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Exhibit
10.22
Execution
Copy
LEASE
AGREEMENT
THIS LEASE AGREEMENT (this
“Lease” ), dated as of February 1, 2007, is
between DOUBLECLICK INC. (“ Landlord ”), a
Delaware corporation, having an address at 111 Eighth Avenue, New
York, New York 10011, and Epsilon Data Management, LLC (‘
Tenant ”’), a Delaware limited liability
company, having an office at 17655 Waterview Parkway, Dallas, Texas
75252.
RECITALS
A. Landlord is the owner of
the building (the “Building ”) located on the
land (the “Land” ) known by the address of 12396
Grant Street, Thornton, Colorado (the “Building
” and “Land” collectively referred to as
the “Real Property” ).
B. The Building is presently
used, in part, by Landlord as a critical data center facility for
the operation of its business and that of its various divisions,
including, without limitation, its Abacus division (
“Abacus Business” ) which Landlord is,
concurrently with this Lease, selling to Tenant.
C. Alliance Data FHC, Inc.,
an affiliate of Tenant, presently occupies and utilizes
approximately 2,500 rentable square feet of space in the Building
(the “Existing Space” ) for the operation of its
email business operations (the “Email Business”
) pursuant to the terms of a certain Transition Services Agreement,
dated April 3, 2006, between Landlord and Alliance Data FHC,
Inc. (the ‘ TSA ”). The Existing Space is the
cross-hatched area on the plan attached hereto as Exhibit A
.
D. In connection with its
purchase from Landlord of the Abacus Business, Tenant desires to
occupy 3,200 rentable square feet for the Abacus Business (
“Abacus Space” ) and utilize approximately 400
rentable square feet of space in the Building for the storage of
the tape library used in the Abacus Business (the ‘ Tape
Library Space” ) and Landlord is willing to lease to
Tenant the Tape Library Space.
E. Landlord is willing to
lease to Tenant approximately 6,100 rentable square feet in the
Building (constituting the Existing Space, Abacus Space and the
Tape Library Space (collectively, the “Premises”
)) for the operation of the Email Business and the Abacus Business
in lieu of and in addition to the Existing Space and to terminate
the TSA on the terms and conditions contained in this Lease. The
Premises (other than the Tape Library Space) are cross-hatched area
on the plan annexed hereto as Exhibit B .
ACCORDINGLY, Landlord and
Tenant, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
1. GRANT OF LEASE:
DURATION OF LEASE: TERMINATION OF TSA . (a) Landlord
hereby leases to Tenant, and Tenant hereby leases from Landlord the
Premises in accordance with the terms of this Lease. Tenant’s
lease of the Premises shall commence on the date of this Lease (the
“Commencement Date” ), and the initial term (the
“Initial Term” ) hereof shall expire on the date
(the “Expiration Date” ) that is five (5) years
after the Commencement Date, unless this Lease is sooner terminated
or extended under Paragraph 29 .
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(b) Upon any time after the
twenty four (24) month anniversary of the execution of this
Lease but only during the Initial Term, Tenant shall have the right
to terminate all interests and obligations it has under the Lease
by providing twelve (12) months notice to Landlord; provided
that Tenant shall have the right to terminate all interests and
obligations it has under the Lease with respect to the Tape Library
Space after the twelve (12) month anniversary of the execution
of this Lease by providing six (6) months notice to Landlord
and following any such termination the term “Premises”
shall not include the Tape Library Space.
(c) Landlord and Alliance
Data FHC, Inc. agree that the TSA is terminated as of the
Commencement Date and shall thereafter cease to be of any force or
effect except for those provisions of the TSA which by their terms
survive any termination of the TSA. The foregoing is not intended
to and shall not relieve Alliance Data FHC, Inc. from its
obligations to pay to Landlord any amounts due under the TSA for
services rendered on or prior to the Commencement Date.
2. CONDITION OF PREMISES:
WORK; RELOCATION TO PREMISES: ALTERATIONS , (a) The
Premises are leased to Tenant “as is” in their present
condition and Landlord shall not be required to do any work with
respect thereto, except for the Work (as herein defined). Tenant
shall have the right to use the current Landlord command center
through the Transition Period, as defined hereinafter. Tenant, by
taking occupancy of the Premises, shall be deemed conclusively to
have agreed that the Premises are in satisfactory condition on the
date of such occupancy, subject to Landlord’s completion of
the Work. “Final Completion” of the Work shall
be deemed to have occurred when the construction work in the
Premises is substantially completed and the all of the following
have occurred: (i) the computer racks are installed,
(ii) the Power Distribution Units are installed and power is
supplied to the racks, (iii) the main distribution frame racks
and cabling are installed; (iv) air conditioning distribution
is installed and operational; and (v) the security card reader
is installed on the door to the room and it is
operational.
(b) As soon as is reasonably
practicable following the Commencement Date, Landlord shall cause
the Premises (other than the Tape Library Space) and the cubicles
(as described in Section 30) to be (i) separated from the
space occupied by Landlord, and (ii) constructed in accordance
with plans and specifications (the “Plans ”)
prepared by Landlord, provided that the work (the
“Work” ‘) described in the Plans shall be
in all material respects similar to the existing data center being
used by Tenant in the Existing Space. The cost of the Work shall be
paid at the rate of $200,000 on the date hereof and from the funds
(the “Escrowed Funds” ) escrowed at the closing
of Tenant’s purchase of the Abacus Business at Final
Completion in accordance with the Purchase Agreement, dated as of
December 22, 2006, by and among Landlord, Alliance Data
Systems Corporation and Alliance Data FHC, Inc, provided that
Landlord shall be responsible for the payment of all direct and
indirect costs in excess of the Escrowed Funds required to complete
the Work in accordance with the Plans.
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(c) Tenant may continue
occupying the Existing Space during the period (the
“Construction Period ”) in which Landlord is
performing the Work through the 180 day period after Final
Completion (‘ Transition Period” ). During the
Transition Period, Tenant shall, at Tenant’s sole cost, move
its equipment from the Existing Premises to the Premises. For each
of the first thirty (30) days after the expiration of the
Transition Period that Tenant fails to vacate the Existing
Premises, through no fault of the Landlord, Fixed Rent (as defined
in Paragraph 4 hereof) shall be 125% of the Fixed Rent set
forth in Paragraph 4 hereof, and thereafter Fixed Rent shall
be 200% of the Fixed Rent set forth in Paragraph 4 hereof
until Tenant vacates the Existing Premises.
(d) (i) Tenant shall make no
alterations, installations, additions or improvements (“
Alterations ”) in the Premises, without
Landlord’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon notice
to but without obtaining Landlord’s consent, Tenant may make
Alterations that are merely decorative or cosmetic in nature, such
as painting, carpeting and wall coverings, so long as no building
permit is required.
(ii) Prior to making any
Alterations, Tenant shall, at Tenant’s expense,
(A) submit to Landlord six (6) sets of blue lines of
final, stamped and detailed plans and specifications (including
layout, architectural, electrical, mechanical and structural
drawings) that comply with all Requirements (as defined in
Paragraph 23) for each proposed Alteration, and Tenant shall
not commence any such Alteration without first obtaining
Landlord’s approval of such plans and specifications,
(B) at Tenant’s expense, obtain all permits, approvals
and certificates required by any Government Authorities, and
(C) furnish to Landlord duplicate original policies of
worker’s compensation insurance (covering all persons to be
employed by Tenant, and Tenant’s contractors and
subcontractors, in connection with such Alteration) and commercial
general liability insurance (including premises operation, bodily
injury, personal injury, death, independent contractors, products
and completed operations, broad form contractual liability and
broad form property damage coverages) in such form, with such
companies, for such periods and in such amounts as Landlord may
reasonably approve, naming Landlord and its agents, and any
Mortgagee, as additional insureds. Upon completion of such
Alteration, Tenant, at Tenant’s expense, shall obtain
certificates of final approval of such Alterations required by any
Government Authority and shall furnish Landlord with copies
thereof, together with the “as-built” plans and
specifications for such Alterations. All Alterations shall be made
and performed in accordance with the plans and specifications
therefor as approved by Landlord, all Requirements and the Rules
and Regulations. All materials and equipment to be incorporated in
the Premises as a result of any Alterations shall be first quality
and no such materials or equipment shall be subject to any lien,
encumbrance, chattel mortgage, title retention or security
agreement.
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(iii) Landlord shall respond
to Tenant’s proposed plans and specifications, and any
revisions thereto, within twenty (20) days after submission.
If Landlord fails to respond within the required twenty
(20) day period, such plans and specifications or revisions,
as the case may be, shall be deemed approved, provided that Tenant
shall have sent Landlord a request for approval containing the
following language: ‘THIS IS A REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OR
CONSENT. IF LANDLORD DOES NOT RESPOND TO THIS REQUEST WITHIN TWENTY
DAYS, LANDLORD’S APPROVAL SHALL BE DEEMED GRANTED PURSUANT TO
THE PROVISIONS OF THE LEASE”. Landlord reserves the right to
disapprove any plans and specifications in part, to reserve
approval of items shown thereon pending its review and approval of
other plans and specifications, and to condition its approval upon
Tenant making revisions to the plans and specifications or
supplying additional information. Tenant agrees that any review or
approval by Landlord of any plans and/or specifications with
respect to any Alteration is solely for Landlord’s benefit,
and without any representation or warranty whatsoever to Tenant or
any other Person with respect to the adequacy, correctness or
sufficiency thereof or with respect to Requirements or
otherwise.
3. USE OF PREMISES .
The Premises may be used by Tenant solely as and for a data center
and ancillary office uses and for no other purpose. Tenant shall
not use or occupy the Premises at any time in violation of the
certificate of occupancy issued for the Building, or for an
unlawful purpose, or in an unlawful manner, or in violation of any
Requirements. Tenant shall not permit the Premises to be used in
any manner or to have anything done, brought, or kept therein that,
in Landlord’s reasonable judgment, tends to impair the
character, reputation, functionality or appearance of the
Building.
4. FIXED RENT: LATE
PAYMENT , (a) Tenant shall pay to Landlord, at
Landlord’s offices or at such other place as Landlord may
designate from time to time, without notice or demand in advance on
the first day of each calendar month during the term of this Lease,
by good and sufficient check rent ( “Fixed Rent
”) for the Premises at the following rates:
(i) For the period from the
Commencement Date until the day preceding the first anniversary of
the Commencement Date at an annual rate of $1,464,000 (or $122,000
per month);
(ii) For the period from the
first anniversary of the Commencement Date until the day preceding
the second anniversary of the Commencement Date at an annual rate
of $1,836,000 (or $153,000 per month) (or $143,000 per month in the
event that, and for the periods following such time as, the lease
with respect to the Tape Library Space is terminated in accordance
with this Lease), full service ( “Full Service”
) in that it shall include all Operating Expenses and Taxes (as
defined in Paragraph 23) ; and
(iii) For the period from the
second anniversary of the Commencement Date until the day preceding
the third anniversary of the
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Commencement Date at an annual rate
equal to the Fair Market Annual Rent as determined in accordance
with Paragraph 29, provided that (A) in no event shall
the new Fixed Rent (including any pass-through to Tenant of its pro
rata share of increases in Operating Expenses, Taxes and the
Facilities Management Fee) for such period be less than 110% and no
more than 120% of the Fixed Rent in effect for the immediately
prior Lease Year (provided that if the lease for the Tape Library
Space has been terminated as of the beginning of the second
anniversary of the Commencement Date, the calculation of the
minimum and maximum amounts shall be calculated on the basis that
the rent for the Tape Library Space during the immediately prior
year was not included in the Fixed Rent for such year). Such Fixed
Rent includes up to 120 hours per calendar month of Management
Services.
(iv) For each subsequent
twelve (12) month period (each, a “ Lease Year
”) during the Term hereof at an annual rate equal to the Fair
Market Annual Rent as determined in accordance with Paragraph
29, provided that (A) in no event shall the new Fixed Rent
(including any pass-through to Tenant of its pro rata share of
increases in Operating Expenses, Taxes, and the Facilities
Management Fee) for any Lease Year be less than 100% or more than
120% of the Fixed Rent in effect for the immediately prior Lease
Year (provided that if the lease for the Tape Library Space has
been terminated as of the beginning of the Lease Year, the
calculation of the minimum and maximum amounts shall be calculated
on the basis that the rent for the Tape Library Space during the
immediately prior Lease Year was not included in the Fixed Rent for
such Lease Year). Such Fixed Rent includes up to 120 hours per
calendar month of Management Services.
(b) Fixed Rent for the first
month of the term shall be payable on execution by Tenant of this
Lease. Payments for a partial month shall be prorated on a per diem
basis. The provisions of this Paragraph 4 shall survive the
expiration or termination of this Lease.
(c) If Tenant fails to pay
any Fixed Rent or other charge payable under this Lease for a
period longer than ten (10) Business Days after the same shall
have become due, Tenant shall pay a late charge equal to six
percent (6%) of the amount unpaid. In addition, if such
failure continues for ten (10) Business Days after such
payment is due, Tenant shall pay interest thereon at the rate (the
“Applicable Rate” ) which is the lesser of
(x) three percentage points above the current rate of interest
announced from time to time by Citibank, N.A. as its “base
rate” (or such other term as may be used by Citibank, N.A.,
from time to time, for the rate previously referred to as its
“base rate”) and (y) the maximum rate permitted by
applicable law, from the due date thereof until the date that such
Fixed Rent or other charge is paid.
(d) Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Lease, if Tenant requests Management Services (as
defined in clause (ix) of the definition of “Operating
Expenses” in Paragraph 23) in excess of 120 hours in
any calendar month during any Lease Year, Tenant shall pay to
Landlord within thirty (30) days after receipt of an invoice
therefor $125 per hour for any additional Management Services so
provided.
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5. ELECTRICITY ,
(a) Tenant shall at all times comply with the rules,
regulations, terms and conditions applicable to service, equipment,
wiring and requirements of Landlord and of the public utility
supplying electricity to the Building. Tenant shall not use any
electrical equipment that, in Landlord’s reasonable judgment,
would interfere with electrical service to other tenants or
occupants of the Building. Landlord shall not be liable in any way
to Tenant for any failure or defect in the supply or character of
electric service furnished to the Premises by reason of any
requirement, act or omission of the utility serving the Building or
for any other reason not attributable to the gross negligence of
Landlord.
(b) Tenant agrees that
electricity will be supplied by Landlord to the Premises and the
cost thereof is included in the Fixed Rent. Accordingly, there
shall be no charge to Tenant for such electric energy by way of
measuring the same on any meter or otherwise, the cost of such
electric energy being included in the Fixed Rent.
6. ASSIGNMENT AND
SUBLETTING , (a) This Lease is personal to Tenant and may
not be assigned by it to any other person or organization other
than to an Affiliate of Tenant. Tenant may not sublease all or any
portion of the Premises or permit the Premises to be used or
occupied by any other person or organization other than to an
Affiliate of Tenant. For purposes of this Lease,
“Affiliate of Tenant” means any entity that is
owned or controlled by Tenant, Alliance Data Systems Corporation,
or any entity that is wholly owned by Alliance Data Systems
Corporation.
(b) For purposes of this
Paragraph 6 , the transfer of a majority of the total issued
and outstanding membership interests in Tenant, however
accomplished, whether in a single transaction or in a series of
related or unrelated transactions, involving Tenant and/or its
parent, shall be deemed an assignment of this Lease. Tenant agrees
to furnish to Landlord on request at any time such information and
assurances as Landlord may reasonably request that Tenant has not
violated the provisions of this Paragraph 6 .
(c) The provisions of
subparagraph (b) above shall not apply to transactions with a
corporation or limited liability company into or with which Tenant
is merged or consolidated or with a person to which substantially
all of Tenant’s assets are transferred (provided such merger,
consolidation or transfer of assets is for a good business purpose
and not principally for the purpose of transferring the leasehold
estate created by this Lease, and provided further, that the
assignee has a net worth at least equal to or in excess of the net
worth of Tenant as of the date of this Lease or as of the date
immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or transfer,
whichever is greater) or, if Tenant is a general, limited or
limited liability partnership, with a successor partnership, nor
shall such provisions apply to transactions with an entity that
controls or is controlled by Tenant or is under common control with
Tenant. Tenant shall notify Landlord before any such transaction is
consummated.
(d) The term
“control” as used in this Lease (i) in the case of
a corporation shall mean ownership of more than fifty
(50%) percent of the outstanding
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capital stock of that corporation,
(ii) in the case of a general or limited liability
partnership, shall mean more than fifty (50%) percent of the
general partnership or membership interests of the partnership,
(iii) in the case of a limited partnership, shall mean more
than fifty (50%) percent of the general partnership interests
of such limited partnership, and (iv) in the case of a limited
liability company, shall mean more than fifty (50%) percent of
the membership interests of such limited liability
company.
7. INSURANCE. PROPERTY
LOSS OR DAMAGE: REIMBURSEMENT .
(a) Neither Landlord nor its
agents shall be liable for any damage to property of Tenant or of
others entrusted to employees of the Building, nor for the loss of
or damage to any property of Tenant by theft or otherwise. Neither
Landlord nor Landlord’s agents shall be liable for any injury
or damage to persons or property, or interruption of Tenant’s
business, resulting from fire or other casualty; nor shall Landlord
or Landlord’s agents be liable for any such damage caused by
other tenants or persons in the Building or caused by construction
of any private, public or quasi-public work; nor shall Landlord be
liable for any latent defect in the Premises or in the Building.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord shall be liable to Tenant
for any damage caused by the gross negligence or intentional
misconduct of Landlord or its agents to the extent that
Tenant’s insurance does not fully reimburse Tenant for such
damage.
(b) (i) Tenant shall, at
Tenant’s own cost and expense, obtain, maintain and keep in
full force and effect during the term of this Lease, commercial
general liability insurance (including premises operation, bodily
injury, personal injury, death, independent contractors, products
and completed operations, broad form contractual liability and
broad form property damage coverage) in a combined single limit
amount of not less than One Million and 00/100 ($1,000,000.00)
Dollars per occurrence and $2,000,000 in the aggregate, against all
claims, demands or actions with respect to damage, injury or death
made by or on behalf of any person or entity, arising from or
relating to the conduct and operation of Tenant’s business
in, on or about the Premises, or arising from or related to any act
or omission of Tenant. Such policies shall contain a general
endorsement adding Landlord as an additional insured. Tenant, at
Tenant’s sole cost and expense, shall maintain insurance
protecting and indemnifying Tenant against any and all damage to or
loss of any Alterations and leasehold improvements made by Tenant,
and Tenant’s Property (as defined in Paragraph 23) .
and all claims and liabilities relating thereto.
(ii) All said policies of
insurance shall be: (x) written as “occurrence”
policies; (y) written as primary policy coverage and not
contributing with or in excess of any coverage which Landlord or
any ground lessor may carry; and (z) issued by insurance
companies rated “A-” “VIII” or better by A.
M. Best that are licensed to do business in the State of Colorado.
Tenant shall, not later than ten (10) Business Days prior to
the Commencement Date, deliver to Landlord documentation confirming
the existence of the above referenced policies of insurance or
certificates thereof and shall thereafter furnish to Landlord, as
soon as reasonably practicable, prior to the expiration of any such
policies and any renewal thereof, a new policy or certificate in
lieu thereof.
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(c) Landlord shall maintain
or cause to be maintained throughout the Term “all
risk” insurance covering all risks of physical loss or damage
to the Building for the full insurable value of the improvements
thereon. Such insurance shall be broad form and shall include, but
shall not be limited to, coverage for fire, extended coverage,
vandalism and malicious mischief. “Full insurable
value,” as used herein, means the actual cost of replacing
the Building and the improvements therein. Landlord shall not be
required to maintain or cause to be maintained any insurance with
respect to Tenant’s personal property.
(d) The proceeds of any
insurance from any policy maintained by Landlord in accordance with
subsection (c) above shall be adjusted by and paid solely to
Landlord. Landlord shall use such proceeds to pay for the cost of
the work required to be performed by Landlord under this Lease and
the cost of making temporary repairs and doing such work as may be
necessary to protect the Building against further injury. If the
proceeds of such insurance payable to Landlord shall exceed such
cost, such excess shall belong to Landlord.
8. REPAIRS AND
MAINTENANCE . Tenant, at its sole cost and expense, shall take
good care of the Premises and the fixtures and appurtenances
therein and make all repairs thereto as and when needed to preserve
them in good working order and condition, except that Landlord
shall, at its sole cost and expense, make all necessary repairs to
all Building Systems (as defined in Paragraph 23 hereof)
serving and structural elements located in the Premises. Landlord
promptly shall, subject to Paragraph 20 hereof, repair, or
replace, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, to
Landlord’s reasonable satisfaction all portions of the
Premises, the Building, or the fixtures, appurtenances or equipment
of either, that are damaged or injured due to carelessness,
omission, neglect or improper conduct on the part of Tenant or
Persons Within Tenant’s Control (as defined in Paragraph
21) . All such repairs, restorations and replacements shall be
in quality and class equal to the original work or installations.
In addition, Landlord shall maintain the Building and all common
areas in the manner in which Landlord, immediately prior to the
Commencement Date, has maintained same for its sole use.
9. RULES AND
REGULATIONS . Tenant shall comply with the Rules and
Regulations annexed hereto as Exhibit D and with such other
and further reasonable rules and regulations and standards as
Landlord and Landlord’s agents may from time to time adopt,
on notice to Tenant to be given as Landlord may elect, provided
that such Rules and Regulations may not be amended to include
provisions that are in conflict with the terms of this Lease
without Tenant’s prior consent.
10. SERVICES ,
(a) So long as Tenant is not in default under the provisions
of this Lease beyond any required notice and any applicable cure
period, Landlord, at its cost and expense, shall
(“collectively, “Building Services”
):
(i) Provide passenger
elevator service to the Premises, if required, twenty four
(24) hours of each day (“ Operating Hours”
) and, subject to Paragraph 10(c). have one passenger
elevator on call at all other times.
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(ii) Provide one
(1) freight elevator serving the Premises, if required, on
call on a “first come, first served” basis on Business
Days during Operating Hours, and on a reservation, “first
come, first served” basis from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. on
Business Days and at any time on days other than Business Days (
“Overtime Periods” ).
(iii) Maintain and repair the
HVAC System (as defined in Paragraph 23) , the Building
generators (as defined in Paragraph 23) . Uninterruptible
Power Supply Systems, Halon Systems and other fire suppressant and
alarm systems serving the Premises, at Landlord’s cost,
except for those repairs that are the obligation of Tenant pursuant
to Paragraph 8 . Landlord shall operate the HVAC System as
and when required by law, and for the comfortable occupancy of the
Premises and for the protection and proper operation of the data
center equipment (as reasonably determined by Landlord) during the
term of this Lease, and Tenant shall cooperate fully with Landlord
and abide by all of the Rules and Regulations which Landlord may
prescribe for the proper functioning of the HVAC System and other
equipment. Tenant expressly acknowledges that some or all windows
are or may be hermetically sealed and cannot be opened and Landlord
makes no representation as to the habitability of the Premises at
any time the HVAC System is not in operation. Tenant hereby
expressly waives any claims against Landlord arising out of the
cessation of operation of the HVAC System and/or other Building
Systems or data center systems, or the suitability of the Premises
when the same is not in operation, whether due to normal scheduling
or the reasons set forth in Paragraph 10(c ). Landlord,
throughout the term, shall have free access to all mechanical
installations of Landlord, including but not limited to
air-cooling, fan, ventilating and machine rooms and electrical
closets in the Premises, and Tenant shall not construct partitions
or other obstructions that may interfere with Landlord’s free
access thereto, or interfere with the moving of Landlord’s
equipment to and from the enclosures containing said installations.
Neither Tenant nor its agents, employees or contractors shall at
any time enter the said enclosures or tamper with, adjust, touch or
otherwise in any manner affect such mechanical
installations.
(iv) Furnish cold water for
lavatory and drinking and office cleaning purposes.
(v) Provide nonexclusive use
of restrooms in the Building.
(vi) Provide a security guard
or receptionist at the main entrance to the Building during
Operating Hours.
(vii) Replace as needed any
Building Standard florescent and other light bulbs in and around
the Premises.
(viii) Provide Building
standard janitorial services in the Premises during Business
Days.
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(ix) Provide hosting,
co-location and connectivity services as more particularly
described in Exhibit C annexed hereto, including, without
limitation, the use of all data and hosting equipment located
within the Premises, local telephone service, high speed internet
access, and other services as is consistent with that previously
being received by Tenant at the Building with respect to its Email
Business.
(b) Landlord reserves the
right to stop the furnishing of the Building Services and to stop
operating any Building System, when necessary, by reason of
accident or emergency, or for alterations in the judgment of
Landlord desirable or necessary to be made, until said alterations
shall have been completed; and Landlord shall have no
responsibility or liability for failure to supply air-conditioning,
ventilation, heat, elevator, plumbing, electric or other services
during said period or when prevented from so doing by strikes,
lockouts, difficulty of obtaining materials, accidents or by any
cause beyond Landlord’s reasonable control, or by
Requirements or failure of electricity, water, steam, coal, oil or
other suitable fuel or power supply, or inability by exercise of
reasonable diligence to obtain electricity, water, steam, coal, oil
or other suitable fuel or power. No diminution or abatement of
Fixed Rent or other compensation shall or will be claimed by Tenant
as a result therefrom, nor shall this Lease or any of the
obligations of Tenant be affected or reduced by reason of such
interruption, curtailment or suspension, nor shall the same
constitute an actual or constructive eviction, provided that if the
Premises are uninhabitable, as defined for use a data center, as a
result therefrom for more than ten (10) consecutive days,
Fixed Rent shall be abated until the Premises are again
habitable.
11. REQUIREMENTS OF
LAW , (a) Tenant shall not do, and shall not permit to be
done, any act or thing in or upon the Premises or the Building that
will violate any Requirements. Tenant shall, at Tenant’s sole
cost and expense, take all action, including any required
alterations necessary to comply with all present and future
Requirements, applicable to the operation of its business within
the Premises which shall impose any violation, order or duty upon
Landlord or Tenant arising from, or in connection with the
Premises, Tenant’s occupancy, use or manner of use of the
Premises, or required by reason of a breach of any of
Tenant’s covenants or agreements under this Lease.
Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, Tenant shall not be
obligated to perform any Alterations to the Premises necessary to
comply with any Requirements unless compliance shall be required by
reason of (i) any cause or condition arising out of any
alterations to or installations in the Premises made by or on
behalf of Tenant, (ii) Tenant’s particular manner of use
or occupancy of the Premises (as opposed to mere use as a data
center, (iii) any breach of any of Tenant’s covenants or
agreements under this Lease, or (iv) any wrongful act or
omission by Tenant. Landlord will, at its sole cost and expense,
comply with all other requirements applicable to the Building
and/or requiring Alterations that are not the obligation of Tenant
hereunder.
(b) Tenant shall not bring,
keep, use, or maintain any Hazardous Material (as hereinafter
defined in this subparagraph) on or about the Premises. If Tenant
shall breach the foregoing covenant and such breach shall result in
a violation of Requirements or contamination in the Premises or the
Building, then Tenant shall
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indemnify, defend and hold Landlord and
any Mortgagee (as defined in Paragraph 23) and their
respective directors, officers, invitees, agent, servants and
employees harmless from any and all liabilities arising during or
after the term as a result of such violation or contamination.
Tenant shall, in accordance with applicable Requirements, either
remove such Hazardous Material or encapsulate such Hazardous
Material and restore the Premises to its condition prior to the
removal of such Hazardous Material. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
any work required pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be
performed at Landlord’s option, either by Tenant, at
Tenant’s expense, utilizing a contractor designated by
Landlord or by Landlord at Tenant’s expense. This
subparagraph shall not prohibit Tenant from maintaining materials,
equipment and supplies, including, without limitation, printer
chemicals, cleaning materials and materials used in the operation
and maintenance of Tenant’s offices as is customary for
office tenants provided such items are permitted, used, stored,
safeguarded and disposed of as required by applicable Requirements.
For purposes of this Lease, “ Hazardous
Materials” means all materials defined or classified as
“hazardous materials,” “hazardous waste,”
“hazardous substance,” “toxic substance,”
“hazardous pollutant,” “toxic pollutant” or
“oil” pursuant to any relevant federal or state law,
including without limitation 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et. seq.
(CERCLA), 42, U.S.C. § 6901 et. seq. (RCRA), and any
regulations promulgated pursuant to those statutes, all as
amended.
12. DEFAULT AND
REMEDIES , (a) It shall be a Default under this Lease if
Tenant shall:
(i) fail to pay when due
Fixed Rent or any other charges payable under this Lease, and such
failure shall continue for ten (10) Business Days after
Landlord shall have given Tenant written notice thereof,
or
(ii) fail to observe or
perform any other term, covenant or condition of this Lease on
Tenant’s part to be observed or performed and Tenant shall
fail to remedy the same within thirty (30) days after notice
by Landlord to Tenant specifying such failure, provided that if
such failure is of such a nature that it cannot with due diligence
be completely remedied within thirty (30) days and the
continuation of which for the period required for cure will not
subject Landlord to the risk of criminal liability or foreclosure
of any Mortgage (as defined in Paragraph 23\ if Tenant shall
not, (i) within such thirty (30) day period advise
Landlord of Tenant’s intention duly to institute all steps
necessary to remedy such situation, (ii) duly institute within
such thirty (30) day period, and thereafter diligently and
continuously prosecute to completion all steps necessary to remedy
the same, and (iii) complete such remedy within such time
after the date of the giving of said notice by Landlord as shall
reasonably be necessary, then, in either of the foregoing events,
Landlord may (A) give Tenant a notice of intention to
terminate this Lease at the expiration of three (3) days from
the date of the service of such notice of intention, and upon the
expiration of said three (3) days, this Lease shall terminate
but Tenant shall remain liable for damages as provided below, or
(B) without notice, reenter the Premises, either by summary
dispossess proceedings or by any suitable action or proceeding at
law or otherwise (excluding force), whether or not Landlord
terminates this Lease. In addition, Landlord shall, by reason of
Tenant’s default hereunder, have all rights and remedies as
are available at law or in equity.
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(b) If this Lease shall be
terminated in accordance with subparagraph (a) above, or if
Landlord shall reenter the Premises, Landlord may remove all of
Tenant’s personal property and discontinue all services to
Tenant. In the event of any termination of this Lease or if
Landlord shall reenter the Premises under the provisions of this
Lease, (i) Tenant shall pay to Landlord all Fixed Rent and all
other unpaid additional rent and charges payable up to the time of
such termination or reentry (as the case may be), plus all
Fixed Rent and additional rent that would have been payable through
the scheduled Expiration Date, and (ii) Tenant shall pay to
Landlord all expenses, including court costs and attorneys’
fees and disbursements, incurred by Landlord in recovering
possession of the Premises and all costs and charges for the care
of the Premises while vacant. In such event, Landlord also may
relet the Premises to a third party, without releasing Tenant from
any of its obligations under this Lease, except that Tenant shall
receive a credit against such unpaid obligations equal to any fixed
rent actually received by Landlord from such third party, after
deducting all of Landlord’s expenses in connection with the
reletting of the Premises or the negotiation, execution and
delivery of such third-party lease. The provisions of this
subparagraph (b) shall not limit any of Landlord’s other
rights and remedies hereunder.
13. SECURITY DEPOSIT
.
(a) Tenant has deposited with
Landlord on the signing of this Lease the Security Deposit in cash
or by Letter of Credit (as defined and further described in
Paragraph 13(b) ). as security for the faithful performance
and observance by Tenant of the terms, provisions and conditions of
this Lease. Tenant agrees that in the event (i) of the
occurrence of a default or (ii) Tenant has defaulted in the
performance of any of its obligations under this Lease, including
the payment of any item of Fixed Rent or other charges, and the
transmittal of a notice of default by Landlord is barred by
applicable law, Landlord may use or apply the Security Deposit for
the payment of any Fixed Rent, or any other sum as to which Tenant
is in default, or for any sum that Landlord may expend or may be
required to expend by reason of the default (including any damages
or deficiency accrued before or after summary proceedings or other
re-entry by Landlord). If Landlord applies or retains any portion
or all of the proceeds of the Security Deposit, Tenant shall
forthwith restore the amount so applied or retained by delivering
cash or an additional or new Letter of Credit so that, at all
times, the amount of the Security Deposit shall be equal to three
(3) months of the Fixed Rent then in effect under this
Agreement (which is initially $366,000). Within fifteen
(15) days of any change in the Fixed Rent, Tenant shall
deliver to Landlord either a replacement Letter of Credit or an
amendment to the existing Letter of Credit, or additional cash, as
applicable, to reflect the appropriate amount of the security
required hereunder.). Provided there is no uncured default, any
balance of the proceeds of the Security Deposit held by Landlord
and not used, applied or retained by Landlord as above provided,
and any remaining Letter of Credit, shall be returned to Tenant
promptly after the Expiration Date and after delivery of possession
of the entire Premises to Landlord in accordance with the terms of
this Lease.
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(b) If Tenant elects to
deliver the Security Deposit in the form of a letter of credit,
such letter of credit (the “ Letter of Credit” )
shall be clean, irrevocable and unconditional and issued and drawn
on any commercial bank approved by Landlord with offices for
banking purposes in the State of New York (““
Issuing Bank” ), have a term of not less than one
(1) year, be for the account of Landlord, and be in the full
amount of the Security Deposit. The Letter of Credit
shall:
(i) provide for payment by
the Issuing Bank to Landlord or its duly authorized representative
an amount up to the face amount of the Letter of Credit on
presentation of the Letter of Credit and a sight draft in the
amount to be drawn;
(ii) provide for automatic
renewal, without amendment, for consecutive periods of one
(1) year each during the Term, unless the Issuing Bank sends
written notice (the “ Non-Renewal Notice” ) to
Landlord by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested,
at least thirty (30) days prior to the expiration date of the
Letter of Credit, to the effect that it elects not to have such
Letter of Credit renewed;
(iii) include an expiration
date of not earlier than sixty (60) days after the Expiration
Date; and
(iv) be transferable by
Landlord as provided in Paragraph 13.
(c) Landlord, after receipt
of the Non-Renewal Notice, shall have the right to draw the entire
amount of the Letter of Credit and to hold the proceeds as a cash
Security Deposit. Landlord shall release such proceeds to Tenant
upon delivery to Landlord of a replacement Letter of Credit
complying with the terms hereof.
(d) In the event that
Landlord transfers or assigns its interest in this Lease, Landlord
shall have the right to transfer the Security Deposit, without
charge for such transfer, to the purchaser or lessee, and Landlord
shall thereupon be released by Tenant from all liability for the
return of the Security Deposit. In such event, Tenant agrees to
look solely to the new Landlord for the return of the Security
Deposit. It is agreed that the provisions hereof shall apply to
every transfer or assignment made of the Security Deposit to a new
Landlord. Tenant shall execute such documents as may be necessary
to accomplish such transfer or assignment of the Letter of
Credit.
(e) Tenant covenants that it
will not assign or encumber, or attempt to assign or encumber, the
Security Deposit held hereunder, and that neither Landlord nor its
successors or assigns shall be bound by any such assignment,
encumbrance, attempted assignment, or attempted encumbrance. In the
event that any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other
debtor-creditor proceedings shall be instituted by or against
Tenant, its successors or assigns, or any guarantor of Tenant
hereunder, the security shall be deemed to be applied to the
payment of the Fixed Rent and additional rent due Landlord for
periods prior to the institution of such proceedings and the
balance, if any, may be retained by Landlord in partial
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