STANDARD INDUSTRIAL
LEASE
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(a)
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DATE OF LEASE EXECUTION:
August 7, 2009
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(b)
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TENANT: DENDREON CORPORATION, a
Delaware corporation
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Trade Name: Dendreon
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Address (Premises): 1700 Saturn Way,
Building #5, Seal Beach, California 90740
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Address for
Notices:
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3005 First
Avenue
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Seattle,
Washington 98121
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Attention: Rick
Hamm, General Counsel
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Telephone:
(206) 256-4545
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Fax:
(206) 256-0571
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(c)
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LANDLORD: KNICKERBOCKER PROPERTIES,
Inc. XLVI, a Delaware corporation
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Address for
Rent:
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c/o Overton
Moore Properties
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19300 S
Hamilton, Suite 200
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Gardena, CA
90248
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Attn: Pacific
Gateway Business Center Property Manager
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Address for
Notices:
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c/o Overton
Moore Properties
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19300 S.
Hamilton Avenue, Suite 200
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Gardena, CA
90248
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Attn: Pacific
Gateway Business Center Property Manager
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with a copy
to:
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c/o JP Morgan
Asset Management
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1999 Avenue of
the Stars, Floor 26
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Los Angeles, CA
90067
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Attn:
Mr. Steven M. Zaun
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and
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Allen Matkins
Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
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515 South
Figueroa Street, 9 th Floor
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Los Angeles, CA
90071
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Attn: Thomas J.
Masenga, Esq.
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(d) TENANT’S
PERMITTED USE OF PREMISES: (i) Processing human cells,
developing antibodies, treating human blood and manufacturing
therapeutic drugs, as well as any uses ancillary to the foregoing
(including, without limitation, ancillary office, warehouse and
manufacturing uses) (collectively, the “Specific Use”)
and (ii) any other legally permissible use so long as the same
is (A) not in violation of the Project CC&Rs (defined
hereinbelow), (B) not more hazardous or dangerous than the
Specific Use described above, and (C) subject to the
provisions set forth in this Lease and as permitted by law
(clauses (i) and (ii) above may be collectively referred
to herein as the “Permitted Use”).
(e) PREMISES;
BUILDING; PROJECT: Approximately 184,000 square feet of space (the
“Premises”) comprising the entire building commonly
known as 1700 Saturn Way, Building #5, Seal Beach, California
90740, as shown on Exhibit A attached hereto (the
“Building”). The Building is part of the project
commonly known as Pacific Gateway Business Center (the
“Project”).
TENANT’S
SHARE OF THE BUILDING: 100%, which is the ratio that the square
footage of the Premises bears to the square footage of the
Building.
BUILDING’S
SHARE OF THE PROJECT: 22.151%, which is the ratio that the square
footage of the Building bears to the square footage of the
Project.
(f) PREMISES
LAND: Approximately 402,429 square feet (approximately 9.238 acres)
of land on which the Building is located more particularly
described on Exhibit B attached hereto.
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(g)
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TERM; COMMENCEMENT DATE; RENT
COMMENCEMENT DATE; EXPIRATION DATE:
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Term: Approximately One Hundred
Twenty-Five (125) months, subject to extension as set forth in
Rider 1 attached hereto.
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Commencement Date: Upon mutual
execution of this Lease.
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Rent Commencement Date:
January 1, 2010.
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Expiration Date: December 31,
2019.
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Period
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Basic Rent Per
Month
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Commencement Date – Rent
Commencement Date
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$
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0.00
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$
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101,200.00
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$
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108,973.52
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$
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117,344.15
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$
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126,357.75
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(i) PREPAID
RENT (Basic Rent and estimated additional rent for January, 2010):
One Hundred Thirty-Eight Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty-One and No/100
Dollars ($138,961.00).
(j) LETTER OF
CREDIT AMOUNT: Two Million One Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars
($2,100,000.00), which amount is subject to reduction as further
specified herein.
(k) BROKER(S):
CB Richard Ellis, representing Landlord; Jones Lang LaSalle,
representing Tenant.
(l) INTENTIONALLY
OMITTED.
(m) ALLOWANCE:
Two and No/100 Dollars ($2.00) per square foot of the Premises,
i.e., Three Hundred Sixty-Eight Thousand and No/100
Dollars ($368,000.00).
(n) RIDERS:
Rider 1 and Rider 2 are attached hereto and made
a part hereof.
(o) EXHIBITS:
Exhibits lettered A through K, inclusive, are attached hereto and
made a part hereof.
This
Paragraph 1 represents a summary of the basic terms of this
Lease. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms
contained in this Paragraph 1 and any specific provision of
this Lease, the terms of the more specific provision shall
prevail.
(a) Landlord
hereby leases to Tenant and Tenant hereby leases from Landlord, the
Premises referenced in Paragraph 1 and outlined on the
Depiction of Premises attached hereto as Exhibit A and
incorporated herein by this reference. The Premises consists of
that certain Building located at the address designated in
Subparagraph 1(b) and the parcel or parcels of real property
described on the Description of Premises Land attached hereto as
Exhibit B and incorporated herein by this
reference.
(b) The
parties agree that the letting and hiring of the Premises is upon
and subject to the terms, covenants and conditions herein set forth
and Tenant covenants as a material part of the consideration for
this Lease to keep and perform each and all of said terms,
covenants and conditions by it to be kept and performed and that
this Lease is made upon the condition of such
performance.
The Term of this
Lease shall be for the period designated in Subparagraph 1(g)
commencing on the Commencement Date, and ending on the Expiration
Date, unless the term hereby demised shall be sooner terminated as
herein provided (the “Term”). Landlord and Tenant shall
execute Exhibit D to confirm the Commencement Date and
the Expiration Date and other matters.
4.
POSSESSION; CONDITION OF PREMISES .
(a)
Delivery of Possession . Except as otherwise expressly
provided in clauses (c) and (d) below, Landlord agrees to
deliver possession of the Premises to Tenant on the Commencement
Date in its “AS-IS,” “WHERE-IS,” with all
faults condition. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord shall not
be obligated to deliver possession of any portion of the Premises
to Tenant until Landlord has received from Tenant all of the
following: (i) the Letter of Credit (defined hereinbelow) and
Prepaid Rent; (ii) executed copies of policies of insurance or
certificates thereof as required under Paragraph 16 of this
Lease; and (iii) an executed original of the Hazardous
Materials Questionnaire in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit I .
(b)
Condition of Premises . Except as otherwise expressly
provided in clauses (c) and (d) below, (i) by taking
possession of the Premises, Tenant will be deemed to have accepted
such portion of the Premises in its “AS-IS,”
“WHERE-IS,” with all faults condition on the date of
delivery of possession and to have acknowledged that there are no
items needing work or repair, and (ii) Tenant acknowledges
that neither Landlord nor any agent of
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Landlord has
made any representation or warranty with respect to the Premises or
any portions thereof or with respect to the suitability of same for
the conduct of Tenant’s business or any other business,
except as may be expressly provided herein.
(c)
Landlord’s Representations and Warranties . Landlord
hereby represents and warrants to Tenant that, as of the
Commencement Date, to its actual knowledge: (i) Landlord has
received no written notice from any governmental agency that the
Premises or any portion thereof is in violation of any material
building code or regulation applicable thereto; (ii) the
Building contains no defects, latent or patent; (iii) the
Building, including the HVAC system and other operating systems
located therein, are in good working order; (iv) the Premises
is in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990,
as amended (hereinafter, the “ADA”) (provided Landlord
shall not be responsible under this clause (iv) to the extent
any noncompliance with the ADA is attributable to
(A) Tenant’s work within, or specific use of (as opposed
to general warehouse, office or manufacturing use), the Premises,
and/or (B) any alterations to the Premises made by or on
behalf of Tenant); and, (v) except to the extent referenced on
any environmental report delivered to Tenant prior to the
Commencement Date, there are no Hazardous Materials (as defined in
Exhibit H attached hereto) in the Building or on the
Premises Land in violation of applicable law. Tenant acknowledges
and agrees that prior to the date of this Lease, Landlord delivered
to Tenant and Tenant received from Landlord copies of all of the
environmental reports identified on Exhibit L attached
hereto.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Tenant acknowledges and agrees that (aa) if it
is determined that Landlord breached any of the representations
and/or warranties described in clauses (i) through (v) above,
inclusive, Tenant’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be to
cause Landlord to remedy such breach (collectively, the
“Breach Work”) and repair and restore any damage to
Tenant’s alterations and/or initial tenant improvements
constructed by Tenant caused by Landlord during the performance of
the Breach Work (collectively, the “Alteration/TI Restoration
Work”) (the Breach Work and the Alteration/TI Restoration
Work shall collectively be referred to herein as the
“Breach/Restoration Work”), (bb) if it purchases
the Premises pursuant to the terms of Paragraphs 2 or 3 of
Rider 1 attached hereto or otherwise, and this Lease is
terminated substantially concurrent with the close of escrow
thereunder, Landlord’s above representations and warranties
shall be void and of no further force or effect (it being the
intent of the parties hereto to recognize that such representations
and warranties shall not survive the termination of this Lease),
(cc) the foregoing representations and warranties of Landlord
shall survive the Commencement Date only for a period of
twelve (12) months and shall thereafter be deemed extinguished
except to the extent an action is brought for a violation thereof
within such twelve (12) month period, and (dd) under no
circumstances shall Landlord be obligated to expend in excess of
Five Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($500,000.00) during
its performance of any Alteration/TI Restoration Work.
(d)
Allowance; Tenant’s Work . So long as Tenant is not in
default hereunder beyond any applicable cure period, Landlord
agrees to provide to Tenant a tenant improvement allowance of $2.00
per square foot of space in the Premises, i.e., Three Hundred
Sixty-Eight Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($368,000.00) (the
“Allowance”). Tenant agrees to use the Allowance to
(i) modify the base Building and systems, (ii) remove all
mezzanine space within the Building, and (iii) perform other
refurbishments and/or tenant improvements within the Building
pursuant to the terms of Exhibit C attached hereto
(collectively, “Tenant’s Work”). Tenant further
agrees that the exact scope and construction of Tenant’s Work
and Landlord’s payment of the Allowance to Tenant shall be
governed by the terms of the Work Letter Agreement attached hereto
as Exhibit C .
(a) Basic
Rent . From and after the Rent Commencement Date, Tenant agrees
to pay Landlord Basic Rent for the Premises at the Basic Rent rate
designated in Subparagraph 1(h) in twelve (12) equal
monthly installments, each in advance of the first day of each and
every calendar month during the Term, except that the Prepaid Rent
set forth in Subparagraph 1(i) shall be paid in accordance
with the terms of Paragraph 6 below. If the Term of this Lease
commences on a day other than the first day of a calendar month or
ends on a day other than the last day of a calendar month, then the
rent (as defined below) for such periods shall be prorated in the
proportion that the number of days this Lease is in effect during
such periods bears to thirty (30), and such rent shall be paid at
the commencement of such period. In addition to the Basic Rent,
Tenant agrees to pay Landlord as additional rent hereunder,
Tenant’s Share of the Building’s Share of any expenses
incurred by Landlord and allocable to the Project as a whole,
rather than allocated just to the Building (e.g., any expenses
payable by Landlord pursuant to the terms of the Project CC&Rs,
etc.), additional rent as provided in Paragraph 11 (Taxes),
Paragraph 13 (Maintenance), Paragraph 16 (Insurance), the
amount of all rental adjustments as and when hereinafter provided
in this Lease, and a management fee of two and one-half percent
(2.5%) of the gross rent (i.e., Basic Rent and additional rent)
payable by Tenant pursuant to the terms of this Lease to cover
Landlord’s management, overhead and administrative expenses
related to the operation of the Building, whether performed by
Landlord’s personnel or delegated by Landlord to a
professional property manager. The Basic Rent, any additional rent
payable pursuant to the provisions of this Lease, and any rental
adjustments shall be paid to Landlord, without any prior demand
therefor, and without any deduction or offset, except as expressly
provided herein, in lawful money of the United States of America,
which shall be legal tender at the time of payment, at the address
of Landlord designated in Subparagraph 1(c) or to such other
person or at such other place as Landlord may from time to time
designate in writing. Further, all charges to be paid by Tenant
hereunder, including, without limitation, payments for real
property taxes, insurance, repairs, and parking, if any, shall be
considered “additional rent” for the purposes of this
Lease, and the word “rent” in this Lease shall include
such additional rent unless the context specifically or clearly
implies that only the Basic Rent is referenced. Basic Rent shall be
adjusted as provided in Subparagraph 1(h).
(b) Late
Payment . Tenant acknowledges that late payment by Tenant to
Landlord of any rent or other sums due under this Lease will cause
Landlord to incur costs not contemplated by this Lease, the exact
amount of such costs being extremely difficult and impracticable to
ascertain. Such costs include, without limitation,
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processing and
accounting charges and late charges that may be imposed on Landlord
by the terms of any encumbrance or note secured by the Premises.
Therefore, if any rent or other sum due from Tenant is not received
within five (5) calendar days when due, Tenant shall pay to
Landlord an additional sum equal to 5% of such overdue payment for
each month such payment remains overdue. Landlord and Tenant hereby
agree that such late charge represents a fair and reasonable
estimate of the costs that Landlord will incur by reason of any
such late payment. Additionally, all such delinquent rents or other
sums, shall bear interest at the lesser of (i) twelve
percent (12%) per annum or (ii) the maximum legal
interest rate (as applicable, the “Interest Rate”). Any
payments of any kind returned for insufficient funds will be
subject to an additional handling charge of $25.00.
(c) Audit
Right . In the event of any dispute as to the amount of
Tenant’s Share of Maintenance Expenses, Real Property Taxes
and/or the cost of any insurance maintained by Landlord hereunder
(collectively, “Expenses”), Tenant or an accounting
firm selected by Tenant and reasonably satisfactory to Landlord
(billing hourly and not on a contingency fee basis) will have the
right, by prior written notice (“Audit Notice”) given
within one (1) year (“Audit Period”) following
receipt of the final statement of such Expenses incurred by
Landlord during the immediately previous calendar year (an
“Actual Statement”) and at reasonable times during
normal business hours, to audit Landlord’s accounting records
with respect to the Expenses relative to the year to which such
Actual Statement relates at the offices of Landlord’s
property manager. In no event will Landlord or its property manager
be required to (i) photocopy any accounting records or other
items or contracts, (ii) create any ledgers or schedules not
already in existence, (iii) incur any costs or expenses
relative to such inspection (except as expressly provided below),
or (iv) perform any other tasks other than making available
such accounting records as aforesaid. Tenant must pay
Tenant’s Share of Expenses when due pursuant to the terms of
this Lease and may not withhold payment of such Expenses or any
other rent pending results of the audit or during a dispute
regarding Expenses. The audit must be completed within
sixty (60) days of the date of Tenant’s Audit Notice and
the results of such audit shall be delivered to Landlord within
ninety (90) days of the date of Tenant’s Audit Notice.
If Tenant does not comply with any of the aforementioned time
frames, then such Actual Statement will be conclusively binding on
Tenant. If such audit or review correctly reveals that Landlord has
overcharged Tenant and Landlord agrees with the results of such
audit, then within thirty (30) days after the results of such
audit are made available to Landlord, Landlord agrees to reimburse
Tenant the amount of such overcharge. If the audit reveals that
Tenant was undercharged, then within thirty (30) days after
the results of the audit are made available to Tenant, Tenant
agrees to reimburse Landlord the amount of such undercharge. Tenant
agrees to pay the cost of such audit, provided that if the audit
reveals that Landlord’s determination of the Building’s
total Expenses as set forth in the relevant Actual Statement was in
error in Landlord’s favor by more than five percent (5%)
of the total amount of such Expenses pursuant to such Actual
Statement, then Landlord agrees to pay the reasonable, third-party
cost of such audit incurred by Tenant. To the extent Landlord must
pay the cost of such audit, such cost shall not exceed a reasonable
hourly charge for a reasonable amount of hours spent by such
third-party in connection with the audit. Tenant agrees to keep the
results of the audit confidential and will cause its agents,
employees and contractors to keep such results confidential. To
that end, Landlord may require Tenant and its auditor to execute a
commercially reasonable confidentiality agreement provided by
Landlord.
On or before
December 31, 2009, Tenant shall pay to Landlord the Prepaid
Rent set forth in Subparagraph 1(i), and if Tenant is not in
default of any provision of this Lease, such Prepaid Rent shall be
applied during the month of January, 2010 with respect to
Tenant’s leasing of the Premises. Landlord’s
obligations with respect to the Prepaid Rent are those of a debtor
and not of a trustee, and Landlord can commingle the Prepaid Rent
with Landlord’s general funds. Landlord shall not be required
to pay Tenant interest on the Prepaid Rent. Landlord shall be
entitled to immediately endorse and cash Tenant’s Prepaid
Rent; however, such endorsement and cashing shall not constitute
Landlord’s acceptance of this Lease. In the event Landlord
does not accept this Lease, Landlord shall return said Prepaid
Rent. If Landlord sells the Premises and deposits with the
purchaser the Prepaid Rent, Landlord shall be discharged from any
further liability with respect to the Prepaid Rent.
(a)
General Provisions . Concurrently with Tenant’s
execution of this Lease, Tenant shall deliver to Landlord, as
additional collateral for the full performance by Tenant of all of
its obligations under this Lease and for all losses and damages
Landlord may suffer as a result of any default by Tenant under this
Lease, including, but not limited to, any post lease termination
damages under Section 1951.2 of the California Civil Code, a
standby, unconditional, irrevocable, transferable letter of credit
(the “Letter of Credit”) in the form of
Exhibit K hereto and containing the terms required
herein, in the face amount of Two Million One Hundred Thousand and
No/100 Dollars ($2,100,000.00) (the “Letter of Credit
Amount”), naming Landlord as beneficiary, issued by Wells
Fargo Bank or a financial institution acceptable to Landlord in
Landlord’s sole discretion, permitting multiple and partial
draws thereon, and otherwise in form acceptable to Landlord in its
sole discretion. Tenant shall cause the Letter of Credit to be
continuously maintained in effect (whether through replacement,
renewal or extension) in the Letter of Credit Amount (as the same
may be reduced as described in Subparagraph 7(f) below)
through the date (the “Final LC Expiration Date”) that
is thirty (30) days after the scheduled expiration date of the
Term or any renewal Term of this Lease. If the Letter of Credit
held by Landlord expires earlier than the Final LC Expiration Date
(whether by reason of a stated expiration date or a notice of
termination or non-renewal given by the issuing bank), Tenant shall
deliver a new Letter of Credit or certificate of renewal or
extension to Landlord not later than thirty (30) days prior to
the expiration date of the Letter of Credit then held by Landlord.
Any renewal or replacement Letter of Credit shall comply with all
of the provisions of this Paragraph 7, shall be irrevocable,
transferable and shall remain in effect (or be automatically
renewable) through the Final LC Expiration Date upon the same terms
as the expiring Letter of Credit or such other terms as may be
acceptable to Landlord in its sole discretion.
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(b)
Drawings under Letter of Credit . Landlord shall have the
immediate right to draw upon the Letter of Credit, in whole or in
part, at any time and from time to time: (i) In an amount
sufficient to compensate Landlord for damages suffered by it, if an
event of default occurs and is not cured within the applicable cure
period provided for such default in this Lease and/or to compensate
Landlord for any and all damages it suffers upon termination of the
Lease (provided Landlord may draw upon the entire amount of the
Letter of Credit if it elects to terminate this Lease pursuant to
the terms of Paragraph 21(b) below); (ii) In whole, if
the Letter of Credit held by Landlord expires (or is set to expire)
earlier than the Final LC Expiration Date (whether by reason of a
stated expiration date or a notice of termination or non-renewal
given by the issuing bank), and Tenant fails to deliver to
Landlord, at least thirty (30) days prior to the expiration
date of the Letter of Credit then held by Landlord, a renewal or
substitute Letter of Credit that is in effect and that complies
with the provisions of this Paragraph 7; or (iii) In
whole, if Tenant either files a voluntary petition, or an
involuntary petition is filed against Tenant by an entity other
than Landlord or an affiliate thereof, under any chapter of the
Federal Bankruptcy Code, Tenant executes an assignment for the
benefit of creditors or Tenant is placed in receivership or
otherwise becomes insolvent. No condition or term of this Lease
shall be deemed to render the Letter of Credit conditional to
justify the issuer of the Letter of Credit in failing to honor a
drawing upon such Letter of Credit in a timely manner. Tenant
hereby acknowledges and agrees that Landlord is entering into this
Lease in material reliance upon the ability of Landlord to draw
upon the Letter of Credit upon the occurrence of any event of
default by Tenant under this Lease or upon the occurrence of any of
the other events described above in this
Paragraph 7(b).
(c) Use
of Proceeds by Landlord . The proceeds of the Letter of Credit
shall constitute Landlord’s sole and separate property (and
not Tenant’s property or the property of Tenant’s
bankruptcy estate) and Landlord may immediately upon any draw (and
without notice to Tenant) apply or offset the proceeds of the
Letter of Credit: (i) against any rent payable by Tenant under
this Lease that is not paid when due; (ii) against all losses
and damages (A) that Landlord has suffered, or (B) to the
extent arising under Section 1951.2 of the California Civil
Code following termination of this Lease, that Landlord reasonably
estimates that it may suffer as a result of any default by Tenant
under this Lease; (iii) against any costs incurred by Landlord
in connection with this Lease (including attorneys’ fees) to
the extent that Tenant is responsible to reimburse Landlord
therefor pursuant to the terms hereof; and (iv) against any
other amount that Landlord may spend or become obligated to spend
by reason of Tenant’s default. Provided Tenant has performed
all of its obligations under this Lease, Landlord agrees to pay to
Tenant within thirty (30) days after the Final LC Expiration
Date the amount of any proceeds of the Letter of Credit received by
Landlord and not applied as allowed above; provided, that if prior
to the Final LC Expiration Date a voluntary petition is filed by
Tenant, or an involuntary petition is filed against Tenant by any
of Tenant’s creditors, under the Federal Bankruptcy Code,
then Landlord shall not be obligated to make such payment in the
amount of the unused Letter of Credit proceeds until either all
preference issues relating to payments under this Lease have been
resolved in such bankruptcy or reorganization case or such
bankruptcy or reorganization case has been dismissed, in each case
pursuant to a final court order not subject to appeal or any stay
pending appeal.
(d)
Additional Covenants of Tenant . If, as result of any
application or use by Landlord of all or any part of the Letter of
Credit, the amount of the Letter of Credit shall be less than the
Letter of Credit Amount, Tenant shall, within ten (10) days
after its receipt of notice from Landlord, provide Landlord with
additional letter(s) of credit in an amount equal to the deficiency
(or a replacement letter of credit in the total Letter of Credit
Amount), and any such additional (or replacement) letter of credit
shall comply with all of the provisions of this Paragraph 7,
and if Tenant fails to comply with the foregoing, notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Lease, the same shall,
at Landlord’s election, constitute an uncurable event of
default by Tenant. Tenant further covenants and warrants that it
will neither assign nor encumber the Letter of Credit or any part
thereof and that neither Landlord nor its successors or assigns
will be bound by any such assignment, encumbrance, attempted
assignment or attempted encumbrance.
(e)
Transfer of Letter of Credit . Landlord may, at any time and
without notice to Tenant and without first obtaining Tenant’s
consent thereto, transfer all or any portion of its interest in and
to the Letter of Credit to any transferee of Landlord’s
interest in the Building and/or Landlord’s mortgagee and/or
to have the Letter of Credit reissued in the name of
Landlord’s mortgagee. If Landlord transfers its interest in
the Building and transfers the Letter of Credit (or any proceeds
thereof then held by Landlord) in whole or in part to the
transferee, Landlord shall, without any further agreement between
the parties hereto, thereupon be released by Tenant from all
liability therefor. The provisions hereof shall apply to every
transfer or assignment of all or any part of the Letter of Credit
to a new landlord. In connection with any such transfer of the
Letter of Credit by Landlord, Tenant shall, at Tenant’s sole
cost and expense (except as provided below), execute and submit to
the issuer of the Letter of Credit such applications, documents and
instruments as may be reasonably necessary to effectuate such
transfer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord shall be
responsible for paying the issuer’s transfer and processing
fees in connection with any transfer of the Letter of
Credit.
(f)
Reduction in Letter of Credit Amount . Subject to the
provisions of this Subparagraph 7(f) and provided that Tenant
has not been in default or breach of any provision of the Lease
beyond any applicable cure periods at any time prior to an
applicable Reduction Date (defined below), then Tenant shall be
entitled to reduce the Letter of Credit Amount effective as of the
last day of the twelfth (12th), twenty-fourth (24th), thirty-sixth
(36th) and forty-eighth (48 th )
months of the initial Term (individually, a “Reduction
Date” and collectively, the “Reduction Dates”) as
follows: On each Reduction Date, Tenant shall be entitled to reduce
the Letter of Credit Amount by an amount equal to Two Hundred
Twenty-Five Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($225,000.00). For example,
if Tenant has not been in default or breach of any provision of
this Lease beyond any applicable cure periods at any time prior to
the Reduction Date occurring on the last day of the twelfth (12th)
month of the Term and Tenant duly and timely pays the Monthly Basic
Rent and additional rent that is due and payable on the first day
of the twelfth (12th) month, Tenant would be entitled to reduce the
Letter of Credit Amount by Two Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand and
No/100 Dollars ($225,000.00) to One Million Eight Hundred
Seventy-Five Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($1,875,000.00) effective
as of the last day of the twelfth (12 th )
month of the initial Term.
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If Tenant is
eligible for a Letter of Credit reduction on a Reduction Date,
Landlord shall execute any documents reasonably requested by Tenant
and the issuing bank to effectuate the applicable release of the
Letter of Credit, within fifteen (15) days after Tenant
submits such documents to Landlord for execution provided Tenant is
not then in default under this Lease.
(g)
Nature of Letter of Credit . Landlord and Tenant
(1) acknowledge and agree that in no event or circumstance
shall the Letter of Credit or any renewal thereof or substitute
therefor or any proceeds thereof be deemed to be or treated as a
“security deposit” under any Law applicable to security
deposits in the commercial context including Section 1950.7 of
the California Civil Code, as such section now exists or as may be
hereafter amended or succeeded (“Security Deposit
Laws”), (2) acknowledge and agree that the Letter of
Credit (including any renewal thereof or substitute therefor or any
proceeds thereof) is not intended to serve as a security deposit,
and the Security Deposit Laws shall have no applicability or
relevancy thereto, and (3) waive any and all rights, duties
and obligations either party may now or, in the future, will have
relating to or arising from the Security Deposit Laws. Tenant
hereby waives the provisions of Section 1950.7 of the
California Civil Code and all other provisions of law, now or
hereafter in effect, which (i) establish the time frame by which
Landlord must refund a security deposit under a lease, and/or
(ii) provide that Landlord may claim from the Security Deposit
only those sums reasonably necessary to remedy defaults in the
payment of rent, to repair damage caused by Tenant or to clean the
Premises, it being agreed that Landlord may, in addition, claim
those sums specified in this Paragraph 7.
8. USE OF
PREMISES AND PROJECT FACILITIES .
(a)
Tenant’s Use of the Premises . Tenant shall use the
Premises for the Specific Use set forth in Subparagraph 1(d)
above, and shall not use or permit the Premises to be used for any
other purpose without the prior written consent of Landlord, which
consent Landlord shall not unreasonably withhold. Landlord makes no
representations or warranties that said use of the Premises or any
other use of the Premises is permitted by any duly constituted
public authority having jurisdiction over the Premises or the
conduct of Tenant’s business. Tenant acknowledges and agrees
that it, and not Landlord, is responsible to confirm whether
(i) the Premises is properly zoned for the Specific Use,
(ii) Tenant may use the Premises for the Specific Use 24 hours
a day, and/or (iii) Tenant is required to obtain a conditional
use permit to operate 24 hours a day from the Premises (the
“Conditional Use Permit”); provided, however, Landlord
agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to assist Tenant
at no expense to Landlord in obtaining the Conditional Use Permit;
provided further, however, Tenant acknowledges and agrees that
Tenant shall not have the right to terminate this Lease or delay
the Lease Commencement or Rent Commencement if it fails to obtain
such Conditional Use Permit.
(b)
Compliance . At Tenant’s sole cost and expense, Tenant
shall procure, maintain and hold available for Landlord’s
inspection, all governmental licenses and permits required for
Tenant’s use of the Premises and the proper and lawful
conduct of Tenant’s business from the Premises. Tenant shall
at all times during the Term of this Lease, at its sole cost and
expense, observe and comply with the certificate of occupancy
issued for the Building, the Project CC&Rs (defined below) and
all laws, statutes, zoning restrictions, ordinances, rules,
regulations and requirements of any duly constituted public
authority having jurisdiction over the Premises now or hereafter in
force relating to or affecting the use, occupancy, alteration or
improvement of the Premises including, without limitation, the
provisions of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990, as amended. Tenant shall not use or occupy the Premises in
violation of any of the foregoing. Tenant shall, upon written
notice from Landlord, discontinue any use of the Premises which is
declared by any governmental and/or quasi-governmental authority
having jurisdiction over the Premises to be a violation of law or
of said certificate of occupancy; provided, any ADA compliance work
triggered by a noncompliance with the ADA existing as of the date
of this Lease and necessitated by anything other than
Tenant’s improvement work or Tenant’s Permitted Use of
the Premises (as opposed to general warehouse, office or
manufacturing use) shall be the responsibility of Landlord and
shall be performed by Landlord at Landlord’s sole cost and
expense. Tenant shall comply with all rules, orders, regulations
and requirements of the Board of Fire Underwriters or any other
insurance authority having jurisdiction over the Premises or any
present or future insurer relating to the Premises. Tenant shall
promptly, upon demand, reimburse Landlord for any additional
premium charged for any existing insurance policy or endorsement
required by reason of Tenant’s failure to comply with the
provisions of this Paragraph 8. Tenant shall not use or allow
the Premises to be used for any improper, immoral, unlawful or
objectionable purpose, nor shall Tenant cause, maintain or permit
any nuisance in, on or about the Premises; provided, Landlord
hereby acknowledges that the use of the Premises for the Specific
Use will not violate the foregoing. Tenant shall comply with the
Rules and Regulations referred to in Paragraph 32 and attached
hereto as Exhibit F , and all existing restrictive
covenants and obligations recorded against the Premises and/or
Project, which affect the use and operation of the Premises,
including, without limitation, that certain Declaration of
Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for Pacific Gateway Business
Center dated December 22, 2005 and recorded in the Official
Records of Orange County, California on December 22, 2005 as
Document No. 2005001023974 (as the same may be subsequently
amended, the “Project CC&Rs”) and any other
recorded documents; provided, however, Landlord will not consent to
and shall oppose any amendment to the Project CC&Rs (to the
extent Landlord has the right to do so under the Project CC&Rs)
that if entered into, will materially and adversely affect
Tenant’s right to use the Premises pursuant to the terms of
this Lease for the Specific Use; provided further, however, nothing
in this sentence above shall obligate Landlord to commence
litigation. Tenant shall not commit or suffer to be committed any
waste in or upon the Premises and shall keep the Premises in
first-class repair and appearance, ordinary wear and tear and
damage resulting from a casualty (provided such casualty is not the
result of any Tenant Party’s negligence or willful
misconduct) excepted. Further, Tenant’s business machines and
mechanical equipment which cause vibration or noise that may be
transmitted to the Building structure or, in the event any other
tenant occupies space in the Building, to any other space in the
Building, shall be so installed, maintained and used by Tenant as
to eliminate or minimize such vibration or noise. Tenant shall be
responsible for all structural engineering required to determine
structural load, as well as the expense thereof.
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(c)
Hazardous Materials . Tenant shall not cause or permit any
Hazardous Materials to be brought upon, stored, used, generated,
released into the environment or disposed of in, on, under or about
the Premises by Tenant, its agents, employees, contractors or
invitees, in violation of the terms of Exhibit H
attached hereto.
(d)
Parking . Subject to the terms of the Project CC&Rs,
Landlord grants to Tenant an exclusive license to use the vehicle
parking spaces within the designated parking areas at the Premises
as shown on Exhibit A for the use of motor vehicles
during the Term of this Lease. Landlord reserves the right at any
time to promulgate reasonable rules and regulations relating to the
use of such parking areas, including reasonable restrictions
thereon; provided, however, subject to the terms of
Subparagraph 8(b) above pursuant to which Landlord agrees to
oppose certain amendments to the Project CC&Rs, Tenant hereby
agrees that any rules and/or regulations adopted pursuant to the
terms of the Project CC&Rs are deemed reasonable. Any vehicle
violating any vehicle regulation is subject to removal at the
owner’s expense.
(e)
Survival . The provisions of this Paragraph 8 shall
survive any termination of this Lease.
9. SURRENDER
OF PREMISES; HOLDING OVER .
Upon the
expiration of the Term of this Lease including any extension
periods, Tenant shall surrender to Landlord the Premises and all
Tenant Improvements and/or alterations in good condition, except
for ordinary wear and tear, alterations Tenant has the right or is
obligated to remove under the provisions of Paragraph 14
herein and any other restoration that is then prohibited by
applicable law, e.g., Tenant shall not be required to restore any
mezzanine space removed from the Premises if the then current
parking ratios required under applicable law prohibit such
restoration; provided, however, Tenant acknowledges and agrees
that, unless otherwise agreed to in writing by Landlord, Tenant
shall, on or before the expiration or earlier termination of this
Lease, be required, at its sole cost and expense, to
(a) remove all of Tenant’s Work from the Premises, and
(ii) restore the Premises and any improvements thereto that
were removed or altered during the Term, including, without
limitation, any office area and/or mezzanine area located within
the Building on the Commencement Date, to the condition existing as
of the date of this Lease. Subject to Paragraph 14, Tenant
shall remove all personal property, including, without limitation,
all wallpaper, paneling and other decorative improvements or
fixtures and shall perform all restoration made necessary by the
removal of any alterations or Tenant’s personal property
before the expiration of the Term, including, for example,
restoring all wall surfaces to their condition prior to the
commencement of this Lease, ordinary wear and tear and damage
resulting from a casualty (provided such casualty is not the result
of any Tenant Party’s negligence or willful misconduct)
excepted. Landlord may elect to retain or dispose of in any manner
Tenant’s personal property not removed from the Premises by
Tenant prior to the expiration of the Term. Tenant waives all
claims against Landlord for any damage to Tenant resulting from
Landlord’s retention or disposition of Tenant’s
personal property. Tenant shall be liable to Landlord for
Landlord’s actual and reasonable costs for storage, removal
or disposal of Tenant’s personal property.
If Tenant, with
Landlord’s consent, remains in possession of the Premises
after expiration or termination of the Term, or after the date in
any notice given by Landlord to Tenant terminating this Lease, such
possession by Tenant shall be deemed to be a month-to-month tenancy
terminable on written thirty (30) day notice at any time, by
either party. All provisions of this Lease, except those pertaining
to Term and rent, shall apply to the month-to-month tenancy. During
such month-to-month tenancy, Tenant shall pay monthly rent in an
amount equal to 150% of Basic Rent for the last full calendar month
during the immediately preceding Term plus 100% of additional rent
as provided in Paragraph 11 (Taxes), Paragraph 13
(Maintenance), Paragraph 16 (Insurance), subject to increase
as provided therein; provided, however, during the first
thirty (30) days of any such month-to-month tenancy, the above
reference to “150%” shall be changed to a reference to
“125%”. Any such holdover rent shall be paid on a per
month basis without reduction for partial months during the
holdover. Acceptance by Landlord of rent after such expiration or
earlier termination shall not constitute consent to a hold over
hereunder or result in an extension of this Lease. This paragraph
shall not be construed to create any express or implied right to
holdover beyond the expiration of the Term or any extension
thereof. If Tenant, without Landlord’s written consent to
remain in the Premises, fails to surrender the Premises after
expiration or termination of the Term, Tenant shall indemnify,
defend and hold harmless Landlord from all loss or liability,
including, without limitation, any loss or liability resulting from
any claim against Landlord made by any succeeding tenant founded on
or resulting from Tenant’s failure to surrender and losses to
Landlord due to lost opportunities to lease any portion of the
Premises to succeeding tenants, together with, in each case, actual
attorneys’ fees and costs.
Landlord shall
designate the location at or adjacent to the Premises for one or
more Tenant identification sign(s). Landlord on behalf of Tenant
and at the expense of Tenant, shall install and maintain
Tenant’s identification sign(s) in such designated locations
in accordance with this Paragraph 10 and Exhibit G
. Tenant shall have no right to install or maintain Tenant
identification signs in any other location in, on or about the
Premises and shall not display or erect any other signs, displays
or other advertising materials that are visible from the exterior
of the Building. The size, design, color and other physical aspects
of permitted sign(s) shall be subject to: (i) Landlord’s
written approval prior to installation, which approval may be
withheld in Landlord’s discretion; (ii) the Project
CC&Rs; and (iii) any applicable municipal or governmental
permits and approvals. The cost of the sign(s), including the
installation, maintenance and removal thereof, shall be at
Tenant’s sole cost and expense. If Tenant fails to install or
maintain its sign(s), or if Tenant fails to remove same upon
termination of this Lease and repair any damage caused by such
removal, including, without limitation, touching-up the Building
paint (or repainting a portion of the Building, if necessary) (if
required by Landlord, in Landlord’s sole but reasonable
judgment), Landlord may do so at Tenant’s expense. Tenant
shall reimburse Landlord for all costs incurred by Landlord to
effect such installation, maintenance or removal, which amount
shall be deemed additional rent, and shall include, without
limitation, all sums disbursed, incurred or deposited by Landlord,
including Landlord’s costs and expenses
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with interest
thereon at the Interest Rate from the date of Landlord’s
demand until payment. Any sign rights granted to Tenant under this
Lease are personal to Tenant, any Permitted Transferee (defined in
Paragraph 19 below) and any other assignee or sublessee of the
Building and may not be assigned, transferred or otherwise conveyed
to any third party without Landlord’s prior written consent,
which consent Landlord may withhold in its sole and absolute
discretion.
(a)
Personal Property Taxes . Tenant shall pay before
delinquency all taxes, assessments, license fees and public charges
levied, assessed or imposed upon its business operations as well as
upon all trade fixtures, leasehold improvements, merchandise and
other personal property in or about the Premises.
(b) Real
Property Taxes . Tenant shall pay, as additional rent,
Tenant’s Share of all Real Property Taxes, including all
taxes, assessments (general and special) and other impositions or
charges which may be taxed, charged, levied, assessed or imposed
with respect to any calendar year or part thereof included within
the Term upon all or any portion of or in relation to the Premises
or any portion thereof, any leasehold estate in the Premises or
measured by rent from the Premises, including any increase caused
by the transfer, sale or encumbrance of the Premises or any portion
thereof, however, specifically excluding any income taxes payable
by Landlord. “Real Property Taxes” shall also include
any form of assessment, levy, penalty, charge or tax (other than
estate, inheritance, net income or franchise taxes) imposed by any
authority having a direct or indirect power to tax or charge,
including, without limitation, any city, county, state, federal or
any improvement or other district, whether such tax is:
(1) determined by the area of the Premises or the rent or
other sums payable under this Lease; (2) upon or with respect
to any legal or equitable interest of Landlord in the Premises or
any part thereof; (3) upon this transaction or any document to
which Tenant is a party creating a transfer in any interest in the
Premises; (4) in lieu of or as a direct substitute in who or
in part of or in addition to any real property taxes on the
Premises; (5) based on any parking spaces or parking
facilities provided at the Premises; or (6) in consideration
for services, such as police protection, fire protection, street,
sidewalk and roadway maintenance, refuse removal or other services
that may be provided by any governmental or quasi-governmental
agency from time to time which were formerly provided without
charge or with less charge to property owners or occupants. Tenant
shall pay Real Property Taxes on the date any taxes or installments
of taxes are due and payable as determined by the taxing authority,
evidenced by the tax bill. Landlord shall determine and notify
Tenant of the amount of Real Property Taxes not less than
twenty (20) days in advance of the date such tax or
installment of taxes is due and payable. In the event Landlord
fails to deliver such timely determination and notice to Tenant,
then Tenant shall have twenty (20) days from receipt of such
notice to remit payment of Real Property Taxes to Landlord. The
foregoing notwithstanding, upon notice from Landlord, Tenant shall
pay, as additional rent, Real Property Taxes to Landlord in advance
monthly installments equal to one twelfth (1/12) of
Landlord’s reasonable estimate of the Real Property Taxes
payable under this Lease, together with monthly installments of
Basic Rent, and Landlord shall hold such payments in a non-interest
bearing account. Landlord shall determine and notify Tenant of any
deficiency in the impound account and Tenant shall pay any
deficiency of funds in the impound account not less than
twenty (20) days in advance of the date such tax or
installment of taxes is due and payable. In the event Landlord
fails to deliver such timely deficiency determination and notice to
Tenant, then Tenant shall have twenty (20) days from receipt
of such notice to remit payment of such deficiency to Landlord. If
Landlord determines that Tenant’s impound account has accrued
an amount in excess of the Real Property Taxes due and payable,
then such excess shall be credited to Tenant within thirty
(30) days from Landlord’s determination.
Tenant shall pay
directly to the utility companies providing such services, the cost
of all water, gas, heat, light, power, sewer, electricity,
telephone or other service metered, chargeable or provided to the
Premises. Landlord shall not be liable in damages or otherwise for
any failure or interruption of any utility or other service
furnished to the Premises. No such failure or interruption shall
entitle Tenant to terminate this Lease or abate rent in any manner
and Tenant hereby waives the provisions of any applicable existing
or future law, ordinance or regulation permitting the termination
of this Lease due to an interruption, failure or inability to
provide any services (including, without limitation, the provisions
of California Civil Code Section 1932(1)). Notwithstanding anything
in this Lease to the contrary, if, as a result of the negligent
acts or omissions of Landlord or its agents, contractors or
employees, for more than three (3) consecutive business days
following written notice to Landlord, there is such an interruption
of essential utilities and Building services, such as fire
protection, electricity or water, so that any portion of the
Premises cannot be and is not used by Tenant, in Tenant’s
judgment reasonably exercised, then Tenant’s rent shall
thereafter be abated until the Premises are again usable by Tenant
in proportion to the extent to which Tenant’s use of the
Premises is interfered with; provided, however, that if Landlord is
diligently pursuing the repair of such utilities or services and
Landlord provides substitute services reasonably suitable for
Tenant’s purposes, as for example, bringing in portable
air-conditioning equipment, then there shall not be an abatement of
rent. This paragraph shall not apply in case of damage to, or
destruction of, the Building, which shall be governed by a separate
provision of this Lease.
(a) Performed
by Tenant . Except as provided below, Tenant shall maintain,
repair and replace (as necessary) the Premises in good condition,
including, without limitation, maintaining, repairing and replacing
(as necessary) of all of the following: non-structural portions of
the walls and floors; ceilings; telephone equipment and wiring;
doors; exterior and interior windows and fixtures as well as damage
caused by Tenant, its agents, contractors, employees or invitees.
Tenant shall comply with the provisions of California Health and
Safety Code Sections 26142 and 26145. Upon expiration or
termination of this Lease, Tenant shall surrender the Premises to
Landlord in the same condition as existed at the commencement of
the Term, except for reasonable wear and tear or
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damage caused
by fire or other casualty. Tenant shall, at its own expense,
provide, install and maintain in good condition all of its personal
property required in the conduct of its business on the Premises.
If Tenant refuses or neglects to repair, replace and maintain the
Premises as required hereunder and to the reasonable satisfaction
of Landlord, Landlord may at any time following ten (10) days
from the date on which Landlord shall make a written demand on
Tenant to effect such repair, replacement and maintenance
(emergencies excepted in which case no such demand shall be
required), enter upon the Premises and make such repairs,
replacements and/or maintenance without liability to Tenant for any
loss or damage which might occur to Tenant’s merchandise,
fixtures or other property or to Tenant’s business by reason
thereof, and upon completion thereof, Tenant shall pay to Landlord,
Landlord’s costs for making such repairs plus ten percent
(10%) for overhead, upon presentation of a bill therefor. Said bill
shall include interest at the Interest Rate on said costs from the
date of completion of the maintenance and repairs by Landlord.
Tenant shall, at its own expense, provide, install and maintain in
good condition all of its personal property required in the conduct
of its business on the Premises.
(b)
Performed by Landlord . Subject to reimbursement by Tenant
as hereinafter provided, Landlord shall be responsible to maintain,
in good condition, the structural parts of the Premises, which
shall include only the foundations, bearing and exterior walls
(including painting), subflooring; the roof system and skylights;
the unexposed electrical, plumbing and sewerage systems, including
without limitation, those portions of the systems lying outside the
Premises; the paved and hardscaped parking and driveway areas
(including resurfacing and restriping); window frames, gutters and
downspouts on the Building; the heating, ventilating and air
conditioning system servicing the Premises; the outside areas of
the Premises and every part thereof, including, without limitation,
the soil, landscaping (including replacement thereof), sprinkler
system, walkways, parking areas (including periodic sweeping),
signs, site lighting and pest control. Landlord shall not be liable
for any failure to make any such repairs or any maintenance unless
such failure shall persist for an unreasonable time after written
notice of the need of such repairs or maintenance is given to
Landlord by Tenant.
(c)
Reimbursement by Tenant . Prior to the commencement of each
calendar year, Landlord shall give Tenant a written estimate of the
expenses Landlord anticipates will be incurred for the ensuing
calendar year with respect to the maintenance and repair to be
performed by Landlord as herein described (the “Maintenance
Expenses”). Tenant shall pay, as additional rent, such
estimated expenses in equal monthly installments in advance on or
before the first day of each month concurrent with its payment of
Basic Rent. Within ninety (90) days after the end of each
calendar year, Landlord shall furnish Tenant a statement showing in
reasonable detail the actual expenses incurred for the period in
question and the parties shall within thirty (30) days
thereafter make payment or allowance as necessary to adjust
Tenant’s estimated payments to the actual expenses as shown
by applicable periodic statements submitted by Landlord. If
Landlord shall determine at any time that the estimate of expenses
for the current calendar year is or will become inadequate to meet
all such expenses for any reason, Landlord shall immediately
determine the appropriate amount of such inadequacy and issue a
supplemental estimate as to such expenses, and Tenant shall pay any
increase in the estimated expenses as reflected by such
supplemental estimate within twenty (20) days following
receipt of written request from Landlord. Tenant’s failure to
timely pay any of the charges in connection with the performance of
its maintenance and repair obligations to be paid under this
Paragraph 13 shall constitute a material default under this
Lease.
Landlord shall
keep or cause to be kept separate and complete books of account
covering costs and expenses incurred in connection with its
maintenance and repair of the Building and outside areas, which
costs and expenses shall include, without limitation, the actual
costs and expenses incurred in connection with labor and material
utilized in performance of the maintenance and repair obligations
hereinafter described, public liability, property damage and other
forms of insurance which Landlord may, or is required to, maintain,
assessments which may be levied against the Premises under any
recorded covenants, conditions and restrictions, and any other
items reasonable necessary from time to time to properly repair,
replace and maintain the outside areas and any interest paid in
connection therewith. Landlord may elect to delegate its duties
hereunder to a professional property manager; provided, however,
that any fee charged by such professional property manager and
passed through to Tenant hereunder shall reduce the management fee
owed to Landlord hereunder dollar-for-dollar.
Except as provided
in Paragraph 17 hereof, there shall be no abatement of rent
and no liability of Landlord by reason of any injury to or
interference with Tenant’s business arising from the making
of any repairs, alterations or improvements in or to any portion of
the Building or the Premises or in or to fixtures, appurtenances
and equipment therein. Tenant waives the right to make repairs at
Landlord’s expense under Sections 1941 and 1942 of the
California Civil Code or any similar law, statute or ordinance now
or hereafter in effect and under the provisions of California
Health and Safety Code Section 26143 with respect to those
maintenance obligations which are Tenant’s responsibility
under the terms of this Lease.
(d)
Structural/Foundation Capital Costs . Notwithstanding the
terms of Subparagraphs 13(b) and (c) above, Landlord
agrees that (i) during the initial Term of this Lease (i.e.,
the initial 126-month period), Tenant shall not be responsible to
reimburse Landlord as part of Maintenance Expenses for any costs
which would otherwise be deemed capital in nature pursuant to
generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and
incurred by Landlord solely in connection with its replacement of
(A) the structural portions of the Building’s roof or
walls, and/or (B) the Building’s foundation or slab
(collectively, the “Structural/Foundation Capital
Costs”), and (ii) following the initial Term of this
Lease, Tenant shall be responsible to reimburse Landlord as part of
Maintenance Expenses for all Structural/Foundation Capital Costs to
the extent such costs are amortized (including an interest factor
equal to the rate announced from time to time by Wells Fargo Bank
or, if Wells Fargo Bank ceases to exist or ceases to publish such
rate, then the rate announced from time to time by the largest (as
measured by deposits) chartered bank operating in California, as
its “prime rate” or “reference rate”) over
the useful life (as determined in accordance with GAAP) of such
capital improvements, repairs or replacements; provided that Tenant
shall be responsible to immediately reimburse Landlord as part of
Maintenance Expenses (without regard to the amortization process or
the
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initial Term
protection described above) for any Structural/Foundation Capital
Costs to the extent the same are attributable to Tenant’s or
any of the Tenant Parties’ negligence or willful
misconduct.
(a)
Alterations . Tenant shall not make any alterations to the
Premises, including any changes to the existing landscaping,
without Landlord’s prior written consent. Any alterations
made shall remain on and be surrendered with the Premises upon
expiration of the Term, except that Landlord may, within thirty
(30) days before or thirty (30) days after expiration of
the Term, elect to require Tenant to remove any alterations which
Tenant may have made to the Premises (unless otherwise agreed to in
writing by Landlord prior to such date). If Landlord so elects,
Tenant shall, at its own cost, restore the Premises to the
condition designated by Landlord in its election, before the last
day of the Term or within thirty (30) days after notice of its
election is given, whichever is later. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, Tenant may make non-structural alterations to the
interior of the Premises upon twenty (20) days prior written
notice to Landlord so long as such alterations do not
(i) exceed Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00)
individually and/or One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) in the
aggregate during the Term of this Lease, (ii) materially
affect the Building’s and/or Project’s services or
systems, or proper functioning thereof, or Landlord’s or any
other tenant’s access thereto, (iii) violate or require
a change in any occupancy certificate applicable to the Building or
Premises, or (iv) materially affect the Building’s
foundation and/or the structural or exterior portions of the
Building.
(b)
Standard of Work . Should Landlord consent in writing to
Tenant’s alteration of the Premises, Tenant shall contract
with a contractor approved by Landlord for the construction of such
alterations, shall secure all appropriate governmental approvals
and permits, and shall complete such alterations with due
diligence, in a first-class manner, in compliance with plans and
specifications approved by Landlord, and in compliance with all
applicable laws, statutes and regulations. Tenant shall pay all
costs for such construction (including a commercially reasonable
construction management fee payable to Landlord or Landlord’s
property manager not to exceed the lesser of (i) five
percent (5%) of the total cost of construction or
(ii) $25,000.00) and shall keep the Premises free and clear of
all mechanics’ liens which may result from construction by
Tenant. In addition to the above described construction management
fee payable to Landlord, Tenant shall also be responsible to
promptly reimburse Landlord upon request for any and all third
party structural engineer review fees (the “Engineer
Fees”) incurred by Landlord in connection with
Landlord’s review of any Tenant requested alterations that
affect the structural integrity of the Building; provided, however,
if Tenant elects to retain the structural engineer of record for
the Building as designated by Landlord to oversee its construction,
Tenant shall not be responsible to reimburse Landlord for any such
Engineer Fees. Subject to the terms of Paragraph 23 below,
Landlord shall have the right, but not the obligation, to enter
upon the Premises to inspect periodically the work on the
Premises.
(c)
Liens . Tenant shall pay all costs for such construction and
shall keep the Premises free and clear of all mechanics’ and
materialmens’ liens which may result from construction by
Tenant. Tenant shall provide at least ten (10) days prior
written notice to Landlord before any labor is performed, supplies
furnished or services rendered on or at the Premises and Landlord
shall have the right to post on the Premises notices of
non-responsibility.
15. RELEASE
AND INDEMNITY .
As material
consideration to Landlord, Tenant agrees that Landlord, its agents,
successors-in-interest with respect to the Premises and their
respective directors, officers, partners, members, employees,
shareholders, agents and representatives and the directors,
officers, partners, members, employees, shareholders, agents and
representatives of the partners or members of Landlord
(collectively, the “Landlord Indemnified Parties”)
shall not be liable to Tenant or any of the Tenant Parties for:
(i) any damage to any property entrusted to employees of the
Premises, Landlord or the Landlord Indemnified Parties,
(ii) loss or damage to any property by theft or otherwise,
(iii) consequential damages arising out of any loss of the use
of the Premises or any equipment or facilities therein, or
(iv) any injury or damage to person or property resulting from
fire, explosion, falling plaster, steam, gas, electricity, water or
rain which may leak from any part of the Premises or from pipes,
appliances or plumbing work therein or from the roof, street,
sub-surface or from any other place or resulting from dampness or
any other causes whatsoever. Landlord and/or the Landlord
Indemnified Parties shall not be liable for interference with light
or other incorporeal hereditaments, nor shall Landlord or the
Landlord Indemnified Parties be liable for any latent defects in
the Premises. Tenant shall give prompt notice to Landlord in case
of fire or accidents in the Premises and of defects therein or in
the fixtures or equipment located therein.
To the fullest
extent permitted by law, Tenant agrees to indemnify, defend (with
counsel satisfactory to Landlord) and hold harmless Landlord and
the Landlord Indemnified Parties from (i) all claims, actions
liabilities, and proceedings arising from Tenant’s use of the
Premises or the conduct of its business or from any activity, work
or thing done, permitted or suffered by Tenant, its agents,
contractors, sublessees, employees or invitees, in or about the
Premises and any breach or default in the performance of any
obligation to be performed by Tenant under the terms of this Lease,
or arising from any act, neglect, fault or omission of Tenant, or
of its agents, contractors, employee or invitees, and (ii) any
and all costs, attorneys’ fees, expenses and liabilities
incurred with respect to any such claims, actions, liabilities, or
proceedings, and in the event any actions or proceedings shall be
brought against Landlord by reason of such claims, Tenant, upon
notice from Landlord, shall defend the same at Tenant’s
expense by counsel approved in writing by Landlord. Tenant hereby
assumes all risk of damage to property or injury to person in, upon
or about the Premises from any cause whatsoever, and Tenant hereby
waives all its claims in respect thereof against Landlord.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Paragraph 15 or elsewhere in this Lease, Tenant shall not be
required to indemnify and hold Landlord or any Landlord Indemnified
Parties harmless from any claims, actions, liabilities, and
proceedings to the extent resulting from the negligence or willful
misconduct of Landlord or any Landlord Indemnified Parties (the
“Landlord Indemnified Claims”), and, subject
to
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the limitations
contained in Paragraph 27 of this Lease, Landlord agrees to
indemnify and hold Tenant harmless from and against any and all
such Landlord Indemnified Claims (except for damage to
Tenant’s personal property, fixtures, furniture and equipment
in the Premises, to the extent Tenant is required to obtain
insurance coverage therefor pursuant to the terms of this Lease)
and any and all reasonable costs, attorneys’ fees, expenses
and liabilities incurred with respect to any such Landlord
Indemnified Claims to the extent the same shall be brought against
Tenant by reason of claims subject to this indemnity.
Landlord’s and Tenant’s indemnification obligations
under this paragraph will survive the expiration or earlier
termination of this Lease and are not intended to and will not
relieve any insurance carrier of its obligations under policies
required to be carried by Landlord and/or by Tenant pursuant to the
provisions of this Lease.
As used herein,
the term “liabilities” shall include all suits,
actions, claims and demands and all expenses (including
attorneys’ fees and costs of defense) incurred in or about
any such liability and any action or proceeding brought thereon. If
any claim shall be made or any action or proceeding brought against
Landlord on the basis of any liability described in this
Paragraph 15, Tenant shall, upon notice from Landlord, defend
the same at Tenant’s expense by counsel reasonably
satisfactory to Landlord. It is understood that payment shall not
be a condition precedent to recovery upon the foregoing
indemnity.
Tenant, at its
cost, shall pay for and keep in full force and effect throughout
the Term of this Lease:
(a) COMMERCIAL
GENERAL LIABILITY insurance with respect to the Premises and the
operations by or on behalf of Tenant in, on or about the Premises,
including, but not limited to, personal injury, product liability
(if applicable), blanket contractual, owner’s protective,
broad form property damage liability, liquor liability (if
applicable) and owned and non-owned automobile liability in an
amount not less than $5,
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