Exhibit 10.1
THIRD AMENDMENT TO
SCHNITZER NORTH
CREEK
LEASE AGREEMENT
THIS THIRD AMENDMENT TO SCHNITZER
NORTH CREEK LEASE AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is dated
for reference purposes as of the 30 th day of September, 2009, by and between S/I
NORTHCREEK III, LLC, a Washington limited liability company
(“Landlord”), and GIGOPTIX, INC., a Delaware
corporation (“Tenant”).
RECITALS
A. Landlord and Tenant’s predecessor in
interest, LUMERA CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
(“Lumera”), entered into that certain Schnitzer North
Creek Lease Agreement dated July 11, 2005, as amended by a
First Amendment to Lease dated October 25, 2006, and a Second
Amendment to Lease dated February 20, 2008 (as amended, the
“Lease”), for the lease of certain premises consisting
of approximately 31,739 rentable square feet in Suite 100 of
Building F, Schnitzer North Creek Tech Campus I, 19910 North Creek
Parkway, Bothell, WA 98011 (the “Premises”).
Lumera’s interest in the Lease was transferred to Tenant
pursuant to a merger transaction consented to by Landlord in that
certain Landlord’s Consent to Assignment of Lease in
Connection with Merger dated January 7, 2009 (the
“Consent”).
B. Landlord and Tenant desire to amend the Lease as
set forth below.
Now, therefore, for valuable
consideration, the parties agree as follows:
1. Defined Terms.
Unless otherwise defined in this
Amendment, capitalized terms used herein shall have the same
meaning as they are given in the Lease.
2. Reduction in
Premises. Commencing
effective on the later of (a) November 1, 2009,
(b) the date of Tenant’s completion of the Tenant
Improvements (defined below) in lien-free condition,
(c) receipt from the City of Bothell of final approval of the
Tenant Improvements pursuant to a fully inspected building permit,
and (d) Tenant’s vacation and surrender of the Returned
Space (as defined below) (the latter of which is referred to in
this Amendment as the “Effective Date”), the Premises
shall be reduced to 11,666 rentable square feet of space consisting
of the area shown on Exhibit A attached hereto. Prior to the
Effective Date, Tenant shall (i) vacate and surrender to
Landlord the space being removed from the Premises (the
“Returned Space”) in broom clean condition with
Tenant’s personal property, furniture, and trade fixtures
removed (except that Tenant shall leave the existing conference
room tables in place), and with all Hazardous Materials therein (if
any) remediated in accordance with the terms of Section 10.02
of the Lease, and (ii) remove Tenant’s exterior Building
signage and repair and restore any damage caused by such removal in
accordance with the terms of the Lease. Tenant represents and
warrants that the Returned Space will be surrendered to Landlord
free from any Hazardous Materials brought upon, kept, generated or
used by Tenant.
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3. Extension of Term.
The Term of the Lease is hereby
extended for a period of five (5) years commencing on the
Effective Date. The period of time from the Effective Date through
the date that is five (5) years thereafter is referred to in
this Amendment as the “New Term”.
4. Base Rent.
The Base Rent for the Premises
during the New Term shall be as follows:
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Monthly Installment
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1
– 14
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$
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27,013.00
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15 –
24
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$
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17,499.00
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25 –
36
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$
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18,024.00
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37 – 48
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$
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18,565.00
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49 – 60
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$
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19,122.00
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5. Tenant’s
Share. For the purposes
of determining “Tenant’s Share” during the New
Term, Tenant’s Share of the Building shall be 17.3% and
Tenant’s Share of the Project shall be 3.6%.
6. Additional
Consideration. As
additional consideration for Landlord entering into this Amendment,
following the waiver of Landlord’s contingency under
Section 12 below, and as a condition to the effectiveness of
this Amendment, Tenant shall pay to Landlord the amount of
$175,000.00, funded by the cash released by Tenant’s lender
as a result of reducing Tenant’s letter of credit as further
discussed below.
7. Letter of Credit.
Landlord currently holds a Letter of
Credit (the “LC”) pursuant to Section 5.05 of the
Lease in the amount of $700,000.00. Upon the Effective Date, Tenant
may reduce the amount of the LC to $375,000.00. Tenant shall pay
all costs associated with the reduction and issuance of a new LC in
the name of GigOptix, Inc., in the amount of $375,000.00. In
addition, provided that Tenant has never been in default under the
Lease, following the Effective Date the LC may further be reduced
by $125,000.00 upon Tenant achieving each of the following
milestones:
(a) The first reduction shall be
allowed when Tenant’s most recent audited financial statement
shows that Tenant has (i) a tangible net worth equal to or
greater than $7,500,000.00, (ii) a debt to tangible net worth
ratio of less than 0.1x, and (iii) four consecutive quarters
of positive cash flow from operations;
(b) The second reduction shall be
allowed when Tenant’s most recent audited financial statement
shows that Tenant has (i) a tangible net worth equal to or
greater than $10,000,000.00, (ii) a debt to tangible net worth
ratio of less than 0.1x, and (iii) eight consecutive quarters
of positive cash flow from operations;
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(c) The third reduction shall be
allowed when Tenant’s most recent audited financial statement
shows that Tenant has (i) a tangible net worth equal to or
greater than $15,000,000.00, (ii) a debt to tangible net worth
ratio of less than 0.25x, (iii) cash flow from operations for
the previous twelve months in excess of $10,000,000.00, and
(iv) three consecutive years of positive cash flow from
operations.
8. Tenant
Improvements. Tenant
shall make certain improvements to the Premises in connection with
the New Term (the “Tenant Improvements”). At a minimum,
Tenant shall invest at least $150,000.00 in the Tenant
Improvements, including costs to complete the approved
improvements, architectural fees, cabling costs, permit costs, and
Washington State sales tax. Subject to delays caused by Excused
Delays (as defined in Section 17.34 of the Lease), Tenant
shall complete the Te