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Title: LEASE AGREEMENT
Governing Law: California     Date: 3/22/2007
Industry: Computer Peripherals     Sector: Technology

LEASE AGREEMENT, Parties: avistar communications corp , crossroads associates , clocktower associates
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EXHIBIT 10.19

 

LEASE AGREEMENT

This Lease, made this    1st       day of        December                   , 2006 between   CROSSROADS ASSOCIATES AND CLOCKTOWER ASSOCIATES                            , hereinafter called Landlord, and     AVISTAR COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, a Delaware Corporation, hereinafter called Tenant.

WITNESSETH:

Landlord hereby leases to Tenant and Tenant hereby hires and takes from Landlord those certain premises (the “Premises”) outlined in red on Exhibit “A-1 and A-2”, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference thereto more particularly described as follows:

Approximately 21,711 square feet of rentable space (which includes Tenant’s prorata share of building common areas) located on the tenth entire (10 th ) floor (approximately 17,702 square feet) and a portion of the first (1 st ) floor (approximately 4,009 square feet) of the “Building” located at 1875 South Grant Street, San Mateo, San Mateo County, California.  Tenant’s Suite Numbers in the Building on the tenth (10 th ) and first (1 st ) floors shall be 1000 and 130 respectively.

As used herein the Complex shall mean and include all of the land outlined in red and described in Exhibit “B”, attached hereto, and all of the buildings, improvements, fixtures and equipment now or hereafter situated on said land.

Said letting and hiring is upon and subject to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth and Tenant covenants as a material part of the consideration for this Lease to perform and observe each and all of said terms, covenants and conditions.  This Lease is made upon the conditions of such performance and observance.

1.              Tenant shall use the Premises only in conformance with applicable governmental laws, regulations, rules and ordinances for the purpose of            General Office, Storage, Distribution, Marketing  and other legally related uses           and for no other purpose.  Tenant shall not do or permit to be done in or about the Premises or the Complex nor bring or keep or permit to be brought or kept in or about the Premises or the Complex anything which is prohibited by or will in any way increase the existing rate of (or otherwise affect) fire or any insurance covering the Complex or any part thereof, or any of its contents, or will cause a cancellation of any insurance covering the Complex or any part thereof, or any of its contents.  Tenant shall not do or permit to be done anything in, on or about the

 



 

Premises or the Complex which will in any way unreasonably obstruct or interfere with the rights of other tenants or occupants of the Complex or injure or unreasonably annoy them, or use or allow the Premises to be used for any improper, immoral, unlawful or unreasonably objectionable purpose, nor shall Tenant cause, maintain or permit any nuisance in, on or about the Premises or the Complex.  No sale by auction shall be permitted on the Premises.  Tenant shall not place any loads upon the floors, walls, or ceiling, which endanger the structure, or place any harmful fluids or other materials in the drainage system of the building, or overload existing electrical or other mechanical systems.  No waste materials or refuse shall be dumped upon or permitted to remain upon any part of the Premises or outside of the building in which the Premises are a part, except in trash containers placed inside exterior enclosures designated by Landlord for that purpose or inside of the building proper where designated by Landlord.  No materials, supplies, equipment, finished products or semi-finished products, raw materials or articles of any nature shall be stored upon or permitted to remain outside the Premises or on any portion of common area of the Complex.  No loudspeaker or other device, system or apparatus which can be heard outside the Premises shall be used in or at the Premises without the prior written consent of Landlord.  Tenant shall not commit or suffer to be committed any waste in or upon the Premises.  Tenant shall indemnify, defend and hold Landlord harmless against any loss, expense, damage, attorney’s fees, or liability arising out of failure of Tenant to comply with any applicable law applicable to the use of the Premises by Tenant.  Tenant shall comply with any covenant, condition, or restriction (“CC&R’s”) affecting Tenant’s activities within the Premises.  The provisions of this paragraph are for the benefit of Landlord only and shall not be construed to be for the benefit of any tenant or occupant of the Complex.

 

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2.              TERM

 

A.  The term of this Lease shall be for a period of    Sixty    (60) months (unless sooner terminated as hereinafter provided) and, subject to Paragraph 2(B) and shall commence on the    1st      day of     April      , 2007  and end on the      31st     day of   March     , 2012.

B.                    Possession of the Premises shall be tendered and the term of this Lease shall commence on April 1, 2007.  Commencing upon the full execution of this Lease Agreement, Tenant shall have access to the Premises prior to April 1, 2007 for the installation of furniture, telephone and computer related equipment and such access shall be subject to all the terms and conditions of the Lease, excluding the payment of Basic Rent and Additional Rent.   It is hereby understood and agreed that Tenant’s activities during this Early Access Period shall not interfere with or delay Landlord’s construction of the improvements described in Paragraph 8 below.  In the event Tenant Improvements, as described below in Paragraph 8 herein, are substantially completed prior to April 1, 2007, Tenant is herein granted the right to occupy the Premises during the Early Access Period with operating personnel subject to all the terms and conditions of the Lease.  During this early occupancy with operating personnel, Tenant will only be responsible for the payment of Additional Rent prior to April 1, 2007.  In the event Tenant occupies the Premises early, as provided for herein, nevertheless the commencement date of the Lease shall remain April 1, 2007 .

C.                                     OPTION TO EXTEND

Provided Tenant is in occupancy of at least eighty (80%) percent of the Premises and not in default on any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Lease, and subject to the terms and conditions set forth hereafter, Tenant is granted the option to extend the term of Lease on the Premises to March 31, 2017 on the following terms and conditions:

(a)                                   On or before October 1, 2011, Tenant shall notify Landlord in writing of Tenant’s exercise of this option to extend the term of the Lease to March 31, 2017.

(b)                                  The extended term of the Lease shall commence on April 1, 2012 and shall terminate on March 31, 2017.

(c)                                   The Basic Rent, as of the commencement date of the Extended Term of the Lease, shall be the then prevailing market rate for similar Class A office space in San Mateo and Foster City with annual adjustments at the rate of increase then being charged in the market for similar space.

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(d)                                  The then current payment for Additional Rent described in Paragraph 4D of the Lease shall continue to be paid and adjusted according to Paragraph 4D of this Lease.

(e)                                   This option to extend can be exercised only by Avistar Communications Corporation,  a Delaware Corporation, a parent, subsidiary or an affiliate, for its sole use of the Premises and may not be transferred or assigned to any sublessee or other party, nor may this option be exercised by Avistar Communications Corporation,  a Delaware Corporation, for the use of the Premises by any sublessee or party other than Avistar Communications Corporation,  a Delaware Corporation, occupying the Premises as of the commencement date of any extended Term.

3.              POSSESSION   If Landlord, for any reason whatsoever (other than Landlord’s breach of this Lease), cannot deliver possession of said Premises to Tenant at the scheduled commencement of said term, as hereinbefore specified, this Lease shall not be void or voidable; nor obligation of Tenant shall be affected thereby; nor shall Landlord or Landlord’s agents be liable to Tenant for any loss or damage resulting therefrom; but in that event the commencement and termination dates of the Lease, and all other dates affected thereby (including rent adjustment dates) shall be revised to conform to the date of Landlord’s delivery of possession in the condition described in Paragraph 8, as specified in Paragraph 2 (b), above.  The above, is, however, subject to the provision that the period of delay of delivery of the Premises shall not exceed 15 days from the scheduled commencement date herein (except those delays caused by Acts of God, strikes, war, utilities, governmental bodies, weather, unavailable materials, and delays beyond Landlord’s control shall be excluded in calculating such period) in which instance Tenant, at its option, may, by written notice to Landlord, terminate this Lease whereupon any monies previously paid by Tenant to Landlord shall be reimbursed to Tenant upon demand.  In addition, for each day that the date the Premises are Ready For Occupancy is delayed beyond April 1, 2007 for any reason (including force majeure events), the date the Tenant is otherwise obliged to commence payment of Basic Monthly Rent shall be delayed by one day for each day of such delay .

4.              RENT

A.  Basic Rent .  Tenant agrees to pay to Landlord at such place as Landlord may designate without deduction, offset, prior notice, or demand on the first (1 st ) day of each calendar month of the term of this Lease, and Landlord agrees to accept as Basic Rent for the leased Premises the total sum of _ Two Million Two Hundred Seventy One Thousand Two Hundred Twenty and 20/100 _____Dollars ($2,271,220.20) in lawful money of the United States of America, payable as follows::

$34,620.45

shall be due and payable upon execution of this Lease and represents payment of the Basic Rent for the first month of the lease term from April 1, 2007 through April 30, 2007.

 

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The following amounts shall be due and payable on or before the first day of each month of the lease term thereafter as indicated for the time periods described:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Rent - Suite 1000

 

Basic Rent - Suite 130

 

Total Basic Rent

 

 

 

17,702 RSF

 

4,009 RSF

 

21,711 RSF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4/1/07 to

 

$29,208.30

 

$5,412.15

 

$34,620.45

 

3/31/08

 

@ $1.65 NNN

 

@ $1.35 NNN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4/1/08 to

 

$30,624.46

 

$5,612.60

 

$36,237.06

 

3/31/09

 

@ $1.73 NNN

 

@ $1.40 NNN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4/1/09 to

 

$32,040.62

 

$5,813.05

 

$37,853.67

 

3/31/2010

 

@ $1.81 NNN

 

@ $1.45 NNN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4/1/2010to

 

$33,456.78

 

$6,013.50

 

$39,470.28

 

3/31/2011

 

@ $1.89NNN

 

@ $1.50 NNN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4/1/2011to

 

$34,872.94

 

$6,213.95

 

$41,086.89

 

3/31/2012

 

@ $1.97 NNN

 

@ $1.55 NNN

 

 

 

 

B.  Time for Payment .  In the event that the term of this Lease commences on a date other than the first day of a calendar month, on the date of commencement of the term hereof Tenant shall pay to Landlord as rent for the period from such date of commencement to the first day of the next succeeding calendar month that proportion of the monthly rent hereunder which the number of days between such date of commencement and the first day of the next succeeding calendar month bears to thirty (30).  In the event that the term of this Lease for any reason ends on a date other than the last day of a calendar month, on the first day of the last calendar month of the term hereof Tenant shall pay to Landlord as rent for the period from said first day of said last calendar month to and including the last day of the term hereof that proportion of the monthly rent hereunder which the number of days between said first day of said last calendar month and the last day of the term hereof bears to thirty (30).

C.  Late charge .  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Lease, if Tenant is in default in the payment of rent as set forth in this Paragraph 4 when due, or any part thereof, Tenant agrees to pay Landlord, in addition to the delinquent rental due, a late charge for each rental payment in default ten (10) days after written notice.  Said late charge shall equal ten  (10%) percent of each rental payment so in default.

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D.  Additional Rent .  Beginning with the commencement date of the term of this Lease, Tenant shall pay to Landlord in addition to the Basic Rent and as Additional Rent the following:

 

(1)           Tenant’s proportionate share of all utilities relating to the Complex as set forth in Paragraph 11, and

 

(2)           Tenant’s proportionate share of all Taxes relating to the Complex as set forth in Paragraph 12, and

(3)                                   Tenant’s proportionate share of all insurance premiums relating to the Complex, as set forth in Paragraph 15, and

(4)                                   Tenant’s proportionate share of expenses for the operation, management, maintenance and repair of the Building (including common areas of the Building) and Common Areas of the Complex in which the Premises are located as set forth in Paragraph 7, and

(5)                                   All charges, costs and expenses, which Tenant is required to pay hereunder, together with all interest and penalties, costs and expenses including attorney’s fees and legal expenses, that may accrue thereto in the event of Tenant’s failure to pay such amounts, and all damages, reasonable costs and expenses which landlord may incur by reason of default of Tenant or failure on Tenant’s part to comply with the terms of this Lease.  In the event of nonpayment by Tenant of Additional Rent, Landlord shall have all the rights and remedies with respect thereto as Landlord has for nonpayment of rent.

Tenant shall pay to Landlord monthly, in advance,  Tenant’s prorata share of an amount estimated by Landlord to be Landlord’s approximate average monthly expenditure for such Additional Rent items, which estimated amount shall be reconciled at the end of each calendar year as compared to Landlord’s actual expenditure for said Additional Rent items, with Tenant paying to Landlord, upon demand, any amount of actual expenses expended by Landlord in excess of said estimated amount, or Landlord refunding to Tenant any amount of estimated payments made by Tenant in excess of Landlord’s actual expenditures for said Additional Rent items.

Tenant’s payment for such Additional Rent as of the commencement of the Term of this Lease shall be       Twenty Thousand Eight Hundred Forty Two and 56/100     ($20,842.56) Dollars per month ($0.96  x  21,711 s.f.  =  $20,842.56).

Any payments required to be made by Tenant for Additional Rent shall be made by check or instrument separate from that check or instrument used by Tenant to make any payments for Basic Rent pursuant to paragraph 4 A.

The respective obligations of Landlord and Tenant under this paragraph shall survive the expiration or other termination of the term of this Lease, and if the term hereof shall expire or shall otherwise terminate on a day other than the last day of a calendar year, the actual Additional Rent incurred for the calendar year in which the term hereof expires or otherwise terminates shall be determined and settled on the basis of the statement of actual Additional Rent for such calendar year and shall be prorated in the proportion which the number of days in such calendar year preceding such expiration or termination bears to 365.

E.  Place of Payment of Rent and Additional Rent .  All Basic Rent hereunder and all payments hereunder for Additional Rent shall be paid to Landlord at the office of Landlord at 1875 South Grant Street, Suite 100, San Mateo, CA 94402, or to such other person or to such other place as Landlord may from time to time designate in writing.

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F.  Security Deposit . Concurrently with Tenant’s execution of this Lease, Tenant shall deposit with Landlord the sum of        Fifty Five Thousand and 00/100_ ($55,000.00) Dollars (the “Security Deposit”).  Said sum shall be held by Landlord as a Security Deposit for the faithful performance by Tenant of all the terms, covenants, and conditions of this Lease to be kept and performed by Tenant during the term hereof.  If Tenant defaults with respect to any provisions of this Lease, including, but not limited to, the provisions relating to the payment of rent and any of the monetary sums due herewith, Landlord may (but shall not be required to ) use, apply or retain all or any part of this Security Deposit for the payment of any other amount which Landlord may spend by reason of Tenant’s default or to compensate Landlord for any other loss or damage which Landlord may suffer by reason of Tenant’s default.  If any portion of said Deposit is so used or applied, Tenant shall, within ten (10) days after written demand therefor, deposit cash with Landlord in the amount sufficient to restore the Security Deposit to its original amount.  Tenant’s failure to do so shall be a material breach of this Lease.  Landlord shall not be required to keep this Security Deposit separate from its general funds, and Tenant shall not be entitled to interest on such Deposit.  The Security Deposit or any balance thereof after application by Landlord to Tenant’s default(s), shall be returned to Tenant (or at Landlord’s option, to the last assignee of Tenant’s interest hereunder) at the expiration of the Lease term and after Tenant has vacated the Premises.  In the event of termination of Landlord’s interest in this Lease, Landlord shall transfer said Deposit to Landlord’s successor in interest whereupon Tenant agrees to release Landlord from liability for the return of such Deposit or the accounting therefor.

 

5.              RULES AND REGULATIONS AND COMMON AREA   Subject to the terms and conditions of this Lease and such reasonable Rules and Regulations as Landlord may from time to time prescribe, Tenant and Tenant’s employees, invitees and customers shall, in common with other occupants of the Complex in which the Premises are located, and their respective employees, invitees and customers, and others entitled to the use thereof, have the non-exclusive right to use the access roads, parking areas, and facilities provided and designated by Landlord for the general use and convenience of the occupants of the Complex in which the Premises are located, which areas and facilities are referred to herein as “Common Area”  This right shall terminate upon the termination of this Lease.  Landlord reserves the right from time to time to make changes in the shape, size, location, amount and extent of Common Area.  Landlord further reserves the right to promulgate such reasonable rules and regulations relating to the use of the Common Area, and any part or parts thereof, as Landlord may deem appropriate for the best interests of the occupants of the Complex.  The Rules and Regulations shall be binding upon Tenant upon delivery of a copy of them to Tenant, and Tenant shall abide by them and cooperate in their observance.  Such Rules and Regulations may be reasonably amended by Landlord from time to time, with or without advance notice, and all amendments shall be effective upon delivery of a copy to Tenant.  Landlord shall not be responsible to Tenant for the non-performance by any other tenant or occupant of the Complex of any of said Rules and Regulations.

Landlord shall operate, manage and maintain the Common Area.  The manner in which the Common Area shall be maintained and the expenditures for such maintenance shall be consistent with comparable buildings and at the discretion of Landlord.

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6               PARKING  Tenant shall have the right at no charge to use with other tenants or occupants of the Complex 69 undesignated parking spaces in the common parking areas of the Complex. Tenant agrees that Tenant, Tenant’s employees, agents, representatives and/or invitees shall not use parking spaces in excess of said 69 spaces allocated to Tenant hereunder.  Landlord shall have the right, at Landlord’s sole discretion, to specifically designate the location of Tenant’s parking spaces within the common parking areas of the Complex (but in a non-discriminatory manner) in the event of a dispute among the tenants occupying the building and/or Complex referred to herein, in which event Tenant agrees that Tenant, Tenant’s employees, agents, representatives and/or invitees shall not use any parking spaces other than those parking spaces specifically designated by Landlord for Tenant’s use.  Said parking spaces, if specifically designated by landlord to Tenant, may be relocated by Landlord at any time, and from time to time.  Landlord reserves the right, at Landlord’s sole discretion, to rescind any specific designation of parking spaces, thereby returning Tenant’s parking spaces to the common parking area.  Landlord shall give Tenant written notice of any change in Tenant’s parking spaces.  Tenant shall not, at any time, park, or permit to be parked, any trucks or vehicles adjacent to the loading areas so as to interfere in any way with the use of such areas, nor shall Tenant at any time park, or permit the parking of Tenant’s trucks or other vehicles or the trucks and vehicles of Tenant’s suppliers or others, in any portion of the common area not designated by Landlord for such use by Tenant.  Tenant shall not park not permit to be parked, any inoperative vehicles or equipment on any portion of the common parking area or other common areas of the Complex.  Within 48 hours following notice to Tenant, Tenant agrees to ensure compliance by its employees with the parking provision contained herein.  If Tenant or its employees park in other than such designated parking areas and fails to cure within 48 hours, then Landlord may charge Tenant, as an additional charge, and Tenant agrees to pay, ten ($10.00) Dollars per day for each day or partial day each such vehicle is parked in any area other than that designated.  Tenant hereby authorizes Landlord at Tenant’s sole expense to tow away from the Complex any vehicle belonging to Tenant or Tenant’s employees parked in violation of these provisions, or to attach violation stickers or notices to such vehicles.  Tenant shall use the parking areas for vehicle parking only, and shall not use the parking areas for storage.

 

7.              EXPENSES OF OPERATION, MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF THE COMMON AREAS OF THE COMPLEX, PREMISES AND BUILDING IN WHICH THE PREMISES ARE LOCATED  Landlord shall maintain the Common Areas, the Building and the Premises in condition and repair comparable to similar buildings.  As Additional Rent and in accordance with Paragraph 4 D of this Lease, Tenant shall pay to Landlord Tenant’s proportionate share (calculated on a square footage or other equitable basis) of all expenses of operation, management, maintenance and repair of the Common Areas of the Complex including, but not limited to, license, permit and inspection fees; security; utility charges associated with exterior landscaping and lighting (including water and sewer charges); all charges incurred in the maintenance of landscaped areas, lakes, parking lots, sidewalks, driveways; maintenance, repair and replacement of all fixtures and electrical, mechanical and plumbing systems; structural elements and exterior

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surfaces of the buildings; salaries and employees benefits of personnel and payroll taxes applicable thereto; supplies, materials, equipment and tools; the cost of capital expenditures which have the effect of reducing operating expenses, provided, however, that in the event Landlord makes such capital improvements, Landlord shall amortize its investment in said improvements (together with interest at the rate of eight (8%) percent per annum on the unamortized balance) as an operating expense in accordance with standard accounting practices, provided, that such amortization is not a rate greater than the anticipated savings in the operating expenses and further provided that any applicable reserve shall be applied before the charge is made.

 

                As Additional Rent and in accordance with paragraph 4D of this Lease, Tenant shall pay its proportionate share (calculated on a square footage or other equitable basis) of the cost of operation (including common utilities), management, maintenance and repair of the Premises and the building (including common areas such as lobbies, restrooms, janitor’s closets, hallways, elevators, mechanical and telephone rooms, stairwells, entrances, spaces above the ceilings) in which the Premises are located.  The maintenance items herein referred to include, but are not limited to, janitorization, electrical systems (such as outlets, lighting fixtures, lamps, bulbs, tubs, ballasts), heating and airconditioning controls (such as mixing boxes, thermostats, time clocks, supply and return grills), all interior improvements within the Premises including but not limited to: wall coverings, window coverings, acoustical ceilings, vinyl tile, carpeting, partitioning, doors (both interior and exterior, including closing mechanisms, latches, locks), and all other interior improvements of any nature whatsoever, all windows, window frames, plate glass, glazing, truck doors, main plumbing systems of the building (such as water and drain lines, sinks, toilets, faucets, drains, showers and water fountains), main electrical systems (such as panels and conduits), heating and air conditioning systems (such as compressors, fans, air handlers, ducts, boilers, heaters), store fronts, roofs, downspouts, building common area interiors (such as wall coverings, window coverings, floor coverings and partitioning), ceilings, building exterior doors, skylights (if any), automatic fire extinguishing systems and elevators; license, permit, and inspection fees; security; salaries and employee benefits of personnel and payroll taxes applicable thereto; supplies, materials, equipment and tools; the cost of capital expenditures which have the effect of reducing operating expenses, provided, however, than in the event Landlord makes such capital improvements, Landlord may amortize its investment in said improvements (together with interest at the rate of eight (8%) percent per annum on the unamortized balance) as an operating expense in accordance with standard accounting practices, provided, that such amortization is not at a rate greater than the anticipated savings in the operating expenses.  Tenant hereby waives all rights under, and benefits of, subsection 1 of Section 1932 and Section 1941 and 1942 of the California Civil Code and under any similar law, statute or ordinance now or hereafter in effect.  Tenant agrees to provide carpet shields under all rolling chairs or to otherwise be responsible for wear and tear of the carpet caused by such rolling chairs if such wear and tear exceeds that caused by normal foot traffic in surrounding areas.  Areas of excessive wear shall be replaced at Tenant’s sole expense upon Lease termination.

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“Additional Rent” as used herein shall not include and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Lease Tenant shall have no obligation to pay, reimburse Landlord for, or otherwise perform any of the following repairs, replacements, costs, or expenses (collectively “costs”):

 

A.                                     Landlord’s debt repayments; interest on charges;

 

B.                                       Costs and expenses directly or indirectly incurred by Landlord for the benefit of any other tenant; cost for the installation of partitioning or any other tenant improvements; and/or cost of attracting tenants;

C.                                       Depreciation

D.                                      Debt or ground lease payments, costs, fees or expenses, or any interest thereon;

E.                                        Executive salaries and other wages, salaries, compensation, and labor burden for any employee not stationed on the Complex on a full-time basis or any fee, profit or compensation retained by Landlord or its affiliates for management and administration of the Complex; other than a 3% management fee to an affiliate of Landlord.

F.                                        Costs occasioned by the act, omission or violation of Law by Landlord, any other occupant of the Complex, or their respective agents, employees or contractors.

G.                                       Costs occasioned by fire, acts of God, or other casualties or by the exercise of the power of eminent domain.

H.                                      Lease payments and costs for capital machinery and equipment, such as air conditioners, elevators, and the like and other costs relating to repairs, alterations, improvements, equipment and tools which could properly be capitalized under generally accepted accounting principles, except to the extent that (i) the foregoing reduces the expenses otherwise payable by Tenant under the Lease and (ii) Tenant’s share of such Cost during any twelve-month period of the Lease is does not exceed the amortized cost of the item over its useful life, based on the interest rate described above.

I.                                           Costs reasonably recoverable from others and costs for which Tenant reimburses Landlord directly or which Tenant pays directly to a third person.

J.                                          Costs to place the Premises in the delivery condition required by this Lease, costs to correct any construction defect in the Complex or to comply with any CC&R’s, underwriter’s requirement or Law applicable to the Premises or the Complex as of the Commencement Date.

 

 

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K.                                      Costs (i) arising from the disproportionate use of any utility or service supplied by Landlord to any other occupant of the Complex, or (ii) associated with utilities and services of a type not provided to Tenant.

 

L.                                        Fees, commissions, attorneys’ fees, costs or other disbursements incurred in connection with negotiations or disputes with any other occupant of the Complex and Costs arising from the violation by Landlord or any occupant of the Complex (other than Tenant) of the terms and conditions of any lease or other agreement.

 

M.                                   Insurance premiums for coverage not customarily paid by tenants of similar projects in the vicinity of the Premises, increases in insurance Costs caused by the activities of another occupant of the Complex, insurance deductibles exceeding $10,000, and co-insurance payments.

 

N.                                      Costs incurred with respect to any Hazardous Material, except as set forth in Paragraph 43.

 

Landlord agrees to provide five-day janitorial service for the leased Premises and to maintain the Complex in a first-class manner.

8.              ACCEPTANCE AND SURRENDER OF PREMISES   As of the commencement date, the  building shall be water tight, structurally sound and all of the electrical, mechanical, HVAC, plumbing, elevator and other systems serving the Premises shall be in good condition and repair (herein “good condition and repair”).  Except as expressly required of Landlord in this Lease, by entry hereunder, Tenant accepts the Premises as being in good and sanitary order, condition and repair and accepts the building and improvements included in the Premises in their present condition and without representation or warranty by Landlord as to the condition of such building or as to the use or occupancy which may be made thereof.  Any exceptions to the foregoing must be by written agreement executed by Landlord and Tenant.  Provided Landlord performs its obligation under the first sentence of this Section, Tenant agrees on the last day of the Lease term, or on the sooner termination of this Lease, to surrender the Premises promptly and peaceably to Landlord in “good condition and repair” as defined above, damage by Acts of God, fire, Hazardous Materials (other than Tenant’s Hazardous Materials), repairs that are Landlord’s responsibility under this Lease, and normal wear and tear excepted, with all interior walls repaired, if damaged; the special air conditioning equipment serviced by a reputable and licensed service firm and in good operating condition (provided the maintenance of such equipment has been Tenant’s responsibility during the term of this Lease) together with all alterations, additions and improvements which may have been made in, to, or on the Premises (except movable trade fixtures installed at the expense of Tenant) except that Tenant shall ascertain from Landlord at the time of Tenant’s request for Alterations whether Landlord desires to have the  Premises or any part or parts thereof restored to their condition and configuration prior to Alteration and if Landlord shall so desire, then Tenant shall restore said Premises or such part or parts thereof before the end

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of this Lease at Tenant’s sole cost and expense (damage by Acts of God, fire, Hazardous Materials (other than tenant’s Hazardous Materials), repairs that are Landlord’s responsibility under this Lease and normal wear and tear excepted).  Tenant, on or before the end of the term or sooner termination of this Lease, shall remove all of Tenant’s personal property and trade fixtures from the Premises, and all property not so removed on or before the end of the term or sooner termination of this Lease shall be deemed abandoned by Tenant and title to same shall thereupon pass to Landlord without compensation to Tenant.  Landlord may, upon termination of this Lease, remove all moveable furniture and equipment so abandoned by Tenant, at Tenant’s sole cost, and repair any damage caused by such removal at Tenant’s sole cost.  If the Premises are not surrendered at the end of the term or sooner termination of this Lease, then except to the extent arising out of the breach of this Lease, negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord, its respective agents, employees, contractors or invitees, Tenant shall indemnify Landlord against loss or liability resulting from the delay by Tenant in so surrendering the Premises including, without limitation, any claims made by any succeeding tenant founded on such delay.  Nothing contained herein shall be construed as an extension of the term hereof or as a consent of Landlord to any holding over by Tenant.  The voluntary or other surrender of this Lease or the Premises by Tenant or a mutual cancellation of this Lease shall not work as a merger and, at the option of Landlord, shall either terminate all or any existing subleases or subtenancies or operate as an assignment to Landlord of all or any such subleases or subtenancies.

 

Except as expressly set forth in this Lease, TENANT AGREES TO LEASE THE PREMISES IN AN “AS IS” CONDITION , and any other alteration or modifications to the Premises shall be made in accordance with Paragraphs 8 & 9 of the Lease and shall not delay the commencement of the Lease nor delay the payment of rent and all such modifications shall be at Tenant’s sole cost and expense. Notwithstanding anything in this Lease to the contrary, Tenant shall not be responsible to pay for the repair of the building due to lack of compliance to any applicable law, as of the commencement date.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Landlord at Landlord’s sole cost and expense agrees to perform the following Improvements as indicated below:

A.            The Premises are configured with existing furniture, as shown on Exhibit C (Furniture Plan) attached hereto.  All offices, cubicles and conference rooms within the Premises are already wired for voice and data and said wiring terminates in the server room.  There are 3 cables in a drop to each office, cubicle and conference room, (2) CAT5 cables for data and (1) CAT3 cable split for two voice lines.  Tenant shall pay for any additional wiring or upgrades.

B.            Landlord shall provide the Premises with furniture in the configuration, as shown and detailed on the list attached hereto as Exhibit “C” (Furniture and Equipment Inventory List ) and hereinafter referred to as “the Furniture.”  Tenant shall be allowed free use of the furniture during the term of the Lease.   Tenant agrees to repair any damage to the furniture caused by Tenant during the Term of this Lease, normal wear and tear excepted.  Any reconfiguration of the furniture subsequent to the initial reconfiguration necessitated by Tenant’s initial requested improvements or additional furniture required by Tenant shall be at Tenant’s sole cost and expense.

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Construction of the supply/copy room (Item C below) and Quality Assurance Lab (Item D below), as shown on Exhibit D attached hereto, will necessitate the removal of the workstations, as shown in red on Exhibit C (Furniture Plan), attached hereto.  The workstations, removed from the Suite 1000 to accommodate construction of Tenant Improvements, shall be made available for Tenant’s use in Suite 130 (see Exhibit F attached hereto).  With respect to the furniture placed in Suite 130, Tenant shall be allowed free use of the furniture during the term of the Lease subject to the same conditions outlined above for the furniture in Suite 1000.  Tenant will be responsible for the cost of wiring Suite 130 with workstations using Landlord’s furniture from Suite 1000 and whatever additional workstations that may be required by Tenant.

C.                                       Construction of a supply/copy room (approximately 16’ x 8’) adjacent to the reception area, as shown on Exhibit  D, attached hereto.

 

D.                                      Construction of a Quality Assurance Lab, as shown on Exhibit D, attached hereto.  The Quality Assurance Lab to have anti-static floor covering.

 

E.                                        The installation of a ceiling mounted 5 ton cooling HVAC unit for the Quality Assurance Lab.  In accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 11 herein, the server room will be separately metered to measure the amount of electricity being used by Tenant.

 

F.                                        Construction of four offices and a demising wall to enclose an area in Suite 130, as shown on Exhibit E, attached hereto.  The office side of the demising wall shall be carpeted with the existing carpet. The shipping and receiving side of the demising wall shall have VCT floor covering.

 

G.                                       Patch and paint walls, as needed, throughout the Premises.

 

H.                                      Steam clean carpet throughout Suite 1000.

 

I.                                           Remodeling of the 10th floor elevator lobby, including the installation of new building standard entry doors.

 

J.                                          Landlord to provide the initial building standard signs for Tenant on the first floor lobby touch screen directory for Suite 130 and Suite 1000, tenth floor directory and door signage for Suite 130 and Suite 1000.  All subsequent requests for signs shall be at Tenant’s sole cost and expense.  In addition, Tenant will be permitted to install their own customized signage identification in the tenth floor elevator lobby at their own expense and subject to Landlord’s reasonable approval.

 

K.                                      The two (2) offices, as shown in green on Exhibit A attached hereto; shall be reconfigured as a conference room with a full height glass front, as shown on Exhibit D, attached hereto.

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The above items shall be made by Landlord at Landlord’s sole cost and expense, all prior to the commencement date.  Prior to April 1, 2007, Landlord shall provide Tenant with rent-free entry into the Premises for a period of not less than twenty (20) business days for the purpose of installing cable, fixture, equipment and furniture.  Landlord shall provide tenant with reasonable notice of dates such entry will be allowed in order to permit Tenant to schedule its work.  If the Premises are not delivered by Landlord in the condition and with the Improvements described in this Section 8 on or before April 1, 2007 or if Tenant is not so allowed the number of fixturing days described above prior to the date the Lease would have otherwise commneced, then Tenant shall be allowed a day for day rent credit for the number of days on and after April 1, 2007, until such requirements have been met.

 

9.              ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS  Tenant shall not make, or suffer to be made, any alteration or addition to the Premises, or any part thereof, without the written consent of Landlord first hand and obtained by Tenant, but at the cost of Tenant, and any addition to, or alteration of, the Premises, except moveable furniture and trade fixtures, shall at once become a part of the Premises and belong to Landlord.  If Landlord consents to the making of any alteration, addition, or improvement to or of the Premises by Tenant, the same shall be made by Landlord at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, except as provided in Paragraph 8 of this Lease.  Any modifications to the building or building systems required by governmental code or otherwise as a result of Tenant’s alterations, additions or improvements shall be made at  Tenant’s sole cost and expense, except as provided in Paragraph 8 of this Lease.  Tenant shall retain title to all moveable furniture and trade fixtures placed in the Premises.  All heating, lighting, electrical, airconditioning, partitioning, drapery, carpeting and floor installations made by Tenant, together with all property that has become an integral part of the Premises, shall not be deemed trade fixtures.  Tenant agrees that it will not proceed to make any alterations or additions, without having obtained consent from Landlord to do so, and until five (5) days from the receipt of such consent, in order that Landlord may post appropriate notices to avoid any liability to contractors or material suppliers for payment for Tenant’s improvements.  Tenant will at all times permit such notices to be posted and to remain posted until the completion of work.  Tenant shall, if required by Landlord, secure at Tenant’s own cost and expense, a completion and lien indemnity bond, satisfactory to Landlord, for such work.  Tenant further covenants and agrees that any mechanic’s liens filed against the Premises or against the Complex for work claimed to have been done for, or materials claimed to have been furnished to Tenant, will be discharged by Tenant, by bond or otherwise, within ten (10) days after notice to Tenant of the filing thereof, at the cost and expense of Tenant.  Any exceptions to the foregoing must be made in writing and executed by both Landlord and Tenant.

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11.            UTILITIES OF THE BUILDING IN WHICH THE PREMISES ARE LOCATED  As Additional Rent and in accordance with paragraph 4D of this Lease, Tenant shall pay its proportionate share (calculated on a square footage or other equitable

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basis) of the cost of all utility charges such as water, gas, electricity, sewer service, waste pick-up and any other utilities, materials of services furnished directly to the building in which the Premises are located, including, without limitation, any temporary or permanent utility surcharge or other exactions whether or not hereinafter imposed.  Tenant shall pay the provider directly for telephone, telex, and other electronic comminications services.

 

Except as herein expressly set forth, Landlord shall not be liable for and Tenant shall not be entitled to any abatement or reduction of rent by reason of any interruption or failure of utility services to the Premises when such interruption or failure is caused by accident, breakage, repair, strikes, lockouts or other labor disturbances or labor disputes of any nature, or by any other cause, similar or dissimilar, beyond the reasonable control of Landlord.

Landlord shall furnish to the Premises:

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reasonable quantities of water, gas and electricity suitable for the int


 
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