Total current assets                                                        183,136                 189,393      
                                                                                  --------                --------      
                                                                                                                        
Equipment and leasehold improvements, net of                                                                            
   accumulated depreciation and amortization of                                                                         
   $30,099 in 1998 and $29,685 in 1997                                              16,111                  16,745      
                                                                                                                        
Other assets:                                                                                                           
   Intangible assets, net                                                           58,031                  68,210      
   Deferred income taxes                                                            26,718                  24,924      
   Other                                                                            26,297                  24,924      
                                                                                  --------                --------      
                                                                                   111,046                 118,058      
                                                                                  --------                --------      
                                                                                  $310,293                $324,196      
                                                                                  ========                ========      
          LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                                                                          
                                                                                                                        
Current liabilities:                                                                                                    
   Accounts payable                                                               $ 15,396                $ 14,021      
   Accrued liabilities                                                              84,043                  80,198      
   Current maturities of long-term debt                                              8,575                   8,575      
                                                                                  --------                --------      
       Total current liabilities                                                   108,014                 102,794      
                                                                                  --------                --------      
                                                                                                                        
Accrued retirement benefits and other non-current liabilities                       52,994                  52,754      
                                                                                                                        
Long-term debt, less current maturities                                             15,476                  25,019      
                                                                                                                        
Commitments and contingencies                                                                                           
                                                                                                                        
Stockholders' equity:                                                                                                   
   Common stock                                                                         13                      12      
   Additional paid-in capital                                                       76,348                  75,329      
   Treasury stock                                                                   (5,235)                      -      
   Accumulated other comprehensive income                                           (8,190)                 (7,368)     
   Retained earnings                                                                70,873                  75,656      
                                                                                  --------                --------      
                                                                                   133,809                 143,629      
                                                                                  --------                --------      
                                                                                  $310,293                $324,196      
                                                                                  ========                ========      
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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                      PINKERTON'S, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                  (UNAUDITED)

                     (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                   FOR THE QUARTER ENDED                  FOR THE NINE PERIODS ENDED
                                          ---------------------------------------   ---------------------------------------
                                          SEPTEMBER 4, 1998    SEPTEMBER 5, 1997    SEPTEMBER 4, 1998    SEPTEMBER 5, 1997
                                          ------------------   ------------------   ------------------   ------------------
 <S>                                       <C>                  <C>                  <C>                  <C>
Service revenues                                   $229,308             $233,736             $694,904             $684,993
 
Cost of services                                    199,963              204,001              610,936              601,525
                                                   --------             --------             --------             --------
 
Gross profit                                         29,345               29,735               83,968               83,468
 
Operating expenses                                   20,507               19,587               66,516               58,437
Amortization of intangible assets                     1,691                2,161                5,480                6,605
Write-down of long-lived assets and
other special charges                                     -                    -                9,853                    -
                                                   --------             --------             --------             --------
 
Operating profit                                      7,147                7,987                2,119               18,426
 
Other (income) deductions:
 Interest income                                       (112)                (283)                (534)                (976)
 Interest expense                                       629                1,016                2,351                3,288
                                                   --------             --------             --------             --------
                                                        517                  733                1,817                2,312
                                                   --------             --------             --------             --------
 
Income before income taxes                            6,630                7,254                  302               16,114
 
Provision for income taxes                            2,893                3,876                5,085                8,040
                                                   --------             --------             --------             --------
 
Net income (loss)                                  $  3,737             $  3,378             $ (4,783)            $  8,074
                                                   ========             ========             ========             ========
 
Basic earnings (loss) per share                    $    .30             $    .27             $   (.38)            $    .64
                                                   ========             ========             ========             ========
 
Diluted earnings (loss) per share                  $    .29             $    .26             $   (.38)                 .62
                                                   ========             ========             ========             ========
</TABLE>




See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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                      PINKERTON'S, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                  (UNAUDITED)

                                (IN THOUSANDS)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                      
                                                                                      FOR THE NINE PERIODS ENDED
                                                                        -----------------------------------------------------
                                                                            SEPTEMBER 4, 1998           SEPTEMBER 5, 1997
                                                                        -------------------------   -------------------------
 <S>                                                                     <C>                         <C>
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income (loss)                                                               $ (4,783)                   $  8,074         
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash                                                                       
 provided by operating activities:                                                                                           
 Amortization of intangible assets                                                 5,480                       6,605         
 Depreciation and other amortization                                               5,997                       5,126         
 Provision for losses on doubtful receivables                                        480                         540         
 Deferred income taxes                                                            (2,016)                     (1,405)        
 Write-down of long-lived assets and other special charges                         7,891                           -         
 Provision for relocation costs                                                    1,962                           -         
                                                                                                                             
Changes in assets, liabilities and stockholders' equity:                                                                     
 Accounts receivable                                                               3,667                     (10,394)        
 Inventory                                                                          (596)                      1,250         
 Prepaid expenses and taxes                                                       (1,095)                      4,461         
 Other assets                                                                       (462)                     (2,411)        
 Accounts payable                                                                  1,375                         338         
 Accrued and other non-current liabilities                                         4,132                        (628)        
 Foreign currency revaluation of net assets                                         (576)                       (796)        
                                                                                 -------                     -------         
                                                                                                                             
Net cash provided by operating activities                                         21,456                      10,760         
                                                                                 -------                     -------         
                                                                                                                             
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:                                                                                                        
Purchase of marketable securities                                                (22,000)                    (11,081)        
Sales/redemptions of marketable securities                                         3,884                      11,541         
Purchase of equipment and leasehold improvements                                  (9,193)                     (5,839)        
Payments for net assets of acquired businesses, net                                                                          
   of cash acquired                                                                  (33)                    (21,793)        
                                                                                 -------                     -------         
                                                                                                                             
Net cash used in investing activities                                            (27,342)                    (27,172)        
                                                                                 -------                     -------         
                                                                                                                             
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:                                                                                                        
Principal payments on long-term debt                                              (9,688)                     (9,709)        
Stock repurchase                                                                  (5,235)                          -         
Exercise of stock options                                                          1,020                         329         
                                                                                 -------                     -------         
                                                                                                                             
Net cash used in financing activities                                            (13,903)                     (9,380)        
                                                                                 -------                     -------         
                                                                                                                             
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents                                        (19,789)                    (25,792)        
                                                                                                                             
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year                                    24,243                      33,761         
                                                                                 -------                     -------         
                                                                                                                             
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                                      $  4,454                    $  7,969         
                                                                                ========                    ========         
</TABLE>

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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                       PINKERTON'S, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                                        

(1)  PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have been
prepared by the Company and include all adjustments which are, in the opinion of
management, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and the
results of operations as of and for the fiscal quarters and nine periods ended
September 4, 1998 and September 5, 1997.  Certain information and footnote
disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted,
although the Company believes the disclosures in these condensed consolidated
financial statements are adequate to make the information presented not
misleading.

The following material is written with the presumption that the users of the
interim financial statements have read or have access to the Company's Form 10-K
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the fiscal year ended
December 26, 1997 and the Company's 1997 Annual Report to Stockholders.  The
1997 Annual Report contains the latest audited consolidated financial statements
and notes thereto, together with Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations as of December 26, 1997 and for
the year then ended.  The results of operations for the fiscal quarters and nine
periods ended September 4, 1998 and September 5, 1997 are not necessarily
indicative of the results for a full year.

(2)  ACCOUNTING CYCLE

Pinkerton's fiscal year comprises the 52-week (or 53-week) period ending on the
Friday closest to December 31, within the reporting year.  The Company's
quarterly reporting periods generally consist of three four-week periods for the
first, second and third quarters, and four four-week periods for the fourth
quarter.

(3)  EARNINGS PER SHARE

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings
(loss) per share:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               FOR THE QUARTER ENDED                 FOR THE NINE PERIODS ENDED
IN THOUSANDS,                            -------------------------------------   ----------------------------------------
EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA                    SEPTEMBER 4, 1998   SEPTEMBER 5, 1997   SEPTEMBER 4, 1998    SEPTEMBER 5, 1997
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                <C>                 <C>                 <C>                  <C>
NUMERATOR:
 Net income (loss)                                   $ 3,737             $ 3,378             $(4,783)             $ 8,074
                                        =================================================================================
DENOMINATOR:
 Denominator for basic earnings 
  per share - weighted average 
  common shares outstanding                           12,585              12,563              12,602               12,552
 
 
 
 Effect of dilutive securities:
  Employee stock options                                 382                 641                   -                  488       
                                        ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Denominator for diluted earnings 
   per share - weighted average 
   common shares and dilutive 
   potential common shares 
   outstanding                                        12,967              13,204              12,602               13,040
                                        =================================================================================
Basic earnings (loss) per share                      $   .30             $   .27             $  (.38)             $   .64
Diluted earnings (loss) per share                    $   .29             $   .26             $  (.38)             $   .62
                                        =================================================================================
</TABLE>

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For both the quarter and nine periods ended September 4, 1998, employee stock
options relating to 717,000 shares, and for the quarter and nine periods ended
September 5, 1997, employee stock options relating to 11,000 shares, were not
included in the computation of diluted earnings (loss) per share because the
options' exercise prices were greater than the average market price of the
common shares, and therefore, the effect would be antidilutive.  In addition,
employee stock options relating to 551,000 shares were not included in the
computation of diluted (loss) per share for the nine periods ended September 4,
1998 because their effect is antidilutive due to the net loss.

(4)  COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

The Company adopted the reporting required in SFAS No. 130, Reporting
Comprehensive Income.  The following table shows the Company's comprehensive
income:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 FOR THE QUARTER ENDED                  FOR THE NINE PERIODS ENDED
                                        ---------------------------------------   --------------------------------------
IN THOUSANDS                            SEPTEMBER 4, 1998    SEPTEMBER 5, 1997    SEPTEMBER 4, 1998    SEPTEMBER 5, 1997
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                     <C>                  <C>                  <C>                  <C>
 
Net income (loss)                                  $3,737               $3,378              $(4,783)             $ 8,074
Other comprehensive income, 
net of tax:
  Foreign currency translation
  adjustments                                        (148)                (543)                (822)              (1,231)
                                     -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Comprehensive income (loss)                        $3,589               $2,835              $(5,605)             $ 6,843
                                     ===================================================================================
</TABLE>

(5)  WRITE-DOWN OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS AND OTHER SPECIAL CHARGES

In the second quarter, the Company accrued $1,962,000 for lease termination and
moving costs in connection with the relocation of the Company's corporate
offices.  The move occurred in early October 1998.

Other write-downs of goodwill and fixed assets associated with the Company's
United Kingdom and Systems Integration operations were recorded in the second
quarter.  These write-downs and other costs amounted to $7,891,000.  The Company
has determined that these assets are not recoverable and has written them off.

(6)  INSURANCE PROCEEDS

In the third quarter of 1998, the Company recorded $963,000 in net proceeds from
an insurance policy as a reduction of net benefit costs.

(7)  TREASURY STOCK

The Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to 500,000 shares of
the Company's common stock.  These shares have been and may be purchased in the
open market with the timing and terms of such purchases determined by management
based on market conditions.  Any such purchases have been and will be made from
cash on-hand and any shares acquired are being held as treasury shares.  In the
third quarter, the Company repurchased 311,100 shares of the Company's common
stock.  The treasury stock is accounted for using the cost method.

(8)  NEWLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

The Company will implement the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards
Board No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
which is effective June 15, 1999. The Company expects that the implementation of
this new accounting standard will not have a material impact on its reported
earnings per share.

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE QUARTERS AND NINE PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 4, 1998
AND SEPTEMBER 5, 1997.

Pinkerton's fiscal year comprises the 52-week (or 53-week) period ending on the
Friday closest to December 31, within the reporting year.  The Company's
quarterly reporting periods consist of three four-week periods for the first,
second and third quarters, and four four-week periods for the fourth quarter.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Service Revenues -

The Company's service revenues decreased by $4.4 million, or 1.9%, from $233.7
million in the third quarter of 1997 to $229.3 million in the third quarter of
1998.  For the nine periods, service revenues increased by $9.9 million, or
1.5%, from $685.0 million in 1997 to $694.9 in 1998.

Domestic Service Revenues -

The Company's domestic service revenues decreased by $2.0 million, or 1.1%, from
$189.5 million in the third quarter of 1997 to $187.5 million in the third
quarter of 1998.  This decrease was primarily due to a favorable billing
adjustment with General Motors in the third quarter of 1997 and a reduction of
revenues in the third quarter of 1998 relating to the General Motors protracted
labor dispute, partially offset by revenues from additional business, including
acquisitions.  For the nine periods, domestic service revenues increased by
$17.6 million, or 3.2%, from $552.1 million in 1997 to $569.7 million in 1998.
This increase reflects revenues from additional business, including
acquisitions, partially offset by the items discussed above.

International Service Revenues -

Service revenues of the Company's international operations decreased by $2.4
million, or 5.4%, from $44.2 million in the third quarter of 1997 to $41.8
million in the third quarter of 1998.  For the nine periods, service revenues of
the Company's international operations decreased by $7.7 million or 5.8%, from
$132.9 million in 1997 to $125.2 million in 1998.  The decrease in the third
quarter reflects reductions arising primarily from currency fluctuations of $2.1
million.  The decrease in the nine periods reflects reductions arising from
currency fluctuations of $4.7 million and a $3.0 million decrease primarily
resulting from the wind down of a large contract at the Company's United Kingdom
subsidiary.

Cost of Services and Gross Profit -

The Company's cost of services decreased by $4.0 million, or 2.0%, from $204.0
million in the third quarter of 1997 to $200.0 million in the third quarter of
1998. This decrease was primarily due to payroll and related expenses related to
the decrease in service revenues.  For the nine periods, cost of services
increased by $9.4 million, or 1.6%, from $601.5 million in 1997 to $610.9
million in 1998.  This increase was primarily due to payroll and related
expenses accompanying the increase in service revenues noted above and higher
insurance and risk costs.

Gross profit as a percentage of service revenues increased from 12.7% in the
third quarter of 1997 to 12.8% in the third quarter of 1998.  For the nine
periods ended September 4, 1998 and September 5, 1997, the gross profit
percentage decreased from 12.2% in 1997 to 12.1% in 1998.

Operating Expenses -

Operating expenses increased by $0.9 million, or 4.6%, from $19.6 million in the
third quarter of 1997 to $20.5 million in the third quarter of 1998.  For the
nine periods, operating expenses increased by $8.1 million, or 13.9%, from $58.4
million in 1997 to $66.5 million in 1998.  As a percentage of service revenues,
operating expenses were 8.9% and 9.6%, respectively, for the

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quarter and nine periods ended September 4, 1998, and 8.4% and 8.5%,
respectively, for the quarter and nine periods ended September 5, 1997. Higher
operating expenses in the third quarter reflects higher operating expenses at
the Company's systems integration businesses, including the impact of
acquisitions, partially offset by lower operating expenses at the Company's
United Kingdom subsidiary and reduced net benefit costs that included the
receipt of $1.0 million in net proceeds from an insurance policy.

Higher operating expenses for the first nine periods reflect higher operating
expenses at the Company's system integration businesses and the Company's United
Kingdom subsidiary, a provision for closing an administrative office in Germany
and the Company's share of losses amounting to $0.7 million from its equity
investment in Chile; partially offset by reduced net benefit costs that included
the receipt of $1.0 million in net proceeds from an insurance policy.

Write-Down of Long-Lived Assets and Other Special Charges -

In the second quarter the Company accrued $1,962,000 for lease termination and
moving costs in connection with the relocation of the Company's corporate
offices.

Other write-downs of goodwill and fixed assets associated with the Company's
United Kingdom and System Integration operations were recorded in the second
quarter.  These write-downs and other costs amounted to $7,891,000.  The Company
has determined that these assets are not recoverable and has written them off.

Amortization of Intangible Assets-

Amortization of intangible assets decreased by $0.5 million from $2.2 million in
the third quarter of 1997 to $1.7 million in the third quarter of 1998.  This
decrease reflects the write-down of goodwill in the second quarter of 1998 and
the completion during the latter part of 1997 of the amortization of several
intangible assets.

For the nine periods, amortization decreased $1.1 million from $6.6 million in
1997 to $5.5 million in 1998, primarily reflecting the write-down of goodwill in
the second quarter of 1998 and the completion during the latter part of 1997 of
the amortization of several intangible assets, partially offset by additional
amortization from 1997 acquisitions.

Operating Profit -

Operating profit was $7.1 million, or 3.1% of service revenues, for the third
quarter of 1998 as compared to $8.0 million, or 3.4% of service revenues, for
the same period last year.  Operating profit for the quarter decreased due to
higher operating expenses, partially offset by an increase in the gross profit
margin.  For the nine periods ended September 4, 1998, operating profit was $2.1
million, or 0.3%, of service revenues as compared to an operating profit of
$18.4 million, or 2.7%, in the corresponding 1997 period.  Operating profit
decreased for the nine periods due to a decrease in the gross profit margin,
higher operating expenses and the write-down of long-lived assets and other
special charges.

Income Taxes -

The effective tax rate for the third quarter of 1998 was 44.0% as compared to
53.0% in 1997 primarily due to tax-free insurance proceeds and a more favorable
mix of international results. The Company's positive tax provision year-to-date,
in spite of an overall loss, reflects the non-deductibility of the Company's
write-down of goodwill and other intangibles.

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FINANCIAL CONDITION

CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY

At September 4, 1998, the Company had $4.5 million in cash, a decrease of $19.8
million from December 26, 1997; and $18.1 million in marketable securities, a
$18.1 million increase from December 26, 1997.  Net cash provided by operating
activities of $21.4 million was reduced by $27.3 million of net cash payments
relating to investing activities and $13.9 million of net cash payments relating
to financing activities.  The Company's principal investing activities during
the first nine periods of 1998 were net purchases of marketable securities
($18.1 million) and the purchase of computer and other equipment ($9.2 million).
The Company's principal financing activities during the first nine periods of
1998 were payment of an annual principal installment of $8.6 million, reducing
the Company's Senior Note debt, $1.1 million of payments on the revolving line
of credit, $5.2 million of payments related to the repurchase of the Company's
common stock and $1.0 million of cash receipts related to the exercise of stock
options.

Pinkerton's cash needs during the first six months of each year are greater
because of higher payroll taxes.  In addition, the Company is required to make
annual principal payments of approximately $8.6 million (in the month of June)
through the year 2000 in repayment of its Senior Notes.  The principal and
interest payments due in June 1998 occurred in the Company's third fiscal
quarter.  A semi-annual interest payment of approximately $0.9 million related
to the Senior Notes is due in December 1998.

The Company has an acquisitions program intended to implement its strategy to
become a world-class, global security solutions provider.  The Company also has
an ongoing program to replace capital equipment and upgrade systems as required.
See Year 2000 disclosure below for related discussion.  Both of these activities
will continue for the foreseeable future.

The Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to 500,000 shares of
the Company's common stock.  These shares have been and may be purchased in the
open market with the timing and terms of such purchases determined by management
based on market conditions.  Any such purchases have been and will be made from
cash on-hand and any shares acquired are being held as treasury shares.  In the
third quarter, the Company repurchased 311,100 shares of the Company's common
stock.

The Company has an unsecured revolving credit facility with a group of banks for
borrowings up to $100.0 million, of which $50.0 million may be letters of
credit.  No cash borrowings have been made during the first nine periods of
1998.  At September 4, 1998 there were DM 12.0 million ($6.9 million) of cash
borrowings outstanding under the revolving line of credit and $29.6 million in
letters of credit had been issued by the Company to secure obligations under the
Company's self-insurance programs.  The Company believes existing liquid
resources, cash generated from operations and funds available under the
revolving credit facility are sufficient for all planned operating and capital
requirements.  The Company also has access to capital markets, if necessary, to
raise funds for working capital, capital spending and other investments for
business growth.

YEAR 2000 UPDATE

GENERAL:
- --------

In June 1997, the Company established an enterprise-wide program to address its
Year 2000 issues.  The Year 2000 effort, which includes the implementation of
previously planned business critical systems and specific Year 2000 projects, is
on track to be completed before the year 2000.  The majority of those
applications that are not Year 2000 compliant have been, or will be, replaced by
new systems.  The costs of new systems have been, or will be, recorded as an
asset and amortized.  A significant portion of the costs associated with making
the remaining applications not covered by new systems Year 2000 compliant do not
represent incremental costs to the Company, but rather the redeployment of
existing information technology ("IT") resources. Accordingly, the

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Company does not expect the Year 2000 effort to have a material impact on its
results of operations, liquidity or financial condition. In addition, the
Company has not deferred any other projects that will have a material impact on
its results of operations, liquidity or financial condition.

IT SYSTEMS:
- -----------

In April 1996, prior to the establishment of its enterprise-wide Year 2000
program, the Company began converting its domestic U.S. security computer
information systems to a new client server enterprise system.  This new client
server system is Year 2000 compliant.  Two of four implementations are complete,
and the two remaining systems are expected to be implemented by June 1999.

The remaining IT systems, including systems within the Company's international
divisions, have been inventoried, and necessary Year 2000 replacements and
retrofits identified.  These projects are in various phases of analysis,
development and implementation.

Overall, these Year 2000 efforts are approximately 50.0% complete (as of
September 1998) with the business critical system implementations being furthest
along.  The completion percentage includes both planned business critical
systems as well as specific Year 2000 projects.

NON-IT SYSTEMS:
- ---------------

Non-IT Systems may contain date sensitive embedded technology requiring Year
2000 upgrades.  Examples of this technology include security equipment such as
access and alarm systems, as well as facilities equipment such as elevators and
heating and air conditioning units.

The Company is not a product manufacturer; therefore, the "embedded chip" issue
relates to equipment used by the Company and hence, primarily to the Company's
internal facilities.  Facilities and equipment inventories and assessments are
in progress.  The Company is conducting a Year 2000 certification of worldwide
facilities through its building landlords.

The Company is also addressing the readiness of its critical suppliers and
customers.  The Company has inventoried its critical suppliers, and has sent
approximately 1,000 letters to suppliers and, where appropriate, contacted
certain suppliers requesting Year 2000 certification.  The Company has also
contacted certain key customers where potential Year 2000 problems may exist.
In certain areas where the Company relies on products supplied by manufacturers
for systems provided to its customers, the Company is seeking standard Year 2000
warranties that, to the extent assignable, may be transferred to customers.

COSTS:
- -------

The total cost associated with required modifications to become Year 2000
compliant is not expected to be material to the Company's results of operations,
liquidity and financial condition.  The estimated total cost of the Year 2000
effort is approximately $6.0 million.  This estimate does not include the cost
of the Company's previously planned business critical systems which have not
been accelerated due to the Year 2000 problem.  The total amount expended
through September 1998, was approximately $2.0 million.  The estimated future
cost of completing the Year 2000 effort is estimated to be approximately $4.0
million.  The Year 2000 effort is funded primarily from the existing IT budget
and has been ongoing since 1997.  The total estimate for the Year 2000 effort
represents approximately 11.0% of the total IT budget for the three-year period.

RISKS AND CONTINGENCY PLANNING:
- -------------------------------

The Company has identified and assessed its areas of risk related to the Year
2000 problem.  The failure to correct a material Year 2000 problem could result
in an interruption in, or a failure of, certain normal business activities or
operations.  Such failures could materially and adversely affect the Company's
results of operations, liquidity and financial condition.  Due to the general

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uncertainty inherent in the Year 2000 problem, resulting in part from the
uncertainty of the Year 2000 readiness of third-party suppliers, the Company is
unable to determine at this time whether the consequences of the Year 2000
failures will have a material impact on the Company's results of operations,
liquidity or financial condition.  The Year 2000 effort is expected to
significantly reduce the Company's level of uncertainty about the Year 2000
problem and, in particular, about the Year 2000 compliance and readiness of its
critical suppliers.  The Company believes that, with the implementation of new
business critical systems and completion of the Year 2000 specific projects as
scheduled, the possibility of significant interruptions of normal operations
should be reduced.

The Company plans to document its preliminary contingency plans by December 31,
1998 and to finalize these plans no later than June 30, 1999.

Readers are cautioned that forward looking statements contained in the Year 2000
Update should be read in conjunction with the Company's disclosures under the
heading "Forward-Looking Statements."

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements contained in this report may constitute forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995.  Such forward-looking statements involve estimates, assumptions and
uncertainties, and accordingly, actual results could differ materially from
those expressed in the forward-looking statements.  Such uncertainties include,
among others, the factors referred to in the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 26, 1997.

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                          PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION
                                        
                                        
ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

 (a)    Exhibits

        10.1  Lease for real property located at 4330 Park Terrace Drive,
              Westlake Village, California, by and between Corporate Spectrum,
              LLC and Pinkerton's, Inc., dated June 25, 1998.

        27.1  Financial Data Schedule

        27.2  Financial Data Schedule (Restated)

 (b)    Form 8-K

        No Current Reports on Form 8-K were filed during the period covered by
        this report.

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                                  SIGNATURES
                                        

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.




                                                   PINKERTON'S, INC.
 
 
Date: October 16, 1998             BY: /S/    JAMES P. McCLOSKEY
                                      -----------------------------------
                                              James P. McCloskey
                                   ITS:    Executive Vice President and
                                             Chief Financial Officer
                                           (Principal Financial Officer)
 
 
 
 
Date: October 16, 1998             BY: /S/    GREGG S. LAMB
                                      -----------------------------------
                                               Gregg S. Lamb
                                   ITS:      Worldwide Controller
                                           (Principal Accounting Officer)

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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.1

                    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

                                     Lease


                                  (Property)



                    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

                                    Between


                               Pinkerton's, Inc.
                                   (Tenant)



                                      and



                            CORPORATE SPECTRUM, LLC
                                  (Landlord)

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                                 LEASE



   THIS LEASE (the "Lease") is made as of June 25, 1998 between CORPORATE
                    -----                                                
SPECTRUM, LLC, a California limited liability company (the "Landlord"), and the
                                                            --------           
Tenant as named in the Schedule below.  The term "Project" means the building(s)
                                                  -------                       
(collectively, the "Building") known as "Corporate Park at Westlake Spectrum"
                    --------                                                 
and the land (the Land") located at 4330 AND 4360 Park Terrace Drive, Westlake
                  ----                                                        
Village, California.  "Premises" means that part of the Project leased to Tenant
                       --------                                                 
described in the Schedule and outlined on Appendix A.


   The following schedule (the "Schedule") is an integral part of this Lease.
                                --------                                      
Terms defined in this Schedule shall have the same meaning throughout the Lease.


                                 SCHEDULE


  1. TENANT:  Pinkerton's, Inc., a Delaware corporation

  2. PREMISES:  (i) The entire building commonly known as 4330 Park Terrace
     Drive and (ii) a portion of the second floor of the building commonly known
     as 4360 Park Terrace Drive as indicated on Exhibit "A" attached hereto.
                                                -----------                 

  3. RENTABLE SQUARE FEET OF THE PREMISES:  (i) Sixty-two thousand two hundred
     eighty-two (62,282) rentable square feet in 4330 Park Terrace Drive and
     (ii) five thousand six hundred sixty-eight (5,668) rentable square feet in
     4360 Park Terrace Drive, for a total of sixty-seven thousand nine hundred
     fifty (67,950) rentable square feet (collectively, the "Rentable Area").
     The Rentable Area set forth above is agreed by the parties to be correct,
     and shall be restated by Landlord and Tenant in the Certificate Affirming
     the Lease, in the form of Exhibit "E" attached hereto (the "Lease
     Certificate"), to be executed by Landlord and Tenant upon commencement of
     this Lease. Usable area and rentable area shall be the same for any
     Building occupied entirely by Tenant, except with respect to calculating
     Tenant's parking rights under this Lease, in which case a twelve point five
     percent (12.5%) load factor shall be applied.  A twelve point five percent
     (12.5%) load factor shall also be applied for calculating rentable and
     usable area for all purposes under this Lease with respect to any Building
     not occupied entirely by Tenant.

  4. TENANT'S PROPORTIONATE SHARE: One hundred percent (100%) of 4330 Park
     Terrace Drive and twelve point three eight percent (12.38%) of 4360 Park
     Terrace Drive (based upon a total of forty-five thousand eight hundred and
     two (45,802) rentable square feet in 4360 Park Terrace Drive).

  5. SECURITY DEPOSIT:  $91,732.50.

  6. TENANT'S REAL ESTATE BROKER FOR THIS LEASE:  Allen D. Trowbridge and
     Stephen F. Valenziano of Grubb & Ellis Company.

  7. LANDLORD'S REAL ESTATE BROKER FOR THIS LEASE:  The Johnston Group, a
     California corporation.

  8. TENANT IMPROVEMENTS, IF ANY: SEE THE TENANT IMPROVEMENT AGREEMENT ATTACHED

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<PAGE>
 
     HERETO AS APPENDIX C.

  9. COMMENCEMENT DATE: September 21, 1998, but if the Premises are subject to
     new construction pursuant to Appendix C, then fifteen (15) days following
     the "Substantial Completion", as defined therein, if it is later; Landlord
     and Tenant shall execute a Commencement Date Confirmation substantially in
     the form of Appendix E promptly following the Commencement Date. If the
     Commencement Date of this Lease has not occurred by June 21, 1999, and such
     failure is not the result of delays caused or contributed to either by
     Tenant, its employees or agents or by a Force Majeure, this Lease shall
     terminate without further action by the parties, and neither party shall
     have any further liability or obligation hereunder other than those
     obligations which arise or accrue prior to the effective termination date.

 10. TERMINATION DATE/TERM:  Ten (10) years after the Commencement Date, or if
     the Commencement Date is not the first day of a month, then after the first
     day of the following month.

 11. GUARANTOR:   None.

 12. INTENTIONALLY OMITTED.

 13. BASE RENT:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 
                                                Annual        Monthly
              Period                           Base Rent     Base Rent
              ------                           ---------     ---------
         <S>                                 <C>            <C> 
          Month One through                  $1,100,790.00   $91,732.50
           and including Month Thirty      
          Month Thirty-one through           $1,166,837.40   $97,236.45
           and including Month Sixty.      
</TABLE>
 

     The Base Rent for months one (1) through thirty (30) as set forth above is
     calculated based upon Base Rent of one and 35/100 dollars ($1.35) per
     rentable square foot per month multiplied by the number of rentable square
     feet in the Premises.  The increase to Base Rent in month thirty-one (31)
     is intended to reflect a six percent (6%) increase over the Base Rent
     payable by Tenant immediately prior to each such increase.  The Base Rent
     payable by Tenant shall be adjusted on the first day of the sixty-first
     (61st) month of the Term to equal the fair market rental rate for the
     Premises, which shall be determined in the manner set forth in Section
     2D(3) below. The Base Rent payable by Tenant shall also be increased by two
     point five percent (2.5%) on each one (1) anniversary of the "FMV
     Adjustment Date" (as such term is defined in Section 2D(3) below), and on
     the each one (1) year anniversary of the commencement of each Option Term
     (as such term is defined in Section 30 below).

14.  SOLE PERMITTED USE: General office purposes, field office uses and lawful
     related office uses; however, in no event in violation of any provision of
     the Rules and Regulations attached as Appendix B hereto.
                                           ----------        

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<PAGE>
 
     1.   LEASE AGREEMENT.  On the terms stated in this Lease, Landlord leases
          --------------- 
the Premises to Tenant, and Tenant leases the Premises from Landlord, for the
Term beginning on the Commencement Date and ending on the Termination Date
unless extended or sooner terminated pursuant to this Lease.

     2.   RENT.  
          ----   

     A.   Types of Rent.  Tenant shall pay the following Rent in the form of a
          -------------
check to Landlord at the following address:


          CORPORATE SPECTRUM, LLC
          C/O THE JOHNSTON GROUP
          26635 W. AGOURA ROAD, SUITE 105
          CALABASAS, CA 91302
          ATTN:  ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

or by wire transfer as follows:


          CITY NATIONAL BANK
          ROUTING NUMBER:  122016066
          ACCOUNT NUMBER:  052026911MARK

or in such other manner as Landlord may notify Tenant:


          (1)  Base Rent  in monthly installments, without deduction or offset,
               ---------
     in advance, the first monthly installment payable concurrently with the
     execution of this Lease and thereafter on or before the first day of each
     month of the Term in the amount set forth on the Schedule. If there shall
     occur more than two (2) Rent Defaults (as described in Section 12A below)
     during any twelve (12) month period, Landlord may require Tenant to pay
     Base Rent and Operating Cost Share Rent (and any Additional Rent (as such
     term is defined below)) quarterly in advance on or before the first day of
     each calendar quarter. Tenant's obligation to pay rent quarterly in advance
     shall cease and Tenant shall recommence to make monthly payments as
     originally required under this Lease if no Rent Default (as described in
     Section 12A below) occurs for twelve (12) month's following the date on
     which Landlord implemented Tenant's obligation to pay rent quarterly. In
     addition and solely for purposes of determining whether Landlord has the
     right to require Tenant to pay rent quarterly in advance, Landlord shall
     give Tenant one (1) business day's notice of default and right to cure with
     respect to Tenant's failure to pay any regularly scheduled payment of Rent
     when due; and otherwise only as expressly required to declare a Rent
     Default pursuant to Section 12A.

          (2)  Operating Cost Share Rent  in an amount equal to the Tenant's
               -------------------------

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<PAGE>
 
     Proportionate Share of the Operating Costs for the applicable fiscal year
     of the Lease, paid monthly in advance in an estimated amount. Definitions
     of Operating Costs and Tenant's Proportionate Share, and the method for
     billing and payment of Operating Cost Share Rent are set forth in Sections
     2B, 2C and 2D. Landlord, where reasonably possible, shall arrange for any
     and all utilities applicable exclusively to the Premises to be invoiced
     directly to Tenant, and Tenant shall all pay such invoices on or before the
     date they are due.

          (3)  Tax Share Rent  in an amount equal to the Tenant's Proportionate
               --------------
     Share of the Taxes for the applicable fiscal year of this Lease, paid
     monthly in advance in an estimated amount. A definition of Taxes and the
     method for billing and payment of Tax Share Rent are set forth in Sections
     2B, 2C and 2D.

          (4)  Parking Rent, if any, in monthly installments in advance for each
               ------------
     of the parking spaces allocated to Tenant pursuant to Section 4G, on or
     before the first day of each month of the Term in the amount set forth on
     the Schedule or as hereafter assessed by Landlord in accordance with the
     terms of this Lease.

          (5)  Additional Rent in the amount of all costs, expenses,
               ---------------
     liabilities, and amounts which Tenant is required to pay under this Lease,
     excluding Base Rent, Operating Cost Share Rent, and Tax Share Rent, but
     including any interest and late fees for late payment of any item of Rent.

          (6)  Rent as used in this Lease means Base Rent, Operating Cost Share
               ----
     Rent, Tax Share Rent, and Additional Rent. Tenant's agreement to pay Rent
     is an independent covenant, with no right of setoff, deduction or
     counterclaim of any kind. The payment by Tenant of the Rent required
     hereunder shall except as otherwise expressly provided in this Lease be a
     condition to the performance by Landlord of its obligations hereunder.

     B.  Payment of Operating Cost Share Rent and Tax Share Rent. 
         -------------------------------------------------------

         (1)  Payment of Estimated Operating Cost Share Rent and Tax Share Rent.
              -----------------------------------------------------------------
     Landlord shall reasonably estimate the Operating Costs and Taxes of the
     Project by April 1 of each fiscal year, or as soon as reasonably possible
     thereafter based upon actual figures for the prior year and Landlord's
     reasonable estimate of anticipated increases for the following year.
     Landlord may revise these estimates whenever it obtains more accurate
     information, such as the final real estate tax assessment or tax rate for
     the Project.

          Within thirty (30) days after receiving the original or revised
     estimate from Landlord setting forth an estimate of Operating Costs for a
     particular fiscal year, Tenant shall pay Landlord one-twelfth (1/12th) of
     Tenant's Proportionate Share of the Operating

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<PAGE>
 
     Costs, multiplied by the number of months that have elapsed in the
     applicable fiscal year to the date of such payment including the current
     month, minus payments previously made by Tenant for the months elapsed. On
     the first day of each month thereafter, Tenant shall pay Landlord one-
     twelfth (1/12th) of Tenant's Proportionate Share of this estimate, until a
     new estimate becomes applicable.

          Within thirty (30) days after receiving the original or revised
     estimate from Landlord setting forth an estimate of Taxes for a particular
     fiscal year, Tenant shall pay Landlord one-twelfth (1/12th) of Tenant's
     Proportionate Share of the Taxes, multiplied by the number of months that
     have elapsed in the applicable fiscal year to the date of such payment
     including the current month, minus payments previously made by Tenant for
     the months elapsed.  On the first day of each month thereafter, Tenant
     shall pay Landlord one-twelfth (1/12th) of Tenant's Proportionate Share of
     this estimate, until a new estimate becomes applicable.

          (2)  Correction of Operating Cost Share Rent. Landlord shall deliver
               ---------------------------------------
     to Tenant a report for the previous fiscal year (the "Operating Cost
                                                           --------------
     Report") by April 1 of each year, or as soon as reasonably possible
     ------
     thereafter, setting forth (a) the actual Operating Costs incurred, (b) the
     amount of Operating Cost Share Rent due from Tenant, and (c) the amount of
     Operating Cost Share Rent paid by Tenant. Within twenty (20) days after
     such delivery, Tenant shall pay to Landlord the amount due minus the amount
     paid. If the amount paid exceeds the amount due, Landlord shall apply the
     excess to Tenant's payments of Operating Cost Share Rent next coming due.

          (3)  Correction of Tax Share Rent. Landlord shall deliver to Tenant a
               ----------------------------
     report for the previous fiscal year (the "Tax Report") by April 1 of each
                                               ----------
     year, or as soon as reasonably possible thereafter, setting forth (a) the
     actual Taxes, (b) the amount of Tax Share Rent due from Tenant, and (c) the
     amount of Tax Share Rent paid by Tenant. Within twenty (20) days after such
     delivery, Tenant shall pay to Landlord the amount due from Tenant minus the
     amount paid by Tenant. If the amount paid exceeds the amount due, Landlord
     shall apply any excess as a credit against Tenant's payments of Tax Share
     Rent next coming due.

     C.   Definitions.
          -----------

          (1)  Included Operating Costs. "Operating Costs" means any reasonable
               ------------------------   ---------------
     expenses, costs and disbursements of any kind other than Taxes, paid or
     incurred by Landlord in connection with the management, maintenance,
     operation, insurance, repair and other related activities in connection
     with any part of the Project and of the personal property, fixtures,
     machinery, equipment, systems and apparatus used in connection therewith,
     including the cost of providing those services required to be furnished by
     Landlord under this Lease. Operating Costs shall also include the costs of
     any capital

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<PAGE>
 
     repairs and replacements of nonstructural items, as well as capital
     improvements which are intended to reduce Operating Costs or improve
     safety, and those made to keep the Project in compliance with governmental
     requirements applicable from time to time after the Commencement Date
     (collectively, "Included Capital Items"); provided, that the costs of any
                     ----------------------
     Included Capital Item shall be amortized by Landlord, together with an
     amount equal to interest at eight percent (8%) per annum, on a straight
     line basis, over the estimated useful life of such item and such amortized
     costs are only included in Operating Costs for that portion of the useful
     life of the Included Capital Item which falls within the Term. Unless
     expressly excluded under Section (C)(2) below, all expenses, costs and
     disbursements of any kind for any service provided by or on behalf of
     Landlord which under this Lease are chargeable as an Operating Cost shall
     be included as Operating Costs notwithstanding the fact that this Lease may
     from time to time omit to state that the same will be included as an
     Operating Cost.

          If the Project is not at least ninety-five percent (95%) occupied
     during any portion of any fiscal year, Landlord may adjust (an "Equitable
                                                                     ---------
     Adjustment") Operating Costs to equal what would have been incurred by
     ----------                                                            
     Landlord had the Project been ninety-five percent (95%) occupied.  This
     Equitable Adjustment shall apply only to Operating Costs which are variable
     and therefore increase as occupancy of the Project increases.  Landlord may
     incorporate the Equitable Adjustment in its estimates of Operating Costs
     and in its final Operating Cost Report.

          (2)  Excluded Operating Costs.   Operating Costs shall not include:
               ------------------------

          (a)  costs of alterations of tenant premises;

          (b)  costs of capital improvements other than Included Capital Items;

          (c)  interest and principal payments on mortgages or any other debt
               costs, or rental payments on any ground lease of the Project;

          (d)  real estate brokers' leasing commissions;

          (e)  legal fees, space planner fees and advertising expenses incurred
               with regard to leasing the Building or portions thereof;

          (f)  any cost or expenditure for which Landlord is reimbursed, by
               insurance proceeds or otherwise, except by Operating Cost Share
               Rent, but only to the extent that the cost of any such insurance
               is included as an Operating Cost.  The portion of Landlord's
               deductible (on a claim by claim basis) which exceeds ten thousand
               dollars ($10,000.00) shall also be excluded from Operating Costs,
               except for earthquake insurance, if any, maintained

                                       7
<PAGE>
 
               by Landlord as to which only the portion of Landlord's deductible
               (on a claim by claim basis) above seventy-five thousand dollars
               ($75,000.00) shall be excluded;

          (g)  the cost of any materials or services furnished to any office
               tenant of the Project which Landlord does not make available to
               Tenant;

          (h)  depreciation (other than on any Included Capital Items and on
               materials, tools, supplies, and vendor-type equipment purchased
               by Landlord to enable Landlord to supply services which Landlord
               may otherwise contract for with third parties, except to the
               extent amortization of the costs of any of the foregoing has
               already been included in Operating Costs);

          (i)  franchise or income taxes imposed upon Landlord;

          (j)  costs of correcting defects in construction of the Building (as
               opposed to the cost of normal repair, maintenance and replacement
               expected with the construction materials and equipment installed
               in the Building in light of their specifications);

          (k)  legal and auditing fees which are for the benefit of Landlord
               such as collecting delinquent rents, unlawful detainer actions,
               preparing tax returns and other financial statements, and audits
               other than those incurred in connection with the preparation of
               reports required pursuant to Section 2B above;

          (l)  the wages of any employee for services not related directly to
               the management, maintenance, operation and repair of the
               Building;

          (m)  fines, penalties and interest, except to the extent incurred by
               Landlord due to Tenant's failure to comply with its obligations
               under this Lease;

          (n)  any costs stated in Operating Costs and Building Operating Costs
               representing an amount paid to a corporation or entity which is
               controlled by or under common control with Landlord to the extent
               in excess of the amount which would be paid in the absence of
               such relationship (provided that the parties hereby acknowledge
               that the current seven percent (7%) construction supervision fee
               and four percent (4%) management fee are acceptable and such fees
               do not constitute such an excess amount);

          (o)  any rent paid by Landlord for a rental office maintained by
               Landlord at the

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<PAGE>
 
               Project;

          (p)  any management fee paid which exceeds the greater of (i) four
               percent (4%) of gross revenues (without deduction) generated at
               the Project or (ii) such other percentage of gross revenues
               (without deduction) generated at the Project which is a
               reasonable and customary management fee for first class
               properties located in the geographic market in which the Project
               is situated;

          (q)  Landlord's general corporate overhead and general and
               administrative expenses attributable directly and solely to the
               administration of Landlord as an entity (as opposed to costs
               associated with operating the Project), including costs relating
               to accounting, payroll, legal and computer services which are
               partially or totally rendered in locations outside the Project;

          (r)  Costs and expenses incurred by Landlord in completing the
               Renovation Work; and

          (s)  Costs and expenses incurred by Landlord in causing the Building
               to conform as of the Commencement Date to the Base Building Work
               described in paragraph 6 of the Tenant Improvement Agreement
               attached hereto as Appendix C.

          (3)  Taxes.  "Taxes" means any and all taxes, assessments and charges
               -----    -----
     of any kind, general or special, ordinary or extraordinary, levied against
     the Project, which Landlord shall pay or become obligated to pay in
     connection with the ownership, leasing, renting, management, use,
     occupancy, control or operation of the Project or of the personal property,
     fixtures, machinery, equipment, systems and apparatus used in connection
     therewith. Taxes shall include real estate taxes, personal property taxes,
     sewer rents, water rents, special or general assessments, transit taxes, ad
     valorem taxes, and any tax imposed in lieu of any of the foregoing, and not
     based on net income, levied on the rents hereunder or the interest of
     Landlord under this Lease. Taxes shall also include all reasonable fees and
     other costs and expenses paid by Landlord in reviewing any tax and in
     seeking a refund or reduction of any Taxes, whether or not the Landlord is
     ultimately successful.

          For any year, the amount to be included in Taxes (a) from taxes or
     assessments payable in installments, shall be the amount of the
     installments (with any interest) due and payable during such year, and (b)
     from all other Taxes, shall at Landlord's election be the amount accrued,
     assessed, or otherwise imposed for such year or the amount due and payable
     in such year. Any refund or other adjustment to any Taxes by the taxing
     authority, shall apply during the year in which the adjustment is made.

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<PAGE>
 
          Taxes shall not include any net income, capital, stock, succession,
     transfer, franchise, gift, estate or inheritance tax, except to the extent
     that such tax shall be imposed in lieu of any portion of Taxes.  Taxes
     shall also not include any increases in real estate taxes resulting from
     the sale, refinancing  or other transfer of all or any part of the Project
     which occurs within ten (10) months following the Commencement Date.  If a
     sale, refinancing or other transfer of the Property occurs during or after
     the eleventh (11th) month following the Commencement Date, and real estate
     taxes are increased solely as a result thereof, then, with respect to the
     first such sale, refinancing or other transfer only, Landlord shall (i) as
     soon as practicable thereafter determine the impact that such one-time
     increase in real estate taxes will have on Tenant's Tax Share Rent through
     the expiration of Tenant's initial Term (the "Tax Share Impact") and (ii)
                                                   ----------------           
     pay to Tenant seventy percent (70%) of the present value of the Tax Share
     Impact.  For purposes hereof, the present value of the Tax Share Impact
     shall be computed by allowing interest at the rate of nine percent (9%),
     seventy-five hundredths percent (.75%) monthly.  Except as expressly
     excluded from Taxes, any increase to real estate taxes resulting from the
     sale(s), refinancing(s) or other transfer(s) of the Property shall be
     included in Taxes, and, with the exception of the one-time payment with
     respect to the Tax Share Impact, Tenant shall have no right to any payment
     from Landlord with respect thereto.

          (4)  Lease Year.  "Lease Year" means each consecutive twelve-month
               ----------    ----------
     period beginning with the Commencement Date, except that if the
     Commencement Date is not the first day of a calendar month, then the first
     Lease Year shall be the period from the Commencement Date through the final
     day of the twelve months after the first day of the following month, and
     each subsequent Lease Year shall be the twelve months following the prior
     Lease Year.

          (5)  Fiscal Year.  "Fiscal Year" means the calendar year, except that
               -----------    -----------
     the first fiscal year and the last fiscal year of the Term may be a partial
     calendar year.

     D.   Computation of Base Rent and Rent Adjustments.  
          ---------------------------------------------

          (1) Prorations.  If this Lease begins on a day other than the first 
              ----------
     day of a month, the Base Rent, Operating Cost Share Rent, Parking Rent, if
     applicable, and Tax Share Rent shall be prorated for such partial month
     based on the actual number of days in such month. If this Lease begins on a
     day other than the first day, or ends on a day other than the last day, of
     the fiscal year, Operating Cost Share Rent and Tax Share Rent shall be
     prorated for the applicable fiscal year.

          (2) Default Interest. Any sum due from Tenant to Landlord not paid
              ----------------
     when due shall bear interest from the date due until paid at the lesser of
     (i) the prime rate published by the Wall Street Journal from time to time
     plus five percent (5%) or (ii) the

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<PAGE>
 
     maximum rate permitted by law.

          (3)  Rent Adjustments.  The square footage of the Premises set forth
               ----------------
     in the Schedule are conclusively deemed to be the actual square footage
     thereof, without regard to any subsequent remeasurement of the Premises or
     the Building. If any Operating Cost paid in one fiscal year relates to more
     than one fiscal year, Landlord may proportionately allocate such Operating
     Cost among the related fiscal years. The Base Rent payable by Tenant shall
     be increased as set forth in Section 13 of the Schedule.

               For purposes of calculating the adjustment to Base Rent which
     will become effective on the first day of the sixty-first (61st) month of
     the Term (the "FMV Adjustment Date"), the fair market rental rate (the
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     "FMV") shall equal the fair market rent (as of the FMV Adjustment Date)
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     payable by a new tenant for a five (5) year lease for comparable premises
     in comparable buildings located in the geographic area in which the Project
     is located (ie Westlake Village, Thousand Oaks, Calabasas, and Agoura),
     taking into account all concessions which would be available to such a
     tenant for such comparable space, including, without limitation, rent
     abatement and/or tenant improvement allowances; provided, however, that (i)
     any tenant improvement allowance shall be reduced by an amount equal to six
     and 50/100 dollars ($6.50) for each square foot of rentable area contained
     in the Premises and (ii) Tenant may expend said tenant improvement
     allowance, if any, over the remaining term of the Lease.  The downtime
     which a Landlord might ordinarily incur in releting space shall not be
     considered in determining the FMV for the Premises.  Notwithstanding
     anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2D(3), in no event shall
     the Base Rent payable by Tenant after the FMV Adjustment Date be less then
     the Base Rent payable by Tenant immediately prior to the FMV Adjustment
     Date.

               Landlord and Tenant shall at least ninety (90) days prior to the
     FMV Adjustment Date meet to agree upon the FMV. If Landlord and Tenant are
     unable to agree on the FMV within thirty (30) days thereafter, then they
     shall each pick one (1) MAI Appraiser within ten (10) days following the
     expiration of the thirty (30) day period set forth above for mutual
     agreement, and shall immediately notify the other of the MAI Appraiser so
     selected.  Each of the MAI Appraisers so selected shall have thirty (30)
     days from their appointment (or deadline for appointment, whichever is
     earlier) to appraise the FMV for the Premises.  If either of the MAI
     Appraisers fails to complete its appraisal within such thirty (30) day
     period, then the appraisal that is completed within such time shall be
     binding upon both Landlord and Tenant as the FMV.  If both appraisals are
     completed and the two (2) MAI Appraisers cannot agree upon a reasonable
     average FMV within ten (10) days, then they shall immediately select a
     third (3rd) MAI appraiser mutually acceptable to them, and the average of
     the two (2) appraisals closest in value shall be deemed to be the FMV for
     the Premises.  If the process described above does not result in a
     determination of the FMV, then the FMV shall be determined by judicial

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     reference in accordance with the provisions of Section 35.

               The MAI Appraisers appointed pursuant to this Section 2D(3) must
     have at least five (5) years experience in appraising office properties
     similar to the Property in Southern California, and shall not be affiliated
     with either Landlord or Tenant.  Landlord and Tenant shall each bear the
     costs and expenses for their own MAI Appraiser, but the costs of the third
     (3rd) MAI Appraiser and any judicial reference proceedings shall be split
     equally between the parties.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall
     pay all costs and expenses associated with determining the FMV if Tenant
     elects to cancel this Lease due to its disapproval of the finally
     determined FMV.

               If determination of the FMV is still pending on the FMV
     Adjustment Date, Tenant shall continue to pay the Base Rent previously in
     effect.  Upon determination of the FMV, Tenant shall immediately pay to
     Landlord an amount equal to the difference between the amount of Base Rent
     actually received by Landlord on and after the FMV Adjustment Date and
     amount of Base Rent which would have been payable by Tenant after such date
     if the Base Rent had been increased to equal the FMV on the FMV Adjustment
     Date.

               Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
     Section 2D(3), provided Tenant has not been in material default (as defined
     in Section 30) under this Lease (i) more than three (3) times during the
     twelve (12) months preceding the earlier to occur of (i) the date on which
     the FMV is finally determined and (ii) the FMV Adjustment Date, Tenant may
     disapprove the final FMV determined through the MAI Appraisal process
     described above and cancel this Lease by delivering written notice of such
     disapproval and election to cancel to Landlord within fifteen (15) days
     following the final determination of the FMV, which termination shall be
     effective one (1) calendar year following the date on which the Tenant's
     termination notice is received by Landlord.  Tenant's occupancy of the
     Premises during such one (1) year period shall be subject to all of the
     terms and conditions contained in this Lease, except that (i) Tenant shall
     have no right to exercise any options or rights of first refusal provided
     for in this Lease and (ii) Tenant shall pay Base Rent during such time in
     an amount equal to the greater of (x) the FMV and (y) the Base Rent payable
     by Tenant on the day immediately preceding the FMV Adjustment Date
     increased by two point five percent (2.5%). It shall be a condition
     precedent to the effectiveness of such election to terminate this Lease
     that its termination notice be accompanied by Tenant's payment to Landlord
     of the following (which shall be payable in addition to all other amounts
     owing by Tenant to Landlord under this Lease through the effective date of
     such termination): (i) an amount equal to all costs and expenses incurred
     to the MAI Appraisers in connection with determining the FMV, (ii) the
     present value (which shall be computed by allowing interest at the rate of
     eight percent (8%) per annum) of any Parking Rent which would otherwise be
     owing by Tenant through the natural expiration of the ten (10) year term of
     the Lease, and (iii) the

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     unamortized portion, as of the effective date of such termination (based
     upon a monthly straight-line amortization over the initial Lease Term with
     interest at the rate of eight percent (8%) per annum), of the payment made
     by Landlord to Tenant, if any, with respect to the Tax Share Impact (as
     such term is defined above); provided, however, that the reimbursement of
     the Tax Share Impact payment under (iii) above shall be made by Tenant
     directly to Corporate Spectrum, LLC, a California limited liability
     company, notwithstanding the identity of the Landlord as of the effective
     date of such cancellation. If Tenant fails to give written notice of its
     election to terminate this Lease as described above, Tenant's termination
     rights shall be of no further force or effect. Tenant shall have no right
     to terminate this Lease under this Section 2D(3) if judicial reference has
     or will be commenced to determine the FMV as a result of Tenant's failure
     to take any action necessary to determine the FMV without resort to
     judicial reference.

          (4)  Books and Records.  Landlord shall maintain books and records
               -----------------
     reflecting the Operating Costs and Taxes in accordance with sound
     accounting and management practices. Tenant and its certified public
     accountant shall have the right to inspect Landlord's records at Landlord's
     office upon at least seventy-two (72) hours' prior notice during normal
     business hours during the one hundred twenty (120) days following the
     respective delivery of the Operating Cost Report or the Tax Report. The
     results of any such inspection shall be kept strictly confidential by
     Tenant and its agents, and Tenant and its certified public accountant must
     agree, in their contract for such services, to such confidentiality
     restrictions and shall specifically agree that the results shall not be
     made available to any other tenant of the Building. Unless Tenant sends to
     Landlord any written exception to either such report within said one
     hundred twenty (120) day period, such report shall be deemed final and
     accepted by Tenant. Any written exception delivered by Tenant shall
     specifically identify the item with which Tenant takes issue, and all other
     items shown in the Operating Cost Report and/or the Tax Report shall be
     deemed final and accepted by Tenant. Tenant shall pay the amount shown on
     both reports in the manner prescribed in this Lease, whether or not Tenant
     takes any such written exception, without any prejudice to such exception,
     and such payment shall be a condition to Tenant's right to take exception
     thereto. If Tenant makes a timely exception, Landlord shall cause its
     independent certified public accountant or shall select and cause another
     firm with at least five (5) years of experience in auditing the books and
     records of commercial office projects to issue a final and conclusive
     resolution of Tenant's exception, unless Tenant elects to submit the matter
     for judicial reference in accordance with Section 35 below, which election
     must be made by written notice delivered to Landlord within forty-five (45)
     days following Landlord's delivery of the accountant's certification.
     Tenant's failure to deliver such notice within said forty-five (45) day
     period shall be deemed Tenant's acceptance of the certification prepared by
     Landlord's accountancy firm. Tenant shall pay the cost of such
     certification reference unless Landlord's original determination of annual
     Operating Costs or Taxes overstated the amounts thereof by more than five
     percent (5%) with respect to the excepted item only, in

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     which case Landlord shall pay such costs.

          (5)  Miscellaneous. So long as Tenant is in material default of any
               -------------
     obligation under this Lease, Tenant shall not be entitled to any refund of
     any amount from Landlord. If this Lease is terminated for any reason prior
     to the annual determination of Operating Cost Share Rent or Tax Share Rent,
     either party shall pay the full amount due to the other within fifteen (15)
     days after Landlord's notice to Tenant of the amount when it is determined.
     Landlord may commingle any payments made with respect to Operating Cost
     Share Rent or Tax Share Rent, without payment of interest.


     3.  PREPARATION AND CONDITION OF PREMISES; POSSESSION AND SURRENDER OF
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PREMISES.  
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     A.  Condition of Premises.  Except for the Tenant Improvements item on the
         ---------------------
Schedule, the Renovation Work (as defined below), Landlord's obligation to
thoroughly clean the Premises prior to delivering the same to Tenant, Landlord's
obligations under this Section 3A, any representations and warranties contained
in this Section 3A, and any other express obligations of Landlord hereunder,
Landlord is leasing the Premises to Tenant absolutely "as is", without any
obligation to alter, remodel, improve, repair or decorate any part of the
Premises. Landlord shall cause the Premises to be completed in accordance with
the Tenant Improvement Agreement attached as Appendix C. Except as expressly
provided below in this Section 3A, Landlord expressly disclaims any warranty or
representation, express or implied, with respect to the Project or any portion
thereof, including, without limitation, any warranty or representation as to
fitness, condition, the existence of any defect, patent or latent,
merchantability, quality or durability. Tenant acknowledges that Landlord plans,
at its sole cost and expense and not as a part of Operating Costs, to renovate
and/or improve the Buildings, which shall include a card key access system in
4330 Park Terrace Drive, and otherwise as described in those certain plans dated
May 13, 1998 prepared by Behr Browers and entitled Corporate Plaza at Westlake
Spectrum Lobby Remodel (the "Renovation Plans"), a copy of which has been
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delivered to Tenant (the "Renovation Work"). Tenant recognizes that the
                          ---------------
Renovation Plans delivered to Tenant are not in final form, and that Landlord
may, in its sole discretion, modify said plans to conform to Landlord's vision
for the Project and otherwise as reasonably required to address construction
problems. Landlord shall in the course of performing the Renovation Work use
reasonable and commercially practicable efforts to minimize interference with
Tenant's occupancy of the Premises or the operations of the back up generator
for Tenant's computer room described in Section 5H. Tenant acknowledges,
however, that some interference to Tenant's occupancy is inevitable, and that
Landlord shall not be in default hereunder or be liable for any damages directly
or indirectly resulting from, nor shall the Rent required hereunder be abated by
reason of such renovations and/or improvements. Landlord represents and warrants
to Tenant that all mechanical and life safety systems in the Building are in
good working order that, to the best of its knowledge, the Building is
structurally sound, and is properly zoned for general office use. Landlord
further represents to Tenant that, to Landlord's current actual knowledge,

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all Building Systems at the Project are "Year 2K Compliant." If Landlord
hereafter discovers that any such systems are not "Year 2K Complaint", it shall
cause them to become so at its sole cost and expense and not as a part of
Operating Costs.

     B.  Tenant's Possession. Tenant's taking possession of any portion of the
         -------------------
Premises shall be conclusive evidence that the Premises was in good order,
repair and condition, except for any defects which Tenant describes in the
"punch-list" described in the Tenant Improvement Agreement and latent Building
defects. Tenant shall have one hundred eighty (180) days from the date Tenant
takes possession of any portion of the Premises to deliver written notice to
Landlord of any latent Building defects (the "Latent Building Defect Notice"),
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and Tenant's failure to deliver said notice shall be conclusive evidence that no
latent Building defects exist. Landlord shall promptly investigate and repair
any defects identified in the Latent Building Defect Notice which exist and
shall diligently pursue such repair to completion. If Landlord authorizes Tenant
to take possession of any part of the Premises prior to the Commencement Date
for purposes of doing business, all terms of this Lease shall apply to such pre-
Term possession, excluding the obligation to pay Base Rent at the rate set forth
for the First Lease Year in the Schedule prorated for any partial month. Tenant
shall have access to the Premises and, to the extent necessary for such access
to the Premises, the Project and the Building, twenty-four (24) hours a day,
three hundred sixty-five days per year; provided, however, that Landlord shall
not be in default hereunder nor shall any sums payable by Tenant hereunder be
abated if Tenant's access is prevented or impaired by (i) a Force Majeure or
(ii) otherwise as Landlord deems reasonably necessary or appropriate for
Landlord to operate the Project or fulfill its obligations under this Lease;
provided, however, that if Tenant's access is precluded or substantially
impaired under (i) of the preceding sentence for ten (10) consecutive business
days or under (ii) of the preceding sentence or for five (5) consecutive
business days, Tenant's obligation to pay Base Rent shall be abated
proportionately for each day beyond such ten (10) or five (5) day period during
which the same continues. Tenant shall also not be required to pay any charge
for the use of Building services (such as utilities, loading, docks, parking or
freight elevators) during construction of the Initial Improvements described in
Appendix "C", but Tenant shall pay all such costs upon transfer of utilities to
Tenant which will occur after substantial completion of the Initial Improvements
and before Tenant moves its furniture, fixture, and equipment into the Premises.

     C.  Maintenance.  Throughout the Term, Tenant shall maintain the Premises
         -----------
in good order, repair and condition, loss or damage caused by the elements,
ordinary wear, and fire and other casualty excepted, and at the termination of
this Lease, or Tenant's right to possession, Tenant shall return the Premises to
Landlord in broom-clean, safe, neat and sanitary condition, such excluded
matters excepted. To the extent Tenant fails to perform either obligation after
any notice and cure periods provided for in this Lease, Landlord may, but need
not, restore the Premises to such condition and Tenant shall pay the cost
thereof.

     4.  PROJECT SERVICES.  
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     Landlord shall furnish services as follows:

     A.  Heating and Air Conditioning.  During the normal business hours of 8:00
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a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturday
(except New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving
Day, Christmas Day and any other holidays customarily recognized by landlords of
first-class office properties in the vicinity of the Project), Landlord shall
furnish heating and air conditioning to provide a comfortable temperature, in
Landlord's reasonable judgment, for normal office use, as reasonably determined
by Landlord. For purposes of the preceding sentence, ordinary office use shall
mean that (i) the Premises shall generally be configured as shown in the "Delta
Construction Documents" (as such term is defined in Appendix C), (ii) the
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Premises shall not include a computer room and (iii) with few exceptions, each
office shall contain no more than one computer. To the extent that the heating
and air conditioning facilities existing at the Premises as of the Commencement
Date are not sufficient to provide a comfortable temperature for ordinary office
use, as reasonably determined by Landlord, the cost of additional heating and
air conditioning equipment and the installation thereof shall be paid fifty
percent (50%) by Landlord and fifty percent (50%) by Tenant. Landlord shall make
its determination of whether or not the heating and air conditioning systems
existing at the Premises as of the Commencement Date are sufficient within
thirty (30) days of the Commencement Date, and such determination shall be
binding on Tenant, absent manifest error. If Tenant installs equipment above
that required for ordinary office use (determined as set forth above), Landlord
may install supplementary air conditioning units in the Premises, and Tenant
shall pay to Landlord upon demand as Additional Rent the cost of installation,
operation and maintenance thereof.

     Landlord shall furnish heating and air conditioning after business hours if
Tenant provides Landlord reasonable prior notice, and pays Landlord's then
current charges for such additional heating or air conditioning.

     B.  Elevators.  Landlord shall provide passenger elevator service during
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normal business hours to Tenant in common with Landlord and all other tenants.
Landlord shall provide limited passenger service at other times, except in case
of an emergency. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall be entitled to
exclusive passenger elevator service in any Building which is occupied solely by
Tenant, except to the extent that Landlord, its employees, agents, may require
such service to perform its obligations or enforce its rights hereunder, or as
otherwise required by Governmental Requirements (as such term is defined in
Section 5A(3) below).

     C.  Electricity.  Landlord shall provide sufficient electricity to operate
         -----------
Tenant's business at the Premises as expressly shown in the Engineered
Construction Documents (as such term is defined in the Tenant Improvement
Agreement attached as Appendix C hereto) and as otherwise limited by the
Building's capacity; provided, however, that the cost, if any, of upgrading
existing Building electrical systems to accommodate the foregoing shall
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part of and be included in the cost of the Initial Improvements described in the
Tenant Improvement Agreement attached as Appendix C hereto. If Tenant installs
or operates in the Premises any electrically operated equipment or other
machinery which draws more current than normal office lighting and equipment and
which exceeds the Building's electrical capacity, Landlord may install and
Tenant shall pay for the cost of any transformers, additional risers, panel
boards and other facilities if and to the extent required to furnish such
additional electricity to Tenant. Tenant shall also reimburse Landlord, as
Additional Rent upon billing thereof, for the cost of all electricity, heat or
air conditioning provided to the Premises during hours other than those
described in Section 5A above, at the then prevailing rate therefor established
by Landlord. Such additional rent shall be in addition to Tenant's obligations
pursuant to Section 2A(2) to pay its Proportionate Share of Operating Costs.
Landlord may from time to time establish reasonable measures to conserve energy,
including, but not limited to, automatic switching of lights after hours and
more efficient forms of lighting, so long as such measures do not unreasonably
interfere with Tenant's use of the Premises.

     D.  Water.  Landlord shall furnish hot and cold tap water for drinking and
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toilet purposes.  Tenant shall pay Landlord for water furnished for any other
purpose as Additional Rent at rates fixed by Landlord.  Tenant shall not permit
water to be wasted.

     E.  Janitorial Service.  Landlord shall furnish at its own cost and expense
         ------------------
but as a part of Operating Costs substantially in accordance with the janitorial
schedule set forth in Appendix G attached hereto.

     F.  Interruption of Services.  If any of the Building equipment or
         ------------------------
machinery (excluding any equipment or machinery installed by or on behalf of
Tenant) ceases to function promptly properly for any cause Landlord shall use
reasonable diligence to repair the same promptly. Landlord's inability to
furnish, to any extent, the Project services set forth in this Section 4, or any
cessation thereof resulting from any causes, including any entry for repairs
pursuant to this Lease, and any renovation, redecoration or rehabilitation of
any area of the Building shall not render Landlord liable for damages to either
person or property or for interruption or loss to Tenant's business, nor be
construed as an eviction of Tenant, nor work an abatement of any portion of
rent, nor relieve Tenant from fulfillment of any covenant or agreement hereof.
However, in the event that an interruption of the Project services set forth in
this Section 4 causes a material portion of the Premises to be untenantable for
a period of at least five (5) consecutive business days, monthly Rent shall be
abated proportionately, except to the extent that such interruption is caused by
or contributed to by Tenant. In addition to the foregoing but subject to Force
Majeure, if Landlord fails to commence repair efforts within thirty (30)
business days following the date on which Landlord receives notice from Tenant
that Building equipment or machinery (excluding any equipment or machinery
installed by or on behalf of Tenant) has ceased to function, Tenant may give
Landlord notice that it will seek to repair the problem itself; provided,
however, that Tenant shall have no right to give such notice if Landlord
reasonably determined that the cause of the interruption is such that it cannot
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repaired by work at the Project. If Landlord fails to commence repair efforts
within ten (10) business days following its receipt of a properly given such
notice, Tenant may undertake repair efforts itself and pursue reimbursement from
Landlord in accordance with the dispute resolution provisions contained in
Section 35. Tenant acknowledges and agrees that it shall have no right to offset
the costs and expenses incurred in connection with any such repair efforts
against its obligations under this Lease, nor shall Tenant have any right to
terminate or cancel this Lease by reason thereof. Tenant's right to undertake
repair efforts under this Section 4F shall be available only with respect to
work in a Building which is occupied solely by Tenant. The availability, if any,
of Tenant's repair rights hereunder shall not relieve Landlord of its
obligations under this Section.

     G.  Parking.  During the Term, Tenant and its employees shall be entitled
         -------
at no additional charge to Tenant to use within the Project's parking area
(excluding, however, those areas thereof designated by Landlord from time to
time for the exclusive use of certain occupants of the Project or for no
parking) two hundred fourteen (214) non-exclusive uncovered parking spaces;
provided, however, that Landlord shall upon request by Tenant designate up to
twenty (20) of the parking spaces allocated to Tenant as reserved uncovered
spaces for parking by Tenant's senior executives, guests, and handicapped
persons. Landlord reserves the right to designate reserved parking stalls for
other occupants of the Project over any part of the Project's parking area
provided that such designation does not reduce the number of parking spaces
allocated to Tenant, prevent Tenant from accessing such parking spaces, or
relocate Tenant's reserved parking spaces to a materially less convenient
location, except to the extent reasonably necessary to accommodate any new
parking structure constructed by Landlord at Tenant's request. Tenant agrees to
participate in and cooperate with Landlord if Landlord at any time during the
Term implements a program intended by Landlord to promote more orderly and
efficient parking at the Project, such as a card key system and or parking
sticker system provided that such program does not reduce the number of parking
spaces allocated to Tenant or prevent Tenant from accessing such parking spaces.

     Concurrently with its delivery of the "Tenant's Interest Notice" for the
"Expansion Premises" (as such terms are defined in Section 31 below)), Tenant
may give Landlord written notice (the "Off-Site Parking Notice") that it
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requires additional parking; provided, however, that Tenant may deliver the Off-
Site Parking Notice at any time before February 28, 1999 if it concurrently
waives (or has previously waived), in writing, its right to expand the Premises
to include the Expansion Premises. Landlord shall within ninety (90) days
following its receipt of the Off-Site Parking Notice use its best efforts to
provide Tenant with up to twenty-three (23) additional non-exclusive uncovered
parking spaces, all or some of which may at Landlord's option be located (or
from time to time relocated) off-Project within one and one-half blocks of the
Project, and Tenant shall be obligated to rent all such additional parking
spaces for the remaining Term of this Lease (or such shorter period as Landlord
shall have contractually obligated itself with respect thereto).  Tenant shall
within five (5) days after demand by Landlord pay to Landlord the actual monthly
cost for all such parking spaces, not to exceed an average of

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ten dollars ($10.00) per month per space. Landlord represents and warrants that
on June 24, 1998, the City Council of the City of Westlake Village approved an
arrangement whereby Landlord and Tenant may use for parking purposes certain
real property owned by the City of Westlake Village and located across the
street from the Project. Landlord shall use its best efforts to enter into a
written agreement with the City of Westlake Village with respect to the
aforementioned parking arrangement. Tenant acknowledges, however, that if
Landlord's right to such off-site parking is canceled, terminated or otherwise
expires, Landlord shall be relieved of its obligation to provide Tenant with the
aforementioned twenty-three (23) additional parking spaces, but Landlord shall
nonetheless use reasonable efforts to reinstate such rights or otherwise provide
Tenant with other off-site parking, in which case Tenant shall pay Landlord's
actual cost for the same, without regard to the ten dollar ($10.00) per month
limitation described above. Tenant shall also pay Landlord's actual cost for any
off-site parking applicable to any period after the initial ten (10) years of
the Term, without regard to the ten dollar ($10.00) per month limitation
described above. Tenant's cost for off-site parking as described above shall be
a part of Parking Rent.

     If Landlord hereafter grants any parking rights, privileges or benefits to
any other tenant at the Project which are more favorable than those contained
herein, Landlord shall also offer such rights, privileges or benefits to Tenant.
Tenant shall have ten (10) days following Landlord's offer to accept or decline,
in writing, such right, privilege or benefit, and shall be deemed to have
declined if it fails to respond within such time. The foregoing right shall not,
however, apply with respect to agreements entered into by Landlord concerning
the ratio of reserved parking spaces to the size of a tenant's premises.

     H.   Tenant's Right of First Refusal to Provide Specified Services.
          -------------------------------------------------------------  
Landlord shall provide Tenant with the cost of and electrical specifications for
Landlord's existing card key access systems, security services, burglar alarm
and fire alarm systems; provided, however, that Landlord shall not be required
to provide Tenant with any information which Landlord determines, in its sole
and absolute discretion, is confidential or proprietary in nature. Tenant shall
have ten (10) days following its receipt of such information to submit separate
proposals to Landlord to provide card key access, security, burglar alarm, and
fire alarm services to Landlord (the "Tenant's Services").  Provided that Tenant
is not in material default under this Lease, Landlord shall accept Tenant's
proposal for one or more of the Tenant's Services if Landlord determines that
Tenant's proposal for such service matches all material terms contained in, and
is otherwise as favorable as, Landlord's lowest bid for such service. If
Landlord reasonably determines that Tenant's proposal does not match the
material terms of and is not as favorable as Landlord's lowest bid, Landlord may
decline Tenant's proposal and engage any person or entity whose bid was lower
than the proposal submitted by Tenant.  Thereafter, Landlord shall give Tenant
written notice before executing or entering into any new agreement for any of
the Tenant's Services, and Tenant shall have ten (10) business days from
Landlord's delivery of said notice to submit a new proposal for that service,
which proposal shall be accepted by Landlord if (i) Tenant is not in material
default hereunder and (ii) Landlord reasonably determines that it

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matches all material terms contained in, and is otherwise as favorable as,
Landlord's lowest bid for such service. Any contract or agreement between
Landlord and Tenant concerning any of the Tenant's Services shall include and is
hereby deemed to include (whether or not omitted from said contract or agreement
and regardless of whether the same includes a so called "entire agreement"
clause) (i) a cross-default provision whereby a default by Tenant under this
Lease (subject to applicable cure periods) shall permit Landlord to terminate
said contract or agreement and (ii) a termination right in favor of Landlord if
Tenant is not complying with all of its obligations under said contract or
agreement or receives a lower bid for such services which Tenant is not willing
to match; provided, however, that Landlord may not rebid any one (1) of the
Tenant's Services more often once every twelve (12) months. Tenant, as a
material inducement to Landlord's granting the rights contained in this Section
4H, agrees that a breach or default by Landlord of its obligations under this
Section 4H shall not give rise to any right by Tenant to terminate this Lease or
offset against of its obligations hereunder.

     I.  Landlord's Structural Work and Repair and Maintenance Obligations.
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Landlord shall, at its cost and expense and not as a part of Operating Costs,
maintain the structural portions of the Building, including, but not limited to,
structural walls thereof, roof, and the Building foundation, in good order and
repair consistent with professional office buildings existing as of the
Commencement Date in the geographic area in which the Project is located, except
to the extent (i) that any of the foregoing is installed or placed at the
Project by Tenant, its employees or agents or (ii) of damage occasioned by the
act of Tenant and/or any of Tenant's employees, agents, representatives,
contractors and/or invitees, which damage shall be repaired by Landlord at
Tenant's expense, and otherwise as provided in Sections 9 and 10 below. Landlord
shall also maintain the common areas of the Project and the mechanical,
plumbing, electrical and other stationary equipment serving the Building
(collectively, the "Building Systems") in good order and repair consistent with
                    ----------------                                           
professional office buildings existing as of the Commencement Date in the
geographic area in which the Project is located, and, subject to Sections 2B and
2C above, shall charge the reasonable costs therefor to Operating Costs.

     J.  Services Exclusive to Tenant.  If, at Tenant's request, Landlord
         ----------------------------                                    
provides or performs services to Tenant, the Premises or the Building(s) which
do not benefit all other tenants in the Project and the costs thereof are not
otherwise included by Landlord in Operating Costs, then Tenant shall promptly
reimburse Landlord for the reasonable costs incurred by or on behalf of Landlord
in connection with such services, except to the extent that (i) this Lease
expressly requires Landlord to perform or provide the subject service at its
sole cost and expense or (ii) of the cost attributable to other tenants at the
Project.  In addition to the foregoing but subject to Section 4F above, Landlord
shall provide Tenant with any of the services and utilities described in
Sections 4A-D above during hours other than those described in Section 4A if
Tenant provides Landlord reasonable prior notice and pays Landlord's actual cost
therefor, plus a reasonable charge for Landlord's personnel.

     5.  ALTERATIONS AND REPAIRS.  
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     A.  Landlord's Consent and Conditions.  
         ---------------------------------

     Tenant shall not make any improvements or alterations to the Premises (the
"Work") without in each instance submitting plans, specifications and cost
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estimates for the Work to Landlord and obtaining Landlord's prior written
consent unless (a) the cost thereof is less than five thousand dollars
($5,000.00), (b) such Work does not impact the base structural components or
systems of the Building, (c) such Work will not impact any other tenant's
premises, and (d) such Work is not visible from outside the Premises. Tenant
shall pay Landlord's standard charge for review of the plans and all other items
submitted by Tenant.  Landlord will be deemed to be acting reasonably in
withholding its consent for any Work which (a) impacts the base structural
components or systems of the Building, (b) impacts any other tenant's premises,
or (c) is visible from outside the Premises.  Landlord shall not unreasonably
withhold or delay its consent to Work requested by Tenant unless such Work
affects, directly or indirectly, the Building structure or mechanical or life
safety systems at the Project, in which case Landlord may withhold such consent
in its sole discretion.  Landlord shall be deemed to have consented to the Work
requested by Tenant if Landlord fails to deliver written notice of disapproval
to Tenant's within thirty (30) business days following Landlord's receipt of
such request if (and only if) Tenant's request included (i) detailed plans,
specifications and cost estimates for the Work and (ii) the following statement
in bold capital 12 point letters: "PURSUANT TO SECTION 5A OF THE LEASE,
LANDLORD'S SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE CONSENTED TO THE WORK REQUESTED HEREIN IF
LANDLORD FAILS TO DELIVER WRITTEN NOTICE OF DISAPPROVAL TO TENANT WITHIN THIRTY
(30) BUSINESS DAYS FOLLOWING LANDLORD'S RECEIPT OF THIS REQUEST."

     Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for actual costs incurred for review of the
plans and all other items submitted by Tenant.  Tenant shall pay for the cost of
all Work.  All Work shall become the property of Landlord upon its installation,
except for Tenant's trade fixtures and for items which Landlord requires Tenant
to remove at Tenant's cost at the termination of the Lease pursuant to Section
5E.

     The following requirements shall apply to all Work:

          (1) Prior to commencement, Tenant shall furnish to Landlord detailed
     plans and specifications, building permits, certificates of insurance
     satisfactory to Landlord (including, without limitation, certificates
     evidencing the insurance Tenant, its contractors and subcontractors are
     required to maintain under Section 8(C)), and, at Landlord's request,
     security for payment of all costs.

          (2) Tenant shall perform all Work so as to maintain peace and harmony
     among other contractors serving the Project and shall avoid interference
     with other work to be performed or services to be rendered in the Project.

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          (3) The Work shall be performed in a good and workmanlike manner,
     meeting the standard for construction and quality of materials in the
     Building, and shall comply with all insurance requirements and all
     applicable governmental laws, ordinances and regulations ("Governmental
                                                                ------------
     Requirements").
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          (4) Tenant shall perform all Work so as to minimize or prevent
     disruption to other tenants, and Tenant shall comply with all reasonable
     requests of Landlord in response to complaints from other tenants.

          (5) Tenant shall perform all Work in compliance with Landlord's
     "Policies, Rules and Procedures for Construction Projects" in effect at the
     time the Work is performed.

          (6) Tenant shall permit Landlord to supervise all Work.  Landlord may
     charge a supervisory fee not to exceed seven percent (7%)  of labor,
     material, and all other costs of the Work, if Landlord's employees or
     contractors perform or otherwise supervise the Work.

          (7) Upon completion, Tenant shall furnish Landlord with contractor's
     affidavits and full and final statutory waivers of liens, as-built plans
     and specifications, and receipted bills covering all labor and materials,
     and all other close-out documentation required in Landlord's "Policies,
     Rules and Procedures for Construction Projects".

     Within thirty (30) business days following Landlord's receipt of a written
request by Tenant, Landlord shall waive and subordinate in favor an
institutional or other reputable lender of Tenant any interest Landlord may have
in Tenant's trade fixtures located at the Premises; provided, however, that (i)
the form and content of said waiver and subordination must be reasonably
acceptable to Landlord, (ii) the financing to which said waiver and
subordination pertains shall be obtained in the ordinary course of Tenant's
business and (iii) Tenant pays concurrently with Landlord's delivery of said
waiver and subordination all of Landlord's reasonable attorneys' fees and other
expenses incurred in connection therewith.

     B.  Damage to Systems.  If any part of the mechanical, electrical or other
         -----------------
systems in the Premises shall be damaged or otherwise not in working order,
Tenant shall promptly notify Landlord, and Landlord shall repair such damage.
Landlord may also at any reasonable time make any repairs or alterations which
Landlord deems necessary for the safety or protection of the Project, or which
Landlord is required to make by any court or pursuant to any Governmental
Requirement. Tenant shall at its expense make all other repairs necessary to
keep the Premises (excluding the structural components and Building Systems;
other than Building Systems placed at the Project by or on behalf of Tenant),
and Tenant's fixtures and personal property, in good order, condition and
repair; to the extent Tenant fails to do so, Landlord may make such repairs

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itself. The cost of any repairs made by Landlord on account of Tenant's default,
or on account of the mis-use or neglect by Tenant or its invitees, contractors
or agents anywhere in the Project, shall become Additional Rent payable by
Tenant on demand.



     C.  No Liens.  Tenant has no authority to cause or permit any lien or
         --------
encumbrance of any kind to affect Landlord's interest in the Project; any such
lien or encumbrance shall attach to Tenant's interest only. If any mechanic's
lien shall be filed or claim of lien made for work or materials furnished to
Tenant, then Tenant shall at its expense within ten (10) days thereafter either
discharge or contest the lien or claim. If Tenant contests the lien or claim,
then Tenant shall (i) within such ten (10) day period, provide Landlord adequate
security for the lien or claim or cause the lien to be removed as a matter of
record, (ii) contest the lien or claim in good faith by appropriate proceedings
that operate to stay its enforcement, and (iii) pay promptly any final adverse
judgment entered in any such proceeding. If Tenant does not comply with these
requirements, Landlord may discharge the lien or claim, and the amount paid, as
well as attorney's fees and other expenses incurred by Landlord, shall become
Additional Rent payable by Tenant on demand. Nothing contained in this Lease
shall constitute any consent by Landlord to subject Landlord's estate to
liability under any mechanics' or other lien law. Tenant shall give Landlord
adequate opportunity, and Landlord shall have the right at all times, to post
such notices of nonresponsibility as may be allowed under California law.

     D.  Ownership of Improvements.  All Work as defined in this Section 5,
         -------------------------
partitions, hardware, equipment, machinery and all other improvements and all
fixtures except trade fixtures, constructed in the Premises by either Landlord
or Tenant, (i) shall become Landlord's property upon installation without
compensation to Tenant, unless Landlord consents otherwise in writing, and (ii)
shall at Landlord's option, which election must be made, if at all, at the time
consent to the Work is requested (otherwise Tenant shall have the option) either
(a) be surrendered to Landlord with the Premises at the termination of the Lease
or of Tenant's right to possession, or (b) be removed in accordance with
Subsection 5E below; provided, however, that Landlord may make such election at
the termination of the Lease with respect to Work that did not require
Landlord's consent.

     E.  Removal at Termination.  Upon the termination of this Lease or Tenant's
         ----------------------
right of possession Tenant shall remove from the Project its trade fixtures,
furniture, moveable equipment and other personal property, any Work which
Landlord elects shall be removed by Tenant pursuant to Section 5D, and any
improvements to any portion of the Project other than the Premises. If Tenant
does not timely remove such property, then Tenant shall be conclusively presumed
to have, at Landlord's election (i) conveyed such property to Landlord without
compensation or (ii) abandoned such property, and Landlord may dispose of or
store any part thereof in any manner at Tenant's sole cost, without waiving
Landlord's right to claim from Tenant all expenses arising out of Tenant's
failure to remove the property, and without liability to Tenant or any other
person. Landlord shall have no duty to be a bailee of any such personal
property. If Landlord elects abandonment, Tenant shall pay to Landlord, upon
demand, any

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expenses incurred for disposition. Tenant expressly releases Landlord of and
from any and all claims and liability for damage to or destruction or loss of
property left by Tenant upon the Premises at the expiration or other termination
of this Lease and, to the extent permitted by then applicable law, Tenant shall
protect, indemnify, defend and hold Landlord harmless from and against any and
all claims and liability with respect thereto.

     F.   Landlord's Work.  Landlord shall have the right at any time to change
          ---------------
the arrangement and location of all entrances, passageways, doors, doorways,
corridors, stairs, toilets and other public parts of the Project and, upon
giving Tenant reasonable notice thereof, to change any name, number or
designation by which the Premises or the Project is commonly known, provided
that Landlord reimburses Tenant for all reasonable costs of changing stationary,
signs and other identification symbols at the Premises (such reimbursement to be
conditioned upon Tenant's delivery to Landlord of evidence that Tenant has
actually paid the same). Notwithstanding the foregoing, with the exception of
those changes included as part of the Renovation Work, Landlord shall not have
the right to make changes (as compared to maintenance, repair and replacements)
which are solely of a cosmetic nature in any Building which is occupied solely
by Tenant, and the costs and expenses for any such cosmetic changes shall be
excluded from Operating Costs. Landlord shall to the extent commercially
practicable perform any of the work described in this Section 5F in a manner
which does not unreasonably interfere with Tenant's occupancy of the Premises.

     G.   Roof Installation. Landlord shall not unreasonably withhold its
          -----------------                                              
consent to the installation by Tenant of a satellite dish and/or other
communications equipment on the roof of 4330 Park Terrace Drive.  Landlord's
consent shall be based upon the size, weight, location, type, and placement of
said satellite dish and/or other communications equipment, and the impact the
same have on the Building and Building Systems.  Should Landlord consent to such
installation by Tenant, it shall permit Tenant, at Tenant's cost and expense, to
utilize the telecommunications and wiring infrastructure presently in place
within the Building and the Project.  Should Landlord consent to any of the
foregoing, Tenant shall undertake the same in (i) accordance with and subject to
all of the provisions of this Lease, including, without limitation, those set
forth above in this Section 5, and (ii) a manner such that Landlord will be able
to use the wiring infrastructure itself and allow other tenants of the Project
to do so.

     H.   Standby Generator.  Landlord hereby grants Tenant the right to utilize
          -----------------                                                     
the Caterpiller Generac 75KW Package Standby Generator (Type No. 50230-
K36133D18CBNNC) which, as of the execution hereof, is located at the east end of
4330 Park Terrace Drive; provided, however, that Tenant shall prior to moving
and/or using said generator submit to Landlord for its consent, which will not
be unreasonably withheld, detailed plans concerning Tenant's proposed
installation and/or modification and use of the generator.  Landlord shall as
part of the Initial Improvements described in the Tenant Improvement Agreement
attached as Appendix C hereto cause said generator to be integrated into the
electrical system for the Premises.  Tenant shall have the sole responsibility
for installing (if the generator is moved from

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its existing location), using, maintaining, and replacing said generator during
the Term of the Lease, and shall on the expiration or earlier termination of the
Term return the generator to Landlord in the same condition in which Tenant is
required to return the Premises, reasonable wear and tear excepted. Landlord
represents and warrants to Tenant that, to its current actual knowledge, the
generator is in good working order.

     6.  USE OF PREMISES.  Tenant shall use the Premises only for general office
         ---------------
purposes and such other purposes expressly permitted in the Schedule. Tenant
shall not allow any use of the Premises which will negatively affect the cost of
coverage of Landlord's insurance on the Project. Tenant shall not allow any
inflammable or explosive liquids or materials to be kept on the Premises. Tenant
shall not allow any use of the Premises which would cause the value or utility
of any part of the Premises to diminish or would interfere with any other Tenant
or with the operation of the Project by Landlord. Tenant shall not cause or
permit any nuisance or waste upon the Premises, or allow any offensive noise or
odor in or around the Premises or in any way obstruct or interfere with the
rights of other tenants or occupants of the Project.

     Tenant acknowledges that the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (as
amended and as supplemented by further laws from time to time, the "ADA")
imposes certain requirements upon the owners, lessees and operators of
commercial facilities and places of public accommodation, including, without
limitation, prohibitions on discrimination against any individual on the basis
of disability.  Except as expressly provided in Section 7 below but otherwise
notwithstanding any other provision of this Lease, Tenant shall, at Tenant's
expense, (i) take all proper and necessary action to cause the Premises, any
repairs, replacements, alterations and improvements thereto to be maintained,
used and occupied in compliance with the ADA requirements, whether or not those
requirements are based upon the Tenant's use of the Premises and, further, to
otherwise assume all responsibility to ensure the Premises' continued compliance
with all provisions of the ADA throughout the Term and (ii) make any alterations
or modifications, with or without the Premises, to bring Tenant's use and
occupancy of the Premises into compliance with the ADA as required hereunder.
Except as expressly provided in Section 7 below but otherwise notwithstanding
any other provision of this Lease, Tenant shall pay, as additional rent, its
proportional share of expenses incurred by Landlord in bringing common areas of
the Project into compliance with provisions of the ADA.  The Premises shall not
be used as a "place of public accommodation" under the ADA or similar laws,
regulations, statutes and/or ordinances; provided, that if any governmental
authority shall deem the Premises to be a "place of public accommodation" as a
result of Tenant's use, Tenant shall either modify its use to cause such
authority to rescind its designation or be responsible for any alterations,
structural or otherwise, required to be made to the Project or the Premises
under such laws.

     7.  GOVERNMENTAL REQUIREMENTS AND PROJECT RULES.  Except as otherwise
         -------------------------------------------
provided in this Section 7, Tenant shall comply with all Governmental
Requirements applying to Tenant's particular use of the Premises (as opposed to
general office use), regardless of the cost associated with such compliance or
the time remaining on the term. Tenant shall also

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comply with all reasonable rules established for the Project, including, without
limitation, the parking area, from time to time by Landlord. The present rules
and regulations are contained in Appendix B. Failure by another tenant to comply
with the rules or failure by Landlord to enforce them shall not relieve Tenant
of its obligation to comply with the rules or make Landlord responsible to
Tenant in any way. Landlord shall use reasonable efforts to apply the rules and
regulations uniformly with respect to Tenant and tenants in the Building, but
its failure to do so shall not constitute a default under this Lease. In the
event of alterations and repairs performed by Tenant, Tenant shall comply with
the provisions of Section 5 of this Lease and also with any reasonable rules and
regulations for construction projects adopted by Landlord from time to time.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall not be responsible for causing the
Building and the Project (including, without limitation, fire and life safety
systems, elevators, entrances, exists, and the like), as the same exist on the
Commencement Date, to comply with Governmental Requirements (including, without
limitation, the ADA) in effect as of the Commencement Date; provided, however,
that Tenant will be responsible for any such compliance costs which result from
Tenant's specific use of the Premises (as opposed to general office use) and/or
from Tenant's Work, other than Initial Improvements constructed by or on behalf
of Landlord pursuant to Exhibit "C" to this Lease. The costs and expenses
incurred by Landlord in complying with its express obligations under this
Section 7 shall not be included in Operating Costs.

     8.  WAIVER OF CLAIMS; INDEMNIFICATION; INSURANCE.
         -------------------------------------------- 

     A.  Waiver of Claims.  To the extent permitted by law, Tenant waives any
         ----------------
claims it may have against Landlord or its officers, directors, employees or
agents for business interruption or damage to property sustained by Tenant as
the result of any act or omission of Landlord.

     To the extent permitted by law, Landlord waives any claims it may have
against Tenant or its officers, directors, employees or agents for loss of rents
or damage to property sustained by Landlord as the result of any act or omission
of Tenant, but only to the extent that Landlord is actually reimbursed for such
loss of rents or damage by insurance.

     B.  Indemnification.  Tenant shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless
         ---------------
Landlord and its officers, directors, employees and agents against any claim by
any third party for injury to any person or damage to or loss of any property
occurring in the Project and arising from any act or omission or negligence of
Tenant or any of Tenant's employees, agents or invitees. Tenant's obligations
under this Section shall survive the termination of this Lease.

     Landlord shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Tenant and its officers,
directors, employees and agents against any claim by any third party for injury
to any person or damage to or loss of any property occurring in the Project and
arising from any grossly negligent act or willful misconduct of Landlord or any
of Landlord's employees or agents.  Landlord's obligations

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under this Section shall survive the termination of this Lease.


     C.  Tenant's Insurance.  Tenant shall maintain insurance as follows, with
         ------------------
such other terms, coverages and insurers, as Landlord shall reasonably require
from time to time:

          (1) Commercial General Liability Insurance, with (a) Contractual
     Liability including the indemnification provisions contained in this Lease,
     (b) a severability of interest endorsement, (c) limits of not less than Two
     Million Dollars ($2,000,000) combined single limit per occurrence and not
     less than Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) in the aggregate for bodily
     injury, sickness or death, and property damage, and umbrella coverage of
     not less than Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000).

          (2) Property Insurance against "All Risks" of physical loss covering
     the replacement cost of all of Tenant's Work, other improvements, fixtures
     and personal property.  Tenant waives all rights of subrogation, and
     Tenant's property insurance shall include a waiver of subrogation in favor
     of Landlord.

          (3) Workers' compensation or similar insurance in form and amounts
     required by law, and Employer's Liability with not less than the following
     limits:

                    Each Accident               $500,000
                    Disease--Policy Limit       $500,000
                    Disease--Each Employee      $500,000

          (4) Business Interruption coverage for a period of one (1) year.

          Such insurance shall contain a waiver of subrogation provision in
     favor of Landlord and its agents.

     Tenant's insurance shall be primary and not contributory to that carried by
Landlord, its agents, or mortgagee.  Landlord, and if any, Landlord's building
manager or agent and ground lessor shall be named as additional insureds as
respects to insurance required of the Tenant in Section 8C(1).  The company or
companies writing any insurance which Tenant is required to maintain under this
Lease, as well as the form of such insurance, shall at all times be subject to
Landlord's approval, and any such company shall be licensed to do business in
the state in which the Project is located.  Such insurance companies shall have
a A.M. Best rating of A VI or better.

     Tenant shall cause any contractor of Tenant performing work on the Premises
to maintain insurance as follows, with such other terms, coverages and insurers,
as Landlord shall reasonably require from time to time:

          (1) Commercial General Liability Insurance, including contractor's
     liability

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     coverage, contractual liability coverage, completed operations coverage,
     broad form property damage endorsement, and contractor's protective
     liability coverage, to afford protection with limits, for each occurrence,
     of not less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) with respect to personal
     injury, death or property damage.

          (2) Workers' compensation or similar insurance in form and amounts
     required by law, and Employer's Liability with not less than the following
     limits:

                    Each Accident               $500,000
                    Disease--Policy Limit       $500,000
                    Disease--Each Employee      $500,000
 
          Such insurance shall contain a waiver of subrogation provision in
     favor of Landlord and its agents.

     Tenant's contractor's insurance shall be primary and not contributory to
that carried by Tenant, Landlord, their agents or mortgagees.  Tenant and
Landlord, and if any, Landlord's building manager or agent, mortgagee or ground
lessor shall be named as additional insured on Tenant's contractor's insurance
policies.

     D.  Insurance Certificates.  Tenant shall deliver to Landlord certificates
         ----------------------
evidencing all required insurance no later than five (5) days prior to the
Commencement Date and each renewal date. Each certificate will provide for
thirty (30) days prior written notice of cancellation or modification to
Landlord and Tenant.

     E.  Landlord's Insurance.  Landlord shall maintain "All-Risk" property
         --------------------
insurance at replacement cost, including loss of rents, on the Building, and
Commercial General Liability insurance policies covering the common areas of the
Project, each with such terms, coverages and conditions as are normally carried
by reasonably prudent owners of properties similar to the Project. The
company(ies) issuing such insurance shall be licensed to do business in the
state in which the Project is located and shall have a A.M. Best rating of A VI
or better. With respect to property insurance, Landlord and Tenant mutually
waive all rights of subrogation, and the respective "All-Risk" coverage property
insurance policies carried by Landlord and Tenant shall contain enforceable
waiver of subrogation endorsements.

     9.  FIRE AND OTHER CASUALTY.  
         -----------------------   

     A.  Termination.  If a fire or other casualty causes substantial damage to
         -----------  
the Building or the Premises, Landlord shall engage a registered architect to
certify within one (1) month of the casualty to both Landlord and Tenant the
amount of time needed to restore the Building and the Premises to tenantability,
using standard working methods. If the architect estimates that the time needed
will exceed twelve (12) months from the beginning of the restoration, or two (2)

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months therefrom if the restoration would begin during the last twelve (12)
months of the Lease, then in the case of the Premises, either Landlord or Tenant
may terminate this Lease, and in the case of the Building, Landlord may
terminate this Lease, by notice to the other party within thirty (30) business
days after the notifying party's receipt of the architect's certificate. The
termination shall be effective thirty (30) days from the date of the notice and
Rent shall be paid by Tenant to that date, with an abatement for any portion of
the space which has been untenantable after the casualty.

     B.  Restoration.  If a casualty causes damage to the Building or the
         -----------
Premises but this Lease is not terminated for any reason, then subject to the
rights of any mortgagees or ground lessors, Landlord shall obtain the applicable
insurance proceeds and promptly and diligently restore the Building and the
Premises subject to current Governmental Requirements. Tenant shall replace its
damaged improvements, personal property and fixtures. Rent shall be abated on a
per diem basis during the restoration for any portion of the Premises which is
untenantable, except to the extent that Tenant's negligence caused the casualty.
In addition, if the actual time needed to substantially complete the restoration
exceeds twenty-one (21) months from the beginning of the restoration, then in
the case of the Premises, either Landlord or Tenant may terminate this Lease,
and in the case of the Building, Landlord may terminate this Lease, by notice to
the other party within ten (10) days following the last day of the twenty-first
(21st) month. The termination shall be effective thirty (30) days from the date
of the notice and Rent shall be paid by Tenant to that date, with an abatement
for any portion of the space which has been untenantable after the casualty

     10.  EMINENT DOMAIN.  If a part of the Project is taken by eminent domain
          --------------
or deed in lieu thereof which is so substantial that the Premises cannot
reasonably be used by Tenant for the operation of its business, then either
party may terminate this Lease effective as of the date of the taking by giving
written notice to the other within sixty (60) days of the taking. If any
substantial portion of the Project is taken without affecting the Premises, then
Landlord may terminate this Lease as of the date of such taking by giving
written notice to Tenant within sixty (60) days of the taking. Rent shall abate
from the date of the taking in proportion to any part of the Premises taken. The
entire award for a taking of any kind shall be paid to Landlord, and Tenant
shall have no right to share in the award. All obligations accrued to the date
of the taking shall be performed by each party.

     11.  RIGHTS RESERVED TO LANDLORD.
          ---------------------------

     Landlord may exercise at any time any of the following rights respecting
the operation of the Project without liability to the Tenant of any kind:

     A.  Name.  To change the name or street address of the Building or the
         ---- 
suite number(s) of the Premises; provided that Landlord reimburses Tenant for
all reasonable costs of changing stationary, signs and other identification
symbols at the Premises (such reimbursement

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to be conditioned upon Tenant's delivery to Landlord of evidence that Tenant has
actually paid the same).

     B.  Signs.  Subject to Section 33 below, to install, remove and maintain
         -----
any signs on the exterior and in the interior of the Building, and to approve at
its sole discretion, prior to installation, any of Tenant's signs in the
Premises visible from the common areas or the exterior of the Building.

     C.  Window Treatments.  To approve, at its discretion, prior to
         -----------------
installation, any shades, blinds, ventilators or window treatments of any kind,
as well as any lighting within the Premises that may be visible from the
exterior of the Building or any interior common area.

     D.  Keys.  To retain and use at any time passkeys to enter the Premises or
         ----
any door within the Premises. Tenant shall not alter or add any lock or bolt
without (i) Landlord's prior written consent, which will not be unreasonably
withheld, and (ii) concurrently providing Landlord with the key or combination
to any such lock or bolt. Although Tenant shall provide Landlord with the key or
combination to its computer room and any other areas designated by Tenant to
Landlord as "secure areas", Landlord shall not enter such areas except in
emergency circumstances or otherwise only after reasonable notice to Tenant and
as reasonably necessary to ensure compliance by Tenant with its obligations
under this Lease .

     E.  Access.  After reasonable notice to Tenant (but in no event shall more
         ------
than one (1) business day's notice be required), to have access to inspect the
Premises, and to perform its obligations, or make repairs, alterations,
additions or improvements, as permitted by this Lease.

     F.  Preparation for Reoccupancy.  To decorate, remodel, repair, alter or
         ---------------------------
otherwise prepare the Premises for reoccupancy at any time after Tenant abandons
the Premises, without relieving Tenant of any obligation to pay Rent.

     G.  Heavy Articles.  To approve the weight, size, placement and time and
         --------------
manner of movement within the Building of any safe, central filing system or
other heavy article of Tenant's property. Tenant shall move its property
entirely at its own risk.

     H.  Show Premises.  To show the Premises to prospective purchasers, tenants
         -------------
(during the last twelve (12) months of the Term), brokers, lenders, investors,
rating agencies or others at any reasonable time, provided that Landlord gives
prior notice to Tenant and does not materially interfere with Tenant's use of
the Premises.

     I.  Intentionally Omitted.
         --------------------- 

     J.  Use of Lockbox.  To designate a lockbox collection agent for
         --------------
collections of amounts due Landlord. In that case, the date of payment of Rent
or other sums shall be the date

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of the agent's receipt of such payment or the date of actual collection if
payment is made in the form of a negotiable instrument thereafter dishonored
upon presentment. However, if Tenant is in default under this Lease at the time
a payment is received by Landlord's collection agent, Landlord may reject such
payment for all purposes as of the date of receipt or actual collection by
mailing to Tenant within 21 days after such receipt or collection a check equal
to the amount sent by Tenant.

     K.  Repairs and Alterations.  To make repairs or alterations to the Project
         ------------------------
and in doing so transpo rt any required material through the Premises, to close
entrances, doors, corridors, elevators and other facilities in the Project, to
open any ceiling in the Premises, or to temporarily suspend services or use of
common areas in the Project. Landlord may perform any such repairs or
alterations during ordinary business hours, except that Tenant may require any
Work in the Premises to be done after business hours if Tenant pays Landlord for
overtime and any other expenses incurred. Landlord may do or permit any work on
any nearby building, land, street, alley or way. Landlord shall only exercise
the foregoing rights after reasonable notice to Tenant and shall use
commercially practicable efforts to perform such repairs and alterations in a
manner which does not unreasonably interfere with Tenant's use and occupancy of
the Premises. Notwithstanding the foregoing, not more than one (1) day's notice
by Landlord shall be required an no notice shall be required in emergency
circumstances.

     L.  Landlord's Agents.  If Tenant is in default under this Lease, 
         -----------------
possession of Tenant's funds or negotiation of Tenant's negotiable instrument by
any of Landlord's agents shall not waive any breach by Tenant or any remedies of
Landlord under this Lease.

     M.  Building Services.  To install, use and maintain through the Premises,
         -----------------
pipes, conduits, wires and ducts serving the Building, provided that such
installation, use and maintenance does not unreasonably interfere with Tenant's
use of the Premises.

     N.  Other Actions.  To take any other action which Landlord deems
         -------------
reasonable in connection with the operation, maintenance or preservation of the
Project.

     12.  TENANT'S DEFAULT.
          ----------------

     Any of the following shall constitute a default by Tenant:

     A.  Rent Default.  Tenant fails to pay any regularly scheduled payment of
         -------------
Rent when due or any other payment of Rent within three (3) days after the
Landlord's delivery of a written demand for such payment (provided, however,
that any such notice shall be in lieu of, and not in addition to, any notice
required under Section 1161 et seq. of the California Code of Civil Procedure);

     B.  Assignment/Sublease or Hazardous Substances Default.  Tenant defaults
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obligations under Section 17 Assignment and Sublease or Section 28
Hazardous Substances;

     C.  Other Performance Default.  Tenant fails to perform any other
         --------------------------
obligation to Landlord under this Lease, and this failure continues for ten (10)
days after written notice from Landlord (provided, however, that any such notice
shall be in lieu of, and not in addition to, any notice required under Section
1161 et seq. of the California Code of Civil Procedure), except that if Tenant
begins to cure its failure within the ten (10) day period but cannot reasonably
complete its cure within such period, then, so long as Tenant continues to
diligently attempt to cure its failure, the ten (10) day period shall be
extended to ninety (90) days, or such lesser period as is reasonably necessary
to complete the cure;

     D.  Credit Default.  One of the following credit defaults occurs:
         ---------------

          (1) Tenant commences any proceeding under any law relating to
     bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debts, or seeks
     appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for
     the Tenant or for any substantial part of its property, or any such
     proceeding is commenced against Tenant and either remains undismissed for a
     period of ninety (90) days or results in the entry of an order for relief
     against Tenant which is not fully stayed within seven (7) days after entry;

          (2) Tenant becomes insolvent or bankrupt, does not generally pay its
     debts as they become due, or admits in writing its inability to pay its
     debts, or makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors;

          (3) Any third party obtains a levy or attachment under process of law
     against Tenant's leasehold interest.

     E.  Vacation or Abandonment Default.  Tenant vacates or abandons the
         -------------------------------
Premises; provided, however, that Tenant shall not be in Default hereunder if
(i) such vacation or abandonment occurs more than twenty-four (24) months after
the Commencement Date and (ii) Tenant delivers to Landlord prior to vacating or
abandoning the Premises written notice to of its intent not to abandon.

     F.  Other Leases.  A breach or default (after the expiration of any
         ------------                                                   
applicable notice or cure period) by Tenant under any other lease or agreement
by which Tenant occupies any other space at the Project.

     13. LANDLORD REMEDIES.  
         -----------------

     A.  Termination of Lease or Possession.  If Tenant defaults, Landlord
         ----------------------------------
may elect by notice to Tenant either to terminate this Lease or to terminate
Tenant's possession of the Premises without terminating this Lease. In either
case, Tenant shall immediately vacate the Premises and

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deliver possession to Landlord, and Landlord may repossess the Premises and may,
at Tenant's sole cost, remove any of Tenant's signs and any of its other
property, without relinquishing its right to receive Rent or any other right
against Tenant. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, upon the
termination of this Lease or the termination of Tenant's right of possession, it
shall be lawful for the Landlord, without formal demand or notice of any kind,
to re-enter the Premises by summary dispossession proceedings or any other
action or proceeding authorized by law and to remove Tenant and all persons and
property therefrom.

     B.  Lease Termination Damages.  Except as otherwise provided in Section
         -------------------------
13C, if Tenant abandons the Premises prior to the end of the term hereof, or if
Tenant's right to possession is terminated by Landlord because of a default by
Tenant under this Lease, this Lease shall terminate. Upon such termination,
Landlord may recover from Tenant the following, as provided in Section 1951.2 of
the California Civil Code: (i) the worth at the time of award of the unpaid Rent
and other charges under this Lease that had been earned at the time of
termination; (ii) the worth at the time of award of the amount by which the
unpaid Rent and other charges under this Lease which would have been earned
after termination until the time of award exceeds the amount of such rental loss
that Tenant proves could have been reasonably avoided; (iii) the worth at the
time of award of the amount by which the unpaid Rent and other charges under
this Lease for the balance of the term of this Lease after the time of award
exceeds the amount of such rental loss that Tenant proves could have been
reasonably avoided; and (iv) any other amount necessary to compensate Landlord
for all the detriment proximately caused by Tenant's failure to perform its
obligations under this Lease or that in the ordinary course of things would be
likely to result therefrom. As used herein, the following terms are defined: (a)
The "worth at the time of award" of the amounts referred to in Sections (i) and
(ii) is computed by allowing interest at the lesser of (I) the Prime Rate
published by the Wall Street Journal from time to time plus five percent (5%) or
(ii) the maximum lawful rate. The "worth at the time of award" of the amount
referred to in Section (iii) is computed by discounting such amount at the
discount rate of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco at the time of award
plus 1%.

     C.  Continuation of Lease.  Even if Tenant has abandoned the Premises,
         ---------------------
this Lease shall continue in effect for so long as Landlord does not terminate
Tenant's right to possession, and Landlord may enforce all its rights and
remedies under this Lease, including the right to recover rent as it becomes
due. This remedy is intended to be the remedy described in California Civil Code
Section 1951.4, and the following provision from such Civil Code Section is
hereby repeated: "The Lessor has the remedy described in California Civil Code
Section 1951.4 (lessor may continue lease in effect after lessee's breach and
abandonment and recover rent as it becomes due, if lessee has right to sublet or
assign, subject only to reasonable limitations)." Any such payments due Landlord
shall be made upon demand therefor from time to time and Tenant agrees that
Landlord may file suit to recover any sums falling due from time to time.
Notwithstanding any such reletting without termination, Landlord may at any time
thereafter elect in writing to terminate this Lease for such previous breach.

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     D.  Possession Termination Damages.  If Landlord terminates Tenant's
         ------------------------------
right to possession without terminating the Lease and Landlord takes possession
of the Premises itself, Landlord may relet any part of the Premises for such
Rent, for such time, and upon such terms as Landlord in its sole discretion
shall determine, without any obligation to do so prior to renting other vacant
areas in the Building. Any proceeds from reletting the Premises shall first be
applied to the reasonable expenses of reletting, including redecoration, repair,
alteration, advertising, brokerage, legal, and other reasonably necessary
expenses. If the reletting proceeds after payment of expenses are insufficient
to pay the full amount of Rent under this Lease, Tenant shall pay such
deficiency to Landlord monthly upon demand as it becomes due. Any excess
proceeds shall be retained by Landlord.

     E.  Landlord's Remedies Cumulative.  All of Landlord's remedies under
         ------------------------------
this Lease shall be in addition to all other remedies Landlord may have at law
or in equity. Waiver by Landlord of any breach of any obligation by Tenant shall
be effective only if it is in writing, and shall not be deemed a waiver of any
other breach, or any subsequent breach of the same obligation. Landlord's
acceptance of payment by Tenant shall not constitute a waiver of any breach by
Tenant, and if the acceptance occurs after Landlord's notice to Tenant, or
termination of the Lease or of Tenant's right to possession, the acceptance
shall not affect such notice or termination. Acceptance of payment by Landlord
after commencement of a legal proceeding or final judgment shall not affect such
proceeding or judgment. Landlord may advance such moneys and take such other
actions for Tenant's account as reasonably may be required to cure or mitigate
any default by Tenant. Tenant shall immediately reimburse Landlord for any such
advance, and such sums shall bear interest at the default interest rate until
paid.

     F.  WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY.  EACH PARTY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN THE
         ------------------------
EVENT OF ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING BROUGHT BY THE OTHER IN CONNECTION WITH THIS
LEASE. EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED IN SECTION 35 BELOW, EACH PARTY SHALL BRING
ANY ACTION AGAINST THE OTHER IN CONNECTION WITH THIS LEASE IN A FEDERAL OR STATE
COURT LOCATED IN CALIFORNIA, CONSENTS TO THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS, AND
WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO HAVE ANY PROCEEDING TRANSFERRED FROM SUCH COURTS ON THE
GROUND OF IMPROPER VENUE OR INCONVENIENT FORUM.

     G.  Litigation Costs.  In the event of any dispute between Landlord or
         ----------------
Tenant, whether or not suit is filed, or if either Landlord or Tenant shall
institute any action or proceeding against the other party relating to this
Lease or Tenant's occupancy of the Premises, the non-prevailing party in such
action or proceeding shall reimburse the prevailing party for its disbursements
incurred in connection therewith and for its reasonable attorneys' fees, whether
or not such action or proceeding is pursued to judgment. In addition to the
foregoing award of attorneys' fees to the prevailing party, the prevailing party
in any action or proceeding on this Lease or otherwise relating to Tenant's
occupancy of the Premises shall be entitled to its

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attorneys' fees incurred in any post-judgment proceedings to collect or enforce
any such judgment. This provision is separate and several and shall survive (i)
the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease and (ii) the merger of this
Lease into any judgment on this Lease.

     14.  SURRENDER.  Upon termination of this Lease or Tenant's right to
          ---------- 
possession, Tenant shall return the Premises to Landlord in good order and
condition, ordinary wear and casualty damage excepted. If Landlord requires
Tenant to remove any alterations in accordance with the terms of this Lease,
then Tenant shall remove the alterations in a good and workmanlike manner and
restore the Premises to its condition prior to their installation.

     15.  HOLDOVER.  If Tenant retains possession of any part of the Premises
          --------
after the Term, Tenant shall become a month-to-month tenant for the entire
Premises upon all of the terms of this Lease as might be applicable to such
month-to-month tenancy, except that Tenant shall pay Base Rent at one hundred
and fifty percent (150%) the rate in effect immediately prior to such holdover,
computed on a monthly basis for each full or partial month Tenant remains in
possession. Tenant shall also pay Landlord all of Landlord's direct and
consequential damages. No acceptance of Rent or other payments by Landlord under
these holdover provisions shall operate as a waiver of Landlord's right to
regain possession or any other of Landlord's remedies.

     16.  SUBORDINATION TO GROUND LEASES AND MORTGAGES.  
          --------------------------------------------
  
     A.  Subordination.  This Lease shall be subordinate to any present or
         -------------
future ground lease or mortgage respecting the Project, and any amendments to
such ground lease or mortgage, at the election of the ground lessor or mortgagee
as the case may be, effected by notice to Tenant in the manner provided in this
Lease. The subordination shall be effective upon such notice, but at the request
of Landlord or ground lessor or mortgagee, Tenant shall within ten (10) days of
the request, execute and deliver to the requesting party any reasonable
documents provided to evidence the subordination. With respect to ground leases
and mortgages entered into after the date hereof, Tenant's obligation to
subordinate this Lease shall be subject to receiving assurance (a "Non-
Disturbance Agreement") from the mortgagee or ground lessor (in a form
acceptable to said mortgagee or ground lessor in its sole discretion) that
Tenant's possession and this Lease, including any options to extend the term
hereof, will not be disturbed so long as Lessee is not in Default hereof and
attorns to the record owner of the Premises as provided herein. Lessor shall
also cause its existing mortgagee or ground lessor to deliver a Non-Disturbance
Agreement to Tenant (in a form acceptable to said mortgagee or ground lessor in
its sole discretion), and Landlord's failure to do so prior to the Commencement
Date shall permit Tenant to cancel this Lease, but give rise to no other damages
or obligations. Tenant shall exercise its right to cancel this Lease under the
preceding sentence, if at all, by written notice delivered to Landlord within
five (5) business days following the Commencement Date.

     B.  Termination of Ground Lease or Foreclosure of Mortgage.  If any
         ------------------------------------------------------
ground lease is terminated or mortgage foreclosed or deed in lieu of foreclosure
given and the ground lessor,

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mortgagee, or purchaser at a foreclosure sale shall thereby become the owner of
the Project, Tenant shall attorn to such ground lessor or mortgagee or purchaser
whose interests are superior to Tenant's interests under this Lease without any
deduction or setoff by Tenant, and this Lease shall continue in effect as a
direct lease between Tenant and such ground lessor, mortgagee or purchaser. The
ground lessor or mortgagee or purchaser shall be liable as Landlord only during
the time such ground lessor or mortgagee or purchaser is the owner of the
Project. At the request of Landlord, or any ground lessor or mortgagee who has
provided Tenant with a Non-Disturbance Agreement, Tenant shall execute and
deliver within ten (10) days of the request any document furnished by the
requesting party to evidence Tenant's agreement to attorn .

     C.  Security Deposit.  Any ground lessor or mortgagee shall be responsible
         ----------------
for the return of any security deposit by Tenant only to the extent the security
deposit is received by such ground lessor or mortgagee.

     D.  Notice and Right to Cure.  The Project is subject to any ground lease
         ------------------------
and mortgage identified with name and address of ground lessor or mortgagee in
Appendix D to this Lease (as the same may be amended from time to time by
written notice to Tenant). Tenant agrees to send by registered or certified mail
to any ground lessor or mortgagee identified either in such Appendix or in any
later notice from Landlord to Tenant a copy of any notice of default sent by
Tenant to Landlord. If Landlord fails to cure such default within the required
time period under this Lease, but ground lessor or mortgagee begins to cure
within ten (10) days after such period and proceeds diligently to complete such
cure, then ground lessor or mortgagee shall have such additional time as is
necessary to complete such cure, including any time necessary to obtain
possession if possession is necessary to cure, and Tenant shall not begin to
enforce its remedies so long as the cure is being diligently pursued.

     E.  Definitions.  As used in this Section 16, "mortgage" shall include
         -----------
"trust deed" and "mortgagee" shall include "trustee", "mortgagee" shall include
the mortgagee of any ground lessee, and "ground lessor", "mortgagee", and
"purchaser at a foreclosure sale" shall include, in each case, all of its
successors and assigns, however remote.

     17. ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLEASE.
         -----------------------
     A.  In General.  Tenant shall not, without the prior consent of Landlord
         ----------
in each case, (i) make or allow any assignment or transfer, by operation of law
or otherwise, of any part of Tenant's interest in this Lease, (ii) grant or
allow any lien or encumbrance, by operation of law or otherwise, upon any part
of Tenant's interest in this Lease, (iii) sublet any part of the Premises, or
(iv) permit anyone other than Tenant and its employees to occupy any part of the
Premises. Tenant shall remain primarily liable for all of its obligations under
this Lease, notwithstanding any assignment or transfer. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if Tenant assigns its interest in this Lease, Landlord may, in its
sole discretion, elect to release Tenant from any obligations arising after the
effective date of such assignment if Landlord, in its sole discretion,
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proposed assignee meets or exceeds Tenant's financial standing as of the date
this Lease is executed (after giving effect to increases in the Consumer Price
Index of the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor
for Urban Consumers Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, California (1982-1984 =
100)). No consent granted by Landlord shall be deemed to be a consent to any
subsequent assignment or transfer, lien or encumbrance, sublease or occupancy.
Tenant shall pay all of Landlord's reasonable attorneys' fees and other expenses
incurred in connection with any consent requested by Tenant or in reviewing any
proposed assignment or subletting. Any assignment or transfer, grant of lien or
encumbrance, or sublease or occupancy without Landlord's prior written consent
shall be void. No subtenant may exercise (nor may Tenant exercise for the sole
benefit of a subtenant or otherwise for a subtenant who is in possession of the
entire Premises) any right to renew this Lease, extend the Term or to lease
additional space in the Project. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant may
without Landlord's consent assign all or sublet some or all of the Premises to
any person or entity that controls or is controlled by, or is under common
control with, Tenant; provided that Tenant notifies Landlord of the proposed
assignment or subletting at least twenty (20) days before the scheduled
effective date thereof, which notice shall include the information described in
Section 17C below. Tenant shall also have the one (1) time right to assign
without Landlord's consent its entire interest in this Lease to a purchaser of
all or substantially all of Tenant's assets; provided that (i) Tenant notifies
Landlord of the proposed assignment at sixty (60) days before the scheduled
effective date thereof, which notice shall include the information described in
Section 17C below, (ii) such purchaser assumes all of Tenant's obligations under
this Lease, and (iii) Tenant's purchaser's Dun and Bradstreet rating denotes (x)
a tangible net worth of fifty million dollars ($50,000,000.00)(increased to
reflect increases from the date of this Lease in the Consumer Price Index of the
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor for Urban
Consumers Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, California (1982-1984 = 100)) or more
and (y) a qualitative rating of A-2.

     B.  Landlord's Consent.  Landlord will not unreasonably withhold its
         ------------------
consent to any proposed assignment or subletting. It shall be reasonable for
Landlord to withhold its consent to any assignment or sublease if (i) Tenant is
in material default under this Lease, (ii) the proposed assignee or sublessee is
a tenant or subtenant in the Project or an affiliate of such a tenant or a party
that Landlord has identified as a prospective tenant in the Project, (iii) the
financial responsibility, nature of business, and character of the proposed
assignee or subtenant are not all reasonably satisfactory to Landlord, (iv) in
the reasonable judgment of Landlord the purpose for which the assignee or
subtenant intends to use the Premises (or a portion thereof) is not in keeping
with Landlord's standards for the Building or are in violation of the terms of
this Lease or any other leases in the Project, (v) the proposed assignee or
subtenant is a government entity, (vi) the proposed assignment (but not
sublease) is for less than the entire Premises or for less than the remaining
Term of the Lease, or (vii) would entail any alterations which would lessen the
value of the leasehold improvements in the Premises, would result in more than a
reasonable number of occupants per floor, or would require increased services by
Landlord. The foregoing shall not exclude any other reasonable basis for
Landlord to withhold its consent.

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     C.  Procedure.  Tenant shall notify Landlord of any proposed assignment
         ---------
or sublease at least thirty (30) days prior to its proposed effective date,
whether or not Landlord's consent is required hereunder. The notice shall
include the name and address of the proposed assignee or subtenant and
sufficient information to permit Landlord to determine the financial
responsibility and character of the proposed assignee or subtenant. Landlord
shall grant or withhold its consent based upon the information delivered under
the preceding sentence, but Tenant shall as soon as reasonably available deliver
an execution copy of the proposed assignment or sublease agreement to Landlord
for its approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. As a
condition to any effective assignment of this Lease, the assignee shall execute
and deliver in form satisfactory to Landlord at least fifteen (15) days prior to
the effective date of the assignment, an assumption of all of the obligations of
Tenant under this Lease arising or accruing after the earlier of (i) the
effective date of such assignment or subletting or (ii) such earlier date that
the subject assignee or subtenant commences possession of all or a portion of
the Premises. As a condition to any effective sublease, subtenant shall execute
and deliver in form satisfactory to Landlord at least fifteen (15) days prior to
the effective date of the sublease, an agreement to comply with all of Tenant's
obligations under this Lease, and at Landlord's option, an agreement (except for
the economic obligations which subtenant will undertake directly to Tenant) to
attorn to Landlord under the terms of the sublease in the event this Lease
terminates before the sublease expires. Landlord shall be deemed to have
consented to Tenant's request if Landlord fails to deliver written notice of
disapproval to Tenant's within ten (10) business days following Landlord's
receipt of such request if (and only if) Tenant's request included (i) all of
the information required under this Section 17C and (ii) the following statement
in bold capital 12 point letters: "PURSUANT TO SECTION 17C OF THE LEASE,
LANDLORD'S SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE CONSENTED TO THE ASSIGNMENT OR SUBLETTING
REQUESTED HEREIN IF LANDLORD FAILS TO DELIVER WRITTEN NOTICE OF DISAPPROVAL TO
TENANT WITHIN TEN (10) BUSINESS DAYS FOLLOWING LANDLORD'S RECEIPT OF THIS
REQUEST."

     D.  Change of Management or Ownership.  Any transfer of the direct or
         --------------------------------- 
indirect power to affect the management or policies of Tenant or direct or
indirect change in 25% or more in the aggregate of the ownership interest in
Tenant shall constitute an assignment of this Lease, but such assignment shall
not require Landlord's consent if Tenant, after giving effect to such
assignment, Tenant's Dun and Bradstreet rating denotes (i) a tangible net worth
of fifty million dollars ($50,000,000.00)(increased to reflect increases from
the date of this Lease in the Consumer Price Index of the Bureau of Labor
Statistics of the United States Department of Labor for Urban Consumers Los
Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, California (1982-1984 = 100)) or more and (ii) a
qualitative rating of A-2.

     E.  Excess Payments.  In the case of an assignment, one-half of any sums
         ---------------
or other economic
consideration received by Tenant as a result of such assignment shall be paid to
Landlord after first deducting (i) the unamortized cost of reasonable leasehold
improvements

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paid for by Tenant, (ii) the reasonable cost of preparing the Premises for
possession by the assignee, (iii) any reasonable real estate commissions
incurred by Tenant in connection with such assignment and (iv) reasonable
attorneys' fees incurred and paid by Tenant in connection with such assignment
(excluding those payable to Landlord in order to obtain Landlord's consent) . In
the case of a subletting, one-half of any sums or economic consideration
received by Tenant as a result of such subletting shall be paid to Landlord
after first deducting (i) the rental due hereunder, prorated to reflect only
rental allocable to the sublet portion of the Premises, (ii) any reasonable real
estate commissions incurred by Tenant in connection with such sublease amortized
over the term of the sublease and (iii) reasonable attorneys' fees incurred and
paid by Tenant in connection with such sublease (excluding those payable to
Landlord in order to obtain Landlord's consent), and (iv) the reasonable cost of
leasehold improvements made to the sublet portion of the Premises at Tenant's
cost, amortized over the term of this Lease except for leasehold improvements
made for the specific benefit of the subtenant, which shall be amortized over
the term of the sublease.

     F.   Recapture.  If Tenant requests Landlord's consent to an assignment
          ---------
or sublease of thirty thousand (30,000) or more rentable square feet of the
Premises (or seeks to accomplish the same without Landlord's consent in
violation of this Lease), Landlord may, by giving written notice to Tenant
within thirty (30) days after receipt of Tenant's notice of assignment or
subletting or other discovery of such sublease or assignment, terminate this
Lease with respect to the space described in Tenant's notice, as of the
effective date of the proposed assignment or sublease and all obligations under
this Lease as to such space shall expire except as to any obligations that
expressly survive any termination of this Lease.

     18.  CONVEYANCE BY LANDLORD.  If Landlord shall at any time transfer its
          ----------------------
interest in the Project or this Lease, Landlord shall be released of any
obligations occurring after such transfer, and Tenant shall look solely to
Landlord's successors for performance of such obligations, except that (i)
Corporate Spectrum, LLC, a California limited liability company, shall not be
released from its obligations to complete construction of the Initial
Improvements (in accordance with Appendix C) and the Renovation Work if the same
                                 ----------
are not substantially completed before the subject transfer and (ii) Landlord
shall not be released from the obligation to return to Tenant any security
deposit not delivered to its transferee. Subject to the provisions of Section
16, this Lease shall not be affected by any such transfer.

     19.  ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATE.  Each party shall, within ten (10) business
          --------------------
days of receiving a request from the other party, execute, acknowledge in
recordable form, and deliver to the other party or its designee a certificate
stating, subject to a specific statement of any applicable exceptions, that the
Lease as amended to date is in full force and effect, that the Tenant is paying
Rent and other charges on a current basis, and that to the best of the knowledge
of the certifying party, the other party has committed no uncured defaults and
has no offsets or claims. The certifying party may also be required to state the
date of commencement of payment of Rent, the Commencement Date, the Termination
Date, the Base Rent, the current Operating

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Cost Share Rent and Tax Share Rent estimates, the status of any improvements
required to be completed by Landlord, the amount of any security deposit, and
such other matters as may be reasonably requested. Failure to deliver such
statement within the time required shall be conclusive evidence against the non-
certifying party that this Lease, with any amendments identified by the
requesting party, is in full force and effect, that there are no uncured
defaults by the requesting party, that not more than one month's Rent has been
paid in advance, that the non-certifying party has not paid any security
deposit, and that the non-certifying party has no claims or offsets against the
requesting party.

     20.  SECURITY DEPOSIT.  Tenant shall deposit with Landlord concurrently
          ----------------
with its execution of this Lease, security for the performance of all of its
obligations in the amount set forth on the Schedule. If Tenant defaults under
this Lease, Landlord may use any part of the Security Deposit to make any
defaulted payment, to pay for Landlord's cure of any defaulted obligation, or to
compensate Landlord for any loss or damage resulting from any default. To the
extent any portion of the deposit is used, Tenant shall within ten (10) days
after demand from Landlord restore the deposit to its full amount. Landlord may
keep the Security Deposit in its general funds and shall not except as provided
below be required to pay interest to Tenant on the deposit amount. If Tenant
shall perform all of its obligations under this Lease and return the Premises to
Landlord at the end of the Term, Landlord shall return all of the remaining
Security Deposit to Tenant not later than thirty (30) days after the delivery of
possession of the Premises to Landlord. The Security Deposit shall not serve as
an advance payment of Rent or a measure of Landlord's damages for any default
under this Lease. If the Basic Rent shall, from time to time, increase during
the term of this Lease (as extended from time to time), Tenant shall, upon
Landlord's election, deposit with Landlord additional money as a Security
Deposit so that the total amount of Security Deposit held by Landlord shall at
all times bear the same proportion to the then current Basic Rent as the initial
Security Deposit bears to the initial Basic Rent set forth in the Schedule. The
Security Deposit shall earn interest at the rate of seven percent (7%) per
annum, which interest shall be payable by Landlord to Tenant within five (5)
days following Tenant's written request therefor which may be given once in each
Lease Year within thirty (30) days following the annual anniversary of the
Commencement Date; provided, however, that Landlord shall be entitled to retain
any accrued and unpaid interest if a default by Tenant shall have occurred
during the preceding twelve (12) months.

     If Landlord transfers its interest in the Project or this Lease, Landlord
shall either (a) transfer the portion of the Security Deposit then held by
Landlord to its transferee or (b) return to Tenant the portion of the Security
Deposit then held by Landlord and remaining after the deductions permitted
herein.  Upon such transfer to such transferee or the return of the Security
Deposit to Tenant, Landlord shall have no further obligation with respect to the
Security Deposit, and Tenant's right to the return of the Security Deposit shall
apply solely against Landlord's transferee.

     21.  FORCE MAJEURE.  Landlord shall not be in default under this Lease to
          -------------
the

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extent Landlord is unable to perform any of its obligations on account of any
strike or labor problem, energy shortage, governmental pre-emption or
prescription, flood, earthquake, national emergency, or any other cause of any
kind beyond the reasonable control of Landlord ("Force Majeure"); provided,
                                                 -------------
however, that the foregoing shall not limit any of Tenant's express rights under
this Lease, including, without limitation, its right to any abatement of Rent
provided for in Sections 4F, 9 and 10 above.

     22.  INTENTIONALLY OMITTED.
          --------------------- 

     23.  NOTICES.  All notices, consents, approvals and similar communications
          -------
to be given by one party to the other under this Lease (including, without
limitation, any notice required by law to be given by Landlord to Tenant as a
condition to the filing of an action alleging an unlawful detainer of the
Premises and any three (3) day notice under Section 1161(2) or (3) of the
California Code of Civil Procedure), shall be given in writing, mailed or
personally delivered as follows:

     A.  Landlord.  To Landlord as follows:
         --------

          Corporate Spectrum, LLC
          c/o The Johnston Group
          26635 W. Agoura Road, Ste 105
          Calabasas, CA 91302
          Attn:  Lease Administration

          with a copy to:

          Kenneth S. Fields, Esq.
          Fields & Pearl
          1875 Century Park East, 14th Floor
          Los Angeles, CA 90067

          and

          CARRAMERICA Realty, LP
          3611 South Harbor Boulevard
          Suite 230
          Santa Ana, CA 92704
          Attn.:  Mr. Dwight Merriman


or to such other person(s) at such other address(es) as Landlord may designate
by notice to Tenant.

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     B.  Tenant.  To Tenant at the Premises, addressed to both Tenant's Chief
         ------
Financial Officer and General Counsel.

or to such other person at such other address as Tenant may designate by notice
to Landlord.

     Mailed notices shall be sent by United States certified or registered mail,
or by a reputable national overnight courier service, postage prepaid.  Mailed
notices shall be deemed to have been given on the earlier of actual delivery or
three (3) business days after posting in the United States mail in the case of
registered or certified mail, and one business day in the case of overnight
courier.

     24. QUIET POSSESSION. Subject to the provisions of Section 16, so long as 
         ----------------
Tenant shall perform all of its obligations under this Lease, Tenant shall enjoy
peaceful and quiet possession of the Premises against any party claiming through
the Landlord.

     25. REAL ESTATE BROKER.  Landlord and Tenant represent to the other that
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it has not dealt with any real estate broker with respect to this Lease except
for any broker(s) listed in the Schedule, and no other broker is in any way
entitled to any broker's fee or other payment in connection with this Lease.
Landlord and Tenant shall each indemnify and defend the other against any claims
for any payment of any kind in connection with this Lease by any other broker or
third party claiming the same due to its relationship with Landlord or Tenant,
as applicable. Landlord shall be responsible for the payment of any commissions
owing in connection with this Lease to the brokers specified in the Schedule, if
any, pursuant to separate agreement, which agreement provides, among other
things, that the commission applicable to the second five (5) years of the Term
shall be payable upon commencement of said second five (5) years (unless Tenant
shall cancel this Lease in accordance with Section 2(D)(3), in which case no
commission shall be payable for said second five (5) years).

     26. MISCELLANEOUS.  
         -------------

     A.  Successors and Assigns.  Subject to the limits on Tenant's assignment
         ----------------------
contained in Section 17, the provisions of this Lease shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of all successors and assigns of Landlord and Tenant.

     B.  Date Payments Are Due.  Except for payments to be made by Tenant
         ---------------------
under this Lease which are due upon demand or such other period provided for in
this Lease, Tenant shall pay to Landlord any amount for which Landlord renders a
statement of account within fifteen (15) days of Tenant's receipt of Landlord's
statement.

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     C.  Meaning of "Landlord", "Re-Entry, "including" and "Affiliate".  The
         -------------------------------------------------------------
term "Landlord" means only the owner of the Project and the lessor's interest in
this Lease from time to time. The words "re-entry" and "re-enter" are not
restricted to their technical legal meaning. The words "including" and similar
words shall mean "without limitation." The word "affiliate" shall mean a person
or entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the applicable
entity. "Control" shall mean the power directly or indirectly, by contract or
otherwise, to direct the management and policies of the applicable entity.

     D.  Time of the Essence.  Time is of the essence of each provision of
         -------------------
this Lease.

     E.  No Option.  This document shall not be effective for any purpose
         ---------
until it has been executed and delivered by both parties; execution and delivery
by one party shall not create any option or other right in the other party.

     F.  Severability.  The unenforceability of any provision of this Lease
         ------------
shall not affect any other provision.

     G.  Governing Law.  This Lease shall be governed in all respects by the
         -------------
laws of the state in which the Project is located, without regard to the
principles of conflicts of laws.

     H.  Lender Approval.  Landlord and Tenant acknowledge that the validity of
         ---------------                                                       
this Lease and the parties' respective obligations hereunder shall be subject to
and contingent upon Landlord's receiving approval of this Lease from its lender
in a manner acceptable to Landlord.  Landlord shall forward a copy of this
Lease, together with a request for a Non-Disturbance Agreement in favor of
Tenant, to Landlord's lender within one (1) business day following the date of
this Lease.  Landlord shall deliver written notice to Tenant promptly after it
receives approval or disapproval of this Lease from its lender, and Landlord's
failure to deliver such written notice to Tenant by July 6, 1998, at 12:00 p.m.
shall be deemed to mean that Landlord's lender has disapproved this Lease.
Landlord shall keep Tenant appraised of Landlord's discussions with its lender
concerning approval of this Lease (which may be accomplished by telephone).

     I.  No Oral Modification.  No modification of this Lease shall be
         --------------------
effective unless it is a written modification signed by both parties.

     J.  Landlord's Right to Cure.  If Landlord breaches any of its
         ------------------------
obligations under this Lease, Tenant shall notify Landlord in writing and shall
take no action respecting such breach so long as Landlord begins to cure the
breach within a reasonable time and diligently pursues such cure to its
completion. Landlord may cure any default by Tenant after the expiration of any
notice and cure period, if any, expressly provided for in this Lease, and any
expenses incurred by or on behalf of Landlord shall become Additional Rent due
from Tenant on demand by Landlord.

     K.  Captions.  The captions used in this Lease shall have no effect on the
         --------
construction of this Lease.

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     L.  Authority.  Landlord and Tenant each represents to the other that it
         ---------
has full power and authority to execute and perform this Lease.

     M.  Landlord's Enforcement of Remedies.  Landlord may enforce any of its
         ----------------------------------
remedies under this Lease either in its own name or through an agent.

     N.  Entire Agreement.  This Lease, together with all Appendices,
         ----------------
constitutes the entire agreement between the parties. No representations or
agreements of any kind have been made by either party which are not contained in
this Lease.

     O.  Landlord's Title.  Landlord's title shall always be paramount to the
         ---------------- 
interest of the Tenant, and nothing in this Lease shall empower Tenant to do
anything which might in any way impair Landlord's title.

     P.  Light and Air Rights.  Landlord does not grant in this Lease any
         --------------------
rights to light and air in connection with Project. Landlord reserves to itself,
the Land, the Building below the improved floor of each floor of the Premises,
the Building above the ceiling of each floor of the Premises, the exterior of
the Premises and the areas on the same floor outside the Premises, along with
the areas within the Premises required for the installation and repair of
utility lines and other items required to serve other tenants of the Building.

     Q.  Singular and Plural.  Wherever appropriate in this Lease, a singular
         -------------------
term shall be construed to mean the plural where necessary, and a plural term
the singular. For example, if at any time two parties shall constitute Landlord
or Tenant, then the relevant term shall refer to both parties together.

     R.  No Recording by Tenant.  Tenant shall not record in any public
         ----------------------
records any memorandum or any portion of this Lease.

     S.  Exclusivity.  Landlord does not grant to Tenant in this Lease any
         -----------
exclusive right except the right to occupy its Premises.

     T.  No Construction Against Drafting Party.  The rule of construction
         --------------------------------------
that ambiguities are resolved against the drafting party shall not apply to this
Lease.

     U.  Survival.  All obligations of Landlord and Tenant under this Lease
         --------
shall survive the termination of this Lease.

     V.  Rent Not Based on Income.  No rent or other payment in respect of the
         ------------------------
Premises shall be based in any way upon net income or profits from the Premises.
Tenant may not enter into or permit any sublease or license or other agreement
in connection with the Premises which provides for a rental or other payment
based on net income or profit.

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     W.  Building Manager and Service Providers.  Landlord may perform any of
         --------------------------------------
its obligations under this Lease through its employees or third parties hired by
the Landlord.

     X.  Late Charge and Interest on Late Payments.  Without limiting the
         -----------------------------------------
provisions of Section 12A, if Tenant fails to pay any installment of Rent or
other charge to be paid by Tenant pursuant to this Lease within five (5)
business days after the same becomes due and payable, then Tenant shall pay a
late charge equal to the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount of such
payment or $250. In addition, interest shall be paid by Tenant to Landlord on
any late payments of Rent from the date due until paid at the rate provided in
Section 2D(2). Such late charge and interest shall constitute additional Rent
due and payable by Tenant to Landlord upon the date of payment of the delinquent
payment referenced above.

     27.  UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME.  If Landlord is advised by its counsel
          -------------------------
at any time that any part of the payments by Tenant to Landlord under this Lease
may be characterized as unrelated business income under the United States
Internal Revenue Code and its regulations, then Tenant shall enter into any
amendment proposed by Landlord to avoid such income, so long as the amendment
does not require Tenant to make more payments or accept fewer services from
Landlord, than this Lease provides.

     28.  HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES.  
          --------------------

     A.  Tenant shall not cause or permit any Hazardous Substances to be brought
upon, produced, stored, used, discharged or disposed of in or near the Project
unless Landlord has consented to such storage or use in its sole discretion.  If
any lender or governmental agency shall require testing for Hazardous Substances
in the Premises, Tenant shall pay for such testing.

     B.  "Hazardous Substances" means (a) any chemical, compound, material,
          --------------------                                             
mixture or substance that is now or hereafter defined or listed in, or otherwise
classified pursuant to, any Environmental Laws as a "hazardous substance",
"hazardous material", "hazardous waste", "extremely hazardous waste", "acutely
hazardous waste", "radioactive waste", "infectious waste", "biohazardous waste",
"toxic substance", "pollutant", "toxic pollutant", "contaminant" as well as any
formulation not mentioned herein intended to define, list, or classify
substances by reason of deleterious properties such as ignitability,
corrosivity, reactivity, carcinogenicity, toxicity, reproductive toxicity, "EP
toxicity", or "TCLP toxicity"; (b) petroleum, natural gas, natural gas liquids,
liquefied natural gas, synthetic gas usable for fuel (or mixtures of natural gas
and such synthetic gas) and ash produced by a resource recovery facility
utilizing a municipal solid waste stream, and drilling fluids, produced waters
and other wastes associated with the exploration, development or production of
crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal resources; (c) "hazardous substance" as
defined in Section 25281(f) of the California Health and Safety Code; (d)
"waste" as defined in Section 13050(d) of the California Water Code; (e)
asbestos in any form; (f) urea

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formaldehyde foam insulation; (g) polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs); (h) radon;
and (i) any other chemical, material, or substance exposure to which is limited
or regulated by any Governmental Agency because of its quantity, concentration,
or physical or chemical characteristics, or which poses a significant present or
potential hazard to human health or safety or to the environment if released
into the workplace or the environment. "Environmental Laws" means any and all
                                        ------------------
present and future federal, state and local laws, ordinances, regulations,
policies and any other requirements of any Governmental Agency relating to
health, safety, the environment or to any Hazardous Substances, including
without limitation, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), the Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA),
the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, the Toxic Substance Control Act, the
Endangered Species Act, the Clean Water Act, the Occupational Safety and Health
Act, the California Environmental Quality Act and the applicable provisions of
the California Health and Safety Code, California Labor Code and the California
Water Code, each as hereafter amended from time to time, and the present and
future rules, regulations and guidance documents promulgated under any of the
foregoing.

     C.  Without limiting Tenant's liability and obligations under Sections
28(D), (E), (F) and (G), the foregoing covenant set forth in Section 28(A) shall
not extend to insignificant amounts of substances typically found or used in
general office applications or fuel required for the standby generator described
in Section 5H above so long as (i) such substances are maintained only in such
quantities as are reasonably necessary for Tenant's operations in the Premises,
(ii) such substances are used strictly in accordance with the manufacturers'
instructions therefor and all applicable Environmental Laws, (iii) such
substances are not disposed of in or about the Project in a manner which would
constitute a release or discharge thereof, and (iv) all such substances are
removed from the Project by Tenant upon the expiration or earlier termination of
this Lease.  Tenant shall, within thirty (30) days after demand therefor,
provide to Landlord a written list identifying any Hazardous Materials then
maintained by Tenant in the Building, the use of each such Hazardous Material so
maintained by Tenant together with written certification by Tenant stating, in
substance, that neither Tenant nor any person for whom Tenant is responsible has
released or discharged any Hazardous Materials in or about the Project.

     D.  In order to obtain Landlord's consent under this Section 28 with
respect to any Hazardous Material other than as specified in Section 28(C)
above, Tenant shall first submit a detailed hazardous material management plan
describing all relevant aspects of the same to Landlord for approval, which
approval may be withheld by Landlord in its sole and absolute discretion.  No
approval by Landlord shall relieve Tenant of any obligation of Tenant pursuant
to this Section 28, including all removal, clean-up and indemnification
obligations.  Tenant shall, within five (5) days after receipt thereof, furnish
to Landlord copies of all notices or other communications received by Tenant
with respect to any actual or alleged release or discharge of any Hazardous
Material in or about the Premises or the Project and shall, whether or not
Tenant receives any such notice or communication, notify Landlord in writing of
any discharge or release of Hazardous Material by Tenant or anyone for whom
Tenant is responsible in or about

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the Premises or the Project. In the event Tenant is required to maintain any
hazardous materials license or permit in connection with any use conducted by
Tenant or any equipment operated by Tenant in the Premises, copies of each such
license or permit, each renewal thereof, and any communication relating to
suspension, renewal or revocation thereof shall be furnished to Landlord within
five (5) days after receipt thereof by Tenant. Compliance by Tenant with this
Section 28(C) shall not relieve Tenant of any other obligation of Tenant
pursuant to this Section 28.

     E.  Upon any violation of the foregoing covenants and in all events upon
any expiration of the Term, Tenant shall be obligated, at Tenant's sole cost, to
clean up and remove from the Project all Hazardous Materials introduced into the
Project by Tenant or any third party for whom Tenant is responsible.  Such
clean-up and removal shall include all testing and investigation required by any
governmental authorities having jurisdiction and preparation and implementation
of any remedial action plan required by any governmental authorities having
jurisdiction.  All such clean-up and removal activities of Tenant shall, in each
instance, be conducted to the satisfaction of Landlord and all governmental
authorities having jurisdiction.  Landlord's right of entry pursuant to Section
11 of this Lease shall include the right (but not the obligation) to enter and
inspect the Premises for violations of Tenant's covenant herein and to supervise
any of Tenant's clean-up and removal activities.

     F.  To the extent permitted by then applicable law, Tenant shall protect,
indemnify, defend and hold harmless Landlord, the partners of any entity
constituting Landlord and Landlord's partners and other principals, officers,
employees, agents, lenders and attorneys from and against any and all claims,
liabilities, losses, actions, costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees and
costs of defense) incurred by such indemnified persons, or any of them, as the
result of (i) the introduction into the Project by Tenant, its employees,
agents, licensees, invitees, contractors or any other person or entity for whom
Tenant is responsible of any Hazardous Material, (ii) the usage by Tenant or
anyone for whom Tenant is responsible of Hazardous Materials in or about the
Project, (iii) the discharge or release in or about the Project by Tenant or
anyone for whom Tenant is responsible of any Hazardous Material, (iv) any injury
to or death of persons or damage to or destruction of property resulting from
the use by Tenant or anyone for whom Tenant is responsible of Hazardous
Materials in or about the Project, and (v) any failure of Tenant or anyone for
whom Tenant is responsible to observe the foregoing covenants.  Payment shall
not be a condition precedent to enforcement of the foregoing indemnification
provision.

     G.  Upon any violation of any of the foregoing covenants, Landlord shall be
entitled to exercise all remedies available to a landlord against the defaulting
tenant, including but not limited to those set forth in Section 13 of this
Lease.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Tenant expressly
agrees that upon any such violation Landlord may, at its option (i) immediately
terminate this Lease, or (ii) continue this Lease in effect until compliance by
Tenant with its clean-up and removal covenant (notwithstanding the expiration of
the term of this Lease).  No action by Landlord hereunder shall impair the
obligations of Tenant pursuant to this

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Section 28.

     H.   Landlord shall not cause any Hazardous Substances to be brought upon,
produced, stored, used, discharged or disposed of in or near the Project unless
Landlord reasonably determines that such substances are reasonably required in
connection with the ownership, operation and maintenance of the Project.  Should
Landlord breach its obligation under the immediately preceding sentence, it
shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Tenant in the same manner applicable
to Tenant under Section 28(F) above.  Landlord shall use reasonable efforts to
cause its leases with other tenants to include provisions similar to those
contained in this Section 28 restricting said tenants' use of Hazardous
Substances

     29.  EXCULPATION.  Landlord shall have no personal liability under this
          -----------
Lease; its liability shall be limited to its interest in the Project, and shall
not extend to any other property or assets of the Landlord, except that
Corporate Spectrum, LLC, a California limited liability company, shall be
obligated to substantially complete the Initial Improvements (in accordance with
Appendix C) and the Renovation Work. In no event shall any officer, director,
employee, agent, shareholder, partner, member or beneficiary of Landlord (or
Corporate Spectrum, LLC) be personally liable for any of Landlord's obligations
hereunder.

     30.  EXTENSION OF TERM.  Provided Tenant has not been in material default
          -----------------
under this Lease (i) more than three (3) times during the twelve (12) months
preceding the time the "Extension Notice" (as hereinafter defined) is received
                        ----------------
by Landlord or (ii) one (1) time thereafter until the commencement of the
applicable "Option Term" (as hereinafter defined), Tenant shall have the option
            -----------
to extend the Term of this Lease for three (3) additional terms (each an "Option
                                                                          ------
Term") of five (5) years following the expiration of the initial Term and each
- ----
applicable Option Term, exercisable by delivering written notice (the "Extension
                                                                       ---------
Notice") to Landlord of Tenant's desire to so extend the Term by the Option
- ------
Term, no later than nine (9) months prior to the expiration of the initial Term
or the then current Option Term. Tenant's occupancy of the Premises during any
Option Term shall be subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Lease,
except that the monthly Base Rent payable by Tenant during each Option Term
shall be adjusted as of the commencement date of the applicable Option Term to
an amount equal to ninety-five percent (95%) of the then fair market rental rate
for comparable premises in comparable buildings, as reasonably determined by
Landlord, located in the geographic area in which the Project is located (ie
                                                                          --
Westlake Village). In determining the fair market rental rate for an Option
Term, Landlord shall not consider amortization of tenant improvement costs or
brokerage commissions, unless such amounts will be incurred by Landlord at
Tenant's request in connection with the applicable Option Term, in which case
such costs shall be considered in calculating the fair market rental rate.
Within thirty (30) days following Tenant's valid exercise of the option to
extend the Term by an Option Term, Landlord shall deliver to Tenant written
notice of the monthly Base Rent which shall be applicable as of the commencement
of the Option Term, and Landlord and Tenant shall enter into an amendment to
this Lease, prepared by Landlord, memorializing the terms of such extension of
the Term by the

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Option Term; provided that the failure to execute such an amendment shall not
affect the validity of the exercise of the applicable Option Term. Tenant shall
contest, if at all, Landlord's determination of the fair market rental in
writing within five (5) days following Landlord's notice of the monthly Base
Rent, and Tenant's failure to do so shall constitute Tenant's acceptance of
Landlord's determination. If Tenant contest Landlord's determination as provided
above, Landlord and Tenant shall within thirty (30) days thereafter meet and
agree upon the Base Rent payable by Tenant for the applicable Option Term. If
Landlord and Tenant fail to agree on the new Base Rent within such thirty (30)
day period, the Base Rent payable for the Option Term shall be determined by
judicial reference as provided in Section 35 below, using the guidelines set
forth in this Section 30.

     Tenant will be considered to have been in material default for purposes of
determining Tenant's ability to exercise its rights under this Section 30,
Section 2(D)(3) above, and Sections 31, 32 and 33 below if Tenant fails to cure
a default after one (1) business day's notice from Landlord; except that if
Tenant begins to cure within the one (1) business day period but cannot
reasonably complete its cure within such period, then, so long as Tenant
continues to diligently attempt to cure its failure, the one (1) day period
shall be extended to thirty (30) days, or such lesser period as is reasonably
necessary to complete the cure.  The foregoing shall only apply to Tenant's
default in the payment of regularly scheduled Rent and other obligations for
which no notice is required by Landlord under this Lease; and all express notice
and cure periods provided for in this Lease shall otherwise apply.

     31.  EXPANSION PREMISES.  Provided Tenant has not been in material default 
          ------------------
under this Lease (i) more than three (3) times during the twelve (12) months
preceding the time the "Tenant's Interest Notice" (as hereinafter defined) is
                        ------------------------
received by Landlord or (ii) one (1) time thereafter until the date on which
Tenant takes possession of the "Expansion Space" (as hereinafter defined),
                                ---------------
Tenant shall have the one time option for the lease of all (but not less than
all) of the approximately eight thousand square feet of rentable area located on
the second floor of 4360 Park Terrace Drive as denoted in Appendix F (which,
                                                          ----------
after adjustment by Landlord, if any, as provided in this Section 31 is referred
to as the "Expansion Space"), exercisable as follows: If Tenant desires to
           ---------------
expand the Premises to include all of the Expansion Space, Tenant shall deliver
written notice thereof to Landlord (the "Tenant's Interest Notice") at any time
                                         ------------------------
after the execution hereof but no later than February 28, 1999. Within twenty
(20) days following Landlord's receipt of the Tenant's Interest Notice, Landlord
and Tenant shall execute an amendment to this Lease which (i) expands the
definition of the Premises to include the Expansion Space (subject to Landlord's
right to increase or decrease the size thereof by twenty percent (20%)), (ii)
provides that Tenant's lease of the Expansion Space shall be for a term co-
terminus with the Lease Term and otherwise subject to all applicable terms and
conditions of this Lease (except that, subject to (iii) below, the Expansion
Space shall be leased to Tenant on an "as-is" basis), and (iii) Landlord shall
build out the Expansion Space to a general office configuration which is
substantially similar to Tenant's original Premises in the subject Building
(using Landlord's then current Building standard materials), excluding executive
office and

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kitchen space, and subject to maximum cost to Landlord of fourteen dollars
($14.00) per square foot of rentable space located within the Expansion
Premises. Tenant shall also be entitled to three point six (3.6) non-exclusive
uncovered parking spaces for each thousand square feet of usable area contained
within the Expansion Premises (prorated and rounded to the nearest whole number
to the extent usable square footage is not evenly divisible by 1,000)). Tenant's
lease of the Expansion Premises and payment of Rent therefore shall commence on
July 1, 1999, but Tenant shall be entitled to enter the Expansion Space
commencing in May, 1999 solely for the purpose of commencing renovation and/or
construction of any improvements which Tenant desires in the Expansion Space.
Tenant's entry onto the Premises for such purpose and renovation and/or
construction therein shall be subject to all of the terms and conditions of this
Lease, excluding the obligation to pay Base Rent, Operating Costs Share Rent and
Tax Share Rent, but including, without limitation, the obligation to deliver to
Landlord proof of the insurance required hereunder with respect to the Expansion
Premises. If Tenant exercises its rights under this Section 31, then (i) the
"Premises" shall thereafter be deemed for all purposes to include the Expansion
Space and (ii) Tenant's Base Rent, Operating Cost Share Rent, Parking Rent, if
applicable, Tax Share Rent, Security Deposit, and other matters in this Lease
determined by the size of the Premises shall be adjusted accordingly, as
reasonably determined by Landlord.

     32.  RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL.  Provided Tenant has not been in material
          ----------------------
default under this Lease (i) more than three (3) times during the twelve (12)
months preceding the time the "First Refusal Acceptance Notice" (as
                               -------------------------------
hereinafter defined) is received by Landlord or (ii) one (1) time thereafter
until the date Tenant takes possession of any "First Refusal Space" (as
                                               -------------------
hereinafter defined), Tenant shall have the reoccurring right of first refusal
during the initial Term for the lease of the entire first floor of 4360 Park
Terrace Drive (the "First Refusal Space"), subject only to the existing
                    -------------------
rights of the tenant currently occupying said space and any assignee(s) and
subtenants thereof, if applicable. If Landlord receives a bona-fide offer to
lease all or a portion of the First Refusal Space which Landlord desires to
accept, it shall deliver to Tenant written notice of its receipt of such offer
(the "Availability Notice"). If Tenant desires to expand the Premises to
      ------------------- 
include the portion of the First Refusal Space described in the Availability
Notice, it shall elect to do so by written notice delivered to Landlord within
ten (10) business days following Landlord's delivery of the Availability Notice
(the "First Refusal Acceptance Notice"). Landlord shall then prepare and
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Tenant shall execute an amendment to this Lease pursuant to which Tenant shall
lease the portion of the First Refusal Space described in the Availability
Notice for a term co-terminus with the Lease Term and otherwise subject to all
applicable terms and conditions of this Lease; provided that (i) Landlord shall
provide Tenant with a tenant improvement allowance as to the First Refusal Space
in the amount of (x) ten ($10.00) per square foot of rentable area during the
initial Term and (y) five dollars ($5.00) per square foot of rentable area
during an Option Term, subject to reduction as provided below (the improvements
to the First Refusal Space to be designed and constructed in accordance with the
provisions of this Lease, including, without limitation, Section 5 hereof, to
Landlord's then current Building standards or above such standards as reasonably
approved by Landlord), (ii)

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Tenant shall otherwise accept the First Refusal Space in its "as-is" condition,
with Landlord having no obligation to improve such space and (iii) the failure
to prepare or execute such an amendment shall not relieve Tenant of its
obligation to lease the First Refusal Space as provided above. Tenant shall also
be entitled to three point six (3.6) non-exclusive uncovered parking spaces for
each thousand square feet of usable area contained within the First Refusal
Space (prorated and rounded to the nearest whole number to the extent usable
square footage is not evenly divisible by 1,000)). Subject to Section 33 below,
if (i) Tenant does not deliver the First Refusal Acceptance Notice or (ii) after
delivery of First Refusal Acceptance Notice Tenant fails or refuses to execute a
new lease as provided above, Landlord may proceed to lease such First Refusal
Space to any party upon any terms and conditions as Landlord desires. If Tenant
delivers the First Refusal Acceptance Notice, then (i) the "Premises" shall
thereafter be deemed for all purposes to include the portion of the First
Refusal Space described in the Availability Notice and (ii) Tenant's Base Rent,
Operating Cost Share Rent, Tax Share Rent, Security Deposit, and other matters
in this Lease pertaining to the amount of rentable area contained within the
Premises shall be adjusted accordingly. The amendment to this Lease provided for
in the preceding sentence shall be self-executing, but Tenant shall promptly
after request by Landlord execute and deliver to Landlord an amendment
memorialize the same.

     Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall not be entitled to exercise its
right of first refusal under this Section 32 (i) after the eighty-forth (84th)
month of the initial term or the last day of the second (2nd) year of the first
(1st) Option Term under Section 30 above unless it concurrently exercises its
option to extend the then current Term by an Option Term or (ii) any time after
the last day of the second (2nd) year of the second Option Term.  The ten dollar
($10.00) tenant improvement allowance provided for in this Section 32 shall be
reduced by two dollars ($2.00) per rentable square foot if Tenant's exercises
its right of first refusal after the sixtieth (60th) month of the initial Term,
and by an additional two dollars ($2.00) per rentable square foot on each twelve
month anniversary thereafter; provided, however, that said allowance shall not
be reduced if Tenant exercises its right to extend the Term by an Option Term
concurrently with the exercise of its right of first refusal under this Section
32.  The five dollar ($5.00) tenant improvement allowance provided for in this
Section 32 shall be reduced by one dollar ($1.00) per rentable square foot if
Tenant's exercises its right of first refusal after the first (1st) year of the
then applicable Option Term, and by an additional one dollar ($1.00) per
rentable square foot on each twelve month anniversary thereafter; provided,
however, that said allowance shall not be reduced if Tenant exercises its right
to extend the first (1st) Option Term by the second (2nd) Option Term
concurrently with the exercise of its right of first refusal under this Section
32.

     33.  REVIVAL OF OPTIONS.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
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contained in Section 32 above, if Tenant does not elect to take the First
Refusal Space as provided in said Section 32 above and there are more than five
(5) years remaining under the Term of this Lease, Landlord may only lease said
space for a term not to exceed five (5) years (inclusive of any extension
options), and Tenant's rights under Section 32 above shall automatically be
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expiration or earlier termination of any such lease; provided, however that the
Base Rent payable by Tenant for the First Refusal Space shall be equal to the
then current Base Rent for Tenant's existing Premises. Tenant shall, subject to
the preceding sentence, exercise its reinstated rights hereunder in the same
manner described in Section 32 above. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this Section 33, Tenant shall have no right to exercise its rights
hereunder if three (3) material defaults have occurred during the twelve (12)
months preceding the time the date Tenant exercises its rights hereunder or one
(1) time thereafter until the date on which Tenant would take possession of the
First Refusal Space.

     34.  SIGNAGE. Tenant may, at its sole cost and expense, install signage (i)
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on the Building lobby directory, (ii) adjacent to the Premises main entry door,
(iii) on a monument sign located at the front of the Building, and (iv) on the
south face of the Building. All signage shall (i) require Landlord's prior
written consent with respect to size, shape, composition, color, wording and
location, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, (ii) be subject to the
provisions of Section 5 above, and (iii) conform to reasonable rules and
regulations established by Landlord and all Governmental Regulations with
respect thereto.

     35.  JUDICIAL REFERENCE.  In the event that any claim or dispute arises
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under this Lease or in any way associated with the Lease or Tenant's occupancy
of the Premises, then such dispute shall be resolved by a general reference
pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Section 638 and in accordance with the
following provisions of this paragraph.  It is the intent of the parties to this
Agreement that this reference agreement provision be specifically enforceable,
as follows:

          A.   A controversy, dispute or claim arising out of or pertaining to
this Agreement shall be tried by a Referee under an order of general reference
to try all issues of fact and law, whether legal or equitable, to be chosen by
counsel for the parties from a list of retired Superior Court Judges furnished
by the Los Angeles Superior Court, with all parties hereby waiving any right to
a trial by jury.  If counsel are unable to agree, then the Referee shall be
appointed by the Court in accordance with Code of Civil Procedure Section 640,
with each party entitled to only one disqualification pursuant to Code of Civil
Procedure Section 170.6.  The trial shall be conducted and the issues determined
in compliance with all judicial rules and all statutory and decisional law of
the State of California, as if the matter were formally litigated in Superior
Court and not by way of a reference.  The prevailing party in the reference
shall be entitled to receive as part of the judgment in its favor an award of
all actual attorneys' fees and costs incurred with respect to the reference,
plus interest at the highest rate permitted by law as not being usurious from
and as of the date of the alleged breach.

          B.  The Referee shall conduct and decide all pre-trial and post-trial
procedures which may arise as if the matter were formally litigated in the
Superior Court.  The judgment entered upon the decision of the Referee shall be
subject to all post-trial procedures and to appeal in the same manner as an
appeal from any order or judgment in a civil action.  All rules of

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evidence as set forth in the California Evidence Code, other statutory and
decisional law of California and all Los Angeles County Superior Court Rules and
California Rules of Court shall be applicable to any proceeding before the
Referee. The trial shall be conducted on consecutive dates, as opposed to being
conducted piecemeal on various dates separated by postponements or adjournments,
and to be conducted in a courtroom if at all possible and, if not, in
surroundings with formality as close to a courtroom as possible.

          C.  This reference agreement may be specifically enforced by the
filing of a complaint or petition or motion seeking specific enforcement or by
motion directed to the law and motion department of the Los Angeles Superior
Court or by such other procedure to the same effect and result as may be
directed by the Los Angeles Superior Court Rules.

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          D.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the
provisions of this Section 35 shall not preclude Landlord from enforcing its
remedies under this Lease in a court of law and/or equity, which enforcement may
include, without limitation, an action for unlawful detainer in accordance with
Sections 1161, et. seq. of the California Code of Civil Procedure (or any
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successor statute thereto).


     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Lease.


                  LANDLORD:



                  CORPORATE SPECTRUM, LLC, A
                  CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY



                  By:  WL PARK, a California corporation


                      By:  /s/ Calvin H. Johnston
                         ---------------------------------------------------
                         Calvin H. Johnston, President


                  TENANT:

                  PINKERTON'S, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION
 
                  By:  /s/ Richard E. Ferens
 
                  Name Printed:  Richard E. Ferens
                                 ----------------------------
 
                  Title:  Vice President and Treasurer
                          -----------------------------------

                  By:________________________________________

                  Name Printed:______________________________

                  Title:_____________________________________



          If Tenant is a corporation, this instrument must be executed by the
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chairman of the board, the president or any vice president and the secretary,
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any assistant secretary, the chief financial officer or any assistant financial
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officer or any assistant treasurer of such corporation, unless the bylaws or a
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resolution of the board of directors shall otherwise provide, in which case the
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bylaws or a certified copy of the resolution, as the case may be, must be
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attached to this instrument.  If Tenant is a limited liability company, this
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instrument must be executed by Tenant's manager, unless another person or entity
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is authorized pursuant to Tenant's Operating Agreement or a member's resolution,
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in which case a certified copy of the Operating Agreement or resolution, as the
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case may be, must be attached to this instrument.
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                                  APPENDIX A


                             PLAN OF THE PREMISES





                  (attach floor plan depicting the Premises)



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                                  APPENDIX B



                             RULES AND REGULATIONS


     1.  Tenant shall not place anything, or allow anything to be placed near
the glass of any window, door, partition or wall which may, in Landlord's
judgment, appear unsightly from outside of the Project.

     2.  The Project directory shall be available to Tenant solely to display
names and their location in the Project, which display shall be as reasonably
directed by Landlord.

     3.  The sidewalks, halls, passages, exits, entrances, elevators and
stairways shall not be obstructed by Tenant or used by Tenant for any purposes
other than for ingress to and egress from the Premises.  Tenant shall lend its
full cooperation to keep such areas free from all obstruction and in a clean and
sightly condition and shall move all supplies, furniture and equipment as soon
as received directly to the Premises and move all such items and waste being
taken from the Premises (other than waste customarily removed by employees of
the Building) directly to the shipping platform at or about the time arranged
for removal therefrom.  The halls, passages, exits, entrances, elevators,
stairways, balconies and roof are not for the use of the general public and
Landlord shall, in all cases, retain the right to control and prevent access
thereto by all persons whose presence in the judgment of Landlord, reasonably
exercised, shall be prejudicial to the safety, character, reputation and
interests of the Project.  Except for the purposes of installing and maintaining
any equipment which Tenant is permitted under the Lease to locate on the roof of
a Building, neither Tenant nor any employee or invitee of Tenant shall go upon
the roof of the Project.

     4.  The toilet rooms, urinals, wash bowls and other apparatuses shall not
be used for any purposes other than that for which they were constructed, and no
foreign substance of any kind whatsoever shall be thrown therein, and to the
extent caused by Tenant or its employees or invitees, the expense of any
breakage, stoppage or damage resulting from the violation of this rule shall be
borne by Tenant.

     5.  Tenant shall not cause any unnecessary janitorial labor or services by
reason of Tenant's carelessness or indifference in the preservation of good
order and cleanliness.

     6.  Except to the extent expressly included in the Initial Improvements,
Tenant shall not install or operate any refrigerating, heating or air
conditioning apparatus, or carry on any mechanical business without the prior
written consent of Landlord; use the Premises for housing, lodging or sleeping
purposes; or permit preparation or warming of food in the Premises (warming of
coffee and refrigeration and heating of individual meals with employees and
guests excepted).  Tenant shall not occupy or use the Premises or permit the
Premises to be occupied or used for any purpose, act or thing which is in
violation of any Governmental Requirement or

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which may be dangerous to persons or property.

     7.  Tenant shall not bring upon, use or keep in the Premises or the Project
any kerosene, gasoline or inflammable or combustible fluid or material, or any
other articles deemed hazardous to persons or property, or use any method of
heating or air conditioning other than that supplied by Landlord or as
reasonably required for the stand-by generator, and then only in compliance with
Governmental Regulations.

     8.  Landlord shall have sole power to direct electricians as to where and
how telephone and other wires are to be introduced.  No boring or cutting for
wires is to be allowed without the consent of Landlord.  The location of
telephones, call boxes and other office equipment affixed to the Premises shall
be subject to the approval of Landlord.

     9.  No additional locks shall be placed upon any doors, windows or transoms
in or to the Premises.  Tenant shall not change existing locks or the mechanism
thereof.  Upon termination of the lease, Tenant shall deliver to Landlord all
keys and passes for offices, rooms, parking lot and toilet rooms which shall
have been furnished Tenant.

          In the event of the loss of keys so furnished, Tenant shall pay
Landlord therefor.  Tenant shall not make, or cause to be made, any such keys
and shall order all such keys solely from Landlord and shall pay Landlord for
any keys in addition to the two sets of keys originally furnished by Landlord
for each lock.

     10.  Tenant shall not install linoleum, tile, carpet or other floor
covering so that the same shall be affixed to the floor of the Premises in any
manner except as approved by Landlord.

     11.  No furniture, packages, supplies, equipment or merchandise will be
received in the Project or carried up or down in the freight elevator, except
between such hours and in such freight elevator as shall be reasonably
designated by Landlord.  Tenant shall not take or permit to be taken in or out
of other entrances of the Building, or take or permit on other elevators, any
item normally taken in or out through the trucking concourse or service doors or
in or on freight elevators.

     12.  Tenant shall cause all doors to the Premises to be closed and securely
locked and shall turn off all utilities, lights and machines before leaving the
Project at the end of the day.

     13.  Without the prior written consent of Landlord, Tenant shall not use
the name of the Project or any picture of the Project in connection with, or in
promoting or advertising the business of, Tenant, except Tenant may use the
address of the Project as the address of its business.

     14.  Tenant shall reasonably cooperate fully with Landlord to assure the
most effective

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operation of the Premises' or the Project's heating and air conditioning, and
shall refrain from attempting to adjust any controls, other than room
thermostats installed for Tenant's use. Tenant shall keep corridor doors closed.

     15.  Tenant assumes full responsibility for protecting the Premises from
theft, robbery and pilferage, which may arise from a cause other than Landlord's
negligence, which includes keeping doors locked and other means of entry to the
Premises closed and secured.

     16.  Peddlers, solicitors and beggars shall be reported to the office of
the Project or as Landlord otherwise requests.

     17.  Tenant shall not advertise the business, profession or activities of
Tenant conducted in the Project in any manner which violates the letter or
spirit of any code of ethics adopted by any recognized association or
organization pertaining to such business, profession or activities.

     18.  No bicycle or other vehicle and no animals or pets shall be allowed in
the Premises, halls, freight docks, or any other parts of the Building except
that blind persons may be accompanied by "seeing eye" dogs.  Tenant shall not
make or permit any noise, vibration or odor to emanate from the Premises, or do
anything therein tending to create, or maintain, a nuisance, or do any act
tending to injure the reputation of the Building.

     19.  Tenant acknowledges that Building security problems may occur which
may require the employment of extreme security measures in the day-to-day
operation of the Project.

     Accordingly:

          (a) Landlord may, at any time, or from time to time, or for regularly
scheduled time periods, as deemed advisable by Landlord and/or its agents, in
their reasonable discretion, require that persons entering or leaving the
Project or the Property identify themselves to watchmen or other employees
designated by Landlord, by registration, identification or otherwise.

          (b) Tenant agrees that it and its employees will cooperate fully with
Project employees in the implementation of any and all security procedures.

          (c) Such security measures shall be the sole responsibility of
Landlord, and Tenant shall have no liability for any action taken by Landlord in
connection therewith, it being understood that Landlord is not required to
provide any security procedures and shall have no liability for such security
procedures or the lack thereof.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the limitation
on Tenant's liability under this paragraph 19(c) shall not apply to the extent
that Tenant is providing such security services for Landlord and such action is
taken by Tenant's

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<PAGE>
 
security personnel.

     20.  Tenant shall not do or permit the manufacture, sale, purchase, use or
gift of any fermented, intoxicating or alcoholic beverages without obtaining
written consent of Landlord.

     21.  Tenant shall not disturb the quiet enjoyment of any other tenant.

     22.  Tenant shall not provide any janitorial services or cleaning without
Landlord's written consent and then only subject to supervision of Landlord and
at Tenant's sole responsibility and by janitor or cleaning contractor or
employees at all times satisfactory to Landlord.

     23.  Landlord may retain a pass key to the Premises and be allowed
admittance thereto at reasonable times and after notice as required in the body
of the Lease to enable its representatives to examine the Premises from time to
time and to exhibit the same and Landlord may place and keep on the windows and
doors of the Premises at any time signs advertising the Premises for Rent.

     24.  No equipment, mechanical ventilators, awnings, special shades or other
forms of window covering shall be permitted either inside or outside the windows
of the Premises without the prior written consent of Landlord, and then only at
the expense and risk of Tenant, and they shall be of such shape, color,
material, quality, design and make as may be approved by Landlord.

     25.  Intentionally Omitted.

     26.  Except as permitted in the body of the Lease, Tenant shall not install
or operate any phonograph, musical or sound- producing instrument or device,
radio receiver or transmitter, TV receiver or transmitter, or similar device in
the Building, nor install or operate any antenna, aerial, wires or other
equipment inside or outside the Building, nor operate any electrical device from
which may emanate electrical waves which may interfere with or impair radio or
television broadcasting or reception from or in the Building or elsewhere,
without in each instance the prior written approval of Landlord.  The use
thereof, if permitted, shall be subject to control by Landlord to the end that
others shall not be disturbed.

     27.  Subject to Landlord's obligations hereunder, Tenant shall promptly
remove all rubbish and waste from the Premises.

     28.  Tenant shall not exhibit, sell or offer for sale, Rent or exchange in
the Premises or at the Project any article, thing or service, except those
ordinarily embraced within the use of the Premises specified in Section 6 of
this Lease, without the prior written consent of Landlord.

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                                  Page 4 of 5
<PAGE>
 
     29.  Tenant shall list all furniture, equipment and similar articles Tenant
desires to remove from the Premises or the Building and deliver a copy of such
list to Landlord and procure a removal permit from the Office of the Building
authorizing Building employees to permit such articles to be removed.

     30.  Tenant shall not overload any floors in the Premises or any public
corridors or elevators in the Building.

     31.  Tenant shall not do any painting in the Premises, or mark, paint, cut
or drill into, drive nails or screws into, or in any way deface any part of the
Premises or the Building, outside or inside, without the prior written consent
of Landlord.

     32.  Whenever Landlord's consent, approval or satisfaction is required
under these Rules, then unless otherwise stated, any such consent, approval or
satisfaction must be obtained in advance, such consent or approval may be
granted or withheld in Landlord's sole discretion, and Landlord's satisfaction
shall be determined in its sole judgment.

     33.  Tenant and its employees shall cooperate in all fire drills conducted
by Landlord in the Building.

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                                  APPENDIX C

                         TENANT IMPROVEMENT AGREEMENT



     1.  INITIAL IMPROVEMENTS. Landlord shall cause to be performed the
improvements (the "Initial Improvements") in the Premises in accordance with
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plans and specifications approved by Tenant and Landlord (the "Construction
                                                               ------------
Documents"), which approvals shall not be unreasonably withheld.
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     Tenant has developed final space plans (the "Final Plans") for the Premises
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and delivered the same, together with detailed specifications for the Initial
Improvements, to Landlord on May 6, 1998.  Landlord upon consultation with
Tenant has caused the Construction Documents identified in Appendix H (the
"Delta Construction Documents") to be prepared in accordance with the Final
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Plans, by a registered professional architect and mechanical and electrical
engineer(s), and both Landlord and Tenant have approved such Delta Construction
Documents. Landlord has retained Fisher Design Company as the architect to
design the Initial Improvement, but reserves the right in its sole and absolute
discretion to discharge said entity as long as the cost of such work does not
exceed the amount agreed to by Fisher Design Group (unless Landlord pays such
increased costs).  Landlord shall also promptly cause mechanical and electrical
drawings to be completed as required to conform with the Delta Construction
Documents, and such mechanical and electrical drawings, together with the Delta
Construction Documents, shall be defined as the "Engineered Construction
                                                 -----------------------
Documents".  The Engineered Construction Documents for the Initial Improvements
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shall comply with all applicable Governmental Requirements.  Tenant acknowledges
that Landlord will prepare the Engineered Construction Documents based upon
instructions from Tenant and, therefore, Landlord's preparation of the
Engineered Construction Documents (or any modifications or changes thereto)
shall not impose upon Landlord or its agents or representatives any obligation
with respect to the design of the Initial Improvements.

     Landlord has retained Neuman Construction ("Neuman") as general contractor
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to construct the Initial Improvements but reserves the right to discharge Neuman
if Landlord determines, in its sole and absolute discretion, that (i) Neuman has
failed or is failing to perform in a professional and competent manner,
including, without limitation, failure or refusal to follow Landlord's
instructions regarding the use and identity of subtrades, or (ii) the failure to
discharge Neuman would jeopardize Landlord's ability to substantially complete
the Initial Improvements in a timely manner as required under the Lease, in
which case Landlord may either hire a new general contractor or undertake such
position itself (or through its affiliates).  Landlord shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to cause the Initial Improvements to be substantially
completed, except for minor "Punch List" items, on or before the Commencement
Date specified in the Schedule to the Lease, subject to Tenant Delay (as defined
in Section 4 hereof) and Force Majeure. "Substantial Completion" is defined as
occurring when the Initial Improvements are ready for use and when Landlord has
obtained final building department and fire department sign

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off for occupancy, even though minor, insubstantial work not materially
affecting the ability of Tenant to use such portion of the Premises remains to
be completed.

     2.  CHANGE ORDERS.  If, prior to the Commencement Date, Tenant shall
require improvements or changes (individually or collectively, "Change Orders")
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to the Premises in addition to, revision of or substitution for the Initial
Improvements as shown in the Engineered Construction Documents, Tenant shall
deliver to Landlord for its approval (not to be unreasonably withheld or
delayed) plans and specifications for such Change Orders.  If Landlord does not
approve the plans for Change Orders, Landlord shall advise Tenant of the
revisions required. Tenant shall revise and redeliver the plans and
specifications to Landlord within five (5) business days of Landlord's advice or
Tenant shall be deemed to have abandoned its request for such Change Orders.
Tenant shall pay for (i) all preparations and revisions of plans and
specifications, including, without limitation, the costs to rebid and a
reasonable charge for time expended by Landlord's personnel (or the personnel of
Landlord's affiliates) and (ii) the construction costs associated with all
Change Orders, whether such Change Orders represent additions to, revisions of
or substitutions for the Initial Improvements shown in either the Engineered
Construction Documents, but only to the extent that such construction costs
exceed the cost for construction which would have been incurred for construction
in accordance with the Engineered Construction Documents (collectively, the
"Change Order Costs").
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     3.   LANDLORD'S COST; TENANT'S CONTRIBUTION. Subject to Tenant's obligation
to pay the Change Order Costs and the "Tenant's Contribution" (as such term is
defined below), Landlord shall, at its cost and expense, construct or cause to
be constructed the Initial Improvements.  Tenant shall contribute towards the
costs incurred by Landlord in constructing the Initial Improvements as shown in
the Delta Construction Documents an amount equal to six hundred seventy-nine
thousand five hundred dollars ($679,500.00) dollars (the "Tenant's
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Contribution"), as well as the cost for any heating and/or air conditioning
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equipment for which Tenant is responsible under Section 4A of the Lease. Tenant
shall deposit the Tenant's Contribution with Landlord within two (2) business
days following the date Landlord certifies to Tenant, in writing, that Landlord
has spent or incurred a contractual obligation to spend (other than through this
Lease) an amount equal to five hundred forty-three thousand six hundred dollars
($543,600.00) towards the cost of the Initial Improvements shown in the Delta
Construction Documents.  Tenant expressly acknowledges that Landlord has no
obligation to pay for or contribute to any increased costs of the Initial
Improvements resulting from any Change Orders to the Delta Construction
Documents, all of which costs shall be paid by Tenant within two (2) business
days after demand by Landlord.  Landlord agrees that Tenant may utilize any
improvements now existing in the Premises (except to the extent not shown in the
Delta Construction Documents), including, without limitation, the components of
any existing burglar alarm system, and that the value of said improvements shall
not be included in the cost of the Initial Improvements.  Landlord shall also
reimburse Tenant for up to (i) fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00) of the
costs incurred by Tenant for the Final Plans and (ii) one hundred thousand
dollars ($100,000.00) of Tenant's moving costs, data, telephone, security and
furniture costs,

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such reimbursement to be made within thirty (30) days following Landlord's
receipt from Tenant of detailed and paid invoices, and only if Landlord has
received the Tenant's Contribution. The cost of Tenant's burglar alarm system
(including, without limitation, the installation, maintenance and operation
thereof) shall be paid for entirely by Tenant, but Tenant shall be entitled to
use any burglar alarm components currently located in the Premises. Tenant
acknowledges that Landlord has made no representations or warranties regarding
the condition or functionality of such existing burglar alarm components.

     Tenant shall have the right to deposit the Tenant's Contribution with
Landlord through a Letter of Credit as provided herein.  Any Letter of Credit
shall be irrevocable, shall be in the form described below, issued either by the
Union Bank, Bank of America, First Interstate Bank, the Bank of New York or any
other state, national or foreign bank, with an office in Los Angeles,
California, which has a net worth at least equal to the net worth of one of the
preceding named banks, or such other state, national or foreign bank having an
office in Los Angeles, California, which is acceptable to Landlord in its
absolute discretion.  Tenant shall pay all costs in connection with the issuance
of such Letter of Credit, and any renewals, extensions or replacements thereof.
The Letter of Credit shall be (i) in the amount of the Tenant's Contribution,
(ii) subject to Landlord's approval as to form and content, and (iii) include,
among other things, the terms set forth in Appendix I attached hereto and
incorporated by this reference herein.  The Letter of Credit shall provide for
payment in full to Landlord upon demand by the Landlord to the issuing bank
certifying that (i) Tenant has failed to deposit the Tenant's Contribution with
Landlord in cash or cash equivalent as required under this Lease, (ii) Landlord
has spent or incurred a contractual obligation to spend (other than through this
Lease) five hundred forty-three thousand six hundred dollars ($543,600.00)
towards the cost of the Initial Improvements shown in the Delta Construction
Documents, or (ii) Tenant has not furnished Landlord with an extension, renewal,
or replacement Letter of Credit within the time, for the term and in the amount
required under this Lease.  The initial term of the Letter of Credit shall be
six (6) months and shall automatically be renewed by the issuing bank unless
such bank shall give written notice to Landlord of its unwillingness to renew
the Letter of Credit at least sixty (60) days prior to the expiration thereof
(the "Bank's Notice").  In such event, Tenant shall have thirty (30) days from
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the date Landlord receives the Bank's Notice to provide Landlord with a
replacement Letter of Credit in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof.
Landlord agrees to surrender each Letter of Credit and return the same to Tenant
immediately upon receipt of an extension, renewal or replacement Letter of
Credit, unless such extension or renewal is evidenced by a separate instrument
to be attached to the existing Letter of Credit.  As indicated above, the
failure of Tenant to furnish such renewal Letter of Credit shall entitle
Landlord to make demand on the then existing Letter of Credit.

     Tenant agrees, at Landlord's option, to cause the Letter of Credit to be
issued to the purchaser of Landlord's interest in the Premises in the event such
interest be sold, or to the holder of any note secured by a deed of trust which
is a lien against the Premises.  In the event that a trust deed loan against the
Premises is refinanced with a new lender from time to time,

                                  APPENDIX C
                                 Page 3 of 6 
<PAGE>
 
Tenant agrees, upon Landlord's request, to furnish such new lender with a
substitute Letter of Credit naming such new lender as beneficiary upon surrender
of the then existing Letter of Credit.

     Tenant shall have the right, at any time, to substitute cash in lieu of the
Letter of Credit, in which event Landlord shall cause the Letter of Credit to be
returned to Tenant.

     4.  COMMENCEMENT DATE DELAY.  The Commencement Date shall be delayed until
the Initial Improvements have been substantially completed (the "Completion
                                                                 ----------
Date"), except to the extent that any actual delay shall be caused or
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contributed to by any one or more of the following (a "Tenant Delay"):
                                                       ------------   

          (a) Tenant's request for Change Orders whether or not any such Change
Orders are actually performed; or

          (b) Contractor's delayed performance arising from any Change Orders
requested by Tenant; or

          (c) Tenant's request for materials, finishes or installations
requiring unusually long lead times.  Landlord shall endeavor to identify any of
the foregoing during completion of the Engineered Construction Documents; or

          (d) Tenant's delay in reviewing, revising or approving plans and
specifications beyond the periods set forth herein; or

          (e) Tenant's delay in providing information critical to the normal
progression of the project.  Tenant shall provide such information as soon as
reasonably possible, but in no event longer than one week after receipt of such
request for information from the Landlord; or

          (f) Tenant's delay in making payments to Landlord for costs of the
Initial Improvements and/or Change Orders; or

Any other act or omission by Tenant, its agents, contractors or persons employed
by any of such persons which contributes to a delay in substantial completion.

If the Commencement Date is delayed for any reason, then Landlord shall cause
Landlord's Architect to certify the date on which the Initial Improvements would
have been completed but for such Tenant Delay, or were in fact completed without
any Tenant Delay.  Subject to Tenant Delays and Force Majeure events, if the
Initial Improvements are not substantially completed by September 21, 1998, then
Tenant shall receive one day of free Base Rent for each day after September 21,
1998 that such failure to substantially complete the Initial Improvements
continues. Landlord acknowledges that as of June 17, 1998, no Tenant Delays have
occurred, and

                                  APPENDIX C
                                  Page 4 of 6
<PAGE>
 
Tenant has fulfilled all of its obligations under Appendix C of the Lease to be
performed by Tenant as of June 25, 1998.

Within fifteen (15) business days following "Substantial Completion" of the
Initial Improvements, Landlord shall cause the architect that designed the
Initial Improvements to provide Landlord with a list of those items, if any, in
the construction which based upon the Engineered Construction Documents are
patently either incomplete or defective, and the architect's failure to deliver
such list shall be deemed acceptance and approval of the Initial Improvements.
This list shall be referred to as the "punch-list" and completion or repair, as
applicable, of items which are in fact defective or incomplete shall be effected
by Landlord as soon as practicable thereafter.  The architect's acceptance and
approval of the Initial Improvements shall be conclusive and binding on Tenant,
absent manifest error.  Tenant shall provide Landlord with written notice of the
existence of manifest error in the architect's acceptance and approval of the
Initial Improvement within five (5) business days following the architect's
delivery of the same, and Tenant shall be deemed to be in agreement with the
architect if it fails to do so.  Landlord and Tenant shall within five (5)
business days following Landlord's receipt of Tenant's notice of manifest error,
if any, meet to agree upon whether manifest error exists.  If Landlord and
Tenant cannot within five (5) business days agree on whether manifest error
exists, they shall within ten (10) business days thereafter shall select a new
architect acceptable to each of them to promptly determine whether such manifest
error exists, and the determination by said new architect shall be conclusive
and binding on Landlord and Tenant.  The fees of the new architect shall be
divided evenly between Landlord and Tenant, unless no manifest error is found to
exist, in which case Tenant shall pay all of such fees. Latent defects in the
Initial Improvements shall be handled in accordance with the provisions of
Section 3B in the body of this Lease. Landlord shall endeavor to cause its
architect to prepare a preliminary "punch-list" at least thirty (30) days before
Landlord's estimated date of "substantial completion" and shall use reasonable
efforts to remedy any items identified therein as being incomplete or defective
before Tenant commences occupancy; provided, however, that Landlord shall only
do so if it determines, in its sole and absolute discretion, that such
preliminary "punch-list" and repair will not interfere with or otherwise
obstruct Landlord's ability to "substantially complete" construction of the
Initial Improvements before September 21, 1998.

     5.  ACCESS BY TENANT PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF TERM.  Landlord shall permit
Tenant and its agents to enter the Premises prior to the Commencement Date to
prepare the Premises for Tenant's use and occupancy.   Any such permission shall
constitute a license only, conditioned upon Tenant's compliance with the
following, which compliance or non-compliance shall be reasonably determined by
Landlord:

     (a) working in harmony with Landlord and Landlord's agents, contractors,
workmen, mechanics and suppliers and with other tenants and occupants of the
Building;

     (b) obtaining in advance Landlord's approval of the contractors proposed to
be used

                                  APPENDIX C
                                  Page 5 of 6
<PAGE>
 
by Tenant and depositing with Landlord in advance of any work (i) security
satisfactory to Landlord for the completion thereof, and (ii) the contractor's
affidavit for the proposed work and the waivers of lien from the contractor and
all subcontractors and suppliers of material; and

     (c) furnishing Landlord with such insurance as Landlord may require against
liabilities which may arise out of such entry.

     Landlord shall have the right to withdraw such license for any reason upon
twenty-four (24) hours' written notice to Tenant if Landlord reasonably
determines that Tenant has not complied with any of the conditions set forth
above.  Landlord shall not be liable in any way for any injury, loss or damage
which may occur to any of Tenant's property or installations in the Premises
prior to the Commencement Date.  Tenant shall protect, defend, indemnify and
save harmless Landlord from all liabilities, costs, damages, fees and expenses
arising out of the activities of Tenant or its agents, contractors, suppliers or
workmen in the Premises or the Building.  Any entry and occupation permitted
under this Section shall be governed by Section 5 and all other terms of the
Lease, except that Tenant shall have no obligation to pay Rent unless Tenant is
able to operate its business at the Premises.

     6.  BASE BUILDING.  Landlord shall on the Commencement Date provide a shell
office Building to contain the Premises which shall meet the following
requirements and contain the following items, all with sound structural
integrity and in good working order:  all structural wall, floor and roof
support systems, all exterior glass, exterior wall finishes, weather protection
systems and common toilet facilities per Code; common lobbies, foyers, stairs
and elevators; cooling towers and piping to predetermined distribution points on
each floor (air handling equipment and distribution of duct work is not
included); existing main electrical services to the Building and distribution of
electrical power from main service to predetermined distribution points on each
floor; and, if required by Code for the entire Building, main fire sprinkler
piping (changes to accommodate head locations and installation of heads not
included). Landlord's construction and finishes are designed for normal office
use, and any reference to construction by Landlord to Code requirements shall be
deemed to mean Code requirements for normal office use and any uses expressly
shown in the Final Plans.

     7.  MISCELLANEOUS.

     Terms used in this Appendix C shall have the meanings assigned to them in
the Lease.  The terms of this Appendix C are subject to the terms of the Lease.
Landlord shall provide Tenant with "as-built" architectural, mechanical and
engineering drawings for the Buildings.  Tenant acknowledges that Landlord did
not initially construct the Buildings and cannot guaranty that such drawings
accurately reflect the true construction of the Buildings. Tenant has designated
Len Lespernace as its representative with respect to the matters set forth in
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this Appendix "C", who, until further notice to Landlord, shall have full
authority and responsibility to act on behalf of the Tenant as required in this
Appendix "C".

                                  APPENDIX C
                                  Page 6 of 6
<PAGE>
 
                                  APPENDIX D


                   MORTGAGES CURRENTLY AFFECTING THE PROJECT
                   -----------------------------------------


1.  Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents and Security Agreement (Construction
    Trust Deed) dated December 12, 1997, executed by Landlord for the benefit of
    CarrAmerica Realty LP, a Delaware limited partnership, and recorded on
    December 15, 1998 in the office of the Los Angeles County Recorder's Office
    as Instrument No. 97, 1962217.

2.  Option Deed of Trust, Assignment of Rents and Security Agreement dated
    December 12, 1997, executed by Landlord for the benefit of CarrAmerica
    Realty Corporation, a Maryland corporation, and recorded on December 15,
    1998 in the office of the Los Angeles County Recorder's Office as Instrument
    No. 97, 1962216.

Landlord represents and warrants to Tenant that there are no other ground
leases, mortgages or deeds of trust affecting the Project.  The foregoing
representation and warranty is limited to Landlord's current actual knowledge,
based solely upon Landlord's review of that certain Policy of Title Insurance
issued on December 15, 1998 by Chicago Title Insurance Company in favor of
Landlord (Policy No. 7135541A -X52).


                                  APPENDIX D
                                  Page 1 of 1
<PAGE>
 
                                  APPENDIX E

                        COMMENCEMENT DATE CONFIRMATION
                        ------------------------------



Landlord:      CORPORATE SPECTRUM, LLC, a California limited liability company

Tenant:        ____________________, a _____________


     This Commencement Date Confirmation is made by Landlord and Tenant pursuant
to that certain Lease dated as of _________, 199__ (the "Lease") for certain
premises known as Suite ____ in the building commonly known as [PROPERTY NAME]
(the "Premises").  This Confirmation is made pursuant to Item 9 of the Schedule
to the Lease.

     1.  Lease Commencement Date, Termination Date.  Landlord and Tenant hereby
         -----------------------------------------                             
agree that the Commencement Date of the Lease is _____________, 199__, and the
Termination Date of the Lease is _______________, _____.

      2.  Acceptance of Premises.  Tenant has inspected the Premises and affirms
          ----------------------                                                
that the Premises is acceptable in all respects in its current "as is"
condition.
      
      3.  Premises. The Premises is agreed by the parties to contain (i) Sixty-
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two thousand two hundred eighty-two (62,282) rentable square feet in 4330 Park
Terrace Drive and (ii) five thousand six hundred sixty-eight (5,668) rentable
square feet in 4360 Park Terrace Drive, for a total of sixty-seven thousand nine
hundred fifty (67,950) rentable square feet.

     4.  Incorporation. This Confirmation is incorporated into the Lease, and
         -------------
forms an integral part thereof. This Confirmation shall be construed and
interpreted in accordance with the terms of the Lease for all purposes.



                              TENANT:
                              PINKERTON'S, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION


                              By:__________________________________
                              Name:________________________________
                              Title:_______________________________

                              By:__________________________________
                              Name:________________________________
                              Title:_______________________________

                                  APPENDIX E
                                  Page 1 of 2
<PAGE>



                              LANDLORD:
                              CORPORATE SPECTRUM, LLC
                              A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY



                              By:  WL PARK, a California corporation

                                  By: ______________________________

          Calvin H. Johnston, President

                                  APPENDIX E
                                  Page 2 of 2
<PAGE>
 

                                  APPENDIX F

                        DESCRIPTION OF EXPANSION SPACE
                        ------------------------------

   APPROXIMATELY EIGHT THOUSAND RENTABLE SQUARE FEET LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST
QUADRANT OF THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE BUILDING COMMONLY KNOWN AS 4360 PARK TERRACE
DRIVE, AND LOCATED CONTIGUIOUS TO A PORTION OF THE ORIGINAL PREMISES LOCATED ON
                                   SAID FLOOR




                                  APPENDIX F
                                  Page 1 of 1
<PAGE>

 
                                   APPENDIX G

                              JANATORIAL SCHEDULE
                              -------------------



                                  APPENDIX G
                                  Page 1 of 1
<PAGE>
 
 
                                   APPENDIX H

                  DESCRIPTION OF DELTA CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS
                  -------------------------------------------

            THOSE CERTAIN DELTA TWO PLANS PREPARED BY FISCHER DESIGN
            --------------------------------------------------------
                 COMPANY AND DATED JUNE 11, 1998, TOGETHER WITH
                 ----------------------------------------------
                     ADDENDUM NUMBER 1 DATED JUNE 15, 1998
                     -------------------------------------


                                  APPENDIX H
                                  Page 1 of 1
<PAGE>
 
                                  APPENDIX I

                           FORM OF LETTER OF CREDIT
                           ------------------------


     The Letter of Credit to be issued to Malibu Canyon Office Partners, LLC, a
California limited liability company, 26635 West Agoura Road, Suite 105,
Calabasas, California 91302, as Beneficiary, in the amount of six hundred
seventy-nine thousand five hundred dollars ($679,500.00) as set forth in that
certain Lease (the "Lease") dated on or about June 25, 1998 by and between
                    -----                                                 
Beneficiary, as Landlord, and Pinkerton's, Inc., a Delaware Company, as Tenant,
shall contain the following provisions:

          "Available by drawing drafts on sight when accompanied by the
following documents, notwithstanding any conflicting or contrary instructions
now or hereafter received by Applicant:

          "A statement signed by Landlord which states that:

          (a)  Applicant has failed to deposit the Tenant's Contribution with
Landlord as required under the Lease;

          (b)  Landlord has spent or committed to spend five hundred forty three
thousand six hundred dollars ($543,600.00) towards the cost of the Initial
Improvements shown in the Delta Construction Documents, or

          (c)  Applicant has not obtained an extension, renewal or replacement
of this Letter of Credit for the term, in the amount, within the time and
otherwise as required under said Lease."

          "This original Letter of Credit must accompany any drawing hereunder."

          "This Letter of Credit is subject to the Uniform Customs and Practice
for Documentary Credits (1974 Revision), International Chamber of Commerce
Publication No. 290."

                                  APPENDIX I
                                  Page 1 of 1

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