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AGREEMENT

Lease Agreement

AGREEMENT | Document Parties: HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP INC /NY/ | HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP, INC | Hunter Organization | Moinian Group | Rosh 1450 Properties LLC You are currently viewing:
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Title: AGREEMENT
Date: 9/24/2009
Industry: Misc. Financial Services     Sector: Financial

AGREEMENT, Parties: harris & harris group inc /ny/ , harris & harris group  inc , hunter organization , moinian group , rosh 1450 properties llc
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THIS AGREEMENT OF LEASE (this “Lease”), made as of this 24th day of September, 2009 by and between Rosh 1450 Properties LLC , having an office c/o The Moinian Group, 530 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1800, New York, New York 10036 ("Landlord") and HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP, INC. , a New York corporation, having an office at 111 West 57 th Street, Suite 1100, New York, New York 10019 ("Tenant").

 

1.

BASIC LEASE TERMS .

 

A.            Definitions .  The following definitions contained in this subsection A of this Article 1 shall have the meanings hereinafter set forth used throughout this Lease and the Exhibits and Schedules (if any) annexed hereto and made a part hereof.

 

 

(i)

“Base Tax Year” shall mean the calendar year (as defined in Article 28 hereof) beginning January 1, 2010 and expiring December 31, 2010.

 

 

(ii)

“Broker(s)” shall mean Hunter Organization.

 

 

(iii)

“Building” the building known as 1450 Broadway, County, City and State of New York.

 

 

(iv)

“Commencement Date” shall mean the later to occur of the following: (i) January 1, 2010, or (ii) substantial completion of Landlord’s Initial Construction.

 

 

(v)

“Expiration Date” shall mean December 31, 2019.

 

 

(vi)

Intentionally Omitted.

 

 

(vii)

“Landlord’s Initial Construction” shall mean the work and installations at the Premises as set forth in Schedule “B” annexed hereto and made a part hereof.

 

 

(viii)

“Permitted Uses” shall mean executive and administrative offices for general business purposes and adult education classroom use, for operation of Tenant’s business, and uses ancillary thereto and for no other purpose.

 

 

(ix)

“Premises” shall mean the entire twenty-fourth (24 th ) Floor, in the Building, as more particularly shown on Exhibit 1 annexed hereto and made a part hereof.

 

 

(x)

“Real Property” shall mean the Building together with the plot of land upon which such building stands.

 

 

(xi)

“Rent” shall mean the rent schedule in Exhibit 2 attached hereto.

 

 

(xii)

“Rent Commencement Date” shall mean 120 days after the Commencement Date.

 

(xiii) 

“Security Deposit” shall mean the sum of $62,100.00.

 

 

(xiv)

"Tenant's Proportionate Share" shall mean 1.8%

 

 

(xv)

"Tenant Delay" means any delay which Landlord may encounter in the performance of Landlord's obligations under this Lease by reason of any act of any nature of Tenant, its agents or contractors, such as, delays due to changes in or additions to Landlord’s Initial Construction requested by Tenant, unreasonable delays by Tenant in submission of information or giving authorizations or approvals or delays due to the postponement of any Landlord’s Initial Construction at the request of Tenant.  Tenant shall pay to Landlord any commercially reasonable costs or expenses incurred by Landlord by reason of any Tenant Delay.

 


Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this subsection A of this Article 1, Articles 1 through 46 of this Lease shall control the rights and obligations of the parties hereto.

 

B.            Demise .  Subject to and upon the terms and conditions of this Lease, Landlord hereby leases to Tenant, and Tenant hereby leases from Landlord, the Premises.

 

C.            Term .  This Lease shall be for a term (the "Term") which commences on the Commencement Date and ends on the Expiration Date, unless sooner terminated pursuant to any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Lease or pursuant to law. In the event that the date set forth above for the Commencement Date is not a date certain, then within ten (10) days of Landlord's request, Tenant and Landlord shall join in the execution of an agreement stipulating the Commencement Date, the Rent Commencement Date and the Expiration Date of this Lease, provided however, such failure to execute such agreement shall not affect the effectiveness of the terms and provisions hereof.

 

D.            Rent .  Commencing as of the Rent Commencement Date, and continuing throughout the Term, Tenant shall pay Landlord the annual Rent set forth in Subsection A of this Article 1, payable without demand, on or in advance of the first day of each month in equal monthly installments, in lawful money (legal tender for public or private debts) of the United States of America, at the office of Landlord or such other place as Landlord may designate from time to time  by written notice to Tenant without any set-off, offset, abatement or deduction whatsoever, except as provided in this Lease, Tenant shall pay the first (1 st ) monthly installment, in the form of either a regular or official bank check, upon Tenant's execution of this Lease.  If the Rent Commencement Date occurs on a date other than the first day of a calendar month, Tenant shall pay to Landlord on or before the first day of the next month the monthly installment of Rent for such partial month on a pro rata basis (based on the actual number of days in the commencement month), and the first month's rent paid by Tenant as described above shall be applied to the first full calendar month of the Term for which Rent shall be due and payable.  Such payment, together with the sum paid by Tenant as first month's Rent upon the execution of this Lease, shall constitute payment of the Rent for the period from the Rent Commencement Date to and including the last day of the next succeeding calendar month.

 

E.            Rent Credit .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary hereinabove set forth, provided this Lease is in full force and effect, and Tenant is not in default under this Lease beyond any applicable grace or cure period, Tenant shall be entitled to a credit against the Rent for the period from the Commencement Date to the Rent Commencement Date, as well as for the 16 th , 17 th , 18 th , 28 th , 40 th , and 52 nd months following the Rent Commencement Date.

 

2.

USE AND OCCUPANCY.

 

A.            Permitted Uses .   Tenant shall use and occupy the Premises for the Permitted Uses, and for no other purpose.

 

B.            Use Prohibitions .  Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, Tenant shall not use the Premises or any part thereof, or permit the Premises or any part thereof to be used, (i) for the business of photographic, multilith or multigraph reproductions or offset printing, (ii) as an employment agency, labor union office, physician's or dentist's office or for the rendition of any other diagnostic or therapeutic services, dance or music studio, school (except for the training of employees of Tenant), (iii) for a public stenographer or typist, (iv) for a telephone or telegraph agency, telephone or secretarial service for the public at large, (v) for a messenger service for the public at large, (vi) gambling or gaming activities, obscene or pornographic purposes or any sort of commercial sex establishment, (vii) for the possession, storage, manufacture or sale of alcohol, drugs or narcotics, (viii) for the offices or business of any federal, state or municipal agency or any agency of any foreign government or (ix) for a security or guard service, or any other business (except the Permitted Use)for which Landlord would not normally rent space for.  If any provision of this Lease permits, in whole or in part, use involving fabrication of any product or assembly of components of any product or the sale of any product, such use is only permitted to the extent lawful under the present certificate of occupancy for the Building and under laws, ordinances, regulations, rules and orders of any governmental body having jurisdiction over the Premises, from time to time in effect.  The provisions of this Article shall be binding upon Tenant’s successors, assigns, subtenants and licensees and shall not be waived by any consent to an assignment or subletting or otherwise except by written instrument expressly referring to this Article.  Nothing in this subsection B shall preclude Tenant from using any part of the Premises for photographic, multilith or multigraph reproductions in connection with, either directly or indirectly, its own business and/or activities.  Tenant acknowledges that Landlord has the right to maintain ease of access through the lobbies, entry ways, stairways, elevators, and corridors of the Building.  Accordingly, Tenant agrees to operate its business, including, without limitation, the scheduling of classes, events, and similar activities, at such times and in such manner as the traffic of guests, invitees, and employees of Tenant shall not cause unreasonable crowding in the public areas of the Building (including elevators and stairways) and shall not materially interfere with the operation of the Building (in Landlord’s reasonable judgment) or the operation of the businesses of the other tenants in the Building.

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3.

ALTERATIONS.

 

A.            Alterations Within Premises .  Tenant shall not make or perform or permit the making or performance of, any alterations, installations, improvements, additions or other physical changes in or about the Premises ("Alterations") without Landlord's prior written consent.  Subject to the prior written consent of Landlord, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or otherwise conditioned, and to the provisions of this Article, Tenant, at Tenant’s expense, may make Alterations in or to the interior of the Premises which are nonstructural, do not affect the Building's mechanical, electrical, plumbing, Class E or other Building systems or the structural integrity of the Building, do not affect any part of the Building other than the Premises, do not affect any service required to be furnished by Landlord to Tenant or to any other tenant or occupant of the Building, do not reduce the value or utility of the Building and which are performed only by contractors and mechanics first approved by Landlord, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or otherwise conditioned, and in compliance with all applicable laws. Tenant shall not perform work which would (i) require changes to the structural components of the Building or the exterior design of the Building, (ii) require any material modification to the Building's mechanical, electrical, plumbing installations or other Building installations outside the Premises, (iii) not be in compliance with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and requirements of any governmental department having jurisdiction over the Building and/or the construction of the Premises, including but not limited to, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, or (iv) be in violation of the Certificate of Occupancy for the Building.  Any changes required by any governmental department affecting the construction of the Premises shall be performed at Landlord's sole cost. All Alterations shall be done at Tenant's expense and at such times and in such manner as Landlord may from time to time commercially reasonably designate pursuant to the conditions for Alterations prescribed by Landlord for the Premises. A copy of the construction conditions and requirements for tenant alteration work and new construction is annexed hereto as Schedule “D” and made a part hereof.

 

B.            Restoration of Premises.   All furniture, furnishings and movable fixtures and removable partitions installed by Tenant (collectively, “Tenant’s Property”) must be removed from the Premises by Tenant, at Tenant's expense, prior to the Expiration Date.  In addition, prior to the Expiration Date, Tenant shall, at Tenant’s expense, remove those Alterations which Landlord shall commercially reasonably determine do not constitute normal office alterations (“Specialty Alterations”) by notice given to Tenant at the time that the plans and specifications for such Alterations are delivered by Landlord to Tenant.  All Alterations in and to the Premises which may be made by Landlord or Tenant prior to and during the Term, or any renewal thereof, shall become the property of Landlord upon the Expiration Date or earlier end of the Term or any renewal thereof, and shall not be removed from the Premises by Tenant. Tenant shall repair any damage to the Premises or the Building caused by such removal.  Any Tenant’s Property and/or Specialty Alterations not so removed by Tenant at or prior to the Expiration Date or earlier termination of the Term shall become the property of Landlord, but nothing herein shall be deemed to relieve Tenant of responsibility for the cost of removal of any such Specialty Alterations or Tenant’s Property which Tenant is obligated to remove hereunder.

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C.            Chlorofluorocarbons .  Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, Tenant shall repair or remove any mechanical or other equipment within the Premises containing chlorofluorocarbons (“CFC”s”) which was first introduced into the Premises by Tenant and the repair or removal of such equipment, as the case may be, shall conform with all requirements of law.  Additionally any such repair or removal shall be done by contractors reasonably approved by Landlord and subject to the procedures to which Landlord’s said approval shall have previously been obtained.  Tenant shall indemnify and hold Landlord harmless from any liability or damages resulting from any contamination within the Building, as a result of the repair or removal by Tenant of any of the aforesaid equipment containing CFC’s.

 

D.            Submission of Plans .  Prior to making any Alterations, Tenant (i) shall submit to Landlord or to a consultant appointed by Landlord ("Landlord's Consultant") detailed plans and specifications (including layout, architectural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, Class E sprinkler and structural drawings stamped by a professional engineer or architect licensed in the State of New York) for each proposed Alteration and shall not commence any such Alteration without first obtaining Landlord's approval of such plans and specifications, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or otherwise conditioned, (ii) shall pay to Landlord the reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Landlord (including the reasonable cost of Landlord's Consultant) in connection with Landlord's review of Tenant's plans and specifications, (iii) shall, at its expense, obtain all permits, approvals and certificates required by any governmental bodies, and (iv) shall furnish to Landlord reasonable evidence that Tenant, and Tenant's contractors and subcontractors engaged in connection with such Alterations, are carrying such insurance as Landlord may require, as more particularly set forth in Schedule “D” annexed hereto and made a part hereof.  Upon completion of such Alteration, Tenant, at Tenant's expense, shall obtain certificates of final approval of such Alteration, including the "as-built" drawings showing such Alterations, if same are required by any governmental bodies and shall furnish Landlord with copies thereof.  All Alterations shall be made and performed in accordance with the Rules and Regulations (hereinafter defined) and in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, including but not limited to the accessibility provisions thereof; all materials and equipment to be incorporated in the Premises as a result of all Alterations shall be new and first quality; no such materials or equipment shall be subject to any lien, encumbrance, chattel mortgage or title retention or security agreement.  Tenant agrees to allow Landlord’s designated contractor to bid on any Alterations to be performed by or on behalf of Tenant.  If Landlord’s designated contractor is the lowest bidding contractor, Tenant agrees to award the contract for the performance of such Alterations to such contractor.  Landlord's approval of Tenant's plans, specifications and working drawings for Alterations shall create no responsibility or liability on the part of Landlord with respect to their completeness, design, sufficiency or compliance with all applicable laws, rules or regulations of governmental agencies or authorities.

 

E.            Mechanics' Liens; Labor Conflicts .  Any mechanic's lien filed against the Premises, or the Real Property, for work claimed to have been done for, or materials claimed to have been furnished to, Tenant, shall be discharged by Tenant within thirty (30) days thereafter, at Tenant's expense, by payment or filing the bond required by law.  Tenant shall not, at any time prior to or during the Term, directly or indirectly employ, or permit the employment of, any contractor, service provider, mechanic or laborer in the Premises, whether in connection with any Alterations, cleaning services or otherwise, if, in Landlord's commercially reasonable judgment, such employment will cause any conflict with other contractors, service providers, mechanics, or laborers engaged in the construction, cleaning, maintenance or operation of the Building by Landlord or Tenant.  In the event of any such conflict, Tenant, upon demand of Landlord, shall cause all contractors, service providers, mechanics or laborers causing such conflict to promptly leave the Building.

 

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4.            REPAIRS.   Landlord shall, at its sole expense(unless need for repair is caused by Tenant), maintain and promptly repair the public and structural portions of the Building, both exterior and interior, and all Building wide mechanical systems, elevators and the roof of the Building.  Tenant shall, throughout the Term, take good care of the Premises and the fixtures and appurtenances therein and at Tenant's sole cost and expense, make all nonstructural repairs thereto as and when needed to preserve them in good working order and condition, reasonable wear and tear and damage for which Tenant is not responsible under the terms of this Lease excepted.  Tenant shall pay Landlord for all replacements to the lamps, tubes, ballasts and starters in the lighting fixtures installed in the Premises.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, all damage or injury to the Premises or to any other part of the Building, or to its fixtures, equipment and appurtenances, whether requiring structural or nonstructural repairs, resulting from the negligence or wrongful acts of, or Alterations made by, or any work, labor, service or equipment done for or supplied to, Tenant or any subtenant, or the installation, use or operation of any property or equipment by Tenant or any of Tenant's subtenants, agents, employees, invitees or licensees, shall be repaired promptly by Tenant, at its sole cost and expense, to the commercially reasonable satisfaction of Landlord.  Tenant also shall repair all damage to the Building and the Premises caused by the moving of Tenant's fixtures, furniture or equipment.  All the aforesaid repairs shall be of quality and class substantially equal to the original work or construction and shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Article 3 hereof.  If Tenant fails after twenty (20) days notice from Landlord to proceed with due diligence to make repairs required to be made by Tenant hereunder, and if Landlord thereafter elects to make any repairs in or to the Building or the facilities and systems thereof for which Tenant is responsible, the same may be made by Landlord, at the expense of Tenant, and the expenses thereof incurred by Landlord shall be collectible by Landlord as additional rent promptly after rendition of a bill or statement therefor.  Tenant shall give Landlord prompt notice of any defective condition in the Premises for which Landlord may be responsible hereunder.  Except as expressly provided in Article 10 hereof or elsewhere in this Lease, there shall be no allowance to Tenant for a diminution of rental value and no liability on the part of Landlord by reason of inconvenience, annoyance or injury to business arising from Landlord, Tenant or others making, or failing to make, any repairs, alterations, additions or improvements in or to any portion of the Building, or the Premises, or in or to fixtures, appurtenances, or equipment thereof. If the Premises be or become infested with vermin, Tenant, at Tenant's expense, shall cause the same to be exterminated from time to time to the satisfaction of Landlord and shall employ such exterminators and such exterminating company or companies as shall be reasonably approved by Landlord. The water and wash closets and other plumbing fixtures shall not be used for any purposes other than those for which they were designed or constructed, and no sweepings, rubbish, rags, acids or other substances shall be deposited therein.  If at any time any windows of the Premises are temporarily darkened, if required by law, Landlord shall not be liable for any damage Tenant may sustain thereby and Tenant shall not be entitled to any compensation therefor nor abatement of Rent nor shall the same release Tenant from its obligations hereunder nor constitute an eviction.

 

5.            WINDOW CLEANING.   Tenant shall not clean, nor require, permit, suffer or allow any window in the Premises to be cleaned, from the outside in violation of Section 202 of the Labor Law, or any other applicable law, or of the rules of the Board of Standards and Appeals, or of any other board or body having or asserting jurisdiction.  Landlord shall provide periodic Building standard window cleaning (outside only ) for the outside windows at the Premises at Landlord’s sole expense.

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6.

REQUIREMENTS OF LAW; FLOOR LOAD.

 

A.            Requirements of Law.   Tenant, at Tenant’s sole expense, shall promptly comply with all present and future laws, statutes, orders, directives and regulations of federal, state, county, city and municipal authorities, departments, bureaus, boards, agencies, commissions and other sub-divisions thereof, and of any official thereof and any other governmental and quasi-public authority and all rules, orders, regulations or requirements of the New York Board of Fire Underwriters, or any other similar body which shall now or hereafter impose any violation, order or duty upon Landlord or Tenant with respect to the Premises as a result of the particular manner of use or the  alteration thereof by Tenant, provided that, except with respect to an alteration of the Premises by Tenant, Tenant shall not be required to make any structural or exterior repairs.  Tenant shall not, in its manner of use of the Premises, do or permit to be done any act or thing upon the Premises which is contrary to and will invalidate or be in conflict with any public liability, fire or other policies of insurance at any time carried by or for the benefit of Landlord with respect to the Building and fixtures and property therein, or which shall subject Landlord to any liability to any person or for property damage.  Tenant shall not do, or permit anything to be done in or upon the Premises, or bring or keep anything therein, except as now or hereafter permitted by the New York City Fire Department, New York Board of Fire Underwriters, New York Fire Insurance Rating Organization or other authority having jurisdiction and then only in such quantity and manner as not to increase the insurance rate applicable to the Building, or use the Premises in a manner which shall increase the rate of fire insurance on the Building over that in effect prior to this Lease.  If by reason of Tenant's failure to comply with the provisions of this Article, the fire insurance rate shall at the beginning of this Lease or at any time thereafter be higher than it otherwise would be, then Tenant shall reimburse Landlord, as additional rent hereunder, for that part of all fire insurance premiums thereafter paid by Landlord which shall have been charged because of such failure by Tenant, and Tenant shall make such reimbursement upon the first day of the month following such outlay by Landlord.  In any action or proceeding wherein Landlord and Tenant are parties, a schedule or "make up" of rates for the Building or the Premises issued by the New York Fire Insurance Rating Organization, or other body fixing such fire insurance rates, shall be conclusive evidence of the facts therein stated and of the several items and charges in the fire insurance rates then applicable to the Premises.  Any work or installations made or performed by or on behalf of Tenant or any person claiming through or under Tenant pursuant to this Article shall be made in conformity with, and subject to the provisions of, Article 3 hereof.

 

B.            Floor Load. Tenant shall not place a load upon any floor of the Premises exceeding the floor load per square foot area that such floor was designed to carry and which is allowed by law.  Landlord reserves the right to prescribe the weight and position of all safes, business machines and heavy equipment and installations such that the same are placed and maintained by Tenant, at Tenant's expense, in settings sufficient in Landlord's reasonable judgment to absorb and prevent vibration, noise and annoyance.  Tenant shall not move any safe, heavy machinery, heavy equipment, freight, bulky matter or fixtures into or out of the Building without Landlord's prior consent and payment to Landlord of Landlord's actual costs in connection therewith.  If such safe, machinery, equipment, freight, bulky matter or fixtures requires special handling, Tenant agrees to employ only persons holding a Master Rigger's License to do said work, and that all work in connection therewith shall comply with the Administrative Code of the City of New York and all other laws and regulations applicable thereto, and shall be done during such hours as Landlord may reasonably designate.

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7.

SUBORDINATION.

 

A.            Subordination .  This Lease is subject and subordinate to each and every trust indenture and mortgage (collectively the "Mortgages") which may now or hereafter affect the Real Property, the Building, and to all renewals, extensions, supplements, amendments, modifications, consolidations, and replacements thereof or thereto, substitutions therefor and advances made thereunder.  This clause shall be self-operative and no further instrument of subordination shall be required to make the interest of any trustee or mortgagee of a Mortgage superior to the interest of Tenant hereunder.  In confirmation of such subordination, however, Tenant shall execute promptly any certificate that Landlord may reasonably request.  Tenant covenants and agrees that, except as expressly provided for herein, Tenant shall not do anything that would constitute a default under any Mortgage, or omit to do anything that Tenant is obligated to do under the terms of this Lease so as to cause Landlord to be in default. If, in connection with the financing of the Real Property, the Building any lending institution (such as a bank, insurance company or similar institution regularly issuing first mortgage loans) shall request reasonable modifications of this Lease, provided such modifications do not increase the obligations or (except immaterially) adversely affect the rights of Tenant under this Lease, Tenant covenants to make such modifications. The Landlord shall obtain from the holder or holders of any Mortgages a non-disturbance agreement (“SNDA”) in the lender’s usual form; provided however that the Landlord’s failure to obtain an SNDA shall not constitute a default under this Lease by the Landlord nor shall the terms and provisions of this Lease be affected thereby; and further provided that any costs incurred by Landlord in obtaining such SNDA shall be paid by Tenant immediately upon demand, the failure to pay such costs shall be deemed an Event of Default (as such term is defined herein)with respect to Tenant’s rights under this Lease (a “NDA”) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Tenant prior to the Commencement Date.

 

B.            Attornment .  If at any time prior to the expiration of the Term, any Mortgage shall be foreclosed for any reason, Tenant agrees, at the election and upon demand of any owner of the Real Property or the Building, or of any mortgagee in possession of the Real Property or the Building, to attorn, from time to time, to any such owner, or mortgagee, upon the then executory terms and conditions of this Lease, for the remainder of the term originally demised in this Lease, provided that such owner, mortgagee as the case may be, or receiver caused to be appointed by any of the foregoing, shall not then be entitled to possession of the Premises under the NDA or any other agreement or by law.  The provisions of this subsection B shall inure to the benefit of any such owner or mortgagee, and shall be self-operative upon any such demand, and no further instrument shall be required to give effect to said provisions.  Tenant, however, upon demand of any such owner or mortgagee, agrees to execute, from time to time, instruments in confirmation of the foregoing provisions of this subsection B, commercially reasonably satisfactory to any such owner or mortgagee, acknowledging such attornment and setting forth the terms and conditions of its tenancy.  Subject to the NDA, nothing contained in this subsection B shall be construed to impair any right otherwise exercisable by any such owner or mortgagee.

 

 

8.            RULES AND REGULATIONS.   Tenant and Tenant's employees, agents, visitors and licensees shall observe faithfully, and comply with, the Rules and Regulations annexed hereto and made a part hereof as Schedule “A” and such other and further commercially reasonable Rules and Regulations as Landlord or Landlord's agents may from time to time adopt (collectively, the "Rules and Regulations") on such notice to be given as Landlord may elect.  Nothing in this Lease contained shall be construed to impose upon Landlord any duty or obligation to enforce the Rules and Regulations or terms, covenants or conditions in any other lease, against any other tenant and Landlord shall not be liable to Tenant for violation of the same by any other tenant, its employees, agents, visitors or licensees but Landlord shall use commercially reasonable efforts to apply the Rules and Regulations in a uniform manner to all tenants of the Building.

 

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9.              INSURANCE.

 

A.            Liability Insurance.   Tenant shall obtain at its own expense and keep in full force and effect during the Term, a policy of commercial general liability insurance (including, without limitation, insurance covering Tenant's contractual liability under this Lease, under which Tenant is named as the insured, and Landlord, Landlord's managing agent, the present and any future mortgagee of the Real Property or the Building are named as additional insureds.  Such policy shall contain a provision that no act or omission of Tenant shall affect or limit the obligation of the insurance company to pay the amount of any loss sustained.  Such policy shall also contain a provision which provides the insurance company will not cancel or refuse to renew the policy, or change in any material way the nature or extent of the coverage provided by such policy, without first giving Landlord at least thirty (30) days written notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, which notice shall contain the policy number and the names of the insureds and policy holder.  The minimum limits of liability shall be a combined single limit with respect to each occurrence in an amount of not less than $2,000,000 for injury (or death) and $1,000,000.00 for each person and for damage to property or such greater coverage amounts as Landlord may, from time to time, commercially reasonably require provided such greater coverage amounts are then carried by tenants of similar premises as the Premises in similar office buildings in midtown Manhattan. Such coverage may be maintained by a combined single limit policy in the above coverage amounts and an “umbrella” or excess coverage policy in the amount of $5,000,000.00. Tenant shall also maintain at its own expense during the Term a policy of workers' compensation insurance providing statutory benefits for Tenant's employees and employer's liability.  Tenant shall provide to Landlord upon execution of this Lease and at least thirty (30) days prior to the termination of any existing policy, a certificate evidencing the effectiveness of the insurance policies required to be maintained hereunder which shall include the named insured, additional insured, carrier, policy number, limits of liability, effective date, the name of the insurance agent and its telephone number. Tenant shall provide Landlord with a complete copy of any such policy upon written request of Landlord.  Tenant shall have no right to obtain any of the insurance required hereunder pursuant to a blanket policy covering other properties unless the blanket policy contains an endorsement that names Landlord, Landlord's managing agent and the present and any future mortgagees of the Real Property or the Building as additional insureds, references the Premises, and guarantees a minimum limit available for the Premises equal to the amount of insurance required to be maintained hereunder.  Each policy required hereunder shall contain a clause that the policy and the coverage evidenced thereby shall be primary with respect to any policies carried by Landlord, and that any coverage carried by Landlord shall be excess insurance.  The limits of the insurance required under this subsection shall not limit the liability of Tenant under this Lease.  All insurance required to be carried by Tenant pursuant to the terms of this Lease shall be effected under valid and enforceable policies issued by reputable and independent insurers permitted to do business in the State of New York, and rated in Best's Insurance Guide, or any successor thereto (or if there be none, an insurance company rating organization having a national reputation) as having a general policyholder rating of "A-" and a financial rating of at least "10".  In the event that Tenant fails to continuously maintain insurance as required by this subsection, Landlord may, at its option and without relieving Tenant of any obligation hereunder, order such insurance and pay for the same at the expense of Tenant.  In such event, Tenant shall repay the amount expended by Landlord within ten (10) days of Landlord's written demand therefor.

 

B.            All-Risk Insurance.   Tenant shall also maintain at its own expense during the Term a policy against fire and other casualty on an "all risk" form covering all Alterations, construction and other improvements installed within the Premises, whether existing in the Premises on the date hereof or hereinafter installed by or on behalf of Landlord or Tenant, and on all furniture, fixtures, equipment, personal property and inventory of Tenant located in the Premises and any property in the care, custody and control of Tenant (fixed or otherwise) sufficient to provide 100% full replacement value of such items, which policy (except with respect to the coverage limits and the types of insurance coverages and the naming of mortgagees as additional insureds) shall otherwise comply with the provisions of subsections A and C of this Article 9.  On any such policy, Tenant shall name Landlord as a loss payee, as its interest may appear.

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C.            Waiver of Subrogation.   The parties hereto shall procure an appropriate clause in, or endorsement on, any "all-risk" property insurance covering the Premises and the Building, including its respective Alterations, construction and other improvements as well as personal property, fixtures, furniture, inventory and equipment located thereon or therein, pursuant to which the insurance companies waive subrogation or consent to a waiver of right of recovery, and each party hereby agrees that it will not make any claim against or seek to recover from the other or the partners, directors, officers, shareholders or employees of such party for any loss or damage to its property or the property of others resulting from fire or other hazards covered by such "all-risk" property insurance policies to the extent that such loss or damage is actually recoverable under such policies exclusive of any deductibles.  If the payment of an additional premium is required for the inclusion of such waiver of subrogation provision, each party shall advise the other of the amount of any such additional premiums and the other party shall pay the same.  It is expressly understood and agreed that Landlord will not carry insurance on the Alterations, construction and other improvements presently existing or hereafter installed within the Premises or on Tenant's fixtures, furnishings, equipment, personal property or inventory located in the Premises or insurance against interruption of Tenant's business.

 

 

10.            DESTRUCTION OF THE PREMISES; PROPERTY LOSS OR DAMAGE.

 

A.            Repair of Damage .  If the Premises or any part thereof shall be damaged by fire or other casualty, Tenant shall give prompt notice thereof to Owner and this Lease shall continue in full force and effect except as hereinafter set forth.  If the Premises shall be damaged by fire or other casualty, then the Premises shall be repaired and restored to its condition preceding the damage in accordance with the provisions of this Article 10.  Whenever in this Article 10 reference is made to restoration of the Premises, (i) Tenant's obligation shall be as to all property within the Premises such as Tenant's furniture, fixtures, equipment and other personal property of Tenant, any and all Alterations, construction or other improvements made to the Premises by or on behalf of Tenant and any other leasehold improvements existing in the Premises on the date hereof, all of which shall be restored and replaced at Tenant's sole cost and expense and (ii) Landlord's obligation, if any, shall be as to the shell, which constitutes the structure of the Building and the mechanical, electrical, plumbing, air-conditioning and other building-wide systems up to the point of connection into the Premises.  Landlord shall have no liability to Tenant, and Tenant shall not be entitled to terminate this Lease, if such repairs and restoration are not in fact completed within Landlord's estimated time period as given by Notice to Tenant by Landlord within sixty (60) days after such fire or other casualty if such failure by Landlord is a result of “Force Majeure.”  The Rent until such repairs shall be made shall be reduced in the proportion which the area of the part of the Premises which is not usable by Tenant bears to the total area of the Premises provided, however, should Tenant reoccupy a portion of the Premises for the conduct of its business prior to the date such repairs are made, the Rent shall be reinstated with respect to such reoccupied portion of the Premises and shall be payable by Tenant from the date of such occupancy.  The abatement of Rent provided for in this subsection shall continue for a period of two (2) months following the date Landlord completes its repair and restoration obligations hereunder.

 

B.            Landlord's Termination Option .   Anything in subsection A of this Article 10 to the contrary notwithstanding, if the Premises are totally damaged or are rendered wholly untenantable, or if the Building shall be so damaged by fire or other casualty that, in Landlord's opinion, either substantial alteration, demolition or reconstruction of the Building shall be required (whether or not the Premises shall have been damaged or rendered untenantable), or if the Building, after its proposed repair, alteration or restoration, shall not be economically viable as an office building, then in any of such events, Landlord, at Landlord's option, may, not later than sixty (60) days following such damage, give Tenant a notice in writing terminating this Lease.  In addition, (i) if any damage shall occur to the Premises or the Building during the last two (2) years of the Term, Landlord or Tenant shall have the option to terminate this Lease upon not less than sixty (60) days prior written notice to the other party or (ii) if the holder of a Mortgage applies the proceeds of insurance to the loan and the remaining proceeds, if any, available to Landlord are insufficient to pay for such repair or restoration.  If this Lease is terminated pursuant to the provisions of this subsection B, the Term shall expire upon the date set forth in such notice, and Tenant shall vacate the Premises and surrender the same to Landlord without prejudice however, to Landlord’s rights and remedies against Tenant under this Lease in effect prior to such fire or other casualty and any Rent owing shall be paid up to such date and any payments of Rent made by Tenant which were on account of any period subsequent to such date shall be returned to Tenant.  Upon the termination of this Lease under the conditions provided for in the next preceding sentence, Tenant's liability for Rent thereafter accruing shall cease as of the day following such damage.

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C.            Repair Delays .  Landlord shall not be liable for reasonable delays which may arise as a result of “Force Majeure” or by reason of the claim adjustment with any insurance company on the part of Landlord and/or Tenant and for causes beyond Landlord’s control, provided Landlord uses good faith commercially reasonable efforts to adjust such claim.

 

D.            Provision Controlling.   The parties agree that this Article 10 constitutes an express agreement governing any case of damage or destruction of the Premises or the Building by fire or other casualty, and that Section 227 of the Real Property Law of the State of New York, which provides for such contingency in the absence of an express agreement, and any other law of like import now or hereafter in force shall have no application in any such case.

 

E.            Property Loss or Damage.   Any Building employee to whom any property shall be entrusted by or on behalf of Tenant shall be deemed to be acting as Tenant's agent with respect to such property and neither Landlord nor its agents shall be liable for any damage to property of Tenant or of others entrusted to employees of the Building, nor for the loss of or damage to any property of Tenant by theft or otherwise.  Neither Landlord nor its agents shall be liable for any injury or damage to persons or property or interruption of Tenant's business resulting from fire, explosion, falling plaster, steam, gas, electricity, water, rain or snow or leaks from any part of the Building or from the pipes, appliances or plumbing works or from the roof, street or subsurface or from any other place or by dampness or by any other cause of whatsoever nature; nor shall Landlord or its agents be liable for any such damage caused by other tenants or persons in the Building or caused by construction of any private, public or quasi-public work; nor shall Landlord be liable for any latent defect in the Premises or in the Building.  Anything in this Article 10 to the contrary notwithstanding, nothing in this Lease shall be construed to relieve Landlord from responsibility directly to Tenant for any loss or damage caused directly to Tenant wholly or in part by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord, its agents, employees or contractors.  Nothing in the foregoing sentence shall affect any right of Landlord to the indemnity from Tenant to which Landlord may be entitled under Article 37 hereof in order to recoup for payments made to compensate for losses of third parties.

 

F.           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if, in any event, such repairs or restoration shall not be completed within nine (9) month after such fire and other casualty, then Tenant may, upon notice to Landlord, cancel and terminate this Lease and the Lease shall be deemed terminated on the date set forth in said notice (the “ Tenant Termination Date ”) and Tenant shall vacate the Premises on or prior to the Tenant Termination Date and all Rent shall be pro rated as of the date of such fire or other casualty.

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11.            CONDEMNATION.

 

A.            Condemnation .    If the whole of the Real Property, the Building or the Premises shall be acquired or condemned for any public or quasi-public use or purpose, this Lease and the Term shall end as of the date of the vesting of title with the same effect as if said date were the Expiration Date.  If only a part of the Real Property shall be so acquired or condemned then, (i) except as hereinafter provided in this subsection A, this Lease and the Term shall continue in force and effect but, if a part of the Premises is included in the part of the Real Property so acquired or condemned, from and after the date of the vesting of title, the Rent shall be reduced in the proportion which the area of the part of the Premises so acquired or condemned bears to the total area of the Premises immediately prior to such acquisition or condemnation; (ii) whether or not the Premises shall be affected thereby, Landlord, at Landlord's option, may give to Tenant, within thirty (30) days next following the date upon which Landlord shall have received notice of vesting of title, a thirty (30) days notice of termination of this Lease; and (iii) if the part of the Real Property so acquired or condemned shall contain more than twenty percent (20%) of the total area of the Premises immediately prior to such acquisition or condemnation, or if, by reason of such acquisition or condemnation, Tenant no longer has reasonable means of access to the Premises, Tenant, at Tenant's option, may give to Landlord, within thirty (30) days next following the date upon which Tenant shall have received notice of vesting of title, a thirty (30) days notice of termination of this Lease.  If any such thirty (30) days notice of termination is given by Landlord or Tenant, this Lease and the Term shall come to an end and expire upon the expiration of said thirty (30) days with the same effect as if the date of expiration of said thirty (30) days were the Expiration Date.  If a part of the Premises shall be so acquired or condemned and this Lease and the Term shall not be terminated pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this subsection A, Landlord, at Landlord's expense, shall restore that part of the Premises not so acquired or condemned to a self-contained rental unit.  In the event of any termination of this Lease and the Term pursuant to the provisions of this subsection A, the Rent shall be apportioned as of the date of such condemnation and any prepaid portion of Rent for any period after such date shall be refunded by Landlord to Tenant.

 

B.            Award .    In the event of any such acquisition or condemnation of all or any part of the Real Property, Landlord shall be entitled to receive the entire award for any such acquisition or condemnation, Tenant shall have no claim against Landlord or the condemning authority for the value of any unexpired portion of the Term and Tenant hereby expressly assigns to Landlord all of its right in and to any such award.  Nothing contained in this subsection B shall be deemed to prevent Tenant from making a claim in any condemnation proceedings for the then value of any furniture, furnishings and fixtures installed by and at the sole expense of Tenant and included in such taking, and for moving expenses provided that such award shall not materially reduce the amount of the award otherwise payable to Landlord.

 

 

12.

ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING.

 

A.            Prohibition Without Consent.   Tenant expressly covenants that it shall not (i) assign or otherwise transfer this Lease or the term and estate hereby granted, (ii) mortgage, pledge or encumber this Lease or the Premises or any part thereof in any manner by reason of any act or omission on the part of Tenant, (iii) sublet the Premises or any part thereof or permit the Premises or any part thereof to be used or occupied by others (whether for desk space, mailing privileges or otherwise) or (iv) advertise, or authorize a broker to advertise the Premises for assignment or subletting, without obtaining the prior written consent of Landlord in each instance.  If this Lease be assigned, or if the Premises or any part thereof be sublet or occupied by anybody other than Tenant, Landlord may, after default by Tenant, collect rent from the assignee, subtenant or occupant, and apply the net amount collected to the Rent herein reserved, but no assignment, underletting, occupancy or collection shall be deemed a waiver of the provisions hereof, the acceptance of the assignee, undertenant or occupant as tenant, or a release of Tenant from the further performance by Tenant of covenants on the part of Tenant herein contained.  The consent by Landlord to an assignment or underletting shall not in any way be construed to relieve Tenant from obtaining the express consent in writing of Landlord to any further assignment or underletting.  In no event shall any permitted subtenant assign or encumber its sublease or further sublet all or any portion of its sublet space, or otherwise suffer or permit the sublet space or any part thereof to be used or occupied by others, without Landlord's prior written consent in each instance.  Any assignment, sublease, mortgage, pledge, encumbrance or transfer in contravention of the provisions of this Article 12 shall be void.

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B.            Notice of Proposed Transfer .  If Tenant shall at any time or times during the Term desire to assign this Lease or sublet all or part of the Premises, Tenant shall give notice thereof to Landlord, which notice shall be accompanied by (i) a conformed or photostatic copy of the proposed assignment or sublease, the effective or commencement date of which shall be not less than thirty (30) nor more than one hundred and eighty (180) days after the giving of such notice, (ii) a statement setting forth in reasonable detail the identity of the proposed assignee or subtenant, the nature of its business and its proposed use of the Premises, (iii) current financial information with respect to the proposed assignee or subtenant, including, without limitation, its most recent financial report, (iv) an agreement by Tenant to indemnify Landlord against liability resulting from any claims that may be made against Landlord by the proposed assignee or subtenant or by any brokers or other persons claiming a commission or similar compensation in connection with the proposed assignment or sublease and (v) in the case of a sublease, such additional information related to the proposed subtenant as Landlord shall reasonably request, if any, prior to such notice by Tenant with respect to a subletting.

 

C.            Landlord's Options.   The notice containing all of the information set forth in Subsection B of this Article 12 above shall be deemed an offer from Tenant to Landlord whereby Landlord (or Landlord's designee) may, at its option, (a) sublease such space (hereinafter called the "Leaseback Space") from Tenant upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth (if the proposed transaction is a sublease of all or part of the Premises), or (b) terminate this Lease (if the proposed transaction is an assignment or a sublease of all or substantially all of the Premises).  Said options may be exercised by Landlord by notice to Tenant at any time within thirty (30) days after the aforesaid notice has been given by Tenant to Landlord; and during such thirty (30) day period Tenant shall not assign this Lease nor sublet such space to any person or entity.  If Landlord fails to give the aforesaid notice within said thirty (30) day period, Tenant shall give a second notice to Landlord after the expiration of said thirty (30) day period and, if Landlord has failed to give the aforesaid notice set forth in the second sentence of this Subsection within ten (10) days after the giving of said second notice by Tenant, Landlord shall be deemed not to have exercised its option under this subsection.

 

D.            Termination by Landlord.   If Landlord exercises its option to terminate this Lease in the case where Tenant desires either to assign this Lease or sublet all or substantially all of the Premises, then this Lease shall end and expire on the date that such assignment or sublet was to be effective or commence, as the case may be, and the Rent and additional rent due hereunder shall be paid and apportioned to such date. Furthermore, if Landlord exercises its option to terminate this Lease pursuant to subsection C of this Article 12, Landlord shall be free to and shall have no liability to Tenant if Landlord should lease the Premises (or any part thereof) to Tenant's prospective assignee or subtenant.

 

E.            Takeback by Landlord .   If Landlord exercises its option to sublet the leaseback Space, such sublease to Landlord or its designee (as subtenant) shall be at the lower of (i) the rental rate per rentable square foot of Rent and additional rent then payable pursuant to this Lease, or (ii) the rentals set forth in the proposed sublease, and shall be for the same term as that of the proposed subletting, and such sublease:

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(i)           shall be expressly subject to all of the covenants, agreements, terms, provisions and conditions of this Lease except such as are inapplicable, and except as otherwise expressly set forth to the contrary in this Article 12;

 

(ii)          shall be upon the same terms and conditions as those contained in the proposed sublease, except such as are inapplicable and except as otherwise expressly set forth to the contrary in this Article 12;

 

(iii)         shall give the subtenant the unqualified and unrestricted right, without Tenant's permission, to assign such sublease or any interest therein and/or to sublet the space covered by such sublease or any part or parts of such space and to make any and all changes, alterations and improvements in the space covered by such sublease, and if the proposed sublease will result in all or substantially all of the Premises being sublet, grant Landlord or its designee the option to extend the term of such sublease for the balance of the term of this Lease less one (1) day;

 

(iv)         shall provide that any assignee or further subtenant of Landlord or its designee, may, at the election of Landlord, be permitted to make alterations, decorations and installations in such space or any part thereof and shall also provide in substance that any such alterations, decorations and installations in such space therein made by any assignee or subtenant of Landlord or its designee may be removed, in whole or in part, by such assignee or subtenant, at its option, prior to or upon the expiration or other termination of such sublease provided that such assignee or subtenant, at its expense, shall repair any damage and injury to such space so sublet caused by such removal; and

 

(v)          shall also provide that (a) the parties to such sublease expressly negate any intention that any estate created under such sublease be merged with any other estate held by either of said parties, (b) any assignment or subletting by Landlord or its designee (as the subtenant) may be for any purpose or purposes that Landlord, in Landlord's uncontrolled discretion, shall deem suitable or appropriate, provided, however, if the sublease is for a portion of the Premises then any such purpose or purposes shall not materially interfere with Tenant’s operations in balance of the Premises retained by Tenant , (c) Landlord, at Landlord’s sole expense, shall and will at all times provide and permit reasonably appropriate means of ingress to and egress from such space so sublet by Tenant to Landlord or its designee, (d) Landlord, at Landlord’s sole expense, may make such alterations as may be required or deemed necessary by Landlord to physically separate the subleased space from the balance of the Premises and to comply with any legal or insurance requirements relating to such separation, and (e) that at the expiration of the term of such sublease, Tenant will accept the space covered by such sublease in its then existing condition, subject to the obligations of the subtenant to make such repairs thereto as may be necessary to preserve the premises demised by such sublease in good order and condition.

 

F.            Effect of Takeback or Termination.   If Landlord exercises its option to sublet the Leaseback Space, (i) Landlord shall indemnify and save Tenant harmless from all obligations under this Lease as to the Leaseback Space during the period of time it is so sublet to Landlord; (ii) performance by Landlord, or its designee, under a sublease of the Leaseback Space shall be deemed performance by Tenant of any similar obligation under this Lease and any default under any such sublease shall not give rise to a default under a similar obligation contained in this Lease nor shall Tenant be liable for any default under this Lease or deemed to be in default hereunder if such default is occasioned by or arises from any act or omission of the tenant under such sublease or is occasioned by or arises from any act or omission of any occupant holding under or pursuant to any such sublease; and (iii) Tenant shall have no obligation, at the expiration or earlier termination of the Term, to remove any alteration, installation or improvement made in the Leaseback Space by Landlord (or its designee); In addition, if required by applicable law in connection with any termination of this Lease, or subletting of all or any portion of the Leaseback Space to Landlord or its designee, Tenant shall complete, swear to and file any questionnaires, tax returns, affidavits or other documentation which may be required to be filed  with the appropriate governmental agency in connection with any other tax which may now or hereafter be in effect.  Landlord further agrees to pay any amounts which may be assessed in connection with any of such taxes and to indemnify Tenant against and to hold Tenant harmless from any claims for payment of such taxes as a result of such transactions.

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G.            Conditions for Landlord's Approval .  In the event Landlord does not exercise either of the options provided to it pursuant to subsection C of this Article 12 and provided that Tenant is not in default of any of Tenant's obligations under this Lease (after notice and the expiration of any applicable grace period) as of the time of Landlord's consent, and as of the effective date of the proposed assignment or commencement date of the proposed sublease, Landlord's written consent to the proposed assignment or sublease shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed for more than thirty (30) days or otherwise conditioned, provided and upon condition that:

 

(i)           Tenant shall have complied with the provisions of subsection B of this Article 12 and Landlord shall not have exercised any of its options under subsection C of this Article 12 within the time permitted therefor;

 

(ii)          In Landlord's commercially reasonable judgment the proposed assignee or subtenant is engaged in a business or activity, and the Premises, or the relevant part thereof, will be used in a manner, which (a) is in keeping with the then standards of the Building and (b) is limited to the use of the Premises as provided in this Lease.

 

(iii)         The proposed assignee or subtenant is a reputable party of good character and with commercially reasonable sufficient financial worth considering the responsibility involved, and Landlord has been furnished with commercially reasonable proof thereof;

 

(iv)         Neither (a) the proposed assignee or subtenant nor (b) any person which directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, the proposed assignee or subtenant, is then an occupant of any part of the Building;

 

(v)          The proposed assignee or subtenant is not a person with whom Landlord is or has been, within the preceding six (6) month period, negotiating to lease space in the Building;

 

(vi)         The form of the proposed sublease or instrument of assignment (a) shall be in form commercially reasonably satisfactory to Landlord, and (b) shall comply with the applicable provisions of this Article 12;

 

(vii)        There shall not be more than two (2) subtenants (including Landlord or its designee) of the Premises;

 

(viii)       The rental and other terms and conditions of the sublease are substantially the same as those contained in the proposed sublease furnished to Landlord pursuant to subsection B of this Article 12;

 

(ix)          Within ten (10) days after receipt of a bill therefor, Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for the reasonable costs that may be incurred by Landlord in connection with said assignment or sublease, including without limitation, the costs commercially reasonable of making investigations as to the acceptability of the proposed assignee or subtenant, and reasonable legal costs incurred by Landlord in connection with the granting of any requested consent;

 

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(x)           (Omitted)

 

(xi)          The proposed occupancy shall not, in Landlord's commercially reasonable opinion materially (a) increase the office cleaning requirements or (b) the Building's operating or other expenses or (c) impose an extra burden upon services to be supplied by Landlord to Tenant;

 

(xii)         The proposed assignee or subtenant or its business shall not be subject to compliance with any material additional requirements of law (including related regulations) beyond those requirements which are applicable to the named Tenant herein; and

 

(xiii)        The proposed subtenant or assignee shall not be entitled, directly or indirectly, to diplomatic or sovereign immunity and shall be subject to the service of process in, and the jurisdiction of the courts of New York State.

 

Except for any subletting by Tenant to Landlord or its designee pursuant to the provisions of this Article 12, each subletting pursuant to this subsection G of this Article 12 shall be subject to all of the covenants, agreements, terms, provisions and conditions contained in this Lease.  Notwithstanding any such subletting to Landlord or any such subletting to any other subtenant and/or acceptance of Rent or additional rent by Landlord from any subtenant, Tenant shall and will remain fully liable for the payment of the Rent and additional rent due and to become due hereunder and for the performance of all the covenants, agreements, terms, provisions and conditions contained in this Lease on the part of Tenant to be performed and all acts and omissions of any licensee or subtenant or anyone claiming under or through any subtenant which shall be in violation of any of the obligations of this Lease shall be deemed to be a violation by Tenant.  Tenant further agrees that notwithstanding any such subletting, no other and further subletting of the Premises by Tenant or any person claiming through or under Tenant shall or will be made except upon compliance with and subject to the provisions of this Article 12.  If Landlord shall decline to give its consent to any proposed assignment or sublease, or if Landlord shall exercise either of its options under subsection C of this Article 12, Tenant shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Landlord against and from any and all loss, liability, damages, costs, and expenses (including reasonable counsel fees) resulting from any claims that may be made against Landlord by the proposed assignee or subtenant or by any brokers or other persons claiming a commission or similar compensation in connection with the proposed assignment or sublease.

 

H.            Future Requests.    In the event that (i) Landlord fails to exercise either of its options under subsection C of this Article 12 and consents to a proposed assignment or sublease, and (ii) Tenant fails to execute and deliver the assignment or sublease to which Landlord consented within ninety (90) days after the giving of such consent, then, Tenant shall again comply with all of the provisions and conditions of subsection B of this Article 12 before assigning this Lease or subletting all or part of the Premises.

 

I.            Sublease Provisions .  With respect to each and every sublease or subletting authorized by Landlord under the provisions of this Lease, it is further agreed that:

 

(i)           No subletting shall be for a term ending later than one (1) day prior to the Expiration Date of this Lease;

 

(ii)           No sublease shall be delivered, and no subtenant shall take possession of the Premises or any part thereof, until an executed counterpart of such sublease has been delivered to Landlord;

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(iii)           Each sublease shall provide that it is subject and subordinate to this Lease and to the matters to which this Lease is or shall be subordinate, and that in the event of termination, re-entry or dispossession by Landlord under this Lease Landlord may, at its option, take over all of the right, title and interest of Tenant, as sublessor, under such sublease, and such subtenant shall, at Landlord's option, attorn to Landlord pursuant to the then executory provisions of such sublease, except that Landlord shall not (a) be liable for any previous act or omission of Tenant under such sublease, (b) be subject to any counterclaim, offset or defense, not expressly provided in such sublease, which theretofore accrued to such subtenant against Tenant, or (c) be bound by any previous modification of such sublease or by any previous prepayment of more than one (1) month's Rent.  The provisions of this Article 12 shall be self-operative and no further instrument shall be required to give effect to this provision.

 

(iv)           If any laws, orders, rules or regulations of any applicable governmental authority require that any Hazardous Substances, including, without limitation, asbestos, contained in or about the Premises to be sublet (the "Sublet Space") be dealt with in any particular manner in connection with any alteration of the Sublet Space, then it shall be the subtenant's obligation, at the subtenant's expense, to deal with such Hazardous Substances in accordance with all such laws, orders, rules and regulations (unless Landlord elects to deal with such Hazardous Substances itself, in which event, the subtenant shall reimburse Landlord for all of Landlord's costs and expenses in connection therewith within ten (10) days next following the rendition of a statement therefor).

 

J.            Profits from Assignment or Subletting .  If Landlord shall give its consent to any assignment of this Lease or to any sublease or if Tenant shall enter into any other assignment or sublease permitted hereunder, Tenant shall in consideration therefor, pay to Landlord, as additional rent:

 

(i)           in the case of an assignment, an amount equal to one-half (½) of all sums and other considerations paid to Tenant by the assignee for or by reason of such assignment (including, but not limited to, sums paid for the sale of Tenant's fixtures, leasehold improvements, equipment, furniture, furnishings or other personal property, less, in the case of a sale thereof, one-half (½) of the then net unamortized or undepreciated cost thereof determined on the basis of Tenant's federal income tax returns) less one-half (½) of all expenses reasonably and actually incurred by Tenant on account of brokerage commissions and advertising costs in connection with such assignment , provided that Tenant shall submit to Landlord a receipt evidencing the payment of such expenses (or other proof of payment as Landlord shall require).  The sums payable by under this subsection J(i) of this Article 12 shall be paid to Landlord as and when payable by the assignee to the Tenant; and

 

(ii)           in the case of a sublease, one-half (½) of any rents, additional charges or other consideration payable under the sublease on a per square foot basis to Tenant by the subtenant which is in excess of the Rent and additional rent accruing during the term of the sublease in respect of the subleased space (at the rate per square foot payable by Tenant hereunder) pursuant to the terms hereof (including, but not limited to, sums paid for the sale or rental of Tenant's fixtures, leasehold improvements, equipment, furniture or other personal property, less, in the case of the sale thereof, the one-half (½) of then net unamortized or undepreciated cost thereof determined on the basis of Tenant's federal income tax returns), less one-half (½) of all expenses reasonably and actually incurred by Tenant on account of brokerage commissions, advertising costs and the cost of demising the premises so sublet in connection with such sublease,  provided that Tenant shall submit to Landlord a receipt evidencing the payment of such expenses (or other proof of payment as Landlord shall require).  The sums payable under this subsection J(ii) of this Article 12 shall be paid to Landlord as and when payable by the subtenant to Tenant.

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K.            Other Transfers.   (i)  If Tenant is a corporation other than a corporation whose stock is listed and traded on a nationally recognized stock exchange (hereinafter referred to as a "public corporation"), the provisions of subsection A of this Article 12 shall apply to a transfer (by one or more transfers) of a majority of the stock of Tenant as if such transfer of a majority of the stock of Tenant were an assignment of this Lease; provided, however, that the provisions of subsections A (other than (A(iv)), C, D, E, F, G, H and J shall not apply to transactions with a corporation or other business entity into or with which Tenant is merged or consolidated or to which substantially all of Tenant's assets are transferred or sold, provided that such merger, consolidation or transfer of assets is for a valid business purpose and not principally for the purpose of transferring the leasehold estate created hereby, and provided further, that in any of such events (a) the successor to Tenant has a net worth computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles at least equal to the greater of (1) the net worth of Tenant immediately prior to such merger, consolidation, transfer, or sale, or (2) the net worth of Tenant herein named on the date of this Lease and (b) proof commercially reasonably satisfactory to Landlord of such net worth shall have been delivered to Landlord at least ten (10) days prior to the effective date of any such transaction.

 

(ii)           If Tenant is a partnership, the provisions of subsection A of this Article 12 shall apply to a transfer (by one or more transfers) of a majority interest in the partnership, as if such transfer were an assignment of this Lease.

 

(iii)           If Tenant is a subdivision, authority, body, agency, instrumentality or other entity created and/or controlled pursuant to the laws of the State of New York or any city, town or village of such state or of federal government ("Governmental Entity"), the provisions of subsection A of this Article 12 shall apply to a transfer (by one or more transfers) of any of Tenant's rights to use and occupy the Premises, to any other Governmental Entity, as if such transfer of the right of use and occupancy were an assignment of this Lease; but said provisions shall not apply to a transfer of any of Tenant's rights in and to the Premises to any Governmental Entity which shall replace or succeed to substantially similar public functions, responsibilities and areas of authority as Tenant, provided that in any of such events the successor Governmental Entity (a) shall utilize the Premises in a manner substantially similar to Tenant, and (b) shall not utilize the Premises in any manner which, in Landlord's reasonable judgment, would impair the reputation of the Building as a first-class office building.

 

L.            Related Corporation.   Tenant may, without Landlord's consent, assign this Lease or sublet all or a portion of the Premises to any corporations or other business entities (but not including Governmental Entities) which control, are controlled by, or are under common control with Tenant (herein collectively referred to as a "related corporation") or to sublet all or part of the Premises to a related corporation for any of the purposes permitted to Tenant, subject however to compliance with Tenant's obligations under this Lease and in such event subsections A (other than (A(iv)), B (other than B(i), B(iii), and B(iv), C, D, E, F, G, H and J shall not apply to an assignment or sublease under this subsection.  Such subletting shall not relieve, release, impair or discharge any of Tenant's obligations hereunder.  For the purposes hereof, "control" shall be deemed to mean ownership of not less than fifty percent (50%) of all of the voting stock of such corporation or not less than fifty percent (50%) of all of the legal and equitable interest in any other business entities.

 

M.            Assumption by Assignee.   Any assignment or transfer, whether made with Landlord's consent pursuant to subsection A of this Article 12 or without Landlord's consent pursuant to subsection K or L of this Article 12, shall be made only if, and shall not be effective until, the assignee shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to Landlord an agreement in form commercially reasonably satisfactory to Landlord whereby the assignee shall assume the obligations of this Lease and agree to be bound by all of the terms, conditions, covenants and provisions hereof on the part of Tenant to be performed or observed and whereby the assignee shall agree that the provisions of this Article 12 shall, notwithstanding such assignment or transfer, continue to be binding upon it in respect of all future assignments and transfers.  The original named Tenant covenants that, notwithstanding any assignment or transfer, whether or not in violation of the provisions of this Lease, and notwithstanding the acceptance of Rent and/or additional rent by Landlord from an assignee, transferee or any other party, the original named Tenant shall remain fully liable for the payment of the Rent and additional rent and for the other obligations of this Lease on the part of Tenant to be performed or observed.

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N.            Liability of Tenant .  The joint and several liability of Tenant and any immediate or remote successor in interest of Tenant and the due performance of the obligations of this Lease on Tenant's part to be performed or observed shall not be discharged, released or impaired in any respect by any agreement or stipulation made by Landlord or modifying any of the obligations, of this Lease, or by any waiver or failure of Landlord to enforce any of the obligations of this Lease except for (a) an extension of the term of this Lease, (b) an increase in Rent or (c) any additional increased materially adverse obligation on the part of the Tenant with respect to the Lease.

 

O.            Listings .  The listing of any name other than that of Tenant, whether on the doors of the Premises or the Building directory, or otherwise, shall not operate to vest any right or interest in this Lease or in the Premises, nor shall it be deemed to be the consent of Landlord to any assignment or transfer of this Lease or to any sublease of the Premises or to the use or occupancy thereof by others.  Any such listing of others shall constitute a privilege extended by Landlord, revocable at Landlord's will by notice to Tenant.

 

P.           (Omitted).

 

Q.            Re-entry by Landlord .  If Landlord shall recover or come into possession of the Premises before the date herein fixed for the termination of this Lease, Landlord shall have the right, at its option, to take over any and all subleases or sublettings of the Premises or any part thereof made by Tenant and to succeed to all the rights of said subleases and sublettings or such of them as it may elect to take over.  Tenant hereby expressly assigns and transfers to Landlord such of the subleases and sublettings as Landlord may elect to take over at the time of such recovery of possession, such assignment and transfer not to be effective until the termination of this Lease or re-entry by Landlord hereunder or if Landlord shall otherwise succeed to Tenant's estate in the Premises, at which time Tenant shall upon request of Landlord, execute, acknowledge and deliver to Landlord such further instruments of assignment and transfer as may be necessary to vest in Landlord the then existing subleases and sublettings.  Every subletting hereunder is subject to the condition and by its acceptance of and entry into a sublease, each subtenant thereunder shall be deemed conclusively to have thereby agreed from and after the termination of this Lease or re-entry by Landlord hereunder of or if Landlord shall otherwise succeed to Tenant's estate in the Premises, that such subtenant shall waive any right to surrender possession or to terminate the sublease and, at Landlord's election, such subtenant shall be bound to Landlord for the balance of the term of such sublease and shall attorn to and recognize Landlord, as its landlord, under all of the then executory terms of such sublease, except that Landlord shall not (i) be liable for any previous wrongful act or negligence of Tenant under such sublease, (ii) be subject to any counterclaim, defense or offset not expressly provided for in such sublease, which theretofore accrued to such subtenant against Tenant, (iii) be bound by any previous modification or amendment of such sublease or by any previous prepayment of more than one (1) month's rent and additional rent which shall be payable as provided in the sublease, (iv) be obligated to repair the subleased space or the Building or any part thereof, in the event of total or substantial total damage beyond such repair as can reasonably be accomplished from the net proceeds of insurance actually made available to Landlord, (v) be obligated to repair the subleased space or the Building or any part thereof, in the event of partial condemnation beyond such repair as can reasonably be accomplished from the net proceeds of any award actually made available to Landlord as consequential damages allocable to the part of the subleased space or the Building not taken or (vi) be obligated to perform any work in the subleased space or to prepare them for occupancy beyond Landlord's obligations under this Lease, and the subtenant shall execute and deliver to Landlord any instruments Landlord may reasonably request to evidence and confirm such attornment. Each subtenant or licensee of Tenant shall be deemed automatically upon, and as a condition of, occupying or using the Premises or any part thereof, to have given a waiver of the type described in and to the extent and upon the conditions set forth in this Article 12.

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13.

CONDITION OF THE PREMISES.

 

A.            Acceptance by Tenant .   Except for Landlord’s Initial Construction, Tenant has examined the Premises and agrees to accept possession of the Premises in the condition and state of repair which shall exist on the date hereof "as is", and further agrees that, except for Landlord’s Initial Construction, Landlord shall have no other or further obligation to perform any work or make any installations, alterations or improvements in order to prepare the Premises for Tenant's occupancy except as may set forth in this Lease.  The taking of possession of the Premises by Tenant shall be conclusive evidence as against Tenant that, at the time such possession was so taken, the Premises and the Building were in good and satisfactory condition and that Landlord’s Initial Construction was fully completed except for any “punchlist” items.

 

B.           All of the terms, covenants and conditions of the Schedules annexed hereto are incorporated in this Lease as if fully set forth at length herein.

 

 

14.

ACCESS TO PREMISES.

 

A.            Access by Landlord.   Tenant shall permit Landlord, Landlord's agents and public utilities servicing the Building to erect, use, maintain and replace concealed ducts, pipes and conduits in and through the Premises.  Landlord, Landlord's agents and/or affiliates, and the holder of any Mortgage shall each have the right to enter the Premises at all reasonable times upon reasonable prior notice (which may be by telephone) to (i) examine the same, (ii) to show them to prospective purchasers, mortgagees or lessees of the Building or space therein, (iii) to make such repairs, replacements, alterations or im


 
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