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LEASE AGREEMENT
(1) THIS LEASE AGREEMENT made this 25th day of February, 2005,
by and between MB
Monroe Properties Inc. (MB), a Michigan Corporation whose
address is 115 Foxhunt
Crescent, Syosset NY 11791, (the "Lessor"), hereafter designated
as the
Landlord, and Loretta Baking Products Ltd., a Michigan
corporation, whose
address is 317 Front Street, Monroe Michigan (the "Lessee"),
hereinafter
designated as the Tenant. Monaco Group Inc., a Delaware
Corporation whose
address is 2405 Lucknow Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5S
1H9 ("MGI"), is
the parent and sole shareholder of Loretta Baking Products Ltd.
and is the
guarantor of this lease. This Lease Agreement shall be effective
on the closing
date (the "Closing Date") of the real estate purchase agreement
(the "Real
Estate Purchase Agreement") by and between MB Monroe Properties
Inc. and Loretta
Baking Mix Products Ltd. whereby MB Monroe Properties Inc. shall
become the
owner of the Leased Premises (defined below). If the Real Estate
Purchase
Agreement is terminated, then this Lease Agreement shall become
null and void.
WITNESSETH:
DESCRIPTION
(2) The Landlord, in consideration of the rents to be paid and
the
covenants and agreements to be performed by the Tenant and the
Guarantor, does
hereby lease unto the Tenant Premises (the "Leased Premises")
situated in Monroe
County, City of Monroe, Michigan, commonly known as 317 Front
Street, Monroe,
Michigan to-wit:
SEE ATTACHED LEGAL DESCRIPTION AS Exhibit A.
TERM
(3) (A) The term of the Lease shall be for ten (10) years from
and after the
Closing Date. The Landlord, at its sole discretion, may allow
Tenant to remain
in the Leased Premises for an extended period, subject to the
terms of paragraph
3 (B). Any subsequent extension beyond the initial renewal will
be for five (5)
additional years, or such other term as the Landlord shall
designate. All
provisions of this Lease shall apply during all extension terms
hereof.
(B) If Tenant fully complies with each and every covenant and
condition as
contained in this Lease, and the Lease continues in full force
and effect during
the entire original ten (10) year term the Tenant, at its
option, may extend the
term of this lease for an additional five (5) year period, upon
the same terms
and conditions as herein contained, except for the monthly
rental payment, which
shall be as described in paragraph (4) hereafter (the "Extended
Lease"). If
Tenant desires to exercise this option to extend under the
Lease, Tenant must
give written notice to Landlord of its intention to exercise the
option to renew
not less than two hundred seventy (270) days prior to the
expiration of the
original term of this lease, which written notice must be
provided to Landlord
either by hand delivery or by receipt of Landlord via certified
mail of the
written notice, which written notice, if sent by certified mail,
must be
received by Landlord not less than two hundred seventy (270)
days prior to the
expiration of the original term of the lease. If Tenant does not
exercise this
option, Tenant agrees to vacate the premises and have all
personal property
belonging to Tenant removed by the date that is one hundred
twenty (120) months
after the Closing Date.
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(C) If the Tenant exercises its option to extend the term of the
original
lease in accordance with paragraph 3(B), then the Tenant, at its
option, may
extend the term of the Extended Lease for an additional five (5)
year period,
upon the same terms and conditions of the Extended Lease. If
Tenant desires to
exercise this option to extend under the Extended Lease, Tenant
must give
written notice to Landlord of its intention to exercise the
option to renew not
less than two hundred seventy (270) days prior to the expiration
of the original
term of this lease, which written notice must be provided to
Landlord either by
hand delivery or by receipt of Landlord via certified mail of
the written
notice, which written notice, if sent by certified mail, must be
received by
Landlord not less than two hundred seventy (270) days prior to
the expiration of
the term of the Extended Lease.
RENT
(4) The annual Rent for the initial term of the Lease, which
Rent does not
include additional amounts to be paid by Tenant as set forth in
paragraph (5),
(6) and any amounts, other than Rent, which Tenant may be
required to pay
pursuant to additional terms of this Lease, totals One Hundred
Twenty Five
Thousand Dollars, with monthly Rent payments in the amount of
Ten Thousand Four
Hundred Sixteen Dollars and sixty seven cents ($10,416.00)
Dollars per month due
on the first day of each month, beginning on the Closing Date,
and subsequent
payments ($10,416.67) due every month on the 1st day of each
month thereafter
until all Rent amounts herein have been paid in full for the
year. The annual
rental shall increase each year by 5% over the preceding year's
rent until the
lease expiration in 2014.
If the Tenant shall default in any payment or expenditure other
than Rent
required to be paid or expended by the Tenant under the terms
hereof, the
Landlord may at its option make such payment or expenditure, in
which event the
amount thereof shall be paid as rental to the Landlord by the
Tenant on the next
ensuing day Rent would be due, together with interest at ten
(10%) percent per
annum from the date any payment or expenditure other than Rent
required to be
paid or expended by the Tenant was due or from the date of such
payment or
expenditure by the Landlord and on default in such payment the
Landlord shall
have the same remedies as on default in payment of rent. If the
Tenant shall be
in default in the payment of Rent required to be paid pursuant
to Paragraph 4 of
this Agreement, a late fee in the amount of One Hundred
($100.00) Dollars shall
become due and owing and paid as rental to the Landlord by the
Tenant on the
next ensuing day Rent would be due and on default of such
payment, Landlord
shall be entitled to pursue all legal or equitable remedies it
may have against
Tenant. If the Tenant defaults on any rent or required payments
and does not
cure any default within 10 business days of said default, the
landlord shall be
entitled to accelerate all rental payments due under the terms
of this lease and
the landlord may, at its sole discretion declare the lease null
canceled and
require the tenant to vacate the premises.
All payments of Rent or other sums to be made to the Landlord
shall be made at
such place as the Landlord shall designate in writing from time
to time. The
Landlord shall have the option to receive the monthly lease
payments either in
the form of cash or shares of common stock of MGI ("Monaco
Shares"). The Monaco
Shares shall be registered pursuant to MGI's S-8 stock plan at
the closing price
on the date of payment.
RENT SECURITY AND ADDITIONAL INDUCEMENT IN FAVOR OF LANDLORD
a) The Tenant shall pay the landlord $24,000 as security deposit
upon signing of
this lease agreement.
b) MGI agrees to guarantee all the lease payments payable by the
Tenant to the
Landlord pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Lease and
will issue
600,000 Monaco Shares of its common stock to the Landlord, which
shall be held
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in escrow, by an escrow agent to be mutually agreed upon by the
parties (the
"Escrow Agent"), as additional collateral to guarantee payments
under this
Lease. Said shares shall have piggy back registration rights
and, at the sole
discretion of the Landlord, may be used in connection with the
share payment
option of the Landlord as described above in this paragraph
(4).
c) As an inducement to the Landlord to acquire the premises from
Monroe Bank and
Trust and to lease the premises to the Tenant, MGI agrees to
grant three hundred
fifty thousand (350,000) options on its common stock
("Stock-Options") to the
Landlord. The 350,000 Stock-Options shall be validly issued by
MGI and
irrevocably granted to the Landlord and evidenced by a written
option agreement
pursuant to Rule 144. The option period shall be valid for seven
(7) years
following the date granted to acquire 350,000 shares of the
capital stock of MGI
at a per share price of $1.50. Shares underlying the above
warrants shall have
piggy back registration rights. The number of shares underlying
the options will
be adjusted upward pari pasu with any forward splits or downward
in the case of
any reverse splits but in no case shall the Landlord be entitled
to less than
150,000 shares under the option agreement. The options shall be
issued at the
time of the execution of this Lease.
d) MGI herby represents that it has induced the Landlord to
acquire the property
at 317 Front Street in Monroe, Michigan in order to be able to
complete the
acquisition of the business formerly owned by Amendt Corporation
("Amendt
Business") from Monroe Bank & Trust and to be able to
operate the facility for
the benefit of the Tenant and MGI. MGI represents that the
acquisition of the
Amendt Business is a critical part of MGI's strategic business
plan and is
therefore binding itself as a party to this lease agreement and
hereby warrants
and guarantees all of the terms, conditions and representations
in this
agreement as though it were the Tenant in this contract.
INSURANCE
(5) In addition to the rentals hereinbefore specified, the
Tenant agrees to pay
as additional rental all premiums for insurance, as described in
Paragraph 11
hereof, that are charged during the term of the Lease on the
Leased Premises and
on the improvements situated on said Leased Premises, which
amount shall be paid
as and when due to the insurance company issuing the subject
insurance and which
amount is in addition to the amount set forth in Paragraph 4
above.
TAXES
(6) In addition to the rentals hereinbefore specified, the
Tenant agrees to pay
as additional rental all taxes that may be charged during the
term of the Lease
on the Leased Premises and on the improvements situated on said
Leased Premises,
which amount shall be due as and when the same are due according
to the charges
billed and before interest accrues on the amounts due.
ASSIGNMENT
(7) The Tenant covenants not to assign or transfer this Lease or
hypothecate or
mortgage the same or sublet said Leased Premises or any part
thereof without the
written consent of the Landlord. Any assignment, transfer,
hypothecation,
mortgage or subletting without said written consent shall give
the Landlord the
right to terminate this Lease and to re-enter and repossess the
Leased Premises.
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BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY
(8) The Tenant agrees that if the estate created hereby shall be
taken in
execution, or by other process of law, or if the Tenant shall be
declared
bankrupt or insolvent, according to law, or any receiver be
appointed for the
business and property of the Tenant, or if any assignment shall
be made of the
Tenant's property for the benefit of creditors, then and in such
event this
Lease may be canceled at the option of the Landlord.
RIGHT TO MORTGAGE
(9) The Landlord reserves the right to subject and subordinate
this Lease at all
times to the lien of any mortgage or mortgages now or hereafter
placed upon the
Landlord's interest in the said Leased Premises and on the land
and buildings of
which the said Leased Premises are a part or upon any buildings
hereafter placed
upon the land of which the Leased Premises form a part. The
Tenant covenants and
agrees to execute and deliver upon demand such further
instrument or instruments
subordinating this Lease to the lien of any such mortgage or
mortgages as shall
be desired by the Landlord and any mortgagees or proposed
mortgagees and hereby
irrevocably appoints the Landlord the attorney-in-fact of the
Tenant to execute
and deliver any such instrument or instruments for and in the
name of the
Tenant.
USE AND OCCUPANCY
(10) It is understood and agreed between the parties hereto that
said Leased
Premises during the continuance of this Lease shall be used and
occupied for
those purposes required by Tenant as a manufacturer and
distributor of baking
mix products and for no other purpose or purposes without the
written consent of
the Landlord, and that the Tenant will not use the Leased
Premises for any
purpose in violation of any law, municipal ordinance or
regulation, and that on
any breach of this agreement the Landlord may at their option
terminate this
Lease forthwith and re-enter and repossess the Leased
Premises.
FIRE AND INSURANCE
(11) It is understood and agreed that if the Leased Premises are
damaged or
destroyed in whole or in part by fire, the elements or other
casualty which is
insured under insurance carried by Landlord during the term
hereof, the Landlord
shall, within one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of the
casualty,
repair and restore the Leased Premises to good tenantable
condition, and that
the rent herein provided for shall abate entirely in case the
entire Leased
Premises are untenantable and pro rata for the portion rendered
untenantable, in
case a part only is untenantable, until the same shall be
restored to a
tenantable condition; provided, however, that if the Tenant
shall fail to adjust
its own insurance or to remove its damaged goods, wares,
equipment or property
within a reasonable time, and as a result thereof the repairing
and restoration
is delayed, there shall be no abatement of rental during the
period of such
resulting delay, and provided further that there shall be no
abatement of rental
if such fire or other cause damaging or destroying the Leased
Premises shall
result from the negligence or willful act of the Tenant, its
agents or
employees, and provided further that if the Tenant shall use any
part of the
Leased Premises for storage during the period of repair a
reasonable charge
shall be made therefore against the Tenant, and provided further
that in case
the Leased Premises, or the building of which they are a part,
shall be
destroyed to the extent of more than one-half of the value
thereof, the Landlord
may at its option terminate this Lease forthwith by a written
notice to the
Tenant. In no event shall Landlord be required to expend in
excess of the
insurance proceeds allocated to the Leased Premises which
Landlord receives from
its insurance carrier to repair and restore the Leased Premises.
In the event
Landlord repairs or restores the Leased Premises, any amount
expended by
Landlord in repairing or restoring the Leased Premises which are
in excess of
the proceeds of insurance received by Landlord, said excess
amount shall be
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repayable by Tenant to Landlord within ten (10) days after
received by Tenant
from Landlord of a statement setting forth the amount of such
excess. The
Landlord's insurance carrier shall determine the amount of
insurance proceeds
attributable to the damage to such improvements, which
determination shall be
binding upon Landlord and Tenant.
The Tenant agrees, at its sole cost and expense, to keep the
Leased Premises
insured with a responsible Insurance Company with the Landlord
being named as an
additional insured for all risk hazard insurance for fire and
extended coverage
(the "All Risk Policy") and to deliver the policy or policies to
the Landlord
and upon its failure to do so the Landlord may place such
insurance and charge
the same to the Tenant as so much additional rent as provided in
Paragraph (4)
and (5); but the failure on the
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