Exhibit 10.2
LEASE
THIS LEASE (this “ Lease
”) is entered into and effective as of December 4, 2007
(the “ Commencement Date ”), by and between
DMH Campus Investors,
LLC , a Delaware limited liability company (“
Landlord ”), and Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. , a
Delaware corporation (“ Tenant ”).
RECITALS
A. Landlord owns that certain
real property (the “ Land ”) located in the City
of San Diego, County of San Diego, State of California, commonly
known as 12780 and 12790 El Camino Real, as legally described on
Exhibit A attached hereto, together with all
existing and hereafter constructed improvements thereto, including,
but not limited to, two buildings totaling approximately 220,804
rentable square feet (the interior of such buildings collectively
referred to as the “ Premises ”), of which about
8,522 square feet is cafeteria and related space (the “
Cafeteria ”), all as generally depicted in the floor
plans attached hereto as Exhibit B , and the
right to use all easements and appurtenances owned by Landlord
benefiting the Land (collectively, the “ Appurtenant
Rights ”). The Land, the Premises and the Appurtenant
Rights are collectively referred to herein as the “
Property .” The Property is adjacent to a vacant
parcel of land (known as Parcel 1 of the same map referenced in
Exhibit A) owned by Landlord, which does not contain any
buildings, but which may be the subject of future development (the
“ Adjacent Parcel ”). Although Tenant is the
sole tenant of the Premises, the term “ Common Area
” is used in this Lease to mean all aspects of the Property
other than the Premises, such as the exterior of the Premises,
loading docks, ramps, drives, platforms, and the pipes, conduits,
wires and appurtenant equipment serving the Premises but located
outside of the Premises, the outdoor amphitheatre (the “
Amphitheatre ”), water features, trash areas, parking
areas, retention basin, roadways, sidewalks, walkways, parkways,
driveways and landscaped areas and similar areas and facilities
appurtenant to the Premises and located on the Property. The nature
of the Common Area may be altered in accordance with the
Multi-Tenant Provisions (described below).
B. Landlord desires to lease to
Tenant, and Tenant desires to lease from Landlord, the Premises on
the terms and conditions set forth below.
ARTICLE 1
PREMISES
1.1 Lease . Landlord hereby
leases to Tenant and Tenant hereby leases from Landlord the
Premises for the “ Term ” (as defined in
Article 2 ) and upon the terms, covenants and
conditions set forth in this Lease. In addition, in accordance with
the terms of this Lease, Tenant (and through Tenant, its employees,
agents, guests, invitees, customers, service-providers, and
licensees [collectively, “ Tenant’s Invitees "])
is granted the right to use the Common Area in connection with its
lease of the Premises throughout the Term of this Lease and any
Appurtenant Rights reasonably necessary for Tenant’s
permitted use hereunder. If any building is constructed on the
Adjacent Parcel, then on the date that a tenant begins occupancy of
any portion of such building, this Lease will be amended to
incorporate the provisions of the attached Exhibit C
(the “ Multi-Tenant Provisions ”).
1.2 Confirmation of Square
Footage. For purposes of this Lease, “rentable
square feet” shall mean “rentable area”
calculated pursuant to the Standard Method for Measuring Floor Area
in Office Buildings, ANSI/BOMA Z65.1 – 1996, as amended and
superseded from time to time (“ BOMA ”).
Promptly after the full execution and delivery of this Lease, the
square footage of the Premises shall be remeasured by a space
measurement consultant selected by Landlord and reasonably approved
by Tenant,
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and such
verification shall be made in accordance with the provisions of
this Section 1.2 . In the event that the space
measurement consultant determines that the square footage of the
Premises differs from the amounts set forth in Recital A above,
Landlord shall modify all amounts and figures appearing or referred
to in this Lease to conform to such corrected rentable square
footage (provided that the total amount of the “Monthly
Rental,” as that term is defined in Article 4 of this
Lease shall not increase due to such remeasurement). If such
modification is made, it will be confirmed in writing by Landlord
to Tenant.
ARTICLE 2
TERM AND EXTENSION OPTIONS
2.1 Term . The term of this
Lease (the “ Term ”) begins on the Commencement
Date and ends on the last day of the month in which the twelfth (12
th )
anniversary of the Commencement Date falls, or the earlier
termination of this Lease in accordance with the provisions of this
Lease (the “ Expiration Date ”). The Term and
Expiration Date may be extended in accordance with Section 2.2
below.
2.2 Extension Of Term .
(a) Subject
to Section 2.2(e) below, Tenant shall have the right to extend
the Term for all of the Premises (“ Renewal Option(s)
”)) for two (2) consecutive ten (10)-year periods (each
a “ Renewal Term ”). The Renewal Options granted
herein may be exercised by the original Tenant and any Permitted
Assignee who occupies more than half of the Premises. The
Expiration Date and the date that the first Renewal Term expires
shall be referred to herein as a “ Renewal Date
.” Any such extension of the Term shall be subject to and on
all of the same terms and conditions of this Lease, as the same may
be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time, except that
Monthly Rental (as defined below) shall be as determined by this
Section 2.2 below, and Monthly Rental will automatically
increase by 3.0% on each anniversary of the Renewal Date throughout
the Renewal Term. To exercise a Renewal Option, at least twelve
(12) months prior to the applicable Renewal Date, Tenant shall
provide Landlord with written notice stating that Tenant is
exercising its extension option (“ Extension Notice
”). Within thirty (30) days after Landlord’s
receipt of the Extension Notice, Landlord shall determine the Fair
Market Rental Rate (as defined below) by using its good faith
judgment and deliver written notice thereof (“ Option Rent
Notice ”) to Tenant. Tenant shall have thirty
(30) days (“ Tenant’s Review Period
”) after receipt of the Option Rent Notice to accept in
writing Landlord’s determination of the Fair Market Rental
Rate. In the event Tenant objects to, or fails to accept,
Landlord’s determination of the Fair Market Rental Rate
within the Tenant’s Review Period, Landlord and Tenant shall
attempt to agree upon such Fair Market Rental Rate, using their
best good faith efforts. If Landlord and Tenant fail to reach
agreement on the Fair Market Rental Rate within thirty
(30) days after the expiration of Tenant’s Review Period
(“ Outside Agreement Date ”), then each party
shall place in a separate sealed envelope their final proposal as
to Fair Market Rental Rate and such determination shall be
submitted to arbitration in accordance with the procedure set forth
below.
(b) If
Landlord fails to timely generate and deliver the initial Option
Rent Notice which triggers the negotiations procedure of
Section 2.2(a) above, then Tenant may commence such
negotiations by providing written notice of Tenant’s
suggested Fair Market Rental Rate, in which event Landlord shall
have thirty (30) days (“ Landlord’s Review
Period ”) after receipt of Tenant’s notice of its
proposed rental rate within which to accept such proposed rental.
In the event Landlord fails to accept in writing the rental
proposed by Tenant, then such proposal shall be deemed rejected,
and Landlord and Tenant shall attempt in good faith to agree upon
such Fair Market Rental Rate, using their best good faith efforts.
If the parties fail to reach agreement within thirty (30) days
following Landlord’s Review Period
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(which
shall be, in such event, the “ Outside Agreement Date
” in lieu of the above definition of such date), then each
party shall place in a separate sealed envelope their final
proposal as to Fair Market Rental Rate and such determination shall
be submitted to a Qualified Appraiser as set forth below.
(c) For
purposes of this Lease, the term “ Fair Market Rental
Rate ” shall mean the annual amount per square foot that
tenants are paying in then-current transactions between landlords
and non-affiliated parties from new or renewal, non-expansion
(unless the expansion is pursuant to a comparable definition of
Fair Market Rental Rate), non-equity tenants of comparable
credit-worthiness, for comparable space, for a comparable use for a
comparable period of time (“ Comparable Transactions
”). In determining Comparable Transactions with respect to
the Building at 12790 El Camino Real, the applicable market is to
be the Del Mar Heights office submarket in San Diego, California,
and with respect to the Building at 12780 El Camino Real, the
applicable market is to be the Torrey Pines, UTC, and Sorrento Mesa
laboratory submarkets within San Diego, California. In any
determination of Comparable Transactions, appropriate consideration
shall be given to the annual rental rates per rentable square foot,
the standard of measurement by which the rentable square footage is
measured, the ratio of rentable square feet to the usable square
feet, the type of escalation clause ( e.g. , whether
increases in additional rent are determined on a net or gross
basis), parking rights and obligations, signage rights, abatement
provisions reflecting free rent and/or no rent during the period of
construction or subsequent to the commencement date as to the space
in question, brokerage commissions, if any, which would be payable
by Landlord in similar transactions, length of lease term, size and
location of premises being leased, building standard work letter
and/or tenant improvement allowances, if any, the condition of the
base building and the landlord’s responsibility with respect
thereto, the value, if any, of the existing tenant improvements and
other generally applicable conditions of tenancy for such
Comparable Transactions. The parties acknowledge and agree that the
intent of this paragraph is to ensure that Tenant will obtain the
same rent and other economic benefits that Landlord would otherwise
give in Comparable Transactions and that Landlord will make and
receive the same economic payments and concessions that Landlord
would otherwise make and receive in Comparable Transactions with
another tenant for the Premises as if Tenant hereunder elected not
to exercise its Renewal Option(s).
(d) Landlord
and Tenant will attempt to agree on a single MAI appraiser or
commercial real estate broker with at least five
(5) years’ experience in appraising properties in San
Diego County, California, that are similar to the Premises (a
“ Qualified Appraiser ”). Neither Landlord nor
Tenant shall consult with such Qualified Appraiser as to its
opinion of the Fair Market Rental Rate prior to the appointment. If
the parties agree on a single Qualified Appraiser, then each party
shall submit to such Qualified Appraiser its separate sealed
envelope containing its opinion of the Fair Market Rental Rate of
the Premises as of the Outside Agreement Date. The sole
responsibility of the Qualified Appraiser will be to determine
which of the rental amounts submitted by Landlord and Tenant most
accurately reflects the Fair Market Rental Rate of the Premises as
of the Outside Agreement Date. The Qualified Appraiser shall select
either Landlord’s or Tenant’s rental amount. The
Qualified Appraiser has no right to propose a middle ground or any
modification of either of the determinations made by either party.
The Qualified Appraiser’s choice will be submitted to the
parties within fifteen (15) days after his or her selection.
If the parties are unable to agree on a single Qualified Appraiser
within fifteen (15) days following the Outside Agreement Date,
each party will appoint a Qualified Appraiser. Such Qualified
Appraisers will then agree upon and designate a third Qualified
Appraiser, who shall make the determination described above. Such
third Qualified Appraiser may hold such hearings and require such
briefs as the Qualified Appraiser, in his or her sole discretion,
determines is necessary. In addition, Landlord or Tenant may submit
to the Qualified Appraiser, with a copy to the other party, within
five (5) days after the appointment of the Qualified Appraiser
any market data and additional information that such party deems
relevant to the determination of the Fair Market Rental Rate
(“ FMRR Data ”) and the
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other
party may submit a reply in writing within five (5) days after
receipt of such FMRR Data. Each party will pay one-half (1/2) of
the fees and expenses of the determining Qualified Appraiser. Each
party will pay the fees and expenses of the Qualified Appraiser
selected by it, if applicable. Both parties shall use their good
faith and diligent efforts to ensure that the foregoing procedure
to determine the Fair Market Rental Rate shall be completed on or
before six (6) months prior to the scheduled commencement of
the applicable Renewal Term. The Fair Market Rental Rate
determination shall be binding upon Landlord and Tenant.
(e) The
Renewal Options automatically terminate and become void if
(a) Tenant fails to give Landlord an Extension Notice at least
12 months before the then-current Expiration Date,
(b) three times in any 18-month period tenant commits a
monetary default for which Landlord gives a notice regarding such
default (regardless of whether or not the default is subsequently
cured), or (c) Tenant assigns or subleases more than 50% of the
rentable square feet of the Premises other than to a Permitted
Assignee.
ARTICLE 3
POSSESSION
3.1 Condition . Tenant hereby
acknowledges that it developed the Property and has occupied the
Premises since its completion and is currently in possession of the
Premises, and is familiar with the condition thereof and accepts
the Property in its “as-is” condition with all faults,
and Landlord makes no representation or warranty of any kind with
respect to the Property, and Landlord shall have no obligation to
improve, alter or repair any aspect of the Property, except as
specifically set forth herein. Tenant waives all warranties,
whether express or implied (including any warranties of
merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose), with respect
to the Premises and the Property.
ARTICLE 4
RENTAL
4.1 Monthly Rental . Tenant
shall pay to Landlord the initial monthly amount of Six Hundred
Thirty-Two Thousand Six Hundred Fifteen and 75/100 Dollars
($632,615.75) (“ Monthly Rental ”), subject to
adjustment pursuant to Section 19.2 below. Monthly Rental
shall be paid in advance, on or before the first (1st) day of
each month, without deduction, setoff, prior notice, or prior
demand, commencing on the Commencement Date (subject to any
abatements expressly provided for in this Lease). Should the
Commencement Date be a day other than the first (1st) day of a
calendar month, then the monthly installment of Monthly Rental for
the first partial month shall be equal to one-thirtieth (1/30th) of
the monthly installment of Monthly Rental for each day from the
Commencement Date to the end of the partial month.
4.2 Adjustment To Monthly
Rental . The Monthly Rental payable under
Section 4.1 shall be increased annually commencing on
the first anniversary of the Commencement Date, and on each
anniversary of such date thereafter (each an “ Adjustment
Date ”). Upon the Adjustment Date the Monthly Rental
amount shall be increased by three percent (3%) of the Monthly
Rental payable by Tenant immediately prior to the applicable
Adjustment Date.
4.3 Additional Rental . In
addition to Monthly Rental, Tenant shall pay to Landlord, as
“ Additional Rental ,” all sums required to be
paid by Tenant to Landlord pursuant to this Lease including, but
not limited to, Operating Expenses (as defined below), interest and
late charges. All payment obligations of Tenant under this Lease
are deemed rent and Landlord shall have the same rights
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and
remedies for the nonpayment of such rent, including Additional
Rental, as it has with respect to the nonpayment of Monthly Rental.
Except to the extent otherwise provided in this Lease, Tenant is
solely responsible for all costs for the care, maintenance, taxes,
insurance, utilities, repair and operating expenses of the
Premises.
(a) Tenant
shall pay monthly installments of Operating Expenses on the first
day of each month, in amounts specified in good faith by Landlord
from time to time, which, by the end of each calendar year (or by
the Expiration Date, if earlier), will total Landlord’s
reasonable estimate of Operating Expenses to be incurred for such
year. For partial years, the Operating Expenses will be calculated
on a full-year basis and then prorated. If at any time Landlord
incurs an unanticipated Operating Expense (or any other expense to
be borne by Tenant under this Lease), Landlord may invoice Tenant
for reimbursement of such expense any time after the expense is
incurred, in which case Tenant shall pay the amount so invoiced
within 30 days after Landlord delivers the invoice. As soon as
is reasonably practicable after the end of each calendar year
during which Tenant paid Operating Expenses based on
Landlord’s estimates as provided above, Landlord will furnish
Tenant a reasonably detailed statement of Operating Expenses for
such calendar year (the “ Statement ”). Any
amounts owing for that year shall, within thirty (30) days, be
paid by Tenant to Landlord. Any amounts overpaid shall, at
Landlord’s option, be credited against the next
installment(s) of estimated Operating Expenses and Monthly Rent due
from Tenant, or be refunded to Tenant within thirty (30) days
after the date of the Statement. The parties’ obligations
with respect to payment or refund of any deficiency or overpayment
shall survive termination or expiration of this Lease; provided
that no Operating Expense payments shall be due from Tenant which
are not billed to Tenant within one (1) year after the
Expiration Date of this Lease, and provided further that
Tenant’s failure to dispute the amount of any Operating
Expense or reconciliation statement within 180 days after
Tenant’s receipt of a reconciliation statement for the
applicable calendar year, shall be deemed Tenant’s waiver to
ever make a claim based on Operating Expenses for the applicable
year.
(b) As
used in this Lease, the term “ Operating Expenses
” means any and all costs, expenses and disbursements of
every kind and character that Landlord in good faith incurs, pays
or becomes obligated to pay in connection with its ownership
interest in the Property, or the operation, maintenance,
management, repair, replacement, and security thereof; plus, with
respect to such costs, expenses, and disbursements for the Property
which do not exclusively pertain to the Property, the portion of
such expenses which Landlord reasonably and equitably allocates to
the Property. If before the Multi-Tenant Provisions become
effective, there are any costs incurred in a single bill or
contract (e.g., landscaping services) which benefit both the
Property and the Adjacent Parcel, Landlord may allocate the costs
of such items on an equitable basis to the Property and the
Adjacent Parcel, and include that portion of the bill which is
reasonably and equitably allocated to the Property in Operating
Expenses. Operating Expenses include, without limitation, any and
all assessments Landlord must pay pursuant to any covenants,
conditions or restrictions, reciprocal easement agreements,
tenancy-in-common agreements or similar restrictions and agreements
affecting the Premises, Taxes (as defined below), assessments and
other similar governmental charges; water and sewer charges; the
cost and expense of insurance, including loss of rents coverage and
all other coverage procured by Landlord, and any applicable
deductibles (provided the same are commercially reasonable and to
the extent in excess of $25,000, such deductibles shall be treated
as a Capital Expense (as defined below)); utilities (other than
those paid directly by Tenant to the utility provider); security;
labor and personnel costs (including applicable overhead); parking
lot maintenance and repair; a management fee to Landlord or its
agent in the amount of 3.5% of the Monthly Rental (the “
Management Fee ”); heating, ventilating and air
conditioning repairs, replacements (which will be treated as
Capital Items), and maintenance; waste disposal; elevator
maintenance; repair, replacement (which replacements may, in
certain circumstances described below, be treated as Capital
Items), and maintenance of the plumbing, heating, ventilating, air
conditioning, electrical, life safety and building management
systems furnished by Landlord (the “ Building Systems
”);
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costs
associated with the upkeep and operation of all parking and Common
Areas; costs and expenses of gardening and landscaping; maintenance
of signs (other than costs incurred by Tenant to maintain
Tenant’s signs); and personal property taxes levied on or
attributable to personal property used in connection with the
Property. As to Capital Expenses (as defined below), such expenses
shall only be included in Operating Expenses if such Capital Items
(as defined below) (i) are incurred in order for the Property
to comply with Applicable Laws, (ii) can reasonably be
anticipated to reduce Operating Expenses that would otherwise be
incurred, or (iii) are determined by Landlord to be reasonably
necessary to keep the Property in a first class condition based
upon wear and tear of such items, but all such Capital Expenses
shall be amortized over the reasonable useful life of such
improvement, replacement, repair or equipment as reasonably
determined by Landlord (including an interest factor of the
then-applicable Prime Rate). All Operating Expenses for Capital
Items are " Capital Expenses .” For purposes of this
Lease, the term “ Capital Items ” means those
items that individually cost more than $50,000.00 that are
considered capital repairs, replacements, improvements or equipment
under generally accepted accounting principles consistently
applied, and any insurance deductible to the extent exceeding
$25,000.00.
(c) Notwithstanding
the above, Operating Expenses shall not include the
following:
(i) Interest,
principal, depreciation, and other lender costs and closing costs
on any mortgage or mortgages, ground lease payments, or other debt
instrument encumbering the Premises;
(ii) Any
bad debt loss, rent loss, or reserves for bad debt or rent
loss;
(iii) Landlord’s
costs of defending or prosecuting any lawsuit with any mortgagee,
lender, ground lessor, broker, tenant, occupant, or prospective
tenant or occupant;
(iv) Landlord’s
costs of selling or syndicating any of Landlord’s interest in
the Premises; and disputes between Landlord and Landlord’s
property manager;
(v) Landlord’s
general corporate or partnership overhead and general
administrative expenses, and legal and accounting costs to the
extent the same are not related to the management of the
Project;
(vi) Salaries
of management personnel above the level of property manager who are
not directly related to the Premises or primarily engaged in the
operation, maintenance, and repair of the Premises, except to the
extent that those costs and expenses are included in the management
fees;
(vii) Advertising,
promotional expenditures and leasing expenses primarily directed
toward obtaining tenants to lease space in the Property;
(viii) Leasing
commissions, space-planning costs, attorney fees and costs,
disbursements, and other expenses incurred in connection with
leasing, other negotiations, or disputes with tenants, occupants,
prospective tenants, or other prospective occupants of the
Premises, or associated with the enforcement of any leases;
(ix) Charitable
or political contributions;
(x) Costs
for which Landlord is reimbursed by a third party (other than
through Operating Expense reimbursements);
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(xi) Fees
paid to any affiliate or party related to Landlord to the extent
such fees exceed the charges for comparable services rendered by
unaffiliated third parties of comparable skill, stature and
reputation in the same market (excluding the Management Fee);
(xii) Any
costs incurred in connection with the redevelopment or any future
expansion of the Property or the Adjacent Parcel, including
construction costs, permitting, design, or any other cost or fee in
connection with such future development process;
(xiii) Any
cost relating to the presence of any Hazardous Materials on the
Property or Adjacent Parcel in violation of Applicable Law to the
extent such cost is the sole responsibility of Landlord or Tenant
under Section 20.19 below or any costs associated with the
migration of Hazardous Materials onto the Project or
Property;
(xiv) any
reserves for Capital Items; or
(xv) The
cost of any item which Tenant pays directly (e.g., if the
Multi-Tenant Provisions apply and Tenant pays directly all HVAC
maintenance for its Premises it will not be responsible for its Pro
Rata Share of HVAC maintenance for any other portion of the
Project).
4.4 Audit Right . Upon
Tenant’s written request given not more than 120 days
after Tenant’s receipt of a Statement for a particular
calendar year, Landlord shall furnish Tenant with such reasonable
supporting documentation in connection with said Operating Expenses
as Tenant may reasonably request. Landlord shall provide said
information to Tenant within thirty (30) days after
Tenant’s written request therefor. Within one hundred eighty
(180) days after receipt of a Statement by Tenant (the “
Review Period ”), if Tenant disputes the amount of
Operating Expenses set forth in the Statement, an independent
certified public accountant (which accountant (A) is a member
of a regionally recognized accounting firm, and (B) is not
working on a contingency fee basis), designated and paid for by
Tenant, may, after reasonable notice to Landlord and at reasonable
times, inspect Landlord’s records with respect to the
Statement at Landlord’s offices, provided that Tenant has
paid all amounts required to be paid under the applicable
Statement. If after such inspection, Tenant still disputes such
Additional Rent, a determination as to the proper amount shall be
made, at Tenant’s cost, by an independent certified public
accountant (the " Accountant ”) selected by Landlord
and subject to Tenant’s reasonable approval; provided that if
such determination by the Accountant proves that Operating Expenses
were overstated by more than five percent (5%), then the cost of
the Accountant and the cost of such determination shall be paid for
by Landlord.
4.5 Payment of Rent . All rent
shall be paid in lawful money of the United States, without any
abatement, reduction or offset for any reason whatsoever, on the
first day of each month. Tenant shall pay Monthly Rental and
Additional Rental to Landlord c/o Veralliance Properties, Inc.,
8910 University Center Lane, Suite 630, San Diego, California
92122, or to such other address as Landlord may from time to time
designate in writing to Tenant; provided that Tenant shall also be
permitted to pay rent by bank wire or electronic funds transfer
(“ EFT ”), in which case Landlord will, at
Tenant’s request, provide Tenant with wiring instructions or
other reasonably necessary information to accomplish such
EFT.
4.6 Late Payments . If Tenant
fails to pay any Monthly Rental or estimated Operating Expenses
within five business days of the first day of the calendar month,
or Tenant fails to pay or reimburse Landlord any other amount to be
paid under this Lease within 30 days after invoicing (or the
period set forth in this Lease if different), Tenant shall pay a
late fee equal to three percent (3.0%) of such unpaid amount. In
addition, such unpaid amounts shall bear interest at the rate equal
to the sum of five percent (5.0%) plus the Prime Rate per annum
(the “ Interest Rate ”) from the due date if
payment is not
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made by
the 5 th business day of
each month, as to Monthly Rental or estimated Operating Expenses,
or within 30 days after invoicing from Landlord, as to all
other payment obligations of Tenant under this Lease. As used
herein, “ Prime Rate ” shall mean the base rate
on corporate loans at large U.S. money center commercial banks as
published from time to time by The Wall Street Journal ,
adjusted monthly to such published rate. In addition, Tenant
acknowledges that the late payment of any installment of Monthly
Rental or Additional Rental will cause Landlord to incur certain
costs and expenses, the exact amount of which are extremely
difficult or impractical to fix. These costs and expenses may
include, but are not limited to, administrative and collection
costs and processing and accounting expenses. Landlord and Tenant
agree that the late charges described herein represent a reasonable
estimate of the costs and expenses Landlord will incur and is fair
compensation to Landlord for its loss suffered by reason of late
payment by Tenant. If a late charge is payable under this Lease,
whether or not collected, at least three times during any 18-month
period, then Tenant’s monthly payments automatically will
become due and payable quarterly in advance, rather than monthly.
(All monies paid to Landlord under the preceding sentence may be
commingled with other monies of Landlord and will not bear
interest; if Tenant breaches any provision of this Lease, then any
balance remaining from such funds may, at Landlord’s
election, be applied to the payment of any monetary default of
Tenant.)
4.7 Security Deposit/Letter of
Credit . The parties agree that on or before the
Commencement Date, and subject to adjustment as set forth below,
Tenant shall deliver to Landlord a security deposit in the amount
of nine times the initial Monthly Rental (the “ Security
Deposit ”); i.e., $5,693,541.75. In lieu of depositing a
cash Security Deposit with Landlord, Tenant may provide Landlord
with an irrevocable and transferable standby letter of credit in
accordance with the rules of ISP98 (or such other commonly accepted
rules governing standbys reasonably acceptable to Landlord) in a
form and issued by a financial institution reasonably acceptable to
Landlord (“ Letter of Credit ”), which Letter of
Credit must automatically extend for minimum one-year periods
unless, at least 60 days prior to expiration, Landlord
receives written notice from the issuer of the Letter of Credit
that the Letter of Credit will not be extended for at least a
one-year period (a “ Non-Renewal Notice ”).
Landlord may draw the Letter of Credit in part or in full in the
event of any uncured default by Tenant or to pay for any Tenant
obligations under this Lease or in the event Landlord receives a
Non-Renewal Notice. To the extent Landlord draws more funds on the
Letter of Credit than can be applied to obligations then due or
payable to Landlord, the excess will be held by Landlord as a cash
Security Deposit subject to the terms and conditions of this
Section 4.7. Within 10 business days after Landlord’s
request, and at Landlord’s sole cost, Tenant shall cause the
Letter of Credit to be re-issued or transferred to any buyer or
lender of Landlord or to be replaced if it is lost, mutilated,
stolen, or destroyed (provided that in the case of a loss,
mutilation, theft, or destruction, Landlord may be required as a
condition of such replacement to sign the standard “lost
instrument affidavit and indemnity” or similar agreement on
the issuing bank’s standard form as a condition to
replacement). Tenant shall ensure that, on each third Adjustment
Date throughout the Term (as it may be extended), the sum of the
unexpended portion of the Security Deposit plus the balance of the
Letter of Credit equals nine times the then applicable Monthly
Rental.
(a) Application of Security
Deposit/Letter of Credit . Tenant hereby grants to Landlord a
security interest in the Security Deposit, including, but not
limited to, replenishments thereof. Landlord may apply such portion
or portions of the Security Deposit as are reasonably necessary for
the following purposes: (a) to remedy any default by Tenant,
including Tenant’s failure to pay Monthly Rental or
Additional Rental or a late charge or interest on defaulted rent,
or any other monetary payment obligation of Tenant under this
Lease; (b) to repair damage to the Premises caused or
permitted to occur by Tenant or Tenant’s Invitee after all
applicable notice and cure periods have elapsed; (c) to clean,
restore and repair the Premises following surrender to Landlord if
not surrendered in the condition required pursuant to the
provisions of this Lease, and (d) to remedy any other default
of Tenant to the extent permitted by law including, without
limitation, paying in full on Tenant’s behalf any sums
claimed
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by
materialmen or contractors of Tenant to be owing to them by Tenant
for work done or improvements made at Tenant’s request to the
Premises, after the expiration of any applicable notice and cure
periods. Tenant hereby waives all rights and restrictions contained
in Section 1950.7(c) of the California Civil Code and/or any
successor statute. In the event the Security Deposit or Letter of
Credit or any portion thereof is so used, Tenant shall pay to
Landlord, promptly upon receipt of written demand therefor, an
amount in cash sufficient to fully restore the cash Security
Deposit or within ten (10) business days after demand shall
increase the face value of the Letter of Credit, as the case may
be. If such Security Deposit shall be posted in cash, it shall be
held by Landlord in a separate interest-bearing account, and the
interest earned thereon shall be paid annually to Tenant. If
Landlord transfers the Premises during the Term, Landlord shall
transfer the Security Deposit to any subsequent owner, in which
event the transferring landlord shall be released from all
liability for the return of the Security Deposit. Tenant
specifically grants to Landlord (and Tenant hereby waives the
provisions of California Civil Code Section 1950.7 to the
contrary) a period of thirty (30) days following a surrender
of the Premises by Tenant to Landlord within which to inspect the
Premises, determine the expected costs to make required
restorations and repairs, receive, and prepare an accounting with
respect to the Security Deposit. In no event shall the Security
Deposit or any portion thereof, be considered prepaid rent.
(b)
Minimum Cash Reserve Requirement . In the event that at any
time during the Term, the amount of Tenant’s cash and readily
marketable investments that Tenant has available (“ Cash
Reserve ”) totals less than Fifty Million Dollars
($50,000,000), then Tenant shall increase the security for this
Lease by an amount equal to Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000), as
adjusted concurrent with and in proportion to the annual increases
in Monthly Rental (the “Additional Security”), by
either (i) posting an additional cash Security Deposit, or
(ii) causing an additional Letter of Credit to be issued, or
(iii) increasing the face amount of the existing Letter of
Credit, Cash Reserve excludes cash balances required to be
maintained under any debt agreements, including but not limited to
debt service reserve funds, sinking funds, principal and interest
funds, and other debt related funds that are required to be
maintained as part of a debt obligation. In the event that
Tenant’s Cash Reserve later increases above Fifty Million
Dollars and remains at or above that level for eight consecutive
calendar quarters, or if Tenant’s Cash Reserve at any time
increases above Seventy-Five Million Dollars ($75,000,000),
provided that Tenant is not in default under this Lease, any
additional cash Security Deposit will be returned and any
additional Letter of Credit will be cancelled, or any increase in
the original Letter of Credit will be reduced, and Landlord agrees
to sign any documents or perform any acts necessary to cause the
foregoing to occur (but Tenant’s right to the return of the
additional amount after exceeding the applicable minimum Cash
Reserve does not affect the Landlord’s subsequent right to
require the additional security if Tenant’s Cash Reserve
again falls below such minimum). From time to time during the Lease
Term, but no more often than quarterly, Landlord will be permitted
to receive from Tenant reasonable evidence of Tenant’s Cash
Reserve, including statements as to the Cash Reserve certified by
Tenant’s CEO and CFO on behalf of Tenant and acting in their
corporate capacity, which Tenant will provide to Landlord within
ten (10) business days after request.
ARTICLE 5
TAXES
5.1 Real Property Taxes
.
(a) As
used in this Lease, the term “ Taxes ” shall
include any form of real property tax, assessment (special or
otherwise), license fee, license tax, use tax, or any other levy,
charge, expense or imposition imposed by any federal, state, county
or city authority having jurisdiction, or any political subdivision
thereof, or any school, agricultural, lighting, drainage or other
improvement or special assessment district on any interest of
Landlord or Tenant (including any legal or equitable interest
of
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Landlord
or its mortgagee, if any) pertaining to Property (or the Project,
and equitably allocated to the Property, if and when the
Multi-Tenant Provisions apply). The term “ Taxes
” shall not include Landlord’s general income,
inheritance, estate or gift taxes, or any tax or assessment levied
on rents (other than Landlord’s gross receipts fee/tax if
Landlord owns no other assets than those relating to the Property
or Adjacent parcel) or any permit fees, exactions (for example,
school fee or fire district fee required as a condition to
development of the Adjacent Parcel), or development fees or similar
costs required solely as a condition to the development of the
Adjacent Parcel or expansion of the Property.
(b) Tenant
shall have the right to contest with the applicable taxing
authority, in good faith, any Taxes, provided that Landlord’s
interests are protected. In the event Landlord receives any refund
of Taxes, Landlord shall promptly notify Tenant thereof. Landlord
shall refund such amount to the extent the refund is on account of
Taxes paid by Tenant.
5.2 Other Taxes . Tenant shall
pay, prior to delinquency, all taxes, assessments, license fees and
public charges levied, assessed or imposed upon its business
operation, trade fixtures, leasehold improvements to the extent
assessed separately from Taxes on the Property (or the Project, if
and when the Multi-Tenant Provisions apply), and other personal
property on the Premises. No taxes, assessments, fees or charges
referred to in this Section 5.2 shall be considered
Taxes under the provisions of Section 5.1 .
ARTICLE 6
UTILITIES AND SERVICES
6.1 Services. Landlord shall
use commercially reasonable efforts to furnish, or cause to be
furnished, all utility connections to the Premises in such amounts
and capacity as are furnished on the Commencement Date. Tenant
shall arrange for and pay the cost of all utilities and services
(including any connection charges and taxes thereon) furnished to
the Premises or otherwise used by Tenant, including electricity,
water, sewer, gas, telephone, communication services, trash
collection, and janitorial services. Landlord may furnish to the
Premises any of the utilities and services set forth in the
preceding sentence, in which case Tenant shall reimburse Landlord
for Landlord’s cost of furnishing such utilities and
services. In no event shall Tenant be responsible for the payment
of any utility costs attributable to any development work performed
by Landlord, specifically including the construction of Building 3,
including any modifications to the existing utility services
provided to the Property for such new construction. Landlord may
not be held liable for failure to furnish any utilities or services
to the Premises unless the failure results from Landlord’s
gross negligence or willful misconduct (as addressed in
Section 6.3 below). If Landlord constructs new or additional
utility facilities, including wiring, plumbing, conduits, or mains,
at the request of Tenant or due to any changed or increased utility
requirements generated by Tenant, Tenant shall promptly pay to
Landlord the total cost of such items on demand. The discontinuance
of any utilities or services, including Landlord’s
discontinuance or failure to provide any of the utilities or
services furnished by Landlord to the Premises, shall neither be
deemed an actual or constructive eviction, nor release Tenant from
its obligations under this Lease including Tenant’s
obligation to pay rent (except as specifically provided in
Section 6.3 below).
6.2 Payment of Utilities.
Tenant agrees to pay directly to the appropriate utility company
all charges for utility services supplied to Tenant or the
Premises. If Tenant fails to pay when due any charges referred to
in this Article 6 , Landlord may pay the charge and
Tenant shall reimburse Landlord, as Additional Rental, for any
amount so paid by Landlord within ten (10) days after
Tenant’s receipt of written demand therefor.
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6.3 Interruption of Service.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, in the event that any of
the sanitary, electrical, heating, air conditioning, water,
elevator, life safety or other essential systems serving the
Premises (collectively, the “ Essential Services
”) are not supplied to the Premises (i) solely due to
Landlord’s (or its agents, employees, licensee’s or
contractor’s) gross negligence or (ii) in connection
with construction on the Adjacent Parcel or in connection with the
construction of Building 3 or new development of buildings on the
Property (an “ Abatement Event ”), and such
inability materially impairs Tenant’s ability to carry on its
business in the Premises for a period of five (5) consecutive
business days, the Monthly Rent and Additional Rent shall be abated
commencing with the sixth (6th) business day of such material
interference with Tenant’s business, based upon the extent to
which such inability to supply Essential Services materially
impairs Tenant’s ability to carry on its business in the
Premises. Such abatement shall continue until the Essential
Services have been restored to such extent that the lack of any
remaining services no longer materially impairs Tenant’s
ability to carry on its business in the Premises.
ARTICLE 7
TENANT’S CONDUCT OF BUSINESS
7.1 Permitted Use . Tenant may
use the Premises only for general office, laboratory and research
and development (and including any other uses that Tenant is
currently engaged in on the Premises as of the Commencement Date),
but only to the extent such use is in accordance with the
Operations Plan and all Applicable Laws. “ Operations
Plan ” means a plan substantially the same as the
Hazardous Materials Business Plan (submitted by the Tenant to the
San Diego County, Department of Environmental Health –
Hazardous Materials Division) and the Hazardous Materials Summary
reports (submitted by the tenant to San Diego Fire Department)
regarding Tenant’s use of material quantities of Hazardous
Materials in or about the Premises. Tenant shall provide the
initial Operations Plan to Landlord within 45 days after the
Commencement Date of this Lease. If, at any time during the Term,
Tenant desires to materially modify the Operations Plan, Tenant
must first obtain Landlord’s written approval (which approval
may not unreasonably be withheld or delayed).
7.2 Signs . Tenant shall not
affix upon the Premises any sign, advertising placard, name,
insignia, trademark, descriptive material or other like item
(collectively, “ Signage ”) without
Landlord’s prior written approval, which approval shall not
be unreasonably withheld. Tenant shall have the exclusive right to
maintain all existing signage located on the Property, and, subject
to the previous sentence, to affix any additional items reasonably
approved by Landlord, at its sole cost and expense in accordance
with all Applicable Laws (as defined in Section 7.4 of
this Lease), and shall maintain such items in good condition and
repair during the Term. In no event shall Tenant be permitted to
affix upon the Property any third party Signage, other than
business identification Signage of subtenants (provided such
Signage rights are reasonably approved by Landlord in accordance
with Article 10) and Permitted Assignees who occupy
material portions of the Premises. Landlord hereby approves of all
Signage existing as of the Commencement Date. Before the Expiration
Date or earlier termination of this Lease, Tenant shall remove all
signage relating to it or any Tenant Invitee and repair any damaged
caused by such removal.
7.3 Parking . During the Term
and Renewal Term(s), if any, Tenant shall be entitled to use,
without charge and without restriction, all of the subterranean
parking spaces at the Premises and all of the surface parking
spaces located on the Property. Landlord shall maintain the parking
areas in good condition and repair during the Term or any Renewal
Term.
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7.4 Compliance With Laws . For
purposes of this Lease, the term “ Applicable Laws
” includes all federal, state, county, city or government
agency laws, statutes, ordinances, standards, rules, codes, legal
requirements or orders now in force or hereafter enacted,
promulgated or issued, including, without limitation, insurance
requirements and government measures regulating or enforcing public
access, occupational, health or safety standards for employers,
employees, landlords or tenants which are applicable to the
Premises or Project, as well as all private and public covenants,
conditions and restrictions burdening, governing or recorded
against any aspect of the Property or the Adjacent Parcel (“
CC&Rs ”) (provided Landlord will not vote for or
propose any new CC&Rs which would unreasonably impact
Tenant’s use and enjoyment of the Premises or its rights and
benefits under this Lease), including the Site Development Permit
applicable to the Property and Adjacent Parcel and the Covenants,
Conditions, and Restrictions of the El Camino Real Association,
Covenant and Environmental Restriction on Property entered into as
of April 1, 2003, among Tenant, Science Park Center, LLC, and
the Solana Beach School District, and the rules and regulations
promulgated under each of the foregoing.
(a) Tenant
shall use the Premises in compliance with all Applicable
Laws.
(b) Tenant
shall, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, after receipt of
written demand from the applicable governmental or legal
authorities having jurisdiction over the Premises, perform (or
cause to be performed) all structural and non-structural repairs,
replacements, alterations and improvements to the Premises,
necessary to comply with all Applicable Laws to the extent that
such compliance was triggered by (A) Tenant’s particular
use of the Premises (as opposed to office and lab use generally) or
the change of Tenant’s use or increase in the intensity of
such use, (B) the acts or omissions of Tenant or
Tenant’s Invitees, and/or (C) Alterations (as defined
below) made to the Premises by or on behalf of Tenant after the
Commencement Date. In the event Tenant fails to perform the legal
requirements as required by this Section 7.4(b) within a
reasonable period of time after its receipt of notice, Landlord
may, at its election, perform or cause to be performed any of the
foregoing at Tenant’s expense.
(c) Except
to the extent of Tenant’s responsibility pursuant to
Section 7.4(b) , Landlord shall, at Landlord’s
sole cost and expense (but includable in Operating Expenses except
to the extent expressly prohibited in this Lease), promptly make
all structural repairs, replacements, alterations and improvements
to the Property needed to comply with all Applicable Laws, subject
to inclusion in Operating Expenses to the extent permitted
hereunder; provided that any requirements which are triggered due
to Landlord’s development activities on the Adjacent Parcel
(or any new development activities on the Property) shall not be
included in Operating Expenses or payable by Tenant (except that
costs incurred after the Building 3 Completion Date may be
allocated in accordance with the Multi-Tenant Provisions).
(d) This
Section 7.4 shall not apply to any compliance issues
relating to “Hazardous Materials” or “Hazardous
Materials Laws” (as each term is defined in
Section 20.19 below); the allocation of responsibility
for which is set forth in Section 20.19 of this
Lease.
7.5 Amphitheatre Use .
Landlord and Tenant hereby acknowledge that unless and until the
Multi-Tenant Provisions become effective, use of the Amphitheatre
is limited to Tenant and Tenant’s Invitees.
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ARTICLE 8
MAINTENANCE, REPAIRS AND ALTERATIONS
8.1 Maintenance Obligations .
At Landlord’s expense (but includable in Operating Expenses
except to the extent expressly prohibited in this Lease), Landlord
shall repair and maintain the roof, exterior walls and structural
portions of the Premises, all aspects of the Common Areas, and
shall replace major components or the entirety of (A) the
elevators, (B) the central plant, (C) exterior air
handlers and other exterior HVAC elements, and (D) all
Building Systems serving the Premises. All of such maintenance and
replacement obligations will be performed in a manner consistent
with a first class lab and office space. In all other regards,
Tenant shall keep, maintain and preserve the Premises in first
class condition and repair and shall, at Tenant’s sole cost
and expense, promptly make all non-structural repairs and
maintenance to the Premises and every part thereof and perform and
pay for the operation, maintenance and repair of fixtures and the
elevators, central plant, exterior air handlers and other HVAC
elements and all Building Systems serving the Premises. Tenant
shall at its sole cost (i) maintain and repair, and repaint,
all in first class condition, all aspects and portions of the
Premises other than those for which Landlord is responsible under
this Section 8.1, (ii) arrange for the removal of trash
from the Premises, (iii) maintain service agreements
reasonably satisfactory to Landlord relative to maintenance and
repair of the security systems within the Premises, and of the HVAC
and life safety systems serving the Premises, (vi) maintain
janitorial and pest control service agreements with respect to the
Premises, reasonably acceptable to Landlord (which contracts must
at least include semi-annual floor waxing and annual carpet
cleaning and annual grill cleaning); and (vii) maintain
maintenance and repair logs with respect to all aspects of the
Premises for which Tenant is conducting maintenance or repair, and
make the logs available to Landlord for its review. Upon request,
Tenant shall provide Landlord with current copies of all
maintenance, service and cleaning contracts throughout the Term.
Tenant will promptly notify Landlord if any items which Tenant is
responsible for maintaining is in need of replacement or if any of
the major components of such items are in need for replacement so
that Landlord can perform such replacements as required by this
Lease.
Tenant shall have no obligation under
this Section 8.1 with respect to Hazardous Materials or
Hazardous Materials Laws; Tenant’s obligations with regard to
Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Materials Laws are set forth in
Section 20.19 of this Lease.
8.2 Landlord’s Right To
Perform . Landlord shall have the right to perform any
obligation of Tenant under this Lease should Tenant fail to
commence performance within fifteen (15) days after receipt of
written demand therefor (except in the event of threat to the
health and safety of any person in the Premises, in which event
Tenant fails to commence performance within five (5) business
days after receipt of written demand therefor, or such shorter
period of time as may be appropriate under the circumstances) or,
after commencing same, fail to diligently pursue such repairs to
completion within thirty (30) days after receipt of written
demand therefor. If, in accordance with this paragraph, Landlord
performs any obligation for which Tenant is responsible pursuant to
the terms of this Lease, Tenant shall pay the reasonable cost of
such performance to Landlord with interest at the Interest Rate
from the date of such expenditure by Landlord as Additional Rental,
promptly upon receipt of a bill from Landlord for same.
8.3 Tenant’s Right To
Perform . Tenant shall have the right to perform any
work that Tenant reasonably deems necessary in connection with the
Premises should Landlord fail to perform its obligations under this
Lease within fifteen (15) days after receipt of written demand
therefor (except in the event of threat to the health and safety of
any person in the Premises, in which event Landlord fails to
commence such repairs within five (5) days after receipt of
written demand therefor, or such shorter period of time as may be
appropriate under the circumstances) or, after commencing same,
fail to
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diligently pursue such repairs to completion. If, in accordance
with this paragraph, Tenant makes any repairs that Landlord is
obligated to make pursuant to the terms of this Lease, Landlord
shall pay the cost of such repairs to Tenant with interest at the
Interest Rate from the date of such expenditure by Tenant promptly
upon receipt of a bill from Tenant for same.
8.4 Alterations . Without
first obtaining the written consent of Landlord, Tenant shall not
make or cause to be made to the Premises any addition, renovation,
alteration, reconstruction or change (collectively, “
Alterations ”) (a) involving structural changes
or additions, (b) affecting the exteriors of any building, or
(c) cost more than $40,000 individually or, when added to all
prior Alterations for the preceding 12 months, cost more than
$100,000. If Landlord’s consent is required, then Tenant
shall submit to Landlord detailed plans and specifications for all
proposed Alterations when requesting Landlord’s consent of
such proposed Alterations. Tenant shall comply with all conditions
which may be reasonably imposed by Landlord, including but not
limited to Landlord’s reasonable approval of all contractors
or construction techniques (but Landlord may not unreasonably
impose such restrictions) and, if the estimated cost of the design
and construction of the alterations exceeds $500,000, the
establishment of security for payment of such amounts, and Tenant
shall reimburse Landlord for architectural, engineering, or other
consulting costs which reasonably may be incurred by Landlord in
determining whether to approve any such Alterations. Tenant shall,
before commencing any Alterations, at Tenant’s sole cost,
(i) acquire (and deliver to Landlord a copy of) a permit from
appropriate governmental agencies to make such Alterations (any
conditions of which permit Tenant shall comply with, at
Tenant’s sole cost, in a prompt and expeditious manner),
(ii) if the cost of the Alteration exceeds $500,000, obtain
and deliver to Landlord (unless this condition is waived in writing
by Landlord) a lien and completion bond in an amount equal to 125%
of the estimated cost of the proposed Alterations, to insure
Landlord against any liability for mechanics’ liens and to
ensure completion of the work, (iii) obtain (and deliver to
Landlord proof of) reasonably adequate insurance, including workers
compensation insurance, with respect to the individuals and
entities installing or involved with such Alterations (which
insurance Tenant shall maintain in force until completion of the
Alterations). All Alterations shall upon installation become the
property of Landlord and shall remain on and be surrendered with
the Premises on termination of this Lease, except that Landlord
may, at its election, require Tenant to remove any or all of the
Alterations, by so notifying Tenant; but Tenant shall only be
obligated to remove or restore Alterations made to the Premises by
Tenant if either Landlord did not receive a request from Tenant for
consent to the Alterations (and notifies Tenant prior to the
expiration of this Lease that such removal will be required if
Landlord was aware of the Alteration before such expiration date)
or Landlord, at the time Landlord grants its consent therefor,
states in writing that they must be removed or restored upon
expiration or earlier termination of this Lease. Tenant may, at its
option, remove or restore any Alterations that Tenant is required
or permitted to remove or restore at any time on or before the
expiration or earlier termination of this Lease. Tenant shall
notify Landlord of the commencement date for all construction at
least five (5) days prior to constructing any Alterations in
order to allow Landlord an opportunity to post a notice on
non-responsibility.
8.5 No Liens By Tenant .
Tenant shall, at all times during the Term or Tenant’s
occupancy of the Premises after the expiration or earlier
termination of the Term, keep the Premises free from any liens
arising out of any work performed or materials furnished by or for
Tenant.
ARTICLE 9
EMINENT DOMAIN
9.1 Taking . The term “
Taking ,” as used in this Article 9 ,
shall mean an appropriation or taking under the power of eminent
domain by any public or quasi-public authority or a voluntary sale
or conveyance in lieu of condemnation but under threat of
condemnation.
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9.2 Total Taking . In the
event of a Taking of the entire Premises, this Lease shall
terminate and expire as of the date possession is delivered to the
condemning authority and Landlord and Tenant shall each be released
from any liability accruing pursuant to this Lease after the date
of such termination, but Monthly Rental and Additional Rental for
the last month of Tenant’s occupancy shall be prorated and
Landlord shall refund to Tenant any Monthly Rental and Additional
Rental paid in advance.
9.3 Partial Taking .
(a)
Tenant’s Right to Terminate . Tenant shall have the
option to terminate this Lease upon giving notice in writing of
such election to Landlord within sixty (60) days after
Tenant’s receipt of written notice that a portion of the
Premises has been or shall be so taken if, (a) there is a
Taking of more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the rentable
square feet of the Premises and Tenant reasonably determines that
such Taking will have a material adverse impact upon Tenant’s
business, or (b) because of the laws then in force, the
Premises may not be used for the same use being made before such
Taking, whether or not restored. This Lease shall terminate
effective as of the date Tenant is required to vacate the portion
of the Premises taken. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
this paragraph, if within 20 days after Landlord’s
receipt of the Tenant’s termination notice under this
paragraph, Landlord notifies Tenant that Landlord at its cost will
add to the remaining Premises so that the area of the Premises will
be substantially the same after the Condemnation as they were
before the Condemnation, and such work will be completed within six
(6) months after the date of such taking, and further provided
that Landlord commences the restoration promptly after Landlord so
notifies Tenant and completes the required work within such six
(6) month period, then all obligations of Tenant under this
Lease remain in effect, except that Monthly Rental and all
Additional Rent will be abated or reduced during the period from
the date of condemnation until the completion of such restoration
by the ratio of (A) the area of the Premises taken to
(B) the area of the Premises immediately before the Date of
Condemnation, or if the remainder of the Premises is not usable by
Tenant for its intended purposes hereunder, then rent shall be
entirely abated.
(b)
Landlord’s Right to Terminate . Landlord shall have
the option to terminate this Lease upon giving notice in writing of
such election to Tenant within sixty (60) days after
Landlord’s receipt of written notice that a portion of the
Premises has been or shall be so taken if, (a) there is a
Taking of more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the rentable
square feet of the Premises, or (b) because of the laws then
in force, the Premises may not be used for the same use being made
before such Taking, whether or not restored. This Lease shall
terminate effective as of the date Tenant is required to vacate the
portion of the Premises taken.
(c) Landlord
and Tenant waive the provisions of any statute (including
California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1265.130 or any
successor statute) that allows Landlord or Tenant to petition the
applicable court to terminate this Lease in the event of a partial
taking of the Premises.
9.4 Award . The entire award
or compensation in any such condemnation proceeding, whether for a
total or partial Taking, or for diminution in the value of the
leasehold or for the fee, shall belong to and be the property of
Landlord; and, in any event, the holder of any mortgage or deed of
trust encumbering the Premises shall have a first priority to the
extent of the unpaid balance of principal and interest on its loan.
Without derogating the rights of Landlord or said lender under the
preceding sentence, Tenant shall be entitled to recover from the
condemning authority such compensation as may be separately awarded
by the condemning authority to Tenant or recoverable from the
condemning authority by Tenant in its own right for the taking of
trade fixtures, equipment and other personal property owned by
Tenant and for the expense of removing and relocating its business,
for loss of goodwill and for other damages to its business.
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9.5 Continuation Of Lease . In
the event of a partial Taking, if neither Landlord nor Tenant
elects to terminate this Lease as provided above (or has no right
to so terminate), Landlord agrees, at Landlord’s cost and
expense (to the extent of condemnation proceeds actually received)
as soon as reasonably possible after the Taking, to restore the
Premises on the land remaining to a complete unit of like quality
and character as existed prior to the Taking (and usable by Tenant
for the same purposes and to the same extent used prior to the
taking), provided that in no event shall Landlord be required to
restore Tenant’s personal property, trade fixtures or
equipment or any Alterations made by Tenant and, thereafter,
Monthly Rental and Additional Rent shall be reduced based on the
square footage of the interior portion of any building taken as
compared to the portion remaining. In the event of a Taking of all
or a portion of the parking area and Landlord is unable to promptly
provide Tenant with suitable replacement parking area of at least
540 total spaces, Monthly Rental shall be reduced on an equitable
basis, taking into account the relative value of the parking spaces
taken unless Landlord provides reasonable on-site alternative, or
reasonable proximate (with shuttle service) parking
arrangements.
ARTICLE 10
ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING
10.1 Landlord’s Consent
Required . Tenant shall not assign, sublet, pledge,
encumber, license or hypothecate all or any part of this Lease or
Tenant’s interest in the Premises (provided the foregoing
shall apply to Tenant’s leasehold interest only and not to
equipment loans, drug licensing or other encumbrances or
arrangements not attaching to the interest in the leasehold estate)
or permit the assignment, disposition, transfer, acquisition, or
issuance of direct or indirect ownership interests (whether stock,
partnership or otherwise) in Tenant, to or by any person, entity,
or group of related persons or affiliated entities, whether in a
single transaction or in a series of related transactions, which
results in such person, entity, or group holding (or assigning,
transferring, disposing of, or selling) 50% or more of the
aggregate ownership interests in Tenant outstanding immediately
prior to such transaction or series of related transactions
(collectively, “ Assignment ” or “
Assign ”) without first procuring the written consent
of Landlord, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld,
conditioned or delayed. Landlord’s disapproval of a proposed
Assignment is deemed reasonable if the proposed Assignment, in
Landlord’s reasonable determination, could jeopardize
Landlord’s (or any of its owner’s) tax status (whether
as a REIT, ERISA plan, or otherwise). Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the parties acknowledge that Tenant is a publicly traded
company and the sale of stock in Tenant which occurs over a public
or private stock exchange is not within Tenant’s control and
Landlord will not have any consent rights with respect to any such
transfers or sale of stock. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Lease, Tenant may, upon written notice to Landlord, but
without obtaining Landlord’s consent, without constituting a
default under this Lease, (a) assign this Lease or all or any
portion of the Premises to (i) any parent or subsidiary entity
of Tenant, (ii) any person or entity that acquires all or
substantially all of Tenant’s assets or all or any portion of
the capital stock or other ownership interest in Tenant,
(iii) any entity with which Tenant merges or is consolidated,
regardless of whether Tenant is the surviving entity, or
(iv) any person or entity that acquires all or substantially
all of the business or assets operated or located on the Premises;
or (b) cause a sale or transfer of all or any portion of the
capital stock or other ownership interests in Tenant (each
successor entity, assignee, purchaser or subtenant in (a) or
(b) being referred to herein as a “ Permitted
Assignee ”) provided that effective no later than the
assignment to the Permitted Assignee (if a full assignment rather
than a mere sublease and not in the case where the Permitted
Assignee is, by operation of law, the successor to Tenant), the
original Tenant under this Lease execute a guaranty of all tenant
obligations under this Lease substantially in the form of the
attached Exhibit E . In addition, an Assignment shall
not include, and Landlord’s consent shall not be required
for, any sale or other transfer of Tenant’s capital stock (or
other ownership interest if Tenant is not a corporation) including,
but not limited to, any sale or transfer by an existing
shareholder.
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10.2 Procedures . Should Tenant
desire to enter into an Assignment for which Landlord’s
consent is required, Tenant shall request, in writing,
Landlord’s consent to the proposed Assignment at least
fifteen (15) days before the intended effective date of the
proposed Assignment, which request shall include the following:
(a) a copy of the proposed Assignment agreement,
(b) reasonable evidence of the financial condition, operating
history and management of the Assignee, and the Assignee’s
intended use for the Premises (including its proposed Operations
Plan), and (c) any information relevant to the proposed
Assignment that Landlord may reasonably request. Within ten
(10) business days after receipt of Tenant’s request for
consent to the proposed Assignment together with all of the
above-required information (including any follow-up information
reasonably requested by Landlord), Landlord shall respond in
writing by either: (i) consenting to the proposed Assignment;
or (ii) refusing to consent to the proposed Assignment and
citing the specific reason(s) for such refusal. If Landlord fails
to respond within such 10-business day period, Tenant may give
Landlord a notice that expressly states the following in all
capital letters: “URGENT NOTICE TO LANDLORD. IF YOU FAIL TO
DISAPPROVE OF THE REQUESTED ASSIGNMENT DESCRIBED BELOW WITHIN THREE
BUSINESS DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE, YOUR FAILURE WILL BE
DEEMED CONSENT TO THE DESCRIBED ASSIGNMENT.” Landlord’s
failure to respond within such 3-business day period to
Tenant’s second request for the proposed Assignment shall be
deemed Landlord’s consent thereto. Landlord will not be
liable in damages to Tenant or to any proposed subtenant, assignee
or other transferee if such consent is adjudicated to have been
unreasonably withheld, in which case Tenant’s sole remedies
are (i) to have the proposed Transfer declared valid as if
Landlord’s consent had been given (in which case Tenant will
be entitled to reasonable attorney’s fees if Tenant is the
prevailing party in such litigation) and Landlord agrees and
consents to such relief being obtainable via ex parte application
or (ii) monetary damages if Tenant establishes that
Landlord’s consent was withheld in bad faith. Tenant
irrevocably assigns to Landlord, as security for Tenant’s
obligations under this Lease, all rent and other amounts from any
Assignment, and Landlord, as assignee and as special
attorney-in-fact for Tenant, or a receiver for Tenant appointed on
Landlord’s application, may collect such rent and other
amounts and apply them toward Tenant’s obligations under this
Lease; except that, unless and until Tenant receives notice from
Landlord to the contrary, Tenant may collect such rent and other
amounts. Tenant shall promptly reimburse Landlord for
Landlord’s reasonable costs of reviewing, consenting to,
rejecting or consummating any proposed Transfer, including
reasonable attorneys’ fees. Tenant shall promptly pay to
Landlord one-half of all rents and other consideration, of whatever
nature, payable by the proposed transferee (or receivable by
Tenant) pursuant to any Assignment (net of Tenant’s
out-of-pocket leasing commission, legal fees, marketing costs,
improvement costs and any similar cost items incurred in connection
with the Assignment), that exceeds (1) if a sublease of a
portion of the Premises, the portion of the Monthly Rental and
Additional Rent that is allocable to the portion of the Premises
subleased (such allocation based on the area of the portion
subleased), or (2) if any other Assignment, the Monthly Rental
and Additional Rent attributable to the Premises.
10.3 No Release/Waiver . No
Assignment, whether with or without Landlord’s consent, shall
relieve Tenant from its obligations under this Lease and, as a
condition to any Assignment (if a full assignment rather than a
mere sublease and not in the case where the Permitted Assignee is,
by operation of law, the successor to Tenant), Tenant shall execute
a guaranty of all tenant obligations under this Lease in the form
of the attached Exhibit E . A consent to one Assignment
by Landlord shall not be deemed to be a consent to any subsequent
Assignment to any other party.
10.4 Form . Any Assignment
(other than to a Permitted Assignee) shall be evidenced by an
instrument in form and content reasonably satisfactory to Landlord
and executed by Tenant and the assignee or sublessee, as the case
may be, to evidence the Assignee’s assumption of the Lease.
Any assignment to a Permitted Assignee in which the surviving
entity is not Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc., will contain an express
written provision by which the Permitted Assignee expressly assumes
in writing all of
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obligations under this Lease, and Tenant agrees to provide Landlord
with reasonable evidence of such assignment and assumption.
ARTICLE 11
INSURANCE AND INDEMNITY
11.1 Tenant’s Insurance .
Tenant, at its sole cost and expense, shall procure, pay for and
keep in full force and effect throughout the Term the following
types of insurance, in at least the amounts and in the forms
specified below:
(a) Commercial
general liability insurance with combined single limit for bodily
injury, personal injury, death and property damage liability
coverage in the amount of Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) per
occurrence. The commercial general liability limits may be met by a
combination of primary and umbrella insurance policies. Such
policies shall insure against personal injury, bodily injury, death
and damage to property occurring on or around the Property, or
resulting from Tenant’s or Tenant’s invitee’s use
or occupancy of the Property, or resulting from Tenant’s
activities in or about the Property, which insurance shall contain
“blanket contractual liability” and “broad form
property damage” endorsements insuring Tenant’s
performance of Tenant’s obligations to indemnify Landlord as
contained in this Lease. All such liability insurance shall
specifically insure the performance by Tenant of the indemnity
agreement set forth in Section 11.5 .
(b) Worker’s
compensation coverage as required by law.
(c) Business
interruption insurance for a period of six months.
(d) Insurance
covering all of Tenant’s Alterations, trade fixtures,
equipment and other personal property from time to time in, on or
about the Premises in an amount not less than their full
replacement value from time to time, providing protection against
any peril included within an ISO “Special Form”
insurance policy.
(e) Employers
Liability Coverage of at least $1,000,000.00 per occurrence.
11.2 Landlord’s Insurance
.
(a) Landlord
shall maintain, as the minimum coverage required of it by this
Lease, fire and property damage insurance in an ISO “Special
Form” policy (formerly known as an “all-risk”
policy) insuring Landlord (and Landlord’s lender as a loss
payee) against loss from physical damage to the Premises with
coverage of not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the full
actual replacement cost thereof and against loss of rents for a
period of not less than twelve (12) months, together with
endorsements to cover any additional work required to comply with
any Applicable Laws at the time of restoration. Such fire and
property damage insurance, at Landlord’s election, but
without any requirements on Landlord’s behalf to do so,
(i) may be written in so-called “all risk” form,
excluding only those perils commonly excluded from such coverage by
Landlord’s then property damage insurer; and/or (ii) may
provide coverage for physical damage to the improvements so insured
for up to the entire full actual replacement cost thereof. Landlord
shall not be required to cause such insurance to cover any of
Tenant’s personal property, inventory or trade fixtures or
any modifications, or any Alterations made or constructed by Tenant
to or within the Premises after the Commencement Date. No such
policy for fire and property damage insurance required to be
maintained by Landlord pursuant to this paragraph shall have a
deductible greater than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), unless
approved in writing by Tenant. Landlord shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to obtain such insurance at competitive
rates.
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(b) Landlord
shall maintain commercial general liability insurance insuring
Landlord (and Landlord’s lender as an additional insured)
against liability for personal injury, bodily injury, death and
damage to property occurring in, on or about, or resulting from the
use or occupancy of the Property, or any portion thereof, with
combined single limit coverage of at least Five Million Dollars
($5,000,000). Landlord may carry such greater coverage as Landlord
or Landlord’s lender may from time to time determine is
reasonably necessary for the adequate protection of Landlord and
the Property, provided that such limit shall in no event exceed the
limit commonly carried by owners of property similarly situated and
operating under similar circumstances unless as part of an Umbrella
or blanket policy covering more than the Property (in which case
the Property’s allocable share of the premium for such
above-market limit may not exceed the premium that would be payable
for a limit commonly carried by owners of property similarly
situated and operating under similar circumstances). Any deductible
for Landlord’s commercial general liability insurance will
not be included in Operating Expenses.
(c) Landlord
may insure against loss or damage to the improvements located on
the Property caused by earthquake or Differences in Conditions. In
the event of damage due to an earthquake, Landlord shall bear the
cost of any deductible payable in connection therewith, except to
the extent of Tenant’s pro rata share of such deductible
(i.e., 100%, unless and until the Multi-Tenant Provisions become
effective), amortized as a Capital Expense pursuant to the
provisions of Section 4.3 above. In no event shall
Tenant be responsible for any shortfall amount of such earthquake
insurance proceeds.
(d) Landlord
may procure pollution insurance. If such insurance is procured for
a multi-year period, the costs of such coverage will be included in
Operating Expenses on an amortized basis over the period of such
insurance coverage (as if the cost were a Capital Expense and the
useful life of such Capital Expense were the term of the
coverage).
(e) Landlord
may maintain any other commercially reasonable insurance which in
the reasonable opinion of its insurance broker, advisor or legal
counsel is prudent in carry under the given circumstances, provided
such insurance is available at commercially reasonable rates and
commonly carried by owners of property similarly situated and
operating under similar circumstances.
11.3 Policy Form . All policies
of insurance required of Tenant herein shall be issued by insurance
companies with general policy holder’s rating of not less
than A and a financial rating of not less than Class VII, as
rated in the most current available “Best’s Key Rating
Guide”, and which are admitted to do business in the State of
California. All such policies, except for the Worker’s
Compensation coverage, shall name as additional insureds, Landlord
and Landlord’s mortgagee(s), ground lessor(s), or
beneficiary(ies) whose names and addresses have been provided to
Tenant, The Prudential Insurance Company of America (or any of its
affiliates designated by Landlord), and Landlord’s managing
agent (which initially is Veralliance Properties, Inc.). Executed
copies of the policies of insurance or certificates thereof shall
be delivered to Landlord on or before the Commencement Date.
Thereafter, executed copies of renewal policies or certificates
thereof shall be delivered to Landlord prior to the expiration of
the term of each policy. All policies of insurance delivered to
Landlord must contain a provision that the company writing the
policy will give to Landlord at least 10 days’ prior
written notice of any cancellation or lapse in such insurance. All
policies required of Tenant herein shall be endorsed to read that
such policies are primary policies as to claims within the Premises
and any insurance carried by Landlord or Landlord’s property
manager shall be noncontributing with such policies.
11.4 Blanket Policies .
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Article 11 , Landlord or Tenant’s obligation to
carry insurance may be satisfied by coverage under a
so-called
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blanket
or umbrella policy or policies of insurance if approved by the
other party which approval may not unreasonably be withheld).
11.5 Indemnity .
(a)
“ Landlord ” for the purposes of this
Section 11.5 shall mean and include Landlord and
Landlord’s successors, assigns, shareholders, members,
partners, directors, employees, contractors and agents. Tenant
shall defend (with counsel reasonably acceptable to Landlord),
indemnify and hold harmless Landlord from and against any and all
claims, actions, causes of action, demands, rights, damages, costs
(including reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs),
liabilities, debts, obligations, judgments, remedies, benefits,
losses and expenses of any kind whatsoever (collectively, “
Claims ”) which may now or in the future be incurred
or suffered by Landlord by reason of, arising out of or connected
with (i) Tenant’s or Tenant’s Invitee’s acts
or omissions, (ii) any breach of this Lease by Tenant,
(iii) violation of any Applicable Law caused by Tenant or any
Tenant Invitee, or (iv) the death, bodily injury or property
damage suffered by any third party occurring (A) within the
Premises (or on or about the Premises after the Multi Tenant
Provisions become effective) or (B) directly resulting from
Tenant’s or Tenant’s Invitee’s use or occupancy
of the Premises, or from Tenant’s or Tenant’s
Invitee’s activities in or about the Premises.
Notwithstanding any of the foregoing to the contrary, Tenant shall
not be liable for, and Tenant’s indemnity under this
Section 11.5(a) shall not extend to, (1) any
damage or injury to the extent and in the proportion that the same
is ultimately determined to be attributable to the gross negligence
or intentional misconduct of Landlord or (2) any punitive
damages claimed by Landlord. Landlord shall reimburse Tenant for
any amounts paid to Landlord by Tenant under this
Section 11.5(a) to the extent Landlord receives
insurance proceeds therefor. Tenant’s obligations under this
Section 11.5(a) shall survive the expiration or earlier
termination of this Lease.
(b)
“ Tenant ” for the purposes of this
Section 11.5(b) shall mean and include Tenant and
Tenant’s successors, assigns, shareholders, members,
partners, employees, contractors and agents. Landlord shall defend
(with counsel reasonably acceptable to Tenant), indemnify and hold
harmless Tenant from and against any and all Claims which may now
or in the future be incurred or suffered by Tenant by reason of,
arising out of or connected with (i) Landlord’s gross
negligence or intentional misconduct, or (ii) any breach of
this Lease by Landlord. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing to the
contrary, Landlord shall not be liable for, and Landlord’s
indemnity under this Section 11.5(b) shall not extend
(1) to any damage or injury to the extent and in the
proportion that the same is ultimately determined to be
attributable to the negligence or intentional misconduct of Tenant
or any Tenant Invitee, or (2) any punitive damages claimed by
Tenant. Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for any amounts incurred by
Landlord under this Section 11.5(a) to the extent
Tenant receives insurance proceeds therefor. Landlord’s
obligations under this Section 11.5(b) shall survive
the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease.
11.6 Waiver Of Subrogation .
Landlord and Tenant (as applicable, the “Insuring
Party”) each waives any rights it may have against the other
on account of any loss or damage occasioned to the Insuring Party
arising from any liability, loss, damage or injury caused by fire
or other casualty to the extent insurance is carried or required to
be carried by the Insuring Party pursuant to this Lease. All
insurance policies obtained by Landlord and Tenant relating to the
Premises (other than the liability policies) shall contain
endorsements waiving any right of subrogation which the insurer may
otherwise have against the noninsuring party. The foregoing release
and the foregoing requirement for waivers of subrogation shall be
operative only so long as the same shall not preclude the obtaining
of such insurance; provided that if either party’s insurer
refuses to include the waiver of subrogation provided for above,
such party must notify the other party and if such other party
finds an alternate insurer who will provide such a waiver, the
insurance will be purchased from the insurer willing to waive
subrogation.
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11.7 Failure By Tenant To Maintain
Insurance . If Tenant refuses or neglects to secure and
maintain insurance policies complying with the provisions of this
Article 11 , Landlord may, after notice to Tenant and a
five (5) business day cure period, secure the appropriate
insurance policies and Tenant shall pay, upon demand, the cost of
same to Landlord along with a coordination fee in the amount of 10%
of the costs of such insurance, as Additional Rental.
ARTICLE 12
DAMAGE
12.1 Insured Casualty . In the
case of damage by fire or other perils covered by the insurance
carried or required to be carried pursuant to
Article 11 , provided that neither Landlord nor Tenant
terminates this Lease as provided herein, Landlord shall as soon as
possible commence such repair, reconstruction and restoration of
the Premises and shall diligently prosecute the same to completion,
but Landlord shall not be required to restore Tenant’s trade
fixtures, equipment and personal property or Alterations made by
Tenant after the Commencement Date (unless insurance proceeds are
specifically designated for and available to restore such
Alterations). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (a) the
Premises is destroyed to an extent of at least fifty percent (50%)
of the then full replacement cost thereof as of the date of
destruction, (b) the destruction occurs during the last year
of the Term (as it may have been extended), or (c) the
Premises is damaged by any peril and, because of the laws then in
force, the Premises cannot be used for the same use being made
thereof before such damage, then Tenant and Landlord shall each
have the right to terminate this Lease. A party may exercise this
termination right by giving written notice to the other party
within thirty (30) days after the date of such destruction. In
addition, Landlord shall have the option to terminate this Lease in
the event the Premises is damaged by any peril to such an extent
that the estimated cost to restore the Premises exceeds the
insurance proceeds received by Landlord by more than $250,000,
which option may be exercised only by delivery to Tenant of a
written notice of election to terminate before the 45th day after
Landlord’s receipt of the insurance proceeds. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Tenant may, at its election (but shall not be
obligated to), provide Landlord with funds to cover such shortfall,
within thirty (30) days after Tenant’s receipt of
Landlord’s termination notice, in which event Landlord shall
complete its repair, reconstruction and restoration of the Premises
pursuant to this Article and this Lease shall remain in full force
and effect. If this Lease is not terminated pursuant to the
provisions of this Section 12.1 , then the destruction
will not terminate this Lease, and all obligations of Tenant under
this Lease will remain in effect, except that, to the extent rental
interruption insurance proceeds are paid to Landlord (or would have
been paid, but for Landlord’s breach of Section 11.2(a)), the
Monthly Rental and Operating Expenses will be abated or reduced,
between the date of the destruction and the date of completion of
restoration, by the ratio of (a) the area of the Premises
rendered unusable or inaccessible by the destruction to
(b) the area of the Premises before the destruction, or abated
entirely if the remaining portion of the Premises is not sufficient
for the conduct of Tenant’s business. The foregoing shall not
affect Tenant’s rights set forth in Section 12.3
below.
12.2 Uninsured Casualty . If
the Premises is damaged as a result of any casualty not covered by
the insurance carried or required to be carried pursuant to
Article 11 , then, at Landlord’s option, either
(a) within thirty (30) days following the date of such
damage, Landlord may elect to, and shall as soon as possible after
such election, commence repair, reconstruction or restoration of
the Premises and diligently prosecute the same to completion or,
(b) Landlord may elect within said thirty (30) days not
to so repair, reconstruct or restore the damaged property, in which
event this Lease shall cease and terminate upon the expiration of
such thirty (30)-day period, unless Tenant agrees within fifteen
(15) days after such election to pay the cost of the repair,
reconstruction or restoration and provides Landlord with security
for such payment, in which event Landlord shall be deemed to have
elected the
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option
in subpart (a) in this Section 12.2 . If this
Lease is not terminated pursuant to the provisions of this
Section 12.2 , then the destruction will not terminate
this Lease, and all obligations of Tenant under this Lease will
remain in effect, except that, to the extent rental interruption
insurance proceeds are paid to Landlord (or would have been paid,
but for Landlord’s breach of Section 11.2(a)), the
Monthly Rental and Operating Expenses will be abated or reduced,
between the date of the destruction and the date of completion of
restoration, by the ratio of (a) the area of the Premises
rendered unusable or inaccessible by the destruction to
(b) the area of the Premises before the destruction, or abated
entirely if the remaining portion of the Premises is not sufficient
for the conduct of Tenant’s business. The foregoing shall not
affect Tenant’s rights set forth in Section 12.3
below.
12.3 Landlord’s Failure To
Complete . If Landlord either elects or is required to
repair, reconstruct or restore the Premises pursuant to this
Article 12 , and Landlord fails to complete such
repair, reconstruction or restoration of the Premises on or before
the date (the " Outside Repair Date ”) that is earlier
of (a) 12 months after the date Landlord receives all
required permits with respect to such repairs, or
(b) 18 months after the date of the damage, then Tenant
shall have the right to terminate this Lease by written notice to
Landlord given within thirty (30) days thereafter.
12.4 Damage Provision Controls
. If Landlord restores the Premises as provided above, then Tenant
waives the provisions of California Civil Code
Sections 1932(2) and 1933(4) or any successor statute with
respect to any destruction of the Premises.
ARTICLE 13
DEFAULTS BY TENANT
13.1 Events Of Default . Should
Tenant at any time:
(a) fail
to make any payment of Monthly Rental pursuant to this Lease for a
period of three (3) business days after receipt of written
notice from Landlord to Tenant regarding the delinquent payment
(provided, however, any notice shall be in lieu of, and not in
addition to, any notice required under Section 1161 of the
Code of Civil Procedure of California or any similar, superseding
statute), or
(b) fail
to make any monthly payment of Operating Expenses payable by Tenant
pursuant to this Lease (where Landlord has notified Tenant in
writing of the amount of monthly payment) for a period of three
business days after receipt of written notice from Landlord to
Tenant regarding the delinquent payment (provided, however, any
notice shall be in lieu of, and not in addition to, any notice
required under Section 1161 of the Code of Civil Procedure of
California or any similar, superseding statute), or
(c) fail
to make any payment of any other charge payable by Tenant pursuant
to this Lease (or to provide or increase the Security Deposit or
Letter of Credit) for a period of ten (10) business days after
receipt of written notice from Landlord to Tenant that such payment
is due (provided, however, any notice shall be in lieu of, and not
in addition to, any notice required under Section 1161 of the
Code of Civil Procedure of California or any similar, superseding
statute), or
(d) Tenant’s
default under any material debt obligation to a third-party
(evidencing or resulting in a material adverse change to
Tenant’s financial condition) or Tenant becomes insolvent,
makes a transfer in fraud of creditors, makes an assignment for the
benefit of creditors, admits in writing its inability to pay its
debts when due or forfeits or loses its right to conduct business;
provided that nothing in this Section 13.1(d) shall be
construed to mean that a dispute between Tenant and any third
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party
will give rise to a default under this Lease and this section is
intended to apply to undisputed claims which Tenant is unable to
pay due to financial distress, or
(e) Tenant’s
failure to provide an estoppel or SNDA as required under this Lease
within 10 business days after request from Landlord of Tenant to do
so.
(f) have
filed against Tenant a petition to have Tenant adjudged a bankrupt
or a petition for reorganization or arrangement under any law,
statute, ordinance, rule or regulation relating to bankruptcy
(unless, in the case of a petition filed against Tenant, same is
dismissed within ninety (90) days), or
(g) institute
any proceedings under the Bankruptcy Code or any similar or
successor statute, code or act, or should an appointed trustee or
receiver take possession of substantially all of Tenant’s
assets located at the Premises or of Tenant’s interest in
this Lease where possession is not restored to Tenant within
thirty (30) days, or
(h) have
all or substantially all of Tenant’s assets located at the
Premises or Tenant’s interest in this Lease attached or
judicially seized where the seizure is not discharged within
ninety (90) days, or
(i) Tenant’s
failure (other than a default described above in this
Section 13.1) to comply with any term, provision, condition or
covenant of this Lease, if the failure is not cured within
15 days after written notice to Tenant; provided, however, if
Tenant’s failure to comply cannot reasonably be cured within
15 days, Tenant will be allowed additional time (not to exceed
60 days) as is reasonably necessary to cure the failure so
long as Tenant begins the cure within 15 days and diligently
pursues the cure to completion;
then the
occurrence of any one (1) or more of the foregoing events
(each, an “ Event of Default ”) constitutes a
material breach of this Lease and, in addition to any or all other
rights and remedies available to Landlord at law or in equity,
Landlord shall have the right, at Landlord’s option, without
further notice or demand of any kind to Tenant or any other person,
(i) to declare the Term ended and to re-enter and take
possession of the Premises and remove all persons therefrom, or
(ii) to the remedy described in California Civil Code
Section 1951.4 (i.e., Landlord may continue the Lease in
effect after Tenant’s breach and abandonment (or Event of
Default) and recover rent as it becomes due, if Tenant has right to
sublet or assign, subject only to reasonable limitations), or
(iii) even though it may have continued the Lease as provided
in subparagraph (ii) of this Section 13.1 , to
thereafter elect to terminate this Lease and all of the rights of
Tenant in or to the Premises. In any case in which Landlord shall
re-enter and occupy the whole or any part of the Premises, by
unlawful detainer proceedings or otherwise, Landlord, at its
option, may repair, alter, subdivide or change the character of the
Premises from time to time in such manner as Landlord deems best,
or may relet the Premises or any part thereof and receive the rents
therefor, and none of such actions shall constitute a termination
of this Lease or a release of Tenant from any liability hereunder
(provided that any amounts so received shall be credited against
Tenant’s obligations hereunder). Landlord shall not be deemed
to have terminated this Lease, or the liability of Tenant to pay
any Monthly Rental, Additional Rental or other charges later
accruing, by any re-entry of the Premises pursuant to subparagraph
(ii) of this Section 13.1 , or by any action in
unlawful detainer or otherwise to obtain possession of the
Premises, unless Landlord shall have notified Tenant in writing
that it has so elected to terminate this Lease.
As long as Landlord does not
terminate Tenant’s right to possession, Landlord may
(i) continue this Lease in effect, (ii) continue to
collect rent when due and enforce all the other provisions of this
Lease, and (iii) enter the Premises and relet them, or any
part of them, to third parties for Tenant’s
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account,
for a period shorter or longer than the remaining term of this
Lease. Tenant shall immediately pay to Landlord all costs Landlord
incurs in such reletting, including brokers’ commissions,
attorneys’ fees, advertising costs, and reasonably necessary
expenses of remodeling the Premises for such reletting. If Landlord
elects to relet all or any portion of the Premises as permitted
above, rent that Landlord receives from such reletting will be
applied to the payment of amounts due from Tenant to Landlord, and
then any sum remaining from the rent Landlord receives from the
reletting will be held by Landlord and applied in payment of future
rent as it becomes due under this Lease. Tenant will not be
entitled to any excess rent received by Landlord unless and until
all obligations of Tenant under this Lease, including all future
obligations, are satisfied in full.
13.2 Termination Of Lease .
Should Landlord elect to terminate this Lease pursuant to the
provisions of subparagraphs (i) or (iii) of
Section 13.1 , Landlord may recover from Tenant, as
damages, the following: (a) the worth at the time of award of
any unpaid rent which had been earned at the time of the
termination, plus (b) the worth at the time of award of the
amount by which the unpaid rent which would have been earned after
termination until the time of award exceeds the amount of rental
loss Tenant proves could have been reasonably avoided, plus
(c) the worth at the time of award of the amount by which the
unpaid rent for the balance of the Term after the time of award
exceeds the amount of rental loss that Tenant proves could be
reasonably avoided, plus (d) all other amounts necessary to
compensate Landlord for all the detriment proximately caused by
Tenant’s failure to perform its obligations under this Lease
or which, in the ordinary course of things, would be likely to
result therefrom including, but not limited to, any costs or
expenses incurred by Landlord in (i) retaking possession of
the Premises, including, but not limited to, reasonable
attorneys’ fees and court costs therefor,
(ii) maintaining or preserving the Premises after any default,
or (iii) any other costs necessary or appropriate to relet the
Premises, plus (iv) at Landlord’s election, any other
amounts in addition to or in lieu of the foregoing as may be
permitted from time to time by Applicable Laws.
As used in subparagraphs (a) and
(b) of Section 13.2 , the “worth at the time
of award” is computed by allowing interest at the lesser of
the Interest Rate and the maximum lawful rate. As used in
subparagraph (c) of Section 13.2 , the
“worth at the time of award” is computed by discounting
such amount at the discount rate of the Federal Reserve Bank of San
Francisco at the time of award plus one percent (1%).
13.3 Definition Of Rental . For
purposes of this Article 13 only, the term
“rent” or “rental” shall be deemed to be
Monthly Rental, Additional Rental and all other sums required to be
paid by Tenant pursuant to the terms of this Lease. All sums, other
than Monthly Rental, shall, for the purpose of calculating any
amount due under the provisions of subparagraph (c) of
Section 13.2 , be computed on the basis of
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