Exhibit 10.11
LEASE
THIS LEASE
(this “ Lease ”) is entered into as of
April 27, 2006, by and between BMR-BAYSHORE BOULEVARD LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company (“ Landlord
”), and EXPRESSION DIAGNOSTICS, INC., a Delaware
corporation (“ Tenant ”). The date on which this
Lease has been executed by both parties hereto is referred to
herein as the “ Effective Date. ”
RECITALS
A.
WHEREAS, Landlord owns certain real property (the “
Property ”) and the buildings improvements thereon
located at 3260 Bayshore Boulevard in Brisbane, California,
including the building located thereon (the “ Building
”) in which the Premises (as defined below) are located;
and
B.
WHEREAS, Landlord wishes to lease to Tenant, and Tenant desires to
lease from Landlord, certain premises (the “ Premises
”) located in the Building, pursuant to the terms and
conditions of this Lease, as detailed below.
AGREEMENT
NOW,
THEREFORE, Landlord and Tenant, in consideration of the mutual
promises contained herein and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, agree as
follows:
1.
Lease of Premises . Landlord hereby leases to Tenant, and
Tenant hereby leases from Landlord, the Premises, which consist of
(a) the portion of the first (1 st ) floor of the
Building shown on Exhibit A attached hereto and
(b) the second (2 nd ) floor of the Building. The
Property and all landscaping, parking facilities and other
improvements and appurtenances related thereto, including, without
limitation, the Building (but excluding other buildings), are
hereinafter collectively referred to as the “ Project
.” All portions of the Project that are for the non-exclusive
use of tenants of the Building, including, without limitation,
driveways, sidewalks, parking areas, landscaped areas, service
corridors, stairways, elevators, public restrooms and Building
lobbies, are hereinafter referred to as “Common Area
.”
2.
Basic Lease Provisions . For convenience of the parties,
certain basic provisions of this Lease are set forth herein. The
provisions set forth herein are subject to the remaining terms and
conditions of this Lease and are to be interpreted in light of such
remaining terms and conditions.
2.1.
This Lease shall take effect upon the date of execution and
delivery hereof by all parties hereto and, except as specifically
otherwise provided within this Lease, each of the provisions hereof
shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Landlord and
Tenant from the date of execution and delivery hereof by all
parties hereto.
2.2.
Rentable Area of Premises: 46,034 sq. ft.
2.3.
Rentable Area of Building: 61,444 sq. ft.
2.4.
[Intentionally omitted]
2.5.
[Intentionally omitted]
2.6.
Basic Annual Rent:
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Months
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Square Feet
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Lease Rate/Per Month
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1-3
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30,000
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Free
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4-12
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35,000
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$
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2.15 NNN
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75,250
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13-24
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40,000
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$
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2.15 NNN
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86,000
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25-36
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46,034
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$
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2.20 NNN
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101,274.80
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37-48
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46,034
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$
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2.30 NNN
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105,878.20
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49-60
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46,034
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$
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2.35 NNN
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108,179.90
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61-72
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46,034
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$
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2.40 NNN
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110,481.60
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73-84
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46,034
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$
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2.45 NNN
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112,783.30
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2.7.
[Intentionally omitted]
2.8.
Tenant’s Pro Rata Share: 74.92% of the Building
2.9.
Estimated Term Commencement Date: November 1, 2006
2.10.
Estimated Term Expiration Date: October 31, 2013
2.11.
Security Deposit: $197,946, subject to decrease in accordance with
the terms hereof
2.12.
Permitted Use: General office and laboratory, research and
development and all related uses in conformity with Applicable Laws
(as defined below)
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2.13.
Address for Rent Payment:
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BMR-Bayshore Boulevard LLC
Unit D
P.O. Box 51918
Los Angeles, California 90051-6218
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2.14.
Address for Notices to Landlord:
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BMR-Bayshore Boulevard LLC
17140 Bernardo Center Drive, Suite 222
San Diego, California 92128
Attn: General Counsel
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2.15.
Address for Notices to Tenant:
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Prior to the Term Commencement Date
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Expression Diagnostics, Inc.
750 Gateway Blvd., Suite H
South San Francisco, CA 94080
Attn: Chief Financial Officer
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2
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After the Term Commencement Date
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Expression Diagnostics, Inc.
3260 Bayshore Blvd.
Brisbane, CA 94005
Attn: Chief Financial Officer
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2.16.
The following Exhibits are attached hereto and incorporated herein
by reference:
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Exhibit A
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Premises
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Exhibit B
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Acknowledgement of Term Commencement Date and
Term Expiration Date
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Exhibit C
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[Intentionally omitted]
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Exhibit D
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Rules and Regulations
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Exhibit E
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Form of Estoppel Certificate
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Exhibit F
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Form of Subordination, Non-Disturbance and
Attornment Agreement
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Exhibit G
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Work Letter
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3.
Term .
3.1.
This Lease shall take effect upon the date of execution and
delivery hereof by all parties hereto and, except as specifically
otherwise provided within this Lease, each of the provisions hereof
shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Landlord and
Tenant from the date of execution and delivery hereof by all
parties hereto.
3.2.
The actual term of this Lease (the “ Term ”)
shall be that period from the actual Term Commencement Date as
defined in Section 4.2 below through the Term
Expiration Date, subject to earlier termination of this Lease as
provided herein.
3.3.
Tenant shall have the right to terminate this Lease at any time
after the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Term Commencement Date
upon twelve (12) months’ prior written notice to Landlord;
provided that Tenant shall pay to Landlord on or before the
termination date (a) an early termination fee equal to six
(6) months of the then-current Basic Annual Rent and
(b) the unamortized portion of (i) any leasing
commissions and (ii) any Tenant Improvements financed with the
Additional TI Allowance (as defined below).
4.
Possession and Commencement Date .
4.1.
Landlord shall tender possession of the Premises within one
(1) business day after the Effective Date. Landlord agrees to
use commercially reasonable efforts to complete Landlord’s
Work (as defined below) within one hundred twenty (120) days after
building permits are obtained for the improvements to be made to
the Premises in accordance with this Lease. Tenant agrees that in
the event Landlord’s Work is not Substantially Complete (as
defined below) within such one hundred twenty (120) day period
after the Effective Date, then this Lease shall not be void or
voidable and Landlord shall not be liable to Tenant for any loss or
damage resulting therefrom. If Landlord fails to timely achieve
Substantial Completion of Landlord’s Work for any reason
whatsoever, then Landlord shall have no liability to Tenant for
such failure,
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but the Term
Commencement Date and the Term Expiration Date shall be extended
accordingly; provided, however, that the Term Commencement Date and
the Term Expiration Date shall not be extended to the extent that
any delay in achieving Substantial Completion of Landlord’s
Work is caused by (a) the failure of Tenant or Tenant’s
architect to timely deliver any item in the Work Letter,
(b) the actions or omissions of Tenant or its employees,
agents, contractors or architects, or (c) a default by Tenant
of its obligations under this Lease (each, a “ Tenant
Delay ”). Landlord’s Work shall be deemed
“Substantially Complete” if Landlord has completed all
of Landlord’s Work, subject only to a punchlist of items that
do not materially and substantially interfere with Tenant’s
construction of the Tenant Improvements (as defined below). Tenant
shall deliver to Landlord promptly after Tenant’s receipt
thereof (y) a certificate of occupancy for the Premises suitable
for the Permitted Use and (z) a Certificate of Substantial
Completion in the form of the American Institute of Architects
document G704, executed by the project architect and the general
contractor. “ Landlord’s Work ” means
(a) installation of a sliding or roll-up glass door (the
“ Door ”) to be used for shipping and receiving
purposes in accordance with plans and specifications provided by
Tenant, subject to Landlord’s approval, (b) installation
of demising walls to separate the Premises from the balance of the
Building, (c) installation of separate meters or submeters for
water and electricity provided to the Premises (provided
that (i) Tenant shall have dedicated space in an electrical
room in the Premises for any such meter or submeter,
(ii) Landlord shall be responsible for reading any such meters
and submeters and quantifying Tenant’s use of such utilities
for purposes of Tenant’s reimbursement of the cost of such
utilities to Landlord and (iii) Tenant shall provide to
Landlord reasonable access to such meters and submeters for the
purpose of Landlord’s reading thereof), (d) installation
of direct digital controls to measure air flow to the Premises from
the HVAC system and (e) any work required to cause the
Building heating, ventilation and air conditioning system, plumbing
system and electrical system (collectively, the “ Relevant
Systems ”) to be in good working order and repair as of
the Term Commencement Date. In the event that the Relevant Systems
are not in good working order and repair as of the Term
Commencement Date, Landlord shall make any repairs and material
capital replacements to such Relevant Systems at Landlord’s
sole cost and expense; provided that such obligation shall
not extend to customary maintenance or capital improvements.
Landlord shall use commercially reasonable efforts to order the
Door once Landlord and Tenant have approved the specifications
therefor. Notwithstanding anything in this Lease or the Work Letter
to the contrary, in the event that, despite such efforts by
Landlord, the timing of delivery of the Door prevents Landlord from
timely completing Landlord’s Work, Tenant shall not be
entitled to any remedies for such delay, including, without
limitation, abatement of Rent, and Landlord shall, on or before the
Term Commencement Date, install a temporary alternative to the Door
that is reasonably satisfactory to Landlord and Tenant.
4.2.
The “ Term Commencement Date ” shall be the
later of (i) November 1, 2006 or (ii) the date on
which Landlord’s Work is Substantially Complete (or the date
on which Landlord’s Work would have been Substantially
Complete absent Tenant Delay or Force Majeure (as defined below));
provided, however, that if the Term Commencement Date is not the
first day of a calendar month, then the first lease year shall be
extended through the last day of the calendar month in which the
first 12-month period expires, and Rent for the additional period
at the end of the first lease year shall be payable at the rate for
the 12 th month of the Term. “ Force
Majeure ” means accident; breakage; repair; governmental
regulation, moratorium or other governmental action. The “
Term Expiration Date ” shall be the day immediately
preceding the seventh (7 th ) anniversary of the Term
Commencement Date, provided that if such preceding
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day is not the last day
of a calendar month, then the Term Expiration Date shall be the
last date of the calendar month in which such preceding day occurs.
Landlord and Tenant shall each execute and deliver to the other
written acknowledgment of the actual Term Commencement Date and the
Term Expiration Date when such are established, and shall attach it
to this Lease as Exhibit B . Failure to execute and
deliver such acknowledgment, however, shall not affect the Term
Commencement Date or Landlord’s or Tenant’s liability
hereunder. Failure by Tenant to obtain validation by any medical
review board or other similar governmental licensing of the
Premises required for the Permitted Use by Tenant shall not serve
to extend the Term Commencement Date.
4.3.
Prior to entering upon the Premises, Tenant shall furnish to
Landlord evidence satisfactory to Landlord that insurance coverages
required of Tenant under the provisions of Section 21
are in effect, and such entry shall be subject to all the terms and
conditions of this Lease other than the payment of Basic Annual
Rent or Additional Rent (as defined below).
4.4.
Possession of areas of the Premises necessary for utilities,
services, safety and operation of the Building is reserved to
Landlord.
4.5.
Tenant shall cause to be constructed the tenant improvements in the
Premises (the “ Tenant Improvements ”) pursuant
to the Work Letter at a cost to Landlord (the “ Tenant
Improvement Allowance ”) not to exceed Three Million Four
Hundred Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred Fifty Dollars ($3,452,550)
(based upon Seventy-Five Dollars ($75) per rentable square foot),
which amount shall include the costs of (a) construction,
(b) project management by Landlord (which fee shall equal Four
Thousand Dollars ($4,000) per month, not to exceed Forty Thousand
Dollars ($40,000) total), (c) space planning, architect,
engineering and other related services and (d) building
permits and other planning and inspection fees. If the total cost
of the Tenant Improvements exceeds Seventy-Five Dollars ($75) per
square foot of Rentable Area of the Premises, then the overage
shall be paid by Tenant prior to the Term Commencement Date;
provided , however that Tenant may withhold any
retainage properly withheld by Tenant pursuant to its contract(s)
with contractors and any other amounts to which Landlord approves
in advance in writing, which approval Landlord shall not
unreasonably withhold, condition or delay (collectively, the
“ Excluded Amounts ”); provided ,
further, that Tenant shall pay the Excluded Amounts when required
by such contract(s) or by Applicable Laws (as defined below).
Tenant shall have until December 31, 2007, to expend the
unused portion of the Tenant Improvement Allowance, after which
date Landlord’s obligation to fund such costs shall expire.
Any unused portion of the Tenant Improvement Allowance shall be
credited against Tenant’s obligation to pay Rent, with such
unused amount amortized over the Initial Term of this Lease and
resulting in corresponding reductions in Tenant’s obligation
to pay monthly installments of Basic Annual Rent. As used herein,
the term “Initial Term” shall mean the period
commencing on the Term Commencement Date and expiring on the Term
Expiration Date.
4.6.
The selection of the architect, engineer, general contractor and
major subcontractors shall be in accordance with the terms of the
Work Letter.
4.7.
In addition to the Tenant Improvement Allowance, Landlord shall
make available to Tenant Nine Hundred Twenty Thousand Six Hundred
Eighty Dollars ($920,680), based upon Twenty Dollars ($20) per
rentable square foot (the “ Additional TI Allowance
”) for construction
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of the initial Tenant
Improvements. Tenant shall repay to Landlord, in equal monthly
installments as Additional Rent (as defined below), the Additional
TI Allowance amortized over the Initial Term of the Lease at an
interest rate of nine percent (9%).
5.
Rent .
5.1.
Tenant shall pay to Landlord as Basic Annual Rent for the Premises,
commencing on the Term Commencement Date, the sum set forth in
Section 2.6 . Basic Annual Rent shall be paid in equal
monthly installments, each in advance on the first day of each and
every calendar month during the Term.
5.2.
In addition to Basic Annual Rent, Tenant shall pay to Landlord as
additional rent (“ Additional Rent ”) at times
hereinafter specified in this Lease (a) Tenant’s pro
rata share, as set forth in Section 2.8 (“
Tenant’s Pro Rata Share ”), of Operating
Expenses as provided in Section 7 and (b) any
other amounts that Tenant assumes or agrees to pay under the
provisions of this Lease that are owed to Landlord, including,
without limitation, any and all other sums that may become due
by reason of any default of Tenant or failure on Tenant’s
part to comply with the agreements, terms, covenants and
conditions of this Lease to be performed by Tenant, after notice
and the lapse of any applicable cure periods.
5.3.
Basic Annual Rent and Additional Rent shall together be denominated
“ Rent .” Rent shall be paid to Landlord,
without abatement, deduction or offset, in lawful money of the
United States of America at the office of Landlord as set forth in
Section 2.13 or to such other person or at such other
place as Landlord may from time designate in writing. In the
event the Term commences or ends on a day other than the first day
of a calendar month, then the Rent for such fraction of a month
shall be prorated for such period on the basis of a thirty (30) day
month and shall be paid at the then-current rate for such
fractional month.
6.
[Intentionally omitted]
7.
Operating Expenses .
7.1.
As used herein, the term “ Operating Expenses ”
shall include:
(a)
Government impositions including, without limitation, property tax
costs consisting of real and personal property taxes and
assessments, including amounts due under any improvement bond upon
the Building or the Project, including the parcel or parcels of
real property upon which the Building and areas serving such
Building are located or assessments in lieu thereof imposed by any
federal, state, regional, local or municipal governmental
authority, agency or subdivision (each, a “ Governmental
Authority ”) are levied; taxes on or measured by gross
rentals received from the rental of space in the Building; taxes
based on the square footage of the Premises, the Building or the
Project, as well as any parking charges, utilities surcharges or
any other costs levied, assessed or imposed by, or at the direction
of, or resulting from Applicable Laws (as defined below) or
interpretations thereof, promulgated by any Governmental Authority
in connection with the use or occupancy of the Building or the
parking facilities serving the Building; taxes on this transaction
or any document to which Tenant is a party creating or transferring
an interest in the Premises; any fee for a business license to
operate an office building; and any expenses, including the
reasonable cost of attorneys or experts,
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reasonably incurred by
Landlord in seeking reduction by the taxing authority of the
applicable taxes, less tax refunds obtained as a result of an
application for review thereof. Operating Expenses shall not
include any net income, franchise, capital stock, estate or
inheritance taxes, or taxes that are the personal obligation of
Tenant or of another tenant of the Project; and
(b)
All other costs of any kind paid or incurred by Landlord in
connection with the operation or maintenance of the Building and
the Project including, by way of example and not of limitation,
costs of repairs and replacements to improvements within the
Project as appropriate to maintain the Project as required
hereunder; costs of utilities furnished to the Common Areas; sewer
fees; cable television; trash collection; cleaning, including
windows; heating; ventilation; air-conditioning; maintenance of
landscaping and grounds; maintenance of drives and parking areas;
maintenance of the roof; security services and devices; building
supplies; maintenance or replacement of equipment utilized for
operation and maintenance of the Project; license, permit and
inspection fees; sales, use and excise taxes on goods and services
purchased by Landlord in connection with the operation, maintenance
or repair of the Project or Building systems and equipment;
telephone, postage, stationary supplies and other expenses incurred
in connection with the operation, maintenance or repair of the
Project; accounting, legal and other professional fees and expenses
incurred in connection with the Project; costs of furniture,
draperies, carpeting, landscaping and other customary and ordinary
items of personal property provided by Landlord for use in Common
Areas; the cost of any Allowable Capital Improvements (as defined
below), the cost of which is less than or equal to Twenty-Five
Thousand Dollars ($25,000); the cost of any Allowable Capital
Improvements (as defined below), the cost of which is greater than
Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000), amortized over their useful
lives as Landlord shall reasonably determine; costs of complying
with any federal, state, municipal or local laws and regulations,
including both statutory and common law and hazard waste
rules and regulations (“ Applicable Laws
”); insurance premiums, including premiums for public
liability, property casualty, earthquake and environmental
coverages; portions of insured losses paid by Landlord as
part of the deductible portion of a loss pursuant to the terms
of insurance policies ( provided , however, that Landlord
shall maintain commercially reasonable insurance deductibles,
which, as of the date hereof, do not exceed Ten Thousand Dollars
($10,000) per incident); service contracts; costs of services of
independent contractors retained to do work of a nature referenced
above; and costs of compensation (including employment taxes and
fringe benefits) of all persons who perform regular and
recurring duties connected with the day-to-day operation and
maintenance of the Project, its equipment, the adjacent walks,
landscaped areas, drives and parking areas, including, without
limitation, janitors, floor waxers, window washers, watchmen,
gardeners, sweepers and handymen. As used herein, the term “
Allowable Capital Improvements ” shall mean capital
improvements that are reasonably required to keep the Building or
the Project (excluding any other buildings) in good condition and
repair or to comply with any Applicable Laws enacted or otherwise
first effective after the Term Commencement Date; provided ,
however, that Allowable Capital Improvements shall exclude any
capital improvements to the extent that they exceed both
(i) the standard of construction used for the Building or the
Project, as applicable, when originally built and (ii) the
standard of construction that is consistent with then-existing
prudent industry practices, in each case except to the extent that
upgrades are required by any Applicable Laws.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Operating
Expenses shall not include any leasing commissions or
finders’ fees; attorneys’ fees, advertising costs,
space planning costs and other
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costs incurred by
Landlord in leasing or attempting to lease space in the Building or
the Project; expenses that relate to preparation of rental space
for a tenant; expenses of initial development and construction,
including, but not limited to, grading, paving, landscaping and
decorating (as distinguished from maintenance, repair and
replacement of the foregoing); legal expenses, accountants’
fees and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with
negotiations or disputes with past, present or prospective tenants;
costs of repairs to the extent reimbursed by tenants (other than as
their pro rata share of operating expenses pursuant to their
respective leases), warrantors or other third parties or by payment
of insurance or condemnation proceeds received by Landlord or to
the extent such costs would have been reimbursed had Landlord
obtained the insurance policies that Landlord is required to carry
pursuant to this Lease; interest and principal upon loans to
Landlord or secured by a mortgage or deed of trust covering the
Project or a portion thereof and other debt costs ( provided
that interest upon a government assessment or improvement bond
payable in installments shall constitute an Operating Expense under
Subsection 7.1(a)) ; rental under any ground or
underlying lease; depreciation on the Building; salaries of
executive officers of Landlord; depreciation claimed by Landlord
for tax purposes and other “non cash” items
(provided that this exclusion of depreciation is not
intended to delete from Operating Expenses actual costs of repairs
and replacements and reasonable reserves in regard thereto that are
provided for in Subsection 7.1(a)) ; taxes of the types
set forth in Subsection 7.1(a) ; costs, fines, interest
and penalties incurred due to the late payment of taxes of the
types set forth in Subsection 7.1(a) ; any bad debt
loss or rent loss; the cost of any services in the Building or the
Project provided by Landlord or any Landlord affiliate to the
extent the same materially exceeds the costs of such services
rendered by qualified, unaffiliated third parties on a competitive
basis in the Brisbane area; costs arising from the presence of
Hazardous Materials in or about the Building or the Project that
were present at the Building or the Project prior to the Term
Commencement Date (other than those present as a result of the acts
or omissions of Tenant or its employees, agents, consultants or
contractors) or costs arising from the use, disposal or release of
Hazardous Materials by other tenants in the Building; and costs
incurred in connection with the sale, financing or refinancing of
the Building or the Project. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the
extent that any Common Area expenses benefit buildings in addition
to the Building, Landlord agrees to include in Operating Expenses
only that portion of such Common Area expenses that is reasonably
allocated to the Building.
7.2.
Tenant shall pay to Landlord on the first day of each calendar
month of the Term, as Additional Rent, (a) the Property
Management Fee (as defined below) and (b) Landlord’s
estimate of Tenant’s Pro Rata Share of Operating Expenses
with respect to the Building and the Project, as applicable, for
such month.
(a)
The “ Property Management Fee ” shall equal two
percent (2%) of the Basic Annual Rent due from Tenant.
(b)
Within ninety (90) days after the conclusion of each calendar year
(or such longer period as may be reasonably required by
Landlord), Landlord shall furnish to Tenant a statement showing in
reasonable detail the actual Operating Expenses and Tenant’s
Pro Rata Share of Operating Expenses for the previous calendar
year. Any additional sum due from Tenant to Landlord shall be
immediately due and payable. If the amounts paid by Tenant pursuant
to this Section 7.2 exceed Tenant’s Pro Rata
Share of Operating Expenses for the previous calendar year, then
Landlord shall credit the difference against the Rent next due
and
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owing from Tenant;
provided that, if the Lease term has expired, Landlord shall
accompany said statement with payment for the amount of such
difference.
(c)
Any amount due under this Section 7.2 for any period
that is less than a full month shall be prorated (based on a thirty
(30)-day month) for such fractional month.
7.3.
Landlord’s annual statement shall be final and binding upon
Tenant unless Tenant, within ninety (90) days after Tenant’s
receipt thereof, shall contest any item therein by giving written
notice to Landlord, specifying each item contested and the reasons
therefor. If, during such ninety (90)-day period, Tenant reasonably
and in good faith questions or contests the correctness of
Landlord’s statement of Tenant’s Pro Rata Share of
Operating Expenses, Landlord shall provide Tenant with access to
Landlord’s books and records and such information as Landlord
reasonably determines to be responsive to Tenant’s questions.
In the event that, after Tenant’s review of such information,
Landlord and Tenant cannot agree upon the amount of Tenant’s
Pro Rata Share of Operating Expenses, then Tenant shall have the
right to have an independent public accounting firm hired by Tenant
(at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, unless the Independent
Review indicates that Landlord overstated the Operating Expenses by
more than five percent (5%) of the actual Operating Expenses, in
which event Landlord shall reimburse Tenant for the fees and costs
of the Independent Review) and approved by Landlord (which approval
Landlord shall not unreasonably withhold or delay) audit and review
such of Landlord’s books and records for the year in question
(the “ Independent Review ”). The results of any
such Independent Review shall be binding on Landlord and Tenant. If
the Independent Review shows that Tenant’s Pro Rata Share of
Operating Expenses actually paid for the calendar year in question
exceeded Tenant’s obligations for such calendar year, then
Landlord shall, at Tenant’s option, either (a) credit
the excess to the next succeeding installments of estimated
Additional Rent or (b) pay the excess to Tenant within thirty
(30) days after delivery of such results. If the Independent Review
shows that Tenant’s payments of Tenant’s Pro Rata Share
of Operating Expenses for such calendar year were less than
Tenant’s obligation for the calendar year, then Tenant shall
pay the deficiency to the Landlord within thirty (30) days after
delivery of such results.
7.4.
Tenant shall not be responsible for Operating Expenses attributable
to the time period prior to the Term Commencement Date;
provided , however , that if Landlord shall permit
Tenant possession of the Premises prior to the Term Commencement
Date, Tenant shall be responsible for Operating Expenses from such
earlier date of possession. Tenant’s responsibility for
Tenant’s Pro Rata Share of Operating Expenses shall continue
to the latest of (a) the date of termination of the Lease,
(b) the date Tenant has fully vacated the Premises or
(c) if termination of the Lease is due to a default by Tenant,
the date of rental commencement of a replacement tenant.
7.5.
Operating Expenses for the calendar year in which Tenant’s
obligation to share therein commences and for the calendar year in
which such obligation ceases shall be prorated on a basis
reasonably determined by Landlord. Expenses such as taxes,
assessments and insurance premiums that are incurred for an
extended time period shall be prorated based upon the time periods
to which they apply so that the amounts attributed to the Premises
relate in a reasonable manner to the time period wherein Tenant has
an obligation to share in Operating Expenses.
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8.
Rentable Area .
8.1.
The term “ Rentable Area ” as set forth in
Section 2 and as may otherwise be referenced
within this Lease reflects such areas as have been reasonably
calculated by Landlord’s architect.
8.2.
The “ Rentable Area ” of the Building has
generally been determined by making separate calculations of
Rentable Area applicable to each floor within the Building and
totaling the Rentable Area of all floors within the Building. The
Rentable Area of a floor has been computed by measuring to the
outside finished surface of the permanent outer Building walls. The
full area calculated as previously set forth is included as
Rentable Area, without deduction for columns and projections or
vertical penetrations, including stairs, elevator shafts, flues,
pipe shafts, vertical ducts and the like, as well as such
items’ enclosing walls.
8.3.
The Rentable Area of the Project is the total Rentable Area of all
buildings within the Project.
8.4.
The term “Rentable Area,” when applied to the Premises,
is that area equal to the usable area of the Premises, plus an
equitable allocation of Rentable Area within the Building that is
not then utilized or expected to be utilized as usable area,
including, but not limited to, that portion of the Building devoted
to corridors, equipment rooms, restrooms, elevator lobby, atrium
and mailroom. In making such allocations, consideration has been
given to tenants benefited by space allocated such that the area
that primarily serves tenants of only one floor, such as corridors
and restrooms upon such floor, has been allocated to usable area of
the Building as a whole.
8.5.
The Rentable Areas set forth Section 2 have been agreed to by
Landlord and Tenant and shall not be subject to adjustment, unless
Tenant exercises its right to expand the Premises pursuant to
Section 43 below.
9.
Security Deposit .
9.1.
No later than thirty (30) days after the Effective Date (time being
of the essence), Tenant shall deposit with Landlord either a letter
of credit (the “ Letter of Credit ”) or
immediately available funds (the “ Cash Deposit
”) in the amount set forth in Section 2.11 ,
which Letter of Credit or Cash Deposit shall be held by Landlord as
security for the faithful performance by Tenant of all of the
terms, covenants and conditions of this Lease to be kept and
performed by Tenant during the period beginning on the Effective
Date and ending upon the expiration or earlier termination of the
Lease; provided, however, that if Tenant deposits with Landlord the
Cash Deposit, then Landlord agrees to return the Cash Deposit to
Tenant within two (2) business days after Landlord’s
receipt of the Letter of Credit. Landlord shall be entitled to use
the Cash Deposit in any circumstance where Landlord would be
entitled to draw upon the Letter of Credit under this Lease. The
Letter of Credit shall be (a) in a form reasonably
acceptable to Landlord, (b) issued by a financial institution
selected by Tenant and reasonably acceptable to Landlord,
(c) for the benefit of Landlord, but assignable by Landlord to
any subsequent purchaser or encumbrancer of the Building or the
Project, (d) automatically renewable from year to year
throughout the Term, (e) payable by sight draft in a location
reasonably acceptable to Landlord
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upon presentation of a
certification signed by an officer of Landlord stating that a
Default under this Lease has occurred and has not been cured within
any applicable cure period and (f) payable in the event such
Letter of Credit is not renewed on or before the date that is
thirty (30) days prior to its expiration. If there is a Default by
Tenant with respect to any provision of this Lease, including, but
not limited to, any provision relating to the payment of Rent, then
Landlord may (but shall not be required to) draw upon the
Letter of Credit and use, apply or retain any amount drawn for the
payment of any Rent or any other sum in default, or to compensate
Landlord for any other loss or damage that Landlord may suffer
by reason of Tenant’s Default. If the Letter of Credit is so
drawn, then Tenant shall, within ten (10) days after such
draw, replace the Letter of Credit with a new letter of credit
conforming to the requirements of this Section 9.1 , at
Tenant’s sole cost and expense. Tenant’s failure to do
so shall be a material breach of this Lease.
9.2.
In the event of bankruptcy or other debtor-creditor proceedings
against Tenant, the Security Deposit shall be deemed to be applied
first to the payment of Rent and other charges due Landlord for all
periods prior to the filing of such proceedings.
9.3.
Landlord may deliver to any purchaser of Landlord’s
interest in the Premises the funds deposited hereunder by Tenant,
and thereupon Landlord shall be discharged from any further
liability with respect to such deposit. This provision shall also
apply to any subsequent transfers.
9.4.
If no Default or Imminent Default (as defined below) by Tenant has
occurred on or before the date that is three (3) years after
the Term Commencement Date, then Tenant may reduce the amount
of the Letter of Credit to Ninety-Eight Thousand Nine Hundred
Seventy-Three Dollars ($98,973), at no cost to Landlord; provided,
however, that if Landlord does not allow the Letter of Credit to be
so reduced as the result of an Imminent Default by Tenant, then
Landlord agrees to notify Tenant of such Imminent Default and if
Tenant cures such Imminent Default within the cure period provided
in Section 24.4 below, if any, then immediately upon
completion of such cure Tenant may reduce the amount of the
Letter of Credit to Ninety-Eight Thousand Nine Hundred
Seventy-Three Dollars ($98,973), at no cost to Landlord. If there
is no uncured Default or Imminent Default by Tenant as of the
expiration or earlier termination of this Lease, then the Letter of
Credit shall be returned to Tenant (or, at Landlord’s option,
to the last assignee of Tenant’s interest hereunder) within
thirty (30) days after the expiration or earlier termination of
this Lease; provided, however, that if Landlord does not so return
the Letter of Credit as the result of an Imminent Default by
Tenant, then Landlord agrees to notify Tenant of such Imminent
Default and, if Tenant cures such Imminent Default within the cure
period provided in Section 24.4 below, if any, then Landlord
shall return the Letter of Credit to Tenant (or, at
Landlord’s option, to the last assignee of Tenant’s
interest hereunder) within thirty (30) days after the completion of
such cure. As used in this Lease, the term “ Imminent
Default ” shall mean the occurrence of an event that with
the giving of notice or the passage of time or both would
constitute a Default.
10.
Use .
10.1.
Tenant shall use the Premises for the purpose set forth in
Section 2.12 , and shall not use the Premises, or
permit or suffer the Premises to be used, for any other purpose
without
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Landlord’s prior
written consent, which consent Landlord may withhold in its
sole and absolute discretion.
10.2.
Tenant shall not use or occupy the Premises in violation of
Applicable Laws; zoning ordinances; or the certificate of occupancy
issued for the Building, and shall, upon five (5) days’
written notice from Landlord, discontinue any use of the Premises
that is declared or claimed by any Governmental Authority having
jurisdiction to be a violation of any of the above, or that in
Landlord’s reasonable opinion violates any of the above.
Tenant shall comply with any direction of any Governmental
Authority having jurisdiction that shall, by reason of the nature
of Tenant’s use or occupancy of the Premises, impose any duty
upon Tenant or Landlord with respect to the Premises or with
respect to the use or occupation thereof.
10.3.
Tenant shall not do or permit to be done anything that will
invalidate or increase the cost of any fire, environmental,
extended coverage or any other insurance policy covering the
Building and the Project, and shall comply with all rules, orders,
regulations and requirements of the insurers of the Building and
the Project, and Tenant shall promptly, upon demand, reimburse
Landlord for any additional premium charged for such policy by
reason of Tenant’s failure to comply with the provisions of
this Section.
10.4.
Tenant shall keep all doors opening onto public corridors closed,
except when in use for ingress and egress.
10.5.
No additional locks or bolts of any kind shall be placed upon any
of the doors or windows by Tenant, nor shall any changes be made to
existing locks or the mechanisms thereof without Landlord’s
prior written consent. Tenant shall, upon termination of this
Lease, return to Landlord all keys to offices and restrooms either
furnished to or otherwise procured by Tenant. In the event any key
so furnished to Tenant is lost, Tenant shall pay to Landlord the
cost of replacing the same or of changing the lock or locks opened
by such lost key if Landlord shall deem it necessary to make such
change.
10.6.
No awnings or other projections shall be attached to any outside
wall of the Building. No curtains, blinds, shades or screens shall
be attached to or hung in, or used in connection with, any window
or door of the Premises other than Landlord’s standard window
coverings. Neither the interior nor exterior of any windows shall
be coated or otherwise sunscreened without Landlord’s prior
written consent, nor shall any bottles, parcels or other articles
be placed on the windowsills. No equipment, furniture or other
items of personal property shall be placed on any exterior balcony
without Landlord’s prior written consent.
10.7.
No sign, advertisement or notice shall be exhibited, painted or
affixed by Tenant on any part of the Premises or the Building
without Landlord’s prior written consent; provided
that Tenant shall have the right to install a sign with its name
and corporate logo on the exterior of the Building, the size,
appearance and characteristics of which shall be subject to
Landlord’s prior written consent. Interior signs on doors and
the directory tablet shall be inscribed, painted or affixed for
Tenant by Landlord at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, and
shall be of a size, color and type acceptable to Landlord. The
directory tablet shall be provided exclusively for the display of
the name and location of tenants only. Tenant shall not place
anything on the exterior of the corridor walls or corridor doors
other than Landlord’s standard lettering.
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10.8.
Tenant shall cause any office equipment or machinery to be
installed in the Premises so as to reasonably prevent sounds or
vibrations therefrom from extending into the Common Areas or other
offices in the Building. Further, Tenant shall not place any
equipment weighing five hundred (500) pounds or greater within the
Premises without Landlord’s prior written approval, and such
equipment shall be placed in a location designed to carry the
weight of such equipment.
10.9.
Tenant shall not (a) do or permit anything to be done in or
about the Premises that shall in any way obstruct or interfere with
the rights of other tenants or occupants of the Building or the
Project, or injure or unreasonably annoy them, or (b) use or
allow the Premises to be used for immoral or unlawful purposes, nor
shall Tenant knowingly cause, maintain or permit any nuisance or
waste in, on or about the Premises, the Building or the
Project.
10.10. Notwithstanding
any other provision herein to the contrary, Tenant shall be
responsible for all liabilities, costs and expenses arising out of
or in connection with the compliance of the Premises with the
Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12101, et
seq. (together with regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, the
“ ADA ”), and Tenant shall indemnify, defend and
hold harmless Landlord from and against any loss, cost, liability
or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and
disbursements) arising out of any failure of such improvements to
comply with the ADA. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord shall
be responsible for all liabilities, costs and expenses arising out
of or in connection with the compliance of the existing structural
portions and tenant improvements of the Premises as of the date of
this Lease, the “path of travel” into and within the
Building (but not within the Premises, except as specifically
described in this sentence) and the Project’s parking lots,
walkways and landscaping areas with the ADA, and Landlord shall
indemnify, defend and hold harmless Tenant from and against any
loss, cost, liability or expense (including reasonable
attorneys’ fees and disbursements) arising out of any failure
of Landlord to make such aspects of the Project comply with the
ADA. The provisions of this Section 10.10 shall survive
the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease.
11.
Brokers .
11.1.
Tenant represents and warrants that it has had no dealings with any
real estate broker or agent in connection with the negotiation of
this Lease, other than CRESA Partners (“ Broker
”), and that it knows of no other real estate broker or agent
that is or might be entitled to a commission in connection with
this Lease. Landlord shall compensate Broker in relation to this
Lease pursuant to a separate agreement between Landlord and
Broker.
11.2.
Tenant represents and warrants that no broker or agent has made any
representation or warranty relied upon by Tenant in Tenant’s
decision to enter into this Lease, other than as contained in this
Lease.
11.3.
Tenant acknowledges and agrees that the employment of brokers by
Landlord is for the purpose of solicitation of offers of leases
from prospective tenants and that no authority is granted to any
broker to furnish any representation (written or oral) or warranty
from Landlord unless expressly contained within this Lease.
Landlord is executing this Lease in reliance upon Tenant’s
representations and warranties contained within Sections
11.1 and 11.2 .
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12.
Holding Over .
12.1.
If, with Landlord’s prior written consent, Tenant holds
possession of all or any part of the Premises after the Term,
Tenant shall become a tenant from month to month after the
expiration or earlier termination of the Term, and in such case
Tenant shall continue to pay (a) the Basic Annual Rent in
accordance with Section 5 , and (b) Tenant’s
Pro Rata Share of Operating Expenses. Any such month-to-month
tenancy shall be subject to every other term, covenant and
agreement contained herein.
12.2.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Tenant remains in possession of
the Premises after the expiration or earlier termination of the
Term without Landlord’s prior written consent, Tenant shall
become a tenant at sufferance subject to the terms and conditions
of this Lease, except that the monthly rent shall be equal to
(i) for the first two months of holdover, one hundred
twenty-five percent (125%) of the Rent in effect during the last
thirty (30) days of the Term, and (ii) thereafter, one hundred
fifty percent (150%) of the Rent in effect during the last thirty
(30) days of the Term.
12.3.
Acceptance by Landlord of Rent after the expiration or earlier
termination of the Term shall not result in an extension, renewal
or reinstatement of this Lease.
12.4.
The foregoing provisions of this Section 12 are in
addition to and do not affect Landlord’s right of reentry or
any other rights of Landlord hereunder or as otherwise provided by
Applicable Laws.
13.
Taxes on Tenant’s Property .
13.1.
Tenant shall pay prior to delinquency any and all taxes levied
against any personal property or trade fixtures placed by Tenant in
or about the Premises.
13.2.
If any such taxes on Tenant’s personal property or trade
fixtures are levied against Landlord or Landlord’s property
or, if the assessed valuation of the Building or the Property is
increased by inclusion therein of a value attributable to
Tenant’s personal property or trade fixtures, and if
Landlord, after written notice to Tenant, pays the taxes based upon
any such increase in the assessed valued of the Building or the
Project, then Tenant shall, upon demand, repay to Landlord the
taxes so paid by Landlord.
13.3.
If any improvements in or alterations to the Premises, whether
owned by Landlord or Tenant and whether or not affixed to the real
property so as to become a part thereof, are assessed for real
property tax purposes at a valuation higher than the valuation at
which improvements conforming to Landlord’s building
standards (the “ Building Standard ”) in other
spaces in the Building are assessed, then the real property taxes
and assessments levied against Landlord or the Building by reason
of such excess assessed valuation shall be deemed to be taxes
levied against personal property of Tenant and shall be governed by
the provisions of Section 13.2 above. Any such excess
assessed valuation due to improvements in or alterations to space
in the Building leased by other tenants of Landlord shall not be
included in the Operating Expenses defined in Section 7
, but shall be treated, as to such other tenants, as provided in
this Section 13.3 . If the records of the County
Assessor are available and sufficiently detailed to serve as a
basis for determining whether said Tenant improvements or
alterations are assessed at
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a higher valuation than
the Building Standard, then such records shall be binding on both
Landlord and Tenant.
14.
Condition of Premises . Tenant acknowledges that neither
Landlord nor any agent of Landlord has made any representation or
warranty with respect to the condition of the Premises, the
Building or the Project, or with respect to the suitability of the
Premises, the Building or the Project for the conduct of
Tenant’s business, except as otherwise provided in
Section 4.1 above. Tenant’s taking of possession
of the Premises shall, except as otherwise agreed to in writing by
Landlord and Tenant, conclusively establish that the Premises, the
Building and the Project were at such time in good, sanitary and
satisfactory condition and repair.
15.
Common Areas and Parking Facilities .
15.1.
Tenant shall have the non-exclusive right, in common with others,
to use the Common Areas, subject to the rules and regulations
adopted by Landlord and attached hereto as Exhibit D ,
together with such other reasonable and nondiscriminatory
rules and regulations as are hereafter promulgated by Landlord
in its sole and absolute discretion (the “ Rules and
Regulations ”). Tenant shall faithfully observe and
comply with the Rules and Regulations. Landlord shall not be
responsible to Tenant for the violation or non-performance by any
other tenant or any agent, employee or invitee thereof of any of
the Rules and Regulations.
15.2.
Tenant shall have a non-exclusive license to use parking facilities
serving the Building in common on an unreserved basis with other
tenants of the Building and the Project at no additional cost to
Tenant, at a ratio of three and three tenths (3.3) parking spaces
per one thousand (1,000) square feet of Rentable Area of the
Premises, which amounts to 152 parking spaces as of the Term
Commencement Date, which number shall include eight
(8) reserved parking spaces (the “ Reserved
Spaces ”) for Tenant’s exclusive use on the side of
the Building that faces Guadalupe Canyon Parkway (provided
that (a) Tenant shall only have the right to have the Reserved
Spaces on an exclusive basis for so long as Tenant provides
services at the Premises to patients with heart conditions,
(b) Tenant shall have the right to install signage marking the
Reserved Spaces, subject to Landlord’s prior written
approval, which approval Landlord shall not unreasonably withhold,
condition or delay, (c) Tenant shall maintain any such signage
at its sole cost and expense and (d) Tenant shall remove any
such signage at its sole cost and expense and repair any damage
caused by such removal if Tenant is no longer entitled to exclusive
use of the Reserved Spaces pursuant to the terms of this
Section 15.2) .
15.3.
Subject to Tenant’s rights under Section 15.2
above, Tenant agrees to comply with all reasonable rules and
regulations adopted by Landlord with respect to the use of the
parking facilities. Nothing in this Section, however, is intended
to create an affirmative duty on Landlord’s part to
monitor parking.
15.4.
Landlord reserves the right to modify the Common Areas, including
the right to add or remove exterior and interior landscaping and to
subdivide real property, provided that no such modifications
may have a material adverse impact on Tenant’s access to
or use and enjoyment of the Premises. Tenant acknowledges that
Landlord specifically reserves the right to allow the exclusive use
of corridors and restroom facilities located on specific
floors to one or more tenants occupying such floors;
provided , however , that Tenant shall not be
deprived of the
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use of the corridors
reasonably required to serve the Premises or of
restroom facilities serving the floor upon which the Premises
are located.
16.
Utilities and Services .
16.1.
Tenant shall pay for all water (including the cost to service,
repair and replace reverse osmosis, de-ionized and other treated
water), gas, heat, light, power, telephone and other utilities
supplied to the Premises, together with any fees, surcharges and
taxes thereon. If any such utility is not separately metered to
Tenant, Tenant shall pay a reasonable proportion (to be determined
by Landlord) of all charges of such utility jointly metered with
other premises as part of Tenant’s Pro Rata Share of
Operating Expenses or, in the alternative, Landlord may, at its
option, monitor the usage of such utilities by Tenant and charge
Tenant with the cost of purchasing, installing and monitoring such
metering equipment, which cost shall be paid by Tenant as
Additional Rent.
16.2.
Landlord shall not be liable for, nor shall any eviction of Tenant
result from the failure to furnish any such utility or service due
to Force Majeure. In the event of such failure, Tenant shall not be
entitled to any abatement or reduction of Rent, nor shall Tenant be
relieved from the operation of any covenant or agreement of this
Lease.
16.3.
Tenant shall pay for, prior to delinquency of payment therefor, any
utilities and services that may be furnished to the Premises
during or, if Tenant occupies the Premises after the expiration or
earlier termination of the Term, after the Term.
16.4.
Tenant shall not, without Landlord’s prior written consent,
use any device in the Premises (including, without limitation, data
processing machines) that will in any way (a) increase the
amount of ventilation, air exchange, gas, steam, electricity or
water beyond the existing capacity of the Building as
proportionately allocated to the Premises based upon Tenant’s
Pro Rata Share as usually furnished or supplied for the use set
forth in Section 2.12 or (b) exceed Tenant’s
Pro Rata Share of the Building’s capacity to provide such
utilities or services.
16.5.
If Tenant shall require utilities or services in excess of those
usually furnished or supplied for tenants in similar spaces in the
Building by reason of Tenant’s equipment or extended hours of
business operations, then Tenant shall first procure
Landlord’s consent of Landlord for the use thereof, which
consent Landlord may condition upon the availability of such
excess utilities or services, and Tenant shall pay as Additional
Rent an amount equal to the cost of providing such excess utilities
and services.
16.6.
Utilities and services provided by Landlord to the Premises shall
be paid by Tenant directly to the supplier of such utility or
service.
16.7.
Landlord shall provide water in Common Areas for drinking and
lavatory purposes only; provided , however , that if
Landlord determines that Tenant requires, uses or consumes water
for any purpose other than ordinary drinking and lavatory purposes,
Landlord may install a water meter and thereby measure
Tenant’s water consumption for all purposes. Tenant shall pay
Landlord for the costs of such meter and the installation thereof
and, throughout the duration of Tenant’s occupancy of the
Premises, Tenant shall keep said meter and installation equipment
in good working order and repair at Tenant’s sole cost and
expense. If Tenant fails to
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so maintain such meter
and equipment, Landlord may repair or replace the same and
shall collect the costs therefor from Tenant. Tenant agrees to pay
for water consumed, as shown on said meter, as and when bills are
rendered. If Tenant fails to timely make such payments, Landlord
may pay such charges and collect the same from Tenant. Any
such costs or expenses incurred, or payments made by Landlord for
any of the reasons or purposes hereinabove stated, shall be deemed
to be Additional Rent payment by Tenant and collectible by Landlord
as such.
16.8.
Landlord reserves the right to stop service of the elevator,
plumbing, ventilation, air conditioning and electric systems, when
Landlord deems necessary or desirable, due to accident, emergency
or the need to make repairs, alterations or improvements, until
such repairs, alterations or improvements shall have been
completed, and Landlord shall further have no responsibility or
liability for failure to supply elevator facilities, plumbing,
ventilation, air conditioning or electric service when prevented
from doing so by Force Majeure or a failure by a third party to
deliver gas, oil or another suitable fuel supply, or
Landlord’s inability by exercise of reasonable diligence to
obtain gas, oil or another suitable fuel. Without limiting the
foregoing, it is expressly understood and agreed that any covenants
on Landlord’s part to furnish any service pursuant to
any of the terms, covenants, conditions, provisions or agreements
of this Lease, or to perform any act or thing for the benefit
of Tenant, shall not be deemed breached if Landlord is unable to
furnish or perform the same by virtue of Force Majeure.
16.9.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 16.2 or 16.8 to the
contrary, in the event that Tenant is prevented from using, and
does not use, the Premises or any portion thereof, for more than
one (1) business day as a result of an interruption of, or
failure to provide, any utilities or services as described in
Sections 16.2 and 16.4 (“ Interruption of Service
”) caused by the grossly negligent or intentionally wrongful
acts or omissions of Landlord or any agent, contractor or employee
of Landlord, the Basic Annual Rent and Additional Rent shall be
abated proportionately with the degree to which Tenant’s use
of the Premises is impaired commencing from the day immediately
following such one (1) business day period and continuing
until the Interruption of Service has been remedied.
17.
Alterations .
17.1.
Tenant shall make no alterations, additions or improvements in or
to the Premises without Landlord’s prior written approval,
which approval Landlord shall not unreasonably withhold;
provided , however , that in the event any proposed
alteration, addition or improvement affects (a) any structural
portions of the Building, including exterior walls, roof,
foundation or core of the Building, (b) the exterior of the
Building or (iii) any Building systems, including elevator,
plumbing, air conditioning, heating, electrical, security, life
safety and power, then Landlord may withhold its approval with
respect thereto in its sole and absolute discretion. Tenant shall,
in making any such alterations, additions or improvements, use only
those architects, contractors, suppliers and mechanics of which
Landlord has given prior written approval, which approval shall be
in Landlord’s sole and absolute discretion. In seeking
Landlord’s approval, Tenant shall provide Landlord, at least
fourteen (14) days in advance of any proposed construction, with
plans, specifications, bid proposals, work contracts, requests for
laydown areas and such other information concerning the nature and
cost of the alterations as Landlord may reasonably request.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant may, without Landlord’s
consent but upon prior written notice to Landlord, make
non-structural alterations
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and improvements to the
interior of the Premises that do not affect the Building systems,
provided that the cost does not exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars
($50,000) per each such alteration or improvement.
17.2.
Tenant shall not construct or permit to be constructed partitions
or other obstructions that might interfere with free access to
mechanical installation or service facilities of the Building, or
interfere with the moving of Landlord’s equipment to or from
the enclosures containing such installations or facilities.
17.3.
Tenant shall accomplish any work performed on the Premises or the
Building in such a manner as to permit any fire sprinkler system
and fire water supply lines to remain fully operable at all
times.
17.4.
Any work performed on the Premises or the Building by Tenant or
Tenant’s contractors shall be done at such times and in such
manner as Landlord may from time to time reasonably designate.
Tenant covenants and agrees that all work done by Tenant or
Tenant’s contractors shall be performed in full compliance
with Applicable Laws. Tenant shall provide Landlord with complete
“as-built” drawing print sets and electronic CADD files
on disc showing any changes in the Premises.
17.5.
Before commencing any work, Tenant shall give Landlord at least
fourteen (14) days’ prior written notice of the proposed
commencement of such work.
17.6.
All alterations, permanently attached equipment, fixtures,
additions and improvements, subject to Section 17.8 ,
attached to or built into the Premises, made by either of the
Parties, including, without limitation, all floor and wall
coverings, built-in cabinet work and paneling, sinks and related
plumbing fixtures, exterior venting fume hoods and walk-in freezers
and refrigerators, ductwork, conduits, electrical panels and
circuits, and all items paid for with the Tenant Improvement
Allowance, shall, unless, prior to such construction or
installation, Landlord elects otherwise at the time Landlord gives
its approval of such alterations, additions or improvements, become
the property of Landlord upon the expiration or earlier termination
of the Term, and shall remain upon and be surrendered with the
Premises as a part thereof.
17.7.
Tenant shall repair any damage to the Premises caused by
Tenant’s removal of any property from the Premises. During
any such restoration period, Tenant shall pay Rent to Landlord as
provided herein as if said space were otherwise occupied by
Tenant.
17.8.
Tenant shall remove all of its personal property and trade fixtures
(excluding any items paid for with the Tenant Improvement
Allowance) from the Premises prior to the expiration of this Lease
or promptly after the earlier termination of this Lease. If Tenant
shall fail to remove any of such personal property or trade
fixtures from the Premises prior to termination of this Lease (or,
in the event of a termination pursuant to Section 22 or
Section 23 hereof, within three (3) months following such
termination), then Landlord may, at its option, remove the same in
any manner that Landlord shall choose and store said property
without liability to Tenant for loss thereof or damage thereto, and
Tenant shall pay Landlord, upon demand, any costs and expenses
incurred due to such removal and storage or Landlord may, at its
sole option and without notice to Tenant, sell such property or any
portion thereof at private
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sale and without legal
process for such price as Landlord may obtain and apply the
proceeds of such sale against any (a) amounts due by Tenant to
Landlord under this Lease and (b) any expenses incident to the
removal, storage and sale of said personal property. In the event
of a termination of this Lease pursuant to Section 22 or
Section 23 hereof, if Tenant has any personal property or
trade fixtures (excluding any items paid for with the Tenant
Improvement Allowance) in the Premises more than thirty (30) days
after such termination, then commencing on the thirty-first (31st)
day after such termination, Tenant shall pay a pro rata share of
the Basic Annual Rent for that portion of the Premises containing
such personal property or trade fixtures, which Basic Annual Rent
shall be prorated for any partial months. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Section 17 to the contrary, in no event
shall Tenant remove any improvement from the Premises as to which
Landlord contributed payment, including, without limitation, the
Tenant Improvements made pursuant to the Work Letter, without
Landlord’s prior written consent, which consent Landlord
may withhold in its sole and absolute discretion.
17.9.
Tenant shall pay to Landlord One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
($1,500) plus Landlord’s reasonable out-of-pocket expenses to
cover Landlord’s overhead and expenses for plan review,
coordination, scheduling and supervision of all changes installed
by Tenant or its contractors or agents, other than the initial
Tenant Improvements. For purposes of payment of such sum, Tenant
shall submit to Landlord copies of all bills, invoices and
statements covering the costs of such charges, accompanied by
payment to Landlord of the fee set forth in this Section. Tenant
shall reimburse Landlord for any extra expenses incurred by
Landlord by reason of faulty work done by Tenant or its
contractors, or by reason of delays caused by such work, or by
reason of inadequate clean-up.
17.10. Within sixty
(60) days after final completion of the Tenant Improvements (or any
other alterations, improvement or additions performed by Tenant
with respect to the Premises), Tenant shall submit to Landlord
documentation showing the amounts expended by Tenant (other than
funds that constitute the Tenant Improvement Allowance or
Additional TI Allowance) with respect to such Tenant Improvements
(or any other alterations, improvement or additions performed by
Tenant with respect to the Premises), together with supporting
documentation reasonably acceptable to Landlord.
18.
Repairs and Maintenance .
18.1.
Landlord shall repair and maintain the structural and exterior
portions and Common Areas of the Building and the Project,
including, without limitation, roofing and covering materials,
foundations, exterior walls, plumbing, fire sprinkler systems (if
any), heating, ventilating, air conditioning, elevators, and
electrical systems installed or furnished by Landlord. Any costs
related to the repair or maintenance activities specified in this
Section 18.1 shall be included as a part of
Operating Expenses, unless such repairs or maintenance is required
in whole or in part because of any negligent or wrongful act
or omissions of Tenant, its agents, servants, employees or
invitees, in which case Tenant shall pay to Landlord the cost of
such repairs and maintenance.
18.2.
Except for services of Landlord, if any, required by
Section 18.1 , Tenant shall at Tenant’s sole cost
and expense keep the Premises and every part thereof in good
condition and repair, damage thereto from ordinary wear and tear
excepted. Tenant shall, upon the expiration
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or sooner termination
of the Term, surrender the Premises to Landlord in as good of a
condition as when received, ordinary wear and tear excepted.
Landlord shall have no obligation to alter, remodel, improve,
repair, decorate or paint the Premises or any part thereof,
other than pursuant to the terms and provisions of
Section 4 hereof.
18.3.
Landlord shall not be liable for any failure to make any repairs or
to perform any maintenance that is an obligation of Landlord
unless such failure shall persist for an unreasonable time after
Tenant provides Landlord with written notice of the need of such
repairs or maintenance. Tenant waives its rights under Applicable
Laws now or hereafter in effect to make repairs at Landlord’s
expense.
18.4.
Repairs under this Section 18 that are obligations of
Landlord are subject to allocation among Tenant and other tenants
as Operating Expenses, except as otherwise provided in this
Section 18 .
18.5.
This Section 18 relates to repairs and maintenance
arising in the ordinary course of operation of the Building and the
Project and any related facilities. In the event of fire,
earthquake, flood, vandalism, war or similar cause of damage or
destruction, Section 22 shall apply in lieu of this
Section 18 .
19.
Liens .
19.1.
Subject to the immediately succeeding sentence, Tenant shall keep
the Premises, the Building and the Project free from any liens
arising out of work performed, materials furnished or obligations
incurred by Tenant. Tenant further covenants and agrees that any
mechanic’s lien filed against the Premises, the Building or
the Project for work claimed to have been done for, or materials
claimed to have been furnished to, shall be discharged or bonded by
Tenant within twenty (20) days after the filing thereof, at
Tenant’s sole cost and expense.
19.2.
Should Tenant fail to discharge or bond against any lien of the
nature described in Section 19.1 , Landlord may, at
Landlord’s election, pay such claim or post a bond or
otherwise provide security to eliminate the lien as a claim against
title, and Tenant shall immediately reimburse Landlord for the
costs thereof as Additional Rent.
19.3.
In the event that Tenant leases or finances the acquisition of
office equipment, furnishings or other personal property of a
removable nature utilized by Tenant in the operation of
Tenant’s business, Tenant warrants that any
Uniform Commercial Code financing statement executed by Tenant
shall, upon its face or by exhibit thereto, indicate that such
financing statement is applicable only to removable personal
property of Tenant located within the Premises. In no event shall
the address of the Building be furnished on a financing statement
without qualifying language as to applicability of the lien only to
removable personal property located in an identified
suite leased by Tenant. Should any holder of a financing
statement executed by Tenant record or place of record a financing
statement that appears to constitute a lien against any interest of
Landlord or against equipment that may be located other than
within an identified suite leased by Tenant, Tenant shall,
within ten (10) days after filing such financing statement,
cause (a) a copy of the lender security agreement or other
documents to which the financing statement pertains to be furnished
to Landlord to facilitate Landlord’s ability to
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demonstrate that the
lien of such financing statement is not applicable to
Landlord’s interest and (b) Tenant’s lender to
amend such financing statement and any other documents of record to
clarify that any liens imposed thereby are not applicable to any
interest of Landlord in the Premises, the Building or the
Project.
20.
Indemnification and Exculpation .
20.1.
Tenant agrees to indemnify, defend and save Landlord harmless from
and against any and all demands, claims, liabilities, losses,
costs, expenses, actions, causes of action, damages or judgments,
and all reasonable expenses (including, without limitation,
reasonable attorneys’ fees, charges and disbursements)
incurred in investigating or resisting the same (collectively,
“ Claims ”) arising from injury or death to any
person or injury to any property occurring within or about the
Premises, the Building or the Property arising directly or
indirectly out of Tenant’s or Tenant’s
employees’, agents’ or guests’ use or occupancy
of the Premises or a breach or default by Tenant in the performance
of any of its obligations hereunder, except to the extent caused by
the willful misconduct or gross negligence of Landlord or any
employee, agent or contractor of Landlord.
20.2.
Notwithstanding any provision of Section 20.1 to the
contrary, Landlord shall not be liable to Tenant for, and Tenant
assumes all risk of, damage to personal property or scientific
research, including, without limitation, loss of records kept by
Tenant within the Premises and damage or losses caused by fire,
electrical malfunction, gas explosion or water damage of any type
(including, without limitation, broken water lines, malfunctioning
fire sprinkler systems, roof leaks or stoppages of lines),
unless any such loss is due to Landlord’s willful disregard
of written notice by Tenant of need for a repair that Landlord is
responsible to make for an unreasonable period of time. Tenant
further waives any claim for injury to Tenant’s business or
loss of income relating to any such damage or destruction of
personal property as described in this Section 20.2
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20.3.
Landlord shall not be liable for any damages arising from any act,
omission or neglect of any other tenant in the Building or the
Project, or of any other third party, except to the extent caused
by the willful misconduct or gross negligence of Landlord or any
employee, agent or contractor of Landlord.
20.4.
Tenant acknowledges that security devices and services, if any,
while intended to deter crime, may not in given instances
prevent theft or other criminal acts. Landlord shall not be liable
for injuries or losses caused by criminal acts of third parties,
and Tenant assumes the risk that any security device or service
may malfunction or otherwise be circumvented by a criminal. If
Tenant desires protection against such criminal acts, then Tenant
shall, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, obtain appropriate
insurance coverage.
20.5.
The provisions of this Section 20 shall survive the
expiration or earlier termination of this Lease.
21.
Insurance; Waiver of Subrogation .
21.1.
Landlord shall maintain insurance for the Building and the Project
in amounts equal to full replacement cost (exclusive of the costs
of excavation, foundations and footings,
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and without reference
to depreciation taken by Landlord upon its books or tax returns) or
such lesser coverage as Landlord may elect, provided
that such coverage shall not be less than ninety percent (90%) of
such full replacement cost or the amount of such insurance
Landlord’s lender, mortgagee or beneficiary (each, a “
Lender ”), if any, requires Landlord to maintain,
providing protection against any peril generally included within
the classification “Fire and Extended Coverage,”
together with insurance against sprinkler damage (if applicable),
vandalism and malicious mischief. Landlord, subject to availability
thereof, shall further insure, if Landlord deems it appropriate,
coverage against flood, environmental hazard, earthquake, loss or
failure of building equipment, rental loss during the period of
repairs or rebuilding, workmen’s compensation insurance and
fidelity bonds for employees employed to perform services.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord may, but shall not be
deemed required to, provide insurance for any improvements
installed by Tenant or that are in addition to the standard
improvements customarily furnished by Landlord, without regard to
whether or not such are made a part of or are affixed to the
Building. Any costs incurred by Landlord pursuant to this
Section 21.1 shall constitute a portion of Operating
Expenses.
21.2.
In addition, Landlord shall carry commercial general liability
insurance with a single limit of not less than One Million Dollars
($1,000,000) for death or bodily injury, or property damage with
respect to the Project. Any costs incurred by Landlord pursuant to
this Section 21.2 shall constitute a portion of
Operating Expenses.
21.3.
Tenant shall, at its own cost and expense, procure and maintain in
effect, beginning on the Term Commencement Date or the date of
occupancy, whichever occurs first, and continuing throughout the
Term (and occupancy by Tenant, if any, after termination of this
Lease) commercial general liability insurance with limits of not
less than Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) per occurrence for death
or bodily injury and not less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000)
for property damage with respect to the Premises.
21.4.
The insurance required to be purchased and maintained by Tenant
pursuant to this Lease shall name Landlord, BioMed Realty, L.P.,
BioMed Realty Trust, Inc., and their respective officers,
employees, agents, general partners, members and Lenders (“
Landlord Parties ”) as additional insureds. Said
insurance shall be with companies having a rating of not less than
policyholder rating of A- and financial category rating of at least
Class VIII in “Best’s Insurance Guide.”
Tenant shall obtain for Landlord from the insurance companies or
cause the insurance companies to furnish certificates of coverage
to Landlord. No such policy shall be subject to cancellation or
reduction or diminishment except after thirty (30) days’
prior written notice to Landlord from the insurer. All such
policies shall be written as primary policies, not contributing
with and not in excess of the coverage that Landlord
may carry. Tenant’s policy may be a “blanket
policy” that specifically provides that the amount of
insurance shall not be prejudiced by other losses covered by the
policy. Tenant shall, at least twenty (20) days prior to the
expiration of such policies, furnish Landlord with renewals or
binders. Tenant agrees that if Tenant does not take out and
maintain such insurance, Landlord may (but shall not be
required to) procure said insurance on Tenant’s behalf and at
its cost to be paid by Tenant as Additional Rent.
21.5.
Tenant assumes the risk of damage to any fixtures, goods,
inventory, merchandise, equipment and leasehold improvements, and
Landlord shall not be liable for injury
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to Tenant’s
business or any loss of income therefrom, relative to such damage,
all as more particularly set forth within this Lease. Tenant shall,
at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, carry (a) insurance
on Tenant’s leasehold improvements providing protection
against all risks of physical damage or loss and (b) such
insurance as Tenant desires for Tenant’s protection with
respect to personal property of Tenant or business
interruption.
21.6.
In each instance where insurance is to name Landlord Parties as
additional insureds, Tenant shall, upon Landlord’s written
request, also designate and furnish certificates evidencing such
Landlord Parties as additional insureds to (a) any Lender of
Landlord holding a security interest in the Building or the
Project, (b) the landlord under any lease whereunder Landlord
is a tenant of the real property upon which the Building is located
if the interest of Landlord is or shall become that of a tenant
under a ground lease rather than that of a fee owner, and
(c) any management company retained by Landlord to manage the
Project.
21.7.
Landlord and Tenant each hereby waive any and all rights of
recovery against the other or against the officers, directors,
employees, agents and representatives of the other on account of
loss or damage occasioned by such waiving party or its property or
the property of others under such waiving party’s control, in
each case to the extent that such loss or damage is insured against
under any fire and extended coverage insurance policy that either
Landlord or Tenant may have in force at the time of such loss
or damage. Such waivers shall continue so long as their respective
insurers so permit. Any termination of such a waiver shall be by
written notice to the other party, containing a description of the
circumstances hereinafter set forth in this
Section 21.7 . Landlord and Tenant, upon obtaining the
policies of insurance required or permitted under this Lease, shall
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