Between 109 MORGAN
LANE, LLC , a New Jersey limited liability company
(hereinafter referred to as the “Landlord” ),
and INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION ( hereinafter referred
to as the Tenant” ).
WHEREAS ,
Landlord simultaneously herewith purchased the Building, Land and
Premises (as such terms are defined below) pursuant to the
Agreement of Sale dated August 21, 2007 between Landlord and
PROVESTCO, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Prior
Landlord ”).
WHEREAS ,
Tenant and Prior Landlord entered into a Lease dated
October 17, 2006, as amended by the First Amendment to Lease
dated as of February 28, 2007 and Second Amendment to Lease
dated as of March 16, 2007 (such lease, as amended, being
hereinafter called the “ Prior Lease ”),
pursuant to which Tenant leased from Prior Landlord 26,750 rentable
square feet of floor area described therein in the Building (the
“ Initial Space ”),
WHEREAS, Tenant
and Landlord desire to enter into this Lease and terminate the
Prior Lease effective as of the date hereof.
WHEREAS,
Landlord and Tenant desire to enter into this Lease pursuant to
which Landlord will lease to Tenant (i) the Initial Space
commencing as of May 15, 2008 and (ii) if Landlord has
fulfilled all of its obligations under Sections 44, 45, 46 and
49 during the applicable periods indicated therein, the remaining
31,261 rentable square feet of space in the Building (the “
Remaining Space ”) commencing on April 1, 2009
(the “Move In Date”), unless Landlord contributes to
any delay in Tenant’s ability to move in by such date, in
which event the Move in Date shall be extended one day for every
day of Landlord’s delay, all pursuant to the terms,
conditions, and provisions more particularly described
herein.
BASIC LEASE PROVISIONS AND
DEFINITIONS.
In addition to
other terms elsewhere defined in this Lease, the following terms
whenever used in this Lease should have only the meanings set forth
in this section, unless such meanings are expressly modified,
limited or expanded elsewhere herein:
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Date of
Lease:
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Shall mean as
of May 15, 2008.
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Building:
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Shall mean 109
Morgan Lane, Township of Plainsboro, Middlesex County, New Jersey
(the “ Building ”).
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Land:
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Shall mean LOT
24 in Block 2001 as shown on the Plainsboro Township Tax Records,
Middlesex County, New Jersey (hereinafter referred to as the
“Land” ).
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Premises:
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Shall mean the
Initial Space and/or the Remaining Space, as applicable, within the
Building (from the floor slab up, ceiling down and the inside face
of the finished walls) (the “ Premises ”), which
are shown on the plan attached hereto and made a part hereof as
Exhibit “A”.
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Term:
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Shall mean a
term of the Lease of the Premises (or part thereof) which shall
commence on the applicable Occupancy Date and which shall terminate
on the applicable Termination Date, provided, however, that Tenant
shall have unrestricted access to the Premises immediately after
the date of the Lease in order to prepare the Premises, including
but not limited to performing certain work to finish the interior
of the Remaining Space as described herein, for Tenant’s
occupancy thereof by the applicable Rental Commencement
Date.
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Commencement Date: Shall mean as of
May 15, 2008 for the Initial Space, and, if Landlord has
fulfilled all of its obligations under Sections 44, 45, 46 and
49 during the time periods indicated therein as of the Move In Date
for the Remaining Space pursuant to the requirements of this Lease
unless Landlord contributes to any delay in Tenant’s ability
to move in by such date. Landlord and Tenant hereby acknowledge and
confirm that as of May 15, 2008 (i) the Prior Lease is
hereby terminated and neither Landlord nor Tenant shall owe any
further obligation thereunder to the other and (ii) the Lease
dated October 5, 2007 between Landlord and Tenant relates to
the Initial Space and the Remaining Space shall not become
effective and is null and void.
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Occupancy Date: Shall mean
May 15, 2008 for the Initial Space, and if the Remaining Space
becomes subject to this Lease pursuant to the conditions specified
herein, the Move In Date for the Remaining Space unless Landlord
contributes to any delay in Tenant’s ability to move in by
such date.
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(8)
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Rental Commencement Date:
June 1, 2008 for the Initial Space, and if Landlord has
fulfilled all of its obligations under Sections 44, 45, 46 and
49 during the applicable time periods indicted therein the Move In
Date for the Remaining Space unless Landlord contributes to any
delay in Tenant’s ability to move in by such date.
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Termination
Date:
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Shall mean
May 31, 2018 for both the Initial Space and for the Remaining
Space, unless the term of the Lease is extended by Tenant as
provided herein. If Tenant exercises its option to renew for five
years, the termination date shall be the last day of such five
extension period.
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Five Year
Renewal Option:
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Provided that
Tenant is not in default of any of Tenant’s obligations under
this Lease, Tenant shall have the right to renew the term of this
Lease on all of the terms and provisions set forth herein (except
that the Minimum Rent shall be adjusted as set forth below) for a
period of five years by providing not less than 180 days
advance written notice to Landlord of its election to renew under
the terms described herein.
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Minimum
Rent:
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For the Initial
Space from June 1, 2008 through May 31, 2018:
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Months
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Monthly Rent
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Annual Rent
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1-4
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20,062.50
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240,750.00
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5-16
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$
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20,619.79
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247,437.50
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17-28
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$
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21,734.38
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260,812.50
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29-40
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$
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22,848.96
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274,187.50
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41-57
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$
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24,520.83
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$
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294,250.00
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58-69
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$
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25,256.46
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303,077.50
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70-81
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25,992.08
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311,905.00
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82-93
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26,772.29
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321,267.50
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94-105
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27,597.08
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331,165.00
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106-117
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28,421.88
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341,062.50
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118-120
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28,421.88
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For the
Remaining Space (if applicable) from the Move In Date through
May 31, 2018: $27,353.38 per month (which is equal to
$328,240.56 per year), as adjusted pursuant to Article 4 of
this Lease.
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Minimum Rent during the renewal term shall be computed in
accordance with the provisions of this Paragraph. In the event the
Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers in
the City of Philadelphia published by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor (1982-84 equals 100)
(hereinafter called the “Price Index”) or a successor
or substitute index appropriately adjusted, reflects an increase in
the cost of living in the first full calendar month of the renewal
term of this Lease (the “Adjustment Month”) over and
above such cost of living as reflected by the Price Index as it
exists for the first month of the initial term hereof (hereinafter
called the “Base Index”), the Minimum Rent during the
renewal term shall be increased to the amount determined by
multiplying the Minimum Rent (applicable to both the Initial Space
and the Remaining Space) provided for the last year of this Lease
by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the Price Index for
the Adjustment Month and the denominator of which shall be the Base
Index. In the event that such determination cannot be made until
after the commencement of the renewal term, the increase of the
monthly rental payments due for the months of the renewal term
prior to such determination shall be paid to Landlord upon the date
the next payment of rent is
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due following
such determination. In no event shall the Minimum Rent be less than
the Minimum Rent for the last year of the initial term of this
Lease.
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Permitted
Use:
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General office,
lab, warehouse and any other lawfully permitted use.
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Tenant’s
address:
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311 Enterprise
Drive
Plainsboro, NJ 08536.
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Landlord’s address:
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c/o Rudner Real
Estate, 133-A Gaither Drive, Mount Laurel, New Jersey
08054.
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Proportionate
Share:
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Shall mean
46.1% with respect to the Initial Space and 53.9% with respect to
the Remaining Space.
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1. DEMISE
OF PREMISES . The Landlord does hereby lease and demise to the
Tenant, and the Tenant does hereby hire and take from the Landlord,
upon and subject to the covenants, agreements, terms, provisions
and conditions of this Lease, the Premises for the Term. Landlord
represents and warrants that Landlord is the fee owner of the
Premises
A.
The Term for the Initial Space or the Remaining Space, as
applicable, shall commence on the applicable Occupancy Date and
shall end on the applicable Termination Date or date upon which the
Term may be sooner terminated pursuant to the provisions of this
Lease or pursuant to law.
A.
Minimum Rent (as hereinafter defined) and Additional Rent (as
hereinafter defined) and other charges which shall become due and
payable hereunder as set forth herein are sometimes collectively
referred to herein as “Rent.”
B.
All Rent shall be paid to the Landlord at the Landlord’s
address, or at such other place or to such other person as the
Landlord may designate, in lawful money of the United States of
America.
C.
The Tenant does hereby covenant and agree to pay the Rent herein
reserved as and when the same shall become due and payable, without
demand therefor
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and without any
set-off or deduction whatsoever, and to keep and perform, and to
permit no violation of, each and every one of the covenants,
agreements, terms, provisions and conditions herein contained on
the part and on behalf of the Tenant to be kept and performed,
provided, that set-off or deduction is allowed in the event that
Landlord does not make the required reimbursement allowance
payments to Tenant as described in Section 49.
D.
If the Tenant fails or refuses to pay Rent hereunder and the
Landlord institutes suit for the collection of same or for
possession of the Premises, the Tenant agrees to reimburse the
Landlord, as Additional Rent hereunder, for all reasonable expenses
incurred by the Landlord in connection therewith, including, but
not limited to, reasonable attorney’s fees. If the payment of
any sum required to be paid by the Tenant to the Landlord under
this Lease (including, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, Rent, adjustments or payments made by the Landlord under
the provisions of this Lease for which the Landlord is entitled to
reimbursement by the Tenant) shall become overdue for ten
(10) business days beyond the date on which written notice was
given to Tenant of non-payment of rent due and payable as provided
in this Lease, then a delinquency service charge equal to five (5%)
percent of the amount overdue shall become immediately due and
payable to the Landlord as liquidated damages for the
Tenant’s failure to make prompt payment. Further, such
delinquency service charge shall be payable on the first day of the
month next succeeding the month during which such late charges
become payable as Additional Rent, together with interest on the
amounts overdue from the date on which they become due and payable
computed at the rate of the lower of statutory rate or twelve
(12) percent per annum . In the event of nonpayment of
any delinquency service charges and interest provided for above,
the Landlord shall have, in addition to all other rights and
remedies, all the rights and remedies provided for herein and by
law in the case of nonpayment of Rent. No failure by the Landlord
to insist upon the strict performance by the Tenant of the
Tenant’s obligation to pay late charges shall constitute a
waiver by the Landlord of its rights to enforce the provisions of
this Article 3 in any instance thereafter occurring. The
provisions of this Article 3 shall not be construed in any way
to extend any notice period provided for in this Lease.
E.
Whenever in this Lease the Tenant is required to pay
Additional
Rent or other
charges to the Landlord, the Landlord shall have all remedies for
the collection thereof that it may have for the nonpayment of
Minimum Rent hereunder.
F.
This Lease is intended to be a Net, Net, Net Lease and the Rent
reserved hereunder shall be absolutely net to Landlord, except
where otherwise specifically set forth herein.
A.
Minimum Rent shall be payable in advance without demand in monthly
payments on the first day of each and every calendar month during
the Term. Minimum Rent shall not commence until the applicable
Rental Commencement Date . If the Rental Commencement Date
shall be on a day other than the first day of the month,
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Tenant shall
pay in advance a pro rata portion of Minimum Rent for
balance of such month and thereafter commence the payment of the
full monthly Minimum Rent on the first day of the next month
following the Rental Commencement Date.
B.
In the event the Tenant extends the Term of the Lease as provided
in Article 2 of this Lease, the Minimum Rent during the Term
of the exercised Renewal Option shall be as set forth in paragraph
2.B.
A.
Commencing on the Move In Date, unless Landlord contributes to any
delay in Tenant’s ability to move in by such date, the
Additional Rent (as hereinafter defined) and other charges shall
become due and payable hereunder as hereinafter specifically
provided. The Additional Rent for the Term of the Lease shall
initially be estimated to be $3.63 per square foot or $97,102.50
per annum for the Initial Space which Tenant shall remit to
Landlord in monthly payments of $8,091.88 on account of the
Additional Rent, commencing on the Move In Date, unless Landlord
contributes to any delay in Tenant’s ability to move in by
such date and, if the conditions for the Remaining Space becoming
subject to this Lease are satisfied during the applicable time
periods indicated herein, the estimated $3.63 per square foot or
$113,477.43 per annum for the Remaining Space which Tenant shall
remit to Landlord in monthly payments of $9,456.45, commencing on
January 1, 2009 on account of the Additional Rent.
“Additional Rent” shall mean Taxes, Operating
Expenses and other charges due to Landlord from Tenant
hereunder.
B.
As used herein, and for the purposes of this Article:
(1)
“Taxes” shall mean real estate taxes and
assessments, special or otherwise, assessments, and other
governmental charges, whether general or special, ordinary and
extraordinary, unforeseen as well as foreseen, of every kind and
nature, levied upon or assessed against the Premises imposed by
Federal, State or local governments (but shall not include income,
franchise, capital stock, estate or inheritance taxes or taxes
based on receipts of rentals, unless the same shall be in
substitution for or in lieu of a real estate tax or assessment) and
any personal property taxes imposed upon the fixtures, machinery,
equipment, apparatus, systems and appurtenances in, upon or used in
connection with the Building and Land for the operation thereof,
provided that if, because of any change in the method of taxation
of real estate, any other or additional tax or assessment is
imposed upon the Landlord or upon or with respect to the Land
and/or Building or the Rents or income therefrom, as or in
substitution for or in lieu of any tax or assessment which would
otherwise be a real estate tax, or personal property tax of the
type referred to above, such other tax or assessment shall also be
deemed a real estate tax. Any association or governmental charges
which benefit the Premises beyond the term of this Lease shall be
allocated between Landlord and Tenant.
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NOTE: Tenant
shall only be responsible for taxes/special assessments that are
incurred during the actual lease term and for that portion that
Tenant benefits from during the Term.
(2) “
Operating Expenses ” shall mean and include those
actual expenses incurred by the Landlord in accordance with the
terms of this Lease in respect to the operation, maintenance,
insuring and safekeeping of the Premises, except as set forth
hereinbelow, in accordance with accepted principles of sound
management and accounting practices as applied to the operation,
maintenance, insuring and safekeeping of the Premises, including
all utility, sewer and water, maintenance of the roof and
structural components of the building and other charges not billed
directly to and/or paid directly by the Tenant. Operating Expenses
shall not include:
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The
cost of any items which under generally accepted accounting
principles consistently applied are properly classified as capital
expenditures for replacements as opposed to repairs which shall at
all times be included in Operating Expenses.
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(2)
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Leasing commissions, costs,
disbursements, and other expenses incurred for leasing, renovating,
or improving space for tenants.
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Costs (including permit, license,
and inspection fees) incurred in renovating, improving, decorating,
painting, or redecorating vacant space or space for
tenants.
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Landlord’s cost of electricity
or other service sold to tenants for which Landlord is to be
reimbursed as a charge over the base rent and additional rent
payable under the lease with that tenant.
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Costs incurred by Landlord for
alterations that are considered capital improvements and
replacements under generally accepted accounting principles
consistently applied.
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Depreciation and amortization on the
Building.
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Costs of a capital nature including
capital improvements, capital repairs, capital equipment, and
capital tools, as determined under generally accepted accounting
principles consistently applied.
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Costs incurred because the Landlord
or another tenant violated the terms of any lease.
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Overhead and profit paid to
subsidiaries or affiliates of Landlord for management or other
services on or to the Enterprise Business Center or for supplies or
other materials, to the extent that the costs of the services,
supplies, or materials exceed the competitive costs of the
services, supplies, or materials were they not provided by a
subsidiary or affiliate.
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Interest on debt or amortization
payments on mortgages or deeds of trust or any other debt for
borrowed money.
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Compensation paid to clerks,
attendants, or other persons in commercial concessions operated by
Landlord.
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Rentals and other related expenses
incurred in leasing air conditioning systems, elevators, or other
equipment ordinarily considered to be of a capital nature, except
equipment used in providing janitorial services that is not affixed
to the Building.
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Items and services for which Tenant
reimburses Landlord or pays third parties or that Landlord provides
selectively to one or more tenants of the Building other than
Tenant without reimbursement.
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Advertising and promotional
expenditures.
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Repairs or other work needed because
of fire, windstorm, or other casualty or cause insured against by
Landlord or to the extent Landlord’s insurance required under
this Lease would have provided insurance, whichever is the greater
coverage.
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Costs incurred in operating the
parking facilities for the Building except to the extent the cost
of operating the parking facilities exceeds the revenues generated
from operating the parking facilities.
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Nonrecurring costs incurred to
remedy structural defects in original construction materials or
installations.
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Any
costs, fines, or penalties incurred because Landlord violated any
governmental rule or authority.
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Costs incurred to test, survey,
cleanup, contain, abate, remove, or otherwise remedy hazardous
wastes or asbestos containing materials from the Enterprise
Business Center unless the wastes or asbestos containing materials
were in or on the Enterprise Business Center because of
Tenant’s negligence or intentional acts.
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Costs of acquiring, leasing,
restoring, insuring or displaying sculptures, paintings and other
objects of art located within the Building.
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Other expenses that under generally
accepted accounting principles consistently applied would not be
considered normal maintenance, repair management, or operation
expenses.
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The Tenant
shall pay to Landlord its Proportionate Share of all Taxes, Water
and Sewer, Utilities (if not separately metered), Insurance, and
Operating Expenses pursuant to Section 5 of the Lease. Tenant
shall pay for the cost of Trash removal based upon Tenant’s
actual use.
Notwithstanding
anything set forth in this Lease to the contrary, upon not less
than (60) days prior written notice to Landlord, subject to
the provisions set forth herein, Tenant shall have the right to
assume the Landlord’s obligation to maintain the common areas
of the Building and Land, including, but not limited to lighting,
cleaning the Building exterior and common areas of the Building
interior, trash removal and recycling, repairs and maintenance of
the storm water management system, policing and regulating traffic
to and from the Land, fire suppression and alarm systems, removing
snow, ice and debris and maintaining all landscape areas,
(including replacing and replanting flowers, shrubbery and trees),
maintaining and repairing all other exterior improvements on the
Land, all repairs and compliance costs necessitated by laws (the
“Common Area Obligations”). If Tenant exercises its
right to assume the Common Area Obligations, the costs incurred by
Tenant in connection with the Common Area Obligations, together
with the administrative costs associated therewith shall be
excluded from the Operating Expenses. If Tenant exercises its right
to assume the Common Area Obligations, Tenant shall
(i) perform the Common Area Obligations and maintain the
Building and Land in a manner at least consistent with the manner
in which Landlord performed the Common Area Obligations prior to
the time that Tenant exercised its rights under this Section ,
(ii) release Landlord of and from all loss, cost, damage and
expense arising from or in any way related to the Common Area
Obligations, and (iii) indemnify, defend and save Landlord
harmless from and against all loss, cost, damage or expense
(including attorneys fees and costs) arising from or in any way
related to the Common Area Obligations and Tenant’s
obligations relating to the Common Area Obligations.
(1) The
Tenant agrees that, commencing January 1, 2009 and continuing
thereafter during the Term of this Lease, Tenant will pay monthly
as Additional Rent, together with the monthly payments of Minimum
Rent, an amount equal to one-twelfth (1/12 th )
of its share of the Taxes that are applicable to the percentage of
space in the Building that is covered by the Lease as of such date.
The sum shall be due and payable on an estimated basis in monthly
installments, which shall be reasonably determined by the Landlord,
until the actual sum is known, at which time an adjustment shall be
made. Provided, however, with the Landlord’s consent, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned,
Tenant shall have the right to institute a proceeding challenging
the amount of the real estate assessment for the Premises which, if
instituted, Tenant or its designees shall conduct promptly, at its
own expense, and free of any expense to Landlord, and if necessary
in the name of and with the cooperation of the Landlord and
Landlord shall execute all documents necessary to accomplish the
foregoing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall promptly pay
the then current Taxes when due as provided hereunder. The Landlord
shall not be obligated to bring any action seeking a reduction in
the assessment, and Landlord shall not be in any way
liable
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to Tenant in
the event any such action by Landlord or Tenant results in an
increase in the assessment.
(2) If
at any time during the Term of this Lease, under the laws of the
State of New Jersey, or any political subdivision thereof, a tax on
Rents is assessed against the Landlord, as a substitution in whole
or in part, for a real estate tax, assessment, water rent, rate or
charge, sewer rent, or other governmental imposition or charge with
respect to the Premises, Tenant shall pay its share of
same.
D.
Water and Sewer. The Tenant shall pay monthly, as Additional
Rent, all charges for water and sewer attributable to the Premises.
If there are separate meters installed to monitor Tenant’s
use of water and sewer, Tenant shall be responsible for its actual
use as determined by the meter and same shall immediately be paid
by Tenant as Additional Rent when billed as aforesaid.
E.
Utilities and Trash. All utility services used by Tenant at
the Premises shall be separately metered, and Tenant shall arrange
to have the utilities billed in its own name and shall pay all
charges thereof directly to the utility company furnishing the
services. Trash removal from the Premises in containers provided by
Landlord shall be Landlord’s responsibility and the cost
thereof shall part of the Operating Expenses. Removal of all
samples shall be Tenant’s responsibility, shall be at
Tenant’s sole expense and, Tenant shall not remove or dispose
of any hazardous substance or waste except in accordance with
Article 11 hereof at its sole expense.
(i)
Landlord’s Insurance . Landlord shall, during the Term
of the Lease, procure and keep in force the following insurance,
the cost of which will be deemed Additional Rent payable by Tenant
in its Proportionate Share pursuant to this Lease:
(a)
Property insurance insuring the Premises and improvements
(excluding foundations) against loss or damage resulting from
perils covered by the causes of loss — special form (or the
equivalent ISO form in use from time to time in the state where the
Premises is located) including rental income insurance (i.e., loss
of rents and/or income insurance) for a period of not less than
12 months. Such coverage, if applicable, shall be written on a
replacement cost basis in the full insurable replacement value of
the Premises and improvements with an agreed amount endorsement to
prevent coinsurance and shall cover all equipment, fixtures or
tenant improvements other than trade fixtures and personal property
which are owned by Tenant or any third parties located on or in the
Premises.
(b)
Commercial general liability insurance (or the equivalent ISO form
in use from time to time in the state where the Property is
located), naming Tenant as an additional insured, providing
coverage against any and all claims for bodily injury and property
damage occurring in or about the
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Building or the
Land. Such insurance shall have the combined single limit of not
less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per location with a Two
Million Dollars ($2,000,000) per occurrence aggregate
limit.
(c)
Such other insurance as Landlord deems necessary and prudent and
carried by owners of similar properties in the Mercer County, NJ,
area, or as required by Landlord’s mortgagees encumbering the
Land.
(ii)
Tenant’s Insurance . Tenant shall, during the Lease
Term, procure and keep in force the following insurance:
(a)
Commercial general liability (hereinafter referred to as
“CGL”) insurance (or the equivalent ISO form in use
from time to time in the state where the Premises is located)
naming Landlord, Landlord’s managing agent for the Premise,
if any, and, if requested, Landlord’s mortgage lender, as
additional insured parties, providing coverage against any and all
claims for bodily injury and property damage occurring in, or about
the Premises, Building and Land arising out of use and occupancy of
the Premises by Tenant or its agents, employees or invitees. Such
insurance shall have a combined single limit of not less than One
Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence with Two Million
Dollars ($2,000,000) aggregate limit and an excess umbrella
liability insurance (following form) in the amount of Ten Million
Dollars ($10,000,000). If Tenant has other locations that it owns
or leases the policy shall include an aggregate limit per location
endorsement. Such liability insurance shall be primary and not
contributing to any insurance available to Landlord and
Landlord’s insurance shall be in excess thereto. In no event
shall the limits of such insurance be considered as limiting the
liability of Tenant under this Lease and the minimum limits of
coverage set forth in this Lease shall not be construed to limit
the coverage available to any additional insured party to an amount
which is less than the full policy limit(s) of all applicable
policies actually carried by Tenant. Notwithstanding any limits of
liability set forth herein or shown on any certificate/evidence of
insurance, Landlord shall be entitled to additional insured status
on all liability insurance maintained by Tenant.
(b)
Property insurance insuring all equipment, trade fixtures,
inventory, fixtures and other personal property located on or in
the Premises (hereinafter referred to as the “Insured
Personalty”) for perils covered by the cause of loss —
special form (or the equivalent ISO form in use from time to time
in the state where the Premises is located). Such insurance shall
be written on a replacement cost basis in an amount equal to the
full insurable value of the aggregate of the Insured Personalty and
with an agreed amount endorsement to prevent
co-insurance.
(c)
Workers’ compensation insurance in accordance with statutory
law.
(iii)
Miscellaneous Requirements .
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(a)
The policies required to be or otherwise maintained by the parties
shall be issued by companies rated A (X) or better in the most
current issue of Best’s Insurance Reports. Insurers shall be
admitted insurers in the state in which the Premises is located,
and domiciled in the USA. Any deductible or retention amounts under
any insurance policies required hereunder shall not exceed $
10,000.00 as to property and business insurance, and $10,000.00 as
to liability insurance. Certified copies of the policies, or
(i) Certificate of Insurance (ACORD 25) for liability and
Evidence of Insurance (ACORD 27 and/or ACORD 28 ) as to property
insurance or (ii) a binder (ACORD 13) followed before
expiration of the binder by a copy of the declarations page(s) of
the policy with a schedule of all endorsements, shall be delivered
to Landlord prior to the Commencement Date and annually thereafter
at least thirty (30) days prior to the expiration date of the
old policy. In addition, Tenant shall deliver copies of any
endorsements requested by Landlord. Such forms shall indicate
applicable deductibles, retention, coverage and sub-limits of
coverage and shall contain an endorsement each of the insurance
companies named thereon adding any additional insured party(ies)
required herein. Tenant shall have the right to provide insurance
coverage which it is obligated to carry pursuant to the terms
hereof in a blanket policy(ies), provided each such blanket policy
expressly affords coverage to the Property, and to the Landlord and
other parties as required by this Lease.
(b)
Each policy of insurance required to be or otherwise maintained by
Tenant shall provide written notification to Landlord and any other
additional insured party at least thirty (30) days prior to
any cancellation or modification to reduce the insurance
coverage.
(c)
In the event Tenant does not purchase the insurance required by
this Lease or keep the same in full force and effect, Landlord may,
but shall not be obligated to purchase the required insurance or
such lesser alternative insurance coverage as Landlord may elect,
and pay the premium therefor. Tenant shall repay to Landlord, as
Additional Rent, the amount so paid promptly upon demand plus an
administrative fee of 15% of such premium. In addition, Landlord
may recover from Tenant and Tenant agrees to pay, as Additional
Rent, any and all reasonable expenses (including attorneys’
fee) and damages which Landlord may sustain by reason of the
failure of Tenant to obtain and maintain such insurance and/or
efforts to obtain same from Tenant or from other
sources.
(d)
Tenant’s CGL policy shall be primary as to any occurrence on
the Premises and Landlord’s CGL policy shall be primary as to
any occurrence elsewhere in the Building or on the Land.
(1) The
Additional Rent charges for the Operating Expenses for the Initial
Space and, if applicable, for the Remaining Space shall be
reasonably estimated on a monthly basis, and such monthly estimate
shall be payable commencing
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on
January 1, 2009 and thereafter with the monthly payment of
Minimum Rent and other Additional Rent. An adjustment to the
estimated payments shall be made by the Landlord each year after
the actual cost and expense of the Operating Expenses of the prior
year is known and any overpayments shall be credited against the
next months’ Additional Rent payments due hereunder. Any
underpayments shall be paid by the Tenant to the Landlord within
the next month’s Additional Rent payment next due hereunder,
subject to any grace period set forth hereunder.
(2) Landlord
shall give Tenant each calendar year during the Term of this Lease
by April 1 of each year, a statement showing the amount of the
Operating Expenses for the Initial Space and for the Remaining
Space for the immediately preceding calendar year and an estimate
of Tenant’s annual cost for the current year (hereafter
referred to as the “ Statements ”) for the
Initial Space and for the Remaining Space. Failure by Landlord to
give a Statement shall not constitute a waiver by Landlord of its
right to require Tenant’s payment of the previous
year’s Operating Expenses. Provided, however, if the
Statement for the previous year is not given to Tenant by July 1 of
each year during the Term, Tenant shall not be obligated to pay
Operating Expenses until a Statement is given to Tenant.
(3) If
the Tenant shall dispute in writing any specific item or items or
amounts included by the Landlord in any Statement furnished by the
landlord to the Tenant and such dispute is not amicably settled
between the Landlord and the Tenant within one hundred eighty
(180) days after the Statement therefor has been rendered,
either party may, during the one hundred eighty (180) days
next following the expiration of the first mentioned one hundred
eighty (180) days (upon written notice to the other party
accompanied by a copy of its letter of submission setting forth the
items of dispute) refer such disputed item or items to arbitration
in accordance with Article 36 of this Lease and the decision
rendered in such arbitration shall be conclusive and binding upon
the Landlord and the Tenant. In no event, however, shall any
dispute or the submission of same to arbitration be grounds for any
delay or reduction by the Tenant in the payment of the monies due
to the Landlord as reflected in the Statement in question, except
as set forth hereinabove. The Landlord shall have the right, for a
period of twelve (12) months after the rendering of any
Statements (or for a longer period, if reasonably required in order
to ascertain the facts) to send corrected Statements to the Tenant,
and the Tenant shall pay any amount indicated therein to be due to
the Landlord within one hundred twenty (120) days after such
corrected Statement has been rendered. If the Tenant shall not so
dispute any item or items of any Statement or corrected Statement
within sixty (60) days after such Statement or corrected
Statement has been rendered, the Tenant shall be deemed to have
approved such Statement or corrected Statement.
(4) The
Landlord shall keep, for a period of one (1) year after
Statements are rendered as provided in this Article 5.G.,
records in reasonable detail of the items covered by such
Statements and shall permit the Tenant, upon the giving of
reasonable prior notice, to examine and audit such records to
verify such Statements, at reasonable times during business
hours.
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6. [Intentionally
Omitted.]
7.
POSSESSION AND COMPLETION. The Landlord anticipates delivery
of possession of the Premises to the Tenant on the applicable
Occupancy Date. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the
contrary, Landlord shall deliver the Premises to the Tenant on the
applicable Occupancy Date in the condition required under this
Lease. Tenant shall thereafter be responsible to perform the
improvements to the Remaining Space described herein. Tenant
shall pay Minimum Rent for the Premises or part thereof commencing
on the applicable Rental Commencement Date and shall pay Additional
Rent for the Premises or part thereof commencing on January 1,
2009. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, Tenant
agrees to pay for any and all Utilities and Trash pursuant to
Section 5.E. beginning on the applicable Occupancy
Date.
A.
The Premises shall be used and occupied only for the Permitted Use
and for no other use or purpose without the Landlord’s prior
written reasonable consent. The Tenant shall not use or permit the
use of the Premises or any part thereof in any way which would
violate any Certificate of Occupancy for the Building or any of the
covenants, agreements terms, provisions and conditions of this
Lease or for any unlawful purposes or in any unlawful manner and
the Tenant shall not suffer or permit the Premises or any part
thereof to be used in any manner or anything to be done therein or
suffer or permit anything to be brought into or kept in the
Premises which, in the reasonable judgment of the Landlord, shall
in any way impair the character, reputation or appearance of the
Building, impair or interfere with any of the Building services or
the proper and economic heating, cleaning, air conditioning or
other servicing of the Building required to be performed by the
Landlord, if any.
B.
If any governmental license or permit shall be required for the
proper and lawful conduct of the Tenant’s business or other
activity carried on in the Premises, and if the failure to secure
such license or permit would, in any way, affect the Landlord, the
Tenant, at the Tenant’s expense, shall duly procure and
thereafter maintain such license or permit and submit the same to
inspection by the Landlord. The Tenant, at the Tenant’s
expense, shall, at all times, comply with the terms and conditions
of each such license or permit.
C.
If by reason of failure of the Tenant to comply with the provisions
of this Lease, including but not limited to, the manner in which
the Tenant uses or occupies the Premises, the insurance rates shall
at the commencement of the Term or at any time thereafter be higher
than it otherwise would be, then, the Tenant shall reimburse the
Landlord, as Additional Rent hereunder, for that part of all
insurance premiums thereafter paid or incurred by the Landlord,
which shall have been charged because of such failure or use by the
Tenant, and the Tenant shall make such reimbursement upon the first
day of the month following the billing to the Tenant of such
additional cost by
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the Landlord.
To the best of Landlord’s knowledge, Tenant’s Permitted
Use shall not, at this time, result in any additional insurance
premiums.
9.
REPAIRS, REPLACEMENTS, ALTERATIONS.
A.
The Tenant shall take good care of the Premises and the fixtures
and appurtenances therein. The Tenant shall make, at its own
expense, all repairs and replacements required to keep the Premises
and fixtures exclusively servicing the Premises in good working
order and condition. The Tenant shall maintain, at its own expense,
all light bulbs, fluorescent tubes, and lighting fixtures in the
Premises. Tenant shall maintain the HVAC systems in good working
order and engage a service company on an annual basis to provide
regular and routine maintenance of the HVAC systems servicing the
Building. All repairs made by the Tenant shall be at least equal in
quality to the original work. The Tenant 1 shall not make any significant installations,
alterations, additions or improvements in or to the Premises
without first obtaining the Landlord’s written consent
thereto (which consent may be arbitrarily withheld with respect to
any proposed structural or mechanical alterations or additions).
All alterations, decorations, installations, additions or
improvements upon the Premises made by Tenant and consented to by
Landlord, or made by Landlord (including but not limited to,
paneling, partitions, railings, and the like), except the
Tenant’s movable fixtures and furniture, shall become the
property of the Landlord and shall remain upon, and be surrendered
with the Premises, as a part thereof, at the end of the
Term.
B.
In the event the Tenant makes any repairs, replacements, or
alterations in or to the Premises, any contractors or
subcontractors employed by the Tenant shall employ only such labor
as will not result in jurisdictional disputes with any labor unions
or in strikes against or involving the Landlord or the Building.
The Tenant will inform the Landlord, in writing, of the names of
contractors and/or subcontractors the Tenant proposes using to do
work in its behalf within the Building at least seven (7) days
prior to the beginning of any permitted work.
C.
Landlord hereby covenants and agrees that, notwithstanding anything
contained in this Section 9 or otherwise in the Lease to the
contrary, the Tenant shall have the right to erect a block sign on
the Building, which block sign shall be substantially similar to
the block sign erected by Tenant at the building located at 311
Enterprise Drive with respect to form, substance and
location.
D.
If Landlord shall rent any space in the Building to any other
tenant, then prior to the lease of such space to such tenant,
Landlord shall, at Landlord’s sole cost and expense,
construct any and all walls necessary to divide the space being
leased to the new tenant from the Premises, or any part thereof,
and such walls shall be constructed from the floor slab up to the
ceiling, in a good and workmanlike manner and in
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Tenant shall
have the right without Landlord’s approval to do up to
$10,000 worth of work per year. Unless Landlord agrees to
Tenant’s changes in writing, Landlord shall have the right to
require Tenant to place, at its own cost and expense, the Premises
back into its original condition upon termination or
expiration.
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accordance with
all applicable rules, regulations, laws, ordinances, statutes and
requirements of all government authorities, including the fire
insurance rating organization and Board of Fire Underwriters and
any similar bodies having jurisdiction thereof.
E.
Tenant intends to make certain alterations at the Premises of which
Tenant shall obtain Landlord’s consent, and Landlord agrees
that Landlord shall not unreasonably withhold, condition, or delay
such consent. Neither the fit out nor the alterations shall be
required by Landlord to be removed from the Premises by Tenant at
the end of the term.
10.
TENANT COVENANTS. The Tenant covenants and agrees that the
Tenant will:
A.
Faithfully observe and comply with the Rules and Regulations.
Nothing contained in this Lease shall be construed to impose upon
the Landlord any duty or obligation to enforce the Rules and
Regulations.
B.
The phrase “Rules and Regulations” as used in this
Lease shall mean all such rules, regulations, statutes and/or laws
that are created, enacted and/or instituted by any governmental
authority (federal, state, county or local) having the authority to
do so and which Rules and Regulations apply to the operation,
maintenance, use, appearance and/or safety with respect to the
Land, the Building and/or Premises, and such additional reasonable
rules and regulations as the Landlord hereafter at any time or from
time to time may make and apply to all tenants of the Building and
may communicate in writing to the Tenant, which, in the reasonable
judgment of the Landlord, shall be necessary or desirable for the
reputation, safety, care or appearance of the Land, Building and/or
the Premises, or the preservation of good order therein, or the
operation, maintenance, insurance or safekeeping of the Land,
Building and/or the Premises, or the equipment thereof, or the
comfort, quiet and convenience of tenants or others in the
Enterprise Business Center; provided, however, that in the case of
any conflict between the provisions of this Lease and any such
Rules and Regulations, the provisions of this Lease shall
control.
C.
Permit the Landlord and any mortgagee of the Building or of the
Building and the Land or of the interest of the Landlord therein
and any lessor under any ground or underlying lease, and their
representatives, to enter the Premises at all reasonable hours with
reasonable advanced notice, for the purposes of inspection, or of
making repairs, replacements or improvements in or to the Premises
or the Building or equipment, or of complying with any laws,
orders, and requirements of governmental or other authority or of
exercising any right reserved to the Landlord by this Lease
(including the right during the progress of any such repairs,
replacements or improvements or while performing work and
furnishing materials in connection with the compliance with any
such laws, orders or requirements to keep and store within the
Premises all necessary materials, tools and equipment). Nothing
herein contained, however, shall be deemed or construed to impose
upon the Landlord or any mortgagee of the Landlord’s interest
in the Land and/or Building, any obligation, responsibility
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liability
whatsoever for the care, supervision or repair of the Premises or
the Building or any parts thereof other than as specifically herein
provided.
D.
Not bring or keep in the Premises any property other than such as
might normally be brought upon or kept in the Premises as an
incident to the reasonable use of the Premises for the purposes
herein specified.
E.
Not violate, or permit the violation of, any reasonable conditions
imposed by the Landlord’s insurance carriers of which
conditions Tenant receives written notice thereof, and not do
anything or permit anything to be done, or keep anything or permit
anything to be kept, in the Premises, which would increase the
insurance rates on the Building or the property therein, or which
would result in insurance companies of good standing refusing to
insure the Building or any such property in amounts and against
risks as reasonably determined by the Landlord.
F.
Permit the Landlord, during business hours, with reasonable
advanced notice, within the six (6) month period next
preceding the Termination Date with respect to all or any part of
the Premises, to show the same to prospective new
tenants.
G.
Quit and surrender the Premises at the termination of this Lease
broom clean and in good condition and with all installations,
alterations, additions, and improvements, including partitions
which may have been installed by either of the parties upon the
Premises (except that the Tenant’s removable fixtures and
furniture shall remain the Tenant’s property and the Tenant
shall remove the same), ordinary wear and tear from reasonable use
and damages caused by fire or other casualty or condemnation
excepted. The Landlord and the Tenant specifically agree that,
notwithstanding anything in this Lease to the contrary, the Tenant
shall not be required to remove any alterations, installations,
additions or improvements made by the Tenant upon the Premises nor
to restore the Premises to its original condition prior to the
Termination Date. The Tenant’s obligations to observe and
perform this covenant shall survive the termination of this
Lease.
H.
At any time and from time to time upon not less than ten
(10) days’ prior notice by the Landlord to the Tenant,
execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Landlord, or to anyone the
Landlord shall designate, a statement of the Tenant (or if the
Tenant is a corporation, an appropriate officer of the Tenant) in
writing certifying that (i) the Tenant has accepted the
Premises, has made no advancements for or on behalf of the Landlord
for which it has the right to conduct from or offset against future
rentals as of the date of certification and the dates to which Rent
has been paid in advance, if any, (ii) this Lease is
unmodified and in full force and effect (or if there have been
modifications, that the same is in full force and effect as
modified and stating the modifications), (iii) the Tenant is
in full and complete possession, (iv) the Tenant has not
discharged or used and does not discharge or use any hazardous or
toxic substance or waste at the Premises which is not properly
discharged or used, and (v) whether or not, to the best
knowledge of the signer of such Certificate, the Landlord is in
default in performance of any covenant, agreement, term, provision
or condition contained in this Lease and, if so,
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specifying each
such default of which the signer may have knowledge; it being
intended that any such statement delivered pursuant hereto may be
relied upon by any lessor under any ground or underlying lease, or
any lessee or mortgagee, or any prospective purchaser, lessee,
mortgagee, or assignee of any mortgage of the Building and/or the
Land or of the Landlord’s interest therein.
I.
Except for the willful or negligent acts of the Landlord, its
agents or employees, indemnify, defend and hold harmless the
Landlord against and from any and all claims by or on behalf of any
person or persons, firm or firms, corporations, arising from the
conduct or management of or from any work or thing whatsoever done
by or on behalf of the Tenant in or about the Premises as well as
from the use and occupancy of the Premises by the Tenant, and
further indemnify, defend and hold the Landlord harmless against
and from any and all claims arising from any breach or default on
the part of the Tenant in the performance of any covenant or
agreement on the part of the Tenant to be performed pursuant to the
terms of this Lease, or arising from any act or negligence of the
Tenant, or any of its agents, contractors, servants, employees or
licensees, and from and against all costs, counsel fees, expenses
and liabilities incurred in or about any such claim or action or
proceeding brought thereon; and in case any action or proceeding be
brought against the Landlord by reason of any such claim, the
Tenant, upon notice from the Landlord, covenants to resist or
defend at the Tenant’s expense such action or proceeding by
counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Landlord.
J.
At the request of the Landlord only, the Tenant will execute a
memorandum of lease for recording purposes containing references to
such provisions of this Lease as the Landlord, in its sole
discretion, shall deem necessary.
11.
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE.
A.
The Tenant shall, subject to the provisions of subparagraph B
below, comply with the Industrial Site Recovery Act, N.J.S.A.
13:1K-6 et seq., the regulations promulgated thereunder and
any successor legislation and regulations (“ISRA”). The
Tenant shall, subject to the provisions of subparagraph B below,
make all submissions to, provide all information to, and comply
with all requirements of, the Industrial Site Evaluation or its
successor (“Element”) of the New Jersey Department of
Environmental Protection or its successors
(“NJDEP”).
B.
The Tenant’s obligations under this Article 11 shall
arise if there is any closing, terminating or transferring of
operations of an industrial establishment at the Premises pursuant
to ISRA, whether triggered by the Landlord or the Tenant. If
triggered by the Tenant, the Landlord agrees to pay the cost of any
inspection, removal and/or cleanup required by the New Jersey
Department of Environmental Protection as a result of any condition
predating the Tenant’s occupancy of the Premises such as but
not limited to asbestos, transformers, discharges from underground
storage tanks, etc. In the event the Landlord should sell the
Premises or the Premises should be otherwise sold or transferred
pursuant to ISRA, or compliance with ISRA is triggered by Landlord,
the Landlord shall assume all of the obligations set forth in
subparagraph A above at its own
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expenses except
that the Tenant agrees to provide the Landlord with any information
relating to the Tenant’s operations that may be required in
order to fulfill such obligations and the Tenant shall pay the cost
of any inspection, removal and/or cleanup required by the NJDEP as
a result of any condition arising only out of Tenant’s
occupancy of the Premises.
C.
Provided this Lease is not previously canceled or terminated by
either party or by operation of law, the Tenant shall commence its
submission to the Element in anticipation of the end of the Lease
Term no later than the dates provided for in the provisions of this
Lease. The Tenant shall promptly furnish to the Landlord true and
complete copies of all documents, submissions, correspondence and
oral or written communications provided by Tenant to the Element,
and all documents, reports, directives, correspondence and oral or
written communications by the Element to the Tenant. The Tenant
shall also promptly furnish to the Landlord true and complete
copies of all sampling and test results and reports obtained and
prepared from samples and tests taken at and around the Premises.
The Tenan
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