Exhibit 10.2
MASTER LEASE
AGREEMENT
Dated November 7,
2007
Between
FCP PROPCO, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company
as
Landlord,
and
STATION CASINOS,
INC., a Nevada corporation
as
Tenant
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
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1
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1.1
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Leased
Property
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1
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1.2
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Release of
Unimproved Parcels
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2
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1.3
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Term
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2
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1.4
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No Merger of
Landlord’s Interest
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3
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1.5
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Limitation of Term
as a Result of Ground Lease Terms; Other Releases
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3
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1.6
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Renewal
Right
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3
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ARTICLE II
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5
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2.1
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Definitions
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ARTICLE III
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15
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3.1
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Rent
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3.2
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Net
Lease
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ARTICLE IV
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18
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4.1
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No Termination,
Abatement, etc
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ARTICLE V OWNERSHIP OF THE LEASED
PROPERTY
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5.1
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Ownership of the
Leased Property
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5.2
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Tenant’s
Personalty
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ARTICLE VI AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS; PERMITTED
USE
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6.1
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Tenant
Covenants
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ARTICLE VII NEGATIVE COVENANTS
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22
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7.1
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Tenant’s
Negative Covenants
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22
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0
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ARTICLE VIII ALTERATIONS; LEASING
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23
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0
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8.1
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Alterations
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23
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8.2
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Subletting and
Assignment
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0
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ARTICLE IX
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28
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005
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9.1
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Maintenance and
Repair.
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28
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9.2
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Immaterial
Encroachments, Restrictions, etc
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ARTICLE X CASUALTY AND CONDEMNATION
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10.1
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Insurance
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0
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Casualty;
Application of Proceeds.
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32
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10.3
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Condemnation.
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0
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ARTICLE XI ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES
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34
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0
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11.1
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Cash Management
Procedures
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34
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00
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35
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ARTICLE XII
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35
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12.1
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Events of
Default
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35
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12.2
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Certain
Remedies
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36
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12.3
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Damages
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36
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12.4
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Landlord’s
Security Interest
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12.5
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Application of
Funds
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12.6
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Waiver of Right to
Jury Trial
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ARTICLE XIII
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40
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13.1
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Landlord’s
Right to Cure Tenant’s Default
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ARTICLE XIV
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40
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14.1
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Holding
Over
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ARTICLE XV SUBORDINATION
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15.1
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Subordination
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15.2
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Attornment
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15.3
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Notice of Default
to Landlord’s Lender
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15.4
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Modifications to
Secure Financing
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15.5
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Delivery of
Notices to Landlord’s Lender
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15.6
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Right of
Landlord’s Lender to Enforce Lease
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15.7
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Exercise of
Landlord’s Discretion
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15.8
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Cure of Landlord
Defaults
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15.9
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Indemnification
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ARTICLE XVI
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43
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16.1
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No
Waiver
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0
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ARTICLE XVII
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17.1
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Remedies
Cumulative
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ARTICLE XVIII
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44
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18.1
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Acceptance of
Surrender
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ARTICLE XIX
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19.1
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No Merger of
Title
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ARTICLE XX
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20.1
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Conveyance by
Landlord
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ARTICLE XXI
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21.1
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Quiet
Enjoyment
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ARTICLE XXII
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45
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22.1
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Notices
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ARTICLE XXIII
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23.1
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Appraisers
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ARTICLE XXIV CONFIDENTIALITY
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24.1
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Confidentiality
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ARTICLE XXV ENVIRONMENTAL INDEMNITY
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25.1
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Environmental
Indemnity Provisions
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ARTICLE XXVI MISCELLANEOUS
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26.1
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Survival of
Claims
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26.2
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Severability
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26.3
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Maximum
Permissible Rate
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26.4
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Headings
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26.5
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Exculpation
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26.6
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Exhibition of
Leased Property
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26.7
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Entire
Agreement
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26.8
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Governing
Law
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26.9
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No
Waiver
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26.10
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Successors and
Assigns
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26.11
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Modifications in
Writing
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26.12
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Effect of Delay or
Omission
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26.13
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Third Party
Beneficiaries; Landlord’s Lender Rights
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26.14
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Gaming
License
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26.15
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[Intentionally
Omitted]
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26.16
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Notification of
Ownership Changes
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26.17
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Cooperation with
Gaming Authorities
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ARTICLE XXVII
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27.1
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Memorandum of
Lease
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ARTICLE XXVIII
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28.1
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Statement of
Intent
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28.2
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Acknowledgment of
Law
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LIST OF EXHIBITS AND
SCHEDULES
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EXHIBIT A – Legal
Description of the Land
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EXHIBIT B –
[Reserved]
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EXHIBIT C –
[Reserved]
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EXHIBIT D –
Subordination, Nondisturbance and Attornment Agreement
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EXHIBIT E –
Control Agreement
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EXHIBIT F – Form
of Sublease
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SCHEDULE 1 –
Ground Lease
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SCHEDULE 3.1(d) –
Designated Account
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SCHEDULE 8.2.2
–Sublease Approvals
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SCHEDULE 9.1(a) –
Deferred Maintenance and Environmental Remediation Work
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SCHEDULE 10.1 –
Insurance Requirements
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SCHEDULE 15.4 -
Arbitration Procedures
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MASTER LEASE
AGREEMENT (this “ Lease ”), dated as of the 7
th day of November, 2007, between FCP PROPCO, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company (“ Landlord
”) having its principal office at 1505 South Pavilion Center
Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89135, and STATION CASINOS, INC., a Nevada
corporation (“ Tenant ”), having its principal
offices at 1505 South Pavilion Center Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada
89135.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Landlord
has agreed to let to Tenant, and Tenant has agreed to lease from
Landlord, certain parcels of real property and improvements and
related property and interests defined hereinbelow as the
“Leased Property” (all capitalized terms used but not
elsewhere defined herein shall have the meaning provided therefor
in Article II hereof).
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the foregoing, and of other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, Landlord and Tenant hereby agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I
1.1
Leased Property . Upon and subject to the terms and
conditions hereinafter set forth, Landlord leases to Tenant and
Tenant leases from Landlord all of Landlord’s right, title
and interest in and to all of the following (collectively, the
“ Leased Property ”):
(i)
those certain tracts, pieces and parcels of land, as more
particularly described in Exhibit A attached hereto and made
a part hereof (collectively, the “ Land ”),
including, without limitation, the interests of Landlord under the
Ground Lease;
(ii)
all buildings, structures and other improvements of every kind,
including alleyways, sidewalks, utility pipes, conduits and lines,
parking areas and roadways appurtenant to such buildings and
structures presently or hereafter situated upon the Land
(collectively, and together with the Fixtures, the “
Leased Improvements ”);
(iii)
all easements, rights and appurtenances relating to the Land and
the Leased Improvements;
(iv)
all permanently affixed equipment, machinery, fixtures (as defined
in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of Nevada)
(including all HVAC equipment, elevators, escalators and lighting,
together with all equipment, parts and supplies used to service,
repair, maintain and equip the foregoing), and other items of real
and/or personal property, including all components thereof, now and
hereafter located in, on or used in connection with, and
permanently affixed to or incorporated into the Leased
Improvements, including all furnaces, boilers, heaters, electrical
equipment, heating, plumbing, lighting, ventilating, refrigerating,
incineration, air- and water-pollution-control, waste-disposal,
air-cooling and air-conditioning systems and apparatus, sprinkler
systems and fire- and theft-protection equipment, all of which, to
the greatest extent permitted by law, are hereby deemed
by
the parties hereto to constitute real estate, together with all
replacements, modifications, alterations and additions thereto
(collectively the “ Fixtures ”); and
(v)
all other real and personal property (including interests as lessor
under the Preapproved Space Leases) acquired by Landlord, as
successor-by-merger to the Seller Subsidiary Entities (as defined
in the Purchase Agreement) pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
1.2
Release of Unimproved Parcels . Notwithstanding anything
herein to the contrary, but subject to the applicable release
requirements under the Landlord’s Loan Documents, Tenant
shall have the right from time to time to terminate this Lease,
with respect to, and to acquire from Landlord, at no cost to Tenant
and with no adjustment in Rent, any Unimproved Parcels located at
the Leased Property, and each of Landlord and Tenant shall grant to
the other in connection therewith in respect of such Unimproved
Parcels, on the one hand, and the Leased Property remaining subject
to this Lease, on the other hand, reasonable easements,
restrictions, covenants, reservations and rights of way for, among
other things, traffic circulation, ingress, egress, parking,
access, water and sewer lines, telephone and telegraph lines,
electric lines or other utilities or for other similar purposes at
no cost to Landlord and with no adjustment in Rent (and in no event
shall either of Landlord or Tenant pay to the other monetary
compensation for the granting of such easements, restrictions,
covenants, reservations and rights of way); provided , in
each such case, (x) such Unimproved Parcel shall be used for the
purpose of erecting, maintaining and operating other structures and
improvements not inconsistent with the use of the related Leased
Property, and (y) such termination will not materially adversely
affect either the value of the remaining portion of the related
Leased Property (as distinguished from the value of the entire
Leased Property) or the net operating income of the remaining
portion of the Leased Property (taking into account, to the extent
applicable, any potential loss of revenue resulting if the transfer
and development of the Unimproved Parcel by Landlord were not to
occur), as reasonably determined by Landlord. As used herein,
“Unimproved Parcel” shall mean, with respect to a
Leased Property, any undeveloped portion of such Leased Property as
to which Landlord’s Lender has reasonably determined that
such portion is not required for the Primary Intended Use of such
Leased Property and that the release of such portion will not
adversely affect either the “as leased” appraised value
or the net operating income of the remaining portion of Leased
Property. For the avoidance of doubt, the erecting, maintaining and
operating of residential apartment or condominium complexes on
Unimproved Parcels shall not be deemed to be inconsistent with the
use of the related Leased Property. In connection with any
termination permitted pursuant to this Section, Landlord and Tenant
agree to execute and deliver any instrument reasonably necessary or
appropriate to facilitate said action (including instruments
reasonably required under the Landlord’s Loan Documents),
subject to Landlord’s receipt of:
1.
a plot plan identifying the location of the applicable Unimproved
Parcel;
2.
a metes and bounds description of such Unimproved Parcel; and
3.
an amendment to the legal description attached as an exhibit to
this Lease implementing the proposed release, including a metes and
bounds description of the portion of the Land at the relevant
Leased Property that will continue to be subject to this Lease
after the proposed termination.
1.3
Term . The initial term of this Lease (the “
Initial Term ” and, together with any Renewal Term(s),
the “ Term ”) shall commence on the Commencement
Date and shall expire on the day
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immediately preceding
the fifteenth (15 th ) anniversary of the Commencement
Date, unless otherwise terminated as provided herein, subject to
the terms of Sections 1.5 and 1.6.
1.4
No Merger of Landlord’s Interest . If Landlord or any
Affiliate of Landlord shall purchase any fee or other interest in a
Leased Property that is superior to the interest of Landlord, such
as the ground lessor’s interest in a Ground Leased Property,
then the estate of Landlord and such superior interest shall not
merge and, without limiting the foregoing, Tenant shall continue to
be liable hereunder to perform any other obligations of the lessee
under such Ground Lease.
1.5
Limitation of Term as a Result of Ground Lease Terms; Other
Releases . With respect to any Ground Leased Property, the
Ground Lease for which has an expiration date (taking into account
any renewal options thereunder as of the date hereof or hereafter
exercised) prior to the expiration of the Term (taking into account
any exercised renewal options hereunder), (i) this Lease shall
expire with respect to such Ground Leased Property on the business
day immediately preceding such Ground Lease expiration date (taking
into account the terms of the following clause (ii)), and (ii) if a
Ground Lease renewal option is not exercised as of the date hereof
and Landlord has not (in its sole discretion) determined to
exercise such renewal option, then Tenant may require Landlord to
exercise such renewal option on the following terms and conditions:
(1) no default on the part of Tenant hereunder or Event of Default
shall have occurred and be continuing, and (2) Tenant shall notify
Landlord, on a date reasonably prior to the date on which such
renewal option must be exercised, that Tenant wishes Landlord to
exercise such renewal option. Landlord shall provide Tenant with a
copy of Landlord’s exercise of such renewal option.
1.6
Renewal Right . Provided that no Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing at the time such Notice is given, and no
Noticed Default or Event of Default is continuing at the time the
corresponding Renewal Term is to take effect, Tenant shall have the
right and option, in its sole discretion (each such right and
option, a “ Renewal Option ”) to extend and
renew this Lease upon all the same terms and conditions (except as
this Lease otherwise expressly states), as follows (each such
extended term, a “ Renewal Term ”): (i) the
Initial Term may be extended for an additional term of five (5)
years (the “ First Extended Term ”); and (ii)
the First Extended Term may be extended for an additional term of
five (5) years. Tenant shall exercise each Renewal Option, if at
all, by giving written Notice to Landlord of such exercise not less
than three (3) months, nor more than twelve (12) months, before the
expiration of the then current Term. After the last Renewal Term,
Tenant shall have no further right to renew or extend the Term. If
Tenant fails to validly and timely exercise any Renewal Option,
then all subsequent Renewal Options shall terminate.
1.7
The Ground Lease .
(a)
This Lease, to the extent affecting and solely with respect to the
Ground Leased Property, is and shall be subject and subordinate to
all of the terms and conditions of the Ground Lease. Tenant hereby
acknowledges that Tenant has reviewed and agreed to all of the
terms and conditions of the Ground Lease. Tenant hereby agrees that
Tenant shall not to do, or fail to do, anything that would cause
any violation of the Ground Lease. Without limiting the foregoing,
(i) to the extent Landlord is required to obtain the written
consent of the lessor under the Ground Lease (the “ Ground
Lessor ”) to alterations of or the subleasing of all or
any portion of the Ground Leased Property pursuant to the Ground
Lease, Tenant shall likewise obtain Ground Lessor’s written
consent to alterations of or the subleasing of all or any portion
of the Ground Leased Property, and (ii).Tenant shall carry and
maintain general liability, automobile liability, property and
casualty, worker’s
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compensation
and employer’s liability insurance in amounts and with policy
provisions, coverages and certificates as required of Landlord as
tenant under the Ground Lease.
(b)
In the event of cancellation or termination of the Ground Lease for
any reason whatsoever whether voluntary or involuntary (by
operation of law or otherwise) prior to the expiration date of this
Lease, including extensions and renewals granted thereunder, then,
at Ground Lessor’s option, Tenant shall make full and
complete attornment to Ground Lessor with respect to the
obligations of Landlord to Ground Lessor in connection with the
Ground Leased Property for the balance of the term of the Lease
(notwithstanding that this Lease shall have expired with respect to
the Ground Leased Property as a result of the cancellation or
termination of the Ground Lease). Tenant’s attornment shall
be evidenced by a written agreement which shall provide that the
Tenant is in direct privity of contract with Ground Lessor (i.e.
that all obligations previously owed to Landlord under this Lease
with respect to the Ground Lease or the Ground Leased Property
shall be obligations owed to Ground Lessor for the balance of the
term of this Lease, notwithstanding that this Lease shall have
expired with respect to the Ground Leased Property as a result of
the cancellation or termination of the Ground Lease) and which
shall otherwise be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
Ground Lessor. Tenant shall execute and deliver such written
attornment within thirty (30) days after request by Ground Lessor.
Unless and until such time as an attornment agreement is executed
by Tenant pursuant to this subsection, nothing contained in this
Lease shall create, or be construed as creating, any privity
of contract or privity of estate between Ground Lessor and
Tenant.
(c)
In the event Tenant receives a written notice from Ground Lessor
stating that an event of default has occurred or exists under the
Ground Lease, the Tenant shall thereafter, during the continuance
of such event of default, pay and perform all of Landlord’s
obligations pursuant to the Ground Lease directly to or for Ground
Lessor including, without limitation, the payment of all rentals
accruing under this Lease to the extent related to the Ground
Leased Property and the Landlord’s obligations under the
Ground Lease directly to Ground Lessor (or Ground Lessor’s
lender if Ground Lessor shall so direct); provided that nothing in
this provision shall entitle Tenant to reduce the amount of Base
Rent payable to Landlord under this Lease (subject to a reservation
of any right or claim against the Landlord). Similarly, in the
event Tenant receives a written notice from any lessor under any
master lease of any portion of the Ground Leased Property to Ground
Lessor stating that an event of default has occurred or exists
under such master lease, the Tenant shall thereafter, during the
continuance of such event of default, so long as the terms of this
Lease are recognized and honored, attorn to such master lessor and
pay and perform all of Ground Lessor’s obligations pursuant
to such master lease directly to or for such lessor under such
master lease including, without limitation, the payment of rentals
accruing under this Lease to the extent related to that portion of
the Ground Leased Property subject to such master lease and the
Ground Lessor’s obligations under such master lease directly
to such lessor; provided that nothing in this provision shall
entitle Tenant to reduce the amount of Base Rent payable to
Landlord under this Lease (subject to a reservation of any right or
claim against the Landlord).
(d)
Nothing contained in this Lease amends, or shall be construed to
amend, any provision of the Ground Lease.
(e)
Tenant shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Ground Lessor,
any master lessor to Ground Lessor and any other party entitled to
be indemnified pursuant to the terms of the Ground Lease from and
against any and all claims arising from Tenant’s use of the
Ground Leased Property, and from and against the conduct of
Tenant’s business thereon or from any other activity, work or
thing done, permitted or suffered by Tenant in, about or in respect
of the Ground Leased Property, and
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from and
against any and all claims arising from any breach or default in
the performance of any obligation on Tenant’s part to be
performed under the terms of this Lease relating to the Ground
Leased Property, or arising from any act or omission of Tenant or
Tenant’s agents, contractors, invitees, subtenants, customers
or employees with respect to the Ground Leased Property, and from
and against all costs, attorneys’ fees, expenses and
liabilities incurred in the defense of any such claim or any action
or proceeding brought thereon; and in case any action or proceeding
be brought against the Ground Lessor or any master lessor to Ground
Lessor or any such party by reason of any such claim, Tenant, upon
notice from Ground Lessor, any master lessor to Ground Lessor or
any such party, shall defend the same at Tenant’s expense by
counsel satisfactory to the party or parties indemnified pursuant
to this paragraph or the Ground Lease.
(f)
Tenant hereby waives any and all rights of recovery (including
subrogation rights of its insurers) from Ground Lessor, its agents,
principals, employees and representatives for any loss or damage,
including consequential loss or damage, covered by any insurance
policy maintained by Tenant, whether or not such policy is required
under the terms of the Ground Lease.
ARTICLE II
2.1
Definitions . For all purposes of this Lease, except as
otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise
requires, (i) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings
assigned to them in this Article and include the plural as well as
the singular, (ii) all accounting terms not otherwise defined
herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles as at the time applicable,
(iii) all references in this Lease to designated
“Articles,” “Sections” and other
subdivisions are to the designated Articles, Sections and other
subdivisions of this Lease, (iv) the words “herein,”
“hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of
similar import refer to this Lease as a whole and not to any
particular Article, Section or other subdivision, (v) the term
“including” and words of similar import shall be deemed
to be followed by the phrase “without limitation,” (vi)
the term “attorneys’ fees” and
“attorneys’ fees and expenses” and words of
similar import shall be deemed preceded with the word
“reasonable,” and (vii) the phrase “Leased
Property” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase
“or any portion thereof”.
Additional Charges : As
defined in Article III.
Affiliate : A Person or
Persons directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries,
controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Person
or Persons in question. The term “control”, as used in
the immediately preceding sentence, shall mean, with respect to a
Person that is a corporation, the right to exercise, directly or
indirectly, more than 50% of the voting rights attributable to the
shares of the controlled corporation and, with respect to a Person
that is not a corporation, the possession, directly or indirectly,
of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or
policies of the controlled Person.
Alteration : As defined in
Section 8.1.
Alteration Cost Threshold : As
defined in Section 8.1.
Award : Any compensation paid
by any Governmental Authority in connection with a Condemnation in
respect of all or any part of any Facility.
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Base Rent : As defined
in Article III.
Business Day : Any day other
than (a) a Saturday, Sunday and (b) any other day on which national
banks in New York, New York or Las Vegas, Nevada are not open for
business.
Cash : Coin or currency of the
United States of America or immediately available federal funds,
including such funds delivered by wire transfer.
Cash Management Procedures :
As defined in Article XI.
Casualty : As defined in
Section 10.2.
Commencement Date : The date
of this Lease.
Commencement Date LCR : The
Lease Coverage Ratio as of the Commencement Date.
Condemnation : As defined in
Section 10.3.
Default : The occurrence of
any event hereunder which, but for the giving of notice or passage
of time, or both, would be an Event of Default hereunder.
Eligible Collateral : U.S.
Government Securities, Debt Securities, Cash and Cash Equivalents
and a Letter of Credit, or any combination of the foregoing.
Environmental Laws : Any and
all of the following as applicable to Tenant and/or the
Facility: any and all federal, state or local statutes,
regulations or ordinances or any judicial or administrative decrees
or decisions, whether now existing or hereinafter enacted,
promulgated or issued, with respect to the protection of human
health from any environmental hazards (as relating to exposure to
such environmental hazards), or the environment, or any Hazardous
Substances, wetlands, landfills, open dumps, storage tanks,
underground storage tanks, solid waste, waste water, storm water
run-off, waste emissions or wells. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, the term shall encompass each of the following
statutes, and regulations promulgated thereunder, and amendments
and successors to such statutes and regulations, as may be enacted
and promulgated from time to time: (i) the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980
(codified in scattered sections of 26 U.S.C.; 33 U.S.C.; 42 U.S.C.
and 42 U.S.C. §9601 et seq .); (ii) the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. §6901
et seq .); (iii) the Hazardous Materials
Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. §1801 et seq .);
(iv) the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. §2061
et seq .); (v) the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.
§1251 et seq .); (vi) the Clean Air Act (42
U.S.C. §7401 et seq .); (vii) the Safe Drinking
Water Act (21 U.S.C. §349; 42 U.S.C. §201 and §300f
et seq .); (viii) the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. §4321); (ix) the Superfund Amendment
and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (codified in scattered sections of
10 U.S.C., 29 U.S.C., 33 U.S.C. and 42 U.S.C.); and (x) Title III
of the Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act (40 U.S.C.
§1101 et seq .).
Equity Interest : All or any
part of any direct or indirect equity or ownership interest(s)
(whether stock, partnership interest, beneficial interest in a
trust, limited liability company or member’s interest, or
other interest of an ownership or equity nature) in any entity at
any tier of ownership that directly or indirectly owns or holds any
ownership or equity interest in a Person.
Event of Default : As defined
in Article XII.
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Facility : As defined in
Section 6.1(a)(iii).
Facility Subtenant. The Subtenant
under any Preapproved Facility Sublease.
Fair Market Rental : With
respect to a Facility, the rental that a willing tenant not
compelled to rent would pay a willing landlord not compelled to let
for such Facility, excluding all capital improvements (as
distinguished from necessary repairs and replacements) paid for by
Tenant, determined in accordance with the appraisal procedures set
forth in Article XXIII or in such other manner as shall be mutually
acceptable to Landlord and Tenant.
FF&E : Tenant’s or
Facility Subtenant’s right, title, and interest in any of the
following Tenant Personalty (but only to the extent, for avoidance
of doubt, such property shall not be included in Fixtures
comprising the Leased Property): all furniture, fixtures,
goods, inventory, equipment, furnishings, objects of art,
machinery, appliances, appurtenances and signage (as such terms are
defined in the Uniform Commercial Code, as applicable) together
with tools and supplies (including spare parts inventories) related
to the foregoing, now or in the future contained in, used in
connection with, attached to, or otherwise placed on any part of,
the Leased Property. “FF&E” shall include, without
limitation: beds, bureaus, chiffonniers, chests, chairs, desks,
lamps, mirrors, bookcases, tables, rugs, carpeting, drapes,
draperies, curtains, shades, blinds, screens, paintings, hangings,
pictures, divans, couches, luggage carts, luggage racks, stools,
sofas, chinaware, linens, pillows, blankets, glassware, silverware,
food carts, cookware, dry cleaning facilities, dining room wagons,
keys or other entry systems, bars, bar fixtures, liquor and other
drink dispensers, icemakers, radios, television sets, intercom and
paging equipment, electric and electronic equipment, dictating
equipment, private telephone systems, medical equipment, potted
plants, fittings, plants, apparatus, stoves, ranges, refrigerators,
laundry machines, machinery, switchboards, conduits, compressors,
vacuum cleaning systems, floor cleaning, waxing and polishing
equipment, call systems, electrical signs, bulbs, bells, ash and
fuel, conveyors, cabinets, lockers, shelving, spotlighting
equipment, dishwashers, garbage disposals, washers and dryers, all
gaming and financial equipment, computer equipment, calculators,
adding machines, gaming tables, video game and slot machines, any
other electronic equipment of every nature, and other hotel or
casino furniture, furnishings and equipment. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary, “ FF&E ” shall not
include any goods purchased and held for sale or resale and any
paper goods and business supplies.
FF&E Reserve : As defined
in Article XI.
Fiscal Quarter : each quarter
within a Fiscal Year.
Fiscal Year : The fiscal year
of Tenant as the same may be modified from time to time.
Fixtures : As defined in
Article I.
Gaming Authority : Those
federal, state and local governmental, regulatory and
administrative authorities, agencies, boards and officials
responsible for or involved in the regulation of gaming or gaming
activities in any jurisdiction, including within the State of
Nevada, specifically, the Nevada Gaming Commission, the Nevada
State Gaming Control Board, and applicable local authorities.
Gaming Laws : Those laws
pursuant to which any Gaming Authority possesses regulatory,
licensing or permit authority over gaming within any jurisdiction
and, within the State of Nevada, specifically, the Nevada Gaming
Control Act, as codified in the Chapter 463 of the Nevada
Revised
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Statutes, and the
regulations of the Nevada Gaming Commission and Nevada State Gaming
Control Board promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to
time.
Governmental Authority : Any
court, board, agency, commission, office or authority of any nature
whatsoever of or for any governmental unit (federal, state, county,
district, municipal, city or otherwise), whether now or hereafter
in existence.
Ground Leased Property : The
Leased Property subject to the Ground Lease.
Ground Lease : The ground lease
identified on Schedule 1 .
Ground Lessor : As defined in
Section 1.7.
Hazardous Substances : Each
and every element, compound, chemical mixture, contaminant,
pollutant, material, waste or other substance which is defined,
determined or identified as hazardous or toxic under any
Environmental Law. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the term shall mean and include:
(i)
“ hazardous
substances ” as defined in the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, the
Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act of 1986, or Title III
of the Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act, each as
amended, and regulations promulgated thereunder; excluding,
however, common maintenance and cleaning products regularly found
at properties with a standard of operation and maintenance
comparable to the Property;
(ii)
“ hazardous
waste ” and “ regulated substances ”
as defined in the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976,
as amended, and regulations promulgated thereunder;
(iii)
“ hazardous
materials ” as defined in the Hazardous Materials
Transportation Act, as amended, and regulations promulgated
thereunder; and
(iv)
“ chemical
substance or mixture ” as defined in the Toxic Substances
Control Act, as amended, and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
Improvements : The improvements
situated on the Leased Property.
Indemnitee : As defined in
Section 15.9.
Insurance Premiums : As
defined in Section 10.1(b).
Insurance Requirements : All
terms of any insurance policy required hereunder covering or
applicable to the Leased Property, all requirements of the issuer
of any such policy, and all orders, rules, regulations and other
requirements of the National Board of Fire Underwriters (or any
other body exercising similar functions) applicable to or affecting
the Leased Property or any use of the Leased Property.
Land : As defined in Article I
with respect to the Leased Property.
Landlord : FCP PropCo, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company, and its successors and
assigns.
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Landlord Liens : Liens on or
against the Leased Property or this Lease or any payment of Rent
(i) in favor of any taxing authority by reason of any tax excluded
from the definition of “Taxes” hereunder owed by
Landlord or (ii) securing Landlord’s Debt.
Landlord’s Debt :
Collectively, (a) that certain mortgage loan in the original
principal amount of $2,050,000,000 made by Landlord’s Lender
to Landlord, (b) that certain first mezzanine loan in the original
principal amount of $150,000,000 made by Landlord’s Lender to
FCP MezzCo Borrower I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,
(c) that certain second mezzanine loan in the original principal
amount of $150,000,000 made by Landlord’s Lender to FCP
MezzCo Borrower II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, (d)
that certain third mezzanine loan in the original principal amount
of $125,000,000 made by Landlord’s Lender to FCP MezzCo
Borrower III, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, (e) as to
each of the foregoing loans, all accrued and unpaid interest
thereon, all other obligations or liabilities due or to become due
the applicable Landlord’s Lender pursuant to or in accordance
with Landlord’s Loan Documents, and all other amounts, sums
and expenses paid by or payable to Landlord’s Lender under or
pursuant to Landlord’s Loan Documents, and (f) as to each of
the foregoing loans, all Modifications, increases, reinstatements
and refinancings thereof as may occur from time to time,.
Landlord’s Lender :
German American Capital Corporation and JPMorgan Chase Bank,
N.A., together with their respective successors and assigns, any
other “Lender” as such term is defined in
Landlord’s Loan Documents and any other lender in respect of
Landlord’s Debt.
Landlord’s Loan Documents
: The instruments and agreements evidencing, establishing and
securing Landlord’s Debt, including (to the extent
applicable) without limitation, any promissory notes, loan
agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust or deeds to secure debt,
assignments of leases and rents and pledge agreements, provided
that with respect to any Landlord’s Loan Documents other than
those executed and delivered contemporaneously herewith, in any
instance in this Lease in which Tenant (and any Person claiming by,
through or under Tenant) is obligated to comply with or perform in
accordance with or subject to Landlord’s Loan Documents,
Tenant (and such Person) shall not be so obligated to the extent
that any amended or new Landlord’s Loan Documents impose any
additional material obligation, duty or liability on Tenant (or
such Person) or diminish in any material respect any right of
Tenant (or such Person) provided for hereunder.
Lease Coverage Ratio :
As of any date, the ratio of Tenant’s TTM EBITDAR to the
aggregate amount of Scheduled Base Rent Payments payable under this
Lease for the twelve preceding months. For the first twelve months
of the Term, the Lease Coverage Ratio shall be calculated based on
the Scheduled Base Rent Payments payable hereunder from the
Commencement Date through the full calendar month preceding the
calculation date, with such sum annualized to determine the
aggregate Scheduled Base Rent Payments for a full twelve month
period. From and after the termination of this Lease with respect
to any Leased Property pursuant to Section 1.5 or otherwise, the
calculation of the Lease Coverage Ratio shall exclude such Leased
Property for the relevant calculation period.
Lease Shortfall Reserve Period
: shall mean any period (a) commencing on the Rent Payment
Date following the conclusion of any two (2) consecutive Fiscal
Quarters for which the Lease Coverage Ratio is less than ninety
percent (90%) of Commencement Date LCR and (b) ending on the day
immediately preceding the Rent Payment Date following the
conclusion of any two (2) consecutive Fiscal Quarters for which the
Lease Coverage Ratio exceeds ninety percent (90%) of Commencement
Date LCR, provided that no Noticed Default or Event of Default (as
such terms are defined in Landlord’s Loan Documents) is then
continuing, and, for avoidance of doubt, subject to
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resumption of the
Lease Shortfall Reserve Period upon any subsequent occurrence of
the conditions set forth in clause (a) above.
Lease Year : the period
beginning on the Commencement Date, or any anniversary thereof, and
ending on the day immediately preceding the next succeeding
anniversary of the Commencement Date.
Leased Improvements; Leased Property
: Each as defined in Article I.
Legal Requirements : All
federal, state, county, municipal and other governmental statutes,
laws, rules, orders, regulations, ordinances, judgments, decrees
and injunctions of Governmental Authorities affecting Landlord,
Tenant or the Leased Property, or the construction, use, alteration
or operation thereof, whether now or hereafter enacted and in
force, and all permits, licenses and authorizations and regulations
relating thereto, and all covenants, agreements, restrictions and
encumbrances contained in any instruments, either of record or
known to Tenant, at any time in force affecting the Leased Property
(other than any subleases, this Lease, and service contracts and
other similar agreements now in effect or hereafter entered into in
the ordinary course of Tenant’s business), including any
which may (i) require repairs, modifications or alterations in or
to the Leased Property, or (ii) in any way limit the use and
enjoyment thereof.
Letter of Credit : A clean,
irrevocable, unconditional, transferable letter of credit, payable
on sight draft only, which shall not be secured by any Leased
Property or any reimbursement agreement with Landlord, for the
benefit of Landlord’s Lender and entitling such beneficiary
to draw thereon in New York, New York or in such other city as the
corporate trust office of Landlord’s Lender may be located at
the time of the issuance of such letter of credit, issued by a
domestic bank or the U.S. agency or branch of a foreign bank by a
bank with a long-term unsecured debt rating of not less than
‘A’ and a short-term unsecured debt rating of not less
than ‘A-1’. Such letter of credit shall provide that
(i) it will automatically renew unless the issuer of such letter of
credit delivers written notice to the beneficiary (and to Landlord,
if Landlord is not the beneficiary) at least thirty (30) days prior
to its expiration that such letter of credit will not be renewed
and (ii) if not so renewed, the beneficiary shall be entitled to
draw upon the full amount thereof. Without in any way limiting the
generality of the foregoing, if any Letter of Credit is not renewed
or replaced with another Letter of Credit prior to the date that is
thirty (30) days prior to its expiration, the beneficiary shall be
entitled to draw upon the full amount thereof.
Lien : Any mortgage, deed of
trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, collateral assignment, security
interest, or any other encumbrance, charge or collateral transfer
of, on or affecting the Leased Property or Tenant, or any interest
therein, including any conditional sale or other title retention
agreement, any financing lease having substantially the same
economic effect as any of the foregoing, the filing of any
financing statement, notice or other instrument and
mechanics’, materialmen’s and other similar liens and
encumbrances.
Litigation Costs : All costs
reasonably incurred by Landlord in connection with the enforcement
of any provision of this Lease, including reasonable
attorneys’ fees and expenses, court costs and reasonable
consultants’ fees and expenses.
Material Alteration : Any
Alteration which, when aggregated with all related Alterations,
involves costs estimated by Tenant (which costs shall be reasonably
acceptable to Landlord and Landlord’s Lender) to be incurred
in implementing the Alterations exceeding $50 million.
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Modification : Any amendments,
supplements, modifications, renewals, replacements, consolidations,
substitutions and extensions of any document or instrument from
time to time; “modify”, “modified,” or
related words shall have meanings correlative thereto.
Notice : As defined in Article
XXII (regardless whether the same is capitalized herein).
Noticed Default : Any Default as to
which Tenant has received Notice.
Officer’s Certificate :
A certificate made by an individual authorized to act on behalf of
Tenant.
Operating Agreements :
Reciprocal easement and/or operating agreements; covenants,
conditions and restrictions; and similar agreements affecting any
Leased Property and binding upon and/or benefiting Landlord or
Tenant and other third parties.
Operating Budget : With
respect to each Facility, an annual budget for the succeeding
Fiscal Year with respect to the operations of such Facility.
Other Charges : All
maintenance charges, impositions other than Taxes, and any other
charges, including vault charges and license fees for the use of
vaults, chutes and similar areas adjoining the Leased Property, now
or hereafter levied or assessed or imposed against the Leased
Property or any part thereof (subject to the same exclusion set
forth in the proviso in the definition of
“Taxes”).
Overdue Rate : On any date, a
rate equal to the default rate of interest under Landlord’s
Loan Documents, but in no event greater than the maximum rate then
permitted under applicable law.
Permitted Encumbrances :
Collectively, (a) all Liens disclosed in the Title Policies, (b)
Liens, if any, for Taxes or Other Charges not yet payable or
delinquent or which are being diligently contested in good faith in
accordance with this Lease, (c) Liens arising after the
Commencement Date in respect of property or assets imposed by law
which were incurred in the ordinary course of business, such as
carriers’, warehousemen’s, landlord’s,
mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s and other
similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business, and Liens
for workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and similar
programs, in each case arising in the ordinary course of business
which are being diligently contested in good faith in accordance
with the terms hereof, (d) Subleases permitted pursuant to this
Lease, (e) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions, minor defects or
irregularities in title and other similar charges or encumbrances
(including any of such matters incurred or entered into by Tenant
or a Facility Subtenant in the ordinary course of business) which
in each case do not diminish in any material respect the value of
the affected Leased Property or affect in any material respect the
validity, enforceability or priority of this Lease or the Liens
created by Landlord’s Loan Documents, and (f) such other
title and survey exceptions as Landlord has approved or may approve
in writing. In addition, “ Permitted Encumbrances
” shall include any Landlord Liens.
Person : Any individual, sole
proprietorship, corporation, general partnership, limited
partnership, limited liability company or partnership, joint
venture, association, joint stock company, bank, trust, estate,
unincorporated organization, any federal, state, county or
municipal government (or any agency or political subdivision
thereof), endowment fund or any other form of entity.
Policies : As defined in
Section 10.1.
Preapproved Facility Subleases
: As defined in Section 8.2.2(a).
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Preapproved Space Leases : As
defined in Section 8.2.2(a).
Primary Intended Use : As
defined in Section 6.1.
Property Documents :
Collectively, the Permitted Encumbrances, Ground Lease and
Operating Agreements.
Proprietary Information : As
defined in Section 24.1.
Purchase Agreement : That
certain Amended and Restated Purchase and Sale Agreement made as of
October 31, 2007, by and among Boulder Station, Inc., a Nevada
corporation, Charleston Station, LLC, a Nevada limited liability
company, Palace Station Hotel & Casino, Inc., a Nevada
corporation, and Sunset Station, Inc., a Nevada corporation,
collectively as sellers, FCP NewCo, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company, as purchaser, and the other parties thereto, as
assigned by FCP NewCo, LLC to Landlord pursuant to that certain
Assignment and Assumption Agreement dated as of November 5,
2007.
Qualified Architect : Any
architect, engineer or construction consultant (which can be an
employee of Tenant or an Affiliate thereof) licensed or registered
in the jurisdiction where the applicable Leased Property is
located, if required by the laws of such jurisdiction, having at
least five (5) years of architectural or construction management
experience, and approved by Landlord’s Lender, which approval
shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.
Rating Agencies : Any one or
more of the following designated by Landlord: Standard &
Poor’s Ratings Group, a division of McGraw-Hill, Inc.,
Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and Fitch Ratings, Inc. or
any other nationally-recognized statistical rating agency selected
by Landlord.
Rent : Collectively, (i) the
Base Rent and (ii) Additional Charges.
Rental Period . As defined in
Article III.
Rent Payment Date . As defined in
Article III.
Requesting Parties : As
defined in Section 24.1.
Required Insurance Coverage :
As defined in Section 3.1(b).
Restoration : As defined in
Section 10.2.
Scheduled Additional Charges :
As defined in Section 3.1(b).
Scheduled Base Rent Payments : means
the payments of Base Rent payable under Section 3.1 hereof on each
Rental Payment Date during a particular period.
Scheduled Lease Payments : As
defined in Section 3.1(b).
State : The State of
Nevada.
Sublease . Any lease, sublease,
license agreement or occupancy agreement entered into by Tenant
affecting all or any portion of the Leased Property.
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Subleasing Standards : As
defined in Section 8.2.2(a).
Subtenant : A subtenant,
licensee, occupant or other party to any Sublease.
Superior Interests : As
defined in Article XV.
Superior Party : As defined in
Article XV.
Taxes : All real estate and
personal property taxes, assessments, fees, taxes on rents or
rentals, water rates or sewer rents and other governmental charges
now or hereafter levied or assessed or imposed against Landlord,
Tenant or the Leased Property or rents therefrom or which may
become Liens on Tenant’s Personalty, provided that
Taxes shall not include any income, franchise, estate, inheritance
or gift taxes, or any other tax imposed on or measured by the net
income of Landlord, except to the extent that the same is in direct
substitution for a tax that would otherwise be included within the
definition of “Taxes” hereunder.
Tenant Security Period :
Any period (a) commencing on the Rent Payment Date following the
conclusion of any two (2) consecutive Fiscal Quarters for which the
Lease Coverage Ratio is less than 80% of Commencement Date LCR and
(b) ending on the day immediately preceding the Rent Payment Date
following the conclusion of any two (2) consecutive Fiscal Quarters
for which the Lease Coverage Ratio exceeds 80% of Commencement Date
LCR, provided that no Noticed Default or Event of Default (as such
terms are defined in Landlord’s Loan Documents) is then
continuing, and, for avoidance of doubt, subject to resumption of
the Tenant Security Period upon any subsequent occurrence of the
conditions set forth in clause (a) above.
Tenant’s Personalty :
Tenant’s right, title and interest in and to the following,
now owned or hereafter acquired:
A.
Equipment . All “equipment,” as such term is
defined in Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code (as hereinafter
defined) which is used at or in connection with the Improvements or
the Land or is located thereon or therein (including all machinery,
equipment, furnishings, and electronic data-processing and other
office equipment and any and all additions, substitutions and
replacements of any of the foregoing), together with all
attachments, components, parts, equipment and accessories installed
thereon or affixed thereto (collectively, the “
Equipment ”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Equipment
shall not include any Fixtures (including, but not limited to, all
HVAC equipment, elevators, escalators and lighting, together with
all equipment, parts and supplies used to service, repair, maintain
and equip the foregoing) or property belonging to tenants or other
occupants under leases or other agreements except to the extent
that Tenant shall have any right or interest therein;
and
B. Personal
Property . All inventory, furniture, furnishings, objects of
art, machinery, goods, tools, supplies, appliances, general
intangibles, contract rights, accounts, accounts receivable,
franchises and licenses, certificates and permits obtained by
Tenant for its own business, in each case, of any kind or character
whatsoever (as defined in and subject to the provisions of the
Uniform Commercial Code as hereinafter defined) which are located
within or about the Land and the Improvements, together with all
accessories, replacements and substitutions thereto or therefor and
the proceeds thereof (collectively, the “ Personal
Property ”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Personal
Property shall not include any Fixtures (including, but not limited
to, all HVAC equipment, elevators, escalators and lighting,
together with all equipment, parts and supplies used to service,
repair, maintain
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and equip the
foregoing) or property belonging to tenants or other occupants
under leases or other agreements except to the extent that Tenant
shall have any right or interest therein.
Term : As defined in Article
I.
Title Policies : The ALTA (or
equivalent) title insurance policies acquired by Landlord or
Landlord’s predecessor-in-interest most recently prior to the
date hereof (i) naming Landlord or Landlord’s
predecessor-in-interest as the insured and (ii) insuring
Landlord’s or Landlord’s
predecessor-in-interest’s fee or leasehold interest in the
Leased Property subject to the exceptions and exclusions set forth
therein.
Transfer : With respect to the
Leased Property or any portion thereof or any interest or estate
therein, any of the following, whether by operation of law or
otherwise, whether voluntary or involuntary, and whether direct or
indirect: (a) any assignment, conveyance, grant,
hypothecation, mortgage, pledge, sale, or other transfer, whether
direct or indirect, of all or any part of such property, or of any
legal, beneficial, or equitable interest or estate in such property
or any part of it (including the grant of any easement, lien, or
other encumbrance); (b) any conversion, exchange, issuance,
modification, reallocation, sale, or other transfer of any direct
or indirect Equity Interest(s) in the owner of such property by the
holder of such Equity Interest(s); (c) any transaction described in
“b” affecting any Equity Interest(s) or any other
interest in such property or in any such owner (or in any other
direct or indirect owner at any higher tier of ownership) through
any manner or means whatsoever; or (d) any transaction that is
in substance equivalent to any of the foregoing. A transaction
affecting Equity Interests, as referred to in clauses
“b” through “d,” shall be deemed a Transfer
by Tenant even though Tenant is not technically the transferor.
TTM EBITDAR : As of any date,
on a trailing twelve months basis, earnings from hotel and casino
operations at the Leased Property before interest expense/income,
taxes, depreciation and amortization, any rental expense on real
property (other than ground rent), distribution expense, direct and
allocated corporate overhead expense, regional office allocation,
royalty charges from affiliates and restructuring expense plus any
non-cash charges/less any non-cash income, including but not
limited to losses on sales of assets and non-cash compensation
expense.
Unavoidable Delays : Delays
due to strikes, lockouts, inability to procure materials, power
failure, acts of God, governmental restrictions, enemy or terrorist
action, civil commotion, fire, unavoidable casualty or other causes
beyond the control of the party responsible for performing an
obligation hereunder, provided that lack of funds shall not be
deemed a cause beyond the control of either party hereto unless
such lack of funds is caused by the failure of the other party
hereto to perform any obligations of such party under this
Lease.
Uniform Commercial Code : The
Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of Nevada.
Unimproved Parcel : As defined
in Article I.
Variable Additional Charges :
As defined in Section 3.1(c).
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ARTICLE III
3.1
Rent . Tenant will pay to Landlord, in lawful money of the
United States of America which shall be legal tender for the
payment of public and private debts, at Landlord’s address
set forth above or at such other place or to such other Person as
Landlord may designate in writing from time to time annual base
rent as follows (“ Base Rent ”):
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Lease
Year
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Base
Rent
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1
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$
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249,450,019
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2
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$
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249,450,019
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3
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$
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249,450,019
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4
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$
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249,450,019
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5
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$
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249,450,019
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6
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$
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324,285,025
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7
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$
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324,285,025
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8
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$
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324,285,025
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9
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$
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324,285,025
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10
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$
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324,285,025
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11
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$
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372,927,778
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12
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$
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372,927,778
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13
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$
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372,927,778
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14
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$
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372,927,778
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15
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$
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372,927,778
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At the commencement of
each Renewal Term, if any, Base Rent shall be reset to be equal to
the greater of (a) the annual Fair Market Rental for the Leased
Property and (b) one hundred ten percent (110%) of the annual
aggregate interest payments payable on the then-existing
Landlord’s Debt.
In addition, Tenant
will pay to Landlord or the Person otherwise entitled thereto all
Additional Charges during the Term on or before the same are
delinquent. Base Rent for each Fiscal Year shall be payable in
advance in twelve (12) equal installments, on the day (the “
Rent Payment Date ”) that is the third (3
rd ) Business Day preceding the fifteenth (15
th ) day of each calendar month of the Term. Base Rent
shall be paid for the period of the fifteenth (15 th )
day of each month (or, if applicable, the Commencement Date)
through the fourteenth (14 th ) day of the next month
(or, if applicable, the expiration of the Term) (each, a “
Rental Period ”), provided that the first and
last payments of Base Rent shall be prorated as to any partial
Rental Period, based on the number of days within the Term during
such Rental Period and the number of days in such Rental Period.
Tenant hereby agrees to make any reasonable changes with respect to
the definitions of “Rent Payment Date” or “Rental
Period,” including, without limitation, changing the Rent
Payment Date and Rental Period, as may be reasonably requested in
connection with any Landlord’s Debt. The first installment
payment of Base Rent has been made as of the date hereof. The
second installment shall be payable on November 12, 2007, for the
Rental Period beginning November 15, 2007 and ending December 14,
2007.
(a)
Survival . The obligations of Tenant and Landlord contained
in this Section 3.1 shall survive the expiration or earlier
termination of this Lease, as provided in Article XII of this
Lease.
(b)
Scheduled Additional Charges . In addition to the Base Rent
payable with respect to the Leased Property, Tenant shall pay, or
cause to be paid, to Landlord, on a monthly installment basis
on
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each Rent
Payment Date, the following (collectively, “ Scheduled
Additional Charges ” and, together with Base Rent,
“ Scheduled Lease Payments ”):
(1)
Taxes and Other Charges . Tenant shall pay, or cause to be
paid, all Taxes and Other Charges as set forth in Section 6.1(b)
herein, in advance in equal monthly installments.
(2)
Insurance Premiums . Tenant shall pay, or cause to be paid,
on each Rent Payment Date one twelfth (1/12) of the annual amount
of all premiums for the insurance coverage required to be
maintained pursuant to Article X hereof (the “ Required
Insurance Coverage ”); provided that the foregoing
obligation shall be suspended and not be applicable during any
period that (a) a Noticed Default or Event of Default shall not
have occurred and be continuing and (b) the Required Insurance
Coverage is maintained by Tenant and/or its Facility Subtenants and
Affiliates in whole or in part through blanket policies in a form
approved by Landlord and Landlord’s Lender and evidence is
provided to Landlord and Landlord’s Lender that the premiums
payable with respect to such policies have been paid at least 60
days in advance of the expiration dates of such policies.
(3)
Periodic Property Document Payments .
Tenant shall pay, or cause to be paid, those sums required to be
paid on a specified, scheduled basis under the Property Documents
(other than the Ground Lease and Landlord’s Loan Documents,
to the extent such constitute Property Documents), provided that
with respect to each such scheduled payment, the amount thereof
exceeds $250,000. For such amounts as are payable on a monthly
basis, Tenant shall pay on each Rent Payment Date the amount next
coming due. For such amounts as are payable on some other basis,
Tenant shall pay on each Rent Payment Date, the portion of the
amount next coming due.
(c)
Variable Additional Charges . In addition to the Scheduled
Lease Payments payable with respect to the Leased Property, Tenant
shall pay and discharge, or cause to be paid and discharged, as and
when due and payable the following (collectively, “
Variable Additional Charges ” and, together with
Scheduled Additional Charges, “ Additional Charges
”):
(1)
Property Documents; Utility Charges . Tenant shall
pay or cause to be paid (a) all amounts due under the Property
Documents other than the Ground Lease, the Landlord’s Loan
Documents (to the extent such constitute Property Documents) or
sums paid pursuant to Section 3.1(b)(3) above; and (b) all charges
for electricity, power, gas, oil, water, sanitary and storm sewer,
refuse collection, security, common area or association charges,
dues or assessments and other utilities used or consumed in
connection with the Leased Property during the Term.
(2)
Other Charges . Tenant shall pay or cause to be paid, as
Additional Charges, all other amounts, liabilities and obligations
that Tenant assumes or agrees to pay or cause to be paid under this
Lease, including all of its indemnification obligations set forth
herein
(3)
Late Payment of Base Rent . If any Scheduled Lease Payment
shall not be paid on its due date, Tenant will pay to Landlord on
demand, as Variable Additional Charges, a late charge (to the
extent permitted by law) computed at the Overdue Rate (or at the
maximum rate permitted by law, whichever is the lesser) on the
amount of such Scheduled Lease Payment, from the due date of such
Scheduled Lease Payment to the date of payment thereof.
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(4)
Late Payment of Variable Additional Charges . If any payment
of Variable Additional Charges (but only as to those Variable
Additional Charges which are payable directly to Landlord, if any)
shall not be paid within five (5) Business Days after such payments
are due and payable, Tenant will pay to Landlord on demand, as
Variable Additional Charges, a late charge (to the extent permitted
by law) computed at the Overdue Rate (or at the maximum rate
permitted by law, whichever is the lesser) on the amount of such
payment, from the due date of such payment to the date of payment
thereof.
(d)
To the extent that Tenant timely pays, or causes to be paid, any
Additional Charges to Landlord pursuant to any requirement of this
Lease, Tenant shall be relieved of its obligation hereunder to pay
such Additional Charges to the Person to which they would otherwise
be due. Landlord and Tenant acknowledge and agree that
Landlord’s Loan Documents require the deposit of all
Scheduled Lease Payments into an account (the “ Designated
Account ”) designated by, and under the sole dominion and
control of, Landlord’s Lender, which initial Designated
Account is more particularly identified on Schedule 3.1(d) .
Tenant shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, each Scheduled
Lease Payment into the Designated Account on the Rental Payment
Date on which such Scheduled Lease Payment is due hereunder.
Landlord shall apply the amounts so deposited to the payment of
Scheduled Lease Payments, and, upon an Event of Default under the
Lease, to such other amounts due and owing to Landlord from Tenant
as Landlord shall elect. In the event of any failure by Tenant to
pay, or cause to be paid, any Additional Charges when due, Tenant
shall promptly pay and discharge, or cause to be paid and
discharged, as Additional Charges, every fine, penalty, interest
and cost that may be added for non-payment or late payment of such
items. Landlord shall have all legal, equitable and contractual
rights, powers and remedies provided either in this Lease or by
statute or otherwise in the case of non-payment of the Rent. To the
extent that Tenant timely pays or causes to be paid any Additional
Charges (other than Scheduled Additional Charges described in
Section 3.1(b)(1)) to the Person legally entitled thereto, Tenant
shall be relieved of its obligation to pay such Additional Charges
to Landlord.
3.2
Net Lease . The Base Rent, as well as such Additional
Charges as are due and payable to Landlord, shall be paid
absolutely net to Landlord, so that this Lease shall throughout the
Term yield to Landlord the full amount of the installments of Base
Rent, as well as any payments of Additional Charges payable to
Landlord, subject only to those provisions of this Lease which
expressly provide for adjustment or abatement of Rent or other
charges.
ARTICLE IV
4.1
No Termination, Abatement, etc . Except as otherwise
specifically provided herein, Tenant, to the fullest extent
permitted by law, shall remain bound by this Lease in accordance
with its terms and shall neither take any action without the
consent of Landlord to Modify, surrender or terminate the same, nor
seek nor be entitled to any abatement, deduction, deferment or
reduction of Rent, or set-off against the Rent, nor shall the
respective obligations of Landlord and Tenant be otherwise affected
by reason of (a) any damage to, or destruction of, the Leased
Property from whatever cause or any taking of the Leased Property,
(b) the interruption or discontinuance of any service or utility
servicing the Leased Property, (c) any claim which Tenant has or
might have against Landlord or by reason of any default or breach
of any warranty by Landlord under this Lease or any other agreement
between Landlord and Tenant, or to which Landlord and Tenant are
parties, (d) any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
composition, readjustment, liquidation, dissolution, winding up or
other proceedings affecting Landlord or any assignee or transferee
of Landlord, or (e) for any
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other cause whether
similar or dissimilar to any of the foregoing other than a
discharge of Tenant from any such obligations as a matter of law.
Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, Tenant hereby
specifically waives all rights, arising from any occurrence
whatsoever, which may now or hereafter be conferred upon it by law
to (i) Modify, surrender or terminate this Lease or quit or
surrender the Leased Property, or (ii) entitle Tenant to any
abatement, reduction, suspension or deferment of the Rent or other
sums payable by Tenant hereunder. The obligations of Landlord and
Tenant hereunder shall be separate and independent covenants and
agreements and the Rent and all other sums payable by Tenant
hereunder shall continue to be payable in all events unless the
obligations to pay the same shall be terminated pursuant to the
express provisions of this Lease. In any instance where, after the
occurrence of an Event of Default, Landlord retains funds which,
but for the occurrence of such Event of Default, would be payable
to Tenant, Landlord shall refund such funds to Tenant to the extent
the amount thereof exceeds all amounts then payable by Tenant under
this Lease plus the amount necessary to compensate Landlord for any
cost, loss or damage incurred by Landlord in connection with such
Event of Default.
ARTICLE V
OWNERSHIP OF THE LEASED
PROPERTY
5.1
Ownership of the Leased Property . Tenant acknowledges that
the Leased Property is the property of Landlord and that Tenant has
only the right to the exclusive possession and use of the Leased
Property upon the terms and conditions of this Lease,
provided that, until the expiration or earlier termination
of this Lease, all capital improvements, alterations, additions and
replacements made by Tenant, at Tenant’s expense, to any
Leased Property shall be the property of Tenant and, upon the
expiration or earlier termination of this Lease, title to such
improvements, alterations, additions and replacements shall vest in
Landlord.
5.2
Tenant’s Personalty . Tenant may (and shall as
provided hereinbelow), at its expense, assemble or place on any
parcels of the Land or in any of the Leased Improvements any items
of Tenant’s Personalty, and Tenant may, subject to the
conditions set forth below, remove the same upon the expiration or
any prior termination of the Term (provided, however, that upon the
occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default,
without the prior consent of Landlord and Landlord’s Lender,
Tenant shall not be permitted to remove, and shall not permit or
suffer any Facility Subtenant to remove, any FF&E with respect
to which Landlord has a security interest pursuant to Section 12.4
or otherwise, other than FF&E which is replaced in the ordinary
course of Tenant’s or Facility Subtenants’ business).
Tenant shall provide and maintain during the entire Lease Term all
such Tenant’s Personalty as shall be necessary to operate
each Leased Property in compliance with all applicable Legal
Requirements and Insurance Requirements and otherwise in accordance
with customary practice in the industry for the Primary Intended
Use. Subject to the rights and remedies of Landlord with respect to
its lien on the FF&E, all of Tenant’s Personalty not
removed by Tenant within forty-five (45) days following the
expiration or earlier termination of this Lease with respect to
such Leased Property where such Tenant’s Personalty is
located shall be considered abandoned by Tenant and may be
appropriated, sold, destroyed or otherwise disposed of by Landlord
without first giving notice thereof to Tenant and without any
payment to Tenant and without any obligation to account
therefor.
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ARTICLE VI
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS;
PERMITTED USE
6.1
Tenant Covenants . Tenant hereby covenants and agrees with
Landlord that:
(a)
Existence; Use of Leased Property; Legal Compliance;
Insurance .
(i)
Tenant shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to
preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its existence,
rights, licenses, permits and franchises and comply in all material
respects with all Legal Requirements and all Property Documents
applicable to it and the Leased Property, including all
gaming-related licenses and permits, provided that , except
where the terms of this Lease expressly require Tenant to comply
with or perform the covenants and obligations of Landlord’s
Loan Documents, Tenant shall not be deemed to have agreed to comply
with or perform said covenants or obligations of Landlord’s
Loan Documents, notwithstanding that Tenant is obligated to observe
or perform the Property Documents. Tenant shall at all times
maintain and preserve the Leased Property and shall keep the Leased
Property in good working order and repair, reasonable wear and tear
excepted, and from time to time make, or cause to be made, all
reasonably necessary repairs, renewals, replacements, betterments
and improvements thereto. Tenant will operate, maintain, repair and
improve the Leased Property in material compliance with all Legal
Requirements and all Property Documents, and will not cause or
allow the same to be misused or wasted or to deteriorate,
reasonable wear and tear excepted.
(ii)
Tenant may use the Leased Property and the Leased Improvements
thereof for (x) their current purpose and, provided the same are
permitted pursuant to the terms of the applicable Property
Documents, for such other uses as may be necessary or incidental to
such use (such use, the “ Primary Intended Use
”), and (y) such other uses as shall not be prohibited by the
applicable Property Documents, the Landlord’s Loan Documents
or other provisions hereof. Tenant shall not use the Leased
Property or any portion thereof for any other use without the prior
written consent of Landlord, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. No use shall be made
or permitted to be made of the Leased Property, and no acts shall
be done, that will cause the cancellation of any insurance policy
covering the Leased Property, nor shall Tenant sell or otherwise
provide, or permit to be kept, used or sold in or about the Leased
Property any article which may be prohibited by law or by Insurance
Requirements. Tenant shall, at its sole cost, comply with all of
the requirements pertaining to the Leased Property or other
improvements of any insurance board, association, organization or
company necessary for the maintenance of insurance, as herein
provided, covering the Leased Property.
(iii)
Tenant shall cause each of the hotel and casino facilities located
on the Leased Property (each such hotel and casino facility,
together with all other portions of the Leased Property related
thereto, a “ Facility ”) to be continuously and
uninterruptedly used and operated for its Primary Intended Use,
open for business to the public during all business hours usual for
such use for comparable properties in Clark County, Nevada
(including, without limitation, causing to be maintained at each of
the Facilities FF&E sufficient to support such continuous and
uninterrupted use and operation, which FF&E shall be of a
caliber at least equivalent to the FF&E maintained at each of
the Facilities on the Commencement Date), subject to periods of
closure that: (i) are due to Alterations (and provided that not
more than one Facility may be
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closed in connection with an Alteration at any
one time unless such concurrent closure is expressly pre-approved
by Landlord’s Lender in writing or is unavoidable in order
for Landlord, Tenant or the applicable Facility Subtenant to comply
with Legal Requirements) or any event described in the
definition of Unavoidable Delays; and (ii) do not in any event
exceed (A) solely with respect to a closure due to Casualty for
which business interruption insurance proceeds are payable to
Tenant (or Landlord or Landlord’s Lender) under the policy of
business interruption insurance maintained by Tenant pursuant to
the terms of this Lease, the period of time for which such business
interruption insurance proceeds are payable, or (B) as to any other
closure, thirty (30) consecutive days.
(b)
Taxes and Other Charges; Contest for Taxes and Other Charges,
Legal Requirements and Liens .
(i)
Subject to the provisions of Section 6.1(b)(ii) and Section 3.1(d),
Tenant shall pay, or cause to be paid, all Taxes and Other Charges
now or hereafter levied or assessed or imposed against the Leased
Property prior to the date on which such sums become delinquent.
Tenant will deliver to Landlord, upon request, receipts for payment
or other evidence satisfactory to Landlord that the Taxes and Other
Charges have been so paid ( provided Tenant shall not be
required to furnish such receipts for payment of Taxes in the event
such Taxes have been (or were to have been) paid by Landlord or
Landlord’s Lender pursuant to Section 3.1(d) or (f) or
Landlord’s Loan Documents). Subject to the provisions of
Section 6.1(b)(ii) and other than Permitted Encumbrances, Tenant
shall not suffer and shall promptly cause to be paid and discharged
any lien or charge whatsoever which may be or become a lien or
charge against the Leased Property, and shall promptly pay for all
utility services provided to the Leased Property. Subject to
Section 6.1(b)(ii), Tenant shall pay, bond or otherwise discharge,
from time to time when the same shall become due, all claims and
demands of mechanics, materialmen, laborers and others that, if
unpaid, might result in, or permit the creation of, a lien or
encumbrance on the Leased Property, or on the rents arising
therefrom.
(ii)
After prior written notice to Landlord, Tenant, at its own expense,
may contest by appropriate legal, administrative or other
proceeding, promptly initiated and conducted in good faith and with
due diligence, the amount or validity or application in whole or in
part of any Taxes or Other Charges or Lien therefor or any Legal
Requirement or Insurance Requirement or the application of any
instrument of record affecting the Leased Property (other than this
Lease or Landlord’s Loan Documents) or any claims or
judgments of mechanics, materialmen, suppliers, vendors or other
Persons or any Lien therefor, and may withhold payment of the same
pending such proceedings if permitted by law; provided that
(A) no Event of Default has occurred and remains uncured, except
for an Event of Default caused by the matter being contested, (B)
such proceeding shall suspend any collection of the contested
Taxes, Other Charges or Liens from the Leased Pro
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