EXHIBIT 10.34
INDUSTRIAL LEASE
(Single Tenant;
Net)
Between
THE IRVINE COMPANY
And
INTRALASE CORP.
INDEX TO INDUSTRIAL LEASE
(Single Tenant; Net)
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ARTICLE I.
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BASIC LEASE
PROVISIONS
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ARTICLE II.
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PREMISES
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Section
2.1
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Leased
Premises
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Section
2.2
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Acceptance of
Premises
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Section
2.3
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Building Name
and Address
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Section
2.4
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Landlord’s Responsibility
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ARTICLE III.
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TERM
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Section
3.1
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General
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Section
3.2
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Delay in
Possession
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Section
3.3
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Right to Extend
this Lease
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ARTICLE IV.
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RENT AND
OPERATING EXPENSES
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Section
4.1
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Basic
Rent
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Section
4.2
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Operating
Expenses
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Section
4.3
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Security
Deposit
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Section
4.4
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Letter of
Credit
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ARTICLE
V.
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USES
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Section
5.1
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Use
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Section
5.2
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Signs
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Section
5.3
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Hazardous
Materials
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ARTICLE
VI.
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SERVICES AND
PARKING
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Section
6.1
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Utilities and
Services
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Section
6.2
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Parking
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Section
6.3
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Changes and
Additions by Landlord
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ARTICLE VII.
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MAINTAINING THE
PREMISES
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Section
7.1
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Tenants
Maintenance and Repair
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Section
7.2
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Landlord’s Maintenance and
Repair
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Section
7.3
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Alterations
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Section
7.4
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Mechanic’s Liens
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Section
7.5
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Entry and
Inspection
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ARTICLE VIII.
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TAXES AND
ASSESSMENTS ON TENANT’S PROPERTY
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ARTICLE
IX.
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ASSIGNMENT AND
SUBLETTING
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Section
9.1
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Rights of
Parties
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Section
9.2
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Effect of
Transfer
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Section
9.3
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Sublease
Requirements
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Section
9.4
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Certain
Transfers
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ARTICLE
X.
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INSURANCE AND
INDEMNITY
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Section
10.1
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Tenant’s
Insurance
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Section
10.2
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Landlord’s Insurance
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Section
10.3
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Joint
Indemnity
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Section
10.4
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Landlord’s Nonliability
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Section
10.5
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Waiver of
Subrogation
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ARTICLE
XI.
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DAMAGE OR
DESTRUCTION
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Section
11.1
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Restoration
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Section
11.2
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Lease
Governs
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ARTICLE
XII.
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EMINENT
DOMAIN
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Section
12.1
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Total or
Partial Taking
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Section
12.2
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Temporary
Taking
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Section
12.3
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Taking of
Parking Area
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ARTICLE
XIII.
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SUBORDINATION;
ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATE; FINANCIALS
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Section
13.1
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Subordination
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Section
13.2
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Estoppel
Certificate
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Section
13.3
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Financials
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ARTICLE XIV.
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DEFAULTS AND
REMEDIES
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Section
14.1
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Tenant’s
Defaults
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Section
14.2
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Landlord’s Remedies
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Section
14.3
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Late
Payments
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Section
14.4
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Right of
Landlord to Perform
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Section
14.5
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Default by
Landlord
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Section
14.6
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Expenses and
Legal Fees
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Section
14.7
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Waiver of Jury
Trial
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Section
14.8
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Satisfaction of
Judgment
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Section
14.9
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Limitation of
Actions Against Landlord
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ARTICLE
XV.
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END OF
TERM
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Section
15.1
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Holding
Over
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Section
15.2
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Merger on
Termination
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Section
15.3
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Surrender of
Premises; Removal of Property
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ARTICLE
XVI.
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PAYMENTS AND
NOTICES
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ARTICLE XVII.
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RULES AND
REGULATIONS
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ARTICLE XVIII.
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BROKER’S
COMMISSION
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ARTICLE
XIX.
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TRANSFER OF
LANDLORD’S INTEREST
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ARTICLE
XX.
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INTERPRETATION
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Section
20.1
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Gender and
Number
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Section
20.2
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Headings
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Section
20.3
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Joint and
Several Liability
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Section
20.4
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Successors
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Section
20.5
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Time of
Essence
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Section
20.6
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Controlling
Law
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Section
20.7
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Severability
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Section
20.8
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Waiver and
Cumulative Remedies
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Section
20.9
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Inability to
Perform
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Section
20.10
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Entire
Agreement
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Section
20.11
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Quiet
Enjoyment
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Section
20.12
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Survival
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ARTICLE
XXI.
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EXECUTION AND
RECORDING
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Section
21.1
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Counterparts
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Section
21.2
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Corporate and
Partnership Authority
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Section
21.3
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Execution of
Lease; No Option or Offer
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Section
21.4
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Recording
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Section
21.5
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Amendments
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Section
21.6
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Executed
Copy
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Section
21.7
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Attachments
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ARTICLE
XXII.
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MISCELLANEOUS
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Section
22.1
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Nondisclosure
of Lease Terms
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Section
22.2
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Guaranty
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Section
22.3
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Changes
Requested by Lender
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Section
22.4
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Mortgagee
Protection
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Section
22.5
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Covenants and
Conditions
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Section
22.6
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Security
Measures
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Section
22.7
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JAMS
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Section
22.8
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Contingency
Acknowledgment
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EXHIBITS
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Exhibit
A
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Description of
the Premises
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Exhibit
A-I
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Description of
the Site
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Exhibit
A-2
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Current Tenant
Sublease Premises
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Exhibit
B
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Environmental
Questionnaire
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Exhibit
C
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Landlord’s Disclosures
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Exhibit
D
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Insurance
Requirements
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Exhibit
E
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Rules and
Regulations
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Exhibit
X
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Work
Letter
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Exhibit
X-1
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Description of
Tenant Improvements
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INDUSTRIAL LEASE
(Single Tenant;
Net)
THIS LEASE is made as of the 7th day
of September, 2000, by and between THE IRVINE COMPANY, a Delaware
corporation, hereafter called “Landlord,” and INTRALASE
CORP., a Delaware corporation, hereinafter called
“Tenant.”
ARTICLE I. BASIC LEASE
PROVISIONS
Each reference in this Lease to the
“Basic Lease Provisions” shall mean and refer to the
following collective terms, the application of which shall be
governed by the provisions in the remaining Articles of this
Lease.
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1.
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Premises: The
Premises are more particularly described in
Section 2.1.
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Address of
Building: 3 Morgan, Irvine, CA
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3.
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Use of
Premises: General office, r&d, light manufacturing, laboratory,
warehousing, assembly and shipping of medical devices.
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4.
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Commencement
Date: October 15, 2000
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Lease Term: The
Term of this Lease shall expire at midnight on October 31,
2005.
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Basic Rent:
Forty Three Thousand Four Hundred Seventy-Two Dollars ($43,472.00)
per month, based on $1.05 per rentable square foot.
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Basic Rent is subject to adjustment
as follows:
Commencing November 1,2002, the
Basic Rent shall be Forty Five Thousand Five Hundred Forty-Two
Dollars ($45,542.00) per month, based on $1.10 per rentable square
foot.
Commencing November 1, 2003,
the Basic Rent shall be Forty Seven Thousand Six Hundred Twelve
Dollars ($47,612.00) per month, based on $1.15 per rentable square
foot.
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Floor Area of
Premises: approximately 41,402 rentable square feet
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Security
Deposit: $52,374.00 [see also Section 4.4 for Letter of Credit
requirements]
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10.
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Broker(s): The
Staubach Company
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11.
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Additional
Insureds: Insignia\ESG, Inc.
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12.
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Address for
Payments and Notices:
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LANDLORD
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TENANT
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THE IRVINE
COMPANY
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INTRALASE
CORP.
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c/o
Insignia/ESG, Inc.
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3
Morgan
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43 Discovery,
Suite 120
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Irvine, CA
92618
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Irvine, CA
92618
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with a copy of
notices to:
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with a copy of
notices to:
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THE IRVINE
COMPANY
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STRADLING YOCCA
CARLSON & RAUTH
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dba Irvine
Industrial Company
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660 Newport
Center Drive
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P.O. Box
6370
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Suite
1600
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Newport Beach,
CA 92658-6370
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Newport Beach,
CA 92660
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Attn: Vice
President, Industrial Operations
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Attn: Richard
Needham, Esq.
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13.
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Tenant’s
Liability Insurance Requirement: $2,000,000.00
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14.
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Vehicle Parking
Spaces: One hundred fifteen (115)
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ARTICLE II. ARTICLE IL
PREMISES
SECTION 2.1. LEASED
PREMISES. Landlord leases
to Tenant and Tenant leases from Landlord the premises shown in
EXHIBIT A (the “Premises”), including the
building identified in Item 1 of the Basic Lease Provisions
(which together with the underlying real property, is called the
“Building”), and containing approximately the floor
area set forth in Item 8 of the Basic Lease Provisions. The
Building is located on the site (the “Site”) shown on
EXHIBIT A-1 attached hereto.
SECTION 2.2. ACCEPTANCE OF
PREMISES. Tenant
acknowledges that neither Landlord nor any representative of
Landlord has made any representation or warranty with respect to
the Premises or the Building or the suitability or fitness of
either for any purpose, including without limitation any
representations or warranties regarding zoning or other land use
matters, and that neither Landlord nor any representative of
Landlord has made any representations or warranties regarding
(i) what other tenants or uses may be permitted or intended in
the Building or on the Site, or (ii) any exclusivity of use by
Tenant with respect to its permitted use of the Premises as set
forth in Item 3 of the Basic Lease Provisions. Tenant further
acknowledges that neither Landlord nor any representative of
Landlord has agreed to undertake any alterations or additions or
construct any improvements to the Premises except as expressly
provided in this Lease. Landlord shall complete the “Tenant
Improvements” (defined in the Work Letter attached as
EXHIBIT X hereto) prior to the Commencement Date. The taking
of possession or use of the Premises by Tenant for its business
operations shall conclusively establish that the Premises and the
Building were in satisfactory condition and in conformity with the
provisions of this Lease in all respects, except for those matters
which Tenant shall have brought to Landlord’s attention on a
written punch list. The list shall be limited to any items required
to be accomplished by Landlord under the Work Letter attached as
Exhibit X , and shall be delivered to Landlord within thirty
(30) days after the term (“Term”) of this Lease
commences as provided in Article Ill below. If no items are
required of Landlord under the Work Letter, by taking possession of
the Premises Tenant accepts the improvements in their existing
condition, and waives any right or claim against Landlord arising
out of the condition of the Premises. Nothing contained in this
Section shall affect the commencement of the Term or the obligation
of Tenant to pay rent. Landlord shall diligently complete all punch
list items of which it is notified as provided above.
SECTION 2.3. BUILDING NAME AND
ADDRESS. Tenant shall not
utilize any name selected by Landlord from time to time for the
Building as any part of Tenant’s corporate or trade name.
Landlord shall have the right to change the name, address, number
or designation of the Building without liability to
Tenant.
SECTION 2.4. LANDLORD’S
RESPONSIBILITIES. Landlord warrants to Tenant that the plumbing,
fire sprinkler, lighting, heating, ventilation and air condition
systems serving the Premises shall be in good operating condition
on the Commencement Date of this Lease. In the event that Tenant
shall notify Landlord of a non-compliance with the foregoing
warranty on or before thirty (30) days following the
Commencement Date, then Landlord shall promptly rectify same at
Landlord’s sole cost and expense. Landlord further represents
and warrants to Tenant, that to “Landlord’s
knowledge” (as hereinafter defined), the roof of the Building
is weather tight. Notwithstanding the foregoing representations and
warranties by Landlord, however, Tenant acknowledges and agrees
that Landlord’s latest Building reports estimate that the
HVAC units serving the Building will need to be replaced in
approximately five (5) years, and that the roof of the
Building will need to be replaced in approximately two
(2) years, and that Tenant will bear the amortized cost of
such “capital” replacements in accordance with the
provisions of Section 4.2(f) of this Lease. As used herein,
“Landlord’s knowledge” shall mean the actual
knowledge, as of the date of this Lease, of Landlord’s
property managers charged with responsibility for the maintenance
and condition of the Building, but without obligation whatsoever
for on-site inquiry, investigation or inspection.
ARTICLE III. TERM
SECTION 3.1. GENERAL.
The Term shall be for the period
shown in Item 5 of the Basic Lease Provisions. Subject to the
provisions next below concerning the condition of Landlord’s
delivery of possession of the Premises to Tenant, the Term shall
commence (“Commencement Date”) on the date set forth in
Item 4 of the basic Lease Provisions, and shall expire on the
date (“Expiration Date”) set forth in Item 5 of
the basic Lease Provisions. Subject to the provisions of
Section 3.2 below, Landlord shall deliver possession of the
Premises to Tenant at the Commencement Date with the “Tenant
Improvements” (described in the attached Work Letter)
substantially completed and free and clear of the possessory
interest of the “Current Tenant” (as defined in
Section 22.8), and of the possessory interest(s) of any
subtenant(s) claiming through the
Current Tenant, except for the possessory
interest of the Current Tenant for a portion of the Premises in the
location generally shown on EXHIBIT A-2 hereto sublet (or to
be sublet) from Tenant (the “Current Tenant Sublease
Premises”). Such subletting, however, and the disposition
and/or removal of any personal property, equipment or trade
fixtures of Current Tenant remaining on or about the Premises as of
the Commencement Date, shall be a matter solely between Current
Tenant and Tenant and shall not be a condition to the effectiveness
of this Lease. Tenant’s taking of possession of the Premises
shall conclusively satisfy the conditions of Landlord’s
delivery of possession described in the second sentence of this
Section 3.1, but for the punch list matters described in
Section 2.2 above.
SECTION 3.2. DELAY IN
POSSESSION . If Landlord,
for any reason whatsoever cannot deliver possession of the Premises
to Tenant in the condition described in the second sentence of
Section 3.1 above on or before the Commencement Date stated in
Item 4 of the Basic Lease Provisions, then this Lease shall
not be void or voidable nor shall Landlord be liable to Tenant for
any resulting loss or damage. However, Tenant shall not be liable
for any rent and the Commencement Date shall not occur until
Landlord so delivers possession of the Premises to Tenant, except
that if Landlord’s failure to so deliver possession on the
Commencement Date is attributable either (i) to any failure by
Tenant to perform any obligation under this Lease or (ii) to
any “Tenant Delay” (as defined in the Work Letter
attached hereto), then the Commencement Date shall not be advanced
to the date on which possession of the Premises is tendered to
Tenant, and Landlord shall be entitled to full performance by
Tenant (including the payment of rent) from the date Landlord would
have been able to deliver the Premises to Tenant but for
Tenant’s delay(s). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this Section 3.2, however, if for any reason
other than the failure by Tenant to perform any obligation under
Lease and/or a Tenant Delay, the Commencement Date has not occurred
by December 15, 2000, then Tenant may, by written notice to
Landlord given within twenty (20) business days thereafter but
prior to the actual Commencement Date, elect to terminate this
Lease. In the event of a dispute between Landlord and Tenant
regarding the advancement of the Commencement Date (including,
without limitation, the occurrence and/or duration of Tenant
Delays) and/or regarding the occurrence of the Commencement Date
pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.2,
either party may elect to submit the matter for binding arbitration
with JAMS/ENDISPUTE as provided in Section 22.7 of this
Lease.
SECTION 3.3. RIGHT TO EXTEND THIS
LEASE. Provided that
Tenant is not in default under any provision of this Lease, either
at the time of exercise of the extension right granted herein or at
the time of the commencement of such extension, and provided
further that Tenant is occupying more than fifty percent
(50%) of the floor area of the Premise and/or has not assigned
its interest in this Lease (except in connection with a
“Permitted Transfer” as defined in Section 9.4
hereof), Tenant may extend the Term of this Lease for one
(1) period of sixty (60) months. Tenant shall exercise
its right to extend the Term by and only by delivering to Landlord,
not less than nine (9) months or more than twelve
(12) months prior to the expiration date of the Term,
Tenant’s irrevocable written notice of its commitment to
extend (the “Commitment Notice”). The Basic Rent
payable under the Lease during any extension of the Term shall be
determined as provided in the following provisions.
If Landlord and Tenant have not by
then been able to agree upon the Basic Rent for the extension of
the Term, then within one hundred twenty (120) and ninety
(90) days prior to the expiration date of the Term, Landlord
shall notify Tenant in writing of the Basic Rent that would reflect
the prevailing market rental rate for a 60-month renewal of
comparable space in the Project (together with any increases
thereof during the extension period) as of the commencement of the
extension period (“Landlord’s Determination”).
Should Tenant disagree with the Landlord’s Determination,
then Tenant shall, not later than twenty (20) days thereafter,
notify Landlord in writing of Tenant’s determination of those
rental terms (“Tenant’s Determination”). In no
event, however, shall Landlord’s Determination or
Tenant’s Determination be less than the Basic Rent payable by
Tenant during the final month of the initial Term. Within ten
(10) days following delivery of the Tenant’s
Determination, the parties shall attempt to agree on an appraiser
to determine the fair market rental. If the parties are unable to
agree in that time, then each party shall designate an appraiser
within ten (10) days thereafter. Should either party fail to
so designate an appraiser within that time, then the appraiser
designated by the other party shall determine the fair market
rental. Should each of the parties timely designate an appraiser,
then the two appraisers so designated shall appoint a third
appraiser who shall, acting alone, determine the fair market rental
for the Premises. Any appraiser designated hereunder shall have an
MAI certification with not less than five (5) years experience
in the valuation of commercial industrial buildings in Orange
County, California.
Within thirty (30) days
following the selection of the appraiser and such appraiser’s
receipt of the Landlord’s Determination and the
Tenant’s Determination, the appraiser shall determine
whether
the rental rate determined by Landlord or by
Tenant more accurately reflects the fair market rental rate for the
60-month renewal of the Lease for the Premises, as reasonably
extrapolated to the commencement of the extension period.
Accordingly, either the Landlord’s Determination or the
Tenant’s Determination shall be selected by the appraiser as
the fair market rental rate for the extension period. In making
such determination, the appraiser shall consider rental comparables
for the Project, but the appraiser shall not attribute any factor
for brokerage commissions in making its determination of the fair
market rental rate. At any time before the decision of the
appraiser is rendered, either party may, by written notice to the
other party, accept the rental terms submitted by the other party,
in which event such terms shall be deemed adopted as the agreed
fair market rental. The fees of the appraiser(s) shall be borne
entirely by the party whose determination of the fair market rental
rate was not accepted by the appraiser.
Within twenty (20) days after
the determination of the fair market rental, Landlord shall prepare
an appropriate amendment to this Lease for the extension period,
and Tenant shall execute and return same to Landlord within twenty
(20) days. Should the fair market rental not be established by
the commencement of the extension period, then Tenant shall
continue paying rent at the rate in effect during the last month of
the initial Term, and a lump sum adjustment shall be made promptly
upon the determination of such new rental.
If Tenant fails to timely comply
with any of the provisions of this paragraph, Tenant’s right
to extend the Term shall be extinguished and the Lease shall
automatically terminate as of the expiration date of the Term,
without any extension and without any liability to Landlord. Any
attempt to assign or transfer any right or interest created by this
paragraph except in connection with a “Permitted
Transfer” (as defined in Section 9.4 hereof), shall be
void from its inception. Tenant shall have no other right to extend
the Term beyond the single sixty (60) month extension period
created by this paragraph. Unless agreed to in a writing signed by
Landlord and Tenant, any extension of the Term, whether created by
an amendment to this Lease or by a holdover of the Premises by
Tenant, or otherwise, shall be deemed a part of, and not in
addition to, any duly exercised extension period permitted by this
paragraph.
ARTICLE IV. RENT AND OPERATING
EXPENSES
SECTION 4.1. BASIC
RENT. From and after the
Commencement Date, Tenant shall pay to Landlord without deduction
or offset, Basic Rent for the Premises in the total amount shown
(including subsequent adjustments, if any) in Item 6 of the
Basic Lease Provisions. Any rental adjustment shown in Item 6
shall be deemed to occur on the specified monthly anniversary of
the Commencement Date, whether or not that date occurs at the end
of a calendar month. The rent shall be due and payable in advance
commencing on the Commencement Date (as prorated for any partial
month) and continuing thereafter on the first day of each
successive calendar month of the Term. No demand, notice or invoice
shall be required for the payment of Basic Rent. An installment of
rent in the amount of one (1) full month’s Basic Rent at
the initial rate specified in Item 6 of the Basic Lease
Provisions shall be delivered to Landlord concurrently with
Tenant’s execution of this Lease and shall be applied against
the Basic Rent first due hereunder.
SECTION 4.2. OPERATING
EXPENSES.
(a) Tenant shall pay to Landlord, as
additional rent, “Building Costs” and “Property
Taxes,” as those terms are defined below, incurred by
Landlord in the operation of the Building and the Site. For
convenience of reference, Property Taxes and Building Costs shall
be referred to collectively as “Operating
Expenses”.
(b) Commencing prior to the start of
the first full “Expense Recovery Period” (as defined
below) of the Lease, and prior to the start of each full or partial
Expense Recovery Period thereafter, Landlord shall give Tenant a
written estimate of the amount of Operating Expenses for the
Expense Recovery Period. Tenant shall pay the estimated amounts to
Landlord in equal monthly installments, in advance, with Basic
Rent. If Landlord has not furnished its written estimate for any
Expense Recovery Period by the time set forth above, Tenant shall
continue to pay cost reimbursements at the rates established for
the prior Expense Recovery Period, if any; provided that when the
new estimate is delivered to Tenant, Tenant shall, at the next
monthly payment date, pay any accrued cost reimbursements based
upon the new estimate. For purposes hereof, “Expense Recovery
Period” shall mean every twelve month period during the Term
(or portion thereof for the first and last lease years) commencing
July 1 and ending June 30.
(c) Within one hundred twenty
(120) days after the end of each Expense Recovery Period,
Landlord shall furnish to Tenant a statement showing in reasonable
detail the actual or prorated Operating Expenses incurred by
Landlord during the period, and the parties shall within
thirty (30) days thereafter make any
payment or allowance necessary to adjust Tenant’s estimated
payments, if any, to Tenant’s actual owed amounts as shown by
the annual statement. Any delay or failure by Landlord in
delivering any statement hereunder shall not constitute a waiver of
Landlord’s right to require Tenant to pay Operating Expenses
pursuant hereto. Any amount due Tenant shall be credited against
installments next coming due under this Section 4.2, and any
deficiency shall be paid by Tenant together with the next
installment. If Tenant has not made estimated payments during the
Expense Recovery Period, any amount owing by Tenant pursuant to
subsection (a) above shall be paid to Landlord in accordance
with Article XVI. Should Tenant fail to object in writing to
Landlord’s determination of actual Operating Expenses within
sixty (60) days following delivery of Landlord’s expense
statement, Landlord’s determination of actual Operating
Expenses for the applicable Expense Recovery Period shall be
conclusive and binding on the parties and any future claims to the
contrary shall be barred.
Landlord agrees that it will
maintain complete and accurate records of all costs, expenses and
disbursements paid or incurred by Landlord, its employees, agents
and/or contractors, with respect to the Operating Expenses.
Provided Tenant is not then in default under this Lease, Tenant
shall have the right to have Tenant’s financial officer, a
trained accountant (which may be an employee of Tenant) or a
certified public accountant to audit Landlord’s Operating
Expenses, subject to the terms and conditions hereof. In no event,
however, shall such auditor be compensated by Tenant on a
“contingency” basis, or on any other basis tied to the
results of said audit. Tenant shall give notice to Landlord of
Tenant’s intent to audit within sixty (60) days
following delivery of Landlord’s expense statement for each
of the Expense Recovery Periods. Following reasonable notice to
Landlord, such audit shall be conducted at a mutually agreeable
time during normal business hours at the office of Landlord or its
management agent where the records are maintained. If
Tenant’s audit determines that actual Operating Expenses have
been overstated by more than five percent (5%), then subject to
Landlord’s right to review and/or contest the audit results,
Landlord shall reimburse Tenant for the reasonable out-of-pocket
costs of such audit. Tenant’s rent shall be appropriately
adjusted to reflect any overstatement in Operating Expenses. In the
event of a dispute between Landlord and Tenant regarding the
results of such audit, either party may elect to submit the matter
for binding arbitration with JAMS/ENDISPUTE, as provided in
Section 22.7 of this Lease.
All of the information obtained by
Tenant and/or its auditor in connection with such audit, as well as
any compromise, settlement, or adjustment reached between Landlord
and Tenant as a result thereof, shall be held in strict confidence
and, except as may be required pursuant to litigation and except
for inadvertent disclosures despite Tenant’s reasonable
efforts to keep the disclosed information confidential, shall not
be disclosed to any third party, directly or indirectly, by Tenant
or its auditor or any of their officers, agents or employees.
Landlord may require Tenant’s auditor to execute a separate
confidentiality agreement affirming the foregoing as a condition
precedent to any audit.
(d) Even though the Lease has
terminated and the Tenant has vacated the Premises, when the final
determination is made of Operating Expenses for the Expense
Recovery Period in which the Lease terminates, Tenant shall upon
notice pay the entire increase due over the estimated expenses
paid. Conversely, any overpayment made in the event expenses
decrease shall be rebated by Landlord to Tenant.
(e) If, at any time during any
Expense Recovery Period, any one or more of the Operating Expenses
are increased to a rate(s) or amount(s) in excess of the rate(s) or
amount(s) used in calculating the estimated expenses for the year,
then the estimate of Operating Expenses shall be increased for the
month in which such rate(s) or amount(s) becomes effective and for
all succeeding months by an amount equal to the increase. Landlord
shall give Tenant written notice of the amount or estimated amount
of the increase, the month in which the increase will become
effective, and the month for which the payments are due. Tenant
shall pay the increase to Landlord as a part of Tenant’s
monthly payments of estimated expenses as provided in paragraph
(b) above, commencing from and after Landlord’s notice
to Tenant with the month in which such increase shall be in
effect.
(f) The term “Building
Costs” shall include all expenses of operation and
maintenance of the Building and all landscaping, walkways, parking
areas and lighting of the Site, to the extent such expenses are not
billed to and paid directly by Tenant, and shall include the
following charges by way of illustration but not limitation: water
and sewer charges; insurance premiums or reasonable premium
equivalents should Landlord elect to self-insure any risk that
Landlord is authorized to insure hereunder; license, permit, and
inspection fees; heat; light; power; air conditioning; supplies;
materials; equipment; tools; the cost of any environmental,
insurance, tax or other consultant utilized by Landlord in
connection with the Building and/or the Site; establishment of
reasonable reserves for replacements and/or repair of the Building
and/or the Site; costs incurred
in connection with compliance of any laws or
changes in laws applicable to the Building or the Site; the cost of
any capital investments (other than tenant improvements for
specific tenants) to the extent of the amortized amount thereof
over the useful life of such capital investments calculated at a
market cost of funds, all as reasonably determined by Landlord, for
each such year of useful life during the Term; labor; reasonably
allocated wages and salaries, fringe benefits, and payroll taxes
for administrative and other personnel directly applicable to the
Building and/or the Site, including both Landlord’s personnel
and outside personnel; any expense incurred pursuant to Sections
6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 7.2, and 10.2; and a reasonable overhead/management
fee for the professional operation of the Building and the Site.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the
amount of such overhead/management fee to be charged to Tenant
shall be determined by multiplying the actual fee charged (which
from time to time may be with respect to the Building only, or the
Building together with other properties owned by Landlord and/or
its affiliates) by a fraction, the numerator of which is the floor
area of the Premises (as set forth in Item No. 8 of the Basic
Lease Provisions) and the denominator of which is the total square
footage of space charged with such fee actually leased to tenants
(including Tenant). It is understood that Building Costs shall
include competitive charges for direct services provided by any
subsidiary or division of Landlord, and may include the
Building’s or the Site’s proportionate share of the
cost of maintenance or repair contracts which cover the Building
and/or the Site and other buildings and/or projects in
Landlord’s portfolio, as reasonably allocated by
Landlord.
(g) The term “Property
Taxes” as used herein shall include the following:
(i) all real estate taxes or personal property taxes, as such
property taxes may be reassessed from time to time; and
(ii) other taxes, charges and assessments which are levied
with respect to this Lease or to the Building and/or the Site, and
any improvements, fixtures and equipment and other property of
Landlord located in the Building and/or on the Site, except that
general net income and franchise taxes imposed against Landlord
shall be excluded; and (iii) all assessments and fees for
public improvements, services, and facilities and impacts thereon,
including without limitation arising out of any Community
Facilities Districts, “Mello Roos” districts, similar
assessment districts, and any traffic impact mitigation assessments
or fees; (iv) any tax, surcharge or assessment which shall be
levied in addition to or in lieu of real estate or personal
property taxes, other than taxes covered by Article VIII; and
(v) costs and expenses incurred in contesting the amount or
validity of any Property Tax by appropriate proceedings.
SECTION 4.3. SECURITY
DEPOSIT. Concurrently
with Tenant’s delivery of this Lease, Tenant shall deposit
with Landlord the sum, if any, stated in Item 9 of the Basic
Lease Provisions, to be held by Landlord as security for the full
and faithful performance of Tenant’s obligations under this
Lease (the “Security Deposit”). Subject to the last
sentence of this Section, the Security Deposit shall be understood
and agreed to be the property of Landlord upon Landlord’s
receipt thereof, and may be utilized by Landlord in its discretion
towards the payment of all prepaid expenses by Landlord for which
Tenant would be required to reimburse Landlord under this Lease,
including without limitation brokerage commissions and Tenant
Improvement costs. Upon any default by Tenant, including
specifically Tenant’s failure to pay rent or to abide by its
obligations under Sections 7.1 and 15.3 below, whether or not
Landlord is informed of or has knowledge of the default, the
Security Deposit shall be deemed to be automatically and
immediately applied, without waiver of any rights Landlord may have
under this Lease or at law or in equity as a result of the default,
as a set off for full or partial compensation for Landlord’s
damages arising from that default. If any portion of the Security
Deposit is applied after a default by Tenant, Tenant shall within
five (5) days after written demand by Landlord deposit cash
with Landlord in an amount sufficient to restore the Security
Deposit to its original amount. Landlord shall not be required to
keep this Security Deposit separate from its general funds, and
Tenant shall not be entitled to interest on the Security Deposit.
If Tenant fully performs its obligations under this Lease, the
Security Deposit or any balance thereof shall be returned to Tenant
(or, at Landlord’s option, and unless otherwise expressly
agreed to in the applicable consent to assignment agreement, to the
last assignee of Tenant’s interest in this Lease) after the
expiration of the Term, provided that Landlord may retain the
Security Deposit to the extent and until such time as all amounts
due from Tenant in accordance with this Lease have been determined
and paid in full.
SECTION 4.4. LETTER OF
CREDIT. In addition to
the Security Deposit and as security hereunder, Tenant shall
deliver to Landlord, concurrently with Tenant’s execution of
this Lease, an irrevocable stand-by letter of credit in the amount
of One Hundred Sixty Six Thousand Two Hundred Twenty-Nine Dollars
($166,229.00). Said letter of credit shall be in form and with the
substance of Exhibit F attached hereto, and issued by
Silicon Valley Bank or by another financial institution located in
Orange County and which is acceptable to Landlord. The letter of
credit shall either: (i) be issued with a fixed expiration
date of December 31, 2005, or (ii) shall provide for
automatic annual renewals through that date which is sixty
(60) days after the Expiration Date of the
Term of this Lease. In the event the letter of
credit is issued with an annual renewal obligation and the letter
of credit is not renewed by the issuing financial institution on or
before twenty (20) days prior to the then-scheduled expiration
date of the letter of credit, then Landlord shall have the right to
draw the full amount of such letter of credit and to hold such
amount as part of the Security Deposit pursuant to Section 4.3
of this Lease. Upon any default by Tenant, including specifically
Tenant’s failure to pay rent or to abide by its obligations
under Sections 7.1 and 15.3 below and Tenant’s failure to
cure the same within any applicable cure period, Landlord shall be
entitled to draw upon said letter of credit by the issuance of
Landlord’s sole written demand to the issuing financial
institution. Such draw shall be in an amount necessary to cure the
default in question and to compensate Landlord for all damages
incurred thereby, as determined by Landlord in its sole and
absolute discretion, and if such amount cannot be readily
determined by Landlord, then the full amount of the letter of
credit can be drawn by Landlord pending determination of said
amount. Notwithstanding the foregoing, while the amount of any such
draw shall be determined in Landlord’s sole and absolute
discretion as provided in the foregoing, if the amount of any such
draw(s) shall ultimately exceed the amount of damages actually
incurred by Landlord as the result of Tenant’s default (as
determined pursuant to the applicable provisions of Article XIV of
this Lease), then Landlord shall promptly refund any such excess to
Tenant. Any such draw shall be without waiver or any rights
Landlord may have under this Lease or at law or in equity as a
result of the default, as a setoff for full or partial compensation
for the default. If any portion of the letter of credit is drawn
after a default by Tenant, Tenant shall within five (5) days
after written demand by Landlord restore the letter of credit.
Failure to so restore said letter of credit within said five
(5) days shall be a default by Tenant under this Lease.
Partial drawings upon said letter of credit shall be
permitted.
In the event that Tenant has not
been in default under the Lease (beyond the expiration of any
applicable cure period) at any time during the Term hereof, and
provided further that Tenant has not at any time been more than
five (5) days late more than once during the applicable
previous twelve (12)-month period with respect to any payments of
rent due under the Lease, then upon the written request of Tenant,
Landlord shall authorize in writing consecutive reductions to the
principal amount of the letter of credit in the amount of Thirty
Three Thousand Two Hundred Forty-Six Dollars ($33,246.00) each upon
the expiration of the twelfth (12th), twenty-fourth (24th),
thirty-sixth (36th), and forty-eighth (48th) months of the
Term.
ARTICLE V. USES
SECTION 5.1. USE.
Tenant shall use the Premises only
for the purposes stated in Item 3 of the Basic Lease
Provisions, all in accordance with applicable laws and restrictions
and pursuant to approvals to be obtained by Tenant from all
relevant and required governmental agencies and authorities, The
parties agree that any contrary use shall be deemed to cause
material and irreparable harm to Landlord and shall entitle
Landlord to injunctive relief in addition to any other available
remedy. Tenant, at its expense, shall procure, maintain and make
available for Landlord’s inspection throughout the Term, all
governmental approvals, licenses and permits required for the
proper and lawful conduct of Tenant’s permitted use of the
Premises. Tenant shall not use or allow the Premises to be used for
any unlawful purpose, nor shall Tenant permit any nuisance or
commit any waste in the Premises or the Site. Tenant shall not do
or permit to be done anything which will invalidate or increase the
cost of any insurance policy(ies) covering the Building, the Site
and/or their contents, and shall comply with all applicable
insurance underwriters rules and the requirements of the Pacific
Fire Rating Bureau or any other organization performing a similar
function. Tenant shall comply at its expense with all present and
future laws, ordinances, restrictions, regulations, orders, rules
and requirements of all governmental authorities that pertain to
Tenant or its use of the Premises, including without limitation all
federal and state occupational health and safety requirements,
whether or not Tenant’s compliance will necessitate
expenditures or interfere with its use and enjoyment of the
Premises. Tenant shall comply at its expense with all present and
future covenants, conditions, easements or restrictions now or
hereafter affecting or encumbering the Building and/or the Site,
and any amendments or modifications thereto, including without
limitation the payment by Tenant of any periodic or special dues or
assessments charged against the Premises or Tenant which may be
allocated to the Premises or Tenant in accordance with the
provisions thereof. Tenant shall promptly upon demand reimburse
Landlord for any additional insurance premium charged by reason of
Tenant’s failure to comply with the provisions of this
Section, and shall indemnify Landlord from any liability and/or
expense resulting from Tenant’s noncompliance. As used in
this Section 5.1, the term “permit” shall be
deemed to mean “knowingly permit” in connection with
anything that Tenant permits to be done on or about the Site, as
opposed to the Premises itself. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in this Section 5.1, in the event
Tenant’s obligation for compliance with all future and
present laws, ordinances, restrictions, regulations, orders, rules
and requirements of all governmental authorities, and with all
present and future covenants, conditions, easements or restrictions
now or hereafter affecting or encumbering the
Building and/or the Site, results in a capital
improvement on Tenant’s part (or Tenant’s being
obligated to reimburse Landlord for a capital improvement), Tenant
shall only be responsible for the amortized cost of such capital
improvement (amortized at a market cost of funds as reasonably
determined by Landlord) over the useful life of said improvement
during the Term, except in the event each obligation for capital
improvement is required due to Tenant’s particular use of the
Premises, (in which case Tenants shall be fully responsible for the
entire cost and installation of each capital
investment).
SECTION 5.2. SIGNS.
Provided Tenant continues to occupy
the entire floor area of the Premises, Tenant shall have the
exclusive right to install one (1) building top exterior sign
on the Building in a location designated by Landlord, subject to
Landlord’s right of prior approval that such exterior signage
is in compliance with the Signage Criteria (defined below). Except
as provided in the foregoing or as otherwise approved in writing by
Landlord, in its sole discretion, Tenant shall have no right to
maintain identification signs in any location in, on or about the
Premises, the Building or the Site and shall not place or erect any
signs, displays or other advertising materials that are visible
from the exterior of the Building. The size, design, graphics,
material, style, color and other physical aspects of any permitted
sign shall be subject to Landlord’s written approval prior to
installation (which approval may be withheld in Landlord’s
discretion), any covenants, conditions or restrictions encumbering
the Premises, Landlord’s signage program for the Site, as in
effect from time to time and approved by the City of Irvine
(“Signage Criteria”), and any applicable municipal or
other governmental permits and approvals. Tenant acknowledges
having received and reviewed a copy of the current Signage Criteria
for the Site. Tenant shall be responsible for the cost of any
permitted sign, including the fabrication, installation,
maintenance and removal thereof. If Tenant fails to maintain its
sign, or if Tenant fails to remove same upon termination of this
Lease and repair any damage caused by such removal, Landlord may do
so at Tenant’s expense.
SECTION 5.3. HAZARDOUS
MATERIALS.
(a) For purposes of this Lease, the
term “Hazardous Materials” includes (i) any
“hazardous materials” as defined in
Section 25501(n) of the California Health and Safety Code,
(ii) any other substance or matter which results in liability
to any person or entity from exposure to such substance or matter
under any statutory or common law theory, and (iii) any
substance or matter which is in excess of permitted levels set
forth in any federal, California or local law or regulation
pertaining to any hazardous or toxic substance, material or
waste.
(b) Tenant shall not cause or permit
any Hazardous Materials to be brought upon, stored, used,
generated, released or disposed of on, under, from or about the
Premises or the Site (including without limitation the soil and
groundwater thereunder) without the prior written consent of
Landlord. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall have the
right, without obtaining prior written consent of Landlord, to
utilize within the Premises standard household cleaning products
and office products that may contain 1-lazardous Materials (such as
photocopy toner, “White Out”, and the like),
provided however , that (i) Tenant shall maintain such
products in their original retail packaging, shall follow all
instructions on such packaging with respect to the storage, use and
disposal of such products, and shall otherwise comply with all
applicable laws with respect to such products, and (ii) all of
the other terms and provisions of this Section 5.3 shall apply
with respect to Tenant’s storage, use and disposal of all
such products. Landlord may, in its sole discretion, place such
conditions as Landlord deems appropriate with respect to any such
Hazardous Materials, and may further require that Tenant
demonstrate that any such Hazardous Materials are necessary or
useful to Tenant’s business and will be generated, stored,
used and disposed of in a manner that complies with all applicable
laws and regulations pertaining thereto and with good business
practices. Tenant understands that Landlord may utilize an
environmental consultant to assist in determining conditions of
approval in connection with the storage, generation, release,
disposal or use of Hazardous Materials by Tenant on or about the
Premises, and/or to conduct periodic inspections of the storage,
generation, use, release and/or disposal of such Hazardous
Materials by Tenant on and from the Premises, and Tenant agrees
that any costs incurred by Landlord in connection therewith, to the
extent of a violation by Tenant of the provisions of this
Section 5.3 of the Lease, shall be reimbursed by Tenant to
Landlord as additional rent hereunder upon demand.
(c) Prior to the execution of this
Lease, Tenant shall complete, execute and deliver to Landlord an
Environmental Questionnaire and Disclosure Statement (the
“Environmental Questionnaire”) in the form of
Exhibit B attached hereto. Landlord hereby consents to the
use by Tenant of the kinds and quantities of Hazardous Materials
shown in the foregoing-delivered Environmental Questionnaire,
provided Tenant shall comply with all applicable laws and
regulations pertaining to the generation, storage, use and disposal
of such Hazardous Materials. The completed Environmental
Questionnaire shall be deemed incorporated into this Lease for all
purposes, and
Landlord shall be entitled to rely fully on the
information contained therein. On each anniversary of the
Commencement Date until the expiration or sooner termination of
this Lease, Tenant shall disclose to Landlord in writing the names
and amounts of all Hazardous Materials which were stored,
generated, used, released and/or disposed of on, under or about the
Premises for the twelve-month period prior thereto, and which
Tenant desires to store, generate, use, release and/or dispose of
on, under or about the Premises for the succeeding twelve-month
period. In addition, to the extent Tenant is permitted to utilize
hazardous Materials upon the Premises, Tenant shall promptly
provide Landlord with complete and legible copies of all the
following environmental documents relating thereto: reports filed
pursuant to any self-reporting requirements; permit applications,
permits, monitoring reports, workplace exposure and community
exposure warnings or notices and all other reports, disclosures,
plans or documents (even those which may be characterized as
confidential) relating to water discharges, air pollution, waste
generation or disposal, and underground storage tanks for hazardous
Materials; orders, reports, notices, listings and correspondence
(even those which may be considered confidential) of or concerning
the release, investigation of, compliance, cleanup, remedial and
corrective actions, and abatement of Hazardous Materials; and all
complaints, pleadings and other legal documents filed by or against
Tenant related to Tenant’s use, handling, storage, release
and/or disposal of Hazardous Materials.
(d) Landlord and its agents shall
have the right, but not the obligation, to inspect, sample and/or
monitor the Premises, the Site and/or the soil or groundwater
thereunder at any time to determine whether Tenant is complying
with the terms of this Section 5.3, and in connection
therewith Tenant shall provide Landlord with full access to all
relevant facilities, records and personnel. If Tenant is not in
compliance with any of the provisions of this Section 5.3, or
in the event of a release of any Hazardous Material on, under or
about the Premises and/or the Site caused or permitted by Tenant,
its agents, employees, contractors, licensees or invitees, Landlord
and its agents shall have the right, but not the obligation,
without limitation upon any of Landlord’s other rights and
remedies under this Lease, to immediately enter upon the Premises
and/or the Site without notice and to discharge Tenant’s
obligations under this Section 5.3 at Tenant’s expense,
including without limitation the taking of emergency or long-term
remedial action. Landlord and its agents shall endeavor to minimize
interference with Tenant’s business in connection therewith,
but shall not be liable for any such interference. In addition,
Landlord, at Tenant’s expense, shall have the right, but not
the obligation, to join and participate in any legal proceedings or
actions initiated in connection with any claims arising out of the
storage, generation, use, release and/or disposal by Tenant or its
agents, employees, contractors, licensees or invitees of Hazardous
Materials on, under, from or about the Premises and/or the
Site.
(e) If the presence of any Hazardous
Materials on, under, from or about the Premises or the Site caused
or permitted by Tenant or its agents, employees, contractors,
licensees or invitees results in (i) injury to any person,
(ii) injury to or any contamination of the Premises or the
Site, or (iii) injury to or contamination of any real or
personal property wherever situated, Tenant, at its expense, shall
promptly take all actions necessary to return the Premises and the
Site and any other affected real or personal property owned by
Landlord to the condition existing prior to the introduction of
such Hazardous Materials and to remedy or repair any such injury or
contamination, including without limitation, any cleanup,
remediation, removal, disposal, neutralization or other treatment
of any such Hazardous Materials. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Tenant shall not, without Landlord’s prior written consent,
take any remedial action in response to the presence of any
Hazardous Materials on, under or about the Premises or the Site or
any other affected real or personal property owned by Landlord or
enter into any similar agreement, consent, decree or other
compromise with any governmental agency with respect to any
Hazardous Materials claims; provided however, Landlord’s
prior written consent shall not be necessary in the event that the
presence of Hazardous Materials on, under or about the Premises or
the Site or any other affected real or personal property owned by
Landlord (i) imposes an immediate threat to the health, safety
or welfare of any individual or (ii) is of such a nature that
an immediate remedial response is necessary and it is not possible
to obtain Landlord’s consent before taking such action. To
the fullest extent permitted by law, Tenant shall indemnify, hold
harmless, protect and defend (with attorneys acceptable to
Landlord) Landlord and any successors to all or any portion of
Landlord’s interest in the Premises and the Site and any
other real or personal property owned by Landlord from and against
any and all liabilities, losses, damages, diminution in value,
judgments, fines, demands, claims, recoveries, deficiencies, costs
and expenses (including without limitation attorneys’ fees,
court costs and other professional expenses), whether foreseeable
or unforeseeable, arising directly or indirectly out of the use,
generation, storage, treatment, release, on- or off-site disposal
or transportation of Hazardous Materials on, into, from, under or
about the Premises, the Building and the Site and any other real or
personal property owned by Landlord caused or permitted by Tenant,
its agents, employees, contractors, licensees or invitees,
specifically including without limitation the cost of any required
or necessary repair, restoration, cleanup or detoxification of the
Premises, the
Building and the Site and any other real or
personal property owned by Landlord, and the preparation of any
closure or other required plans, whether or not such action is
required or necessary during the Term or after the expiration of
this Lease. If Landlord at any time discovers that Tenant or its
agents, employees, contractors, licensees or invitees may have
caused or permitted the release of a Hazardous Material on, under,
from or about the Premises or the Site or any other real or
personal property owned by Landlord, Tenant shall, at
Landlord’s request, immediately prepare and submit to
Landlord a comprehensive plan, subject to Landlord’s
approval, specifying the actions to be taken by Tenant to return
the Premises or the Site or any other real or personal property
owned by Landlord to the condition existing prior to the
introduction of such Hazardous Materials. Upon Landlord’s
approval of such cleanup plan, Tenant shall, at its expense, and
without limitation of any rights and remedies of Landlord under
this Lease or at law or in equity, immediately implement such plan
and proceed to cleanup such Hazardous Materials in accordance with
all applicable laws and as required by such plan and this Lease.
The provisions of this subsection (e) shall expressly survive
the expiration or sooner termination of this Lease. As used in this
Section 5.3(e), the terms “permit” and
“permitted” shall be deemed to mean “knowingly
permit” and “knowingly permitted” in connection
with anything that Tenant permits, or has permitted, to be done on
or about the Site, as opposed to the Premises itself.
(f) Landlord hereby discloses to
Tenant, and Tenant hereby acknowledges, certain facts relating to
Hazardous Materials at the Site known by Landlord to exist as of
the date of this Lease, as more particularly described in
Exhibit C attached hereto. Tenant shall have no liability or
responsibility with respect to the Hazardous Materials conditions
described in Exhibit C , nor with respect to any Hazardous
Materials which Tenant proves: (i) were not caused or
permitted by Tenant, its agents, employees, contractors, licensees
or invitees; (ii) were the result of violations of any
“hazardous Materials Laws” (as hereinafter defined)
relating to the Premises, the Building, or the Site (the Premises,
the Building, and the Site shall be collectively referred to herein
as the “Property”) which violations existed as of the
Commencement Date, or (iii) were present in, on, tinder or
about any part of the Property as of the Commencement Date, or that
were brought into, onto, about, or under any part of the Property
by anyone other than Tenant or its agents, employees, contractors,
licensees or invitees. “Hazardous Materials Laws” shall
mean and include all federal, state, and local laws relating to the
environment or to Hazardous Materials, including, but not limited
to, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. Section 9601 et. seq
.), each as amended from time to time. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, Tenant agrees to notify its agents, employees,
contractors, licensees, and invitees of any exposure or potential
exposure to Hazardous Materials at the Premises that Landlord
brings to Tenant’s attention.
(g) To “Landlord’s
knowledge” (as hereinafter defined), Landlord has complied,
and the Property is in compliance as of the date of this Lease,
with all Hazardous Materials Laws, and no notice of violation of
any Hazardous Materials Law with respect thereto, or any permit,
license or other authorization relating thereto has been received,
nor is any such notice pending or, to Landlord’s knowledge,
threatened. To Landlord’s knowledge, no underground or
above-ground storage tanks or surface impoundments are located on
or under any part of the Property. Except in compliance with
hazardous Materials Laws, neither Landlord, nor to Landlord’s
knowledge, any prior owner, operator, tenant or occupant of any
part of the Property, has generated, used, treated, spilled,
stored, transferred, disposed, released or caused a threatened
release in, at, under, into, from, to or on any part of the
Property of any Hazardous Materials. Except as disclosed to Tenant,
Landlord has not received any notice or claim to the effect that
either Landlord or any part of the Property is or may be liable to
any governmental authority or private party as a result of the
release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials. As used
herein, “Landlord’s knowledge” shall mean the
actual knowledge, as of the Commencement Date of this Lease, of the
current employees of Landlord charged with responsibility for the
environmental compliance of the Property with Hazardous Materials
Laws, but without obligation whatsoever for on- or off-site
inquiry, investigation or inspection.
(h) Landlord shall take
responsibility, at its sole cost and expense, for any
governmentally-ordered clean-up, remediation, removal, disposal,
neutralization, monitoring or other treatment of the Hazardous
Materials conditions disclosed on EXHIBIT C attached hereto,
and in connection with other Hazardous Materials which were present
in, on under or about any part of the Property as of the
Commencement Date. The foregoing obligation on the part of Landlord
shall include the reasonable costs (including, without limitation,
reasonable attorney’s fees) of defending Tenant (with
attorneys reasonably acceptable to Tenant) from and against any
legal action or proceeding instituted by any governmental agency in
connection with such clean-up, remediation, removal, disposal,
neutralization or other treatment of such conditions, provided that
Tenant promptly tenders such defense to Landlord. The obligation on
the part of Landlord contained in this Section 5.3(h) is
personal to The Irvine Company and shall not be binding on, nor
inure against any
successor in interest to The Irvine Company as
of the owner of the Premises, including without limitation, any
lender acquiring the Premises by foreclosure of its mortgage or
deed of trust or deed in lieu of foreclosure.
ARTICLE VI. SERVICES AND
PARKING
SECTION 6.1. UTILITIES AND
SERVICES. Tenant shall be
responsible for and shall pay promptly, directly to the appropriate
supplier, all charges for water, gas, electricity, sewer, heat,
light, power, telephone, refuse pickup, janitorial service,
interior landscape maintenance and all other utilities, materials
and services furnished directly to Tenant or the Premises or used
by Tenant in, on or about the Premises during the Term, together
with any taxes thereon. Landlord shall not be liable for damages or
otherwise for any failure or interruption of any utility or other
service furnished to the Premises, and no such failure or
interruption shall be deemed an eviction or entitle Tenant to
terminate this Lease or withhold or abate any rent due hereunder.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if as a result of the actions of
Landlord, its agents, contractors or employees, for more than three
(3) consecutive business days following written notice to
Landlord, there is no HVAC or electricity services to the Premises,
or such an interruption of other essential utilities and building
services, such as fire protection or water, so that the Premises
cannot be used by Tenant, in Tenant’s judgment reasonably
exercised, then Tenant’s Basic Rent shall thereafter be
abated until the Premises are again usable by Tenant; provided,
however, that if Landlord is diligently pursuing the repair of such
utilities or services and Landlord provides substitute services
reasonably suitable for Tenant’s purposes, as for example,
bringing in portable air-conditioning equipment, then there shall
not be an abatement of Basic Rent. Any disputes concerning the
foregoing shall be resolved by JAMS arbitration pursuant to
Section 22.7 of this Lease. The foregoing provisions shall not
apply in case of damage to, or destruction of, the Premises, which
shall be governed by the provisions of Article XI of the Lease.
Landlord shall, upon at least 24 hours prior notice to Tenant and
during normal business hours (except in cases of emergency), have
free access to all electrical and mechanical installations of
Landlord.
SECTION 6.2. PARKING.
Tenant shall be entitled to the
number of vehicle parking spaces on the Site set forth in
Item 14 of the Basic Lease Provisions. Tenant shall not permit
or allow any vehicles that belong to or are controlled by Tenant or
Tenant’s employees, suppliers, shippers, customers or
invitees to be loaded, unloaded or parked in areas other than those
designated by Landlord for such activities. If Tenant permits or
allows any of the prohibited activities described above, then
Landlord shall have the right, without notice, in addition to such
other rights and remedies that Landlord may have, to remove or tow
away the vehicle involved and charge the costs to Tenant. Parking
shall be limited to striped parking stalls, and no parking shall be
permitted in any driveways, access ways or in any area which would
prohibit or impede the free flow of traffic within the Site. There
shall be no parking of any vehicles of any kind for longer than
48-hour periods unless otherwise authorized by Landlord, and
vehicles which have been abandoned or parked in violation of the
terms hereof may be towed away at the owner’s expense. Except
as expressly provided in Section 10.3(b) of this Lease,
nothing contained in this Lease shall be deemed to create liability
upon Landlord for any damage to motor vehicles of visitors or
employees, for any loss of property from within those motor
vehicles, or for any injury to Tenant, its visitors or employees.
Landlord shall have the right to establish, and from time to time
amend, and to enforce against all users all reasonable rules and
regulations (including the designation of areas for employee
parking) that Landlord may deem necessary and advisable for the
proper and efficient operation and maintenance of parking within
the Site. Landlord shall have the right to construct, maintain and
operate lighting facilities within the parking areas; to change the
area, level, location and arrangement of the parking areas and
improvements therein; to enforce parking charges (by operation of
meters or otherwise); and to do and perform such other acts in and
to the parking areas and improvements therein as, in the use of
good business judgment, Landlord shall determine to be advisable.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall Landlord enforce
additional parking charges against Tenant during the initial
60-month Term of this Lease. Any person using the parking area
shall observe all directional signs and arrows and any posted speed
limits. Parking areas shall be used only for parking vehicles.
Washing, waxing, cleaning or servicing of vehicles, or the storage
of vehicles for longer than 48-hour periods, is prohibited unless
otherwise authorized by Landlord. Tenant shall be liable for any
damage to the parking areas caused by Tenant or Tenant’s
employees, suppliers, shippers, customers or invitees, including
without limitation damage from excess oil leakage. Tenant shall
have no right to install any fixtures, equipment or personal
property in the parking areas.
SECTION 6.3. CHANGES AND
ADDITIONS BY LANDLORD. Landlord reserves the right to make alterations
or additions to the Site, or to the attendant fixtures and
equipment on the Site, in its reasonable discretion. No change
shall entitle Tenant to any abatement of rent or other claim
against Landlord, provided that the change does not deprive Tenant
of reasonable access to or use of the Premises.
ARTICLE VII. MAINTAINING THE
PREMISES
SECTION 7.1. TENANT’S
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR. Tenant at its sole expense shall comply with
all applicable laws and governmental regulations governing the
Premises and make all repairs necessary to keep the Premises in the
condition as existed on the Commencement Date (or on any later date
that the improvements may have been installed), excepting ordinary
wear and tear, including without limitation the electrical and
mechanical systems, any air conditioning, ventilating or heating
equipment which serves the Premises, all walls, glass, windows,
doors, door closures, hardware, fixtures, electrical, plumbing,
fire extinguisher equipment and other equipment. Any damage or
deterioration of the Premises shall not be deemed ordinary wear and
tear if the same could have been prevented by good maintenance
practices by Tenant. As part of its maintenance obligations
hereunder, Tenant shall, at Landlord’s request, provide
Landlord with copies of all maintenance schedules, reports and
notices prepared by, for or on behalf of Tenant. Tenant shall
obtain preventive maintenance contracts from a licensed heating and
air conditioning contractor to provide for regular inspection and
maintenance of the heating, ventilating and air conditioning
systems servicing the Premises, all subject to Landlord’s
approval. All repairs shall be at least equal in quality to the
original work, shall be made only by a licensed contractor approved
in writing in advance by Landlord (which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld), and shall be made only at the time or times
approved by Landlord. Any contractor utilized by Tenant shall be
subject to Landlord’s standard requirements for contractors,
as modified from time to time. Landlord shall have the right at all
times (upon at least 24 hours’ prior notice) to inspect
Tenant’s maintenance of all equipment (including without
limitation air conditioning, ventilating and heating equipment),
and may impose reasonable restrictions and requirements with
respect to repairs, as provided in Section 7.3, and the
provisions of Section 7.4 shall apply to all repairs.
Alternatively, Landlord may elect to make any repair or maintenance
required hereunder on behalf of Tenant and at Tenant’s
expense, and Tenant shall promptly reimburse Landlord for all costs
incurred upon submission of an invoice. Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary contained in this Section 7.1, in the event
Tenant’s obligation for compliance with all applicable laws
and governmental regulations, or making repairs, results in a
capital improvement on Tenant’s part (or Tenant’s being
obligated to reimburse Landlord for a capital improvement), Tenant
shall only be responsible for the amortized cost of such capital
improvement (amortized at a market cost of funds as reasonably
determined by Landlord) over the useful life of such improvements
during the Term (except in the event obligation for any such
capital improvement is required due to Tenant’s particular
use of the Premises, in which case Tenant shall be fully
responsible for the entire cost and installation of such capital
improvement).
SECTION 7.2. LANDLORD’S
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR. Subject to Section 7.1 and Article Xl,
Landlord shall provide service, maintenance and repair with respect
to the roof, foundations, and footings of the Building, all
landscaping, walkways, parking areas and exterior lighting of the
Site, and the exterior surfaces of the exterior walls of the
Building, except that Tenant at its expense shall make all repairs
which Landlord deems reasonably necessary as a result of the act or
negligence of Tenant, its agents, employees, invitees, subtenants
or contractors. Landlord shall have the right to employ or
designate any reputable person or firm, including any employee or
agent of Landlord or any of Landlord’s affiliates or
divisions, to perform any service, repair or maintenance function.
Landlord need not make any other improvements or repairs except as
specifically required under this Lease, and nothing contained in
this Section shall limit Landlord’s right to reimbursement
from Tenant for maintenance, repair costs and replacement costs as
provided elsewhere in this Lease. Tenant understands that it shall
not make repairs at Landlord’s expense nor, in any event, by
rental offset. Tenant further understands that Landlord shall not
be required to make any repairs to the roof, foundations or
footings unless and until Tenant has notified Landlord in writing
of the need for such repair and Landlord shall have a reasonable
period of time thereafter to commence and complete said repair, if
warranted. All costs of any maintenance and repairs on the part of
Landlord provided hereunder shall be considered part of Building
Costs.
SECTION 7.3.
ALTERATIONS. Tenant shall
make no alterations, additions or improvements to the Premises
without the prior written consent of Landlord, which consent may be
given or withheld in Landlord’s sole discretion.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord shall not unreasonably
withhold its consent to any alterations, additions or improvements
to the Premises which cost less than One Dollar ($1.00) per square
foot of the improved portions of the Premises (excluding warehouse
square footage) and do not (i) affect the exterior of the
Building or outside areas (or be visible from adjoining sites), or
(ii) affect or penetrate any of the structural portions of the
Building, including but not limited to the roof, or (iii) require
any change to the basic floor plan of the Premises, any change to
any structural or mechanical systems of the Premises, or
any
governmental permit as a prerequisite to the
construction thereof, or (iv) interfere in any manner with the
proper functioning of or Landlord’s access to any mechanical,
electrical, plumbing or HVAC systems, facilities or equipment
located in or serving the Building, or (v) diminish the value
of the Premises. Landlord may impose, as a condition to its
consent, any requirements that Landlord in its discretion may deem
reasonable or desirable, including but not limited to a requirement
that all work be covered by a lien and completion bond satisfactory
to Landlord and requirements as to the manner, time, and contractor
for performance of the work. Tenant shall obtain all required
permits for the work and shall perform the work in compliance with
all applicable laws, regulations and ordinances, all covenants,
conditions and restrictions affecting the Premises and/or the Site,
and the Rules and Regulations (hereafter defined) Tenant
understands and agrees that Landlord shall be entitled to a
supervision fee in the amount of five percent (5%) of the cost
of any such work requiring a permit from the City of Irvine. If any
governmental entity requires, as a condition to any proposed
alterations, additions or improvements to the Premises by Tenant,
that improvements be made to the outside areas of the Site, and if
Landlord consents to such improvements to said outside areas, then
Tenant shall, at Tenant’s sole expense, make such required
improvements to the outside areas in such manner, utilizing such
materials, and with such contractors (including, if required by
Landlord, Landlord’s contractors) as Landlord may require in
its sole discretion. Under no circumstances shall Tenant make any
improvement which incorporates any Hazardous Materials, including
without limitation asbestos-containing construction materials into
the Premises. Any request for Landlord’s consent shall be
made in writing and shall contain architectural plans describing
the work in detail reasonably satisfactory to Landlord. Unless
Landlord otherwise requires in writing, all alterations, additions
or improvements affixed to the Premises (excluding moveable trade
fixtures and furniture) shall become the property of Landlord and
shall be surrendered with the Premises at the end of the Term,
except that Landlord may, by notice to Tenant, require Tenant to
remove by the Expiration Date, or sooner termination date of this
Lease, all or any alterations, decorations, fixtures, additions,
improvements and the like installed either by Tenant or by Landlord
at Tenant’s request, and to repair any damage to the Premises
arising from that removal. Any notice to Tenant pursuant to the
foregoing shall be given by Landlord concurrently with its consent
(following tenant’s request for such consent) for all or any
alterations, decorations, fixtures or additions and the like. If
such consent for such alterations decorations, fixtures, additions
is either not requested by Tenant or is not given by Landlord, then
any such notice of removal may be given at any time prior to sixty
(60) days following the expiration or earlier termination of
the Term of this Lease. Except as otherwise provided in this Lease
or in any Exhibit to this Lease, should Landlord make any
alteration or improvement to the Premises for Tenant, Landlord
shall be entitled to prompt reimbursement from Tenant for all costs
incurred.
SECTION 7.4. MECHANIC’S
LIENS. Tenant shall keep
the Premises free from any liens arising out of any work performed,
materials furnished, or obligations incurred by or for Tenant. Upon
request by Landlord, Tenant shall promptly cause any such lien to
be released by posting a bond in accordance with California Civil
Code Section 3143 or any successor statute. In the event that
Tenant shall not, within thirty (30) days following the
imposition of any lien, cause the lien to be released of record by
payment or posting of a proper bond, Landlord shall have, in
addition to all other available remedies, the right to cause the
lien to be released by any means it deems proper, including payment
of or defend against the claim giving rise to the lien. All
expenses so incurred by Landlord, including Landlord’s
attorneys’ fees, shall be reimbursed by Tenant promptly
following Landlord’s demand, together with interest from the
date of payment by Landlord at the maximum rate permitted by law
until paid. Tenant shall give Landlord no less than twenty
(20) days’ prior notice in writing before commencing
construction of any kind on the Premises so that Landlord may post
and maintain notices of nonresponsibility on the
Premises.
SECTION 7.5. ENTRY AND
INSPECTION. Landlord
shall during normal business hours, upon at least 24 hours’
written or oral notice and with a Tenant escort if Tenant so
chooses (except in emergencies, when no notice or escort shall be
required) have the right to enter the Premises to inspect them, to
supply services in accordance with this Lease, to protect the
interests of Landlord in the Premises, and to submit the Premises
to prospective or actual purchasers or encumbrance holders (or,
during the last one hundred and eighty (180) days of the Term
or when an uncured Tenant default exists, to prospec